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Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: 2007 Legislative Priorities Survey
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"The Brady Campaign is conducting this nationwide survey of our members to understand your priorities for the 110th Congress. Your participation will help us demonstrate that Americans like you demand that strengthening US gun laws be near the top of the congressional agenda. Thanks for your participation!" ...
"1. GETTING ASSAULT WEAPONS OFF THE STREETS"
"Since the expiration of the federal Assault Weapons Ban two years ago, there has been a significant rise in violent crime and homicides."
"* 2. How strongly do you agree with this statement: Passing an assault weapons ban must be one of the top domestic safety priorities of the 110th Congress." ...
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New FBI Study Again Proves the Lie of Gun Control (BFA)
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"Force Science News recently reported on a landmark 5-year study of cop killers conducted by the FBI and detailed in a 180-page summary called 'Violent Encounters: A Study of Felonious Assaults on Our Nation’s Law Enforcement Officers.'"
"While the study focused specifically on criminals who have assaulted officers, the facts emerging from this study are a damning indictment of the entire gun control movement and proof of what gun rights activists have long known about violent criminals." ... |
NRA's bully tactics to silence differing views is shameful
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"The leaders of the National Rifle Association are so obsessed with the perceived threat to the Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms that they won't tolerate anyone who strays from NRA doctrine - even if it's one of the NRA's most famous and loyal members." ...
"... Zumbo dared to express an opinion that differs with the NRA's unbending stance that all guns are good, including military-style assault rifles." ...
"The reaction from the NRA and those it controls has been, to quote The Washington Post, 'swift, severe and unforgiving.'"
"Zumbo's weekly TV program on the Outdoor Channel, his career with Outdoor Life magazine and his corporate sponsorship with Remington Arms Co. have either been terminated or suspended." ...
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Zumbo's 'terrorist' rant was outrageous
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"Jim Zumbo spent 42 years of his life as a highly successful, dedicated outdoors writer covering hunting and shooting sports. He is (for now at least) the host of his own highly-rated outdoor show. He has written 1,500 articles for Outdoor Life, the National Rifle Association and others."
"Zumbo is known throughout the hunting world as a great writer and expert on all things shooting."
"Then, something difficult to explain happened. The words penned by Zumbo on Feb. 16 caused organizations like Remington, Mossy Oak, the NRA, and Outdoor Life magazine to drop him like a rock." ... |
The NRA's jack-booted thugs
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"I'm a longtime gun-owner, a lifelong hunter and a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment that protects the right of Americans to own and bear arms."
Submitter's Note: Earlier versions said "... Second Amendment that grants the right ...".
"I also was, until recently, a member of the National Rifle Association. I turned in my membership card after the midterm elections because of the organization's unabashed support of crooked Congressman Tom DeLay (R-TX) and racist Senator George Allen (R-VA)." ...
"I also know Jim Zumbo ... Zumbo is both a straight shooter and a straight talker who says what he thinks - an admirable trait in most circles but not in the blinders-driven world of the NRA and gun fanatics." ... |
What every presidential candidate should know about gun owners
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"The right of Americans to bear arms ... will get a microscopic examination by presidential candidates in the coming months. I won't pretend gun owners are a homogeneous group - anything but - but we do share some characteristics and opinions that wannabe presidents should know about:"
"Responsible gun owners consider guns as tools. ... We use guns for hunting, target shooting and self-protection, not necessarily in that order."
"We apply for and receive concealed weapons permits, but it's not because we plan to carry a gun around. We want be able to legally transport guns in our vehicles ... We store most of our guns in safes, but often keep one nearby at night, because we are responsible for the safety of our families." ... |
Using defective ammunition in firearms argument
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"Lawyers against gun owners."
"Given how disliked members of both groups are among segments of American society, it's a battle worthy of an Ultimate Fighting cage match."
"The American Bar Association is suiting up against the National Rifle Association over an issue that pits property rights against gun rights: Should firearms be allowed in the personal vehicles of employees while they are at work?" ...
"Do the lawyers really think that ... a policy against firearms in personal vehicles [would] have stopped Doug Williams from putting five guns into his truck that July 2003 morning when he used two of them to kill six co-workers and wound eight others at the Lockheed Martin plant in Meridian, Miss.?" ... |
PA: Homeowner Shoots Burglar, Learns Later It Was Grandson, Police Say
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"A homeowner awakened early Tuesday morning by a burglar confronted the intruder and shot him, according to East Pennsboro Township police in Cumberland County. The homeowner learned later that the intruder was his 18-year-old grandson, a source told News 8."
"... Police said the grandfather approached his grandson with a handgun and told him to leave. The grandson then fled into the attached garage. Police said the grandfather heard rustling and fired a single shot hitting his grandson in the hand or arm." ...
"At this point, police said the shooting was justified."
"'(The homeowner) feared at that point, the burglar was hunkered down. He didn't know if he was taking a position to fire at the homeowner,' said Lt. Mark Green." ... |
CA: Boy held in shooting of classmates with BB gun
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"A 12-year-old boy was arrested Monday on suspicion of shooting two fellow sixth-grade students with a BB pistol at an Azusa middle school, police said."
"The shootings occurred at 8 a.m. at Slauson Middle School ..."
"One student was shot in the head with a rubber or plastic pellet, which left no visible injuries. A second student was struck on the back and was left with a welt."
"The alleged shooter was taken to Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey after being arrested on suspicion of taking a weapon onto school grounds and removing the orange tip from the 'air soft'-type replica submachine pistol. Hunt said removing the orange tip is dangerous because the device looks like an actual gun." |
SC: Greenville middle school student arrested after gun left on bus
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A 15-year-old middle school student in Greenville County has been arrested after an elementary school student found a loaded gun left on a school bus.
Sheriff's deputies say the Skyland Elementary School student found the loaded .25 caliber pistol under a seat Friday afternoon as he returned with about 40 other students from a field trip.
Master Deputy Michael Hildebrand says the teen from Blue Ridge Middle School had taken the gun from his father's car on to the bus Thursday. Hildebrand says the teen was afraid his dad would find out, so he hid the gun under a seat on the school bus that afternoon.
The middle school student has been charged as a juvenile with possession of a weapon on school property. |
Congress thought it was a no-brainer
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"Let's see, do you think pretty much anyone who wants an assault weapon should have one, or do you think that's something that should be limited to law enforcement agencies and the military?"
"If you think that's a no-brainer, so did Congress when in 1994 they passed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which required domestic gun manufacturers to stop the production of assault weapons. This ban applied to 19 highly specific types of semi-automatic weapons and ammunition clips holding more than 10 rounds. The ban did not apply to weapons for the military or for use by police units." ... |
SC: Dems ready for concealed weapons fight
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House Democrats are expected to launch a battle today against a House bill they fear could make South Carolina a considerably more dangerous place to live by relaxing the state's concealed weapons law.
Under the bill, sponsored by Rep. Greg Delleney, R-Chester, South Carolina would drop its reciprocity clause. It currently allows only residents from states with which South Carolina has an agreement to carry concealed weapons here.
If passed, the measure would let anyone with a permit to carry a gun in another state carry one here with no further approval required.
Democrats say some states issue concealed weapons permits to 16-year-olds and do not require thorough background checks. |
MD: Assault weapons ban revisited
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"A bill that would ban 45 assault weapons in Maryland, focusing on rifles, drew a big turnout today, with supporters calling it a common-sense measure to protect residents and police, and with opponents saying it would fail to keep them out of criminals' hands."
"The bill, which was heard in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, has the backing of Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat who has testified in favor of such bans in the past." ...
"The bill would prohibit a person from transporting, selling or buying one of the 45 weapons in Maryland. It designates 'assault long guns' and 'copycat weapons' as guns that would be affected. The General Assembly has come up short in passing such a ban for four straight years." ... |
AZ: AJ approves sale of firearms
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"The Apache Junction City Council unanimously approved Feb. 20 a gun ordinance making it one of seven Arizona cities and police agencies to sell seized firearms. The new ordinance, which closely mirrors Mesa's city ordinance, would resell most firearms to licensed gun dealers. Those valued at less than $100 will be destroyed. Revenue from sold firearms will be placed in city funds and allocated for the Apache Junction Police Department." ... |
MD: Ban assault rifles, save Maryland lives
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"A crime is committed with an assault rifle in Maryland at least every 48 hours, according to a report issued last fall by the group CeaseFire Maryland."
"A federal ban on assault weapons was approved in 1994 with the support of former presidents Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Gerald R. Ford and Richard M. Nixon, and others including former Sen. Barry Goldwater. This law was allowed to expire in September 2004."
"Gun manufacturers who sought to evade the law designed 'copycat' weapons like those used by the D.C. snipers to terrorize residents a little more than four years ago." ...
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NC: Ammo permit measure weighed
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"Gun owners looking to reload would have to show a permit every time they buy ammunition, if a bill backed by Durham officials gains state approval."
"The proposal championed by the Rev. Melvin Whitley, a local community activist, will face opposition from gun-rights groups."
"Whitley told state lawmakers and Durham City Council members Monday that anyone over 18 can buy ammunition without being subject to any background check. That means felons, who aren't allowed to own guns or ammo, can buy bullets unfettered."
"Requiring a permit to buy bullets, just as the state does for firearms, is a 'no-brainer,' he said." ...
"But Paul Valone, president of Grass Roots North Carolina, a gun-rights lobbying group, called the idea 'ludicrous.'" ... |
In Provincial Congress, "the Inhabitants . . . who may have good and sufficient Firelocks", June 17, 1775
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"...now raising in this Colony, to whom the Resolve of Congress, dated May the 9th, 1775, impowering the Select-Men to supply the Inhabitants of their respective Towns with Arms, &c. did not extend, and by that Means many of such Men are not provided with sufficient Arms: Therefore,"
"RESOLVED, That the Inhabitants of the several Towns and Districts in the Counties specified in a List hereunto annexed, who may have good and sufficient Firelocks..."
"...the full Number of good effective Firelocks, specified in the said List for each Town and District to supply; for which Firelocks every Owner thereof shall receive such Sum in the Bills of Credit of this Colony..."
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Journals of the Continental Congress, "That every person drafted as aforesaid, who shall supply himself with a good firelock", Feb. 26, 1778
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"...That it be an instruction to the captains or commanders of privateers, to annoy the enemy by all the means in their power, by land or water..."
"...Resolved, That every person drafted as aforesaid, who shall supply himself with a good firelock and bayonet, a cartouch box, haversack, or blanket, and shall, at the expiration of the term of his service, produce, to the proper pay master, a certificate from his captain, or other commanding officer of his company, that he hath been constantly provided therewith, shall receive, for the use of his firelock, bayonet, and cartouch box, two dollars, and for the use of his blanket, four dollars, and in a like proportion for any or either of them..." |
George Mason to George Washington, "And such of us as have, or can procure Riphel (Rifle?) Guns, & understand the use of them", Feb. 6, 1775
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"...to transmit to our Children & Posterity those sacred Rights to which Ourselves were born; & thoroughly convinced that a well regulated Militia, composed of the Gentlemen Freeholders & other Freemen, is the natural Strength, and only safe & stable Security of a free Government..."
"...& render it unnecessary to keep any standing Army (ever dangerous to Liberty)..."
"...we do Each of us, for ourselves respectively, promise and engage to keep a good Firelock in proper Order, & to furnish Ourselves as soon as possible with, & always keep by us, one Pound of Gun Powder, four Pounds of Lead, one Dozen Gun-Flints, & a pair of Bullet-Moulds, with a Cartouch-Box, or powder-horn & Bag for Balls..." |
John Adams to James Burgh?, "not exact Soldiers, but all used to Arms", Dec. 28. 1774
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"...while the People were canvassing for Elections, and that in Spight of Bribery, Some alteration in the House of Commons for the better might have been made. But the Sudden Dissolution of Parliament and the impatient Summons for a new Election, have blasted all these Hopes. We now see plainly, that every Trick and Artifice of Sharpers, Gamblers and Horse Jockies is to be played off against the Cause of Liberty in England and America: and that no Hopes are to be left for Either but in the Sword..."
"...I am absolutely certain that New England men never would that of theirs. Nor would any Part of America ever forget or forgive, the destrucion of one New England man in this Cause..."
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John Adams to Samuel Cooper, "I hope there is not a Gentleman . . . who thinks himself too good to take his Firelock", May 30, 1776
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"...You have given me great Pleasure by your account of the Spirit and Activity of our People, their Skill and success in fortifying the Town and Harbour: But there are several Things still wanting, in my Judgment. I never shall be happy, untill every unfriendly Flagg is driven out of sightand the Light House Island, Georges and Lovells Islands, and the East End of Long Island are secured...."
"...The Die is cast. We must all be soldiers and fight pro Aris et Focis*. I hope there is not a Gentleman in the Massachusetts Bay, not even in the Town of Boston, who thinks himself too good to take his Firelock and his Spade. Such imminent Dangers level all Distinctions..." |
MI: Lapeer Co. Sheriff's Office to sell machine gun to the highest bidder
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"You, too, could be the proud owner of an automatic weapon -- courtesy of the Lapeer County Sheriff's Office."
"Via its Web site, www.county.lapeer.org/sheriff, the department is auctioning off a fully automatic M16, dating to the mid-1970s and capable of firing about 700 rounds a minute. The only requirement is that bidders have a machine gun permit -- available to any adult who doesn't have a criminal record."
"Purchased by the department for $500 in the '70s, the weapon, which Lapeer's law enforcers thought might be needed in the event of an emergency like a hostage crisis, has never been fired outside of a shooting range. Undersheriff Robert Rapson said Monday he thinks it may be worth as much as $17,000 now." ... |
PA: Assault, Tampering With Evidence Charges Filed Against Officer
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Charges have been filed against a five-year veteran of the Lower Paxton Township police force.
On Sunday, police received a complaint against Alonzo Piper then turned the case over to the district attorney's office.
Piper has now been charged with indecent assault, tampering with evidence, and unlawful restraint.
He has been put on administrative suspension with pay. |
IL: Ex-Detective: Harvey Mayor Ordered Return Of Gun
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"In his handwritten confession to investigators last year, a disgraced Harvey detective said he handed over a handgun to a suspect's family on Mayor Eric Kellogg's orders."
"'I feared losing my job or other internal repercussions,' Hollis Dorrough, a formerly decorated officer, wrote in the six-page confession ..."
"In the confession, Dorrough wrote that Kellogg persistently asked the former detective what 'they could do for' Anthony T. Reynolds, who had been arrested after allegedly pointing a handgun at Harvey police officers ..."
"Dorrough wrote that his conversation with Kellogg led him to return a .45-caliber Remington pistol in a manila envelope to Reynold's stepfather, a longtime friend of Kellogg's." ... |
CA: Park Police Warn Against Replica Guns
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"East Bay Regional Park District police are warning parents about the dangers of using Airsoft guns in public parks."
"The plastic pellet guns, which are modeled after real handguns and assault rifles, alarm park visitors and can easily fool police."
"'We want to impress upon the community the danger in bringing replica firearms to public places to avoid an armed encounter with police, which could lead to a tragedy,' said park district police Chief Timothy Anderson." ...
"'Each year, we receive many calls regarding weapons in the parks and many cases turn out to be BB guns, paint guns or Airsoft guns. But until we can determine exactly what we are dealing with, we will appropriately respond as if we have an armed suspect,' Anderson said." ... |
VA: Gun Rights Activists Fight City Of Manassas
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"A group in Virginia had a run-in with police when they went to a pizza parlor in the City of Manassas with guns on their sides."
"The incident happened Jan. 18 at Tony's New York Pizza. Seven members of a group called opencarry.org met at the restaurant for dinner and to talk about their support for gun rights. Each man was armed, and although they had permits to carry a concealed weapon, they displayed their guns openly on their hips."
"Virginia law requires them to do that in a place that serves alcohol." ... |
VA: Gun rights group takes case to council (another view)
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"More than 50 gun rights advocates protested police conduct during an incident at a city restaurant with some calling for the firing of several of the officers involved at Monday night's Manassas City Council meeting."
"The public outcry comes two weeks after Springfield-resident Russ Troxel filed a complaint against the police department about an incident involving him and six friends who were openly carrying their weapons while dining at Tony's New York Pizza on Mathis Avenue on the evening of Jan. 13." ... |
OH: Attorney General announces Fourth Quarter 2006 CHL statistics (BFA)
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"Attorney General Marc Dann has released the concealed handgun license statistics for the fourth quarter of 2006. There were 4,232 regular licenses, and 13 temporary emergency licenses issued, bringing the total to 86,973 Ohioans issued a licensed to carry a concealed handgun. Nearly 19,000 law-abiding citizens obtained their CHL in 2007."
"There have been no shootouts over fender-benders, no license holders shooting up stores because they were unhappy about something, no honest citizens turned cop killers at traffic stops and no 'shootout at the OK Corral', such as the anti-self-defense zealots claimed would happen. They simply have no credibility left. ..." ... |
OH: FLASH: Court rules against employer – Employee's gun rights protected. (BFA)
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"A Federal district Court has ruled that a former Ohio UPS employee’s case alleging wrongful termination for a firearm at work may proceed."
"The court found that the public policy of Ohio permitting citizens to bear arms, as stated in Article I, Section 4 of the Ohio constitution, is clear enough to form the basis of a wrongful termination claim." ...
"The Plona case is interesting, and exciting, for gun owners in Ohio. We should caution you, however, that this decision is far from final. The only thing the decision did was rule that UPS was not entitled to summary judgment. This is among the easiest of burdens to carry, and does not equate into winning the battle long term." ... |
CO: Concealed-gun permits highest in state
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"El Paso County, which already had the largest number of residents with permits to carry concealed weapons, took an even bigger leap ahead of the rest of Colorado last year."
"A total of 1,123 county residents received new permits in 2006 — 79 percent more than second-place Jefferson County, which issued 629 permits."
"The figures for 2006 were released Monday by the County Sheriffs of Colorado."
"El Paso County has given out 8,411 concealed-weapons permits in the past 12 years, and Sheriff Terry Maketa estimated nearly 7,000 of them remain active." ... |
UK: Dunblane made us all think about gun control … so what went wrong?
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... "... Yet almost 11 years on, what do I read, and what do I say?"
"I read of three London teenagers murdered in the space of 11 days. I read of firearms 'incidents' spreading like an epidemic across our cities. I read of Tony Blair holding a Downing Street summit on a crisis that seems - call me naive - a greater threat to many communities than any terrorism."
"What I say then becomes obvious: my idea didn't work. In fact, I begin to thread certain fears together, like links in a chain. Here's one: if even London teenagers can provide themselves with the means to kill 15-year-old Billy Cox in his bedroom, guns have become commonplace, so commonplace that every would-be terrorist worth his salt must be armed to the teeth. Bans have failed utterly." ... |
Canada: Stricter gun laws could have prevented Gill attack
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"I sympathize with Richard Filion, director general of Dawson College, dealing with the aftershocks of last September’s shooting rampage ... But the unfortunate headline, not to mention the slant of the entire Canadian Press report, ignores the fact the attack could have been prevented if guns and ammunition hadn’t been so easy for Kimveer Gill to obtain. ..." ...
"... To me, the main question is why we allow virtually anyone easy access to lethal weapons. ... Kimveer Gill should not have owned those weapons. Our laws let us down; they need toughening up." ...
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Australia: Police hunt McDonalds bandit
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"A MAN armed with a pistol has robbed three McDonald's stores overnight."
"The spree began at 6.30pm ... and ended in the northern suburb of Currambine more than three hours later."
"Police say during the first raid the man sat calmly at a table until customers had left the restaurant before demanding cash and threatening staff with the gun."
"At 8pm, the same man entered the McDonald's North Perth outlet on Scarborough Beach Road and again threatened staff with a handgun before being given cash."
"He struck again 9.45pm at the Currambine store and was given money from the tills."
"Police say the robber was not satisfied with the amount and thrust the pistol at a staff member while demanding cash from the safe." ... |
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