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'The Militia Of The Several States' Guarantee The Right To Keep And Bear Arms
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"One cannot hold to a fanciful, romantic, or even partially erroneous interpretation of the Constitution and nevertheless expect to be able to use the Constitution effectively to protect his rights. For his opponents will inevitably expose the flaws in his position and exploit them against him. Nowhere is this more true than with respect to the right of the people to keep and bear arms."
"Most defenders of that right begin and end with the Second Amendment: 'A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.' ..." ... |
Canada: Store guns in central depot
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"Gun owners in Toronto may soon be prohibited from keeping their firearms at home even if they are properly licensed and registered, Mayor David Miller said yesterday."
"'There's no reason to own a gun in Toronto -- collector or not. If you are a collector and you have a permit, the guns need to be stored in a way that they can't be stolen. And perhaps a centralized facility of some kind could accomplish that goal,' Mr. Miller told the National Post. 'The law requires gun owners to have proper storage ...'"
"Following a spate of shootings in Toronto, the Mayor has asked city lawyers and the police to determine whether the municipality has the 'legal ability' to require individuals to store their weapons at a secure facility such as a gun club." ... |
U.S. Gun Rights at Issue in United Nations Effort
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"Expressing concern that the United Nations' efforts to stem international gun running could impede the rights of U.S. gun owners, Sen. David Vitter, R-La., is proposing legislation to bar financing for the world organization should it infringe on Americans' Second Amendment rights."
"Critics of Vitter's bill, including Eric Howard of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, accuse the freshman senator of placating voters who oppose gun control and are cynical about the United Nations. Howard said the bill could torpedo international efforts to stem the flow of arms to brutal militias in Africa and elsewhere that target civilians, particularly children." ... |
Fast Target Access At Gunsite
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"Few will dispute the importance of both speed and accuracy in any defensive use of a firearm. While accuracy will always be paramount, to ignore speed would be, well, fatal." ...
"Recently, I had the pleasure of spending time with two companies within the firearms arena that have dedicated themselves to offering products that will help good guys get this first-shot advantage. XS Sight Systems offers the Express fast-acquisition sight system for handguns and long guns. Comprising a large-dot front sight and a shallow V-notch rear, the XS sight is one of the fastest-on-target sight systems ever developed. ..." ... |
Reloading the .44 Magnum
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"We all know the history, how Elmer Keith loaded the .44 Special case to its 'true potential' and created the precursor to the .44 Magnum. And in so doing, he embarrassed the ammunition- and handgun-makers into realizing what a great cartridge they had been overlooking."
"Nonsense. What Elmer Keith did to achieve his breakthrough was simple: He designed a bullet with more of its shape (and thus volume) out of the case than in. Doing so gave him more case capacity. And he used slower-burning powders than had previously been used for handguns. ... And finally, he exceeded the pressure limits of the .44 Special, something he could do only because of the greater strength of the Smith & Wesson revolvers he was using." ... |
Tactical Reload: Trick or Reality?
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"... I'm actually standing by a water cooler perched on the gate of a pickup, the only respite on a blistering-hot range for a Saturday match hosted by the local International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) club. A couple of new shooters are chugging the still-cool water, talking about the match and congratulating themselves for their decision to shoot IDPA rather than one of the other practical shooting sports."
"'At least I'll be ready if I ever have to defend myself with my gun,' says one."
"'Absolutely,' the other newbie says. 'Thank heavens we didn't get involved with one of those sports that could get us killed.'"
"OK, I admit it. I giggled a little. At least I managed to keep from laughing out loud." ... |
A Singular Cimarron
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"Cimarron Firearms has long been known for importing the best-quality handguns and rifles produced by the Beretta-owned firm of Aldo Uberti. One material Uberti has always been loath to work with is stainless steel. It is much harder on the tools and creates the headache of keeping otherwise look-alike stainless and carbon-steel parts separate throughout the finishing process."
"After years of gentle nudging, Mike Harvey, Cimarron's president, finally convinced Uberti to build a stainless Colt SAA. Although the Ruger Vaquero is still stronger, the Vaquero weighs 5 3/4 ounces more and balances differently than the Colt SAA and its clones. ..." ... |
.50-Caliber In-Line Muzzleloader Muscle
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"Knock wood, but I don't get skunked very often on big-game hunts. Many people hold the opinion that I am just plain lucky. The fact of the matter is I make my own luck by hunting hard regardless of the weather, knowing the game I am hunting, and shooting straight with a good rifle and bullet when the time comes."
"There are those few times when all my efforts fail and I strike out. Like the time I hunted mule deer in northern Utah with bulletmaker Bob Nosler, his son John, and Chub Eastman, who works for the Nosler company. ... But the hunt was by no means a total loss simply because spending quality time in the field with old friends is far more important than taking home a few steaks and chops. ..." ... |
NRA seeks wildlife art submissions
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"Officials with the National Rifle Association are accepting entries for the 2005 Youth Wildlife Art Contest. The 18th annual competition is open to students in grades 1 through 12 (including home-schooled children)."
"NRA membership is not required. The deadline is Oct. 3. Entries may be submitted in one of four categories based on grade level." ...
"Entries can portray any North American game bird or animal that may be legally hunted. Contestants are limited to one entry."
"Entries can be in a medium of the artist's choice (oil, water color, pastels, pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, etc.)."
"Submissions should be on good quality bond, drawing paper, or illustration board." ... |
FL: Group packs heat to fight hate crimes
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"Keith Jackson disappears into his Wilton Manors bedroom and returns with a taupe suede clutch. He unzips it carefully."
"'I love this one, because the bullets just fly out and you don't have to reload,' he said, ejecting a clip from a nickel-plated .45-caliber semiautomatic Smith & Wesson."
"'And if some redneck decides he's going to harass or harm me, he'll be thinking twice about it pretty quickly.'"
"Raised in rural Pennsylvania, Jackson is an avid hunter who keeps a gun on his boat, in his car, and on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. But he's allowed his membership to the National Rifle Association to lapse since he heard about the Pink Pistols." ... |
VA: Victims not -- Sometimes a gun comes in handy
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"SINCE MARCH, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports, three residents of that city have killed criminal attackers. Authorities will press no charges against at least two of the shooters. One dispatched former NFL football player Mike Brim with a single shot after an armed Brim had followed the man, apparently a romantic rival, to a house and opened fire on him. The other self-defender was a pizza deliveryman who killed a robber."
"... [T]he bearing of arms by the law-abiding cited above brings an obvious thought: Had the intended victims in Richmond dwelt in Washington or New York City ... they likely would have joined many of those cities' other crime victims on a slab."
"Does anyone not prefer the other outcome?" |
NC: 'Does responsibility come with gun permit?' (letter)
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"Your 'common sense' exclusions sound like elitism to me."
"Please note:"
"1. The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently ruled the police are not responsible for the safety of individual citizens. Armed self-defense works."
"2. 'Court protective orders' protect no one. Armed self-defense works."
"3. A recent study by UF criminologist Gary Kleck concludes that firearms are used by law-abiding U.S. citizens in defense of life and property more than 2 million times each year (and only rarely is a shot ever fired). Armed self-defense works."
"4. Involving a crime where shots are fired, a U.S. Dept. of Justice study concluded that the police are 5.5 times more likely to shoot the wrong person than are concealed weapon permit holders." ... |
VA: These Gun Laws Would Make Us Safe (third letter on page)
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"Speed kills; drugs kill. Guns also kill. When guns kill, someone pulls a trigger -- sometimes accidentally, other times intentionally." ...
"We could get rid of guns through confiscation and destruction, and could make the manufacture of guns and ammunition illegal. ..."
"If the above were accomplished, I would feel much better about the world we have made for our grandchildren. Do I own a gun? No -- and I never will." [emphasis added] |
MS: Sen. Durbin wrong about Miss. guns (letter)
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"James Parker seemingly thinks U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., the fastest lip in the Senate, is a reliable source for Chicago crime statistics ("Mississippi must tighten its gun laws," Aug. 10 letter)."
"Those statistics show that of crimes solved by arrest, 83 percent of recovered crime guns were stolen, 14 percent were 'unknown source, probably stolen,' and 3 percent were legally purchased. Legally purchased firearms are a minor crime problem, and Mississippi gun buyers are an unlikely source for Chicago's crime guns."
"That same look reveals a substantial number of poor people, fearing for their safety in one of the most thoroughly disarmed cities in the world ... have asked relatives visiting the South to buy a gun." ... |
ME: Firearms ordinance tops Brewer agenda
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"The final vote on whether the city's firearms ordinance should be changed to restrict rifle use in certain areas will be held during tonight's City Council meeting." ...
"Increased residential development in the city's outlying areas over the years spurred Mayor Joseph Ferris to initiate the firearms ordinance review. The firearms ordinance has not been changed in 17 years."
"A committee was formed and after meeting several times recommended that Brewer's discharge of firearms ordinance restrict rifle use in about half the areas of the city that still allow use of guns." ... |
TX: Strict Mexican gun laws creating black market for U.S. weapons
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"Mexico’s strict gun control laws are contributing to an illegal gun market and easier access to weapons, according to U.S. law enforcement officials that are close observers of a recent upswing in border violence."
"Since January, more than 600 people have been killed in an ongoing war between rival drug cartels using high-powered handguns and assault rifles fighting for control of drug smuggling routes on the Texas-Mexico border."
"Federal gun seizures show that a majority of weapons used in violent crimes in Mexico were smuggled into the country from the United States or bought through other sources in a lucrative black market." ... |
NY: Home Gun Sales In Orchard Park
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Orchard Park resident David Smith is requesting approval to operate a small gun business out of his home in a town neighborhood. Weapons he would offer include rifles, shotguns, and assault weapons.
The Planning Board in Orchard Park has already recommended approval of the request. Smith says the bulk of his sales will take place at trade shows, with only 15 percent of sales taking place at his home. He also states no advertising or signage would be involved.
Before Smith will be permitted to sell any firearms out of his house, the measure needs final approval from the Town Board. A public hearing on the issue will be held tomorrow night. |
CA: Marine gets life sentence for slaying
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"A Camp Pendleton Marine who fatally shot a sailor and wounded three other bystanders near the 32nd Street Naval Station in 2003, was sentenced Monday to more than 88 years to life in state prison."
"Myron Thomas, 22, was convicted May 2 of second-degree murder, three counts of assault and discharging an AK-47 assault rifle from a vehicle."
"Another Marine, 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Kenneth Hall, was acquitted of murder charges by a separate jury." ...
"Thomas ... testified that he was acting in self-defense when he got the assault rifle from his sergeant's home in order to 'even the playing field' against Roderick Little, a 22-year-old sailor with whom he tussled at a nightclub near the 32nd Street Naval Station. ..." ... |
NC: Man who stole patrol car still missing
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Winston-Salem police continued searching yesterday for a man who stole a patrol car after being handcuffed in the back seat.
Derrick Devon Reid, 31, was arrested by Officer Eric Olsen in the 2800 block of Piedmont Circle about 6:30 p.m. Saturday on a charge of assaulting a female.
The officer opened a sliding window between the front and back of the car so that Reid, while handcuffed in the back, could get some ventilation on a hot day, police Capt. Alonzo Thompson said.
Reid then crawled through the window and drove off in the car. The car was found shortly after in the 2700 block of Claremont Avenue.
Reid has also been charged with larceny of a vehicle, larceny and obstructing an officer. |
CA: Former federal protective service officer sentenced to 18 months jail for violating civil rights
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"The Justice Department announced that Peter Taoy, formerly an officer of the Federal Protective Service (FPS) in San Francisco, was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for conspiracy to violate the civil rights of Mr. Jeffrey Petri and for making false statements in connection with the arrest of Mr. Petri on February 15, 2003." ...
"Following the arrest, Taoy and Haire falsely described the pursuit and shooting, describing the shots fired as an act of self-defense that occurred only after Petri tried to run Taoy over with the vehicle. They also falsely described the pursuit as having begun adjacent to federal property, rather than several blocks away. Taoy and Haire repeated these false statements to federal investigators ..." ... |
AK: Police Cut Into Weapons On Street
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"Orange sparks fly as Cpl. Freddy Rizzo uses a Dewalt chop saw to cut up a Tec 9 semi-automatic pistol outside a storage garage at the Fort Smith Police Department."
"A circuit judge issued an order to have the weapon that was confiscated during a drug arrest destroyed."
"Rizzo makes several cuts so that when he finishes, the weapon is unusable. It is just one of the many pieces of evidence the Police Department destroys each year."
"The Police Department used to sell the weapons at a city auction but stopped the practice six or seven years ago." ...
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UK: Mistakes led to tube shooting
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"ITV News has obtained secret documents and photographs that detail why police shot Jean Charles De Menezes dead on the tube." ...
"The documents and photographs confirm that Jean Charles was not carrying any bags, and was wearing a denim jacket, not a bulky winter coat, as had previously been claimed."
"He was behaving normally, and did not vault the barriers, even stopping to pick up a free newspaper."
"He started running when we saw a tube at the platform. Police had agreed they would shoot a suspect if he ran."
"A document describes CCTV footage, which shows Mr de Menezes entered Stockwell station at a 'normal walking pace' and descended slowly on an escalator." ...
"Police have declined to comment while the mistaken killing is still being investigated." |
Guatemala: Gangs use grenades in jailhouse war
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"Rival gangs in Guatemala clashed with guns and grenades in a battle for control of four prisons, leaving at least 30 inmates dead and about 63 wounded, Interior Minister Carlos Vielmann said."
"Some prisoners were shot in the head and some had their throats cut in attacks on Monday that highlighted the power of international gangs in Central American jails, Vielmann said."
"The gangs had pistols and grenades as well as knives. 'These are true criminals, murderers, extremely violent people,' he said." [emphasis added]
"'We cannot be sure that there will not be some kind of confrontation, but we will be more careful to search anything coming into the prison,' he added." ... |
New Zealand: Judge rebukes police, awards $20,000 costs
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"A High Court Judge has ordered the Crown to pay $20,000 towards the costs of Garry Phillip Hope Wilson's defence of a murder charge and strongly criticised the police inquiry."
"Wilson, 46, of Ross, had initially been charged with murdering Terry Dean McIntosh but Justice John Hansen dismissed that count before a manslaughter trial in February. A jury took two hours to find Wilson not guilty."
"In his decision on the issue of costs, Justice Hansen said it became plain during cross-examination of Crown witnesses that the self-defence argument was strong. The police inquiry 'was not the high standard one would expect'." ... |
India: RTO officer arrested for firing at building
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"ULHAS Mohanrao Nargunde, a 40-year-old RTO inspector living at Shivaji Housing Society on Senapati Bapat Road, was arrested by Chatuhshrungi police late on Monday night after he indiscriminately fired at the building he lived. Deputy commissioner of police (zone III) Ajit Patil said that no one was injured, although Nargunde fired 11 rounds from his licensed foreign-made pistol at the Nilgiri Heights building in which Nargunde lives."
"Patil said Nargunde, who lives on the fourth floor, was angry because the lift often malfunctioned. Patil said the problem persisted ever since the building was built four years ago and the society has filed a case against the builder in the court in this connection." ... |
FL: Hayhoe misses point on guns, industrial parks (sixth letter on page)
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"The St. Petersburg Times seems content to publish whatever Mr. Hayhoe writes, without regard to relevance or content."
"When presented with the issue of government subsidy of industrial parks, Mr. Hayhoe responded with an inaccurate diatribe about the Florida Legislature, Gov. Bush, the National Rifle Association, and gun control laws in general."
"Hayhoe admits that crime rates have dropped considerably, yet complains. A law designed to protect shooting ranges from overzealous, agenda-driven environmental officials, which places the burden of compliance on the range owners, is described as a taxpayer burden. Not true." ... |
OH: Gunsmith sets sights to be No. 1
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"... tools of the gunsmithing trade are scattered across the room. The seriousness of the work is felt throughout the building."
"Workbenches line the walls with two large tables in the center. ... There is a lathe, mill and drill press along with various hand tools lying about. A gun being repaired is on one of the tables and several custom-made rifles are leaning against the wall."
"Owner Scott Gallo opened up shop a year ago and has dedicated himself to making the best guns possible."
"'I get better with every one I build,' he said. Looking at a beautiful rifle made of laminated birch with various color veneers, he smiles as he said, 'You fall in love with them.'" ... |
Canada: He shoots, he scores national title
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"For the past five years, Drew Schreuder has had his sights set on winning a national championship and last week, he hit the bullseye."
"The 19-year-old Pitt Meadows marksman took first in both junior air rifle and junior 3-position at the national championships in Victoria as well as placing second in junior prone."
"'It feels pretty good,' he said. 'I really trained hard for this competition. With the assistance of my coach, it really paid off this year. I went in feeling a lot more confident and prepared. I was there to win.'" ... |
Philippines: Another man shot dead by lone gunman
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"An ex-convict was shot dead on busy Colon St. yesterday afternoon."
"Just like the previous unsolved vigilante-style killings, investigators from the Cebu City Police Office (CPPO) have yet to identify the two men who shot Richard Abalo, 30."
"But the victim’s elder sister, Gina Abalo-Amama, believes that four policemen were actually behind the crime."
"Yesterday’s attack came amid controversies that refuse to die down on the attempt on the life of ex-convict Alemar Luna."
"And just as in Abalo’s killing, Luna’s relatives believe that the four men who repeatedly shot Luna last July 20 were policemen." ... |
Canada: Gun club booming
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"Curt Amey and his club have increased interest and increased membership, so they’re celebrating by firing their guns in the air."
"Amey, along with many others, has watched the Brandon Gun Club enjoy a resurgence this year and a major boom in its enrollment. Amey, the club’s president, says membership has increased from 27 members a year ago to 111 this summer." ... |
UK: Backlash at curbs to restrict replica guns
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"Relatives of people killed or injured by acts of gun crime clashed with sporting enthusiasts yesterday over the government's plans to restrict the manufacture and sale of imitation and replica firearms."
"Members of the Gun Control Network (GCN) ... hit out at an international campaign being run by devotees of paintball and the similar but more militaristic airsoft shooting events." ...
"The airsoft shooters say the government's violent crime reduction bill will effectively kill their hobby because the low-velocity guns, which fire plastic pellets, would be classified as 'realistic imitation firearms'. Equipment now held would be unaffected but the sport would be unable to obtain new equipment." ... |
Greece: Gov't aims at illegal weapons
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"With more than a million-and-a-half illegal guns in the country, the Public Order Ministry is working on a draft bill that will update local gun laws and help flush unlawful weapons out of the system, government sources said."
"Of the 1.5 million weapons that have not been declared, authorities estimate that about 800,000 are hunting rifles. Most of these guns, some 600,000, are said to be on the island of Crete."
"There are additionally about one million legal hunting rifles in Greece."
"Authorities consider both the number of registered and unregistered weapons large in proportion to Greece’s population of 11 million." ... |
Canada: Gunplay concerns
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"After a weekend of gang violence in Hobbema that saw three incidents of gunplay in two days, an Alberta Justice spokesman confirmed the province is looking at bringing a provincial court to the troubled community."
"No one was injured in the latest eruption of gunfire, but Hobbema RCMP Sgt. Mark Linnell said the gang violence shows no sign of letting up."
"'It's just a matter of time ... before somebody is killed,' he said."
"Hobbema Mounties last night said they were laying dangerous driving and weapons charges against three adults and one youth involved in the latest gunplay. All were from Hobbema." ...
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