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NRA Sponsors Scholarships
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"The National Rifle Association's Civil Rights Defense Fund (NRACRDF) is sponsoring both a scholarship and an essay contest for law students in the United States in celebration of the Second Amendment as an integral part of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights."

"Scholarship applicants must be third-year law students as of Fall 2006, who submit articles on the Constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Articles must be of quality suitable for publication in a law review journal and authors may not have been previously admitted to practice law in the United States at the date of submission. Papers cannot have been previously published. Citations should conform to A Uniform System of Citation, current edition. ..." ...

Teaching the Second Amendment
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"The public education system has tremendous influence in shaping the views of millions of young Americans. In many cases, the public school system is the only exposure that many children have to the Bill of the Rights. It is imperative, therefore, to ensure that our nation's teachers are enlightening our young people and teaching them correctly about our rights and the meaning behind them."

"Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority of educators in the United States appear to promote an anti-gun agenda or, at the very least, prefer not to teach the Second Amendment in its true light. ..." ...

Intl. Religious Right of Self-Defense Society Honors Brazilian Leader of Successful Opposition to Proposed Private Firearms Ban
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"John M. Snyder, founder/chairman of the interdenominational St. Gabriel Possenti Society, Inc., recently presented the Society Medallion to Col. Jairo Paes de Lira, director of the Brazilian Pro-Legitimate Defense Coalition, during a McLean, Va. reception sponsored by the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP)."

"Snyder noted that De Lira led last year's successful grassroots efforts against a proposed private firearm ban in South America's largest country. He called the retired police commander from Sao Paulo 'a genuine hero of the burgeoning international right to keep and bear arms movement. His achievement is a significant development in the ongoing international right to self-defense campaign. ...'" ...

Law Enforcement Leaders Urge Congress to Stop Shielding Rogue Gun Dealers (Brady Campaign)
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"Eighteen regional, state and local police organizations, 35 chiefs of individual police departments, and eight former senior officials of a Federal law enforcement agency are urging Congress to stop blocking the release of data that reveals which U.S. gun dealers sell the most illegal guns."

"The restrictions are part of a spending bill that faces committee action this week, and are also the subject of a bill pending in the House of Representatives. ..."

"The restrictions block the disclosure of the horrendous records of gun dealers like California's Trader Sports and Maryland's Valley Guns, whose notorious records only became public because the dealers sued the Federal government to try to avoid being shut down." ...

TX: Police say resident shot would-be intruder to death
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"A suspected burglar was killed early Monday as he tried to break into a North Side home and a resident shot him through the front door, police said."

"Preliminary investigations indicate the resident, Leonard Packham, was justified in firing at the would-be intruder because he was in fear for his life. Police are continuing to investigate the case as an attempted burglary, said San Antonio police Sgt. Gabe Trevino."

"Texas law allows a person to use deadly force in self-defense or to defend someone else if the action is what 'a reasonable person' would do in the particular situation."

"The case will be sent to the Bexar County district attorney's office for a final ruling." ...

CA: Man found not guilty in shooting
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A man accused of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon after he wounded two brothers in a confrontation outside a Simi Valley bowling alley in December 2004 was found not guilty, his attorney said today.

Virgil Poe, 25, was acting in self-defense when he shot the brothers, 22 and 24, in the confrontation outside the bowling alley on Cochran Street, said Poe's attorney, Robert Schwartz.

Both brothers have recovered from their wounds.

Poe was charged with premeditated attempted murder for the shooting of one brother and assault with a deadly weapon in the case of the other, and he faced a possible sentence of 25 years to life in prison.

The Ventura County Superior Court jury returned the not-guilty verdict Friday.

SC: 12 Year Old Points Gun at Burglars; Group Takes Off
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"An accused group of thugs were thwarted by a 12-year old with a gun. It happened in Greenville when police say five masked men stormed into a house and started beating up the child's father."

"FOX Carolina's Jamie Guirola reports, Try and picture it. A 12 year old walks into the living room, sees his mother frantically protecting the baby, and several strangers attacking his father. The 12 year old rushes out of the living room, but comes back pointing a gun at the five suspects. As of Monday night, all but one are in jail." ...

NC: Deadly force self defense
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"A Rocky Mount businessman stands accused of murder because he shot the teenager who tried to rob him."

"Rocky Mount police say 65-year-old Joshua Moore shot Emanuel Harris in the chest when the 16-year-old attempted to steal a cash box from Moore's vegetable stand on Saturday."

"Moore is charged with second-degree murder."

"Moore's family says it was a matter of self defense but the charges say he used excessive force for the situation." ...

"'It comes down to you've got to have a reasonable belief based upon the facts at hand that if you don't use deadly force self defense you're going to die or receive serous bodily injury,' [Pitt County District Attorney Clark] Everett said." ...

OH: Madisonville Store Could Be A Target Of Retribution
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... "However last week, three teens wearing masks and at least one armed with a gun, tried to rob the market just down the street. It was more than a crime. It's testing the people wanting to see Madisonville thrive."

"It happened inside the Palm Tree Market. A man tried to stop the robbers and was shot in the hand."

"Shop Owner Ayman Nabi says those robbers have turned his clean, bright shop into a place where employees are terrified, and he's taking steps he's never had to take before."

"'We're going to do like every other store owner on the strip does,' said Ayman Nabi, Palm Tree Market. 'We're going to have to carry our guns. It's time to get our guns and present them, not just for us but for our customers' safety.'" ...

FL: Deadly-force law has an effect, but Florida hasn't become the Wild West
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"Last year, Florida's new 'deadly force' law was simply an interesting newspaper story to Doug Freeman."

"This year, it may have saved him from prison."

"Freeman, owner of Marvin's Electronics in Jacksonville's Murray Hill neighborhood, has claimed self-defense in shooting 26-year-old Vincent Hudson five times in his store on the night of May 31. Their stories differ on the nature of the confrontation -- it was either an attempted robbery or a request for money -- but Hudson survived and Freeman won't face charges."

"The murky details contain one clear point: Florida's legal landscape has changed since Oct. 1, when a law took effect that broadens the legal principle of self-defense." ...

U.N. Conference Ending, Freedom Winning (blog)
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"... [T]he word from the United Nations small arms conference is that the conference is concluding with NO final document, and NO plans for any follow-up conference. ... The back-up plan of the international gun prohibition movement ... was to give up on significant progress in 2006, but to keep the game going with future conferences. ..." ...

"Two of the most important, but less-known heroes of today's victory are Dr. Paul Gallant and Dr. Joanne Eisen, Senior Fellows at the Independence Institute. They have worked relentlessly to give a voice to the victims around the world for whom gun confiscation really was the crucial step to the destruction of all their other rights, or the destruction of life itself. ..."

Small Arms Trade and Killing Innocents
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"It is true, small arms kill more people around the world than any other sort of weapon. We should not forget If we do arms trade then we will have a hard time persuading peace. People are agree that small arms trade expenses is unnecessary. Trouble is that what I consider absolutely essential might be peace and only peace. Only way to eliminate arms trade in a system is to beat on the politicians."

"We must fight for more efficient, responsible, less authoritative law and order for the world. Only way of accomplishing that, peacefully in a peace is spread the world."

"Arms trade does not, contrary to popular opinion. There are many examples of groups of anti arms groups of people today. ..." ...

U.N. Conference On 'Small Arms' Finally Ends (NRA-ILA)
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"The UN Small Arms Conference ended Friday in deadlock with no formal conclusions or recommendations. In the final analysis, the complexity of the issue and the concerns of hunters, sport shooters and firearms owners world-wide prevailed. No recommendations on ammunition, civilian possession or future UN meetings, or for that matter any other subjects, were adopted. The failure of this five-year program to impact the legitimate firearms industry, and the 2nd Amendment rights of U.S. citizens was total. Anti-gun NGOs and liberal governments served notice they would not give up and would present all of their issues to the UN General Assembly this fall. ..." ...

U.N. misfires; U.S. protects its gun rights
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"OK, OK, I admit it I'm not a great fan of the United Nations."

"I've been there; seen it. I've witnessed the bloated bureaucracy first hand ..." ...

"I have just returned from nearly two weeks at the 'East River Fudge Factory,' ... This 14-day marathon had a single goal: to somehow keep the effort alive for at least another half decade."

"Like the Fabians of old, the U.N. bureaucrats believe that if you can simply keep an issue from dying, then sooner or later you'll prevail if for no other reason than simply outlasting your opponents."

"Throughout this conference, the full weight of well-funded anti-firearms groups from around the world and here in the United States ... conducted their own Gun Control World Cup. ..." ...

Gun control: Don't trust the U.N. (letter)
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"Regarding the June 30 editorial 'Global gun control': With 100 million AK-47s in circulation, should we put our trust in the United Nations for global gun control? Based on the U.N. performance in Rwanda, we cannot."

"In 1994, the U.N. force in Rwanda first disarmed the population and then withdrew and did nothing while an estimated 800,000 people were slaughtered. Guns in the hands of Rwandans would have prevented this massacre."

"The answer is not global gun control. Private citizens need guns for their own protection. Every year in the United States between 2,000 and 3,000 criminals are killed by their would-be victims. U.S. citizens use their guns more than a million times a year to protect life and property." ...

LA: Caddo sheriffs teach children importance of gun safety
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"Some harbor aspirations of becoming future sheriffs in Caddo Parish, while others ponder the possibility of working as snipers in the U.S. Army Special Forces."

"No matter what career path they might choose or whether it will require them to have an expertise in shooting firearms, the children participating in the third annual Youth Firearms Education Camp were taught how to handle and shoot firearms in the safest way possible."

"'It's getting bigger every year,' said Cpl. April Wright, the Caddo deputy who has been the spirited organizer for the camp since its conception." ...

TN: No action taken in improper shooting by park officer
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"Metro park officials have taken no action since a shooting review board in November criticized a park police officer's shooting last July of a 65-year-old motorist."

"A Nov. 21 report by the city's Use of Force Board says that park Officer John Wells violated Metro policies when he fired three times into the slow-moving car of Randolph Kinzer, who was driving his wife through Centennial Park and encountered officers while parked on the park grass." ...

"Park officials have not acted on the report. Wells remains an armed park officer and has not been disciplined or received additional training. Park officers get eight weeks of basic training, compared to 22 weeks for the main Metro force." ...

VA: U.S. Marshal's Murder Trial Underway
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"Defense attorney Alex Levay told a Loudoun Circuit Court jury this morning that U.S. Deputy Marshal John W. Ludwig fatally shot his wife in self defense after she had pointed a gun at him as the couple argued in their bedroom on July 4, 2005." ...

"Loudoun County Assistant Commonwealths Attorney Robert Vernail ... said Karen Ludwig had gone to bed, changed into a T-shirt and sweatpants, and put on her teeth guard."

"'Thats where John Ludwig shot her, in bed,' Vernail said."

"Vernail said the jury would hear testimony that Karen Ludwig 'pushed his buttons' and hit him in the back of the neck 'so he lost it.'"

"'Evidence will show Karen had no weapon and there was no hitting in the bedroom,' Vernail said." ...

TX: Deputy not indicted in lawman's slaying
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"A grand jury on Monday declined to indict a Harris County sheriff's deputy for shooting and killing an off-duty deputy constable who had joined in a police chase last year." ...

"At the time of his death, Pickens was working a second job ... when he joined deputies chasing a suspect ..."

"Pickens ... was hit from behind by four gunshots. He was struck once in the back of the head, twice in the back and once in the back of his right thigh, according to a pathologist hired by his family." ...

"The sheriff's department said Jones shouted at least twice for Pickens to drop his pistol, but an attorney for the slain deputy's family said at least two witnesses indicated no such warning was given." ...

CA: Tulare deputy's trial begins with emotional testimony
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On Tuesday, the trial of a Tulare County Sheriffs deputy began with emotional testimony.

Deputy Paul Turner is charged with negligent storage of his service pistol which was used to kill a young girl.

Back in 2004, seven year old Gabby Garcia was accidentally shot and killed after a group of kids found the gun while playing in Turners home.

Turner sat silently in court as Gabbys family members took the stand and recounted the details of her death.

Several law enforcement officers also took the stand.

Turner could lose his job and spend up to three years behind bars, if convicted.

FL: Sheriff Places Tasers in Schools
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"School resource officers in Duval County schools will be armed with tasers starting in August. The electronic weapon would compliment officers who currently carry a gun."

"Sheriff John Rutherford met with the school board to inform them of his decision. The board asked questions and offered support but had no say in the decision."

"Rutherford, in making a case for tasers, says, 'We raised it to the lethal force level. In other words, it really comes a choice to parents. Do you want me to shoot your child with a glock (pistol) or do you want me to shoot him with a taser?'" ...
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Submitter's Note: So they will be used only as an alternative to lethal force and not as "pain compliance" devices?

AL: White Hall officer convicted of shooting aide to Condoleezza Rice
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"A White Hall police officer has been convicted of the attempted murder of his nephew, a senior naval adviser for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice."

"A jury deliberated for 25 minutes before convicting White Hall Police Cpl. Leon Caver of Autaugaville for shooting Navy Capt. Fernandez 'Frank' Ponds on Oct. 16, 2004, the Montgomery Advertiser reported on its Web site Tuesday."

"He faces a sentence of 20 to 99 years. Caver, who is free on a $50,000 bond, will be sentenced on Aug 23."

"Ponds, who serves as a senior naval adviser to Rice, was taking down Christmas lights at his elderly grandmother's home in Autaugaville when he was shot three times. ..." ...

CA: Deputy's account, autopsy differ critically
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"A rookie Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy, accused of fatally shooting his friend in the head, told police his gun accidentally fired when his friend grabbed at his arm, according to police reports made public on Monday."

"Christopher Sullivan's story, however, was not supported by autopsy findings, which suggest Sullivan's service pistol was inside Cesar Valdez's mouth when it discharged."

"Prosecutors charged Sullivan with voluntary manslaughter Friday in connection with the April 9 shooting." ...

"Sullivan is a graduate of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy. He was deployed to Iraq as a Marine Corps reservist, just after finishing at the academy." ...

TX: City settles Taser lawsuit
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"A governmental consortium acting on behalf of the city of Baytown recently settled a federal lawsuit in which a woman claimed that a Baytown Police officer wrongfully used a Taser against her in June 2003." ...

"In the complaint filed in November 2003, Autin claimed that Aldred wantonly used a Taser against her when she was trying to check on the welfare of a woman staying in her brothers house ..."

"The city and Aldred maintained that he believed Autin, who was then 59, was about to commit criminal mischief when she picked up a brick to bang on the door of the house. Aldred also maintained that he used the Taser after she raised the brick in a threatening manner." ...

UK: Former UK soldier charged with killing four family members
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"A former British soldier was remanded in custody Tuesday after being charged with murdering four members of his family who were found shot dead at a house in Newcastle, northern England." ...

"The 40-year-old soldier is reported to have been invalided out of the army with Persian Gulf War Syndrome after serving in the 1991 Iraq war. After falling ill, he was looked after by his uncle and aunt as he struggled for years with psychiatric illness."

"Detectives were said to be urgently trying to find out how he obtained and hid a lethal arsenal of weapons, including the pistol, a shotgun and an army-issue thunderflash device which had been wrapped in a cocoon of nails." ...

Canada: Careless soldiers pony up
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"Fourteen Canadian soldiers were fined for being careless with their weapons while posted in Afghanistan in the last 18 months, according to documents from the Department of National Defence."

"Records of disciplinary proceedings ... show charges relate to improperly securing rifles, leaving guns unattended or allowing a weapon to accidentally fire."

"Fines ranged from $400 to $1,400, and all cases were dealt with by summary trial instead of court martial."

"While controversy rages in the U.S. over soldiers accused of murder, rape and mistreatment of prisoners, charges related to the careless guard of weapons charges were the only disciplinary proceedings disclosed in 2005 and 2006 up to the end of May." ...

NY: Gun control campaign in New York City
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"A gun control campaign in New York tonight to stop the alarming rate of gun-related deaths involving children. More than one child a week is killed by gun violence in New York City. Now the city council is taking action. Political reporter Dave Evans is here." ...

"The City Council, at the urging of Mayor Bloomberg, is now poised to approve four new gun laws. They allow only one handgun purchased every 90 days. New York gun dealers face a twice-a-year inventory, anyone convicted of a gun crime faces a new police registry and painting guns to like toys will be illegal" ...
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KABA Note: Between 1999 and 2003, 27 children (13 and under) were murdered or accidentally killed by gunfire in the entire state of New York. In that same period 113 children accidentally drowned. So where should we direct our resources?

CA: Condor Advocates Announce Suit to Replace Toxic Ammo with Safer Alternatives
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"A coalition of conservation and health organizations announced today they will sue the California Fish and Game Commission for continuing to allow the use of toxic lead ammunition that experts say is poisoning rare California condors. [The coalition], served a 60-day notice of intent to sue the commission under the federal Endangered Species Act." ...

"The California condor is one of the most imperiled animals in the world. ... Of the 67 condors released back into Southern California between 1992 and 2002, 32 nearly half died or disappeared and are presumed dead. Scientists say poisoning from lead ammunition is likely responsible for many of the deaths." [emphasis added] ...

NY: Rifle Club works to recover from flood
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"To me it always seemed like the Binghamton Rifle Club was perched in a precarious position on the bank of the Susquehanna River along Conklin Road. Despite my worry wart ways, it survived there since 1915."

"Until two weeks ago, that is."

"The Susquehanna finally go its due and personal fears were realized when flooding put 8 feet, 10 inches of fetid river water in the building (the most before was 33 inches). Actually nothing is left but the block walls. Even the roof is twisted." ...

"Registered with the NRA in 1919, the club has been a spawning ground and proving ground for pistol and small-bore rifle shooters and the site of countless state and regional championships for more than 80 years, and don't count it out in the future." ...

UK: Homicides soar by a quarter under Labour
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"Cases of murder and manslaughter have risen by almost a quarter since Labour came to power, Home Office figures have revealed." ...

"Norman Brennan, of the Victims of Crime Trust, said: 'These are terrible figures. One extra murder is bad enough, 23 per cent is a huge rise. And homicide is just the tip of the iceberg of violent and serious crime.'"

"Deaths by stabbing have averaged 228 a year since 1997, up nine per cent from their former level. Fatal shootings average 69 a year, up 18 per cent. The number of victims poisoned, drugged, punched or kicked to death has also risen, but the number strangled or beaten with a blunt instrument has declined." ...

Canada: Victim had knife to his throat
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"A west-end family's quiet evening at home was shattered Monday when a man armed with a knife burst through their front door and put the weapon to the father's throat." ...

"The two officers were chasing him on foot when the suspect suddenly bolted into a bungalow on 139th Street." ...

"Inside the home were a couple and their two children. The man grabbed the father and put the knife to his neck. ..."

"The officers could hear the father screaming for help inside. At one point, the intruder forced the father to the rear of the house where the officer in back had a clear view of him holding the knife to the throat of the screaming hostage. The officer fired a single shot towards the house." ...

"'No one was struck by that shot, however,' Parthenis said." ...
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KABA Note: Better start working up a knife ban!

Canada: Men fearful after pellet gun close call
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"A North End drive turned dangerous Saturday evening, when a bullet hit a moving car in the centre of its windshield." ...

"He saw two boys standing at the southeast side of the intersection, who appeared to be young teenagers, with what appeared to be a pistol."

"At first, he assumed the boys were merely threatening passing vehicles by pointing the weapon at them."

"But then one boy pointed the gun, laughed and shot at the windshield, he said. The bullet appears to have struck and dented the windshield, but did not penetrate it."

"'I feel angry and violated,' said Falk."

"Falk said he fears pellet guns are too easily accessible and pose a serious safety risk." ...

South Africa: Last-ditch protest against gun laws
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"Picketers lined up outside Parliament yesterday displaying placards urging the abolition of gun control by government as envisaged in its Firearms Control Amendment Bill."

"Yesterday was the last day for comment by interested parties on the bill. The demonstration by the Gun Owners of SA organisation (Gosa) formed part of efforts to have the firearms law scrapped."

"In June, Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula made an about turn on existing gun licences, including in the legislation a clause that insists all existing legal guns be relicensed, replacing an earlier suggestion of a national audit of all legal firearms. Nqakula and gun owners have since been at loggerheads over the proposed legislation." ...