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UK: Jailed drug gang 'like something from 30s Hollywood'
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Lord Dawson told Ronald Aldred, Charles Clark and Stephen Henderson:

"You have pleaded guilty to what I can only describe as a most extraordinary tale of abduction, extortion, and assault fuelled by the vicious background of high-level illegal drug dealing.

"In all my years in this court, I have never come across such a series of criminal acts. It is really like something out of a 1930s Hollywood gangster movie."

"Civilised" Great Britain... right?

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Here's a detailed story about a guy whose hunting partner blasted him in the back with a shotgun. The man uses his experience to teach gun safety in firearms classes. Unlike Sarah Brady, he doesn't blame guns -- he blames stupidity, among other things.

UK: Details of a shotgun murder/suicide
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In gun-free Britain...

"A TWO-TIMING unemployed bouncer shot his exgirlfriend in the face in front of her three young children before turning the gun on himself, an inquest heard yesterday."

"Francis Gemmel had proposed to his other girlfriend, Karen Newby, in Birkenhead just hours before shooting Amanda Fargin at her home in Whiston."

"The 28-year-old then pointed the sawn-off shotgun at his own jaw and killed himself."

NY: Two Stamford police officers arrested, charged with assault
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"Two Stamford police officers were relieved of duty yesterday as a result of their recent arrests in Fairfield on assault charges after a domestic dispute."

"Officer George Salazar, 48, and his wife, Officer Patti Salazar, 37, got into a physical fight, which ended with her smashing him over the head with a bucket, according to reports. The incident occurred at their home early Thursday."

"Both turned in their badges and radios yesterday morning at separate times..."

CT: Neighbors' accusations lead to arrest, gun confiscation, charges, and demonization
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All it took for the police to consider this man "an imminent threat" was the word of neighbors.

They "moved quickly", confiscated his firearms and ammunition, arrested him, charged him -- and released all details to the newspaper.

Think T.I.P.S.

This guy "accused of threatening" may very well have threatened.

But he may not have done any such thing, too.

And there's no mention in this report of any EVIDENCE other than what people said.

Think about that very carefully.

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He was at a court hearing "on drug charges", sitting outside the courtroom. A .25 fell out of his pocket and onto the floor. Someone grabbed it and held him for police. The police dept. was right upstairs. The guy was carrying marijuana, too -- so he's not the brightest crayon in the box. But FEDERAL charges?

TX: Police captain suspended over Kmart arrests
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"A Houston Police Department captain who ordered last weekend's arrests of 278 people at a Kmart parking lot in west Houston was suspended Saturday pending an internal affairs inquiry into the controversial bust."

"Capt. Mark Aguirre, a 28-year veteran of the department and the force's highest-ranking Hispanic officer, was relieved of his duties after meeting at 12:40 p.m. Saturday with internal affairs officers, said Terry Yates, Aguirre's lawyer."

CA: State outlaws plastic knuckles "in the name of national security"
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"In the name of national security, California has outlawed plastic knuckles."

"Gov. Gray Davis took the unusual step last week after state lawmakers sent him a bill warning that the devices are being sold and marketed on the Internet as a weapon that can elude metal detectors with ease."

"Brass knuckle sets...already were outlawed in California."

"Davis said he was worried that such devices could be smuggled on to an airplane by terrorists."

LA: From 'paralyzed with fear' of guns to 'I feel real strong now'
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Former Baton Rouge police chief Greg Phares is among the good guys teaching local women how to deal with a serial killer.

" 'I was so afraid of guns. I was just terrified,' Bourgeois said. Finally, her fear of guns gave way to her desire to do something to make her daughter feel safer."

" 'I feel real strong now,' she said. 'You have to have some power.' "

"Bourgeois said she and her daughter plan to take a course that will allow them to carry their handguns concealed."

Fearful parents turn to security devices
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Given the recent spate of high-profile child abductions, Eric Wasman now double-bolts his front doors and shuts his windows even on hot nights.

And soon, he'll arm his two young daughters, ages 4 and 2, with high-tech, satellite-linked bracelets that he hopes will keep them safer and buy him some peace of mind.

"Parents need to realize what these devices can and cannot do," said Tina Schwartz ... "It doesn't take the place of safety education and line-of-sight supervision."

VT: Guns Rights Issue Surfaces In Gov's Race
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"Guns and hunting are a long-held tradition in Vermont, and gun rights issues have won and lost elections in the past. This year, gun rights have emerged for the first time in the race for governor."

A Democrat candidate who once voted for a 10-day waiting period is saying he's always supported gun rights. The other candidates are saying Vermont's gun laws are more than enough -- no more laws are needed.

FL: 11-year-old shoots way into skeet elite
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"Here at a prestigious state skeet shooting competition, amidst men with big bellies and bigger reputations, was an 11-year-old boy making quick work of the field."

"The boy repeatedly hit the flying clay targets as if he was playing Duck Hunt on Nintendo. Except this wasnt a video game. This was for real."

"As he fired his 20-gauge beretta, a shotgun nearly as tall as himself, the adults whispered. 'This kid is really good.' 'Watch him, look at his technique.' 'Hes incredible.' "

OK: Army ammunition plant can be easy to overlook
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"The McAlester Army Ammunition Plant may not be Area 51, but it might as well be. The people who work there rumble on in a self-imposed anonymity that suits them just fine. They have a job to do. They are America's bomb factory."

" 'This is what we protect our freedom with,' said Jim, a factory worker who builds 2,000-pound Mk-84 bombs. 'Some people might not realize this. The bleeding hearts might think they got it with a kind word, but that's not how it is.' "

OK: McAlester plant largest ordnance in nation
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"The McAlester Army Ammunition Plant:"

"It is the nation's largest mass-production site for ordnance. Workers make a range of ordnance, from 20 mm tank shells to 5,000-pound penetrator bombs. Most of the bombs are used by the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy."

"The plant's grounds are 70 square miles. It has 6 million square feet of covered storage space for its bombs. The site is three times the size of Manhattan."

"It's the largest employer in Pittsburg County..."

OH: Someone deliberately disabled a police vehicle with four close-range shotgun blasts
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"Police are looking for a replacement squad car after someone used a shotgun on this northwest Ohio villages only cruiser."

"Kalida police Chief Forest Gordon said he found the car damaged by four close-range shotgun blasts when he came to work Wednesday. The unoccupied car was parked on village property."

" 'They took me out of commission pretty much. They did about $8,000 damage to the cruiser,' Gordon said. 'It may be repairable, but I doubt it.' "

Lay this one on your anti-gun acquaintances...
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You probably know that fewer than 1000 people a year die in gun-related accidents. But did you know that cell phones accounted for between 600 and 1000 deaths in 2001 - and are expected to cause 2000 deaths a year by 2004?

Next time some idiot suggests that "there should be a law" requiring locks, licenses, waiting periods or mandatory safety classes for guns you can suggest we save twice as many lives by requiring such restrictions for cells phones.

NJ: Store owner arrested after firing shots at robber
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"A business owner was charged by police late last night after he shot at a robber fleeing his store with three bottles of liquor."

"Deles Watson, the 63-year-old owner of Dee Dee's Lounge and Liquor Store on Brunswick Avenue, was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon after he fired three shots at the robber, who he believed had a weapon, witnesses and police said."

"Watson did not have a permit for the gun and bystanders may have been put in jeopardy when he shot at the suspect, a police source said..."

NOTE: In New Jersey, you don't need a "permit" to merely possess a firearm -- you only need one to purchase or carry one. And this took place at a business, where carrying a firearm is legal.

IL: Man sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on weapons charges
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Because this report will disappear in a matter of a day or two, full text is provided. Note that he's "sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on each count against him." One count is merely about possession of firearms. His total sentence is 150 months. ...
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Man sentenced on weapons charges
By Becky Malkovich

The subject of a COMIT Drug Task Force investigation was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison Thursday.

James R. Kreher, 42, of Piopolis, was sentenced by Judge J. Phil Gilbert in U.S. District Court on gun charges.

The charges stem from an investigation by COMIT, which, after receiving information regarding Kreher, contacted the ATF and obtained a federal search warrant for his Piopolis home.

The search warrant was executed on April 25, 2001, and agents with COMIT, the AFT [sic], the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department and the McLeansboro Police Department found a cache of weapons and drugs at Kreher's home.

Among the more than 100 weapons found in the home were three sawed-off shotguns and an AK-47 automatic weapon.

In addition to the weapons, agents also discovered 11 marijuana plants, finished methamphetamine product and drug paraphernalia.

In state court, Kreher was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of cannabis, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful production of cannabis and unlawful use of weapons.

Kreher was released on bond after an initial appearance in federal court. However, he later violated the conditions of his bond and was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals.

He was detained until his time of sentencing Thursday.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Carr prosecuted the case and told the Judge that the AK-47 was found with a clip with 30 rounds of ammunition.

"I knew a few of them guns was illegal," Kreher told Judge Gilbert. "I didn't intend to hurt anyone. I never used them or nothing."

Kreher was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on each count against him, to be served concurrently.

NV: Sheriff "does not have the special certification needed to use a gun in the line of duty"
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"Storey County Sheriff Pat Whitten does not have the special certification needed to use a gun in the line of duty..."

" 'I remember his promise to comply, right after his election,' said Storey County resident Jaunita Cox. 'He hasn't done that and I demand he be investigated for malfeasance of office and oath of office violations.' "

"Whitten, who is running for sheriff this year, said he is an administrator, not a police officer."

"Nevada Revised Statutes don't outline any qualifications for the office, saying only that a county sheriff has the powers of a peace officer."

"According to Statute 289.550, peace officers must obtain certification within one year of hire. A person who doesn't become certified within the statutory time cannot exercise the powers of a peace officer."

Pilots Packing Heat - advocates are winning the fight to let pilots take guns into the cockpit
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TIME MAGAZINE'S REPORT IS SURPRISINGLY SUPPORTIVE...

"For nearly a year, Washington's mushrooming aviation-security apparatus has concentrated on keeping anything that looks remotely like a weapon off airplanes. A G.I. Joe's toy gun. A granny's knitting needle. Everyone's nail clippers. Yet now the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is on the verge of a curious reversal. Next month the U.S. Senate is expected to pass legislation authorizing pilots to carry guns on planes."

"A combination of government bungling, rare cohesion among airline unions, a push from the enthusiastic National Rifle Association and a little-known historical precedent for cockpit guns has turned an idea few thought would pass into a virtually done deal."

FL: Islamic group calls for swift response in weapons investigation
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"A Muslim group on Sunday asked Gov. Jeb Bush to provide leadership in the investigation of a doctor suspected of plotting to blow up dozens of mosques and an Islamic education center."

"Robert J. Goldstein, 37, was arrested Friday and charged with possession of a non-registered destructive device and attempting to use an explosive to damage and destroy Islamic centers. He was being held without bail Sunday."

"When police searched his home, they found a cache of up to 40 weapons, including .50-caliber machine guns and sniper rifles. They also uncovered more than 30 explosive devices, including hand grenades and a 5-gallon gasoline bomb with a timer attached."

Zimbabwe: 'I want the world to know we are living in Hell in Zimbabwe'
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"Andrew Meldrum talks to one of countless victims of police torture and beatings under Mugabe's reign of terror and state-sponsored violence"

Bear in mind that in Zimbabwe, firearms are expected to be registered with the same government that is committing the atrocities described in this report.

"Ben Chipwanyira is frightened. He is recovering from a broken arm and vicious wounds on his back, legs and feet that he says come from repeated beatings and torture by Zimbabwe's police." ...

U.S. correctional population at record high
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"The adult U.S. correctional population reached a record high at the end of 2001, with 3.1 percent of the nation's adult population incarcerated or under community supervision, federal statistics show."

"Almost 6.6 million men and women made up the correctional population at the end of 2001, an increase of 147,000 from the end of 2000, according to a report titled 'Probation and Parole in the United States, 2001.' The Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics compiled the report."

"One in every 32 adult residents were on probation or parole or were held in a prison or jail, the report said."

Patent for a Camera on a Gun
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"When Jack Ruby shot the man accused of assassinating President John F. Kennedy in 1963, the moment was captured on film. The picture shows Ruby's grim posture, his gun, Lee Harvey Oswald recoiling as the bullet strikes him, and the shocked reactions of the police escorting the prisoner. It's a rare photo an instant in history forever frozen because a news photographer happened to be taking Oswald's picture when the gun was fired."

"Nearly 40 years later, an inventor has patented a system that is meant to make such photos less happenstance. He has designed a camera attachment for guns that will automatically photograph the target at the instant the trigger is pulled."

"Terry Gordon, of New York, won his patent for a telescopic scope or sight for a firearm with a 'fully integrated compact digital camera.' He also designed a camera attachment for handguns that do not use telescopic sights." ...

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"I want to ban all blood sports, but that doesn't mean I hate England" "It is only necessary to describe what goes on for anyone of even moderate intelligence to realise that the whole business is ridiculous as well as wrong." ... "Anyone who regards killing a living thing as a sport suffers from a serious deficiency of sensitivity, imagination or moral perception." ...

South Africa: Cop shoots himself and colleague
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"A 24-year-old policeman turned his gun on himself after shooting dead a reservist constable following an argument at a party in Williston near Kimberley on Saturday night, Northern Cape police said on Sunday."

"Inspector Chantel Manuel said reservist constable Gerhard Bezuidenhout, 27, had apparently been involved in an argument with Constable Thys Rooi, 24, during Saturday."

"At about 10.30pm on Saturday it was alleged that Bezedenhout, who was inside a hotel, heard Rooi fire a shot in the air outside the hotel."

"Bezedenhout went outside and Rooi shot him through the head with a 9mm pistol."

"Rooi then turned the same pistol on himself."

"Both men died on the scene..."

UK: "Gun terror for woman out walking"
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"A woman walking her dog in Rugby was targeted by two teenage gunmen who tried to mug her."

"The victim was approached by the two white youths at 5.45pm yesterday in an alleyway between Kingsley Avenue and Featherbed Lane recreation park in Hillmorton."

"One demanded her handbag before the other produced what is believed to have been a firearm."

"The woman did not hand over the bag and continued walking. Police say she was left 'very distressed' by the incident but was not hurt."

South Africa: Triple slaying by stabbing - will the major media outlets report on it?
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"Police are searching for four men after three soccer fans were murdered and a fourth severely injured following a hijacking outside the Chatsworth Stadium in Durban on Friday."

"...the victims were in the parking lot of the stadium after watching a soccer match at about 11.30pm when they were attacked by four men..."

"...they were forced into a VW Microbus belonging to one of the victims and driven around for an hour before being taken to a deserted spot in Shallcross, where they were stabbed by their attackers."

"...one of the victims managed to escape and contacted police."

NOTE: A triple slaying by gunshot would be blasted on every media outlet in America within 24 hours. Will we see CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS and the many newspaper throughout America covering this event? Or is a multi-death by knife just too boring?

AZ: Shooting Scars on Arizona Land
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"The ground sparkles under the harsh sun. Closer inspection reveals it is carpeted with shattered beer bottles and spent shell casings. Tersey bends to collect what's at his feet and sifts through the brass and aluminum shells in his palm, calling out their caliber: a .38 Special, a 12-gauge (shotgun), a .357 magnum, a .45, some sort of military-issue ammunition. With the toe of his boot, he pokes a live .22 round."

"Locals call this area the Shooting Range, but it's not intended to be."

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FULL TEXT BELOW... ------- "A man in his 50s was shot in the foot during an attempted robbery at a County Down farm today." "Police said a shotgun was fired and the injured man thrown to the ground when two men tried to rob him at Tullynacree Road, Downpatrick, shortly before 11am." "The robbers fled empty-handed."

WA: Schools don't ban [anti-gunner James] Kelly for gun infraction
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"James Kelly, president of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, will be allowed into Seattle Public Schools despite his admission that he illegally carried a handgun inside a high school."

"School district Superintendent Joseph Olchefske said Thursday that Kelly's settlement of criminal charges will not affect the civil-rights leader's welcome in Seattle school buildings."

"The City Attorney's Office last month charged Kelly with the misdemeanor offense of illegally possessing a handgun in a school. But in an agreement approved by a Seattle Municipal Court judge this month, prosecutors agreed to drop charges in a year if Kelly performs 80 hours of community service."

"Kelly, who has a concealed-weapons permit, apologized for carrying the gun to a community meeting at Rainier Beach High. Police were called after he put his hand on the gun, which was inside his coat."

TX: ACLU plans to file suit over Kmart arrests
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"Signaling the start of what may become a legal dogpile, a lawyer with the local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said he anticipates filing a lawsuit in connection with the mass arrest of teenagers at a Kmart parking lot in West Houston this past weekend."

"Randall Kallinen said he may allege civil rights violations and false arrest. If prosecutors do not drop the pending charges, he might add malicious prosecution to the list, he said."

TX: Memorial design
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"Three finalists have been selected in a design competition for a state cemetery memorial honoring Texans killed in the Sept. 11, terrorist attacks and in military operations later in Afghanistan."

"[Gov. Rick] Perry will unveil the winning design during a Sept. 11 ceremony commemorating the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon."

"Private donations will pay for the memorial, which ... will feature at least one of two steel beams recovered from the World Trade Center site."

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1st story on page "Since Sept. 11, security screeners at Will Rogers World Airport have confiscated four guns and two large knives, police said." "None of the confiscations resulted in arrests, Oklahoma City police Lt. Norman Cook said. Instead, procedure calls for detaining people with weapons and checking them for criminal records. Also, the FBI is contacted."

American National Guardsmen Conducting Door-to-Door Gun Confiscations in Bosnia-Herzegovina
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The anti-gunners are fond of telling us that the "militia" mentioned to in the Second Amendment is the modern day National Guard. If that is so, how is it that the National Guard can be ordered by the federal government to faraway places like this?

"For the past month, both companies of Montana National Guard soldiers have been involved in a mission called Operation Harvest. The soldiers go door to door in Bosnian Muslim and Serb areas collecting rifles, grenades, rockets, land mines and any other weapons of war. Along with one other company of active duty soldiers, the month-long mission involved visiting 40,000 homes. The soldiers collected 500 guns and rockets, 3,200 grenades, 200 land mines and 230,000 rounds of ammunition. The weapons were destroyed at Eagle Base."

When Justice Is Mocked - Some prosecutors persecute
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"Robert Keahey,...... is the prosecutor who brought capital murder charges against three individuals for the murder of an infant, despite the fact that he could not show that the infant had ever existed, much less been killed."

"It turned out that the woman who supposedly gave birth to the baby had been sterilized in 1995. But Mr. Keahey would not drop the charges."
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How far some prosecutors will go.....

Belgium to register all guns, eliminate 'self defense' as reason to own firearms
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"Belgium could soon have one of the world's strictest gun-control laws on its books."

"A bill recently approved by the Council of Ministers would require all firearms in Belgium to be registered - even if they're just passing through - and prohibit their sale except where specifically authorised."

"If approved, the reform would constitute the biggest overhaul of gun-control laws here since 1933."

"Under the plan, all firearms would require registration, regardless whether they are manufactured here or abroad."

"Private citizens applying for registration would have to reveal what they intend to do with the weapon. The only possible options would be for sport or for hunting. Current classifications like 'defence guns' and 'war guns' are to be eliminated."

"But authorisation will not be given unless those living in the same household give their permission."

"The Belgian bill would also ban the sale of arms on the open market, including over the Internet. Guns could only be sold under the direction of the proper authorities, like the police and notaries."

"If Parliament approves the bill this autumn, the law would take effect next year, Lescrenier said. Current gun owners will then have up to six months to comply with the new requirements."

"Animal Rights Activists" Target 4-H Children at Fair
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"The activists entered this sacred territory for the first time this year, and did so without formal permission from the State Fair. Not everyone appreciated the intrusion. Many fairs, after all, began as a celebration of farm life, and those roots still run deep in California, where agriculture is a $29 billion industry."
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If the "activists" become violent as they have in the U.K., they might be in for a BIG SURPRISE...

Most of these parents own guns!

Federal agency to mandate biometric identification cards for transit workers
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"The Transportation Security Administration is developing a mandatory identification card for every transit worker with access to secure areas of the nation's transportation system."

"The TSA, created after the Sept. 11 attacks, is developing cards for every trucker, dock worker, airport employee and mass transit employee with access to secure areas..."

"The cards would likely use a form of biometric identification, gleaned from the user's eyes, voice, palms or fingerprints."

TX: "Shocking Violence Uncovered In SAISD Elementary Schools"
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"On Monday, August 26th, Texas Justice Foundation will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. in front of Storm Elementary School, located at 435 Brady Blvd., San Antonio, Texas, to release evidence from hundreds of pages of teacher documented assaults, fights, terroristic threats, insubordination, profanity, and other incidents showing a lack of discipline and control of students at SAISD elementary schools, specifically Storm and Brewer Elementary."

Brave New Schools.

TX: Ms. America drives home message on school violence
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"Parents, teachers, schools and the media can help curb school violence, but students have the greatest capacity for right and wrong, said Ms. America Susan Jeske, who took her Students Against Violence program to North Crowley High on Friday."

" 'The bottom line is you are responsible for your actions...' "

"...students anywhere also have the capacity to stem the violence."

"She has presented her program at hundreds of schools."

The 40-year-old Ms. America is from LITTLETON, COLORADO.

TX: Berry watched raid, but didn't question police
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"Michael Berry, freshman city councilman and Houston mayoral candidate, watched one of the two raids that sparked outrage among many of those arrested, mostly on trespassing charges, last weekend. But he didn't question police at the time."

"Berry said Friday that Houston police officers 'were overzealous' in the two raids last week and should not have made as many arrests."

"Police officials have launched an internal investigation of Houston police Capt. Mark Aguirre ... and other officers."

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"In a major defeat for the gun industry, California is about to become the first state in the country to repeal special legal immunity for gun manufacturers..."

"Guns and Victimization: A Tale of Indifference"
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"If car makers and distillers are making efforts to reduce victimization by collaborating with MADD, what about gun makers, whose products killed nearly 29,000 people in 1999 (the last year for which statistics are available). To a rational person, it would appear that if any industry should be sensitive to the victims and survivors of the products it makes, it should be the firearms industry, makers of a product whose very purpose is to kill."

TX: Policing the police after Kmart raid
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"Attention, Kmart shoppers. You are under arrest."

"Houston cops planned for weeks to swoop down on a parking lot and nab a bunch of drag racers but couldn't find any when they got there. So, what the heck, they just rounded up everyone in the parking lot outside a 24-hour Kmart and a Sonic Drive-In and charged the whole bunch with trespassing. No joke."

"At times like this we need some way to police the police."

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"Just a few common sense comments: We hear very few comments from the liberals about the Second Amendment and law-abiding citizens owning guns. But if you care, best go to the polls and vote for freedom. They want to take our guns and only criminals will have them. Just look at England."

The name of the video game is gore
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Game makers go to new levels of violence to compete with Grand Theft Auto 3

"On a pleasant Sunday afternoon a little after church had let out, Kimothy Wilson Jr., aka KJ, 16, picked up his 2000 Lamborghini Diablo at the garage where he had stashed it, then drove to the back entrance of the AmmuNation gun shop and retrieved a 9mm automatic. He chased down a pimp who had been giving his boss problems, and within seconds, he pinned the pimps ride between his car and a storefront, killing three pedestrians."

"A BLOODY shootout killed two more. They all died screaming."

"Game Over."

UK: Gun craze risk to clubbers lives - police warn they'll shoot
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"CLUBBERS who have adopted imitation handguns as the latest fashion craze are risking their lives if the trend continues, police have warned."

"Lothian and Borders police revealed its armed response team has been called out 102 times in just four months - and claims many incidents have been caused by young men handling replica guns in nightclub queues."

"On half of the call-outs, police marksmen were given permission to shoot if they deemed it necessary."

"To date no Lothian and Borders police officer has had to fire a weapon after being called to an incident, but police warn it is only a 'matter of time'."

"The warning comes as the two-month fake firearms amnesty run by the force reaches its final week. To date, 154 guns have been handed in during the surrender, due to finish on September 1."

GA: Injured Officer Thanks Citizens
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"A DeKalb County police officer, who was shot Wednesday after stopping a stolen pick-up truck, thanked citizens for helping him through his ordeal. Officer George Dudley said citizens helped him mentally and physically after he was shot in the hip by 45-year-old Lamar Scott Davis."

" 'Getting the response that I got from the citizenry reminded me of the oath I took and also of the reason why I do what I do,' Dudley said."

LA: Sheriff teaching 'real' self-defense information
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With all of the various police organizations around the country teaching women helpful-but-inferior self-defense techniques, the people around this Louisiana parish ought to appreciate what this sheriff is up to.

"The curriculum includes history of the gun, weapon selection, methods of holding a weapon and ways to judge when deadly force should or shouldnt be used."

" 'The course goes above and beyond what is required by the state,' Webre said of the firearm courses, which will be taught by about four instructors."

" 'Once a woman completes the training course, she can apply for a concealed weapons permit.' "

MO: St. Louis Sheriff's Dept. being investigated for a series of wrongdoings
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"The state auditor's office will begin an investigation of the St. Louis Sheriff's Department within about a month after a newspaper alleged wrongdoing within the department..."

"Gov. Bob Holden ordered McCaskill and his legal counsel to conduct separate investigations into problems in the sheriff's department."

"The governor's actions came after a series of articles in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch over the past week. Among other things, the newspaper alleged that three deputies were paid full time to deliver court papers to residents more than a decade after the deputies had moved on to other full-time careers. It also alleged that five deputies were found by the city Police Board to be unfit to carry a gun or wear a badge as security guards because of past arrest records."

"And, the newspaper alleged that two high-ranking deputies drive city-owned cars, which are at their disposal around the clock, and still get $140 a month for car allowance."

UK: 'Elite' police assigned to protect Prince lock themselves out of gun safe
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"ELITE police guarding Prince Charles arrived in Scotland without the key to their gun box."

"The six-strong Royal Protection Unit left the keys on a desk in their London base before setting out for Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, where the prince was staying with Camilla Parker Bowles during a week-long visit to Scotland."

"The blunder was discovered when officers went to open the box - containing Glock 9mm automatics, handguns, and rifles - in Holyrood."

"The officers from the Metropolitan Police had to borrow bolt-cutters from local cops to open the box - dubbed No. 1 case - before starting duty."