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Down the slippery slope to a Clockwork Orange and “Atlas Shrugged” world.: http://www.armedfemalesofamerica.com/takingaim/brits.htm Banning Guns Isn’t Enough for the Brits By Nicki Fellenzer It appears the Brits have climbed the Cliffs of Insanity and taken a collective nosedive into the River of Outright Absurdity. My friend, author Michael Z. Williamson, and I used to laugh [...]
Jews And Guns by ROBERT J. AVRECH, 12/22/2004
Jews And Guns by ROBERT J. AVRECH, 12/22/2004 http://www.jewishpress.com/news_article.asp?article=4518 Before my son Ariel, z”l, passed away a year and a half ago, he and I spent a great deal of time discussing the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms. Ariel was always amazed at how many Jews – shomer Shabbos Jews – aligned themselves [...]
(NJ) Robber killed by storeowner was serial rapist 01-07-05
[Wonder how many more rapes were prevented?] CBS 3: Local News Address:http://kyw.com/Local%20News/ Changed:12:53 AM on Friday, January 7, 2005 Calvin Hughes reports the search for the Camden serial rapist is over. Robber Was Camden Rapist Jan 5, 2005 9:04 pm US/Eastern CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) A man who was killed while attempting to rob a store [...]
Letter: Abandon gun registry for useful programs
Letter: Abandon gun registry for useful programs PUBLICATION: The Windsor Star DATE: 2005.01.07 EDITION: Final SECTION: Editorial/Opinion PAGE: A9 BYLINE: Chris Rumbold SOURCE: Windsor Star ——————————————————————————– Abandon gun registry for useful programs ——————————————————————————– Re: Barbara’s Yaffe’s Jan. 3 column, Gun Registry Off Target. Canadians don’t need rhetoric. At this point, they need hard data. Given [...]
Canadian Firearms Program Statistics updated: Dec 11, 2004
Canadian Firearms Program Statistics updated: Dec 11, 2004 Canadian Firearms Program Statistics http://www.cfc-ccaf.gc.ca/media/program_statistics/monthlystats_e.asp Licences Almost 2 Million Firearms Licences (POLs and PALs) issued under the current legislation are valid. 1.27 Million Possession Only Licences (POLs) issued under the current legislation are valid. 714,000 Possession and Acquisition Licences (PALs) issued under the current legislation are valid. [...]
FW: Al Qaeda Uniting w/ U.S. Gangs?
FW: Al Qaeda Uniting w/ U.S. Gangs? Gee, I wonder why such violent gangs are attracted to Massachusetts with all of its strict firearms and weapons laws? And whassup w/ the machetes? They get less time if the get caught w/ a machete rather than a gun? Is it a “preferred” class of weapon under [...]
David Kopel Column: 911 Is a Joke… or Is It? Let’s Find Out
TECH CENTRAL STATION 911 Is a Joke… or Is It? Let’s Find Out By David Kopel Published 01/05/2005 A major new report by National Academies of Science concludes that there is not enough empirical data to determine whether gun control enhances public safety, or whether gun ownership deters crime. The report calls for further data-gathering [...]
Canadian Conservatives Fall Short (This Time) In Effort to Cut Registry ************************************************************ The New GUN WEEK, January 1, 2005 Page 5 Canadian Conservatives Fall Short In Effort to Cut Registry A Conservative Party-supported move to cut funding to Canada?s federal gun registration program has missed the mark, according to Canadian news sources. The standing committee [...]
(NJ) Merchant guns down violent robber 01-01-05
(NJ) Merchant guns down violent robber 01-01-05 <http://www.courierpostonline.com/news/southjersey/m010105c.htm> City merchant kills attacker Saturday, January 1, 2005 By TOM LOUNSBERRY and LUIS PUGA Courier-Post Staff CAMDEN The owner of an East Camden store fatally shot a man attempting to rob the business while holding the owner’s wife at knifepoint Friday afternoon, authorities said. The shooting, the [...]
STATISTICS CANADA: HOMICIDE FIREARMS BY OWNERSHIP & REGISTRATION STATUS, 1997-2003 http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/HomicideFirearmsbyRegstrationandOwnership1997-2003.xls **** NOTE: In 2003, 71% of the 548 victims were murdered using something other than a firearm !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!