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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The National Rifle Association has hired private investigators to find hundreds of people whose firearms were seized by city police in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, according to court papers filed this week. The NRA is trying to locate gun owners for a federal lawsuit that the lobbying group filed against Mayor Ray Nagin and Police Superintendent Warren Riley over the city's seizure of firearms after the Aug. 29, 2005, hurricane. In the lawsuit, the NRA and the Second Amendment Foundation claim the city violated gun owners' constitutional right to bear arms and left them "at...

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took a rare, veiled swipe at his predecessor yesterday, challenging Rudolph W. Giuliani’s assertion that a lawsuit Mr. Giuliani filed as mayor against gun manufacturers had changed so much that he may no longer support it. Saying that the case had “not changed at all” since its inception, Mr. Bloomberg told reporters at a news conference at City Hall, “We believe that it’s a good case, and we hope to win it.” Last week, Mr. Giuliani, a Republican candidate for president, told the National Rifle Association that the suit had “taken several turns and several twists...

The National Rifle Association, which did not endorse President Bush in 2000 and 2004 until just a month before the general election, is considering stepping into the presidential campaign fray early next year during the primary season, the group's chief lobbyist says. While the NRA waited until October in each of the past two presidential election years before endorsing a candidate, the group plans to take a more high-profile role early in the 2008 Republican nomination process. "Historically, we have not gotten involved in primaries. We traditionally wait until after the conventions," said Chris Cox, head lobbyist for the NRA....

Former Senator Fred D. Thompson of Tennessee, who has not officially declared his presidential ambitions, took a not-very-veiled swipe yesterday at the leading Republican candidate, former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York, for supporting gun control. Mr. Thompson, who starred in “Law & Order,” wrote on his Web site: “When I was working in television, I spent quite a bit of time in New York City. There are lots of things about the place I like, but New York gun laws don’t fall in that category.” Then he decried a recent court ruling on a gun case, writing that...

Che Guevara: PC Icon by Larry Pratt July 12, 2007 02:00 PM EST Che Guevara's image graces many a T-shirt worn in the US. Wearing one of these seems to be intended as a statement that it is good to be free of the crushing norms of a civilization tricked up by dead white men. The T-shirt image depicts a long-haired 1960’s hippy gazing steadfastly into the future. The truth is, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, the one-time number three in Fidel Castro's thugocracy, would have had a guy looking like Guevara's resemblance arrested and sent to a concentration camp known by...

House Bill No. 760 was introduced in the State House of representatives last week. The bill was introduced by representatives Cruz, Youngblood, Parker, Wheatley, Bennington and Curry. The legislation calls for every gun in Pennsylvania to be registered with the state, and each registration must be renewed annually. The registration would cost the gun owner $10 per gun each year. The bill also calls for each gun owner to be fingerprinted, have a back ground check, and to submit pass port-style photos for registration cards. The registration card for each gun would then have to be carried with that gun...

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 21 (IPS) - The National Rifle Association (NRA), the most powerful pro-gun lobby in the United States, is leading a campaign to literally flood the Sri Lanka Mission to the United Nations with letters and postcards protesting an upcoming conference on small arms. Ambassador Prasad Kariyawasam of Sri Lanka, president-designate of the two-week long conference beginning Monday, told IPS that the NRA campaign is totally misguided because the meeting is "not aimed at banning small arms or controlling weapons that are legally manufactured, purchased or traded in conformity with national laws". At last count, his Mission had...

If there was ever the slightest doubt in anybody’s mind that gun registration leads to gun confiscation, well, here you are. It’s happening in Canada, and it can happen here. To prevent it, JOIN THE NRA. (Post contains links)

Gun rights groups are pointing to Hurricane Katrina as the best example since the 1992 Los Angeles riots of the need for civilians to carry firearms. They say that lawlessness and looting could be prevented by responsibly armed citizens. Washington, D.C. - Scripps Howard Foundation Wire - infoZine - Meanwhile, the gun rights advocates say they are deeply troubled by the decision, made by New Orleans Police Superintendent Edwin Compass, to confiscate civilian firearms during the citywide evacuation earlier this month. Kelly Hobbs, a National Rifle Association spokeswoman, said the group had reports from New Orleans that police had gone...

PROVIDENCE -- Bills to allow seriously ill patients to use marijuana medically and to take guns away from domestic abusers who are the subject of restraining orders both easily passed the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. The so-called "Homicide Prevention Act" was voted out of committee unanimously and the medical marijuana bill was sent to the Senate floor on a 9-2 vote. Under the medical marijuana bill, sponsored by Sen. Rhoda Perry, patients with chronic or debilitating diseases like cancer, glaucoma, AIDS and multiple sclerosis and two primary caregivers would be allowed to have 2.5 ounces of useable marijuana or 12...

Calls for the confiscation of ALL semi-automatic rifles and shotguns, not just military types! Let Albany know where you stand!

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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A U.S. soldier on patrol in northern Baghdad was killed by a single shot from a sniper, the military said Tuesday. The gunman escaped from the area as the soldier collapsed on the ground. He was evacuated to a first aid station but died shortly afterward, said Maj. Sean Gibson, a U.S. military spokesman. The identity of the soldier, from the 1st Armored Division, was withheld pending notification of relatives. The shooting came on the second day of a major operation across central and northern Iraq to seek out illegal weapons stores and hunt for ringleaders of...

I am trying to convince a U.K. constable of the error of his ways. He believes that the gun turn in going on in Basra under the orders of the U.K. troop commander is exactly what should be done in the U.S. to solve our crime problem! Yikes! I thought I would ask fellow freepers to provide a few good links regarding the gun control disaster in the U.K. and the increase in crime that it has caused. Here is one link that I found: Gun Control’s Twisted Outcome Restricting firearms has helped make England more crime-ridden than the U.S....

Montgomery County police said yesterday that they will use tens of thousands of tips from the October sniper hunt to track down those who violate Maryland gun laws.

NEWS STORY Countdown on to register guns Firearms owners have till Jan. 1   Barb Pacholik Saskatchewan News Network; Regina Leader-Post Thursday, REGINA -- The difference between being a registered gun owner or a criminal is a mere seven days away. As of Jan. 1, 2003, every gun in Canada is supposed to be registered. The federal government is anticipating "a last-minute rush" as thousands of gun owners aim for the target date, David Austin, spokesperson for the Canadian Firearms Centre (CFC), said earlier this week. "They don't want to run the risk of waiting," he said. After Dec. 31,...

Federal Agents Raid Militia Activist's Property Reported by John Klekamp Web Produced by Christiana Ciolac U.S. Marshals searched the property of Michigan Militia member Mark Koernke. Video Federal agents got more than they bargained for when they raided the home of local militia activist Mark Koernke. Mark Koernke has been in prison for more than two years. U.S. Marshals were out Wednesday at his Dexter property from reports from a pirate radio operation and when they were out there, they saw something and alerted the ATF. Deputies shut down Dexter-Pinkney Road as authorities searched the property of jailed militia member...

Defense Rests in Florida Gun Trial WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP)--A lawsuit against the distributor of a handgun known as the ``Saturday Night Special''--filed by the widow of a slain middle school teacher--is heading to the jury. Defense attorneys for Valor Corp. rested their case Thursday, after insisting the Raven handgun used to kill teacher Barry Grunow is not a defective product. The jury is expected to begin deliberations next week. Grunow's widow, Pam Grunow, is seeking $75 million in damages because she alleges the gun, known as a ``Saturday Night Special'' because of its small size and low cost,...

<p>Fort Myers Police Chief Hilton Daniels is tired of the killings and plans to take guns off city streets as the first step in stopping them.</p> <p>He pledged Tuesday to make prevention of gun violence the agency's top priority.</p> <p>“The Fort Myers Police Department is very concerned about the number of homicides that have occurred in the city this year,” Daniels said. “Police have a very difficult time preventing homicides because these crimes happen in the heat of the moment. What we can do — and what the focus of our initiative is — is to make sure no one is carrying a weapon illegally.</p>

Court says Chicago can try linking crime, gun industry November 5, 2002 BY FRANK MAIN AND FRAN SPIELMAN STAFF REPORTERS Chicago won a major legal victory Monday when an Illinois appeals court ruled the city can sue gunmakers and dealers for creating a public nuisance with their products. The ruling came more than two years after a lower court dismissed the city's $433 million lawsuit against the gun industry. "This is another important victory for gun victims and cities and local governments that are trying to stem the tide of violence," said Jonathan Lowy of the Brady Center to Prevent...

Advocates of "gun control" desire gun prohibition, despite claiming that every "gun control" measure they support is merely a "reasonable" step that supposedly would not infringe the rights of law-abiding citizens to shoot, hunt, or protect themselves from violent crime. Anyone inclined to trust these claims would be wise to study the history of firearms registration in New York City. In 1967, Mayor John V. Lindsay (Hollywood John) signed into law a rifle-shotgun registration ordinance passed by the New York City Council. Under that law, every person who possessed or would later possess any rifle or shotgun in New York...

FIREARMS LAW LEAVES SA CITIZENS DEFENCELESS AGAINST WORLD'S BIGGEST CRIME WAVE The New South African Firearms Control Act - How it Affects citizens From: South African Firearm Forum SAFirearmForum-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Common Questions and Answers If you think you cannot do anything to protect your firearm ownership future, think again, read this and discover what you can do. How does the Firearm Act impact on all South Africans? There are aspects of this Act which also affect those who do not own firearms. These include: The right for the Police to search any premises, vehicle or persons without a search warrant. allows...

Download Word Document Link America Politics Bill of Rights Guns Privacy Property Searchs Environment 2440 Links Database Gun Control Started the Revolutionary War in America 1775      by Stephen P. Halbrook, PhD., J.D.   New research on the Nazi confiscation of registered guns--and execution of gun owners--provides a poignant lesson on why Americans have always opposed the registration of peaceable firearms owners. President Bill Clinton has come out in favor of the registration of all law-abiding American gun owners. "People ought to have to register guns like they register their cars," he said.1 Already, the Clinton-Gore administration is misusing...