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Study: 1.7M Kids Live With Loaded Guns
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"About 1.7 million U.S. children live in homes that have loaded and unlocked guns, according to what is described as the first comprehensive survey of gun storage in homes across the country."

"The study, published Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics, found that 2.5 percent of children live in homes with loaded and unsecured firearms. Estimates from the early 1990s had put the percentage at 10 percent. The new results suggest a decline, but that doesn't mean there's cause for celebration, said Catherine Okoro, a study author." ...

AZ: 36% of AZ's adults keep firearms at home (a local view)
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"About 1.7 million U.S. children, including about 109,000 in Arizona, live in homes with loaded, unlocked firearms, according to the largest survey ever done on home weapons storage, out today in the Pediatrics online journal www.pediatrics.org." ...

"The "Pediatrics" report says that of 1,400 children and teens shot to death in 2002, about 90 percent were home when it happened." ...
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KABA Note: According to the CDC's WISQARS website of those 1436 0 to 17 year olds, 872 were homicides, 423 were suicides (neither of which are susceptible to 'safe storage' laws) and 115 were unintentional.

Next Bush Pick Could Steer Court to Right
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"President Bush's next pick for the Supreme Court, not his choice of Judge John Roberts as chief justice, could be the nomination that gives conservatives a firm grip on the court."

"If he chooses a hardline judicial conservative to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Bush could set off a feverish partisan battle in the Senate."

"But the president's weakening political standing could compel him to nominate a more moderate conservative less likely to draw fire from liberal opponents." ...

What Michael Moore and Liberals Dont (and Will Never) Understand About the Second Amendment
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"Some of the most heartening tales coming out of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are the tales of Americans standing up and taking responsibility for their own safety and survival ..."

"The Washington Post reports that ... the local neighborhood watch is keeping an armed night watch to prevent looters from invading the neighborhood. Following the looting of the local Dollar Store, neighbors who very rarely spoke to each other, got together to protect their own. Theyre not going out hunting down anyone; theyre just camping out at their houses with their constitutionally protected firearms preventing the roving bands of criminals from destroying their peaceful middle class neighborhood." ...

Critic-at-Arms: BREAKDOWN
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... "I have already heard from one group of nurses asking if I would come teach them gun safety and get them familiar with firearms, even though in their state it is pretty much impossible to get concealed-carry permits. They are going to buy pistols and store them at the various hospitals and clinics where they work. One doctor that I know in California has already gone to her hospital board demanding a change in the no-guns policy, pointing to New Orleans as an example of what happens in a major disaster, and pointing out that her hospital serves an area expected to be among the hardest hit when the Big Shake comes. ..." ...

Will the New National ID Track Your Movements?
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"By the end of September virtually unaccountable bureaucrats inside the Department of Homeland Security will likely have decided whether the new de facto national ID card will broadcast your sensitive identification information wherever you go."

"This comes as a result of the REAL ID Act. REAL ID was signed into law in May. ..." ...

"RFID technology could also enable tracking of individuals, as the chip broadcasts the cardholders presence to each reader he passes. No matter how secure the RFID protocols allegedly are, broadcasting ones presence to a series of readers leaves a record of ones place and time. That information can be taken by hidden readers just about anywhere an American goesa political meeting, a gun show, a place of worship. It is an open invitation to stalkers and thieves, as well as government agents who regard constitutional proscriptions on search and surveillance as obstacles rather than as American principles." [emphasis added] ...

Attention To All Louisiana - Mississippi - Alabama Firearm Dealers (NRA - ILA)
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"Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) are currently experiencing technical difficulties when attempting to call 1-800 numbers, via telephone, due to hurricane Katrina."

"If you are unable to reach the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Section Call Center at 877-324-6427 or the FBI NICS Section Customer Service at 877-444-6427, the FBI NICS Section is providing you with an alternate telephone number to process your FBI NICS Firearm Checks." ...

CA: Mr. and Mrs. America, Turn Them In
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"And well start with San Francisco. On the November 8 ballot for residents of the city and county of San Francisco is a replay of that citys perennial attempts to ban handguns. This time it's Proposition H, and a quick read of the text shows how out of touch these people really are."

"The actual text of the ballot measure incredibly contains Sen. Dianne Feinstein's famous moment of honesty on 60 Minutes: 'Mr. and Mrs. America, turn them [all] in.' ..."

"Numerous Old Media outlets are grudgingly acknowledging how armed residents of Gulf Coast communities have fended off looters and worse. Even so, San Francisco wants to make its people utterly vulnerable if, say, the Big One hits the Bay area." ...

TX: Woman may not be arrested in fatal shooting
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Police have not arrested a woman involved in a fatal shooting Saturday because it may have been self-defense, a detective said Sunday.

Thaddeus Prater, 22, was shot once in the neck in an apartment at the Oakwood Apartments, 6351 Vega Drive, homicide detective Mike Carroll said.

Police did not arrest the woman because witnesses said she shot Prater after he forced his way into an apartment she shares with her boyfriend, Carroll said.

The boyfriend had been arguing with Prater and some others outside the apartment before the shooting, Carroll said.

The investigation is continuing, he said.

IL: Unsolved murders frustrate police Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Springfield's latest homicide, that of Reginald Brown on Aug. 21, was an exception to what is becoming the rule. It was solved." "Brown was shot during an attempted drug robbery, police say. Jason Marshall, 28, is thought to have shot Brown in self-defense." ...

TN: Another assault occurs on campus
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"A forcible fondling occurred on Friday night outside the main entrance of Branscomb, according to a crime alert Director of Crime Prevention Andrew Atwood sent yesterday, the third assault report thus far as classes enter only their ninth day of the year."

"When the school year started less than two weeks ago, Vanderbilt was honored for its academic reputation as one of the top 20 universities in the country by U.S. News and World Report."

"However, lately, Vandy has been the scene of incidents that deserve no praise whatsoever sexual assault cases." ...
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Submitter's Note: In TN law, universities are state mandated victim disarmament zones.

India: Target practice: They mean business!
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"Rising instances of crime against the business community has industrialists getting their aim right at a shooting camp."

"They are not just aiming for the annual profits this time, but have set targets to hone their shooting skills at a training camp organised by the Indian Industries Association (IIA), UP, in collaboration with the police department." ...

"'One month back a trader in Dalmandi was shot by two robbers when he tried to resist their attempt to snatch the bag he was carrying.'"

"'Had the trader been trained to use the pistol, which he was carrying, he would have saved himself,' says Tarun Khetarpal, president IIA, UP.

"The police has deputed professional trainers in the camp to guide the traders ..." ...
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Submitter's Note: Even the police realize that armed self-defense works!

Ireland: Shot man faces intimidation charges
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"A man who was shot in north Belfast last month was in court today on charges of intimidation and criminal damage at the home of a man accused of attempting to murder him."

"Lawrence Kincaid, aged 33, from Flush Road, Belfast, appeared at Belfast Magistrates Court with his arm in a sling."

"The charges related to an incident on August 7 at the Glenside Park home of 44 year-old Trevor Dowie."

"When Dowie was charged the following day with attempting to murder Kincaid the court was told that he was acting in self-defence and that the weapon was legally held." ...
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Submitter's Note: Armed self-defense works!

New Orleans: Death toll expected to hit thousands
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"With much of central New Orleans finally cleared of hurricane refugees, search teams widened operations yesterday to outlying streets, moving house to house with orders to evacuate all remaining residents from the city." ...

"Several residents said they would leave if the evacuation process promises not to be too miserable. Others said they had been willing to leave, but could only get out now because they were afraid of what was going on outside."

"James Bills ... stayed at a downtown Best Western ... Afterward, he said armed gangs patrolled the streets. The hotel manager's husband, who already had a shotgun, gave him a .9-mm [sic] handgun. ... 'Everyone said if you leave right now, they'll rob you and take your vehicle.'" ...

LA: When anarchy reigns
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"Jude Falgoat is armed and prepared to shoot the dangerous."

"'If they want trouble, they'll get it,' the 19-year-old said of looters and criminals who are making their way out of New Orleans."

"People in this community 74 km southwest of the Big Easy are concerned about all the talk of lawlessness, murders, police shootings and suicides."

"'I have been to many of my friend's houses and they have their guns locked and loaded in their living rooms,' he said."

"He said the locals are hoping anarchy won't reach their area but they will protect their property should someone want to take it."

"In his case he's got several shotguns, including a .270 semi-automatic Winchester with a scope." ...

LA: Communities that opened arms are now bearing arms
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"Rumors of rapes, robberies and other crimes spiking with the influx of New Orleans hurricane evacuees have incited a run on guns at stores across Cajun Country."

"Gun dealers from Lake Charles to Baton Rouge say they can't keep up with demand for small revolvers, semiautomatics, shotguns and stun guns, many being purchased by women and first-time gun owners, despite police denials that the crime rate has jumped." ...

MS: Neighbors pull together
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"Twenty Second Street in Gulfport is a half moon of a road with damaged but well-kept houses pocked by hills of brush and blue-tarp topped roofs."

"Before the storm, people here did what people do everywhere - they woke; they worked; they paid no mind to folks next door doing exactly the same thing."

"But after Katrina, no neighbor passes Tim and Jamie Brockman's brown bungalow without speaking."

"The gathering at the foot of Brockman's drive, six days after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast neighborhood, was the first time that Brockman and the group did not plan to mount an armed patrol of their streets." ...

New Orleans: Policemen commit suicide as pressure keeps rising
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"EXHAUSTED and deeply traumatised by the destruction of their city, and forced to work through the worst natural disaster in their countrys history, two New Orleans policemen have killed themselves with their own service weapons."

"Up to 500 officers almost one-third of the 1,600-strong New Orleans force remain unaccounted for in the chaos, said Deputy Police Chief W.J. Riley. As tens of thousands of police and soldiers arrive to reinforce the New Orleans force, city officials have tried to relieve the over-burdened officers ..."

"But what keeps the remaining officers on the beat ... is the day-in, day-out task of saving lives." ...

VA: Three sailors charged in Internet sting
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"Spotsylvania authorities have arrested three sailors in their ongoing undercover Internet operation."

"The three were serving aboard the U-S-S George Washington and are the latest to get busted for allegedly trying to take indecent liberties with a 14-year old girl, who turned out to be undercover detectives."

"Deputy Robin Kocher says Michael Kellen McCarty 22-year old carried on the online and later phone conversations. The three agreed to meet in the Massaponax area and that's where authorities found the suspects in possession of marijuana, a machete, air-soft pistol and pills identified as the anti-anxiety and hypnotic sedative, Xanax." ...

Thailand: A Moratuwa police officer abducted, assaulted, and robbed of his firearm and jewelleries
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"The OIC, Minor Complaints Unit of the Moratuwa Police was abducted while he was on an official duty, at Rawathawatte area by an armed gang, then assaulted him mercilessly, tied his hands, robbed his firearm and his personal ornaments worth around Rs 75,000."

"This incident took place day-before-yesterday (4th) around 9.30 pm. The abducted sub-inspector of police was taken in his own van which was later left abandoned in Panadura Bellana area. Injured sub-inspector of police A Premawansa was hospitalized and received treatment for his injuries."

"Police suspects that the police officer has been abducted to rob his firearm and the gold ornaments he wearing." ...

AL: Alabama lawmakers line up crusades for next session
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"With the 2006 legislative session months away, senators are paying attention to housekeeping measures as well as constitutional amendments."

"Rep. Albert Hall, D-Gurley, has prefiled a bill that would expand the circumstances in which a person could use deadly force in self-defense or the defense of others."

"'Right now, if somebody is breaking into your house, you have to retreat back to the farthest corner in the house,' Hall said. 'If you have to use deadly force, you have to be able to prove they had deadly force.'"

"Hall said his bill would ease those restrictions."

"'My bill would let you defend yourself, and then you couldn't be sued and you couldn't be arrested,' he said. 'Your home is your castle.'" ...

CO: State fair a busy time for Bufmack family
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"For the Bufmack family, 4-H is an every day activity as the children are involved in a variety of projects, including cooking, shooting sports, dogs, weaving, woodworking and pigs."

"The family, consisting of Laura and John Bufmack and their children, Josh, 11, and Justine, 14, live in Penrose, where they are involved in numerous 4-H projects."

"Recently, the Bufmacks competed in several categories at the Colorado State Fair ..." ...

"Recently, Josh took Bandit, his 1-year-old Australian shepherd, to the Colorado Fair, where he won a white ribbon. He also entered the shooting sports where he placed 14th in muzzleloaders and 28th with his 22 rifle." ...

NY: Waverly police to give out gun safety kits
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The Waverly Village Police Department will provide free firearm safety kits to local residents through a partnership with Project Child Safe, a nationwide firearm safety education program.

The safety kits, which include a gunlock, will be distributed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, beginning today, at the police department, 358 Broad St. in Waverly.

Kits will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis and no more than two kits per individual.

The locks fit most types of handguns, rifles and shotguns, police said.

Information: Sgt. Mark E. Mitchell, 607/565-2836, ext. 225.

OH: Gideon wins national title
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"Most of us strive to be the best at what we love to do, be it a job, a sport or a hobby. However, very few of us are able to achieve this lofty aspiration. In July, Gambiers Paul Gideon proved himself to be not only a sure-shot, but the surest of shots a national champion."

"Gideon was crowned the nations best in the Intermediate Senior Champion class at Camp Perrys National Smallbore Prone Rifle Championship, held July 24-29."

"'I always go feeling that if I do well enough, I can win it overall,' said Gideon, the 2003 NSPRC overall champion. 'The Intermediate Seniors isnt that, but at least I finished ninth overall.'" ...

AL: Citizen handgun course coming soon
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"Self-defense is something everyone should know something about."

"In a hunters paradise like Pell City, there are plenty of people who are knowledgeable about how to fire a gun, whether for self-defense or other reasons. But there are also plenty who arent."

"To help everybody out and deter future burglary crimes, the Pell City Police Department is holding its semi-annual citizens handgun safety course next month." ...

NE: Cowboy style
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"To anybody hearing the rapid sound of gunfire this weekend at the Grand Island Rifle Club, 'shoot-out' was the right word to describe the event."

"That description was only reinforced by how all the contestants were dressed. Shooters wore Stetsons, vests, jeans, black cavalry boots and Western-style shirts of calico, stripes, plaid and solid colors. One man was dressed as a Union soldier."

"Gun belts and holsters were strapped around the shooters' waists, often accompanied by a separate ammunition belt." ...

MI: Hunters fight effort to restore dove ban
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"Hunters have announced they're preparing to shoot down a proposed reinstatement of Michigan's 100-year ban on the hunting of mourning doves."

"They're forming a coalition to raise money for what promises to become a lively, expensive and sometimes emotional public debate of the issue during the 14 months before voters make the final decision at the polls next year."

"The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance will partner with the Michigan United Conservation Clubs, National Rifle Association and other groups that favor hunting the birds, which resemble pigeons but are smaller." ...

UK: McConnell vows to reform laws on firearms and bail
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"JACK McCONNELL today promised the Scottish Parliament would have a 'good two years' as he announced his legislative programme to MSPs."

"The First Minister pledged a 'top to bottom' reform of the justice system, including strengthening of the laws on firearms and a toughening of the bail and remand system." ...

"The First Minister said the Executive was working closely with the UK government to strengthen the law on firearms, particularly airguns." ...

"These changes come after the recent deaths of toddler Andrew Morton, who died after being shot with an air rifle..." ...

Sweden: Three gun crimes a day in Sweden
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"Firearms are used in murders, attempted murders or robberies three times a day in Sweden, according to statistics from the National Police Board."

"In 2004, police registered 1,187 such crimes involving guns, a similar figure to the previous two years ... But the difference is that the kind of weapon has changed."

"'Before, there were a lot of shotguns - now it's all automatic weapons,' said Per-Olof Johansson, a detective in the Gothenburg police reconnaissance division."

"'In the last five years we've also confiscated a lot of hand grenades.'"

"The number of weapons seized has increased three years in a row. Of the 1,441 weapons which were confiscated in 2004, 57% were smaller pistols and revolvers." ...