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Confiscations at airports rise
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"Daily for the past three years, passengers at U.S. airports surrendered an average of 14,000 potential weapons. That is enough to arm every passenger on 33 filled-to-capacity Boeing 747 jumbo jets every day."

"Despite intensifying concern about terrorism since the 9/11 attacks, the rate of finding such items is actually increasing. It rose from about 11 potential weapons surrendered per 1,000 originating passengers in 2003 to more than 12 last year."

"We can't really speculate why people keep bringing prohibited items,"

Gun Law Expert Praises Senate's Overwhelming Vote for Passage of Gun Protection Measure Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"'Let us congratulate the United States Senate for its overwhelming passage today of the proposed Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act,' gun law expert John Michael Snyder said this afternoon in Washington, D.C." "He added that, 'the overwhelming 65-31 vote on final passage is better than a two to one margin of victory.'"

Mark Lenz: Gun bill only sold out lawyers Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Website: http://www.nysrpa.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"I'm not a member of the National Rifle Association. It's never furnished me with a dime, and I don't expect any campaign contributions anytime soon." "That should make me unique because, to hear media accounts, I must be the only person in America who isn't on the NRA payroll yet agrees with the bill the Senate passed Friday banning frivolous liability lawsuits against gun companies."

FL: Officer Fired Over Gun Left With Kids
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"A police officer was fired after sheriff's deputies said she left her three young daughters home alone with a loaded handgun."

"The oldest girl greeted Lake County deputies at the door late Wednesday wearing Marie Kasinger's bulletproof police vest."

"Deputies said the 12-year-old called 911 and had been holding the gun for protection. The girl and her sisters had been scared by a banging noise outside."

TX: Outgunned cops patrol only part of border city
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"When masked gunmen attacked a house in the upscale Campestre neighborhood Thursday night, they fired rocket-propelled grenades and semi-automatic rifles."

"When about 80 members of the city's brand new police force reported for duty last week, there weren't enough guns to go around. Officers had to share their weapons, turning their guns in after their shifts."

"While rival drug lords fire with impunity wherever it strikes their fancy it seems the new police force is restricted for the time being to the city's central district."

IL: Dealers must sell handguns with locks Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"All handguns sold by federally licensed dealers in Illinois must now include safety locks under legislation signed Saturday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich." "The bill, passed in May by the Illinois General Assembly, included a concession to gun-rights advocates. Though requiring locks to be included with each sale, the law does not require that the locks be used."

IL: Blagojevich vetoes three gun bills
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"Gov. Rod Blagojevich (bluh-GOY'-uh-vitch) has vetoed three bills that he says would have weakened laws designed to keep guns out of the hands of criminals."

"One bill called for elimination of an Illinois State Police database that tracks firearms purchases."

"Another piece of legislation would have eliminated the waiting period for gun owners trading in firearms."

"That measure would have allowed gun owners to trade-in a hunting rifle or small handgun for a military-style assault weapon without delay."

"A third bill would have overridden local laws regulating the transport of firearms."

NV: Gun makers cater to gun-shy, enjoy a big bang in sales
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"When NASCAR racer Ryan Newman ran the fastest lap at the Texas Motor Speedway earlier this year, a member of Italy's Beretta family was waiting in victory lane, armed with a marketing strategy: a 12-gauge shotgun etched with Newman's image and valued at $65,000."

"When grizzled gun dealers gathered for their big annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas last January, they found themselves rubbing holsters with a decidedly different demographic: people who play and profit from the booming sport of paintball."

OH: Class aids kids' gun awareness
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"Between September and May, Stahl plans to visit area middle schools. During the summer, he's been conducting the program on a semiweekly basis at the court building with youths who have had problems."

"Stahl usually cites statistics from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention:"

"He tells youths in his classes that 2,200 kids under 18 died from bullet wounds in 2000."

"He tells youths in his classes that 13,053 kids under 18 were injured by firearms and that 16,182 were injured by BB or pellet guns in 2002."

"Yet Stahl isn't completely against guns -- he was the chief of the Munroe Falls police department for 26 years and has weapons in his own home. He is just pushing safety."

NJ: Appeals court overturns gun permit for sea captain Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A state appeals panel has overturned a judge's decision that allowed a sea captain to carry a concealed gun while guiding cruise ships along New Jersey's coast." "In a ruling made public Friday, the Appellate Division of Superior Court found no 'justifiable need' for captain Salvatore Atanasio Jr. to arm himself."

UK: Alliance Airs Firearms Concerns (Northern Ireland)
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"The PSNI has agreed to meet Countryside Alliance Ireland to discuss firearms legislation."

"CAI wrote initially to Chief Contstable, Hugh Orde, in June 2005 requesting a meeting to discuss concerns raised by its members regarding the serious unacceptable delays in processing firearms grants and re-grant licenses." ...

"We are aware that the new firearms legislation requires each application to be supported by two referees, meaning that three checks per application is now mandatory as opposed to one check per application previously."

UK: Met chief told to 'shut up' about shooting
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"Sir Ian Blair, Metropolitan police commissioner, and the Home Office came under attack from the police complaints watchdog yesterday for speaking out improperly ahead of the official inquiry into the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes."

"Nick Hardwick, chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, said the Met chief and the government should 'shut up' about the details of the killing of the innocent Brazilian, who was mistaken for a suicide bomber by armed officers, and leave the inquiry to establish the facts."

New Zealand: The right to govern in doubt - "probably the biggest con-trick ever foisted on the New Zealand public"
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"It could be the most fundamental New Zealand issue of the new century:"

"if a group of Australian lawyers and researchers is correct, the Treaty of Waitangi ceased to be valid on January 10, 1920, and the New Zealand Government does not, lawfully, exist."

"In an even bigger potential crisis - nor do the laws."

"If it sounds like the Coalition's worst nightmare multiplied by a factor of ten, you'd be right."

AR: Gun Demonstrator Advancing Ordnance Art
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A modular gun demonstrator-crafted by Applied Ordnance Technology Inc. and Advanced Power Technology lnc.-was put through its paces at the Navy's Dahlgren division terminal test range. Twenty-five successful shots were fired, officials said.

The modular gun demonstrator is being developed to provide the U.S. military with a system to advance gun, projectile, propulsion and ammunition technology. It is serving in several critical areas, including large-caliber hypervelocity research and next generation projectiles and propellants. Copyright National Defense Industrial Association Jul 2005.

MS: Mark Beason: It's OK to let kids 'play' with guns
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"In Northeast Mississippi this past week, there were children playing with guns. Not just any guns double barreled shotguns."

"They were out shooting guns with each other, firing hundreds of rounds each and enjoying themselves. While these kids were out playing with their guns their parents were also proud of them." ...

"Its an anti-gun activists worst nightmare, kids shooting guns in a safe environment with their parents approval." ...

"Teaching children the dangers of a gun and the joys of shooting makes them more responsible and safer. A child who has never been allowed the opportunity to learn is more likely to have a gun related accident mainly due to a lack of knowledge."

UK: Call for hi-tech border checks
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"Electronic checks that could identify terrorist suspects before they board a plane to Britain may be rushed in amid heightened concerns over port security in the wake of the suicide bombings."

"The 'e-borders' scheme - under which passengers' details will automatically be scanned against police, intelligence and immigration watchlists before they reach the boarding gate - is not due to be introduced until 2008. However, ministers are investigating whether the programme, which also keeps an electronic record of people leaving Britain, can be speeded up because of its potential usefulness as a weapon against terrorism."

LA: Bodcau range gets $10,000 upgrade Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Website: http://www.nysrpa.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Area shooting enthusiasts who haven't visited the Bodcau Public Shooting Range might be in for a surprise on their next trip." "With assistance from several public entities, a $10,000 expansion is nearly complete at the site, located north of Haughton in the Bodcau Wildlife Management Area."

Canada: Toronto gun violence claims 3 lives overnight Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Hundreds of people ran after one young man shot another to death in downtown Toronto early Sunday morning -- in full view of police officers and security cameras." "Toronto police Staff Insp. Jeff McGuire told The Canadian Press he couldn't understand why anyone would shoot someone in those circumstances."

UK: Taser expects surge in sales to Britain's police Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"THE US company that makes the stun-gun used in the arrest of one of the London bomb suspects is expecting a surge in sales because of demands that all British police officers be equipped with a Taser." "The weapon, which stuns a person with a 50,000-volt charge, is used by police forces across America."

OK: Free Gun Locks Available to Alva Residents
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"Project ChildSafe will partner with local law enforcement to distribute free gun locks to Alva residents Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005."

"The National safety tour visits Woods County to distribute free cable-style gunlocks and educational materials to local law enforcement at the Woods County Sheriff's Department."

"With the support of Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin, the OK Association of Chief's of Police and the local law enforcement community, the National Shooting Sports Foundation will distribute 215,000 additional free gunlocks throughout Oklahoma as part of the national Project ChildSafe (PCS) program."

OH: Gunning down local control
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"The NRA further solidified its reputation for multi-tasking in politics when it made a big show of announcing that Columbus would not be the site of its 2007 convention."

"The ostensible reason: Enactment by Columbus City Council of a tough new ban against assault weapons, effective later this year."

"Never mind that the NRA had never signed a contract for the convention, which was supposed to draw 60,000 visitors and spending of $15 million to $20 million to Ohio's capital city in two years."

"That salient fact didn't keep Wayne LaPierre, the NRA's top gun, from jetting in to condemn the weapons ban and proclaim the whole affair as 'an unnecessary loss and an embarrassment to the city of Columbus' and its 'radical city council.'"

OK: NRA Officials Coming To Oklahoma To Support Fired Employees
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"The National Rifle Association plans to start a campaign for every state to pass laws like one in Oklahoma that allows workers to keep firearms in their vehicles at work."

"The Oklahoma law is tied up in litigation and has not gone into effect."

"Two top NRA officials plan to launch the campaign in Idabel. Wood products workers were fired near Idabel three years ago for having guns in their vehicles."

UK: Gun police storm flat and suspects emerge naked with their hands up
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"Armed police in balaclavas raided a flat on an estate in Ladbrooke Grove, west London shortly after midday."

"After a stand-off that lasted more than two hours, two men dressed only in their underwear edged their way along a balcony at gunpoint and were handcuffed." ...

"They blew the front door off a top-floor flat and shot tear gas through the windows before the men, named as Ibrahim Muktar Said, who allegedly tried to blow himself up on a bus in Hackney on July 21, and Ramzi Mohammed, the alleged Oval station would-be bomber, finally submitted."

VA: Democrats point out that Tim Kaine has never tried to restrict gun owners' rights.
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"Three rural Republican lawmakers took Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tim Kaine to task for his record on gun rights Friday, seeking to capitalize on an issue that they believe favors GOP nominee Jerry Kilgore."

"Kaine, the lieutenant governor, has said repeatedly that he respects the rights of law-abiding gun-owners and has no plans to them. But Dels. Bill Carrico of Grayson County, Robert Hurt of Chatham and Chris Saxman of Staunton said Kaine's record as Richmond's mayor from 1998 to 2001 undercuts his campaign pledge. Their criticism underscores the Kilgore campaign's emphasis on gun issues, which Gov. Mark Warner, a Democrat, effectively neutralized in his 2001 election victory."

IL: Witnesses: Tasered boy posed no threat
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"A 14-year-old boy who went into cardiac arrest after he was zapped by a Chicago Police stun gun had not threatened police or anyone else before he was shocked, four eyewitnesses to the February incident say."

"The developmentally delayed boy was sitting on a couch in a juvenile home and was not attempting to harm anyone, the witnesses claim in sworn court depositions obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times."

"After the boy went into convulsions and fell to the floor, the officer who used the Taser allegedly said, 'Now look at this f-----' paperwork I've got to do,' at least two witnesses claim in the depositions."

WV: WVU Rifle Team Holds Annual Gun Bash
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West Virginia University Rifle Team members held their annul "Gun Bash" at Mylan Park on Saturday.

Those who purchase tickets are automatically entered in a drawing to win several different prizes. Among those, there are three grand prizes: a Chevy Silverado, a Harley Davidson Motorcycle, and a Fleetwood Gearbox Camper. A total of 2 hundred and eleven prizes worth over 250-thousand dollars will be given away.

India: Cop posing as UG to extort held Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Manipur too has produced a number of ingenious frauds and gangsters and after The Sangai Express blew the lid off of some cases involving fake appointments as well as a single employee working in two different capacities in Government Departments, now comes the story of a policeman held on charges of posing himself as a member of a militant group and trying to extort money from the public."