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Assault-weapons ban expiring in silence Submitted by: Robert Lewis	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The 1994 ban on assault weapons expires next year and with its renewal hardly guaranteed, gun-control advocates plan to keep the pressure on Congress." "But so far, none of the Democratic Party's presidential candidates has made gun-control a major thrust of the campaign, further dimming the prospects of passage of a tougher ban."

Paper Money and Tyranny
Submitted by: P. Jones

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"All the great religions teach honesty in money, and the economic shortcomings of paper money were well known when the Constitution was written, so we must try to understand why an entire generation of Americans have come to accept paper money without hesitation, without question. Most Americans are oblivious to the entire issue of the nature and importance of money. Many in authority, however, have either been misled by false notions or see that the power to create money is indeed a power they enjoy, as they promote their agenda of welfarism at home and empire abroad."

Gun Ownership and the Constitution
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"Do you want to drive a member of the anti-gun crowd into histrionics worthy of an Oscar? Tell him or her that you think all gun laws should be abolished and ownership should be based on Constitutional Law. As he starts to choke on his granola bar, tell him that everyone except felons, potential terrorists, and the mentally challenged (i.e., voluntary human shields, socialists, anyone who thinks Ralph Nadar would be a good president) should be required to carry a concealed weapon. Then, if your constitutionally impaired friend can still speak, tell him the only screening that should happen at the airport is a fingerprint check; if youre not wanted by the FBI or in violation of immigration laws, the only question the security screener should ask is if you have an extra clip in your carry-on."

"He will probably say or imply that, 'people in a civilized society dont need guns.' Offer 'Herr Unarmed' if he would like some Bratwurst with that whine and tell him that is almost exactly what Hitler said when guns were outlawed in Germany in 1935." ...

Outside View: International undercutting
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"Regardless of how one comes down on the question of homosexual behavior -- the issue at the core of the Supreme Court's recent Lawrence v. Texas decision -- all Americans who believe in our Constitution, and especially those who support the Second Amendment, ought to be concerned."

"What, you might ask, does the right to keep and bear arms have to do with a court decision concerning homosexual behavior? Good question."

"The simple answer is, the decision, particularly language in Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion, could be used to support the use of European or other foreign court decisions, laws, and even general policies, as precedent for changing in U.S. law, including those that relate to firearms."

"In other words, the Lawrence decision could wind up undermining activities and rights protected in this country by the Second Amendment. Got your attention?"

Pilot to Passengers: "I'm unarmed"
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"Welcome aboard. This is Joe, your flight captain. We're cruising at such-and-such thousand feet, at such-and-such miles per hour. The skies are clear and we expect smooth sailing. And oh, by the way--I'm unarmed. And the co-pilot is unarmed. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight."

"No sane pilot would announce that the residents of the cockpit are easy pickings. But if such an in-flight admission were indeed made on an American jumbo jet in the America of September 11, 2003, would any stray terrorists among the passengers learn anything they don't already know?"

WA: Brame's personnel file possibly tainted
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"A retired Tacoma deputy police chief who had been in charge of hiring and training told investigators he believes someone may have tampered with David Brame's personnel records after he failed his first psychological exam." ...

"At the time, standard procedure called for candidates who failed a psychological exam to appeal and undergo a second exam with a different psychologist."

"If that second psychologist considered the candidate to be fit, a third psychologist would do yet another exam, acting as a tiebreaker, Knutsen told investigators."

"But after reading through Brame's personnel files during the interview in May, he told investigators that he is convinced that 'that didn't happen.' "

WY: Hunter safety for everybody
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... "Hahn says hunter safety is a requirement in Wyoming for anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1966, but the class is great for all who wish to hunt." ...

"The one-month course with three hour classes twice a week teaches firearm safety, first aid, outdoor survival, wildlife identification, hunter ethics, knowledge of hunting laws and the proper care of game meat."

"Many of the students are youngsters preparing for their first day in the field, so naturally Hahn tailors the class to their needs. He also says he spends a lot of one-on-one time with the kids to make sure they understand the lessons."

MD: Carjacking suspects still on the loose
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"Police are asking for your help finding the men responsible for a Friday night carjacking."

"The victim parked his 1991 black Acura Legend in a parking lot near 124 East Avenue in Hagerstown. When he returned to the car ten minutes later, he was assaulted by two men. The suspects took his money, cell phone, and car keys. One drove the Acura away and the other fled the scene in a maroon van."

"The suspects are described as black men, both in their 20s. The first is about 5'11" and 175 pounds. He was last seen wearing an orange t-shirt, jeans, and beige hat. He was carrying a gun at the time of the carjacking. The second male is described as about 5'8" and 160 pounds."

RI: Officer whose gun was stolen awaits penalty
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"A patrol officer who reported his gun stolen in June is facing a three-month suspension without pay."

"Patrolman John F. McRoberts reported the duty weapon stolen on June 21, according to a report filed with the Providence police."

"McRoberts told the police his .45-caliber pistol was stolen from the back of his 2001 Nissan Pathfinder on June 19. He said the gun was last seen at 10:15 a.m. on June 19, and that between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. that day, the Pathfinder 'was in the possession of Jennifer Lahoud,' who had taken the Pathfinder to Providence during that time."

" 'It's his responsibility to keep his equipment in his possession at all times, and he didn't,' Police Chief Robert T. Kells, who is recommending the three-month suspension, said by phone yesterday."

CA: Poll Names McClintock as Winner of the Debate
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"State Senator Tom McClintock came out on top in a poll that gauged public reaction to Wednesday's candidate debate."

"A News10/SurveyUSA poll found that 30 percent of California voters felt McClintock won the debate. Twenty-two percent of those questioned said Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante was number one, while 12 percent named Peter Ueberroth as the winner. Arianna Huffington was favored by nine percent of those surveyed, while three percent said Peter Camejo won."

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CA gun owners: Still paralyzed by scare tactics from the "moderates" backing gun-grabber Arnold?

If McClintock does lose, it will be because you didn't lift a finger.

NY: Ban on Shooting Guns Near Mount Sinai Harbor
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
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"In an effort to forge a compromise between longtime hunters and residents who fear they could accidentally be hit by the hunters' bullets, the Brookhaven Town Board has banned shooting guns in a small area near Mount Sinai Harbor."

"Beginning this week, discharging guns will be prohibited on the public shores immediately east of Mount Sinai Harbor, about 350 to 600 feet from the shoreline around Waters Edge Lane and parts of Pipe Stave Hollow Road and Shore Road."

"The rest of the harbor will remain open for hunting."

NY: Lawmen back free gun locks
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
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"With guns a fixture in many homes here, eight local police departments plan a countywide initiative to give free gun locks to all who want them, starting later this month."

"Undersheriff Harrison--who is organizing the Sheriff's Department's participation in the program--stressed Wednesday that most local firearm owners are already responsible with their weapons. However, any effort to promote gun safety can help, he said."

"About 2,100 of the devices will be given to local police through Project ChildSafe, a program run by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, according to Gwen Knorr, who coordinates the program in this area. The locks are expected to arrive September 12 and 13."

NY: County aims for gun registry
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
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"Oswego County will run a gun amnesty program this month that allows residents to register unregistered pistols without penalty."

"The County Clerk's Office, sheriff's department, and office of County Judge James McCarthy started the program to reach out to people who don't know how to register their weapons."

"McCarthy, who serves as the permit licensing officer, said the group was concerned about families who inherit wartime souvenirs brought home by veterans that were never registered."

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Because God forbid a law-abiding citizen own a family heirloom without the fascist government having full knowledge!

FL: Payback for woman busted over honking horn
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"Kim Lee said Miami Police Officer Louis Ferraro pulled her out of her car by the wrist, handcuffed her and slammed her head on the trunk of the car, reports WTVJ."

"Ferraro's patrol car was stopped alongside the car in front of Lee."

"After charges against Lee were dropped, she drove to federal court for further vindication."

"A federal grand jury today delivered it to her, ordering the city of Miami to pay $255,000 in damages."

" 'It was very easy to tell that this was a typical case of someone who wanted to exercise excessive power just because he carried a badge,' juror Olga Corpion told the Associated Press. "This should not happen again. ... It's a message to the whole community.' "

CA: Davis Signs Legislation Granting Driver's Licenses To Illegal Immigrants
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"Governor Davis has signed landmark legislation that will allow undocumented immigrants to receive driver's licenses."

"Davis penned the bill late Friday in a ceremony in Lincoln Heights amid cheers in Spanish that translated 'People united will never be divided.' Davis told the crowd, many waving Mexican flags and flags from various Central American countries, 'If you are going to contribute to our economy, you have the right to drive to work.' "

"Granting driver's licenses to illegal immigrants has become a central campaign issue in the gubernatorial recall race in recent days as candidates tried to stake their ground on immigration-related matters."

PA: Streets may not be all that Safe
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"One theory advanced is that Safe Streets did work in the beginning because it disrupted the normal patterns of criminals, especially drug dealers who were selling on street corners."

"But criminals are human, too. They adjust to new circumstances. They change their habits. They adapt. As they do, the effectiveness of any anticrime strategy will diminish."

"That's what has happened to Safe Streets."

Bangladesh: Cop Kills Mate and Then Himself
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"A young police constable gunned down his colleague and shot himself at Jhalakathi Police Lines in the early hours yesterday."

"Sarod Bindu Chakma, 28, was on duty at the armoury when at 1:30am he shot dead his friend Constable Nirupom Chakma, 30, who was asleep on the upper floor."

"Sarod came down and shot himself with his rifle. He died on the way to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barisal, police said."

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Now, wouldn't you feel safer if only the police were allowed to be armed?

MD: Man Wants A .357 Magnum In Every Hand
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"Last week, a tow truck driver named Glenn R. Ellis tried Blanchard's way. About 2 a.m. Wednesday, Ellis became a black man with a gun on a mission to stop the theft of his SUV. According to Prince George's police, the 37-year-old Laurel resident opened fire on four males -- two of whom were already in his SUV -- and hit the two who had not yet climbed in. One of them, a 15-year-old, was killed."

"If you think Blanchard might be rethinking his gun-toting solution, think again." ...

" 'There is no reason why we should be victims,' Blanchard said. 'When criminals learn that they have a chance of getting hurt before the cops come, a lot of this preying on the black community will stop.' "

Patriot Act available against many types of criminals
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"Crisscrossing the country to defend the USA Patriot Act from the slings and arrows of conservatives and liberals alike, Attorney General John Ashcroft praises the law as invaluable to the war on terrorism and national security." ...

"Virtually unmentioned, however, is the fact that the Patriot Act extended the government's powers well beyond the terrorism arena. The creatively named law - USA Patriot stands for 'Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism' - also handed FBI agents and prosecutors a broad new arsenal for going after garden-variety criminals."

Lawmakers include themselves in federal pay raise
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"The House on Thursday approved a 2.2% pay raise for Congress slightly less than average wage increases in private business but enough to boost lawmakers' annual salaries to about $158,000 next year."

"The House members decided to allow themselves a fifth straight cost-of-living raise after rejecting them for several years during the 1990s. Their annual pay has risen from $136,700 in 1999 to about $158,000 in 2004, if the legislation clears Congress and is signed by the president. Their salary this year is $154,700."

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Isn't this special? Not only do the majority of these "public servants" do everything in their power to ensure that you remain subservient and subjugated, but they have forced you to give them a pay raise.

Japan: Cop Arrested for Robbery Attempt
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"A 56-year-old police officer was arrested Saturday on suspicion of attempted robbery two years ago in Shizuoka Prefecture, police said."

"The police said Hitoshi Kodama, an assistant inspector, intimidated a drugstore owner and an employee with a knife and demanded money in Ryuyo town on the night of July 15, 2001, as the two closed the store."

"Wearing a mask, a cap and gloves, Kodama is also believed to have splashed the owner with gasoline, which he threatened to ignite with a lighter before accidentally setting fire to his own clothes, which had also been sprinkled with gasoline, and running away, according to the police."

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See? Wouldn't you feel safe if only the police were armed?

FL: Orlando cop will be fired for sending slur to officer
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"The Orlando Police Department today plans to fire a police officer who officials say sent a vulgar and racially insulting message to the pager of a fellow officer while they both were on duty several months ago."

"Orlando police Chief Mike McCoy on Wednesday signed termination papers for Officer Christopher Perez, 30, a bike-patrol officer who has worked for the department for three years."

"Perez is scheduled to meet this afternoon for a disciplinary hearing with Deputy Chief Michael Jordan, the agency's highest-ranking black officer and one of three division chiefs. He is in charge of the patrol division."

Amish shooting sparks call for stricter tomato control laws (Humor)
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"This past Monday in Mount Hope, Ohio, the vicious attack of an innocent motorist by flying tomatoes is causing local residents to rethink their long held belief that tomatoes are relatively harmless vegetables that are mostly used for self defense. ...The man, though obviously overmatched, managed to hold off his attackers with a .45 caliber handgun and barely escape with his life."

"There have been 7 tomato related deaths in the United States over the last 200 years and now two in the last 50 years - an alarming trend that has many people worried if this country is going to see the same tomato violence that has become an all too familiar sight in countries like Spain." ...

CA: Landmark "First in the Nation" Background Check Law
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"Under current California law, a person must attempt to purchase a firearm before they can undergo a State and Federal background check to verify their legal status for the possession of a firearm. This simple act of attempting to purchase a firearm is a crime if you are prohibited from possessing a firearm even if you did not realize that you were prohibited." ...

"The new procedures created by SB255 will allow persons to confirm their status and seek legal help to correct and seek remedies to clear problematic criminal justice records without placing themselves in further legal jeopardy."

Bandaid Fate...
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"As we enter into this month of September, we will always be reminded of the day where unarmed American citizens, being content and comfortable in their normal daily lives, were soon to lose their lives in the worst civilian, non military attack to take place on American soil."

"Try as they may, politicians only point the finger at each other, and try to conceive plans to make the American populace more secure, and in doing so, have only succeeded in making this wonderful country a huge embarrassment, not only to the American intellect, but showing the world that we are still wide open for the next attack."

VA: Warner Hedges on Virginia Schools' Anti-Gun Policies
Submitted by: David Briggman
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"Gov. Mark R. Warner hedged slightly Thursday on whether a state law allowing students to leave unloaded hunting guns locked inside their vehicles on school property will trump local school boards' zero-tolerance firearms rules."

"Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore, at the request of a state senator, is reviewing whether local schools may banish weapons from campus, even though state law allows unloaded guns on school property if they are locked in a car trunk or closed container." ...

" 'I was intrigued to see the school board, with its zero-tolerance policy, how that does conflict with the law,' Warner replied. 'In my mind, it's pretty clear. The law's pretty clear that students do have that right.' "

"But he qualified his answer, saying his only knowledge of the issue was what he had read in newspaper accounts."

Big Brother takes grip on America
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... "Two years after the terror attacks of 11 September, 2001, Anthony and many others think America is in the grip of a frightening extension of state power." ...

"The extensions of state power go beyond round-ups and the Patriot Act. The FBI has secretly recruited campus police officers to monitor students and academics. The scheme was only uncovered after the interrogation of a Sri Lankan campus union organiser at the University of Massachusetts. Yaju Dharmarajah had applied to help with a state emergency co-ordination agency as part of plans to become an aid worker. But his Asian name and accent instead brought the local campus FBI officer to his house."

NY: Canned hunts win key fight Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"New York's organized sportsmen can give themselves a collective pat on the back for convincing Gov. George A. Pataki to veto legislation that would have outlawed virtually all enclosed shooting preserves in the state."

Patriot Act has curbed civil liberties, raised security costs for some
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"Two years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, banks, investment houses and other financial service providers are asking more questions about their customers under new Treasury Department guidelines designed to combat terrorist financing."

"The new money-laundering regulations, which will take effect Oct. 1, arise from the USA Patriot Act, the broad anti-terrorism law that has been praised by some for protecting Americans from additional attacks and criticized by others for trampling on civil liberties."

"Some of the Sept. 11 hijackers opened bank accounts using fake Social Security numbers and were never detected, according to the FBI."

"The complex financial rules reflect some of the fundamental changes that Americans now face in a world where terrorists can be a threat by blowing up a building or merely by writing a check."

The Truth About The Confederacy
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"Many people today seem to think that the federal government created the states when it was the reverse. The states created the federal government as a stronger form of confederation by delegating certain of their powers to it. Thus, the purpose of the Constitution of 1787, like the Articles of Confederation, was to create a voluntary union to accomplish specific purposes, mainly to ensure a domestic free market, to provide for the common defense of the states and to deal with foreign countries with one voice."

"In the original Constitution, people were not American citizens per se but were instead citizens of their respective states. The Constitution stipulated that each state would grant to the citizens of other states the rights and privileges it granted to its own. It's difficult to understand the War Between the States without understanding the loyalty Americans - North and South felt for their respective states."

Thailand: Devon Man Freed After Confessing
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"A Devon businessman has escaped the death penalty in Asia, despite admitting killing his Thai girlfriend."

"Mark Leighton Storey, 48, confessed to strangling and stabbing 30-year-old Rattanaporn Pimkot after discovering she had been having an affair with another man."

"He received a two-year sentence, suspended for three years, after a court in Phuket accepted his plea of self defence." ...

"Storey was said to have told police they had argued over her relationship with another man. He was released from prison before the murder trial, but was told he could not leave the island."

"He is now believed to be back in Britain."

UK: Brit Punished for Drawing a Knife in Self Defense
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"A man drew a knife in self defence and in desperation when allegedly assaulted in a Redruth kebab shop, magistrates in Truro were told."

"Darren Lee Pascoe (24), of Willow Drive, Camborne, admitted possessing a locknife in a public place. Magistrates imposed a community punishment sentence of 200 hours and ordered him to pay Ł118 court costs."

"Elaine Hobson, prosecuting, said that two other people were involved in an alleged assault on Pascoe, during which he suffered a broken nose, a possible cracked cheekbone and scars from a number of injuries to his face."

"The alleged assault was being dealt with separately."

UT: Guns at school Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The law should clearly prohibit guns at schools, with exceptions for police officers and perhaps for closely supervised hunter safety and military training. Allowing firearms under other circumstances will not make students, teachers and visitors safer." ------- How exactly will disarming everyone and ensuring that they are unable to defend themselves from criminals make them safer?

Japan: Sergeant likely used black market to build arsenal
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"An Air Self-Defense Force sergeant killed in an explosion Sunday while unloading arms from his car likely obtained the weapons illegally from dealers in castoff U.S. military hardware, police sources said Wednesday. They said some of the materiel might have come through Southeast Asian arms trade routes."

"A huge arsenal was also later found at the home of the dead man, Takio Tamura, 53, an ASDF senior master sergeant."

"The weapons are thought to have come from junk dealers who collected discarded items from U.S. military bases in Okinawa Prefecture, where more than 70 percent of U.S. military facilities in Japan are located, police added."

MN: Wal-Mart won't sell guns at Midway store
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"Bowing to neighborhood concerns, Wal-Mart promised Friday not to sell guns and ammunition at its first St. Paul store, which will open next spring in the Midway area."

"It's an unusual move for the giant discount retailer. The St. Paul store will be the only one of more than 35 Wal-Mart stores in Minnesota not to sell firearms."

"Nationwide, all but a handful of the nearly 1,500 Wal-Mart stores sell guns. Wal-Mart doesn't sell handguns, except in Alaska. Wal-Mart is the nation's biggest gun seller."

MI: 2,581 gun permits, zero trouble
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"Locally, 2,581 permits have been issued since the law took effect, St. Clair County Clerk Marilyn Dunn said. Between July and December 2001, about 161 permits were issued per month. That dropped to about 107 permits per month in 2002, and through August 2003, the rate is down to about 46 per month. Since July 1, 2003, the five-year permits cost $105."

"Those with an opinion on the gun law changes remain divided."

"Those who supported the gun law change said it's been for the better because more people are educated about gun laws and more are exercising their right to bear arms." ...

" 'I still think the law is too loose,' Carmella Henze, a retired saleswoman from St. Clair, said. 'Not everyone needs a gun.' "

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This is clear proof that facts and logic don't work in the emotional ad hominem world of the enemies of freedom and self-defense.

Philippines: Barangay captains now allowed to carry guns
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"Barangay captains can now carry and use guns in the fight against street crimes."

"Philippine National Police chief Director General Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. Sunday said he had approved the implementing guidelines allowing selected local officials to carry firearms."

"Under the implementing rules and regulations Ebdane signed last week, barangay captains could carry licensed firearms while patrolling their areas."

"Ebdane said guns could be a .22- or .38-caliber revolver or a 9-mm pistol."

"But he clarified that only barangay chairpersons were covered by the provision."

IL: Victim critically injured in attempted carjacking in a "gun free" city
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Police are looking for the gunman responsible for an attempted carjacking on the city's Southwest Side. The victim remains in critical condition.

A 20 year old man was shot several times when he tried to grab a gun from a man approaching his window in broad daylight in the 1500-block of 51st Street. The victim drove to 51st and Paulina, where police found him.

The gunman is still on the loose. The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital.

VA: Libertarian targets conflict between state, school gun rules
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"The conflict between school policies prohibiting guns and state law permitting Virginia residents to carry concealed weapons is heating up."

"David Briggman, a Keezletown resident and libertarian running for a seat on the Rockingham County Board of Supervisors, wants James Madison University President Linwood Rose to seek an opinion from Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore on the university's policy restricting firearm possession."

"In a letter dated Sept. 1, Briggman wrote that he believes JMU's policy violates Virginia's concealed weapons statute. Briggman, who has a concealed weapons permit, wants to know from the attorney general whether colleges have the authority to ban gun possession on campus."

CA: Inmates seek to ease '3 strikes'
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"Just when it appeared the recall campaign couldn't get much stranger, 15 inmates at Mule Creek State Prison seized on the election as a way to get California's 'three strikes' law modified."

"Saying voters were misled by ads that focused on violent criminals when they approved the law in 1994, more than a dozen inmates staged hunger strikes, starting late last month and lasting at least a week, in hopes of persuading key gubernatorial candidates to take a stance on the controversial law. Most of the hunger strikers since have begun eating again."

"Proponents of the law say they have little sympathy for the inmates."

UT: No guns on campus (Letter)
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"The University of Utah is doing a great job sticking up for its students and employees on the gun issue. Why should any guns be permitted on the university campus? The university is one of the safest in the country. There is really no need for guns to be lugged around our campus, polluting the halls of our place of learning."

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Here's another ignorant coward referring to citizens exercising their rights freely as "polluting."

It's possible that Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado was also once considered a safe haven.

IA: Skeet clinics offered at Waukee gun club
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Gear up for fall shooting and hunting by attending a skeet shooting clinic for beginners at the New Pioneer Gun Club at Waukee on Sept. 20.

Participants can choose from four two-hour sessions covering such topics as an overview of skeet shooting, range safety, skeet etiquette and equipment and fundamentals of successful shooting. Each session is limited to six students. Instruction will be done by National Skeet Shooting Association instructors.

The cost is $35, plus target fees at a reduced rate. Two boxes of ammunition will be provided. For more information call Ben Berka at (515) 334-4483 during the day or (515) 999-2041 in the evenings.

Gun makers unveil bunch of new cartridges
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"For several years now America's gun makers have been suffering from the same affliction that's bogged down the computer industry - a glutted market."

"I don't know how the computer people figure on getting out of the mire, but the strategy of the gun makers is clear. In hopes of enticing hunters and shooters to part with some long green, they've unveiled a bunch of new cartridges."

"The marketing theory behind the move is simple. First, convince the shooter a new cartridge will outdo any rifle or handgun chambering he already owns. But to cash in on the superiority of the new round, the shooter must buy a gun that's chambered for it. So in effect, the cartridge becomes the tail that wags the dog."

CA: McClintock Seizes the Moment
Submitted by: David Codrea

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"It is clear from events in the past several days that state Sen. Tom McClintock has captured the momentum in the California Governor's race."

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Those of you who think the only way to go is by voting in the gun-grabber Arnold-- what exactly do you think you will "win"? All you'll do is convince the RINOs that betrayal works, and gun owners are too gutless to hold their feet to the fire. They'll betray you the next time, too...why not? You'll have told them there are no consequences.

Drug dogs are libertarians
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Website: http://www.libertyforall.net

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"I am the attorney who argued the motion to suppress in Matheson v. Florida curbing drug dogs. As an attorney, I am often consulted by people victimized in searches by dogs trained to smell drugs. A drug dog's skills are often overestimated because people anthropomorphize dogs. A human-like quality that dogs have is that they are natural libertarians with no interest in the war on drugs."

"Drug dogs are like humans in that they must be taught to approach peaceful people and search them, so that they can be arrested, handcuffed and imprisoned for decades under modern prohibition. That is not an easy trick to teach a dog. It's easier to teach humans."

Canada: Guns not at ready before bear attack
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"A misunderstanding about firearms legislation may have contributed to the severity of a polar bear attack near Kimmirut on Tuesday."

"The Inuit guide who was the victim of the brutal bear attack did not have a gun to defend himself."

" 'We Inuit are not supposed to have any guns when we guide people from down south, that's why we didn't have a gun,' he says."

"However, that's not what the law says. While Nunavut's Wildlife Act says Inuit cannot use guns to hunt while they're guiding, they can carry guns for protection against bears."

"Shaw says that isn't how he understood the rules."

MI: Zero Tolerance: Schools must keep common sense in the equation
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"School districts must use common sense when enforcing zero tolerance laws on weapons or put at risk the very students they're trying to protect."

"The three-day suspension of an elementary student in Jackson for pointing a toy gun at passing motorists last week is a case in point." ...

"It's doubtful that the student even knew that what he did was wrong. In fact, Jackson police said the mother didn't understand what the fuss was about."

"School officials should have had a serious talk with the boy and his mother about the dangers -- to himself and to others -- of brandishing a real-looking gun. Suspension would be appropriate only if the behavior continued."