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FEMA's Plan for Mass Destruction Attacks: Of Course It's True
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"Let me state for the record that FEMA is moving ahead with plans to create temporary cities that could handle millions of Americans after mass destruction attacks on U.S. cities."
"Though the agency has denied the program to some of our readers and has made misleading claims about NewsMax’s original story to members of the press, the basic facts of the story remain unchallenged." |
FL: "It's Easy, Free to Lock Guns, Protect Children"
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"Cease Fire Tampa Bay wants to put a stop to accidental shootings.
The nonprofit organization offers free trigger locks and gun safety classes to residents of Hillsborough and Pinellas counties."
" 'Our whole effort is to try to prevent gun-related injuries and deaths,' said Nancy Crane, coordinator of Cease Fire Tampa Bay."
"Shimberg's organization supports the right to own guns. 'We aren't antiguns. We are pro-gun safety,' said Shimberg, director of Cease Fire Tampa Bay." |
Where are we being taken?
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"ITEM: The so-called Patriot Bill
ITEM: The Shays-Meehan 'Campaign Reform Law'
ITEM: 'Model State Emergency Health Powers Act'
ITEM: 'Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook'
ITEM: Homeland Security Agency
ITEM: Military Police Field Manual #3-19.40" |
Guns Pilots and Politicians
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"Last month, I visited Guatemala City. On the first morning in town, I took the car to the local gas station for a fill-up."
"Five or six armed guards patrolled the station. Some carried guns in holsters; others had rifles and bayonets."
"From the gas station, I went to the shopping mall. At the mall, dozens of pistol-packing guards roamed the parking lot and strolled up down the aisles of the various shops." |
Gringos, Dykes, And Aryans, Oh My!
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"In today's editions, the DAILY PILOT has devoted a half page to a gushy restaurant review of a place called Mr. Juan's Gringo Grill, which the Pilot writer likes. There was no mention of the fact that the word 'gringo' is a racial pejorative. Suppose the place were called Mr. Juan's Nigger Grill, or Mr. Juan's Kike Grill, or even Mr. Juan's Greaser Grill? Or, what if the place were simply called Sambos? One doubts the newspaper would have run the review. So, why is gringo acceptable?" |
NY: "Experts Find Glocks Prone To Accidents"
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"When a Syracuse man was struck last week by a bullet fired through the ceiling of his apartment, it marked the third time in eight years that an Onondaga County probation officer had unintentionally discharged one of the department-issued Glock pistols."
"Cominolli, a nationally known firearms expert, said he's gotten dozens of calls from lawyers representing police officers who'd shot themselves with Glocks. He tells them he's never heard of a case of the gun malfunctioning. It's always operator error, he said." |
IA: Supervisors under fire for proposed fee for gun permits
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"The Wapello County Supervisors encountered resistance when they attempted to pass a resolution to impose a fee to obtain a gun permit this week."
"Resolution #224-2002 states that a majority of Iowa counties already impose such a fee and that 'it would be in the best public interest for the Wapello County Sheriff's Office to implement a fee to be charged for the issuance of an annual permit to acquire pistols and revolvers.' " |
MN: Gun locks being 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." |
Dagestan: Proving once again that registration = confiscation
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"Three years ago, Alil Ibragimov paid 13,500 hard-earned rubles ($550 at the time) for a Kalashnikov assault rifle on the Dagestani black market. He says he did so in response to a request by the Dagestani authorities for civilians to arm themselves against Chechen militants."
"In June, however, the same Dagestani authorities took Ibragimov's gun away without any compensation as part of a drive to get the weapons back."
"The move left Ibragimov angry, and he vowed to go to court."
"It was the Dagestani police who recommended that I buy a weapon anywhere I could, it was the same police that registered my Kalashnikov, and now the very same police take it away, saying no money will be returned to me," he said bitterly. |
In terror case, security trumps legal rights
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"The prosecution of Zacarias Moussaoui as the alleged 20th hijacker in the Sept. 11 attacks is creating friction with fundamental civil liberties guaranteed in the US Constitution."
"At issue is the extent to which federal prosecutors may continue to impose strict, special security measures on Mr. Moussaoui that directly hinder his ability to serve as his own lawyer and develop an effective defense." |
Gun Rights Champion In Tight Battle With Anti-gun Politician
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"Dear gun rights supporter,"
"I have an urgent update on Colorado's foremost pro-gun State Senator -- Marilyn Musgrave -- who is running for an overwhelmingly Republican congressional seat in Colorado's Fourth District."
"As I told you in a previous e-mail, Colorado State Senator Marilyn Musgrave has consistently proven she is a principled leader in defending our gun rights." |
Germany: Questioning the welfare state
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" 'For the first time, the question of temporary work is being accepted – even by trade unions – and this consensus represents a breakthrough that could lead to reform,' says Manfred Weiss, a professor of labor law at Goethe University in Frankfurt. 'We could see a weakening of the welfare state, but perhaps a necessary one. The question is, how far are we willing to go?' " |
Gunning for gun shows
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"The way I figure it, antique stores are bad for the public. I don't have any way of proving that. But that's how I feel, and therefore I think Congress should pass legislation complicating sales and threatening store owners with stiff penalties if they don't comply with lots of stuff that's hard to comply with. I know this may make the stores go out of business, but, well, that's fine with me." |
UK: "Police dog too soft on criminals"
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"A North Wales police dog has been forced to retire after failing to tackle any criminals during his short career."
"Jake, a cross-bred German shepherd, has been with the Dog Handlers Unit in Wrexham since he was six-months-old but he has been let go because he is too nice." |
Guns Rights Leader Fired Up Over FBI Weapons Bungling
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"The Justice Department's own admission that the FBI lost track of an estimated 775 weapons during a period of just over two years is giving a gun rights group more ammunition to attack gun control efforts."
"How can you expect the federal government to control illegal guns when it can't even keep track of its own firearms?" asked Alan Gottlieb, head of the Second Amendment Foundation. |
Airport Screeners Order Mom to Drink Breast Milk
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"In the latest in a series of airport security nightmares, a woman flying from New York to Florida was forced to drink three bottles of her own breast milk before being allowed to board a flight at JFK International Airport - in an incident that has one prominent New York civil rights attorney ready to sue." |
"Study": Handgun Safety: What do consumers learn from gun dealers?
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"Objective: To explore the type and quality of handgun safety information a typical consumer would obtain from a licensed gun dealer."
"Conclusions: Salespeople offered potential buyers little or no education about safe storage of handguns. The information provided was often inconsistent with the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics."
KABA NOTE: By this "study," the reader might come away thinking we're to conclude that the American Academy of Pediatrics is the best organization to oversee gun safety training.
If this is what AAP is suggesting, because the doctors will be so busy teaching people how to field strip firearms to remove obstructions and how to load, unload, shoot and clean weapons, we'd like to nominate their replacements:
• Gun Owners of America and the National Rifle Association can take over ear, nose and throat diagnoses and treatment nationwide;
• Front Sight Training Center in Nevada can instruct doctors on how to care for young children's broken bones; and
• GunCite in Arizona can oversee the training of pediatric surgeons.
It's a good thing we've got smart doctors like this in our country -- we'd never have come up with these brilliant ideas on our own. |
Smooth Move: "Pistol Fires at Event for [NRA Director] Rep. Barr"
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An antique .38-caliber pistol accidentally discharged as it was being handled by Rep. Bob Barr during a reception in his honor. The bullet hit a glass door, and no one was hurt.
Georgia lobbyist Bruce Widener said Tuesday that he had removed the magazine from his 1908 Colt but did not clear the chamber before handing the weapon to Barr, a board member of the National Rifle Association.
"Congressman John Linder, a Republican locked in a tight primary battle with Barr, says the accident isn't funny. He calls Barr 'a loose cannon.' In Linder's words -- 'I just don't pick up other people's guns.' " |
FBI: "We'll keep better track of our guns"
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"The FBI reacted strongly Monday to an inspector general's audit showing U.S. law enforcement agencies are missing hundreds of weapons and laptop computers, mostly from the FBI and the Immigration and Naturalization Service."
"The FBI said it was tightening its inventory control."
"But one of the bureau's harshest congressional critics, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, blasted the FBI." |
In Landmark Ruling, Federal Appeals Court Upholds Campaign Spending Limits
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"A federal appeals court today issued a landmark ruling upholding campaign spending limits, the first such appellate court ruling state since the United States Supreme Court struck down congressional spending limits in 1976. In a closely watched case by campaign finance experts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan upheld Vermont's campaign spending limits for its state elections." |
CA: 'Bullet tax' amendment pulled from consideration this year
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"A proposed constitutional amendment to levy a nickel tax on every bullet sold in California won't be considered this year, meaning the first-in-the-nation measure wouldn't reach voters until at least 2004."
"The measure cleared one Senate committee, but was pulled from consideration Wednesday before it was to be heard in a second committee."
"Sen. Don Perata, D-Oakland, ran out of time to get it on this November's ballot, said Erin Niemela, his chief of staff." |
UK: "Courthouse Security Effort Brings Praise"
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"When the skeleton of a dog showed up on the X-Ray scanner screen at the Clark County Courthouse earlier this summer, the security officer was a little shocked."
"Turns out the little pooch was tucked into his owner's purse because she didn't feel as if she could leave her pet in her car."
"A canine find is unusual in a venue that normally yields 300 knives a month, along with the occasional gun, baggies of dope, bullets, and meth pipes." |
Heil King George W.
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"Bush is despicably recruiting millions of American citizens to spy on each other with Operation T.I.P.S. [Terrorism Information and Prevention System], comprised of recruited government informants the Citizen Corps will use to collect massive data on every day Americans. The Bush administration wants neighbors to rat on neighbors; friends to snitch on friends; colleagues to turn in their fellow co-workers; employees to inform on innocent customers - all under the guise of 'fighting terrorism.' " |
FL: Former cop on trial for murdering his wife says shooting death was "an accident"
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"A defense attorney for a former Interlachen police officer accused of shooting to death his estranged wife told jurors it was a case of self-defense."
" 'The death of Polly Alessi was a terrible accident,' Jenkins said in her opening statement at the trial in the Putnam County Courthouse."
"Prosecutors are seeking a life sentence without parole for Alessi, 45. He is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and armed burglary of a dwelling in the death of his 28-year-old wife and the shooting of her brother, Kevin Herron, 34, on Aug. 29. The shooting took place at her home at 114 Rica Road, five miles east of Hawthorne." |
77-yr-old gunowner, licensed to carry, tries to take derringer onto plane
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PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON -- "Police say a local man could face federal charges after he allegedly was caught with a gun during security screening at Fairchild International Airport, then buried the weapon outside the terminal."
"The 77-year-old Port Angeles man, who police identified as Donald Craig, was not cited by police but could be charged by federal authorities for a weapons violation."
"The incident happened at 10:30 a.m. Saturday when Craig arrived at Fairchild to board a Horizon Air flight to Seattle for a connection to San Diego, police Sgt. Erick Zappey said Tuesday."
"Craig was carrying a .22-caliber Derringer pistol in his coat pocket, for which he has a valid concealed weapons permit, Zappey said." |
"Silly superstition paralyzes Sept. 11 travelers"
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"Americans, by gosh, won’t be cowered by terrorists and will bravely go about their business."
"Except on Sept. 11 this year."
"On the first anniversary of Al Qaeda’s kamikaze attacks, so many Americans are superstitious about air travel on Sept. 11 that major airlines are cutting back 25 percent of their flights."
"This groundless fear of flying plays right into the hands of terrorists. Panicky imaginations are paralyzing tens of thousands."
"Even if a few terrorists conceivably were on the loose, just how many of the 13,000 airline flights normally operating on a weekday could they board?" |
India: Shooting champion tried for firing in self-defense
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"In his kitty are three gold medals won at the national shooting championships and 20 gold medals at the state level. Dr Yunus Bhavnagari also holds the state record for air pistol shooting — a record set at the 31st Air Pistol Shooting Championship in 1998."
"Presented with the Jaideepsinhji Award by Gujarat in recognition of his shooting skills in 1993, this champ now finds himself accused of shooting to kill." |
UK: Armed raider gets 10 years
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"POLICE in West Cumbria have welcomed a 10-year jail sentence for a member of an armed gang which raided a post office in Whitehaven."
"William Quayle, 27, of Crummock Avenue, Woodhouse, was sent to prison for 10 years after pleading guilty at Carlisle Crown Court yesterday to a charge of attempted robbery."
"He was one of three masked men - one armed with a shotgun, one with a pistol and one with a knife - who burst into the Kells post office in Woodhouse Road, Whitehaven, on the evening of March 15."
"The gang threatened sub postmaster Alan Parsley after forcing their way into his living accommodation adjoining the shop." |
MA: "Charged with two counts of possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle"
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INTRODUCTION: Merely having a firearm in a vehicle can land you in the slammer in Taxachusetts -- same goes for possession of a knife:
"A suspect in a disturbance at the Athenian Diner, 1064 Boston Post Road, was stopped for questioning and was subsequently arrested after police found a marijuana pipe, pistol grip shotgun and knife in his car."
"Joshua Sanford, 20, of Fall River, Mass., was charged with two counts of possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia."
"He was held in lieu of $2,500 bail." |
UK: Robber jailed over fatal shooting
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"The third member of a gang which shot dead a man with an adapted weapon during an aborted robbery attempt has been jailed for ten years."
"Tefsah Reid (21) admitted the manslaughter of Peter Stephens during an attack on his home on September 30 last year."
"Mr Stephens, a 54-year-old Rastafarian, was shot dead on the doorstep of his home in Eastfield Road, Bordesley Green, as his nine-year-old son played in an upstairs bedroom."
"Mr Stephens...died from a single 9mm ballbearing shot to his chest which was fired from an adapted semi-automatic pistol." |
UK: Shotgun murder - trio arrested
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"Three men have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a Quinton father-of-four."
"The men - all in their 20s - were arrested in the Balsall Heath area of the city and have been interviewed today (Tuesday) about the shooting of Brian White in the early hours of June 30."
"Mr White was gunned down outside his flat in Simmons Drive, Woodgate Valley."
"Detectives are still keen to hear from anyone who has information about the murder..." |
UK: Robber brandishing shotgun raids bank
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"Staff at a Banbury bank were held at gunpoint by an armed robber who escaped with a substantial amount of cash."
"Part of the town's High Street was cordoned off for more than two hours yesterday as police searched the Lloyds TSB branch and nearby buildings for the robber."
"Unconfirmed reports put the haul at between £50,000 and £100,000."
"One member of staff was injured when he was hit on the head with the gun."
"Police marksmen and dogs went into the bank and searched the three-storey building but the gunman had made his getaway." |
Numerous pilots name their airlines and talk straight about defending their cockpits
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This article may contain more quotes from pro-gun pilots than any you've ever read before. Good stuff! Original Title: "Pilots ponder pistols on planes"
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"As Congress lingers over legislation that would arm pilots with pistols to prevent a repeat of the terrorist attacks last fall, commercial airline flight crews living in Fauquier County [Virginia] appear ready, willing, and able to arm themselves and take on the proposed safety measure."
"I would have no problem at all using a firearm to prevent a terrorist threat to take over the plane." --John King, a 33-year veteran pilot for United Airlines
"Jerry O'Hara, an American Airlines pilot with more than a decade of experience, supports the legislation. Not currently a gun owner, he admitted that he would voluntarily carry a pistol to defend the cockpit if it were allowed, and that he would not be reluctant to use it. 'I would have no hesitation at all,' he said."
And there are many more pilots who not only agree but who are willing to name their airline and go on record in supporting of arming pilots. |
FBI agent who can't follow simple procedures causes security breach that shuts down airport
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"An FBI agent who skipped a checkpoint at Louisville International Airport without checking in caused a breach that delayed 13 flights Tuesday."
"Airport officials said an on-duty FBI agent bypassed metal detectors at the security checkpoint - which is allowed - but didn't later check in with the security supervisor, WHAS-TV reported."
"The breach occurred just before 6 p.m. EDT, delaying 13 flights."
"About 200 passengers were sent back through the checkpoint and re-screened. It took about an hour, officials said."
"The agent was not identified." |
CA: LAPD Corruption Figure Sentenced
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"A former police officer who was a key figure in a sweeping corruption scandal was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for perjury and conspiracy to obstruct justice."
"Nino Durden, 33, will serve the state sentence in federal prison at the same time he serves a three-year federal term for civil rights violations and possession of an illegal firearm."
"He was sentenced for a variety of crimes including the 1996 shooting of gang member Javier Francisco Ovando. Durden and his partner, Rafael Perez, shot Ovando, placed a firearm in his hand and testified falsely that Ovando threatened them."
"Ovando, who was paralyzed, was convicted of assault, but was released three years into his sentence after the officers admitted they framed him."
KABA NOTE: Police officers who go to prison sometimes receive special, "protective custody" treatment. May Nino The Wrongful Imprisoner fail to realize such generosity. |
UK: Councillor calls for vigilantes
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A councillor has repeated calls for vigilante action in his village after an armed robbery.
In a dramatic outburst, Rugby borough councillor Ron Ravenhall said it was time for Stretton-on-Dunsmore to fight fire with fire.
Calling for the parish council to give the go-ahead for nightly patrols, he said:"The law of the land says that you can use reasonable force to protect your property, so if people come at you with a knife you can use a knife; if they come with guns, you can use guns.
"An appropriate response for those patrolling depends on the severity of the attack. I'm not after a shoot-out at the OK Corral, but these villains need to know that they will have a reception committee.
"I'm saying to the parish council, the police can't cope, they are undermanned, but the thing is getting out of hand. We've tried everything else - we need patrols." Patrol after an armed robber with your golf clubs? |
MS: Couple files suit against Long Beach and police officers over pellet gun incident
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ORIGINAL TITLE: "Couple files suit against Long Beach and police officers over pellet gun incident"
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"Police here are accused in a lawsuit of using excessive force in detaining a couple in April 2000 as they walked through a wooded area with pellet guns."
"Frank and Denise McMullen, formerly of Long Beach, filed the suit against the city of Long Beach, officer Ray Willoughby, and former officers Anthony Kallas and Rusty Schultz. It is the second lawsuit filed against Kallas and Schultz in the last two months."
"The lawsuit, which was filed last week in Harrison County Circuit Court, alleges Long Beach officers caused physical and mental injuries to the couple and Denise McMullen's three minor children."
"The police officers were responding to a report that four men and a woman were walking in a wooded area in Long Beach with a machine gun, the lawsuit states. The McMullens, who were living in Long Beach at the time, said they had pellet guns."
"The couple claims Kallas, Schultz and Willoughby deprived them of their constitutional rights and caused 'severe physical injuries,' even after they complied with the officers' orders." |
CA: Federal suit filed in alleged Manhattan Beach police beating
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"Manhattan Beach police officer Eric Eccles, already facing criminal assault charges for allegedly beating a man with his flashlight, was named Tuesday in a federal civil rights lawsuit stemming from the same incident."
"The suit filed by Daniel Wayne Chance also names the city and another police officer as defendants. Chance contends that Eccles struck him in the arms, legs, head and body even though Chance offered no resistance during a Dec. 29, 2001, arrest."
"Eccles 'took a flashlight that weighs 6 pounds and beat a person who was not resisting,' said Chance's lawyer, Peter Goldstein. 'This is one of the most outrageous cases I've ever seen.' " |
Government Vs. Liberty
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"It's not often we agree with liberals. But, when the topic is Liberty versus stronger centralized government controls, we tend to agree with whoever is on the side of Liberty."
"For instance, the grossly misnamed Patriot Act is about to get totally shredded by the courts as unconstitutional." |
Judges Don't Police Each Other on Ethics
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"Federal judges usually police one another's behavior, but they rarely mete out punishment. Of 766 ethical complaints lodged last year, only one resulted in a penalty."
"In the single case last year in which the judge was punished, the penalty was a private censure and no details — not even the judge's name — were released."
"We don't like burning brothers in the bond, because you don't know whose ox is going to be gored in the future," one judge said. |
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