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Nicki F: Hypocrites with keyboards
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"Laura S. Washington has penned another sad, pathetic, drooling diatribe against gun owners. We're well-organized, able to mount a rapid response, and apparently, we're mostly 'white men from suburban and rural areas.'"

"I would beg to differ with that assessment, and I'm sure so would Kenn Blanchard and thousands of other intelligent, law-abiding African American men who understand the importance of freedom."

"Apparently, Laura's ignorance just doesn't end. A few weeks ago, I wrote her a pretty polite letter explaining the glaring errors and twisted facts in her column. I got nothing but a canned response about how she appreciates my taking the time to write." ...

Are we going back to the Post Ban days or worse?
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"Tomorrow we will be receiving 28 Maine Lobsters overnighted from Bushmaster. This is a promotion that they have done for quite a few years, but we have never got this many. Who do I have to thank for this...none other than Carolyn McCarthy D-NY. We have sold more so-called 'assault weapons' than we have standard rifles this year with the new and improved Assault Weapons Ban, which is looming, that was introduced by McCarthy."

"A common saying a decade ago in a gun shop was; there has never been better gun salesman than Bill Clinton. With his frivolous Assault Weapons Ban that was supposed to reduce crime, I am still trying to figure out how a banning a bayonet lug reduced crime. ..." ...

Bill on Gun Restrictions Bogged Down
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"A bill inspired by the Virginia Tech shootings is bogged down by objections over funding and who should be barred from buying a firearm."

"The bill would tighten requirements for states to share gun purchasers' mental health information with the federal government."

"Majority Democrats in the Senate were poised as early as this past Monday to bring the bill to a vote until Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., objected."

"Coburn says he has concerns that billions of dollars of new spending in the bill is not paid for by cuts in other programs. And he says the bill does not pay for appeals by veterans or other Americans who feel they have been wrongly barred from buying a gun." ...

Senate Considers Bush's ATF Nominee
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... "Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., who chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, lauded Sullivan's 'distinguished career in public service.'"

"Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., introduced Sullivan at the hearing, praising both his professional abilities and his character."

"'It is a job that he's proven more than qualified and capable of performing,' Kerry said."

"Sullivan also faced some grilling from Kennedy and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., about whether the ATF would be willing to release more gun tracing data, a move the senators said could help state and local law agencies fight gun crime."

"Sullivan said there has been confusion about what data ATF could share, but he said he hopes ATF will provide more data." ...

Smith & Wesson Holding initiated with "strong buy"
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"Analysts at Wedbush Morgan initiate coverage of Smith & Wesson Holding Corp ... with a 'strong buy' rating. The 12-month target price is set to $26."

"In a research note published this morning, the analysts mention that the company has been gaining share in the pistols market, with the highly successful launch of the landmark M&P series of polymer pistols in January last year. ... The company has launched several products to expand its footprint in the $1.1 billion long-gun industry, which it entered into early last year, Wedbush Morgan adds. Smith & Wesson Holding is the frontrunner to win a US military contract, which could be worth $300-$500 million over the next several years, according to the analysts."

UT: Gun advocates claim they are not 'nuts.'
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"The Second Amendment Students of Utah want to change what they call myths about firearms."

"'The biggest (misconception) is people who think that anyone who would like to have a gun is kind of nuts -- an unintelligent hillbilly,' said Brent Tenney, president of the club."

"Clark Aposhian, chair of Utah Shooting Sports Council ... also disagrees with this stereotype."

"'The students are passionate, intelligent and well versed on the subject,' Aposhian said. 'They're a group primarily concerned with the self-defense aspects of a student's life.'"

"The group sparked controversy on campus by placing firearm replicas on a table the day Morgan Spurlock's upcoming documentary about guns on campus was being filmed ..." ...

St. John's Campus Lockdown: Man With Rifle Arrested
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"What is with these people not following clearly stated policy?"

"The following actions are considered violations of the Student Code of Conduct and are subject to disciplinary action:"

"30. Weapons and ExplosivesPossession, display, use or distribution of any weapon such as a firearm, knife, blackjack, stun gun, etc., or any item used as a weapon or of such a nature that it is intended for use as a weapon or violent purposes, except with expressed University authorization, on University-owned or controlled property or at University-sponsored functions." ...

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"Most Americans understand it takes an extra chromosome to run for President, but there are some limits on odd behavior. Which makes us wonder what Rudy Giuliani was thinking last Friday when he accepted, and even flaunted, a phone call from his wife Judith in the middle of his speech to the National Rifle Association." ...

Giuliani Bobs and Weaves on Gun Control Record
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"Rudy Giuliani had a monumental task last Friday. Going before the NRA, Giuliani wanted to alleviate gun owners' fears that he would take away their ability to use guns to defend themselves."

"Some media suggested an even more lofty goal: 'it is possible that the NRA would endorse Giuliani.'"

"Surely Giuliani said many comforting things. He talked about the Second Amendment protecting individual rights. And he now disavows the lawsuits against the gun makers-- something that he himself initiated, but that he says went off course and went in directions with which he disagreed." ...

Rudy: Why I like guns
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"Rudy Giuliani yesterday cited 9/11 to justify his conversion from ardent gun-control advocate to supporter of citizens' rights to bear arms."

"'You have to look at all these issues in light of the different concerns that now exist - which is terrorism - the terrorists' war on us,' the GOP presidential front-runner said in an interview with The Associated Press." ...

"'Rudy used to be a straight shooter,' said Paul Helmke, head of the pro-gun control Brady Campaign."

"'Rudy has learned the wrong lesson. Since Sept. 11, there's even a stronger argument to be made to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of criminals,' Helmke said."

Catos Letters, No. 55 - "That right which, in the state of nature, every man had", Dec. 2, 1721
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"...That right which, in the state of nature, every man had, of repelling and revenging injuries, in such a manner as every man thought best, is transferred to the magistrate, when political societies are formed, and magistracy established..."

"...It is a most wicked and absurd position, to say, that a whole people can ever be in such a situation, as not to have a right to defend and preserve themselves..."

"...then, by all the laws of nature and self-preservation, as well as by the municipal laws of every country in the world, every man was at liberty to seize him how he could, and to kill him if he resisted, or ran away..."

Catos Letters, No. 59 - "The right of the magistrate arises only from the right of private men to defend themselves, to repel injuries", Dec 30, 1721
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"...All governments, under whatsoever form they are administered, ought to be administered for the good of the society; when they are otherwise administered, they cease to be government, and become usurpation. This being the end of all government, even the most despotick have this limitation to their authority..."

"...The right of the magistrate arises only from the right of private men to defend themselves, to repel injuries, and to punish those who commit them..."

"...every man must take that side which he thinks most for the publick good, or choose any proper measures for his own security . . . no submission can be due to that which is not; and the laws of nature and self-preservation must take place, where there are no other..."

IL: Intoxicated officer won't be charged
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"Illinois State Police have declined to further investigate a Bloomington police lieutenant for allegedly responding to an armed standoff last month while intoxicated."

"But the Police Benevolent & Protective Association, which demanded earlier this month that the incident involving Lt. Tim Stanesa be scrutinized by an outside agency, believes the request made of state police detectives was designed to prevent a thorough investigation."

"'It's all in the way you ask the question and what you ask for,' Eric Poertner, union representative for Unit 21 of the PB&PA, said Tuesday. 'Not one single officer who came forward to me with this stuff has been questioned by anybody.'" ...

FL: Officer charged with drug trafficking
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Detectives have charged a corrections officer with drug trafficking.

They say 24-year-old Kevin Rix smuggled drugs into the Largo Road Prison and sold them to inmates.

Rix was charged with unlawful compensation, introducing contraband into a prison system, and trafficking in cocaine.

"We are determined not to have the integrity of the department undermined by this sort of individual," said Department of Corrections Secretary James R. McDonough."

FL: PBC school district police officer charged with attempted rape
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"A Palm Beach County School Board police officer was arrested over the weekend and charged with attempted rape and kidnapping after being accused of handcuffing a woman he knew and trying to force his way with her."

"The victim, an adult whose name was not released by police due to the nature of the crime, told police that Officer Todd Dockswell, 37, attacked her after asking her to come to his office to assist him with a project, according to the police report."

"Dockswell is a family friend of the victim and her brother, according to the report. ..." ...

TX: Trial of Pasadena police officer begins today
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"Testimony began Tuesday in the trial of a Pasadena police officer charged with deadly conduct after firing his gun at least three times at a man last March while he was off duty."

"Charged with a Class A misdemeanor, Pasadena police officer Marcus Justin Kacz faces up to one year in jail and a $5,000 fine if convicted."

"Kacz is at least the fourth Pasadena officer prosecuted on criminal charges since 2006."

"The trial in Criminal Court at Law No. 1 is happening at a time when two other Pasadena officers are being investigated for their part in the July 21 death of Pedro Gonzales Jr. after he was arrested on a resisting arrest charge." ...

FL: Hearing For Cop Charged In K-9's Death Postponed
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"The hearing for a 27-year veteran of the Miami-Dade Police Department accused of kicking his K-9 partner to death has been postponed until Dec. 17."

"Sgt. Allen Cockfield was expected in court Monday. He is charged with animal cruelty and an offense against a police dog." ...

"The charges stem from an incident in which a 4-year-old K-9 named Duke collapsed June 7, 2006, during training. ..."

"... Duke had barked when he wasn't supposed to during a training exercise. ... The source said that after Duke barked, Cockfield 'lost it' and kicked the dog several times." ...

"At least six fellow officers filed reports claiming they saw Cockfield kick the dog. His attorney denies the accusation."

Canada: Border guards flunking shooting lessons
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"They wanted to carry guns, but one in five Canadian border guards have been flunking their shooting lessons."

"'Eventually, they will be armed. But not everyone is going to qualify,' said Marie-Claire Coupal of Windsor, fourth national vice-president of the Customs and Excise Union, adding that the 20-per-cent failure rate applied across the board."

"Coupal said part of the reason 20 per cent of trainees have been flunking out is the relatively short firearm training period of three weeks ..." ...

"Union national president Ron Moran said that last Friday, 24 out of 28 trainees qualified on their first try, reflecting changes made in the training program after the initial failure rates were noticed. ..." ...

Canada: City police officer charged with impaired driving
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A city police officer has been charged with impaired driving in connection to a Sept. 20 car crash in which a car slammed into a tree.

Police said today the single vehicle accident happened at about 12:52 a.m. at the intersection of Bison Drive and Markham Road.

An off-duty officer was arrested.

Derek Zaporzan, 22, is charged with have care and control of a motor vehicle while impaired and have care and control over the .08 blood-alcohol limit.

Zaporzan has been a police officer for one-year-and-a-half. His employment status is currently under review.

UT: No More Gun Permits for Foreigners
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"Utah has stopped issuing concealed-gun permits to foreigners because of the rising number of applicants and the difficulty of conducting background checks."

"'Utah had become the state of choice for people who did not live in the United States but wanted to carry a gun in the country,' said Richard Wyss, attorney at the Utah Bureau of Criminal Investigation. State authorities 'became alarmed,' he told lawmakers Tuesday." ...

NY: Giuliani under the gun (three letters) Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Thank you, Rudy Giuliani, for realizing that the private ownership of firearms by good citizens is not, and has never been, the problem ("Bad Call by Rude Rudy," Sept 22)." "Criminals are, and will always be, the root cause of crime in our cities. An armed citizenry helps law enforcement curb crime." ...

ND: Keeping those who serve at home safe
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"In response to Gary Berube's Sept. 23 letter ('Second Amendment must be protected'), people should take a look at what Berube says and what the actual bills presented are."

"... HR256 'could' send a person to prison for having a weapon stolen from them. Writers should, please, fill in what the bill actually says 'will' send a person to prison - if people fail to have their firearms properly secured, would be my bet. The bill on body armor-piercing ammunition would not end high-powered rifle hunting. Game animals do not wear body armor, so this ammunition is not needed for hunting them." ...

OH: Exposed: Ohio anti-gunners' 2004 & 2005 IRS returns
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... "As I revealed in 2005 ... [the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence] can't hide everything about where its anti-gun funding comes from. OCAGV is required to turn in an IRS Form 990 each year, which becomes a public record."

"It was not yet available to me when I published that first analysis of the sources of its anti-gun funding, but they had already filed the Form 990 for OCAGV's second full year of operation (2004). So imagine my curiosity when I discovered that they had filed an Amended 2004 form soon after the cat was out of the bag - after it was revealed that someone was watching - and that they filed a second Amended 2004 return several months later." ...

UT: Utah's concealed-weapon licenses are no longer easy to acquire abroad
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"Though Utah's concealed-gun permit has won the hearts of self-defense advocates nationwide - about half the permits are issued to residents of other states - an emergency change in rules will keep it from becoming equally popular around the globe."

"A legislative committee learned Tuesday that about 1,000 citizens of foreign countries have earned Utah's wallet identification card signifying they can pack a gun out of sight in Utah and any of 30 U.S. states that have a reciprocity agreement with Utah."

"The foreign Utah permit carriers came from countries including Japan, Colombia, Mongolia, Switzerland, Mexico, and Germany. More than 400 of Utah's permits are carried by Canadians." ...

UK: Boys shot as Brown cracks down on gun crime
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"A teenager has been charged with shooting at police in Liverpool and two others were hurt after being fired at in Manchester, just days after Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced new powers to tackle gun violence."

"Manchester and Liverpool were last week identified as 'hotspot' cities for gun crime, alongside Birmingham and London. Between them they account for most shootings and gun deaths, the Home Office says."

"Greater Manchester Police appealed for witnesses on Wednesday after two boys, aged 12 and 15, were injured in a drive-by shooting in the Fallowfield area."

"They were taken to hospital with only minor injuries after a car pulled up and opened fire on Lloyd Street late on Tuesday." ...