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Judge Issues Restraining Order Against New Orleans Gun Seizures
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CNSNews.com) - A federal judge Friday issued a temporary restraining order on behalf of two Second Amendment rights groups ending the seizure of firearms from citizens in and around New Orleans.
U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey issued the restraining order against those named in a lawsuit brought by the Second Amendment Foundation and the National Rifle Association, which include New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and Police Chief Edwin Compass III.
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Update: Second Amendment Upheld in NOLA
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The district court judge in Louisiana has issued an injunction against the random seizures of private property in the NOLA area following hurricane Katrina. The city police department and mayor have been ordered under a temporary restraining order to cease confiscations of lawfully owned firearms from people not accused of any crime. |
Groups call arms seizures 'arbitrary'
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Two national gun rights groups yesterday joined individual Louisiana gun owners in a federal lawsuit to stop authorities from confiscating firearms from private citizens in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) and the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, seeking a temporary restraining order to halt the seizures of guns from law-abiding citizens. They described the confiscations as "arbitrary," "without warrant or probable cause" and thus "illegal."
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Disaster Can’t Destroy Gun Rights
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National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre slammed New Orleans authorities Monday for seizing legal firearms from lawful residents.
"What we’ve seen in Louisiana - the breakdown of law and order in the aftermath of disaster - is exactly the kind of situation where the Second Amendment was intended to allow citizens to protect themselves, " LaPierre said.
"When law enforcement isn’t available, Americans turn to the one right that protects all the others - the right to keep and bear arms," LaPierre said. "This attempt to repeal the Second Amendment should be condemned."
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Wild West gun man
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Dimitri Vassilaros' column taking New Orleans to task for confiscating the firearms of law-abiding citizens was spot-on, as the British say ("Big Easy hard on gun rights," Sept. 18 and TribLIVE.com).
I ask that someone, anyone, please explain to me this bizarre notion that it somehow is wrong for the law-abiding to protect themselves from the lawless.
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The Answer: Armed Citizens
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The Medford, Oregon Mail Tribune ran my letter
for Friday, September 23rd titled, "The Answer:
Armed Citizens." This can be accessed and read
online at www.mailtribune.com. Click on Opinion.
Then go to "Letters to the Editor" for Friday,
Sept. 23rd. Submitted by James A. Farmer of
Ashland, Oregon. |
Want My Gun? Come and Take it
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The one thing liberals and conservatives have been able to agree on with regard to the Katrina disaster is that the government stinks.
The Mayor of New Orleans stinks, Governor Blanco stinks, and the federal government's response was also quite unpleasant to our olfactory senses.
But the crazy thing about government is that no matter how badly they destroy everything they touch, the solution is always the same: more government, more regulation, and more restrictions on individual liberty.
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Idaho lab creates new shotgun
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Police and military officers will soon be able to use a single gun to break down doors and detain suspects during hostage rescues or drug raids, thanks to a new weapon the Idaho National Laboratory designed. About five engineers at INL created the Breaching Shotgun — a rifle and shotgun in one — that law enforcement officials and military personnel can easily use to blast through a door and fire like a rifle at the same time. |
Cautious firefighters douse gun-shop blaze
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Fire officials are investigating how a Newville gun shop caught fire Thursday evening, sending a slew of local crews to the scene.
The shop, Farwell's Gun Shop, of the 1700 block of Walnut Bottom Road (Route 174), caught fire after 8 p.m. Thursday.
It took crews 30 to 45 minutes to get the two-alarm blaze under control, Penn Township Fire Chief Dennis Shoff said.
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Free gun locks, tips offered
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If the answer is yes, a national firearm safety promotion is aimed at you.
Project ChildSafe will be in Billings this weekend handing out free gun locks and information about how to store firearms safely.
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OH: Public accountability needed for gun law
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State lawmakers should reject a new move to amend a critical element of Ohio's concealed-carry weapons law. If they won't, then Gov. Taft should remain steadfast in demanding public accountability and media access to the lists of concealed gun permit holders.
Under a proposed bill by state Rep. Jim Aslanides, R-Coshocton, an applicant for a concealed weapon can sign a sworn statement saying the release of their personal information could lead to a criminal attack and prevent authorities from releasing their name.
Advocates of changing this law have as many bullets in their guns as they do stances on this issue. Their new argument contradicts their passionate plea for a concealed gun law.
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MI: Young Michigan hunters get the woods to themselves
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SHELBY TOWNSHIP -- Philip Robtoy this weekend will become the latest in a long string of Robtoy men to sling a rifle across his shoulder and trek into the woods of northern Michigan in search of the perfect buck.
"I've been anxious to get my first deer," said the 14-year-old Shelby Township resident, who will hunt whitetail deer for the first time this weekend. "It's a huge generational thing in my family. If I have a son, I'll teach him all the things my dad taught me."
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Stillwater Firearms' bowling pin shooting match October 8-9
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Stillwater Firearms Association's final Bowling Pin Shooting Match of the 2005 season will be held Oct. 8-9 at the Fernley Hills Shooting Range located in the Reno-Fernley Raceway complex 4.6 miles south of Fernley. There are two divisions: "Limited" and "Unlimited." The Limited Division is comprised of four classes: Master, "A", "B", and "C." Any centerfire handgun with open sights is allowed. In the Unlimited Division, centerfire handguns with optical sights are allowed and all shooters compete with each other. First, second, and third place trophies will be awarded for each division and class.
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Gun charge nets 37-mo. prison term
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An articulate college graduate with an "alarming criminal history" who was arrested in Helena for being a felon with a firearm vowed Thursday that he's going to be so law abiding in the future that he won't even get a parking ticket.
But that promise didn't stop U.S. District Court Senior Judge Charles Lovell from sentencing Derek Campbell to 37 months in prison, which is the maximum term recommended under sentencing guidelines.
"Your criminal history is about as high … as the score goes. You're clear off the chart," Lovell said. "And there are some seven convictions that weren't even counted due to their date.
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PA: Police Injure 2 People While Shooting Dog
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Two people were wounded by police gunfire in North Philadelphia Thursday night.
Police called for backup after encountering a vicious dog scene in the 2100 block of West Tioga.
Two officers pulled their guns and began firing, NBC 10 reported.
As they shot the dog, the bullets also hit the two people.
Submitters note: "But we are experts on safe handling of firearms." |
Public accountability needed for gun law
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State lawmakers should reject a new move to amend a critical element of Ohio's concealed-carry weapons law. If they won't, then Gov. Taft should remain steadfast in demanding public accountability and media access to the lists of concealed gun permit holders. Under a proposed bill by state Rep. Jim Aslanides, R-Coshocton, an applicant for a concealed weapon can sign a sworn statement saying the release of their personal information could lead to a criminal attack and prevent authorities from releasing their name. |
Public accountability needed...over the rabid anti-gun media
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The Willoughby News-Herald has published an editorial opposing HB347, which would prevent certain CHL-holders from having their names published in the media.
Quotes from the editorial:
"These gun advocates don't fear criminals. Rather, they fear public accountability. If concealed gun permit holders can't deal with this scrutiny, they should turn in their weapons."
Our response:
"The News-Herald speaks of public accountability. Please list for your readers each and every instance in the last year where you have ended a crime story with “and the crack-head did not have a license to carry a concealed handgun.” Just what sort of accountability are you talking about, if you do not even take this most logical step in your reporting?" |
Denver detective accused of pulling gun in rage case
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A Denver police detective is in hot water after he allegedly pulled a gun on a Jefferson County family in a road-rage incident last month.
Detective Michael Ryan, assigned to the vice and narcotics bureau, is under investigation for felony menacing. He's working a desk job until the case is sorted out by Jefferson County authorities.
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Gun violence continues to plague The City
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Despite promises from city officials to crack down on violent crime, gun violence is still permeating The City, with nine murders in September to date, more than in any other month this year.
According to city officials, the majority of gun violence is directly related to gang activity in two of The City's neighborhoods — Western Addition and Bayview-Hunters Point.
Residents say the shooters are becoming bolder, striking in daylight and bringing their gang battles into people's homes, places of business, and in one case this week, onto a Muni bus.
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Jamacia: Have gun - will kill!
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In times of war on the battlefield, people otherwise known for normal behaviour, have turned to savagery and become wanton unjustified killers. The Mai Lai massacre of the Vietnam war where a young officer of the US army slaughtered non-combatant women and children is one such example. There are many other examples in which the environment of widespread killings appears to provide a general licence to kill with little, if any, rhyme or reason. It would seem, to borrow a line from Shakespeare, "on such a sea are we now afloat" in Jamaica. Like uninhibited soldiers cut loose on the battlefield, our local gunmen appear to be more than simply trigger-happy.
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Philipines:Guns weapons of choice in frat, gang war
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Of the fraternity and gang-related incidents in Cebu’s towns, only one did not involve guns.
Because of this, Cebu Provincial Police Director Vicente Loot is not ready to back down from his earlier statements calling for the declaration of Alpha Kappa Rho (Akrho) and Tau Gamma Phi as criminal groups.
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