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Roberts dissents from gun search ruling
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"Supreme Court nominee John Roberts sided with police but was on the losing end of an appeals court decision on whether officers were within their authority to search the trunk of a suspect's car."
"Roberts dissented in a 2-1 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, reversing a man's conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm." ...
"Roberts said in his minority opinion that U.S. Park Police were justified in searching the trunk of a car and seizing a .25-caliber pistol found there after the officers performed a records check and discovered the vehicle's temporary license tags were stolen in Fairfax County, Va. ..." |
Bush Nominates Puppy: Roberts Wrong for Court
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"Well, at least he didn’t nominate Alberto Gonzalez. And just when the media was expecting either an Hispanic or a woman, all they got was another white guy that no-one really knows anything about. ...His 'Conservative' credentials come from being a lawyer for the United States Government, whereby he fought for the issues as requested by his employer, the United States Government." ...
"And despite the Republican-heavy selections, liberals own the court. Liberal Justices are people who, on one hand, read the Second Amendment and can’t find a right to bear arms yet, on the other hand, can find an indisputable constitutional right to partial birth abortion through a crazy series of nonexistent Constitutional findings. ..." |
GOA: Feinstein Gun Ban Could Come up in the Senate Soon
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"While the big news of the day is President Bush's pick for the Supreme Court (more on this below), Gun Owners of America is hearing rumblings that the Senate will soon be considering legislation to slow down the number of frivolous lawsuits against gun makers."
"Although GOA is supportive of this legislation, S. 397, we must remember that anti-gun Senators used this legislation last year to load it up with all kinds of anti-gun riders -- things like gun show restrictions, semi-auto bans and more." |
CRPA: Federal Gun Laws Increase by 17 Percent
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"The tenth anniversary edition of 'Gun Laws of America,' the unabridged guide to federal gun law, shows both increases and decreases depending on how you count the laws, says Alan Korwin, publisher of Bloomfield Press, which has produced the book since 1995. The completely revised edition is due out in July." ...
"The word count however has dropped slightly, by 979 words or about 1%, to a total of 93,354 words of federal law. The assault-weapon law expiration removed 1,105 words, but it also eliminated the 3,710-word list of “good guns,” those declared to not be assault weapons. That list was included at the insistence of the NRA, who had feared the law might expand to include regular guns widely owned in America."
"Among the significant repeals, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, formed during the Cold War, was abolished, with its primary functions rolled into the State Department. The Civilian Marksmanship Program, designed to teach the general public to shoot and handle firearms safely, was repealed from the Armed Services laws, and expanded and rewritten into the Patriotic Societies laws." |
A Retired Pilot's Crusade: Once hijacked, he hopes his story will be a lesson
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"A great deal of attention has been focused on airline security since Sept. 11, 2001. To retired Capt. Albert Mitchell though, not enough was done before that day, something that seems obvious to everybody now." ...
"Mitchell was the captain of an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago (ultimately scheduled to go on to Tulsa, Okla.) when it was hijacked on June 20, 1979. A Serbian national named Nikola Kavaja, who was strapped with explosives, followed a flight attendant into the cockpit." ...
"Mitchell, unbeknownst to Kavaja, was armed too. Though carrying a firearm was against company policy, he had a pistol in his flight bag, which was within reach. ..." |
CA: Drive-Through Shooting Leaves Would Be Robber Dead
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"A gunman who allegedly tried to rob two men in the drive-thru area of a fast-food restaurant in Santa Monica Thursday was shot and killed during a confrontation with his intended victims, police said." |
MI: Homeowner: Illegal entry was more than that
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"A Saginaw Township man says police let him down when they refused to arrest an 18-year-old man who broke into his house ..."
"Jerry Persons, 65... said a state police detective told him the intruder wasn't arrested because he needed 60 stitches and officers couldn't wait at the hospital." ...
"Person jumped out of bed at the sound of crashing glass. He saw the invader crouched behind a chair in his 350-square-foot solarium and trained his .22-caliber revolver on him.
"Then several officers from Saginaw County's Safe Streets squad with flashlights appeared in his back yard."
"'They says drop your gun. I says, 'No way,' because I had my gun trained on this individual,' Persons said." |
MI: Store clerk's gunshot fatal to teen boy
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"A 14-year-old Flint boy was shot and killed Thursday night by a store clerk he may have been trying to rob."
"Police were called to 2218 Lewis St. about 10:50 p.m. on an armed robbery and learned about a gunshot victim at Lewis and Mabel streets, investigators said."
"The shooting victim, Hakeem Nelson, was taken to Hurley Medical Center and pronounced dead." |
NC: More People Pulling Out Guns; Guns Don’t Solve Disputes, Detective Says
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"Using a gun to resolve an argument is a good way to kill, be killed, or end up in prison." ...
"Det. Poppler said more people are using guns to settle disputes.
“'Guns are more readily available on the streets now than 10 years ago, and people are readily going to a firearm instead of handling a dispute verbally,' Det. Poppler said. 'It produces fear, intimidation and control.'"
"Most disagreements begin verbally, but if weapons are present they can easily become deadly, Det. Poppler said." |
UK: Three arrested in firearms incident
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"Three men were arrested today after a firearms incident on a King's Lynn housing estate."
"Police armed response units were called to Parkway... following an incident involving police officers on routine duty."
"One man was arrested for affray and a second man later arrested for possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear or violence. A firearm was recovered. A third man was arrested at 2.15pm on separate matters and all three suspects were taken to Lynn police station." |
IA: Change in deer hunting rules to allow high-powered rifle season
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"Iowa State environmental officials say high-powered rifles will be allowed for deer hunting in the southern two tiers of the state for one week in January."
"The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the deer hunting rules for the 2005-2006 season will be changed in August."
"The new rules will allow the use of centerfire or highpowered rifles during an extended antlerless deer hunting season in an area includes that Des Moines, Henry and Lee counties."
"The changes, which will help decrease the growing number of deer in Iowa, come after a series of public hearings throughout the state." |
OH: Gonzalez earns top spot at national pistol match
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"At the National Rifle Association’s 2005 National Pistol Matches at Camp Perry, OH last week Gonzalez took first place in the senior division of the Sharpshooter class. Competing against 690 participants, he also took the overall match aggregate of third place with a 2491-69X score. In the preliminary match held July 12, Gonzalez took fourth with 802-13X. In the Harry Reeves Memorial Revolver Match and the Distinguished Revolver Match, he placed in the top 100." |
NY: New York police launch random checks of bags entering subway
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"Straphangers seemed resigned to random bag searches Friday as police across the region stepped up transit security in response to the new round of attacks in London." ...
"Random searches also are being conducted on buses, ferries and commuter railroads. Anyone who refuses a search won't be allowed to ride. Those caught carrying drugs or other contraband could be arrested." ...
"'Surely, we do need it,' Reyes added. 'I don't like our privacy being invaded but given the circumstances around the globe, I understand it.'" |
OR: Democrats back county’s gun position
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"A gun ownership resolution by Baker County Democrats has been adopted by the statewide party. It stresses the constitutional right to own weapons and advocates severe penalties for those who abuse the right."
"The resolution still faces review by a platform committee and a vote at the party’s state convention in 2006 before it becomes part of the party platform." |
UK: Collector with fake gun is freed
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"THE FAMILY of a model collector jailed after buying a replica handgun on the internet have welcomed a decision to slash his sentence."
"At Croydon Crown Court in January, customs worker Zakir Rehman pleaded guilty to owning the illegal weapon."
"But the 25-year-old, from Thornton Heath, was a free man on July 18 after his sentence was reduced at London's Criminal Appeal Court to time already served." |
TX: Midland Gun and Knife Show returns
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"The 27th annual Midland Gun and Knife Show will soon be rolling into town with enough guns and knives to warm the heart of even the most dedicated enthusiast."
"The show is expected to draw over 1500 people to the Midland Center this weekend."
"'There’s almost 200 tables in there and they are all full,' said Kim Smith of the Texas Gun & Knife Association, who is hosting the show." |
HI: Embattled Liquor Commission Administrator Resigns
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"Embattled Liquor Commission administrator Wally Weatherwax Thursday night agreed to retire in three months and to work from home until then. ..."
"During Weatherwax's tenure as Liquor Commission administrator, liquor inspectors shook down dozens of Honolulu bars for bribes. Eight of the agency's inspectors now face federal jail sentences after pleading guilty to criminal corruption." ...
"The head of the commission said the turning point was when Weatherwax went public with his proposal that liquor inspectors should be allowed to carry firearms."
"The idea of having gun-toting inspectors seemed ridiculous to the mayor and others." |
MI: Free gun locks to be handed out
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"The National Shooting Sports Foundation will distribute free gun locks in Bay County July 30 through Aug. 4 through a program called Project ChildSafe. The locks prevent children from using the weapons." ...
"Last year, the project gave away 779,000 gun locks across the state, according to Doug Painter, president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation." ...
"Project organizers plan to distribute about 1.3 million gun locks in Michigan this time around." |
OpineTree.com Clarifies the Gun Control Debate
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"The gun control debate in America is a battle between personal freedom and public safety, according to OpineTree.com, a new debate website. For nearly 160 years, there were no limits to the Second Amendment, which guarantees 'the right of the people to keep and bear arms.'"
"In 1934, however, and especially in the last four decades, Americans have begun to proscribe and debate the extent of that right. The National Firearms Act of 1934 was the first restriction on gun rights in American history. ..." |
WI: Gold rifle donation takes aim at area crime prevention
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"A South Dakota gunsmith’s donation will help pad the coffers of a local crime effort and an area hunter’s safety group."
"A&A Engraving Inc. of Rapid City, S.D., donated one of 10 custom Winchester Model 93 rifles to the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation."
"The 30-30 caliber firearm — finished in 24-karat gold with custom engraving depicting Brown County icons — is included as a prize in a raffle benefiting the Crime Prevention Foundation of Brown County and De Pere Hunter’s Safety Inc." |
NY: Highland defeats gun club law
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"Town of Highland Supervisor Allan Schadt and other board members knew they’d have their hands full the night of July 12."
"Local residents filled the town hall to capacity and anxiously waited for the board to resume its discussion of a proposed local law that would prohibit new construction within 500 feet of any hunting club’s property lines. The law would run parallel to one recently passed by Town of Deerpark officials."
"Three board members, Robert Burrow, Joseph McDonald and Paul Zimmerman, expressed dissatisfaction with the law. Then Schadt opened the meeting for public comment." |
Christian Science Monitor Speaks To the Real First Responders.
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"As planning for terrorism becomes a part of daily life in the Western World, a growing number of disaster experts are calling for a dramatic reassessment in the way the nation plans for emergencies."
"The problem, they argue, is that the current top-down approach views the public as a problem to be managed rather than an asset to be utilized. Officials don't take into account people's natural willingness to help or address their most basic needs - like concern about the safety of their spouses and kids."
"This upstart group of sociologists, physicians, and terrorism experts contends that the use of ordinary citizens during a large-scale emergency could save hundreds if not thousands of lives. And they are determined to ensure the public is properly prepared before the next catastrophic event."
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IL: Family finds shotguns in lake
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"Anglers are known to lose a fishing pole from time to time. People with no regard for the waterways have been known to toss items like a tire into the water, but there is no easy explanation for what one young man pulled out of Little Swan Lake Sunday."
"'It was two shotguns, wrapped in plastic and taped shut,' Nathan said."
"Nathan is not the man's real name. The family who discovered the guns on the lakebed requested anonymity in case the weapons were used in a crime." |
NY: Suffolk Cop Charged in Disability Scam
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"A Suffolk County police officer who claimed he was disabled and unable to perform police duties including driving a police vehicle and pulling the trigger on a gun, has been charged with defrauding the government of more than $250,000 tax free workers compensation benefits."
"Michael Forman, 39, of 172 N. Herman Ave., Bethpage, LI., has been charged with second degree grand larceny and one count of defrauding the government after a seven month investigation." |
UK: Terror after boys fire airgun at windscreen
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"A MOTORIST had to swerve and mount a pavement after schoolboy snipers as young as ten fired an airgun at her windscreen."
"Metal ball bearings cracked the windscreen and left two holes in the car."
"Politicians and police today condemned the attack, which has reignited calls for a licensing scheme to be introduced for air weapons." |
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