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John Kerry's Monstrous Record on Civil Liberties
Submitted by: Richard W Watras Jr

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"For John Kerry, the specter of Attorney General John Ashcroft trashing Americans' civil liberties has been a useful campaign prop. In campaign stops, Kerry has promised to 'end the era of John Ashcroft and renew our faith in the Constitution.' In a Kerry administration, he promised the liberal group MoveOn in June 2003, 'there will be no John Ashcroft trampling on the Bill of Rights.' In his 2004 campaign book, A Call to Service, Kerry accuses Ashcroft and the Bush administration of 'relying far too much on extraordinary police powers.'"

"In contrast, Kerry positions himself as a civil libertarianor at least as a proponent of a reasonable balance between liberty and security. 'If we are to stand as the world's role model for freedom, we need to remain vigilant about our own civil liberties,' Kerry writes in A Call to Service. He calls for 'rededicating ourselves to protecting civil liberties.'" [emphasis added] ...
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A classic example of a false dichotomy. There is no "balance", there is liberty, and there is oppression. Those proclaiming the need for "security" are actually proclaiming their desire for oppression.

Scouting jetliners for new attacks
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"Flight crews and air marshals say Middle Eastern men are staking out airports, probing security measures and conducting test runs aboard airplanes for a terrorist attack." ...

"The marshal found the mirror had been removed and the man was attempting to break through the wall. The cockpit was on the other side."

"The second pilot said terrorists are 'absolutely' testing security."

"'There is a great degree of concern in the airline industry that not only are these dry runs for a terrorist attack, but that there is absolutely no defense capabilities on a vast majority of airlines,' the second pilot said."
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And as long as you disarm your passengers, there will remain virtually no defensive capabilities.

Is The New York Times a Liberal Newspaper?
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"OF course it is."

"The fattest file on my hard drive is jammed with letters from the disappointed, the dismayed and the irate who find in this newspaper a liberal bias that infects not just political coverage but a range of issues from abortion to zoology to the appointment of an admitted Democrat to be its watchdog. (That would be me.) By contrast, readers who attack The Times from the left - and there are plenty - generally confine their complaints to the paper's coverage of electoral politics and foreign policy."

"I'll get to the politics-and-policy issues this fall (I want to watch the campaign coverage before I conclude anything), but for now my concern is the flammable stuff that ignites the right. These are the social issues: gay rights, gun control, abortion and environmental regulation, among others. And if you think The Times plays it down the middle on any of them, you've been reading the paper with your eyes closed." ...
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But they admit that they are biased, so that makes it okay.

ATF ABUSE - An informational site
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IN: Local cops won't miss assault weapon ban set to expire
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"Big shots in the national gun-control debate may party or hang out black crepe paper Sept. 13, when a 10-year ban on assault weapons is expected to end."

"Area law enforcement officials expect it to be just another day on the streets."

"'I think it makes most police officers uncomfortable knowing the amount of fire power that is out there and available to the percentage of the population that would use it for evil purposes,' said David Lain, chief deputy of the Porter County's Sherrif's Department."

"'But I don't see that, ban or no ban, that it's going to affect what weapons the bad guys are able to get ahold of.'" ...

"'I haven't seen that the ban has made much of a difference,' Jeff Wells said. He is a 15-year veteran of the Lake County coroner's office, which processes about 80 homicide scenes each year in which firearms are involved." ...

This Is Kerry on Drugs
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"For those who oppose the federal government's disastrous war on drugs, there are many things to dislike about the Bush Administration, not the least of which is its shameless and dangerous use of the war on terror to prop up the failed drug war and the accompanying $18 billion dollar bureaucracy. And there is no indication that four more years of a Bush presidency will offer anything but more of the same."

"But anyone who thinks a vote for John Kerry means a vote for a more liberalized approach to drug policy should think again. Candidate Kerry's choice for Homeland Security Advisor, Rand Beers, is a seasoned drug warrior who has already shown his loyalty to the well being of the drug war, no matter how many lives it destroys, or how many narco- terrorists are enriched along the way." ...

KY: Two Neighbor's Argument Turned Deadly
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"A Monday morning argument in Perry County turned deadly, in what police are calling a possible case of self-defense." ...

"The Perry County Sheriff's Department was called out to Jess Wilson's home just after 5 Monday morning."

"When they arrived, officers found 27-year old 'Doc' Fields laying on the floor."

"Investigators say the 53-year old shot his neighbor after Fields attempted to kill him with a knife."

"That's when police say Wilson opened fired."

"Perry County Sheriff's Deputy Randy Poff says, 'Mr. Wilson took a step back into the bedroom and armed himself with a rifle he kept in his bedroom, as Mr. fields advanced on him, Mr. Wilson fired three times.'" ...

OH: Ohio Supreme Court to hear lawsuit against Franklin Co. Sheriff Karnes
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"Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that the Ohio Supreme Court, on a 6-1 vote with Justice Pfeifer dissenting, has issued an alternative writ of mandamus, declining Franklin Co. Sheriff Jim Karnes' request to have a lawsuit against him thrown out."

"The lawsuit, filed on April 9 by Josephine Lee, centers around Josephine's application with Sheriff Karnes for a Temporary Emergency License to carry a concealed handgun, as well as her standard application for a concealed handgun license. Karnes had argued that the court should dismiss the case."

"After learning of the court's decision Wednesday, attorney Ken Hanson told OFCC, 'I haven't received the Order yet, but an alternative writ usually means [Sheriff Karnes] is to show cause why he should not be ordered to do perform his duty under the law, and sets the briefing schedule for both sides.'" ...

NY: Handcuffed in the Woods of Scarsdale, for the Crime of Beetlemania
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"FIRST came semi-comic confusion. One minute he was alone in the woods, collecting beetles in glass jars, and then he saw police cars with lights flashing and officers running toward him yelling, 'Come out of there.' Baffled, he said the only thing that came into his mind: 'Me?'"

"Next came visceral fear. Officers pointed guns at his head from a few feet away and barked at him to take off his coat, throw it on the ground and lie face down on his belly. Then they slapped the handcuffs on."

"'My name is Harry Zirlin,' he said, though no one had asked. 'I live at 235 Rock Creek Lane, corner of Dell and Rock Creek. I am collecting beetles.'"

"'Do you have a knife?' an officer demanded."

"'Absolutely, I have a knife,' he responded. 'I use it for prying bark off dead logs.'"

"In one sense, that was the whole story. The police soon removed the handcuffs and apologized for inconveniencing him." ...

Australia: Gunmen turn sights on small business
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GUNMEN are terrorising small businesses across Sydney for as little as a few hundred dollars because they are seen as 'soft targets'."

"Criminals are turning their backs on targets such as banks because of their improved security."

"Instead, they are committing multiple robberies on suburban shops, threatening their owners with firearms -- often carrying out more than one crime a day."

"In the latest attack, a man wielding a handgun held up an IGA store on Bridge St, Penshurst, about 4.35pm yesterday."

"An investigation by The Daily Telegraph reveals:"

"AT least 21 hold-ups with guns have been committed in the past two weeks;"

"RETAILERS in Sydney's inner-west are calling for police action over recent attacks ..." ...
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How about calling for an end to the prohibition on the most effective self-defense tool available?

CA: Cardenas had hands up and said 'don't shoot,' two people testify
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"Two residents of a downtown San Jose retirement said that they looked out of their windows on Feb. 17 and saw a bleeding Rodolfo Cardenas raise his hands and plead with agents not to shoot him again."

"The testimony came today at the start of the second week of a criminal grand jury hearing into the death of Cardenas, 43, by a state narcotics agent who had mistaken him for a parolee."

"Earlier in the morning, agent Michael Walker, who shot Cardenas in the back, finished his testimony, again giving statements that appeared to contradict earlier statements to investigators."

"Walker had said Cardenas was about 100 feet away when he fired. But on Monday, he said Cardenas was much closer, although he didn't specify the distance." ...

Australia: Staring down the barrel at charges
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"THE female security guard at the centre of yesterday's shooting could now face murder charges, leading legal experts said yesterday."

"The woman, Karen Muratore, is believed to have been working for Elite Guard Force Security for a two-year period before she shot dead an alleged robber in the Moorebank Hotel carpark just before 11am."

"Witnesses said in the lead-up to the fatal shot, the man had struck her in the face with a knuckle-duster while allegedly trying to rob her of the pub's takings for the day." ...

"Ms Muratore would also be unable to argue that she was simply protecting the hotel or its takings for the day, Mr Gibson added."

"'The Government changed the law in February 2002. There used to be a general law of self-defence to protect your property, or yourself or another person if what you did, you thought was necessary in the circumstances, and it was reasonable,' he said." ...
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The lunatics are running the asylum.

'The Fraud Factor'
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... "For example, Mr. O'Reilly once attacked the president of the Gun Owners of America as a nutcase on the fringe due to the GOA's opposition to the assault weapons ban. This demonstrated three things:"

"1) 'The Factor' does not understand the purpose of the Second Amendment, which is to ensure that the people are able to militarily resist their government. Of all people, a New England man should know that Lexington and Concord were fought by those resisting the attempt of the then-legitimate government to confiscate private weapon stores. " ...

FL: Family of unarmed man killed by El Monte police sues city
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"Relatives of a man shot and killed by El Monte police last week filed a federal lawsuit against the city Monday saying the shooting was 'entirely unjustified.'"

"Police allege David Viera, 23, didn't follow officers' orders and reached under a car's seat during a traffic stop July 20. Officers worried that he was reaching for a gun and opened fire, but no weapon was found."

"Sheriff's officials, who are investigating the shooting, said detectives stopped the car because they believed those inside had an assault rifle that was linked to a nearby shooting days earlier in which a 6-year-old girl was killed." ...
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Another unarmed victim of the "us vs. them" police mindset.

IL: Wilmette residents oppose BB gun ban
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"About 35 Wilmette residents, including three paintball-loving teens who have already committed to join the U.S. Marine Corps, came out in support of the right to own and sell airguns last Thursday night during a meeting of the Wilmette Public Safety Committee."

"Every speaker opposed a proposed ordinance that would ban airguns in Wilmette, including air rifles, air pistols, BB guns and paint ball guns."

"'I think they thought they had a slam dunk here, but it turns out they didn't,' said Wilmette resident Ralf Seiffe, who opposes the proposed ban and attended the committee meeting. 'They got 100 percent negative comments.'" ...
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That is the way to do it. Every time they try to encroach on our liberty, tell them "No".

Iraq: Tired of taking fire, Baghdad's police chief gets tough
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"Someone shot two of his police officers. Killed one, wounded the other."

"So he gathered 650 Iraqi police officers and descended upon a quiet neighborhood in Baghdad. When it was over, he had nearly 100 Kalashnikov assault rifles and three suspects in custody."

"It's a new day in Iraqi law enforcement."

"Since the interim Iraqi government took over responsibility for managing the country last month, police work in the capital and throughout the country has been the responsibility of Iraqis, from green recruits with hurry-up training to experienced veterans of the old regime. While police are a more visible presence on the streets, station houses and officers on patrol have been frequent targets for insurgents." ...
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Must be taking a page from the Oshkosh PD's playbook.

NY: Homeland Security officer charged in tourist beating
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"A Homeland Security inspector was charged Friday with violating a Chinese tourist's civil rights following an altercation that left the innocent woman's eyes nearly swollen shut and bumps and bruises on her face and head."

"...sprayed her with pepper spray, threw her against a wall, kneed her in the head as she knelt on the ground and struck her head on the ground while holding her hair, according to witnesses." ...

Russia: Who's a Pirate? Russia Points Back at the U.S.
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"The bazaar in this industrial city shows why Western companies regard Russia as a land of piracy." ...

"Now Russia is striking back. A Russian industry and product designer are asserting that the United States has been abetting intellectual-property pirates to suit its own needs, by directing copies of Russian merchandise around the world."

"The complaint is not about software or music. It makes no mention of movies or video games. It is about the Kalashnikov assault rifle, the most prolific firearm ever made." ...

NC: Who's watching the court's children?
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"Court officials are reeling over a recent wave of youthful violence in Durham."

"Concerned for their safety after three teens were shot to death in five days, juvenile court counselors took the unusual step two weeks ago of partially retreating from their duties. They temporarily stopped visiting the homes of young delinquents on probation."

"It was simply too dangerous for unarmed counselors to venture into certain neighborhoods, chief counselor Donnie Phillips proclaimed."

"'I've got counselors who are concerned about going to homes even with deputies,' Phillips told The Herald-Sun. 'The deputies have guns and bulletproof vests. We don't.'" ...
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So the disarmed gov't minions are refusing to go in even with armed backup.

Zero to Deer -- A young woman's journey from the streets of New York to the plains of New Mexico in search of her place in the food chain
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"I d never held a firearm before September of 2003. I wasnt scared of guns or even nervous around them. The idea of picking one up had just never occurred to me. Yet, on an early autumn morning I found myself at a rifle range with a .22 at my shoulder, and deputy editor David Petzal next to me saying, 'Just take your time.' A week earlier, I had lucked into a womens hunt for mule deer in New Mexico. I had absolutely no hunting experience, no rifle skills, and no history in shooting sports whatsoever. But the hunt welcomed novices, and I was curious. After showing me how to sight in, Petzal took me through the anatomy of a rifle, showed me three shooting positions (prone, kneeling, and offhand), and had me fire at targets from 25, then 50 yards. ..." ...

Review of the Weatherby Vanguard
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"In a limited format, there are two basic steps to evaluating a tool as simple as a bolt-action sporter: Try different loads to see how it groups and what it likes, and take it hunting to see how it handles."

"This particular rifle, a Weatherby Vanguard in .270 Winchester, came with a factory test target showing a tiny group measuring .519 of an inch, shot with Winchester 130-grain Power-Points, a fine big-game load. I could've fiddled with the bullets and the loads. Maybe I could do better, maybe I couldn't, but why would I need to?"

"A better answer seemed to be to take the Vanguard hunting, which I did. ..." ...

FL: Suspect in officer slaying kills himself
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A seven-week international manhunt for the killer of Sterling Heights Police Officer Mark Sawyers ended early Sunday when the main suspect used Sawyers stolen gun to commit suicide in Florida."

"Timothy Berner, the 33-year-old Clinton Township man who was at the center of the investigation by police and federal agents, shot himself once in the head as a SWAT team, including U.S. Marshals and Sterling Heights officers, climbed the steps of a Jacksonville, Fla., townhouse where he was hiding." ...

"Police say the suspect ... was linked by the FBI to springtime bank robberies in Brighton and Lansing, allegedly wore a trench coat and ski mask and used a rifle."

"Officers said that he had been stalking police officers in an attempt to get a pistol so he could rob banks in the warmer weather." ...
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So gun control led to this officer's death.

Australia: Man killed 'to protect family'
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"A grandfather admitted to shooting and killing a Sydney man 'to protect his family' after an incident on a property at Arthurville on Friday night, a court heard yesterday."

"Ernest Lawrence Nam, 69, and his son, Timothy John Nam, 27, who are accused of murdering Michael George Pestano, 52, and two counts of shooting with intent to murder two Wellington men aged 41 and 53 years, appeared in Dubbo Local Court."

"Defence solicitor for Timothy Nam, Michelle Swift said his father's confession to the murder strengthened her client's application for bail."

"'The fact that Mr Nam senior contacted a witness to admit to the murder, the same offence that Timothy Nam is charged with, is a primary matter to look at,' Ms Swift said." ...

NY: New York Pistol Shooters Take Gold At National Matches
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"At the National Pistol Championships earlier this month, New York State's "Wolff" team placed first among civilian teams in the National Trophy Team Match. The Wolff team of Richard Baum (Monticello-Coach), Stephen Kraynak (Watervliet -- Captain), Edwin Hall (Tupper Lake), Jeffrey Bromberger (Freeport) and Chris Sobers (Redhook) bested the Washington state Gold team by nine points to win the Oglethorpe Trophy. The National Trophy Team Match is sponsored by the Civilian Marksmanship Program. The match is fired with 45 caliber M1911-style service pistols using hardball (full-power) ammunition, making it a very demanding event." ...

PA: Mother Offers Shooting Explanation
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The mother of a 14-year-old boy who was fatally shot three days ago says a friend of her son told her the shooting was an accident.

Sheree Good says a 13-year-old boy told her that he and her son, Anthony Oliver, had been playing with a 25-caliber pistol.

Police say they received calls from teenagers about eight p-m Friday saying Oliver had been shot with a BB gun. But when police arrived they found the pistol, a matching shell casing and bloody gloves. Oliver died less than an hour later at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Good says she went to the home of the alleged shooter in search of answers, and the boy told her the two had been playing.

Prosecutors are still investigating whether to charge the boy who allegedly fired the gun.
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How about negligence charges and a civil lawsuit against the parents who didn't teach their kids gun safety?

South Africa: KZN police officer robbed and killed
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An off-duty police officer in Umtata was fatally wounded and robbed of his vehicle, police said on Sunday.

Senior Superintendent Nondumiso Jafta said Inspector Mandla Mxokozeli, a member of the flying squad, was chatting to a friend inside his parked bakkie on Chatham Street on Saturday evening.

Two armed men appeared and forced the occupants to get out of the vehicle and hand over the keys.

Mxokozeli, who was in the driver's seat, was shot dead.

His friend was dragged out of the vehicle, beaten up and thrown into a stormwater drain.

The assailants stole Mxokozeli's service pistol and fled in his white Isuzu bakkie, registration number DDP936EC, with a white canopy.

No arrests had yet been made.
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A tragic incident, but it highlights the fact that with the new firearms law in effect, South Africans are forced to rely for protection on people who can't even protect themselves.

Germany: Pensioner injures five in shooting spree over noise
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"A MAN went on a shooting spree at a Munich apartment block yesterday in an incident that was triggered by the 66-year-old's complaints over noisy foreign neighbours and ended with five people injured, police said."

"The pensioner identified only as Walter S, fired 30 shots from a rifle at about 10.45am in flats in the city's Nymphenburg district, police spokesman Andreas Ruch said. He started by firing through the doors of flats, wounding a German man in the stomach and a Slovenian man in the arm, Ruch said.
He then shot at a 54-year-old from Bosnia and his son on the staircase, shooting the younger man in the throat. The 54-year-old grabbed the rifle and ran into the street, where he was met by a policeman who shot him in the arm." ...

Malaysia: Prevention is better than cure, says Sipaun
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"Vice-Chairman Tan Sri Simon Sipaun said in rape, like in diseases, prevention is better than cure."

"He stressed that potential target groups such as young girls have an equally important role to play in the reduction and prevention of rape."

"'For example, they should adopt a policy of never trusting a stranger, especially the sweet-talkers and con-men.'"

"'They should avoid dark and lonely places and never invite unnecessary trouble.'"

"The forum heard that learning the art of self-defence would also be a good idea." ...

"Sipaun strongly believes that the creation of a society, which has high respect for human rights, would go a long way towards the prevention of rape." ...
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How about a society where the rapist lies dead in an alley, instead of his victim?

Philippines: Firing range loses 50 guns to robbers
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"A male helper was killed while a gunsmith was hurt when at least six men broke into a firing range and gun store in Parańaque City the other day and carted away 50 firearms, police said yesterday."

"Found dead at the firing range of the Weapon System Corp. along San Agustin street in Barangay Moonwalk at around 11:30 a.m. was Rex Dorremon, 27, a stay-in gunsmith helper of the store owned by lawyer Hector Rodriguez."

"Gunsmith Zaldy Gabao, 38, who is also in charge of the firing range, was found handcuffed inside the administration office of the store."

"City police chief Superintendent Ronald Estilles said Dorremon sustained multiple gunshot wounds in the body as the suspects apparently used him for target practice." ...

South Africa: Ex-Top Official to Be Probed Over Ulundi Weapons
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"A FORMER top KwaZulu-Natal government official - sacked over alleged corruption in the provincial legislature - is set to be probed over two arms caches discovered in the province's Ulundi legislative complex."

"Robert Mzimela, the former secretary of the legislature, was dismissed following a probe into the institution's management."

"On Wednesday, a pipe bomb, four cleaning rods for a shotgun, four pistol magazines and two 9mm pistol pouches were found in Mzimela's office in the now disused Ulundi complex. This followed the discovery of eight pipe bombs, a hand grenade and gunpowder in a disused filing office in the Ulundi complex last week." ...
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Wasn't the Central Firearms Registry supposed to end this sort of thing?

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FULL TEXT BELOW: A WOMAN who hid a small gun in her pants was given a one-year suspended jail sentence yesterday. Dundee police stopped 27-year-old Nicola Sterling, of Manchester, on 30 December last year. She failed a breath test and a search revealed the gun. At the High Court in Edinburgh, she was also fined Ł100 and banned from driving for one year.

South Africa: Unholy Row Over Pistol-Packing Nun
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"A CATHOLIC nun who is feuding with priests over her leadership style has been nominated for a prestigious national award."

"Sister Priscilla Dlamini, head of the Holy Cross Hospice at Emoyeni in northern KwaZulu-Natal, this week admitted that she once hit a fellow nun for putting muti in her room."

"Dlamini, 55, who confirmed to the Sunday Times that she owns a licensed gun, is among three finalists from KwaZulu-Natal chosen for the Shoprite Checkers-SABC2 Woman of the Year Award."

"The award, to commemorate National Women's Day on August 9, pays tribute to the most exceptional women in the country. Dlamini will receive R10 000 if she wins." ...
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Even nuns understand: Armed self-defense works.