Louisiana Bill Would Ban Body Armor at Schools: Students in Louisiana
schools should be prohibited from wearing bullet-proof vests and other
body armor, legislation approved by a House committee says. Rep. Chris
Hazel, R-Ball, author of House Bill 1153, told the committee he proposed
the bill "trying to prevent a Columbine situation" at Louisiana schools,
referring to the Colorado school massacre. The bill would help "capture
the individual who is going to school with harm on his mind," he said.
Rep. Roy Burrell, D-Shreveport, was one of only two members of the House
Criminal Justice Committee to question the wisdom of passing such a
state law. He said he found it an unusual move in a committee that
recently approved carrying concealed weapons on college campuses.
http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080508/NEWS01/805080308/1001/NEWS
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Lou Dobbs Reviews Olofson Case: Earlier this year, the government tried
and convicted David Olofson on the charge of transferring a machine gun.
The Army veteran, Army reservist, husband and father of three contended
that his gun was not a machine gun but simply a more than 20-year-old
rifle that misfired. But instead of ordering him to repair the rifle,
the government took Olofson to court. Now, Olofson, who had no prior
criminal record, is facing five years in jail, and the loss of his
position serving his country in the Army Reserve. His sentencing is on
hold thanks to a defense motion to gain access to a government memo. The
Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms memo was not admitted at
trial, but it may be what Olofson needs to be exonorated or have another
chance at a fair trial. Please watch our four-part report on this
miscarriage of justice and serious threat to the Second Amendment.
http://loudobbs.tv.cnn.com/2008/05/09/gun-owner-convicted-for-malfunction/
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Back-Door Ammo Ban?: Since the Supreme Court seems to agree that the
Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to bear arms, gun haters
are trying a different tactic. They want to ban lead bullets on the
false premise that they're a public health hazard and also hazardous to
endangered bird species, like the California condor...That's the jab.
Now for the hook. "New studies suggest that humans who eat game shot
with lead ammunition may also be at risk," the release continued. Help
me out here. How many centuries have people safely eaten gun-killed meat
? Regardless, the news release added that state health officials in
North Dakota recently ordered food banks to discard donated venison
because it "can" contain lead fragments...
http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Sports/225428/
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Illinois County Balks at Pro-RKBA Resolution: The Sangamon County Board
is not going to vote on a resolution that asks Governor Rod Blagojevich
and state lawmakers to abstain from adding any more gun laws to the
books in Illinois. Ryan McCrady is the board's administrator. He says no
members of the board want to sponsor the resolution because they have no
jurisdiction over gun-rights questions. (So far, 81 of Illinois' 102
counties have passed the resolution -
http://www.pro2aresolution.com/id12.html.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-gunrightsresoluti,0,5865239.story
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Wisconsin Columnist Enjoyed Pistol Course: ...We signed up for the
class, which was held at Urban Middle School, through the community
recreation department. The class was taught by NRA-certified members of
the Sheboygan Rifle and Pistol club. There were about 20 participants,
more than half of whom were women. Some signed up to learn more about
guns so they could spend more time on the range with their spouses. A
number of them wanted to know how to handle guns for self-defense. Some
of the women, and men as well, were there to take it up as a hobby. One
lady even had an encounter with a rabid raccoon on her property and
decided it was time to get educated on gun use...
http://www.sheboygan-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080511/SHE0204/805110555/1088
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NYC Cops Lack Credibility in Gun Arrests: ...But a closer look at those
prosecutions reveals something that has not been trumpeted: more than 20
cases in which judges found police officers' testimony to be unreliable,
inconsistent, twisting the truth, or just plain false. The judges'
language was often withering: "patently incredible," "riddled with
exaggerations," "unworthy of belief." ...The judges' rulings emerge from
what are called suppression hearings, in which defendants, before trial,
can argue that evidence was seized illegally. The Fourth Amendment sets
limits on the conditions that permit a search; if they are not met,
judges must exclude the evidence, even if that means allowing a guilty
person to go free...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/nyregion/12guns.html?ref=nyregion&pagewanted=all
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Law & Disorder: Dennis Farina, a former policeman who built a Hollywood
career playing detectives, was arrested on Sunday at Los Angeles
International Airport for carrying a loaded gun on his way to board a
plane, police said...The actor was initially booked on one misdemeanor
count of carrying a loaded firearm and bail was set at $25,000. The
charge was upgraded later to a felony after police confirmed the gun was
not registered, and bail was raised to $35,000.
http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN1155919820080511?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=22&sp=true
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-farina12-2008may12,0,2445438.story
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Exploiting a Tragedy: The tragic death of Philadelphia police Sgt.
Stephen Liczbinski is being used for shameless pandering by politicians
and pundits in Philly...About a decade ago, Howard Cain was sentenced to
18 years behind bars. In spite of his criminal record, he got probation
the first time he was eligible. Halfway into his 18-year sentence, he
was back on the streets. The gun-control crowd is trying to say that a
semi-auto ban would have somehow prevented Cain from obtaining a gun.
But Cain was already subject to his own personal gun ban. As a convicted
felon, it was illegal for him to own one bullet, much less a firearm.
But to a guy like Cain, laws are meant for other people to obey. That's
why he should have been behind bars...
http://www.nranews.com/blogarticle.aspx?blogPostId=395
Related Commentary:
http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/diarypage.php?did=7322
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Oops, Wrong House: A 24-year-old man shot and killed a teenage intruder
Friday after the youth and some other juveniles tried to break into the
his northwest Atlanta home, police said...Meadows said several juveniles
tried break in through a back door. They had broken a glass window pane
and were trying to kick in the door, said Sgt. Lisa Keyes, a police
spokeswoman. It was not clear if the suspects got the door open before
the resident, who was home alone, grabbed a handgun from his back
bedroom and shot fired at least eight shots, hitting the 16-year-old at
least once in the face, Meadows said.
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/05/09/teendead_0510.html
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Oops, Wrong Donut Shop: Police said a man who tried to rob a donut store
was shot and killed by a man who lives near the store Friday morning.
The robber broke into the store in the 100 block of Roberts Cut Off Road
in West Fort Worth and terrorized the woman who was working there,
police said. Police said the woman, Angel Randle, ran out the back door
screaming for help. The neighbor heard the pleas, grabbed his shotgun
and then fatally shot the robber, police said.
http://www.nbc5i.com/news/16210274/detail.html
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/051008dnmetshooting.e2af981b.html
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Glenn Beck's Gun Week: In honor of NRA's upcoming annual meeting and his
keynote address to our annual banquet on Saturday May 17, Glenn Beck is
holding "Gun Rights Week" on both his radio and T.V. shows. These shows
will be broadcast on the Premiere Radio Network's 280 stations from 9
a.m. to noon, Eastern, and on CNN Headline News Network every night at 7
p.m. and 9 p.m...The toll free call-in number for Glenn's radio show is
1-888-727-BECK. So if you have a question or comment about the
elections, Right-to-Carry, crime, the Supreme Court Heller case, Castle
Doctrine, or any Second Amendment issue, CALL!
http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/9860/
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Stephen P. Wenger, KE7QBY
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
