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PA: Butler company puts firepower above horsepower in vehicles
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"The sport utility vehicle that rolls out of the Ibis Tek shop looks no more intimidating than the ones driven by millions of soccer moms."

"With the flip of a switch, however, a vehicle modified by this small western Pennsylvania company is transformed into a virtual war wagon, exposing weaponry ranging from a .50-caliber M2 machine gun to an MK-19, 40-mm grenade launcher."

"Armor plating that will stop a 7.62-mm armor-piercing bullet will cost you extra."

"An Ibis ride with all the trimmings will set you back about $500,000."

"John Weaver, vice president of engineering, said no vehicles have been sold domestically. The vehicles are legal in the United States, however, and would not be regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, according to Jim Crandall, an ATF program manager in Washington, D.C."

NRA Could Win Exemption from Campaign Ad Regulations
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"The National Rifle Association (NRA) and other special-interest groups could be exempted from new rules on political ads for federal candidates, the Associated Press reported July 31."

"The law sponsored by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) and approved earlier this year bars 'issue ads' from identifying candidates within 30 days of a primary election or 60 days of a general election."

Guns, Not Political Correctness, Will Thwart Terrorists And Killers
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"While the juggernaut of the federal government is attempting to redirect its full weight toward using law enforcement as a counter-terrorism force, one local community is already wrapped in the grasp of a terrorist."

"No dirty bombs or hijacked planes. Neither is this terror accompanied by the call for jihad or suicide bombers. The terrorist acts that have covered Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in a cloak of communal fear come from the hands of a serial killer." [And one who hasn't used a firearm to commit his heinous acts against innocent people.]

MA: O'Brien urges improved gun control, policing
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"State Treasurer and gubernatorial candidate Shannon P. O'Brien unveiled a crime plan yesterday that called for stricter gun control laws, stronger community policing, improving the state's data bank of DNA information, and more supervision of criminals who are released from prison."

" 'No statistic, no newspaper headline, can capture the terror that families live in as a result of the rise in gang activity and violent crimes,' O'Brien said."

This candidate wants to "create an automated fingerprint matching system, so gun dealers could confirm that gun buyers have been licensed by the state."

'This is a candidate who carries an A-minus legislative rating from the NRA. Voters have every right to be suspicious.' [emphasis added]

MT: Undersheriff shot himself in the leg
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"Missoula County Undersheriff Mike Dominick, who accidentally shot himself in the leg Saturday morning, was released from St. Patrick Hospital on Monday and is recuperating at home."

"Dominick, 45, shot himself in the thigh while holstering his 9 mm handgun after firing 12 rounds during the Montana Law Enforcement Combat Pistol Championships and Governor's 20. The competition was held at a firing range on Training Road west of Missoula International Airport."

"Dominick is one of the most accurate marksmen in the state and is a firearms instructor."

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"The media gatekeepers who decide who gets security clearance to cover Congress still haven't made a final decision on WorldNetDaily.com, Inc.'s application three-and-a-half months after the popular newssite appealed their denial of press credentials, and nearly 18 months after it first applied for them."

OR: Project HomeSafe distributes home gun locks
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"Officials have begun handing out free gun locks in Salem."

"The plan is to offer the locks to parents who are concerned about unlocked guns in their homes."

"Project HomeSafe is a nationwide program of the National Shooting Sports Foundation and state and community partners. It has a truck on a national tour, and plans to distribute up to 50,000 gun locks around the state."

"Law enforcement officials hope greater use of the locks will...keep guns away from felons who burglarize homes and break into cars." [Yes, that's a quote.]

UK: Gun handover makes polices day
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"A WOMAN has handed in seven replica firearms to police to be destroyed."

"Among the guns given to Lothian and Borders Police, who are holding an amnesty for replica weapons, was a .44 Magnum - made famous by the Dirty Harry movies."

"The woman decided to get rid of the guns because she did not want them lying around her home, according to police. She also handed in two Italian pistols, two Mausers, an 8mm Webley blank-firing pistol and a .22 pistol."

A police spokeswoman said: "This brings the number of firearms handed in to 118 over five weeks."

"The force launched the two-month amnesty following fears over the growing number of people carrying replicas. Police chiefs have said it is only a matter of time before someone carrying a fake firearm is killed by armed officers."

Where Was G.I. Bill' When His Country Needed Him?
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"Thirty-five years ago, Bill Clinton was unwilling to 'carry a gun and die' for his own country. Yet today he says he is willing to carry a gun and die for Israel. Does anyone see a bit of posturing here? ('G.I. Bill,' Aug. 2)"

"If this doesn't tell the Clinton groupies all they need to know about this political charlatan, nothing will."

"Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon should give Bubba a call and tell him to bring his rifle. Let's see how fast he gets to the front lines."

UK: Robberies up 35%, domestic burglaries up, etc. Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Robberies were up almost 35 per cent, when the aim was to cut them by ten per cent." "Domestic burglaries were up..." "Neither did the police hit the target of getting to 85 per cent of serious incidents within 15 minutes." "And the proportions of white and ethnic minority people being stopped and searched is now getting to a more balanced position but has not equalised, which is the aim."

UK: Masked gunmen tied up the landlord and landlady
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"Masked gunmen tied up the landlord and landlady of a village pub in a terrifying armed robbery."

"The raiders struck at the Shoulder of Mutton in Stretton-on-Dunsmore, escaping with what police say was a substantial amount of cash."

"The ordeal started at 12.35am today, after customers had left the Brookside pub. Two masked men burst in to the pub, one brandishing a shotgun."

"The landlord and landlady, believed to be in their 40s, were relaxing after their night's work. The men tied them up and managed to steal a large quantity of money."

RI: Undercover officer shoots himself in the ass
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"The commanding officer of the city's undercover drug squad accidentally shot himself in the buttocks in a park outside the Frank J. Licht Judicial Complex on South Main Street in Providence yesterday afternoon, police said."

"Detective Lt. Walter Warot was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with a 'canoe-shaped' wound in his right buttock which he suffered when his service issue .45-caliber handgun discharged shortly after noon, said Deputy Police Chief William J. Shea."

"Warot was released from the hospital several hours later and is expected to spend the next two to three weeks recovering at home, Shea said."

"It took a good chunk of skin out of him," said Shea.

"Warot, 44, is a 20-year veteran of the police department who has been in charge of the Vice Unit, the undercover narcotics arm of the force, for several years."

CO: Suspect in shooting death had just been released from jail in July
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ORIGINAL TITLE: "Suspect in shooting released from jail in July"
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"The suspect still at large in Saturday's shooting death of Dustin Valdez, 18, was released last month on bail after he was arrested for allegedly menacing a man with a gun while carrying a substantial quantity of cocaine."

"Fernando Jose Villalobos, 33, was released from Pueblo County Jail on July 9 on $12,000 bail. He was charged with two counts of menacing with a deadly weapon and one count each of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, reckless endangerment and reckless driving, according to court records."

"Villalobos was accused of brandishing a black, medium-sized, semiautomatic handgun at a passing motorist while driving on Pueblo's South Side on July 6, according to an arrest affidavit by Pueblo police officer Franklyn Ortega."

KABA NOTE: Lawful, peaceable gunowners would rather violent criminals be kept behind bars.

Africa: Gun-running in Nairobi shoots up, say police
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"The influx of illegal firearms into Nairobi is on the rise, police revealed yesterday."

"The use of guns in all the robberies was an indication gun running had shot up, they disclosed."

Nairobi provincial police chief Stephen Kimenchu said: "Fighting crime should be the concern of everyone. Unlike in the past, we have established there is the use of guns in every robbery reported."

"The officer was speaking at the Nairobi provincial police headquarters when he displayed nine firearms and 15 rounds of ammunition seized in various parts of the city in the past two weeks."

"Six people had been arrested and taken to court over the guns. Four others were killed in shoot-outs with the police."

"He said criminals preferred the AK-47 rifle because it was a high velocity weapon and it was convenient to carry."

Thieves, thieves, and more thieves
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"You are a free human being, not a creation of government. So, get this straight. You do not have to get permission from the government to do anything you wish. You are free men and women bound only by the laws of God and secured by the Constitution of the United States of America. You are not subject to regulations and codes meant only to control artificial entities since artificial entities haven't any conscience and must be externally controlled."

Rabid Marxist actor Alec Baldwin ducks challenge to meet NY Post staffer in boxing ring
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Asked if he would fight the editor of this page in a boxing match, Baldwin bragged: "A boxing match with Richard Johnson would be over in 60 seconds."

But when Stern tried to get Baldwin to say he'd be willing to step into the ring, he said, "No, because I wouldn't wanna be liable for the damages. I would beat Richard Johnson's a- - so bad."

He was joking again. But if the Bloviator ever gets serious, our challenge stands: "Anytime, anywhere."

Woman who shot cop dead in MN carried gun after surviving robbery attack
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The story of the 60-year-old woman who died in a shootout with a Minneapolis police officer -- also dead -- has a new twist.

According to the woman's son, who'd just spoken with his mother the day before and is suffering the loss, she "regularly carried a gun." He says she "had done so ever since she was attacked and robbed while living in Chicago."

THIS FILE HAS BEEN EDITED. A report surfaced yesterday telling us that Martha Donald was threatening her neice with a handgun, which sparked the call to the police. The report says:

"Martha Donald used a handgun to threaten her niece shortly before Donald died in a shootout that also killed a Minneapolis police officer, according to a 911 transcript released Monday."

This is the first report we've seen that said any more than she was 'a woman with a gun.' Why it took so long for this information to come out is unknown, but if it's true that Martha Donald was criminally misusing a firearm, she deserved what she had coming. Regardless, we express our deepest sympathies to the fallen officer's family, friends and associates.

Lebanon: Ministry seeks to reduce # of weapon licenses from 10,000 to 6,000
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ORIGINAL TITLE: "Hrawi says ministry to try and cut weapons licenses"
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"Defense Minister Khalil Hrawi announced Monday that his ministry would strive to reduce the number of weapon licenses from 10,000 to 6,000."

"Speaking to Voice of Lebanon radio, Hrawi said there were now two kinds of permits, one for carrying arms and another for possessing arms for self-defense in the workplace for those people working at night or in remote areas."

"Hrawi said new criteria were set at the beginning of the year for people wishing to buy weapons."

UK: Underage Girls Suffer Gang-Rape Horror in England Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Two 15-year-old girls were gang-raped by up to 10 youths in a horrific attack in London last night. Scotland Yard said the attack happened after the group of mainly black youths, aged 12 to 18, gathered on the Alton estate at around 10pm and started chatting to the girls on the pavement."

Africa: Trial of Former South African First Lady's Killer
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"A security guard [Luyanda Mboniswa] accused of killing former South African first lady Marike de Klerk today pleaded not guilty to murder, rape and robbery charges. Mrs de Klerk had been married to FW de Klerk, the former South African president who helped negotiate the nation's transition from apartheid to all-race democracy. He handed power to Nelson Mandela in 1994..."
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Ironic the wife of the man who gave the country to black rule was murdered by those very people.

HI: RKBA is libertarian candidate for Hawaii Governor's Main Platform Submitted by: George Peabody for governor of Hawaii Website: http://www.HawaiiGovernorGeorgePeabody.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Aloha, George Peabody for governor of Hawaii 2002, LPH

Monitor's gun turret returns to surface
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"The silt-packed turret of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor was raised Monday from the Atlantic Ocean's floor, nearly 140 years after the historic warship sank during a New Year's Day storm."

"The turret was raised at the end of a heavy cable attached to a crane on a 300-foot barge. The mission of the government expedition was to recover the largest and last retrievable artifact from the wreckage."

PA: Musikfest 'horseplay' could get man seven years in pen
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"Horseplay" here referrs to punching a police horse. Yes, they and K-9's are on the level of human police here in da Peoples's Republick of Pa.!
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'I don't think he knew what he was getting himself into when he decided to punch a police horse,' said Bethlehem police Lt. Robert Righi. 'Punching a police horse is just as serious as punching an officer. People do some pretty foolish things when they've had too much to drink.'

PA: Gunlock giveaway program on target
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"A gun safety group gave away more than 100 gunlocks Monday to Wal-Mart customers and still has more to hand to out."

"Project HomeSafe set up shop outside Wal-Marts in Bethlehem Township and Lower Nazareth Township to hand out cable-style gunlocks to anyone who wanted them. The program began in September after its organizers, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, obtained a $5 million U.S. Department of Justice grant."

Canada: Teen guns for world record
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"Gunslingers and sharpshooters won't want to mess with young Alanna Blinn."

"The 17-year-old Cochrane girl -- dubbed the Sweetheart of Fast Draw -- has just smashed another world record as one of the fastest guns alive."

"Placing second by a mere 4/100ths of a second in the world fast draw competition in Dayton, Ore., over the August long weekend, a humble Blinn said she's just happy to have competed."

Airport frisks too close for some people
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"Airport security screeners checking for weapons may be getting a little too close for some passengers comfort, local and federal transportation officials say."

"We have a few complaints about what passengers say is inappropriate touching," said Mindy Hamlin, spokeswoman for the RDU Airport Authority. "The few I have heard of are all women."

"Some passengers have complained that security screening has amounted to deliberate groping and sexual harassment. No charges have been brought against anyone." [emphasis added]

NC: Bill stopping reckless lawsuits against gun manufacturers heads to Governor's desk
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"Yesterday, August 5, the North Carolina House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.B. 622, the NRA-backed measure to stop reckless lawsuits against firearm manufacturers. By a vote of 93-11, the House agreed to prevent municipalities from filing politically-motivated lawsuits that attempt to hold gun makers liable for the criminal misuse of their products. The bill now heads to Governor Michael Easley's (D) desk for his signature."

Clinton's Black Hawk History
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"We wish Bill Clinton a quiet retirement, if only he'd return the favor. But when the former President distorts history for the sake of political advantage, someone has to clean up afterward."

"Responding to Bush Administration suggestions that some of today's corporate scandals first got out of hand under his watch, Mr. Clinton recently shot back: 'These people ran on responsibility, but as soon as you scratch them they go straight to blame.' "

Divers raise USS Monitor's gun turret after 139 years
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"Picture a 9-foot-tall top hat, but with no brim, and with sides made of iron eight inches thick. Then poke two holes halfway up for a pair of cannons and leave room inside for ammo and a few sailors from the Union navy."

"Now turn the entire thing upside down, drop it to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean and fill it with sand, dirt and close to 50 tons of coal from a ship's massive engines. Leave it there, in 240 feet of seawater, for 139 years."

PA: "Safety program seeks to educate gun owners"
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"The Project HomeSafe gun safety lock giveaway program came to the Super Stop & Shop on Beverage Hill Avenue Monday, distributing about 150 cable locks to make guns safer and firearms education information for people who don't own weapons."

"That is about average for a Rhode Island location, estimated Matthew Goddard, who has been conducting giveaways at various Rhode Island locations for more than a week."

CA: Legislators face busy month Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"GUN CONTROL: Perata has a constitutional amendment that would put a five-cent tax on each bullet sold in California to raise money for hospital emergency rooms. Perata is also one of the authors of twin bills that would allow gun manufacturers to be sued for damage caused by their weapons."

School Shooting Survivors Rally
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"School shooting survivors from across the nation biked to the Lincoln Memorial to rally against gun violence on Tuesday, just before classes start in one of the most dangerous times of the school year."

"Tears mixed with sweat, the 15 cyclers embraced in front of the Lincoln Memorial. They wore T-shirts saying 'People Pedaling Peace ... Not Violence'."

Here's hoping these unarmed do-gooders don't get mugged while they're peddling through the crime-infested streets of D.C -- where handguns are banned and disarmed citizens face gun-toting thugs who'll disobey any law they please.

Cockpit Guns Dont Even Scratch the Surface
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"Call me old-fashioned, but I like my pilots to concentrate on flying the plane."

"The pilots' unions approve and so, after initial opposition, do the flight attendants. If all else fails, the thinking goes, courage in the cockpit, backed with firepower, might save the day."

"There is not much to be gained from arguing against such simple common sense, rooted in fear and the desperate search to ease it. But giving guns to pilots is roughly akin to draping school uniforms on inner-city schoolchildren. There isn't much harm in it. But not much good, either."

EMail the Writer.

The Second Amendment in the Nineteenth Century Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Despite the animosity that sometimes divides advocates and opponents of gun control, they share one important characteristic: almost unanimously, they are constitutional originalists. Persons who believe that the Second Amendment guarantees a right of individual Americans to own and carry guns claim that the original intent of the Second Amendment was for an individual right."

Church, state 'wall' not idea of Jefferson
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"New research on Thomas Jefferson's 'wall of separation' between church and state shows that Jefferson never intended it to be the iron curtain of today, which instead was built on anti-Catholic legal views in the 1940s."

"Though the new scholarship has received good reviews for exploding a 'Jeffersonian myth' about a wall against religion, others say it is too late to tear down a barrier that Americans feel comfortable with."

F.B.I. Faces Inquiry on a False Confession From an Egyptian Student
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"A federal judge in Manhattan took the unusual step yesterday of ordering federal prosecutors to investigate how the F.B.I. had obtained a confession from an innocent Egyptian student who was detained in connection with the attack on the World Trade Center."

"Mr. Higazy was later charged with perjury when he denied owning the radio, and spent about a month in jail. He was released after the guard admitted making up the story about the [aviation] radio."

"Although Mr. Higazy made no claims of physical abuse, he said recently that after he was left alone for several hours with the agent, he started hyperventilating and was ready to say anything. Mr. Higazy also said the agent had threatened his family's safety if he did not confess, the judge noted, adding that the government denied that allegation."

NC: House bill protects gun makers Submitted by: G. Hughes	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"In a lopsided vote, the state House agreed Monday night to limit the lawsuits that cities and counties can bring against gun manufacturers." "The legislation, adopted at the urging of the National Rifle Association, would prevent the kind of lawsuits brought by some U.S. cities blaming gun makers for urban violence."

GA: Atlanta police department suspends vice unit following fatal shooting
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"The police department has suspended undercover vice operations aimed at prostitution after an officer shot and killed a suspected prostitute - one of four fatal police shootings in the past three months."

"Members of the 10-member vice squad will be temporarily reassigned while officers in marked cars perform their duties."

"Police Chief Richard Pennington said he suspended the undercover vice operations 'out of concern for the safety of our officers and citizens.' "

Government Sets Poor 'Gun Control' Example, Says Gun Rights Leader
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" 'How can you expect the federal government to 'control' illegal guns when it can't even keep track of its own firearms?' "

"That's the question being asked by Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, after an internal Justice Department report disclosed that the FBI and other federal agencies had 'lost' an estimated 775 firearms."

KABA NOTE: In some states where licensing is required merely to possess a firearm, the owner can be held criminally liable for what happens with a firearm if it gets out of his/her possession. But does anyone really think there'll be any accountability for this "loss" of firearms?

For those who think your labor union is on our side...
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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ORIGINAL TITLE: "Labor Union Supports Bush Spy Plan"

"A type of neighborhood spy program launched by the Bush administration will be up and active this month in 10 cities across the country and some of the citizen spies recruited could be neighborhood truck drivers, utility employees and train conductors."

"Those are just some of the jobs taken by Teamsters union members, which has signed up to help the Justice Department with its Operation TIPS."

UK: "New lead in hunt for gun attack raiders"
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"DETECTIVES hunting the armed raiders who attacked a North Yorkshire businessman at his home are now focusing their inquiries on the Teesside area."

"Officers found credit cards belonging to the businessman's daughter dumped in a hedge at Hilton, near Yarm."

"Peter Stephenson suffered minor head wounds when he grappled with three intruders, armed with a shotgun, on his land at Kepwick Hall, near Thirsk."

"Mr Stephenson, a 52-year-old company director, disturbed the men during a burglary on July 31."

The Special Treatment of Hollyweird Celebrity, Martin Lawrence
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ORIGINAL TITLE:
"Martin Lawrence Confronts Troubled Past
Comedian Returns to Stand-Up to Talk About Guns, Drugs, Arrests and Coma"
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"Remember back in 1996 when Martin Lawrence was picked up at a busy Los Angels intersection, screaming obscenities at motorists, with a loaded pistol in his pocket? Lawrence sure does."

"In May of 1996, when Los Angeles police found him wandering and disoriented in a crowded area on Ventura Boulevard with a loaded pistol in his pocket, he was hospitalized. A spokesman said hat he was exhausted and dehydrated."

"Two months later, Lawrence was stopped again at Burbank Airport, carrying a loaded pistol. He later served two months' probation for the offense."

"He was arrested again in March of 1997, for punching a nightclub patron, and later ordered to perform community service."
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KABA NOTE: While we believe the mere possession of a firearm -- concealed or otherwise -- is not a crime, the state of California disagrees. A non-celebrity who'd done the above in California would not get off so lightly.

Japan: A look at today's crime in the land where guns are strictly prohibited
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Japan Today's Crime listings for the last few days includes:

Elderly man strangles sick wife, 81, in nursing home
Wife, daughter of Mabuchi Motor chief killed [by strangulation], burned
Saitama woman arrested for killing [stabbing] 8-year-old daughter
Yokohama man admits to killing [stabbing] in-laws, stepson in kidnapping
Elderly couple, grandson found dead [stabbed] in Yokohama home
Man stabs 4 strangers in Osaka street rampage
Kanagawa couple arrested for killing [strangling] 53-year-old son
Gakushuin University professor found hanged

Thank goodness private possession of firearms is so strictly prohibitied, right? After all, these dead people might have died by gunshot.

Self-defense rule #1: Don't be a target Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A woman walks down an empty street, her eyes to the ground, a cellular phone to her ear." "The attacker approaching her sees only one thing: opportunity."

Airport security fiascoes
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"As everyone who flies is aware, an assault is being waged on Americans every minute of every hour of every day at the nation's airports. On the same day, we have heard of yet another outrage from Grand Rapids, Mich.: the bestialization of a double-mastectomy patient, and former Sen. George McGovern declaring that even he's had it with airport 'security.' The situation is no longer tolerable."

"For all intents and purposes, we are displaying the following notice at every one of our airports:"

"If you choose to enter this building, you will be suspected of attempting to smuggle weapons capable of inflicting serious bodily harm or death, and of plotting to cause material damage to these United States as well as potentially fatal injury to its citizens. Federal authorities have determined to place you under suspicion because 19 Arab Muslims, having so plotted for years, and having executed their plans with no interference whatsoever by U.S. authorities, succeeded in what you now stand accused of planning to do. You have to be cleared of the above charges prior to proceeding to a gate area."

"Spine chilling?"

We Don't Need Citizen Spies
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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The Problem With The Bush Administration's Proposed "Operations TIPS"

"Did you know that the cable installer, your FedEx deliveryperson, or your electricity meter reader might soon be spying on you? They may be preparing to alert the federal government to any signs of suspicious activity as they install cable, ask you to sign for a package, or check your meter."

"We still do not have answers to crucial basic questions about TIPS, and we must keep asking until we get some. What exactly will these new citizen informants be asked to do? What will happen to the information collected by the government? Will we soon find that we all have dossiers on file with the FBI?"

MN: Gun locks to be given away across Minnesota
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"An estimated 30,000 cable-style gun locks, along with information about gun safety, will be given away free to the public at locations around Minnesota this month, thanks to a $5 million federal grant to a firearms industry group."

"State officials hailed the program Monday as an important effort to stem the toll of children injured in gun accidents -- 1,800 of them under age 14 nationwide in 2000."
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Or perhaps we should give out lawn signs that read unarmed people live here!

OH: Recently fired police officer accused of killing wife "wanted officers to kill him"
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"The Franklin County sheriff said a former Columbus police officer suspected of killing his wife and leading authorities on a chase up Interstate 71 wanted officers to kill him."

"Sheriff Jim Karnes said Hermando Harton was desperate when he led officers on the chase last week through northern Ohio."

"Karnes said he could tell by the way Harton came out of his vehicle waving his guns in the air that he wanted to die."

"Harton is suspected of killing his wife, Elizabeth, before leading officers on a chase and holding them at bay for about four hours. He was shot as he fled on foot and remains in critical condition this morning at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland."

"Officials say Harton is paralyzed and in an induced coma."

MI: Shelby fights to curb firearms hunting
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"Bicycles, Frisbees and playing children aren't the only things legally allowed in Shelby Township's River Bends Park."

"According to current state hunting restrictions, shooting deer with a firearm still is allowed in the sprawling park at Ryan Road in Shelby -- contrary to local ordinances that ban firearm hunting anywhere in the township."

"But that could change as the Michigan Department of Natural Resources prepares to hold a public hearing next month on hunting in Shelby Township."

UK: Shotgun men rob off-licence
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"STAFF were threatened with a shotgun and a knife when two men forced their way into an off-licence to steal cash."

"The attack happened at Bottoms Up, in High Street, Chalfont St Peter, at 9.45pm on Monday. The men threatened an assistant, a man in his early 20s, and told him to sit in the store room."

"They then searched the shop's office and stole cash and the victim's keys. The manageress was also threatened as she arrived for her shift."