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OK: In arrests, policy dictates actions
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"When Oklahoma City Police Chief M.T. Berry met with concerned citizens at a city church Thursday night, he was peppered with questions about his department's policies on use of force."

"It was only natural. The videotape of officers Greg Driskill and E.J. Dyer striking a prone suspect with tactical batons had been played over and over on local and national telecasts."

"... the use-of- force model used locally is pretty much the same as that used in every law enforcement agency nationwide."

"There are about three or four different use-of-force models out there ... it's not like you can just choose what you're going to do. It's set by ... the federal courts." -- Lt. Mike Jackson

"... options ... range from verbal commands to deadly force, and the proper course of action can change in a fraction of a second."

IN: Fire chief arrested and incarcerated without charges - questions evaded Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
THORNTON -- "Thornton police officials confirmed Friday that Thornton Fire Chief John Klaczak was being held without charges in the custody of Lynwood police." "Police Chief Philip Arnold Jr. declined to give details about possible pending charges citing a fear of hindering a possible criminal investigation."

MA: Despite warning about attacks, woman in Brighton is assaulted
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"Less than 12 hours after police warned Brighton residents of a masked man believed to be responsible for the attacks on at least 10 women since November, another assault occurred early yesterday morning."

The correct title of this story should be:

"Because women in the state are virtually banned from defending themselves with the most effective means available -- the handgun -- another vicious predator is still on the streets instead of the hospital, jail or morgue where he belongs."

OH: Lack of 'required hat' blamed in officer's shooting of another officer
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"If patrolman Benjamin Harrell would have been wearing his department-issued hat, he may not have been shot by a fellow officer last month, some city and law enforcement officials are saying."

'A police hat gives an officer a different profile,' said Safety-Service Director Fred Harris. 'I don't care if there is a moon or if it is completely dark, you know that it is a police officer with that hat on.'

JUXTAPOSITIONS: When an undercover officer dressed in street clothes -- without the 'required hat' -- pulls out a gun and screams out the word "POLICE!" and the people's he's trying to accost shoot him, they get charged with attempted murder of a police officer.

When a citizen negligently discharges a firearm and wounds someone, "he shot someone." When a police officer negligently discharges a firearm and wounds someone, "the gun just went off -- a 'freak' accident."

"Harm of firearms missing from messages in marketing"
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"Unlike many Americans deeply passionate about firearms, [British subject] Warren makes no bones about the reason he fantasizes about all things Smith and Wesson: his tiny, sparsely furnished apartment in Dorset has been burglarized five times in the past six years twice while he was at home, asleep and Warren hopes someday to defend his tiny stereo and 13-inch color television Charles Bronson-style."

"But when we visit gun stores, as we did during his most recent visit, Warren can't help laughing at how guns are marketed in this country as anything but killing machines."

"There's all of this flowery language about constitutional rights and the founding fathers. Or you see these Winchester ads that show pictures of some cowboy riding peacefully across the prairie," he said, laughing. "I want to know how fast I can kill somebody."

IN: Boy, 4, Accidentally Shoots Self
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"...boy apparently found a loaded handgun in his parents' dresser, began playing with it and accidentally shot himself in the chest..."

"...the Police Department had a trigger lock giveaway in the past, and he has three or four of them left over. He plans to use them on the three guns that police took from the home...."

"They'll have the trigger locks on them....it's up to them what they do after that. At least I will know how they left the building."

Rewilding the urban areas Submitted by: Rural Fire	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Heres my idea for an amusing counter to the eco-worship naysayers. It would show the eco-commies are serious about their commitment to restoring the 'balance' of nature:" "All the major cities should be stocked with wolves, bears, and cougars. Theyd quickly adapt to their new prey - Americanusmarxicus, otherwise known as 'Liberals'."

A War Against the American People
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"During the Cold War, when the United States faced a really dangerous adversary capable of incinerating our entire country in 30 minutes, we kept to our principles, stressing the virtues of a free society over Soviet communism."

"Now, faced with Muslim terrorists who are nothing in comparison to Soviet ICBMs, the Bush administration is putting in place the neighborhood informant system used by the infamous Stasi, the communist East German secret police."

'Federal day' isn't what our Founding Fathers had in mind for justice Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Inspired by Project Exile, President Bush has proposed Project Safe Neighborhoods, another program that will have gun-toting varmints who commit crimes hauled into federal court. Conservatives across the country have supported Project Exile and Project Safe Neighborhoods. Conservatives, in each case, are dead wrong."

International Spy Museum makes no secret about opening
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"Secrecy is its business, but the International Spy Museum opened very publicly Friday with news crews swarming the first day of the nation's only museum devoted to divulging the tricks of the Stasi, the KGB and the CIA."

"The museum's trove of intelligence equipment - about 1,000 artifacts - would make any gadget-maven marvel: cipher machines, counterfeit currencies, an umbrella that shoots poison pellets, the 'Kiss of Death' lipstick pistol."

OK: Tulsa approved to receive security grant
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"Tulsa will receive a $275,000 federal grant to establish a Citizen Corps program to support homeland security."

"Tulsa is among 17 cities selected for the special grants to involve citizens in the war against terrorism, crime and natural disasters."

"... to create teams of volunteers ... to help in emergencies."

"... develop and implement a volunteer mobilization strategy to meet the city's needs in the event of a disaster."

VA: Gunowner loses it, fires on private helicopter thinking it was an invasion
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ORIGINAL TITLE: 'Terrorists' Chopper Draws Gunfire

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP)-- "A man armed with an 'assault-style' rifle opened fire on a helicopter landing in a residential neighborhood, thinking the chopper was carrying terrorists, police said."

"Helicopter pilot John S. Sutton landed his helicopter July 13 at the home of businessman John Peters to pick him up, police said."

"John Chwaszczewski was charged with interfering with an aircraft, discharging a firearm, an AR-15 rifle, in a public place, reckless handling of a firearm and assaulting Sutton. He faces up to eight years in prison and $10,000 in fines if convicted."

UK: Burglars shoot pet dog with banned gun - in front of owner
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"Burglars who shot the pet dog in front of its owner before attacking her boyfriend with a knife, are being hunted by police."

"The 19-year-old woman was at home with a young Staffordshire pit bull in Hollingworth, Greater Manchester, when several masked men broke into the house on Friday at 2030 BST."

"The men, carrying a gun and a large knife, threatened the woman and shot her dog, which later died of its injuries."

"A 21-year-old man, believed to be the woman's boyfriend, was then attacked with a knife when he returned to the house with his brother."

Yay! A shooting at a gun show!!! Submitted by: Melissa Seaman Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
From anti-gunners: "If that doesn't teach those gun nuts, what will? Let this be the beginning!!!" salivates "Bloody hell! It was a kid, too! Better and better!"

FL: Big Cats Avoid People, But Beware
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"Tim Murray is a big guy, 6 feet 5 and 255 pounds, but he saw something in the woods just north of Tampa two weeks ago that spooked him a bit."

"Murray, walking alone about 3 miles into the Starkey Ranch Preserve north of State Route 54 in south Pasco County, came upon an animal he saw as a cougar - known here as the Florida panther."

"I advised Murray that bobcats are generally non-aggressive toward humans, and that he could hike the area without concern."

"That was before last Sunday, when a 35-pound bobcat went berserk at Rock Creek Run State Reserve, about 30 miles north of Orlando."

TX: Shooting contest draws Cowboy enthusiasts
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"A real Wild West shootout was held in Laredo Saturday morning."

"The Laredo Rifle and Pistol Range was the site of the latest Cowboy Action Shooting contest, a 21-year-old competition that involves shooting pre-20th Century firearms or replicas of those firearms."

"The high-spirited contest tries to replicate the Wild West from the costumes the participants wear to the design of the course they shoot."

"The participants shoot in groups called a posse."

OK: Edmond teen among top shooters at law enforcement conference Submitted by: serinde Website: http://www.progunwomen.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"An Edmond teen-ager ranked among the top 20 shooters in a field of 100 at the National Explorer Law Enforcement Conference earlier this month." "Brian Tomasak, 17, was a standout among about 4,000 youths who attended the conference at Northern Arizona State University, ranking among the best marksmen."

Children who kill Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Here is a story of a 12-year-old girl who murdered an infant. She didn't use a firearm -- she choked her to death and faces charges of capital murder. Explored is the issue of how to treat such young killers.

Why Are You Not Practicing Civil Disobedience? Submitted by: Melissa Seaman Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The natural rights of each person is universal, and embodies the sanctity to seek remedy and relief through redress. The effective means that encompass its form will vary accordingly by culture, political tradition and concentration of power. America has often been called a bastion of freedom. Dissent is the catalyst and civil disobedience is the mechanism."

Patriot Games - The misuses of patriotism Submitted by: Melissa Seaman Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"...patriotic sentiment, even in America, can degenerate into a jingoistic, authoritarian mentality that poses a threat to the very freedom on which our patriotism is based."

Kofi Annan tells nations to modify their constitutions"
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"...And it represents the culmination of a united effort in which governments and civil society worked together in the pursuit of the common good."

"It is crucial that the world community continue on this journey until full universality of the Statute is realized; and until all States that need assistance to modify their Constitutions and procedural laws to ensure compatibility with the Rome Statute receive that assistance."

KABA NOTE: Mr. Annan needs to either: A) modify his power-grabbing to exclude the United States Constitution; B) modify his significantly inferior constitution so it reflects our own; or C) send us some blue helmets to modify with ventilation.

A or B is preferable, but more people every day expect and are prepared for C.

Fear and loathing at 30,000 feet Submitted by: Melissa Seaman Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"If the American anti-Second Amendment movement has achieved anything at all, it has been the ability to malign entire groups of people by painting them as unworthy to have access to legal firearms." "The newest group of people to fall under the propaganda of fear and loathing so masterfully used by the anti-Second Amendment clique are American commercial airline pilots."

MI: Election key, gun advocates tell forum
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"Pistol permits issued in Monroe County have nearly quadrupled in the past two years, largely because state law has made it easier for citizens to carry guns. But the law should be even less restrictive, some gun owners and government officials said Saturday."

"Indeed, at a town forum held in the Monroe County Courthouse, legislators, sports-shooters and gun enthusiasts said they feared continuing efforts to restrict gun ownership. And they said exercising the right to vote was the best weapon with which to preserve the right to bear arms."

NY: Upstanding citizen who shot career criminal gets three (3) years in prison
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"A Bronx man who gunned down a career criminal breaking into his car was sentenced to at least three years in prison yesterday after begging a judge for mercy."

"He fatally shot Bethea, who had been arrested more than 50 times since 1976, in May 2001 after he caught Bethea breaking into his white 1998 Toyota Corolla."

"Vicenty told a grand jury that his car had been vandalized several times while parked near his Soundview apartment building. He said that on May 7, 2001, he heard the alarm sound and went downstairs about 2 a.m."

"Vicenty, a school bus driver, said Bethea threatened him and was coming at him when he opened fire, emptying a .22-caliber rifle."

"Bronx Assistant District Attorney Barbara Chavez asked for a five- to 15-year sentence."

"We must remain a civilized society," Chavez said. "Citizens cannot decide who, without due process, can live or die."

KABA REMINDER: The police officers who shot innocent Amadou Diallo 41 times walked free.

This man protected himself and his property and got rid of a street rat and off to the prison he goes. Sound 'civilized' to you?

FL: Orlando Sentinel: "Gun owners need to do more to protect their firearms."
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"When law-abiding citizens don't take the time to properly secure guns, those lethal weapons easily can fall into the wrong hands."

"An Orlando Sentinel analysis of gun records and shootings reveals that 34 people were killed in Central Florida during the last decade and 11 more were injured with guns that were stolen from law-abiding citizens. Florida, in fact, ranks fifth in the nation for the number of guns reported stolen in 2001."

QUESTIONS: How many of those slain were gangsters, drug-addicted habit-feeding robbers or other assorted street rats who earned their demises? And how many of the dead were disarmed peasants too weak to defend their own lives against such attacks?

Most gunowners agree that it's a good idea to secure firearms while not in use. ("In use" includes "readily available to shoot a bad guy.") But coming down on all gunowners because a few people's firearms were stolen is not only insane, it's sheer hypocrisy on the part of this newspaper. Will we now see the Sentinel bash automobile owners when their stolen cars are used in crimes? Hardly -- these folks are merely hoplophobes on a tear against your rights, and they've found a new pulpit from which to whine.

A Primer on the Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms Submitted by: Rick Schwartz	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Nelson Lund is professor of law at the George Mason University School of Law and has just released a major new perspective paper on the 2nd Amendment. It is available for free in .pdf format at the Virginia Institute. This paper is going to be extremely influential in the course of our battle to regain/retain our rights. I recommend that you distribute this link to all our friends.

GA: Law enforcement eyeing privately owned AR-15's
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"Law enforcement officials are divided on the AR-15, which has turned up in major area crime scenes three times in the past three years -- most recently two weeks ago in an Oconee County drug bust. While protective of the Second Amendment and generally opposed to gun control, cops see how troublesome it is looking down the wrong end of an assault rifle barrel." [emphasis added]

'Don't get me wrong, I'm in no way in favor of gun control,' said [Madison County Sheriff Clayton] Lowe, who enjoys hunting. 'I believe if you give gun control people an inch they'll take you a mile. But it's no fun being outgunned by a bad guy, which is what happened in that situation.'

" 'We would like all future production of assault weapons outlawed,' said Marty Langley, a policy analyst with the pro-gun control Violence Policy Center in Washington, D.C."

"Lowe doesn't think gun ownership rights should change, despite the risks officers face in running up against such firepower."

'Unless they're a convicted felon, I'm all for it,' he said.

'Our face' was a crime
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"On Dec. 8, 1941, a slow-moving car approached the Watanabe home near Dublin."

"An occupant in the car fired six shots from a .22-caliber pistol. Several of the shots riddled the home. One bullet smashed through a window, another struck a parked car in front of the home."

"Five men and two women, all of them Japanese Americans, were asleep inside. No one was injured by the gunfire, according to a Dec. 12, 1941, report in the Livermore Herald."

"World War II suddenly hit close to home for Valley residents."

CA: 19 given hands-on look at officers' use of force
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"Pureza Bacor was grazed yesterday. Marcella Ordorica took one in the chin. Johnny Munoz died twice."

"Their suffering confined to metaphor, Bacor, Ordorica and Munoz walked away after lessons from three minority law-enforcement groups at Miramar College."

"Bacor, Ordorica and Munoz were unharmed. But the 15 police officers who volunteered at San Diego's Community Use of Force Workshop hoped the crisis situations the trio took part in all simulated, but tense nonetheless left a mark on their psyches."

"Bacor, a social worker who lives in La Mesa, prevailed in the scenario, but with some dismay. She feared she hadn't done enough to calm the situation, but Sgt. Rudy Tai reassured her."

"He shot at you," Tai said. "You were justified."

CONSIDER: This same police officer would arrest this same woman if he caught her with an "unlicensed" firearm for self-defense on the street.

UK: New maintenance and cleaning instructions issued in response to failing military rifles
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"The Ministry of Defence's blaming of Marine troops for the failures of SA80-A2 rifles has been described by a firearms expert and ex-army officer as 'a pathethic excuse'."

"The official report into repeated jamming of the armed forces' assault rifle used in Afghanistan cleared the weapon, and blamed the problem on the Royal Marines failure to clean the guns properly."

"New maintenance and cleaning instructions have now been issued by the MoD, yet the representatives of the armed forces have described the report as a 'whitewash'."

"Also condemning the report, former British Army officer Mike Yardley said: 'To try to blame the soldiers, who are seasoned professionals, is actually rather unpleasant.' "

"It's trying to deflect the problem created from the deficiencies in the rifle itself."

UK: Threat with banned handgun leads to armed police siege of neighborhood
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"Armed police were surrounding a house in Queens Street, Paignton, early today following an incident in which a foreign student was allegedly threatened at gunpoint."

"Firearms teams, dog handlers and negotiators were outside the building and the street and surrounding area of Paignton seafront was cordoned off."

"A police spokesman said a German student had called them at 8.10pm to say he had been threatened at his home by a man with a handgun."

"A 50-year-old man was arrested at 9.30pm but a second man, thought to be an accomplice, was still inside the building and negotiators had been called in to persuade him to leave."

"Other flats in the property were evacuated and police remained outside the property at 12.30am."

Ridge: 'Terror Threat' May Force Use of Military for Domestic Law Enforcement
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(AP) - "Homeland security chief Tom Ridge says the threat of terrorism may force government planners to consider using the military for domestic law enforcement, now largely prohibited by federal law. President Bush has called on Congress to thoroughly review the law that bans the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines from participating in arrests, searches, seizure of evidence and other police-type activity on U.S. soil."

So this is goodbye Posse Comitatus?

Keep your powder dry.

GA: 'Impressive' shooter takes three golds at Georgia Games
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"Dallas Smith made his competition a family affair."

"As his wife and daughter drank blue Kool-Aid and watched from the crowd at the Pinetucky Gun Club, Smith put on a performance that impressed the officials at the Georgia Games shooting competition Saturday. Smith, a native of Evans, took gold medals in both the smallbore kneeling and standing competition as well as the smallbore prone competition."

"I happened to see it, and it was very impressive," said Roy McClain, a shooting official. "It was a great tournament, but he really stood out."

"Smith shot a 1,121 in the kneeling and standing competition, hitting 93.4 percent of his targets. In the prone, he hit 576 out of 600 -- 96 percent."

FL: School weapons reports rise in Orange County
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"While incidents of crime, substance abuse and violence have decreased throughout Florida and most Central Florida school districts, weapons possession more than tripled in Orange County between the 1999 and 2000 school years, according to a new state report on school safety and discipline."

"The number of students with weapons also increased in Volusia and Osceola counties. In Volusia, that number jumped 55 percent -- from 60 cases of weapons possession during the 1999-00 school year to 93 cases in 2000-01."

IL: Milwaukee Bucks basketball star charged with 'unlawful possession of a firearm'
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"Milwaukee Bucks forward Glenn Robinson was released from jail on $5,000 bond, a day after he was arrested on charges of domestic battery, assault and unlawful possession of a firearm." [emphasis added]

"Robinson was accused of pushing the woman, police said, and didn't have [NRA-sanctioned] identification authorizing him to carry the gun that was in his possession when he was arrested." [emphasis added]

Australia: Police organize press conference so crime boss' widow can threaten killers
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"The wife of murdered underworld figure Victor George Peirce issued a chilling warning to his killers yesterday - come forward or risk a similar fate."

Yesterday Mrs Peirce clutched a large photograph of her husband as she told reporters that if police failed in their investigations, there were plenty of people in the crime world who would finish the job.

"I have a large extended family," Mrs Peirce told reporters at a press conference organised by police. [emphasis added]

"They [the killers] can do it the easy way or the hard way."

"The easy way is police. The hard way is out there."

"I'm just saying I'm not the one who should be worried. In jail, they won't even be safe there."

ME: "Man suffers minor injury at annual machine gun shoot"
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This story starts off innocently enough...

"Lots of summer festivals have hot dogs, homemade ice cream and a kids' climbing wall. But how many have machine guns, dynamite and exploding cars?"

"The Hiram Maxim Military Shoot and Expo, which attracted thousands of gun enthusiasts to this Piscataquis County town over the weekend, had all of the above."

Then here it comes...

"There was also an incident Saturday that marred the event. A shooter was struck in the arm by a brass bullet casing when his weapon misfired, the Bangor Daily News reported."

"An immediate cease-fire was called to get medical attention for the man. He was hospitalized and released, according to a nurse on duty at nearby Mayo Regional Hospital."

With all of the fun and festivities and demonstrated safety, it seems the Associated Press could've come up with a more appropriate title and intro to their tale. Such is the world of SPIN.

Europe: "Gun crimes shock" Europeons
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"For years, many Europeans have seen the United States as the epitome of the Wild West, where gun control laws are weak, too many people own weapons and violent crime is widespread."

"But [the current spate of gun-related crimes] leave[s] many Europeans wondering if more must be done to control weapons, fight crime and prevent violent attacks by mentally troubled people."

"...Europe must accept the fact that it, too, is susceptible to horrific crimes."

"Nobody knows what has caused all these random attacks in Europe, and if there is any connection among them," said French journalist Ragis Verley, a correspondent for the European newspaper Quenzin.

"But everyone is asking two questions: How do such attackers suddenly appear on our streets with guns or rifles, and what are we doing to care for loners with mental problems?" [all above emphasis added]

Canada: Gun law violates privacy, court says
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"The Ontario Court of Appeal has struck down a law intended to prevent gun-related injuries and deaths because it allows police to go on 'wholesale fishing expeditions' in people's homes."

"In what is being described as an important victory for homeowners' rights, the court declared section 117.04(1) of the Criminal Code unconstitutional by a 3-0 decision. The law gives police the right to conduct sweeping bodily or residential searches for guns or ammunition, even if they have no reason to believe or suspect the person has weapons."