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Chicago show heralds new "Internet of things"
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"The Electronic Product Code Executive Symposium began yesterday. It marks the official launch of the EPC Network, an open technology infrastructure developed by researchers worldwide."
"The network uses Radio Frequency ID tags to enable machines to sense man-made objects anywhere in the world, effectively creating an 'Internet of things', according to Kevin Ashton, executive director of the Auto-ID Centre at MIT."
"RFID tags enable products to passively identify themselves to RFID readers, replacing bar codes which must be physically viewed and scanned by a human."
" 'This is the starting pistol for this new technology which is moving next week from research to reality,' Ashton said."
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MD: Assault Weapons Targeted Again (Another Report)
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"Several Democratic elected officials in Maryland, including two leading contenders for governor in 2006, called yesterday for a ban on military-style assault weapons as part of a campaign that could force Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) into a legislative battle over gun control." ...
" 'A real version of that weapon terrorized our community,' Duncan said outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Rockville, where gun-control proponents waved an inoperable replica of the Bushmaster rifle and pointed it at a line of television cameras." ...
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Reasons abound for armed athletes
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"They have them for hunting, for protection and as a hobby. The Dolphins, presumably like all NFL teams and all sports teams for that matter, are armed. Defensive end Jay Williams estimated 40 to 60 percent of football players own guns. He also estimated he is one of the few with a permit to carry a concealed weapon."
" 'I don't believe in an athlete having a gun and not knowing how to use it, or not going through the proper channels of having it,' Williams said." |
Bellesiles v. Lott
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"The differences between the cases of Lott and Bellesiles derive from fundamental differences in the accusations, and are then magnified by the response to those allegations. The fact is, the allegations against Bellesiles came from a multitude of sources, independently verified several times over, and concerned the core of his work. Bellesiles' responses to the allegations have consistently been inadequate."
"Moreover, rather than a single error or even a few, multiple errors were uncovered, indicating a pattern of at best sloppy record-keeping -- and at worst, deliberate deception. Bellesiles is open to the accusation of deliberate fraud because his errors are both systemic and always seemed to occur in the same direction; that is, misquotes were always misquoted in ways that favored his premise, guns in probate records were always undercounted rather than overcounted, and so on."
"By contrast, Lott was accused of losing data for a single survey that did not form part of his core work. He has been consistently willing to provide the data upon which he based the majority of his work to his critics (who, indeed, have used his own dataset in their criticism). He has responded to the criticisms, and taken steps to replicate the missing data from the survey, producing substantially the same results."
"In short, while Bellesiles' errors were systemic, suggestive of bias in their direction, and undermined the foundations of his premise, Lott's missing survey represents a tiny fraction of the data he used for his books. It's removal from consideration in no way damages the core premise of his work, and even his critics do not claim otherwise."
"In fact, Lott's critics are generally content to debate interpretation of the data, rather than challenging the data itself or the validity of his methods; indeed, many of those critics are dependent upon Lott's own data for their criticisms, even while they refuse to provide their own." |
Tales From the Arizona Trail
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"Uncertainty in the California political climate, combined with the fear of the almost guaranteed passage of SB489, prompted me to hit the road and see what life is like in gun-friendly Arizona. ...The beautiful thing about Arizona is that they have open carry, concealed carry, and cash and carry. Open carry means that you can carry your loaded firearm on your person in plain view such as in a holster or in your waistband." |
Killing Machines: The Case for Banning Assault Weapons
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A message from Joshua Horwitz, Executive Director of the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence.
"Assault weapons possess features specifically designed by the world’s militaries to make
it easier for the shooter to fire a sustained, high volume of bullets into a wide area.
Millions of these military assault weapons are in circulation around the globe, causing
immeasurable destruction worldwide.1 As a result of America’s weak gun laws, military
assault weapons entered our civilian marketplace decades ago, and criminals quickly
learned how to exploit their military features."
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Tell us, Josh. If these evil "killing machines" are so horrible, why are less than 2 percent of criminals who use firearms using these babies to commit their dastardly deeds? |
Ashcroft Rips Anti-Patriot Act 'Hysteria'
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"Attorney General John Ashcroft denounced as 'hysteria' the contention by some librarians and civil liberties groups that the FBI can use a new anti-terror law to snoop into Americans' reading habits."
"In a speech Monday to an American Restaurant Association conference, Ashcroft said people are being wrongly led to believe that libraries have been 'surrounded by the FBI,' with agents 'dressed in raincoats, dark suits and sunglasses. They stop everyone and interrogate everyone like Joe Friday.' "
" 'Now, you may have thought with all this hysteria and hyperbole, something had to be wrong,' Ashcroft said. 'Do we at the Justice Department really care what you are reading? No.' "
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If We Lose the Constitution, Who Wins Then?
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"It's remarkable to me how much people are fighting for their liberties now. Woodrow Wilson (two years before he forgot his own words and practically suspended the First Amendment during the First World War) said: 'Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of the government. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of government power, not the increase of it.' He said this Sept. 9, 1912. Perhaps people could send it to Ashcroft!" |
Professional Paranoid, Part III
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"The statistical likelihood of being killed in a car accident is very low in the United States. The chance of being killed in a terrorist attack is far closer to 0% than 1%. However, it is literally a 100% certainty that you will be a victim of government policies."
"First and foremost among these policies are those that allow government to steal money. The Federal government steals about 30% of everyone's income, while State and local governments steal another 20%." ... |
IRS colluding with states?
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"Opponents of the federal income tax are criticizing a new partnership between the Internal Revenue Service and state governments, formed in a bid to crack down on 'abusive tax avoidance schemes.' " ...
"At issue, says the IRS, is whether critics of the income tax are defrauding the government of revenue through classes, programs and other venues they have established to 'teach' individuals how legally not to pay taxes." |
Americans rise against 'Patriot Act'
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"The battle over civil liberties has just begun. It is not true, as Ashcroft argues, that there's nothing new in the law. If that were true, why would it be needed? Some of the act's provisions threaten individual privacy and free speech by granting the government expanded powers to obtain personal records about anyone -- yes, anyone -- from libraries, advocacy organizations, Internet service providers, hospitals or businesses. The government simply needs to assert that the records are needed for an ongoing terrorism investigation. Secret courts can then give the FBI warrants that used to be vetted by federal courts. Those who must hand over information, moreover, cannot reveal what they have done." |
ABA: more oversight needed for Patriot Act
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"American Bar Association President Dennis Archer called on Congress Tuesday to be increasingly vigilant in its oversight of the Patriot Act."
"In remarks prepared for delivery to the City Club of Chicago, Archer said the enhanced investigation and surveillance powers given law enforcement officers by the Patriot Act make it imperative lawmakers protect the civil liberties of all Americans." |
Are We Safer?
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"In a truly free market, no company would ever subject its customers to such an intrusive, humiliating, and pointless experience. They would instead pursue policies that protected their airplanes, employees, and customers more effectively, without turning air travel into a miserable ordeal. The FAA's security rules are pointless, because numerous government tests have shown that a wide variety of weapons can be easily smuggled past them. Air travel is down not due to the fear of terrorism, but due to the fear of excessive airport security intrusiveness and hassle. The worse it gets, the more likely travelers are to choose to drive themselves instead, or just stay home." |
IL: Officer's shooting of dog over-reaction, owner claims
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"The single shot fired from the .9 mm handgun struck the dog's third vertebra and has left the animal with little use of its right front leg."
"Acevedo, 33, a Reed-Custer High School history and Spanish teacher, believes the officer over-reacted to a situation and that there were many other alternative ways of handling the situation."
" 'The cop's reaction should have been one of last resort,' Acevedo said on a warm late summer Saturday afternoon. 'I would have understood if the dog had bitten or attacked them. I just think the man jumped the gun -- literally.' "
"Off-duty police are permitted to carry a weapon and Police Chief Mike Kinkade said it's a common practice. He added the shooting was within the department's rules and regulations." |
NY: Primed for Lock Giveaway
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"Oswego County gun owners will have no excuses when it comes to keeping their weapons locked."
"That's because just about every police department in the county soon will hand out hundreds of free gun locks to anyone who needs them." |
AZ: Officer injured by friendly fire
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"A police officer wounded as a drunken driving suspect was processed likely was shot by another officer, investigators said Monday."
"Investigators say Officer Vern Hancock's wounds came from the weapon of Officer Jason Scarpati, who fatally shot a man who police say grabbed Hancock's gun."
"Hancock was being treated at a hospital for injuries in his abdomen, left arm and shoulder." |
NY: NYC'S Latest Gun Misfires
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"THE shocking murder of City Councilman James E. Davis has stirred the council to consider at least 11 new gun-control laws; Mayor Bloomberg set new rules on guns at City Hall soon after the attack. Yet the vast majority of these rules would never have prevented Davis' murder - and many would actually make future similar crimes more likely."
"City politicians don't realize who will be obeying their new laws - mainly law-abiding citizens, not criminals. Remember: Davis' killer, Othniel Askew, owned his handgun illegally, and brought it into City Hall illegally."
"The mayor's solution is to ban off-duty and former cops from carrying guns in City Hall. But why trust officers on-duty, but not off?" |
OK: Agreement reached over 'free speech' issue on Broken Arrow city buses
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An international law firm says its reached agreement with the city of Broken Arrow over a free speech issue.
The American Center for Law and Justice says the city is changing a policy that prohibited passengers on city buses from discussing religion. The city agreed to change the wording of the policy to say private conversations on buses are allowed as long as they don't disturb the driver or other passengers.
The ACLJ sued the city in May on behalf of a Broken Arrow woman and her daughter. |
HI: Nanakuli teacher gets one year in prison in gun case
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"An Oahu teacher has been sentenced to one year in federal prison for importing and possessing machine gun components."
"U-S District Judge Susan Oki Mollway also ordered 43-year-old John Kadota to turn over any remaining firearms in his possession so they can be destroyed by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives."
"Investigators said Kadota already owned 17 guns when he used his computer at school to order the machine gun frame over the Internet from Germany in July 2002." |
New Zealand: Police arrest man after drive-by shooting
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Police have arrested one man and a second person is still being sought after a drive-by shooting in Petone on Sunday night.
Lower Hutt CIB arrested a man in Naenae yesterday in relation to the shooting and charged him with unlawful possession of a pistol. He was remanded in custody until Thursday when he is to appear in Lower Hutt District Court.
Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Small said the shooting, at a commercial premises in Udy St, Petone, was at 8pm on Sunday and he is asking any witnesses to come forward.
Mr. Small said a person inside the building on Sunday was not hurt when 14 shots were fired at the building on the corner of Udy St and Sholes lane. |
South Africa: Eastern Cape Ex-Mayor And ANC Figure Jailed for Murder
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"Senior African National Congress councillor, former Steynsburg mayor and Sanco chairperson Thamsanqa Vuyisile Raqa, 44, has been jailed for 12 years for murdering a suspected burglar."
"Raqa was found guilty in the Grahamstown high court on Thursday for gunning to death Thembelani Mkutswana, 20, of Steynberg, on July 7, 2000."
"Reacting to a request for leniency based on good community service and remorse, Judge Froneman said: 'How does the fact that a person of his intelligence, education and high status in society make it less aggravating that he should kill someone?' 'What kind of message does this send to the community if a community leader behaves in this manner?' The Judge denied Raqa's application for leave to appeal." |
Kenya: Thugs Steal Firearms From Officers
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"Two police officers were on Sunday night robbed of their firearms while another was seriously injured by armed gangsters in separate incidents within the city."
"In the first incident, a General Service Unit (GSU) officer attached to the Ethics and Governance Permanent Secretary, John Githongo was robbed of his gun by five gangsters."
"Constable, James Njogu was walking along Kenyatta Avenue from the city centre to State House at about 8pm when he was attacked by five men near Serena Hotel." |
IN: Student suspended after pellet gun is found in locker
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"Nobody was ever in any danger when school administrators were told a student had a pistol pellet gun in his locker."
"That's according to Lincoln Middle School Principal Susan Swartz and Logansport Police Det. Brad Rozzi of the juvenile division."
"Last Tuesday, a classmate of the student approached Assistant Principal Matt Jones and told him about the pellet gun."
" 'There was no reason for panic,' Swartz said."
"Jones and guidance counselor Chris Hess went to the eighth-grader's locker and found one pellet gun and one plastic gun in a backpack. But no pellets were found, according to the principal."
"Swartz said that at no time did the student use the pellet or the toy gun to threaten anybody. The only reason his classmate found out was because he happened to be standing beside the student when he opened his backpack and realized the guns were still there."
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AZ: Border-watch group leader pleads not guilty to recklessly firing rifle
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"The leader of a Sierra Vista-based border-watch group pleaded not guilty in Cochise County Superior Court Monday to a felony count of reckless discharge of a firearm."
"Glenn Spencer, leader of American Border Patrol, was originally facing charges that included felonies for firing a rifle outside of his home in August, hitting a neighbor's garage, but a grand jury did not indict him on the more serious counts." ...
"Spencer has said he was concerned about a recent burglary and death threats he had received, and that he fired after hearing noises outside his home." |
Australia: Surrender ends Melbourne siege
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"An armed man who held police at bay for almost 11 hours, causing major traffic disruptions on Melbourne's Westgate Bridge, has given himself up to police."
"A police spokeswoman said shortly before 1am, the 38-year-old Mont Albert man put down his firearm, walked from his van, took off his jacket and lay on the ground as instructed by police."
"The man, who began his standoff with police at 2pm on Tuesday, was conveyed to Melbourne's St Vincent's hospital where he was to undergo a medical assessment."
"The siege started after the man pulled a shotgun on police during a routine licence check at a Shell service station near the Westgate bridge." |
NC: Wife's slaying of husband ruled self-defense
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NOTE: The text of the self-defense shooting is buried in a current murder story. The event happened last week.
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... "Gaston Bell Fulcher, 56, of 1004 Neuse Drive, was gunned down by his wife, Linda Taylor Fulcher, just before 2 p.m. at the couples home."
"Gaston Fulcher, whose family asked that donations be made to a charity aiding those suffering from bi-polar disorders, suffered from the disorder."
"Family members say he voluntarily committed himself for treatment many times during his lifetime. He had a large butcher knife at the time he was shot by his wife, who had a .38-caliber handgun, police said."
"Investigators say the shooting was in self-defense and no charges were filed against the wife." |
Ghana: Attempt to retrieve arms has failed - Interior Minister
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"Government on Tuesday said 'Operation Tuo Mu Esum,' under which the security agencies sought to retrieve arms and ammunition from unauthorised persons has not been successful."
" 'Only a few arms and ammunition came up. We have not been terribly successful at it,' Mr. Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, Minister of the Interior said in answer to question from a Journalist at the Meet-The-Press Series in Accra."
"He said last week 45 shotguns and some ammunition were intercepted en route to Aflao in the Volta Region and a similar number being conveyed the Northern Region were also seized." |
CA: 2 Shot As Oakland Tries To Conquer Violence
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Two people are in the hospital Tuesday after two separate shootings.
The shootings come as city leaders try to reduce violence with a new plan tightening restrictions on the city's stolen gun law.
Oakland will now require people with older guns to report them stolen within 48 hours.
Mayor Jerry Brown is now offering financial rewards for information leading to murder convictions.
Oakland homicides have outpaced the numbers from last year.
Brown says donations from business leaders will pay for the rewards of up to $10,000 for information leading to a murder conviction. Brown says it might motivate people who are otherwise afraid to come forward.
Brown says informants will be kept anonymous. |
UK: Fighting Gun Crime
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"How much gun crime is there in the UK?"
"Gun crime has increased in recent years, including a near doubling of handgun offences since 1996, the year of the Dunblane massacre."
"In 2001-02, there were some 22,300 firearms offences, a rise of almost a third on the previous year. The number of people killed by firearms was 23." |
HI: Police say replica gun may have been altered to fire
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"The pistol a 27-year-old man is accused of drawing on a police officer yesterday may be a replica gun modified to fire real bullets."
"Honolulu Police Department spokeswoman Michelle Yu today confirmed police have sent what was initially believed to be a replica pellet air gun to its lab to determine if it is a firearm. Oliver Shawn Tela, 27, of Nanakuli was shot in the shoulder after he allegedly drew the pistol during a confrontation with a police officer in Kaimuki."
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MO: Training concealed gun applicants a big task
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"More than 60,000 Missourians are expected to apply for permits for concealed guns beginning Oct. 11. And since training is a prerequisite, the expected rush for the right to bear hidden firearms could put tremendous pressure on Missouri's firearms instructors."
"Experience elsewhere suggests there will be influx of applicants immediately after Missouri's concealed gun law takes effect -- much like the crunch to get playoff tickets to a professional sporting event or to get the hottest toy at a Christmas shopping sale."
"And experience also suggests that Missourians might encounter waiting lists for the training courses needed to qualify for concealed gun permits." |
France: Actor Guillaume Depardieu sentenced on gun charge
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"Guillaume Depardieu, actor and son of celebrated French movie star Gerard Depardieu, received a nine-month suspended prison sentence Tuesday for illegally carrying a weapon and threatening a fan with a firearm at a Normandy bar in August."
"A court in Lisieux, in France's Calvados region, where the 32-year old actor was tried last week, also imposed a EUR5000 fine and ordered the destruction of two pistols and a crossbow in Depardieu's possession. The actor will also have to compensate the victim, Daniel Bellaiche, by paying him EUR4500." |
Thailand: Thais shoot down Thaksin proposal to ban guns
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"A proposal by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to make Thailand a gun-free society over the next five to six years has met with a poor response as more than 78 per cent of Thais want the right to hold firearms to protect themselves."
"This is despite the open expression of support to ban firearms by most liberals and the media in Thailand." |
MO: State rep's office flooded with inquiries over right-to-carry decision
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Who knew carrying a concealed weapon would be this popular? Since the Missouri House of Representatives and Senate voted to override Governor Bob Holden's veto of the concealed gun law, lawmakers are being flooded with phone calls from residents asking how they can get a license. Representative Marilyn Ruestman says it will be at least 30 days before people can carry guns - and there are several regulations.
Lawmakers say it will cost about $100 to $300 dollars to apply for the license and take the safety course. |
Kenya: Illegal firearms smuggled into Kenya
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"Most of the illegal firearms used in Kenya are smuggled from neighbouring states."
"Safer Africa Director of Arms Management and Disarmament, Mr Jakkie Potgieter, said yesterday the arms get their way into the country from destabilised states."
"He said Uganda cannot account for 1.2 million arms which belonged to the Government."
"Some Ugandan government arms found their way into neighbouring states after the overthrow of successive governments." |
SD: No charges to be filed in Piedmont stabbing
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"Today Meade County investigators say an early morning stabbing in Piedmont more than a week ago was justified. Investigators say they can find no evidence to dispute 52 year-old Walter Hudelson's claim that the stabbing death of 33 year-old Jeffrey Owens was self-defense."
"Meade county sheriff Ron Merwin says Hudelson was smitten with Owens' girlfriend and wrote her a letter. Owens found the letter and became enraged. He broke into Hudelson's home with a weapon and was stabbed twice in justified self-defense." ...
"Hudelson was afraid Owens' was stalking him. Merwin also says Owen's had a pretty extensive criminal history of assaults." |
MN: Student to challenge U concealed gun prohibition
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"wo months after the Board of Regents banned guns on campus, at least one University student is working to challenge that decision."
"Fourth-year economics and business student Martin Wingard, who has a gun permit under the conceal-and-carry gun law passed by the Legislature in April, said the University’s ban is a violation of his rights." |
VA: Tech ROTC cadets set sights on gun training
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"Members of the Virginia Tech ROTC convened at the rifle range in the Thomas Jefferson National Forest last weekend to practice basic rifle marksmanship."
"The cadets focused on four fundamental areas — having steady positioning, proper trigger-squeezing, a good sight picture, and proper breathing, said Cadet Lt. Col. Jerwin Ruazol, a senior economics major."
"The basic skills will be needed once each member enters the army." |
FL: Burglars Get Away With Several Assault Rifles
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"The burglars then used a heavy chain or rope attached to one of the cars to rip open the security iron bars that protected the front door."
"The burglars triggered the shop's alarm system, and deputies were immediately dispatched to the area."
"By the time deputies arrived, the suspects were gone, along with 14 AR-15s and three AK-47s."
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CA: DA drops charges in shooting
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FAIRFIELD -- "Five days after being arrested on murder charges, four men learned Monday prosecutors will not be charging them for the gang-related shooting death of Sean Hitoshi Wai." ...
"Three of the suspects resided at a Marina Boulevard home that had been the recent target of vandalism in the days before the shooting with telephone and power lines being cut and graffiti being spray-painted on outside walls." ...
"...two suspects involved in the gunfight are still being sought."
"Neighbors reported shots rang out around 5 p.m. when four men forced their way into the home. The running gun battle continued for several minutes as people fled the house into the streets, shooting at each other while hiding behind cars." |
Something Evil This Way Comes
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"I can feel it, taste it, smell it.
Makes the skin crawl, all the way to the bone.
Bearing down on America and the world.
Like the Black Plague, only worse this time.
Feels like, the hand that switched on the Nazi ovens.
Something Evil, This Way Comes." ...
"Our rights, once carved in stone, all taken.
Government man tells you, all you need to know.
Where once proud, now the head is held low.
Trading rights away, for privileges. Rape for freedom.
No constitutional rights in our courts, what's wrong fool?
Something Wicked, This Way Comes."
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