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UK: Rise in capital gun crime Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The number of firearms incidents in the Edinburgh area more than doubled in the second quarter of this year." "Figures released on Tuesday show that from April to July, there were more than 100 firearms related incidents - many of them involving replica guns."

Hillary Clinton Laying Groundwork For Run for Presidency Submitted by: Nicki Fellenzer Website: http://www.armedfemalesofamerica.com/index.php?section=TAKING+AIM...	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Hillary Rodham Clinton has begun building a national political organization, softening her liberal image and taking a lead role in Democratic criticism of President Bush steps toward a potential campaign to become the first woman president." "Several of her associates said she is eyeing 2008 as the year to run." A gun owner's nightmare - another Clinton in the White House.

Human Sacrifice Still Exists
Submitted by: Nicki Fellenzer
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"When it suits their agenda, environmentalists and liberals are extremely solicitous of human life. They oppose capital punishment of convicted murderers, because of the minute chance that an innocent person may be executed. They oppose the war on terrorism, because civilians may be killed."

"If it will 'save just one life,' they are for reducing pesticide residues in food below the already minute levels. If it will 'save just one child,' they are for banning guns completely."

"Yet when it comes to safer cars, preventing malaria and encephalitis, or defense of self and family, suddenly this concern for human life goes out the window. The activists or the media never say that larger cars should be built, that DDT should be re-introduced, or that gun ownership should be encouraged 'if it will save just one life.' Another glaring contradiction goes unnoticed."

MO: Jury finds father responsible in one son's 1996 shooting death of other son
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Finally! A jury holds the human responsible, instead of the tool!
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"A handgun that a mentally ill man used to kill his brother had been carelessly stored by their father, a jury ruled in ordering the father to pay $400,000 in damages to the victim's widow and daughter."

"The jury's verdict last month against William Handley appears to be Missouri's first such civil verdict alleging negligent storage of a firearm, the Missouri Lawyers Weekly legal publication reported Monday."

"In the lawsuit, Kenneth Handley's survivors accused William Handley of either providing his .38-caliber pistol to Kevin Handley or failing to prevent that man's access to the gun. He knew Kevin had mental problems and should not have had access to firearms, according to the lawsuit by Nancy Handley and her daughter, Diona."

OH: Naturalized citizen accused of smuggling 470 handguns into Jordan
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ORIGINAL TITLE: "Gun indictment stuns neighbors of Mason man"
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"Neighbors in his Warren County neighborhood knew Atallah Adwani, a 45-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, as a quiet, hard-working businessman and dedicated family man."

"But federal authorities have another view. In a case that stunned long-time acquaintances of Mr. Adwani, federal authorities say he smuggled 470 handguns into his native country, Jordan, from 1995 to 1998. If a jury agrees that he committed the crimes listed in a 16-count federal indictment, he could face a maximum penalty of 100 years in prison plus fines."

KABA NOTE:

1) BATF is heavily involved, and the gun dealer who sold firearms to this "innocent until proven guilty" citizen says he's a genuinely good guy.

2) If the right of the people to keep and bear arms was as uninfringed as intended by our nation's Founders, this fellow could sell handguns to Jordan forever, without getting anybody's permission.

Is BATF afraid someone in Jordan is going to shoot at us here in America? Or are they simply justifying their existence again?

Chicken hawks
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This is a candid but very Leftist look at those plotting war from the safety of U.S. boardrooms -- written from the view of a subject living in what some people call "The United Kingdom".
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"Traditionally, the left has always had an inferiority complex about military experience. In Britain, Ted Heath (a wartime artillery colonel) used to patronise Harold Wilson (who spent the war in Whitehall) on the subject. Here in 1996 Bob Dole (badly wounded in the second world war) played the same card against the unheroic Bill Clinton. But as the Bush administration paints itself into an ever-tighter corner with its Iraq rhetoric, it is instructive to note the astonishing extent to which those so anxious to stage the next war managed to be absent from the last one." ...

IL: Illinois installing security cameras at rest stops, partly in response to Sept. 11 attacks Submitted by: Nicki Fellenzer Website: http://www.keepandbeararms/Nicki	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The state is spending nearly $4 million to equip highway rest stops with security cameras and emergency call boxes, officials said Monday." "The system, expected to be in place by mid-October, will let people contact state police if they feel threatened at any of the state's 53 rest stops and will give police a record of crimes committed there." More police state - PLEASE!

MI: TC man to appeal denial of concealed gun permit
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"An applicant for a concealed weapon permit who was rejected because police had been called to his home eight times over the past year is appealing the denial."

"The appeal could help better define when a county gun board can refuse to issue a permit under the state's 13-month-old 'shall issue' concealed weapon law, at least for Grand Traverse, Antrim and Leelanau counties, where a circuit court judge will rule on the case."

NOTE: Though the police were called to this fellow's home, he was never charged or even arrested.

MA: Number of Gun Licenses Plummet Under New Weapons Law
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"The number of active firearms licenses in Massachusetts has plummeted in the four years since the state adopted one of the toughest gun control laws in the country."

"There were nearly 1.5 million active gun licenses in Massachusetts in 1998. By June, that number was down to just 200,000, in large part because the new law abolished lifetime licenses."

"Another key provision of the 1998 law has been less successful."

"The law set fines of between $500 and $5,000 for anyone caught with a gun and an expired license but failed to establish a way to enforce the fine."

KABA NOTE: The gun prohibitionists must be pleased that they've turned so many once-law-abiding people into criminals. Either that or they are ignorant enough to believe that over a MILLION people got rid of their firearms when their "licenses" expired.

"Haven't we all seen this panhandler before?"
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Here we have another anti-self-defense editorial written by a gun-clueless writer and printed in a gun-clueless California rag.
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"The panhandler sidles up from behind, so quickly that I wonder how long he's been following us."

" 'Got a quarter?' he asks.

"Although we sometimes do hand out coins on the street, something tells us not to look away from this man for even a moment."

" 'Sorry, friend,' Dusty says."

"You just bought a book and you don't have a quarter?" he asks incredulously, matching his stride to ours."

Former Police Sergeant Guilty of SEVEN FELONIES, Sentenced to 'Probation and Community Service'
Submitted by: J W Parsons

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ORIGINAL TITLE: "Former Metro Police Sergeant Mark Nelson Sentenced to Probation and Community Service"
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"It's judgement day for a former police officer involved in a standoff - one where he held other officers at bay. However, Mark Nelson will not be doing any time behind bars."

"After Nelson pleaded guilty to seven felony counts, a Davidson County judge sentenced him to probation, community service, and ordered him to pay for damages."

And now the former cop filed a 3 MILLION DOLLAR lawsuit because "being handcuffed and taken in violated his civil rights."

Says the judge, "This man had a terrible day."

Hollywood Leftist Praises Charlton Heston Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Richard Dreyfuss gets mushy over Moses.

Airports ask Senate to extend deadline
Submitted by: serinde
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"More than 130 U.S. airports have begun a 'no-holds-barred' lobbying effort, coordinated through Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, to urge the Senate to extend the deadline for more extensive baggage screening."

"The Aug. 16 letter was signed by airport executives from 46 states. They included officials at the world's largest airport - Hartsfield Atlanta - and airports as small as Huron Regional in South Dakota."

"The lobbying message is being tailored to each senator's home state."

NASA plans to read terrorist's minds at airports
Submitted by: Nicki Fellenzer
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"Officials of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have told Northwest Airlines security specialists that the agency is developing brain-monitoring devices in cooperation with a commercial firm, which it did not identify."

"Space technology would be adapted to receive and analyze brain-wave and heartbeat patterns, then feed that data into computerized programs "to detect passengers who potentially might pose a threat," according to briefing documents obtained by The Washington Times."

Looks like our thoughts are no longer our own either.

Man accused in mailbox bomb case plans to use insanity defense, lawyer says
Submitted by: Nicki Fellenzer
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"The man accused of planting pipe bombs in mailboxes in five states will use an insanity defense when he goes on trial Nov. 18, court papers show."

But it's the law-abiding gun-owners that are threatening the safety of this country, instead of the lawyers, right? This guy will get a nice, warm, comfortable padded room in a psychiatric facility and be released in a few years. But meanwhile the real danger are the gun owners?

CNN tape shows bin Laden plotting jihad, vowing Americans will die
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CNN's second report on tapes it obtained from an al-Qaida archive in Afghanistan quoted bin Laden declaring various Islamic groups were joining forces to launch a "jihad against the crusaders and Jews."

The first report showed grisly images of dogs being killed with poisonous gas and al-Qaida operatives conducting mock ambushes and kidnappings.

Our intelligence agencies can't even catch a glimpse of Bin Laden, while CNN gets copies of Al Qaeda's "Hooked on Bombing"???

TX: Grand jury to weigh charge against officer (update)
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"A case against an off-duty Galveston police officer, who investigators say shot at Texas City High School students in a truck Saturday night [after they wrapped his house], will be referred to a Galveston County Grand Jury."

"[Sgt. Brian] Goetschius said the jury could consider a charge of deadly conduct for the officer, a veteran of more than 20 years."

"[A] charge of criminal mischief on the students may also be brought up and considered."

ND: Police must disarm themselves before entering courtroom
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ORIGINAL TITLE: "Gun policy changes for officers"
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"Police can carry firearms into the Cass County Courthouse, but must remove all weapons before entering a courtroom."

"The Cass County Commission approved a policy Monday that will allow law enforcement officers to remain armed while in the courthouse or annex. The officers names and photos must be included on a roster that will be left with county security personnel."

"The commission changed its policy after a Fargo police officer refused to surrender his gun at a court hearing in July. The officer said he feared for his safety."

NEA plan for 9/11 not backed by teachers
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Teachers nationwide say they will develop lesson plans about September 11 based on students' questions and will focus on the facts to correct any misconceptions children may have about the terrorist attacks."

"Several teachers said they will tell the 'truth' about the terrorists and their religious background, and will avoid the National Education Association curriculum that cites American intolerance as a reason for the attacks and cautions against assigning blame."

KABA NOTE: The 'truth' they've been led to believe about what really happened on September 11, 2001 came almost entirely from the media and the federal government -- two of the lyingest entites in America.

Bank robber's best chance of release is his shooting victim: a candidate for Wyoming governor Submitted by: Nicki Fellenzer Website: http://www.keepandbeararms/Nicki	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Wondering about high rates of recidivism among criminals? Perhaps it has something to do with legislators gone soft.

FL: Defending disaster-stricken home from looters
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ORIGINAL TITLE: "Gun-toting camper still loyal to mobile home park"
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"Hurricane Andrew wrecked virtually every mobile home in the Homestead area. Marjorie Barber's was no exception."

" 'Everything was just splintered and flattened,' she recalls."

"After the storm, a determined Barber returned to the Goldcoaster Mobile Home RV Park and pitched a tent atop the wreckage."

"For two weeks she camped there, taking turns with her brother guarding what was left of their family's possessions with a shotgun."

"The image of the gun-toting camper amid the rubble appeared in a host of publications, including several Florida newspapers and National Geographic."

"One night she nearly killed a looter."

GA: The future barrels down on gun club Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Gary Ogden is cussing mad." "He's hotter than a two-dollar pistol that the Truman Parkway will soon cut a swath through Forest City Gun Club." "He chomps a half-smoked cigar and spits profanities as he wheels his pickup truck around the club's 595 acres. Problem is, those acres sit in the middle of the intersection of future and progress."

TN: Hilleary Pledges Attention To Gun-Related Issues
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"U.S. Rep. Van Hilleary, R-4th, the Republican candidate for governor, visited a Greene County gun shop Saturday morning and spent an hour talking with about 20 hunters and supporters."

"Hilleary, of Spring City and a card-carrying member of the National Rifle Association, told the group he favors allowing concealed carrying of weapons."

"He said, 'I have always voted to protect Second Amendment rights.' "

Sustainable development: Erosion of freedom
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"The World Summit on Sustainable Development will convene Aug. 26 to Sept. 4, in Johannesburg, South Africa, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the birth of 'sustainable development.' "

"This concept was given life when more than 150 nations adopted Agenda 21, at the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, in 1992. Even though this 40-chapter, 'soft-law' document is not legally binding, the concept of sustainable development has spread around the world, and in the United States, it is squeezing freedom from the land of the free."

Massachusetts Ballot Measure Would Abolish Income Tax Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"While the Boston Tea Party is viewed as the most significant tax revolt in the history of Massachusetts, voters this fall will have an opportunity to make a statement of their own." "A ballot measure before voters on Nov. 5 would repeal all state personal income taxes, and in return cut $9 billion out of the commonwealth's $23 billion budget."

Third Parties Progress Despite Obstacles Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Despite infighting, low visibility and lack of funding, third parties say they plan on running a record number of candidates in the November elections and while they bear no illusions about winning the more high-profile races, dont be surprised if they act as spoilers in the closer ones."

Scare Marshalls
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"The real culprits who will be responsible for the next terrorist attack aboard an airliner will not be the incompetent, laughable, federal air marshals or Sarah Brady; it will be President George W. Bush and the mainstream establishment media, excepting Gannetts USA Today. For it was an article in USA Today by Blake Morrison on August 15th that exposed the astonishing lack of effectiveness, the inefficiencies and dismal failures of the air marshal program."

ME: What if they shut down city hall and nothing happened?
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"THIS is the tale of a town that decided to shut itself down."

"That's right. When residents in this hamlet didn't like the new budget drawn up by their selectmen, they voted to close down the town hall."

"For most of the summer, that meant they couldn't get fishing or marriage licenses. They couldn't register their cars here. And the rescue squad was scrambling to borrow gloves and other supplies from neighboring towns."

Israel: The 'arms-cache man' kept his secret for 54 years Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Yehuda Michaeli, one of the old-timers of Kibbutz Sdot Yam wasn't very amused by the discovery last week of a weapons cache from the days of the British Mandate in one of the kibbutz's courtyards. Michaeli, 82, was the one who hid the weapons. He is the last living member of the kibbutz to know where the weapons were burried, and as far as he is concerned, the cache was uncovered prematurely."

MA: Communities with the highest number of gun licenses Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Here are the communities with the most active gun licenses, including firearms identification cards and so-called 'licenses to carry':"

Restraining Orders Abused By Angry Spouses
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"Emergency restraining orders - known legally as 209A orders - are being sought in cases where there is no abuse as a way to punish the other party or gain a tactical advantage in legal wrangling, say some attorneys."

"Gun shy judges now work under the 'presumption to grant the order,' said defense attorney Kenneth Shine, who works mainly in Plymouth County."

"Mr. Shine recently represented a police officer who was hounded by an ex-girlfriend. Reluctantly, the officer obtained a restraining order against her to keep her from bothering him at work. Days later and without any history of abuse by the officer, she obtained a restraining order against him, Mr. Shine said."

Real Marines dont practice diplomacy Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"First, a confession:" "My initial encounter with real U.S. Marines had nothing to do with President Reagan's beloved jarheads: North, McFarlane, Regan, Walters and Shultz. It happened in early July 1969, at Vandegrift Combat Base in I Corps, 12 miles south of the DMZ and 11 miles east of the remains of Khesanh."

It's Ten for Tubb in the NRA High Power Rifle Championships Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"G. David Tubb of Canadian, Texas, has won an unprecedented tenth NRA National High Power Rifle Championship. His victory came on August 8 when he finished the Crowell Trophy Match with a 199-point score that gave him a championship aggregate of 2365-121X."

NY: Cuomo calls for safety lock for every gun
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"Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday charged that Gov. George Pataki has not done enough to stop gun violence and called for new gun control measures including universal safety locks."

" 'We require every car to have seatbelts," Cuomo said. 'We should require every firearm to have a safety device that makes it impossible for a child to get into trouble.' "

Questions:

What's wrong with educating children about guns, and holding parents responsible for the child's behavior?

Does anyone including this political opportunist Cuomo truly believe a criminal will put a lock on his firearm?

Pakistan faces uphill struggle in war on 'Kalashnikov culture'
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"At the Darra Adam Khel arms bazaar in the mountainous terrain of northwestern Pakistan, warlords, tribal warriors and even bandits can buy just about any weapon they want."

"But the government of President Pervez Musharraf has declared war on the illegal arms industry, and while this may achieve a reduction in Pakistan's appalling level of gun related violence, it also threatens to destroy the livelihood of thousands of families."

WY: NRA, Hickey accused of breaking state campaign law Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"In the 11th hour before the primary, gubernatorial candidates Eli Bebout and Paul Hickey scrambled to distance themselves from potentially illegal recorded telephone solicitations." "National Rifle Association members in Wyoming started getting recorded telephone messages endorsing Bebout, a Republican, after the NRA formally endorsed Bebout on Friday."

NY: Mexican gangs on warpath in city where self-defense is banned
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Mexican gangs are staking claim to turf in New York, menacing fellow immigrants as they rack up a deadly record of crime and violence."

"The gangs thrive on shoplifting and selling fake green cards, but they also are known to extort shop owners, deal drugs and protect prostitution rings, police said."

"Their favorite exploit is barging into Baptisms, weddings and other Mexican family gatherings, where they threaten guests and steal alcohol."

UNFORTUNATELY...

Anyone "caught" with a firearm without hard-to-acquire government permission -- to use in self-defense against these thugs -- will be carted off to jail and slapped with a felony. After all, we wouldn't want decent people to be able to use force against criminals who'll attack you at a Baptism, right?

Naked Man Causes Plane's Emergency Landing, no charges
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An Air France flight had to make an emergency landing after a naked man tried to storm the cockpit.

Although the man was removed from the plane and arrested, he was later released without being charged.

So as long as you're naked, it's perfectly OK to storm the cockpit on an airplane? All passengers have successfully been disarmed, and assailants are being released without being charged because they happen to disrobe?

I'm speechless. Absolutely speechless.

The Iraqi Game Show Submitted by: LFA Editor Website: http://www.libertyforall.net	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"If this really goes down, especially in light of recent events in Taiwan, there would be an open door for the Chinese to invade what they consider a 'province' and a treasonous state. Would we then go to the aid of the Taiwanese? Could we wage war against Iraq and China at the same time? Where do you think Russia fits in all of this?"

The Fight Club
Submitted by: Newslinks Admin

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"When a police car rolls up to four brawling males outside a strip mall in Broadview Heights, no one does much of anything. The fighters blithely continue to punch and kick; the cops merely watch before pulling away. These guys aren't really trying to hurt each other, after all. They're applying the principles of krav maga, an increasingly popular method of self-defense with roots in Eastern Europe."

TX: Robber armed with paper gets 'undisclosed amount of money'
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"A robber used a note to hold up a U.S. Bank branch yesterday, sheriff's officials said."

"A man wearing a black shirt walked into the bank on South Rancho Santa Fe Road near Grand Avenue at 2:45 p.m. and handed the note to a teller. The note said that he was carrying a gun, but none was seen, sheriff's officials said."

"The robber was given an undisclosed amount of money and he escaped before deputies arrived."
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The dreaded paper cut was worth avoiding, perhaps -- so they handed this fella free money.

Ireland: Prisoner who'd served 13 years for gun possession escapes
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"A dissident republican prisoner has failed to return to jail after being let out to attend his grandson's funeral, it emerged today."

"The Londonderry man, who was sentenced to 18 years after admitting possessing guns and ammunition, was accompanied by a prison chaplain when he was let out."

"At the time he was out of jail on licence after serving part of a 13-year term for having a loaded handgun." [emphasis added]

GA: NRA Director, U.S. Rep Bob Barr Loses Re-election Bid
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"Combative Republican Rep. Bob Barr lost his re-election bid to a House colleague in Georgia's primaries Tuesday, while outspoken Cynthia McKinney trailed her challenger on the Democratic side."

"Barr conceded late Tuesday after trailing John Linder by a wide margin in the 7th District, which sprawls across parts of five counties in Atlanta's northern suburbs. With about 54 percent of the precincts reporting, Linder had 35,457 votes, or 73 percent, to Barr's 12,591."

"Though Barr had predicted victory in a race that had been considered too close to call, 'The numbers just weren't there this evening,' he told supporters."

UK: Midwife is shot in back with air rifle - in 'civilised' Cambridge
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"A MIDWIFE was shot as she cycled home from the Rosie Maternity Hospital."

"Heather Morrish was heading towards Cherry Hinton in Wulfstan Way at around 4.15pm yesterday when she heard shots and was hit in the back."

"She fell off her bike and looked up to see men leaning out of a car and laughing at her -- a similar incident on Cherry Hinton Road was also reported to police."

"She said: 'I heard several shots being fired and felt a pain in my lower back. A car drove past and the people inside were laughing. It sped off and I didn't see the weapon, I was trying to control my bike. I was very shaken and upset ? it's not something you hear about in Cambridge, and in the middle of the afternoon as well.' "

KS: State has lost track of 500 parolees, 'no one is actively searching for them'
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"The state has lost track of nearly 500 parolees, and with few exceptions, no one is actively searching for them, The Wichita Eagle reported Sunday."

"As of late July, the list of missing parolees - called 'absconders' by the state - included seven killers, eight rapists, 35 child molesters and 49 robbers, The Eagle reported."

"About 12 percent of all Kansas parolees had slipped away from supervision as of last week - slightly more than the nationwide average of 10 percent."

Under the gun of the grouse shooters
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"All 'country pursuits' are under the spotlight. Grouse shooting is no exception - to some it's a cruel amusement for the rich; to others it's an important tradition, helping keep rural economies alive."

"Other people are uneasy about a form of meat production where those involved in the harvest derive pleasure from despatching living animals."

QUESTION:
Why is it acceptable to butcher chickens who live their entire lives in factory farm cages but not acceptable to fetch naturally grown food from the field -- merely because pleasure can be derived? Put more succinctly, would the chicken-eating anti-hunting fanatics be bothered by the hunt if it were tedious, laborious and unenjoyable?

Is Bush a Well-Meaning Dupe? Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"It is now the eleventh hour before Police State America. Less than one year after the World Trade Center attacks, the Federal government--ordinarily plodding and slow, when it comes to mundane matters--is speeding us down the fast track to military government on greased rails. We have the Office of Homeland Security."

Defend the 2nd Amendment Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Guns in school. Guns and terrorism. Guns in the hands of children. No doubt we'll be hearing a lot about these topics throughout the fall and school year as those who seek to destroy the Second Amendment roll-out their new public-relations campaigns."

Senators Urged to Nix COLA Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Turning up the heat on Members less than three months before the midterm elections, a coalition of conservative and liberal interest groups Wednesday called on the Senate to reject a planned $5,000 pay raise next year." "The group sent a letter to all 100 Senators in an effort to convince them it is inappropriate to pad their own wallets at a time when the economy is sputtering."

PGP is back! Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Phil Zimmermann's PGP is back in the hands of an independent company, after Network Associates agreed to sell the technology it mothballed back in March to a start-up specially created to market PGP." "Cryptographers will be celebrating the good news in traditional fashion - by firing their guns into the air."

CA: Crime Jumps in California
Submitted by: Duncan Adams

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"Violent crime jumped last year in California. That rise in crime brought to an end the state's eight-year trend of decreasing crime. In cities with populations of 100,000 or more, serious crime rose 3.5 percent."

"Statewide, forcible rapes went up 6.6 percent, homicides went up 3.9 percent, and motor vehicle thefts increased by 8.9 percent. In Los Angeles alone, the overall homicide figure went up 27.5 percent. Serious crimes also rose in Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose."

"But wait!"

"There is one county in California where crime is not increasing. In this particular county there has, in fact, been a 29 percent decrease in violent crime in the past year! That county would be Orange County Santa Ana, Disneyland, Newport Beach, etc."

"Would any of you care to guess why some people think crime is dropping in Orange County while it's climbing throughout California? Could it possibly be that Orange is the only urban county in California that allows its citizens to carry concealed weapons? Carrying a concealed weapon is virtually taboo elsewhere in the state, unless you're a celebrity, a politician or someone guarding a celebrity or a politician."

The Bush Gang is Brainwashing America Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Hello, hello! Wake up - that's the smell of YOUR brain being relentlessly brainwashed 365/24/7 by the bloodthirsty hype-meisters of the out-of-control BushMob, with the generous help of their vast stable of toadlike, slavish, cloned, dog-on-a-leash, BigOil-soaked, mass-media whores. AND, that's also the smell of YOUR Constitution going up in flames, Mr. and Mrs. America."

Gun Owners PAC Wins 4 Out Of 6 Tough Races Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"So far this year, the Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund has requested the support of GOA's e-mail members in six races. All of the candidates were pro-gun challengers for the seat they were seeking. Not one of them was an incumbent." "Well, there is great news to report: FOUR OF THE SIX RACES THIS YEAR HAVE ENDED VICTORIOUSLY FOR GUN OWNERS!!!"