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UK: Festival to fight gun crime
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"An anti-gun and violence festival is being held in east London this weekend."

"Organisers of Increase the Peace say the event is designed to bring the community together and create a sense of hope and unity in Hackney."

"Artists, bands and DJs are attending the festival which features a talent competition for would-be MCs, rappers and dancers as well as a gospel musical gala."

"Junior Spence, one of the organisers, told BBC London that all the agencies need to work together in order to fight crime. "

UK: Thief used child's toy gun
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A BELFAST man who used one of his kid's toy guns in an attempt to rob a Post Office has been jailed for six years.

The city's Crown Court heard that a drunken 33-year-old Paul Murphy was arrested hours later sitting with two cans of beer on the dashboard of his getaway car.

Prosecution lawyer Peter Magill said yesterday the self-confessed would-be armed robber, from Glenbawn Drive, fled empty-handed from the Balmoral Post Office on Belfast's Lisburn Road on March 14 last year after staff refused to hand over cash.

NJ: Mayor Gwendolyn Faison has decided to give up her "stolen car"
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"After holding out for more than a month, Mayor Gwendolyn Faison has decided to give up her 'stolen car' - a black 1998 Lincoln Town Car."

"The car, which had been used since January as her official chauffeur-driven transportation to municipal appointments, had become a vehicle of ridicule for opponents of the 77-year-old mayor."

"The car had been reported stolen from its owner - a 70-year-old Pennsauken man - earlier this year and was abandoned in Camden."

UK: Gun crime op extended
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"An operation to rid Birminghams streets of guncarrying gangs is to be extended indefinitely, the man in charge of the offensive said yesterday."

"Despite a number of recent high-profile shootings, including one involving a taxi driver who chased after a stolen car in Nechells, West Midlands Police said it was pleased with the impact of Operation Dulverton."

"The initiative, which involved extra officers being drafted in to carry out high-profile patrols in hotspot areas of Birmingham and armed road checks, began five weeks ago."

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"Armed road checks"... "lists of targets"... "stop-checks backed by armed officers"...

Welcome to Concentration Camp "Great" Britain. Seems like what little freedom they had left in the UK is rapidly evaporating into Police State tactics "justified" by the menace of "gun-crime."

Ergo, be ready to be frisked and orifice searched because a few criminals commit crimes with firearms. All in the interest of "public safety."

Don't shield gun industry
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"In 2000, the United States led the world with 28,663 gun-related deaths. Last year, nearly 170,000 guns were sold in California alone, and were involved in 95 of 113 Oakland homicides -- and, this year, 31 of 53 San Francisco murders. Every year, more than 150 'crime' guns are traced to a key defendant, Traders' Sports in San Leandro."

" 'Guns are wreaking havoc on our streets. This was never about money but rather to reform business practices,' said San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera."

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Notice the rabid paranoia. Best to place the blame on the inanimate object for "wreaking havoc in the streets." Otherwise, it wouldn't be politically correct and would alienate possible voters.

UK: Workers threatened with gun
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"Workers at a DIY store in the West Midlands have been threatened with a gun during an attempted armed robbery."

"It happened at the B&Q store, on Station Road, in Stechford, shortly before 1700 BST on Saturday."

"Two men wearing hooded coats and balaclavas came into the store, one of them brandishing a handgun, and threatened two cashiers."

"West Midlands Police said the men failed to get any cash after a member of staff intervened and as they left the store the gunman fired one shot inside the store and three shots outside."

DC: Suspect May Be Wanted Gentleman
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"A man under arrest in the daylight robbery of a K Street bank may fit the description of the Gentleman Bandit, a dapperly dressed robber who has been sticking up banks in the area since 1995, authorities said yesterday."

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Guns have been outlawed in DC since 1976, forcing residents to rely on police to protect them, and yet, this robber has been in action for 8 years, while the police have been unable to catch him.

Woman wins national rifle championship
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"Shooting her M-16A2, Spc. Liana Bombardier, a U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit service rifle shooter, won the Service Rifle National Long Range Rifle Championship at Camp Perry, Ohio. Bombardier garnered the Billy C. Atkins Trophy as the highest scoring service rifle shooter in the National Highpower Rifle Long Range Championships Aug. 15 - 18."

"The 21-year-old soldier is the first woman in the 100-year history of the matches to win the trophy awarded to the service rifle (now a M-1, M-14 or M-16) shooter with the highest aggregate score over the entire championships."

Jamaica: Moonlighting cop shot dead
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"An off-duty police constable moonlighting as a bag juice vendor, was shot and killed in an apparent mid-morning hit on a busy street in Sydenham near Spanish Town, St Catherine yesterday."

"Police who theorised the brazen killing could have been a case of mistaken identity, named the dead cop as Dexter Wright, 42, of the Mobile Reserve. He became the sixth policeman to be killed since the start of this year."

Jamaica: Tally of guns seized by police now at 374
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"The Spanish Town Police yesterday seized an illegal revolver, an imitation firearm and six rounds of ammunition during an operation in the Tryall Heights area of Spanish Town, bringing to 374 the number of guns retrieved since January." ...

"Of the 374 guns taken off the streets so far this year, 173 are pistols, 83 revolvers, 75 home-made guns, 16 rifles, 17 submachine guns and 10 shotguns. In addition, the police have recovered 6,677 bullets over the same period."

VA: Family of Connecticut inmate willing to settle lawsuit
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"The family of a Connecticut inmate who died in a Virginia prison after being repeatedly shocked with a stun gun has agreed to mediate its lawsuit."

"The family of Larry Frazier filed the $204 million dollar lawsuit against prison and medical officials almost two years after Frazier's July 2000 death. The 50-year-old Frazier was one of a number of prisoners from Connecticut being held in Virginia prisons under a state contract. He died at Wallens Ridge State Prison."

"According to an order filed Thursday in federal court, parties in the case have agreed to have it referred to a U.S. magistrate for mediation."

IL: Mass murderer's gun had been owned by two cops
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"The Chicago workplace shooter's gun appears to have take an illegal trip to the hands of the murderer, including a detour through the possession by two police officers."

"Investigators with the Chicago police and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives determined Beuck bought the gun in 1967 at a now-defunct gun shop in Blue Island. He registered the gun with Chicago in 1983. Police tracked down Beuck, who they believe is homeless, in a Chicago park."

"By city ordinance, all handguns must be registered, but no registration has been allowed since 1983, effectively outlawing possession of all weapons acquired since then."

"In 1994, Beuck sold the gun to Deering District officer Richard Schott, who is now dead, the investigators learned. In 1997, Schott died of a heart attack while struggling with a suspect in a police lockup."

"Sometime between 1994 and 1997, another Chicago police officer obtained the gun from Schott, police said. That officer, whom police would not identify, died in 1999 of cancer."

"Relatives of the unidentified officer told investigators they did not know he had the Walther PP, police spokesman Pat Camden said."

IL: Relatives of NU player slain by cop want city to pay
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"Robert Anthony Russ Jr. will turn 4 on Sept. 26 surrounded by the toys, candles, cake and family that are fixtures at most childhood birthday parties."

"But once again, there'll be somebody missing: the father he will never know."

"Robert Russ Sr., a 22-year-old Northwestern University football player just 10 days short of his college graduation, was one of two unarmed civilians shot to death by Chicago police during the same June 1999 weekend."

"The family of the other victim, 26-year-old LaTanya Haggerty, got a record $18 million legal settlement, three times more than City Hall had ever paid before to settle a wrongful death case."

Canada: Police rely on gun registry
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"Police forces in Ontario, including Toronto, routinely use the federal firearms registry as a tool in their investigations, despite claims from Public Safety Minister Bob Runciman that the registry is 'meaningless' in fighting crime."

"Documents obtained by the Star show that the Toronto Police Service used the registry to obtain sworn affidavits on whether or not guns were legally registered 423 times in the first two years the program was partially up and running."

"Other public agencies, such as the crown attorney's office and the ministry of natural resources, tapped into the registry for affidavits 179 times over the same period."

UK: 18-year-old is beaten with pistol
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"A youth was beaten with a gun and his car and two mobile phones were stolen during a robbery."

"The 18-year-old suffered minor injuries but he refused medical attention after the incident in Leytonstone."

"Police said he was approached by three teenagers after he got out of his car in North Birkbeck Road. They told him they wanted to sell him a Rolex watch and asked him to follow them to the back of some flats."

"The youth followed them but, once they were behind the flats, he was told it was a robbery and to hand over his possessions as one of the teenagers pulled out a black revolver." ...

"One of the robbers used the gun handle to hit him on the head."

GA: Off-duty Fulton deputy shoots robbery suspect
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"A 20-year-old Fairburn man suspected of trying to rob a liquor store was shot by an off-duty Fulton County deputy Saturday night, sheriffs officials said. No other injuries were reported."

"Officials said John Luther Graham entered Old National Liquors in southwest Atlanta wearing a mask and armed with a handgun at about 10:30 p.m. The deputy, who name was not released, was in the store at the time."

"The deputy confronted Graham, who turned and pointed his gun at the deputy. The deputy fired a single shot, wounding Graham in the right shoulder, said Lt. Clarence Huber, spokesman for the Fulton County Sheriffs Department."

"Huber said Graham did not fire his gun, but it was fully loaded."

VA: Va. schools have incentive to underreport crime data
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"There was evidence of slight underreporting in Salem and in the counties of Bedford , Botetourt, Giles, Montgomery , Pulaski and Roanoke, with police accounting for more incidents than the schools did in their reports to the Virginia Department of Education. The underreporting involved drugs, alcohol, firearms and other weapons, and assaults."

"Underreporting was evident elsewhere in the state, as well. The Virginia Department of Education cautions against comparing different school systems because no two counties or cities are the same, but comparisons of different school years within the same school system show large discrepancies."

MN: Candidates differ on gun ordinance
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"The City of Virginias new ordinance prohibiting guns on city property has stirred considerable debate recently on the right to bear arms."

"Below, the four mayoral candidates and nine city council candidates share their differing views on the issue."

"Incumbent Mayor Carolyn Luoma Gentilini will face Rocci Lucarelli (a current city councilor), John 'Jack' Benson and Steve Moilan for the four-year term."

"Incumbents councilors Charlie Baribeau and Louis Russo are challenged by Carl Baranzelli, Gary Butala, former councilor Larry Cuffe, Eric Hall, Carma Lind, Rob Raplinger and Tom Yarick, former Virginia police chief."

"Below they express their opinions on the following question."

"Do you favor the new city ordinance prohibiting guns on city property, which is contrary to a new state law? If yes, why? If no, why not?"

TN: Gun crime fight to step up
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"The Knoxville Police Department has teamed up with federal, state and local authorities across East Tennessee to develop programs to attack firearms-related crime."

"The Police Department is administering a $433,563 federal grant provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance for the national Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative. Knoxville Police Chief Phil Keith announced last week that six law-enforcement agencies and three prosecutors' offices have been awarded grants of up to $50,000 each for programs to reduce gun violence."

TN: When to run ... or carry a gun
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"Every year some hunters work themselves into a tizzy worrying if a dove field is baited or if it's legal. Every year Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency sends out news releases telling hunters to look for this or make sure to avoid that."

"The official Hodge rule of thumb is simple: If you think it's baited, it probably is." ...

"The responsibility of determining whether or not a field is baited is the hunter's. It doesn't take long to walk around a field to get an idea if the grain you're seeing comes from a legitimate agricultural practice or from a sack in the back of Billy Bob's pickup truck."

Kenya: Carjackers shoot man dead as family watches
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"Two carjackers shot and killed a man as his family watched in Nairobi's Dagoretti area on Friday evening."

"Mr. Geoffrey Munge, a father of five, was shot at point blank after he allegedly hesitated to hand over car keys to the gunmen."

"It was a double tragedy for Mr. Munge's family, which had just arrived from Kisii, where they attended the burial of a relative." ...

"The gunman shot Mr. Munge in the head as he tried to switch off the engine and hand over the keys."

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The enemies of freedom and self-defense always try to tell you just to cooperate with the robbers, and you'll walk away alive. Perhaps, as this example illustrates, it's not the best advice,

CA: McClintock refuses to get out of the way
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"McClintock has done more than just survive. He has often been ahead of the curve. His legislative proposals, including reducing the car tax and implementing spending caps, are now staples of several campaigns in the race to replace Davis, including Arnold Schwarzenegger's." ...

"But McClintock's conservative base has helped him cement support from GOP voters who fear Schwarzenegger will raise taxes or who are turned off by the actor's support for abortion rights, gay rights and gun control."

MI: Boy safe after adventure in gun safe
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"A Davison boy hiding from his mother created a tense rescue situation Friday night when he was unable to emerge from the locked gun safe at a Kmart."

"Zachary Campbell, 10, and his cousin, Robbie Campbell, 13, were hiding from Zachary's mother, Vickie Campbell, after she told them it was time to go home about 9:45 p.m."

"Zachary climbed into the security gun safe, and Robbie closed the door, locking his cousin in the dark cabinet."

UK: Gang robs man
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"A 21-year-old man was left in shock after his Gucci watch was stolen when he was robbed at gunpoint by a gang."

"Police said the victim was approached by four men outside a takeaway shop in Hoe Street, Walthamstow, and they demanded he hand over his watch as he walked to a bus stop."

"The man refused and one of the robbers threatened him by pulling up his top to reveal a handgun tucked into the waistband of his tracksuit bottoms."

"He handed over the watch and a second man searched his pockets, stealing Ł40 before all four men ran off, possibly down Boundary Road."

UT: Ruling backs gun ban at the U.
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"A state judge stepped Friday into the long-running battle between the Utah Legislature and the University of Utah, ruling the school can maintain its policy of the past 27 years that prohibits employees and students from bringing weapons on campus."

"Utah's top legal officer immediately criticized the ruling by 3rd District Court Judge Robert Hilder, and said he would study an appeal. A legislative leader vowed to push a bill asserting lawmakers' authority to override campus gun bans and permit lawfully concealed weapons on college campuses."

"In a hastily called news conference, U. officials hailed Hilder's decision, which he delivered orally from the bench Friday."

UK: Police gunning to pepper criminals
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"Paintball-style guns which fire pellets of CS or pepper spray are being tested by police scientists as a non-lethal alternative to firearms, Scotland on Sunday can reveal." ...

"It is hoped the introduction of the paintball-style weapons, which are already widely used by police forces in the United States, will reduce the number of incidents where armed officers have to open fire."

"Earlier this month a woman in West Lothian was seriously wounded by armed police after she claimed to have shot her mother and came outside her home carrying what appeared to be a gun."

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"...the rise in gun crime was not just confined to Nottingham. "Nottingham has changed in the past five years, unequivocally, as have other large cities, like Manchester, Liverpool and London," he said. "Five years ago, the use of a firearm in crime to kill and threaten people was not common practice. It is now unexceptional. Much of it is black on black crime."

FL : Babes, bullets, bucks
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"A special license from the Federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms permits Bigelow to sell fully automatic weapons. He could even carry grenades if he chose."

"The store naturally raises the hackles of gun opponents in Southwest Florida who question why anyone would need such firepower."

" 'It's frightening to see how much weaponry they have for sale,' said Susannah Michalson, a Sarasota resident and gun-control proponent. 'For people concerned about the safety of children and human life it's a shock.' "

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It's amazing to see a perfectly legal business bring out the paranoid "it's for the children" crowd. How many children are killed with automatic weapons in the US each year?

IL: New push for gun control in wake of warehouse shootings
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It didn't take long for the grave-dancers to crawl out from under their rocks to demand more gun control in a city that is already famous for it and use tragedy to promote their insidious agenda.

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"The workplace shootings have re-ignited the push for harsher gun control laws in Chicago."

"Outside the Cook County morgue Saturday, several community activists called on Chicagoans to remove guns from their homes."

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Apparently it's not enough for these community activists that the innocents killed were already disarmed. They want to ensure everyone can get shot by criminals and not have a way of defending themselves.

We've Gone the Wrong Way, Baby: Take Two
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"I think I missed a memo in my journey through womanhood. I mean, at what point did being female become synonymous with being anti-gun? As I've pondered that question, I've come to the conclusion that it must have been somewhere around the time that society began kow-towing to the feminist tendency to abandon logic and reason in favor of the emotional free-for-all that has come to define these Stalinist Suffragettes."

"And like the rest of feminism, this one makes absolutely no sense. It is just as annoying, outrageous, and perilous to society as all their other narcissistic ideologies have been."

"Leave it to feminism to blame an inanimate object for animated behavior."

Big Brother at the Mall
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"Mallory Duncan, president of the National Retail Federation said retailers began collecting phone numbers and zip codes and recording purchases to protect themselves against fraud--the return of stolen merchandise for cash refunds--without having to subject their customers to draconian return policies. Knowing who you are, where you live and what you buy also helps them protect their customers and themselves against identity fraud..." ...

"Providing this information to a retailer is almost always voluntary and, Duncan added, customers are increasingly providing false information when asked for it." ...

TX: Law opens more government facilities to licensed gun owners
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"For years, local governments have been able to ban concealed handguns from many city halls, police stations, libraries, recreation centers and city and county parks, as well as many other governmental facilities."

"No more."

"A new state law takes effect Monday that allows Texans with concealed handgun permits to legally take their firearms into many public facilities."

"And that has rankled some city officials."

Ashcroft Taking Fire from GOP Stalwarts
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"One of this state's most prominent politicians, Rep. C.L. 'Butch' Otter (R), is leading an effort in Congress to curtail the centerpiece of Ashcroft's anti-terrorism strategy, the USA Patriot Act. Sen. Larry E. Craig (R-Idaho), who used to croon alongside Ashcroft in a senatorial quartet, said this month that Congress may have to consider scaling back parts of the law." ...

" 'Ashcroft wants more power,' said state Rep. Charles Eberle (R-Post Falls), who has drafted a resolution critical of the Patriot Act." ...

The Gunsmith keeps firearms safe, functional
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"Jones spends most of his time working on shotguns, followed by rifles and handguns. For about $45, he'll completely disassemble and clean a shotgun, something he said the average gun owner lacks the knowledge and tools to do."

"He also looks for damaged parts that can, if replaced in time, extend the life of a typical hunting weapon."

"Jones started disassembling and assembling guns at the age of 13 when other boys his age were working on cars. After graduation from Live Oak High School in 1980, he studied animal science at California State University, Chico."

MO: Stolen Police Rifle May Have Been Used in Hold Up
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"A gun similar to one stolen from a Springfield Police squad car this week, is used in a robbery. Police say two black men, one armed with an AR-15 assault rifle, robbed Creative Car Audio on West Sunshine Saturday night."

"Police say the suspects locked several employees and two customers in a back room and made off with cash, stereo equipment and car that was being tinted. They also removed the video tape from the store's surveillance system."

"Officers won't say if the rifle used in the robbery, is the department's, but admit it may be more than a coincidence."

MD: Anti-terrorism law puts librarians in middle
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"Almost two years after Congress passed the USA Patriot Act, there is still confusion among Tri-State area library officials over whether they should turn over patrons' records at the request of federal authorities." ...

"One part of the law, Section 215, notes that the FBI director can apply for a court order to produce certain business records. While not specified in the law, this can include records at libraries and bookstores that show a patron's history of borrowed or purchased books, or sign-up sheets to use library computers with Internet access, U.S Department of Justice spokesman Mark Corallo said."

NY: New York City Council To Hear Host Of Anti-Gun Measures (NRA Alert)
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"On September 12, the Public Safety Committee of the New York City Council will hear a host of measures aimed at further restricting the almost non-existent Second Amendment rights of NYC's law-abiding gun owners. The measures include additional regulations on licensing for purchase and possession of firearms, requirements for long-gun owners to obtain liability insurance, prohibiting the sale of long-guns to anyone under age 21, and collecting additional information on ammunition purchases. There are also proposals aimed at holding gun-makers liable for the acts of criminals." ...

A Monument to Ungodly Arrogance
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"The fact that the Supreme Court continues to back the atheists and secularists in every decision should serve as a warning to constitutionalists: This high court shoots from the hip. It can consistently be expected to back Federal power over State's Rights, egalitarian social doctrine over reason, and 20th century legal precedent over the Bill of Rights. Scalia actually opined to the Press that he feels the freedoms most Americans enjoy 'go way beyond what the Constitution requires'. That is an absurd and shocking position that could only be taken by a constitutional illiterate. The fact that this USSC is largely the product of Republican appointments speaks volumes about the actual conservatism of the GOP. There is none. The raison d'ętre of the Republican Party is massive Federal power melded to social liberalism, as established by Lincoln. The current Supreme Court reflects that philosophy. This high court must never, ever be allowed to rule on the Second Amendment, or guns may end up being confiscated door-to-door."

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Wrong! The Supreme Court must confirm once and for all the Second Amendment's protection of the individual right to keep and bear arms. If we keep waiting, too pathetically cowardly to bring this issue to the high court, the government will continue to erode our rights until there are no rights left. The Constitution is clear. The Second Amendment is clear.

For a complete set of reasons why the high court must hear Silveira vs. Lockyer, click here.

Back Door Gun-Ban Bill (NRA Alert)
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"Well known for their virulent anti-gun sentiments, Senator Jon Corzine (D-N.J.) and Representative Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.) have introduced 'consumer protection' bills that are nothing of the sort. ...The legislation is not intended to increase 'safety' or protect consumers. Instead it proposes to 'expand the powers of the Attorney General to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition.' Translation: To empower a president, through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, to bypass Congress and unilaterally prohibit the manufacture of firearms. The radical Violence Policy Center, which advocates banning handguns and supports the bill..."

Support For S. 659 Continues To Build (NRA Alert)
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"The ground swell of support for passage of S. 659 - the Senate bill to block reckless, predatory lawsuits against the firearm industry - continues to gain momentum. In an August 27 letter to Senators Larry Craig (R-Idaho) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.), more than two dozen wildlife conservation and shooting sports organizations, representing literally millions of dedicated sportsmen, expressed their unqualified support for this crucial legislation." ...

"Included among the thirty co-signers of the letter are: BASS/ESPN Outdoors, Boone and Crockett Club, Izaak Walton League of America, National Wild Turkey Federation, Pope and Young Club, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and Safari Club International."

NM: Edgewood Residents Urge Town Council To Oppose Ordinance Prohibiting Firearms On Town Property (NRA Alert)
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"Drafted for consideration by the Edgewood Town Council is an ordinance that would prohibit the possession of any firearm on town property, and require anyone occupying or using town property to subject themselves to searches of their persons or private vehicles for firearms and other 'prohibited contraband.' This ordinance clearly violates the New Mexico state constitution's preemption clause and rides roughshod over the U.S. Constitution's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. Although a formal hearing will not take place on this ordinance until September 17, the council has the opportunity at their Wednesday, September 3 meeting to strip these onerous provisions from the draft ordinance."

Gun control laws may be partly at fault in massacre
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"The attack took place in a city where new handguns since 1982 are already banned, a giant so-called 'gun-free safe zone.' Yet, consider the following: Suppose you or your family are being stalked by a criminal who intends on harming you. Would you feel safer putting a sign in front of your home saying 'This Home is a Gun-Free Zone'?"

"It is pretty obvious why we don't put these signs up. As with many other gun laws, law-abiding citizens--not would-be criminals--would obey the sign. Instead of creating a safe zone for victims, it leaves victims defenseless and creates a safe zone for those intent on causing harm."