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Michael Badnarik -- How to Stop Crime Before It Starts
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"Crime rates go down when offenders must compensate their victims and responsible citizens are permitted to carry concealed weapons. Privatizing police gives them incentive to emphasize prevention and focus on violent, rather than victimless, crimes." [emphasis added]

"Violence seems to be a hallmark of our society. Our homicide rate is higher than most European nations; our children are even gunned down in their schools, often by other students." ...

"Establishment politicians can't stop crime because they haven't asked the tough questions: 'What crime prevention measures actually work?'"

"Only one industrialized nation has succeeded in consistently lowering its crime rates since World War II. ..." ...

Presidential candidates on the issues: Guns
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"GUNS: How, if at all, should federal gun laws be changed?"

"Sen. John Kerry: I am a gun owner and hunter, and I believe that law-abiding American adults have the right to own guns. But like all of our rights, gun rights come with responsibilities, and those rights allow for reasonable restrictions to keep guns out of the wrong hands. ...'"

"President George Bush: 'Mandatory background checks through the instant check system are essential for keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and other prohibited persons. ... I support reauthorizing the current ban on semi-automatic assault weapons. ...'"
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Between the two, only President Bush specifically mentions the AWB.

Democrats show true colors...again, says CCRKBA
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"By offering rabidly anti-gun Rep. Carolyn McCarthy a plum opportunity to promote legislation expanding the ban on so-called 'assault weapons' during their convention next week, the Democratic Party is once again showing its true colors to millions of American gun owners, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today."

"'For months, everywhere you turned, Democrats have been out hustling gun owners for their votes, trying to portray themselves as pro-Second Amendment. ...'" ...

Violence Policy Center, or Violence Promotion Center?
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... "The perspective VPC would like to impose upon us is that myriad innocent elderly, youth, and women are dying because of the availability of firearms. But the statistical facts from its own sources prove otherwise, showing significant downward trends in the violent crime VPC uses to push its agenda of civilian disarmament."

"By using emotional appeal to deflect us from scrutinizing shoddy research, one begins to wonder that if the papers written by gun control organizations are so fraught with misinformation, perhaps they are the modern day incarnation of Joseph Goebbels, who understood the importance of telling a big lie often. After all, one of the people gun control worked for during the 20th Century was Hitler. The question we all need to ask is: If gun control has been such a failure here and abroad, why would we want to pursue a policy that only enables criminals, large and small, to benefit?"

Interest in renewing '94 weapons ban is low
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"America's most intense gun-control debate in a decade is being played out against the backdrop of presidential politics this summer with the approaching expiration of a 10-year-old ban on assault weapons."

"The ban will expire Sept. 13 unless extended by Congress, and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, has indicated that he's unlikely to bring it to a vote. President George W. Bush has endorsed an extension of the ban, but he is not actively pushing Congress to take action."

"'It's an uphill battle,' Sarah Brady, one of the nation's leading gun-control advocates, said last week. 'Our streets are going to be filled with AK47s and Uzis.'"
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This is not a dead issue! Call your reps and keep up the pressure!

Renew the ban
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"Assault weapons such as Kalashnikovs and Uzis that can fire off 30 bullets in just five seconds do not belong on American streets. President Bush agreed with this assessment during his 2000 presidential campaign, and now he must fulfill his promise to renew the federal ban on assault weapons." ...
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India: Students bear rifle butt for not halting when signalled
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"Just a day after a Chandigarh police interceptor vehicle staff allegedly thrashed a teenaged boy and his parents for not stopping when signalled, a Mohali Police Commando today allegedly rammed his rifle butt into two college students riding a scooter without wearing helmets when they did not stop after being signalled by the police."

"According to information two policemen H C Balram Rana and Commando Sukhwinder Singh signalled scooterists Rajesh and his friend to stop after they rode out of the local college. But when instead of stopping they reportedly accelerated, the commando allegedly hit Rajesh with the butt of his rifle. Rajesh has been admitted to the Civil Hospital while his friend was unhurt." ...
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But only cops and the military should have guns, right Sarah?

OH: Suicidal Man killed by Police - That'll Teach 'em
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"The city's lone detective, buried for a week in a ballooning child-molestation probe, is off the case temporarily after shooting and killing a man Tuesday during a standoff."

"Detective Alex Bakos is a member of a SWAT team called to deal with a gun-wielding suicidal man. Bakos shot the 41-year-old three times in the heart and also hit the barrel of a gun the man had aimed at a fellow officer, said Chief Jeff Rice." ...
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Only the police should have guns ...

MS: Man Says Off-Duty Officer Threatens Him
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"David Ray said Whitfield Police Officer William Groseclose threatened him with a pistol while he was off-duty. The retired school teacher said he wife was also there." ...

"Ray said Officer William Groseclose and his brother, Richard Groseclose were blocking his car with their truck. Ray approached the truck, asking them to move. Ray said the brothers started using foul language and making rude gestures."

"That's when Ray noticed an open pack of beer and a semi-automatic pistol pointed his direction. Ray called Brandon police and the Groseclose brothers were arrested. Brandon police officers found the pistol, but William Groseclose claims he never displayed it." ...
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But only cops and the military . . .

OR: Gun control advocates go on tour for weapons ban
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"A big, pink recreational vehicle is hard to miss, and that's exactly what the Million Mom March members hoped for when they launched a nationwide summer tour to urge support for continuation of a ban on military-style semiautomatic weapons."

"It arrived Tuesday in Eugene and attracted about a dozen supporters, including Eugene Police Chief Robert Lehner and Rebecca Lynn, whose daughter was shot at Thurston High School in 1998."

"Lynn noted that shooter Kip Kinkel had an illegal magazine of 50 rounds when he shot 27 students, killing two, in less than two minutes."

"'People say, 'I don't want to talk about Thurston anymore.' But Thurston is a tool to talk about this problem,' Lynn said." ...

Australia: Toy gun a 'prohibited weapon'
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"NSW Police have outlawed a toy pistol that has a similar appearance to a genuine Glock handgun and has bullets than can travel up to 30 metres."

"Police urged the public to keep the pistol out of circulation, since it could cause serious injury when fired."

"It could also be mistaken for a real weapon and cause 'very serious repercussions' for everyone involved in an incident involving the toy, they said."

"A number of the toy pistols have been located in shops in the Sydney metropolitan area and on the NSW Central Coast, Deputy Commissioner Dave Madden said today." ...
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And here I thought that legislatures were the ones who "outlawed" things, not police departments.

MA: 'Summer sizzler'
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"It has turned into a long, hot summer in Boston. Last week we had two double homicides, bringing to 42 the number of killings this year, or one more than we had all last year. The killings, as always, are concentrated in the city's poorest neighborhoods." ...

"As the cops and ministers work the streets in Boston, the gun lobby is working the halls of Congress in Washington. The federal assault-weapons ban expires Sept. 13, and President Bush, his campaign rhetoric of four years ago aside, and the Republican Congress are giving every indication that they will pay their debt to the National Rifle Association crowd and let it die a peaceful death. That would mean UZIs and AK-47s could again be flooding the streets for gang members and drug dealers." ...
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You can reach this ignoramus at bailey@globe.com or at 617-929-2902.

IA: Doctor Claims Self-Defense In Shooting -- Man Shot At Home Of Webster County Medical Examiner
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"A man accused of shooting his wife's ex-husband claimed it was in self-defense."

"Paul Benton, 46, was shot in the chest Sunday afternoon at Dr. Daniel Cole's home in Fort Dodge. Cole is the Webster County Medical Examiner."

"In the statement released Tuesday to the Fort Dodge Messenger, Cole said that the incident occurred because Benton broke into Cole's house without permission and attacked him."

"Prosecutors are waiting for the investigation to wrap-up before deciding whether charges should be filed."

"Court records showed Cole's wife at one time asked for a protective order against Benton."

"Authorities say Benton assaulted and threatened to kill his ex-wife after she filed for a divorce in August 2000." ...

OR: Project Childsafe offers free gun locks
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"Whether you love or loathe guns, heres a program that's tough not to support."

"The Project ChildSafe truck is rolling through Oregon this month with stops at G.I. Joes stores Monday in Salem and Aug. 18 in Albany."

"By the time the nationwide program wraps up for 2004, a total of 20 million free gun locks will have been handed out about 290,000 of those in Oregon said Sarah Budka, the West Coast account coordinator for the Albany, N.Y.-based program." [KABA Note: Taxpayer funded is not the same as "free"]

"The aim is simple: Making firearms childproof in the home."
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Read author Joel Rosenberg's account of what happened when he locked up his safety and burglars came calling.

South Africa: Official in Love Triangle Killed By Policeman
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"A heartbroken Administration Policeman yesterday shot dead his boss at midnight . . . after catching him in bed with his wife. The dead man, a district officer, had assigned the AP night guard duties and then crept off to the servants' quarters where the policeman lived with his wife and two children in a single room."

"But the 30-year-old policeman, who suspected his wife and the DO had been enjoying an illicit affair, made a surprise return to the room, only 50 metres from the office, and found the two in bed." ...

"... After checking that his wife's lover was indeed dead, the AP then walked to the nearby police station, at Macalder, Migori, handed over his rifle - loaded with 13 bullets - and reported the crime he had just committed." ...
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But only cops and the military . . .

MT: Aggressive Mule Deer Attacks Man
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"Game wardens are searching for an aggressive mule deer buck that attacked a man and has a history of causing problems."

"Gene Novikoff, who had previous encounters with the animal, suffered a broken rib, bruises and scratches after the four-point buck knocked him down Monday and pummeled him with its front hooves for several minutes."

"The animal became distracted by its own reflection in Novikoff's shiny sport utility vehicle and Novikoff was able to get inside his garage."

"'Thank God I had the car cleaned a couple of weeks ago,' Novikoff said. 'If he hadn't gotten interested in looking at himself, I don't think I would have made it.'" ...
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Why, if he's had "previous encounters with the animal", wasn't he armed?

CA: Paralyzed teenager attempting to buy up guns at auction
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"Now 17, Brandon Maxfield has been paralyzed from the neck down since age 7. That's when he was accidentally shot with a .380-caliber bullet by a baby-sitter trying to unload a Bryco pocket pistol." ...

"The teenager won his lawsuit against Jennings, successfully arguing that Bryco's 'Saturday night specials' were defects waiting to kill someone, but Jennings and a distributor are appealing the $24 million judgment against them."

"Now Maxfield is trying to put Jennings' firm out of business forever."

"On Thursday, everything that remains of now-shuttered Bryco Arms of Costa Mesa, Calif., will be up for auction in a federal bankruptcy court in Jacksonville, Fla., the state where Jennings lives and has declared bankruptcy." ...

MS: Local police agencies to distribute gun locks
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"Local law enforcement agencies will get some help to protect children from guns."

"The National Shooting Sports Foundation partnered with state and local authorities to give out more than 275,000 free* gun locks in Mississippi as part of a national project."

"Project ChidSafe is an initiative to help makes homes with firearms safer by raising awareness and responsibility of firearms and children." ...
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*Funded by a $50 million grant from the Department of Justice. It will provide about 20 million "free" gunlocks to families in all 50 states, 5 US territories & Washington DC.

MI: Golf pro takes aim
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"Throughout his lengthy career as a Professional Golf Association pro, Norris Denno has earned the reputation of being a pretty good shot with a golf club."

"Not as well known, however, is that Denno also is a very good shot with a gun." ...

"When Denno heads to Field and Stream on Wednesday evenings, he's transformed into 'Charlie Goodnight,' a cattle baron from the 19th Century Old West."

"He plays the part and dresses it too: scarf, spurs, square-toed boots, hats, pocket watch -- sometimes chaps -- all authentic clothing cowboys wore during the Old West."

"Then when he shoots, he uses guns from the Old West as well, single-action Colt .44-40 pistols, a Winchester 73 .44-40 rifle, double-barreled shotguns, all reminiscent of the 19th century." ...

OH: City debates target range
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"With two members missing and chambers packed with people, council postponed a vote that could change the city's gun ordinance to allow an indoor target range proposed for Loveland-Madeira Road."

"The decision Tuesday came after an hour-plus public hearing, where close to 100 residents and others - including the Blue Ash police chief - turned out to voice their opinions."

"'These are issues that need to be addressed by all of council. We should wait to see if there are changes that might make this more palatable,' said Vice Mayor Joe Schickel."

"The amendment is needed to allow Shooter's Supply, a 16-year Loveland business, to open the range in a former church on Loveland-Madeira Road ..." ...

India: Extortion case against dismissed constable
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"A dismissed Delhi Police constable has been booked for allegedly extorting money from an east Delhi-based builder. The case was registered recently after Ram Chandra Balani filed a complaint with the Vivek Vihar police."

"According to Balani's complaint, the dismissed cop, Ranbir Rathi, visited his house on July 17 and asked for the builder. Since Balani was not at home, Rathi told his wife that he should pay him Rs 5 lakh."

"An officer from the local police station said: 'Rathi is aware of Balani's business since he was posted in Seemapuri police station years ago. At that point of time, Balani had a flourishing business in Dilshad Garden area.'"

"Rathi was dismissed from Delhi Police after several criminal cases were registered against him." ...

UK: Grandma's bullets
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"A German stopped from boarding a flight at Stansted Airport after ammunition was found in his hand luggage has said the bullets were his grandmother's."

"Nicholas McKenna, 22, of Neuss, was detained by security staff on Tuesday after bullets and a lock knife were detected by a scanning machine."

"McKenna said he forgot the 12 bullets were in his bag and pleaded guilty to possession of ammunition and a knife."

"On Wednesday magistrates in Harlow adjourned sentencing until September."

"McKenna, who has dual British and German nationality, told the court the .38 calibre bullets had been given to him by his grandmother two years ago to look after." ...

Russia: Kalashnikov Biopic
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A group of American filmmakers arrived in Izhevsk this week to shoot a film about the life of Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the world-famous AK-47 assault rifle.

The lead will be played by a Russian actor, Alexander Nevsky, while a narration be provided by American soap opera actor Jed Allen, Interfax reported.

The film will be set in Kalashnikov's house, on the premises of gun manufacturer Izhmash, and an adjacent museum that will be completed by this fall.

The film will premiere in the United States on Nov. 10 to coincide with Kalashnikov's 85th anniversary. It also will be shown in 60 countries, including Russia.

UK: Family Devastated As Cat Shot By Airgun
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"A FAMILY who have just moved to Whitehaven had the worst of welcomes when their pet cat was shot."

"Chester the cats devastated owner, Adele Trotter, who moved to Cumbria from Liverpool five weeks ago, said she was so traumatised she wanted to move back home."

"The cat was shot on Thursday lunch-time in the Highlands area of Whitehaven. He belonged to Mrs Trotter, her husband George and their three children, Grace, Frances and Alexander."

"Mrs Trotter found Chester being sick and bleeding."

"The family rushed him to a vet, who said Chester had been shot by an air rifle pellet which had punctured his intestines."

"The cat underwent risky emergency surgery for two hours. But he died on Friday morning." ...

NY: Police Seize Weapons Cache in the Bronx
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Police and federal agents raided a home in the Bronx Tuesday night and seized a weapons stash of guns and grenades.

William Correa, 45, who lives in the home at 21-14 Clinton Avenue in the East Tremont section, was arrested and charged with illegal weapons possession.

The NYPD and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said they seized 11 rifles, four handguns, three hand grenades and four smoke grenades.

Police say there is no indication Correa has any affiliation with terrorists.

It is unclear whether any of the weapons were registered.

India: Self bullet blows off constable head
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"Constable Shahjahan Gazi arrived at Burtola on a routine raid around 3 pm on Wednesday. By 3.20 pm, the 50-year-old, attached to the airport police station, lay dead in front of Burtola police station, with a bullet from his service rifle having pierced his chin and passed through his head." ...

"There was initially some confusion, admitted Barun Mallik, deputy commissioner of police (north), over whether the rifle had misfired."

"'But after examining the rifle thoroughly and speaking to Gazis colleagues who witnessed the incident, we concluded that it was case of suicide. Now we are trying to find out what led him to kill himself,' added Mallik." ...

NY: Legislature nixes pistol permit renewals
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"The state Legislature this week plans to finally put to rest the governor's proposal to require regular renewals of pistol licenses."

"The governor wanted pistol owners to renew their licenses every five years and pay a fee of at least $100. Now, unless they're revoked for cause, pistol licenses are good for life."

"The fee would have generated an estimated $31 million a year. Administration officials also argued that the renewal requirement would help the state police keep its database of handgun owners up to date. More than 1 million pistol licenses have been issued in New York since 1936." ...

NJ: Hey, hitting bull's-eye actually takes practice
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"Becoming a crack shot probably takes years and years of practice. Just learning the fundamentals of target shooting must take the kind of commitment most other sports do."

"It certainly seemed that way from the junior marksmen class I observed at the Delran Junior Marksmen Club last week."

"Still, it just looked so easy."

"After the seven 16-year-olds participating in the class headed home, Courier-Post staff photographer Paris L. Gray and I went head-to-head in a good old-fashioned shoot-off."

"But first we got the lay of the land."

"'This place gives an opportunity to members and juniors to come and learn the basics and so on,' Club President Eugene Fusco said. 'We always stress the safety aspect first.'" ...
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Well at least we have one journalist who recognizes that shooting is a real sport.

VA: Refuse To Be A Victim Event Scheduled
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Manassas Park: Costello Park Recreation Center, 99 Adams St., Refuse To Be A Victim. This crime prevention seminar is sponsored by the National Rifle Association and is designed to teach methods to avoid dangerous situations and prevent criminal confrontations. The cost is $10, advance registration is required. Aug. 14, 9 a.m. 703/335-8872, e-mail: recreation @cityofmanassaspark.us or visit cityofmanassaspark.us.

Canada: Shooter's violent past unknown to girlfriend
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"The 47-year-old man killed during a shootout with police on the Lougheed Highway on Monday had a history of violent and abusive behaviour."

"Antonio Pinheiro was sentenced to two years in jail back in 1992 after pursuing his ex-wife and her family after she left him."

"Court records show he threatened his in-laws with a pistol, and cut the phone lines to the home."

"In 1993, the National Parole Board wrote that Pinheiro had trouble controlling his emotions using guns and knives in his crimes."

"The Board found he intentionally tormented his victims and threatened to kill them, and was likely to cause serious harm to someone if he was released."

"On Monday, Pinheiro shot his ex-girlfriend Martina Seymour on a Port Moody street, after she ended her relationship with him." ...
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Why didn't the $2 Billion registration system prevent this?

Jamaica: Cops shoot two men, seize M16 rifle
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"TWO men who allegedly engaged the police in a shoot-out on Ramsay Road in Whitfield Town, Kingston, were shot and injured at about 5:15 yesterday afternoon."

"The men - Jerome Lee, 18, of 2B Raphael Avenue, and Ricardo Smith, alias Ricky, 23, of 9 Wellington Street, both in Kingston - were last night admitted to hospital."

"Lee was held when he turned up at hospital to seek medical care, while Smith went to hospital for gunshot wounds to the buttocks when he was held."

"Police said they recovered an M16 assault rifle, serial number ST019351, and 15 rounds of ammunition following the shooting."

"The police said yesterday's gun seizure was the third by the police between Tuesday and yesterday." ...
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But guns are banned in Jamaica!

NC: Buying Gun Now Easier for Some
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"Gov. Mike Easley on Tuesday quietly signed into law a measure that makes purchasing a handgun in North Carolina easier for people who hold concealed weapons permits."

"The law allows people with a concealed-carry permit to skip the normal approval process when buying a pistol. That process requires a purchase permit from the local sheriff and a background check."

"The bill overwhelmingly passed both houses of the legislature."

"Proponents of the legislation argued that the background check was redundant for concealed permit holders, who already have passed a rigorous vetting process that includes a federal criminal history check and weapons training." ...