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CCRKBA: Confirm Bolton, Gun Rights Group Urges Senate
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"...one of the greatest threats today to the traditional, individual American Second Amendment civil right to keep and bear arms is that posed by gun-grabbing internationalists who are attempting the use the United Nations to undermine our freedoms. ..." ...

"...we think John Bolton will have the guts, determination and ability to stand up in New York for the gun rights of law-abiding Americans against the anti-gun globalists who would like to remake our country to suit one-world wannabes."

Second Amendment Foundation: New FBI Crime Report Debunks Predictions About End of Semi-Auto Ban
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"Recently released data from the FBI clearly show that the dire predictions by anti- gunners last fall over the end of the so-called 'assault weapons ban' have proven to be groundless, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) noted today."

"The FBI reported that for the first time since 1999, homicides declined last year 5.4 percent in cities with more than 1 million people, and overall, murders fell 3.6 percent nationwide." ...

"Here we are as a nation, nine months after the sunset of that onerous law... and all the doom and gloom has been exposed as pure claptrap. Not only are murder rates down, so are the overall rates for violent crime. ..."

David Codrea: Weapons of Choice
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"Agreeing with the anti-gun fanatics at VPC is the anti-gun fanatic at LAPD, Chief William Bratton, who tells Los Angeles Times readers '[M]ilitary-style assault weapons are not necessary for hunting or self-defense, but their light triggers and rapid-fire capability make them weapons of choice for criminals.'" ...

"Except the San Francisco Chronicle tells us 'AK-47s have emerged recently as the gun of choice among San Franciscos gang-bangers.'"

"And thats not the only dissension in the ranks. According to Legal Affairs magazine, 'In the 1990s, manufacturers increased production of nine-millimeter handguns the gun of choice for murderers.'"

Mike S. Adams: Sexperts, Porn, and Guns, Oh My! Submitted by: D. Finlayson	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"...You rarely hear so-called liberals (I call them neo-libs) like Rita discuss the dangers of porn and sodomy. But they are terrified of .22 rifles. And many neo-libs expect everyone to tolerate government funding of pornography and sodomy education while they refuse to tolerate gun ownership by private citizens."

KS: Bizarre burglar disrupts pastor's brunch
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"...Sunday he came home to find his wife hysterical, someone shouting, 'He's got a gun!' and a burglar wearing Moler's own sweatpants, moving in and out of the house stealing rifles."

"Moler kicked into protection mode: He grabbed a pistol from his safe and confronted the wild-eyed 26-year-old in the front yard."

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Submitter's Note: Bizarre story, but here is an equally weird quote from the cops: "Haynes said it is somewhat unusual for someone to physically capture a burglar in or near their home. He said only about one or two times a month is someone captured while stealing from a home."

TWICE A MONTH!?! And he calls that unusual?

The pros and cons of keeping guns in the house
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"I've never seen a gun get up and shoot someone. It takes a human to aim and pull the trigger. My kids grew up with firearms in the house and never 'played' with them. They were taught how to handle a weapon safely, that it does kill, and people don't come back to life like on TV. Our weapons were always locked in one place and the ammo in another." ...

"I respect your opinion. But if someone is upset, angry, disturbed, and wants to take it out on someone, he or she will use what's available to do that. If he has access to lethal weapons, he can commit lethal acts."

"If he doesn't, the chances are greater that he'll not be able to inflict as much harm and might even have more time to think about what he's doing."

NY: 59 year old woman disarms robber
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Tenth story on the page

"The last time someone tried to rob Carol Ordway, she bit him. This time, she disarmed him."

"The 59-year-old grandmother grabbed the would-be robber's gun during her graveyard shift at an upstate New York convenience store and told the man, quote, 'You don't need that.'" ...

"Officers call Ordway brave, but they tell her if a robbery happens again, she should walk away. But the grandmother says, quote, 'I know I won't.' She says she's not afraid of anything."

WA: Woman Shoots Ex in Self Defense
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"She told deputies the man exhibited a violent temper, and she decided two or three days ago to end the relationship. She told the man they were breaking up and that he had to move out of her home."

"Afterward, the man made several trips to the home to collect his property and items he had given the woman as gifts. He arrived at the house on Saturday afternoon, but she told him she didnt want him in the house that day."

"Despite her protests, she said, the man entered the home. She retrieved the pistol for protection and the shooting occurred in the homes kitchen. Only one shot was fired, she said."

NY: In Video, Officer Runs Away as Partner Is Shot, Police Say
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"A surveillance video shows that the partner of a police officer who was shot three times during a car stop last week in Brooklyn ran away and, for several minutes, failed to help the wounded officer, a police official said yesterday."

"Officer Marrero, a 12-year veteran, could face dismissal if the board concludes that he did flee while his partner was under fire and the department brings charges against him for dereliction of duty, the official said."

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They don't even have the guts to try and save one of their own, and Sarah Brady wants you to rely on them to save you!

PA: Former Cops Probationary Period Upheld Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A Bucks County judge has rejected former police officer Daniel Getters request to drop a five-year probationary period following a prison term he is serving for attempted homicide." "Getter is a former Doylestown Township police officer. He was sentenced to five to ten years in state prison for an attempt in August 2002 to kill another officer with whom he had an affair."

RI: Patrolman Pleads No Contest In Armed Robbery Scheme Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A Providence police officer has pleaded no contest in an alleged scheme to rob individuals during drug transactions." "Patrolman Robert Autieri (pictured, right) was indicted in April 2004 on several counts, including first-degree robbery, using a firearm while committing a crime of violence and larceny of a firearm."

WI: Student Brings Fake Gun, 2,000 Rounds Of Ammo To School Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Police on Monday arrested a 16-year-old Madison Memorial High School student who they said had what looked like a real gun." "The gun was really a facsimile pellet air gun, but police said it looked exactly like a real gun, especially from a distance." "The student had the gun and 2,000 rounds of pellet ammunition in his backpack, police said."

India: Man stops family in car, points gun Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A property dealer was arrested for allegedly firing his gun in the air after another car did not give way to him on Mahipalpur crossing. The accused Sukhdev Yadav stopped a family travelling in a Scorpio and pointed a gun at them before firing two shots in the air. ..."

UK: Campaign nets 180 airguns in one month Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A GUNS campaign has resulted in dozens of potentially deadly airguns being taken off the streets." "A total of 180 guns have been handed into Lothian and Borders Police following the four-week campaign." "The figures have prompted fresh calls from politicians for an urgent crackdown on air weapons."

MD: Police Could End Gun Buyback Program Early
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Baltimore City police have ended their gun buyback program earlier than scheduled.

The buy-back program began last Wednesday and ended Tuesday. It was originally planned to continue for another week.

The city had offered up to $200 for each gun and handed out about $150,000 from funds seized from drug dealers.

The city collected nearly 1,700 guns in the first five days.

It was the first gun buyback program city police held in over eight years

TX: Gun owners fared well with session Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The recently ended legislative session in Austin was a good one for gun owners, the Texas State Rifle Association said. Lawmakers cleaned up concealed handgun license laws, and made a number of other changes that will have an effect on both sporting and self-defense, according to the National Rifle Association affiliate."

PA: Court rejects effort to prosecute police chief
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"A teenager who claimed his nose was broken by the off-duty Erie police chief after he squirted him in the eye with a Super Soaker water gun lost his fight to force prosecutors to file charges."

"A 7-2 Superior Court decision issued Monday said the district attorney properly used his discretion to decide against criminal charges, but the appeals court rejected the DA's effort to alter the system of private criminal complaints that dates to colonial times."

VA: Kilgore wins endorsement of NRA
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"Republican Jerry Kilgore picked up the National Rifle Association's endorsement Tuesday..."

"The NRA, the nation's best known and most politically potent gun-rights organization, gave Kilgore its blessing for the June 14 Republican primary against an opponent making his first race for any state office."

"Winning the NRA endorsement brings Kilgore financial and campaign support and it sends a powerful signal in November to swing voters in rural areas."

IA: Project Safe Neighborhoods expands into southwest side community
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"A national anti-gun initiative that's credited with helping lower the murder rate in some Chicago neighborhoods is expanding into another community."

"Project Safe Neighborhoods partners federal, local and state law enforcement agencies to combat gangs and guns in high crime areas. Its aim is to reduce violent crime by prosecuting gun charges in federal court where the penalties are stiffer and convicts must serve 85 percent of their sentence."

"U-S Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, Mayor Richard Daley and other officials today announced that the effort is being expanded into the city's Little Village neighborhood."

MD: Baltimore's violent crime rises by 4.2% in 2004
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"Violent crime in Baltimore went up last year, bucking a downward trend in other cities, according to new FBI statistics." ...

"In the 1990s, more than 300 people were killed each year in Baltimore. In 2000, the number dropped to 261 and fell again to 253 in 2002 before rising to 271 in 2003." ...

"The gun buyback program, meanwhile, recovered 1,712 guns, paying $146,000 to those who turned in the weapons. Among the weapons were 32 assault weapons and 1,152 handguns, police said."

TX: Police giving away gun locks Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Henderson County gun owners now have a way to make their homes even safer." "Cable gun locks are available at no charge from most law enforcement agencies. The distribution of the locks to local law-enforcement agencies are part of a nationwide program called Project ChildSafe."

Canada: Senior OPP Officer Labeled Harris Government "gun-loving rednecks"
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"Only hours before Dudley George was shot and killed by police in 1995 at the Ipperwash stand-off, a senior OPP officer described the Mike Harris government as 'gun-loving rednecks' unconcerned with the potentially volatile nature of the situation."

"OPP Inspector Ron Fox made the comments contained in a recording played late last month at the public inquiry into George's death."

"Fox was briefing a superior, at the time the recording were made, shortly after attending a meeting with then-premier Mike Harris and several cabinet ministers and their staff."

"We're dealing with a real redneck government. ..."

UK: Gunmen bring fear to streets
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"Crazed gunmen brought fear to the streets of Brixton with two shootings in one week."

"On May 26 police were called to St James's Crescent in Brixton at 9pm after neighbours reported hearing shots being fired."

"The 22-year-old victim was approached by four men who cornered him. One of the men then blasted him in the leg with a hand gun."

"He was taken to a south London hospital, suffering gunshot wounds to the leg but has since been released."

Israel: Couple outwits pirates: High seas drama
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"A Massachusetts couple facing a deadly attack by Red Sea pirates turned their boat and rammed the murderous buccaneers in a desperate bid to save themselves."

"Joseph Barry and Carol Martini - he reportedly a car restorer and she reportedly a doctor - were sailing around the world on the Gloucester-based boat Gandalf when they ran into trouble off the coast of Yemen about two weeks ago." ...

"Unlike some bluewater sailors, Reshef said, Barry opted not to have a gun on board. He said he doesn't know if this incident might have changed his mind ..."

Ghana: Banish all small arms!
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"This week marks the fifth annual Global Week of Action Against Small Arms. Around the world, local and national organizations are drawing attention to the human toll of small arms proliferation and misuse and demanding that governments put the safety of their people first."

"There are several million firearms in West Africa - a region struggling to survive ongoing conflicts in which small arms play a central and destabilizing role. ..."

"Small arms remain the primary weapons of intra and inter-communal feuds, local wars, armed insurrections, armed rebel activities and terrorism throughout the region. And in Ghana, they have fuelled ethnic and clan conflicts and increased armed robbery and land disputes."

Kenya: 245 Guns Turned in As Amnesty Expires Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Some 245 illegal guns have been surrendered by Marakwet and Turkana residents as the government amnesty expired on May 31." "Marakwet district commissioner Kiplimo Rugut said yesterday 53 guns and 65 bullets had been turned in in his area, while his Turkana counterpart, Mr Njenga Miiri, said 192 firearms were recovered." ------- Because one Hotel Rwanda just wasn't enough.

UK: 'Don't panic', police tell community after shooting Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A COMMUNITY is being reassured by police not to panic after a late night shooting." "Police believe someone opened fire on a car with a shotgun in South Loudoun Square, Butetown, Cardiff, in the early hours of Sunday morning."

IL: More Assault Weapons Found In Chicago Since Ban Expired Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Chicago's top cop complained today that his officers have found more military-type assault weapons in the hands of street thugs since Congress and President Bush allowed a federal ban on the firearms to expire last September. As CBS 2 political editor Mike Flannery reports, Superintendent Phil Cline's claim came despite the continuing decline in Chicago's murder rate."

UK: Air rifle shots at primary school Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A primary school playground was evacuated after shots were fired from an air rifle on Tuesday." "Twenty five pupils, aged nine to 11, were ordered inside Peter Lea Primary School in Fairwater, Cardiff, at lunchtime."

Brazil: Check Your Gun at the (Church) Door
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"Brazilian churches have taken on that countrys handgun epidemic by organizing their parishes and community centers to host drop-off sites for weapons - no questions asked. 'Christian churches have adopted an active and committed position with civil society in the struggle against the weapons industry,' says Adriel de Souza Maia, president of Brazils National Council of Christian Churches (CONIC) - which includes Roman Catholics, mainline Protestants, and Orthodox Christians. When a gun is turned in, it is secured, paperwork is filled out, and a prayer is said: 'God, in your grace, transform the world.'"

CA: Because it works SO well in schools!
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"To protect the interest and safety of attendees, industry retailers, volunteers and staff. Anime ExpoŽ 2005 and the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) continues to lead the trail for all other conventions/expos of similar nature by announcing and upholding a weapons policy. ..."

"...To ensure the safety of all those attending Anime ExpoŽ, the SPJA maintains a strict weapons policy. These policies are enforced at all times. Any attendee found to be carrying, brandishing, or have in their possession, any working weapon or firearm at any location associated with the convention will be immediately expelled without refund and the offender may be reported to the authorities."

MI: Shooting range spat simmers Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Residents living near a shooting range in the Island Lake Recreation Area are angry the state is building 10 new shooting stands at the range." "The Department of Natural Resources is wrapping up the installation of the shooting stations to complement the 15 shotgun stations at the site in the northern portion of Green Oak Township."