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(NY) Knife-wielding robber outgunned 01-11-02
Address:http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20020111/2015142.asp NIAGARA COUNTYWould-be robber put off by shopkeeper with a gun 1/11/2002 NIAGARA FALLS – A would-be robber Thursday fled a 17th Street business, knife in hand, when a shopkeeper pulled a shotgun on him, Officer Lisa Marrone said. The incident occurred at 2:46 p.m. when the suspect entered the Memory Lane Gift Shop, 7211/2 [...]
Guns and crime quotes
Justice Department studies show that armed citizens are much less likely to suffer losses or personal injury from thieves” -The Washington Post, 1992-Jan-7 “Since Florida has enacted their concealed carry law, the Florida murder rate has dropped by 29%. Nationwide, the murder rate rose 11% over the same period…” -ABC News, 1995-Mar-12, reporting on 1994 [...]
Gun Shy (An Almost Reasonable Article From A Lib)
Gun Shy by Wendy Kaminer Gun sales are said to have increased dramatically since September 11 — to the bemusement of some, who point out that guns won’t protect us from terrorists armed with viruses or nuclear bombs. Still, it’s long been clear that many Americans feel reassured by firearms; and if you fear the [...]
“America has many more guns than England, ……..
…….and a lower violent crime rate. Switzerland has many more guns than Germany, and a lower violent crime rate. England had much less crime in 1900, when the nation had no gun laws, than it does in 2000, when England has some of the most repressive gun laws in Europe. Gun prohibition leads to boldness [...]
Ohio Gun Ban Creates Victims
Ohio gun ban creates victims Here is an editorial in today’s The Lima News: (www.limanews.com) (The following editorial appeared in The Lima (Ohio) News on 9 January 2002): Ohio gun ban creates victims If ever there were a good example of why the Ohio General Assembly should expedite legislation repealing the state’s unconstitutional ban on [...]
Gun Laws Breed Corruption (text)
Gun Laws Breed Corruption By Dr. Michael S. Brown CNSNews.com Commentary January 10, 2002 Power corrupts. This ancient truism is rooted in the dim history of humanity, but has expressed itself in America’s fascinating experiment with restrictive gun laws. The goal of all gun control laws is to restrict ownership to certain segments of humanity. [...]
Dr. Brown Commentary “Gun Laws Breed Coruption”
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Hamilton County, Ohio joins Vermont in Firearms Rights
Ohio’s ban on carrying concealed firearms has been struck down as unconstitutional in a landmark ruling. Within Hamilton County, law-abiding, mentally competent adults can now carry guns concealed and have loaded guns in their vehicles without fear of being arrested and prosecuted for exercising their rights under the Ohio Constitution. The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), [...]
GUNFAX Jan. 2002 issue available
GunFax subscribers: DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE. Please direct any replies to ” [email protected] “ As you know by now, GunFax is only published on an occasional basis. A new issue for January 2002 is ready. You can see it in HTML format in your browser or in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. I also [...]
(TX) Man uses gun to save child from three Rottweilers 01-10-02
HoustonChronicle.com Address:http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/metropolitan/1205693 Jan. 10, 2002, 2:29PM Rottweilers attack boy waiting for bus By MIKE GLENN Copyright 2002 Houston Chronicle Two unlicensed and possibly unvaccinated Rottweilers mauled a 9-year-old Waller ISD student waiting for the school bus Wednesday morning. And, while the dogs are in custody, neighbors say they won’t feel safe until both animals are [...]
