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Ashcroft: Tougher Patriot Act needed
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"Saying the Patriot Act has helped prevent further terrorist attacks on America, Attorney General John Ashcroft yesterday called for even tougher law-enforcement tools." ...

"He said the changes made by the Patriot Act in the years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks gave government agencies the ability to share information, but investigators still need additional powers." ...

"Ashcroft argued that law enforcement needs more powers, not fewer. Among those he called for are the power for investigators to subpoena business records in terrorism investigations on their own rather than through a grand jury and a federal death penalty for some terrorism attacks in which people are killed."

UN: Negotiations On Small Arms Tracing Ends First Session Submitted by: Melissa Seaman Website: http://Skypod.DeadBangGuns.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The first round of negotiations on developing an international system for tracing small arms ended Friday with what the chairman of the working group, Ambassador Anton Thalmann of Switzerland, called 'focused' and 'positive' deliberations on a means of controlling the flow of weapons into the black market."

Blame Canada
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"It's an easy bone for Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin to throw to his coalition partners, but it's a bad idea. While Canada has banned most handgun ownership since 1977, Canadians remain even more likely to hunt and shoot than their American counterparts. The NDP wants none of this: It proposes taking away vaguely defined 'assault weapons' (this likely refers to hunting weapons, since private ownership of machine guns is already illegal in Canada) and lobbying U.S. state and federal governments to take away their own citizens' guns."

"In addition to being awfully arrogant, this plan is ironic, since more crime probably flows from Canada to the U.S. than vice versa: The nation has an overall crime rate half again higher than the United States'. Toronto, once the safest large city in North America, now has more muggings, car thefts, and violent assaults per capita than New York City. ..."

Jesse Jackson Says GOP Pushing 'Ideology of the Confederacy'
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"At the conference, Jackson chided conservatives for supporting gun rights in America."

" 'They have a blind obsession with the Second Amendment, and the NRA wants to remove the ban on assault weapons/AK 47s and Uzis in September, during a time of national security alert,' Jackson said."

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Considering gun control's racist roots, Jackson ought to be thankful that there are people in this country still willing to stand up for the right to keep and bear arms.

'Conservative' Supreme Court? Are you joking?
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"What ever happened to the 'conservative' Supreme Court? ...Apparently, they aren't so conservative, even though the liberal media continues to complain that the court shills for the Republican Party."

"In the last few years, the Supreme Court has written sodomy into the Constitution of the United States; affirmed that affirmative action was constitutional, citing a broader need for 'diversity'; refused to rule on whether 'under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance was constitutional; and ruled that campaign-finance reform laws restricting free speech do not actually restrict free speech."

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This cowardly court also consistently refused to address the Second Amendment - a pathetic shame for a court where the majority of the justices were appointed by Republicans.

He fought the law, and the law won
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"Here's why this was so important to me: I don't believe that the authorities in the United States of America are supposed to walk up to you and ask for your papers. I thought that wasn't lawful. Apparently I was wrong, but I thought that that was part of what we were guaranteed under the Constitution. We're supposed to be free men, able to walk freely in our own country - not hampered, not stopped at checkpoints. That's part of what makes this country different from other places. That's what I was taught."

"And it's not just because it's in the Constitution. It's something that you just kind of know. It's kind of obvious. If you haven't committed a crime, you shouldn't be harassed by the police. If they suspect you of something, I don't see why they shouldn't explain it. I wasn't violent. And it was proved later in court that I hadn't committed any crimes."

Ban set to expire on "assault" weapons
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"Unless President Bush changes the minds of House Republican leaders, the 10-year-old federal assault weapons ban will die Sept. 13, clearing the way for semiautomatics to enter the country and be sold again."

" 'After September 13th, we will begin to see assault weapons pop up all over the place,' said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who a decade ago successfully sponsored a ban on domestic manufacture and import of the weapons."

"The lapse of the ban will be an issue in this fall's presidential and congressional campaigns, Feinstein said in an interview."

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Prior to the ban these weapons were used in less than 1 percent of all crimes. Now you expect them to "pop up" everywhere? How patently absurd!

AL: Chiefs Call For Ban On Rifle Used In Birmingham Officers' Deaths
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"The rifle believed used in the recent slayings of three Birmingham police officers would be illegal under a bill now before Congress, a move supported by some of Alabama's top law officers in the wake of the deaths."

" 'It's a military weapon all day long,' Montgomery police Chief John Wilson said Monday of the SKS, a semiautomatic rifle whose rounds can penetrate the protective vests worn by most police officers. 'That's all it is, and it needs to be used for nothing more than that.' "

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Really? Is that why police departments in several states are realizing their defense value and purchasing these evil "assault" weapons for their departments?

AL: "Assault" Weapon
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"The rifle believed used in the recent slayings of three Birmingham police officers would be illegal under a bill now before Congress, a move supported by some of Alabama's top law officers."

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Question: Would a person willing to take another's life - especially a police officer's life - care if the rifle was illegal or not? Are these people really trying to claim that a thug willing to take another's life will somehow be stopped by a law?

CA: Local politicians urge renewal of federal assault weapons ban
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Note the absolute panty-wetting paranoia in this piece of drivel!

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"If the 10-year-old federal assault weapons ban is allowed to expire Sept. 13, 'it will put the weapons of the war and the weapons of choice ... in the hands of literally 15- and 16-year-olds' in San Francisco and across the nation, Mayor Gavin Newsom said Tuesday." ...

" 'The clock is ticking,' said Feinstein, who wrote the original bill and pushed the ban through Congress. There are '76 days until we turn the clock back to 1994, when those seeking to kill the greatest number of people in the shortest amount of time had easy access to military-style assault weapons.' "

CA: Bail costs to shoot up for arrest with a gun
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"The cost of being arrested with a gun in San Francisco is about to go up -- big time."

"Starting Thursday, Superior Court judges -- with a nudge from the district attorney's office -- will be doubling, tripling and even quadrupling bail for people arrested for weapons-related felonies."

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A knife is a weapon too. Will bail be increased for bearing those arms? What about swords and baseball bats? Or is it just firearms that are getting vilified by the paranoid?

CA: Paralyzed by a Gun, Boy Now Seeks to Buy Maker
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"The California attorney general's office has intervened in a federal bankruptcy trial in a way that could help a teenager buy out and shut down the manufacturer of a semiautomatic handgun with a design flaw that has left the boy paralyzed from the neck down since the age of 7."

"In a highly unusual action, Randy Rossi, director of the firearms division of the California Department of Justice, wrote to a federal bankruptcy judge in Florida yesterday that Paul Jimenez, the man the judge tentatively approved to buy the manufacturer, was ineligible to make guns because he lacked federal and California firearms licenses." ...

"Mr. Lockyer's intervention could benefit Brandon Maxfield, now 17, who was accidentally shot through the chin and spine in 1994 when his baby sitter tried to unload a .38-caliber Bryco handgun owned by Brandon's parents."

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Hmm. Let's see. Incompetent babysitter, who doesn't know how to properly handle firearms. Parents who left the gun accessible to said babysitter. But the family is trying to destroy the manufacturer of said gun. Just follow the money trail.

CT: New Haven Wal-Mart, bowing to city pressure, halts gun sales Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Wal-Mart, bowing to pressure from city officials, has agreed to halt the sale of guns, hunting bows and even paintball guns at a store set to open next month." "Scott Huddleston, general manager for the Wal-Mart store, said the company agreed to not stock the items after discussions with city officials, the New Haven Register reported." ------- Free enterprise? What free enterprise?

GA: Atlanta Police Department Awards Firearm Contract to Smith & Wesson Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (AMEX:SWB), parent company of the legendary 152 year old Smith & Wesson Corp., was awarded a contract with the Atlanta Police Department for more than 1500 Smith & Wesson Model 4003 TSW handguns valued at approximately $900,000. The firearms are in the process of being put into active duty with the initial shipment having been delivered in June."

MD: Maryland Senator Forms Pro-Gun Group
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"Mooney said many gun owners distance themselves from politics. As a result, their voices are not being heard, he said. 'Some of them view government as something to be avoided,' said Mooney. 'Government is not their thing.' "

"Mooney's organization, which is nicknamed the 2AM coalition, is aimed at making gun owners aware that 'every day liberal politicians are working in Annapolis and in Washington to take away their Constitutional right to own a gun.' "

ME: Maine Pursues Federal Firearms Violators Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"In the past three years, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Maine prosecuted more federal firearms violations than nearly any district in the country..." "Silsby attributed the increase in federal firearms prosecutions to Project Safe Neighborhoods, a federal program aimed at curbing urban street crime."

OH: Ohio Pink Pistols Threatened by Club-Wielding "Official" and Horde of Stormtroopers at Pride Festival, Ordered to Surrender Firearms
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"Initially three, then later, four members of the Central Ohio Pink Pistols, a group promoting the safe handling of firearms in the GLBT community, were threatened by the Executive Director of Stonewall Columbus, who wielded a 2-foot club, and up to 30 volunteer security personnel at the Stonewall Columbus Pride Event on Saturday, June 26. The Pink Pistols were repeatedly ordered to surrender their legally-owned and carried firearms by a steadily-growing army of guards. Knowing the law was on their side, the Pink Pistols refused to surrender their property or knuckle under to illegal threats of violence, search, and seizure by Stonewall Columbus personnel. Police were summoned at Pink Pistols request. No firearms were surrendered or confiscated, and no arrests were made, as no laws were broken."

PA: State gun lobby upset with bill calling for confiscation of weapons
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"The Pennsylvania Sportsmen's Association is upset over a proposed law that could result in confiscation of guns."

"The federation issued a legislative alert regarding House Bill 2403, which is labeled as complex legislation that is 'dangerous to law abiding gun owners.' " ...

"Harry Schneider, chairman of the Pennsylvania Sportsmen's Association, said the bill is 'one of the most outrageous attacks on the Second Amendment rights. The bill is about denying the possession of a firearm, not a knife, not gasoline, not a sword, not a baseball bat. It is strictly the denial of someone who has been put under a protection from abuse order, from the possession of a firearm.' "

TX: Computer Linking Law Enforcement Agencies
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"It's the newest tool in fighting violent crimes. Law enforcement is using it all over the nation. Now so will the Austin Police Department."

"It's a nationwide computer network that has police and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms working together to catch criminals."

"The computer will be housed at the APD's Forensic's Science Center in East Austin. It's not up and running yet but it's already catching crooks on the local and national levels."

"When Austin Police seize a gun or shell casings from crime scenes, they test it to see if it matches any shootings in the area."

AZ: Tucson police officer serves suspension in fatal crash
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"A Tucson police officer whose vehicle collided with a car filled with people last year killing an 8-year-old boy has served a 40-hour suspension without pay, according to reports released Wednesday by the Tucson Police Department."

"Officer Justin Lane, then 23 and a Tucson officer for two years and five months, was driving to a 'man-with-a-gun' call with his emergency lights and siren on when he collided with a Geo Tracker, police said at the time of the incident."

"Jordan Horn Rodriguez was thrown from the Tracker driven by his mother."

"He died later of his injuries, police said."

FL: Fort Lauderdale airport screeners charged with stealing from baggage
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"One luggage screener said he bought nearly $700 in gasoline with a credit card taken from a passenger's bag. Another said he paid off his cell phone bill with cash he took from a suitcase."

"Their conversations were recorded, and on Tuesday, four Transportation Security Administration screeners at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport were charged with stealing valuables from luggage and profiting from the pilfered goods, investigators said."

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Don't you feel safe from terrorism now?

HI: Ex-cop admits to murdering wife Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Former Big Island police officer Albert Pacheco pleaded guilty yesterday to murdering his wife in 2002, a change of plea that will let him avoid a sentence of life in prison without parole." "But even with the possibility of parole, the Hawaii Paroling Authority typically requires a person sentenced to life to serve at least 30 years, said Deputy Prosecutor Michael Udovic. Pacheco is 48."

GA: Forsyth Officer Facing Road Rage Charge
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"A former Forsyth police officer fired for showing his gun to a motorist on his way to work will be charged under the state's road rage law, Monroe County sheriff's officials said."

"John Taylor also could face a weapons charge, said investigator Beverly Aldridge. But authorities must determine if he pointed the pistol or waved it, she said." ...

"A Forsyth man said he and his girlfriend were driving on Georgia Highway 19 on Sunday when he noticed Taylor driving closely behind him, according to a sheriff's report."

"The driver told authorities he sped up when Taylor tried to pass them, and Taylor pointed his pistol at the couple, the report said."

MD: Officer charged with threatening former girlfriend
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"A Montgomery County Police officer who was charged with threatening a former girlfriend with his service gun during an argument Friday at his Gaithersburg apartment will remain on paid administrative leave until he appears before an internal hearing suspension board." ...

"Smith was charged with first- and second-degree assault and reckless endangerment ... Smith was released on personal recognizance Saturday morning."

"Smith's police powers have been suspended, Baur said, and he turned in his service weapon, a .40-caliber Glock handgun."

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So Brady and crew want you to give up your guns and rely on people like this to protect you. Question is: who will protect you from them?

NY: City settles with kids in police shooting of father
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"Vernard 'Vandy' Davis, 21, was fatally shot in the chest during a 2001 drug raid at a Joseph Avenue house. City officials contended the officers finger was not on his shotguns trigger and that the gun discharged accidentally."

"In March, a state Supreme Court jury determined that the policy Rochester police followed during the raid was flawed and resulted in Davis death. But the jury also concluded the officer was not negligent because he was following procedures, which allowed officers to enter the house with the safety catches off their shotguns."

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The finger wasn't on the trigger, but the gun fired all by itself anyway? Apparently that only happens when it's in the hands of our "armed protectors."

South Africa: New gun law puts hunting industry in the balance
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"Gamefarm owners in the Limpopo Province say the new act has put the future of the multi billion rand hunting industry in South Africa in the balance." ...

"The Act stipulates that:

* All professional hunters and hunting associations be accredited

* Only accredited hunters will be able to obtain temporary licences for foreign clients

*Of the 2 500 professional hunters in South Africa, only eight have been accredited so far"

"The Firearms Control Act will become operational at midnight tonight. This follows the Pretoria High Court's dismissal of an application by the South African Gun Owner's Association to delay the implementation of the Act."

South Africa: Bid to stop Firearms Act fails
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"An urgent high court bid by gun owner bodies to prevent the Firearms Control Act coming into operation at midnight was described as ill-advised by a Pretoria judge on Wednesday and dismissed with costs."

"Judge Ben du Plessis found no merit in the application and criticised its late filing."

" 'There is no factual basis on which the applicants are entitled to the relief they seek,' he said." ...

"They asked for an order delaying the Act's implementation, claiming mechanisms were not in place for adherence to new licensing regulations - effectively making criminals of their members."

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Never mind that this law would make a criminal out of anyone who merely possesses a tool.

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"ILLEGAL weapons bought over the internet were targeted in nationwide police raids." "Officers swooped on more than 80 addresses across the country - including 15 in Greater Manchester - in one of the biggest ever operations of its kind." "Computer experts have been tracking sales on websites and have identified addresses where the weapons were delivered."

Who Really Won?
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Another view on the recent Supreme Court decision regarding "detainees" in Guantanamo and the US. The article takes the view that the USSC didn't really decide anything, striking a blow against liberty.

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"...In a 5-4 decision, it said...nothing. It ruled that Padilla's court' appointed attorney, Donna Newman, filed the petition for writ of habeas corpus (challenging the detention of her client without charge, without access to her) in the wrong federal court. She sued Rumsfeld, on whose order Padilla was named an "enemy combatant" in the Southern District of New York, where he was brought and incarcerated and where she was appointed. But after she got into the case, and without notice to her, the government moved him to a brig in South Carolina. So the government argued that the warden of the brig is the party to be sued, not Rumsfeld. As if that warden does not answer to Rumsfeld, at least if she is holding an enemy combatant-so-called. So with Rehnquist writing for the majority, the court threw out his petition. Altogether. Padilla has to start all over again, suing the warden wherever he or she is. Ah, but keep in mind, that once his attorneys file a another petition, the government just has to move him again. And again. And again. To avoid answering for his detention."

Fahrenheit Fact
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"Fahrenheit Fact is a joint presentation between a_sdf and RecoveringCynic. Here we attempt to bring to light those "other" facts about Michael Moore's new film "Fahrenheit 9/11". This is not an opinion blog- it is a fact one. We make sure to source every post, and will either cite or link to the source of the provided fact. It is our desire to see a well-armed populous that is ready to evaluate the film from an informed perspective."

Taser: $1.8M contract biggest ever
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The U.S. military awarded stun gun maker Taser International Inc. a contract worth more than $1.8 million for weapons and accessories, the company said Wednesday.

Shares of Taser (TASR: Research, Estimates) gained $5.16, or 13 percent, to $44.92 in before-hours trading Wednesday.

The contract, the largest order ever for the company, calls for Taser to supply non-lethal conducted-energy weapons to U.S. troops deployed around the world.

UK: It's so much more noble to watch your father tortured than shoot the thugs and save him
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"A Son and daughter watched their father dying before hearing his breathing stop, a court heard. ..." ...

"His statement claims six men wearing balaclavas, pounced on him as he walked through the door, punched him repeatedly and hung him upside down from a beam, a pillowcase was put on his head."

"It also says he was submerged in a barrel of water and acid poured down his back before he was tied to a chair and the pillowcase set alight and a staple gun was used to insert staples all over his body."

"Mr Harrington said Mr Razak saw Mr Waters being dragged into the barn where he was hung upside down before being repeatedly hit with a metal bar and a cane."

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But hey, he wasn't shot with one of those evil guns!

Good for Business, Bad for the People
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"Enraged and ashamed (hopefully), the audiences at Moore's film can indeed rise up if they seize the opportunity, throwing off the bullsh*t-encrusted mantra that 'we are stuck in Iraq,' along with the sham arguments that sold a pack of war crimes disguised as 'liberation.' ... Is it too late to turn back the rising tide of ignorance and budding fascism? For the sake of humanity, we have to hope not."

UK: Scores of Raids in Crackdown on Illegal Weapons
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"More than 50 suspects have been arrested in scores of raids by police today in Britains first national crackdown on illegal guns and weapons bought on the internet." ...

"Around 200 suspects are being targeted, with most of England and Waless 43 police forces taking part."

"More than 50 arrests have been made, including 11 men held in London after Scotland Yard raided 18 addresses in the capital backed by 300 officers."

"In the London searches weapons including two shotguns, two handguns, ammunition, four air rifles, an air pistol, CS gas, a stun gun, a samurai sword and nine blank-firing guns which can be converted into lethal weapons were seized."

South Africa: Ex-cop vows to kill family
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"Ex-policeman Johannes Bernardus Eksteen had threatened to commit a family murder if his wife Amanda divorced him..."

"Amanda Eksteen said she and a male friend were seriously injured after being shot by Eksteen in January last year. Shots were also fired at a two-year-old child."

"The former murder and robbery squad detective was out on bail at the time after Amanda Eksteen, who is an advocate, charged him with indecently assaulting her two months previously. He was then put under a court protection order."

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While South Africa disarms its civilians, women like this are forced to depend on a piece of paper to protect them from the violent creeps whose job it is to protect the disarmed public from people like him.

UK: Clampdown on replica firearms (force-wide)
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"Six people were targeted in the Avon and Somerset force area as part of a nationwide initiative to tackle people who had bought CS gas or replica pistols through the internet."

"Operation Bembridge was co-ordinated by the National Criminal Intelligence Service."

"It targeted 200 people who, according to intelligence and other enquiries, had ordered and/or bought the items over the internet."

"Six people were targeted in the Avon and Somerset area as part of this operation."

South Africa: Anti-gun law picket at parly
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"About 100 people held a placard demonstration outside the gates of parliament on Wednesday to protest against the Firearms Control Act, due to come into effect on Thursday."

"The Victims Against Crime members contend the act is an unconstitutional encroachment on the rights to privacy, property, life, presumption of innocence, and self-defence."

"The picket had the support of the African Christian Democratic Party, whose spokesperson on justice and constitutional development matters, Steve Swart, said his party was on record as opposing the act."

Saudi Arabia: 2 Month Amnesty for Weapons Handover
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"The government yesterday announced a two-month amnesty during which citizens can surrender unlicensed weapons without penalty."

"An Interior Ministry statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency called on Saudi citizens to 'make use of this opportunity and hand over unlicensed weapons.' Those who did not comply by the Aug. 29 deadline would be punished, the statement said."

"The ministry said the issuing of new weapons licenses for Saudis has been suspended since 2002 following the expiry of a deadline for acquiring them."

Philippines: Cop held for killing repairman
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"A police officer was arrested after he was accused of killing a 34-year-old watch repairman in Caloocan City on Wednesday." ...

"Senior Supt. Rey Castro, acting Caloocan Police chief, identified the suspect as PO2 Joselito Andres, 39, who is detailed at the citys Substation 3. Criminal charges will be filed against Andres after witnesses pinpointed him as the one who shot Sayacan."

"Castro took over the leadership of the local police as officer in charge after Senior Supt. Benjardi Mantele took a leave of absence."

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Another case for the "Only the police and military should have guns" file, which is getting pretty thick.

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"AN armed robber who terrified a family in their home has been given three life sentences." "Thomas Usher, from Liverpool, with previous convictions for robbery and firearm offences deliberately targeted the Tsang family in their Cardiff home." "Cardiff Crown Court heard that the 47 year old had probably been watching the family, who own a specialist Chinese supermarket in Riverside."

UK: Life for killer who didn't like victim's dance
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"A TEENAGER who shot a nightclubber because of the way he was dancing has been jailed for life."

"Richard Barker died seconds after he was shot by 19-year-old Tony Piggott at a charity disco."

"After a judge at Manchester Crown Court ordered that Piggott should serve more than 18 years before being considered for parole, Mr Barker's mother said she and her family were delighted the killer was behind bars."

Iraq: Report: Firearms left in Iraq could cause years of instability
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A study published today says the Iraqi armed forces left behind huge numbers of guns after the fall of Saddam Hussein, guns that could cause instability in the Middle east for years to come.

The report says millions of firearms flooded the unstable country, causing shooting deaths to rise dramatically.

It's estimated that there are seven-to-eight million firearms in the hands of Iraqis, although that number could be higher.

The study says citizens have been easily able to arm themselves.

The global gun survey is produced annually by a team of researchers.

South Africa: Gun owners 'hold court to ransom'
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"Gun owners came under fire in the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday for the late filing of an application to have the implementation of the Firearms Control Act delayed beyond midnight."

"Their application was dismissed by Judge Ben du Plessis, who found there was no merit to the application."

"Du Plessis accused the applicants of seeking to hold the court to ransom by bringing their case at such a late stage."

"The applicants must have reasoned that the court would rather err on the side of caution than risk mistakes arising from the Act's implementation, he said."

UK: Two cars sought after shooting
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"People living in the Aston area of Birmingham say they are living in fear after several cars were left with bullet holes in a drive-by shooting."

"Two cars were involved in the shooting at the junction of Victoria Road and Bevington Road on Monday night."

"It is the latest gun-related incident following the deaths of teenagers Charlene Ellis and Letitia Shakespeare at a New Year party 18 months ago."

"A community group claims little had been done to make the area more secure."