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Nickels' Proposed Gun Ban Will Be Challenged, SAF, CCRKBA Promise
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"Once again when faced with a controversy, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels is reviving his plan to ban legally-carried firearms from city property, and the Second Amendment Foundation today promises once again to immediately take him to court."

"'This time around,' said SAF founder Alan Gottlieb, 'Mayor Nickels needs to raise this issue to distract public attention from the political smell arising from the snow-plowing investigation. We remind the mayor that his office has been warned by Attorney General Rob McKenna that neither he, nor the city, has the authority to enact such a ban under state preemption.'"

" ... Gottlieb observed ... 'Greg Nickels is the mayor of Seattle, not the emperor of a city-state.'" ...
 

Gentlemen and Ladies, I have arrived. I am now being denounced with vitriol on that bastion of collectivism, The Daily Kos.
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"I know my mom is going to be proud when she hears it."

"It all started out here at the Richmond Democrat blog, where J.C. Wilmore was waxing elequent about how some Republican Congresswoman had urged resistance to further taxation and thus had committed sedition. On the theory that he hadn't a clue what sedition really was, I sent him this:" ...

"Here's the thing though. We already ARE an army, complete with weapons and ammunition. We are the armed citizenry of the united States of America. And while you have been busy enveloping yourselves in the cult of personality of 'The Lightworker,' we have been busy supporting the firearms and ammunition industry by purchasing more weapons and ammo than has EVER been sold in this country." ...
 

The "Good " Reasons And The Real Reasons For Gun Control
Submitted by: jgh
Website: http://secondamendmentfreedom.blogspot.com/

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"So, we've got the most anti gun administration in the nation's history. From Obama, to Eric Holder, to just about every cabinet member ..."

"We have groups like the Bradys, Violence Policy Center, Freedom States Alliance (what an odd name for an anti freedom group)and others who are created all the time to push their agenda and to make money on the fear of guns that they promote and feed on.
They feed on the tragedy created by insane people who murder, and its apparent, look forward to the next gun massacre to further their interests." ...

"There are companies with financial interests in the anti gun movement, such as the financial interest that Todd Lizotte, who developed microstamping technology ..." ...
 

Could the govenment ban guns?
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"The week Barack Obama was elected president, the amount of criminal background checks related to the purchase of firearms jumped 49 percent over the previous year, FBI statistics show."

"It's a trend that hasn't ceased ..."

"February alone witnessed a 23.3 percent jump, and January and December weren't too far ahead, with 29 and 24 percent increases, respectively."

"Fears of possible anti-gun legislation that’s being considered by the Obama administration might be contributing to the rise in sales, as well as the teeter-tottering economy."

"The angst seems to be somewhat legitimate, although at this time it’s unclear whether a push to reinstate the ... 'assault weapons ban' will be successful." ...
 

Month of Gun Violence Sets US Gun Lobby Agenda Back
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"'The NRA is asking gunmen to refrain from mass shootings while key gun bills are before legislators,' says a newscaster in a recent editorial cartoon."

"Say that! On a month that began with the Alabama, Illinois church and Germany shootings and ended with the Oakland police killings--a Miami mass killing, a Turlock, CA church shooting and the Mexico shootings not even making the public radar's--law makers are not thinking of gun owners as an oppressed minority."

"In fact when police are killed with assault weapons it takes the wind out of the gun lobby's Good-Guys-Need-To-Be-Armed-Against-Bad-Guys argument not to mention its AK-47s-Should-Be-Street-Legal-Because-We-Need-To Defend-Ourselves-and-Our-Families argument ..." ...
 

Misfire in Maryland
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"THE PROBLEM: Guns accounted for more than half of the deaths resulting from domestic violence in Maryland from June 2007 to July 2008. The solution, according to some lawmakers: more guns. The Maryland Senate may vote as early as today on an amendment that would make it easier for victims of domestic violence to obtain guns. In theory, empowering victims could discourage potential abusers. In practice, adding guns to an already combustible situation is likely to lead to more violence. The Senate should reject the amendment." ...
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Submitter's Note: Interesting that the editorialists equate murder and self-defense, referring to them both as 'violence'.
 

Brady Campaign Urges Stronger Laws To Curb Guns To Mexico: Enforcing Existing Laws Is Not Enough
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
Website: http://www.nysrpa.org

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"Brady Campaign President Paul Helmke today urged U.S. leaders to help reduce the horrific gun violence devastating the Mexican people by strengthening U.S. laws to make it harder for Mexican criminals to arm themselves with U.S. firearms."

"'Our polices help enable this cross-border violence,' said Helmke at a news conference in Washington D.C. 'For too long, we have been putting our own citizens at risk by making it so easy for criminals to get guns. Now our neighbors are threatened as well, and our national security is at risk. We must do more to keep dangerous weapons away from dangerous people.'" ...
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KABA Note: So, Paul, is there any firearm you would not classify as 'dangerous'?
 

CA: Police deaths give leverage to toughen gun laws
Submitted by: jgh
Website: http://secondamendmentfreedom.blogspot.com/

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"If history repeats itself, the fatal shootings of four Oakland police officers on Saturday afternoon will become the next benchmark in the national debate on a federal law to ban assault weapons."

"If there is a grain of hope to be gathered from a loss so tragic, it's that last weekend's horrific events will help end the debate on an unresolved policy issue that has resulted in thousands of deaths and helped sustain veritable demilitarized zones in some of our nation's largest cities."

"In Oakland, a city already struggling with high crime and gun violence, the deaths of two officers gunned down with an AK-47 qualify city officials to lend their voices to any national debate on the issue." ...
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KABA Note: Watch your footing Chip, that blood you're dancing in can be awfully slippery.
 

TN: Myopic focus on gun rights
Submitted by: jgh
Website: http://secondamendmentfreedom.blogspot.com/

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"Tennessee's unemployment rate hit 9.1 percent in February, up from 5.5 percent the same month a year ago. But Tennessee's lawmakers don't seem very interested in that, or in a range of other vital issues. They're far too busy moving legislation to expand gun-carry rights for the roughly 5 percent of Tennesseans (and 25 percent of Tennessee’s legislators) who hold state-issued permits to carry handguns ..."

"Last week the House passed a bill that would wrongly shut public access to the list of Tennesseans who have state-issued gun-carry permits. It approved a second bill which creates a presumption of self-defense for business owners who use deadly force to stop break-ins. ..." ...
 

FL: 1 dead, one injured in Miami Burger King shooting
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
Website: http://www.nysrpa.org

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One man was killed and another seriously wounded in a shootout inside a Miami Burger King on Tuesday, officials said.

Police said a man wearing a ski mask walked into the store at Biscayne Boulevard and 54th Street and demanded money from a clerk.

A customer, who has a concealed weapons permit, pulled a gun, said Officer Jeff Giordano, a Miami police spokesman.

The customer and robber exchanged fire.

The robber was shot dead at the scene.

The customer, who had several gunshot wounds, was taken to Ryder Trauma Center in serious but stable condition, said Lt. Ignatius Carroll, a Miami Fire Rescue spokesman.

At about 4 p.m., officials got several 911 calls reporting people shot inside the Burger King.
 

AR: Man Defends Self & Wife in Robbery Attempt
Submitted by: ARCCA
Website: http://www.arkansascca.org/blog/index.php

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"Last night at the Wal Mart on cantrell a gang of three attacked an elderly couple in the parking lot at 11pm."

"The suspects thought they would make easy targets."

"They were wrong, this from KARK, 'Three people have been arrested after a would-be victim stopped a robbery attempt on a Wal-Mart parking lot in Little Rock Monday night."

"It happened around eleven o'clock at the store at 19301 Cantrell Road (Highway 10), when a woman was loading groceries into her car and was approached by a man holding a handgun."

"When the man grabbed her purse, the woman struggled with him before her husband pulled a weapon of his own from a holster and shot at the man four times.
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OH: On display: Gun control laws fail to stop violent domestic offenders
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"In a recent Columbus Dispatch article entitled 'Many loopholes in domestic-violence gun law,' Whitehall Councilwoman Jacquelyn Thompson asks why a man with a history of domestic violence who killed his wife and children in a murder-suicide had three guns, and whether communities could do more to prevent domestic violence."

"It's worth asking, because the fact that this ex-con was in possession of firearms proves once again that gun control laws are useless when it comes to disarming a violent person intent on harming others." ...
 

Militia members are not terrorists
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"The Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) is a group that combines the resources of federal, state, and local agencies to help identify terrorist plots, so they can be thwarted. Recently, Alex Jones broke the story about a MIAC report that is supposedly intended to aid in that endeavor." ...

"While it might be easy to dismiss this as some kind of paranoid delusion, even MIAC officials do not deny the existence of the report ...'" ...

"... The point is that in the eyes of MIAC, to hold and express political views that stray even slightly from the beaten path is to subject oneself to official scrutiny as a potential terrorist. That is chilling." ...
 

If you open carry - Wisconsin laws you must know
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"This is the first in a series of three articles I will write concerning your newly restored right to go armed in public. In this article I will cover the very basics that you must to know – this is just the beginning. ..."
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"I doubt that anyone would argue that including an owner's manual with safety instructions when you purchase a piece of equipment that could harm you if used improperly, is a bad idea. If you think about it, most safety rules are defensive and written to help keep you out of trouble. Your decision to follow the recommended safety precautions or not will have a great influence over your future happiness." ...
 

The 'gun lobby' and democracy
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"In the recent article about four murdered Oakland police officers, one reader weighed in with this comment:"
"It is time for good people to stand up to the out of control gun lobby. The lobby threatens all of us. Write your state and federal representatives and demand sensible fire arm [sic] policies."
"It is a common gambit for anti-rights proponents to blame the 'gun lobby' when elected officials don't promote laws restricting a law-abiding person's ability to own and carry firearms. For example, a New York Times editorial portrayed a House vote requiring DC to dismantle its gun ban as an outright kowtow to this 'gun lobby:'" ...
 

DC Council's Mendelson's defense of DC gun registration stretches truth beyond breaking point
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"Last month the United States Senate approved a vote in Congress for DC provided that DC end its onerous and odious gun registration scheme."

"Then last week DC's pragmatic Mayor Fenty agreed that it would be a net gain for DC to win the right to vote in Congress even if Congress preempted DC's power to require gun registration."

"And DC civic leader Valencia Mohammed, director of Mothers of Unsolved Murders ... said she would welcome the deal, even though she has lost two sons to gun violence in the city."

"But today Councilmember Phil Mendelson insists in a Washington Post commentary that Congress must allow DC gun registration scheme to continue. Let's consider Mendelson's arguments in detail." ...
 

Militia Movement, You Say..?
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"As a topic of political derision and division of the populace, the so-called Militia Movement is in the news. Grab a cup, this one is rather long."

"Officials in the Administration are beginning to turn against the people and not the other way around. Describing the so-called Militia Movement as hostile to the United States is suspicious, because it opposes those who love this country, redress of grievances, independence, and those who have reasonable expectation of that loyalty from our public servants. Since when is oath of office unreasonable? Since when does the public servant oppose liberty of the Sovereign?" ...
 

Meet the 'Rapist Protection Act'
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"Few gun control proposals more clearly reveal the ultimate intention to disarm American citizens than those which punish lawful gun owners for the crimes of others. Imagine a mandatory gun storage law which would make you criminally liable under the following circumstances:"
"A minor steals your firearm, even if the minor doesn’t live in your house;"

"The gun doesn’t belong to you and might not even be in your possession, perhaps having been brought into your home by someone else without your knowledge;"

"Even if you kept your gun in a locked box or gun safe or with a trigger lock installed, you could be prosecuted unless you also kept it unloaded, with ammunition stored separately." ...
 

Oakland shootings show uselessness of 'gun control'
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"By now, we've no doubt all heard about the Oakland shootings. Four police officers are dead. Their killer is dead."

"And true to form, much of the media is focusing on the guns." ...

"See, that's the thing. Being a 'prohibited person,' it was illegal for Mixon to touch any gun. It was illegal for him to have a handgun, to carry it, to kill with it. And California has "assault weapon" bans that cover not only the model Mixon used, but also the characteristics." ...

"Here's what we do know: 'Gun control' laws were utterly useless at keeping guns out of the hands of a killer. And when he went on a rampage, it took other men with guns to stop him." ...
 

Would you know an assault weapon if you saw one?
Submitted by: Daniel White
Website: http://www.OhioCCW.org

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"Pop quiz, which of the following is an assault weapon:" ...

"If you answered 'D)all of the above' congratulations, you qualify for a California Senate seat! You'd also be wrong."

"Those who want to take away gun from civilians know they can't take them all at once. The only way to get them is to vilify and ban one class of firearms at a time. Two of the most frequent targets are handguns and 'assault weapons.' But, what exactly is an assault weapon, and why do they claim we need to ban them?" ...
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Submitter's Note: The media relies on lies and deception to help anti-gun politicians and activists further their agenda. The truth is the only way to stop them.
 

Nickels resurrects gun ban plan; is it a diversion? Gun groups vow to sue
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"No sooner had the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's on-line incarnation reported that the Seattle City Council will investigate the mismanaged snow removal effort last December that favored the ... neighborhoods of Mayor Greg Nickels, Deputy Mayor Tim Ceis and Transportation chief Grace Crunican than did the mayor revive his plan to ban legally-carried handguns from city property."

"The Seattle Weekly's 'daily' blog disclosed Tuesday morning that the mayor – a charter member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the anti-gun group organized by New York's Michael Bloomberg and Boston's Thomas Menino – plans to push forward with the ban, even though he has been sternly advised by State attorney General Rob McKenna that such a ban would be illegal ..." ...
 

Blaming American Gun Owners for Mexico Crisis
Submitted by: Oliver Nelson
Website: http://www.opposingviews.com

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"Congress has jumped in with both feet when it comes to the crisis of violence in Mexico, and the usual suspects are once again blaming American gun owners and American gun laws. This week there were two more hearings, one in the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Drugs and Crime, and the other in the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Western Hemisphere. In both cases, anti-gun politicians such as Senators Dick Durbin and Dianne Feinstein, and Congressman Eliot Engel, blamed American gun laws for the crisis. Fortunately, in both hearings, gun rights supporters in Congress stood up for American gun owners." ...
 

Gun rights protected by one court ruling; attacked by another
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"On Thursday, May 19, the Illinois Supreme Court dismissed yet another reckless lawsuit aimed at putting firearms manufacturers out of business."

"That same day, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, a Clinton appointee, issued a preliminary injunction that blocked a rule enacted by President George W. Bush allowing visitors to national parks to carry concealed weapons." ...
 

Assault rifle ban discussed at SF symposium
Submitted by: jgh
Website: http://secondamendmentfreedom.blogspot.com/

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"Talk of bringing back a national ban on assault weapons is resurfacing following the recent Oakland shootings. At a law enforcement symposium Monday in San Francisco, officers say they are defenseless against the kind of fire power involved with assault rifles."

"At the law enforcement symposium, the issue of banning assault weapons could not be avoided. Susan Manheimer, police chief for the city of San Mateo, says no equipment can really protect officers from the high powered weapons."

"'It is something we feel very strongly about is a ban on assault weapons and you need only look at what happened in Oakland to understand the power and the danger of those type of weapons,' Manheimer said." ...
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KABA Note: Dancing in the blood of the victims . . .
 

Bill seeks to protect gun ownership for vets
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"Sens. Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Jim Webb, D-Va., have joined forces to try to prevent veterans from losing the right to own a gun if a fiduciary is appointed to handle their finances."

"Burr and Webb ... are trying to carve out a loophole for veterans in the Federal Gun Control Act that prohibits the sale of firearms to people who are, in the words of the law, 'adjudicated as a mental defective.'"

"According to Burr, the names of about 116,000 veterans have been turned over to the FBI since 1999 because the Veterans Affairs Department assigned a fiduciary to manage their benefits. That is not the same thing as being a danger to themselves or others, Burr said ..." ...
 

AR: Open Carry Bill fails in Committee
Submitted by: ARCCA
Website: http://www.arkansascca.org/blog/index.php

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"But apparently will be offered up again after adding an amendment."

"This from Legislative Beat, 'Yet another weapons bill hit committee this afternoon as the House Judiciary Committee considered Rep. Mark Martin’s legislation to allow people to carry firearms in plain sight. The bill's lack of provisions for training and its apparent permissiveness toward the open-carry of machine guns was too much for the committee. Though Rep. Martin did not agree with these criticisms, he pulled the bill down for amendment to ensure that it would not be legal for children to wield a gun.'" ...
 

NY: Proposal to register ammo on hold
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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A proposed new Albany County law that would require gun shops to register the ammunition it sells — a controversial measure that has brought out Second Amendment advocates locally, and across the country – is on hold.

Legislator Bryan Clenahan, chairman of the Law Committee, sent the measure Monday night to Albany County Attorney Craig Denning for a ruling on its constitutionality.

That means the Law Committee — to where the proposal was forwarded during a meeting of the full legislature earlier this month — will have no further comment on the law until a decision is made by Denning. Tonight’s scheduled public hearing on the matter is cancelled until further notice, Clenahan said.
 

WV: Gun laws
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"Lawmakers shouldn't be exempt from gun permit waiting period"

"Delegate Mark Hunt, D-Kanawha, is co-sponsor of HB3248, a bill aimed at adding members of the Legislature to a list of officials and others who are allowed to skip the waiting period and carry a firearm."

"Hunt's interest in the bill was sparked by a personal threat on himself and his family. When Hunt applied for a gun permit, he was told he would have to wait a required two weeks before receiving permission to carry a weapon. Delegate David Walker, D-Clay, the lead sponsor, said he never faced such a threat, but is willing to back the bill." ...
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Submitter's Note: Because as one of our 'Lords and Masters' he deserves an expedited response.
 

NY: $3M gun sensors approved for Yonkers, Mount Vernon
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
Website: http://www.nysrpa.org

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"This time, they hit their mark."

"The Westchester County Board of Legislators late last night approved spending $3 million for a high-tech anti-crime system for Yonkers and Mount Vernon - despite some recent rumblings over its cost and effectiveness."

"The two cities expect to install the equipment - cameras and mobile sound sensors that detect gunfire and send information back to police - by late spring or early summer, when the number of shootings typically rises." ...

"Because this is a 'critical issue of life and death,' Legislator Lyndon Williams, D-Mount Vernon, said, it was important that legislators acted quickly and didn't mire its approval." ...
 

KS: Kansas gun amendment advances
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"Voters may get to decide next November whether Kansas should amend its constitution to clarify that the right to bear arms is an individual right, not a collective right."

"A measure placing the issue on the 2010 general election ballot cleared the Senate by a 40-0 vote Tuesday. A similar resolution is awaiting action in the House."

"It's a response to a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court decision that says the federal Constitution's Second Amendment grants[sic] individuals the right to bear arms."

"The Kansas Constitution says: 'The people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security.'"

"But a 1905 Kansas Supreme Court decision says it's a collective, not an individual, right. ..."
 

Critics Question Army Readiness for Post-WMD-Attack Domestic Patrols
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"The U.S. Army's ability to help restore public order after a large-scale domestic terrorist attack — a mission the president could assign to federal troops during a crisis — is in doubt, according to a number of critics ..."

"The Defense Department, deeply cognizant of public aversion to martial law, has generally been reticent to discuss the possibility that federal troops might be ordered to patrol U.S. streets following a nuclear, chemical or biological attack."

"In fact, the role is extremely limited, reflecting a nationwide preference for disaster control at the local level. Area police, fire and rescue personnel would almost certainly serve as the 'first responders' for preventing or containing chaos after an attack ..." ...
 

NJ: Cop loses his appeal of 120-day suspension
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"A state appeals court has upheld the 2005 120-day suspension of a Jersey City cop for failing to attend a mandatory weapons training, officials said yesterday."

"The same officer - Larry Martin, 58 - is currently suspended without pay in an unrelated matter in which he was charged with assaulting fellow officers during a standoff at his Jersey City Heights home ..."

"Martin, a 23-year-veteran of the department, was charged with disobedience to a lawful order and absence without leave, for which Jersey City suspended him eight days ..."

"The Merit Board reviewed the matter and increased the suspension to 120 days, citing Martin's 'significant prior major disciplinary history.'" ...
 

OR: Firearms purchase waiting periods a failure
Submitted by: James A. Farmer

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"I'm responding in support of Floyd Hancock's timely March 19 letter, 'Waiting period to buy guns won't reduce crime:'"

"Hancock's letter was not only timely but correctly addressed the fallacy and failure of waiting periods for firearms purchasers."

The Keep And Bear Arms Web site at www.keepandbeararms.com has detailed reading on this subject under 'Top Clicks' followed by waiting periods."

"Three articles worth reading include: 'In waiting periods, gun buyers are at mercy of criminals' by John Lott April 13, 2001; 'Let's not forget about the Brady victims' April 3, 2001, and 'The Pitfalls of Waiting Periods' Dec. 20, 2000." ...
 

OH: Area man sues city over right to carry gun
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"A city resident claims Englewood deprived him of his constitutional rights to carry a firearm and that police officers falsely arrested him during the 2007 Fine Arts Festival."

"According to his lawsuit ... Kent Maynard claims he was stopped and questioned by police for openly carrying a 9mm pistol during the festival at the city's Centennial Park."

"At the time, the city had an ordinance prohibiting weapons in any city park. Maynard contends that recent state law superseded the city's ordinance."

"'The police department acted properly in response to a citizen complaint' about a man openly carrying a firearm in a crowd of hundreds of people,' Eric Smith, city manager, said Monday, March 23." ...
 

Canada: Harper's comments on gun registry spark debate
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"Gun owners and gun control advocates are speaking out about the prime minister's idea to scrap the long-gun registry."

"Stephen Harper, who does not have a bill in Parliament that would abolish the registry, urged members of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters on Saturday to contact opposition MPs and pressure them to support legislation that would end the six year old program."

"Long guns, which are typically used by farmers and hunters and not criminals, are not adding to the city's crime problem, said one women attending the Toronto Sportsmen's Show on Sunday."

"'It's not the people that have got legal guns that are the problem,' she said. 'It's the people that don't have licences.'" ...
 

 QUOTES TO REMEMBER
We'll take one step at a time, and the first is necessarily - given the political realities - very modest. We'll have to start working again to strengthen the law, and then again to strengthen the next law and again and again. Our ultimate goal, total control of handguns, is going to take time. The first problem is to slow down production and sales. Next is to get registration. The final problem is to make possession of all handguns and ammunition (with a few exceptions) totally illegal. — Pete Shields, founder of Handgun Control, Inc., New Yorker Magazine, June 26, 1976, pg. 53

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