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ACLU smoking dope at border? Submitted by: saltforkgunman	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Submitter's note: Smoking pot, aiding illegal invaders, provoking Minutemen. How much more of this is the sheriff going to put up with? ------- "Volunteers with the Minuteman Project in Arizona say "legal observers" sent by the ACLU to monitor the citizen border patrol have been seen smoking marijuana in violation of the law."

Senator H.L. Richardson: Delay Is Right: Reign In The Judges
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"Gun Owners of America and its 300,000 membership, is very concerned with the increasing trend of the Supreme Court to openly celebrate that their decisions are based on foreign law. ...Foreign law almost never supports the right to keep and bear arms. Unless the majority on the Supreme Court is made accountable and/or replaced, it is easy to imagine a ruling by the Court that guts the Second Amendment."

"We were particularly offended that Democrats such as Senators Kennedy and Lautenberg would suggest that your call for judicial accountability was tantamount to a call to murder these judges. If that outrageous slander is allowed to stand, then a call by Gun Owners of America�s Political Victory Fund to defeat anti-gun politicians could easily be viewed as a terrorist threat."

Howard Nemerov: Gun Controllers: A Specious Species
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"Every time a state enacts right-to-carry, doomsayers predict scenarios like shoot-outs over parking spaces and traffic stops that turn deadly for law enforcement. That there are now 38 RTC states without such horrors does not deter the gun control addict, for theirs is not a crusade based upon logic or statistical reality. It is the purpose of these writings to expose gun controllers� defective reasoning, to give you the tools for addressing the issues surrounding gun control, and to promote and protect your right to carry."

Luther Keith: Wild West approach does justice to no one
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"Nugent's opinions, like his breathtaking guitar playing, have always been over the top."

"But even given the fact that he was addressing an audience that ardently defends the Second Amendment right to bear arms, it's hard to believe that most right-thinking Americans want a return to the kind of Wild West behavior endorsed by Nugent."

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It's amusing to watch gun banners bloviate about the "Wild West" and quake in their boots at the thought.

An article by Ryan McMaken for the Mises Institute shows that "As with Dodge City, the excitement in the Old West in general has been much overstated. All the big cattle towns of Kansas combined saw a total of 45 murders during the period of 1870-1885. Dodge City alone saw 15 people die violently from 1876�1885�an average of 1.5 per year. Deadwood, South Dakota and Tombstone, Arizona (home of the O.K. Corral), during their worst years of violence saw four and five murders respectively. Vigilante violence appears to not have been much worse."

We would venture to say that Detroit has a LOT more murders and a LOT more gun control than the Wild West did.

MD: Wal-Mart, Bullets, and Targeting Capital Plaza Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Some of us local citizens were shocked to discover, at the Cheverly Town Council meeting on April 14, that Wal-Mart is intent on moving into Capital Plaza. More shocking was that the Capital Plaza landlords have never asked whether this new Wal-Mart plans to sell guns and liquor."

MN: Howes to introduce new conceal and carry legislation
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"Following the recent Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling, Reps. Larry Howes, R-Walker, and Tony Cornish, R-Good Thunder, introduced new legislation supporting the Citizens Protection Act."

" 'Once again activist judges are attempting to write the laws for Minnesota,' Howes said. 'This bill is essentially the same one that was approved by the Legislature last year but, hopefully, it won't be necessary. I'm optimistic the state Supreme Court will rule in favor of current law.' "

MN: Doug Grow: Getting up in arms over 'candy store for terrorists'
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"Dhennin, a retired Anoka County sheriff's deputy, and Sinner, a University of Minnesota grad student in public health, proved that you can buy just about anything you want in Minnesota."

"For Saturday's excursion, Dhennin and Sinner, shopping on behalf of Citizens for a Safer Minnesota, an organization devoted to sane gun restrictions, were out to buy an assault rifle. Citizens for a Safer Minnesota wanted the rifle for a couple of reasons: 1) to show how available these weapons are; 2) to use the weapon as visual evidence about why it wasn't such a good idea for the feds to allow a limited ban on assault weapons to fade away in 2004."

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KABA Note: Notice the obfuscation. "Assault rifles" are a bad idea because they're available, not because they have been used in terrorist acts. As a matter of fact, the now-defunct "assault" weapons ban had no effect on crime rates committed with these weapons, likely because the number is miniscule.

When was the last time a terrorist used an assault rifle in an attack on American soil? Email this clown at [email protected]

OR: Senate panel rejects gun bill
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"A Senate panel shot down a bill Thursday that would have authorized school districts to bar concealed weapons permit holders from taking guns to schools."

"The Senate Judiciary Committee defeated the measure on a 4-3 count, with Sen. Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene, joining the committee's three Republicans in voting it."

"The measure was a priority for Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, the committee's chairwoman and the Legislature's most outspoken gun control advocate."

AZ: Send in the SWAT monkey
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"It's not an order police commanders are accustomed to giving, but that could change if an Arizona police department follows through on a proposal to train a capuchin monkey for high-risk police operations."

"A Special Weapons and Tactics veteran from Mesa, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix, has researched the possibility of landing a $100,000 federal grant to fund a pilot program to train one monkey."

Cop drops drawers in restroom, bystander injured (Blog)
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"It seems Officer Craig Clancy stuck his off-duty weapon in his waistband, and when he lowered his pants to use the facilities, his gun fell to the floor. While fumbling to catch the falling pistol, Officer Clancy managed to discharge the gun twice. ..."

"According to the Left we 'untrained civilians' can�t be trusted with our Second Amendment rights, but if I were you, I�d be more concerned about who might be in the next stall during bathroom breaks."

FL: Woman Says Taser Gun Use Was Unjustified
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"A woman arrested Easter Sunday for staying too long at a Florida Panhandle motel says she was stunned multiple times with a Taser stun gun in an excessive use of force."

"Jail officials say the Taser gun was used nine times, but was justified."

"An Okaloosa County Department of Corrections official says Patricia Skelly was extremely combative, attempted to wriggle out of handcuffs, escape from a patrol car and bite her own hand."

"Her Miami attorney says there is little evidence that the 110-pound woman posed such a danger to police that repeated use of a stun gun was required."

MO: Gun safe purchase a surprise
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"Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey wants to buy a gun safe for his department after learning that extra county firearms are being stored at a private home."

"The weapons are in a safe at the home of a member of the department�s firearms committee, Carey told Boone County commissioners yesterday."

"The presence of the 15 weapons in a private home is a liability for the department, Carey said. He intends to return them to the department once he receives the Boone County Commission�s approval to buy a gun safe."

OR: Former prison guard sentenced to 70 years
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"A former federal prison guard was sentenced to 70 years in prison Thursday for raping an 18-year-old McMinnville woman and leaving her for dead."

"Robert Stamper, 28, admitted on the stand that he raped and choked the McMinnville woman after abducting her at gunpoint from the care home where she worked. Stamper maintained that he never attempted to kill her."

"Jurors, however, convicted him late Wednesday of rape, kidnapping, attempted murder and other charges. They had gotten the case earlier that day."

"They took just five hours to find him guilty of all 17 charges against him."

NH: Hunter Safety Class Rifle
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"The Hudson Fish and Game Club, INC, will be holding their spring NH Rifle Hunter Safety Class. Pre-registration is on 27 April 2005, 6:00pm-7:00pm, at the Hudson Fish and Game Club. Ages 15 on up have first priority. Prior to this pre-registration date, you must call Andy at 889-6908 and reserve your spot. Student class maximum is 40. The classes will be held on 29 April 2005 from 6:00pm-9:00pm, then Saturday, 30 April 2005 and Sunday 1 May 2005 all day, starting at 8:00am. Spring classes are easier to get into, so please take advantage."

NY: LaPierre to speak at local NRA event
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"Gale Knull, chairman of the Mid Hudson Friends of NRA Committee, was in Houston last weekend at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting. He cornered NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre for a few minutes. I am not privy to the whole conversation, but by the time it was over, LaPierre had committed to attending the Friends of NRA dinner in Poughkeepsie at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center Saturday night."

NRA convention featured quality and quantity firearms
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"The National Rifle Association has left the building � and the city � but Houstonians who toured its exhibit hall won't soon forget the thousands of firearms and shooters' accessories in the George R. Brown Convention Center this past weekend."

"On display were more items for hunters and target shooters than were gathered here since the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) show visited Houston in the early 1980s."

AZ: Pinal Friends of the NRA again has a big fund-raiser
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"At last year's annual Pinal County Friends of the NRA dinner and auction, the local group ended up first in the state for fund raising, beating out the other 26 Friends of NRA organizations by raising a little over $47,700. That amount also put PCFNRA among the top 20 in the entire country, which is a staggering statistic considering that there are hundreds of cities and counties that are at least 10 times the size of little old rural Pinal County."

NY: Pizza delivery man fatally shoots robbery suspect Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Website: http://www.nysrpa.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"There are new details on a deadly late night shooting in Niagara Falls." "Niagara Falls Police tell us two suspects with a gun, attempted to rob a pizza delivery man on Pierce Avenue about 10 p.m. Wednesday." "The delivery man pulled out a gun and fatally shot one of the suspects at point blank range."

IL: Anti-gun Bills to be Voted on Soon!
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"The Illinois House of Representatives will vote this Tuesday, April 26, on two bills that seek to ban firearms. The first, HB 1098, introduced by Representative Elaine Nekritz (D-57), seeks to ban all .50 caliber rifles and ammunition. The second, HB 2414, introduced by Representative Edward Acevedo (D-2), seeks to ban certain semi-automatic rifles and shotguns, as well as .50 caliber rifles. These bills will do nothing to address the problem of violent crime, and would serve only as another attack on our Right to Keep and Bear Arms. ..."

IL: Jacksonville Gun Buy Back Program Is a Success Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Fifty two hand guns are now off the street thanks to a gun buy back program sponsored by the Jacksonville Police Department." "The department offered $75 for each hand gun turned in on Wednesday night during the three-hour program." "The department says several pistols, revolvers and semi automatics were turned in."

UK: Imitation gun crime rises 66% as overall figures fall Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Gun crime, particularly involving the use of imitation weapons, has risen by 10% in the past year casting a shadow over official figures published yesterday showing continuing falls in the overall crime rate in England and Wales." "The use of imitation weapons rose by 66% with a large majority of 3,268 offences recorded by the police involving 'BB' guns which fire ball-bearings."

UK: Blair Felt 'Very Sorry' for Jailed Airgun Teacher
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"The Prime Minister tonight said he felt 'very sorry' for a teacher who was jailed for grabbing an airgun to confront 'yobs' outside her home."

"Tony Blair said he had read about the case of Linda Walker, who is serving a six-month jail sentence in Styal Prison, Cheshire, and felt sorry for her."

"Walker, 48, fired an air-pistol at the pavement during a stand-off with a gang of youths outside her home in Urmston, Manchester, last August." ...

�I can�t start interfering in court decisions but I read about the case in the papers at the time and I do feel very sorry for her.�

UK: Labour hint at replica gun ban
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"THE Labour government today indicated new moves towards a possible ban on imitation guns - less than a year after the Home Office appeared to rule out such a measure."

"Last May, the Government published a paper which said a wholesale ban on replica firearms would be impractical."

"But as new figures showed offences involving imitation firearms rocketed by 66% last year, Home Secretary Charles Clarke said he planned to launch a new consultation on a possible ban."

CA: State Senate Finds Remote Hunting Unsporting
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"The California Senate does not believe it is sporting to allow hunters to remotely kill animals with a computer mouse, camera and gun."

"By a 25-6 vote, senators approved a bill Thursday that would ban use of Internet sites that allow hunters to fire guns at real animals by clicking a computer mouse hundreds of miles away. The measure, by Sen. Debra Bowen, D-Redondo Beach, is a response to an Internet target shooting site in Texas that announced plans to allow hunting via the Internet."

Gun firm pushes sales to military
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"Smith & Wesson officials said an order this week for almost 5,000 pistols for the Afghanistan National Army is part of a stepped-up effort to make military sales."

"The Springfield-based company announced Monday the deal to sell guns through a U.S. Army program that provides weapons to Afghanistan's new government. The company did not specify the value of the deal or the quantity of guns, but Army officials said yesterday the contract was for $1,258,584 and included 4,750 semi-automatic pistols."

" 'Smith & Wesson is going to begin to focus more and more on military sales,' said Thomas T. Taylor, vice president of marketing for Springfield-based Smith & Wesson."

KS: Kansas gun transport bill is signed
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"As of July 1 you won't need a map and a complete set of municipal codebooks to know where to put a firearm when transporting it in a car."

"Gov. Kathleen Sebelius recently signed a law making it easier for gun owners to transport their firearms. The law makes it legal to transport guns as long as they are unloaded and in closed containers. The law prohibits cities and counties from imposing stricter rules."

UK: Tough gun laws help to drive boom in fakes Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Yesterday's crime figures showed that the use of imitation weapons rose by 66%." "It is almost impossible to distinguish imitation weapons like the one Devereux had from the real thing unless they are very closely examined. Police forces across the country have expressed concerns about the ease with which fakes can be obtained and the uses they are being put to."

UK: Violent crimes 'are on the rise'
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"Overall recorded crime fell 5% in the last three months of 2004 - and violent crime for the same period rose 9%."

"Tony Blair said more needed to be done to tackle violent crime, and pledged a 15% cut in overall crime by 2008." ...

"The recorded crime figures, for the last three months of 2004, show firearms crimes rose 10%, mainly due to a rise in the use of imitation firearms."

"They also revealed the number of domestic burglaries and vehicle thefts reported to police fell by 17% and 16% respectively."

NV: Hunters' friend instills hope on mountaintops
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"It was the last question Brett Remmington expected, but there it was, out in the open and waiting for an answer."

"He'd stopped by the Sandy tire store to buy tires. When the big man in the company shirt suddenly turned and asked, 'Do you hunt?' he wasn't prepared. Tire sizes he knew. The answer to this question should have been obvious to anyone. He was in a wheelchair."

" 'Does it look like I can?' he shot back."

"Not long after that, Remmington tagged an elk."

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Submitter's note: Guns instill confidence and make lives fuller.

OK: State Senate OKs gun legislation
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"State senators passed a bill Monday to protect businesses from legal liability if a gun stored in a worker's vehicle results in injury or death at a work site."

"House Bill 1243 also protects gun owners, said Sen. Jay Paul Gumm, D-Durant, the Senate author of the measure." ...

" 'Last year, 12 families in southeastern Oklahoma were left without an income that put food on their table when they lost their jobs for exercising their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms,' Gumm said. 'I believe if employers are protected from any legal liability of the use of those guns, we can prevent something like this from happening again.' "

UK: Blair Promises Crackdown on Knife and Gun Crime
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"Tough new powers to tackle the use of knives and guns were unveiled by Labour today as fresh figures showed violent crime rose 9% in the final three months of last year."

"The Prime Minister joined Home Secretary Charles Clarke in announcing a 10-point plan to 'fight back against thugs' and cut crime overall by 15%."

"But later Mr Blair was involved in a heated phone-in exchange with a police officer, who lambasted him over the number of officers on the beat."

Australia: Hand gun owner claims firearm bans would also target law abiding citizens
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"A TAMWORTH target shooter has rejected the latest suggestion from the National Coalition for Gun Control that the ownership of hand guns should be banned across the country."

"The call has followed the recent gun violence in Sydney that claimed the lives of two men during a drive-by shooting."

"The Coalition says its call for a ban is supported by a new study into gun violence in Australia but the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia has hit back, claiming the report is full of 'substantial errors and numerous oversights and misunderstandings'."

NC: Village looks at gun rule Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Village officials are considering a proposed ordinance that would limit the firing of BB guns to within residents' yards." "Village Attorney Warren Kasper presented the proposal at the council's April 11 meeting. It is similar to an ordinance that Winston-Salem and King adopted."

TX: Student at French Elementary Found with Pellet Gun on Campus
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"Hometown News has learned a small child was found with a pellet gun at French Elementary School Thursday afternoon. KBTV-4 News questioned the principal of that school, Patricia Adams, and she denied any such incident."

"Just minutes later, Beaumont Police dispatched an officer to the school in reference to a child being found with a pellet gun in his backpack."

"Officers are still investigating how the child was able to get on the school campus with a gun."

FL: Student Charged For Allegedly Having Gun At Orange County School
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"A 16-year-old student in Orange County, Fla., was arrested Thursday for allegedly having a gun at school, according to a Local 6 News report."

"Officers picked up Morgan Lowery-Maxwell outside a convenience store during school hours."

"When he was brought back to Evans High School, he admitted to officials that he had a gun, police said."

"The teen is charged with carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a firearm."

NCAA Men's & Women's Rifle Championships To Air On CBS Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Website: http://www.nysrpa.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Army fans will be able to watch the rifle team's championship run at the 2005 National Collegiate Men's and Women's Rifle Championships, held in March at the Olympic Training Site in Colorado Springs, Colo., this Saturday, April 23, when CBS broadcasts the team finals at 1:20 p.m. (ET) on its Winter Seasonal Show."

PA: YAF event to discuss protection, self-defense tactics for women
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"Tonight, in response to the Take Back the Night rally and march, Penn State Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) will be hosting Take Back Your Rights."

"Though both events take a stand against sexual assault, YAF President Shauna Moser said the 8 p.m. information session in 110 Wartik Lab about concealed weapons, self-defense tactics and other methods women can use to protect themselves presents what they say are 'better methods' of protection."