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Do states trump Bill of Rights on firearms?
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"The right of individuals to keep and bear arms may have some validity on the federal level, but states have a right to regulate and ban firearm ownership among the people, says California Attorney General Bill Lockyer."
... "Likewise," he continued, "the California Supreme Court has determined that laws passed by the state legislature which address gun control can be valid." To support that conclusion, Lockyer cited state high court passages noting that the California Constitution did not contain a right of its citizens "to keep and bear arms." .... |
Major League Baseball coach attacked during Chicago game
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"It just happened so fast." Athletes worry for safety as fans become more brazen.
KS Royals coach said he had no idea why he was attacked but he doesn't blame security, fault 1st base ump or 2nd baseman for not immediately coming to his aid.
"This should be a sobering lesson to everyone that no matter where we are we're not safe" he said.
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EXACTAMUNDO-FREEDOM TO CARRY AT ALL TIMES! Or ban baseball - Remember: "Its for the ..." (insert this yrs. 'for the' mantra here) |
FL: Beaten Man Dies
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"After drinking & working themselves up to get revenge on McGrath, Allen & Terranova went to his house & proceeded to pummel him. After severely beating McGrath, Allen was about to rape him but Terranova's girlfriend, who says it all started when McGrath made derogatory remarks about Allen's girlfriend, walked in."
"McGrath went to a hospital 2 days later & told officials he' d been beaten. He died the next day."
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Another sad case of Bradymania: "I wouldn't get caught dead with a gun!" |
Canada: Gun registry gets both barrels
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"Ottawa will have to start looking at tombstones if it wants a dead Edmonton man to register his guns, says the grandson of the deceased."
" 'It's a joke, a mockery, this whole registration system,' Randy Schultz said yesterday. 'If they find (my dead grandfather), they're more than welcome to arrest him.' " |
Demography as Destiny?
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"William H. Frey looks at the changing demographics in America and what they mean for the nation's politics."
"THERE ARE SOME EXPERTS you treasure: Charlie Cook and Michael Barone on elections, Peter Gammons on baseball, People magazine on the best and worst dressed celebrities. For me, William H. Frey belongs on that list."
"Frey is a demographer and research scientist at the University of Michigan's Population Studies Center, who studies how population is shifting within the United States." |
MD: Man killed in carjacking in city where armed self-defense is banned
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"Police this morning were searching for two young suspects who shot and killed an Annapolis man during a carjacking last night outside his home two blocks from the State House."
..."The police never come down here," he said. "My home has been broken into twice in the 20 years that I've lived here."...
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UK: Thugs Set white boy's face on fire, no hate-crime charges
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"Detectives revealed the horrific incident as they launched a hunt for the two youths who sprayed their 11-year-old victim with an inflammable substance and set him alight. Though the victim is a white boy and his attackers were described as Asian, police are not treating it as a racist attack, said a spokeswoman for West Yorkshire Police." |
War's Begun
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"[BRITISH and American warplanes have bombed Iraq's most important air intelligence headquarters. The dramatic escalation is seen as the first stage of war with Iraq."
"President Bush insisted that the world does not need proof that Hussein is building nuclear weapons before taking action. Mr Rumsfeld admitted no...proof that Saddam has weapons of mass destruction."
" 'There isn't a single smoking gun,' he said. 'If we waited for a smoking gun in this instance we would find it after the fact.' " |
MI: Gun-control crowd keeping silent these days
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"This isn't the way gun-control advocates expected the 2002 campaign to go when they were out on the streets gathering petition signatures 18 months ago."
"And when a Michigan Supreme Court ruling thwarted that effort, they vowed to launch a second petition drive. It never materialized." |
UK: Why the countryside is angry
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"Rural people say they want 'liberty and livelihood' from the government. They can't have both."
"BRITAIN has always had a thing about the countryside. Think of the Old Masters: the Dutch ones are of burghers, the French ones of naked women and the English ones of gentlemen surveying their rolling acres with an expression mixing complacency and contempt." |
What is Your View of Immigration Reformer Rep. Tancredo? Vote here
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"The national Republican Party moved rapidly Thursday to distance itself from Rep. Tom Tancredo on immigration issues, fearing that controversies swirling around his views may spoil efforts to woo Hispanic voters. What's your view of immigration reformer Rep. Tom Tancredo?"
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In wake of 911 after 19 immigrants slammed planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon I would think we might reconsider the current US policy of MASS immigration. |
FL: Tampa officer fined for losing his gun
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"A police officer who lost his gun on Sept. 11 was fined $350 and received a letter of counseling in his personnel file, a Tampa police spokesman said."
"Officer Patrick Gray had been working traffic patrol during the Sept. 11 memorial on Bayshore Boulevard. The heavy rains that day drenched his clothing and patrol motorcycle, so he drove back to the police garage on Franklin Street to climb into a cruiser." |
UK: British Gun Control Activists Want to Ban Air Rifle
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"British gun control advocates have launched a campaign to strengthen laws restricting the use of airguns by children and teens, but shooting associations call the new restrictions unnecessary."
"The Campaign for Airgun Control wants to make it illegal for kids under age 17 to use air rifles. The umbrella group, which includes the Gun Control Network and Survivors' War Against Airgun Terror (SWAAT), also wants airguns to be registered, and it advocates..." |
VA: Gun-shop owner loses suit to keep sales private
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"The owner of Bob's Gun & Tackle Shop, who claims the government is trying to compile an illegal database of gun owners, has lost a lawsuit to keep his sales records out of federal hands."
"The federal ruling means Robert Marcus must turn over to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms the make, model, caliber and serial number of each used firearm bought and sold at the store in 1999." |
CA: Calif. Handgun Study to Fortify Crime Prevention Efforts
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"UC Davis researchers are releasing a groundbreaking report that provides the first complete description of how more than 200,000 handguns are sold legally in the state each year. The study, which gives results for the state as a whole, as well as for each county and major cities, is designed to help policymakers identify trends and develop strategies to reduce gun-related violence." |
WA: "Toy Gun Exchange Encourages Children To Think, Not Shoot"
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"The CeaseFire Foundation of Washington will join with the Seattle Sonics to sponsor a toy gun exchange this Saturday, September 21st at the Seattle Center. The event is being coordinated by CeaseFire's Agents of Change, a group of five high school students that have been involved in several projects throughout the year involving gun safety education and awareness." |
WV: Records, fingerprints stockpiled at W.Va. site
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"Here among the hills of West Virginia, a little-known complex materializes off an unmarked exit of Interstate 79, its glass facade, enormous buildings and perfect landscaping beckoning visitors to stop by."
"The large visitors parking lot, though, is empty. So is the three-story, marble and flag-adorned lobby. And the guide manning the information console in the separate nearby visitors center and museum is the only person in that building." |
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence to Hold Kennedy-King Awards Dinner Tuesday in Washington, DC
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"The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence and its sister organization, the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence will hold its annual Kennedy - King awards
dinner, Tuesday, September 24, to honor Senator Jack Reed, youth anti-violence activists Emily Spencer and Shay Migl, and the chairman of the Coalition's board, Joel Kanter. Mark Plotkin, WTOP
radio political commentator and analyst, will serve as the evening's Master of Ceremonies." |
OK: Shooting class for women
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"A firearms class for women will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at H&H Gun Range in Oklahoma City. 'Guns 101 for Women' is designed for women with little or no firearms experience."
"Participants will receive training in the use of handguns, rifles and shotguns. The cost for the class is $25 per person, and women must be age 21 or older. For more information, call the gun range at 947-3888, extension 111." |
ME: Biddeford panel will consider easing new hunting ban
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"Duck hunters, still smarting over the City Council's recent ban on hunting along an inner-city portion of the Saco River, have persuaded the city's Policy Committee to consider relaxing the prohibition."
"Faced by an angry crowd of hunters at Tuesday's council meeting, the Policy Committee agreed to schedule a special meeting at 7 p.m. Monday to review the ordinance." |
FL: Witness shoots robbery suspect in Pembroke Pines
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"A Pembroke Pines man apparently intent on robbing a convenience store was captured early Thursday after a witness shot him during a foot chase."
"Police said the suspect, Preston Wagner, 39, of 2051 NW 81st Ave., sustained a minor cut on his back from the bullet and that the shooting appeared to be accidental. Authorities called the witness, Albert Carlson, 37, a good Samaritan but were quick to say that innocent bystanders should not involve themselves in dangerous situations." |
Vigilance Is Ours To Keep Or Squander
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"I stepped aboard the DC-10 with more than my usual level of pre-flight jitters. My wife and I had breezed through security, not experiencing any of the dreaded searches or interrogations I´d been reading about in the papers. This was to be my first plane trip since 9/11, and despite the beautiful weather and the prospect of a week-long vacation in sunny Palm Beach, I couldn´t shake my growing sense of apprehension." |
"Randy, what the heck is your boss high on?"
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"I just finished reading Lockyer's position paper on the 2nd Amendment, and David Codrea's rebuttal. Both just went online here: http://keepandbeararms.com/information/Item.asp?ID=3505"
"Randy, what the hell are you guys doing over there?"
"Lockyer's cite of Miller is a flat-out lie. Don't take my word for it, read the dang case:" |
"Constitution doesn't give everyone right to pack a pistol"
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"Editor: As a constitutionalist, I wish letter writer Bill Bunting could explain where in the Second Amendment there is a provision for the possession of handguns."
"We now have the mightiest armed forces in the world and every state has its militia (National Guard)."
"I am a combat wounded veteran of the Battle of the Bulge. I have seen enough death and destruction in my lifetime, that I will not permit a weapon of any kind in my household."
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China keen to buy Pakistani weapons
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"China has shown interest in the purchase of a MP-5 PK submachinegun from Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) Wah."
"The interest was shown at a meeting held on Tuesday between Chairman POF Wah Lt Gen Abdul Qayyum and a delegation from Nirinco-China, one of the major defense business industry of China. 'The Nrinco-China delegation will soon visit POF to have live demonstration of the state-of-the-art self defense weapon and place the procurement order,' said a well placed source of POF Wah."
"POF is the major defense production unit of Pakistan. Currently, POF is producing over 57 types of arms and ammunition including guns, rockets, propellers, bullets, shells, grenades, allied equipment and uniform." |
WA: Five anti-gun students get together, and the press covers it
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"This year, the CeaseFire Foundation of Washington's 'agents of change' — five students representing local communities — joined a youth rally on the Capitol steps in Olympia to support legislation to close gun-show loopholes. Tomorrow, those same agents will be at Seattle Center to encourage youngsters and their families to trade in toy guns for a free pair of Sonics tickets or other prizes."
"The toy-gun exchange is scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. at Nate McMillan Basketball Court, at Fifth Avenue and Harrison Street. Seattle Sonics players will be on hand to distribute tickets and other prizes." |
VA: Police officer faces charges for allegedly assaulting his new wife
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"Timothy Robert Cavanaugh and Jayne Mercer chose to get married at the Yorktown Pier last week on Sept. 11 to honor those killed last year and to show that while some bonds had been severed on that date, others would be forged, they said."
"But a mere three days later, Jayne Mercer Cavanaugh says, she became a victim of terrorism - at her new husband's hands."
"Timothy Cavanaugh, 45, a Camp Peary police officer, was arrested at work Saturday morning on charges of assaulting his wife and brandishing a firearm, York County authorities said."
"Generally speaking, police officers convicted of domestic assault forfeit their careers in addition to any other punishment the court imposes because federal law prohibits people convicted of domestic assault from carrying guns." |
AL: Officials confiscate 150+ weapons, no arrest, promise more confiscations
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"More than 150 guns and rifles were seized Thursday by police and federal agents from a man who was illegally selling them."
"Police and Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents said the weapons were seized from a local place after a six-month investigation."
"Officers did not identify the seller or location because the investigation is continuing. Nobody has been arrested, but authorities expect arrests on federal charges to come."
" 'We expect this is one of several seizures in the future,' police investigator Keith Terry said. 'A lot of surveillance and undercover work was involved in this.' "
"Terry said future seizures could range anywhere from smaller to much larger than Thursday's. Police estimate the weapons confiscated Thursday are worth a combined total of at least $75,000 to $80,000." ... |
UK: Farmer who shot burglar to go free - after serving 2 1/2 years in prison
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"Tony Martin, the Norfolk farmer jailed for killing a teenage burglar in his home with an illegally held pump-action shotgun, is likely to be freed next week after serving two and a half years in prison."
"His supporters said last night that he had been contacted by probation officers to discuss details of his release."
"There may be concerns about his safety: his trial heard he had received deaths threats."
"Martin's plea - that he opened fire in self-defence - stirred fierce public controversy after he was initially convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Last October, however, three appeal court judges accepted fresh evidence that he had been suffering from a paranoid personality disorder."
"The original conviction was quashed and his sentence subsequently reduced to five years for the manslaughter of 16-year-old Fred Barras and the wounding of his accomplice, Brendon Fearon, 30." ... |
UT: "Pistol-Packing Football Coach Alarms Parents"
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"A Delta High School assistant football coach faces 'correction action' by Millard School District after parents complained he was target shooting with a pistol at the north end of the high school's football field while little league teams were competing."
"Millard Superintendent Timothy J. Raymond says the coach, whose name is being withheld, was shooting at cans in an empty field with a new gun he was showing to friends. Because it is district property, no guns are permitted. Because the coach was shooting next to where the youths were playing, parents asked him to stop. He refused."
"Parents tell us that head football coach Dean Fowles, who also is a Delta High assistant principal, was with his assistant coach during the target practice. Raymond says he did not receive such information. Fowles did not return our calls." |
UK: Gun robbery stuns disarmed peasantry in village
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"TWO women shop assistants were held up at gunpoint in a quiet Saddleworth village last night as terrified shoppers looked on."
"The robbery took place at the United Norwest Co-op in Chew Valley Road, Greenfield, at 8.40 pm."
"Two men rushed in — one carrying a grey automatic handgun and the other a meat cleaver. Both were wearing balaclava-type masks."
"They threatened the two women, one of whom was only 19, and tried to open the till, possibly attempting to pull it over the counter."
"One of them reached in and stole £100 in notes."
"Seconds later the raiders fled from the shop and jumped into a car, believed to be VW Golf, which drove off in the direction of Greenfield Station." |
NY: Exclusive: Police Brutality Case Caught On Tape
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"The tape tells the story: A man already in handcuffs was struck and maced by a New York City Police Department officer."
"Now, that officer is charged with a vicious assault that was all captured on home video." |
CA: Deputy held in online kid-porn case
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"A 20-year veteran of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department has been charged with possession of child pornography after being caught up in an undercover Internet sting operation."
"James Edward Adamic, 45, was arrested after an FBI agent served a search warrant at his Folsom home Tuesday and found a laptop computer containing numerous 'images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct,' according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento." |
Panel backs bag screener delay
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"Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas led a successful effort in the Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday to extend by a year the Dec. 31 deadline for airports to have passenger baggage screening equipment in place."
"Other changes include --- inspect air cargo
- background checks on flight school students from foreign countries
- let non-U.S. citizens become passenger screeners
- banning small planes from flying over sports stadiums for six months |
TX: Suspect in robberies fatally shot by clerk
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"A robbery suspect was fatally shot while fighting with a hotel clerk who tried to stop him early Thursday, police said."
"[T]he man drew a handgun, forced his way behind the counter and took money from the front desk, [Sgt. Ross] Salverino said."
"The man then made the clerk lead him to the safe..."
"Somehow, they began to wrestle and ... the clerk shot him in the upper torso."
"Salverino said the man died at the scene. He expects a grand jury to rule the death a justified homicide." |
OK: Gun game (with fingers) leads to boy's suspension (redux)
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"An elementary school student who pointed his finger like a gun at classmates has been given five days of in-school suspension."
" 'We don't shoot at people at school, playing or otherwise,' Hoos [principal at Creek Elementary] said. 'It hasn't been accepted, ever.' "
"[Diane] Donaldson also said the girl is a friend of her son ... they were pretending to shoot back and forth at one another along with several other children in the cafeteria line." |
TX: Sheriffs urged to utilize truck drivers
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"A handful of Brazos Valley sheriffs were encouraged Thursday to implement a community outreach program that uses area delivery drivers as an extra set of eyes to watch for crimes on county roads."
"The key to making it successful is ensuring that all community resources are deployed in looking out for suspicious behavior, Ryan said. The program should rely on government entities, financial institutions, mail carriers, schools, utility companies and leisure pilots."
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