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IL: Blagojevich Campaign Sees Opportunity In Bush Visit
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"The president's visit to Chicago has opened up an opportunity for Democrat Rod Blagojevich's campaign."
"While President Bush was helping raise funds for Judy Baar Topinka, Governor Blagojevich's political staff tried to tie his opponent to the president who has low approval ratings."
"The Blagojevich campaign unveiled an Internet ad linking the two republicans on the issues of gun control, the minimum wage, taxes, the environment and abortion." |
VA: Richmond Police go to Mexico to learn Spanish
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Three Richmond police officers will head to Mexico tomorrow for a two-week immersion program in Spanish.
Lt. Michael Zohab and Officers Patrick Brady and Karen Spencer will take the course to help them in their line of work.
Zohab is responsible for Sector 212 in South Richmond where a large percentage of the city's Hispanic population resides.
Brady is in the gang addiction program and Spencer has been working with the Hispanic community. |
Kenya: One Gun for Every 10 People
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"The International Action Network on Small Arms estimates that at least 1,000 people die daily from gunshots across the world, including in cities like Nairobi where armed robberies have become common."
"About 2 million people have died since the UN first met in 2001 to discuss controlling the global small arms trade." ...
"And despite the high number of guns in the world -estimated at a gun for every 10 people- at least 8 million guns are manufactured every year and sold across the world, including in Kenya's often troubled North Rift, North Eastern region."
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FL: C-L's 'anti-gun' stance growing (Letter)
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After reading the article on law enforcement personnel flying armed ("Number of armed passengers unknown," July 2) and its views against our "castle law," it seems The Clarion-Ledger is becoming more anti-gun each day.
One would think that with the level of lawlessness in Jackson, responsible citizens would be encouraged to arm themselves. Criminals will definitely think twice before attacking a person who is likely carrying a weapon.
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MA: Romney signs bill requiring hunter education courses
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"New hunters in Massachusetts will have to complete a hunter education course before heading for the woods, under a bill signed into law yesterday by Gov. Mittt Romney."
"But thousands of experienced sportsmen in the state won't have to take the mandatory courses to keep their hunting licenses next January, according to the legislation."
"The new law, which sportsmen's advocates have supported, would allow people who obtained their hunting license between 1998 and this year to continue hunting without taking the hunter safety course." |
PA: Task force's focus: Illegal guns
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"On a day when Philadelphia's spiraling gun violence claimed the lives of a teenager and two men in their 20s, State Attorney General Thomas Corbett and State Sen. Vincent Fumo (D., Phila.) yesterday announced the formation of a task force that they said would work to curb the sale and possession of illegal firearms in the city."
"Though specifics of the effort have yet to be worked out - and will probably be kept confidential once they are - Fumo said the $5 million state appropriation would be used 'to create an enforcement unit whose sole responsibility is the prevention of illegal guns' getting into the wrong hands.'"
"Corbett, who admitted that the initiative was 'new territory' for his office, said he would work with the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office and the Philadelphia Police Department to develop a strategy over the next few months." |
FL: New shooting range to open
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"Volusia County officials will celebrate the opening of a state-of-the-art shooting range at 10 a.m. Saturday."
"The Robert L. Strickland Shooting Range is at 1180 Indian Lake Road, just west of Daytona Beach. The range is built to National Rifle Association standards and includes fans to keep shooters cool and help keep the air clean."
"The 10-acre site was donated by Consolidated Tomoka Land Co." |
NC: Gun control group takes aim at Coble
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"The nation’s most high profile gun-control organization set its sites last week on Rep. Howard Coble, who chairs the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. The Republican congressman from Greensboro is the sponsor of federal legislation that would relax regulation on gun merchants by giving dealers whose licenses have been revoked two months to liquidate their inventory and greater ability to appeal enforcement actions by federal agencies."
"The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence released a report, Death Valley: Profile of a Rogue Gun Dealer, on June 29 that drew critical attention to the Coble bill, which is entitled 'Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Modernization and Reform Act of 2006.' The Brady Center report charges that the proposed law 'would gut ATF’s ability to revoke corrupt gun dealers’ firearms licenses." |
VA: Friends of the NRA fund-raising raffle nears
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"Members of the Central Coast Chapter of the Friends of the National Rifle Association (FNRA) invite the community to participate in a fund-raising raffle set for July 15 giving participants the opportunity to win one, two, or three firearms with a single ticket purchase. Proceeds from the raffle go toward firearms safety and education efforts both locally and statewide."
"Prizes include a Henry Big Boy 'Special Cowboy Edition' lever action rifle in .45 Colt (market value $1,089), a Stoeger Side By Side Stagecoach Shotgun double barrel in 12 gauge 3-inch Magnum (market value $350), and an Uberti Model 1873 Cattleman Revolver in .45 Colt (market value $395)." |
CO: "A School Is No Place For A Gun"
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Recently released documents include a report by one of the Columbine killers, Eric Harris. Smoking Gun has the goods.
"...In grading the Harris report, a copy of which you'll find below, a Columbine teacher judged it 'thorough & logical' and gave the paper a 69 out of 75. Noting that, 'a school is no place for a gun,' Harris concluded that the use of metal detectors and an increased police presence 'are a great start to fight against guns in school.'"
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MT: Gun dealer searched
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"A Montana gun-kit dealer's home was raided by FBI, BATF, and Canadian law enforcement agents, after he gave 'subversive' literature to his local Sheriff, according to a story posted on an online news site."
"After distributing his handouts to the local Sheriff, Richard Celata reportedly got a phone call asking him to 'come in' for a meeting, scheduled the day after the local elections. When Celata arrived at the office, he found the place half-full of BATF and FBI agents, who handed him a warrant to search his home. However, Celata noticed the warrant contained 'no signed affidavit,' and was thus invalid. He was told the affidavit though it did exist, was 'secret and sealed by the court.'" |
PA: Crackerjack Security
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"In York County, a man is facing aggravated assault charges for allegedly throwing a knife at a judge in court."
"The man, whose name has not been released, entered the courtroom where Judge Michael Brillhart was presiding over a case Thursday. He then, allegedly threw a knife toward the judge. The knife did not hit anyone." ...
"It's still unclear how the suspect got through security with the knife. Investigators believe he had it hidden in his sock. The man also had a large barbecue fork in a briefcase that was found at security." |
IN: Gun, handcuffs taken from deputy’s Jeep
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"Reserve deputy Jon Barefoot parked his Jeep Cherokee near the building before going on duty beginning Monday night."
"When he returned to the car Tuesday at about 7 p.m., after working an unpaid security detail for the parade, he found a window of his Jeep had been cut, according to reports filed with the Bloomington Police Department."
"Missing from the vehicle were an IMI Baby Eagle 9mm handgun, a pair of handcuffs and the Jeep’s CD player." |
Canada: Gun amnesty nets machine gun, rocket launcher
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"The robbery took place on a rural road, about three kilometres outside of Chemainus, a town of 3,900 tucked in along the Trans-Canada Highway between Victoria and Nanaimo."
"The home is nestled along a residential stretch in the quiet, forested area, near a plant nursery and camping ground."
"Videos, a cellphone and a pickup truck were taken."
"But of particular concern, the RCMP said, was the theft of a shotgun and ammunition." |
The gun lobby's helpers
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"Childproof trigger locks on handguns should rank somewhere near mom and apple pie as a measure of a wholesome dedication to life."
"But not in the U.S. House of Representatives, where the gun lobby cowed lawmakers into actually barring the use of federal funds to enforce an existing law that requires child trigger locks to be sold with all handguns. This late-night treachery just before the July 4 recess means that federal agents will not have the resources to confront one of the deadliest facts of American family life: 10 young people die each day in gun homicides, suicides and accidents." |
NYT gets it wrong again
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"Well, if the NYT will somehow argue that if even one life is saved by a trigger lock, a law mandating that taxpayer dollars pay for them is worth it..."
"...imagine how many lives will be saved if the homeowner doesn't have to find the key, fumble with a trigger lock and load the weapon during a home invasion! I seriously doubt any self-respecting home invader will wait for you to make your tool of self defense operable. More likely than not, he'll either shoot you, beat you, tie you up, rape your wife and steal your stuff. If that's what the New York Times wants for Americans, its staff may want to move to a nation that is more in line with its sadistic views. May I suggest North Korea or China?" |
NY: BB gun ordinance proposal in White Plains
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"Mayor Joseph Delfino and the Common Council have proposed a local ordinance Introductory No. 3 of 2006, which would require any person who sells, possesses or transports any air pistol or air rifle to obtain a license and pay an annual fee in the City of White Plains. Violators would be guilty of a misdemeanor and may have to pay a fine or serve jail time. A public hearing has been scheduled for August 7 at 7:30pm at the Council Chambers on 255 Main Street, White Plains."
"What bothers me about this is that last year one of the people running for White Plains City Council was a member of NRA. He called me in response to the candidate questionnaire I sent him. He didn’t want to return the questionnaire because he didn’t think guns were an issue he’d have to deal with and didn’t want people to know he was a member of NRA. Ok, fine by me, we won’t endorse you. He lost the election." |
CO: Smith fires back at gun organization
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"Matt Smith is looking for information leading to the filing of charges against the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, which, in turn is looking to put his hide on the wall in the Aug. 8 Republican primary election."
"Smith, a former House District 54 representative, said Thursday he is looking for information from people who received fliers and e-mails accusing him of being soft on guns and working for a Democrat." |
FL: Burglar Steals Orlando Police Officer's Gun, Vest
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"An Orlando police officer's weapons are in the wrong hands, Friday, and investigators think they know who the culprit is."
"A burglar reportedly broke into the officer's Rosemont area home earlier this week and made off with a duty handgun, stun gun and a bulletproof vest."
"Thursday, officers raided a home at the Fountain Apartments on Lake Orlando, but they didn't find the property or the suspect."
"Detectives said the officer's take home vehicle may have made him a target." |
IL: ISRA-PVF: Blagojevich's Chiropractor Should Be a Very Busy Man
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"'I expect that the governor's neck may soon be in traction,' says ISRA-PVF spokesman, Richard Pearson. 'He's been switching faces so fast and furious this week, something just has to give.'"
"Pearson's comments come at the end of a week when Gov. Blagojevich toured the state -- flip-flopping his way from one campaign stop to the next."
"On July 4th, Blagojevich was deep in Republican territory -- parading in suburban Downers Grove. On Thursday, he was way down south in Sparta, cutting the ribbon to a new, multimillion dollar state owned rifle range. This coming Saturday, Blagojevich will be in the friendly confines of Chicago's Mart Plaza to talk gun control with the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). No matter where he stops along the way, the governor is quick to flash his Cheshire cat grin and reach deep into his pocketful of promises." |
DC: Gun Stolen From D.C. Officer Used In Crimes
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"A service weapon stolen from a D.C. police lieutenant has been tied to a spate of crimes in which at least six people, four of them teenagers, were shot in recent months, police records show."
"The Glock 17 was stolen in January from Lt. Teresa Brown, who is serving a 30-day suspension for being careless with her firearm. Ballistics tests have linked the gun to at least three shooting incidents and a robbery, police said." |
FL: Gun Buy-Back Tomorrow at Gateway Mall
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"On Saturday, Project Crime will be collecting guns at the Gateway Mall - with no questions asked."
"Those who bring the guns in will receive $50 in exchange for the weapon as a part of the gun buy-back program."
"Project Crime has a goal of collecting 1,000 guns total, with the aim of getting weapons off the streets and stopping the violence."
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2 - Where are the funds to pay for turned in firearms coming from? |
UK: Police in stun gun plea
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"LANCASHIRE police officers are taking their fight to be armed with stun guns to national police chiefs."
"The Lancashire Police Federation last month made the unprecedented request for officers to be armed with stun guns due to the increased violence and dangers facing them in their job."
"But, after meeting with Lancashire police chiefs to discuss the matter, the federation found that local bosses were powerless to grant their demand." |
NC: Grandmother Grabs Gun From Accused Robber, Holds Him For Police
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"Barbara Henderson said she wrestled with a man and grabbed his gun when he tried to rob her, her sister, and her daughter as they walked with Henderson's great grandchildren through a neighborhood in north Charlotte on Sunday night." ...
"'I got the gun and I threw it up and I said, 'If you move I'm going to blow your brains out,' said Henderson."
"She says she kept the gun pointed at her attacker's head until police got there. She said hopes she scared him as badly as he scared her." |
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