Daily update August 9
Is the NRA a second branch of Gun Control Inc?
The Libertarian Enterprise
by Don Wilson
"To the NRA (an open letter to THE NRA) .... Your organization may have stood for the RIGHTS of the INDIVIDUAL at its inception. The lack of a currant concern for the individual rights of all is astounding in its complacent acceptance in your membership. I joined and paid 5 years of dues money I now regret wasting. My membership is currently expired and will remain so as I am joining a gun organization intent on the RIGHTS of the INDIVIDUAL not PRIVILAGES. Find below a short list of what would change my mind bringing me back to the NRA." (08/08/05)
http://www.ncc-1776.com/tle2005/tle331-20050807-05.html
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Banning Gun Lawsuits: Prohibition of nuisance suits on target
The Monitor
by staff
"A few years ago, the strategy of gun-control advocates was obvious: File frivolous liability lawsuits against gun-makers and distributors, knowing that, whatever the ultimate merits of the cases, the manufacturers would be hard-pressed to keep fighting. Many would go out of business, profits would decline for others, and the high costs imposed by endless litigation would drive up the costs of guns and make it more difficult for many people to afford to buy them.It was a cynical strategy, but one that is about to end." (08/09/05)
http://www.themonitor.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=8561&Section=Opinion
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Missouri: Owner of salvage yard says he shot intruder
Kansas City Channel News
"Early Monday morning, a prowler was shot at A/3 Auto Tire and Wheel at 14th Street and Jackson Avenue -- and it wasn't police doing the firing. Paul, who asked that his last name not be used, said he couldn't sleep, so he came into work before dawn. "I couldn't sleep because they keep stealing from me down there," Paul said. "If you're going to catch a thief, you have to act like one." Instead of using the front gate, Paul climbed through a hole in his chain link fence. "I went in like an old rat, just the same way those scumbags do," Paul said. He soon found himself face to face with a man who was stealing from Paul's truck. He told KMBC he fired two warning shots into the air. "(The man) raised his hand up like he was going to hit me with one of the wrenches he stole out of my truck," Paul said. The owner said that's when he fired two shots at the prowler -- once in the buttocks, the other in the arm." (08/08/05)
http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/4821813/detail.html
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Missouri: Man, 71, says he shot burglar
Kansas City Star
"A 71-year-old Leavenworth man told police Monday that he shot a man who had broken into his home. The homeowner, who lives in the 1100 block of Pawnee Street, told police that he heard someone breaking into his home about 8 a.m. Monday, said Leavenworth Police Maj. Patrick Kitchens. The homeowner said he saw a man standing at the top of a stairway near the garage. The homeowner told police he fired shots at the man, who fled out the door. .... Kitchens said the Leavenworth County attorney would determine whether charges would be filed against the suspect. Prosecutors could also consider charges against the homeowner, Kitchens said, although the decision to use deadly force could be justified if the suspect was committing an aggravated burglary." [To login, use info@news-digests.com/news-digests] (08/09/05)
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/12335535.htm
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Texas: Ex husband shot as he tries to break through door
News Journal
"A 41-year-old man was shot to death early Sunday morning when he tried to break into the house where his ex-wife was staying with another man. Chief Deputy Miguel Larsen of the Titus County Sheriff's Office said officers found William Joe Baker lying on the front porch of Marty Crocker's residence on County Road 3435. According to a news release, Baker went to Crocker's home seeking his ex-wife, Anita Baker, 41. Crocker called the police, saying that William Baker was hitting the door and threatening to kill them. Larsen did not know the relationship between Crocker and Anita Baker. She and William Baker had been divorced almost a year, he said. While deputies were en route to the scene, Larsen said the emergency call was disconnected. Crocker called back moments later and told the dispatcher he had fired his semi-automatic rifle multiple times through the door, hitting Baker in the head." (08/08/05)
http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/08/08/20050808LNJShooting.html
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Ohio: Homeowner fires shot during attempted burhlary
WHIO News
"A Dayton homeowner defended his home and fired a warning shot when someone tried to break in, according to police. Now, officers said the shot struck the would-be burglar, who is telling them an unusual story about why he was trying to get into the home. The crime happened at a home on Tampa Avenue near Paul Lawrence Dunbar Street. Authorities said the homeowner fired a warning shot and struck the man after he refused to stop trying to get into the house. Officers said the first warning calls they got described an apparent burglary in progress. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man shot in the lower leg. Officers talked with the homeowner, who said he woke up to hear a man trying to kick in the front door of the home. Police said when the suspected burglar refused to stop trying to enter the home, the homeowner fired a shot through the lower portion of the door, trying to get the man to go away. .... Officers do not plan to charge the homeowner, saying he was defending himself and his wife." (08/09/05)
http://www.whiotv.com/news/4826507/detail.html
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Wisconsin: Area police stand against concealed carry
Green Bay Press Gazette
"Some local law enforcement agencies are joining the Wisconsin Anti Violence Effort against a new concealed-carry act even before it’s introduced.
“We are not anti-gun, anti-hunter or anti-NRA,” Green Bay Police Chief Craig Van Schyndle said at a press event held by WAVE at the Brown County Courthouse in Green Bay. “This is an officer-safety issue and a community-safety issue. Green Bay, Appleton and Brown County are very safe communities, and concealed carry is a very dangerous proposition.'" (08/09/05)
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_22121330.shtml
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Washington: Officials back shooting range
Herald
" The owners of the Kenmore Gun Range property shouldn't be pressured into building hundreds of homes or condos, despite occupying 80 tempting acres of mostly vacant urban land, county officials said. Instead, it should remain an oasis for shooters surrounded by hundreds of homes on culs-de-sac in the county's urban core between Bothell and Brier. "We promised we would be an outdoor recreation area forever," said Vic Alvarez, a board member of Wildlife Committee of Washington, which owns the gun club. "We provide a very necessary service not only to law enforcement and the military but to the community.' " (08/09/05)
http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/05/08/09/100loc_gunrange001.cfm
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The Libertarian Enterprise
by Don Wilson
"To the NRA (an open letter to THE NRA) .... Your organization may have stood for the RIGHTS of the INDIVIDUAL at its inception. The lack of a currant concern for the individual rights of all is astounding in its complacent acceptance in your membership. I joined and paid 5 years of dues money I now regret wasting. My membership is currently expired and will remain so as I am joining a gun organization intent on the RIGHTS of the INDIVIDUAL not PRIVILAGES. Find below a short list of what would change my mind bringing me back to the NRA." (08/08/05)
http://www.ncc-1776.com/tle2005/tle331-20050807-05.html
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Banning Gun Lawsuits: Prohibition of nuisance suits on target
The Monitor
by staff
"A few years ago, the strategy of gun-control advocates was obvious: File frivolous liability lawsuits against gun-makers and distributors, knowing that, whatever the ultimate merits of the cases, the manufacturers would be hard-pressed to keep fighting. Many would go out of business, profits would decline for others, and the high costs imposed by endless litigation would drive up the costs of guns and make it more difficult for many people to afford to buy them.It was a cynical strategy, but one that is about to end." (08/09/05)
http://www.themonitor.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=8561&Section=Opinion
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Missouri: Owner of salvage yard says he shot intruder
Kansas City Channel News
"Early Monday morning, a prowler was shot at A/3 Auto Tire and Wheel at 14th Street and Jackson Avenue -- and it wasn't police doing the firing. Paul, who asked that his last name not be used, said he couldn't sleep, so he came into work before dawn. "I couldn't sleep because they keep stealing from me down there," Paul said. "If you're going to catch a thief, you have to act like one." Instead of using the front gate, Paul climbed through a hole in his chain link fence. "I went in like an old rat, just the same way those scumbags do," Paul said. He soon found himself face to face with a man who was stealing from Paul's truck. He told KMBC he fired two warning shots into the air. "(The man) raised his hand up like he was going to hit me with one of the wrenches he stole out of my truck," Paul said. The owner said that's when he fired two shots at the prowler -- once in the buttocks, the other in the arm." (08/08/05)
http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/4821813/detail.html
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Missouri: Man, 71, says he shot burglar
Kansas City Star
"A 71-year-old Leavenworth man told police Monday that he shot a man who had broken into his home. The homeowner, who lives in the 1100 block of Pawnee Street, told police that he heard someone breaking into his home about 8 a.m. Monday, said Leavenworth Police Maj. Patrick Kitchens. The homeowner said he saw a man standing at the top of a stairway near the garage. The homeowner told police he fired shots at the man, who fled out the door. .... Kitchens said the Leavenworth County attorney would determine whether charges would be filed against the suspect. Prosecutors could also consider charges against the homeowner, Kitchens said, although the decision to use deadly force could be justified if the suspect was committing an aggravated burglary." [To login, use info@news-digests.com/news-digests] (08/09/05)
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/12335535.htm
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Texas: Ex husband shot as he tries to break through door
News Journal
"A 41-year-old man was shot to death early Sunday morning when he tried to break into the house where his ex-wife was staying with another man. Chief Deputy Miguel Larsen of the Titus County Sheriff's Office said officers found William Joe Baker lying on the front porch of Marty Crocker's residence on County Road 3435. According to a news release, Baker went to Crocker's home seeking his ex-wife, Anita Baker, 41. Crocker called the police, saying that William Baker was hitting the door and threatening to kill them. Larsen did not know the relationship between Crocker and Anita Baker. She and William Baker had been divorced almost a year, he said. While deputies were en route to the scene, Larsen said the emergency call was disconnected. Crocker called back moments later and told the dispatcher he had fired his semi-automatic rifle multiple times through the door, hitting Baker in the head." (08/08/05)
http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/08/08/20050808LNJShooting.html
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Ohio: Homeowner fires shot during attempted burhlary
WHIO News
"A Dayton homeowner defended his home and fired a warning shot when someone tried to break in, according to police. Now, officers said the shot struck the would-be burglar, who is telling them an unusual story about why he was trying to get into the home. The crime happened at a home on Tampa Avenue near Paul Lawrence Dunbar Street. Authorities said the homeowner fired a warning shot and struck the man after he refused to stop trying to get into the house. Officers said the first warning calls they got described an apparent burglary in progress. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man shot in the lower leg. Officers talked with the homeowner, who said he woke up to hear a man trying to kick in the front door of the home. Police said when the suspected burglar refused to stop trying to enter the home, the homeowner fired a shot through the lower portion of the door, trying to get the man to go away. .... Officers do not plan to charge the homeowner, saying he was defending himself and his wife." (08/09/05)
http://www.whiotv.com/news/4826507/detail.html
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Wisconsin: Area police stand against concealed carry
Green Bay Press Gazette
"Some local law enforcement agencies are joining the Wisconsin Anti Violence Effort against a new concealed-carry act even before it’s introduced.
“We are not anti-gun, anti-hunter or anti-NRA,” Green Bay Police Chief Craig Van Schyndle said at a press event held by WAVE at the Brown County Courthouse in Green Bay. “This is an officer-safety issue and a community-safety issue. Green Bay, Appleton and Brown County are very safe communities, and concealed carry is a very dangerous proposition.'" (08/09/05)
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_22121330.shtml
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Washington: Officials back shooting range
Herald
" The owners of the Kenmore Gun Range property shouldn't be pressured into building hundreds of homes or condos, despite occupying 80 tempting acres of mostly vacant urban land, county officials said. Instead, it should remain an oasis for shooters surrounded by hundreds of homes on culs-de-sac in the county's urban core between Bothell and Brier. "We promised we would be an outdoor recreation area forever," said Vic Alvarez, a board member of Wildlife Committee of Washington, which owns the gun club. "We provide a very necessary service not only to law enforcement and the military but to the community.' " (08/09/05)
http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/05/08/09/100loc_gunrange001.cfm
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