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Germany: Police Nab Boy Torching Goldfish with Improvised Flame-thrower
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"German police apprehended an 11-year-old boy as he torched stolen goldfish with a homemade flame-thrower, police said on Wednesday.
They discovered the boy roasting the fish with a device made from a water pistol, a cigarette lighter and a stolen petrol canister." ...

"Locals had alerted police on Monday after noticing a fire in a yard in the western town of Kellinghusen."

"Police confiscated the flame-thrower, but were too late to save the goldfish, which were stolen from a neighbor's pond."

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There's just no stopping enterprising young psychopathic minds intent on wreaking havoc. What's next in Germany, water gun control?

The War Debate: A Word from Sierra Times.com
Submitted by: Rodney L. Hendrix

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"With the heated words going back and forth about the upcoming war, I am viewing a trend over the Internet that is becoming very troubling, and it's coming from both sides of the fence. Each side seems to be labeling the other side unfairly with negative stereotypes, and even threats. This does not bode well for the country as a whole."

..."All republicans are not in favor of this coming war, just as all democrats are not dead set against it. We both still agree (among other things) that we must support our people in arms if and when war comes. We are after all, both Americans - and neighbors."

OH: Ohio House Passes CCW Bill 69-28 (Veto Proof!) Submitted by: Ohioans For Concealed Carry Website: http://www.OhioCCW.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Ohio House passed House Bill 12, a concealed carry reform bill previously known as HB274. The tally was 69-28 with the option to vote on this bill being left open at least until the end of session on Wednesday. For follow up news stories and articles that will undoubtedly be posted in the next 24 hours please visit Ohioans For Concealed Carry's website.

NJ: Officer Kills Son Who Allegedly Stabbed Mother To Death Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Authorities say a police officer shot and killed a man with a knife who they believed had stabbed his mother to death in Mantua, N.J." "Officers forced their way into the home after receiving Annamarie Jacovelli's 911 call late Wednesday night." ------- Once again, the police arrive just in time to kill the suspect, but can't save the victim.

NY: Seminar explores school shootings Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Law enforcement personnel and school administrators met with Secret Service agents Monday in a training seminar at Turning Stone Casino Resort to identify safety threats in schools."

Unpatriotic Patriotism
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"No one has ever shed blood to give people the right to protest. Brave people have shed blood so that others could exercise their right to protest. The right to protest and speak out against ones government and its policies is an inherent right. We were all born with that right as human beings and no one had to die for us to have that right. Governments and others may, and have, prevented people from exercising that right, but the right is still there."

From a Republic to an Empire
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"The United States' evolution from a federal republic to an oppressive empire did not transpire within any specific period in time - meaning it did not occur within a day, a week, a month, or even a year. The progression of the shift occurred within a century, albeit a slow one. What is rather disturbing about this shift is that Americans, throughout this time, were growing increasingly unaware of the radical changes being forced upon them."

Australia: Child sees gun terror Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A terrified woman and her six-year-old son were left traumatised when two balaclava-clad men wielding a gun and a knife smashed their way into their South Geelong flat early yesterday morning." "The 26-year-old single mother was woken around 6.20am by the sound of breaking glass in her flat. Her young son and a girlfriend who was staying at the property, were also woken up."

FL: Both sides rest in Miami planted-gun police trial
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"Prosecutors failed to prove 11 Miami police officers planted guns on unarmed victims of police shootings or that they helped in the cover up and they should be summarily acquitted, their attorneys told a judge Wednesday."

"The attorneys asked U.S. District Judge Alan Gold to throw out the charges shortly after both sides rested their cases in the 10-week trial. They said prosecutors had produced insufficient evidence against the officers..."

NJ: N.J. ruling allows suit against gun makers Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A state appeals court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that Newark filed against gun manufacturers and dealers, allowing it and lawsuits brought by other New Jersey cities to proceed to trial." "Newark, Camden and Jersey City are suing in state court seeking compensation for costs associated with gun violence."

UK: Guns from Ireland Molded into Peace Fountain
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"Guns that were used to commit serious crimes in Northern Ireland are being melted down to create a peace fountain, the Belfast Telegraph reported March 6."

"The fountain will be given to the United States at a dedication ceremony in Eastlake, Ohio. A similar fountain made from firearms handed in to police during gun exchanges held in the United States has already been constructed in Anderson Park in Coleraine, Ireland."

IL: Firearm 'buyback' irritates police, handgun critics Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A firearms dealer from downstate Athens is taking fire from police and gun control advocates over a buyback program." ... "But unlike police gun buyback programs, Parsons plans to sell any guns he gets that are in good working order." "That's prompted criticism from the Aurora Police Department, the Cook County Sheriff's Department and the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence."

UK: Stun gun thugs torture shopman Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A shop worker was subjected to repeated electric shocks by robbers armed with a stun gun." "During the terrifying raid at the Co-op Store in Heaton Moor, Stockport, the masked raiders inflicted several shocks on the male worker's neck to force him to open the till, before kicking him in the head."

CO: Concealed-Handgun Permits Expected To Double With Proposal
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"The number of concealed-handgun permits in Colorado would more than double to about 36,500 under a measure headed for debate by the full House."

"The House Appropriations Committee approved Senate Bill 24 on Tuesday."

"The legislation would require county authorities to issue concealed-handgun permits to people who pass a criminal-background check, demonstrate competence with a weapon and meet other criteria."

WA: $10,000 vanishes from county jail
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"Police are trying to find out what happened to $10,000 that apparently disappeared from a safe at the Snohomish County Jail."

"The cash was brought to the jail in late February by a woman posting $20,000 bail for a drug suspect. Police were to have seized it Friday under a court order alleging it was drug profits."

"But when detectives from the South Snohomish County Narcotics Task Force tried to serve the court order, $10,000 of the cash was missing, according to papers filed Tuesday in Superior Court."

IN: Howard Sentenced To Home Detention
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"Howard, 60, of Warsaw, was placed on home detention for six months and fined $2,000. He also was placed on probation for three years, during which time he cannot possess any firearms."

"Howard was owner of Little Hawks Guns & Knives, Warren Street, Warsaw, when he was arrested Sept. 12 and charged with several counts of selling a firearm to a convicted felon and failing to keep required records." ...

"Since his arrest, the gun store was sold and is now operating under new ownership."

Chuck's bill of wrongs
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"...this latest 'Bill of Rights' proposal is another slap in the face of the Founders' original Bill of Rights... Sen. Schumer's proposal, by contrast, is really a Bill of Regulations that invites more government activism and intrusion."

"Why not a 'Clean Gas Station Bathroom Bill of Rights' and a 'Speedy Restaurant Service Bill of Rights' while we're at it? Such proposals assume we have a God-given right to things we have no right to whatsoever." ...

TX: Thousands of items seized at airports Submitted by: serinde Website: http://www.progunwomen.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
2nd story on page "More than 20,000 items, ranging from guns and explosives to box cutters and fireworks have been confiscated at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport security checkpoints since July 1, the Transportation Security Administration has reported." "The agency has seized 4.8 million prohibited items at airports -- including 1,101 firearms -- since February 2002."

TX: Many air travelers not getting the point about banned items (full article)
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"Nationally, the Transportation Security Administration reports it has seized 4.8 million prohibited items at airports -- including 1,101 firearms -- since February 2002."

"The TSA and the aviation industry have made a concerted effort to educate the public about items banned from flights after 9-11, but statistics show that passengers still routinely attempt to bring such items through security checkpoints at the nation's 429 commercial airports."

CA: SF Police Dept. Amid Swirl of Scandal
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"An officer who had been under indictment just a day earlier assumed control of the police department Wednesday, raising fears that relations between the top brass and the district attorney's office may be too strained for them to fight crime together."

"On Tuesday, District Attorney Terence Hallinan dropped all charges against Police Chief Earl Sanders and his top assistant, Alex Fagan Sr., saying he could not prove they helped orchestrate a cover-up of a street brawl involving off-duty officers."

CA: Librarians try to alter Patriot Act: Santa Cruz warns readers that FBI may spy on them
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"Along with the usual reminders to hold the noise down and pay overdue fines, library patrons in Santa Cruz are seeing a new type of sign these days: a warning that records of the books they borrow may wind up in the hands of federal agents."

"The signs, posted in the 10 county branches last week and on the library's Web site, also inform the reader that the USA Patriot Act 'prohibits library workers from informing you if federal agents have obtained records about you.' "

" 'Questions about this policy,' patrons are told, 'should be directed to Attorney General John Ashcroft, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530.' "

CO: Lawmaker aims to redefine gun shows Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Rep. Ray Rose, R-Montrose, continued his work on the so-called 'gun-show loophole' Tuesday so that background checks would be needed for events that include more than 10 dealers or 50 weapons." "Current law calls for background checks for gun shows that include three or more dealers or at least 25 guns."

FL: Student Suspended for Multi-Tool Calculator That Includes Knife
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"A 13-year-old student has been suspended for 10 days because his gadget-laden calculator includes a knife, violating the school district's zero-tolerance policy."

"District policy is clear: Weapons are weapons. Whether butter knife or machete, 2 inches or 2 feet, policy dictates an automatic 10-day suspension."

"The severity of the offense means Cortez cannot keep up with his schoolwork at an Alternative to Out-of-School Suspension Center and could lose credit for two weeks of absences."

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A weapon is a weapon. They'd better remove baseball bats from gym class, serve pre-cut food at the cafeteria, and force all school staff to open mail with their hands, instead of letter openers.

CA: Sledding down a slippery slope
Submitted by: John Fansler

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"When does civil disobedience turn into a federal crime? We may soon find out."

"The Arcata City Council, by a recent vote of 3-1, Councilman Michael Machi dissenting and Councilwoman Elizabeth Conner absent, has decided to oppose the USA Patriot Act and related laws -- and order its management employees to disobey the federal laws involved. Those employees will be asked if they agree to take that stand. But how can they say no; if they do, won't their attitude as team players be suspect?"

"The majority took the action to, as it said, uphold constitutional civil rights and civil liberties. Adoption of the city law could come as soon as March 19."

NY: NYPD Approach: One Gun at a Time Off Street
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"There's little indication that the four suspects in the double execution were major players, but with one undercover sale already a done deal and another one planned for Monday night, those involved in the case were, at the very least, getting another gun off the street."

"Police sources say it is that mentality - the "one gun at a time" approach - that often leads to the types of cases that read like a sensational movie script. Just two months ago, police brass announced that one undercover had purchased 59 weapons, from semi-automatic handguns to AK-47s, from dealers in the Kingsborough Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant."

AZ: FBI busts worry local merchants Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The FBI has taken a new approach to the war on drugs. Recent arrests have been not of drug dealers, but of those who sell merchandise considered drug paraphernalia over the Internet." "The crackdown has many local store owners and craftsmen worried about where the line will be drawn that separates paraphernalia from lawful goods."

WA: County wants guns locked up at home
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"Clark County sheriff's deputies 'shall' store all service-issued firearms in gun safes or with locking devices while at home, according to a draft policy report released Tuesday."

"Precisely which safes and locks the department will issue is undecided."

"The suggested off-duty storage policy was developed after the fatal shooting nearly two months ago of sheriff Sgt. Craig Randall's 10-year-old daughter, Emilee."

The imperial presidency is back - but who's watching?
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"In the past few months alone the Bush administration has refused to tell the American people what it projects a war in Iraq might cost, while at the same time quietly floating a proposal for follow-up to the Patriot Act that would allow, among other things, the government to withhold information on whom it was holding as suspects in the war on terror. And all with little protest."

"In fact, if there is a lesson from the past three years it is that the imperial presidency is alive and well..."

UK: Security guards to hand out on-the-spot fines Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Private security guards are to get powers to hand out Ł80 on-the-spot fines, Home Secretary David Blunkett said yesterday." "A White Paper on tackling anti-social behaviour confirmed that accredited security firms will be able to impose fines for offences such as harassment, throwing fireworks or stones, cycling on the pavement, dog fouling, littering and drinking in public."

CO: 3 gun bills bring flood of input Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Constituent clamor over three gun bills is deluging legislators with letters, phone calls and e-mails." "But there's been a deafening silence from one group that supports Senate Bill 24, which would create state standards for concealed weapons permits."

CO: Measure to relax gun show law is yanked
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"A push to change the law that closed the so-called gun show loophole stalled for a second time Tuesday."

"It means House Bill 1119 will languish in committee for an undetermined time, much like it has since its initial hearing Jan. 30."

"Just as he did in January, the committee chairman, Rep. Bill Sinclair, abruptly pulled HB 1119 before the House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee could vote on the plan." ...

NRA pledges $1M to GMU law school
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"The National Rifle Association Foundation has pledged $1 million to the George Mason University School of Law to establish and endow the Patrick Henry Professorship of Constitutional Law and the Second Amendment." ...

"Such self-styled constitutional 'experts' as Rosie O'Donnell and heaven only knows how many Left Coast entertainers who believe that once they appear on the theater or TV screen they have a duty to tell us how to live our lives and interpret the Constitution for us, need to be reminded just how important the Second Amendment is. Most of all, they need to learn that if you urge citizens to ignore one amendment to the Constitution, pretty soon someone else will want to ignore another maybe the First Amendment, the right of free speech and assembly?"