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SAF, NRA ASK FEDERAL COURT TO HALT NEW ORLEANS GUN SEIZURES
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BATON ROUGE, LA (Sept. 22) The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and National Rifle Association (NRA) joined with individual gun owners in Louisiana Thursday morning, filing a motion in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana seeking a temporary restraining order to stop authorities in and around the City of New Orleans from seizing firearms from private citizens in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Gun Maker Protection In Danger
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"'We're going to hit them right where it hurts -- in their bank accounts -- and we won't stop hitting until they stop flooding our streets with guns.'" --Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, leading proponent of the 'bankrupt the gun industry' movement."

"This quote demonstrates the rabid zealotry that exists in the anti-gun community. It also shows why it's so important for Congress to enact good legislation ..."

"Rep. Marilyn Musgrave has introduced H.R. 800 to do just that. The bill has already garnered broad support. Unlike the Senate version (S. 397), H.R. 800 is a CLEAN bill that will protect gun makers and sellers without punishing gun owners." ...

"Unfortunately, the NRA management is still supporting S. 397, even though it has gun control attached ..." ...

LA: Neighbors tell of gun battles after the storm
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"After the storm came the carjackers and burglars. Then came the gun battles and the chemical explosions that shook the restored Victorians in New Orleans' Algiers Point neighborhood."

"'The hurricane was a breeze compared with the crime and terror that followed,' said Gregg Harris, a psychotherapist who lives in the battered area."

"After the storm, the neighborhood association had to act as law enforcement and emergency response unit as city services collapsed and the police force was unable to protect them." ...

LA: Lawmaker cautions against eminent domain in rebuilding -- Maxine Waters sees threat to poor blacks in New Orleans
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... "'We have to watch the redevelopment in New Orleans for a lot of reasons, and one of them is to make sure that the shadow government of the rich and the powerful does not end up abusing eminent domain to take property that belongs to poor people in order to get them out of the city,' Waters said." ...
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Submitter's Note: Excellent opportunity to bring the liberty message outside the liberty community by bonding with our fellow Americans on this issue. [Shameless plug]: "Reaching Out To Other Constituencies" is a topic at the 20th Annual Gun Right Policy Conference, Los Angeles.

It's one whale of an opportunity to hear from us.

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Receives Military Pistol Order
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"Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (Amex: SWB - News), parent company of Smith & Wesson Corp., the legendary 153-year old company in the global business of safety, security, protection and sport, announced that it has secured an order from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Armament Command ('TACOM') to provide 12,000 pistols for shipment to the Afghanistan Border Patrol. The order, which was received yesterday and is valued at approximately $3.4 million, is scheduled to ship in its entirety by December 2005." ...

The Anti-Liberty, Anti-Household Make Their Move.
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"'We were the ones defending the neighborhood when you took a powder. Now youre taking our guns?' This is the puzzled disbelief of New Orleans homeowners evacuating their homes while surrendering their weapons to an armed mix of U.S. Marshals, Police and Military the week of September 9th."

"A gun confiscation baffled me, and put up a red flag."

"At first, the evacuation sounded like the set-up for an immense land grab ... On this, we shall see."

"But gun confiscation is immediate and in many ways worse: a trial balloon to see how the public everywhere will react to disarming law-abiding citizens while they are weary and still in shock, further evidence on how America doesnt care about poor folks, right? ..." ...

REVIEW: Two Films Take Aim at the Weapons Culture. . .
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"The danger of guns is the subject of two new movies. Lord of War, directed by the New Zealander Andrew Niccol, opened last week. Dear Wendy, directed by the Dane Thomas Vinterberg, begins rolling out in limited release on Friday."

"But Niccol and Vinterberg say their films are not about controlling guns -- they're more about how guns control us." ...

"Both men credit Michael Moore's 2002 documentary Bowling for Columbine for bringing gun-control issues to the screen." ...

COMMENTARY: Guns, Road Rage, and Eighteen-Wheelers
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"On Thursday, September 15th I came fairly close to being a corpse. . . Suffice it to say that it happened very near to where I live in Mississippi." ...

"... The guy on the 4-wheeler swerved in front of me and began waving his arms and cursing at me. I was both surprised and highly irritated, but I slowed and returned to the right lane ..." ...

"... I gave him a rather dismissive middle finger as I was easing by. That's when the gun came out ..." ...

"... The liberal thinking process doesn't question the initial knee-jerk reaction. It runs with it, builds upon it, and eventually ends up with a non-solution to a non-problem. ..." ...

MI: Ruling limits role of gun boards
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To the Ottawa County Gun Board, Joe Heindlmeyer was a time bomb they worried might explode.

As a 20-year-old in 1989, the Holland resident threatened to blow himself up with a homemade pipe bomb in a desperate act doctors attributed to clinical depression.

Those mental-health issues, which never reappeared, made him a risk for having a concealed handgun, the gun board told him three years ago in denying a concealed weapons permit.

FL: Appeals court refuses to overturn former deputy's life sentence
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"A state appeals court has refused to overturn the life prison sentences of former Collier County sheriff's Lt. Roy Kipp, who was convicted in 2002 of killing his wife and another deputy, his former partner."

"The 2nd District Court of Appeal, based in Lakeland, issued its decision, called a per curiam opinion, without any written ruling addressing the merits of Kipp's appeal."

"Kipp, 48, was convicted of double murder and armed burglary and sentenced to three life terms after a weeklong trial moved from Naples to Punta Gorda in Charlotte County because of extensive media publicity." ...

KY: Oldham deputy's personal gun found in middle of road
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"John Ward found something unusual in the road on his way home from work Sept. 8: a pistol, still in its holster and with a round in the chamber."

"Ward, who described himself as unfamiliar with handguns, said he took the pistol to his home in northern Oldham County and called 911, which dispatched a county police officer to pick it up."

"It turned out that the gun, a .40-caliber Glock semiautomatic, belongs to Oldham County Sheriff's Deputy Scott Priddy, who has been with the department for about a year. It wasn't a department-issued weapon, Chief Deputy Ron Jones said." ...

MI: Gun bills are the logical extension to state CCW law
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"The usual advice about shooting a burglar is to make it look like an attack on your life if you want to avoid a murder charge. Several new bills introduced in the Legislature will save you the trouble of pushing the body back through the window."

"An expanded interpretation of the legal use of deadly force by civilians is the logical extension of Michigan's five-year-old carrying concealed weapons (CCW) law. A similar measure has successfully been passed and signed into law in Florida. Gun control advocates hope to stop the momentum here." ...
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Submitter's Note: For anyone out there who may use deadly force in self-defense, please, please, please, do NOT tamper with evidence!

OH: AP glosses erroroneous report with 'major change' headline (BFA)
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"Just four days after Associated Press reporter John McCarthy published an error-filled story claiming that, when introduced, Rep. Aslanides' weeping firearms law reform legislation would 'hide lists of gun permit-holders', the news service has published a follow-up story that glosses over the error." ...

"But as Buckeye Firearms Association had reported hours before the original botched story, Aslanides' draft legislation did not contain language that the AP had reported. Rather than correct his error, the writer simply claims the legislation marks a 'major change' from what he had originally reported." ...

UK: Gun crimes doubles in a year Submitted by: jhvg	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
GUN crime in Islington has more than doubled since last year. To date this year there have been 68 reported crimes involving firearms compared to just 28 during the same period in 2004. Half were robberies and of those 16 involved people being shot.

FL: Woman Calls 911 Before She Is Killed
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Police say an 18-year-old Broward County woman used her cell phone to call 911 for help Monday night, but by the time officers arrived, she had been killed.

Sunrise police said when officer arrived at the apartment building at 5990 N.W. 19th St. just after midnight, Christine Myers was lying dead in a hallway.

Police arrested up 26-year-old Edward Mosie Howard on Tuesday.

Investigators said Myers and Howard knew each other, but investigators said they don't know a motive for the killing.

Howard made his first court appearance Wednesday. He is being held without bond on murder and sexual assault charges. Police said he also has a no-bond hold for a probation violation.

Police have not said how Myers was killed.

VA: Hanover County gun club under fire
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"A private gun club in western Hanover County has found itself on the defensive after neighbors' complaints triggered an inspection and notice of violation by county officials."

"Some residents near Cavalier Rifle & Pistol Club say activity and noise from the 40-year-old outdoor shooting range has increased in recent years. They also worry about possible lead pollution and traffic generated by the facility." ...

NV: Two men shot while breaking into Henderson home
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"Police say a 42 year old Henderson man shot and wounded two cousins after the pair broke into his house."

"Police were called to the house ... about 8 p.m. Monday. Police say the men broke into the home and several shots were fired. The men fled the area but were apprehended."

"24 year old Joey Bolden and 25 year old Tyrone Delmarlo Bolden were taken to University Medical Center, where they were treated for gunshot wounds. ..."

"Police say the incident remains under investigation but the shooting appears to be self defense."

TN: Man reports catching burglary suspect
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"A Morristown man faces criminal charges after the owner of an automobile sales lot told authorities he caught the man burglarizing his business, detaining the intruder at gunpoint while notify authorities." ...

"According to Hawkins County Sheriff Warren Rimer, at approximately 5:30 p.m. Sunday the owner of S & S Auto Sales, Harold Steele, reportedly caught Holt breaking into his business, which is located near the Poor Valley bridge."

"The sheriff said Steel observed Holt attempting to take several items from the business, including a heavy duty vacuum cleaner."

"'Mr. Steele told our officers he came out with a pistol and pointed it at Holt and ordered him to freeze while he then called 911,' Rimer said." ...

SD: How far is too far for self-defense?
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"Kenneth Holicky woke up to the sound of glass shattering early Saturday morning in the South Dakota lodge where he lives."

"Because he was afraid, the owner of Circle K Resort on Lake Traverse grabbed his shotgun before stepping outside his bedroom, said the countys sheriff."

"There Holicky saw the silhouette of a person trying to enter the attached bar. He pointed the shotgun at the person and pulled the trigger."

"By the time the sun came up, two teenagers had been taken to area hospitals with gunshot wounds."

"The case begs the question: When is it appropriate for homeowners to take matters into their own hands?" ...

OK: Some 6,000 weapons missing from museum
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"State auditors say some six-thousand weapons are missing from the JM Davis Arms and Historical Museum in Claremore and some have been found at crime scenes."

"State Auditor Jeff McMahan says when the state-owned museum was founded in the 1960s its inventory listed more than 20,000 firearms and related items. He says there are now only about 14,000." [emphasis added]

"And McMahan says he's heard one missing gun was found at a crime scene in New York and another at a crime scene in Muskogee. And Claremore Police Chief Mickey Perry says a machine gun from the museum was found in Maine in November."

"Museum director Duane Kyler denies any guns are missing." ...
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Submitter's Note: But only government agencies are responsible enough to be trusted with guns.

OH: Bill would allow gun-permit holders to keep names private
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"A bill making changes to a law that allows Ohioans to carry hidden guns was introduced on Tuesday with a major departure: a procedure to allow permit holders to keep their name from the media."

"Applicants would be able to sign a sworn statement saying the release of their personal information could lead to a criminal attack and prevent authorities from releasing their name."

"Sponsoring Rep. Jim Aslanides, a Coshocton Republican, last week proposed withholding the lists altogether but allowing reporters to ask the issuing sheriff if a person had a permit to carry a hidden gun. He said backers decided the new language would be more 'practical because public safety is at stake.' His bill has 46 cosponsors." ...

TN: Student brings unloaded gun to his school in Dyer
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"A Gibson County High School student was sent home Monday after bringing an unloaded gun to school. There will be a hearing Thursday morning to decide the student's punishment."

"Principal Bo Booth said he was very concerned about the incident."

"Booth said the Dyer Police Department contacted him Monday to inform him that a student might have a gun on school grounds." ...

"Officers arrived at the school and 'found the gun in a gym bag and secured it,' he said."

"Booth said the gun was an unloaded .22 pistol."

"He declined comment on the student's motive for having the gun at school." ...

India: Raid in Jail Once Again Exposes Criminal-Jail Official Nexus
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"The police in Patna, in a raid conducted in Beur Jail on Tuesday, recovered a large number of banned items ... Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kundan Krishnan said."

"The raids were conducted on early Tuesday morning after the police received information about some prisoners running their extortion business from their jail cells."

"Nine mobile phones, ten TV sets, a small amount of ganja, SIM cards, Rs. 16,000 in cash, a country-made pistol, a dozen battery-chargers, nearly half-a-dozen knives were among some of the items seized ..."

"The SSP said the security officials at the jail were believed to be in collusion with the criminals and their roles would be scrutinized for any lapse in security." ...

Australia: Porsche owner fights off armed carjackers
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"Carjackers are back on the prowl in Sydney's eastern suburbs with a Porsche owner attacked by armed bandits outside his home in Vaucluse last night."

"The thieves - one armed with a pistol - left empty handed when the Porsche owner refused to obey their demands."

"The 30-year-old man was parking his 2005-model silver Porsche Carrera at his home on New South Head Road about 8pm when the two men demanded his car keys."

"The pair kicked and punched the man but were unable to pry the keys from him and they ran away."

"The owner was taken to St Vincent's Hospital and treated for facial injuries." ...