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<p>PALM BEACH, Florida -- A new computer chip promises to keep police guns from firing if they fall into the wrong hands.</p> <p>The tiny chip would be implanted in a police officer's hand and would match up with a scanning device inside a handgun. If the officer and gun match, a digital signal unlocks the trigger so it can be fired. But if a child or criminal would get hold of the gun, it would be useless.</p>

The "Assault Weapons" Scamby Jennifer Freeman   "The semi-automatic weapons' menacing looks, coupled with the public's confusion over fully automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic assault weapons — anything that looks like a machine gun is assumed to be a machine gun — can only increase that chance of public support for restrictions on these weapons." — Josh Sugarman, 1988, Violence Policy Center.  By 1988, gun banners had finally figured out that Americans were not going surrender their firearms willingly. The only way they were going to achieve their goal of total disarmament was through mass dissemination of misinformation and...

Big Brother isn't just watching the bad guys in Chicago. By late summer, he'll be listening as well -- for the sound of gunshots. Gunshot detection technology -- capable of "triangulating within 20 feet" the location of a shooting -- is being added to 30 surveillance cameras already in place on high-crime corners and to 50 new cameras expected to be installed by late summer at undisclosed locations. Instead of televising only to a portable suitcase monitored by police officers at the scene, the cameras will also be equipped with microwave antennas that beam pictures back to the 911 emergency...

SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Senate Friday approved legislation to allow retired police officers and former military police officers to carry concealed weapons, the latest example of a growing mood against gun control in the legislature despite the Democratic takeover of both chambers.

 Bill Status of SB3132  93rd General AssemblyFull Text  Votes  View All Actions  Printer-Friendly VersionShort Description:  FIREARMS-CONCEALED-PERMITS Senate SponsorsSen. John O. Jones Last Action Date Chamber  Action   2/6/2004 Senate Referred to Rules Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance New Act 430 ILCS 65/13.1 from Ch. 38, par. 83-13.1 720 ILCS 5/24-2 from Ch. 38, par. 24-2 Synopsis As IntroducedCreates the Family and Personal Protection Act.  Establishes statewide uniform standards for the issuance of permits to carry concealed firearms in this State.  Vests in the Department of State Police, the authority to issue concealed firearms permits to qualified applicants.  Requires an applicant to complete a training...

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SENATE TO VOTE ON GUN BAN & ENDING GUN SHOWS TOMORROW!!!! Last Chance For You To Make Your Voice Heard!! At noon on Monday, the U.S. Senate resumed debate on S. 1805-the "Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act" (formerly referred to as S. 659/S. 1806). On the only vote of the day, the Senate defeated the NRA-opposed Bingaman Amendment on a vote of 28-59. The Bingaman Amendment sought to gut S. 1805 by allowing anti-gun lawyers and activist judges to determine a firearm was "defective" simply because it could be "reasonably foreseen" it could be used in a crime-a...

I have reviewed all fourteen known "amendments" to S. 1805. NONE of them are acceptable! Some are merely inappropriate for inclusion with S. 1805, others are the answer to a question that does not need to be asked, or "problems" that do not exist. A couple attempt to make Law Enforcement officers into Super Citizens, granting them extraordinary rights and privileges that are not available to the common citizen. Such nonsense is not acceptable! The balance are clearly "poison pill's" designed to destroy the bill! There is no need, and no constitutional authority, for congress to "Ban" ammunition of any...

Items 1 through 14 of 14 Amendments For S.1805 1. S.AMDT.2617 to S.1805 To extend and expand the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] (introduced 2/25/2004)      Cosponsors: 14 Latest Major Action: 2/26/2004 Amendment SA 2617 ruled out of order by the chair. 2. S.AMDT.2618 to S.1805 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [CO] (introduced 2/25/2004)      Cosponsors: 1 Latest Major Action: 2/25/2004 Senate amendment submitted 3. S.AMDT.2619 to S.1805 To expand the definition of armor piercing...

Dear NRA ILA EVCs: At 10:30 am EST (2/25/04) by a 75-22 (3 Senators not voting) the US Senate invoked cloture on S. 1805, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (previously numbered S. 659). By invoking cloture, the US Senate has avoided a potential filibuster by gun-ban advocates in an attempt to derail this critical legislation. Floor debate on this bill is currently underway, and is limited to no more than 30 hrs. A roll call list detailing how your Senators voted on cloture is available at: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=2&vote=00016 While passing cloture was an important first step, we must...

Please pass this along to friends, family, and interested co-workers- GOVERNOR PATAKI'S PROPOSED RENEWABLE PISTOL LICENSE AND INCREASED FEES BILL # S6056/A9556 In his budget proposal, Governor Pataki has proposed a new State licensing scheme for handguns. He is expecting to raise up to $35 Million from the wallets of handgun owners. I do not normally send out e-mails like this, but this time it's too important not to. Please read the following information and remember that even if you do not own pistols, YOUR LONG GUNS WILL PROBABLY BE AFFECTED IN THE FUTURE. New York City already has permits...

<p>Guns are bad. All my life, it's been that simple. At my son's preschool, if a child pointed a banana and said "bang," he was admonished to "use the banana in a happier way." As far as I was concerned, the 2nd Amendment gave us the right to protect ourselves against invading armies, not the right to buy a gun and keep it under our beds.</p>

OK folks, here it is... everyone's favorite... an "I need FReeper opinions on a new gun" thread! Hooray! Here's the lowdown: I have $1,200 and I think I'm going to blow it on a new rifle. From the bit of looking into it his will be what folks call a "battle rifle". I'm thinking about .223 or .308 but I'm certainly open to other suggestions. I really can't spend anything over $1,200 even though I would like to. I can't get too crazy here. Any suggestions you would have, are greatly appreciated. I know everyone loves a good "gun thread"!...

New Mexico’s Carry Law ChallengedA children’s advocacy group and a physician have sued to get New Mexico’s new conceal gun carry law declared unconstitutional, according to United Press International. The new law gives New Mexicans the right to carry concealed handguns beginning Jan. 1. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports Voices for Children and Dr. Victor LaCerva, a Santa Fe physician, filed their lawsuit Nov. 5. It asks the New Mexico Supreme Court to declare the new law unconstitutional and to block the state from issuing handgun permits next year as planned. The state constitution affirms the right of...

Incremental Gun Control Gun control is more about controlling people that it is about controlling crime or gun violence. It is also being forced upon us in an incremental fashion. People Control The last century brought use two world wars and various other conflicts. in this short period of time, we have seen brutal dictators subjugate populations for their own evil purposes. In 1938, the Nazis created more gun control laws, but prior to this they used the Weimar Republic's gun control law. Among those laws there were requirements for licensing and registrations, special permission to carry a gun, and...

Female gun advocate straight shoots with students By Denise Albiston The founding fathers were the first feminists, they understood that the Second Amendment was about individual rights to defend themselves from those that would do them harm, said Janalee Tobais, president and founder of Women Against Gun Control (WAGC). WAGC is a national organization aimed at preserving the Second Amendment right to bear arms. Tobais spoke at the Taggart Student Center Auditorium on Thursday to support Utah State University's Students of the Second Amendment. "I have a message for the United Nations and any other person or organization that tries...

Agents in S.C. refer more cases to U.S. attorney's office. Federal agents are cracking down on gun offenders in South Carolina, sending hundreds of cases to federal prosecutors each year -- up from a few dozen five years ago. And those cases -- handled by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives -- are resulting in convictions: 116 in 2002, compared with half that in 1998. "We are targeting the worst of the worst," said Strom Thurmond Jr., the U.S. attorney for South Carolina. "When someone with multiple violent convictions is sentenced to a substantial amount of time...

NRA lying about Silveira case AGAIN Press Release - Is the NRA Serious from Gary Gorski, attorney for Silveira Plaintiffs August 26, 2003 [filed here late due to site being down] [Additional analysis by Angel Shamaya below press release] The NRA issued the following press release: NRA Files Brief with the Supreme Court in Silveira v. Lockyer The National Rifle Association (NRA) has filed an amicus curiae brief with the United States Supreme Court, in the case of Silveira v. Lockyer, arguing that the Second Amendment is indeed an individual right, and a right that is applicable to the states...

According to attorney Don Kilmer, the Nordyke v. King lawsuit will be refused further consideration by the Ninth Circuit until the Silveira case's petition for a writ of certiorari to the US Supreme Court is decided. Silveira v. Lockyer, challenging the 26-page assault-weapons regulatory scheme enacted in California in 2000, was defeated in the Ninth Circuit on the basis of the decades-old Hickman v. Block case, in which a three-judge panel of that court held that the Second Amendment secures only a collective, not an individual, right. The petition to the Supreme Court was filed shortly thereafter. The Nordyke v....

Is it me or are there too many bad laws? I suppose this depends on your definition of bad laws. Are abuse of laws becoming more prevalent? Is this a movement toward Socialism? How does this relate to gun control. Socialism is defined as "any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods". (http://www.m-w.com/) So, there you have it, gun control is socialistic. Gun control advocates desire to have government control over your rights of gun ownership and the right to defend yourself. This is demonstrated...