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FL: Judge overturns jury verdict against 'smart gun' firm Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A tiny Daytona Beach engineering firm won a big victory when a federal judge overturned a jury verdict in a lawsuit involving the making of so-called 'smart guns.' KinTech Manufacturing did nothing illegal or unethical, U.S. District Judge John Antoon II ruled when he threw out a $550,000 judgment." [emphasis added]

Guns, Crime, And The News Media: The Truth That Is Concealed
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"There have been three murders of women in Baton Rouge, Louisiana near the Louisiana State University campus, which police have concluded is the work of the same predator. DNA evidence has linked the victims, who apparently didn't know each other. Now police are looking at previous unsolved murders of women in Baton Rouge. There have been more than 30 in the past decade."

"What the media almost never report is the fact that everywhere concealed carry is in effect, serious crime has declined dramatically. That's because most of the media is in favor of gun control. The fact that concealed carry has a positive effect in every community where it is used disrupts their theory that gun control is needed to combat crime."

Justice Department Reacts to Operation TIPS Criticisms
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"The Justice Department has retooled its website to correct 'misinformation' about its Operation TIPS program, but the American Civil Liberties Union called the changes 'public relations damage control.' "

"The website no longer contains references to specific occupations that will be asked to volunteer for the program, and now includes two mentions that Operation Tips activities are intended only for 'public places.' "

US picks Sept. 11 as launch date for controversial security system
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"A new security system that will fingerprint and photograph tens of thousands of foreign visitors upon their entry to the United States will be launched on the anniversary of last year's terrorist attacks, the Justice Department announced Monday."

"The program will be implemented by the Immigration and Naturalization Service at undisclosed ports of entry beginning Sept. 11. After a 20-day trial, the system will become operational at all ports of entry on Oct. 1."

WA: Police must return library computers Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A U.S. District Court judge said Tuesday that Kent police must return the two computers they took from the Kent library without a search warrant." "In taking the computers, police did irreparable harm to both privacy and property rights, said Judge Marcia Pechman."

Australia: In gun free Australia, Woman raped 25 times
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"A young Australian woman said here Sunday night she was raped 25 times by 14 men during a six-hour ordeal in Sydney's western region two years ago."

"Using the alias Amanda, she told the Channel Nine television Sixty Minutes programme she thought she was going to die."

"She said the nightmare began after she agreed to get off a train at suburban Bankstown Station August 30, 2000, about 15:30 to smoke dagga with five Lebanese Australian men."

IL: New target at old gun clubs
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"In 1975, members of the Woodstock Sportsmen's Club began shooting clay pigeons launched over the wetlands that mark the headwaters of the Kishwaukee River in central McHenry County. For the next 25 years, shotgun blasts showered lead pellets over a wide area."

"The City of Woodstock, which owns the site, evicted the club in 2000 to make room for a corridor of open space. Now Woodstock officials plan to clean up the lead-contaminated soil in a project that could cost more than $100,000."

KY: Court won't reinstate lawsuit blaming entertainment companies in school shooting Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a $33 million lawsuit that blamed video game makers, a pornographic Web site and a movie studio for a deadly 1997 school shooting spree." ' 'We find that it is simply too far a leap from shooting characters on a video screen (an activity undertaken by millions) to shooting people in a classroom (an activity undertaken by a handful, at most),'..."

Making Colonies out of Nation-States Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Americans are losing their country, too, but Americans are not allowed to say so. Third World immigration to the United States is higher than to Britain. One in five of the U.S. population was born abroad or born of parents who were born abroad. This is a massive change from 1970, when new immigrants counted for only one in 20 U.S. births."

CA: Feds Plan Private Land Grab For New National Park Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Farmers, ranchers, and other property owners in usually laid back Santa Barbara County, California are having the fight of their life over a proposal that would allow the federal government to condemn their land and turn it into a national park."

Jury Reform Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"When the United States was founded, the jury system was made a part of its system of government. This was done for one main reason: because the Founders did not trust judges, prosecutors, investigators, and other officials to administer justice. The jury is the ultimate safeguard of our constitutional rights, and never before in our history have those rights been in greater danger."

Aussie claims Waco site
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"A FORMER Australian government worker has won control of the Branch Davidians' Texas compound that was the scene of a violent 1993 stand-off with US authorities in which more than 80 sect members and their children were killed."

"Melbourne-born Davidian Clive Doyle, a former federal currency printer, learnt several weeks ago he had won the battle for the near desolate property, outside Waco, that he has lived on since the late 1960s."

VA: Franklin safety director resigns -- He was convicted on firearm charge (Followup)
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"In December, the Franklin County Public Safety Director was charged with brandishing his handgun at a Roanoke restaurant. In February, Webster was convicted of the charge and suspended without pay for a month."

"Saturday afternoon, state police charged him with driving under the influence in Franklin County. And Monday, the deputy county administrator announced Webster had resigned, effective immediately, from the $45,000-a-year job he's held since 1993."

Fact-Checking Michael Barnes at HCI/Brady Submitted by: Randy Hudson	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Blog posting by Eugene Volokh, in which he fact-checks Michael Barnes of HCI "The funny thing is that Barnes could have made a solid argument.... "But instead, the argument too often rests on errors, or at least on characterizations that omit some pretty material details."

Why Would You Ever Want To Shoot A Gun?
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"When my virgin trigger finger first felt the cold steel of a real weapon, the touch sent shivers through my whole being. My dad had a BB gun when I was a little girl, but I have seen those pellets and they were nothing compared to the heavy pieces of metal I loaded into the cylinder on a .357 revolver this past April. Almost as pounding as the cacophony of shooting range noises filtering through my ear protection were the invisible voices of my friends, colleagues, and fellow students: ..."

Barr-ing the unforeseen
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"NOBODY got hurt last week when an antique pistol discharged while Rep. Bob Barr, R-Ga., was handling the weapon during a reception in his honor. But he was later hit by verbal fire -- and responded in kind -- from John Linder, his challenger in Georgia's Aug. 20 primary."

"Mr. Linder told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that 'The first time you hear this (the incident involving the gun), it's funny. But it's not funny. The guy's a loose cannon.' " ...

Pretzel logic on guns
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"The basic contortion of the Bush administration is to remain hard-line conservative while appearing to be compassionate and progressive."

"As a result, the President and his associates tie themselves in knots."

"Republicans want Bill Clinton to be remembered for a semen-stained dress. But the enduring symbol of the Bush administration should be a pretzel."

"No better example can be cited than Attorney General John Ashcroft's awkward bending and reaching on the issue of guns."

Rich Americans With Guns! Oh MY!
Submitted by: David Codrea
Website: http://www.citizensofamerica.org

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"Botswana banned sport hunting for lions last year. Western greens had a lot to do with this idiocy. Take a headline last year in Britains Guardian newspaper. 'African Lions under threat from rich Americans with guns.' "

"Thats one thing I like about the foreign press, unlike the frauds in the mainstream U.S. media, they make no bones about being 'impartial' or 'even-handed.' You pick up the Guardian, you know youre getting the mouthpiece for the ghost of Leon Trotsky."

CA: Kids Accused in Mom's Death - frying pan, extension cord are murder weapons
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"Police said the two allegedly smashed Francisca Comparan, 43, in the head with a frying pan, then strangled her with an extension cord Friday. Her body was found stuffed in an outdoor storage closet."

"The investigation began after Comparan's sister reported her missing. Bakersfield Police went to the victim's apartment where they talked to the 12-year-old girl and discovered the body."

"Police said Comparan was killed because she refused to let the girl accompany her brother to a party."

Rental car companies may be tracking you via GPS Submitted by: Roger MacDonald	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Big Brother may be watching you in your rental car." "In one case, company employees allegedly told a renter which hotels he and his wife had stayed in, according to the couple's attorney, Lynne Trenery of Tucson. The renter 'was just shocked that they knew the names,' she says."

AZ: Free public forum: "Your rights when stopped by the police"
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COPWATCH - Know Your Rights forum

When: Wed Sept. 4, 1:30-3:30 pm.
Where: Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Cost: Its FREE!
Speakers:
Eleanor Eisenberg - Attorney for ACLU
Jay Ciulla - Private Attorney

Subjects:
Your rights when stopped by the police
Information on COPWATCH

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CA: Senate OKs dropping product liability protections for guns Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Saying guns should have the same product liability standards as other items, the California Senate voted Wednesday to remove a lawsuit shield protecting firearm manufacturers." "Sen.s approved a bill that would overturn a 1983 law that bars lawsuits accusing gun companies of willful or negligent acts or omissions in the design, distribution and marketing of firearms and ammunition."

Gun leads to arrest at San Jose airport
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"San Jose police arrested a man Tuesday after finding a loaded handgun in his backpack as he passed through a security checkpoint at San Jose International Airport."

"William Howard Simmons, 57, of Cheyenne, Wyo., was headed for a United Airlines flight with his family when he was detained. He remained behind bars at the Santa Clara County Jail today on suspicion of carrying a concealed and loaded weapon."

"A security screener spotted the gun inside the man's backpack as it passed through the X-ray machine in Terminal C at 2:45 p.m. and immediately notified her supervisor, said Sgt. Steve Dixon."

"The supervisor saw the image on the screen and summoned a nearby police officer, who checked the bag and found a small .380 semiautomatic handgun loaded with four rounds. The officer called for backup and then attempted to arrest Simmons, Dixon said."

Son uses firearm to shoot his mother's killer, capture another
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ORIGINAL TITLE: "Third Suspect On Run In Nash County Home Invasion Case"
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WILSON, N.C. -- "A 73 year old woman who survived tuberculosis and cancer did not live through a home invasion. Two suspects are in custody and authorities are looking for a third person."

"Police say three black men knocked on the door of Kenneth Keen's home, asking for assistance. Authorities say when they went outside, one of the men pulled a gun. Police say Kenneth Keen was able to run back inside, but he was later shot. Authorities say the suspects then forced their way in and one of them shot 73-year-old Mattie Keen."

"Police say Mrs. Keen's son was able to shoot one of the suspects."

"Another suspect, Terro Deshon Ward, 18, of Wilson, was taken into custody. He was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree burglary, attempted murder and attempted armed robbery. The third suspect is still on the run."

KABA NOTE: In reading this story, it appears clear that these home invaders were intent on killing their victims. Had not this man been armed, he'd be with his mother in the hereafter.

Why a Christian should be a Libertarian
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"As one of America's founding fathers put it, 'Liberty is the sun and rights are its beams.' Rights are the implementation of freedom, yet rights decide only one issue. They decide who gets to decide. Rights do not concern themselves with the merits of the decision, whether it is good or bad, moral or immoral, appropriate or inappropriate. Rights merely tell us, in a situation where two or more individuals have competing claims to something, which of the two people gets to decide."

Mindwiped America: Wake Up and Smell the B.S. Submitted by: Roger MacDonald	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Confessions of an Awakened College Student "If I didn't know any better, I'd say that this country is filled with walking, talking dead people - and who made them that way? Well, if you take into account all the Media Whores, the 'so-called' government public spokespersons, and our beloved 'leaders,' well, I guess it is then understandable why so many are without the proverbial 'clue'."

Will ailing Heston stick to his guns?
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"Will Gun Be Pried From His Warm, Live Hand? Liberals are gleefully speculating that Charlton Heston's Alzheimer's disease will disqualify the NRA leader from gun ownership."

"But Hallye Jordan, a spokeswoman for the California attorney general's office, doubts the actor fits the bill. 'California law doesn't require you to give up your weapons if you have Alzheimer's,' Jordan tells us."

"An NRA spokesman bristled at the suggestion that Heston may have to be disarmed. 'All I have to say is, get a life,' said the rep."

"Heston's spokesman, Bill Powers, concurred: 'Mr. Heston has demonstrated a personal ability to get through his life. I'm sure that Mr. Heston can perfectly handle his affairs.' "

NC: Rifle trumps claw hammers, attackers flee like cowards
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ORIGINAL TITLE: "Suspects beat men with claw hammers"
Scissors used as weapon in separate attack
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"Authorities continue to probe two separate home invasions over the weekend that left four people injured, another behind bars, two more at large and a house riddled with bullets."

"The suspects, wielding claw hammers, began beating the men, according to Capt. Dudley Greene of the McDowell County Sheriff's Office."

"The culprits fled the scene when one of the occupants pulled out a rifle."

JUST THINK... The gun prohibitionists would prefer that this news story covered three teenagers murdered with claw hammers in the middle of the night. That is one reason why many sane gunowners consider gun prohibitionists disturbed and in need of psychological guidance.

LA: Woman chases off stranger with Mace spray
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"Police swarmed into Briarwood Estates Subdivision late Tuesday night after a woman sprayed a chemical at a stranger who approached her across the road from where serial killer victim Pam Kinamore used to live."

" 'A young lady loading stuff into a truck saw a white male hiding in nearby bushes,' sheriff's Lt. Darrell O'Neal said. 'When he approached her, she sprayed Mace in his direction.' The man turned and fled."

"O'Neal said they were about 50 feet apart when she sprayed the self-defense chemical, but she thinks the man was still affected by it."
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50 feet?

Hysteria.

She was after him before she could recognise intent.

Mace squirts 15 feet...

OH: "Letter threatening police found"
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Another title for this "news" report might be: Pro Constitution Means 'Anti Government'
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"Police Chief Mark Weldon on Wednesday warned his officers to be extra careful during traffic stops after a threatening letter was found at the memorial for an officer shot to death by an anti-government fanatic."

[Not "Pro Constitution, Pro Liberty Advocate", of course. Not "Anti-Tyranny," either.]

A new excerpt from this so-called "letter" -- which looks like a setup and may very well have been written by a BATF agent -- is reported:

"More will die leaving more grieving spouses and children and they say they are 'just doing their job' like the World War II war criminals."

Why is predicting a highly likely occurrence a bad thing? Political, social and historical trends follow set patterns. One such pattern is that freedom-minded people will only take so much from an oppressive government before they raise the black flag. The fact that the anti-rights crowd invests a great deal of energy avoiding facts and likelihoods when it comes to the police state buildup is not a good reason for liberty advocates follow them over that cliff of ignorance and pretense that everything is okay when it isn't.

To UPI's credit, they didn't report on the alleged but apparently ultra flimsy "link" to a militia the Ohio press has clamored to "cover".

May both of the fallen rest in peace. And may the anti-militia forces in Ohio either produce some real evidence of a militia link, or simply crawl back under their rocks.

UK: Judge says air rifles 'should be licensed'
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"A CROWN court judge has called for more controls on the use of air weapons."

"Judge Huw Daniel said that he could not understand why powerful air rifles were not subject to some form of licensing."

"The judge had just dealt with a case of a man who admitted possessing a .22 calibre air rifle with intent to cause fear of violence."

"They were powerful weapons and bearing in mind the use made of air rifles these days, he said there should be some form of licensing procedure."

"Judge Daniel ordered that Edwards's air rifle with telescopic sights should be forfeited and destroyed."

Airport security directors may lack expertise; bomb detection deadline unlikely
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"The new head of the Transportation Security Administration says the corps of federal directors appointed to oversee airport security may have the wrong backgrounds to do the job right."

"Adm. James Loy, undersecretary of transportation security, also said that it is becoming unlikely that the agency can meet the Dec. 31 federal deadline for screening luggage with bomb-detection machines. Other Bush administration officials have voiced similar doubts about meeting the deadline."

UK: Police carrying of guns up 117% in three years
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ORIGINAL TITLE: "Police carry guns more often"
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"POLICE in Greater Manchester are carrying guns far more often than just four years ago, new figures have revealed."

"The number of occasions on which firearms were authorised soared by an astonishing 117 per cent between 1998 and 2001."

"They also used armed response vehicles (ARVs) far more on 302 occasions in 2000-1, up from only 56 in 1997-8, 43 the following year and 173 in 1999-2000."

"The more frequent arming of Greater Manchesters officers comes amid rising concern over a number of controversial police shootings in Britain."

"A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police said firearms were being issued to officers more often because more and more criminals were using them."

VA: "Violence seen coming from [street gangs] is unprecedented"
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ORIGINAL TITLE: "Council gets an update on gangs"
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"Violent, gang-related activity is a reality in Lynchburg. It's bred in the state's prisons and fed in the open-air markets of Lynchburg's street-level illegal drug trade."

"And if citizen, government and law enforcement groups don't collaborate to take action, those who know it best fear it could grow to affect everyone in the community."

"Members of the Lynchburg Police Department presented these and other facts at Tuesday's work session of the Lynchburg City Council, where they brought council up to date on the gravity of the problem."

" 'Ninety-four percent of all mid- to large-size cities have violent street gangs operating in their areas,' Lt. Todd Swisher of the LPD's narcotics unit said. 'Lynchburg is in that category.' "

"Police have identified seven different gangs in the Lynchburg area. Although groups like these are not a new phenomenon in the city, police said Tuesday that the current degree of violence seen coming from these groups is unprecedented." [emphasis added]

OH: Former state trooper sentenced to 10 years for wife's shooting
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"The wife of a former [Ohio] State Highway Patrol trooper convicted of shooting her in the face begged a judge for leniency at his sentencing."

"Tara McCormick asked Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Dennis Langer to give her husband Luther McCormick, 38, the most lenient sentence he could on Monday. Langer sentenced him to 10 years in prison, falling short of the maximum sentence of 16 years."

"McCormick was convicted July 17 of felonious assault and tampering with evidence for shooting his wife and then trying to cover it up."

" 'He is the most loving, caring man I know,' she told the judge."

"At the sentencing, the judge told Tara McCormick, 'The evidence was very compelling that this was an intentional shooting.' "

NV: 'Piece of metal tubing' discovered in a 'vacant lot' triggers bomb squad response
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"Las Vegas Metro bomb squad members look over the remains of a suspicious-looking piece of metal tubing discovered near Mountain View Monday morning."

"A suspicious object found in a vacant lot near Mountain View Casino and Bowl prompted a brief road closure and a visit by a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department bomb squad Monday morning."

[We've got to protect our vacant lots.]

"No explosives were found inside the short length of metal pipe..."

"Those offices were evacuated and the southeast corner of the Mountain View parking lot was loosely cordoned off until the bomb squad showed up. The response was kept quiet to avoid attracting a crowd or creating a panic."

[Sounds like the panic was already well under way.]

ID: Sheriff says shooting "appeared it was self-defense" Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A longstanding dispute over a land matter led one neighbor to pull a 9mm on the other. Out come a .44, and he who pulled first is no more. "It appeared it was self-defense, but who knows," said Sheriff George Voyles.

UK: Teenager gets '100-hour community service' after pointing pistol at police
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"Sean Wassall, (pictured) of North Road, Cwmbran, was yesterday sentenced to a 100-hour community service order at Newport crown court after admitting possessing a firearm in a public place."

"Police were called after residents in Croesyceiliog reported hearing fireworks being set off in the early hours of March 30."

"PCs Steve Thomas and Dave Williams drove towards a gang of youths outside the doctor's surgery, and Wassall pointed the starting pistol at them."

"The court heard that when the 18-year-old realised it was the police he put the starting pistol in a nearby bin and walked away."

"Wassall claimed it was a friend's and he didn't realise it was a police car that pulled up as it had its headlights on full beam."

"Police later discovered what he had waved at them was a blank-firing starting pistol - but Judge David Morris said the officers had no way of knowing this when they approached Wassall."

UK: Little Girl Knocked Over During Armed (Banned Handgun) Raid At Post Office
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"An armed raider threatened a security guard in a busy Leicester post office with a [banned] handgun - before fleeing with stamps worth Ł300."

"The robber, wearing a balaclava, knocked over a two-year-old girl before pointing his [banned] gun at a security guard and escaping to a waiting getaway car."

"Yesterday's raid is the second in six months at Aylestone Park Post Office in Knighton Lane."

Airport 'security' morons target toys
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"There are few who would seriously suspect 9-year-old Ryan Scott of Plover is a terrorist or worry that he might hijack an airplane, certainly not with a 4-inch G.I. Joe rifle or the other tiny toy pistols he packed in his carry-on."

"Yet earlier this month, security screeners at Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee, sticking to the letter of the law, confiscated the boy's toys as federally prohibited items."

"Ryan's mother, Amy Scott, said when she and her fiancé questioned the measure, she was searched, even though she only intended to walk her two children to the gate. The screeners threatened to destroy the toys."

The New World Order Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Many years later President Woodrow Wilson made another revealing statement. 'Some of the biggest men in the US, in the fields of commerce and manufacturing know that there is a power so organised, so subtler so complete, so pernicious, that they had better not speak above their breath in condemnation of it.' "

SIGARMS Safety Recall Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"BLASER R93 RIFLE SAFETY RECALL TRIGGER ASSEMBLY" "To All Blaser R93 Owners:" "Blaser has been committed to designing and manufacturing the safest most reliable firearms in the world since 1963. In keeping with this commitment to our customers, Blaser is conducting a recall of its R93 rifles sold in the US."

GA: Family Under Fire for Selling Guns
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"A north Georgia family faces criminal charges for allegedly running a firearms ring that sold more than 1,000 guns illegally."

"Kenneth Christol, 55, had a table at Big D's Flea Market in Dalton where he sold guns. Police believe Christol bought the guns properly and then sold them for a profit without conducting background checks."

"Mark Potter, a special agent for the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms office in Atlanta, said dozes of the guns Christol sold later turned up at crime scenes, including two police shootings. The indictments were announced Monday."

"Christol's wife -- Colleen -- and son, Gregory -- were also indicted, accused of buying guns to be sold at the flea market. All three live in Rocky Face in Whitfield County."

"Twenty-five-year-old Gregory Christol was a sheriff's deputy in Whitfield but resigned his job after indictment. The Christols were released on bonds of $25,000 each."

Weapon of choice
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Colorado company to produce collectible gun featuring Battle of the Big Hole"

"There is, perhaps, a certain logic to the notion of paying honor to those who fought a famous battle by making a commemorative gun."

"That logic is what the folks at Investment Arms, a Fort Collins, Colo., company, are relying on in producing a collectible gun that celebrates the 125th anniversary of the Battle of the Big Hole."

Gun Control Stupidities Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"As you may or may not know, on weekends I work in a gun store, in sales. This past Saturday I was selling a revolver to a nice-looking older gentleman who wanted a small .38 caliber for protection. He asked me why he had to do so much paperwork and go through all the background check stuff to buy a gun. He indicated it was easier to be born, or to buy a car or a house, than to buy a gun."

Read the government's own account of its own lost weapons and laptops. Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"In March 2001, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) ...found, among other things, that the INS did not have adequate controls over property, including weapons." Read the government's own account of its own lost weapons and laptops.

Family to File Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturer Kahr Arms
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"On Dec. 24, 1999, Danny Guzman was shot to death in front of a Worcester nightclub with a 9 mm Kahr pistol. Later investigation revealed that the gun was one of several stolen from Kahr Arms by Kahr employees with criminal records. The case has exposed the lack of security, record keeping, and other reasonable safeguards at Kahr Arms. Also named in the suit is Kahr Arms' parent company, One Up Enterprises, a holding company for the Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church."

MI: The victory of an old-fashioned social Democrat
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"(3) Gun control is not necessarily a winner, even in a Democratic primary. Dingell has long opposed some forms of gun control, and very effectively too. His amendment helped frustrate gun-control organization efforts after the Columbine massacre, and he used to serve on the board of the National Rifle Association. It was Dingell who first referred to ATF enforcement agents as 'jack-booted thugs.' "

NE: Mayor Fahey says gun ordinance not ready
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey wants the City Council to remove from its agenda a proposal that would define who can and who cannot obtain handgun permits."

"Paul Landow, Fahey's chief of staff, said Wednesday that the proposed ordinance requires further study. As written, Landow said, the proposal would allow 'people with a violent past' to acquire handgun permits."

"The issue of who should be allowed handgun permits has frustrated city government since late winter. Police Chief Don Carey intended at that time to put into an ordinance the policy the Police Department was using."

"That policy called for denial of handgun permits to prostitutes, repeat drunken drivers, those guilty of disorderly conduct, people convicted of destruction of property and others."

ME: Sign wars fire up debate on hunting
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"Controversy surrounding two pro-hunting signs here has added fuel to a debate about whether the town should pass an ordinance prohibiting hunting in the Town Farm Forest. Two signs along the Kittery traffic circle - bearing the slogans 'Animals Taste Good' and 'Target Practice' - urge voters to defeat a proposal to restrict people from carrying weapons in the 72-acre forest. The vote is Saturday."

U.S.: Terror Suspect Is 'Small Fish'
Submitted by: Rick O'Kelley
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"Justice Department officials in Washington called him a significant terrorism figure and President Bush weighed in to agree."

"But two months later, U.S. law enforcement officials close to the case say Jose Padilla is probably a 'small fish' with no ties to al-Qaida cell members in the United States."

"There are no plans to bring Padilla before a military tribunal and U.S. officials have argued he can be held until the government declares an end to the war on terrorism."

Our American Common Law
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"Common Law is a real thing. It is a real system of laws derived from centuries of work, study and sacrifice of millions of people. It is not trivial and inconsequential as some would have you think. It is the Common Law that is most represented within Our Constitution, Declaration of Independence and Our Bill of Rights. These documents were designed to limit and eliminate the vicious Equity, Maritime or Admiralty Law which was what we revolted against as Our Revolution against the totalitarianism of England."

Michael Moore on 'Donahue'
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DONAHUE: The shooters at Columbine high school bowled the morning of the massacre. And this is just a scene from America, the gun culture, guns are good, everybody should have a gun. Here you are going to the bank that gives a-here it is. Watch this. He goes into a bank, wants a gun.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE)

MOORE: Im here to open an account.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: OK, what type of account would you like?

MOORE: I want the account where I can get the free gun.