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Justice Department: Gun Violence Falls 63%
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"In spite of all the hoopla regarding gun violence in America, a study by the US Department of Justice appears to dispel claims of rising gun deaths. The government study received minimal if any mainstream media attention."
"Estimates from the National Crime Victimization Survey indicate that between 1993 and 2001 approximately 26% of the average annual 8.9 million violent victimizations were committed by offenders armed with a weapon. About 10%, or 846,950 victimizations each year, involved a firearm." |
Gun sales issue blurs line between suspects and guilty
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"The key operative word here is 'suspect.' The people are suspected because they are on the government's watch list. Under our system of law, a suspect is not assumed to be guilty. In other words, a terror suspect is not automatically a terrorist and it is wrong to treat such a person as if they were."
"The issue gets even more fuzzy because it involves the government's terror watch list. This list is supposed to contain the names of people who are believed to have links to terror groups or possible terror groups. Unfortunately, it has been demonstrated that the list is not necessarily reliable." |
Gun reform needed
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"While I am a full-fledged supporter of the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms, I have a really hard time believing that our forefathers, when writing the Amendment, thought ordinary citizens would end up hiding behind it to own semi-automatic weapons."
"The original reason these gentlemen added this amendment was because they believed citizens of the newly created United States of America deserved to defend themselves against an enemy, foreign or domestic." ...
"These founding fathers had in mind that each individual had the right to own their rifles or pistols, and, while they never specifically clarified what type of arms these are, I really cannot fathom that AK-47s and semi-automatic machine guns were what they had in mind."
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Matthew Werlein is a print journalism major. This story is riddled with a lot of incorrect information. Maybe we should kindly advise him to check his facts before spewing nonsense. |
Ann Coulter: "Freeze! I just had my nails done!
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"I think I have an idea that would save money and lives: Have large men escort violent criminals. Admittedly, this approach would risk another wave of nausea and vomiting by female professors at Harvard. But there are also advantages to not pretending women are as strong as men, such as fewer dead people. Even a female math professor at Harvard should be able to run the numbers on this one." |
CA: DA decides to not press charges in Oakland shooting
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"The Alameda County District Attorney's Office has decided not to charge an Oakland man in connection with a February shooting on the man's property."
"Patrick McCullough reported he felt threatened by a group of people when he shot Melvin McHenry at McCullough's home..."
"...district attorney's office concluded that it was unable to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that McCullough had not acted in self-defense."
"Since McCullough was on his own property at the time, he cannot be charged with weapon possession violations, according to Lee." |
MD: County officers face barring of retail gun sales
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"Baltimore County police officers would be barred from outside work involving the sale of firearms under a policy drafted after officials learned that the weapon used in last month's fatal shooting at Towson Town Center was bought in a gun shop owned by a county officer, police said Thursday."
"County police said they wrote the policy because of the gun shop's connection to the shooting at the Towson mall and to the 2000 crime spree by Joseph A. Palczynski." |
OH: Ohio Lawmakers Wrangle Over Concealed Carry Laws
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"For the first time since Ohioans were permitted to carry hidden guns, legislators want to revisit the year-old law to address complaints that rules about guns in cars are too strict and journalists should not have access to lists of permit-holders. A leading opponent of concealed weapons said Thursday the effort will lead to even more changes that would endanger public safety."
"The law's original sponsor, Republican Rep. Jim Aslanides of Coshocton, said he's working with law enforcement officials and the attorney general's office on the changes. The primary requirements that permit seekers pass a background check and take 12 hours of safety training will not be changed, Aslanides said. ..." |
PA: Rendell tiptoes on gun control
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"As Philadelphia mayor, Ed Rendell was known as a crusader against gun violence, threatening to sue gun manufacturers and signing a citywide ban on assault weapons that the legislature later overturned."
"In 2002, Rendell campaigned for governor on a proposal to limit gun purchases to one a month."
"But two years into his first term, the Democratic governor made no mention of gun control when he staged news conferences around the state late last year to tout his achievements in office." ...
"With a spate of gun violence in Philadelphia, Rendell has come under pressure to do more - including fulfill his campaign promises on gun control." |
WA: Mardi Gras victims lose suit against Seattle
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"U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik was clearly not a happy man yesterday when he ruled in favor of Seattle and its police chief, who ordered officers to stand on the sidelines four years ago while roving bands of thugs brutally beat Mardi Gras revelers in Pioneer Square."
"Eleven victims sued the city, saying that a decision by police Chief Gil Kerlikowske to pull officers out of the Pioneer Square melee put innocent people in jeopardy. Innocent bystander Kristopher Kime was beaten to death in the February 2001 rampage that also resulted in thousands of dollars in property damage." ...
"Lasnik quoted case laws that 'a state's failure to protect an individual from private violence, even in the face of grave danger,' doesn't violate constitutional rights."
"The Constitution does not require the police to make the correct decision at all times, especially in highly volatile and fluid situations as these..."
"At the end of the day, however, it was not the police, but rather private assailants who inflicted those harms upon them."
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Submitter's Note: Another wake-up call for the sheeple that the police are under no obligation to protect you. "You mean I have to defend myself? Oh no!" |
Gun control confusion (blog)
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"What if someone suggested that we ban all sportscars? They can be used recklessly, and every year people are killed (including cops) because people don't drive their sportscars responsibly."
"...it would strip away the rights of millions of law-abiding drivers due to the actions of a few who break the rules and kill people. Oddly enough, you don't hear liberals calling for sportscar restrictions, begging the motoring public to accept them, 'if it saves the life of just one pedestrian!'"
"All of this goes to illustrate that the gun control contradiction doesn't work. If 'car control' eliminated the need for pursuit Camaros, I'm sure liberals would be 100% behind it. Meanwhile, our cops still need AR-15 rifles in their cars..." |
TX: Jefferson High School ordered locked down
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"Jefferson High School was locked down after school officials were notified that there may be a student on campus with a gun in a backpack."
"Margaret Gallardo, El Paso Independent School District spokeswoman, said police are combing through the campus, at 4700 Alameda Ave., to determine if the report was 'credible.' "
"School officials ordered locked down the campus at about 1 p.m. During a lock down the students stay in their classrooms as a precaution." |
CO: Officer Who Shot Unarmed Civilian May Be Suspended
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"The Denver police chief is expected to recommend a 30-day suspension for an officer who shot and killed unarmed invalid Frank Lobato last summer, according to reports from Denver newspapers." ...
"Ford was searching for Lobato's nephew in connection with a domestic violence call when he climbed through a window into a Denver home. He spotted Lobato and fired after apparently mistaking a soda can in Lobato's hand for a weapon."
"No criminal charges were filed in the shooting, but two police supervisors received oral reprimands." |
UK: Cops appeal for witnesses
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"POLICE are trying to trace two cars which could have been involved in a gun fight outside Vale Farm Sports Centre."
"Two men were shot when approximately 20 East Europeans clashed at 9.30pm on Tuesday, March 1, in Harrowdene Road, Wembley.
Detectives believe the drivers of the cars may have been involved in the shootings." |
OH: Out-of-state companies mislead Ohio businesses to peddle 'no-guns' signs
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"Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that several workplace signage companies, based in states with severe gun control laws, are attempting to profit from fraudulently misleading business-owners in Ohio into believing there is a legal requirement to post 'no-guns' signs."
"While each company words their 'Compliance Warnings' a bit differently, the premise of each is similar to that of g.Neil, which uses an address in the gun control capitol of America - Washington D.C." |
NC: Soldier's Chain Of Command Questioned In Shaken Baby Death
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"The Army is investigating how many officers in a sergeant's chain of command knew of the soldier's legal troubles, when he was charged with felony child abuse, yet allowed him to deploy and carry a weapon." ...
"Army regulations prohibit soldiers subject to the Gun Control Act of 1968, which bars convicted felons and those convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from possessing firearms, from deploying."
"Ullom, a 24-year-old squad leader in C Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, pleaded no contest in March 2004 to a felony child abuse charge in Johnston County." |
OH: Toledo gun control laws provide criminals a target-rich environment
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"The City of Toledo is one of the most gun control-laden cities in the state. Was this victim prevented from taking measures to defend herself by Toledo's ban on small, concealable firearms, which is particularly discriminatory against lower-income families? Did she fear a city law which bans possession of firearms in public places?"
"Had she read the advice of Toledo Police Chief Mike Navarre, given to store owners inquiring about how to protect themselves after a rash of violent robberies? Navarre 'teaches small business owners not to have a gun,' and says he 'wants owners to comply with criminals because anytime you have more guns in a tense situation, the better the chance of people getting shot and it's just not worth it.' " |
AZ: Guns, alcohol don't mix, period
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"Perhaps the writer is correct and the polling data concerning the gun bill was slanted. I'll grant you that much. And I'll even grant that we have Second Amendment rights."
"But after granting all of that, there's still a more important question to be asked: Is allowing guns into bars a wise idea?"
"The answer: Of course not. Allowing guns into bars where alcohol is served isn't wise. In fact, it's contrary to common sense."
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Several questions arise:
1 - Does a person who walks into an establishment that serves alcohol necessarily intend to drink?
2 - Does the person described above have a right to defend himself?
3 - Since more deaths are caused by drunk driving than drunk drinking should we "allow" people to drive their cars to establishments that serve alcohol? |
New Zealand: Firearm incident at Auckland school
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"A 40-year-old beneficiary is facing charges after a firearms incident at Auckland Grammar School."
"Police received numerous calls just after 8am Friday from people concerned that a man was on the school property carrying firearms. He was dressed in army-style clothes and a beret and was reportedly yelling and swearing at students."
"Acting Detective Sergeant Tony McKenzie says police arrived at the school quickly and found the weapons were a plastic pistol and an authentic-looking air rifle." |
NY: NRA grants boost many programs
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"Fortunately for the federation's Hunters Helping the Hungry program, one of the most successful Friends of NRA Committees in the United States is right here in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Founded in 1994, the Mid-Hudson Friends of NRA Committee has raised hundreds of thousands dollars for programs like Hunters Helping the Hungry."
"Friends of NRA and Hunters Helping the Hungry are grass-roots efforts whose success has been built with the sweat equity of their volunteer members. It was a Friends of NRA grant that provided the funds necessary to purchase the cooler, and it was volunteers from the Hunters Helping the Hungry program who assembled and installed the unit." |
TN: NRA lobbies panel on firearms proposal
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"The National Rifle Association (NRA) of America lobbied the Senate Judicial Committee this week on a bill that would authorize persons with handgun carry permits to take their weapons into a restaurant that sells alcohol if they do not consume alcohol."
"The Senate Judicial Committee passed the bill, sponsored by Sen. Doug Jackson (D-Dickson), Tuesday, but similar legislation in previous years has been stopped in House committees."
"Jackson said it is time to pass this law in Tennessee because more than 30 other states that permit concealed weapons to be carried into restaurants that sell alcohol have not experienced any patterns of problems with it." |
SD: Criminal code bill signed (Restoration of Gun Rights)
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"Gov. Mike Rounds has signed a bill that defines new crimes, repeals antiquated crimes and revises the elements of many existing crimes." ...
"Beginning this July 1, the measure will restore gun rights after one year for people who presently may never own or use guns again. It will not reduce other penalties for family violence."
"A 1996 federal law bans gun possession for life when people are convicted of family violence, whether felonies or misdemeanors. However, officials say the federal prohibition does not apply in states with gun ownership restrictions for domestic violence."
"The new law does that by setting a one-year ban on gun possession for those convicted in state courts of misdemeanor domestic violence. People caught with guns during that period will face a maximum penalty of one year in jail." |
LA: One wounded in New Orleans school shooting
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"A teenager was shot in the leg Thursday in a high school hallway and three juveniles were being questioned as possible suspects." ...
"No weapon was immediately recovered. The school has metal detectors, which appeared to have been working, at main entrances which students must use, Orleans Parish Schools Superintendent Anthony Amato said." |
LA: Former N.O. officer sentenced for plotting robbery
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"A former New Orleans police officer has been sentenced to nearly 12 years in federal prison for plotting a bank robbery that was never carried out."
"Gregory Augustine Junior pleaded guilty last September to conspiracy to commit bank robbery. A week after his plea, a federal jury convicted him on a charge of using a gun in the robbery conspiracy." ...
"Augustine was a five-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department before resigning after his April 2004 arrest. He admitted to scheming to rob a branch of Hibernia National Bank where he once worked an off-duty security detail. His accomplice, Danny Foster, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and gun charges and testified for the government at Augustine's gun trial." |
ME: Consent mandate added to gun bill
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"A legislative committee has scaled back a proposal to make anyone younger than 22 wait 10 days before buying a gun. A new version of the bill would require parental consent for anyone younger than 18 who wants to buy a rifle or a shotgun."
"The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee unanimously backed the revised version on Wednesday, although the panel may revisit the issue before sending the bill to the full Legislature. The bill is intended to reduce the rate of youth suicide, which has been described as the second-leading cause of death among Mainers 15 to 24 years old." |
UK: Appeal for more police
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"Enfield needs more police on the beat to halt the borough's descent into violence, Enfield Council chiefs said this week." ...
"Gun and knife crime is not only a problem in the inner city. It happens in so-called leafy suburbs like Enfield, so why should we have fewer officers than, for example, Hackney or Haringey? ..." |
UK: Cops hunt £200,000 drink raid gunmen
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"POLICE are hunting two gunmen who kidnapped a lorry driver in a £200,000 whisky raid."
"The men threatened the driver with a firearm, before ordering him out of his 40-ton lorry and bundling him into a blue Transit van."
"The 41-year-old was then driven around Paisley for two hours while his lorry was unloaded." |
AL: Protect children from firearms
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"The Troy Police Department is getting 500 firearm safety kits for local distribution from Project ChildSafe."
"The TPD is partnering with ChildSafe as part of a national effort to promote firearms safety and education to all gun owners." ...
"If your firearms aren't 100 percent safe in your home then you should have one of these locks... Once it's on, the gun becomes just another piece of iron. It cannot fire." |
South Africa: Don't forget to bring your cross-bow to the gun fight
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"Tighter gun ownership laws are pushing South Africans to buy crossbows, spears, swords, knives and pepper sprays to protect themselves from violent crime." ...
"New gun controls came into force last year under South Africa's Firearms Control Act, but some weapons shop owners say high crime rates are pushing law abiding citizens to look for alternative means of defending themselves." ...
"Many houses are surrounded by razor wire and electric fences, but with police turning down 80 percent of firearms license requests after an 18-month application process, Association spokesman Alex Holmes said people were forced to look at other options." |
Slovakia: Ministers approve firearms amnesty
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"IN AN effort to cut down the number of illegally held firearms and to identify weapons that may have been used in criminal activities, cabinet ministers yesterday approved an amendment to the Gun Control Act regulating firearms and ammunition."
"The amendment, proposed by opposition Smer party MP Robert Kaliòák, stipulates that people who own firearms without a proper licence, will be able to hand them into the police without fear of punishment." |
VA: Common Sense Legislation (Letter)
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"While knitting needles and cigarette lighters will be confiscated by security personnel inside Virginia airports, privately armed gunmen can legally roam airport parking lots and surrounding areas, where some officials are worried about the use of high caliber guns to bring down airliners."
"Why do we have to make ourselves vulnerable to this type of attack? Part of the answer lies in the political power of the gun lobby. ..." |
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