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DC: Murder thrives on gangs, guns, and drugs
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"Youth gangs are more willing than ever to kill, are more organized than ever and are a major reason why more homicides have been committed in the District this year, crime prevention specialists say."

"There had been 142 homicides in the city as of Friday, compared with 106 at the same time last year a 34 percent increase. There were 31 homicides in July alone."

KABA NOTE: Meanwhile, the rights-violating handgun ban assures that anyone obeying the law is an easy target for these thugs.

Guns and Ideology
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"ON JUNE 2 D.C. police were called to the 400 block of K Street NW, where shots had been heard. Police found four men in a parking lot, frisked them and allegedly recovered a loaded 9mm handgun from a man named Bashaun Pearson. Mr. Pearson appeared to be on drugs and later allegedly tested positive for PCP."

"Carrying a handgun in Washington is illegal under almost all circumstances, so his case should have been a routine gun prosecution. But thanks to Attorney General John Ashcroft, it isn't. In fact, Mr. Pearson has a compelling argument -- now before the D.C. Court of Appeals -- that the Justice Department has no business charging him at all. Mr. Pearson's gun was licensed in Maryland, and he has no prior convictions or other pending charges. He is charged, in other words, with nothing more than having a gun -- which, according to the attorney general, is a constitutional right."

SD: Libertarian Gubernatorial Candidate Arrested At State Fair
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"Mr. Barton was standing on the side of the audience area and asking in a loud voice, 'Where is Terry Begay? There are three candidates on the ballot for US House, where is the third candidate? Don't we have a right?' when he was grabbed in mid-sentence by two police or sheriffs deputies moonlighting as security for either the State Fair or Dakota News Network (sponsor of the series of three forums, for House, Senate and Governor)."

NC: North Carolina Legislative Update (NRA/ILA)
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"North Carolina NRA members must act quickly to make sure important lawsuit legislation reaches the Governors desk!"

"In July, the North Carolina Senate overwhelmingly passed H.B. 622, the NRA-backed measure to stop reckless lawsuits against firearm manufacturers. By a vote of 42-5, the Senate agreed to prevent municipalities from filing politically-motivated lawsuits that attempt to hold gun makers liable for the criminal misuse of their products."

NH: Wendelboe scores bulls-eye with gun lobby
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Fran Wendelboes congressional campaign scored the endorsement of Gun Owners of America, the powerful lobby of firearms manufacturers, dealers, owners and sportsmen."

"Wendelboe, a conservative state representative from New Hampton, is one of eight Republicans seeking the 1st District seat. She joined GOA Executive Director Larry Pratt on Friday for a tour of Rileys Sports Shop in Hooksett, Thomson Arms in Rochester, and Sig-Arms in Exeter."

Senators Seek to Expand Gun Background Checks
Submitted by: Donald W. Bohlken

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"In order to facilitate gun background checks four senators propose legislation which would mandate that information be provided to the FBI for inclusion in NICS on individuals who:

Are under indictment or have been convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year in prison;

Are fugitives from justice;

Are unlawful users and/or addicts of any controlled substance;

Have been adjudicated as mentally defective or have been committed to any mental institution;

Are subject to a court order restraining them from domestic violence; or

Have been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor.

TX: Officer, city sued in drugless drug raid
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"A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed against the city of Dallas and a police narcotics officer, accusing the officer of conspiring with informants to frame innocent people on drug charges."

"L. Dwaine Lord filed the civil lawsuit Friday against Officer David Larsen, an informant who worked for the officer and the city, seeking damages for a Jan. 11 raid by police on his home that uncovered no drugs."

"Two Dallas Police Department narcotics officers, Senior Cpl. Mark Delapaz and Officer Eddie Herrera, are on administrative leave while the FBI investigates the fake drug cases. The two officers also have been sued in federal court for alleged civil rights violations. Two confidential informants used by the officers have pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges of planting fake drugs on innocent people." [emphasis added]

T.I.P.S. = Turning In People Secretly
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"I always thought that 'providing for the common defense' was one of the federal governments first responsibilities, but it seems we suddenly need a new department of 'Homeland Security' to get the job done. ... I guess the Second Amendment was not adequate enough so they had to devise an alternative solution for our common defense. One such exercise in futility recently bantered about in Congress is the Bush/Ashcroft regime's T.I.P.S. program."

NC: Weather delays lifting of turret
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"Strong undersea currents and shifting winds delayed an attempt Sunday to raise the 120-ton revolving gun turret of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor. Sixteen officers and crew members died Dec. 31, 1862, when the Union ship sank during a storm."

"... Navy divers ... were to put in place a heavy cable sling to lift the turret."

"[Cmdr. Bobbie] Scholley said the lift could take place early today."

No Peace For Gun Owners Submitted by: Strike The Root Website: http://www.strike-the-root.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Why do so many members of Congress harbor such a deep fear and animosity regarding the individual's ability to keep and bear arms? One would assume that they would be just as concerned about their own safety and the well being of their families as ordinary Americans are. Yet, closer inspection reveals the hypocrisy of the Capitol Hill Mafia."

How Conservative Is President Bush?
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"President Bush may be repeating the sins of his father. Although elected on a Reaganesque, tax-cutting platform, the White House has veered to the left. President Bush has signed a bill to regulate political speech, issued protectionist taxes on imported steel and lumber, backed big-spending education and farm bills, and endorsed massive new entitlements for mental health care and prescription drugs. When the numbers are added up, in fact, it looks like President Bush is less conservative than President Clinton." [emphasis added]

TX: Man dies from hoe assault Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A ranch hand was allegedly beaten by a coworker and later died following an argument Saturday, police said. The cause of death was three strikes with a HOE to the chest.

UK: Readers asked to vote on banning replica guns Submitted by: NEP	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A UK newspaper, which wants to ban replica guns, is asking its readers to vote on the issue. KABA NOTE: The "mob rules" mentality is increasing in the "United Kingdom," and the people are virtually defenseless against such group thuggery -- because they handed in their arms.

TN: City seeks ways to silence gunshots
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"Nashville's law enforcement officials, state lawmakers and residents living with gunfire are struggling to find a way to sweep illegal guns off the streets."

"Something must be done, they say, to curtail the random gunshots that ring out every day in the city as well as other crimes committed with weapons."

"Existing laws call for a maximum sentence of 30 days in jail for anyone convicted of unlawful weapons possession, the most common offense levied at those shooting guns illegally."

'It's time Tennessee sent a loud and clear message that if you're caught unlawfully carrying a firearm for the purpose of going armed, you're going to jail,' Turner told a state Senate committee last year.

"In March, [Davidson County District Attorney Torry] Johnson's office received a three-year, $360,000 grant from the federal government to hire three new prosecutors to take on a variety of the office's criminal cases."

LA Customs Frisk GI Joe (another version)
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"Security officers at Los Angeles Airport have confiscated a gun in a security scare - from a plastic toy soldier."

"The two-inch weapon belonged to a GI Joe toy - similar to an Action Man."

"A British tourist told how over-zealous security staff confiscated the two-inch-long plastic rifle from a GI Joe toy soldier she was taking home as a gift for her grandson."

"They then told her that if she wanted GI Joe to keep his rifle, she would have to check in again and put the toy in her suitcase so it could go in the aircraft's hold."

"A spokes[moron] for Los Angeles International Airport said: 'We have instructions to confiscate anything that looks like a weapon or a replica.' "

"If GI Joe was carrying a replica then it had to be taken from him."

Mothers Push Fight Against Gun Violence
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"Finkelstein discovered how steeped in the gun culture young people are when she returned to her job as a high school guidance counselor after the shooting."

"Some of the kids were asking me, 'What type of gun did he use?' and 'What kind of bullets were they?' I was stopped dead in my tracks," she said. "They are completely familiar with guns. From that day forward, I knew that I had to do something.' "

KABA NOTE: This is a typical attack piece common from the Lost Angeles Times -- a promotion of the anti-self-defense gun prohibitionists with the Brady Bunch of the Million Misguided Mommies. Funny thing is, when you ask these types of people if they are willing to die for their disarmament cause, you rarely get a "yes". (Considering the fact that they'd rather be raped and murdered than shoot a rapist, this is not surprising.)

Meanwhile, in reviewing past polls taken on this website, there are plenty of gunowners whose answers to that same question are unequivocally affirmative.

CA: Painting Depicting Police Shooting Not a Threat, Court Rules Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
NOTE: This link is included here even though the story was covered in Newslinks earlier this week because the original story disappeared from the previous website. ------- "A California high school student's painting, which depicted him shooting a female police officer in the head, does not constitute a threat, according to a recent ruling by a state appeals court in Sacramento."

DC: The latest crime report from gun-free D.C. Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
4 homicides where the victim was shot. How can this be? KABA NOTE: See also: dozens upon dozens of robberies, too many sexual assaults and more -- in the place where self-defense outside the home is banned and where possession of a firearm is banned and stringently enforced by oath-breaking government employees.

UT: Fight to keep guns off Utah campus comes with admission that she "cannot think"
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Kelly Ann Booth comes from a family of gun owners and considers herself pretty handy with rifles and revolvers. Still, it will be nothing but trouble, she says, if her classmates or professors at the University of Utah start carrying concealed weapons on campus. "

" 'I cannot think of a single good reason to take a gun into a classroom,' said Booth, a law student from Sandy, Utah. 'There's always a potential for conflict on a campus. Do you really want weapons around?' "

KABA NOTE: For the Kellys of the world -- unimaginative people who "cannot think of a single good reason to take a gun into a classroom" -- we offer the following link: Columbine High School Shooting -- Lessons Learned, Ignorance Defied. There are a few dozen reasons -- but we appreciate the admission that you "cannot think".

Civil liberties concerns growing as Congress considers homeland security Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"If all goes as expected, President Bush will achieve the centerpiece of his anti-terror blueprint, a massive new domestic security department, sometime after the one-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks."

PA: Riflemen and shotgun shooters should prepare for season ahead
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"A bowman getting in some back-yard practice shooting at bales and targets is a common sight this time of year. Archers know that practiced skills will let them shoot with confidence and responsibility when the time comes to unleash the string in the woods."

"Seldom, though, does the average shotgun hunter practice before the small game season. Even riflemen rarely hone their skills except to fire a few shots to verify that the rifle is still zeroed in from the previous year."

U.S. vets in Afghanistan criticize Beretta M-9 handgun reliability, lethality
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If we weren't meant to have the .45 cal M1911, G-d wouldn't have given us John Moses Browning.

"Commonality" is a deadly stupid reason for giving up a proven weapon for one known to be far less effective. That decision [surprise!] was NOT made by the people who had to go into Indian Country with the weapon.

A firearm doesn't stay in continuous production for over 90 years without very good reason.

NY: Ex-Brooklyn Judge Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribe
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Former Brooklyn State Supreme Court Judge Victor Barron plead guilty this morning to charges he took a bribe in return for signing an order in a multi-million dollar accident case."

"In a brief appearance in Brooklyn State Supreme Court, Barron admitted in a soft voice that last year he solicited more than $100,000 in bribes and in January actually received $18,000 from an attorney who was secretly cooperating with prosecutors."

CA: Unprecedented DA's Lawsuit Against Lockyer - Confusion Cited
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Mendocino County District Attorney Norman L. Vroman today joined Fresno DA Ed Hunt's lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 23, the 1999 amendment to the state's 'assault weapon' law that bans firearms based on their cosmetic features."

"The amended Complaint, filed in Fresno Superior Court, names DA Vroman, DA Hunt, the Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA) (a national association of law enforcement officers and civilians), an association of state firearm dealers, several individual gun owners, and the CRPA as plaintiffs."

OSHA, National Assoc. of Shooting Ranges, Sporting Arms & Ammo Mfrs. Form Alliance
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"The Alliance will provide member and non-member shooting ranges with information and guidance that will help enhance employee safety programs, including education and information on ways to
minimize noise and airborne pollutants in the workplace, and will provide information and guidance to shooting range operators and
developers on the control of hazards and prevention of exposures to hazards substances in their facilities."

Citizens Committee Backs Gov. Mike Foster, Urges Women To Consider Arming Themselves Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
" 'Governor Foster's advice is entirely appropriate under the circumstances,' said CCRKBA Executive Director Joe Waldron. 'At least three women have been murdered, and the killer is still out there. The governor's suggestion that women consider arming themselves as one defensive option is significant.' "

FBI, INS, Other Agencies Report 775 Missing Weapons
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"The FBI, the Immigration and Naturalization Service and other U.S. Justice Department law enforcement agencies had at least 775 weapons and 400 laptop computers stolen, lost or missing over a recent two-year period, according to a report released on Monday."

"The report said the INS had 539 missing weapons, while the FBI had 212 missing weapons in the two-year audit period. The FBI had an additional 211 weapons reported missing during a time period not covered by the audit."

"Local police recovered at least 18 of the missing weapons in connection with investigations into such crimes as robberies and drug dealing, according to the report."

Three-Position NRA Smallbore Championships Complete
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Army shooter Specialist Shane M. Barnhart, from Phenix City, Alabama, has taken the 2002 Three-Position Smallbore Rifle Championship at NRA's National Matches, a first for him. Barnhart competed against over 350 shooters at this year's championship."

"It would come as no surprise to those that know Barnhart that he would come out on top. 'I practice every day, from 7:30 a.m. till 2:30 p.m.,' said Barnhart, explaining his ways of success."

Japan launches national ID network; Protesters call move a privacy violation
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Japan launched a compulsory ID system on Monday aimed at bringing government into the electronic age in the face of stiff protests calling it a violation of privacy and a temptation to hackers."

"A GROUP OF ACADEMICS and activists presented the Home Affairs Ministry with a petition demanding the government halt the program, which links municipal computer systems and gives each Japanese citizen an 11-digit identification number."

KABA NOTE: The Japanese "academics and activists" can complain all they want -- government has a monopoly on force and can pretty much do as it pleases.

PA: Free Gun Locks, because "Guns and children are a 'lethal combination'." Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
---this time given away by the Wilkes-Barre P.D. (small article from the station's news site) ~~~~~~~ "Guns and kids: lethal combination. That's why gun safety locks are so important. Wilkes-Barre police have a thousand of them to give away.. free..." [emphasis added] EMail the News Desk.

Feds Find Hundreds of Laptops, Weapons Missing (another report) Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"In the inspector general's audit, the INS and the FBI reported losses of 539 and 212 weapons, respectively. The FBI reported an additional 211 missing weapons outside the time frame of the audit." ------- There are those in the anti-2A community that want law abiding gun owners to be held responsible for crimes commited with their gun if it is sotlen. Would these agencies be exempt?

Another slanted VPC "study" -- on the "Plague of Murder-Suicide"
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"The VPC study, based on news clips collected nationwide, is one of the largest and most comprehensive studies ever conducted on murder-suicide. Using the VPC figures, more than 1,300 Americans die each year in murder-suicides. During the six-month study period, 20 North Carolina residents were killed in murder-suicides."

KABA NOTE TO ALL READERS: If you committed murder-suicide, we encourage you to surrender your weapons and turn yourself in. If you have not committed murder-suicide, this "study" isn't germane to you as a lawful, peaceable gunowner -- but do enjoy the following Moronic Quote of the Day:

Josh Sugarmann, VPC executive director, states, "Guns are the catalytic component in murder-suicide."

"Catalytic" is defined as "cause". If that is true, Josh, knives are a catalytic component of murder-suicides where they are used, baseball bats or other bludgeons are catalytic components in murder-suicides where they are used, and so on. In other words, you're a fool, buddy. Come and get 'em -- and bring some of your disarmed peasant friends.

Stray people Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
" 'Hit by a stray bullet' suggests an accidental or inadvertent outcome, as if the shooter had no control, as if the bullet fired itself. The idea that misfortune can be blamed on an inanimate object lets a criminal off the hook."

MD: Maryland Libertarians Submit Ballot Signatures
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Carrying three bankers' boxes covered with campaign bumper stickers, the Spear Lancaster-Lorenzo Gaztanaga team brought more than 35,000 petition signatures to the State Board of Elections (SABEL) this afternoon."

"On hand for the event at SABEL's Annapolis headquarters were Libertarian Party nominee for governor Spear Lancaster, Libertarian nominee for lieutenant governor Lorenzo Gaztanaga, campaign chairman Steve Boone, along with other supporters."

U.S. Government - The Most Corrupt Corporation of Them All
Submitted by: Roger MacDonald

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"Over the past five years, this colossal firm spent $142 billion more than it took in 12 times the cooked figures of Enron, Xerox and WorldCom combined, according to one watchdog group. In 2001 alone, inept accountants completely lost track of $17.1 billion in investor capital. "

"As you've probably guessed, this 'firm' isn't Microsoft or Wal-Mart or General Electric. In fact, it isn't a firm at all. "

"It's the United States government, your government."

CO: Big Brother's semi-bungle - check files police have on you
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Denver's plan to give citizens access to police-intelligence files gathered on them may not be all we would desire, but it's better than not [sic] possible targets of police surveillance not knowing."

"Mayor Wellington Webb's administration announced Thursday that individuals and groups will have 60 days, beginning Sept. 3, to request access to intelligence files that may have been gathered on them.'

The Posse protects us
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"In his outline of homeland security strategies to combat terrorism on U.S. soil, President Bush asked for a 'thorough review' of relaxing the federal law that prohibits use of the military in civilian law enforcement. While he did not cite any potential circumstances, Mr. Bush did raise the 'threat of catastrophic terrorism' and the need 'to determine whether domestic preparedness and response efforts would benefit from military involvement.' "

TIPing point / Turning America into a nation of informers
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"The Bush administration's proposed Terrorism Information and Prevention System (TIPS) has been shelved by the House of Representatives but remains alive awaiting Senate action in the fall. The proposal, previously scheduled to go into effect Aug. 1, poses in yet another form the post-Sept. 11 question of how much privacy Americans will give up in an effort to be safe."

KABA NOTE: The bigger question is this: How many civil liberties will governments from federal to local STEAL from the people before we who didn't want to give up any of our rights decide it's time to stop playing defense?

Florida Court Strikes Down State's Voucher Law Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"State Circuit Court Judge Kevin Davey today ruled that Florida's 1999 voucher law violates the state's constitution. The judge ordered an immediate injunction barring any students from using vouchers to attend private school this year. The decision was hailed by People For the (UN)American Way Foundation, which has served as a co-counsel in the legal case."

KY: 7,000 outlaws with guns
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"THE latest statistics are in. Even more people than we thought have evaded the law, in order to get permits to carry concealed deadly weapons in Kentucky."

"But, not to worry. Some 33 states already have statutes allowing people to carry a hidden firearm. And, according to a piece now up on the National Center for Policy Analysis Web site, 'serious misconduct by concealed-weapon permit holders is comparatively rare.'

ND: Libertarian Gubernatorial Candidate Threatened by "Arrest" at State Fair
Submitted by: Roger MacDonald

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"Libertarian candidate for governor, Nathan A. Barton of rural Rapid City, was arrested today by security guards at the so-called 'Freedom Stage' on the South Dakota State Fairgrounds, at the beginning of a congressional candidates forum which did not include Libertarian candidate Terry Begay of Volin."

"The tendency to resort to force in any situation is one of the reasons that they are running for office as Libertarians."
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We might need ARMED guards of our own at these events someday!

UK: Sawed off shotgun yields suspended sentence, small fine
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KABA NOTE: As you read this story, understand that this is the United Kingdom, where handguns are banned and all other guns are very strictly regulated -- virtually banned. Then consider the fact that this person didn't even go to prison, but that if you got "caught" with an unlicensed short-barreled shotgun in America, your chances of staying out of prison would be marginal.
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"A man found a sawn off shotgun in undergrowth while smoking a spliff at work in South Hanningfield."

"Instead of telling the police Martin Finlinson took the gun home, put in the loft and forgot about it."

"Months later armed police arrived and recovered the weapon, Margaret Currie, prosecuting, told Chelmsford Crown Court."

"Finlinson, 26, a landscaper of Timsons Lane, Chelmsford, admitted possessing a sawn off shotgun without a certificate."

"He received an 18 month prison sentence suspended for two years and was ordered to pay Ł150 prosecution costs."

Time is right to buy rifle, shotgun Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"July through early August is the best period for buying a new rifle or shotgun. The pre-season shopping rush is just beginning, and you've got plenty of time to acquaint yourself with your new firearm before hunting season begins." "Shooting time with doves buzzing around you on Sept. 1 is a poor moment to try and figure out how to feed shells into a brand new autoloading shotgun."

FL: Takeover style robberies worry police
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These types of gunowners are domestic enemies. All unorganized militia members who encounter such vermin are duty bound to assist in their capture.
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"Agencies trying to work up plan to combat trend in bank thefts"

"For most of the day, a businesslike quiet pervaded the small lobby of the First Union bank branch."

"Suddenly, three men wearing ski masks and pointing guns burst through the front door, shattering the afternoon calm."

Why Do 'They' Hate 'Us'?
Submitted by: LFA Editor
Website: http://www.libertyforall.net

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"People all over the world hate being told what to do by overbearing, nursemaid politicians promising to improve their lives. The bigger the government, the more there is to despise. And the only thing people hate worse than perceived intrusions by their own government, are actual intrusions from a foreign government. I mean, is there anything more aggravating than a nosy neighbor that acts like your Mother?"

Africa: 7 religious men arrested over possession of one (1) rifle
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"The case against seven reverend fathers earlier arrested over unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition have been adjourned to September 6 by a chief magistrate in Jos, Plateau State."

"According to police first information report, the accused persons were arrested on July 19 at about 1.30 p.m. by a team of security personnel at Yelwa in Shendam Local Government in the state."

"Police first information report indicated that the accused persons were found with one AK 47 rifle, 226 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition carried in a Peugeot 504 Station Wagon with registration number AE 818 MBU belonging to COCIN Church, mangu."

St. Thomas: Citizens disarm man in St Thomas
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"THE citizens of Top Hill, Lyssons in St Thomas have sent a clear message which Jeffrey Gayle, 22, would have heard. They don't want guns in their community."

"Gayle, also called Yellowman, of Dumphries, St Thomas, was handed over to the police on Friday morning after he was held by citizens, who alleged that they found a gun on him."

"The police now have the gun, a .380 Lorcin semi-automatic pistol with five bullets."

"According to the police, people in the community saw Gayle walking along the Top Hill main road and became suspicious of his actions."

"He was accosted and searched and the gun was allegedly found in his waistband. The Morant Bay police are investigating the case."

Guns and Ideology Submitted by: Charlie McMillion	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Our point is simply that the government cannot both embrace an individual rights view of the Second Amendment and prosecute people for wielding guns." KABA NOTE: Amen. The operative word is REPEAL.

Moron Alert: G.I. Joe doll disarmed at airport
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ORIGINAL TITLE: "Soldier toy disarmed at airport"

"A doll caused a security alert at an American airport because its two-inch plastic gun was considered a dangerous weapon."

"Judy Powell, 55, from Walton on the Hill, Surrey, bought the GI Joe toy in Las Vegas and packed it in her hand luggage."

"But security staff at Los Angeles International Airport refused to let Mrs Powell on board the plane with the replica rifle."

"Mrs Powell had to put the gift - minus the rifle - in her suitcase so it could go in the aircraft's hold."

Mrs Powell said: "I was simply stunned when I realised they were serious."

"Security examined the toy as if it was going to shoot them and looked at the rifle."

A Federal License for That? Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"We were both riding in the back seat of the car, on our way to a concert. We were talking back and forth about minutia, and then 'J' turned to me and said." "You'll never guess who called me today." " 'Who,' I responded." "Someone from the USDA."