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Democrat defends party stance on Second Amendment by rambling about hunting and shooting
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"At the recent convention in Billings, the Montana Democratic Party reaffirmed its longstanding support for the right to own and bear arms as defined in both the Montana and U.S. Constitutions. It is ironic that the Democratic Party must now state the obvious to counter chronic and blatant misrepresentations by its detractors."
KABA NOTE: This lady goes on to tell us how she's a Second Amendment supporter because she's an NRA member and knows some hunters, etc. etc. -- but not a word about LIBERTY, or even about self-defense. Hunters and shooters may buy her "we support the Second Amendment" blather, but patriots should beware such undermining of the true meaning and intention of the right of the people to keep and bear arms -- let such diversionary tactics be exposed at every turn. |
Which freedoms will Americans trade for safety?
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"Some people might not mind losing a freedom or two, but others would, said West Texas A&M University political science assistant professor Dave Rausch."
"There's going to be a group of folks in the United States who would be willing to give up their Second Amendment rights," said Rausch, referring to the constitutional right to bear arms. "But other groups may not want to give up their Second Amendment (rights)."
APPLICABLE QUOTE: "Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't." --Thomas Jefferson |
WI: Wisconsin sets new self-defense killing standard
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"A Rock County woman convicted of shooting her angry husband to death as he got out of bed will get a new trial after the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that she should have been able to present evidence of his past violence to support her claim of self-defense."
"Thursday's unanimous ruling clarifies legal standards for admitting evidence of self-defense, which the trial judge had ruled was limited to the events immediately preceding the crime."
"The decision was praised by one domestic abuse expert as a way to help put such cases into context for a jury."
"Department of Justice spokesman Randy Romanski said the state was disappointed in the ruling, which alters standards set down in a 1993 ruling." |
America's Most Wanted Guns -- According to BATF
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"The top 10 guns used in crimes in the U.S. in 2000, according to an unpublished study by U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and obtained exclusively by TIME:"
1. Smith and Wesson .38 revolver
2. Ruger 9 mm semiautomatic
3. Lorcin Engineering .380 semiautomatic
4. Raven Arms .25 semiautomatic
5. Mossberg 12 gauge shotgun
6. Smith and Wesson 9mm semiautomatic
7. Smith and Wesson .357 revolver
8. Bryco Arms 9mm semiautomatic
9. Bryco Arms .380 semiautomatic
10. Davis Industries .380 semiautomatic
"The list is derived from the center's investigations of 88,570 guns recovered from crime scenes in 46 cities in 2000, is being analyzed for ATF's youth gun crime interdiction initiative, which helps local police forces understand and counter gun trafficking to youth in their jurisdictions." |
Cameraman of violent arrest is arrested
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"The bystander who videotaped a violent arrest by Inglewood police but had avoided a grand jury subpoena was arrested Thursday on outstanding warrants from Placer County."
"Mitch Crooks, 27, was picked up outside CNN offices, district attorney's spokesman Sandi Gibbons said." |
MA: Police Commissioner, AG, Senate Prez oppose restoring gun rights to non-violent felons
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"The senate president, attorney general and Boston police commissioner strongly denounced a House-approved gun bill Friday as a dangerous mistake that would put more weapons on the street."
" 'I do not intend to preside over the dismantling of the best ... gun control law in America,' said Senate President Thomas Birmingham, D-Chelsea, at a press conference with Stop Handgun Violence. 'With only a couple of weeks left in the session, we're going to proceed very deliberatively'."
"The bill, overwhelmingly approved by the House on Wednesday, would change the 1998 Gun Control Act to allow those convicted of nonviolent felonies and most violent misdemeanors to regain their right to carry a concealed weapon." |
UK: Surgeons [in 'gun-free' nation] get army training to cope with gun wounds
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"NHS surgeons started yesterday to get training from military doctors in battlefield techniques that will help them cope with a fourfold increase in the number of patients with gunshot and knife wounds being brought into inner city hospitals."
"The Royal College of Surgeons said it would be running courses to teach civilian consultants and registrars the emergency techniques for dealing with advanced trauma used by military doctors in the Balkans and Afghanistan."
"Surgeons are dealing with escalating numbers of patients with penetrative injuries ... They are seeking training to deal with such situations."
KABA NOTE: Restore the right to armed self-defense and you'll have more patients to practice your techniques on, for sure. The difference will be that a good many of them will be patients who deserved the wound you'll be treating. |
Militiaman rescues bound robbery victim, helps capture bad guy
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"Rickert, a member of the American Legion post who had stopped by the establishment on his way home from a softball game in Herndon, saw that the outside sign was turned off and made a U-turn in the parking lot to leave when he noticed the front door wasn't completely shut and decided to further investigate."
"Once inside, Rickert spotted 39-year-old bartender Nicola Whary of Lykens, whose hands had been wrapped in duct tape by Reibsome as he attempted to rob the establishment. Rickert jumped the intruder and a scuffle ensued between the two men, during which Whary was able to free herself and call police."
"Rickert was able to subdue Reibsome and hold him until Lower Mahanoy Township Chief of Police Randy Wynn and state police arrived to take the armed robber into custody."
KABA NOTE: According to U.S. Code, the citizen who helped nab this thug is a member of the unorganized militia -- he should be acknowledged as such and given the medal he deserves. |
WA: Anti-fishing PETA group seeks to end fishing in state parks, call it "violent activity"
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KABA NOTE: Though not directly RKBA related, more than a few gunowners appreciate a nice day on the lake or river. Use the Comments feature of Newslinks to post your favorite fishing links....
"A nationwide pro-animal organization is trying to do away with fishing in Washington state parks."
"People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sent a letter to state Parks and Recreation Director Cleve Pinnix on Wednesday asking for a ban on fishing, an activity members call a 'violent activity'."
"The organization also sent a letter to each individual state park in Washington -- including two in Clallam County and nine in Jefferson County."
"The group says that fish feel pain like other animals and that fishing should be stopped." |
MA: Women on guard after latest rape; police to offer 'self defense class'
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"The North End rapist's latest attack has sparked fear among women in the tight-knit community and sent men into fits of rage, residents said yesterday."
``It makes me angry,' said Mary McBride, taking a break from shopping on Hanover Street. ``I walk a lot alone, at 10 at night and it never bothered me. Now it does.'
"McBride said she has always considered the North End a safe neighborhood, and it's the reason she moved in 10 years ago. Now the 58-year-old Everett native can't shake a sense of fear."
"The rapist's latest attack occurred at 2:30 a.m. July 4 when he grabbed a young woman from behind after a month passed with no incidents. The first rape was reported May 18. Four other women say they were indecently assaulted over the next two weeks. Lifelong North End resident David Fasano said the rapist's biggest problem is not police, but local men who are enraged over the assaults."
"To help women protect themselves against the rapist, or any other attacker, police will offer some form of self-defense class by the end of next week."
KABA NOTE: If this "self-defense class" doesn't include firearms training and assurance that any woman caught carrying a firearm but showing no criminal intent will not be arrested, these are merely the spineless, hypocritical and unmanly gestures of Rapist Supporting Elitists. |
Farewell to Glenn deRuiter of SARCO
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Glenn was involved in a tragic accident on Saturday, June 29th when his 1895 Remington Lee Rifle exploded. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, PA, but was not able to recover. He was 54.
Glenn was a devoted employee of Sarco for 28 years, and specialized in military firearms. He had a tremendous love for guns and was passionate about his work. He was among the most well respected and knowledgeable people in the industry. Glenn was good friend and he will be missed. |
MI: Hoekstra: No guns
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"U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra says he opposed a House bill allowing airline pilots to carry guns because he believes the government shouldn't saddle taxpayers with the cost of training and supplying weapons."
"Under this bill, taxpayers are forced to pay the massive cost to train and equip all airline pilots. As passed by the House, (the bill) is now a full, bureaucratic program with no future analysis of effectiveness," Hoekstra said."
KABA NOTE: [sarcasm on] Yep, he's right. The 28,000+ new federal employees manning security checkpoints at airports is so much less expensive. And the costs associated with having fighter jets shoot down defenseless-pilot commercial airliners would be minimal -- just think how many more people will fly after that happens. [sarcasm off] |
Airline security: one big joke
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"Anybody wanna volunteer?"
"That is how an amiable old gentleman greeted passengers at a boarding gate at Philadelphia International Airport earlier this week. The man, an officially designated security screener, was lightheartedly conducting 'random' checks. He giggled. I scowled. He then yanked me out of a group of some 50 passengers to do his bit to fight terrorism." |
Top officials discourage changing security plan
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"The Bush administration's four most senior Cabinet secretaries warned congressional leaders Thursday against making changes that would undermine the White House proposal for a new Department of Homeland Security."
"But even before the secretaries of state, defense, justice and treasury finished speaking, House members elsewhere on Capitol Hill moved swiftly to alter the plan."
"... lawmakers created a smaller and less autonomous department than the one President Bush proposed last month." |
OK: Marietta jewelers rest after shooting violent thug dead (follow-up)
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"Too shaken to talk about the ordeal that could have cost them their lives, Ronnie and Barbara Norton rested Thursday."
"The couple, owners of Norton's Jewelry in Marietta, were attacked by two gunmen Wednesday at the business day's end. A shoot-out between Ronnie Norton and the would-be robbers ended in the death of one of the assailants."
"The Nortons' store remained closed Thursday. They released a statement, saying they weren't ready to talk about the shooting." |
House balks at Bush security plan
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"Lawmakers balked Thursday at moving the Coast Guard and the nation's emergency disaster agency into a new Homeland Security Department ..."
"... the decisions indicated Congress' intent to recast Bush's plan for consolidating two dozen agencies and 170,000 government workers into a new Cabinet department."
"If we do something incorrectly, we'll be haunted by this legislation," said Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, chairman of the House Transportation Committee. |
UK: Man cleared of shooting - gets away with defending property
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"FARMER Fred Hemstock wept with relief yesterday after a jury cleared him of deliberately shooting a man outside his isolated farmhouse at 2am."
"Family and friends hugged him as a judge told him: “You are free to go — I think you’ve suffered quite enough.” "
"Fred, 55, had grabbed his shotgun when police refused to answer his frightened wife Wendy’s 999 call — because nothing had been stolen." |
"Arm the pilots," says Washington Post
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"You can't dial 911 at 30,000 feet. It is this fact more than any other that likely prompted the House to pass a bill on Wednesday that would allow all 70,000 U.S. commercial airline pilots (not just the 1,400 envisioned under a two-year experiment that had previously been considered) to carry firearms aboard their airplanes as a last-ditch means of self-defense against would-be hijackers."
"The overwhelming 310-113 vote in the House puts renewed pressure on the Senate to pass companion legislation — and we hope will cause the Bush administration to reconsider its bewildering opposition to this eminently sensible idea." |
UK: We're beating crime, says Blunkett
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"David Blunkett today claimed that the Government's war on street crime was 'beginning to work' as new figures showed muggings rocketing by 31 per cent."
"Across Britain there were 108,178 street robberies last year while in London - the country's biggest crime hotspot - these were up by an average of 38 per cent with some boroughs seeing alarming increases of as much as 68 per cent."
QUESTION: If that kind of rise indicates "beating crime," what would a total victory look like? |
Armed Pilots? Many Travelers Are Gun-Shy
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"As a frequent flyer who got through airport screening just last fall with a box cutter that he forgot to remove from his pocket, Todd Ross of Gilbert, Ariz., has thought long and hard about ways to improve airline security."
"Arming pilots, he said, is not one of them."
""What if the pilot misses the assailant?" Mr. Ross, a wine and spirits sales representative, wondered as he waited today to board a flight at Sky Harbor International Airport here to Charlotte, N.C."
"Anything could happen. I think it's wrong. Absolutely wrong. It's not the way to go. If a pilot had a gun, I don't think I'd feel any safer."
KABA NOTE: Yeah, you're right, Mr. Anti-Gun Alcohol Vendor -- it makes so much more sense to have a fighter jet blow the whole plane out of the sky. What were we thinking? |
"Wal-Mart aids gun safety"
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"A report by the [billionaire, elitist, anti-rights, deceitful people at] Americans for Gun Safety Foundation shows that, over a 30-month period, 10,000 felons and others prohibited from owning guns were able to obtain a firearms because required background checks could not be completed within the three business days allowed by federal law."
"When law-enforcement agencies can't get the checks done in the allotted time frame, it is because they are scrambling for information."
KABA NOTE: Infringing on the right of the people to keep and bear arms is an unacceptable solution. Any prior restraint on a basic constitutional, civil and human right violates the foundation of our nation's liberties.
See BIDS: Blind Identification Database System
A system to prevent both gun owner registration and prohibited firearm sales . |
FL: Defense: Rifle rounds meant for a Venezuelan gun club
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"An attorney for one of two men charged with plotting to smuggle assault rifle ammunition to Venezuela said Thursday that the rounds were intended for a gun club."
"Carlos Chirinos, a Venezuelan national, agreed to be held without bond, while his friend, Daniel Jose Uribazo, a U.S. citizen, is free on $100,000 bond."
"Uribazo's attorney, Oscar Rodriguez, said: "There's nothing to this. I'm telling you the God-honest truth." |
Train Pilots In Gun Use
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"There's no foolproof way to prevent a recurrence of the events of last Sept. 11, but Congress is on the right track in its efforts to draw the nation as close to that ideal as possible."
"On Wednesday, the House wisely passed legislation that would let airline pilots carry guns in cockpits. The bill faces opposition in the Senate, but that may be crumbling as support builds for a Senate version that is similar to what the House passed." |
Gun violence needs a closer examination (letter)
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"Re: Pro-NRA legislators keep guns in wrong hands, Pasco Times, July 5 letter."
"Editor: I have had the opportunity to twice meet with Rep. Mike Fasano regarding gun violence in Florida. The first meeting took place in March 2001. After expressing my concerns regarding gun violence, Rep. Fasano smiled and smugly responded, "Well, people can die from drinking Coca-Cola if they drink too much of it." |
CT: Gun lock program comes to City
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"A $4.9 million dollar national program made a stop in Torrington Thursday giving area residents a chance to receive free gun locks for their firearms."
"The lock distribution was part of the Connecticut of the Project Home Safe tour that has hit 28 states across the nation thus far. Lt. Gov. M. Jodi Rell is spearheading the Connecticut leg of the tour." |
UT: Verbal Dueling Over Gun Rights Spices Up Legal Issues Class on U. Campus
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"A Controversial Legal Issues class at the University of Utah lived up to its name last week. At least the 'controversial' part."
"Professor Tim Chambless set up a panel discussion on whether concealed-weapons permit holders should be allowed to carry their guns on campus."
"Attorney General Mark Shurtleff was invited, then uninvited, after University of Utah Vice President Fred Esplin said he would not participate with anyone from the A.G.'s office." |
Reason: Shootout in the Sky
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"The White House line – that pilots should leave defense up to air marshals and stewardesses – doesn't really fly."
"Many of the prez’s fellow travelers are none too happy about this (though one character from Little Green Men did inveigh against “imprudent bravery”). As one conservative wag put it, while pilots fighting back is verboten, 'allowing them to be stabbed in the back with box cutters seems to be okay.' But any House vote that goes 310 to 113 is evidence of what some politely call an issue’s “resonance” – i.e., it’s an issue worth stealing." |
Bullets or missiles? Which would you rather face on an airliner?
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"OPPONENTS OF ARMED airline pilots say we can’t give pilots pistols because having a gun go off in the aircraft is too dangerous. A bullet could penetrate a sensitive electrical device, a window, the cabin or a passenger. We should let air marshals protect us from terrorists."
"Ahem. Aren’t air marshals armed with pistols? (For those who don’t know, yes, they are.)" |
ME: Destruction of handgun adds degree of closure
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"On Thursday, O'Brien and her husband, Jay, took care of one more thing. The mother and father from Kennebunk watched as the gun used to kill Devin O'Brien was cut into useless pieces by a state firearms examiner."
"Under a year-old law, handguns used in homicides must be destroyed when they are no longer needed as evidence. In the past they were auctioned off with other seized firearms."
QUESTIONS: Considering that so many children die of drowning, why aren't the courts mandating that these deadly swimming pools be filled with cement or flower gardens? Has a legislature ever required cars to be cut into pieces after someone dies in them? Or might this merely be yet another crafty demonization of firearms designed to do nothing more than program the general population that guns are bad? |
NY: Judge rules holding Sept. 11 witnesses constitutional
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"A federal judge on Thursday declared as constitutional the government's jailing of witnesses in the Sept. 11 investigation without bringing charges."
"Judge Michael Mukasey's ruling was issued in the case of an illegal immigrant who asked to be immediately deported rather than held for questioning before a grand jury probing the terrorist attacks." |
Cockpit gun bill faces opposition in Senate
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"Backers of a bill to arm airline pilots were expecting tough opposition in the Senate, even though the anti-terrorist measure passed the House by a wide margin."
"In the House, where the bill passed Wednesday, the bill enjoyed support from the Republican leaders of the House Transportation Committee. In the Senate, however, the chairman of the Commerce Committee, South Carolina Democrat Ernest Hollings, opposes the legislation." |
Afghanistan: Kandahar's women with guns
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"She limps along Kandahar's dusty streets in a beggar's ragged burqa, peering at the produce stands like any housewife. But her all-encompassing garment hides something unique for a woman in this male-ruled society — a gun."
"Capt. Malali Kakar heads Kandahar's two-member female police department — a crucial, if long-neglected job in a culture that strictly separates men from women." |
Humor: Rebuttal to Declaration of Independence
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"The Court of King George III London, England July 10, 1776"
"Mr. Thomas Jefferson
c/o The Continental Congress
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Colonies of North America Britain"
"Dear Mr. Jefferson:"
KABA NOTE One can imagine our bureaucracy producing something like this! |
Apathy is age-old problem
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"It's a sad but true fact: Youths today vote less than their counterparts three decades ago."
"Nobody who follows politics needs a study to know that, but the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement did one anyway. The findings put some sobering numbers on the obvious." |
CA: Calif. Cop's Force Said 'Restrained'
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"A police officer videotaped slamming a black teenager into a squad car and punching him was 'restrained' in his use of force and the public should not rush to judgment, his lawyer said."
"We will put that videotape into context. ... You cannot see what the subject is doing with his hands just prior to being hit in the face," John Barnett told CNN Thursday" |
NY: National 'Debt Clock' Restarted
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"With government deficits on the rise again, a real estate executive restarted a billboard-sized national "debt clock" on Thursday to remind passersby of how much the government is borrowing."
"The large greenish sign sits atop a building at Sixth Avenue and 42nd Street, one block from Times Square. It flickered to life again Thursday morning, showing a national debt of about $6.12 trillion or a share of $66,800 for each U.S. family." |
AK: Woman fights bear for 90 minutes - Fish & Game says 'make yourself big' as a defense
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A woman jogging, is attacked by bear. Little did bear realize woman was ex-marine. Both bear and woman are worse for wear.
Too bad she wasn't armed, she'd have had a nice fur coat.
What torques me off is the comment from the wildlife biologist working for the forestry. (saying stupid things like that gets people killed):
"John Hechtel, a wildlife biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, says the area is densely populated with black bears but they don't usually attack humans."
"He says in the event of an attack, people should fight back using 'a chunk of wood or rock' and 'make yourself seem as big as possible'." |
UK: Old woman battered for pocket change while anti-self-defense fools whine
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"THIS is the battered and bruised face of an elderly mugging victim who might have been stalked before being pounced on by a callous attacker."
"The daylight mugging in Burnley of 80-year-old Mrs Mabel Sutcliffe has sickened hardened police officers who are appealing to the public – including members of the criminal fraternity – to help catch the man responsible."
"This has upset us. Even after 20 years as a bobby there is the strong feeling of wondering what sort of guy could do this," said Det. Sgt Derek Jones.
Answer To Sgt. Jones' semi-asked Question: The same kind of guy who'd throw that same old woman in jail for defending herself against such an attack. Look in the mirror, bud -- people like you made this attack possible in the first place. |
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