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Pacifism: The Ultimate Immorality
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"Last week, Jack and Jill Pacifisto were walking home through the park after dinner with friends, during which they had spent a few hours discussing the immorality of violence and war and their commitments to send more money to progressive activists ... Suddenly, Tony Thug stepped out of the shadows and pointed a pistol at Jack and said, 'Give me your wallet,' and, pointing the gun at Jill, 'Your purse.'" ...
"Jack and Jill handed over their wallet, and purse, and all their jewelry and Rolex watches, and then Tony shot them both twice in the chest and picked up the loot and stepped back into the shadows." ...
"If you are Hitler, or Saddam, or Osama, or Ahmadinejad, your desire to kill those you dislike is at least honest and open ..." ... |
Nations in bid to curb arms trade
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"SEVEN nations, spanning five continents, formally launched an initiative today aimed at stifling the supply of weapons that fuel conflicts and terrorism."
"In a letter to fellow UN members, Argentina, Australia, Britain, Costa Rica, Finland, Japan and Kenya said they wanted to draw up a global treaty to regulate the international arms trade."
"The treaty would help to 'prevent, combat and eradicate' the supply of arms 'which would be likely to increase crime, conflict and terrorism and displacement of people', according to a draft resolution proposed by the seven." ... |
House should toughen, not weaken, protections against identity theft, says gun law expert
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"'When the United States House of Representatives considers the issue of identity theft this week, it should take steps to strengthen protections against ID theft, rather than weaken existing protections,' gun rights expert John M. Snyder said here this morning." ...
"H.R. 4127, Snyder said, 'would require that each time a security breach of personal security is detected the intended target or victim of the breach be notified by the responsible party. We consider this one of the most significant features of the Stearns bill. Consequently, it was unfortunate that last week the House leadership indicated it would bring up this week a bill that does not contain this provision. ...'" ... |
NC: Durham man saved by citizen with a gun (BFA)
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"Raleigh-Durham News 14 reported on a attempted robbery outside a jewelry store earlier this month, which was stopped when a third person observed what was happening and intervened, firing three shots with his own gun." ...
"This is a good story. No one was killed. Only the gunman was injured, and he is now in custody of police. But then come the comments that grate on me..."
"But neither Lineberry nor the Durham Police want other people to follow his lead."
"'We do not encourage private citizens to use deadly force,' ..."
"A man is about to die, and they 'do not encourage private citizens to use deadly force.' WOW! What do they recommend? Call 911? Talk nicely to the killer? ..." ... |
IN: Businessman shoots at intruder
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"A man who operates an insurance business from his home ... told police Saturday that he fired his rifle at a man who broke into his home."
"He suspects the man is one of his customers, police said."
"The man told police he and his girlfriend were in their bedroom about 3 a.m. Saturday when they heard the sound of breaking glass in the area where he runs his business. The man picked up a rifle he keeps next to his bed and found the intruder, who reportedly was holding something that looked like a handgun."
"The man told police he fired two or three times at the intruder, who fled through the broken window. Police later found a bullet hole in another window that may be from a shot fired by the intruder." ... |
MO: Sheriff investigating shooting in Doe Run
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"The St. Francois County Sheriff's Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Sunday morning ..."
"'The man that was shot went to a home ...' said St. Francois County Sheriff Dan Bullock. 'When the man arrived at the home, the homeowner was in his yard. According to statements taken, the man threatened to do the homeowner bodily harm. The man went after the homeowner and the homeowner stepped inside his shed where he had a gun. At that time the homeowner shot the man five times.'" ...
"Bullock said the homeowner was not arrested as of press time."
"'We have contacted the prosecuting attorney,' Bullock said. '... We don't expect any charges to be filed though. It appears to be a case of self defense.'" |
TX: A Man Is Dead After an Overnight [Defensive] Shooting
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"Police are investigating an overnight shooting in Southwest Lubbock that left one person dead. It happened around 2:30 Monday morning ..."
"23-year-old Ronald McNabb was gunned down by the homeowner after McNabb forced his way into the house."
"Police say a man living in the house came out of his bedroom and witnessed someone assaulting his friend. He went into his room, grabbed a gun, and shot the suspect at least two times in the chest. He also accidentally shot his friend in the calf. ..."
"Witnesses told police that McNabb may have been after the homeowner, since he was the ex-boyfriend of his girlfriend."
"Police say the homeowner was not arrested for the shooting. They believe it was a situation of self-defense." |
PA: Man catches would-be thieves
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"A Sharon man turned the table on two would-be burglars when he came home in the middle of their attempt to steal several items from his home, police said."
"Police said Joseph R. Emerich ... and Brett D. Sumner ... were burglarizing 24 Smith Ave. in Sharon when Charles Carlo returned home ..."
"They had taken a computer, a videogame player, a mint set of coins and an air conditioner from Carlo’s home to a nearby apartment and were attempting to take more, police said."
"Carlo told them to stop, retrieved his 9 mm pistol and fired one shot after he noticed that one of the men had something in his hands, but did not hit either man, police said." ... |
U.S. House backs disaster area gun possession
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"The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill barring federal law enforcement officers from confiscating legally owned guns after a disaster such as Hurricane Katrina."
"The vote on the legislation strongly backed by the influential National Rifle Association gun lobby was 322-99, with half the Democrats joining the majority Republicans in voting for it."
"Sponsored by Louisiana Republican Bobby Jindal, the bill would block federal officers in a disaster zone from seizing legally owned weapons. ..."
"Critics said the 'Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act of 2006' would allow people to bring their guns into emergency shelters." ... |
House votes to block police from seizing legal guns during disasters (another view)
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"The House voted Tuesday to prevent law enforcement officers from confiscating legally owned guns during a national disaster or emergency." ...
"The Fraternal Order of Police endorsed the measure. In a letter to Jindal, National President Chuck Canterbury said law enforcement officials concentrate on search and rescue during major disasters, and breakdowns in communications and transportation can lengthen police response times to calls."
"'A law-abiding citizen who possesses a firearm lawfully represents no danger to law enforcement officers or any other first responder,' Canterbury wrote." ... |
House Passes NRA-Backed 'Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act' (NRA-ILA)
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"The National Rifle Association (NRA) and law-abiding gun owners won another major victory today when the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass HR 5013, the NRA-backed 'Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act'. HR 5013 passed with a broad bi-partisan margin of 322-99."
"'Law-abiding gun owners scored a significant victory in the House of Representatives today,' said Chris W. Cox, NRA's chief lobbyist. 'The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina confirmed a fear long-held by American gun owners: the day government bureaucrats declare our Second Amendment null and void, leaving law-abiding citizens defenseless in the midst of chaos and lawlessness.'" ... |
NE: Council rejects gun ban
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"The Lincoln City Council on Monday shot down Mayor Coleen Seng's proposal to ban concealed weapons in the city once a new state law takes effect next year."
"The item was not on the council's agenda but was on the pending list and expected to be scheduled for a public hearing July 31."
"But Councilman Jon Camp made a motion to consider the issue, and the council voted 5-2 to kill the proposal."
"Camp said he had talked to other council members and 'sensed enough support today to do it.'"
"The decision came as a shock to Mayor Coleen Seng and Police Chief Tom Casady."
"Seng said that in her 20 years on the council and as mayor, she’s never seen a situation where 'we've denied the public an opportunity to speak on an issue.'" ... |
MI: We need Walberg as our congressman (third letter)
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"Do we have a congressman? Since the '02 primary 'landslide,' finding our congressman actually in the 7th Congressional District is as hard as finding a doctor making house calls. One might begin to wonder if Joe is ashamed of the district or just missing in action?" ...
"When the city of New Orleans confiscated law-abiding citizens' legally owned firearms after Katrina, Joe was missing in action." ...
"I have not and will not always agree with Tim Walberg, but I know first-hand he always listened and never 'ducked' by sending the staff because we might disagree."
"Unlike our MIA incumbent, Tim Walberg won't change his position on issues such as the right to life or our Second Amendment right for electoral convenience." ... |
PA: New Castle crowd hears Swann's song
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"As if on cue, the rain stopped just long enough Saturday morning for Lynn Swann's arrival in New Castle. ... He said he proposes to improve education so that the state has a work force capable of operating with the industries of tomorrow. Also, the state has to help businesses grow to bring jobs to Pennsylvania to reverse the exodus of college graduates. In response to a question from the audience, he said people across the state told him that they want more jobs, better education, tort reform and property tax reform. He said he believes in the Second Amendment to the Constitution regarding the right to have guns, but that current criminal laws need to be enforced. ..." ... |
CT: Hartford Officer Returns To Court
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"A Hartford police officer charged in the shooting death of an unarmed teen-ager went back before a judge today. Officer Robert Lawlor claims when he fired his weapon he thought it was in self-defense. A few weeks ago he was confronted by the victims family outside of the courthouse."
"The entrance to Hartford Superior Court was lined with blue. State and local police in uniform were there to guard Officer Lawlor from friends and family of the man he's accused of killing ..."
"Lawlor's attorney requested a strong police presence after Bryant's friends and family taunted the Hartford officer nearly three weeks ago as he walked in and out of superior court for his initial arraignment. ..." [emphasis added] ... |
IL: Harvey cop gets 1-year probation for battery
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"Weeks after Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. deemed the citizens of south suburban Harvey 'dangerously at risk' because of the performance of its police department, a Harvey police corporal was convicted Monday of misdemeanor battery for attacking a woman with pepper spray."
"Cook County Judge Adam Bourgeois Jr. said he would have liked to order Cpl. Tiffanie A. Jones to perform 40 days of community service, but he opted to sentence her to one year of probation because she is pregnant. The judge ordered Jones to have no contact with the victim ..."
"On Feb. 7, Jones approached Williams ... Jones asked Williams if she was 'Kisha,' short for Lakisha, and when Williams nodded yes, sprayed her in the face with Mace, Gorman said." ... |
NJ: Newton warns of lookalike air rifles
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"It's hard to scare a police officer, but Newton police were alarmed Monday following an incident involving a realistic replica BB rifle Sunday."
"Newton Police are asking parents to be wary of any realistic-looking toy or youth guns their children may own, one day after they confiscated a spring-loaded BB rifle that looked eerily similar to the real AR-15 rifle used by officers, Chief John Tomasula said."
"People create a serious problem for police when they carry fake guns that look authentic, especially in the dark, he said. The danger to the public or police is unclear in those situations, and armed officers are faced with the difficult choice of whether force is necessary." ... |
CA: Brothers' Defense Claims Police Killed Family
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Attorneys for a former Bakersfield elementary school principal accused of killing five members of his family are suggesting police may have shot the five.
Recently filed court documents by Vincent Brothers' lawyers say law enforcement officers may have killed Brothers' wife, their three kids and his mother-in-law in 2003. They say the wife believed police were after her because she was a civil rights activist who accused police of misconduct in several high-profile cases.
Both sides in the Brothers case are scheduled to be in court Monday to discuss the defense's request for law enforcement documents.
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Submitter's Note: With America fast becoming a police state and knowing that police in other police states do exactly what is claimed by the defendant - Geez, don't know who to believe anymore. |
East Timor: East Timorese police hand over illegal firearms
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"East Timorese police who have illegally kept weapons in their homes for protection during weeks of unrest, have surrendered dozens of firearms to Australian peacekeepers."
"The head of the force, Brigadier Mick Slater, says the policemen, handed in more than 50 firearms including M-16s, AK-33s and pistols."
"Brigadier Slater has praised their actions, saying they will not be arrested for having the weapons." [emphasis added] ...
"East Timorese police and military were officially confined to barracks with the arrival of peacekeepers from Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Portugal."
"However, many policemen deserted their posts and took their weapons with them, fearing attacks by renegade soldiers." ... |
NY: Deputies Train With New, Sleeker Weapons
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"Monroe County Sheriff's deputies have new partners as they work: new weapons. The .40 caliber guns will replace Smith &Wesson 9 mm models."
"The new gun is better suited to both men and women."
"For nearly 15 years, every Monroe County Sheriff's deputy has had a Smith & Wesson 9mm at his or her side. It’s been excellent protection against the bad guys."
"Firearms training Officer Dave Inzana said, 'It has to be 100 percent dependable, and for that to happen you have to have a good weapon.'"
"Now, however, age is taking its toll on the old style firearms. They’ve been replaced with the improved technology of the H & K .40 caliber." ... |
IL: Shoot straight on gun buyback program
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"An Illinois gun-rights group is taking potshots at Jewel-Osco ... for the crime of making financial 'donations to Chicago-area gun-control groups,' as described in a press release from the Illinois State Rifle Association Political-Victory Fund."
"Along with Chase Bank, Jewel helped sponsor a gun buyback program targeting neighborhoods plagued by violent crime. ..." ...
"It is voluntary - and no threat to the Second Amendment, which we support. But the gun group doesn't say that. Instead they complain about how the Second Amendment 'is not for sale' and how 'a lot of hunters and sportsman are angry that Jewel-Osco would donate to groups that want to take their guns away.'" ...
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OH: Clermont County Holding Firm: No Guns At Fairgrounds (OFCC)
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"Over the past week Ohioans For Concealed Carry has been in contact with various officials in Clermont County, including Clermont County Sheriff AJ Rodenberg. It is very important to emphasis that Sheriff Rodenberg is a friend of concealed carry interests and is not the bad guy in this dispute. The Sheriff is sworn to uphold the law, and his County Prosecutor is advising him that the Clermont County Agricultural Society's (CCAS) signs are legitimate due to a perceived 'private property' status." ...
"You may recall that this first started when the Enquirer printed a story referencing our website. Since then, OFCC has worked to get these signs taken down, and what has transpired follows..." ... |
FL: UM's Coker to discuss gun ownership with players
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"University of Miami coach Larry Coker said he is planning to address the issue of gun ownership with his players after a shooting incident last week that involved safeties Willie Cooper and Brandon Meriweather."
"Cooper was shot in the buttocks Friday while outside his home in South Miami. Meriweather, Cooper's roommate, fired three shots at the male assailant with a semi-automatic pistol that he owns."
"Coker doesn't want one of his players to react that way again."
"'I think we need to leave those issues to this - dial 911 and get the people that are trained to handle those things,' Coker said Monday during the 2006 ACC Football Kickoff event. 'I really don't want our players to have firearms.' ..." ... |
WI: Neville presents 'Local Guns' exhibition
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"The Neville Public Museum of Brown County is flexing its fire power with the new 'Bullet Points: Stories of Local Guns' exhibit, opening Saturday."
"'Bullet Points' showcases more than 80 rare and seldom-seen firearms from the Neville's collection. The exhibit, which runs through Nov. 12, focuses on weapons with connections to local citizens, soldiers and collectors."
"Included are: German rifles and machine guns captured by Milo Huempfner, Green Bay's highest decorated World War II veteran and winner of the Distinguished Service Cross; Admiral Melancton Smith's Civil War Colt Navy service revolver; Fort Howard banker David McCartney's Smith & Wesson 'hideout' pistol; Madeline Jourdain's personal shotgun; ..." ... |
NE: State Patrol will issue permits for concealed weapons Jan. 1
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"Nebraska officials expect an initial rush for permits to carry a concealed weapon, but expect less than 20,000 people to obtain one when they become available next year."
"The 19,500 expected to apply would be about 3 percent of the state's households."
"Other states that established concealed-carry permits saw the number of applications peak early, possibly because of restrictions imposed by cities and property owners."
"'Everywhere you go, you have to leave it in the trunk,' Lt. Reginald Eakins of the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office in Ohio told the Omaha World-Herald. 'I think a lot of people have decided, 'It's not worth it. Forget it.'" ... |
FL: Indian River County commissioner blasts gun range rumor
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"A recent anonymous letter sent to gun owners accuses Commissioner Gary Wheeler of trying to shut down the county shooting range."
"And Wheeler has blasted the letter as a lie. But the letter also seems to have backfired, with gun owners more outraged by being on an unknown sender's mailing list."
"'I was taken aback ...' Vero Beach jeweler and gun enthusiast Jody Swiss said Monday."
"'My first thought was, 'Who is trying to shut down my shooting range?' Then I read on and thought, 'What moron wrote this letter?'" ...
"The only way the sender could have gotten his address, he said, is from a list of concealed-weapon permit owners someone must have gotten before July 1, when such records ceased being public." ... |
OH: Oregon Ohio: Sayers Attorney Motion To Dismiss (OFCC)
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"OFCC is please to announce that Attorney Daniel T. Ellis recently filed a Motion to Dismiss with Oregon Municipal Court in the Dan Sayers case. Ohioans For Concealed Carry is coordinating the Dan Sayers Legal Defense Fund, which we announced June 9th. The City of Oregon arrested Sayers after an anonymous caller reported a 'man with a gun' leaving a Sunoco gas station. Sayers was carrying openly, and Oregon Municipal Code unconstitutionally and completely prohibits firearms possession."
"The absurd anti-gun laws in Oregon, Ohio and their disregard for Sayers as a concealed handgun licensee convinced OFCC to get behind this endeavor. ..." ... |
OH: Plain Dealer Publishes Letter To Editor rebuttal of Mayors Story (OFCC)
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"The Cleveland Plain Dealer published a letter to the editor Saturday written by OFCC Member Rick Troha in response to a spin story they published on their front page Saturday, July 15th. We covered the fact that this story was completely misleading a day later."
"In fact, the Cleveland Plain Dealer's T.C. Brown wrote an article on April 4th, 2004 which covered the fact that OFCC was already challenging 'park bans' with success before the law went into effect:" ...
"When OFCC's Jeff Garvas wrote a more aggressive letter to the editors, and sent it to them twice last week, the Cleveland Plain Dealer ignored it. You can read that letter below." ... |
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