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NY: Vets Rage at Hill Snub
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"If Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton runs for the presidency in 2004, 2008 or the year 3000, she will do so with a bunch of Queens veterans angrier than a pit bull with a toothache."
" 'Her actions toward our organization, veterans and the families of foreign-war heroes, are an utter disgrace,' said Dan O'Sullivan." |
Ballot initiatives give rise to mayhem, mischief
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"California is an even worse case. Mountain lions were declared off limits to hunters in 1972, and in 1990 Proposition 117, a ballot initiative, created a special class of protection for mountain lions."
"Tense encounters between mountain lions and humans, including some attacks, began rising soon after hunting ended, and in 1994 two women were killed and partially eaten by mountain lions."
"That stimulated another ballot initiative, this one aimed at rescinding special protection for mountain lions. It failed at the ballot box, which should tell you something about the mental acuity of California voters."
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CO: Officials may alter 2003 waterfowl hunting season
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"Eastern Colorado goose hunters reeling from a reduction in bag limits and length of season may be in line for at least a snippet of good news."
"The start and end of the season may be set back a week in keeping with recent weather patterns that similarly delay migration." |
MO: Forum draws both sides in concealed-weapon debate
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"Gun-rights advocates, though concerned that they may not have the votes to enact the law this year, argued that people should not be precluded from defending themselves in an uncertain and often dangerous world."
"Bob Curtis, mental health director in Miami County, Kan., and an instructor in defensive handgun techniques, said he had twice scared off would-be attackers simply by having a gun in his possession." |
Misguided Libertarians Are Hindering the War on Terrorism
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"A civil-libertarian backlash against the PATRIOT Act is gathering steam. More than 140 cities and communities in 27 states have passed resolutions opposing it, according to the ACLU. The ACLU itself has intensified its nonstop barrage, filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of one of the act's most far-reaching provisions, and airing TV ads that warn of government spies secretly searching homes." ...
"Do 309 House members really want to require the FBI to leave a nice note for the next Mohamed Atta, if and when agents have a chance to sneak into his motel room and copy computer files detailing the identities of his co-conspirators? It's not easy to tell: The platitudinous floor debate left unclear whether the purpose is to bar all delayed-notice searches, despite decades of judicial precedent upholding such searches under some circumstances, or just to roll the clock back to before the PATRIOT Act. Otter demonstrated his own command of the subject by claiming that Section 213 'allows the CIA and the NSA to operate domestically.' Wrong."
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"War on Terrorism": Does the U.S. Government Really Have Our Best Interests In Mind?
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"Even if the administration is covering the Saudi government’s tracks to preserve a political relationship with an important oil producer (the need for which economists on both the right and left would likely find questionable) to get cheap crude, can that goal be more important than bringing people to justice who are linked to a horrific attack on American soil and stopping the money flow to the group that perpetrated it and are a continuing threat? A government truly concerned about the security of its people would find the answer to this question obvious and pressure the Saudi government to come clean—rather than sheltering the despotic regime."
"So we must come to the startling conclusion that the U.S. government does not always have the best interests of its citizens at heart. Regrettably, a government 'of the people, by the people and for the people' may have already perished from the Earth." |
Rally to End the Nuclear Nightmare
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On August 9, 2003, 58 years after the United States used the world's first nuclear weapons to vaporized the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a rally to "End the Nuclear Nightmare" will be held at University of Nevada, Reno's Manzanita Bowl (northeast corner of Virginia & Ninth streets) from 11:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
CT: Bill of Rights Program Slated
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"The Mattatuck Unitarian Universalist Society will sponsor a program "Save the Bill of Rights" from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, August 19, at the Woodbury Public Library, 269 Main St. South, to discuss the Patriot's Act and other civil rights issues."
"The Office of the Community Lawyer in Winsted will explain about the USA Patriot's Act, the Homeland Security Act and other executive initiatives to begin a citizens' movement to create awareness about these issues." |
Judgment at St. Petersburg
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"A bigger question is why has there never been a trial of the communists? No ideology has been responsible for more human carnage, destruction and misery. The Soviets accounted for forty to fifty million deaths, the Chinese for 60 to 100 million. Next to Lenin, Stalin, Mao and Chou, Hitler was almost a minor leaguer. Cambodia's Pol Pot annihilated two to three million or nearly half its population, leading to a new term - autogenocide. Fidel Castro's summary executions of tens of thousands are never even mentioned anymore. After the collapse of Nazi Germany, the most anti-Semitic regime in the world was the Soviet Union. No nation has ever done more than Germany to repent for its past yet regularly we are reminded of those horrors. There have been no apologies from communism." |
MD: Recent gun seizures have officers worried about being outgunned
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"Following the seizure of two semi-automatic, assault-style weapons by police in the District 4 Oxon Hill station, some officers are thinking they may need more firepower while on patrol." ...
"O'Neil said the seizures took place in late June when officers received a call reporting some young men pointing weapons at a house in Oxon Hill."
"One was a Kel-Tec 9 mm carbine and the other a Saiga carbine -- a derivative of the AK-47 assault rifle -- that fires a 7.62 mm rifle cartridge." |
CO: Cop kills mentally ill woman
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"A mentally ill woman was shot and killed by an Aurora police officer early Tuesday after she split open the officer's arm with a candlestick during a chaotic confrontation outside her apartment."
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CO: Aurora couple slain in home
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"A man and woman were slain early Tuesday, gunned down inside their home as neighbors heard someone scream for the police."
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NRA lawyer sues pro-gun activists
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"Given GRNC's nine year history of exposing NRA sellouts, the NRA has a strong interest in silencing what it regards as a thorn in its side. So imagine our surprise when, on July 16, NRA lawyer Dan Zavodil filed a 'defamation of character' lawsuit against Grass Roots North Carolina based on alleged private comments about an NRA lobbyist (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, case #CA 03-906-A). Even more telling, although the NRA lawyer issued an arbitrary July 18, 2003 'deadline' by which GRNC's president was supposed to comply with his demands, he filed the lawsuit on July 16, BEFORE HIS OWN 'DEADLINE' HAD EXPIRED. Does this sound like someone interested in settling a lawsuit?" |
CA: Golfer Rescues Son From Coyote
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"Experts advise anyone approached by a coyote to make loud noise and wave their arms."
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No right of self-defense in Blair's barbaric Britain
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"The 'Rights of Englishmen' – the inspiration for the American founding fathers – are no longer cool in Cool Britannia. The great system of law the English inherited, including the 1689 English Bill of Rights, which entails the right to possess arms, is in tatters. The sovereign and his elites, most of whom enjoy taxpayer-funded security details, have disarmed law-abiding Britons, who now defend themselves against the protected criminal class at their own peril." |
UK: Murder prompts Army weapons review
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"The Royal Irish Regiment have reviewed their policy regarding the issuing of personal protection weapons following the sentencing of Lance Corporal Glen Graham Stronge to nine years in prison and three years probation."
"Stronge had pleaded guilty by diminished responsibility to the manslaughter of Mullaghfad man, Colin Foy in October 2001."
"At the sentencing in July this year, Lord Justice McCollum called for an inquiry into how Stronge, a part-time soldier with mental problems was reissued with his pistol." |
CO: Council may amend weapons charter
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"Boulder's City Council may vote Tuesday night on an ordinance (No. 7299) that would amend Chapters 5-8, 'Weapons,' of the Boulder Revised Code (BRC) to conform to new gun laws passed by the state of Colorado in 2003." |
CA: Gunman killed after opening fire on Sheriff's station
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"Law enforcement officers exchanged fire with a gunman for over five minutes from behind cars and on hilltops outside a Ventura County Sheriff's Department station before shooting the 48-year-old man dead, police said."
Sheriff's department spokesman Eric Nishimoto: "This is not the kind of situation we ever like to be in, but if someone is firing at us there is no question that they are going to get a response."
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Mexico: Mexican Agents raid home of jailed top Federal prosecutor in Nuevo Laredo
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"Special agents on Tuesday raided the home of Nuevo Laredo's jailed top federal investigator, the latest in a string of operations to weed out drug-related corruption in this border city following a wild shootout here last week."
"Authorities stormed the luxurious home of Juan Manuel Munoz, the director of a group of federal prosecutors assigned to Nuevo Laredo." ... |
OH: Blood on their hands?: Dayton man dies in apparent carjacking
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"A Tuesday night homicide probably stemmed from a carjacking attempt, Dayton police said today."
"James A. Gordon, 27, of Dayton, was driving north on Main Street at Fairview Avenue with his 13-year-old nephew at about 11:10 p.m. when a man approached the driver's side and started yelling, Lt. John Huber said."
"Gordon tried to drive away and was shot in the chest, Lt. John Bardun said." ...
"Mr. Gordon's tragic victimization reveals the fallacy in the 'just drive away when attacked' theory, which is offered by the Ohio State Highway Patrol as a substitute for legalized self-defense with a firearm." |
MD: Shooting victim pursues FBI suit
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"A $10 million lawsuit against three FBI agents involved in the mistaken-identity shooting of an unarmed Pasadena man should go forward, the victim's attorneys say in court papers asking a federal judge to reject the officers' claims of qualified immunity."
"Special Agent Christopher R. Braga and two other agents want the lawsuit brought by shooting victim Joseph C. Schultz to be dismissed, arguing that the shooting March 1 last year was a tragic accident but that the agents took reasonable steps as law enforcement officers that should protect them from legal action."
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OH: Patriot Act opposed
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"National ACLU representatives were in Cincinnati Tuesday as part of a nationwide campaign to oppose the U.S.A Patriot Act." ...
" 'There's a groundswell of views in opposition -- to the act,' said Barry Hargrove, an ACLU field organizer from Washington."
"Since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, the federal government has gone beyond fighting terrorism and created laws that have abridged freedoms, he said." |
New warning may mean more airport delays
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"Travelers may encounter longer lines at airports as screeners focus extra attention on CD players, cameras, laptops and other electronic gadgets that terrorists might try to use to conceal weapons or bombs." ...
" 'Al-Qaida operatives have shown a special interest in converting a camera flash attachment into a stun gun type of weapon,' the advisory said."
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Anti-Gun Website Allegedly Defaced by Pro-Gun Hacker
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"A fraudulently-registered Internet website that for nearly a month misrepresented the views of and claimed to be operated by pro-gun researcher Dr. John Lott was itself the target of illegal hacking Tuesday night by an unidentified person or group presumably supportive of the Second Amendment." ...
"Lott, whose legitimate website is located at www.johnrlott.com, was initially skeptical of the claim that the site had been hacked."
"Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, shared Lott's skepticism about the hacking claim."
" 'I think we have to assume that the owner of the fraudulent site that hijacked John Lott's name is running scared,' Pratt speculated. 'And certainly, until we know for sure, it's a possibility that he may have hacked this to try to throw off the scent.' "
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MD: Our say: Police ads reflect real concerns, don't tell whole story
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"If you really want to get John Q. Public's attention, point a gun at him and give him a good scare. It's crude, but it works."
"The local chapter of the FOP took out a full-page ad asking 'Are you safe in Anne Arundel County' and featuring a large blurry picture of someone leveling a shotgun at the reader. The text reviews County Executive Owens' cutbacks and urges readers to contact her to 'Tell her to put your safety first!' "
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MD: Man Convicted For Gun, Assault Charges
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A Baltimore City jury convicted a man who threw his gun into a car, which landed on a girl's lap.
Anthony Bost, who also goes by Antoine Green, 21, of Baltimore, was convicted Tuesday for wearing and carrying a handgun, in addition to two counts of reckless endangerment and assault.
At 11:30 a.m., on Oct. 20, 2002, a mother and her teenage daughter were sitting in their car in the area of Greenmount and Eager streets when police approached Bost, who was standing on a nearby corner.
According to court documents, Bost fled on foot and during his flight, discarded a loaded H&K .32-caliber revolver by dropping it in the open passenger window of the car. The gun landed on the girl's lap and fell to the floor.
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OH: Ohio's Top 2002 Blackpowder Buck?
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"The first day of Ohio's 2002 primitive weapons season started out just like the opening day of the earlier shotgun deer season. Orange-coated hunters began pulling into the driveway right at sunrise, as usual, but it was odd seeing Doug Campbell getting ready to hunt and gather his muzzleloader possibilities."
"It was odd because this was only the second time since I have hunted with Campbell over the last 12 years that he hadn't already harvested his deer, whether by bow or shotgun. He has been a successful Buckeye State deer hunter for many years." |
EIC Launches Awards to Recognize Shows that Discourage Gun Violence
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"The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. has created the EDGE (Entertainment Depiction of Gun Education) Awards to recognize feature films, TV movies, reality programs and episodes of scripted television series that effectively promote firearm safety and discourage gun violence, it was announced today by Brian Dyak, President/CEO of EIC."
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Fraudulent 'Ask John Lott' Website Now Claims to Be Parody
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"The fraudulent website created by an unidentified critic of pro-gun researcher John Lott may, based on new information revealed Tuesday, be linked to an anti-gun advocacy group. The owner of 'AskJohnLott.Org' also posted a disclaimer late Monday claiming the site was a parody."
" 'That's like stealing money and then, when you get caught, saying you won't steal anymore,' Lott said of the disclaimer Tuesday. 'They're not giving the money back that they have already stolen.' " |
VA: Lawsuit shield opposed by left-wing Mayor
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"Richmond's mayor yesterday urged Virginia's U.S. senators to oppose a bill that would shield the makers and sellers of guns and ammunition from most liability lawsuits based on the criminal misuse of firearms by others."
"Senate Bill 659, Mayor Rudolph C. McCollum Jr. said, 'threatens the legal rights of Virginia gun-violence victims and it removes all standard of accountability for the gun industry when it acts irresponsibly.' "
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UK: Man charged after water gun hits PC
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"A man is set to face magistrates after an incident in which a passing policeman was hit in the face by a stream of water from a high-powered novelty water gun."
"The incident, in a County Durham market town square, happened as the officer drove past in his marked van with his side window wound down."
"Road worker Gary Parker, 26, maintains that if he hit the officer it was accidental and has claimed the policeman was 'out of order' by using CS spray to arrest him." |
Malta: Badawi expected to be sentenced on Thursday
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"The sentence in the Court case against Jamal Ragib el Badawi, the Libyan man married to a Maltese woman, is expected to be handed down by Magistrate Lawrence Quintano on Thursday morning."
"Badawi will be sentenced only on the illegal possession of an air pistol after the Attorney General on Tuesday dropped the charges in connection with the rape of a 55-year-old woman of Floriana in the subway next to Portes des Bombes in the early hours of June 29, 2003." |
MA: Armed robbers hit gas stations
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"It was a tough week for Medford's gas stations after two locations were robbed at gunpoint."
"The A L Prime Gas Station was held up on July 30. A tall white male approximately 30 years old entered the station and forced the attendant to his knees. The suspect made off with an undisclosed amount of coins and cash."
"Three days later, a similar scene played out at Tony's Gas Station on Salem Street. The station was robbed at about 7 p.m. Aug. 2 by a suspect described as a muscular black man."
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Iraq: Faceless young men look to future
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"...the young students have been told they are being targeted as collaborators by opponents of US occupation. Mr. Captain has been named on an anonymous death list being handed out around mosques." ...
"The threats have forced Mr. Captain and his father to abandon their home. He sleeps in a different house each night and keeps his hand close to a pistol given to him by a US officer after his name appeared on the list - a frayed copy of which he carries in his wallet." |
Group Challenges Part of Patriot Act
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"Civil rights lawyers have filed a challenge to a section of the Patriot Act that makes it illegal to provide 'expert advice and assistance' to groups with alleged links to terrorists."
"The federal ban is unconstitutionally vague and should be struck down, the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights argued in a motion filed Tuesday in federal court."
"A Justice Department spokeswoman in Washington called the Patriot Act 'an essential tool in the U.S. war on terror.' " |
MA: Patriot Act over reach
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"U.S. Rep. John Tierney has signed a bill supporting public libraries' exception from the Patriot Act, saying the way the current law is written does not call for any real exercise in judgment. The Patriot Act shows a lack of confidence in our country's Constitution, he said."
"Nothing in the Patriot Act would have changed the circumstances of Sept. 11. We did well with this Constitution. Let's let the court systems determine when a search warrant or tapping is needed."
"The bill, passed late at night, was a different version than most legislatures expected, he said, a version that reflected the fear and anxiety created by 9-11 and the attitudes of U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and the White House." |
Saudi Arabia: ‘We Have Nothing to Hide’
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" 'We have nothing to hide,' proclaimed Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal here yesterday in a scathing attack on the fact that 28 pages of a congressional report on supposed links between Saudi Arabia and the Sept. 11 hijackers remain classified."
"Saudi Arabia had addressed all accusations levied against it, with facts and figures, but parts of the US Congress seemed to have 'deaf ears' when it comes to Saudi Arabia’s efforts, he said."
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