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Restraining orders still effective, advocates say
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"Local advocates say restraining orders are still effective for preventing domestic violence, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that police cannot be sued over the way they enforce them." ...
"Richard Smith, a Washington lawyer who filed a brief in support of Gonzales, said victims of domestic violence 'will read this opinion to mean that protection orders are not worth the paper they're printed on, and that impression would be false,' he said." |
IL: Slain father, daughter had been threatened
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"A suburban pastor and his daughter found murdered in their home had been threatened in the past. Court records show Sarah Harris had obtained an order of protection for herself, her father and mother." ...
"According to the records, from 2000 to 2002, the boyfriend inflicted emotional abuse, was swearing and yelling over the phone while Harris was at home and at school, shook her, and broke some of her possessions. Harris said she was in fear for her life, suffered from lack of sleep, and was on medication for nervousness." |
Australia: $20,000 bail for cop facing rape charge
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"A NORTHERN Territory police officer charged with raping his former girlfriend and facing a second charge of attempted rape against her was granted bail yesterday."
"Magistrate Dick Wallace allowed the officer bail after receiving a report from the man's family doctor that medication prescribed for the officer had his depression under control."
"Police remained opposed to bail, saying there was a high risk the officer would contact the alleged victim if released."
"Mr Wallace refused bail last Friday after hearing allegations that the officer, 24, tried to rape his former girlfriend after she told him their relationship was over." |
South Africa: Robbed shop-owners accuse police of tardiness
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While the South African government disarms peaceable citizens and turns them into prey for armed thugs...
"The tardiness of Pretoria's police was highlighted again this weekend when officers took nearly three hours to respond to an armed robbery carried out by 35 men at Belle Ombre Station."
"Businessmen at the scene said they placed 19 calls to police, including to Pretoria Central police station which is a mere 1km away, before anyone responded." |
OH: 'No Guns' Fifth-Third Robbery Update
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"Normally follow-up stories provide information about an arrest and charges being filed in a crime case. This story on the 5/3 Bank, Centerville, robbery releases a video of the robber. What jumped out of the report by WHIO TV-7 in Dayton was 'At this time, officers are not sure why the bank was targeted.'"
"I just don't understand that statement. Why does anyone rob a bank? My guess is 'for the money'. Maybe there is a thrill factor but I'm going with the money. Crime studies often note that location is a large factor in bank robberies. When Columbus led Ohio in the number of bank robberies, the theory was the easy access to interstate highways for quick get-away (excluding rush hour traffic)." |
IL: Police target gun crime with electronic ears
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"Police installed video surveillance cameras around town and saw Chicago's murder rate fall to its lowest level in four decades. Now the cops hope to further cut crime by not only watching, but listening, too."
"The city is employing new technology that recognizes the sound of a gunshot within a two-block radius, pinpoints the source, turns a surveillance camera toward the shooter and places a 9-1-1 call." |
UK: Raider targets betting shop
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"An armed raider fled empty-handed after threatening staff at a Warwickshire bookmakers with a claw hammer."
"The man burst into Corals, in Bridget Street, Rugby, after kicking open the door."
"He threatened staff with the hammer before kicking his way past the counter and into an office." |
Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka govt to destroy over 27,000 illegal firearms
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"The Sri Lankan government will destroy over 27,000 firearms recovered by police and other law enforcement agencies or surrendered to state agencies. The weapons will be destroyed publicly at Independence Square next Friday, the International Day against Illegal Firearms."
"The Ministry of Public Security, Law and Order announced today that this would be the first time in 14 years that such a large haul of firearms is destroyed."
"Ministry Secretary Tilak Ranaviraja said the firearms were recovered by police in the course of investigations or special operations or taken from the custody of Divisional Secretariats and other agencies after being surrendered over the past several years." |
PA: Critiques of articles on gun shops (Letter)
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"SO, NOW the Daily News agenda is to attack licensed gun dealers and blame them for gun-related deaths in Philly instead of putting the blame on the perpetrators and punishing them with proper jail sentences, instead of slap on the wrist revolving-door nonsense."
"Be honest, this is just another ploy to further your ban-guns agenda. Well, just remember one thing, Philly residents and, especially, African-American citizens: When slavery was eliminated by Lincoln, the carpetbagger politicians down South tried to prevent the black man from owning firearms by order of Congress because they understood that you can't beat, bully or lynch an armed citizen. The Second Amendment truly made them equal." |
UK: Man jailed over drugs weapon find
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"A crack cocaine addict from Leicester who stored bullets and machine gun parts for drug dealers has been jailed for five years."
"Police also found a rudimentary explosive device at 32-year-old Ruhul Amin's Vancouver Road home."
"Amin had earlier pleaded guilty to eight charges, including firearms and drugs offences." |
UK: Suspect in shot cop siege found dead
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"A man suspected of shooting a policeman was found dead in his home today after an 18-hour armed siege came to an end."
"Pc David Lomas, 34, was blasted in the chest as he tried to make an arrest yesterday in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. His injuries are not life-threatening." |
DC: Gun ban divides two lawmakers
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"Two prominent Virginia lawmakers are in the middle of a recurring and emotional congressional fight over repealing the District of Columbia's ban on handgun ownership."
"Sen. George Allen, R-Va., a potential presidential candidate in 2008, and Rep. Thomas M. Davis III, R-11th, chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, are on opposite sides."
"Allen recently joined with Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, to introduce a bill that would repeal the District's handgun ban, which dates back to 1976." |
UT: Gun laws trigger 2 states' debates
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"If you think guns don't have any place on or near school property, don't move to Utah."
"A change in Virginia's law allows people with a concealed-weapons permit to carry loaded firearms when picking up students from school - as long as the guns are concealed and are kept inside vehicles."
"But Utah's latest gun law goes further. It allows teachers, principals and anyone else with a concealed-weapons permit to carry weapons on school grounds. The guns can be loaded and are not restricted to vehicles." |
VA: A bullet's bottom line
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"Hanover County resident Patricia Webb is a business owner in the Beaverdam area who has a concealed-handgun permit. She often carries a gun."
"She has a teenage daughter who attends Patrick Henry High School."
"And until Friday, Virginia law had prohibited anyone other than law-enforcement officials from possessing loaded guns on school property. Individuals with concealed-weapon permits could have an unloaded gun with them in their vehicle, but it had to be in a case or on a gun rack."
"New gun law 'common sense,' proponents say"
"So when Webb had to pick her daughter up from school unexpectedly, she would stop down the road from the school, pull her gun from its concealed holster, unload it and secure the gun and the ammunition before proceeding on to the school."
"She won't have to go through that routine any more." |
CO: Pearson brothers shoot their way to nationals
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"Zach and Jacob Pearson admit their sibling rivalry gets in the way sometimes, but rarely when they are competing in air pistol."
"That's because Jacob, the older of the two, knows that his younger brother is the better shooter. 'If I beat him, I feel bad because I know he had a bad round,' 17-year-old Jacob said. 'But when he's shooting right I don't have a chance.'"
"Zach was shooting right at the 4-H National Shooting Sports Invitational in Columbia, Mo. last Thursday though Saturday. He was the first-place finisher in both the precision air pistol and air pistol silhouette competitions in the Senior Air Pistol division for 14-18-year-old competitors." |
VA: VA PTA is against self-protection in schools
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Q & A: Stella Edwards
Q. What would you say to gun owners who say they are law-abiding citizens whose permits should allow them to carry a gun anywhere they go?
A. To those law-abiding, permit-carrying citizens . . . the Virginia PTA would strongly request that they put the health, safety and welfare of all students, teachers and other school personnel at a higher priority than their personal desire to simply not be inconvenienced. |
CA: Gun Bills not only bad for citizens, but bad for California
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"As an emergency room doctor, you'd expect Rob Hamilton to have a clear opinion on firearms."
"And he does."
"'What burns me is this legislation basically aims at taking my guns away,' said Hamilton, an ER doctor at Mercy Medical Center who also writes a wilderness medicine column for the Record Searchlight. 'Sure, it's ammunition legislation, but what it really comes down to is they want to take our guns away, and it's just not right.'"
"Hamilton was talking about two pieces of legislation currently before the California Legislature, SB357 and AB352."
"These are bad bills that will punish law-abiding citizens in the name of catching criminals." |
CO: 'A gun is always loaded'
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"Love 'em or hate 'em, when it comes to guns, a little knowledge goes a long way toward being safe in their presence."
"That's the message local firearms and martial arts instructor Matt Bayley has for Vail Valley residents who'd like to either own a gun or simply become more familiar with them. ..." |
UK: Shop the gun criminals
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"Police chiefs and officers from Trident have joined forces to tackle gun crime in Lambeth's black community with a hard hitting advertising campaign."
"The Trident advertising campaign Blood on Your Hands was launched at The Ritzy in Brixton on Monday and will be shown in 103 cinemas in London's six Trident boroughs."
"The gritty ad campaign aims to hit home with people who may be involved with gun crime indirectly, urging people who know the whereabouts of gun criminals to come forward."
"It relays the simple message 'if you know someone has got a gun but don't report it you could have blood on your hands.'" |
UK: 'Let's Talk' about gun crime (Bristol)
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"A successful initiative to tackle the involvement of young people in gang and gun culture is spreading into schools with the help of a local radio station."
"The ‘Let’s Talk project funded by the Peace Alliance and facilitated by vibe fm and The Bristol Gang Awareness Project is part of the Communities Against Guns initiative." |
TX: Police offer free gun locks
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"As part of the child safe program, Edinburg Police Department will be handing out cable gun locks."
"A cable-style safety device, the gun lock is different from a trigger lock, which only locks the trigger. If there is a bullet in the barrel, the gun can still be fired. A gun lock prevents firearms from being fired at all." |
DC: Hutchison stirring passions over handgun rights in D.C.
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"Barely two weeks after opting against a political slugfest in Texas, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison now finds herself embroiled in a gun fight in the nation's capital."
"Hutchison's campaign to repeal Washington's 29-year-old ban on handguns has provoked an angry uproar from the city's mayor, the police chief and much of the local leadership. 'Don't tread on D.C.' states a terse message to Hutchison on an anti-gun group's Web site."
"The proposal, while narrowly focused on Washington, has plunged Congress into a renewed debate over gun control, citizen safety and the Second Amendment right to bear arms." |
UK: Life sentence for `career criminal'
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"A 'CAREER criminal' from Huddersfield who was found with a loaded gun has been given an automatic life sentence."
"Bradford Crown Court was told yesterday that in January, Paul Higgins, 36, of Leeds Road, Bradley Mills, was stopped by police in a car which had been reported stolen."
"When they searched the car they found a loaded handgun under a seat. Tests showed Higgins's fingerprints on the magazine." |
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