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MO: About 100 guns stolen while being transported on train
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"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, St. Louis police and investigators with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad offered a reward Monday for help in catching those responsible for the theft of more than 100 firearms."

"Thieves took about 100 Browning bolt-action rifles and 10 shotgun receivers from a train sitting in a rail yard in the city. The thefts were noticed on July 8. The guns were valued at $500 or more each."

KY: Teen Charged In Bow-And-Arrow Shooting Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A 17-year-old is scheduled to appear in Spencer County Court Monday on a charge of attempted murder in the bow-and-arrow shooting of another teen." "James Zorn, 17, of Santa Claus, Ind., was arrested Sunday in Chrisney, about 75 miles west of Louisville, according to the Spencer County Sheriff." "Zorn allegedly shot and wounded another 17-year-old boy during an altercation."

DC: Gangs Suspected In Latest Shooting Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"More police are on the streets in the area around the 1700 block of Columbia Road in Northwest D.C. because of an apparent gang-related shooting there." ------- Gang warfare? In a city where private gun ownership has been banned? Can someone explain to us why criminals won't abide by the law?

MD: Man hurt in apparent random shooting
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Doesn't Sarah Brady always tell us that some "sensible" gun control will put an end to random shootings?

Maryland, a state with some of the most stringent gun control laws in the country, should be random shooting-free.

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"A Howard County school custodian was in serious condition last night after being shot in an apparent random attack inside an Ellicott City Rite Aid store Saturday, police said."

WA: Homeowner shoots 2nd time robber suspect Submitted by: Norman Bright	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
NOTE: Registration required: Email: Newslinks@keepandbeararms.com Password: Newslinks Must have cookies turned on for it to work. ------- "According to Larsen, that's one more reason why Second Amendment rights are vital to Americans' safety. He said he's relieved he didn't kill the man and he's equally relieved to know the suspect who broke into his home twice in one day is in jail."

WI: RIVER FALLS RESTAURANTS: Smoking ban takes effect
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" 'It's not an unusual or new idea. And it's the right thing to do,' said Council Member Rick Vogel, who proposed the smoking ban that the council passed 6-1." ...

"So he sought to stop second-hand smoke because, he said, it results in nonsmokers being forced to inhale tobacco smoke. And nonsmoking sections and ventilation just can't fully protect nonsmokers."

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Property rights are human rights. More intrusive Big Brotherism. And no one is "forced" to eat out.

Bambidiots
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"I'm not saying that the media can't, or won't, get things wrong from time to time. Mistakes are inevitable, but stupid ones that only require less than five seconds of thought to avoid are not. But the Bambi debacle proves, once more, that a significant portion of the media is far more interested in covering stories that confirm their ignorant view of the world than in discovering the truth." ...

"And yet, these same bambidiots are your Fourth Estate watchdog, protecting your rights and liberties against government encroachment. Better buy a shotgun I wouldn't count on the toothless old mutt."

Airlines to be warned on carry-ons Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A new security advisory is about to go out to the nations airlines and airports. The Homeland Security Department will advise extra attention for some types of personal carry-on items, including cameras and electronics. This comes as airlines adjust to new rules limiting access to foreign travelers passing through the United States."

UT: Orem Neighbor Comes to Rescue
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"While his wife called police, Clawson asked her to get his gun. That's when the other suspects came back to help their partner in crime." ...

... "Police credit the neighbor for helping to keep crime off his street."

"Lt. Doug Edwards, Orem Police Dept.: 'We don't encourage people to get involved and try to make arrests with handguns as he did, but I think under the circumstances he was backed into that situation and did a very good job.' "

The History of Kalashnikov Gun Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The AK brand of arms is still the best in the world. A lot of people associate them with Kalashnikov. However, the true story of the machine gun and Mikhail Kalashnikov's role in it is not described anywhere, a lot of experts say. The creation of the machine gun was linked with a lot of talented Soviet fire arms designers, with military engineer Vasily Lyuty, first and foremost."

NY: Empire Games enthusiasts stick to their guns Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Victory celebrations usually come after completion of a sporting event." "For all involved in Empire State Games shooting, victory came in knowing shooters would be able to compete."

Gun Statistics Expert John Lott Victim of Identity Theft
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"Dr. John Lott......has been targeted by an online identity theft scheme, he disclosed Friday." ...

" 'Ask John Lott: You can ask him any question you have about gun control or his books www.askjohnlott.org,' the paid advertisement claimed, followed by a graphic indicator showing high interest in the website."

"The only problem with both the advertisement and the website is that neither was authorized by Lott."

UK: Inquiry into Police Shooting Submitted by: James	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Another one for the "only police should have guns" file. ------- "The scene has been cordoned off An investigation has begun after a man was shot, apparently by mistake, by an armed police officer." "The 44-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being shot in the arm by an officer from the Metropolitan Police's SO19 firearms unit at 1730 BST on Saturday."

NY: Where there's smoke ... There's target shooting at Old Saratoga Muzzle Loading Club
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"A short drive from the site of a momentous 18th-century battle, much more genial combatants still do things the 18th-century way."

"The Old Saratoga Muzzle Loading Club practices the technology of 1776 and the spirit of friendly competition on a nearly weekly basis throughout the summer."

"The 54-year-old club honors the traditions of the past, allowing its several hundred members to shoot competitively at targets with everything from pistols to mortars."

Speed cameras trade real liberty for false security Submitted by: LFA Editor Website: http://www.libertyforall.net	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
... "People have been conditioned to blindly accept whatever they are told. Many are afraid that if they 'rock the boat' that something bad will happen. Well, something bad is already happening. There has been a cancer eating away at the very core of this country and the freedom and liberty that its founding fathers gave their lives for, and it started long before Sept. 11, 2001."

Philippines: Ex-PSG man, wife wounded by robber Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A retired military officer and member of the defunct Presidential Security Command and his wife were shot and wounded when an armed robber broke into his Quezon City house and shot them Tuesday morning." ------- This is what happens when you ban guns from the law-abiding. You leave them at the mercy of armed marauders. The Philippines haven't learned this lesson from the British experience.

UK: Taser 'didn't work' on first use
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"The controversial Taser stun gun was fired for the first time by police in Britain but didn't work, it emerged last night."

"Tasers, which deliver a 50,000-volt electric shock, have been on trial in five police forces across England and Wales since April as a so-called 'less lethal' alternative to conventional firearms."

"It has been fired once previously, by North Wales Police in June, against a dangerous dog which was running amok in Wrexham."

PA: Lawyers Respond to Gun Violence; Endorse FICAP Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Identifying firearm injury as 'an extremely serious health concern,' the Philadelphia Bar Association's Board of Governors has strongly endorsed the Firearm Injury Center at Penn (FICAP) in a resolution unanimously adopted by the Board. The Association has called for 'greater awareness of the incidence and causes of firearm injuries, particularly in at-risk communities.' "

Firearms injuries are not accidents ...
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"I've had more than 50 years of experience handling firearms, and I have never had a firearm accident. Have I ever had the gun fire when I wasn't expecting it? Yes. However, because the muzzle was pointed in a safe direction, no one was injured or killed. You can have "accidental discharges" because safeties malfunction and fingers slip but no one will be hurt if the muzzle is always pointed in a safe direction."

DC: 3 More D.C. Homicides Add to Deadly Week Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Three people were killed and at least three others were wounded before dawn yesterday in a succession of apparently unrelated shootings that capped a deadly eight-day stretch in the District." "Since July 26, 10 people have been killed across the city, raising the number of homicides to 152 and putting the District on pace to surpass last year's total."

Lawmakers introduce measures to dilute antiterror bill
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"Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski introduced S. 1552, co-sponsored with privacy advocate Sen. Ron Wyden, R-Ore., as one of nearly a half-dozen measures seeking to curtail the expanded surveillance powers granted to law enforcement by the act..."

"Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., the only senator to vote against the 2001 measure, and Rep. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. C.L. (Butch) Otter, R-Idaho, also introduced similar bills."

ACLU considering suing to stop Pledge of Allegiance mandate
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"The American Civil Liberties Union may go to court to before the new school year begins to block a new law requiring students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance."

"The ACLU believes the law mandating that the pledge be said at the start of each school day is unconstitutional because it compels speech.
Students who object for religious reasons do not have to recite the pledge nor do those whose parents file a written objection for any reason. Students who are not citizens are also exempt."

OR: Firefighters raffle a rifle Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The Southwestern Oregon Firefighters Association will hold a drawing on Aug. 16 for a Winchester 210 rifle, model 700 BDL, with a Burris Scope and locking gun case. The drawing will be held on stage at the Charleston Seafood Festival." "Proceeds for the drawing will go toward training scholarships for local firefighters." ...

CA: Officers packing more firepower
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"Today, every law-enforcement agency in Yolo County has members of its department carrying or preparing to carry semiautomatic rifles." ...

"But the weapons also reflect a change in the times, where, unlike a decade or so ago, violence in settings such as schools and workplaces make headlines with alarming frequency. Police say cops nationwide are finding themselves up against suspects who are well-organized and trained in the use of superior weaponry."

Loper, who is blind in one eye, captures gold
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"Collyn Loper has something special to bring back to show her high school friends in Alabama: a gold medal from the Pan American Games."

"The 16-year-old junior, of Indian Springs, won the women's trap shooting event Monday, also securing an Athens Olympics berth for the U.S. team. Loper, who is right-handed but shoots left-handed because she is blind in her right eye, finished with 87 points, three more than Canada's Cynthia Mayer."

US anti-war activists hit by secret airport ban Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"After more than a year of complaints by some US anti-war activists that they were being unfairly targeted by airport security, Washington has admitted the existence of a list, possibly hundreds or even thousands of names long, of people it deems worthy of special scrutiny at airports."

Capitol Hill Cross-Fire
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"The gun lobby in Congress, as brazen as it is shameless, recently scored an alarming coup among compliant lawmakers by jamming a routine appropriations bill with amendments to undermine federal laws that track illicit firearms. The legislative blitz, engineered by the National Rifle Association, took the House Appropriations Committee by surprise last month. Yet it was approved 31 to 30, in bipartisan homage to the N.R.A.'s power to stir politicians' fear and obeisance."

Women Against Gun Control Files Amicus Brief Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
NOTE: The brief is in PDF format, so you will need Acrobat reader to access it. "Women Against Gun Control is honored to submit an amicus brief to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to re-hear the 9th Circuit's decision in which they ruled that owning firearms is NOT an individual right, Silveira vs. Lockyer."

NJ: Local group to hold forum on civil liberties Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The USA PATRIOT Act is a wholly un-American piece of legislation that robs citizens of their basic civil rights, say representatives from local activist group Jersey City Peace Movement."

Al-Qaida remains a real threat, says Ashcroft Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Attorney General John Ashcroft is warning of a 'very real potential' for another al-Qaida attack on America." ... "The attorney general also defended the Patriot Act as an important terrorism-fighting tool. Despite a congressional challenge to part of the law, Ashcroft said he believes that lawmakers will not only end up supporting it, but possibly even expanding it."