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Gun Buybacks a Wasteful Ruse
by Joseph P. Tartaro The futility of placing one’s hopes in wishful thinking are summarized in the old saying, “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.” The wisdom of that expression is centuries old. So old, in fact, that few people, regardless of wealth or status, rely on horses for transportation anymore. Yet politicians, media [...]
Blame the INDIVIDUAL and NOT the TOOL!
“Quemadmoeum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est.” (“A sword is never a killer, it’s a tool in the killer’s hands.”) Lucius Annaeus Seneca “the Younger” (ca. 4 BC-65 AD)
Lawsuit against Kinkel estate dropped
1:15 AM PST, Thursday, January 27, 2000 ——————————————————————————– From The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) –The family of a student wounded in the Thurston High School shootings has dropped a $250,000 lawsuit against killer Kip Kinkel and his family’s estate. The family of Richard Peek Jr. dropped the lawsuit after the 19-year-old Peek died in [...]
Mandrell likes career as Shooter
01/30/2000 MIKE BOLTON News staff writer “A lot of people don’t understand the importance of the hunter and his role in conservation. I also have strong feeling about gun ownership. It’s a thing called freedom.” Irlene Mandrell BENTON – For two years during the early 1980s, Irlene Mandrell was content being one of the girls. [...]
Aiming at guns
February 2, 2000 Our initial reaction to President Clinton’s idea of licensing handgun owners in very much the same way state governments license automobile drivers is something like ‘Oh, great! A DMV for gun owners. That will be popular.’ In California, however, it’s not just a theoretical matter. The state Legislature has a handgun owner [...]
2 sides keep guns cocked
By Jennifer Toomer-Cook Deseret News staff writer Groups pushing a citizens initiative to remove legally concealed guns from churches and schools aren’t too upset that lawmakers shot down legislation with a similar target. In fact, some said Tuesday’s House Education Standing Committee action may add momentum to their effort to let voters, dubbed “the silent [...]
Council to mull handgun buyback
Council to mull handgun buyback January 31, 2000 BY VANESSA GEZARI BLADE STAFF WRITER The Toledo police department wants city council support to begin a $50,000 handgun buyback program in connection with a controversial gun ban that takes effect tomorrow. Under the buyback proposal, the city would pay $50 each for handguns, with a limit [...]
Federal/ Levin Amendment Defeated In Senate
WAY TO GO GRASSROOTS! ====== Congratulations… and Give Yourself a Pat on the Back! — Senate votes 68-29 against backdoor gun control Gun Owners of America E-Mail/FAX Alert 8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151 Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408 http://www.gunowners.org (Wednesday, February 2, 2000) — The Senate shot down another backdoor attempt at [...]
Exercising the Right
by Robert W. Lee “… the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Gun-toting Nuns On July 21st, two Roman Catholic nuns in central Colombia shot and killed a thief who broke into the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Miracles at the El Tobo convent in Tunja, some 80 [...]
