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Newark Crime Camera Plan 'A Sham Solution to Serious Problem,' Says SAF
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"A plan to place scores of surveillance cameras in high crime areas of Newark, N.J. to combat violent crime in the wake of a brutal triple murder next to an elementary school building is 'a sham solution to a serious problem,' the Second Amendment Foundation said today."
"Three college students were brutally murdered in a schoolyard Aug. 4 and a fourth was seriously wounded in a crime that has outraged residents in New Jersey and elsewhere. One of the suspects is an illegal alien. Anti-gun Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition founded by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, said $3.2 million in public and private funds will be spent on the camera project." ...
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Submitter's Note: The UK is touted as 'the most surveilled country in the world', but their violent crime rate is between 2.5 and 4 times the US rate. |
Second Amendment Sisters, Today
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"Change is the single constant in the natural world. Biologically, when an organism ceases to grow, it begins to die. Like other vibrant organisms Second Amendment Sisters is evolving."
"Our truly grass roots organization was formed in 1999 in protest of the Million Mom March, and staged two highly successful counter marches against that Handgun Control, Inc. created group. Today we are no longer reactionary, but, instead, have become a proactive human rights group. Our credo 'Self-defense is a basic human right' defines our mission." ... |
Gun control back as national issue
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"Don Burrows needed some cash for a recent scuba diving trip."
"So the East Texan drove to Fort Worth, taped a 'For Sale' sign to his back and walked around a gun show, hoping to sell extra ammunition he had stockpiled." ...
"There, he was among gun aficionados privately peddling guns and ammo, saying it's a good way to cash in on belongings they want to unload."
"But in the wake of the Virginia Tech killings and other gun violence this year, critics are calling for more regulations on everything from gun shows to background checks."
"The battle over gun control is back, and it's reaching into city halls, state legislatures and the halls of Congress. Presidential candidates are talking about it ..." ... |
The Unabridged Second Amendment (BFA)
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"The following was originally published in 1991 by the Second Amendment Foundation's The New Gun Week magazine."
"If you wanted to know all about the Big Bang, you'd ring up Carl Sagan, right? And if you wanted to know about desert warfare, the man to call would be Norman Schwartzkopf, no question about it. But who would you call if you wanted the top expert on American usage, to tell you the meaning of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution?"
"That was the question I asked Mr. A.C. Brocki, Editorial Coordinator of the Los Angeles Unified School District and formerly senior editor at Houghton Mifflin Publishers -- who himself had been recommended to me ..." ... |
Parker is now Heller
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"Activists should be aware of the fact that as the 'Parker' case heads to appeal at the Supreme Court, it is no longer the 'Parker' case. The pleading for certiorari will be titled 'District of Columbia v. Heller' since Heller was the only plaintiff in the original case who was actually found to have legal standing and the roles have switched for the appeal."
"This change has made it difficult for many people trying to keep up with the case to locate information since they were searching for the wrong case title."
"The Supreme Court did grant the Districts request for more time to file their appeal and that time runs out on September 5. ..." ... |
Update on Jim Zumbo
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"Those who are active in Second Amendment issues will recall the great Jim Zumbo flap in February. ..." ...
"Zumbo has since apologized profusely and tried to make amends. Some have forgiven and forgot, while others continue to vilify the hapless scribe. ..."
"We dredge up this unpleasant incident because of an article that appears in the August issue of S.W.A.T. magazine (swatmagazine.com). In the issue, Mr. Zumbo writes of his reeducation concerning the black guns in a tactical rifle class held at the Boone County Sheriff’s Department shooting range. I thought the story was worth a few comments because I was often standing next to Zumbo during those three days. (In the interest of full disclosure, I also write for the magazine)." |
The Second Amendment: Why It's Not Just Hunting Rifles
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"For some reason, in the shower tonight after my run I got to thinking about the second amendment. ..."
"There's a comedy bit I've seen in which some comedian ... is talking about the second amendment. To describe the bit in text on a website doesn’t do it justice; it is actually sort of funny. However, you will just have to go along with me. In the bit, the comedian mentions the second amendment and how it gives us to right to bear arms. 'But,' he throws in for his punch line, 'when our founding fathers wrote that, they weren’t thinking automatic weapons! They were thinking BANG!' (At this point, he makes the motions of reloading a musket, which takes several seconds) 'BANG!'"
"It's a funny bit. But it's wrong." ... |
NRA offers troops free one-year membership
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"Active-duty military personnel are eligible for a free one-year membership in the National Rifle Association."
"A one-year membership typically costs $35. This offer will run indefinitely, said Zach Price, workplace giving coordinator for the NRA Office of Advancement. It is also open to Guard and Reserve members who have been called to active duty." ...
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Submitter's Note: Score one for the NRA and the troops. After all the men and women of our armed forces are fighting for our freedom, and what is more significant to freedom then the Right to K eep and Bear Arms? I would like to give a big thank you to all of our active- duty troops as well as to everyone who has ever served. |
Statement by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on decision in gun dealer lawsuit
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"'Today's ruling in Brooklyn federal court by the Hon. Jack Weinstein is a significant victory in the City's campaign against illegal guns. Today's decision affirms that New York’s Courts do indeed have jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit against out of state gun dealers whose guns most often end up in the hands of criminals. And it shows that cities can hold those who cause harm to innocent people and the police who protect us accountable. I am particularly pleased that the judge has set a trial date of January 7th, so we can prove that following common sense sales practices that comply with federal law – and that don’t interfere with anyone’s Constitutional rights – can make New Yorkers safer. ...'" ... |
Paul Helmke: Perspective on gun laws
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"Sarah Brady was recently asked to provide an essay on gun control for a new book on American politics. Here’s part of what she had to say:"
"The fact is that this debate isn’t about guns at all. It’s about how we as a society relate to guns. It’s about how we buy them, sell them, store them, and use them. When we talk about gun control, what we’re really talking about are ways to encourage people to behave differently around guns. A gun may be just a tool, but it’s a tool whose misuse can have profound and permanent consequences." "... Sarah’s point is that gun violence can be addressed by encouraging people to realize that public policies and leadership can help prevent gun violence without preventing legitimate gun ownership. ..." ... |
PA: DA clears clerk who killed Beechview robber
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"A gas station clerk acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a robber and will not be charged, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said today." ...
"Zappala said Crawford had already pulled a gun at two other businesses that night before he confronted Wetzel."
"'He went right to the clerk and pointed a weapon at him,' Zappala said."
"Crawford demanded money, cigarettes and blunts, and when Wetzel bent down behind the counter to get some of the items, he came up with a gun and shot Crawford twice in the chest ..."
"'The clerk was scared because the robber wanted more and more items and (the clerk) did not have access to the safe,' Zappala said." ... |
OH: Unarmed lawmaker mugged by reality (second article)
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"Irving Kristol once said, 'A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged by reality.' That certainly seems to be the case with former gun-control advocate Michael DeBose, an Ohio state legislator. DeBose’s epiphany was not a result of being mugged by reality, but by being mugged by a couple of gun-toting thugs in his own neighborhood." ...
"Long an advocate of stricter gun-control laws, DeBose, along with his wife and several neighbors, have since enrolled in classes to obtain concealed-carry permits."
"'If I’d had a weapon I could have defended myself,' said the ordained Baptist minister." ... |
Federal lawsuit against Georgia gun dealers clears hurdle
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"A federal judge on Wednesday kept alive a lawsuit accusing Georgia gun dealers of illegally selling firearms that end up being used in crimes in New York City."
"In a 99-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein in Brooklyn said he found ample evidence the gun dealers 'have been responsible for the funneling into New York of large quantities of handguns used by local criminals to terrorize significant portions of the city's population.'"
"The judge rejected motions filed by a number of gun shops ... that sought to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the city of New York. Adventure Outdoors and other gun stores in Ohio, Virginia and South Carolina argued they couldn't be sued in federal court in New York." ... |
CA: Gun ID bill takes a shot at illegal weapons market
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"A proposed state bill requiring all new handguns to be stamped with microscopic identification tags could significantly decrease violence and shut down the illegal gun market if passed, proponents said in a news conference Tuesday."
"The Crime Gun Identification Act, AB 1471, would require that lasers be used to create a 'microstamp' of each gun's make, model and serial number that would become imprinted onto shell casings when a bullet is fired. ..."
"The microstamp is designed to help law enforcement officials trace shell casings back to a gun's registered owner ..."
"Opponents of AB 1471 ... believe the technology is vulnerable to tampering and does not prevent unlicensed criminals from using the stamped guns." ...
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PA: Gun statute on hold in Peters Township
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"Firearms advocates returned to Peters Township Council for a second meeting in a row on Aug. 13."
"After a public outcry July 23, council placed a stay on an ordinance that had not yet taken effect which would have prohibited possession of firearms in township parks and buildings."
"Council is expected to decide whether to repeal or enforce the ordinance at a future date."
"On Aug. 13, Judy Brown, Pennsylvania coordinator of the Second Amendment Sisters ... asked council what they were planning to do with the ordinance that is currently in limbo."
"Councilman Robert Lewis told her that council had not discussed when they might act on that ordinance." ...
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PA: Gunshot penalties
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Tough penalties are being considered for those who fire a gun in the City of Lancaster. Under a proposal that Mayor Rick Gray presented to the City Council, anyone caught firing a weapon in the city would face up to 90 days behind bars and a $500 fine.
Mayor Gray adds that penalty would be imposed for each shot fired!
"If you fire four shots, the way the ordinance is read, you'd have a $2,000 fine and a year in jail.”
Gray says he's had nothing but positive comments from City Council and the community. He expects this ordinance to pass when the council votes on it August 28th.
There are exceptions, including self-defense, defense of a home, and for military ceremonies. |
The angry specter of 'shot in the back' rises once again
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"A volatile and crime-ridden neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side came close to exploding recently after an officer shot a convicted teenage drug dealer in the back. Police said the 18-year-old ... was pointing a 9mm pistol at the officer during a street stop when the officer’s fatal round was fired."
"Disbelieving and outraged, neighborhood residents reacted ... claiming cops on their streets are to be feared as much as violent criminals. ... many who protested the shooting 'questioned how [the suspect] could've been aiming at police when he was shot in the back.'"
"That question, at the heart of a long list of controversial police shootings across the U.S. and abroad, was answered by science years ago. ..." ... |
TX: Hospital Security Guard Uses Stun Gun on Father Holding Newborn
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"In a confrontation captured on videotape, a hospital security guard fired a stun gun to stop a defiant father from taking home his newborn, sending both man and child crashing to the floor. ..." ...
"David Boling, an off-duty Houston police officer working security at the hospital, and another security guard can be seen on the surveillance video arriving at the elevators and trying to talk with Lewis. Lewis appears agitated as he walks around the elevators holding his daughter in his right arm." [emphasis added] ...
"About a minute later, Boling can be seen casually standing near Lewis, not looking in his direction, when he suddenly raises the Taser and fires it at Lewis, who was still holding his daughter." ... |
NC: Ex-detective charged with stealing guns
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"A former Tabor City detective has been indicted on charges that he took two handguns from police evidence and pawned them."
"Barry Neal, 36, was indicted Aug. 8. He was arrested the next day."
"He is accused of taking a 9mm pistol on Dec. 7 and a .45-caliber handgun on Feb. 22."
"Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives noticed the handguns while conducting an audit of the pawn shop, which was being sold, according to the indictment."
"The guns were involved in cases that were no longer pending in the courts, and no active cases were jeopardized, Tabor City Police Chief Donald Dowless said."
"Neal resigned from the Police Department on July 7. ..." ... |
CA: Rookie cop who killed himself removed clip[sic], left bullet in chamber
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"The San Francisco rookie police officer who accidentally shot himself to death fired his weapon while displaying for a female friend how officers are taught to avoid having their guns used against them ..." ...
"... Gustafson was showing his Police Department-issued semiautomatic pistol after removing the clip[sic] that stores the rounds. He explained that there are ways an officer can disable a weapon in close proximity to keep it from being fired."
"It apparently was part of a demonstration of the department's 'weapons retention' procedures. However, there was still a bullet in the chamber."
"Gustafson pointed the weapon at his neck and pulled the trigger, shooting himself ..." ... |
Philippines: Davao judge convicts ex-Army captain for killing sister
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"Judge Renato Fuentes of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 15 here sentenced a former Army captain to suffer two life jail terms for killing his sister and brother-in-law over land conflict inside the house of their mother along Ponciano Reyes St., this city in 1998."
"Convicted was Capt. Uldarico Pacifico, former official of the Philippine Army based in Camp San Gabriel in Mintal, this city." ...
"Court records showed, the Gobonquin couple was visiting Anita's mother when a heated argument ensued between Pacifico and the visitors."
"The three had a previous quarrel over a land in Toril, Davao City."
"During their argument, Pacifico, armed with an M-16 Armalite rifle, shot the couple killing them on the spot." ... |
NJ: Healy applauds gun data sharing
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"Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy, who has been among the leaders in a nationwide effort to release federal gun trace data to local officials, applauded today an agreement between the state and federal governments that allows Trenton to access that data."
"'We are pleased to see there has been an agreement reached between the governor's office and the federal represenative because the fight has had to come from the local level,' Healy said. 'It should have orginated at the federal level. Localities such as Jersy City and other big cities have had to be very creative to deal with this plague. Local efforts are finally paying off.'" ... |
PA: Probe centers on board member holding 2 offices
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"County and school board officials are investigating whether a newly appointed Central Dauphin School Board member can complete his term."
"At issue is whether Christian Malesic, 38, held two offices at the same time in violation of state law."
"Malesic said he resigned as Lower Paxton Twp. auditor 'immediately' after being appointed to the school board July 16. ..."
"Malesic ... attracted attention during his first meeting as a school board member. He said the district should allow students who hunt to have locked, unloaded weapons in their cars in school parking lots. The policy change would avoid lawsuits and protect students' Second Amendment rights, Malesic said." [emphasis added] ...
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NY: Boy, 10, gets locked in store's gun safe
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"Gun safes are supposed to keep children out, but a 10-year-old boy managed to lock himself in. Daniel Jancura and two other boys were playing with a safe on display at a Sam's Club on Monday when he became trapped inside. It was at least 15 minutes before firefighters and store employees could get him out." ...
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MD: Consider change to gun laws
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How disgusting that we train our students to cope with shootings at school instead of doing whatever it takes to prevent them.
In Scotland, a massacre occurred at Dunblane Primary School in 1996, and laws were subsequently changed to control hand guns. In the years since then, I don’t believe there has been a school shooting in Britain.
What is it that is more important than our kids safety that prevents laws here from being changed?
Howard Ausden, Damascus
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Mexico: U.S. guns bolster Mexican traffickers
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"Authorities are sounding the alarm about an influx of assault rifles, armor-piercing pistols and fragmentation grenades from the United States, weapons that they say are increasingly being used to kill police and soldiers fighting drug cartels."
"U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officials report a sharp increase in both the flow and firepower of U.S. weapons across the border. Particularly worrisome are assault rifles and 'cop-killer' pistols."
"Mexico has strict firearms laws, few gun stores and a mere 4,300 private licensed gun holders among its 105 million people. The United States, with nearly as many guns as people, has ... gun laws so loose that arms traffickers easily pick up any weapons they need." ... |
UK: Court hears of pub hold-up
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"TWO men facing massive debts carried out a botched armed robbery – for just £120."
"Black-clad Detlef Jenkins (34) held an imitation pistol to the head of a screaming pub manageress as she counted the night's takings. But as he fled ... his balaclava mask fell from his pocket."
"DNA tests led police to Jenkins – whose confession resulted in the arrest of look-out man and getaway driver Michael Gordon (40), who panicked and fled the scene without his accomplice."
"At the High Court in Edinburgh last Wednesday, judge Lord Turnbull was shown the pistol which was used to threaten Melissa Brailsford ..."
"'It's not a toy,' said the judge, although the gas-powered pellet-firing pistol can be legally bought without a licence." ... |
UK: Lethal weapons seized by police in house raids
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"LETHAL homemade weapons have been seized in early morning raids on a Cramlington housing estate plagued with disorder."
"A Samurai sword, an air pistol, axes, hammers, and homemade weapons – including socks stuffed with pool balls and a tent pole with a chain attached – were seized by police from six addresses ..."
"Nineteen people have been arrested ... on suspicion of committing public order offences."
"The arrests follow a string of disturbances on the estate on July 16 where a number of incidents of disorder were reported to the police." ...
"'We have also seized numerous dangerous implements that could be used as weapons from those arrested – and it is a result for us to get these off the street.'" ... |
UK: Student pistol-whipped by gang
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"A STUDENT was pistol-whipped, slashed across the face and stamped on by a gang of teenagers - for a handful of cash."
"It is thought the hoodie-wearing youngster who wielded the six-inch flick knife could have been as young as 13."
"Police are hunting three attackers, who pounced on the 18-year-old student as he returned to his Holloway home after a night out ..." ...
"The student was opposite the Esso service station ... when he was approached by the first teenager, who said, 'Oi blood, give me what you've got' and pulled out a knife."
"The student grabbed the teenager, who managed to get free and run off."
"He then returned with two other youths, one of who was carrying a black handgun." ... |
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