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FL: Tracing guns' histories may give police edge
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"The Orlando Police Department property clerk spends 10 hours a week tracing every handgun, rifle and shotgun confiscated in the city.
Routine traces take up to two weeks to identify what gun shop sold the weapon and the name and address of the buyer."

"Agencies as small as the Altamonte Springs Police Department, which seizes about 50 guns a year, now trace regularly.
So far, 13 local agencies have received computer training in how to use ATF's Electronic Trace Support System." ...

UK: Man who chased petrol thief had fake gun
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No right to self defense anymore in the UK...
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"A PETROL station owner's son accused of taking the law into his own hands when a customer drove off without paying has been cleared of a firearms charge."

"A jury at Preston Crown Court heard that Nowmaan Farooq, 19, followed the driver who had failed to pay a Ł20 bill at the garage in Burnley. The prosecution claimed he stopped the driver, and then allegedly produced an imitation firearm and made him return to the garage as he kept the pistol pointed at him."

"Farooq of Hartley Street, Nelson, denied possession of the imitation pistol with intent to cause fear of unlawful violence, and was found not guilty."

"Roger Green, prosecuting, said both men were arrested by an armed police response unit." ...

MD: Essay winner will speak at Second Amendment Rally Submitted by: Orange Fuzzy	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Speaking at the event will be Jim Purtillo, editor of The Tripwire Newsletter, a publication focusing on firearm legislation. Also slated to give a presentation is Lace Shaw, 13, of Carpendale, W.Va. Shaw did a social studies project on the Second Amendment and won first place at Frankfort Middle School and first place for Mineral County."

CA: Mental ills plagued attacker
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"The voices in his head tormented Joe Parker."

"Demons. Spirits. Prophets of God."

"Hounding him. Telling him to do bad things. Drowning out everything else."

"Until they were silenced Sunday by a policeman's bullet."
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United States Patent 4,877,027 Brunkan October 31, 1989
Sound is induced in the head of a person by radiating the head with microwaves in the range of 100 megahertz to 10,000 megahertz that are modulated with a particular waveform.

Australia: Gun buyback starts tomorrow
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"The national buyback of handguns starts in most states and territories tomorrow but it has failed to win the approval of victims' support groups or the gun lobby."

"The Federal government hopes to net more than 65,000 guns under the $118 million scheme agreed by governments after two students were shot dead last year when a licensed shooter opened fire on a classroom at Melbourne's Monash University." ...

Australia: Australians are one of the most spied on people in the Western world
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"AUSTRALIANS are one of the most spied on people in the Western world, with mail interceptions and telephone taps rising daily."

"Australian police forces are using electronic surveillance at 27 times the per capita rate of their US counterparts. The 2514 court warrants issued for phone taps last financial year -- almost double that issued in the US -- was a tenfold increase in the past decade and a 16 per cent rise on the previous year." ...

Three parole agents were found to be part of Snoop Dogg's armed entourage at the BET Awards.
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This is a follow-up report that gives more information than previous ones.
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"Authorities stopped Snoop Dogg's entourage outside the awards show and arrested three of the rapper's bodyguards."

"Parole agents are required to tell their bosses about whom they work for and if there is any knowledge of criminal conduct."

"Snoop Dogg, was convicted in 1990 of possession of cocaine for sale. Under federal law, it's illegal for a felon to possess guns or ammunition. It also is against the law for someone knowingly employed by a felon to carry a gun or ammunition." ...

Australia: Prices set in handgun crackdown Submitted by: Orange Fuzzy	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Gun owners will be paid up to $7350 for their firearms under the national handgun buyback scheme to begin tomorrow." "The Federal Government predicts 65,000 guns will be handed in under the $118 million scheme that starts on July 1 in all states except New South Wales and South Australia, where it will begin on October 1." ...

NY: Brooklyn Man Dies 10 Days After Police Raid Home
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"Ten days after the police stormed into his home without warning, a Brooklyn man with a history of heart trouble died yesterday."

"Mr. Poulos, at a news conference, charged that the police had kicked in the front door; locked Mrs. Washington in a room; threatened her son Matthew, 22, with a gun; slapped her daughter, Nashay, 7; killed a cat and ransacked the three-story home." ...
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But other than that, these are some fine officers who deserve raises and respect.

OH: Police not prepared for raid Submitted by: Sean Glazier	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Police officers who carried out a drug raid last year that left a West Alexandria man dead and turned up only a small amount of marijuana were ill prepared and lacked experience in dangerous searches, a law enforcement report shows." ------- Just another whack and stack.

MN: New gun law makes activists of couple attending rally
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"Minnesota's new handgun law has done more than make it easier for citizens to carry a weapon in public. It also has given rise to opponents taking their first plunge into political activism."

" 'This is my first rally of any kind,' Sandy Hilleshein said before nearly two hours of speeches and songs. 'This whole thing scares me. I don't see why people have to have them -- guns -- and now they can be concealed.' " ...
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CONSIDER...

A revision of this person's statement is worth considering:

"This whole thing scares me. I don't see why people have to have them -- BIBLES -- and now they can be concealed."

Talon to Gather Suspicious Information for DoD Submitted by: Sean Glazier	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Talon, which will collect and share reports 'by concerned citizens and military members regarding suspicious incidents,' ..." "... Directing the heads of military departments and agencies to begin cranking out Talon reports immediately" ------- The Police state is here.

10 years after S.F. high-rise massacre, survivors' fight is not over
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" 'I am getting angry again,' said Steve Sposato, whose wife Jody was among those killed during the bloody rampage on July 1, 1993."

" 'Do you think terrorists should be able to purchase AK-47s in the United States?' "
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They will, regardless of the law. Hence the term "black market" and the rise on "gun crime" in "gun free Britain". Should you be allowed to have a firearm to defend yourself? Or should the state be authorized to ban self-defense to make weak cowards "feel" better?

Descent Into Derangement
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"While the Workers World Party was lying low, preferring to recruit people who first become involved in one of its many fronts, supporters of two other political parties were busy soliciting support. The Democratic Party was represented by a few supporters of long-shot presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich and three identically-dressed members of 'Team Barbara Lee,' the radical Berkeley congresswoman. The Green Party also had a large presence." ...

UK: Gun drama shocks local traders
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"Traders have spoken of their shock after a father-of-two had a gun held to his head on the doorstep of a house in Coventry."

"The 38-year-old man was attacked by a robber outside his aunt's house in the Stoke area of the city on Thursday night." ...
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Good thing he didn't use a club to defend himself; he'd be in jail right now, awaiting prison sentencing. Such is the state of moral decay in "Great" Britain.

UK: Send in the gun squads Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft Website: http://www.idcwebdev.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
NOTE: The website address for this report is too long for our Newslinks system. Click Here for the full story. ------- "More armed police are needed on the city's streets to stop gun gangs spiralling out of control, a leading councillor claimed today." ...

UK: Police plea on air guns
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"Parents in Long Eaton and Ilkeston are being asked to encourage their children to hand over unwanted ball-bearing guns."

"Assistant Chief Constable Mick Creedon said: 'As part of our campaign to reduce the misuse of ball-bearing guns we are working with the local councils to offer young people an incentive to hand in their toys.' " ...

Avoiding 'informer society' Submitted by: Sean Glazier	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Try to imagine how your sense of security would be shattered if you were targeted personally by police, based on anonymous, unfounded complaints. Accepting such an anonymous-informer atmosphere puts us on the slippery slope to a secret police state." "We Americans who cherish the guarantees of our Constitution and Bill of Rights must stop and reverse this slide." ...

Unemployment, access to guns among factors that turn domestic violence deadly
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"Access to guns, threats to kill and most of all, unemployment, are the biggest predictors of the murder of women in abusive relationships, concludes a nationwide case control study led by Jacquelyn Campbell, Ph.D., R.N., professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing."
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Another so called "study/" Wonder if Dr. Lott could comment on it. No doubt the antis will be touting it.
Contact: Ming Tai
mtai@jhmi.edu
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
(410) 614-5317

Why The NRA May Be Right To Not Rush a Second Amendment Case to the Supreme Court (Blog)
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"[T]he Supreme Court decided that even though the [14th] Amendment is explicit that there will be no discrimination based on race, discrimination based on race...is okay. In the other case, [they] ignored precedent, rewrote some of Colonial America's sodomy laws, and then used due process and a lot of armwaving to strike down a state law of the sort that has been present for centuries--and then discounted everything more than 50 years old as not particularly relevant to their decision." ...

KABA NOTE:

The Silveira v. Lockyer case -- a true Second Amendment lawsuit -- will be appealed to the Supreme Court in a matter of days. In our opinions, sitting around hoping our rights will magically reappear is folly.

Federal Agencies Have Firearms Controls, but Could Strengthen Controls in Key Areas
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GAO found that all 18 federal agencies reviewed, which accounted for over 95 percent of federal officers and agents authorized to carry firearms, had policies and procedures for controlling and safeguarding firearms that were consistent with federal internal control standards and related criteria. However, agencies could strengthen their controls in key areas that have been consistently recognized as important for effective inventory management. These areas include:

recording and tracking firearms inventory data;
maintaining, controlling, and accounting for firearms inventories;
ensuring personal and supervisory accountability for firearms; and
requiring investigations, and discipline when deemed appropriate, for individuals determined not to have followed firearms accountability procedures.

Justice Office of Inspector General reported that the Immigration and Naturalization Service could not account for over 500 of its firearms. Furthermore, in July 2001, the Federal Bureau of Investigation disclosed that 449 of its firearms were lost or stolen. ...

MN: "Advocates Unveil Dangerous Minnesota Gun Dealers"
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FULL TITLE:
Advocates Unveil Dangerous Minnesota Gun Dealers; Urge Dayton, Coleman to Oppose Legal Shield for Reckless Gun Sellers
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10:30 AM, Tuesday, July 1

In front of Federal Building and Courthouse, 4th street and 3rd Ave. South, Minneapolis, Minn.

VISUAL: Banner with image of assault weapon and the words Victims' Rights encircled by cross hairs.

"As the nation's largest national, non-partisan, grassroots organization leading the fight to prevent gun violence, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence united with the Million Mom March is dedicated to creating an America free from gun violence . . . ."

What does Bob Taft have against children?
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A bill recognizing Ohioans' right to self-defense is on hold (again), due to the actions of Gov. Bob Taft, a few bureaucrats in the Ohio State Highway Patrol, and a few enablers in the Senate.

The most disgraceful part of the "Car-jacker Protection" provision is that it is something that no anti-self-defense extremist demanded. Nor was the "Car-jacker Protection" provision inserted to win any Senator's crucial vote.

Instead, it was inserted only at the demand of Gov. Bob Taft.

Sign up for Free National "Do Not Call" list to end telemarketing
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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE NATIONAL DO NOT CALL REGISTRY

"Most telemarketers cannot call your telephone number if it is in the National Do Not Call Registry. You can register your home and mobile phone numbers for free. Your registration will be effective for five years."
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NOTE:
This Do Not Call registry just opened a couple of days ago. At one point, they were registering over 150 numbers per minute. Mainstream media reports tell us that over 10,000,000 people have already joined the list.

Australia: Australian sporting shooters say gun scheme won't stop crime
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"Sporting shooters say Australia's second gun buyback will not stop massacres or access to handguns by criminals."

"The scheme, which is expected to cost more than $A100 million ($US66.7 million), starts on Tuesday in most states, with an education campaign and an amnesty."

"It follows a shooting spree at Monash University in the city of Melbourne last October, in which a licensed gun owner killed two students and wounded five others." ...

WI: Gun show 'ban' is off the mark
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"Being an Eagle Scout and quoting an unknown author (James Jacobs) aside, the knee-jerk reaction which would ban an entirely legal, private property enterprise in place of actually addressing the criminal component that comprises less than one-tenth of a percent of all gun owners is a classic, liberal over-response."

"Egerton even goes as far as suggesting the problem is with the law-abiding gun owner ("It seems difficult to blame that [gun deaths] entirely on criminals")." ...

Canada: Coalition for Gun Control declares victory - 90% of gun owners complying with Firearms Act
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"Public safety organizations from across the country today welcomed the announcement by the Canadian Firearms Centre that 90% of gun owners have complied with the Firearms Act licensing provisions and that over 80% of firearms within Canada have now been registered."

" 'Despite the vocal opposition of the gun lobby, the vast majority of Canadian gun owners are law abiding ...' said [the] Coalition President."
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The system is broken, so how do they know how many have registered? Their "90%" doesn't measure up with previous statements and publicly-released figures.

MN: Bruininks' proposed U gun ban draws criticism
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"University President Bob Bruininks said last week that he will ask the Board of Regents to ban guns from all University campuses and sporting events."

" 'I think its a knee-jerk reaction without any basis,' Rep. Lynda Boudreau said."

"She said the University is disregarding state law and possibly subjecting itself to potential lawsuits."

"Sen. Pat Pariseau said past rapes and assaults on campus give policy-makers reason to allow permit-holders to carry weapons on campus." ...
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In other words, University President Bob Bruininks favors rapists over innocent females.

CA: San Diego Meter Maids: We Were Told Not To Ticket Wealthy Areas Submitted by: Bob Wolfley	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
SAN DIEGO -- The city's Civil Service Commission has opened an investigation into the department that enforces San Diego's parking laws. Among other complaints, parking officers allege that they have been instructed not to enforce parking laws in some affluent neighborhoods of the city, according to a KNSD-TV report.

Canada: Breitkreuz calls lenient gun policy absurd
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"Canada's gun owners have until midnight Monday to register their guns or potentially face charges, but Canada's solicitor general Wayne Easter is encouraging gun owners to keep registering their firearms, even after the deadline has passed."

"Easter is assuring people that no one registering their firearms past the June 30 deadline will be reported to police."

"Saskatchewan MP Gary Breitkreuz, the Canadian Alliance party's gun registry critic, said that stance is absurd." ...

MD: Toy gun idea rattles city
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"Once again Annapolis has been humiliated in the national media."

"Years ago it was the sale of anatomically correct gingerbread cookies on Main Street that embarrassed us all over America."

"Then there was a widely mocked City Council move to require all men to wear shirts downtown. Later there was a coast-to-coast flap over sluggish service at a local Denny's Restaurant."

"Now we have Alderwoman Carter's plan to crack down on toy guns in the city." ...

TX: Stabbing victim in Flour Bluff fought, had gun
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"A woman who was attacked with a machete Saturday defended herself and her 3-year-old daughter before police and paramedics arrived, according to police reports."

"The man reportedly walked into the woman's two-bedroom home early Saturday morning and slashed her across the face and head with a machete."

"Leaving a trail of blood from the attack, the woman retrieved a small-caliber handgun from her closet. She then fired three times and hit the man once in the hand, police said." ...

Australia: New hand gun controls cause concerns for shooters
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"The Queensland Pistol Shooting Association (QPSA) says it has grave concerns about new hand gun controls due to take effect from July 1."

"The laws aim to reduce the number of hand guns and ban high-calibre guns as well as cracking down on illegal firearms trafficking."

"There will also be a multi-million dollar gun buy-back scheme."

"The QPSA argues the laws appear to only target legitimate shooters and not criminals." ...

UK: Police chief's "answer" to firearms Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft Website: http://www.idcwebdev.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
NOTE: The website address for this report is too long for our Newslinks system. Click Here for the full story. ------- "The answers to terrifying gun crime which has blighted inner-city Birmingham lie within the community, a senior police officer insisted today." ------- No, it lies with locking up the thugs instead of people defending themselves -- and arming your populace!

MD: Police Fear Armored Car Robber Has Two Guns
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"Investigators are especially concerned that after Monday morning's armored car robbery in Silver Spring, the suspect is now on the loose with two guns."

"The robber pulled one of the guns on the Dunbar security guard who got out of the truck when it stopped behind a Chevy Chase Bank on University Boulevard West. The suspect helped himself to a money bag from the truck -- along with the guard's semiautomatic pistol."
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Disarm armored car guards! It's for the children!

Australia: $118m gun buyback 'a waste of money'
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:Northern Tasmanian pistol owners have already labelled a Federal Government $118 million buyback scheme that starts today as 'a waste of money'."

"The Government estimates that more than 65,000 guns will be surrendered under the agreement between Prime Minister John Howard and state governments."

"While up to 2000 weapons could be handed over in Tasmania, local owners and dealers are unhappy with the plan." ...

Australia: 'Horrific' 12 months in Saudi jail
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"AN Australian man who spent a year in a Saudi Arabian jail and was lashed publicly for a crime his wife committed now just wants to put the ordeal behind him."

"Robert Thomas, 56, was sentenced to 16 months' jail and 300 public lashes with a bamboo cane after his wife Lorna, a Filipina nurse, was convicted of stealing hospital equipment in June last year."

"In an exclusive interview published in the latest edition of the Woman's Day magazine, Mr Thomas, whose marriage is now over, has vowed never to return to Saudi Arabia." ...

"It was overcrowded, we slept on the floor and the food was inedible. The heat was stifling - day in and day out." ...

Australia: Victoria delays gun buyback move
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"Gun owners will not be able to hand in banned firearms in Victoria today after the Government last night said it would delay collecting handguns as part of the national buyback scheme until August 1."

"Instead the guns, which became illegal from midnight, must be kept locked up for at least a month."

"Police Minister Haermeyer blamed the Federal Government for the delay, saying it had created confusion for gun owners by only releasing details of the buyback on the eve of its proposed start." ...

UN rights experts 'alarmed' that anti-terror measures pose threat to liberties
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"Experts of the UN Commission on Human Rights today expressed alarm that anti-terrorism policies and practices carried out by many countries pose growing threats to the enjoyment of virtually all human rights - civil, cultural, economic, political and social."

"In a joint statement the UN's top human rights body stressed their condemnation of terrorism, but said that any anti-terror measures must be made in accordance with human rights conventions."
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Wow. Even the U.N. gets it. ... Unless you count the right to keep and bear arms -- which they defy.

MA: Stricter drunken driving law to take effect immediately
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"While nearly twice the legal limit of .08, this test result [0.14] was not enough to convince a jury that Thistlewood was guilty of drunken driving."

"Under a state law rushed into law on Monday and effective immediately, a breathalyzer result of .08 or higher will be automatic proof of alcoholic impairment, taking discretion away from the jury on that point in cases like Thistlewood's."
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So much for a "jury of your peers". Now you are convicted by a machine.

FL: Family May Lose Daughter If "Junk Yard" Isn't Cleaned Up
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"An Altamonte Springs man who outraged his neighbors with his collection of junk could be arrested Tuesday and lose custody of his daughter. Today is the deadline for the man to clean up his yard. Now he faces being thrown in jail."

"That's because the yard isn't any cleaner. In fact, Alan Davis has taken his battle to new heights. But code enforcement will be here first thing tomorrow morning to inspect his property." ...

Media walk on Ashcroft's leash
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"Friday, the newspapers and television reported the following matter with no anger or effort to do anything other than serve as stenographers for the government:"

"On March 1, give or take a day, in Columbus, Ohio, the FBI arrested an American citizen it says is Iyman Faris. There wasn't a word uttered. He vanished. No lawyer was notified. He made no phone calls and wrote no letters."

"He was a U.S. citizen who disappeared without a trace into a secret metal world." ...

Bush, Looking to His Right, Shores Up Support for 2004
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"A systematic effort by President Bush to enlist members of his party's conservative wing in the White House, and to champion touchstone conservative issues, has produced a unified base of support for him from this sometimes wayward faction of the Republican Party, conservative leaders say." ...

" 'I think the strongest motivating factor out there that I see with gun owners and people who believe in the Second Amendment is that they can still taste eight years of Bill Clinton,' said Wayne LaPierre, chief executive of the National Rifle Association. 'They don't ever want to go back to that.' " ...
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CONSIDER...

NRA's Wayne LaPierre knows that President Bush has publicly supported renewing Clinton's federal gun ban. But instead of reminding the Prez that such a move would not be tolerated come election day, he kisses his ring. What does that tell us about Mr. LaPierre?

Armed And Dangerous
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"Every year across the United States, roughly 1,000 homicides are committed by people with severe mental illness -- many of them crazed gunmen who wandered into a school, a church, or their own office, and for no apparent reason, opened fire." [Some laws are enacted by people with severe mental illness, too.]

"You've seen and heard the stories."

"As 60 Minutes originally reported last October, it is not supposed to be that way." ...

"The government estimates that there are 2.7 million people in the United States who under federal law are banned from owning firearms." ...

Useful Idiots
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Without exception, within months of seizing power, ALL of them had liquidated the people Lenin called "useful idiots" who had supported them. Teachers, low-to-middle level politicians and bureaucrats, civil administrators - the list went on and on. In place after place, through many different periods of history, and in the service of many different ideologies, ordinary working people had paid the ultimate price for what they thought was "doing the right thing".

The United Nations is a Menace Submitted by: Orange Fuzzy	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The United Nations is a "World Government in Waiting." It has not only not fulfilled its promise, it is actively working toward a socialist/collectivist world government with itself in charge.

It just aint right
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The power of any philosophy is how well all its principles work holistically. In this regard, questions arise as to the legitimacy of the liberal philosophy.

How about gun control; handguns should be restricted since youre more likely to hurt yourself than actually protect yourself, right? Then how about making blacks the first people to be protected under affirmative action gun control, denying them the right to carry guns?

Squeegee Nation Submitted by: Liberty For All Website: http://libertyforall.net	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The state is nothing more than a glorified shoeshine-boy or squeegee kid, endlessly following around after people trying to simply live their lives and get ahead, pushing upon them 'services' they don't want or need - or if they did, they could get elsewhere for a better bargain - and then demanding in a self-righteous tone to be paid for its 'services.'

GOA Pushing for Vermont style CCW
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"Gun control proponents are continuing to lose key battles across the country, as citizens in a growing number of states can now carry firearms concealed."

"The most significant victory occurred recently in the Land of the Midnight Sun, where citizens don't need concealed carry permits anymore."

"Alaska's governor signed a bill this month modeled after the famous Vermont law, which allows citizens to carry firearms concealed
without first getting screened or fingerprinted." ...

George Orwell's legacy
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"It was Orwell who coined the terms doublethink, thought police and, of course, Big Brother. ... from his years as a police officer in Burma (then a British colony); his hand-to-mouth existence in London, as bookseller, teacher and free-lance writer; his embrace of socialism and his subsequent horror, based on a near-death experience on the front lines in the Spanish Civil War, where he witnessed the cruelty of Soviet agents, at how Stalinism had brutally perverted the utopian ideal." ...

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"Iraq-U.S. military commanders have ordered a halt to local elections and self-rule in provincial cities and towns across Iraq, choosing instead to install their own hand-picked mayors and administrators, many of whom are former Iraqi military leaders." ------- So much for setting up a "democracy".

US push for global police force
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"The United States would train and lead an international police force, bypassing traditional peacekeeping bodies such as the United Nations and NATO, under a proposal by the Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld."

"The plan, involving thousands of Americans permanently assigned to peacekeeping, would also be a major reversal by the Bush Administration, which has strongly opposed tying up its troops in such operations." ...