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SAF Court Action Prompts Resumption of WA Alien Firearms License Program
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"The Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association this week have won a preliminary injunction against the Washington State Department of Licensing that requires the state to resume processing applications by legal resident aliens for alien firearms licenses."

"The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle also ordered that license renewals and applications sought by three individual Washington residents participating in the lawsuit also be processed. ... SAF and NRA said the state law discriminates against legal resident aliens who own firearms by violating their Second Amendment rights under the equal protections affirmed by the 14th Amendment." ...

Tea Party
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Karl Denninger has a good idea here."

"Will it work? It depends on how you quantify success. It will not change their minds, but it might help focus our own people on the fact that they are not helpless in this event -- that they are STILL citizens. I like the fact that it is a threat without being a threat. If we can get some soon-to-be-muzzled talk show hosts to get on board, it is quite possible that the offices of the Mandarins could be inundated with them. ..."

"The Dweeze, who forwarded me this, has an even better idea. Mark 'III' on the tags. David Codrea is going one further and suggests: 'We should post a Word doc with the III logo so people can make their own tags.'" ...

'Assault Weapons' Ban Jewel in Obama Crown Submitted by: David Codrea Website: http://waronguns.blogspot.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Come we now to the jewel in the crown, the centerpiece of Obama's gun policy, a valued prize for gunhaters everywhere, and what they certainly see as saving the best for last (at least in this term): "'They also support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent.'"

Calling all Arms Smugglers, Freedom Fighters and Native American Entrepreneurs to Rendezvous at "Apacheria."
Submitted by: Mike Vanderboegh
Website: http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com

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... "Take John's idea about the Canadian Indians, who already serve as the contact point for cigarettes smuggled into Canada might naturally become the distribution nexus for ammo coming back south in the same trucks. No wonder Janet is worried about the northern border."

"But we can take it one step further. There are many Native American autonomous zones within the United States. Many generate revenues from casinos, which in the economic downturn will be suffering. Folks who have no money cannot get up the gas money to gamble, let alone place the bets. So, the reservations will be needing new sources of income."

"Why not ammunition plants? Even firearms manufactories? ..." ...

Applying Solzhenitsyn's Advice
Submitted by: concerned american
Website: http://westernrifleshooters.blogspot.com

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"Most freedom-minded people are familiar with the following quote from volume 1, page 13, note 5 of Solzhenitsyn's Gulag Archipelago:"

"'And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if every Security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive and had to say good-bye to his family? ...'"

"But how does one actually prepare for such an unpleasant possibility here in early 21st-century America?"

"Read the essay and learn at least one approach..." ...

"Bad legislation can only go so far, to the point where bad laws mess with good peoples' lives. Then the bad guys must make their choices and deal with consequences of those choices." ...

This is Happening... Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"...faster than I can keep up with." "Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez was charged Tuesday with receiving a bribe and falsifying evidence, the latest in a string of Connecticut politicians caught up in recent corruption investigations. The four-term Democrat is admitting to 'a lapse in judgment'..." "Could we please have a Mayors Against (Your) Guns corruption/lapse in judgment moratorium?" ...

A Cinematic Preview of the Coming Excitement
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"Set in rural Ireland during the early Twenties amidst the Anglo-Irish War and the subsequent Irish Civil War, 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley' is a harrowing tale of what happens to rulers and ruled when political means are exhausted or futile."

"Beautifully photographed, crisply written, and wonderfully acted, 'Wind' even includes several tactical lessons and training suggestions, such as the following debrief:" ...

"This film is not an easy movie to watch, simply because the cast creates a world that could be anywhere where freedom-loving people have decided that they have had enough of the tyrant's boot and are willing to do anything to live as independent citizens." ...

"Buy or rent it today." ...

Hedging Your Investment Portfolio by Buying Firearms
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... "... The equity markets have been plummeting for over a year now, and the forecasts and earnings reports emanating from the corporate world only confirm that things will get much worse for the foreseeable future. The bond markets are equally scary ... With these ominous signs in mind, where can investors turn to protect at least a portion of their money?"

"One answer to that question is to consider investing a portion of your portfolio in firearms � and I don�t mean just buying a revolver to keep on your nightstand to protect the wad of green paper under your mattress. I mean buying and holding firearms and ammunition that you anticipate will go up in price over the coming months and years. ..." ...

Praxis: The Three Things You Have to Worry About.
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Only three things you gotta worry about in the infantry. Your rifle and your two feet. -- Sgt. Rock, Fixed Bayonets!, 1951

. . . Fuller's movies crackle with realism and Fixed Bayonets! is no exception. Sgt. Rock's lecture about the three things you have to worry about in the infantry is one mundane truth. Throughout the movie there's a constant theme about the search for dry socks and the care of infantrymen's feet. Someone is always looking for dry socks, finding dry socks, scheming to steal dry socks from another man, or wondering what's going to happen when the owner of the dry socks discovers they have been stolen.

WI: There's no Zilber bullet for gun control
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"Joe Zilber wants to solve the gun problem in Milwaukee. But he realizes he needs help." ...

"... Zilber wanted to target an infamous gun shop in the Milwaukee area with a pretty shocking record of being a place where too many legally purchased handguns eventually ended up in the hands of the bad guys." ...

"Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm said Zilber's plan was an attempt to deal with some of the most frustrating aspects of gun control laws in Wisconsin. ..."

"... Chisholm talked of a recent case in which police tracked a gun that had changed hands up to nine times."

"Stronger laws requiring more background checks at the point of purchase would be helpful to law enforcement, Chisholm said." ...
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KABA Note: Yes, yes! That's it! Just one more gun law will fix the problem!

NY: Councilor looks to state to help fight gun violence
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Albany Common Council member Barbara Smith will testify this afternoon at a joint fiscal public protection hearing to discuss the need for funding in the City of Albany in its fight against gun violence.

Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith's office will be hosting the meeting, starting this morning, to discuss the Operation SNUG anti-gun violence initiative.

The city of Albany saw a wave of gun violence last year and many have cried out to end the violence.

Barbara Smith's testimony is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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KABA Note: Yes, yes! That's it! Just one more acronym'd initiative will fix the problem!

CO: Summit Up
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Good morning, and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column that believes an armed populace is a friendly populace � except for the hotheads, Dooms Day-ers and cranks who somehow are always armed to the teeth and full of venom." ...

"'We need to pass the ban on safe-storage laws in Colorado,' Brophy said, apparently in all earnestness. We are not making this up."

"We're envisioning that in Wray ... there have been plenty of missed opportunities to plug a thug because of doggone gun locks."

"Resident(s) there probably are painting signs of protest already: 'Safe storage is for sissies!' 'Ban safety now!' 'John Wayne never put his gun on safety!' 'Who do you think I am, Barney Fife?'" ...

Gun rights protect all races, not just a few
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"I viewed online the Monday, Jan. 19, Herald and News report of the Martin Luther King Jr. observance courtesy of the Klamath Falls Congregational United Church of Christ." ...

"It seems for the sake of both political and religious correctness the role armed citizen defense played during the turbulent 1960s civil rights struggles is ignored. However, a timely article titled, 'Remember MLK? Better yet, remember the Deacons' at www.keepandbeararms.com via 'Newslinks' for Jan. 20 defies this feely good denial expediency and extols the Deacons for Defense and Justice formed in November 1964 by black war veterans in Jonesboro, La. Their purpose: To protect civil rights activists and workers from the Ku Klux Klan." ...

MA: GOAL director says current gun laws are failing
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"Massachusetts gun laws are not working and need to be reformed."

"That's according to James Wallace, Executive Director of the Gun Owners Action League ..."

"In 1998, Chapter 180 of the Acts of 1998, reputed to be the 'worst gun laws in the nation', were passed. During the 10 years since passage, there has been an 84 percent drop in licensed gun ownership from 1,500,000 to around 240,000. During the same period ... there was a 67 percent increase in firearm related homicides, 236 percent increase in assault related hospital discharges, 331 percent increase in firearm related Emergency Room visits and 590 percent increase in gun related outpatient observations."

"These statistics were provided by the Massachusetts Department of Health." ...

Three little words, Part I: Take me shooting
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"Three little words many liberty enthusiast gun owners love to hear are Take Me Shooting. It is an experience which wraps several concepts into one depth of understanding. Most gun owners love to take someone to the shooting range for that one important reason: there is a whole new perspective which is not obvious to the layman. It becomes most obvious during the experience itself. More, it becomes an education. It may take most of a day in a little classroom time, a little question and answer session, and then firing the weapon in controlled circumstances." ...

Take me shooting, Part II: Personal Dignity in self-rule
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"In Part I, I noted that first-time shooters first experience the power of the weapon the moment they fire it. A handgun is a very powerful device. I write about the power of the person in a nation of self-rule. Following this first experience, at various times for various people, there is a new experience; I wrote that the power of the person begins to coalesce in the mind of the first-time shooter, a sense of self again in a nation of self-rule. Something sets in; it is the realization that they have the power in their hands to refuse to be a victim, contrary to the lies of the anti-violence movement. Some want to take away that power to refuse to be a victim." ...

Overreacting to gun deaths
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"It is a sad fact of life that people die from causes other than old age. The news is filled with stories every day of accidents, murders, and suicides. Each one is tragic, yet only when a firearm is involved do some people try to incite overreaction from the public."

"According to the most recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control, the accidental death rate for firearms is 0.3. The rates for a few other causes of accidental deaths are:"

"Motor vehicles...15.2
Falls......................6.4
Drowning.............1.2
Poisoning............7.9"

"Yet, with every accidental death we don't see candlelight vigils calling for bans on cars, staircases, swimming pools, or household chemicals." ...

What the gun prohibitionists won't tell you about magazine capacity limits
Submitted by: Kurt Hofmann
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... "Fans of limits on magazine capacity wasted little time in jumping on the Virginia Tech atrocity to support their position. ... McCarthy and others blamed the expiration of the original federal AWB (with associated 10 round magazine capacity limit) for the number of deaths and woundings on that terrible day." ...

"There are numerous problems with this argument ... From the empty cartridge cases recovered at the scene, investigators determined that the VA Tech murderer fired 174 shots." ...

"To the uninitiated, this may seem an indication that he used specialized equipment, granting him what might sound like a great deal of firepower."

"What that ignores, though, is the number of magazines he used--17." ...

Stearns goes on offensive to push concealed-weapons law
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"Saying Americans need a 'fighting chance' to confront outlaws in a violent society, U.S. Rep Cliff Stearns has gone on the offensive to promote his bill to allow concealed-weapons permit-holders to cross state lines without fear of having their constitutional rights curtailed by another state's laws."

"In an op-ed ... the Ocala Republican championed his measure as a way to enhance public safety as well as counteract liberal anti-gun activists whose policies he believes seek to undermine the Second Amendment ..."

"But an anti-gun group questions whether Stearns ... should be writing gun policy for states that seek an alternative route." ...
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KABA Note: So the anti-gun group would also oppose a federal AWB on the grounds that it is "writing gun policy for states that seek an alternative route"?

Concealed Carry Permits Are Life Savers
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"The right to bear arms is more than a Constitutional right: every human being has the natural unalienable right to self-defense. Cicero said 2,000 years ago, 'If our lives are endangered by plots or violence or armed robbers or enemies, any and every method of protecting ourselves is morally right.'"

"The U.S. Constitution, the constitutions of 44 states, common law, and the laws of all 50 states recognize the right to use arms in self-defense. Right to carry laws respect the right to self-defense by allowing individuals to carry concealed firearms for their own protection." ...

"That is why I, along with Representative Rich Boucher (D-Va.) introduced H.R. 197, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act. ..." ...
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Submitter's Note: Isn't the Second Amendment our "National Right-to-Carry Act"?

A vote against Holder
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"In Wyoming, we don't ask for much from Washington. We do ask that Washington limit its intrusion on our land, water and especially our Second Amendment rights. ..."

"President Obama has nominated Eric Holder to serve as the United States attorney general. During the Clinton administration, Mr. Holder was Janet Reno's deputy attorney general from 1997-2001. Deputy Attorney General Holder was on record supporting a long list of proposals to limit the Second Amendment rights of American citizens. He supported a three-day waiting period for handgun purchases, one-gun-a-month purchasing limits, licensing and registering of all gun owners, mandatory so-called smart gun technology and regulating gun shows out of existence." ...

GA: Sneaky gun control legislation
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"There are those in our state government who realize it will be difficult to propose legislation to deprive citizens of their second amendment rights. Prying our cold, dead fingers from our guns won't be easy. So how can an over-reaching government control our guns without even mentioning our guns in a sentence? The proposition is simple. Control the ammunition and you control the gun."

"Democrat State Sen. Ronald Ramsey Sr. ... has proposed Senate Bill 12, which makes it a misdemeanor in Georgia for the following: On and after Jan. 1, 2010, to sell or possess any ammunition that does not have a particular unique identifier (etching) on the base of the bullet. ..." ...

Firearms industry may top Obama�s list
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"Beginning this week, the firearms industry will find itself squarely in the gunsight of a new administration dedicated to the regulation of virtually everything related to guns, from so-called assault weapons to the elements used in ammunition. Regulation, incidentally, will be defined as 'the regulation of everything, and the potential removal of anything we say you don't need.'"

"The leaders of that assault, unfortunately, won't give a tinker's damn about the Second Amendment. ... a new political expediency will move firearms � more specifically their nebulous assault weapons � front and center."

"Democratic insiders are telling us the firearms industry will be used as an object lesson to both sides of the aisle." ...

Bill could put Second Amendment at risk
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Legislation was introduced to the U.S. House recently many believe will put the Second Amendment at risk."

"Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 was introduced to the House on Jan. 6 by Bobby Rush, D-Chicago. Under the bill gun dealers and owners would be required to obtain a federal license and to register all qualifying firearms (handguns and rifles with external clips) with the government."

"For many gun owners this act will only lead to one thing � confiscation."

"'This is the first step toward confiscation,' said gun owner Joe Bryant. 'They already have enough records to keep track of them.'"

"'This just adds another layer to it.'" ...

Records show McCarthy contributed to Gillibrand races
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"Rep. Carolyn McCarthy may be threatening a primary challenge to newly named New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand over her pro-gun stand, but records show McCarthy donated $1,500 to Gillibrand's two successful races for an upstate House seat."

"McCarthy's leadership PAC gave Gillibrand a $500 contribution for her first run for Congress in 2006, and doubled it to $1,000 for her re-election bid last June ..."

"McCarthy made the second donation ... months after Gillibrand had publicly signed on to a legal brief that drew attacks from McCarthy's friends among gun-control advocates because it urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Washington, D.C.'s, gun ban."

"'Yeah, I gave her money. I didn't know what her stance was,' said McCarthy ..." ...
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KABA Note: She doesn't know what a barrel shroud is either.

Gun owners not happy with President's pick for Attorney General
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"John Velleco, the director of Federal Affairs for the Gun Owners of America (GOA), a national gun lobby with over 300,000 members, says President Barack Obama could not possibly have picked a worse Attorney General than Eric Holder."

"'Eric Holder has a long history of anti-Second Amendment activism, going back to the days when he was the go-to guy for gun control in the Clinton administration,' says Velleco."

"The GOA has been observing Mr. Holder for some time and says his record includes support of a 3-day waiting period for handgun purchases, handgun rationing of one gun per month, renewing the semi-automatic gun ban, gun owner registration and licensing, and much more." ...

CO: Colorado Lawmakers Kill Gun Bill
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"A bill that would have forced local communities to discontinue efforts to protect children from gun accidents got shot down during a hearing in a Senate committee on Monday."

"Senate Bill 74 would have prohibited safe-storage ordinances in Colorado ..." ...

"Chris Olson, spokesman for the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, said the proposed law was unconstitutional because it would have pre-empted acts of Congress."

"Olson said laws requiring safety locks of guns are not an infringement on gun rights." ...
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KABA Note: From 1999 until 2005 (inclusive) there were exactly three 'children' (age 13 and younger) accidentally killed with firearms in the state of Colorado.

VA: Gun show sales not big source of problems
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"Recently, the state Crime Commission deadlocked over whether to recommend closing the so-called gun-show loophole. ... legislators should vote no."

"Licensed firearms dealers ... are required to conduct background checks on prospective buyers."

"The 'loophole' in question refers to the fact that individuals selling guns from their own private collection do not have to � either within gun-show venues, or in the parking lot ..."

"Gun-control advocates often muddy the issue by referring to 'unlicensed dealers' at gun shows, of which there are indeed many. They sell holsters, flashlights, hunting knives, T-shirts, books, gun safes ... But an unlicensed dealer who sold guns as a business would invite felony charges ..." ...

NY: Families' support sought to curb guns
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"More than 120 people braved Monday night's cold to offer City of Poughkeepsie officials suggestions to curb an increase in gun violence.

"The community forum hosted by Mayor John Tkazyik ... brought forth suggestions that ran the gamut - from adding youth programs and getting parents more involved with their children's lives to media campaigns that would dramatically present life-and-death consequences of gun violence."

"Family and education were common themes."

"'We've got to teach these kids about guns,' school board member Randall Johnson said. ..." ...
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KABA Note: Great idea! How about starting with Eddie Eagle for K - 4, weapons handling and safety in 5th - 8th and marksmanship for 9th - 12th?

VA: Gun bill passes Senate commitee; House likely to kill it
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"A former York School Board member and anti-gun activist says Monday's approval by a Senate committee of a bill requiring background checks for people who buy weapons at gun shows will likely die in the more conservative House of Delegates."

"'If it gets through the Senate, it has to go to the committee in the House,' Pam Pouchot told the Capital News Service. 'And they will kill it.'"

"Pouchot was among an estimated 30 people taking part in a vigil outside the Capitol Monday to honor youths killed by gunfire in 2007. The vigil followed an 8-7 passage of the bill by the Senate's Courts of Justice Committee. Among those voting for the bill was Sen. Tommy Norment (R-3rd), typically an advocate for gun rights." ...

CT: Judge faces misconduct
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"A Superior Court Judge, arrested on drunk driving charges last fall, is dealing with more problems tonight as she must now face the state's Judicial Review Council. Surveillance video, taken the night of her arrest, has been released." ...

"When asked if she was ill, the report stated that the judge said she had 'Negroitis'. Then asked if she needed medication, she stated yes 'Anti-Negro'." ...

"It also states Cofield threatened their careers with the state and when on her cell phone, the judge is accused of using the 'N' word when referring to a state police sergeant."

"The judge faces four charges stemming from comments she allegedly made to police. The fifth addresses the DUI charge." ...

TX: Ex-Montague sheriff admits sexual assault
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"Former Montague County Sherriff William "Bill" E. Keating has admitted to sexually assaulting a woman while serving an arrest warrant at her home in November, authorities announced Monday."

"Keating, 61, has agreed to plead guilty to a violation of civil rights under color of law at a hearing Thursday in U.S. District in Wichita Falls, according to the U.S. attorney�s office. Keating�s term ended Jan.1."

"Keating faces a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine." ...

IL: Boy pleads innocent to impersonating officer
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"A 14-year-old boy accused of impersonating a police officer and going on patrol has pleaded not guilty." ...

"On Saturday the teen, wearing an officer's uniform, walked into a police station and was assigned to go on patrol. He partnered with another officer for about five hours before the ruse was discovered." ...

"Assistant Superintendent James Jackson said the ruse was discovered only after the boy's patrol with an actual officer ended Saturday. Officers noticed his uniform lacked a star that is part of the regulation uniform."

"Police said they were investigating how the deception went undetected for so long in what they described as a serious security breach." ...
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FL: Law enforcers place bounty on illegal guns
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"There were Glocks and derringers. Rifles and pistols and even AK-47s. All of them were illegal."

"You don't need to know gunspeak to understand that getting 342 of them off the streets of Fort Myers last year ... likely curbed crime, which was down 3 percent in the city compared to the year before." ...

"Now, a new initiative involving all area law enforcement agencies, as well as Crime Stoppers, aims to sweep the streets of even more illegal guns."

"The Illegal Gun Bounty Program, unveiled Monday, is a spinoff to the traditional Crime Stoppers model. Crime Stoppers urges residents to offer crime tips, which can be anonymous, in exchange for a monetary award." ...
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KABA Note: Neighbor playing his stereo too loud? Drop dime and have the S.W.A.T. team settle his hash!

FL: Deputy Used Stun Gun On Wife, Hillsborough Sheriff's Office Says
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"A Hillsborough County deputy was arrested this morning after he used a Taser three to four times on his wife and placed a semiautomatic gun against her left temple, deputies say."

"About 6:15 p.m. Sunday, Carlos Thomas Tanner, who had been drinking, got into an altercation with his wife of 12 years, Kristine ... He pushed her onto a bed, then took a Taser from his ... duty belt and used the weapon on her stomach, causing Taser burns."

"Then he set aside the Taser and got his service pistol ... from underneath the mattress, according to the release. He placed the gun against his wife's temple for about 10 seconds ..." ...

"Tanner, a 10-year veteran ... was arrested about 1:45 a.m. ..." ...

NC: Former trooper charged with DWI
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A former N.C. Highway Patrol trooper is facing a DWI charge in Johnston County, a Patrol spokesman confirmed Monday.

A trooper stopped Anthony Carlton, who served as a trooper from January 1986 through Jan. 5, 2009, was stopped for suspicion of impaired driving Friday afternoon in the area of N.C. highways 210 and 50 in Johnston County, Highway Patrol Capt. Everett Clendenin said.

He was arrested after a test showed his blood alcohol concentration to be 0.34, Clendenin said. The state level above which a driver is considered impaired is 0.08.

CO: Suspended CSU police chief: 'Police Lie'
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"Suspended CSU police Chief Dexter Yarbrough said Wednesday he was trying to give students a �realistic view� of police work when he told a class about officers exchanging drugs for information."

"It was the first time Yarbrough ... has spoken publicly since he was stripped of his gun and badge."

"Audio recordings made by a student in Yarbrough�s criminal investigations class last spring show Yarbrough telling students it�s OK to break the law in order to catch criminals. The recordings, first reported by the Rocky Mountain Collegian student newspaper at Colorado State University, show Yarbrough telling students that police cut corners to keep communities safe." ...
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Hat tip to www.strike-the-root.com.

NY: Pro-gun Senator-designate Gillibrand should see heartbreak at Brooklyn HS
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"The Brooklyn high school attended by an honor student killed by a stray bullet wants our new pro-gun senator to drop by for a visit." ...

"'If Gov. Paterson or Ms. Gillibrand want to know firsthand the effect guns on the street have, let them come to Nazareth and speak to my kids who will tell them of the heartache and fear they have,' Gil said."

"'Many have lost friends and loved ones to gun violence; many are afraid to go out to a party for fear of getting shot. I've had parents tell me they won't even let their children dump the garbage at night for fear they will be shot. Is this the way for our children to live?'" ...
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KABA Note: But doesn't NYC have some of the strictest gun laws in the nation?

Canada: Chief blames guns
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"Gone are the days when Winnipeg's thugs or drug dealers were only carrying a knife or blunt object in their pockets."

"Now, as the gang and drug scene intensifies and firearms are readily available, more are packing a sawed-off shotgun, illegal handgun or, in rare cases, a submachine-gun capable of firing hundreds of bullets in a matter of seconds." ...

"'It's almost a badge of honour to have a handgun. Years gone by you might see a rifle stolen from a house, but now you're getting more and more handguns on the streets,' he said." ...