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Len Savage: Give Me Back My Property
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"Dear Mr. Sullivan,"
"I have not heard from you or the ATF since our last communication. I have attempted several times on behalf of Historic Arms LLC (hereafter the Company) to speak with John Spencer, and left messages for him to call back."
"Your letter (3311/2008-642) of July 22, 2008 informs the Company that you were going to proceed with forfeiture proceedings. The Company asked that you proceed without delay."
"The Company has not received any notice of proceedings. You have seized Company property without any cause or court order to date. The company firmly demands the return of the firearm in question. ..." ... |
Green, A Chapter of Absolved by Vanderboegh
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... "Didn't make a dent in Cathcart. He just didn't know what was coming down the pike then, and now he hasn't got a clue what to do about it."
"Before Laidlaw had joined up, the most Cathcart would have his people do was paintball. PAINTBALL, fer cryin' out loud. OK, maybe you got some phys ed out of it, but it taught all the wrong tactical lessons. People actually thought concealment was cover. Besides, what was cover for a paintball wouldn't even be noticed by a 5.56 or 7.62 NATO projectile on its way to rip out your guts or blow off your head."
"Well, those weren't paintballs eroding the bricks six inches in front of Cathcart's nose, blowing chips and dust all over the place."
"NOW do you understand the DIFFERENCE?" ... |
Grand Opening of the NEW Red’s Trading Post!!
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"Monday August 18th will be the Grand Opening of Red's Trading Post at our new location at 203 5th Ave South in Twin Falls. There will be Free Food, Prizes and most importantly the reps from FNH USA will be here."
"Red’s Trading Post is Idaho’s Oldest Gun Shop and was started in 1936 by my Great Grandfather Lowell 'Red' Kinney, who after moving here from Dodge City, Kansas helped to complete the Sun Valley Lodge. Following this he bought up his coworkers tools and opened a pawn shop in Twin Falls, soon Red's became the place for hunters and gun enthusiasts to purchase firearms. In fact they boasted that we had 'One of the largest selections in Idaho' (Notice the number on their business card, simply 1397)." ...
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A Proclamation (Reposted)
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"We The People, Do Hereby Declare and Proclaim Ourselves;
To Be in Agreement with the Spirit, Meaning and Intent of the Constitution which Established the Republic Acknowledged as that of These United States, and In General with the Spirit, Meaning and Intent of Constitutions Having Established Our Respective States within the Union."
"We the People, Do Hereby Declare and Proclaim Ourselves;
To Be Peaceful and Law-abiding American Citizens and Hold every Honest Intent to Assent, Abide and Bind Ourselves to;
All Constitutionally-Permissible, Just and Rightfully-Enacted Laws." ... |
What price guns? Victims of violence
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David R. Sadler's response ["Amrhine's views on guns ill-informed," July 30] to Richard Amrhine's July 20 column has merit--most gun owners of this country would agree with it.
Most amendments of the Bill of Rights have a cost to allow each freedom that is guaranteed. Free speech tolerates hurtful ideas.
The issue is not if the gun was obtained legally or not. It is if we as a society are willing to sacrifice our family members to random acts of gun violence.
The Second Amendment's cost is that there are victims of gun violence. That is the price American society pays for that freedom.
For the families affected by gun violence, the price keeps increasing every year.
Kevin Morrow
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Thoughts on state militias
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"Militias have been an important part of our national history. During our Colonial and Revolutionary War period, groups of volunteers bought their own guns and equipment and formed a citizen army to fight for independence from Great Britain."
"After the war the newly independent states were concerned that their militia members be able to keep their private arms in order to counter any oppression or tyranny from their new national government or any possible threat from a new standing army. Southern states had additional reasons for wanting armed militias to continue: as instruments to control their slave populations." ... |
Brady President Praises Federal Court Decision To Allow Atlanta Airport To Bar Firearms
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"Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following statement:"
"'All of us who desire safer airports received good news on Monday.'"
"'The decision by U.S. District Judge Marvin Shoob allows Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to put public safety first and strenuously enforce their no-gun rule in that facility. It was a victory for sanity and common sense.'"
"'Allowing guns into airports increases the chances of airport security being breached, something that could lead to very tragic consequences.'" ...
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Getting a gun in D.C. not so easy
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"In response to the Supreme Court’s verdict in District of Columbia vs. Heller, the D.C. City Council has already passed a new law to restrict gun owners in ways that fall just short of an outright ban ..." ...
"... the District will still outlaw handguns for the protection of a business, for recreational shooting, and other lawful purposes that citizens in Wyoming and across the nation enjoy. As for self-defense in the home, the District still prohibits having a gun loaded and ready unless an attack within your home is imminent or underway. Even if a person anticipates an attack in their home, the gun must remain locked up until the gun is actually being used in self-defense ..." ... |
Justice Kennedy, Heller, and the Future of the Second Amendment
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"Justice Kennedy recently spoke to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, and his remarks included a very interesting discussion of DC v. Heller and the Second Amendment in the Q&A."
"You can see the event here, via C-SPAN (RealPlayer required). Justice Kennedy discusses the Heller case and the Second Amendment starting at the 38-minute mark. ...
"... Justice Kennedy appears to suggest around the 40-minute mark that he will take a living constitutionalist approach to the Second Amendment that may point to more gun rights under the Second Amendment than an originalist approach would provide. The comments are off-the-cuff, but check them out if you're interested in the future of the Second Amendment. ..." |
Battle over gun rights – Round 2
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"The US Supreme Court's decision striking down a 32-year ban on handguns in Washington, D.C., has sparked a string of lawsuits across the country challenging the constitutionality of various gun regulations."
"Two suits in Chicago seek to have that city's handgun ban declared unconstitutional. A ban on handgun possession by public housing residents in San Francisco is under attack. ..."
"In addition, a new lawsuit has been filed by the man who won his case at the Supreme Court. Washington resident Dick Heller has filed a suit challenging the District of Columbia's emergency gun regulations written last month to replace the handgun ban invalidated by the high court. Mr. Heller says the new regulations are too restrictive." ... |
AR: Appeals Court Upholds Fincher Conviction
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"Hollis Fincher didn't have a Second Amendment right to possess a machine gun and a sawed-off shotgun, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday." ...
"Fincher, a leader of the Washington County Militia, was convicted of having the guns without a license by a jury."
"He never denied having the guns but argued he had a right to have them under the Second Amendment because there was a reasonable relationship to the maintenance of a well regulated militia."
"The U.S. Attorney's Office became aware before trial that Fincher intended to argue he had a Second Amendment right to possess the guns. ... U.S. District Judge Jimm Hendren allowed Fincher to present evidence on the issue outside the presence of the jury." [emphasis added] ... |
OH: Would-be robbers flee shots
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"The deli owner who fired at an armed robber Tuesday makes no apologies for his actions and says he had no choice." ...
"Cherradi was alone in his Beech Avenue store about 7:42 p.m. when the two robbers walked in. ..."
"One pointed a revolver at him, walked around the counter and demanded money. Then, the gunman tried to force the married father of three small children into a headlock, shoving the gun against his head."
"As Cherradi went to the ground, he said he reached for his gun ..."
"He keeps one under the counter at all times. ..."
"As Cherradi struggled with the gunman, he managed to squeeze off two shots."
"'He just let go and started running,' Cherradi said." ... |
Democrats 'Still Don't Get It' on Guns
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"Beware of what the Democrats are saying about guns in their party platform, a Second Amendment group says."
"The draft 2008 Democratic National Platform includes the 'Utopian fantasy that gun control laws will somehow make neighborhoods safer,' said the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms."
"'While promising to preserve our Second Amendment rights, the party platform demonizes semiautomatic sport utility rifles and wants them banned, calls for anti-gun show legislation and proposes so-called 'common-sense' gun laws,' said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb."
"'Boiled down, all it really means is that the Democrats are still the party of gun control no matter how they try to re-package the rhetoric.'" ... |
Barr still on the ballot march and in the news
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"While you couldn’t tell it from the continuing dearth of coverage on CNN, MSNBC and Fox, Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr is still quietly moving forward with his plans to move in at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue next January. Most recently, Team Barr has gotten on the ballot in Kentucky, and look to do the same in Maine now that the deadline for signature submissions has been pushed back to August 15. Earlier projections of Barr being in the running in 49 of 50 states still appear to be solid."
"In another interesting note, out in Montana, Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer told reporters that Barr might be the best choice for voters who are interested in keeping their Second Amendment rights intact." ... |
2008 Draft of the Democrat Platform Favors Firearms Bans
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... "They only want to protect the Bill of Rights because of tradition? They believe that Americans have a right to own & use firearms, but not keep & bear them? They are in favor of the unconstitutional Chicago Handgun Ban but are fine with other areas of the US such as Cheyenne not tearing up the Bill of Rights? They want to ban the manufacture & sale of certain types of mid powered semi automatic rifles that are scary looking because they are black & have a pistol grip or an evil looking 'shoulder thing that goes up'? They want to ban all Americans from being allowed to engage in the private sale of personally owned property if they happen to be at a gun show to close up the mythical gun show loophole? ..." ... |
IA: Reed draws sharp contrasts with Harkin
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"The federal government is broken and Iowans should elect people who will oppose terrorism, encourage free-market health care, and support values such as restricting marriage to a man and a woman, said Christopher Reed, the Republican Party’s nominee for U.S. Senate, today at The Des Moines Register’s Soapbox." ...
"ISSUES: A strong national defense, a tough stance against illegal immigration, and a free-market approach to Social Security and health care are some of the cornerstone’s of Reed’s candidacy. He said he believes in helping the poor, but Americans need to give them an arm up, and not a hand-out. He described himself as a supporter of Second Amendment rights who is a veteran, a hunter and a gun-owner." ... |
PA: Hart receives endorsement from Second Amendment PAC
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"Congressional candidate Melissa Hart has received the endorsement of Firearm Owners Against Crime, a Second Amendment Political Action Committee that could help her pro-gun credentials after her opponent, U.S. Jason Altmire (D-McCandless), received the NRA endorsement." ...
"Kim Stolfer, chairman of the group, credited the former congresswoman for her dedication to protecting Second Amendment Rights."
"'Unfortunately the same cannot be said for her opponenent as the incumbent has avoided making the tough decisions when it comes to choosing between politics and citizens freedoms,' Stofler said in a statement." |
WA: Seattle's proposed gun-free zone
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"Mayor Greg Nickels recently proposed a gun ban on city of Seattle property ... The decision was especially puzzling because of the monumental ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court in D.C. v. Heller ..."
"Today I remembered that Seattle weighed in on the Heller case, filing a 'friend of the court' brief in support of the District of Columbia's ban on handguns ..."
"In their brief, Seattle and the other cities argued that large cities are disproportionately affected by gun violence. Between 1976 and 2005, nearly 60% of all gun homicides in the United States took place in large cities. ..."
"Seattle aruged that cities need flexibility to regulate guns." ... |
GA: Criminalizing self-defense and degrading rule of law (Hartsfield lawsuit)
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"I complain often that bureaucrats have purposefully made complying with gun regulations so onerous because they want to discourage individuals from defending themselves at all. Sheep are easier to control than wolves and bureaucracies are all about control."
"The recent ruling that I cannot take my gun into a 'non-secure' area of the airport is unfortunate. I am now a criminal in waiting, according to the bureaucrats." ...
"... I carry a gun at all times, and I am licensed to carry the gun ... Yet bureaucrats do not want me to carry my gun if I pass through the airport. ... It degrades my respect for the law, and makes me wonder what in the hell happened to common sense. When the law abiding are treated as if they are the enemy they eventually become the enemy." ... |
WV: Gun advocates to visit Martinsburg
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"City leaders can expect to see gun advocates attending Thursday's council meeting."
"Several members of the West Virginia Citizens Defense League (WVCDL) intend to speak out against city leaders' attempt to pass an amended ordinance prohibiting people from carrying or possessing a firearm or other deadly weapon in any building owned, leased or under the care, custody and control of the city of Martinsburg."
"... The ordinance will be given a third and final reading during Thursday's meeting and could take effect immediately if approved by the council. WVCDL President Jim Mullins Jr. said the major problem stems from the original city ordinance that was established in 2005." ...
"The type of ordinance city leaders are attempting to pass is prohibited by state law, Mullins said ..." ... |
IL: Boone County panel split on state gun resolution
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"The county will continue concealed carry discussions, but may move forward on a separate resolution that asks state lawmakers not to further restrict gun rights."
"The first of two potential gun-law resolutions could be up for discussion at tonight’s Boone County Board meeting."
"The county’s Public Safety Committee voted 2-2 Monday to move a resolution that urges state legislators to oppose new anti-gun laws toward the full board. Board members Pat Mattison and Peggy Malone voted against while Committee Chairman Dana LaPier and Dave Taylor voted in favor." ... |
UK: Grandmother arrested on race charges after telling rowdy Asian students to 'go back to where you came from'
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"After being woken for the third time in one night by a group of drunken and noisy students, Jo Calvert-Mindell was at her wits' end."
"The former policewoman got dressed, went outside and shouted at them: 'Why can't you go back to where you come from and make some noise there? ..." ...
"She also reported the incident to police, who came and dispersed the eight students."
"The 51-year-old grandmother was astonished when four months later she was arrested and accused of being a racist. It turned out that two Asians in the group had complained to the police."
"In April, Miss Calvert-Mindell, who has never been in trouble with the police before, was charged with using racially aggravated threatening words or behaviour ..." ... |
The Nine Principles of Policing
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"Sir Robert Peel, the architect of Nineteenth Century English police process ... established the following nine principles as a guide to reorganizing and refocusing the London Metropolitan Police:" ...
"Take particular notice of principle number 7. '[T]he police are the public and the public are the police.' Too often police are placed on a pedestal of infallibility and privilege. Likewise 'regular citizens' are demoted to a lower rung on the ladder where they are assumed to be incapable of handling responsibility and unworthy of trust. ... Frederick Bastiat, one of the most influential philosophers of the Revolutionary period, ... concludes that in giving police their authority, we do not remove that authority from ourselves." ... |
Fliers without ID placed on TSA list
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"The Transportation Security Administration has collected records on thousands of passengers who went to airport checkpoints without identification, adding them to a database of people who violated security laws or were questioned for suspicious behavior."
"The TSA began storing the information in late June, tracking many people who said they had forgotten their driver's license or passport at home. The database has 16,500 records of such people and is open to law enforcement agencies, according to the TSA."
"Asked about the program, TSA chief Kip Hawley told USA TODAY ... that the information helps track potential terrorists who may be 'probing the system' by trying to get though checkpoints at various airports." ... |
IL: 440 years for former Ill. cop convicted of 4 rapes
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"A former police sergeant convicted of raping four women was sentenced to 440 years in prison Tuesday."
"Jeff Pelo, formerly with the Bloomington police, slouched forward in his chair but otherwise didn't react as Judge Robert Freitag issued the sentence. ..."
"Jurors deliberated for parts of three days in June before convicting the 17-year police veteran of 35 counts, including 25 counts of aggravated sexual assault."
Prosecutors used dozens of witnesses and evidence found in Pelo's home to portray him as a man obsessed with violent pornography who paradoxically wanted his victims to like him. They said his police computer login was used to research rape victims before the attacks, which occurred between 2002 and 2005." ... |
AR: Helena-West Helena To Continue 24-Hour Curfew
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"Police in this Mississippi Delta town say they hope to expand their 24-hour curfew patrols beyond the 10 blocks currently watched by officers armed with military rifles and night-vision goggles."
"Police Chief Fred Fielder told The Associated Press on Tuesday that officers have arrested 32 people since beginning the sweeps last week. Fielder says 10 of those were felony arrests, including two people arrested for carrying drugs and weapons into the area."
"Fielder says officers hope to put other high-crime areas under similar watches. The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas has questioned the surveillance, saying it violates neighbor's constitutional rights." ...
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IL: [Chicago Alderman] Troutman, gang chief were lovers, feds say
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"Former Ald. Arenda Troutman and a gang chieftain were 'romantically involved' and worked together on a crooked real estate deal, federal prosecutors allege in a new court filing."
"Troutman pleaded guilty last week to shaking down developers in her 20th Ward on the South Side. She was voted out of office last year."
"Donnell 'Scandalous' Jehan, a Black Disciples 'king,' was one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives until April when he surrendered. He faces trial on drug charges."
"When the FBI searched Troutman's home and office last year, they found photos of her with Jehan. He previously was spotted driving her SUV. And Chicago Police envelopes addressed to her were found in his home, sources said." ...
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VA: Police Turn to Secret Weapon: GPS Device
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... "Across the country, police are using GPS devices to snare thieves, drug dealers, sexual predators and killers, often without a warrant or court order. Privacy advocates said tracking suspects electronically constitutes illegal search and seizure, violating Fourth Amendment rights of protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, and is another step toward George Orwell's Big Brother society. Law enforcement officials, when they discuss the issue at all, said GPS is essentially the same as having an officer trail someone, just cheaper and more accurate. Most of the time, as was done in the Foltz case, judges have sided with police." ... |
NJ: Foreclosure Of 88-Year-Old Leads to Police Standoff
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Authorities said a son held Bergen County sheriff's officers at gunpoint as they tried to evict his 88-year-old mother from her foreclosed home.
Officials said John Brennan threatened two officers with a .22-caliber handgun.
Officers talked to the 60-year-old, who surrendered after about five minutes when a SWAT team arrived Tuesday.
Beatrice Brennan had refinanced her two-bedroom, $250,000 home and had fallen behind on payments. The house was sold at a sheriff's auction in May.
Real estate agent Donovan Stewart told The Record of Bergen County he's "never had anything like this happen before." |
AZ: Chandler officer, whose dog died, heads to trial
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"A Chandler police sergeant whose police dog died when he forgot it in his patrol SUV for 13 hours heads to trial this week in Justice Court in Chandler."
"Sgt. Tom Lovejoy, who at the time of the dog's death last August was in charge of the K9 unit, has pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty charges. His trial is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday." ...
"According to reports, Lovejoy had gotten only six hours of sleep in two days and left the sleeping dog in the back of his vehicle at 9 a.m."
"Lovejoy was busy dealing with family matters throughout the day including an auto accident ... before he found the dog dead inside the car late that night, reports said."
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UK: Former police inspector arrested after confronting gang who threatened to kill him
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"A retired police officer bravely challenged yobs when a beer can was thrown at his car - only to be arrested himself and thrown in a cell."
"Former Inspector Paul Lawson, 52, had intended to make a citizen's arrest, but backed down when the youths threatened to kill him and smash up his vehicle."
"He reported the incident to two police officers on patrol, but they refused to take action."
"One of the gang later claimed to have been assaulted by Mr Lawson, however - and this time Northumbria Police did intervene." ...
"He was asked to go to the police station in Morpeth - and, to his intense surprise, arrested on the spot." ... |
China: Reports on U.S. Tourist’s Murder False, Claims Source
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... "Immediately after the murder a witness came out of one of the stores nearby where she works, shaken at what she had seen. According to this store clerk, the murderer was a very tall Chinese man between 30 and 40 years old in a business suit. The killer was said to be very agile and quick and used a double-bladed military knife to commit the murder."
"The clerk says that there were security guards within 20 feet of the murder who did nothing to stop or apprehend the killer. While she and other witnesses were too shocked to react, the killer quickly ran away."
"The source pointed out 'There was a tight security check there with many public security officers. No one could pass the security check with a weapon.'" ... |
OH: What SB184 means to you: Part VII – 'Class D' victim zones
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"SB184 ... will go into effect on September 09, 2008. This is part of a series of articles looking at specific sections of the bill and how it will affect you. Keep in mind that I am not an attorney ..."
"Of all the places concealed handgun licensees (CHL's) are banned from carrying a gun, the ban in 'any room in which liquor is being dispensed' was the one we were most often asked to address. While this section is greatly improved, we expect it to continue to be one of the most hated by gun owners, as it still bans carry in restaurants that serve alcohol, regardless of whether the CHL is under the influence of alcohol or not."
"If this is an important issue to you, make sure your legislator understands your concern ..." ... |
Moose hunting helps American win Olympic medal
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"Reuters.com is reporting that American Corey Cogdell got ready for the Olympics Women’s Trap competition by going on a moose hunting trip with her father."
"'I've been shooting since a very young age -- probably two or three years old -- hunting and shooting with my dad,' she said. 'I just grew up with it.'" ... |
China's Chen wins gold in women's 25m pistol
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China's Chen Ying won the Olympic gold medal in the women's 25m pistol shooting on Wednesday.
Mongolia's Gundegmaa Otryad won the silver and Germany's Munkhbayer Dorjsuren the bronze.
Chen had a magnificent final round to move up from third place to clinch gold at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Bulgaria's Maria Grozdeva, who won the gold medal in both the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, finished fifth. |
MN: Mounted shooters bring back ol' west
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"Saddle up and return to the days of the ol’ west. The Minnesota Mounted Shooters will bring you back to the days of cowboys slinging guns while riding horses."
"Shawn and Kerri Steinbrecher of Milaca have been involved with the Minnesota Mounted Shooters Association since they were married four years ago."
"Kerri is the president of the organization, which has about 175 members from Albert Lea to Grand Marais."
"The purpose of the club is to participate in the sport of cowboy mounted shooting. The fast action timed events involve the use of two .45 caliber single action revolvers loaded with five rounds of specially-prepared blank ammunition to shoot at targets (balloons). Lever action rifles are also used in some events." ... |
Australia: Customs keeps dangerous weapons off Adelaide streets
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"A Customs operation has led to large number of potentially dangerous weapons being kept off the streets of Adelaide."
"An Adelaide market trader was sentenced last week to 240 hours community service after being convicted of illegally importing a large quantity of dangerous weapons from China." ...
"The court heard that when Customs officers examined a container load of arts and crafts goods ... they discovered that the shipment included 576 prohibited items, including knives, daggers, axes and replica handguns and replica flintlock rifles."
"Customs National Manager Investigations, Richard Janeczko, said the weapons which Customs seized had the potential to cause serious harm."
"'The streets of Adelaide are much safer without these goods,' he said." ... |
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