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"The Transportation Security Administration, created in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks on New York City and the Pentagon, continues to defy logic in its bureaucratic resistance to common-sense steps to improve on-board defenses of airliners."

"From day one, the TSA has resisted allowing airline pilots - a large portion of whom are ex-military personnel - to carry guns as a last line of defense. Now the TSA resists making changes to flight attendant training, which still teaches flight attendants to cooperate with hijackers."

"Everyone not working for TSA seems to know what would happen in a hijacking today. Passengers and flight crews would fight back, because their lives and the lives of many others would depend on it. ..." ...

Guns, fear, hate, and profit - the true American way
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... "We have people today, many people, whose view on life and the government absolutely stops at the Second Amendment to the Constitution. In their opinion we must be armed to fight the monster of civil and criminal law that governs our society. And, all men are not created equal."

"We are being taught to fear and hate everything and everyone. Arm yourself because your rights are being ripped from you by the rapier sharp talons of an oppressive government - nobody can say exactly what rights are being torn away from us except the freedom to carry a gun at all times and use it as we see fit."
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Hmmmm, freedom of speech (McCain-Feingold, "free speech zones"), freedom of the press (FCC), freedom of assembly (march permits, "free speech zones", etc.), the right to petition for redress of grievances . . . and that's just in the First Amendment.

OH: Local Municipalities Receive Final Warning Regarding Illegal Gun Bans
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"Ohioans For Concealed Carry, the state's largest grassroots organization working to reform Ohio's self-defense laws, announced today that its Office of General Counsel has sent letters to the first municipalities that have passed ordinances attempting to restrict the lawful carrying of concealed handguns by those licensed by the State of Ohio."

"In these letters, Attorney Ken Hanson, Chair of OFCC's litigation section, details to the municipalities why their ordinances are invalid."

"Hanson explained, 'There has been a lot of bad information floating around, particularly with regard to so-called 'home rule' powers. This is not unexpected in the first ninety days of a new law. The purpose of these letters is to lay out in black and white exactly why the ordinances are invalid, and to give each letter recipient a last chance to avoid being sued over the offending ordinance.'" ...

Keep Up Efforts to Renew Ban on Assault Weapons (JTO)
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"Ten years since a man walked into Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Headquarters on a November morning, climbed the stairs to the second floor, opened the door to the Cold Case Homicide Squad, pulled a MAC-10 assault pistol out from under his jacket, opened fire and killed two FBI agents and a Washington police sergeant and grievously wounded a third FBI agent."

"Ten years since one man was able to acquire, conceal and wield sufficient firepower to overwhelm a room full of trained and armed peace officers."
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And since police are unable to protect themselves, we should count on them to protect us?

WV: Kerry taking steps to avoid repeat of 2000 in W.Va.
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... "Repeated appearances by President Bush shows the Republicans aren't taking the state for granted, either. But Brown and others question whether Bush can stymie Kerry as he did Gore."

"The GOP assailed Gore's stance on the environment to sow fear among the state's coal and steel interests. Charlton Heston, the actor and National Rifle Association president, railed against Gore and gun control at the Raleigh County Armory in Beckley the week before the 2000 general election."

"The NRA holds a similarly dim view of Kerry, but Brown said the Massachusetts senator does not appear to have the same 'environmental baggage' as Gore." ...

Exhibit looks at lost 'art' of dueling
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"Time was in America, a politician needed three things to be successful: honor, ambition, and an accurate pistol." ...

"'Two hundred years ago, politicians were so bitter and so violent, more than we can even imagine today,' says Susan Smart, Gore Place director of development, who co-curated 'Deadly Honor: Dueling in America.'"

"'We think politicians are rough now, but they were wild back then. On a number of levels, people will be surprised about what really went on.'"

"Presidents, governors, senators, and even newspaper editors were not immune. Until the Civil War, political slights that today would be solved by debate were often solved via the barrel of a gun." ...

FL: New Firearms Records Law Causes Confusion
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"At the St. Petersburg Police Department, officials are scratching their heads over a new state law prohibiting certain firearm records."

"The way records manager Bill Wilson reads the statute, nearly 2 million records in his database must be searched for references to guns, a task that would take thousands of hours. Additionally, authorities worry that their crime-solving ability may suffer if collected data are destroyed."

"'It's a mess,' said Sherman Smith, the Police Department's legal adviser. 'This has really got me flummoxed.'"

"He's not alone."

"Law enforcement agencies across the state and Tampa Bay area are struggling to understand legislation that bars the creation or maintenance of any 'list, record or registry' of firearms or their owners." ...
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And remember boys, "ignorance of the law is no excuse".

CA: Fighting fire with fire
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"WITH THE PUBLICITY and political reaction to a recent spate of shootings in San Francisco, it's no wonder that members of the police department might feel they are under the gun. There is no denying the sadness and anger surrounding the tragic death of Officer Isaac Espinoza at the hands of a cold-blooded killer wielding an assault weapon."

"But a proposal to arm city police officers with similar assault rifles seems a premature step to counter the threat posed by mindless gangsters -- especially as local and state political leaders are pursuing a much-needed extension to the ban on the military-style weapons to try to get those guns off the street." ...
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You've had well over a decade to "get these guns off the street", and it hasn't worked. Try something else!

MA: Romney signs off on permanent assault weapons ban
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"Governor Mitt Romney has signed into law a permanent assault weapons ban that he says will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on these guns."

"'Deadly assault weapons have no place in Massachusetts,' Romney said, at a bill signing ceremony on July 1 with legislators, sportsmens groups and gun safety advocates. 'These guns are not made for recreation or self-defense. They are instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people.'"

"Like the federal assault weapons ban, the state ban, put in place in 1998, was scheduled to expire in September. The new law ensures these deadly weapons, including AK-47s, UZIs and Mac-10 rifles, are permanently prohibited in Massachusetts no matter what happens on the federal level." ...
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Except in small town police departments, like Ashland MA, population 12,066.

MA: Police Department gets new weapons
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"With its recent purchase of new semiautomatic handguns and rifles, the Ashland Police Department has joined a growing number of suburban towns in switching over to higher-powered and more-precise weapons, a move officials say helps better prepare them for armed criminals and terrorist attacks."

"Last month, Ashland purchased a Glock .40-caliber semiautomatic handgun for each officer in the department, along with 10 Bushmaster A2-type carbine rifles. The department is currently training to use the weapons: Handgun training should be complete this month, and rifle training, which is more intensive, should be complete by the end of next month."

"'This is the wave in law enforcement,' said Police Chief Roy Melnick. 'Police departments should have the capability of meeting or exceeding the threats out there. Criminals are better-armed, and we need to be able to respond to their threats.'"
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But according to the Governor (who signed an "assault weapon" ban today) "These guns are not made for recreation or self-defense. They are instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people."

CA: Top cop flirts with big guns
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"Police Chief Heather Fong says she is investigating the possibility of more cops toting higher-powered guns to combat criminals armed with powerful assault weapons."

"Fong's comments came two days after cop union boss Gary Delagnes told The Examiner that he was determined to arm more police officers with assault rifles because many rank-and-file cops felt they were being outgunned by gangsters."

"But one police commissioner predicted residents of the violence-plagued Bayview neighborhood would be terrified by better-armed police and warned that higher firepower could turn parts of the city into 'Baghdad.'" ...

OR: Officials look into allegation against Albany police officer
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"A 10-year veteran of the Albany Police Department has been placed on paid administrative leave."

"Patrol Sgt. Aaron Davis surrendered his badge and gun last week after the department received a report on June 29 alleging physical abuse of a child, according to a statement released today by the police department."

"According to the statement, the Linn County branch of the Department of Human Services notified the police department of the alleged abuse."

"At the request of the Department of Human Services, the matter was referred to the Oregon State Police Office in Salem and the Benton County Branch of the Department of Human Services for investigation." ...
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But only cops and the military . . . ?

SD: Commission closes shooting range after stray bullet hits
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"The Lake County Commission has temporarily shut down an outdoor shooting range east of here after a stray bullet hit the windshield of a car that had pulled into a gas station about a mile away."

"The near miss happened Saturday afternoon."

"According to Madison police, Dan Lemme of Madison had just pulled into the station along state Highway 34 when a bullet hit the driver's side windshield. The windshield shattered and sprayed Lemme and his 8-year-old daughter with shards."

"Lemme and his daughter weren't seriously injured but did have cuts from the glass."

"Police later determined that the bullet, a .30-caliber round, came from the shooting range." ...

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"City police are using Skunk Shot, a tiny tube of smelly gel that spreads skunklike fumes through an entire building, to keep drug dealers, prostitutes and vagrants from doing their dirty work in abandoned houses and commercial buildings." "The potent, smelly gel seems to be working." ... --- Biochemical Assault weapon??

IL: Gun lock donations promote safety
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"Anything free is usually hard to come by, but Project ChildSafe, the nation's largest firearm safety program, distributed free gun locks to many area police departments, including Barrington."

"'The goal is to prevent a firearm from getting in the hands of a child to prevent a tragedy,' said Bob Keyser, a Project ChildSafe Representative."

"Half of the gun locks were distributed in November because of manufacturing reasons and the rest are being distributed right now to police departments all across Chicagoland." ...
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KABA notes there were 52 children (12 and under) accidentally killed by firearms in 2001. While this is 52 too many, perhaps limited resources would be better spent on education.

MT: Cell Phone Call Saves Girls Surrounded By Rattlesnakes (Whose Rescuers Shoot Two of the Snakes)
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Two Colorado girls vacationing in Montana used a cell phone to call for help after finding themselves on a hillside infested with dozens of rattlesnakes.

Izzy Effler, 13, and Morgan Beadwell, 12, climbed a hill in Livingston to try to get cell phone reception.

However, while climbing, Izzy said a rattlesnake struck at her.

Morgan also reportedly stepped on a snake.

The girls then discovered that they were surrounded by six rattlers and used the phone to call for help, according to the report.

Brian Effler and his nephew eventually rescued the girls after shooting two of the snakes.

A rattlesnake trapper said he saw 25 to 30 snakes in the area.

The girls were not injured.

CO: Groups target shooting range for cleanup
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"Dave Benjamin likes to spend his off days relaxing in the desert near the Bookcliffs."

"Shooting things."

"For about five years now, he has visited the public rifle and shooting ranges at 27 1/4 Road to do just that."

"He sets up his targets on the 500-yard rifle range or the 150-yard pistol range and joins about 10 others in any given hour on a weekend or just a few folks on a weekday."

"'Its just nice to come out here to a safe place to shoot, with no history of accidents, away from the population,' he said."

"Over the past five years he has seen some changes."

"'Things have gotten a lot cleaner this year. You dont see as many shot-out computers and refrigerators as you used to.'" ...

Australia: From handgun to handy rifle
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"IT used to be a banned handgun, but now it's a legal category B rifle which its creator Ron Owen has dubbed the Farmer's Friend."

"Showing off his invention yesterday at his Gympie gun shop, Mr Owen said he had no choice but to design the new gun so he could make hundreds of his otherwise now-restricted handguns saleable."

"'I ended up with 1500 prohibited TC10s (pistols) which the State Government refused to accept for surrender, so I've made another firearm from them and I'm going to patent it,' he said."

"'It (the pistol) has grown in length and instead of being a (banned) category H, it is now a category B firearm, which means I can sell them to anyone with a shooter's licence.'" ...

South Africa: Man shot on game farm
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A 40-year-old farm labourer is fighting for his life in a Limpopo hospital after being shot and left for dead by intruders on Wednesday, Waterberg police said on Thursday.

Inspector Madimetja Makgakge said three men, one wielding a pistol, stormed the Apiesdoring game farm near Koedoespoort in Thabazimbi and demanded the keys to the safe.

When Lucas Nyathi didn't give them the keys, one of the men shot him through the neck.

They left the farm empty-handed. Nyathi was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.

No arrests have been made.

Police are investigating.
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But did the BG have a licence from the Central Firearms Registry for his pistol?

Philippines: Sta. Ana barangay councilman gunned down
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"A barangay official here was shot and killed Wednesday night by two unidentified gunmen, police said."

"Chief Insp. Narvin Mangune, town's police chief, identified the victim as Rodolfo A. Gomez, 54, a barangay councilman of Barangay San Agustin, of this town."

"Mangune said the incident happened at 5:30 p.m. last July 7, while the victim was on his way home from a cockfight in the nearby Barangay San Joaquin, also of Sta. Ana."

"The victim died on the spot after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds in the body, including the fatal blow on the neck, Mangune said."

"The suspects, onboard a motorcycle, used a .9mm pistol as shown by four empty bullet shells found at the crime scene, he explained."
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But guns are banned in the Philippines!

UT: Trapshooting for women only
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A women-only trapshooting clinic will be Aug. 7 at the Heber Valley Gun Club. The clinic is sponsored by the National Rifle Association's "Women on Target" and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' "Becoming an Outdoors Woman" programs.

The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Preregistration is $20 and includes classroom and range instruction, loaner guns, earplugs, targets, a box of ammunition, take-home instructional materials, one raffle ticket and lunch. Participants should send their name, address, phone number, e-mail address or fax number and a $20 check made out to the Heber Valley Gun Club to: Wendy Mair, 365 S. 200 West, Heber City, Utah 84032.

CA: Rape Seminar Teaches Students How To Stay Safe on Campus
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"In response to an attempted rape on campus, the college police department organized a free self-defense seminar on June 2."

"On April 26 a male transient accosted a student in a women's restroom in Shatford Library. Although the student broke free from her attacker and police arrested the suspect, the incident sparked a lot of concern throughout the campus."

"'After the attempted rape, our phones lit up with people wanting to know how to prepare for such an assault,' Lt. Brad Young said. 'The police department decided it would be a good idea to present a seminar on self defense.'" ...
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According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, Rape Victimization in 26 American Cities, 1979 "When a woman was armed with a gun or knife, only 3% of rape attacks are completed, compared to 32% when unarmed."

Operation Prairie Storm
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"Like the Bush administrations reaction following revelations of Iraqi prisoner abuse, some in the hunting community will undoubtedly dismiss the prairie dog 'hunts' described in our cover story this issue as the work of 'a few bad apples.' Perhaps so, but just as the events at Abu Ghraib are only one of the ugly faces of war, hunting, even when not conducted by beer-swilling slobs from pickup trucks, involves a great amount of killing, suffering and death. Regardless of how much spin we employ to legitimize it, war is hell and so is hunting."

"As with the highly questionable intelligence alleging Iraqi 9-11 involvement and weapons of mass-destruction that led us into war, hunting today continues on the strength of some long-debunked myths. They survive thanks to politicians and media that kowtow to the gun industry, the National Rifle Association (NRA) and others who work feverishly to obscure the truth about wildlife 'management.'" ...

AZ: Inspiring tomorrow's police force
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"Monique Barrera, 14, never wants anyone to lose a parent the way she did."

"Last September, her father, Michael, was shot and killed in downtown Phoenix. To this day, the case is unsolved."

"'I want to prevent that so that never happens to anybody else,' Barrera said."

"That's why Barrera, of Goodyear, wants to be a homicide investigator and why the high school freshman signed up for the Avondale and Goodyear police departments' Teen Police Academy Training this summer."

"She is one of 50 West Valley high school students who will learn basic first aid and CPR, how to fire a gun, fill out paperwork and know what issues police officers face daily, said Avondale police Sgt. Chris Keeton, the cadets' primary instructor." ...

Trigger happy: Olympic sport is also good hobby
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"It seems simple enough: Aim, take a deep breath and pull the trigger."

"And, to put a hole in a paper target the size of a large dinner plate at 10 meters is as it would seem pretty easy."

"To put 10 shots or even 20 shots or upwards of 60 in the center of a target where the bull's-eye is no larger than a dime at that distance is quite another story."

"It's what separates Olympians from recreational shooters."

"As Dave Larsen of Doug's Shoot 'N Sport points out, however, it doesn't really matter, 'It's all fun.'"

"Shooting events in the Olympics go back to the earliest of times. The rapid-fire pistol event, for example, was introduced into the Games in 1896, along with the free pistol event. ..." ...

CA: Former Travis Airman Ordered To Stand Trial For Murders
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"A former airman at Travis Air Force Base was ordered to stand trial in connection with the deaths of two homeless women in Fairfield a year ago."

"Corey Marques Jasmin, 20, was held to answer to nine felony charges after a preliminary hearing, Deputy District Attorney Donna Stashyn said today."

"He was charged with the murders of Otilia Julia Carrington, 48, and Rickshella Mae Harrison, 29, who were found shot to death in downtown Fairfield on June 4, 2003." ...

"Authorities claim they can link Jasmin by fingerprints to a .22-caliber assault rifle, the alleged murder weapon. Deputy Public Defender Robert Warshawsky claims the rifle was stolen from Jasmin's car at a mall parking lot." ...
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But only cops and the military . . .

PA: Backwoods with Tim
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... "Just as I started to pick up my muzzleloader, I heard something crossing the creek below my position. I could see through the brush and below me stood a large doe. I pulled the hammer back and waited for an open shot. When it entered the opening, I squeezed the trigger. When the flint hit steel, it made a beautiful spark but no ka-boom. I pulled the hammer back again and at that point remembered dumping the pan powder. I reached into my pocket and retrieved my back-up 4-F container, which is an old Visine bottle Old Dead-eye Paul had given me years ago."

"I quickly filled the frizzen with one eye on the pan and the other on the doe. I pulled the rifle to my shoulder, placed the sights on the doe and squeezed. ..." ...

Philippines: Jawan kills Col, shoots himself
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"Fragging" to wound or kill a fellow soldier, usually a superior is increasingly tormenting the over-stretched Indian Army. In the latest such incident, a jawan shot dead a Lt-Colonel at Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday night.

The jawan, B Thapa, took his own life with his rifle later. Army officers said Thapa killed Lt-Col Ranjit Ghosh, the "field cash officer" at the 19 Infantry Division HQ in Baramulla, after an altercation at about 9 pm. "The court of inquiry will establish the reason behind the incident," said an officer. This comes shortly after a Naik, Sri Pal Pathoriya, shot dead two of his seniors in Lucknow after a dispute over sentry duty on May 15.

Australia: No more shots on the range
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"Tenterfield Rifle Club enthusiasts will have to travel to Warwick if they want to continue shooting their centrefire rifles in competition."

"A letter from the Range Officer for Manager Firearms Registry, Barney Jenkins on June 1 following an inspection of the Range's Danger Area, has forced the club to suspend all shooting."

"The letter cites that the Range Danger Area Template (see map) violates Steinbrook Road to the south of the range."

"Club Secretary, Kevin Manser, who started shooting in 1957 said he had been told, and the letter indicated, that the range contravenes safety standards."

"'We've known about it but nothing has ever been happened that we know of, it's more that the potential is there,' Mr Manser said." ...
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One by one they collect the guns, one by one they close down the ranges . . .

Foes Block Class-Action Lawsuit Bill In Senate
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"Legislation to revise the rules on class-action lawsuits was blocked last night in the Senate, apparently dooming the measure -- the last surviving plank in Republicans' agenda for altering the civil litigation system -- for the rest of the year."

" With support from a dozen Democrats as well as nearly all Republicans, the bill had more than enough votes for passage. But the legislation collapsed when Democrats pushed for votes on amendments dealing with other issues and Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), overriding objections from business allies, responded by cutting off all amendments and scheduling a showdown vote." ...
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KABA Note: This was one of the vehicles Senator Feinstein was hoping to use to renew the AWB.