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Big Brother In Your Holster
Submitted by: Sean Glazier

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"At first glance, radio frequency ID (RFID) tagging technologies seem unrelated to firearms issues. After all, most firearms in common use today have few electronic components, right?"

"While it's true that the basic firearm can be made without electronic components, an overall technology trend has been for electronics and firmware (software embedded in chips) to be applied to technologies that have, up to now, been primarily traditionally mechanical or large-scale electrical. This has been happening to automobiles. It is becoming harder and harder for the average car owner or small independent garage to work on newer cars."

RFID Gussied Up With Biosensors
Submitted by: Sean Glazier

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"Still stinging from failed attempts to introduce radio tags to consumers, retailers and their suppliers are now adding features to the technology to make it appear essential to the safety of the nation's food supply."

"As recently as last week, retailers and consumer packaged-goods companies have had to quietly dump efforts to implant radio-frequency identification technology into products or store shelves. The tiny radio transmitters let the companies precisely track the numbers and whereabouts of their inventory and consumers' purchasing preferences, which worries many privacy advocates."

"But many companies are now combining the tags with sensors that can detect the presence of biological and chemical agents, or signal that a perishable item has expired. By doing so, they hope to gussy up the controversial technology as an essential terrorism-fighting tool."

Reflections of 9-11
Submitted by: Jennifer Freeman
Website: http://www.libertybelles.org

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"Reflecting back to the days immediately after the attack, the first thought that comes to mind is the wave of patriotism demonstrated particularly by American flags flying from nearly every house and vehicle. Another, equally relevant but not as highly publicized phenomenon was the run on firearms, ammunition, and survival supplies by Americans from all walks of life. The parking lots of gun stores and military surplus stores were packed with an unusual array of vehicles such as the Volvo and Volkswagon Bus. Boot and Birkenstock-wearers alike cleaned the shelves with the common goal of personal and cultural survival." ...

"Despite the efforts of the mainstream media and certain special interest groups, there are many of us who have not forgotten. We remember September 11, 2001 as if it were yesterday. We remember what we were doing at the exact moment that we were made aware of the attack. We remember how our hearts went out to the victims of the attack. And how angry we became after the shock began to wear off."

"We call ourselves Patriots. And we will not allow ourselves to be lulled into another false sense of security while our government continues down the path of 'business as usual.' We cannot allow ourselves, our families, or our neighbors to be placed in a position even more vulnerable than before the September 11th attack. As such, we cannot allow ourselves to be subject to a steady stream of disarmament laws that many in our government will attempt to pass into law."

Bush urges Congress to toughen anti-terror laws
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"Saying the nation's security is at stake, US President George W Bush is calling on Congress to 'untie the hands' of law enforcement and pass tougher anti-terrorism legislation to deny bail to terror suspects and expand those eligible for the death penalty."

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Translation: Bush tries to pressure corrupt politicians into further increasing the government's power over the people and, in effect, using the Constitution to wipe their collective asses.

How you can stop a runaway train
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"While I've written about the abuses inherent in the use of this technology in the past, this time I'd like to point out that what happens in Chicago from September 15-17, 2003 could very well change the world as we know it. If the corporations assembled there for this 3 day spy-chip love fest don't get a clear message from you that this is not okay then it's anybody's guess how fast you'll be living in Matrix-land."

"If you're still not convinced how pervasive this move to EPC/RFID spy-chip your world is, here's a partial list of RFID sponsors:

U.S. Postal Service
UPS Kimberly Clark
Coca-Cola
Kraft
Sara Lee
Gillette
Pfizer
Eastman Kodak
Target
CVS
Home Depot
Lowes
IBM
AC Nielsen and Arbitron."

Two years after 9/11, the world has changed in ways big, small
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"In so very many ways, the world has changed since Sept. 11, 2001."

"There are obvious, dreadful differences: There are gaps in creation where the more than 3,000 victims of the attacks once lived and breathed, and thousands of others have died in Afghanistan and Iraq."

"But the changes are not all so momentous."

"... it is growing harder to remember a time when the federal government could not force universities to divulge the grades and other records of foreign students, or detain people as material witnesses without charges, or hold Americans as 'enemy combatants' without access to lawyers."

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And individual liberty continues to erode.

Communism Hasn't 'Collapsed" in America
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"Increasingly, Americans are becoming aware of the expansive incursion of communist practices in their daily lives. From skyrocketing income and property taxes to ever-restrictive gun control seeking to preclude protecting oneself or ones children from criminal attack, law and government are suppressing each and every freedom it is our national heritage to enjoy. Religion is being abolished. Marriage and families are being phased out. Parental child rearing is becoming illegal. Our right to be secure in our own homes is waning. Protection from government confiscation of all private property is now virtually non-existent. Peace and peace of mind are quickly disappearing from what was once the greatest, freest society in history."

Cato vs. DOJ, Round 2
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"Mr. Ashcroft, you say that 132 individuals have been convicted or pled guilty in your terrorism investigations, but there have been reports that federal prosecutors are making veiled threats -- that if suspects fight the charges by pursuing a jury trial before an impartial judge, well, then, they'll be turned over to the U.S. military, where they will be held in solitary confinement indefinitely. Have you investigated these newspaper reports? Is such conduct by a federal prosecutor constitutional, legal, and ethical?"

Mexico: Fighting Corruption in Tijuana
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"Tijuana officials are set to announce this week the suspension of eight police officers who were accused of extorting money from American tourists. The unprecedented move is part of a new anti-corruption drive led by officials at Tijuana city hall and the US consulate. But as KPBS border reporter Eric Niiler found out, fighting corruption in Mexico isn't so easy." ...

... "American visitors tell of Mexican police demanding money from them to escape traffic tickets. Sometimes police plant illegal substances in their car or clothing, then forced to withdraw money from an ATM." ...

TN: You Do Know Jack
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"Miami attorney Jack Thompson is at it again, this time suing the maker of Grand Theft Auto because the video game supposedly drove some dopey kids in Tennessee to go out and shoot up passing cars."

"Thompson is nothing if not relentless. His attempt to tie the 1997 Paducah, Kentucky slayings to game play came up empty, but he still maintains that violent video games are at the root of just about all social pathologies, except maybe failing to cover your mouth when you cough."

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It's slime like this guy that perpetuates the culture of "blamism" and lack of personal responsibility in this country.

AZ: Peoria says no murders last year
Submitted by: G. Hughes

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"Officially, there are no murders in 2002 crime statistics that police have posted on the city's Web site."

"That may come as a surprise to two men charged with first-degree murder in a killing last year."

"Matthew Patrick LaCross and Charon Justin Shields are scheduled to stand trial Oct. 15 for a botched home invasion in which a third intruder was shot dead by an armed Peoria homeowner. Because police and prosecutors determined the killing to be justified, it doesn't show up in numbers reported by Peoria for use by the FBI in its annual nationwide crime study." ...

"LaCross and Shields were charged under Arizona law that allows prosecution for murder if a person engages in illegal conduct, such as burglary, that contributes to a death."

UK: Machines will make criminal of every driver
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"Drivers were reeling last night at Government plans to put a computerised spy in EVERY car."

"The hi-tech gadgets will record each time a motorist DRIFTS over a speed limit, WANDERS into a bus lane or even STOPS on a yellow line."

"And it means the Government will hit Britains hard-pressed motorists with even more fines and bring extra millions flooding into the Treasury."

"The proposed scheme is guaranteed to cause outrage among Britains 38million drivers."

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The Brits weren't outraged when their right to defend their life and property was removed by their socialist government. Why should they be outraged by just the latest in a long series of indignities?

IL: Former owner of gun used in Chicago workplace shooting released from jail
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What a repugnant travesty of justice!

Chicago's slimy government officials, in a vain attempt to shift focus from the fact that the firearm used in the recent Chicago warehouse shooting was owned by two cops, who didn't register it with the city like they were supposed to, prior to making its way to Salvador Tapia, are scapegoating a homeless Vietnam veteran and former Marine for failing to keep records of the sale for the required 10 years.

The bond set for this misdemeanor: $100,000

Jail time for this scapegoat: 12 days

PA: Too many strikes against gun laws
Submitted by: Blacksnake

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"Why is it impossible to pass reasonable gun safety legislation in Pennsylvania? It's a complex question, with many answers relating to the constitutions of the United States and Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms Act, the composition of the Legislature and the balance of strengths and weaknesses of interest groups on both sides."

"Last year, the majority of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declared that historical context, text, structure and legislative history leave little doubt that 'The amendment protects the people's right to maintain an effective state militia and does not establish an individual right to own or possess firearms for personal or other use.' "

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"Why is it impossible to pass reasonable gun safety legislation in Pennsylvania?" -- Because there is no such animal.

And quoting the fundamentally flawed and constitutionally erroneous 9th "Circus" Silveira decision as supporting evidence for their fascist views, further erodes what little credibility this cowardly "legislator" had.

T.J. Rooney of Fountain Hill is a Democrat. He has represented the 133rd House District in the state Legislature since 1993.

Here is his contact info.

Iran: Gunfire at British Embassy
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"The British embassy in Tehran condemned Iranian officials for failing to provide adequate security after its offices came under gunfire yesterday for the second time in a week."

"Two men on a motorbike fired three or four shots 'at or near' the building at 1am, an embassy spokesman said. Last Wednesday, shots fired from a motorbike struck the offices shortly before noon."

"No one was injured in either of the shootings, which come as a row develops between Iran and Britain following the detention of a former Iranian diplomat in Durham last month."

MD: Police Operating Checkpoint Outside BWI
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Drivers Who Don't Consent To Searches Can't Enter Airport

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Police have increased security at Baltimore-Washington International Airport Wednesday.

It's unclear as to whether the security enhancements were planned for the eve of Thursday's anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Maryland Transportation Authority police established a checkpoint at 6 a.m. Wednesday at the airport entrance on Interstate 195.

Police spokesman Cpl. Greg Prioleau said cars will be searched "until further notice."

Officers are using dogs and mirrors to look for hidden explosives and are asking some drivers to allow them to search their trunks. Prioleau told WBAL-AM 1090 that, so far, despite the traffic delays the searches have caused, people have been generally cooperative.

Police said drivers who don't consent to the searches will not be allowed to enter the airport.

MA: Gun club holsters weapons
Submitted by: J. R. Miller

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"Starting in October, the guns at the Tewksbury Rod and Gun club will fall silent each Sunday, a concession club members have made to calm angry neighbors."

"The club, which has stood on the current site for many years, has become the target of increasing complaints over the past three years. Neighbors say the rattle of rifle fire has increased to intolerable levels."

"That prompted the town's Board of Health to step in. In August, the board began hosting a series of public hearings about the noise. From the start, questions swirled around those hearings."

"State law, it seems, governs the how's and why's of firing ranges, including the hours during which the guns can be fired."

VA: Police recruits learn right time to use their guns during training
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"A few weeks ago, the 88th recruit class of the Richmond Police Department got ready, aimed and fired."

"All around the police academy, you could hear the rounds pop as the officers-in-training went through the morning's target practice."

"Virginia mandates that police recruits finish at least 40 hours of firearms training, but most departments - including Richmond - require more. The training also includes plenty of classroom time."

"Officers need to know how to pull the trigger and aim their weapon. But first, said veteran Richmond training Officer James Keefer, they need to understand when is the right time to pull their gun and when to keep it on their hip."

Australia: Murder linked to gangland killings
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"The latest murder victim in Melbourne's gangland war was an enforcer and possibly an underworld hitman, a news report said."

"Housam Zayat, 32, who became the 20th victim of Melbourne's bloody gangland wars on Tuesday night, had more than 100 criminal convictions including attempted murder."

"Zayat, of suburban Fawkner, was shot several times in the back in a field near his car parked on a dirt road at Tarneit in Melbourne's southwest around 10.30pm (AEST) on Tuesday."

"An associate of Nikolai 'Nik the Russian' Radev, he once shared a house with the notorious criminal, who was himself shot dead earlier this year."

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But how can this be? Australia has VERY strict gun control.

IL: Scapegoat apologizes for workplace massacre
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"A homeless man who was the original owner of a gun used in the warehouse shooting two weeks ago that left seven people dead pleaded guilty Tuesday for failing to maintain paperwork on the gun and apologized in court for his connection to the tragedy."

"Milton Beuck did not speak more than one-word answers to Judge Marvin Luckman, but his attorney, William Berry, said Beuck wanted to express his 'heartfelt sympathy.' "

"Luckman sentenced Beuck to one year of court supervision."

South Africa: Cellphone thieves shoot woman
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"An East Rand woman was shot in the chest by a man trying to steal her cellphone on Tuesday, police reported on Wednesday."

"Superintendent Andy Pieke said the 24-year-old woman was driving home to Elspark, Germiston, when she realised she was being followed by two men in a Volkswagen Golf."

"She tried get them off her tail, but they sped up, overtook her and stopped in front of her, forcing her to halt."

"Two men got out of the Golf and one of them threatened her with a pistol and demanded her cellphone. The woman wound up her window but the man with the gun smashed the window and shot her in the upper body before both men got back in the Golf and drove away without taking anything."

WI: Words fired on weapons
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"Opponents and supporters of a proposal to overturn Wisconsin's 130-year-old ban on concealed weapons traded competing statistics and studies as they tried to punch holes in each other's arguments during a daylong hearing on the bill."

"Sen. Dave Zien and Rep. Scott Gunderson kicked off an almost 11-hour hearing Tuesday morning by urging their colleagues to join them in supporting their bill to allow eligible Wisconsin residents who pass a training course to carry concealed weapons."

" 'There is no doubt that criminals prefer to prey on the unarmed,' Gunderson [R-Union Grove] said.

Australia: Mistake leads to terror home invasion
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"Two elderly women and their nephew were threatened by masked intruders armed with guns in a northern suburbs home invasion that police believe was yet another case of mistaken identity."

"Wearing balaclavas and dark clothes, three men armed with a pistol and double-barrelled shotgun forced their way into a house in Seavington Rd at Elizabeth Park."

"The men kicked in both the security screen door and a front door around 2.30am yesterday."

"The three occupants of the house a 66-year-old woman, her 67-year-old sister visiting from interstate and their 25-year-old nephew Craig Brown were woken by the intruders."

"The women were told to stay in their bedrooms, while Mr. Brown was forced at gunpoint to accompany the intruders."

OH: Ohio Law Enforcement Summit on Am. Sub. HB12 Scheduled!
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"For the past two weeks, OFCC has been following an exclusive report that, due to Senate amendments to HB12 dealing with how one should carry a firearm, law enforcement agencies in Ohio are not in agreement on Am. Sub. HB12."

"Last week, we reported that the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) had accepted the Buckeye State Sheriff Association's (BSSA) invitation to a law enforcement summit meeting."

"We are now pleased to report that the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) has accepted the invitation as well. The three law enforcement groups will meet on September 25."

"The purpose this LEO Summit is to get the major law enforcement agencies in agreement on this important issue."

South Africa: Armed pupil on robbery rap
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A Soweto schoolboy has been arrested in possession of a pistol and ammunition after a complaint of armed robbery at his school, police said.

Sergeant Richard Munyai said on Wednesday police were called to Senoane Secondary School about 08:30.

Apparently, one of the pupils had arranged to buy a gun from the 17-year-old schoolboy, but instead had been robbed of R200.

The pupil complained to the principal, who called the police.

Munyai said a search of the accused boy's schoolbag turned up a 6.35mm pistol with four live rounds. He was arrested.

Police investigations are continuing and the arrested youth is due to appear soon in court in connection with a charge of armed robbery, said Munyai.

CA: Assembly pushes California to join drive for online sales taxes
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"A national drive by states to collect more sales taxes from online shoppers will get a last-minute assist from California, under a bill that passed the Assembly on Monday."

"The bill makes California join a 42-state movement aiming to simplify their tax systems and clear the way for widespread taxing of American shopping's fastest-growing sector. The states' efforts could eventually bring billions of dollars to their treasuries."

"The Assembly's 45-25 vote sent the bill back to the Senate for approval of minor changes. The bill must also receive the signature of Gov. Gray Davis to become law."

FL: Airport Security Finds Gun In State Attorney's Suitcase
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Security officials at Daytona Beach International Airport found a handgun in State Attorney John Tanner's suitcase Tuesday.

A spokesman said it was an honest mistake, WESH NewsChannel 2 reported.

Tanner was traveling on his first hunting trip since security was increased at airports. The gun was not loaded.

Tanner had to skip the flight to buy a lock box to put the gun on board.

South Africa: Gun-toting tot scares teacher
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"A Pretoria nursery school teacher got the shock of her life on Tuesday when a five-year-old boy in her class pointed a loaded pistol at her."

" 'I thought his case was heavy when I collected him at the school gate on Tuesday morning but one doesn't expect something like that, so I didn't take much notice,' said Sonica Oosthuizen, the boy's teacher."

"The child apparently saw the weapon as a toy and took it to school with him. He pointed the firearm at Oosthuizen and then walked up to her and said: 'Look at it'."

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Of course, look for the South African government to implement school victim disarmament zones, which, of course, will do nothing to prevent incidents such as this. But it makes the bed-wetters feel better.

Australia: Industry dismisses government call for tighter control on gun licenses
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"A peak security industry association says there is no need for tighter controls on gun licences and storage despite the theft of weapons from a security company in Sydney."

"Thirty Glock pistols were stolen on Sunday night from a firm, prompting NSW Police Minister John Watkins to flag a review of the industry's right to carry and store guns."

"Australian Security Industry Association spokesman Terry Murphy says there is no need for further restrictions."

" 'There is enough legislation in place,' Mr. Murphy said."

"What I would suggest is that industry, the Minister, the firearms registry and the security industry get around a table and hammer out these issues once we see where the failure has been."

UK: Tamil arsenal unveiled
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"A terrifying array of weapons used by London's new breed of Tamil gangland killers was put on display today."

"Samurai swords, daggers, axes, pistols, hammers and baseball bats are among the gangs' favoured weapons."

"Scotland Yard paraded the weapons after a new Tamil Task Force arrested 24 suspects after a series of killings."

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So it appears that the UK's predatory gun control laws haven't succeeded in disarming these thugs. Only their prey.

South Africa: Pretoria man critical after robbery Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft Website: http://home.comcast.net/~bruce.krafft/	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A mentally disabled man was in critical condition after robbers shot him through the head at a Centurion house on Wednesday morning." "The robbery took place at a house - which also doubles up as a fencing and security business - around 11:00." "Three robbers with pistols held up Jacqueline Lubbe and a domestic worker. Lubbe's brother, Pierre Leus, entered the room where they were being held."

Philippines: BPI Family Bank in Bacoor robbed
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"EVEN as President Arroyo directed the police to intensify their campaign against high-profile crimes, another bank robbery was pulled off in Bacoor, Cavite, on Wednesday." ...

"The report said the banks armored van parked just outside was waiting for the days transactions when the bank robbery took place."

"The suspects, armed with M-44; .9-mm sub-machine pistols and .45-caliber pistols suddenly appeared and quickly disarmed the banks security guard."

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You mean to tell us that criminals didn't abide by the Philippine gun ban and turn in their guns? What a shocker!

IL: Gun owners push for range in preserve
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"Gun advocates say a shooting range on DuPage County Forest Preserve land would provide a needed outlet and help dispel stereotypes."

" 'It's a nice way to counter balance the anti-gun philosophy that goes on in eastern Illinois to show that normal taxpayers do this and we are not going to turn into raving lunatics shooting up schools,' said Shane Gericke of Naperville."

"Several gun owners spoke to forest commissioners Tuesday stressing the need for the district to continue researching the idea of building a 30- to 35-acre shooting and archery range."

" 'It would be nice to have a place to shoot and just to show we are not maniacs,' said John Sikorski of Naperville."

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It's a sad commentary on the U.S. when people who choose to exercise their rights have to "prove" to paranoid cowards that they are sane for merely choosing to own perfectly legal property.

MA: Teenagers with guns? Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft Website: http://home.comcast.net/~bruce.krafft/	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Note the inflammatory headline. "A group of residents were enjoying a Labor Day cookout last week when a 14-year-old allegedly came by with a paintball gun." ... "When the father tried to find out about the laws regulating paintball guns, he was 'amazed that there were no laws.' " ------- That's it! More repressive laws for everyone!

RI: Rabid raccoon chases down school bus in western Coventry
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"Proving too slow for the school bus, the raccoon chased the group indoors with one daughter trapped in a car outside. Johnson said they kept the raccoon at bay for an hour, tapping on windows to keep its attention while waiting for Department of Environmental Management (DEM) officers to arrive."

"Though Coventry Animal Control eventually arrived on the scene, Johnson said the woman couldn't remedy the situation because she didn't have a weapon to neutralize the woodland creature."

"Following this, Johnson called a neighbor who rushed over with his shotgun and killed the raccoon as it began having convulsions in the driveway, thus ending the standoff."

Canada: Bloodied teen seen in cop car: inquiry
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"When Jason Roy saw his friend Neil Stonechild in the back seat of a Saskatoon police cruiser on a snowy night 13 years ago, it never occurred to him his friend was in any danger, Roy told the commission of inquiry looking into Stonechild's 1990 freezing death."

" 'He was very irate. He was freaking out, saying 'Jay, help me. These guys are gonna kill me.' "

" 'He had fresh blood on his face, across his nose . . . he had his face to the window, asking me to help him. Not for one minute did I think he was in any danger," Roy told the inquiry Tuesday.' ...

"Roy began his testimony late in the second day of the public inquiry created to find answers to nagging questions about how Stonechild, 17, got to a field in the remote north industrial area of Saskatoon on a November night during an early winter blizzard."

NH: New Hampshire Added to List of States that Recognize North Carolina Right To Carry!
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After passing a reciprocity law this year in North Carolina, the state continues to reach agreements with other states to extend a reciprocal Right to Carry agreement. This week, New Hampshire and North Carolina officially acknowledged RTC permit reciprocity between the two states for the first time. Our thanks go out to officials whose actions ensured that law-abiding RTC permit holders from both states will be able to provide for their personal protection when traveling in either state.

WI: Leveling the playing field? Debate over concealed gun laws brings emotional testimony
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"A concealed carry law in Wisconsin would help 'level the playing field' for potential crime victims, 'such as little old ladies and store owners,' said Sen. Dave Zien, R-Eau Claire."

"But Milwaukee County District Attorney E. Michael McCann said he would just as soon have a thief get away with an armed robbery at a store than have a customer with a gun try to save the day."

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McCann's biggest success was prosecuting Jeffrey Dahmer -- the guy who kidnapped people and ate them. None of Dahmer's victims were legally allowed to carry a firearm to defend themselves against such a rabid waste of flesh and bone.

Dennis Miller unloads on the Democrats
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"Dick Gephardt. Most politicians are transparent, this guy's literally translucent. I sometimes think I can see Janet Leigh showering on the other side of him."

"Joe Lieberman. I never thought you'd hear this coming out my piehole, but he's no Gore."

"Al Sharpton's ramblings have gone so far afield now, somebody's gonna have to install an On-Star button in the middle of his forehead."

"...Now they got [California's] Nancy Pelosi. ... I always thought she might be hyper-thyroid, but then I heard her speak a couple times. She's stupid! The reason her eyes are so wide is that she's as shocked as we are that she made it that high!"

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Even though he's voting for Ahnold, Miller definitely has wit.

UT: Parents, state strike deal over son
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"As WorldNetDaily reported, 12-year-old Parker Jensen of Sandy, Utah, had been diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a deadly form of bone cancer. His parents, Daren and Barbara, wanted to get a second opinion from a doctor after receiving the first recommendation of chemotherapy."

"Authorities in Utah, however, had different plans. They obtained an order from a Salt Lake City court compelling the parents to have Parker undergo the treatment. The only option, the parents believed, was to flee the state with their boy. The Jensens were not convinced the initial diagnosis made three months ago was even correct."

'Click it or ticket'
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"Imagine you're having a backyard barbeque. A cop walks in and announces, 'This is a random health and safety check to see whether you've removed the skin from the chicken before you served it.' ...If you're caught serving chicken skin, the cop gets your ID and issues you a $50 ticket."

"... Each year, obesity claims the lives of 300,000 Americans and adds over $100 billion to health-care costs. Doesn't that give government the right to dictate what we eat? If you're the least offended by the notion of government dictating our diets, pray tell me how it differs in principle from seatbelt laws and especially the new federal enforcement program called "Click It or Ticket."