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2 policemen accused of pay cheating
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Once again the police show us that we can trust them ...
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"Two Charlotte-Mecklenburg police sergeants may be fighting for their jobs following an internal investigation which indicated they lied about hours worked, costing the city thousands of dollars, sources said." |
NC: Police say security clearance unwieldy
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"As a possible war with Iraq looms, bringing fears of terrorist reprisals in the United States, more state and local authorities want to see classified intelligence they hope can help them better protect their communities."
"Efforts to issue more security clearances, though, have been troubled from the start, with chiefs around the country complaining that the application is long, intrusive and not worth it."
"To get a top secret clearance is an onerous process, and it turned a lot of chiefs off," said Joe Polisar, chief of the Garden Grove Police Department in Orange County, Calif. 'They've been in law enforcement 20 or 30 years, and you've got to fill out a 10-page plus form, get a note from the pope ...' "
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An Alien Looks at the UN
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" 'How illogical it is,' said Mork, 'that liberal peace marchers who demand the imposition of gun control on ordinary Americans are perfectly happy to see this lunatic Hussein acquiring chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.' "
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UK: Robbery Classes for Businesses
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"Nottinghamshire police are offering local businesses classes in how to cope with an armed robbery."
"Nottinghamshire Police said an increase in armed robberies on post offices, banks and building societies had caused concern among local businesses about how to react during a robbery."
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So instead of allowing business owners to arm themselves with guns, they spend more resources and man hours on classes teaching them to be more compliant victims. |
NC: Ex-deputy pleads guilty to dozens of charges
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"Luisa, one of four local law enforcement officers indicted in the investigation, pleaded guilty to racketeering, bribery, money laundering, aiding a gambling operation, trafficking in contraband cigarettes, possession of stolen goods and sale of weapons to convicted felons."
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IL: Brunsvold gets OK from Blagojevich for DNR job
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"A staunchly pro-gun state lawmaker from the Quad-Cities will be nominated to head the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Thursday."
"Rep. Joel Brunsvold, D-Milan, 61, is seen as a social conservative who balances Blagojevich�s past votes as a legislator in favor of gun control. He is a former chairman of the House Agriculture and Conservation Committee and serves as head of the Illinois Legislative Sportsmen�s Caucus." |
Gun ownership in Iraq
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"I have twice seen the same film clip on CBS news: an Iraqi citizen buying what looks like a machine gun (Kalashnikov), and another citizen trying out a semi-automatic pistol�s slide action."...
"Nobody mentions the obvious: unless the film clip was staged, Saddam Hussein lets Iraqis buy guns and ammo."
"This testifies against the theory that Saddam fears an organized uprising. ...he doesn�t fear it enough to impose complete gun control." |
A Fickle Federalism
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"The shrinking of Congress' range of action has been startling. For six decades beginning in the 1930s, the Court had held that the Constitution's grant of authority to Congress to regulate "commerce ... among the several states" provided the basis for a wide variety of economic and social legislation. But in 1995, in United States v. Lopez, the Rehnquist Court began to turn that around. Lopez invalidated the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, which had made it a federal crime to possess a firearm within a certain distance of a school. To reach this decision, the five-justice majority asserted the traditional primacy of the states with respect to law enforcement and education -- although the Constitution neither assigns these issues to the states nor places them beyond the scope of national power. The Court majority also claimed that there was no demonstrated connection between guns in schools and economic activity (commerce)." |
WA: No compensation for damage to house during police search
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"Pierce County does not have to compensate the mother of a man convicted of killing a sheriff's deputy for damage to her house that was caused by the search for evidence, the state Supreme Court ruled yesterday."
"In a 7-2 ruling, justices found that the search, in which investigators removed two walls from Linda Eggleston's house after the October 1995 killing of Deputy John Bananola, wasn't an unconstitutional taking of property." |
CA: Driver shoots robber
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"A big-rig driver fatally shot one of two assailants trying to rob him late Wednesday at a Flag City truck stop, authorities said."
"Byne Delorio, 44, of Weed was pistol-whipped before he opened fire with his own gun, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said." |
OH: Concealed-handgun bill clears House panel despite its costs
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"The Cleveland Plain Dealer has come up with a new angle to push their opposition to concealed carry reform: it's supposed cost."
"According to unsourced 'analysts', 'concealed-handgun legislation...would cost Ohio taxpayers nearly $5 million over the next two years.' " ...
"Even IF these numbers were accurate, shouldn't the people who oppose concealed carry reform due to safety/gun violence concerns be elated that it might cost as little as $2.5 million/yr. to keep these criminals in jail?" |
FL: Police chief will leave his post at the end of the month
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"Skinner, who had come under fire by members of his own department, resigned five days after he accidentally shot a toilet while reholstering his pistol in a bathroom of the department -- his second misfire in less than a year."
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Another reason to only arm cops: they keep dangerous toilets at bay.
[Of course the reporter means "accidental discharge", not "misfire.] |
Guns and Genocide (blog)
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[From an article in the Washington University Law Quarterly.]
"Though it is a long step between being disarmed and being murdered�one does not usually lead to the other�but it is nevertheless an arresting reality that not one of the principal genocides of the twentieth century, and there have been dozens, has been inflicted on a population that was armed." |
CA: Calif. Judge Dismisses Suit against Gun Industry
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"A California Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit Friday against gun manufacturers and distributors, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation."
"Twelve California cities and counties sued the firearms industry for marketing guns that could be bought by criminals and youngsters."
"Judge Vincent P. DiFiglia made the ruling Friday, said Gary Mehalik, spokesman for the gun-rights organization." |
NY: Robbers shoot rev in face
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"A Brooklyn minister was snapping pictures of the Manhattan skyline when muggers jumped him, rammed a gun into his mouth and squeezed the trigger."
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CA: Judge Dismisses Multiple Lawsuits
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"This is a definitive victory for us in a string of vindications that began a year ago when the City of Boston dropped its suit against the industry for lack of proof of wrongdoing ...Once again, this victory supports the long-held principle that responsible and law-abiding manufacturers of highly regulated, non-defective firearms can not be held accountable when criminals misuse their legally sold products." |
UK: Two hit in ballbearing attack
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"Ashley Taylor, of The Walk, drove his two friends around Felixstowe while each of them was armed with a ball bearing gun."
"They shot 'indiscriminately' at those they passed." |
Zimbabwe: Police assault traumatizes women into menstruating
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"Twenty-eight women in Mufakose were on Sunday allegedly stripped naked and brutally assaulted in holding cells at Marimba Police Station ahead of the International Women�s Day today."
"So brutal were the assaults that some of the women started menstruating, according to Antinet Mandizvidza, one of the victims." ...
"The women said they were denied food while in police custody." |
MI: Limited-edition rifles will help fund defibrillators
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"Allegan County Sheriff Blaine Koops admits it is rare for a county's chief law enforcement officer to promote the sale of firearms."
"In a new program pitching 10 limited-edition Winchester Model 94 rifles, Koops says he has the county's best interests in mind. A $200 slice of the rifle's $2,995 price tag will go toward purchasing automatic heart defibrillators for deputies' patrol cars." |
VA: BRCC student contests handgun violations
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"Students at Blue Ridge Community College can now legally carry concealed weapons on campus after a successful challenge to the school's weapons policy. The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Libertarian Party, which backed the challenge, is contesting weapons policies at several public universities across the state, including JMU." |
Three strikes and you're still out
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" 'The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, accordingly, is reversed.' "
"So ruled the Supreme Court on Wednesday in holding that California's 'three strikes' law does not violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment." ... |
IN: New Range Masters to open in Chesterton
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"Range Masters will also offer a full line of fishing rods, reels, lures and other pertinent gear. Emphasis will be put on specific equipment used by anglers targeting species such as salmon and trout."
"Shooting enthusiasts should be pleased with a gun shooting range that, according to Denny Leek, is called a 'Snail System' and is the only one in the Midwest with state-of-the-art features." |
UK: One hostage freed in armed siege
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"An armed psychiatric patient, who was holding his wife and a doctor hostage, has released the doctor."
"Alan McDonald, who is believed to have a gun, is refusing to leave his Liverpool home." |
What role do states play in foreign policy?
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Original title: Is it Appropriate, Under the Constitution, For State and Local Governments to Weigh in on the War on Terror and a Possible War with Iraq?
"...federal commandeering of state legislatures may hold the potential for highjacking state governmental agendas. If the state lawmaking bodies have to spend all their time administering federal programs, they never have the time or opportunity to define their own message and legislative identity. That's a problem because federalism is largely about making sure that there are multiple legislative philosophies and identities out there to help the American people figure out what is best." |
Personal privacy is on life support
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"... word leaked out that Delta Airlines will experiment with a new system ...that will compile background information on potential passengers and assign a threat level to everyone who purchases a ticket."
"Transportation officials acknowledge that they plan to select a contractor to establish a national computer system for all airlines that would check such things as a passenger's credit reports and banking activity before comparing those names with persons on government watch lists." |
NC: Police officer may have been shot by fellow officer
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"One of the bullets that struck a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Wednesday likely came from another officer's gun, department officials said."
"Patrol officer Derrick Crawford was shot twice about 6:30 p.m. as he and other officers entered an east Charlotte apartment to search for drugs. Department spokesman Keith Bridges said someone inside the Summit Ridge apartment began firing as soon as the officers entered; three of them shot back."
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TX: Ex-CIA agent points to new type of war
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"While intelligence is the United States� most important weapon in the war on terrorism, the nation must decide how far operatives can go to obtain information, a former CIA officer [Jim Olson] said Thursday during a speech at [TAMU]."
"He conducted informal polls of the audience members to gauge their reaction to techniques ranging from using torture...to the assassination of foreign leaders..."
"In almost all cases, more than 75 percent of the audience showed support for such practices." |
IN: Man thwarts robbery, shoots four suspects
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The family was brutally attacked in their home.
"After about 10 minutes, Shaw was able to get into the bedroom in which he kept a .22-caliber rifle, Pauley said."
"There were 16 bullets were in the rifle when Shaw burst out of the bedroom, intent on getting the intruders away from his family, away from his house."
"Seconds later, the rifle was empty."
All three intruders were shot, and the driver of the getaway car was grazed. |
UK: DJ: I've got three guns
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"A radio DJ stunned relatives of gun crime victims and senior police officers when he admitted owning guns."
"DJ Doctah X was speaking at a top-level gun crime meeting when he shocked those gathered with his frank admission."
"There was no suggestion at the meeting that the guns were being held illegally."
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CO: Colorado State Rep. Dave Schultheis: Kill SB24
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"But here is the rub. SB 24 at one time contained a prohibition on a statewide database of gun owners (thanks to Sen. Doug Lamborn), but the provision was removed by the full Senate *with the help of Sen. Chlouber, the Republican bill sponsor*. The bill now contains no prohibition on a statewide database, and because many sheriffs are already entering CC permit information into the state's criminal justice database, meaning permit holders show up along with criminals in the search every time law enforcement stops someone on the street, the lack of a prohibition on this activity amounts to an endorsement of the activity. Indeed, why else would the database prohibition be specifically removed by the full Senate?" |
N.J. Man Who Sold IDs to Hijackers Receives Probation
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"A man who sold fake identification to two of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers was sentenced today to five years' probation and fined $15,000 by a judge who said she wished the penalties could have been greater because he continued to sell the bogus documents for 10 months after he realized that two went to hijackers." |
MD: Committee Hearings To Be Held March 13 On Several Anti-Gun Bills
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"The House Judiciary Committee will soon consider several bills of vital importance to gun owners, including HB 696, which seeks to expand ballistic 'fingerprinting'; HB 844, the 'assault weapons' ban bill; and HB 836, a bill that would establish criminal penalties if a law-abiding gun owner fails to report the loss or theft of a firearm. The House hearings will be held Thursday, March 13, at 1:00 p.m. in the House Judiciary Committee." |
IL: Mayor Daley Takes His Anti-Gun Agenda On The Road
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"...At 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, the Senate Judiciary Committee will convene to hear testimony regarding Mayor Daley's anti-gun agenda. The House Judiciary Committee will also hear testimony on Wednesday, March 12, at 8:00 a.m. It is critical that you contact the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the members House Judiciary Committee, urging them to oppose Mayor Daley's anti-gun agenda." |
Reckless Lawsuit Preemption Bill Introduced In Congress
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"...Congress is poised to put an end to the Brady Campaign�s (a.k.a., HCI�s) shameless efforts to bankrupt the firearms industry through the tactic of filing, funding, or otherwise promoting dozens of predatory lawsuits�suits embraced and supported by anti-gun big-city mayors that seek to advance the absurd notion that the law-abiding firearms industry should be held responsible for the actions of violent criminals." |
UT: Gun rights survive without losing any ground
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"The most controversial of the bills considered makes it OK for holders of concealed weapons permits to pack weapons onto school campuses." ...
"Waddoups said he's not a fan of the guns-in-schools idea but that until the state makes schools 'secure areas' with metal detectors, like courthouses or airports, he agrees that responsible gun-toting citizens should not face criminal charges." |
Democrat Blasted for Remark on Revolution
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"Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) faced a barrage of criticism yesterday [for] her comparison of Osama bin Laden and other terrorists to fighters in the American Revolution."
" 'If you think back to our founding as a country, we are a country of revolution,' Kaptur told the Toledo Blade. 'One could say that Osama bin Laden and these non-nation-state fighters with religious purpose are very similar to those kind of atypical revolutionaries that helped to cast off the British crown.' " |
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