Friday, October 31, 2003
IF YOU ARE PROHIBITED FROM POSSESSING A GUN, DON'T DO IT IN ARIZONA
From the Arizona Daily Star: 10 years possible in gun accident
A Benson man faces up to 10 years in federal prison after accidentally shooting himself in the groin with a gun he wasn't allowed to have.
James Dietrick Leavitt, 38, was convicted Thursday by federal court jurors of possessing a firearm despite being prohibited from having one.
Leavitt was charged after Tucson police responded to a report of gunshots in the area of West Prince and North Romero roads on Aug. 7, 2002. Police arrived to find the bleeding Leavitt lying on the ground next to his motorcycle.
During trial, Leavitt said he intended to return a firearm to an ex-girlfriend when it fell out of his vest pocket and went off and the bullet struck him in the groin. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents determined that Leavitt had previously been convicted of false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 4 before U.S. District Judge John Roll.
If you are a felon don't mess with Arizona (or Texas), stay in Illinois where you will get a free ride and you have a large pool of unarmed victims. This is the Wild West and we will shoot to kill.
From the Arizona Daily Star: 10 years possible in gun accident
A Benson man faces up to 10 years in federal prison after accidentally shooting himself in the groin with a gun he wasn't allowed to have.
James Dietrick Leavitt, 38, was convicted Thursday by federal court jurors of possessing a firearm despite being prohibited from having one.
Leavitt was charged after Tucson police responded to a report of gunshots in the area of West Prince and North Romero roads on Aug. 7, 2002. Police arrived to find the bleeding Leavitt lying on the ground next to his motorcycle.
During trial, Leavitt said he intended to return a firearm to an ex-girlfriend when it fell out of his vest pocket and went off and the bullet struck him in the groin. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents determined that Leavitt had previously been convicted of false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 4 before U.S. District Judge John Roll.
If you are a felon don't mess with Arizona (or Texas), stay in Illinois where you will get a free ride and you have a large pool of unarmed victims. This is the Wild West and we will shoot to kill.
VIGILANTES ALIVE AND WELL FROM MICHIGAN TO FLORIDA
From the Sun-Sentinel: Robbery victim used truck to run down, kill gunman
TAMPA -- A restaurant owner who was held up at gunpoint jumped in his truck, pursued the robber and ran the man down, killing him, police said.
Storer said he was sitting in his Ford Explorer outside the Thai restaurant he owns at about 11:30 p.m., taking a break from some renovation work, police spokesman Joe Durkin said. A man approached on foot, stuck a chrome handgun in his face and demanded money.
We need this sort of mentality to come to Chicago. Sad to say it is the only way the gang shootings and sexual assaults will stop. Daley doesn't give a damn about you, you are on your own. Of course, we could always have more candlelight vigils to 'feel good'.
From the Sun-Sentinel: Robbery victim used truck to run down, kill gunman
TAMPA -- A restaurant owner who was held up at gunpoint jumped in his truck, pursued the robber and ran the man down, killing him, police said.
Storer said he was sitting in his Ford Explorer outside the Thai restaurant he owns at about 11:30 p.m., taking a break from some renovation work, police spokesman Joe Durkin said. A man approached on foot, stuck a chrome handgun in his face and demanded money.
We need this sort of mentality to come to Chicago. Sad to say it is the only way the gang shootings and sexual assaults will stop. Daley doesn't give a damn about you, you are on your own. Of course, we could always have more candlelight vigils to 'feel good'.
NO REASON FOR THIS IS GUN FRIENDLY FLORIDA
From the Sun-Sentinel: Clerk fighting for life after gunmen try to rob Lauderdale store
FORT LAUDERDALE -- A convenience store clerk was fighting for his life today after being shot just after midnight by two masked men, a police spokesman said.
The men burst into the store, at 1300 NW Sixth St., and immediately shot the clerk, Saed Mashini, 30, said Detective Clinton Ward.
Come on Floridians, you have shall issue concealed carry. Get those permits and start packing! You say your boss won't let you carry, screw him! You are working a low-wage job in the first place. Would you rather lose your job or your life? Mr. Rich Guy boss will live and you will die...
From the Sun-Sentinel: Clerk fighting for life after gunmen try to rob Lauderdale store
FORT LAUDERDALE -- A convenience store clerk was fighting for his life today after being shot just after midnight by two masked men, a police spokesman said.
The men burst into the store, at 1300 NW Sixth St., and immediately shot the clerk, Saed Mashini, 30, said Detective Clinton Ward.
Come on Floridians, you have shall issue concealed carry. Get those permits and start packing! You say your boss won't let you carry, screw him! You are working a low-wage job in the first place. Would you rather lose your job or your life? Mr. Rich Guy boss will live and you will die...
TEEN CLAIMS SELF DEFENSE
October 30, 2003
Tift County-- If you're attacked, do you have the right to shoot your attacker? And what if the tables are turned, and that attacker claims he was just trying to protect his own life?
A girl calls 911, trying to get help for her wounded friend. "He's been shot in the chest and the abdomen one, I'm not sure, but he's bleeding. Three times he's been shot."
Assault, or self defense?
October 30, 2003
Tift County-- If you're attacked, do you have the right to shoot your attacker? And what if the tables are turned, and that attacker claims he was just trying to protect his own life?
A girl calls 911, trying to get help for her wounded friend. "He's been shot in the chest and the abdomen one, I'm not sure, but he's bleeding. Three times he's been shot."
Assault, or self defense?
TRICK OR TREAT OR LEAD?
From the Chicago Tribune: Boy, 5, wounded in crossfire
October 31, 2003
A 5-year-old boy was shot in the left leg in an apparent gang-related crossfire Thursday night, police said.
The child was playing with some friends and family members at a park in the 6600 block of South Wolcott Avenue around 8:20 p.m., police spokesman Hector Alfaro said. Witnesses told police they heard two shots from inside the park. The 5-year-old then told a family member he had been shot.
Halloween is supposed to be a fun day for kids and adults alike. Unfortunately, this 5-year-old will not be trick or treating today. Since you won't hold Mayor Daley accountable, please send him a thank you for allowing the gangs to flourish in Chicago. And don't forget your bulletproof vest if you are going trick-or-treating.
From the Chicago Tribune: Boy, 5, wounded in crossfire
October 31, 2003
A 5-year-old boy was shot in the left leg in an apparent gang-related crossfire Thursday night, police said.
The child was playing with some friends and family members at a park in the 6600 block of South Wolcott Avenue around 8:20 p.m., police spokesman Hector Alfaro said. Witnesses told police they heard two shots from inside the park. The 5-year-old then told a family member he had been shot.
Halloween is supposed to be a fun day for kids and adults alike. Unfortunately, this 5-year-old will not be trick or treating today. Since you won't hold Mayor Daley accountable, please send him a thank you for allowing the gangs to flourish in Chicago. And don't forget your bulletproof vest if you are going trick-or-treating.
IF YOU DIE IN CHICAGO, YOU WILL SOON BE FORGOTTEN
John Kass, telling it like it is in the Chicago Tribune.
Two words were on the sign outside the Chicago Theatre, where machine politicians organized their memorial to those who died needlessly in the Cook County Administration Building fire:
"We remember."
If you've been here even for a short while, you've seen other similar memorials. There were memorials for those who fell from a non-inspected porch in Lincoln Park, a few feet from the alderman's office. There were memorials for those trampled to death in the stampede in a South Side nightclub. City Hall considered the nightclub dangerous, but City Hall forgot to deny the politically connected club its license to sell liquor.
City Hall knows that it is not the remembering that counts.
It is the forgetting that matters.
jskass@tribune.com
Do yourself a favor and flee Chicago and Cook County as fast as you can. You may be the next soon forgotten victim to die in a fire or bleed out unarmed in the street.
John Kass, telling it like it is in the Chicago Tribune.
Two words were on the sign outside the Chicago Theatre, where machine politicians organized their memorial to those who died needlessly in the Cook County Administration Building fire:
"We remember."
If you've been here even for a short while, you've seen other similar memorials. There were memorials for those who fell from a non-inspected porch in Lincoln Park, a few feet from the alderman's office. There were memorials for those trampled to death in the stampede in a South Side nightclub. City Hall considered the nightclub dangerous, but City Hall forgot to deny the politically connected club its license to sell liquor.
City Hall knows that it is not the remembering that counts.
It is the forgetting that matters.
jskass@tribune.com
Do yourself a favor and flee Chicago and Cook County as fast as you can. You may be the next soon forgotten victim to die in a fire or bleed out unarmed in the street.
WHITE'S FLEEING COOK COUNTY. ONLY BIG DUMMIES LEFT NOW.
Cook County saw more whites leave than any other county in the United States during the latter half of the 1990s, the census said Thursday.
Cook loses more whites than any county in U.S.
Cook County saw more whites leave than any other county in the United States during the latter half of the 1990s, the census said Thursday.
Cook loses more whites than any county in U.S.
THREE MORE BIG DUMMIES IN CHICAGO SHOT DEAD. POLICE BAFFLED.
Three fatal Chicago shootings late Wednesday and early Thursday are being investigated as separate homicides, police said.
Chicago Tribune | Police investigate 3 separate homicides
Three fatal Chicago shootings late Wednesday and early Thursday are being investigated as separate homicides, police said.
Chicago Tribune | Police investigate 3 separate homicides
MICHAEL MOORE SUED OVER "BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE"
"Detroit — James Nichols, the brother of Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols, says he was tricked into appearing in the anti-gun documentary Bowling for Columbine, according to a federal lawsuit filed against filmmaker Michael Moore.
Nichols also alleges in the lawsuit, filed in Detroit, that Moore libelled him by linking him to the terrorist act."
The Globe and Mail
"Detroit — James Nichols, the brother of Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols, says he was tricked into appearing in the anti-gun documentary Bowling for Columbine, according to a federal lawsuit filed against filmmaker Michael Moore.
Nichols also alleges in the lawsuit, filed in Detroit, that Moore libelled him by linking him to the terrorist act."
The Globe and Mail
Thursday, October 30, 2003
FORMER ILLINOIS STATE POLICE DIRECTOR FOILS TOY GUN ATTACK ON U.S. CONGRESS
"WASHINGTON (AP) - The House of Representatives was ordered shut down Thursday following a reported security breach at a nearby congressional office building, but police later determined that a plastic revolver and Halloween costume were to blame.
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Terence Gainer said 'two staff members bringing in Halloween costumes' were responsible. 'I don't think they had any ill intent,' he said, adding he expected no charges to be filed."
Yep dippy anti-gun cop Terence Gainer is back, this time saving the U.S. Congress from a toy gun. We may thank God this is one bufoon who left Illinois on his own. Wish Mayor Daley, et al, would follow Terence's example.
Excite News
"WASHINGTON (AP) - The House of Representatives was ordered shut down Thursday following a reported security breach at a nearby congressional office building, but police later determined that a plastic revolver and Halloween costume were to blame.
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Terence Gainer said 'two staff members bringing in Halloween costumes' were responsible. 'I don't think they had any ill intent,' he said, adding he expected no charges to be filed."
Yep dippy anti-gun cop Terence Gainer is back, this time saving the U.S. Congress from a toy gun. We may thank God this is one bufoon who left Illinois on his own. Wish Mayor Daley, et al, would follow Terence's example.
Excite News
4 DEAD. MAYOR DALEY SAFE. WELCOME TO GUN FREE CHICAGO.
"Four men were shot and killed in separate overnight incidents on Chicago's West and South Sides and in west suburban Maywood, authorities reported.
A 22-year-old Chicago man was shot in the head and killed as he sat in a car on the 4900 block of West Harrison Street shortly after midnight, police said. The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour after the shooting."
Chicago Tribune | 4 killed in overnight shootings:
"Four men were shot and killed in separate overnight incidents on Chicago's West and South Sides and in west suburban Maywood, authorities reported.
A 22-year-old Chicago man was shot in the head and killed as he sat in a car on the 4900 block of West Harrison Street shortly after midnight, police said. The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour after the shooting."
Chicago Tribune | 4 killed in overnight shootings:
FEMALE CHAING GANG: SOUNDS BAD BUT STILL BETTER THAN BEING AN INFANTRY SOLDIER IN IRAQ
"PHOENIX, Ariz. - Sheriff Joe Arpaio boasts that he runs the only all-female chain gang in history.
For the chief lawman of Maricopa County, which includes the 3 million residents of Phoenix and its satellite cities and suburbs, presiding over the chain gang fits his self-declared image of being the toughest sheriff in America.
Under Arpaio, the 8,000 inmates of the county jail system work seven days a week, are fed only twice a day, get no coffee, no cigarettes, no salt, pepper or ketchup and no organized recreation. Human rights groups regard it as the harshest jail system in the United States."
As the Sheriff tells the inmates: "If you don't like it here, don't come back!"
FEMALE CHAIN GANG
"PHOENIX, Ariz. - Sheriff Joe Arpaio boasts that he runs the only all-female chain gang in history.
For the chief lawman of Maricopa County, which includes the 3 million residents of Phoenix and its satellite cities and suburbs, presiding over the chain gang fits his self-declared image of being the toughest sheriff in America.
Under Arpaio, the 8,000 inmates of the county jail system work seven days a week, are fed only twice a day, get no coffee, no cigarettes, no salt, pepper or ketchup and no organized recreation. Human rights groups regard it as the harshest jail system in the United States."
As the Sheriff tells the inmates: "If you don't like it here, don't come back!"
FEMALE CHAIN GANG
WOULDN'T IT BE EASIER TO JUST CARRY A GUN?
Crimes against Northwestern students are happening so frequently that it's hard to remember how shocked we should be each time we hear about one. Most recently a female graduate student was attacked while walking on the 600 block of Clark Street around 2 a.m. Saturday. Her front teeth were knocked out and she had to get stitches on her upper lip and chin.
But above all else, students are responsible for not allowing themselves to be victimized. The repeated precautions about not walking alone and taking the shuttle service might seem cliched -- or even pointless -- but they're still necessary. Other schools use "buddy systems" that pair students so someone is always watching out for someone else.
Why not hold a candle light vigil while you are at it?
The Daily Northwestern - Community effort needed to ensure safety (Editorial)
Crimes against Northwestern students are happening so frequently that it's hard to remember how shocked we should be each time we hear about one. Most recently a female graduate student was attacked while walking on the 600 block of Clark Street around 2 a.m. Saturday. Her front teeth were knocked out and she had to get stitches on her upper lip and chin.
But above all else, students are responsible for not allowing themselves to be victimized. The repeated precautions about not walking alone and taking the shuttle service might seem cliched -- or even pointless -- but they're still necessary. Other schools use "buddy systems" that pair students so someone is always watching out for someone else.
Why not hold a candle light vigil while you are at it?
The Daily Northwestern - Community effort needed to ensure safety (Editorial)
DAVID GROSS OF "CONCEALED CARRY REFORM NOW" ON THE I$RA $98K JUDGEMENT
Concealed Carry Reform, NOW! (Minnesota) led the charge in picking up expired names of anti-gun organizations in March of 2002.
We happened to mention it to Neal Knox who trumpeted it around the country as the thing to do. As a journalist, he wasn't required to mention the caveats that accompany such a move, under the law. I shuddered when I saw the report of Joe's and my actions on Neal's website. We did something different from the Illinois group, however. We did it and made no public issue of it 1) because the opposition complained/protested right away, and 2) we realized that, if we lost (always a possibility), we didn't want to create huge damages. We let the opposition make it public, through their complaint in the courts, where our Answer was privileged and required. The news media, of course, picked up on it right away, and our response to their inquiries was subdued, factual, and "It's in the Courts." All the adjectives and adverbs belonged to the opposition's comments, and they sounded like a bunch of losers.
In fact, some of our membership saw the press releases and reports of the ISRA actions and protested that we were being upstaged and preempted by ISRA, when we came up with the idea, first. Joe and I, who were in control of the matter (Thank God!) advised that we would not act so foolishly, in our joint, humble legal opinion. We contacted ISRA, once, and advised some restraint, but it was too late. They apparently thought that it was the court of public opinion, instead of the courts of law.
ISRA didn't exercise that sort of JUDGMENT, and created a bunch of damages.
This is what happens when you thump your chest, gloat, and shove it in peoples' faces. Although you add to the embarrassment of the opposition and you get to humiliate them, you also get to pay for the pleasure when it is all said and done; and, incidentally, humiliate yourself.
Well, we lost, too. It cost us $345 for statutory costs and filing fees: no damages, because there weren't any that WE caused. The opposition was forced into the unenviable position of having to disclose publicly their incompetence. The opposition looked like fools, marginalized themselves, and whined a lot, damaging their own credibility at the legislature and being totally ineffective at the legislature in opposing the carry reform bill which became the Minnesota Citizens Personal Protection Act of 2003, a model for the nation, we think (and so does NRA). Money and effort (a relative
pittance) well spent.
Sometimes, SUBTLETY and a LONG RANGE VIEW (maturity?) is called for, instead of a tribal war/battle victory dance (immediate gratification) that can be legitimately portrayed as KKK Cross Burning. Perhaps I'm being a little harsh, here; but not by much, as the amount of the damages assessed attests to. Who can blame ISRA, which was desperate for any good news for such a long time. Their excitement overcame their better judgment. But understanding the motivation and emotional needs does not excuse the conduct anymore than than the emotional justification of punching someone in the nose "who sincerely deserves/needs it" eliminates the damages of the punch.
I feel sorry for them. I don't mean to gloat. I don't find any joy in this.
"I told you so." gives no satisfaction; and every person or organization is responsible/accountable for its decisions and actions.
And that's the rule of law and common sense.
David Gross
Posted By John Birch, President, Concealed Carry, Inc. Comments welcome: john@concealcarry.org
Concealed Carry Reform, NOW! (Minnesota) led the charge in picking up expired names of anti-gun organizations in March of 2002.
We happened to mention it to Neal Knox who trumpeted it around the country as the thing to do. As a journalist, he wasn't required to mention the caveats that accompany such a move, under the law. I shuddered when I saw the report of Joe's and my actions on Neal's website. We did something different from the Illinois group, however. We did it and made no public issue of it 1) because the opposition complained/protested right away, and 2) we realized that, if we lost (always a possibility), we didn't want to create huge damages. We let the opposition make it public, through their complaint in the courts, where our Answer was privileged and required. The news media, of course, picked up on it right away, and our response to their inquiries was subdued, factual, and "It's in the Courts." All the adjectives and adverbs belonged to the opposition's comments, and they sounded like a bunch of losers.
In fact, some of our membership saw the press releases and reports of the ISRA actions and protested that we were being upstaged and preempted by ISRA, when we came up with the idea, first. Joe and I, who were in control of the matter (Thank God!) advised that we would not act so foolishly, in our joint, humble legal opinion. We contacted ISRA, once, and advised some restraint, but it was too late. They apparently thought that it was the court of public opinion, instead of the courts of law.
ISRA didn't exercise that sort of JUDGMENT, and created a bunch of damages.
This is what happens when you thump your chest, gloat, and shove it in peoples' faces. Although you add to the embarrassment of the opposition and you get to humiliate them, you also get to pay for the pleasure when it is all said and done; and, incidentally, humiliate yourself.
Well, we lost, too. It cost us $345 for statutory costs and filing fees: no damages, because there weren't any that WE caused. The opposition was forced into the unenviable position of having to disclose publicly their incompetence. The opposition looked like fools, marginalized themselves, and whined a lot, damaging their own credibility at the legislature and being totally ineffective at the legislature in opposing the carry reform bill which became the Minnesota Citizens Personal Protection Act of 2003, a model for the nation, we think (and so does NRA). Money and effort (a relative
pittance) well spent.
Sometimes, SUBTLETY and a LONG RANGE VIEW (maturity?) is called for, instead of a tribal war/battle victory dance (immediate gratification) that can be legitimately portrayed as KKK Cross Burning. Perhaps I'm being a little harsh, here; but not by much, as the amount of the damages assessed attests to. Who can blame ISRA, which was desperate for any good news for such a long time. Their excitement overcame their better judgment. But understanding the motivation and emotional needs does not excuse the conduct anymore than than the emotional justification of punching someone in the nose "who sincerely deserves/needs it" eliminates the damages of the punch.
I feel sorry for them. I don't mean to gloat. I don't find any joy in this.
"I told you so." gives no satisfaction; and every person or organization is responsible/accountable for its decisions and actions.
And that's the rule of law and common sense.
David Gross
Posted By John Birch, President, Concealed Carry, Inc. Comments welcome: john@concealcarry.org
GOVERNMENT TEACHES A LESSON IN OBEDIENCE
As promised, federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged white supremacist Matthew Hale with a new count of murder solicitation, prompting his lawyers to ask that the additional charge be severed from the case or that the trial be postponed.
The indictment referred to the new witness only as "Individual A," though prosecutors in court papers last week identified him as Jon Fox, the self-described leader in Illinois of Hale's World Church of the Creator.
"Fox, an admitted alcohol abuser, appears to have considerable animus against Hale and enormous personal and political motivation in the white supremacy world to see to it that Hale remains in jail," the defense said in the filing.
Matt Hale is a racist. Then again so is Jesse Jackson and Luis Farakhan. However Matt is the wrong kind of racist so the government is piling on. This case is NOT about solicitation to commit murder, it's about what happens if you open your big fat pie hole in the USA and the wrong words come out. Will be interesting to see the racial composition of the jury and how that effects the outcome. I really think this case is going to be important because if Matt wins it may make the government think twice about punishing "wrong think" people. If they win...well guess I'll have to learn to keep my yap zipped.
Chicago Tribune | Hale is hit with a new charge
As promised, federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged white supremacist Matthew Hale with a new count of murder solicitation, prompting his lawyers to ask that the additional charge be severed from the case or that the trial be postponed.
The indictment referred to the new witness only as "Individual A," though prosecutors in court papers last week identified him as Jon Fox, the self-described leader in Illinois of Hale's World Church of the Creator.
"Fox, an admitted alcohol abuser, appears to have considerable animus against Hale and enormous personal and political motivation in the white supremacy world to see to it that Hale remains in jail," the defense said in the filing.
Matt Hale is a racist. Then again so is Jesse Jackson and Luis Farakhan. However Matt is the wrong kind of racist so the government is piling on. This case is NOT about solicitation to commit murder, it's about what happens if you open your big fat pie hole in the USA and the wrong words come out. Will be interesting to see the racial composition of the jury and how that effects the outcome. I really think this case is going to be important because if Matt wins it may make the government think twice about punishing "wrong think" people. If they win...well guess I'll have to learn to keep my yap zipped.
Chicago Tribune | Hale is hit with a new charge
KIDS CAN BE ADULTS WHEN THE COMMIT CRIMES BUT NOT WHEN THEY DO GOOD THINGS...WHY IS THAT?
"Two 15-year-old males were charged as adults Wednesday after shooting and seriously injuring a 20-year-old student near Washington High School, 3535 E. 114th St., officials said.
Benny Trevino, of the 13500 block of South Buffalo Avenue, and Samuel Lopez, of the 9400 block of South Commercial Avenue, were both charged with one count of aggravated battery with a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school, said John Gorman, spokesman for the Cook County state's attorney. If convicted, Trevino and Lopez could each face 6 to 30 years in prison, Gorman said."
Frankly I don't care how long Benny and Sammy go away, but why is kids can be charged as adults when they commit a crime but when they do good things, like be an honor student, they can't be similarly treated as adults and given the right to vote, to consume alcohol, sign contracts etc? I am sure greater minds than mine know the answer to this.
Chicago Tribune | 2 teens are charged as adults after student is shot near school:
"Two 15-year-old males were charged as adults Wednesday after shooting and seriously injuring a 20-year-old student near Washington High School, 3535 E. 114th St., officials said.
Benny Trevino, of the 13500 block of South Buffalo Avenue, and Samuel Lopez, of the 9400 block of South Commercial Avenue, were both charged with one count of aggravated battery with a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school, said John Gorman, spokesman for the Cook County state's attorney. If convicted, Trevino and Lopez could each face 6 to 30 years in prison, Gorman said."
Frankly I don't care how long Benny and Sammy go away, but why is kids can be charged as adults when they commit a crime but when they do good things, like be an honor student, they can't be similarly treated as adults and given the right to vote, to consume alcohol, sign contracts etc? I am sure greater minds than mine know the answer to this.
Chicago Tribune | 2 teens are charged as adults after student is shot near school:
PRESS WETS THEIR PANTS OVER NRA BLACKLIST
"LOS ANGELES -- Most blacklists are designed to intimidate. But thousands of Americans are clamoring to join one drawn up by the National Rifle Association.
Actor Dustin Hoffman was so dismayed to find his name missing from the NRA's shadowy 19-page list of U.S. companies, celebrities, and news organizations seen as lending support to anti-gun policies that he wrote to the powerful pro-gun lobby group begging to be included.
'As a supporter of comprehensive gun safety measures, I was deeply disappointed when I discovered my name was not on the list,' Hoffman said in a letter to the NRA."
Note how this list is described as "Shadowy." Heck this list has been around forever. I don't recall the press upset about lists that detailed companies who did business in South Africa during apartheid. Guess some black lists are good, and some are "shadowy."
The NRA has their good guy list. You can join it at www.nrahq.org. The press makes no mention of this list.
Chicago Tribune | NRA blacklist is badge of honor for gun-control backers
"LOS ANGELES -- Most blacklists are designed to intimidate. But thousands of Americans are clamoring to join one drawn up by the National Rifle Association.
Actor Dustin Hoffman was so dismayed to find his name missing from the NRA's shadowy 19-page list of U.S. companies, celebrities, and news organizations seen as lending support to anti-gun policies that he wrote to the powerful pro-gun lobby group begging to be included.
'As a supporter of comprehensive gun safety measures, I was deeply disappointed when I discovered my name was not on the list,' Hoffman said in a letter to the NRA."
Note how this list is described as "Shadowy." Heck this list has been around forever. I don't recall the press upset about lists that detailed companies who did business in South Africa during apartheid. Guess some black lists are good, and some are "shadowy."
The NRA has their good guy list. You can join it at www.nrahq.org. The press makes no mention of this list.
Chicago Tribune | NRA blacklist is badge of honor for gun-control backers
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
WONDER WHAT MAYOR DALEY'S POLICY ON SEX OFFENDERS IS?
Texas Counties Order Lights Out for Sex Offenders on Halloween
LUBBOCK, Texas — Authorities in three West Texas counties have strict orders for sex offenders this Halloween: Go home, turn out your lights and don't answer your door.
On Friday, convicted sex offenders whose victims were children and who are on probation must be home by 6 p.m.
Officers in Lubbock, Potter and Tom Green counties will check on the 100 or so men and women throughout the night as part of Project Lights Out.
"It's good to know they are putting sex offenders on notice," said Margaret Crawford, who planned to take her 8-year-old son out to collect candy and treats. "I think that's a top priority for any parent."
What can I say? Don't mess with Texas! In the meantime, sexual attacks on women are at an all time high on the north side of Chicago. Boo hoo Mayor Daley.
PS If you go trick-or-treating in Chicago, make sure you wear your bulletproof vest!
Texas Counties Order Lights Out for Sex Offenders on Halloween
LUBBOCK, Texas — Authorities in three West Texas counties have strict orders for sex offenders this Halloween: Go home, turn out your lights and don't answer your door.
On Friday, convicted sex offenders whose victims were children and who are on probation must be home by 6 p.m.
Officers in Lubbock, Potter and Tom Green counties will check on the 100 or so men and women throughout the night as part of Project Lights Out.
"It's good to know they are putting sex offenders on notice," said Margaret Crawford, who planned to take her 8-year-old son out to collect candy and treats. "I think that's a top priority for any parent."
What can I say? Don't mess with Texas! In the meantime, sexual attacks on women are at an all time high on the north side of Chicago. Boo hoo Mayor Daley.
PS If you go trick-or-treating in Chicago, make sure you wear your bulletproof vest!
SENATE HOPEFUL RAUSCHENBERGER BACK PEDALS ON ARMED TEACHERS
"While appearing on a radio program recently, he was asked his position on whether citizens should be allowed to carry concealed handguns.
Rauschenberger has been a supporter of such legislation in the Illinois Senate, 'as long as a citizen received law enforcement-approved training and underwent an extensive criminal background check.'
But this time he was asked a more specific question.
Would he allow teachers to carry concealed handguns into the classroom?
'Yes,' Rauschenberger said.
He now claims that he was thinking of the Columbine High School massacre at the time.
Teachers should have a right to protect themselves and their students from school violence, Rauschenberger explained in defending his answer.
On Tuesday, however, Rauschenberger's campaign issued a news release containing the following paragraph.
'Upon further reflection, and the solicited advice from law enforcement, education and teachers, including my wife Betty, I have concluded that the risks of having a loaded gun in a classroom outweigh any possible benefits. As such, I do not support legislation that would allow teachers to carry guns in classrooms.'"
His conclusion is dead wrong. The assumption here is that anyone with a gun is just dying to use it. Sounds like Rauschenberger is becoming more like Jim Durkin everyday. And if you don't remember who Jim Durkin is....well soon you won't remember who Rauschenberger is either if he keeps this up.
I emailed the following to Daily Southown Reporter Paul Kadner and the Rauschenberger campaign:
Mr. Kadner:
I would say Sen. Rauschenberger got it right the first time about arming teachers. Israeli's even have parents and grandparents toting full auto Uzi's at schools. Your mindset is that because someone "could" do something the risk should eliminated.
Someone could ram their car into a farmer's market in LA...in fact they did. Ban Cars?
Someone could right a libelous news story. Ban newspapers?
All Rauschenberger has done now is gain NO SUPPORT from the gun grabbers who won't like him no matter what and lost support from gun owners. Sounds like a classic no win to me.
John Birch
President
Concealed Carry, Inc.
PO BOX 4597
OAK BROOK IL 60522-4597
Tel: 630 660-3935 Fax: 815 327-1152
Web: www.concealcarry.org
MOLON LABE - COME AND GET THEM
Guns in classrooms not a good idea
"While appearing on a radio program recently, he was asked his position on whether citizens should be allowed to carry concealed handguns.
Rauschenberger has been a supporter of such legislation in the Illinois Senate, 'as long as a citizen received law enforcement-approved training and underwent an extensive criminal background check.'
But this time he was asked a more specific question.
Would he allow teachers to carry concealed handguns into the classroom?
'Yes,' Rauschenberger said.
He now claims that he was thinking of the Columbine High School massacre at the time.
Teachers should have a right to protect themselves and their students from school violence, Rauschenberger explained in defending his answer.
On Tuesday, however, Rauschenberger's campaign issued a news release containing the following paragraph.
'Upon further reflection, and the solicited advice from law enforcement, education and teachers, including my wife Betty, I have concluded that the risks of having a loaded gun in a classroom outweigh any possible benefits. As such, I do not support legislation that would allow teachers to carry guns in classrooms.'"
His conclusion is dead wrong. The assumption here is that anyone with a gun is just dying to use it. Sounds like Rauschenberger is becoming more like Jim Durkin everyday. And if you don't remember who Jim Durkin is....well soon you won't remember who Rauschenberger is either if he keeps this up.
I emailed the following to Daily Southown Reporter Paul Kadner and the Rauschenberger campaign:
Mr. Kadner:
I would say Sen. Rauschenberger got it right the first time about arming teachers. Israeli's even have parents and grandparents toting full auto Uzi's at schools. Your mindset is that because someone "could" do something the risk should eliminated.
Someone could ram their car into a farmer's market in LA...in fact they did. Ban Cars?
Someone could right a libelous news story. Ban newspapers?
All Rauschenberger has done now is gain NO SUPPORT from the gun grabbers who won't like him no matter what and lost support from gun owners. Sounds like a classic no win to me.
John Birch
President
Concealed Carry, Inc.
PO BOX 4597
OAK BROOK IL 60522-4597
Tel: 630 660-3935 Fax: 815 327-1152
Web: www.concealcarry.org
MOLON LABE - COME AND GET THEM
Guns in classrooms not a good idea
POLICE ARREST 9 YEAR OLD BOY WITH GUN - LORAIN, OH NOW CONSIDERED SAFE
A 9-year-old boy was arrested at gunpoint and handcuffed Saturday because he was waving a toy gun over his head while seated on a bench outside a store, according to a Lorain police report.
They arrested the mother, too. Nice to see the Lorain, OH police have nothing better to do.
A 9-year-old boy was arrested at gunpoint and handcuffed Saturday because he was waving a toy gun over his head while seated on a bench outside a store, according to a Lorain police report.
They arrested the mother, too. Nice to see the Lorain, OH police have nothing better to do.
ROTUND BURGLAR MAKES IT EASY FOR COPS TO SOLVE CRIME
"Police were called and found Petropoulos dead when they arrived at the home. He apparently had opened a double-hung first-floor window from a driveway, hoisted himself into the bottom frame of the window and then was unable to wriggle forward.
The victim's feet were about six inches above the driveway, and his head was suspended over the kitchen sink, Turner said."
Chicago Tribune | Apparent burglar found dead in window
"Police were called and found Petropoulos dead when they arrived at the home. He apparently had opened a double-hung first-floor window from a driveway, hoisted himself into the bottom frame of the window and then was unable to wriggle forward.
The victim's feet were about six inches above the driveway, and his head was suspended over the kitchen sink, Turner said."
Chicago Tribune | Apparent burglar found dead in window
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
COPS GET TASTE OF GUN CONTROL...FIND THEY DON'T LIKE IT. BIG DUMMIES.
"'Maybe when their CCW [Concealed Carry Weapon] rights are stripped away they will look more favorably on ALL of us being allowed to carry,' grumped one reader on the FreeRepublic.com message board. 'Police officers should not get special rights.'
'Hear Hear! Screw the cops ... let them see how it feels!' responded another.
'[I] find it hard to feel too sorry for the cops,' opined a third reader by e-mail. '... Let them taste some of what we supposedly free Americans have been dealing with. If I can't carry across state lines or into a government building, why the hell should a cop be able to?'"
Cops Revolt Against Gun Control:
"'Maybe when their CCW [Concealed Carry Weapon] rights are stripped away they will look more favorably on ALL of us being allowed to carry,' grumped one reader on the FreeRepublic.com message board. 'Police officers should not get special rights.'
'Hear Hear! Screw the cops ... let them see how it feels!' responded another.
'[I] find it hard to feel too sorry for the cops,' opined a third reader by e-mail. '... Let them taste some of what we supposedly free Americans have been dealing with. If I can't carry across state lines or into a government building, why the hell should a cop be able to?'"
Cops Revolt Against Gun Control:
BIG DUMMIES TO PAY MORE TAXES: THE PRICE OF DYING
"The sales tax in Chicago would jump to 9 percent under a proposal being considered by Cook County officials to plug a projected $100 million deficit."
Cook County weighs sales tax hike, to 9%:
"The sales tax in Chicago would jump to 9 percent under a proposal being considered by Cook County officials to plug a projected $100 million deficit."
Cook County weighs sales tax hike, to 9%:
CHICAGO POLICE TELL WOMEN: DIAL 911 AND DIE B*TCH DIE
Chicago police Monday held a street safety workshop for women concerned about a rash of sexual assaults on the North Side."
It's kind of like having a game plan," said Sgt. Cynthia Schumann, of the district's community policing division. "Have some sort of plan for yourself."
Officer Ron Rufo stressed the importance of walking in a group, if possible, and being aware of surroundings. He also said to not keep possessions such as an ID and credit cards in pocketbooks. Women should not talk on their cell phones while walking alone. Instead, they should have 911 keyed in on their cell phones so the emergency number can be called quickly in the event of trouble, Rufo said.
Rufo told audience members that if they are attacked, they should get a good look at their attacker so that they can give a complete description to police, including approximate age, height, weight, hair and eye color, race and any distinguishing marks such as tattoos.
The only time to fight is when the attacker tries a sexual assault or tries to take you somewhere, Rufo said.
Well, there you have it. The Chicago cops admit they won't be there when you need them and you will be fighting hand to hand combat. To further protect yourself have your cell phone pre-dialed to 911. Presumably the 911 dispatcher will then record your screams as the attack takes place.
Also, don't forget the Chicago Police are famous for shooting people with cell phones (Latanya Haggerty, may she rest in peace, comes to mind.)
Go Ahead Dial 911....You Big Dummy.
Chicago Tribune | Women given advice on protecting selves:
Chicago police Monday held a street safety workshop for women concerned about a rash of sexual assaults on the North Side."
It's kind of like having a game plan," said Sgt. Cynthia Schumann, of the district's community policing division. "Have some sort of plan for yourself."
Officer Ron Rufo stressed the importance of walking in a group, if possible, and being aware of surroundings. He also said to not keep possessions such as an ID and credit cards in pocketbooks. Women should not talk on their cell phones while walking alone. Instead, they should have 911 keyed in on their cell phones so the emergency number can be called quickly in the event of trouble, Rufo said.
Rufo told audience members that if they are attacked, they should get a good look at their attacker so that they can give a complete description to police, including approximate age, height, weight, hair and eye color, race and any distinguishing marks such as tattoos.
The only time to fight is when the attacker tries a sexual assault or tries to take you somewhere, Rufo said.
Well, there you have it. The Chicago cops admit they won't be there when you need them and you will be fighting hand to hand combat. To further protect yourself have your cell phone pre-dialed to 911. Presumably the 911 dispatcher will then record your screams as the attack takes place.
Also, don't forget the Chicago Police are famous for shooting people with cell phones (Latanya Haggerty, may she rest in peace, comes to mind.)
Go Ahead Dial 911....You Big Dummy.
Chicago Tribune | Women given advice on protecting selves:
Monday, October 27, 2003
ISRA PAYS ICHV $98K
It is no longer just a court order. The Illinois State Rifle Association has paid $98K of our money to the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence. This makes the ISRA the single largest cash contributor to the number one enemy of gun rights in Illinois: The ICHV.
BACKROUND: Previously the ISRA agreed they had indeed infringed on the ICHV tradmark in a big way. U.S. Judge James Zagel then ordered the ISRA to pay the legal fees of the ICHV. The question then was who would pay? Insurance? The indivduals involved? Or the ISRA?
SUMMARY: According to the report below the insurance company for the ISRA would have paid, but only on the condition that ISRA Second VP and NRA Lobbyist Todd Vandermyde be booted permenantly off the board. However as Todd Vandermyde is the heir apparent to the throne at the ISRA, if and when current ISRA President "For Life" Richard Pearson gives up the ole' ghost, having insurance pay was not an option. Further it is unlikely Todd has $98K in his wallet.
Nope, I'm afraid the members paid. At $20 a year dues you do the math how many members funded the ICHV instead of the ISRA. It will make you sick. Worse, the $98K is just legal fees for the ICHV. On top of that you have the ISRA legal bills so the amount spent could easily be double. Imagine what that kind of money could have done to get a concealed carry law passed?
So far no one is calling for the ouster of any responsiblie parties. The ISRA board has taken no action against any ISRA Officer from President Pearson on down. I suspect they don't want the ISRA membership to even know about this. And the members won't know about it unless YOU TAKE ACTION.
Now Listen Up: You can keep this a secret like the ISRA wants (you will not read of this in the Illinois Shooter) or you can pass this around. Not just to your gun lists, but to your local press as well. Hopefully the ISRA board members (and there are some good ones) will then clean house before it's too late. To make it easy here are the contacts the media would want to speak with if they take an interest:
Richard Pearson, ISRA President, (815) 635-3198
Todd Vandermyde, ISRA Second VP, tvandermyd@aol.com
Thomas Mennard, Exec Director, ICHV, (312) 341-0939
John Boch, Editor for GunNEWS, (217) 649-3702
John Birch, President, Concealed Carry, Inc., (630) 660-3935
To complain to the NRA you can contact our state representative, Michael Huber at nrarep4il@prodigy.net
If you pay dues to the ISRA you can complain to them at (815) 635-3198 or president@isra.org and make sure to CC john@concealcarry.org so I can make sure you email is read by other ISRA board members.
ISRA PAYS HUGE $98,000 JUDGEMENT TO ICHV
Refuses insurance company payoff contingent upon removal of Vandermyde, Flanagan from Board
Chatsworth, IL (GunNews) The Illinois State Rifle Association Second Vice-President Todd Vandermyde and former director Peter Flanagan had a good idea when they registered a new, gun-rights friendly "Illinois Coalition Against Handgun Violence, Inc." with the Secretary of State's office in 2002. The "old" ICHV had failed to properly renew its corporate registration with the State of Illinois in 2001 and as such, the 25-year-old corporation which lobbied tirelessly against civil rights technically no longer existed.
Problems arose in May and June 2002 when the "new" coalition with Vandermyde as its spokesman issued press releases claiming the ICHV now supported gun rights legislation in Illinois.
At this point, ICHV's attorneys became involved claiming trademark infringement and sought a restraining order from federal court barring further releases. A short time later, the ISRA agreed to stop using ICHV's name and in return, the old ICHV would not sue the ISRA.
The matter of legal fees incurred by the old ICHV remained, and ICHV sought reimbursement of roughly $210,000 spent on lawyers. U.S. District Judge James Zagel ruled in March 2003 that the ISRA would be liable for $98,013.20.
The ISRA allegedly characterized the registration of the new "ICHV" as "as overly cute joke."
A cute joke, stupid stunt or waste of money?
The Illinois State Rifle Association, it has been reported by sources close to the ISRA leadership, sought to have
its insurance company pick up the tab for the wreckless misadventure of two of its inner circle, Vandermyde and Flanagan, as well as Flanagan's wife, Medina.
The insurance company allegedly agreed to pay the award, our source says, if Vandermyde and Flanagan were both barred from holding any position of leadership in ISRA in perpetuity.
ISRA's President Richard Pearson, apparently with the blessing of the ISRA's Board of Directors, chose to pay the award from ISRA's assets rather than remove Vandermyde as Second Vice-President.
We have confirmed that the ISRA did in fact pay the judgement to the ICHV in September with a check drawn from its money market fund.
The ISRA's business office and President Richard Pearson were each contacted by GunNews for comment. Neither responded to comment on the allegations.
GunNews was unable to uncover how much additional money was spent in legal costs incurred by the ISRA defending the organization and Mssrs. Vandermyde and Flanagan for their "overly cute joke."
============================================
John Boch
templar223@insightbb.com
Certified Pistol and Personal Protection Instructor
Vice-President, Champaign Co. Rifle Assoc.
Editor, GunNews Magazine
Visit http://www.gunssavelife.com
Posted By John Birch, President, Concealed Carry, Inc. Comments welcome: john@concealcarry.org
It is no longer just a court order. The Illinois State Rifle Association has paid $98K of our money to the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence. This makes the ISRA the single largest cash contributor to the number one enemy of gun rights in Illinois: The ICHV.
BACKROUND: Previously the ISRA agreed they had indeed infringed on the ICHV tradmark in a big way. U.S. Judge James Zagel then ordered the ISRA to pay the legal fees of the ICHV. The question then was who would pay? Insurance? The indivduals involved? Or the ISRA?
SUMMARY: According to the report below the insurance company for the ISRA would have paid, but only on the condition that ISRA Second VP and NRA Lobbyist Todd Vandermyde be booted permenantly off the board. However as Todd Vandermyde is the heir apparent to the throne at the ISRA, if and when current ISRA President "For Life" Richard Pearson gives up the ole' ghost, having insurance pay was not an option. Further it is unlikely Todd has $98K in his wallet.
Nope, I'm afraid the members paid. At $20 a year dues you do the math how many members funded the ICHV instead of the ISRA. It will make you sick. Worse, the $98K is just legal fees for the ICHV. On top of that you have the ISRA legal bills so the amount spent could easily be double. Imagine what that kind of money could have done to get a concealed carry law passed?
So far no one is calling for the ouster of any responsiblie parties. The ISRA board has taken no action against any ISRA Officer from President Pearson on down. I suspect they don't want the ISRA membership to even know about this. And the members won't know about it unless YOU TAKE ACTION.
Now Listen Up: You can keep this a secret like the ISRA wants (you will not read of this in the Illinois Shooter) or you can pass this around. Not just to your gun lists, but to your local press as well. Hopefully the ISRA board members (and there are some good ones) will then clean house before it's too late. To make it easy here are the contacts the media would want to speak with if they take an interest:
Richard Pearson, ISRA President, (815) 635-3198
Todd Vandermyde, ISRA Second VP, tvandermyd@aol.com
Thomas Mennard, Exec Director, ICHV, (312) 341-0939
John Boch, Editor for GunNEWS, (217) 649-3702
John Birch, President, Concealed Carry, Inc., (630) 660-3935
To complain to the NRA you can contact our state representative, Michael Huber at nrarep4il@prodigy.net
If you pay dues to the ISRA you can complain to them at (815) 635-3198 or president@isra.org and make sure to CC john@concealcarry.org so I can make sure you email is read by other ISRA board members.
ISRA PAYS HUGE $98,000 JUDGEMENT TO ICHV
Refuses insurance company payoff contingent upon removal of Vandermyde, Flanagan from Board
Chatsworth, IL (GunNews) The Illinois State Rifle Association Second Vice-President Todd Vandermyde and former director Peter Flanagan had a good idea when they registered a new, gun-rights friendly "Illinois Coalition Against Handgun Violence, Inc." with the Secretary of State's office in 2002. The "old" ICHV had failed to properly renew its corporate registration with the State of Illinois in 2001 and as such, the 25-year-old corporation which lobbied tirelessly against civil rights technically no longer existed.
Problems arose in May and June 2002 when the "new" coalition with Vandermyde as its spokesman issued press releases claiming the ICHV now supported gun rights legislation in Illinois.
At this point, ICHV's attorneys became involved claiming trademark infringement and sought a restraining order from federal court barring further releases. A short time later, the ISRA agreed to stop using ICHV's name and in return, the old ICHV would not sue the ISRA.
The matter of legal fees incurred by the old ICHV remained, and ICHV sought reimbursement of roughly $210,000 spent on lawyers. U.S. District Judge James Zagel ruled in March 2003 that the ISRA would be liable for $98,013.20.
The ISRA allegedly characterized the registration of the new "ICHV" as "as overly cute joke."
A cute joke, stupid stunt or waste of money?
The Illinois State Rifle Association, it has been reported by sources close to the ISRA leadership, sought to have
its insurance company pick up the tab for the wreckless misadventure of two of its inner circle, Vandermyde and Flanagan, as well as Flanagan's wife, Medina.
The insurance company allegedly agreed to pay the award, our source says, if Vandermyde and Flanagan were both barred from holding any position of leadership in ISRA in perpetuity.
ISRA's President Richard Pearson, apparently with the blessing of the ISRA's Board of Directors, chose to pay the award from ISRA's assets rather than remove Vandermyde as Second Vice-President.
We have confirmed that the ISRA did in fact pay the judgement to the ICHV in September with a check drawn from its money market fund.
The ISRA's business office and President Richard Pearson were each contacted by GunNews for comment. Neither responded to comment on the allegations.
GunNews was unable to uncover how much additional money was spent in legal costs incurred by the ISRA defending the organization and Mssrs. Vandermyde and Flanagan for their "overly cute joke."
============================================
John Boch
templar223@insightbb.com
Certified Pistol and Personal Protection Instructor
Vice-President, Champaign Co. Rifle Assoc.
Editor, GunNews Magazine
Visit http://www.gunssavelife.com
Posted By John Birch, President, Concealed Carry, Inc. Comments welcome: john@concealcarry.org
TAKE BACK ILLINOIS MEETING
"The Governor of Illinois has proclaimed that he will make Illinois the 'first gun free state.' The people of Illinois have decided otherwise and are organizing to protect their gun rights against SB 1195 which would require them to turn in nearly all of their guns, should it pass, or become 'felons.'
The link below is one of the meetings to organize each and every county into grassroots groups."
Take Back Illinois
"The Governor of Illinois has proclaimed that he will make Illinois the 'first gun free state.' The people of Illinois have decided otherwise and are organizing to protect their gun rights against SB 1195 which would require them to turn in nearly all of their guns, should it pass, or become 'felons.'
The link below is one of the meetings to organize each and every county into grassroots groups."
Take Back Illinois
6 MONTHS LATER, 2 MURDER SUSPECTS STILL AT LARGE, ANOTHER CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
From the Chicago Tribune: $15,000 reward in actor's death
CHICAGO -- A $15,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the conviction of the killer of Barry Cunnane, an amateur actor fatally shot in the Ravenswood neighborhood, his friends said Sunday.
Cunnane, 27, was walking with a friend to a neighborhood bar early May 24 when he was shot once in the head in the 1900 block of West Leland Avenue, across the street from his apartment, police and a witness said.
Two men fled the shooting, which police called unprovoked. No arrests have been made, authorities said.
On Oct. 5, friends hosted a benefit to help raise the reward. On Cunnane's birthday, Nov. 6, they plan a candlelight vigil at the scene of the crime.
"Having a reward is not going to bring Barry back, but if it will make the streets safer for this community and the community where this person might be, that's the most we can hope for now," said Michael O'Malley, chairman of Friends of Barry Cunnane.
Stories like this really make my blood boil! At the time of this murder, I lived just a few blocks away on Leland. Lincoln Square is one of the safest neighborhoods in Chicago, but murder still happens. This is one of those crimes where the victims could have clearly used a handgun for defense. At the very least this poor victim's friend could have return fire instead of running to a phone. So now we have 1 good guy dead and 2 murderers still at large. A really poor outcome I'd say.
From the Chicago Tribune: $15,000 reward in actor's death
CHICAGO -- A $15,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the conviction of the killer of Barry Cunnane, an amateur actor fatally shot in the Ravenswood neighborhood, his friends said Sunday.
Cunnane, 27, was walking with a friend to a neighborhood bar early May 24 when he was shot once in the head in the 1900 block of West Leland Avenue, across the street from his apartment, police and a witness said.
Two men fled the shooting, which police called unprovoked. No arrests have been made, authorities said.
On Oct. 5, friends hosted a benefit to help raise the reward. On Cunnane's birthday, Nov. 6, they plan a candlelight vigil at the scene of the crime.
"Having a reward is not going to bring Barry back, but if it will make the streets safer for this community and the community where this person might be, that's the most we can hope for now," said Michael O'Malley, chairman of Friends of Barry Cunnane.
Stories like this really make my blood boil! At the time of this murder, I lived just a few blocks away on Leland. Lincoln Square is one of the safest neighborhoods in Chicago, but murder still happens. This is one of those crimes where the victims could have clearly used a handgun for defense. At the very least this poor victim's friend could have return fire instead of running to a phone. So now we have 1 good guy dead and 2 murderers still at large. A really poor outcome I'd say.
NEIGHBORS BEMOAN SLAYING OF BOY, 13
Shontrell Graham was shot Saturday.
ROCKFORD — Successive pops of gunfire startled Bob Huska from an otherwise quiet Saturday night of watching satellite television in his front room.
Two bullets had hit Huska’s house. At least one other had hit 13-year-old Shontrell Graham in the head.
As Huska grab-bed the phone to call police, Graham’s blood seeped onto the asphalt toward a gutter in the 600 block of Furman Street.
Rockford Register Star
Shontrell Graham was shot Saturday.
ROCKFORD — Successive pops of gunfire startled Bob Huska from an otherwise quiet Saturday night of watching satellite television in his front room.
Two bullets had hit Huska’s house. At least one other had hit 13-year-old Shontrell Graham in the head.
As Huska grab-bed the phone to call police, Graham’s blood seeped onto the asphalt toward a gutter in the 600 block of Furman Street.
Rockford Register Star
MARCHING AGAINST GANGS AND GUNS. GANGS UNIMPRESSED.
"As marchers chanted 'no more gangs, no more guns,' reminders of the neighborhood's gang presence were nearby.
Officer Daniel Martinez, of the Chicago Police Department's community policing program, pointed to a couple of teens wearing black and yellow caps cocked to the side.
'They're Satan's Disciples,' he said. 'I can tell by their colors.'"
Chicago Tribune | Pilsen remembers a life cut too short:
"As marchers chanted 'no more gangs, no more guns,' reminders of the neighborhood's gang presence were nearby.
Officer Daniel Martinez, of the Chicago Police Department's community policing program, pointed to a couple of teens wearing black and yellow caps cocked to the side.
'They're Satan's Disciples,' he said. 'I can tell by their colors.'"
Chicago Tribune | Pilsen remembers a life cut too short:
NEVER BRING A WINE BOTTLE TO A GUN FIGHT
"An off-duty police officer working as a security guard shot and wounded a man Sunday morning at the Little Village Discount Mall in the 3100 block of West 26th St. The man was among several people in a car that had entered the mall lot through the wrong driveway, and when confronted by the officer, argued with him. One of the men threatened to return and kill the officer, and later they did return, with one man attacking the officer with a bottle while another went for the officer's gun, according to Chicago Police spokesman Pat Camden. The officer then fired a single shot, striking one of the attackers in the abdomen. He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where his condition was not released. Another man was in custody, while three others fled on foot. No one had been charged as of Sunday evening, and the shooting was being investigated."
Metro briefs
"An off-duty police officer working as a security guard shot and wounded a man Sunday morning at the Little Village Discount Mall in the 3100 block of West 26th St. The man was among several people in a car that had entered the mall lot through the wrong driveway, and when confronted by the officer, argued with him. One of the men threatened to return and kill the officer, and later they did return, with one man attacking the officer with a bottle while another went for the officer's gun, according to Chicago Police spokesman Pat Camden. The officer then fired a single shot, striking one of the attackers in the abdomen. He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where his condition was not released. Another man was in custody, while three others fled on foot. No one had been charged as of Sunday evening, and the shooting was being investigated."
Metro briefs
Sunday, October 26, 2003
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY HIGHWAY SHOOT-EM UP PACKS A POWERFUL MESSAGE
'Dialed 911,
'And I'm on hold,
'Sure wish I had,
'That gun I sold.'
The final sign advertises the Champaign County Rifle Association's Web site, www.gunssavelife.com. A similar set of signs is visible to those driving west.
As you shoot down I-80, look for signs:
'Dialed 911,
'And I'm on hold,
'Sure wish I had,
'That gun I sold.'
The final sign advertises the Champaign County Rifle Association's Web site, www.gunssavelife.com. A similar set of signs is visible to those driving west.
As you shoot down I-80, look for signs:
THE RICH AND FAMOUS ARE BETTER THAN YOU AND THEY CARRY THE GUNS TO PROVE IT!
From the New York Post: Armed and Famous
Yes, that's a pistol in their pockets.
A bevy of the Big Apple's biggest stars are packing heat, according to the latest data from the NYPD's list of gun-license holders.
Among the more than 3,600 privileged New Yorkers allowed to hit the street with a loaded weapon are tough-guy actors Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel, shock-jocks Howard Stern and Don Imus, developer Donald Trump, record honcho Tommy Mottola and Channel 5 TV anchor John Roland.
Also on the list are ex-Seagrams CEO Edgar M. Bronfman, defense lawyer Barry Slotnick, state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, Daily News co-publisher Fred Drasner, Manhattan Judge Leslie Crocker Snyder, Arkansas Lt. Gov. Winthrop P. Rockefeller (whose famous family is based in the city) and Assistant state Attorney General Steven Pagones, who was smeared in the Tawana Brawley fiasco 15 years ago.
Here lies the danger of 'may issue' concealed carry laws. If you aren't rich or famous, your life isn't worth protecting. I'd run from any of the big three cities (NYC, LA or Chicago) as fast as you can. If you need to live in a major metro area, there are plenty of states that have big cities and 'shall issue' concealed caryy laws. Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, New Mexico are just a few. Check out www.packing.org before you move anywhere!
From the New York Post: Armed and Famous
Yes, that's a pistol in their pockets.
A bevy of the Big Apple's biggest stars are packing heat, according to the latest data from the NYPD's list of gun-license holders.
Among the more than 3,600 privileged New Yorkers allowed to hit the street with a loaded weapon are tough-guy actors Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel, shock-jocks Howard Stern and Don Imus, developer Donald Trump, record honcho Tommy Mottola and Channel 5 TV anchor John Roland.
Also on the list are ex-Seagrams CEO Edgar M. Bronfman, defense lawyer Barry Slotnick, state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, Daily News co-publisher Fred Drasner, Manhattan Judge Leslie Crocker Snyder, Arkansas Lt. Gov. Winthrop P. Rockefeller (whose famous family is based in the city) and Assistant state Attorney General Steven Pagones, who was smeared in the Tawana Brawley fiasco 15 years ago.
Here lies the danger of 'may issue' concealed carry laws. If you aren't rich or famous, your life isn't worth protecting. I'd run from any of the big three cities (NYC, LA or Chicago) as fast as you can. If you need to live in a major metro area, there are plenty of states that have big cities and 'shall issue' concealed caryy laws. Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, New Mexico are just a few. Check out www.packing.org before you move anywhere!
BIG DUMMY STATE SENATOR THINKS WOMEN SHOULD BE DEFENSELESS TARGETS
Daily Herald - Letters to the Editor Oct. 26 2003
Garrett for women's rights, except one
State Sen. Susan Garrett, outstanding advocate for women's rights, has me confused. She advocates protecting women from domestic violence, but does not advocate allowing women to protect themselves with a handgun from domestic violence. She believes women have the intellectual capacity to safely perform any task except operate a handgun. She believes women have the emotional stability to handle any situation except defending their lives with a handgun. She believes women can handle any responsibility except handgun ownership. When it comes to women's rights, Sen. Garrett is pro-choice except for handgun ownership. Sen. Garrett's anti-gun stance is contributing to the myth that women are the weaker sex and not capable of defending themselves from violent criminals.
The majority of lawmakers in 36 states believe women have the intellectual capacity, emotional stability and sense of responsibility to legally carry concealed handguns for self-protection. These states do not want women to be primary targets for violent criminals. Sen. Garrett needs to rethink her anti-gun position as a women's rights advocate.
Donald J. Dwyer
Lake Villa
So 15 year old gang punks with cheap handguns and no training can shoot but an adult woman, who would probably be required to take a gun-safety class before getting a conceal carry permit, can't. This really big dummy State Sen. Susan Garrett should definitely be voted out!
Daily Herald - Letters to the Editor Oct. 26 2003
Garrett for women's rights, except one
State Sen. Susan Garrett, outstanding advocate for women's rights, has me confused. She advocates protecting women from domestic violence, but does not advocate allowing women to protect themselves with a handgun from domestic violence. She believes women have the intellectual capacity to safely perform any task except operate a handgun. She believes women have the emotional stability to handle any situation except defending their lives with a handgun. She believes women can handle any responsibility except handgun ownership. When it comes to women's rights, Sen. Garrett is pro-choice except for handgun ownership. Sen. Garrett's anti-gun stance is contributing to the myth that women are the weaker sex and not capable of defending themselves from violent criminals.
The majority of lawmakers in 36 states believe women have the intellectual capacity, emotional stability and sense of responsibility to legally carry concealed handguns for self-protection. These states do not want women to be primary targets for violent criminals. Sen. Garrett needs to rethink her anti-gun position as a women's rights advocate.
Donald J. Dwyer
Lake Villa
So 15 year old gang punks with cheap handguns and no training can shoot but an adult woman, who would probably be required to take a gun-safety class before getting a conceal carry permit, can't. This really big dummy State Sen. Susan Garrett should definitely be voted out!
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GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO HAMMER MATT HALE. NEVER HOLD AN UNPOPULAR VIEW OR THEY WILL TAKE YOU DOWN.
"The racist reverend Matt Hale didn't get to appear Friday before the federal judge he allegedly tried to get his chief of security to kill."
I sure am glad Reverend Jackson and Minister Farakhan aren't racists. Makes me sleep better knowing Matt is rotting in jail too. Serves him right eh?
Judge deals Hale's 'church' a $200,000 defeat:
"The racist reverend Matt Hale didn't get to appear Friday before the federal judge he allegedly tried to get his chief of security to kill."
I sure am glad Reverend Jackson and Minister Farakhan aren't racists. Makes me sleep better knowing Matt is rotting in jail too. Serves him right eh?
Judge deals Hale's 'church' a $200,000 defeat:
ANOTHER CICERO COP FAILS THE PERSONALITY TEST
"An off-duty Cicero police officer was shot and seriously injured in Chicago early Saturday after three men tried to rob him on the street. The 29-year-old officer was eating hot dogs with another off-duty Cicero officer alongside their car at Roosevelt and Union when the men approached about 4:45 a.m., police said. An argument ensued and escalated to a fight. The officer was shot once in his abdomen, Chicago police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition. 'He's not out of the woods yet,' Cicero Lt. John Krzyzowski said. The shooter and his accomplices fled in a light blue Chevy Celebrity while still firing shots. No one was in custody Saturday evening. The second officer, a 30-year-old man, wasn't injured."
First the Cicero cops get rousted out one of my favorite dives, Frankie and Johnnies (on Central close by Midway.) Now another one gets gut shot. These boys got to learn to either stay in Cicero or if they want to go out with the big boys, they need to keep their yap shut.
Metro briefs
"An off-duty Cicero police officer was shot and seriously injured in Chicago early Saturday after three men tried to rob him on the street. The 29-year-old officer was eating hot dogs with another off-duty Cicero officer alongside their car at Roosevelt and Union when the men approached about 4:45 a.m., police said. An argument ensued and escalated to a fight. The officer was shot once in his abdomen, Chicago police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition. 'He's not out of the woods yet,' Cicero Lt. John Krzyzowski said. The shooter and his accomplices fled in a light blue Chevy Celebrity while still firing shots. No one was in custody Saturday evening. The second officer, a 30-year-old man, wasn't injured."
First the Cicero cops get rousted out one of my favorite dives, Frankie and Johnnies (on Central close by Midway.) Now another one gets gut shot. These boys got to learn to either stay in Cicero or if they want to go out with the big boys, they need to keep their yap shut.
Metro briefs
MAYOR SAYS NO GUN. KILLER SAYS "GOOD," MAKES LIFE REAL EASY. DEATH TOO.
"Magdalena Kwasnik came to Chicago from central Poland two years ago, arriving alone and speaking only a handful of English words.
But Kwasnik, a 24-year-old waitress with a luminous smile who quickly had a string of suitors, was adapting rapidly to American life. She traveled to California and Florida. She wrote for a local Polish magazine. She took class after class in English and seemed to be readying for a future in the U.S.
On Friday night, Kwasnik was slain in the bedroom of her Northwest Side apartment. She died of multiple stab wounds to the neck, police said."
Guess she should have had a can of mace?
Chicago Tribune | Woman stabbed to death at home:
"Magdalena Kwasnik came to Chicago from central Poland two years ago, arriving alone and speaking only a handful of English words.
But Kwasnik, a 24-year-old waitress with a luminous smile who quickly had a string of suitors, was adapting rapidly to American life. She traveled to California and Florida. She wrote for a local Polish magazine. She took class after class in English and seemed to be readying for a future in the U.S.
On Friday night, Kwasnik was slain in the bedroom of her Northwest Side apartment. She died of multiple stab wounds to the neck, police said."
Guess she should have had a can of mace?
Chicago Tribune | Woman stabbed to death at home:
BIG DUMMY CHICAGO WOMEN OBEY MAYOR DALEY'S GUN LAWS. HOPE THEY LIKE NON-CONSENSUAL SEX OR WORSE.
Before a rash of sexual assaults hit the North Side, Laurie Meyer made occasional solo treks to her Lakeview apartment after a night out with friends. But warnings of a sexual attacker preying on young women in her chic neighborhood have modified her behavior.
'It unnerves me that it's so close to campus,' said Laura Scales, a 19-year-old sophomore who said many of her friends carry pocketknives. 'I probably should carry Mace or something.'
Freshman Assia Boundaoui, who took self-defense classes a few years ago, has signed up for kickboxing classes. 'I think everyone should be prepared and aware in case it ever happens,' she said."
Pocket knife? Mace? Kick Boxing classes? You big dummies get smart. Get a gun. You keep listening to your big dummy mayor and you are going to end up robbed, raped, maybe dead.
Chicago Tribune | 9th attack raises alert for assault suspect
Before a rash of sexual assaults hit the North Side, Laurie Meyer made occasional solo treks to her Lakeview apartment after a night out with friends. But warnings of a sexual attacker preying on young women in her chic neighborhood have modified her behavior.
'It unnerves me that it's so close to campus,' said Laura Scales, a 19-year-old sophomore who said many of her friends carry pocketknives. 'I probably should carry Mace or something.'
Freshman Assia Boundaoui, who took self-defense classes a few years ago, has signed up for kickboxing classes. 'I think everyone should be prepared and aware in case it ever happens,' she said."
Pocket knife? Mace? Kick Boxing classes? You big dummies get smart. Get a gun. You keep listening to your big dummy mayor and you are going to end up robbed, raped, maybe dead.
Chicago Tribune | 9th attack raises alert for assault suspect
Saturday, October 25, 2003
DALEY'S CORRUPTION CAN KILL YOU AND NOT JUST THROUGH DISARMAMENT
John Kass, of the Chicago Tribune, tells it like it is.
Since six people died in last week's Loop fire, there have been references to the political influence of Elzie Higginbottom. His company, East Lake Management, helps manage the infamous Cook County Administration Building at 69 W. Washington St.
Higginbottom, the chairman of the state Gaming Board, has raised political money for Mayor Richard Daley, the boss of everything, and Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who gutlessly backed away Wednesday from investigating the fire tragedy.
Since January 1996, 13 people have died and more than 70 have been injured in fire-related tragedies in buildings managed by East Lake. The other fires didn't happen downtown, the victims were poor and the media indignation meters were set on low.
One of the fires took place in January 1996. East Lake had been cited for 30 building code violations, including missing hard-wired smoke detectors. Daley blamed a careless smoker, in one of those patented angry outbursts in which he demands somebody take responsibility, as long as they're not his somebody.
Transcript of Daley's campaign promises in 1988: Listen to it here!
"We've come to expect political candidates to make promises.
But I want to be held accountable for mine.
I want to be held accountable for the quality of public schools.
Accountable for fighting crime in our streets and drugs in our neighborhoods.
For creating new jobs and opportunities for all our people.
Chicago needs action, not excuses!
As mayor I'll take responsibility for our city."
Only a really BIG DUMMY would re-elect a corrupt man like Richard M. (for MurderCapitol) Daley. With all the evidence out there, WAKE UP Chicago!
John Kass, of the Chicago Tribune, tells it like it is.
Since six people died in last week's Loop fire, there have been references to the political influence of Elzie Higginbottom. His company, East Lake Management, helps manage the infamous Cook County Administration Building at 69 W. Washington St.
Higginbottom, the chairman of the state Gaming Board, has raised political money for Mayor Richard Daley, the boss of everything, and Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who gutlessly backed away Wednesday from investigating the fire tragedy.
Since January 1996, 13 people have died and more than 70 have been injured in fire-related tragedies in buildings managed by East Lake. The other fires didn't happen downtown, the victims were poor and the media indignation meters were set on low.
One of the fires took place in January 1996. East Lake had been cited for 30 building code violations, including missing hard-wired smoke detectors. Daley blamed a careless smoker, in one of those patented angry outbursts in which he demands somebody take responsibility, as long as they're not his somebody.
Transcript of Daley's campaign promises in 1988: Listen to it here!
"We've come to expect political candidates to make promises.
But I want to be held accountable for mine.
I want to be held accountable for the quality of public schools.
Accountable for fighting crime in our streets and drugs in our neighborhoods.
For creating new jobs and opportunities for all our people.
Chicago needs action, not excuses!
As mayor I'll take responsibility for our city."
Only a really BIG DUMMY would re-elect a corrupt man like Richard M. (for MurderCapitol) Daley. With all the evidence out there, WAKE UP Chicago!
AFFLUENT NOT IMMUNE TO CRIME, NO BIG SURPRISE EXCEPT TO THE AFFLUENT
From the Chicago Tribune: Man followed home, police say
BARRINGTON HILLS -- Barrington Hills police believe a home invasion in which four robbers stole an undisclosed amount of cash and jewelry and terrorized a family of four Tuesday night was not a random event.
Instead, police believe the fast-moving robbers planned the crime by following the homeowner from his downtown Chicago job sometime earlier.
"It would appear they were waiting for him when he got home," Barrington Hills Police Chief Fred Clauser said Friday.
According to Clauser, four men--three brandishing handguns--dressed in black and wearing ski masks, confronted the man in his garage, which is attached to the house.
Looks like crime is alive and well even in upscale Illinois. The only difference is the offenders who target the affluent plan their robberies better. They are not the BIG DUMMIES in Chicago who shoot you in the head and get caught. Remember, anyone CAN be a victim of violent crime!
From the Chicago Tribune: Man followed home, police say
BARRINGTON HILLS -- Barrington Hills police believe a home invasion in which four robbers stole an undisclosed amount of cash and jewelry and terrorized a family of four Tuesday night was not a random event.
Instead, police believe the fast-moving robbers planned the crime by following the homeowner from his downtown Chicago job sometime earlier.
"It would appear they were waiting for him when he got home," Barrington Hills Police Chief Fred Clauser said Friday.
According to Clauser, four men--three brandishing handguns--dressed in black and wearing ski masks, confronted the man in his garage, which is attached to the house.
Looks like crime is alive and well even in upscale Illinois. The only difference is the offenders who target the affluent plan their robberies better. They are not the BIG DUMMIES in Chicago who shoot you in the head and get caught. Remember, anyone CAN be a victim of violent crime!
MURDERERS CAUGHT, SHOP OWNER DEAD, NO ONE WINS ESPECIALLY DEAD GUY
From the Chicago Tribune: Bail set in death of store owner
MARKHAM -- Cook County Circuit Court Judge Edwin Gausselin set bail Friday at $2 million apiece for a boy and a man accused of killing a liquor store co-owner during a foiled robbery attempt.
Justine Jackson, 16, of the 2500 block of Elmdale Avenue, Markham, and Ernest Moore, 27, of the 14700 block of Hoyne Avenue, Harvey, are charged with murder, armed robbery and felony death in connection with the shooting Tuesday night, Cook County state's attorney's spokesman Tom Stanton said.
Khaled Mugalli, 41, of the 14600 block of Karlov Avenue, Midlothian, was shot once in the head when Jackson, Moore and a third man still at large allegedly tried to rob the R&S Liquor Store, 263 E. 159th St., Harvey, police said.
To you idiot robbers; you rarely ever get away with this sort of thing. Unfortunately, your capture doesn't bring the law-abiding guy back to life. To you shopkeepers, get a good handgun a learn how to use it safely. Note one perp is still at large, you may be next!
From the Chicago Tribune: Bail set in death of store owner
MARKHAM -- Cook County Circuit Court Judge Edwin Gausselin set bail Friday at $2 million apiece for a boy and a man accused of killing a liquor store co-owner during a foiled robbery attempt.
Justine Jackson, 16, of the 2500 block of Elmdale Avenue, Markham, and Ernest Moore, 27, of the 14700 block of Hoyne Avenue, Harvey, are charged with murder, armed robbery and felony death in connection with the shooting Tuesday night, Cook County state's attorney's spokesman Tom Stanton said.
Khaled Mugalli, 41, of the 14600 block of Karlov Avenue, Midlothian, was shot once in the head when Jackson, Moore and a third man still at large allegedly tried to rob the R&S Liquor Store, 263 E. 159th St., Harvey, police said.
To you idiot robbers; you rarely ever get away with this sort of thing. Unfortunately, your capture doesn't bring the law-abiding guy back to life. To you shopkeepers, get a good handgun a learn how to use it safely. Note one perp is still at large, you may be next!
ADHERENCE TO CHICAGO GUN LAW FATAL FOR WOMAN. THROAT SLASHED. BLEEDS OUT IN THE GUTTER.
"CHICAGO, 10:40 p.m. CDT October 24, 2003 - Police were investigating the death of a young woman on the city's Northwest Side.
The victim, described only as a 21-year-old woman, was found Friday night at 3110 N. Milwaukee Ave., authorities said.
Investigators said she was the victim of a homicide. Preliminary reports indicated her throat was slashed."
Woman Found Murdered On Northwest Side
"CHICAGO, 10:40 p.m. CDT October 24, 2003 - Police were investigating the death of a young woman on the city's Northwest Side.
The victim, described only as a 21-year-old woman, was found Friday night at 3110 N. Milwaukee Ave., authorities said.
Investigators said she was the victim of a homicide. Preliminary reports indicated her throat was slashed."
Woman Found Murdered On Northwest Side
THERE IS SOME COMMON SENSE BEHIND THE CHEDDAR CURTAIN
With the state Senate debating the merits of the proposed concealed-carry
gun legislation at the same time, the Racine County Board's Thursday vote
on a resolution supporting the effort may have little impact. Nonetheless,
county supervisors on either side of the issue showed how strongly they
feel about the matter.
The County Board voted 13-7 to support Racine Supervisor Van Wanggaard's
resolution calling for support of the matter.
Wanggaard, whose background is in law enforcement, said research he has
reviewed shows that violent crime has been reduced in the 45 states that
have adopted concealed-carry laws.
The Journal Times Online
With the state Senate debating the merits of the proposed concealed-carry
gun legislation at the same time, the Racine County Board's Thursday vote
on a resolution supporting the effort may have little impact. Nonetheless,
county supervisors on either side of the issue showed how strongly they
feel about the matter.
The County Board voted 13-7 to support Racine Supervisor Van Wanggaard's
resolution calling for support of the matter.
Wanggaard, whose background is in law enforcement, said research he has
reviewed shows that violent crime has been reduced in the 45 states that
have adopted concealed-carry laws.
The Journal Times Online
AS WISCONSIN SENATE PASSES CCW DEMOCRATS STATE FEARS VOTERS WITH GUNS.
‘‘It’s unfortunate that instead of working around the clock to create jobs, the Republicans are working around the clock to allow people to carry concealed guns into Little League games, boys and girls clubs and near schools,’’ Gov Jim Doyle said in a statement.
Sen. Chuck Chvala, D-Madison, complained bitterly that homeowners would be forced to ask every guest entering their homes whether they have guns if they wanted to keep them out of their homes.
"‘Do we really fear each other?’’ he asked. ‘‘Do we really fear that our neighbors and friends cannot be trusted? Do we really feel we need a gun to protect ourselves from our fellow citizens?’’"
WI Senate Passes CCW:
‘‘It’s unfortunate that instead of working around the clock to create jobs, the Republicans are working around the clock to allow people to carry concealed guns into Little League games, boys and girls clubs and near schools,’’ Gov Jim Doyle said in a statement.
Sen. Chuck Chvala, D-Madison, complained bitterly that homeowners would be forced to ask every guest entering their homes whether they have guns if they wanted to keep them out of their homes.
"‘Do we really fear each other?’’ he asked. ‘‘Do we really fear that our neighbors and friends cannot be trusted? Do we really feel we need a gun to protect ourselves from our fellow citizens?’’"
WI Senate Passes CCW:
CHICAGO NUNCHAKU HIJACKER IN SLAMMER. ANOTHER BIG DUMMY.
A man arrested at Midway Airport after causing a ruckus on an inbound flight with a martial arts weapon was charged Friday with aggravated battery and resisting arrest, police said. Nathaniel Basa, 34, of Chicago, was aboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland on Thursday when he pulled a nunchaku from a violin case and began pacing inside the plane. A flight attendant told the man to sit down and alerted the pilot, who then radioed authorities. He was arrested at the airport after a scuffle with police. Besides three counts of aggravated battery to a police officer and resisting arrest, Basa was charged with boarding an aircraft with a weapon. An Oct. 30 court date has been scheduled for the man, according to a police spokesman, Officer Matthew Jackson.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-metro25.html
Posted By John Birch, President, Concealed Carry, Inc. Comments welcome: john@concealcarry.org
A man arrested at Midway Airport after causing a ruckus on an inbound flight with a martial arts weapon was charged Friday with aggravated battery and resisting arrest, police said. Nathaniel Basa, 34, of Chicago, was aboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland on Thursday when he pulled a nunchaku from a violin case and began pacing inside the plane. A flight attendant told the man to sit down and alerted the pilot, who then radioed authorities. He was arrested at the airport after a scuffle with police. Besides three counts of aggravated battery to a police officer and resisting arrest, Basa was charged with boarding an aircraft with a weapon. An Oct. 30 court date has been scheduled for the man, according to a police spokesman, Officer Matthew Jackson.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-metro25.html
Posted By John Birch, President, Concealed Carry, Inc. Comments welcome: john@concealcarry.org
DETROIT FREE PRESS DECRIES THE VIGILANTE
"Vigilante justice is the satisfying stuff of novels and movies. In real life, on real streets, it's dangerous and nothing to applaud."
When the cops and courts start doing their job then the Free Press will have a valid point. For now, it's street justice time.
Vigilantes
"Vigilante justice is the satisfying stuff of novels and movies. In real life, on real streets, it's dangerous and nothing to applaud."
When the cops and courts start doing their job then the Free Press will have a valid point. For now, it's street justice time.
Vigilantes
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A SECOND AMENDMENT?
"Now, 330 of Li Zhensheng photos have been compiled in a book entitled, 'Red-Color News Soldier: A Chinese Photographer’s Odyssey Through the Cultural Revolution.'
A few of Li's pictures were displayed in the Reader's Digest story.
One shows seven people about to be shot by a firing squad.
Another shows an old man crying in shame while laughing Red Guard youth shave his head in front of a crowd.
Yet another shows 'one high official compelled to bow on an unstable chair before a huge crowd, a damning placard hung about his neck and a towering dunce cap on his head. Black ink was splashed and smeared on the man's face until it ran down his body. Li writes, 'I was using black-and-white film, so afterward I could not distinguish between blood, tears, and ink.''
BBC News reports other photos in the book show “mass rallies, ritual humiliations, beatings, executions and passionate revolutionary enthusiasm.”"
I plan to get this book today in fact to share with my liberal friends.
ILLINOIS LEADER on Government Control of Disarmed Citizens:
"Now, 330 of Li Zhensheng photos have been compiled in a book entitled, 'Red-Color News Soldier: A Chinese Photographer’s Odyssey Through the Cultural Revolution.'
A few of Li's pictures were displayed in the Reader's Digest story.
One shows seven people about to be shot by a firing squad.
Another shows an old man crying in shame while laughing Red Guard youth shave his head in front of a crowd.
Yet another shows 'one high official compelled to bow on an unstable chair before a huge crowd, a damning placard hung about his neck and a towering dunce cap on his head. Black ink was splashed and smeared on the man's face until it ran down his body. Li writes, 'I was using black-and-white film, so afterward I could not distinguish between blood, tears, and ink.''
BBC News reports other photos in the book show “mass rallies, ritual humiliations, beatings, executions and passionate revolutionary enthusiasm.”"
I plan to get this book today in fact to share with my liberal friends.
ILLINOIS LEADER on Government Control of Disarmed Citizens:
Friday, October 24, 2003
A REAL STATE RIFLE ASSOCIATION: TSRA SUES TO STRIKE DOWN BAN ON CCW ON BUSES...MAKES TOO MUCH SENSE DON'T YOU KNOW
The Texas State Rifle Association and Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to strike down a Metropolitan Transit Authority regulation banning people from carrying concealed weapons on Metro buses.
Four other persons licensed to carry a concealed weapon joined the lawsuit, arguing that the regulation violates provisions in the Texas Constitution protecting the right to bear arms.
Patterson, District 11 state senator from 1993-99 and author of the concealed handgun law, said the lawsuit is ultimately aimed at overturning similar regulations banning concealed weapons at transit authorities statewide.
"Metro, we believe, have exceeded their police power," said attorney Jerod Woodfill, who filed the lawsuit. Woodfill is chairman of the Harris County Republican Party.
"The state has essentially said that these people are well qualified and have the proper character to carry a gun," Woodfill said.
HoustonChronicle.com
The Texas State Rifle Association and Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to strike down a Metropolitan Transit Authority regulation banning people from carrying concealed weapons on Metro buses.
Four other persons licensed to carry a concealed weapon joined the lawsuit, arguing that the regulation violates provisions in the Texas Constitution protecting the right to bear arms.
Patterson, District 11 state senator from 1993-99 and author of the concealed handgun law, said the lawsuit is ultimately aimed at overturning similar regulations banning concealed weapons at transit authorities statewide.
"Metro, we believe, have exceeded their police power," said attorney Jerod Woodfill, who filed the lawsuit. Woodfill is chairman of the Harris County Republican Party.
"The state has essentially said that these people are well qualified and have the proper character to carry a gun," Woodfill said.
HoustonChronicle.com
SOME TIDBITS FROM "THE FEDERALIST" 03-43 DIGEST
This week's "Braying Jackass" award...
"We can't win if people think we're too liberal. But we can't get our own folks out if people think we have no convictions. So the trick is to get them both." --Bill Clinton, offering advice to the "Thundering Herd of Jackasses" on how to “trick” voters. And who knows more about tricks than Slick?
On the Left...
The Democratic Leadership Council is warning Demo candidates that their perennial gun-control platform is a liability to their campaigns. DLC founder Al From and Demo Sens. Evan Bayh and Mark Pryor say the anti-gun position perpetuates an image of Democrats as "cultural elites" -- which, of course, they are. Democrat pollster Mark Penn, who was a key architect in devising Bill Clinton's deceptions in '92 and '96, advises, "The formula for Democrats is to say [read: lie] that they support the Second Amendment, but that they want tough laws that close loopholes."
"We consider that our role is the party's reality therapists," said Mr. From. "We cannot be perceived as cultural elitists and weak on national security issues," added Mr. Bayh. But the DLC Demo-makeover façade faces tough opposition from Leftist gun-confiscators like Sens. Ted Kennedy, Barbara Boxer, Chuck Schumer and Frank Lautenberg.
The gun-control crowd on the Hill may have retreated after deciding that such measures as re-authorization of the so-called "assault weapons" ban are non-starters, but three Democrat senators are pushing for reauthorization of another law banning guns with plastic components. Sen. Teddy Kennedy (who else?) is asking that the "Terrorist Firearms Detection Act" set to expire 10 December be made permanent. "The need for action is urgent," claims Mr. Kennedy, who seems to have forgotten that the 9/11 hijackings involved box-cutters, not plastic guns. That fact was not lost on New Jersey Demo Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who said, "Box cutters are a pale threat when you consider the fact that plastic guns ... can get by a metal detector and be carried upon an airplane." Sen. Chuck Schumer seconded that opinion, calling the bill a "no-brainer."
"No-brainer" indeed. There isn’t a manufacturer in the world producing guns made of plastic, though some have plastic parts. That fact notwithstanding, the renewal is likely to pass.
This week's "Braying Jackass" award...
"We can't win if people think we're too liberal. But we can't get our own folks out if people think we have no convictions. So the trick is to get them both." --Bill Clinton, offering advice to the "Thundering Herd of Jackasses" on how to “trick” voters. And who knows more about tricks than Slick?
On the Left...
The Democratic Leadership Council is warning Demo candidates that their perennial gun-control platform is a liability to their campaigns. DLC founder Al From and Demo Sens. Evan Bayh and Mark Pryor say the anti-gun position perpetuates an image of Democrats as "cultural elites" -- which, of course, they are. Democrat pollster Mark Penn, who was a key architect in devising Bill Clinton's deceptions in '92 and '96, advises, "The formula for Democrats is to say [read: lie] that they support the Second Amendment, but that they want tough laws that close loopholes."
"We consider that our role is the party's reality therapists," said Mr. From. "We cannot be perceived as cultural elitists and weak on national security issues," added Mr. Bayh. But the DLC Demo-makeover façade faces tough opposition from Leftist gun-confiscators like Sens. Ted Kennedy, Barbara Boxer, Chuck Schumer and Frank Lautenberg.
The gun-control crowd on the Hill may have retreated after deciding that such measures as re-authorization of the so-called "assault weapons" ban are non-starters, but three Democrat senators are pushing for reauthorization of another law banning guns with plastic components. Sen. Teddy Kennedy (who else?) is asking that the "Terrorist Firearms Detection Act" set to expire 10 December be made permanent. "The need for action is urgent," claims Mr. Kennedy, who seems to have forgotten that the 9/11 hijackings involved box-cutters, not plastic guns. That fact was not lost on New Jersey Demo Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who said, "Box cutters are a pale threat when you consider the fact that plastic guns ... can get by a metal detector and be carried upon an airplane." Sen. Chuck Schumer seconded that opinion, calling the bill a "no-brainer."
"No-brainer" indeed. There isn’t a manufacturer in the world producing guns made of plastic, though some have plastic parts. That fact notwithstanding, the renewal is likely to pass.
I CAN"T KEEP UP, NOW 9 SEXUAL ATTACKS ON NORTH SIDE OF CHICAGO!
From the Chicago Tribune: Another North Side attack
A woman was attacked early today during an attempted rape in the Lakeview neighborhood, police said.
It was the ninth early-morning assault of a woman on the North and Near Northwest Sides since early August. But police spokesman Hector Alfaro said the latest assault "is not being linked at this time" to eight others that police said may have been committed by the same man.
This is getting to be a little ridiculous! Now nine! Once again, women and the elderly benefit most from concealed carry laws. No kidding!
From the Chicago Tribune: Another North Side attack
A woman was attacked early today during an attempted rape in the Lakeview neighborhood, police said.
It was the ninth early-morning assault of a woman on the North and Near Northwest Sides since early August. But police spokesman Hector Alfaro said the latest assault "is not being linked at this time" to eight others that police said may have been committed by the same man.
This is getting to be a little ridiculous! Now nine! Once again, women and the elderly benefit most from concealed carry laws. No kidding!
NUMBER OF RECENT SEXUAL ATTACKS IN CHICAGO UP TO 8 NOW!
From the Chicago Tribune: 8 assaults may be linked, police say
The 35-year-old woman was walking alone about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday when she noticed a young man in dark clothing watching her from across West Beach Avenue in Wicker Park.
In a story that has been told many times in the last three months on the North and Near Northwest Sides, the man crossed the street, grabbed the woman, slammed her to the ground and beat her head against the concrete, police said.
The woman's tale turned out differently from other attacks, because somebody heard her screams and came out, scaring the man away. Witnesses chased him, but he drove off in a dark-colored, older model Grand Am or Grand Prix, police said.
This woman was paying attention to her surroundings as we all should. She had plenty of time to press a handgun into use, if she had one! Of course if she did, she'd be committing a FELONY! She is extremely lucky someone heard her screams. This could have ended very differently...
From the Chicago Tribune: 8 assaults may be linked, police say
The 35-year-old woman was walking alone about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday when she noticed a young man in dark clothing watching her from across West Beach Avenue in Wicker Park.
In a story that has been told many times in the last three months on the North and Near Northwest Sides, the man crossed the street, grabbed the woman, slammed her to the ground and beat her head against the concrete, police said.
The woman's tale turned out differently from other attacks, because somebody heard her screams and came out, scaring the man away. Witnesses chased him, but he drove off in a dark-colored, older model Grand Am or Grand Prix, police said.
This woman was paying attention to her surroundings as we all should. She had plenty of time to press a handgun into use, if she had one! Of course if she did, she'd be committing a FELONY! She is extremely lucky someone heard her screams. This could have ended very differently...
TSA STILL A BILLION DOLLAR JOKE. MAYBE IT WILL WORK IF WE SPEND $2 BILLION?
"The disturbance began when the passenger opened the violin case and displayed a nunchuck, a weapon used in self-defense. He then attempted to carry it through the passenger compartment, according to the Transportation Security Administration. He complied with instructions from a flight attendant to return to his seat and the pilots radioed the airline to notify Chicago police.
'Officers were waiting for him at the gate, but the passenger tried to bolt after encountering the pilot at the exit of the Jetway,' said Chicago police spokesman Patrick Camden. 'He was acting strangely and started resisting.'
"Didn't the screeners in Oakland ever see any of the movies about Chicago gangsters in the 1930s? Wasn't it guns they carried in violin cases?" asked Michael Boyd, an airline consultant in Colorado.
"This is just another indication we have very expensive security, but not very good security," Boyd said. Officials at the security agency, which failed to prevent college student Nathaniel Heatwole, 20, from hiding box cutters and bleach in the lavatories of two Southwest planes last month--and then did not act on Heatwole's e-mails that he had planted them--said the security system is not perfect.
"There was no fail-safe to stop the college student or the guy going to Chicago with nunchucks," Boyd said. "Who cares if the airlines now have fortified cockpit doors. It's just another piece of wreckage on the ground after the bomb goes off."
Chicago Tribune | Midway passenger seized on flight with nunchucks:
"The disturbance began when the passenger opened the violin case and displayed a nunchuck, a weapon used in self-defense. He then attempted to carry it through the passenger compartment, according to the Transportation Security Administration. He complied with instructions from a flight attendant to return to his seat and the pilots radioed the airline to notify Chicago police.
'Officers were waiting for him at the gate, but the passenger tried to bolt after encountering the pilot at the exit of the Jetway,' said Chicago police spokesman Patrick Camden. 'He was acting strangely and started resisting.'
"Didn't the screeners in Oakland ever see any of the movies about Chicago gangsters in the 1930s? Wasn't it guns they carried in violin cases?" asked Michael Boyd, an airline consultant in Colorado.
"This is just another indication we have very expensive security, but not very good security," Boyd said. Officials at the security agency, which failed to prevent college student Nathaniel Heatwole, 20, from hiding box cutters and bleach in the lavatories of two Southwest planes last month--and then did not act on Heatwole's e-mails that he had planted them--said the security system is not perfect.
"There was no fail-safe to stop the college student or the guy going to Chicago with nunchucks," Boyd said. "Who cares if the airlines now have fortified cockpit doors. It's just another piece of wreckage on the ground after the bomb goes off."
Chicago Tribune | Midway passenger seized on flight with nunchucks:
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR WITH THE SUPREMES, YOU MAY JUST GET IT.
Scalia Ridicules Court's Gay Sex Ruling
Don't jump up & down just because the Supreme Court may hear a 2nd AM case. They have already made mistakes. Check out Scalia's opinion on this one to see why
Scalia wrote a bitter dissent in the gay sex case that was longer than the ruling itself.
On Thursday, Scalia said judges, including his colleagues on the Supreme Court, throw over the original meaning of the Constitution when it suits them.
"Most of today's experts on the Constitution think the document written in Philadelphia in 1787 was simply an early attempt at the construction of what is called a liberal political order," Scalia told a gathering of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
"All that the person interpreting or applying that document has to do is to read up on the latest academic understanding of liberal political theory and interpolate these constitutional understandings into the constitutional text."
Scalia is a hero of conservatives who favor a strict adherence to the actual text of the Constitution.
ABCNEWS.com
Scalia Ridicules Court's Gay Sex Ruling
Don't jump up & down just because the Supreme Court may hear a 2nd AM case. They have already made mistakes. Check out Scalia's opinion on this one to see why
Scalia wrote a bitter dissent in the gay sex case that was longer than the ruling itself.
On Thursday, Scalia said judges, including his colleagues on the Supreme Court, throw over the original meaning of the Constitution when it suits them.
"Most of today's experts on the Constitution think the document written in Philadelphia in 1787 was simply an early attempt at the construction of what is called a liberal political order," Scalia told a gathering of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
"All that the person interpreting or applying that document has to do is to read up on the latest academic understanding of liberal political theory and interpolate these constitutional understandings into the constitutional text."
Scalia is a hero of conservatives who favor a strict adherence to the actual text of the Constitution.
ABCNEWS.com
DETROIT CITY COUNCILMAN GLAD WHEN ASSHOLES AND BULLETS MEET
"John Birch, who runs a concealed weapons advocacy group near Chicago, said his members are 'absolutely in love with this guy. . . . I'm praying that the guy is a serial drive-by vigilante. That will do for crime what doubling your police budget would do.'"
In 1985, an 85-year-old man shot and killed a younger man who had attacked him on a Detroit bus. Then-Homicide Inspector Gil Hill, who went on to become a city councilman, said this about the killing:
"I'm always glad when assholes and bullets meet."
The story fails to point out the difference between civic duty and vigilantism. Gunning down a man wielding a pipe on a young woman is being a good citizen. Lynching someone because you don't like them being a vigilante. Cops don't like it when citizens do the popular thing. Cutting into their turf don't you know. At this point I'd say the shooter falls into the good guy category.
Contact JIM SCHAEFER at 313-223-4542 or schaefer@freepress.com. Staff writers Ben Schmitt and Mike Duffy contributed to this report.
Killing may have been vigilantism:
"John Birch, who runs a concealed weapons advocacy group near Chicago, said his members are 'absolutely in love with this guy. . . . I'm praying that the guy is a serial drive-by vigilante. That will do for crime what doubling your police budget would do.'"
In 1985, an 85-year-old man shot and killed a younger man who had attacked him on a Detroit bus. Then-Homicide Inspector Gil Hill, who went on to become a city councilman, said this about the killing:
"I'm always glad when assholes and bullets meet."
The story fails to point out the difference between civic duty and vigilantism. Gunning down a man wielding a pipe on a young woman is being a good citizen. Lynching someone because you don't like them being a vigilante. Cops don't like it when citizens do the popular thing. Cutting into their turf don't you know. At this point I'd say the shooter falls into the good guy category.
Contact JIM SCHAEFER at 313-223-4542 or schaefer@freepress.com. Staff writers Ben Schmitt and Mike Duffy contributed to this report.
Killing may have been vigilantism:
WISCONSIN SENATE TO DEBATE REWRITTEN CCW BILL
New version expected to pass both houses
Madison - Extensively rewritten by the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee, a controversial proposal that would allow Wisconsin residents to carry concealed weapons is scheduled for debate today in the state Senate.
To become law, it would need to be approved by the Senate and the Assembly and then Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle.
Because the Joint Finance Committee approved 23 amendments to the bill, which Doyle has said he intends to veto, here are some basic questions about the newest version of it:
JS Online
New version expected to pass both houses
Madison - Extensively rewritten by the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee, a controversial proposal that would allow Wisconsin residents to carry concealed weapons is scheduled for debate today in the state Senate.
To become law, it would need to be approved by the Senate and the Assembly and then Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle.
Because the Joint Finance Committee approved 23 amendments to the bill, which Doyle has said he intends to veto, here are some basic questions about the newest version of it:
JS Online
OHIO CCW UPDATE
Dayton Daily News
Ohio Senate's president to join gun-bill talks
Proposal would allow concealed weapons
COLUMBUS | A bill that would let Ohioans carry concealed weapons took a step forward in the legislature this week when Senate President Doug White agreed to appoint himself and state Sen. Scott Nein to a conference committee.
The committee will try to iron out differences between the House and Senate versions of concealed-weapons legislation. White had refused to appoint conferees until it looked like behind-the-scenes negotiations brought the two sides close enough together that a compromise is likely."
Dayton Daily News
Ohio Senate's president to join gun-bill talks
Proposal would allow concealed weapons
COLUMBUS | A bill that would let Ohioans carry concealed weapons took a step forward in the legislature this week when Senate President Doug White agreed to appoint himself and state Sen. Scott Nein to a conference committee.
The committee will try to iron out differences between the House and Senate versions of concealed-weapons legislation. White had refused to appoint conferees until it looked like behind-the-scenes negotiations brought the two sides close enough together that a compromise is likely."
MISSOURI JUDGE WAITS TO DECIDE ON CCW
News-Leader Staff and Wire
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis judge declined to rule on the future of Missouri's new concealed-guns law until he could review arguments made for and against it in a hearing Thursday.
Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer said he would issue a written decision as soon as he could but did not set a specific time line for the ruling.
'The Constitution is written in simple language, but that doesn't mean the decision is simple,' Ohmer said following a hearing that lasted 5 1/2 hours. 'I have great respect and deference for the General Assembly, and any decisions about the Constitution are of great importance.'
'I wish I could make this decision tonight, but it is not possible.'
News-Leader Staff and Wire
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis judge declined to rule on the future of Missouri's new concealed-guns law until he could review arguments made for and against it in a hearing Thursday.
Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer said he would issue a written decision as soon as he could but did not set a specific time line for the ruling.
'The Constitution is written in simple language, but that doesn't mean the decision is simple,' Ohmer said following a hearing that lasted 5 1/2 hours. 'I have great respect and deference for the General Assembly, and any decisions about the Constitution are of great importance.'
'I wish I could make this decision tonight, but it is not possible.'
Thursday, October 23, 2003
DAMN, I CAN'T POST THE SEXUAL ATTACKS OCCURING IN CHICAGO FAST ENOUGH
Yesterday CC News reported this attack from last Sunday.
Sadly we already have another attack to report in the Chicago Tribune.
CHICAGO -- A woman was attacked in the Wicker Park neighborhood early Wednesday by a man matching the description of a man believed to be involved in six sexual assaults on the North and Northwest Sides.
The 35-year-old woman was attacked around 2:20 a.m. in the 1700 block of West Beach Avenue, said Chicago police spokesman Hector Alfaro. Witnesses told police they heard a scream and saw a man kicking and slapping the woman.
It is a fact that women and the elderly have the most to benefit from the passage of conceal carry laws.
Yesterday CC News reported this attack from last Sunday.
Sadly we already have another attack to report in the Chicago Tribune.
CHICAGO -- A woman was attacked in the Wicker Park neighborhood early Wednesday by a man matching the description of a man believed to be involved in six sexual assaults on the North and Northwest Sides.
The 35-year-old woman was attacked around 2:20 a.m. in the 1700 block of West Beach Avenue, said Chicago police spokesman Hector Alfaro. Witnesses told police they heard a scream and saw a man kicking and slapping the woman.
It is a fact that women and the elderly have the most to benefit from the passage of conceal carry laws.
WHILE ANTI-GUN FEEL GOOD PEOPLE TRY TO BLOCK CCW LAW IN MISSOURI, SHERIFF SAYS DON'T PANIC OVER ESCAPED MURDERERS
From FOXNews: 2 Convicted Murderers Missing From Missouri Prison
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Authorities searched Thursday for two convicted murderers missing from a state prison ice plant, where a note left alongside a slain inmate threatened death for anyone attempting to confront the fleeing prisoners.
While cautioning residents not to panic, Cole County Sheriff John Hemeyer warned that the escape attempt was unlike any other in last 30 years at the penitentiary.
"This is a serious, serious deal," Hemeyer said. "They left a note saying they would kill anyone who got in the way."
I wonder if Sheriff Hemeyer is for or against the concealed carry law.
Here is the perfect example of why law-abiding citizens should have the ability to conceal carry if they desire. Enough said!
From FOXNews: 2 Convicted Murderers Missing From Missouri Prison
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Authorities searched Thursday for two convicted murderers missing from a state prison ice plant, where a note left alongside a slain inmate threatened death for anyone attempting to confront the fleeing prisoners.
While cautioning residents not to panic, Cole County Sheriff John Hemeyer warned that the escape attempt was unlike any other in last 30 years at the penitentiary.
"This is a serious, serious deal," Hemeyer said. "They left a note saying they would kill anyone who got in the way."
I wonder if Sheriff Hemeyer is for or against the concealed carry law.
Here is the perfect example of why law-abiding citizens should have the ability to conceal carry if they desire. Enough said!
ANOTHER FEEL GOOD OPERATION TO STOP GUN VIOLENCE
Former Gang Member Speaks At Local High School
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Students at one Kansas City high school pledged on Thursday to put an end to gun violence.
The effort is part of the eighth annual day of national concern about young people and gun violence, KMBC reported. The program is designed to teach students that through leadership, they have the power to stop violence.
All together once again, let's hold hands and sing....that will make everything better...can't have God or Religon in the schools, and please don't teach morality.
TheKansasCityChannel
Former Gang Member Speaks At Local High School
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Students at one Kansas City high school pledged on Thursday to put an end to gun violence.
The effort is part of the eighth annual day of national concern about young people and gun violence, KMBC reported. The program is designed to teach students that through leadership, they have the power to stop violence.
All together once again, let's hold hands and sing....that will make everything better...can't have God or Religon in the schools, and please don't teach morality.
TheKansasCityChannel
WISCONSIN: SOME MORE UNBELIEVABLE ATTITUDES FROM SOME IN LAW ENFORCEMENT !!
Local law enforcers line up against conceal-carry bill
"I personally don't see the benefit," Price County Sheriff Wallace Krenzke said. "There's a whole group of things that haven't been thought through."
Part of what hasn't been thought through, he said, is how the bill would be implemented.
"There's a potential of increased risk to officers and to the individuals carrying," he said.
He said four officers he worked with at a previous job in Milwaukee were killed by individuals carrying concealed weapons.
Let me try to understand this. Increased risk to officers? I would sure hope that an officer would assume all people are carrying, especially in a traffic stop.
The statement concerning the murders of officers in Milwaukee...can he be that stoopid? The perps were obviously not the law-abiding type and Milwaukee doesn't have CCW that I am aware of....unless of course you can vote yourself in the right as a councilman (where has that happened before?). So what he is saying, you as a citizen are all lumped in with the criminal element & you can't be trusted.
But Krenzke said people - even law-abiding citizens - sometimes let emotions overrule good sense. He said a conceal-carry law could rekindle an antiquated atmosphere, where might makes right.
"Do we want to go back to the days of the wild west," he asked, "when the one who shot the straightest and the fastest ruled?"
OK, let's get this straight....according to Krenzke, all law enforcement are not human and are not subject to emotions and all non-law enforcement are subject to emotion & want to shoot people over parking spaces. Sorry, but this rhetoric is getting real old and is extremely stoopid & naive. The arrogance & elitist attitude is overwhelming here to say the least.
Complete
story
If you would like to contact Sheriff Krenzke:
County - Price
Wallace C. Krenzke
164 Cherry St., PO Box B
Phillips WI 54555
Phone: (715) 339-3011
Fax: (715) 339-4115
sheriff@co.price.wi.us
http://www.co.price.wi.us
Local law enforcers line up against conceal-carry bill
"I personally don't see the benefit," Price County Sheriff Wallace Krenzke said. "There's a whole group of things that haven't been thought through."
Part of what hasn't been thought through, he said, is how the bill would be implemented.
"There's a potential of increased risk to officers and to the individuals carrying," he said.
He said four officers he worked with at a previous job in Milwaukee were killed by individuals carrying concealed weapons.
Let me try to understand this. Increased risk to officers? I would sure hope that an officer would assume all people are carrying, especially in a traffic stop.
The statement concerning the murders of officers in Milwaukee...can he be that stoopid? The perps were obviously not the law-abiding type and Milwaukee doesn't have CCW that I am aware of....unless of course you can vote yourself in the right as a councilman (where has that happened before?). So what he is saying, you as a citizen are all lumped in with the criminal element & you can't be trusted.
But Krenzke said people - even law-abiding citizens - sometimes let emotions overrule good sense. He said a conceal-carry law could rekindle an antiquated atmosphere, where might makes right.
"Do we want to go back to the days of the wild west," he asked, "when the one who shot the straightest and the fastest ruled?"
OK, let's get this straight....according to Krenzke, all law enforcement are not human and are not subject to emotions and all non-law enforcement are subject to emotion & want to shoot people over parking spaces. Sorry, but this rhetoric is getting real old and is extremely stoopid & naive. The arrogance & elitist attitude is overwhelming here to say the least.
Complete
story
If you would like to contact Sheriff Krenzke:
County - Price
Wallace C. Krenzke
164 Cherry St., PO Box B
Phillips WI 54555
Phone: (715) 339-3011
Fax: (715) 339-4115
sheriff@co.price.wi.us
http://www.co.price.wi.us
IMMIGRANTS GET TOGETHER, FEEL GOOD, ACCOMPLISH NOTHING FOR SAFETY
From the Chicago Tribune: In Albany Park, top concern is safety
A diverse crowd of more than 1,200 Albany Park residents turned out for a community convention Wednesday night to air their concerns about quality of life issues in the neighborhood.
The public safety issue became a rallying point following the fatal shooting Oct. 10 of Najih Ihmud, a 30-year-old father of four who was managing his store in the 3400 block of West Lawrence Avenue when he was killed.
Albany Park District Cmdr. Sam Christian encouraged business owners to take down posters and other window displays that block the view into their stores, so they would be less likely to be targets for robbers.
Of course it's good to get to know your neighbors. But if the best advice the CPD can give is to remove stuff from windows, these people are doomed. I predict another murder in Albany Park before the year is out.
From the Chicago Tribune: In Albany Park, top concern is safety
A diverse crowd of more than 1,200 Albany Park residents turned out for a community convention Wednesday night to air their concerns about quality of life issues in the neighborhood.
The public safety issue became a rallying point following the fatal shooting Oct. 10 of Najih Ihmud, a 30-year-old father of four who was managing his store in the 3400 block of West Lawrence Avenue when he was killed.
Albany Park District Cmdr. Sam Christian encouraged business owners to take down posters and other window displays that block the view into their stores, so they would be less likely to be targets for robbers.
Of course it's good to get to know your neighbors. But if the best advice the CPD can give is to remove stuff from windows, these people are doomed. I predict another murder in Albany Park before the year is out.
FRIEND OF CCW ILLINOIS SENATOR CHRIS LAUZEN ON KATHURIA
"My friend, Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria made the mistake of offering himself for public service running for the U.S. Senate. He just got clobbered.
According to Sunday's Sun-Times, he's one of the Goliath's. However, according to last Saturday's Chicago Tribune he must be a poor dummy and a liar."
Senator Chris Lauzen On Kathuria
"My friend, Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria made the mistake of offering himself for public service running for the U.S. Senate. He just got clobbered.
According to Sunday's Sun-Times, he's one of the Goliath's. However, according to last Saturday's Chicago Tribune he must be a poor dummy and a liar."
Senator Chris Lauzen On Kathuria
DETROIT POLICE CHIEF FACING GUN CHARGES. BUT IS ALREADY GETTING FREE PASSES.
"Wayne County prosecutors are reviewing whether Detroit Police Chief Jerry Oliver violated state law by having a handgun in his luggage without a permit to carry a concealed weapon."
Officials with the Federal Transportation Security Administration discovered the weapon Saturday while screening the chief's baggage after he checked in and cleared security for a Northwest Airlines flight to Philadelphia, where he attended a conference of police chiefs.
Airport police contacted Oliver before he boarded his plane and informed him of their discovery. Oliver told police to keep the gun until his return.
The security administration is investigating why Oliver didn't declare the weapon, as required, when he checked his baggage before the 1:30 p.m. flight. Oliver could face a fine of up to $1,000, a security administration spokeswoman said.
The gun discovery also brought to light that Oliver has not yet become a sworn police officer in Michigan. However, officials with the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards said Oliver has passed most of the required tests, including a firearms shooting examination, and is close to becoming a sworn officer.
"He's already admitted that he did something wrong," Derrick Royal, vice president of the Detroit Police Officers Association said. "Ignorance of the law is not an excuse, especially for the chief of police."
Contact BEN SCHMITT at 313-222-6597 or schmitt@freepress.com.
Remember that guy earlier this week who forget to declare a shotgun and was tossed in County Jail on Monday to await a felony bond hearing Friday (Tomorrow)? Now how come this "Chief" gets to go on his merry way while some poor slob is tossed to rot in County? I keep wondering if there is one law for badges and another for those they "serve and protect?"
Charges for top cop weighed:
"Wayne County prosecutors are reviewing whether Detroit Police Chief Jerry Oliver violated state law by having a handgun in his luggage without a permit to carry a concealed weapon."
Officials with the Federal Transportation Security Administration discovered the weapon Saturday while screening the chief's baggage after he checked in and cleared security for a Northwest Airlines flight to Philadelphia, where he attended a conference of police chiefs.
Airport police contacted Oliver before he boarded his plane and informed him of their discovery. Oliver told police to keep the gun until his return.
The security administration is investigating why Oliver didn't declare the weapon, as required, when he checked his baggage before the 1:30 p.m. flight. Oliver could face a fine of up to $1,000, a security administration spokeswoman said.
The gun discovery also brought to light that Oliver has not yet become a sworn police officer in Michigan. However, officials with the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards said Oliver has passed most of the required tests, including a firearms shooting examination, and is close to becoming a sworn officer.
"He's already admitted that he did something wrong," Derrick Royal, vice president of the Detroit Police Officers Association said. "Ignorance of the law is not an excuse, especially for the chief of police."
Contact BEN SCHMITT at 313-222-6597 or schmitt@freepress.com.
Remember that guy earlier this week who forget to declare a shotgun and was tossed in County Jail on Monday to await a felony bond hearing Friday (Tomorrow)? Now how come this "Chief" gets to go on his merry way while some poor slob is tossed to rot in County? I keep wondering if there is one law for badges and another for those they "serve and protect?"
Charges for top cop weighed:
GUNS SAVE LIVES? YOU BETCHA!
"A man was beating a 16-year-old girl with a pipe Wednesday morning on Detroit's west side.
Suddenly, the man was dead, shot several times by a passenger in a passing car.
Police are looking for the driver of the car and the gunman, who might not be a criminal suspect, but a much rarer species -- a drive-by vigilante."
Support the VIGALANTE! I hope this guy is a serial drive-by-vigalante in fact!
Contact the reporter: BEN SCHMITT at 313-222-6597 or schmitt@freepress.com
Let him know the vigalante is JAKE IN OUR BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cops seek shooter who saved girl, 16
"A man was beating a 16-year-old girl with a pipe Wednesday morning on Detroit's west side.
Suddenly, the man was dead, shot several times by a passenger in a passing car.
Police are looking for the driver of the car and the gunman, who might not be a criminal suspect, but a much rarer species -- a drive-by vigilante."
Support the VIGALANTE! I hope this guy is a serial drive-by-vigalante in fact!
Contact the reporter: BEN SCHMITT at 313-222-6597 or schmitt@freepress.com
Let him know the vigalante is JAKE IN OUR BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cops seek shooter who saved girl, 16
US SENATE CANDIDATE GENERAL JOHN BORLING ON THE 2A
FRAN EATON OF ILLINOIS LEADER: Now, let's talk about another issue. There are some controversies concerning the Second Amendment.
BORLING: I’m a supporter of the Second Amendment. I believe in self-defense, the rights of individuals. The notion that individuals should be trained, licensed, chartered for carry and conceal seems to be a very reasonable proposition.
I was quoted when I was asked about that latest man who went crazy and killed all those people on the southside of Chicago. The question was if they had a gun in the workplace and could have defended themselves, would that have made a difference? My answer was “possibly.”
And, in the end, I speak in defense of self-defense. I am convinced that the national statistics show that incidents of gun crime go down when there is responsible carry and conceal kinds of legislation. That makes abundant sense to me.
Now we’re going to get people screaming and yelling on both sides of the issue, but, in the end, you know, my wife’s father used to carry a gun to school, prop it up against the door and hunt rabbits on the way home from school in Nebraska. The notion, somehow, that we can isolate this issue without focusing on the causality of the things that are spawning. The crimes, which are the drugs, violence and gang-imbedded culture. I think it is a very erroneous negative.
So, if you want to come down to where John Borling stands, I think it is with the framers, its restraint, citizen restraint, citizen responsibility. Not only in pride, but stated with respect for expression within the Bill of Rights. So, as for the Second Amendment, I support our right to own and bear arms. "
I strongly recommend you read the interview. If you are prepared to "die in the ditch" over the abortion (pro-life) issue, General Borling is not your candidate.
General Borlings Web Site
Illinois Leader on John Borling:
FRAN EATON OF ILLINOIS LEADER: Now, let's talk about another issue. There are some controversies concerning the Second Amendment.
BORLING: I’m a supporter of the Second Amendment. I believe in self-defense, the rights of individuals. The notion that individuals should be trained, licensed, chartered for carry and conceal seems to be a very reasonable proposition.
I was quoted when I was asked about that latest man who went crazy and killed all those people on the southside of Chicago. The question was if they had a gun in the workplace and could have defended themselves, would that have made a difference? My answer was “possibly.”
And, in the end, I speak in defense of self-defense. I am convinced that the national statistics show that incidents of gun crime go down when there is responsible carry and conceal kinds of legislation. That makes abundant sense to me.
Now we’re going to get people screaming and yelling on both sides of the issue, but, in the end, you know, my wife’s father used to carry a gun to school, prop it up against the door and hunt rabbits on the way home from school in Nebraska. The notion, somehow, that we can isolate this issue without focusing on the causality of the things that are spawning. The crimes, which are the drugs, violence and gang-imbedded culture. I think it is a very erroneous negative.
So, if you want to come down to where John Borling stands, I think it is with the framers, its restraint, citizen restraint, citizen responsibility. Not only in pride, but stated with respect for expression within the Bill of Rights. So, as for the Second Amendment, I support our right to own and bear arms. "
I strongly recommend you read the interview. If you are prepared to "die in the ditch" over the abortion (pro-life) issue, General Borling is not your candidate.
General Borlings Web Site
Illinois Leader on John Borling:
LIBERTARIAN PARTY NAMES CANDIDATES.....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
"Pledging to reduce taxes, curtail federal spending and privatize Social Security, the Libertarian Party of Illinois announced its candidates for president and U.S. Senate on Wednesday at a college fraternity house on Chicago's South Side."
Libertarian Party names candidates for top offices
"Pledging to reduce taxes, curtail federal spending and privatize Social Security, the Libertarian Party of Illinois announced its candidates for president and U.S. Senate on Wednesday at a college fraternity house on Chicago's South Side."
Libertarian Party names candidates for top offices
A QUESTION FOR LIBERALS
Chicago Tribune Letter
Published October 23, 2003
Hammond, Ind. -- A civil rights question for liberals: Why is it OK to burn the American flag but wrong to display the Confederate flag?
Robert Schultze
Chicago Tribune | Flag issues
Chicago Tribune Letter
Published October 23, 2003
Hammond, Ind. -- A civil rights question for liberals: Why is it OK to burn the American flag but wrong to display the Confederate flag?
Robert Schultze
Chicago Tribune | Flag issues
GEORGE RYAN'S HELPS OBERWEISS. WITH THAT KIND OF HELP DON'T BOTHER RUNNING JIM.
"George Ryan may have left public office under a cloud of scandal almost a year ago, but it hasn't stopped the controversial former Republican governor from trying to be an influential player in next year's elections.
After a meeting with U.S. Senate candidate James D. Oberweis last month, Ryan made telephone calls to local GOP leaders in his home area of Kankakee to urge them to help Oberweis in his bid for the Republican nomination. Ryan said later that he made the calls as a matter of courtesy but was not supporting Oberweis."
Remember because of George Ryan carrying a gun for self-defense is no longer a misdmeanor, it's a full blown FELONY.
Chicago Tribune | Ryan out of office but not politics
"George Ryan may have left public office under a cloud of scandal almost a year ago, but it hasn't stopped the controversial former Republican governor from trying to be an influential player in next year's elections.
After a meeting with U.S. Senate candidate James D. Oberweis last month, Ryan made telephone calls to local GOP leaders in his home area of Kankakee to urge them to help Oberweis in his bid for the Republican nomination. Ryan said later that he made the calls as a matter of courtesy but was not supporting Oberweis."
Remember because of George Ryan carrying a gun for self-defense is no longer a misdmeanor, it's a full blown FELONY.
Chicago Tribune | Ryan out of office but not politics
Wednesday, October 22, 2003
TERRORISTS ARE THE LEAST OF YOUR WORRIES IN CHICAGO
Chicago Tribune - Voice of the People (letters)
City's safety
Toni Harte
Published October 22, 2003
Champaign -- How can the Chicago administration state that the city is safe from terrorists when it cannot even rescue people working at their desks in a non-terrorist-caused fire? This disgrace falls right on the leadership.
I'd be much more concerned with the armed robbers, rapists, and drug dealers. If the city can't keep these at bay forget about dealing with terrorists.
Chicago Tribune - Voice of the People (letters)
City's safety
Toni Harte
Published October 22, 2003
Champaign -- How can the Chicago administration state that the city is safe from terrorists when it cannot even rescue people working at their desks in a non-terrorist-caused fire? This disgrace falls right on the leadership.
I'd be much more concerned with the armed robbers, rapists, and drug dealers. If the city can't keep these at bay forget about dealing with terrorists.
SECOND IMMIGRANT IN AS MANY WEEKS MURDERED DURING A ROBBERY OF A SMALL BUSINESS
From the Chicago Tribune: Clerk slain in liquor store robbery
An armed robbery of a south suburban liquor store turned deadly Tuesday night when the bandit shot and killed the store's cashier, police said.
Kahled Mugali, 41, was shot in the head at the R&S Food and Liquor store, 263 E. 159th St. in Harvey, according to a spokeswoman for the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Once again (I'm tired of saying that) a small business employee is killed for his cash. Don't ever believe the "give them the money and you will not be hurt" nonsense. Once again to you small business owners, get a good handgun and learn to use it safely. If you have a business in Chicago, GET OUT of there!
From the Chicago Tribune: Clerk slain in liquor store robbery
An armed robbery of a south suburban liquor store turned deadly Tuesday night when the bandit shot and killed the store's cashier, police said.
Kahled Mugali, 41, was shot in the head at the R&S Food and Liquor store, 263 E. 159th St. in Harvey, according to a spokeswoman for the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Once again (I'm tired of saying that) a small business employee is killed for his cash. Don't ever believe the "give them the money and you will not be hurt" nonsense. Once again to you small business owners, get a good handgun and learn to use it safely. If you have a business in Chicago, GET OUT of there!
MISSOURI: NRA TRIES TO INTERVENE IN CCW HEARING
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The National Rifle Association hopes to convince a St. Louis judge Thursday not to issue a permanent injunction blocking Missouri's concealed guns law from taking effect.
St. Louis Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer granted a temporary injunction Oct. 10 preventing the law from going into effect the following day.
The NRA filed a "friend of the court" brief Monday, contending that the clause Ohmer cited in issuing the temporary injunction does not block the state Legislature from allowing Missourians to carry concealed guns.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The National Rifle Association hopes to convince a St. Louis judge Thursday not to issue a permanent injunction blocking Missouri's concealed guns law from taking effect.
St. Louis Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer granted a temporary injunction Oct. 10 preventing the law from going into effect the following day.
The NRA filed a "friend of the court" brief Monday, contending that the clause Ohmer cited in issuing the temporary injunction does not block the state Legislature from allowing Missourians to carry concealed guns.
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WISCONSIN CCW ONE STEP CLOSER...AND EXTREMELY RESTRICTIVE
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin residents who qualify for a permit could carry concealed weapons under a bill a legislative committee approved, moving the state one step closer to overturning its 130-year-old ban.
The Joint Finance Committee voted 13-3 late Tuesday to approve the legislation after debating 55 amendments. Lawmakers approved 23 of those amendments, including those that would not allow concealed weapons in churches, domestic violence shelters, hospitals and university campuses.
Sen. David Zien, R-Eau Claire, one of the bill's co-authors, was unhappy with the changes, saying they would make Wisconsin's concealed carry law one of the nation's most restrictive.
"We've watered it down way too much," he said. "This wasn't consensus; this was compromise."
The Senate is expected to take up the bill Thursday. It has to be approved by both houses of the Legislature and signed by Gov. Jim Doyle to become law.........
Interestingly, the legislation would let those with concealed carry licenses from other states carry their weapons there.
Check out the poll...interesting results...vote early, vote often!
State Budget Committee Approves Conceal-Carry Bill
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin residents who qualify for a permit could carry concealed weapons under a bill a legislative committee approved, moving the state one step closer to overturning its 130-year-old ban.
The Joint Finance Committee voted 13-3 late Tuesday to approve the legislation after debating 55 amendments. Lawmakers approved 23 of those amendments, including those that would not allow concealed weapons in churches, domestic violence shelters, hospitals and university campuses.
Sen. David Zien, R-Eau Claire, one of the bill's co-authors, was unhappy with the changes, saying they would make Wisconsin's concealed carry law one of the nation's most restrictive.
"We've watered it down way too much," he said. "This wasn't consensus; this was compromise."
The Senate is expected to take up the bill Thursday. It has to be approved by both houses of the Legislature and signed by Gov. Jim Doyle to become law.........
Interestingly, the legislation would let those with concealed carry licenses from other states carry their weapons there.
Check out the poll...interesting results...vote early, vote often!
State Budget Committee Approves Conceal-Carry Bill
JOBS THAT SHOULD REQUIRE CARRYING A FIREARM
From the Daily Herald: You do what for a living?
Some of the recently released figures might surprise you.
For instance, among the 441 women last year who died at their workplace, the majority died of homicide. And that has been the leading cause of deaths for women in the workplace for years, according to government statistics.
Also among the top five occupations for rates of fatalities are pizza delivery drivers and other sales-oriented drivers.
In a review of the Daily Herald police blotters, more than a dozen instances of violence or robbery against pizza delivery drivers were written about this year.
The reason women die more often from homicide, Rabaut said, is because they are often employed in higher risk jobs such as convenience store or hotel clerks, Rabaut said. In those jobs, armed robbery is more frequent than other jobs.
Still, most fatalities are related to robbery and the highway, according to bureau statistics.
So once again women suffer more at low wage jobs while being unarmed. A small ray of light for people with a fixed place of business. You CAN carry a handgun in your business in Illinois. That is unless you are in Chicago, Morton Grove, Oak Park or several other towns with anti-handgun ordinances. Get a good handgun and learn how to use it safely. Just don't step off your property with your gun!
It is most interesting to note that a job which requires carrying a handgun, police officer, isn't even mentioned in this article of dangerous occupations. Guess those 'evil' handguns really do save lives!
From the Daily Herald: You do what for a living?
Some of the recently released figures might surprise you.
For instance, among the 441 women last year who died at their workplace, the majority died of homicide. And that has been the leading cause of deaths for women in the workplace for years, according to government statistics.
Also among the top five occupations for rates of fatalities are pizza delivery drivers and other sales-oriented drivers.
In a review of the Daily Herald police blotters, more than a dozen instances of violence or robbery against pizza delivery drivers were written about this year.
The reason women die more often from homicide, Rabaut said, is because they are often employed in higher risk jobs such as convenience store or hotel clerks, Rabaut said. In those jobs, armed robbery is more frequent than other jobs.
Still, most fatalities are related to robbery and the highway, according to bureau statistics.
So once again women suffer more at low wage jobs while being unarmed. A small ray of light for people with a fixed place of business. You CAN carry a handgun in your business in Illinois. That is unless you are in Chicago, Morton Grove, Oak Park or several other towns with anti-handgun ordinances. Get a good handgun and learn how to use it safely. Just don't step off your property with your gun!
It is most interesting to note that a job which requires carrying a handgun, police officer, isn't even mentioned in this article of dangerous occupations. Guess those 'evil' handguns really do save lives!
MORE UNARMED WOMEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED IN CHICAGO
The Chicago Tribune reports: Cops issue alert on suspect in North Side sex assaults
Chicago police issued a community alert Tuesday involving a man they believe is responsible for a string of late night and early morning sexual attacks, mainly on the North Side.
Since August, six women have been attacked in a similar fashion. After leaving nightspots alone, they are approached by a man who threatens them with a sharp, knifelike object and demands money before throwing them to the ground and sexually assaulting them, said Belmont Area Sgt. Jim Gibson.
Tell me a gun could not have helped these 6 women. I guess they'd rather be raped...
The Chicago Tribune reports: Cops issue alert on suspect in North Side sex assaults
Chicago police issued a community alert Tuesday involving a man they believe is responsible for a string of late night and early morning sexual attacks, mainly on the North Side.
Since August, six women have been attacked in a similar fashion. After leaving nightspots alone, they are approached by a man who threatens them with a sharp, knifelike object and demands money before throwing them to the ground and sexually assaulting them, said Belmont Area Sgt. Jim Gibson.
Tell me a gun could not have helped these 6 women. I guess they'd rather be raped...
MORE MINORITY IMMIGRANTS TO GET TOGETHER AND "FEEL" SAFER
From the Chicago Tribune: Albany Park's cultures unite to mold future
If Najih Ihmud, the Albany Park shopkeeper killed Oct. 10 in a midday armed robbery, was targeted, as many believe, because his tiny store was isolated and dark, neighbors think they have a way to fight back.
If they aren't going to discuss arming themselves, they aren't going to accomplish a thing. Keep mourning your dead!
COMPLETE LIE: "It's a very safe neighborhood in my opinion," said Chicago Police Cmdr. Sam Christian of the Albany Park District. In the case of Ihmud's murder, "it was very out of character for that sort of thing to happen," he said.
I lived just east of the Chicago River in Lincoln Square. If you wanted to hear action on your police scanner, you listened to Albany Park (17th District).
THE TRUTH: "Ninety percent of all organizing efforts are like a flash in the pan. All these people get together, they march, they're on TV, and six months later, everybody forgets about it." Noden said.
And the disarmed people keep dying...
From the Chicago Tribune: Albany Park's cultures unite to mold future
If Najih Ihmud, the Albany Park shopkeeper killed Oct. 10 in a midday armed robbery, was targeted, as many believe, because his tiny store was isolated and dark, neighbors think they have a way to fight back.
If they aren't going to discuss arming themselves, they aren't going to accomplish a thing. Keep mourning your dead!
COMPLETE LIE: "It's a very safe neighborhood in my opinion," said Chicago Police Cmdr. Sam Christian of the Albany Park District. In the case of Ihmud's murder, "it was very out of character for that sort of thing to happen," he said.
I lived just east of the Chicago River in Lincoln Square. If you wanted to hear action on your police scanner, you listened to Albany Park (17th District).
THE TRUTH: "Ninety percent of all organizing efforts are like a flash in the pan. All these people get together, they march, they're on TV, and six months later, everybody forgets about it." Noden said.
And the disarmed people keep dying...
Rocky Mountain News: Local: "Rick Stanley, 49, was being held without bond Monday at Adams County Jail on a police hold from Thornton. He faces two felony counts of attempting to influence a public official.
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A Denver SWAT unit - along with officers from Denver police, the FBI, the Adams County Sheriff's Office and Thornton police - were involved in arresting Stanley at his home Saturday.
'He was armed at the time of the arrest,' said Teresa Garcia, spokeswoman for Denver police. 'He was arrested after a short chase. He did try to elude the officers.'"
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A Denver SWAT unit - along with officers from Denver police, the FBI, the Adams County Sheriff's Office and Thornton police - were involved in arresting Stanley at his home Saturday.
'He was armed at the time of the arrest,' said Teresa Garcia, spokeswoman for Denver police. 'He was arrested after a short chase. He did try to elude the officers.'"
FRAN EATON INTEVIES GENERAL BORLING AND IT IS NOT BORING!
"The general has taken on a new mission, one that is a challenging new experience for him, but not likely to be the toughest he has endured.
Borling, his campaign slogan says, is a 'citizen, soldier, statesman' and now he wants to be 'senator.'
Thankfully, on the day of the interview we met in the diner parking lot simultaneously. 'Like a good military guy, ex-military guy, I like to be on time,' he said. 'It's a sign of respect as well as discipline.'"
This is highly recommended reading. General Borling is one interesting guy.
Illinois Leader on John Borling:
"The general has taken on a new mission, one that is a challenging new experience for him, but not likely to be the toughest he has endured.
Borling, his campaign slogan says, is a 'citizen, soldier, statesman' and now he wants to be 'senator.'
Thankfully, on the day of the interview we met in the diner parking lot simultaneously. 'Like a good military guy, ex-military guy, I like to be on time,' he said. 'It's a sign of respect as well as discipline.'"
This is highly recommended reading. General Borling is one interesting guy.
Illinois Leader on John Borling:
MORE IN ILLINOIS LEADER ON "RUNAWAY JURY"
"Like Fran, I picked up on Gene Hackman's character doing the fingers for quotations thing when he said 'You know, the Second Amendment' to Dustin Hoffman in the bathroom. I kept thinking, why would he put quotations around a constitutional amendment? Just another ploy."
RUNAWAY JURY: "
"Like Fran, I picked up on Gene Hackman's character doing the fingers for quotations thing when he said 'You know, the Second Amendment' to Dustin Hoffman in the bathroom. I kept thinking, why would he put quotations around a constitutional amendment? Just another ploy."
RUNAWAY JURY: "
DR. NAIYER IMAM M.D. ON THE REAL DR. KATHURIA
"I am responding to Rick Pearson’s slanted and inaccurate article titled “Too Good to be True” regarding Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria M.D., M.B.A ['Kathuria responds to Chicago Tribune 'smear' with lawsuit, press conference set for Tuesday,' October 13].
Rick Pearson has a biased review of Dr. Kathuria’s background, selecting only those views which can be interpreted as casting a negative spotlight on Dr. Kathuria’s background."
Read the full letter at the link below:
ILLINOIS LEADER Letters: Doctor Defends Kathuria:
"I am responding to Rick Pearson’s slanted and inaccurate article titled “Too Good to be True” regarding Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria M.D., M.B.A ['Kathuria responds to Chicago Tribune 'smear' with lawsuit, press conference set for Tuesday,' October 13].
Rick Pearson has a biased review of Dr. Kathuria’s background, selecting only those views which can be interpreted as casting a negative spotlight on Dr. Kathuria’s background."
Read the full letter at the link below:
ILLINOIS LEADER Letters: Doctor Defends Kathuria:
SUNTIMES ASKS FOR LENIENCY FOR NATHANIEL HEATWOLE
"The authorities don't like it when you break the law, whatever your intentions, and in most cases neither do we. But the decision to prosecute the North Carolina college student charged with hiding box cutters in the lavatories of four commercial airplanes strikes us as a regrettable course of action -- a face-saving overreaction.
We certainly wouldn't want to encourage the kind of gamesmanship Nathaniel Heatwole engaged in by e-mailing feds that he had 'information regarding six security breaches' at two airports. But far from committing what a prosecutor termed a 'foolish' action, he had his wits about him -- and the best interests of all of us in mind -- in seeking to expose the gaps in airline security that still exist despite all the federal money that has been earmarked to close them. Should this 20-year-old serve time in prison for revealing how easily passengers with murderous intentions could hide their weapons -- and how long those weapons could remain in hiding, undetected? It wasn't until a month after Heatwole alerted feds to the hidden items that they were found on two planes, not until last week that they were found on the two other aircraft.
Two years after 9/11, the mere mention of box-cutters triggers an angry response in all of us. But what does anyone have to gain from prosecuting this young man, at considerable expense? Wouldn't it be a better idea to apply the money to making airline security truly secure?"
Don't jail the messenger:
"The authorities don't like it when you break the law, whatever your intentions, and in most cases neither do we. But the decision to prosecute the North Carolina college student charged with hiding box cutters in the lavatories of four commercial airplanes strikes us as a regrettable course of action -- a face-saving overreaction.
We certainly wouldn't want to encourage the kind of gamesmanship Nathaniel Heatwole engaged in by e-mailing feds that he had 'information regarding six security breaches' at two airports. But far from committing what a prosecutor termed a 'foolish' action, he had his wits about him -- and the best interests of all of us in mind -- in seeking to expose the gaps in airline security that still exist despite all the federal money that has been earmarked to close them. Should this 20-year-old serve time in prison for revealing how easily passengers with murderous intentions could hide their weapons -- and how long those weapons could remain in hiding, undetected? It wasn't until a month after Heatwole alerted feds to the hidden items that they were found on two planes, not until last week that they were found on the two other aircraft.
Two years after 9/11, the mere mention of box-cutters triggers an angry response in all of us. But what does anyone have to gain from prosecuting this young man, at considerable expense? Wouldn't it be a better idea to apply the money to making airline security truly secure?"
Don't jail the messenger:
CHICAGO TAXPAYERS ORDERED TO PAY ASSAILAINT $136K IN BACK DISABILITY PLUS $1K A WEEK. YOU BIG DUMMIES.
"An arbitrator has ordered Chicago taxpayers to pay $136,036 in back disability benefits to a Streets and Sanitation supervisor who was charged with a brutal assault while on leave with what he said were severe hand injuries.
Jan Pruchnicki, a $36.46-an-hour foreman for the Bureau of Electricity, is scheduled to go on trial later this month for allegedly beating his daughter's former boyfriend unconscious after breaking into the man's apartment on Oct. 16, 2002.
At the time of the alleged attack, Pruchnicki had already been on disability leave for three months -- and had the first of three hand surgeries -- after being diagnosed with "bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome" suffered when his shovel struck a piece of concrete at a job site at 61st and Melvina.
The police reports state that he wielded a "tire thumper" and had enough strength in his hands to pick the boyfriend up and throw him on the couch.
When Chief Administrative Officer Steve Murray learned of the attack, he fired off a letter to Pruchnicki cutting off his $957.60-a-week disability benefits."
Geez a grand a week to be on disability! That is the gig I want! I wonder if Mayor Daley will put me on the payroll?
Man facing felony rap gets $136,000 in disability pay from city
"An arbitrator has ordered Chicago taxpayers to pay $136,036 in back disability benefits to a Streets and Sanitation supervisor who was charged with a brutal assault while on leave with what he said were severe hand injuries.
Jan Pruchnicki, a $36.46-an-hour foreman for the Bureau of Electricity, is scheduled to go on trial later this month for allegedly beating his daughter's former boyfriend unconscious after breaking into the man's apartment on Oct. 16, 2002.
At the time of the alleged attack, Pruchnicki had already been on disability leave for three months -- and had the first of three hand surgeries -- after being diagnosed with "bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome" suffered when his shovel struck a piece of concrete at a job site at 61st and Melvina.
The police reports state that he wielded a "tire thumper" and had enough strength in his hands to pick the boyfriend up and throw him on the couch.
When Chief Administrative Officer Steve Murray learned of the attack, he fired off a letter to Pruchnicki cutting off his $957.60-a-week disability benefits."
Geez a grand a week to be on disability! That is the gig I want! I wonder if Mayor Daley will put me on the payroll?
Man facing felony rap gets $136,000 in disability pay from city
BIG DUMMIES IN CHICAGO TO BE TAXED FROM PARROTS TO FERRETS.
"In a frantic search for revenue in a 2004 budget that already includes $50.5 million in new taxes and 1,414 job cuts, Chicago aldermen on Tuesday suggested licensing bicycles and issuing a universal $5 pet license that would cover everything from cats and snakes to ferrets, rabbits and parakeets."
In case you don't get the message, do not ever go to Chicago. You will just be taxed to death. Chicagoan's love to pay taxes and they love their mayor so let's leave them in peace in their paradise by the lake.
However the concept of licensing bicycles is a good one, but not at the city level, at the state level. I never understood how bicyclists demand special lanes, the right of way and never bother to observe traffic laws (stop signs and lights are foreign objects to them) yet they are not required to have a drivers license, a bicycle license or insurance. Nor do they pay road taxes. About time someone cracked down hard on bicyclists. Their image of just people saving the environment in a healthy way is totally bogus and I just don't buy it. They just want a free ride and we are big dummies for giving them one.
Aldermen hunting for cash propose pet, bicycle licenses:
"In a frantic search for revenue in a 2004 budget that already includes $50.5 million in new taxes and 1,414 job cuts, Chicago aldermen on Tuesday suggested licensing bicycles and issuing a universal $5 pet license that would cover everything from cats and snakes to ferrets, rabbits and parakeets."
In case you don't get the message, do not ever go to Chicago. You will just be taxed to death. Chicagoan's love to pay taxes and they love their mayor so let's leave them in peace in their paradise by the lake.
However the concept of licensing bicycles is a good one, but not at the city level, at the state level. I never understood how bicyclists demand special lanes, the right of way and never bother to observe traffic laws (stop signs and lights are foreign objects to them) yet they are not required to have a drivers license, a bicycle license or insurance. Nor do they pay road taxes. About time someone cracked down hard on bicyclists. Their image of just people saving the environment in a healthy way is totally bogus and I just don't buy it. They just want a free ride and we are big dummies for giving them one.
Aldermen hunting for cash propose pet, bicycle licenses:
COOK COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF PLEADS GUILTY TO BEING A BIG DUMMY. THOSE DARN VIDEO CAMERAS!
"The four thefts took place last May and June as the FBI videotaped with hidden cameras, Assistant U.S. Atty. Barry Miller said.
In three of the thefts, Cook County Deputy Sheriff Raymond Grady forced his way into the cars, once using a screwdriver to open an automatic door lock, according to his plea agreement.
Grady admitted he carried a firearm during each of the four thefts."
Chicago Tribune | Deputy pleads guilty in sting:
"The four thefts took place last May and June as the FBI videotaped with hidden cameras, Assistant U.S. Atty. Barry Miller said.
In three of the thefts, Cook County Deputy Sheriff Raymond Grady forced his way into the cars, once using a screwdriver to open an automatic door lock, according to his plea agreement.
Grady admitted he carried a firearm during each of the four thefts."
Chicago Tribune | Deputy pleads guilty in sting:
ANOTHER WOMAN OBEYS MAYOR DALEY'S GUN LAWS
"The 37-year-old man approached the woman and one of her children outside the Dominick's supermarket at 424 W. Division St. around 1:30 p.m., police spokesman Carlos Herrera said. The man allegedly threatened the woman and the child with a knife and forced them into the woman's 2002 silver Honda van with her other two children."
Chicago Tribune | Police hold man after carjacking
"The 37-year-old man approached the woman and one of her children outside the Dominick's supermarket at 424 W. Division St. around 1:30 p.m., police spokesman Carlos Herrera said. The man allegedly threatened the woman and the child with a knife and forced them into the woman's 2002 silver Honda van with her other two children."
Chicago Tribune | Police hold man after carjacking
CHICAGO WOMAN OBEYS MAYOR DALEY'S GUN LAWS
"Mary Thomas' body was found partially clothed in the garage in the 3500 block of West Jackson Boulevard around 9:15 a.m. Monday, said police spokesman Edward Alonzo."
Chicago Tribune | Body found in garage is identified
"Mary Thomas' body was found partially clothed in the garage in the 3500 block of West Jackson Boulevard around 9:15 a.m. Monday, said police spokesman Edward Alonzo."
Chicago Tribune | Body found in garage is identified
NEW YORKER CHALLENGES CHICAGO FOR TITLE OF BIGGEST DUMMY
NEW YORK -- A 14-year-old boy who was 'surfing' on the roof of a subway train was killed when his head struck an overhead beam and he fell to the tracks.
Eric Alvarez of Harlem was found dead on the tracks between two stations in lower Manhattan at about 4:45 p.m. Monday, said Detective Carolyn Chew."
Alvarez was described as a computer whiz.
Chicago Tribune | Boy Killed 'Surfing' on NYC Subway Roof
NEW YORK -- A 14-year-old boy who was 'surfing' on the roof of a subway train was killed when his head struck an overhead beam and he fell to the tracks.
Eric Alvarez of Harlem was found dead on the tracks between two stations in lower Manhattan at about 4:45 p.m. Monday, said Detective Carolyn Chew."
Alvarez was described as a computer whiz.
Chicago Tribune | Boy Killed 'Surfing' on NYC Subway Roof
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
IDIOTIC ZERO TOLERANCE REACHES NEW HEIGHTS
From WorldNetDaily: Students can't bring gun to firearms class
A 12-year-old student who brought his unloaded gun to a firearms-safety course at his public school was met with a surprise when administrators and instructors intercepted him in enforcement of the district's new "zero-tolerance policy."
Defending the policy, Steve Kranz, chairman of the school board, said, according to the Star Tribune, "We can't pretend that guns don't exist. The question is: Do schools have a role in educating people about firearms?"
So what's next? How about driver's ed without a car! Students can go home and practice driving on those 'evil' video games. The fact that this level of political correctness has spread to a rural town in Minnesota is very bad news people.
From WorldNetDaily: Students can't bring gun to firearms class
A 12-year-old student who brought his unloaded gun to a firearms-safety course at his public school was met with a surprise when administrators and instructors intercepted him in enforcement of the district's new "zero-tolerance policy."
Defending the policy, Steve Kranz, chairman of the school board, said, according to the Star Tribune, "We can't pretend that guns don't exist. The question is: Do schools have a role in educating people about firearms?"
So what's next? How about driver's ed without a car! Students can go home and practice driving on those 'evil' video games. The fact that this level of political correctness has spread to a rural town in Minnesota is very bad news people.
PRO-GUN JEWS NEED TO BE HEARD
Full article at Armed Females of America Website
The ultimate and complete objective of the Sarah Brady Campaign to destroy the US Constitution, the Violence Policy Center, Rabbi Abe Foxman and the anti-Defamation League, and the New Jersey League of Jewish Women and others, is to ban all guns in America.
This is the objective of senatorial Jews Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Schumer. Feinstein has already confessed her intentions on CBS’ 60 Minutes.
Why in God’s name do Jews support gun control? Do they fail to understand the nature of Hitler’s 1938 Nazi Gun Control Act, imported from Germany by Democrat Senator Thomas Dodd to become the 1968 US Gun Control Act?
Why do Jews support Nazi gun control? Why do the liberal New York Times and Newark Star-Ledger support Nazi gun control? Both the Times and the Star-Ledger are owned and operated by Jewish families: the Sulzbergers and the Newhouses. In a recent Internet debate, a Jewish writer conceded: “Jews are incorrigible liberals.”
And if James Brady asks the question, “Why do you need guns when we have the police?” perhaps one can ask him why he’s confined to a wheelchair.
The blacks and hispanics of Chicago continue to re-elect Mayor Daley while he disarms them and lets the killing continue. The Jewish people just don't remember either I guess. All you need do is look at the high crime rate in every city with lots of gun control and lack of concealed carry. Lesson over.
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership can be found here.
Full article at Armed Females of America Website
The ultimate and complete objective of the Sarah Brady Campaign to destroy the US Constitution, the Violence Policy Center, Rabbi Abe Foxman and the anti-Defamation League, and the New Jersey League of Jewish Women and others, is to ban all guns in America.
This is the objective of senatorial Jews Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Schumer. Feinstein has already confessed her intentions on CBS’ 60 Minutes.
Why in God’s name do Jews support gun control? Do they fail to understand the nature of Hitler’s 1938 Nazi Gun Control Act, imported from Germany by Democrat Senator Thomas Dodd to become the 1968 US Gun Control Act?
Why do Jews support Nazi gun control? Why do the liberal New York Times and Newark Star-Ledger support Nazi gun control? Both the Times and the Star-Ledger are owned and operated by Jewish families: the Sulzbergers and the Newhouses. In a recent Internet debate, a Jewish writer conceded: “Jews are incorrigible liberals.”
And if James Brady asks the question, “Why do you need guns when we have the police?” perhaps one can ask him why he’s confined to a wheelchair.
The blacks and hispanics of Chicago continue to re-elect Mayor Daley while he disarms them and lets the killing continue. The Jewish people just don't remember either I guess. All you need do is look at the high crime rate in every city with lots of gun control and lack of concealed carry. Lesson over.
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership can be found here.
RAUSCHENBERGER STATES HE SUPPORTS CCW IN IL
My email to Mr Rauschenberger and his reply:
I would like to know, in detail your thoughts on the Second Amendment of the US Constitution and your position on the right to carry a concealed weapon.
I realize you are running for the US Senate and cannot directly address the issue as it stands in IL. However, recently there have been efforts in congress for a national reciprocity to carry a concealed weapon in all the states.
I would appreciate your position on this issue.
I live in IL, where in the murder rate in Cook County and the City of Chicago is horrendous. I happen to have a CCW license from the state of Florida and can carry a concealed weapon in I believe 23 states now. Yet, when I cross that state line into my home state when traveling for business or pleasure, if I forget to unload the weapon, I am an instant felon in my own home state.
I have been carrying for several years now in the states that allow me to legally. I have never once had the sudden urge to shoot someone over a parking space or over a road rage incident.
Your response is appreciated.
Regards,
Bo Tasso
Bo:
I fully support the 2nd Amendment.
I voted for conceal carry in the Illinois Senate and would
vote for reciprocity.
I support your right to carry.
Sincerely,
Steve
Steve Rauschenberger
Rauschenberger for US Senate
email: steve@steve2004.com
voice: 800-322-VOTE
web: http://www.steve2004.com
My email to Mr Rauschenberger and his reply:
I would like to know, in detail your thoughts on the Second Amendment of the US Constitution and your position on the right to carry a concealed weapon.
I realize you are running for the US Senate and cannot directly address the issue as it stands in IL. However, recently there have been efforts in congress for a national reciprocity to carry a concealed weapon in all the states.
I would appreciate your position on this issue.
I live in IL, where in the murder rate in Cook County and the City of Chicago is horrendous. I happen to have a CCW license from the state of Florida and can carry a concealed weapon in I believe 23 states now. Yet, when I cross that state line into my home state when traveling for business or pleasure, if I forget to unload the weapon, I am an instant felon in my own home state.
I have been carrying for several years now in the states that allow me to legally. I have never once had the sudden urge to shoot someone over a parking space or over a road rage incident.
Your response is appreciated.
Regards,
Bo Tasso
Bo:
I fully support the 2nd Amendment.
I voted for conceal carry in the Illinois Senate and would
vote for reciprocity.
I support your right to carry.
Sincerely,
Steve
Steve Rauschenberger
Rauschenberger for US Senate
email: steve@steve2004.com
voice: 800-322-VOTE
web: http://www.steve2004.com
RICK STANLEY JAILED AGAIN, THIS TIME ON FELONIES!
From Denver's ABC7: Rick Stanley Fails To Appear In Court On Gun Charges
BRIGHTON, Colo. -- The 2002 Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate from Colorado has been arrested on charges he failed to appear in court and he threatened two judges in Adams County.
Rick Stanley, 49, ran unsuccessfully against Republican Sen. Wayne Allard last year, then later left the Libertarian Party of Colorado.
He had been arrested in September 2002 for attending the Thornton Harvest Fest with a loaded revolver on his hip, which he has said he believes is his constitutional right, and was convicted on a misdemeanor gun charge.
But instead of appearing to be sentenced at a hearing scheduled last Wednesday, he had a document titled "Notice and Order' delivered to the municipal and state district judges handling his case, according to court records.
The document, posted on Stanley's Web site, "ordered" the judges to dismiss the charge and return to him $1,500 in bond money, his "Smith and Wesson 6 shot .357 pistol and 6 each .357 bullets."
The document also accused the judges of treason and included a statement he would have his "mutual defenses Pact Militia" order a warrant for their arrest.
Bob Grant, district attorney for Adams and Broomfield counties, viewed the notice as a threat against the judges.
"Law enforcement takes these folks extremely seriously, takes their threats extremely seriously, and that's why this case was investigated and filed," he said.
Stanley was arrested over the weekend.
Stanley, facing two felony counts of attempting to influence a public servant, was being held under $50,000 bail. However he was not eligible for release until he completes the 90-day sentence handed down in his absence last week, Grant said.
So Stanley has upped the ante and is now facing 2 felonies instead of 1 misdemeanor. Will his militia show themselves? Time will tell...
From Denver's ABC7: Rick Stanley Fails To Appear In Court On Gun Charges
BRIGHTON, Colo. -- The 2002 Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate from Colorado has been arrested on charges he failed to appear in court and he threatened two judges in Adams County.
Rick Stanley, 49, ran unsuccessfully against Republican Sen. Wayne Allard last year, then later left the Libertarian Party of Colorado.
He had been arrested in September 2002 for attending the Thornton Harvest Fest with a loaded revolver on his hip, which he has said he believes is his constitutional right, and was convicted on a misdemeanor gun charge.
But instead of appearing to be sentenced at a hearing scheduled last Wednesday, he had a document titled "Notice and Order' delivered to the municipal and state district judges handling his case, according to court records.
The document, posted on Stanley's Web site, "ordered" the judges to dismiss the charge and return to him $1,500 in bond money, his "Smith and Wesson 6 shot .357 pistol and 6 each .357 bullets."
The document also accused the judges of treason and included a statement he would have his "mutual defenses Pact Militia" order a warrant for their arrest.
Bob Grant, district attorney for Adams and Broomfield counties, viewed the notice as a threat against the judges.
"Law enforcement takes these folks extremely seriously, takes their threats extremely seriously, and that's why this case was investigated and filed," he said.
Stanley was arrested over the weekend.
Stanley, facing two felony counts of attempting to influence a public servant, was being held under $50,000 bail. However he was not eligible for release until he completes the 90-day sentence handed down in his absence last week, Grant said.
So Stanley has upped the ante and is now facing 2 felonies instead of 1 misdemeanor. Will his militia show themselves? Time will tell...
NATHANIEL HEATWOLE ACTION ITEM
If you believe Nathaniel should be shown some leniency and mercy you can call the Chief, Criminal Division, Maryland US Attorney, Barbara Sale @ 410-209-4902. I called and left her a very polite message that Nathaniel had also done some good and that leniency would be appreciated. I left my full name and phone number as well.
When it is your turn to roast on the spit of justice you will appreciate any help you get. I am sure Nathaniel would be likewise appreciative.
If you believe Nathaniel should be shown some leniency and mercy you can call the Chief, Criminal Division, Maryland US Attorney, Barbara Sale @ 410-209-4902. I called and left her a very polite message that Nathaniel had also done some good and that leniency would be appreciated. I left my full name and phone number as well.
When it is your turn to roast on the spit of justice you will appreciate any help you get. I am sure Nathaniel would be likewise appreciative.
CITIZENS EXPOSES THAT AIRPORT SECURITY IS JUST FOR SHOW. OF COURSE HE IS NOW THE ONE IN TROUBLE.
"BALTIMORE -- A college student who allegedly hid box cutters and other banned items on four airliners to expose weaknesses in U.S. security was charged with a federal crime Monday, and a prosecutor said he committed a ''very serious and foolish action.''"
As a former frequent flier I as pleased at the brave action of 20 year old Nathaniel Heatwole. Nathaniel told the TSA in advance what he intended to do and even with advance knowledge, the TSA completely failed. Now it may well be that good Nathaniel may have to take a few lumps because you can do a lot of things, but if you expose the U.S. Government's failings you will get "special treatment."
This web site is a picture taken outside the Chicago Social Security Administration. Check it to see what Nathaniel is going to get from the U.S. Goverment.
One would think at the same time they have so much time to prosecute Nathaniel that the President could take a few seconds to send a letter to TSA Director Admiral James M. Loy as follows:
Jim:
You are fired. I will find you a job in Chcago so you can feel at home among all the other Big Dummies.
Yours, etc.
George
You can read Admiral Loy's excuse if you want.
Admiral Loy you may recall is the one stonewalling pilots on carrying aboard commercial airliners. His solution to a hijacking caused by his ineptness is to have an F-16 shoot the aircraft out of the sky. Brilliant.
Anyway next time you go through a TSA check point remember their emphasis is on stoping objects, not people. And as you can see, even at a budget of $450,000,000 a year there is simply no barrier to a terrorist at our airports.
WELCOME TO MAYOR DALEY'S GUN FREE O'HARE AIRPORT: ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS WELCOME
Man who planted weapons on planes charged
"BALTIMORE -- A college student who allegedly hid box cutters and other banned items on four airliners to expose weaknesses in U.S. security was charged with a federal crime Monday, and a prosecutor said he committed a ''very serious and foolish action.''"
As a former frequent flier I as pleased at the brave action of 20 year old Nathaniel Heatwole. Nathaniel told the TSA in advance what he intended to do and even with advance knowledge, the TSA completely failed. Now it may well be that good Nathaniel may have to take a few lumps because you can do a lot of things, but if you expose the U.S. Government's failings you will get "special treatment."
This web site is a picture taken outside the Chicago Social Security Administration. Check it to see what Nathaniel is going to get from the U.S. Goverment.
One would think at the same time they have so much time to prosecute Nathaniel that the President could take a few seconds to send a letter to TSA Director Admiral James M. Loy as follows:
Jim:
You are fired. I will find you a job in Chcago so you can feel at home among all the other Big Dummies.
Yours, etc.
George
You can read Admiral Loy's excuse if you want.
Admiral Loy you may recall is the one stonewalling pilots on carrying aboard commercial airliners. His solution to a hijacking caused by his ineptness is to have an F-16 shoot the aircraft out of the sky. Brilliant.
Anyway next time you go through a TSA check point remember their emphasis is on stoping objects, not people. And as you can see, even at a budget of $450,000,000 a year there is simply no barrier to a terrorist at our airports.
WELCOME TO MAYOR DALEY'S GUN FREE O'HARE AIRPORT: ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS WELCOME
Man who planted weapons on planes charged
PROOF YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN CHICAGO TO BE A BIG DUMMY. BUT IT HELPS.
"NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) -- A man survived a plunge over Niagara Falls with only the clothes on his back, witnesses said, the first person known to have done it and lived."
CNN.com - Man survives plunge over Niagara Falls - Oct. 21, 2003
"NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) -- A man survived a plunge over Niagara Falls with only the clothes on his back, witnesses said, the first person known to have done it and lived."
CNN.com - Man survives plunge over Niagara Falls - Oct. 21, 2003
TELL ME THESE 3 COULD NOT USE A GUN!
From the Chicago Tribune: 3 bound with duct tape during home invasion
CHICAGO -- Three people were bound with duct tape and robbed during a home invasion in the Irving Park neighborhood Sunday night, Chicago police said.
About 8:25 p.m., four men, one armed with a handgun, knocked on the door of an apartment in the 3800 block of North Bernard Street. One of the men kicked in the front door and then used duct tape to bind the hands and feet of the three people inside the apartment--a 25-year-old woman, a 27-year-old man and a 26-year-old man--said police spokeswoman Patrice Harper.
The men then went through the apartment, taking money and jewelry, and then fled in a red two-door Toyota, Harper said.
No one was injured and police have no suspects, Harper said.
These people are unbelievably lucky that the were not killed! Four adults of handgun owning age without protection in Chicago. Lucky and dumb! Don't forget the perps are still at large...
From the Chicago Tribune: 3 bound with duct tape during home invasion
CHICAGO -- Three people were bound with duct tape and robbed during a home invasion in the Irving Park neighborhood Sunday night, Chicago police said.
About 8:25 p.m., four men, one armed with a handgun, knocked on the door of an apartment in the 3800 block of North Bernard Street. One of the men kicked in the front door and then used duct tape to bind the hands and feet of the three people inside the apartment--a 25-year-old woman, a 27-year-old man and a 26-year-old man--said police spokeswoman Patrice Harper.
The men then went through the apartment, taking money and jewelry, and then fled in a red two-door Toyota, Harper said.
No one was injured and police have no suspects, Harper said.
These people are unbelievably lucky that the were not killed! Four adults of handgun owning age without protection in Chicago. Lucky and dumb! Don't forget the perps are still at large...
ARMED PROTEST AT U.N. LANDS POSTAL WORKER IN JAIL. WHERE WAS THE JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY?
"U.S. District Judge Robert P. Patterson sentenced Postal Worker Steve Kim to 27 months behind bars, saying he accepted the man's claim that he wanted only to publicize his cause, not hurt anyone.
Prosecutors had argued for a longer term, saying some of the 13,000 U.N. employees in building were terrified by the shooting. They noted that one bullet showered glass on a man who was hit by debris from the falling World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001."
For years the John Birch Society has been saying "Get U.S. Out of U.N." Here was a guy who took action. Where was the John Birch Society in supporting Mr. Kim? Cowering in some paranoid fashion in a bunker no doubt. Pathetic.
Chicago Tribune | Man Who Fired Shots Near U.N. Sentenced:
"U.S. District Judge Robert P. Patterson sentenced Postal Worker Steve Kim to 27 months behind bars, saying he accepted the man's claim that he wanted only to publicize his cause, not hurt anyone.
Prosecutors had argued for a longer term, saying some of the 13,000 U.N. employees in building were terrified by the shooting. They noted that one bullet showered glass on a man who was hit by debris from the falling World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001."
For years the John Birch Society has been saying "Get U.S. Out of U.N." Here was a guy who took action. Where was the John Birch Society in supporting Mr. Kim? Cowering in some paranoid fashion in a bunker no doubt. Pathetic.
Chicago Tribune | Man Who Fired Shots Near U.N. Sentenced:
Monday, October 20, 2003
ANOTHER REVIEW OF "RUNAWAY JURY"...ATTACK ON GUN OWNERS
"From the beginning of the movie, the battle was between powerful, well-financed gun manufacturing Goliaths and the pure-of-heart underdog gun control activists.
Hackman's character, Rankin Fitch, an advocate for the gun manufacturers, sarcastically spewed Second Amendment rhetoric mocking strict Constitutionalists for their commitment to the right to bear arms."
FRAN EATON ON RUNAWAY JURY
"From the beginning of the movie, the battle was between powerful, well-financed gun manufacturing Goliaths and the pure-of-heart underdog gun control activists.
Hackman's character, Rankin Fitch, an advocate for the gun manufacturers, sarcastically spewed Second Amendment rhetoric mocking strict Constitutionalists for their commitment to the right to bear arms."
FRAN EATON ON RUNAWAY JURY
14TH ANNUAL VICTIM MEMORIAL SERVICE, SPONSORED BY THE COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Chicago Tribune story: Victims' loved ones reflect
The annual memorial service, which includes a lunch and a support group meeting, holds special meaning for some of the family members of homicide victims, as it is the only formal remembrance ever held for their loved ones. Last year, 729 people were slain in Cook County.
"Mourning brings healing, and healing doesn't mean forgetting," said Buckley, the director of the county's Victim Witness Assistance Program, which supports crime victims and witnesses. "Healing means ultimately being able to remember with joy."
State's Atty. Richard Devine pledged that his office would do its best to hold those responsible for the violent deaths accountable, telling the victims' family members he felt a little closer to them this year because of Friday's fire in the government building at 69 W. Washington St. Two of his employees still are hospitalized.
Stories like this just make my blood boil! 14th Annual victim memorial! 14th!!! So what is Devine doing? Prosecuting law-abiding gun owners for carrying guns in a legal cased manor! Devine cannot possibly feel like an ordinary Cook County subject unless any and all armed protection he has is eliminated. And what is this Victim Witness Assistance Program? Probably a bunch of unarmed people who try to hide you away while you testify against some gang banger who blew away your loved one. Chicago and Cook County are just nuts the way its subjects are treated.
If "healing doesn't mean forgeting" why has everyone forgotten Mayor Daley's campaign promise in 1988. Daley said "I want to be held accountable for crime in our streets". Guess everyone has forgotten...
Chicago Tribune story: Victims' loved ones reflect
The annual memorial service, which includes a lunch and a support group meeting, holds special meaning for some of the family members of homicide victims, as it is the only formal remembrance ever held for their loved ones. Last year, 729 people were slain in Cook County.
"Mourning brings healing, and healing doesn't mean forgetting," said Buckley, the director of the county's Victim Witness Assistance Program, which supports crime victims and witnesses. "Healing means ultimately being able to remember with joy."
State's Atty. Richard Devine pledged that his office would do its best to hold those responsible for the violent deaths accountable, telling the victims' family members he felt a little closer to them this year because of Friday's fire in the government building at 69 W. Washington St. Two of his employees still are hospitalized.
Stories like this just make my blood boil! 14th Annual victim memorial! 14th!!! So what is Devine doing? Prosecuting law-abiding gun owners for carrying guns in a legal cased manor! Devine cannot possibly feel like an ordinary Cook County subject unless any and all armed protection he has is eliminated. And what is this Victim Witness Assistance Program? Probably a bunch of unarmed people who try to hide you away while you testify against some gang banger who blew away your loved one. Chicago and Cook County are just nuts the way its subjects are treated.
If "healing doesn't mean forgeting" why has everyone forgotten Mayor Daley's campaign promise in 1988. Daley said "I want to be held accountable for crime in our streets". Guess everyone has forgotten...
OHIO MAN CHECKS BAG WITH SHOTGUN AT O'HARE. GETS A LESSON IN CHICAGO GUN CONTROL. IN COUNTY JAIL. WILL I$RA HELP?
"CHICAGO -- A man bound for Mexico was arrested Saturday morning at O'Hare International Airport for allegedly carrying a concealed weapon in his checked luggage."
Note this guy had his shotgun in CHECKED luggage. He was not trying to get the shotgun in the cabin. His mistake? He didn't declare the gun to the airline. Now, for that minor technical violation, he's charged with a felony, is in Cook County Jail and won't get a bond hearing until Friday!
This guy is just a hunter for pities sake. He's not out to hijack a jet. Yet look at how he is treated. Is this even Americal anymore? Hard to say. I hope the I$RA will take this case on. Doubt it, but one can always hope.
Chicago Tribune | Man arrested at O'Hare after gun found in bag:
"CHICAGO -- A man bound for Mexico was arrested Saturday morning at O'Hare International Airport for allegedly carrying a concealed weapon in his checked luggage."
Note this guy had his shotgun in CHECKED luggage. He was not trying to get the shotgun in the cabin. His mistake? He didn't declare the gun to the airline. Now, for that minor technical violation, he's charged with a felony, is in Cook County Jail and won't get a bond hearing until Friday!
This guy is just a hunter for pities sake. He's not out to hijack a jet. Yet look at how he is treated. Is this even Americal anymore? Hard to say. I hope the I$RA will take this case on. Doubt it, but one can always hope.
Chicago Tribune | Man arrested at O'Hare after gun found in bag:
MEMBER OF RICK STANLEY'S MILITIA TAKES EXCEPTION WITH CC, INC. REPORT OF THEIR FAILURE
From: Scott _XXXX
To: north_caucus@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 12:22 AM
Subject: RE: Fw: [north_caucus] Fw: [CC NEWS] BLOG ALERT
The MDP-Militia was NOT called out - the 700+ of us are still waiting for what we signed up for - a tactically sound sitrep... a patriot baricaded in a strong point... leaving us free to eat up the JBTs perimeter and thus constantly retain tactical intiative. -Scamp ---
OUR RESPONSE:
1. There are not 700 plus of you. Many of those who signed up are fed, locals, snitches and more than a few just signed up for the thrill but won't show. So let's say that leaves over 300 real patriots?
2. There is literally no news about Rick Stanley in Colorado. He's just PPPPPPPPFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even Rick's web site has no information on it. It's like Rick just disappeared....only he didn't...now to the SITREP you want:
3. Rick is being held at the following location:
Denver County Jail
10500 East Smith Road
Denver, Colorado
80239
720-913-3600
I would say Rick is truly "a patriot barricaded behind a strong point." All you have to do now is mobilize your militia. I'll be watching the news.
Regards,
John
From: Scott _XXXX
To: north_caucus@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 12:22 AM
Subject: RE: Fw: [north_caucus] Fw: [CC NEWS] BLOG ALERT
The MDP-Militia was NOT called out - the 700+ of us are still waiting for what we signed up for - a tactically sound sitrep... a patriot baricaded in a strong point... leaving us free to eat up the JBTs perimeter and thus constantly retain tactical intiative. -Scamp ---
OUR RESPONSE:
1. There are not 700 plus of you. Many of those who signed up are fed, locals, snitches and more than a few just signed up for the thrill but won't show. So let's say that leaves over 300 real patriots?
2. There is literally no news about Rick Stanley in Colorado. He's just PPPPPPPPFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even Rick's web site has no information on it. It's like Rick just disappeared....only he didn't...now to the SITREP you want:
3. Rick is being held at the following location:
Denver County Jail
10500 East Smith Road
Denver, Colorado
80239
720-913-3600
I would say Rick is truly "a patriot barricaded behind a strong point." All you have to do now is mobilize your militia. I'll be watching the news.
Regards,
John
EVEN WITH PRECISE ADVANCE NOTICE TSA CANNOT STOP CONTRABAND FROM BEING PLACED ABOARD AIRLINERS
"Investigators apparently traced Mr. Heatwole through a database that linked the small plastic bags of contraband found on the two jets with an e-mail message sent to the government last month warning that such items would be left on a half-dozen airliners — it provided dates and locations — as acts of civil disobedience and to demonstrate weaknesses in airport security procedures.
Notes found with the banned items cited similar motives, Southwest Airlines said. Each note detailed precise information on when and where the items were placed aboard the jetliners, according to a federal law enforcement official who spoke to The Associated Press. That information has not been made public, so it was unclear how long the items were on board."
Day in Court for Suspect in Breaches of Security:
"Investigators apparently traced Mr. Heatwole through a database that linked the small plastic bags of contraband found on the two jets with an e-mail message sent to the government last month warning that such items would be left on a half-dozen airliners — it provided dates and locations — as acts of civil disobedience and to demonstrate weaknesses in airport security procedures.
Notes found with the banned items cited similar motives, Southwest Airlines said. Each note detailed precise information on when and where the items were placed aboard the jetliners, according to a federal law enforcement official who spoke to The Associated Press. That information has not been made public, so it was unclear how long the items were on board."
Day in Court for Suspect in Breaches of Security:
Sunday, October 19, 2003
RICK STANLEY'S ORIGINAL TRIAL BACK IN 2002
"'Then I asked her, if the judge were to instruct you that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the defendant a right to keep and bear arms, do you think you could follow his instructions?'
Stanley describes 'pandemonium' erupting in the Denver courtroom halfway through his attorney's question, the city attorney leaping to his feet to object as the judge banged his gavel."
Rick Stanley Opinion by Vin Suprynowicz
"'Then I asked her, if the judge were to instruct you that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the defendant a right to keep and bear arms, do you think you could follow his instructions?'
Stanley describes 'pandemonium' erupting in the Denver courtroom halfway through his attorney's question, the city attorney leaping to his feet to object as the judge banged his gavel."
Rick Stanley Opinion by Vin Suprynowicz
JOIN A MILITIA AND GET FREE JAIL TIME
"After the peaceful arrest of a Cadillac-area man, authorities who searched his 40-acre compound discovered a stunning collection of firepower, including an anti-aircraft gun capable of firing 550 rounds per minute up to four miles away."
Militia Man Arrested:
"After the peaceful arrest of a Cadillac-area man, authorities who searched his 40-acre compound discovered a stunning collection of firepower, including an anti-aircraft gun capable of firing 550 rounds per minute up to four miles away."
Militia Man Arrested:
RICK STANLEY TAKES ON GOVERNMENT. RELIES ON MILITIA. COPS TAKE HIM DOWN HARD. BYE BYE RICK.
I have been getting "media releases" from Rick Stanley for quite a while. He ran for US Senate as a Libertarian in 2002 and was quickly labeled a kook. I liked his ideas and he got some media attention. In one daring move he wore a gun in front of the court house in Denver and was arrested. He promised the court case would change Colorado law as he proved his right to carry a gun was guaranteed in US Constitution. The court, not so humbly, disagreed.
Anyway Stanley disappeared from the media and grew increasingly desperate. He started a movement to have a million gun march in Washington, DC for instance.
Then he created a militia with 745 members. Their mission is to go wherever in the USA the government was out of control and restore the constitution. Yeah. You can't get gun owners to agree on a time and place to meet for a Budweiser (support CCW, drink Budweiser) much less travel across the nation to help a patriot out. Especially during football season.
Well Stanley said he could and would deploy his Militia and he got his chance when he was told to report to jail to do his 90 days. He refused offering instead an armed confrontation and insisted his militia would arrest the judges who found him guilty for treason.
Last night I got this email:
In case you haven't heard yet, a large SWAT team captured Rick today. He had left his compound to travel to Boulder to eat with friends that had come up from Austin Tx. to visit. They were in the car with him. He managed to get back to his compound when they crashed into his vehicle two separate times. Dozens of officers surrounded their vehicle with guns drawn. He chose to give up, out of concern over the three other passengers in the vehicle. A statement will be posted on his web-site and go out in the SCOOP alerts soon. As far as I know right now, they aren't calling for an armed Pact Alert, but rather for legal counsel from within the Pact.
Rick Stanley's Liberty Activism Website!
http://www.stanley2002.org/
E-mail: Rick@Stanley2002.org
I would not expect an answer from Rick's email for quite some time. I do not have any details but I can assure you that not only will Rick serve in ninety days but he will be charged at least with threatening public officials. He is going away for Long, Long, Stretch in a real prison. And since his militia is nationwide would not surprise me if the Feds don't take a big bite out of ass too.
To bad Rick didn't chat with Western Illinois Militia Captain Dan Shoemaker before he decided to take on the government.
We checked out the Denver News sites. Not one word on Rick Stanley. The media has blanked him out as irrelevant, a nut case and maybe someone with a message that needs to be repressed. I'm not sure.
I do know that militias are stoopid to form and even stoopider to join. You can bet the feds now have the names, addresses and other contact info for Stanleys 745 man militia. In fact I bet 372 of the militia members were feds, cops, informants and other assorted members of the state security apparatus anyway. News Flash The other half of Stanley's Militia...Listen for that knock on your door soon. And no, the militia is NOT coming to save you and if you insist on an armed confrontation, your wish will be granted.
Check out his website before it goes PFFFTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!
Rick Stanley's Liberty Activism Website!
I have been getting "media releases" from Rick Stanley for quite a while. He ran for US Senate as a Libertarian in 2002 and was quickly labeled a kook. I liked his ideas and he got some media attention. In one daring move he wore a gun in front of the court house in Denver and was arrested. He promised the court case would change Colorado law as he proved his right to carry a gun was guaranteed in US Constitution. The court, not so humbly, disagreed.
Anyway Stanley disappeared from the media and grew increasingly desperate. He started a movement to have a million gun march in Washington, DC for instance.
Then he created a militia with 745 members. Their mission is to go wherever in the USA the government was out of control and restore the constitution. Yeah. You can't get gun owners to agree on a time and place to meet for a Budweiser (support CCW, drink Budweiser) much less travel across the nation to help a patriot out. Especially during football season.
Well Stanley said he could and would deploy his Militia and he got his chance when he was told to report to jail to do his 90 days. He refused offering instead an armed confrontation and insisted his militia would arrest the judges who found him guilty for treason.
Last night I got this email:
In case you haven't heard yet, a large SWAT team captured Rick today. He had left his compound to travel to Boulder to eat with friends that had come up from Austin Tx. to visit. They were in the car with him. He managed to get back to his compound when they crashed into his vehicle two separate times. Dozens of officers surrounded their vehicle with guns drawn. He chose to give up, out of concern over the three other passengers in the vehicle. A statement will be posted on his web-site and go out in the SCOOP alerts soon. As far as I know right now, they aren't calling for an armed Pact Alert, but rather for legal counsel from within the Pact.
Rick Stanley's Liberty Activism Website!
http://www.stanley2002.org/
E-mail: Rick@Stanley2002.org
I would not expect an answer from Rick's email for quite some time. I do not have any details but I can assure you that not only will Rick serve in ninety days but he will be charged at least with threatening public officials. He is going away for Long, Long, Stretch in a real prison. And since his militia is nationwide would not surprise me if the Feds don't take a big bite out of ass too.
To bad Rick didn't chat with Western Illinois Militia Captain Dan Shoemaker before he decided to take on the government.
We checked out the Denver News sites. Not one word on Rick Stanley. The media has blanked him out as irrelevant, a nut case and maybe someone with a message that needs to be repressed. I'm not sure.
I do know that militias are stoopid to form and even stoopider to join. You can bet the feds now have the names, addresses and other contact info for Stanleys 745 man militia. In fact I bet 372 of the militia members were feds, cops, informants and other assorted members of the state security apparatus anyway. News Flash The other half of Stanley's Militia...Listen for that knock on your door soon. And no, the militia is NOT coming to save you and if you insist on an armed confrontation, your wish will be granted.
Check out his website before it goes PFFFTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!
Rick Stanley's Liberty Activism Website!
GUN OWNER HATE GROUP ENDORSES DALEY HAND PUPPET TOP COP
"As Chicago gets a new police superintendent [''Daley picks Cline as superintendent,'' metro story, Oct. 7], the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence wants to commend the city and the Police Department for continuing the crucial work of former Supt. Terry Hillard, combating gun violence and crime throughout the city.
Hillard's years of service set the bar for law enforcement officers everywhere. He was a true advocate for reducing crime and violence and worked with communities to develop innovative solutions to make their neighborhoods safer.
We are encouraged by statements from new Supt. Phil Cline that he will make gun violence a top priority. It's good to hear that we can expect the same commitment from the police under Cline as under Hillard -- working hard to reduce crime and violence.
Elizabeth Coolidge,
Chairman, Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence"
Sun Times Letters
"As Chicago gets a new police superintendent [''Daley picks Cline as superintendent,'' metro story, Oct. 7], the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence wants to commend the city and the Police Department for continuing the crucial work of former Supt. Terry Hillard, combating gun violence and crime throughout the city.
Hillard's years of service set the bar for law enforcement officers everywhere. He was a true advocate for reducing crime and violence and worked with communities to develop innovative solutions to make their neighborhoods safer.
We are encouraged by statements from new Supt. Phil Cline that he will make gun violence a top priority. It's good to hear that we can expect the same commitment from the police under Cline as under Hillard -- working hard to reduce crime and violence.
Elizabeth Coolidge,
Chairman, Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence"
Sun Times Letters
SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST MARY MITCHELL IDENTIFIES WHITE DRUG USERS AS CAUSE OF PROBLEMS IN BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS
"'They are destroying this community,' a Chicago Police Officer said. 'There are some really nice people around here, and these people come in and add to their troubles.'
It is a shame that the hapless Cubs fan who interfered with the fateful foul ball had to leave Wrigley Field under police protection, but white drug user Santucci and others like him breeze into the black community, creating havoc, without a bit of fear. By the time the shooting stops, they are back home in DuPage, Lake and Kane counties clucking their tongues over the mayhem that goes on in the city.
Maybe it's time to racially profile some white people for a change."
White suburban druggies hurt black neighborhoods
Our Repsonse to Ms. Mitchell
Ms. Mitchell:
I always wondered what the crime problem with the black community was. Thanks to you now I know it's white drug users from the suburbs.
Please feel free to send "crack" and "blow" selling brothers to Oak Brook where the heavily armed population will greet them in a proper manner.
You cannot export a problem to a community that is not prone to tolerate the problem. Feel free to try to sell in drugs in Oak Brook for a demonstration of this principle.
John Birch
President
Concealed Carry, Inc.
PO BOX 4597
OAK BROOK IL 60522-4597
Tel: 630 660-3935 Fax: 815 327-1152
Web: www.concealcarry.org
MOLON LABE - COME AND GET THEM
SUPPORT GUN RIGHTS USE THE FINEST SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS IN ALL YOUR VEHICLES AND POWER EQUIPMENT: www.concealcarry.org/amsoil/
"'They are destroying this community,' a Chicago Police Officer said. 'There are some really nice people around here, and these people come in and add to their troubles.'
It is a shame that the hapless Cubs fan who interfered with the fateful foul ball had to leave Wrigley Field under police protection, but white drug user Santucci and others like him breeze into the black community, creating havoc, without a bit of fear. By the time the shooting stops, they are back home in DuPage, Lake and Kane counties clucking their tongues over the mayhem that goes on in the city.
Maybe it's time to racially profile some white people for a change."
White suburban druggies hurt black neighborhoods
Our Repsonse to Ms. Mitchell
Ms. Mitchell:
I always wondered what the crime problem with the black community was. Thanks to you now I know it's white drug users from the suburbs.
Please feel free to send "crack" and "blow" selling brothers to Oak Brook where the heavily armed population will greet them in a proper manner.
You cannot export a problem to a community that is not prone to tolerate the problem. Feel free to try to sell in drugs in Oak Brook for a demonstration of this principle.
John Birch
President
Concealed Carry, Inc.
PO BOX 4597
OAK BROOK IL 60522-4597
Tel: 630 660-3935 Fax: 815 327-1152
Web: www.concealcarry.org
MOLON LABE - COME AND GET THEM
SUPPORT GUN RIGHTS USE THE FINEST SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS IN ALL YOUR VEHICLES AND POWER EQUIPMENT: www.concealcarry.org/amsoil/
BAD COP NOW ILLINOIS PAROLE SUPERVISOR
"A former Miami police officer once identified by the feds as 'a willing participant in a major narcotics trafficking ring' was hired this month as a $43,000-a-year parole supervisor for the Illinois Corrections Department."
Man tied to drug ring given state parole post, but quits:
"A former Miami police officer once identified by the feds as 'a willing participant in a major narcotics trafficking ring' was hired this month as a $43,000-a-year parole supervisor for the Illinois Corrections Department."
Man tied to drug ring given state parole post, but quits:
GOOD THING WE DON'T HAVE CCW LAW IN CHICAGO. IT WOULD BE LIKE THE WILD WEST!...HEY..WAIT A MINUTE...
"Two men were shot to death early Saturday in separate attacks on Chicago's North and South Sides. Two other men were fatally shot or pronounced dead in the city Friday"
Chicago Tribune | 4 men fatally shot, 3 others hurt in city:
"Two men were shot to death early Saturday in separate attacks on Chicago's North and South Sides. Two other men were fatally shot or pronounced dead in the city Friday"
Chicago Tribune | 4 men fatally shot, 3 others hurt in city:
Saturday, October 18, 2003
WAITING FOR THE HAMMER TO FALL
A guy in Michigan allegedly goes a little unbalanced, as he was (again, allegedly) planning on ambushing police officers who responded to emergencies.
Apparently, this all relates back to this incident, where Scott Woodring was killed by a Michigan state trooper when he pointed an "assault rifle" at the trooper. (I presume they mean a "scary looking black rifle", and not a real selectable-fire rifle - AT)
So, the question is: How long will it take the Gun Fearing Wussies to link this to CCW in Michigan and use it as a argument for the repeal of CCW? How will Daley & Crew use this as further justification for restricting the rights of Illinois citizens?
Make your bets!
A guy in Michigan allegedly goes a little unbalanced, as he was (again, allegedly) planning on ambushing police officers who responded to emergencies.
Apparently, this all relates back to this incident, where Scott Woodring was killed by a Michigan state trooper when he pointed an "assault rifle" at the trooper. (I presume they mean a "scary looking black rifle", and not a real selectable-fire rifle - AT)
So, the question is: How long will it take the Gun Fearing Wussies to link this to CCW in Michigan and use it as a argument for the repeal of CCW? How will Daley & Crew use this as further justification for restricting the rights of Illinois citizens?
Make your bets!
A NATIONAL DAY TO BUY A FIREARM? WILL THIS CONCEPT GET TRACTION?
"National Firearm Buying Day will be on May 22, 2004. This gives everyone plenty of time to save for a firearm: that special rifle you've been wanting, or a pistol to protect your family. Anyone who believes in our rights, believes in the Constitution, and believes in the importance of firearms in society, should purchase a firearm on National Firearm Buying Day."
It would be kind of cool to grind the NICS system to a halt with an overload of gun approvals!
National Firearm Buying Day - MAY 22, 2004 - Protect Your Rights
"National Firearm Buying Day will be on May 22, 2004. This gives everyone plenty of time to save for a firearm: that special rifle you've been wanting, or a pistol to protect your family. Anyone who believes in our rights, believes in the Constitution, and believes in the importance of firearms in society, should purchase a firearm on National Firearm Buying Day."
It would be kind of cool to grind the NICS system to a halt with an overload of gun approvals!
National Firearm Buying Day - MAY 22, 2004 - Protect Your Rights
COUNTERINSURGENCY PLAY IN FOREST PARK
Never in my Lifetime - an excellent production similar to Romeo and Juliet played out between a young British soldier on a front line peacekeeping mission (read counterinsurgency) and an Irish girl in Northern Ireland.
Circle theatre is at 7300 W, Madison (between Circle and Harlem), Forest Park (708) 771-0700 . Show times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm; Sunday at 3 pm. Tickets are $20.
This is a great play that really highlights the challenges, frustration and potential tragedy of the counterinsurgency mission.
(NOTE: The play stars the son of an Attorney who has been of great help to us in the past.)
Never in my Lifetime - an excellent production similar to Romeo and Juliet played out between a young British soldier on a front line peacekeeping mission (read counterinsurgency) and an Irish girl in Northern Ireland.
Circle theatre is at 7300 W, Madison (between Circle and Harlem), Forest Park (708) 771-0700 . Show times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm; Sunday at 3 pm. Tickets are $20.
This is a great play that really highlights the challenges, frustration and potential tragedy of the counterinsurgency mission.
(NOTE: The play stars the son of an Attorney who has been of great help to us in the past.)
IN HOUSE REVIEW OF "RUNAWAY JURY" - MORE HATE SPEWED AGAINST GUN OWNERS
When it came out in the mid-90's, John Grisham's novel The Runaway Jury centered around a jury being manipulated while deliberating a case involving tobacco companies. The movie version has changed the villain to fit the times: gun manufacturers and ultimately, gun owners. I won't get much into the plot.
My purpose here is to let other like-minded gun owners know that if they pay their money to see this, they are doing damage to our cause. Unfortunately, I paid to see it and am angry with myself.
To make the long story shorter, 11 people are killed near the beginning of the movie by a disgruntled day trader. The wife of one of those victims decides to sue the gun manufacturer in civil court claiming that the company markets guns aimed at criminals. The anti-gun lawyer, played by Dustin Hoffman, is portrayed as honest and a man fighting for a worthy cause. The heads of gun companies are played like snakes and willing to shell out millions to keep from losing in court. The instrument they use is a "jury consultant" played by Gene Hackman. He's the real villain of the movie as his team of covert operators does unethical research on people and breaks into the home of one jurist (who has motives of his own) to burn his apartment.
Anyone who does express their support of gun rights in the film is portrayed as an ignorant boob including the gun company CEO, a gun store owner, and one jury member who is shown to have personal reasons for being against the plaintiff the same way Lee J. Cobb came off in 12 Angry Men. I found it not a coincidence that this film was released just as the Congress is poised to pass a law preventing junk lawsuits against gun manufacturers.
In the end this is just more of the same thing that we got from Lying About Columbine. Gun grabbers can't win on the merits of the argument. They have to lie to try and sway the American public. Don't make the mistake I made. Save your money and don't see Runaway Jury. You'll only be kicking yourself when you leave the theater.
Jim Toms W. Frankfort, IL
When it came out in the mid-90's, John Grisham's novel The Runaway Jury centered around a jury being manipulated while deliberating a case involving tobacco companies. The movie version has changed the villain to fit the times: gun manufacturers and ultimately, gun owners. I won't get much into the plot.
My purpose here is to let other like-minded gun owners know that if they pay their money to see this, they are doing damage to our cause. Unfortunately, I paid to see it and am angry with myself.
To make the long story shorter, 11 people are killed near the beginning of the movie by a disgruntled day trader. The wife of one of those victims decides to sue the gun manufacturer in civil court claiming that the company markets guns aimed at criminals. The anti-gun lawyer, played by Dustin Hoffman, is portrayed as honest and a man fighting for a worthy cause. The heads of gun companies are played like snakes and willing to shell out millions to keep from losing in court. The instrument they use is a "jury consultant" played by Gene Hackman. He's the real villain of the movie as his team of covert operators does unethical research on people and breaks into the home of one jurist (who has motives of his own) to burn his apartment.
Anyone who does express their support of gun rights in the film is portrayed as an ignorant boob including the gun company CEO, a gun store owner, and one jury member who is shown to have personal reasons for being against the plaintiff the same way Lee J. Cobb came off in 12 Angry Men. I found it not a coincidence that this film was released just as the Congress is poised to pass a law preventing junk lawsuits against gun manufacturers.
In the end this is just more of the same thing that we got from Lying About Columbine. Gun grabbers can't win on the merits of the argument. They have to lie to try and sway the American public. Don't make the mistake I made. Save your money and don't see Runaway Jury. You'll only be kicking yourself when you leave the theater.
Jim Toms W. Frankfort, IL
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AGENCY BLOWS $10 BILLION ON AIRPORT SECURITY. 20 YEAR OLD PROVES IT'S ALL A BIG JOKE. NOW HE IS TO BLAME.
"The FBI said in a terse statement Friday night that an individual believed to be responsible for the matter was being questioned and was to appear Monday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. The statement gave no other details, including whether the person was in custody or what charges might be brought.
U.S. officials described the suspect Friday night as a 20-year-old male college student from North Carolina."
One can only imagine how angry the TSA is now that this 20 year old has proven they aren't wearing any clothes. Now don't you feel safer? May as well put up a sign at our airports:
"WELCOME TERRORISTS: THIS WAY TO PLANES"
Man faces hearing after items found in 2 airliners
And
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20031018/D7U8IBHG0.html
"The FBI said in a terse statement Friday night that an individual believed to be responsible for the matter was being questioned and was to appear Monday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. The statement gave no other details, including whether the person was in custody or what charges might be brought.
U.S. officials described the suspect Friday night as a 20-year-old male college student from North Carolina."
One can only imagine how angry the TSA is now that this 20 year old has proven they aren't wearing any clothes. Now don't you feel safer? May as well put up a sign at our airports:
"WELCOME TERRORISTS: THIS WAY TO PLANES"
Man faces hearing after items found in 2 airliners
And
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20031018/D7U8IBHG0.html
COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY RICHARD DEVINE'S OFFICE FOUND GUILTY OF EGREGIOUS MISCONDUCT BY ILLINOIS SUPREMES
"SPRINGFIELD -- Delivering a gut punch to the Cook County state's attorney's office, the Illinois Supreme Court on Friday ordered new trials for two men tied to the murder of a Chicago police officer because of 'egregious' misconduct by prosecutors."
New trials ordered for 2 in cop slaying
"SPRINGFIELD -- Delivering a gut punch to the Cook County state's attorney's office, the Illinois Supreme Court on Friday ordered new trials for two men tied to the murder of a Chicago police officer because of 'egregious' misconduct by prosecutors."
New trials ordered for 2 in cop slaying
HEY BIG DUMMIES: FORGET THE CUBS. CHICAGO IS STILL NUMBER ONE! IN MURDERS.
"For the second month in a row, Chicago recorded a significant decline in homicides from the same month last year, but the city is still neck-and-neck with New York City for the most murders through the first nine months of the year, police said Friday."
Police Supt. Philip Cline said a series of crime-fighting initiatives launched this summer to target gangs and drugs had contributed to the decrease in homicides.
"We know that since half our murders are gang-related, we must go after violent crime by going after the gangs and drugs," he said.
Supt. Cline is regular Sherlock Holmes eh? You big dummies just pay your taxes and leave the thinking to Mayor Daley.
Chicago Tribune | Chicago still on top in murders:
"For the second month in a row, Chicago recorded a significant decline in homicides from the same month last year, but the city is still neck-and-neck with New York City for the most murders through the first nine months of the year, police said Friday."
Police Supt. Philip Cline said a series of crime-fighting initiatives launched this summer to target gangs and drugs had contributed to the decrease in homicides.
"We know that since half our murders are gang-related, we must go after violent crime by going after the gangs and drugs," he said.
Supt. Cline is regular Sherlock Holmes eh? You big dummies just pay your taxes and leave the thinking to Mayor Daley.
Chicago Tribune | Chicago still on top in murders:
JURY SAYS CHICAGO COP IS A KILLER AND A LIAR. CHICAGOANS TO PAY $9.6 MILLION FOR COP'S MACHO THRILL KILL
"A Cook County Circuit Court jury on Friday awarded $9.6 million to the 4-year-old son of Northwestern University football player Robert Russ, who was shot to death by a Chicago police officer after a car chase.
The scientific evidence in the case often was complex and confusing, and jurors based their decision on a purely human matter, according to the jury foreman. They thought Watts and another officer, Philip Banaszkiewicz, weren't telling the truth when they testified that Russ grabbed the officer's gun and it accidentally discharged during a struggle for the weapon, the foreman said.
'You could just tell they were all lying,' said the foreman, Darnell Palmer, 30, a Chicago Public Schools teacher. Watts 'got caught in a lot of lies. .. There was just no need for this whole trial when what really happened was so blatant and so obvious to anyone.'"
Watts, who declined to comment on Friday, was suspended 15 days for the incident and ordered to take additional training. Attorneys said that punishment was too lenient. An attorney for Love, Timothy Touhy, said Russ' mother would crusade for Watts to be fired and for criminal charges to be filed against him. The state's attorney's office declined to pursue charges after a city investigation concluded that the shooting was accidental.
"Let's take a look at the evidence now, not at 2 in the morning at a roundtable in police headquarters," Touhy said. "Let's take the bad police officers off the police force, rather than continuing to try to sell the same discredited story."
Palmer said several jurors were teachers and were upset the city had taken the time and expense to take the case to trial.
"I think we all felt that they wasted a lot of the taxpayers' money," Palmer said. "We don't have enough money in the Chicago schools for kids' books and here we are spending all this public money."
I've said it once and I'll say it again. If you live in Chicago you are a "Big Dummy."
Chicago Tribune | $9.6 million Russ case award
"A Cook County Circuit Court jury on Friday awarded $9.6 million to the 4-year-old son of Northwestern University football player Robert Russ, who was shot to death by a Chicago police officer after a car chase.
The scientific evidence in the case often was complex and confusing, and jurors based their decision on a purely human matter, according to the jury foreman. They thought Watts and another officer, Philip Banaszkiewicz, weren't telling the truth when they testified that Russ grabbed the officer's gun and it accidentally discharged during a struggle for the weapon, the foreman said.
'You could just tell they were all lying,' said the foreman, Darnell Palmer, 30, a Chicago Public Schools teacher. Watts 'got caught in a lot of lies. .. There was just no need for this whole trial when what really happened was so blatant and so obvious to anyone.'"
Watts, who declined to comment on Friday, was suspended 15 days for the incident and ordered to take additional training. Attorneys said that punishment was too lenient. An attorney for Love, Timothy Touhy, said Russ' mother would crusade for Watts to be fired and for criminal charges to be filed against him. The state's attorney's office declined to pursue charges after a city investigation concluded that the shooting was accidental.
"Let's take a look at the evidence now, not at 2 in the morning at a roundtable in police headquarters," Touhy said. "Let's take the bad police officers off the police force, rather than continuing to try to sell the same discredited story."
Palmer said several jurors were teachers and were upset the city had taken the time and expense to take the case to trial.
"I think we all felt that they wasted a lot of the taxpayers' money," Palmer said. "We don't have enough money in the Chicago schools for kids' books and here we are spending all this public money."
I've said it once and I'll say it again. If you live in Chicago you are a "Big Dummy."
Chicago Tribune | $9.6 million Russ case award
WHERE WILL MISSOURI CRIMINALS GO WHEN CCW IS IN PLACE? CHICAGO YOU BIG DUMMY!
Illinois Conservative Politics
Illinois Conservative Politics
Friday, October 17, 2003
CHICAGO CHAPTER, TENTH CAVALRY TO HOLD FIRST ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
I am setting up a meeting for everyone to come and get to know one another. It is also an opportunity to get to know about the Tenth Calvary Gun Club and the people who are interested in firearms ownership and shooting. The setup time and place is at:
Place:
Dave and Busters
1030 North Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois
1-312-943-5151
(The meeting will be at the players lounge on the first floor.)
Date/Time: Saturday 25th of October @ 1pm
Please let me, Ronald Bazillion, know if you can make it.
Dedicated to urban gun ownership
I am setting up a meeting for everyone to come and get to know one another. It is also an opportunity to get to know about the Tenth Calvary Gun Club and the people who are interested in firearms ownership and shooting. The setup time and place is at:
Place:
Dave and Busters
1030 North Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois
1-312-943-5151
(The meeting will be at the players lounge on the first floor.)
Date/Time: Saturday 25th of October @ 1pm
Please let me, Ronald Bazillion, know if you can make it.
Dedicated to urban gun ownership
AIR SECURITY STILL LACKING...AND NO YOU CAN'T BRING YOUR GUN FOR PROTECTION
From AP: FBI Probes Suspicious Bags on Two Planes
WASHINGTON - The FBI is investigating discovery of three suspicious bags aboard two commercial aircraft in the United States that contained box cutters and at least one note questioning air safety, officials said Friday.
Discovery of the bags late Thursday night led to a government order that all U.S. commercial flights be searched by security personnel within 24 hours, according to a senior law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity.
The items were found in bags aboard two Southwest Air Lines planes that are now on the ground in Houston and New Orleans, officials said. The bags were not found in suitcases or other luggage, but officials declined to describe the bags further.
Once again, the bad guys can get their weapons on board while you sit strapped to your seat defenseless. Once again, boxcutters versus handgun, handgun wins. Let's at least get the pilots armed, quickly! Geez...
From AP: FBI Probes Suspicious Bags on Two Planes
WASHINGTON - The FBI is investigating discovery of three suspicious bags aboard two commercial aircraft in the United States that contained box cutters and at least one note questioning air safety, officials said Friday.
Discovery of the bags late Thursday night led to a government order that all U.S. commercial flights be searched by security personnel within 24 hours, according to a senior law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity.
The items were found in bags aboard two Southwest Air Lines planes that are now on the ground in Houston and New Orleans, officials said. The bags were not found in suitcases or other luggage, but officials declined to describe the bags further.
Once again, the bad guys can get their weapons on board while you sit strapped to your seat defenseless. Once again, boxcutters versus handgun, handgun wins. Let's at least get the pilots armed, quickly! Geez...
CTA IS A DANGEROUS WAY TO TRAVEL IN CHICAGO
From the Chicago Tribune: Man hurt in stabbing on CTA train
A 39-year-old man was in stable condition Thursday after he was stabbed in an altercation on a CTA Blue Line train on the Near West Side, officials said. Two suspects were in custody.
Here's another guy who could have used a handgun instead of a hospital bed.
From the Chicago Tribune: Man hurt in stabbing on CTA train
A 39-year-old man was in stable condition Thursday after he was stabbed in an altercation on a CTA Blue Line train on the Near West Side, officials said. Two suspects were in custody.
Here's another guy who could have used a handgun instead of a hospital bed.
CAR PROVES DANGEROUS. TWO DEAD.
"Police were investigating the shooting deaths of two men early today in the Roseland neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.
Officers discovered the two victims about 1:30 a.m. in a tan Chevrolet Cavalier at 105th Street and South Indiana Avenue, police said. Both had sustained multiple gunshot wounds."
If they were just a few blocks further east they could have had Indiana CCW's and spared themselves some lead. Too bad they hung like morons in Chicago.
Chicago Tribune | 2 found shot dead on S. Side:
"Police were investigating the shooting deaths of two men early today in the Roseland neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.
Officers discovered the two victims about 1:30 a.m. in a tan Chevrolet Cavalier at 105th Street and South Indiana Avenue, police said. Both had sustained multiple gunshot wounds."
If they were just a few blocks further east they could have had Indiana CCW's and spared themselves some lead. Too bad they hung like morons in Chicago.
Chicago Tribune | 2 found shot dead on S. Side:
TSA WILL TAKE 20 YEARS TO TRAIN JUST 1/3 OF ELIGIBLE PILOTS. THE TERRORISTS TIME TABLE IS A BIT FASTER.
"TSA held a “media day” on October 15, in Artesia, NM, proudly showing everyone the single remote training facility they’ve dedicated to the FFDO program. Running at its present pace, the facility will take twenty years to train even a third of the 100,000 eligible pilots. We’re guessing the terrorists are training at multiple facilities, not being psych-screened or carrying weapons in locked boxes; and they’ll be ready quite some time before we are. At the same time, the number of FFDO volunteer pilots has fallen from 40,000 originally estimated, to only 5000, as a result of the TSA’s onerous program design.
TSA is notifying pilots of training dates at the last minute, making it impossible for them to schedule time off; then, TSA is reporting a lack of interest and empty seats in their classes when the pilots don’t show! TSA is failing fully 50% of applicants on screening grounds. However, NO FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN ANY EFFECT ON AN APPLICANT’S FLYING STATUS OR CAREER as was reported recently in a letter to UAL pilots, resulting in a decline in volunteers. IT IS NOT TRUE. Every pilot we’ve talked to says the training is outstanding; but the program’s design and TSA’s commitment needs a lot of work. Cargo pilots have still not been included in the FFDO program, though legislation has been presented in Congress.
ALPA President Duane Woerth supported the TSA, referring to professional pilots as, “people who are a little too eager to have a gun and a little to eager to use it.” You can contact Captain Woerth at woerthd@alpa.org if you have any comments."
APSA - Arming Pilots
"TSA held a “media day” on October 15, in Artesia, NM, proudly showing everyone the single remote training facility they’ve dedicated to the FFDO program. Running at its present pace, the facility will take twenty years to train even a third of the 100,000 eligible pilots. We’re guessing the terrorists are training at multiple facilities, not being psych-screened or carrying weapons in locked boxes; and they’ll be ready quite some time before we are. At the same time, the number of FFDO volunteer pilots has fallen from 40,000 originally estimated, to only 5000, as a result of the TSA’s onerous program design.
TSA is notifying pilots of training dates at the last minute, making it impossible for them to schedule time off; then, TSA is reporting a lack of interest and empty seats in their classes when the pilots don’t show! TSA is failing fully 50% of applicants on screening grounds. However, NO FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN ANY EFFECT ON AN APPLICANT’S FLYING STATUS OR CAREER as was reported recently in a letter to UAL pilots, resulting in a decline in volunteers. IT IS NOT TRUE. Every pilot we’ve talked to says the training is outstanding; but the program’s design and TSA’s commitment needs a lot of work. Cargo pilots have still not been included in the FFDO program, though legislation has been presented in Congress.
ALPA President Duane Woerth supported the TSA, referring to professional pilots as, “people who are a little too eager to have a gun and a little to eager to use it.” You can contact Captain Woerth at woerthd@alpa.org if you have any comments."
APSA - Arming Pilots
AGED DECREPIT CONGRESSMAN HYDE WON'T RETIRE. WANTS TO DIE IN OFFICE. SAYS HE IS "TOO IMPORTANT"
"WASHINGTON -- West suburban Republican congressman Henry Hyde announced Thursday that he would seek re-election next year, seeking to extend a 29-year career in the U.S. House.
Hyde, 79, the second-oldest member of the House, has gained national prominence as a conservative leader through his steadfast opposition to abortion rights over the decades and his role spearheading the impeachment prosecution of President Bill Clinton while Hyde was Judiciary Committee chairman."
Chicago Tribune | Hyde to seek another term
"WASHINGTON -- West suburban Republican congressman Henry Hyde announced Thursday that he would seek re-election next year, seeking to extend a 29-year career in the U.S. House.
Hyde, 79, the second-oldest member of the House, has gained national prominence as a conservative leader through his steadfast opposition to abortion rights over the decades and his role spearheading the impeachment prosecution of President Bill Clinton while Hyde was Judiciary Committee chairman."
Chicago Tribune | Hyde to seek another term
JUST BIZ AS USUAL IN ILLINOIS
"A labor leader whose union and its affiliates have contributed more than $200,000 to Gov. Blagojevich's campaign efforts was tapped by the governor to sit on the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's board, officials said Thursday.
A Blagojevich spokeswoman said there's no connection between the generous donations and the appointment of Teamsters executive John Coli."
No, none at all. I could have applied for the job and had the same shot at it in fact.
Teamster leader named to Toll board
"A labor leader whose union and its affiliates have contributed more than $200,000 to Gov. Blagojevich's campaign efforts was tapped by the governor to sit on the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's board, officials said Thursday.
A Blagojevich spokeswoman said there's no connection between the generous donations and the appointment of Teamsters executive John Coli."
No, none at all. I could have applied for the job and had the same shot at it in fact.
Teamster leader named to Toll board
OFFICER FRIENDLY GIVES LESSON IN SODOMY
"MINNEAPOLIS -- A man accused Minneapolis police of sodomizing him with the handle of a plunger during a drug raid, and two officers were suspended while the FBI investigated."
Stephen Porter said the pair performed a full body-cavity search but found nothing. The plunger handle was then shoved into his rectum four times, tearing tissue, he said.
The two officers -- Todd Babekuhl, 41, and Jeffrey Jindra, 43 -- were suspended with pay."
Unlike Chicago, the cops in Minneapolis can't hide by the mommy skirt worn by their union. They'll face the consequences like any citizen.
Man says police assaulted him with plunger
"MINNEAPOLIS -- A man accused Minneapolis police of sodomizing him with the handle of a plunger during a drug raid, and two officers were suspended while the FBI investigated."
Stephen Porter said the pair performed a full body-cavity search but found nothing. The plunger handle was then shoved into his rectum four times, tearing tissue, he said.
The two officers -- Todd Babekuhl, 41, and Jeffrey Jindra, 43 -- were suspended with pay."
Unlike Chicago, the cops in Minneapolis can't hide by the mommy skirt worn by their union. They'll face the consequences like any citizen.
Man says police assaulted him with plunger
IS THIS LAWYER TALKING ABOUT CHICAGOANS?
"PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- A federal prosecutor apologized for describing some potential jurors in the mountain region of eastern Kentucky as ''illiterate cave dwellers.''"
Prosecutor apologizes for 'cave dweller' remark
"PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- A federal prosecutor apologized for describing some potential jurors in the mountain region of eastern Kentucky as ''illiterate cave dwellers.''"
Prosecutor apologizes for 'cave dweller' remark
CHICAGO POLICE TO DUMB DOWN EVEN FURTHER...IF THAT IS POSSIBLE
"The Chicago Police Department will revise promotion standards, modify college requirements and begin a three-week management training program to diversify the ranks and groom 'future leaders,' newly appointed police Supt. Phil Cline said Thursday."
Sounds like big dummy city to me. Chicago citizens are such maroons, but they love their city so guess they get what they so richly deserve. Again, I call on all educated people to avoid Chicago unless you like being molested by a big dummy or arrested by a bigger dummy.
Cline shares his ideas to diversify police brass
"The Chicago Police Department will revise promotion standards, modify college requirements and begin a three-week management training program to diversify the ranks and groom 'future leaders,' newly appointed police Supt. Phil Cline said Thursday."
Sounds like big dummy city to me. Chicago citizens are such maroons, but they love their city so guess they get what they so richly deserve. Again, I call on all educated people to avoid Chicago unless you like being molested by a big dummy or arrested by a bigger dummy.
Cline shares his ideas to diversify police brass
US REP DANNY DAVIS MAY BE ON TO SOMETHING
"'There are more African men in prison than in college,' US Rep Danny Davis said, citing a litany of questions including 'why a staggering 31.9 percent of African males are not employed and why African-American youth drop out of school at much higher rates than other groups.'
Davis stressed that while he is calling on black men to be responsible for their actions and for successful black men to reach back to help. But 'we're never going to give up on trying to force government to treat us fairly and to make use of public policy,' he said."
Davis calls on young black men to shape up:
"'There are more African men in prison than in college,' US Rep Danny Davis said, citing a litany of questions including 'why a staggering 31.9 percent of African males are not employed and why African-American youth drop out of school at much higher rates than other groups.'
Davis stressed that while he is calling on black men to be responsible for their actions and for successful black men to reach back to help. But 'we're never going to give up on trying to force government to treat us fairly and to make use of public policy,' he said."
Davis calls on young black men to shape up:
OUR LETTER TO CHIEF WOLF
Chief Carl Wolf
Hazelwood PD
415 Elm Grove Lane
Hazelwood, MO 63042
314-839-3722
314-839-3722 Fax
e-mail address: wolf@ci.hazelwood.mo.us
Chief Wolf:
It truly seems you are trying to provoke and armed confrontation with a citizen with this directive to your force.
"Officers should exercise extreme caution while approaching vehicles and controlling the occupants" and "be in a tactical response posture … of a mindset that they could be confronted with lethal force on any traffic stop and be prepared to respond with lethal force.
"Any complaints about an officer's tactical approach to a vehicle shall immediately be forwarded to the Chief of Police. These are dangerous times…"
If these are not your words, I humbly apologize. If so I have to say I am somewhat in shock.
Gun owners are solid ciitzens. In fact lawful gun owners account for virtually zero crime and have fewer incidents of fiream misuse than sworn police officers (though both numbers are incredibly small.) I would ask that you rethink this policy and reconsider your view of gun owners before your policy leads to violence toward a lawabiding citizen and the attendant liaibility to you, your force and the city of Hazelwood.
Respectfully,
John Birch
President
Concealed Carry, Inc.
PO BOX 4597
OAK BROOK IL 60522-4597
Tel: 630 660-3935 Fax: 815 327-1152
Web: www.concealcarry.org
MOLON LABE - COME AND GET THEM
Chief Carl Wolf
Hazelwood PD
415 Elm Grove Lane
Hazelwood, MO 63042
314-839-3722
314-839-3722 Fax
e-mail address: wolf@ci.hazelwood.mo.us
Chief Wolf:
It truly seems you are trying to provoke and armed confrontation with a citizen with this directive to your force.
"Officers should exercise extreme caution while approaching vehicles and controlling the occupants" and "be in a tactical response posture … of a mindset that they could be confronted with lethal force on any traffic stop and be prepared to respond with lethal force.
"Any complaints about an officer's tactical approach to a vehicle shall immediately be forwarded to the Chief of Police. These are dangerous times…"
If these are not your words, I humbly apologize. If so I have to say I am somewhat in shock.
Gun owners are solid ciitzens. In fact lawful gun owners account for virtually zero crime and have fewer incidents of fiream misuse than sworn police officers (though both numbers are incredibly small.) I would ask that you rethink this policy and reconsider your view of gun owners before your policy leads to violence toward a lawabiding citizen and the attendant liaibility to you, your force and the city of Hazelwood.
Respectfully,
John Birch
President
Concealed Carry, Inc.
PO BOX 4597
OAK BROOK IL 60522-4597
Tel: 630 660-3935 Fax: 815 327-1152
Web: www.concealcarry.org
MOLON LABE - COME AND GET THEM
NEAL KNOX REPORT: MORE ON HAZELEWOOD, MO CHIEF
The extreme reaction to the Missouri law (CCW) is shown by the outrageous orders of Hazelwood, Mo., Chief of Police, Carl Wolf.
Last Friday, the day before the law was to go into effect, he sent a directive instructing all officers to ask the driver of any car stopped to (1) inquire if he or she had a firearm in the car, (2) to summon backup if the answer was yes, (3) to require "all occupants to exit the vehicle while the officer retrieves the firearm/s," (4) to unload and "inspect the firearm to see if it has been defaced or altered (this would make it an illegal weapon)," (5) to "conduct a REJIS/NCIC check of the serial number to check for lost or stolen," and (6) to "seize the firearm … and forward to the St. Louis County Firearms Lab, to determine if the firearm has been used in the commission of a crime."
Presumably, the gun would be fired and a ballistic image of the case and bullet retained along with serial number and owner's information.
"Officers should exercise extreme caution while approaching vehicles and controlling the occupants" and "be in a tactical response posture … of a mindset that they could be confronted with lethal force on any traffic stop and be prepared to respond with lethal force.
"Any complaints about an officer's tactical approach to a vehicle shall immediately be forwarded to the Chief of Police. These are dangerous times…"
The law -- now on hold because of Judge Ohmer's ruling -- specifically allows anyone over 21 who is not prohibited from firearms ownership to have a loaded gun in his or her vehicle for protection.
Chief Wolf, who is sworn to uphold Missouri's laws, had absolutely no compunctions against ignoring a legally enacted law he opposes.
He is not an unschooled police officer from a hick town. He signed the order both as Police Chief and as Secretary-Treasurer of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
The extreme reaction to the Missouri law (CCW) is shown by the outrageous orders of Hazelwood, Mo., Chief of Police, Carl Wolf.
Last Friday, the day before the law was to go into effect, he sent a directive instructing all officers to ask the driver of any car stopped to (1) inquire if he or she had a firearm in the car, (2) to summon backup if the answer was yes, (3) to require "all occupants to exit the vehicle while the officer retrieves the firearm/s," (4) to unload and "inspect the firearm to see if it has been defaced or altered (this would make it an illegal weapon)," (5) to "conduct a REJIS/NCIC check of the serial number to check for lost or stolen," and (6) to "seize the firearm … and forward to the St. Louis County Firearms Lab, to determine if the firearm has been used in the commission of a crime."
Presumably, the gun would be fired and a ballistic image of the case and bullet retained along with serial number and owner's information.
"Officers should exercise extreme caution while approaching vehicles and controlling the occupants" and "be in a tactical response posture … of a mindset that they could be confronted with lethal force on any traffic stop and be prepared to respond with lethal force.
"Any complaints about an officer's tactical approach to a vehicle shall immediately be forwarded to the Chief of Police. These are dangerous times…"
The law -- now on hold because of Judge Ohmer's ruling -- specifically allows anyone over 21 who is not prohibited from firearms ownership to have a loaded gun in his or her vehicle for protection.
Chief Wolf, who is sworn to uphold Missouri's laws, had absolutely no compunctions against ignoring a legally enacted law he opposes.
He is not an unschooled police officer from a hick town. He signed the order both as Police Chief and as Secretary-Treasurer of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
MOVIE REVIEW: RUNAWAY JURY
"The movie takes place in New Orleans, and the case involves a widow suing gun manufacturers after her husband (Dylan McDermott) is killed in an office rampage that ends with the shooter taking his own life (off screen). At first the gun suit feels like a stretch - as well as a way to score easy political points - but the movie ultimately makes its case."
Metromix.com: Movie review: 'Runaway Jury':
"The movie takes place in New Orleans, and the case involves a widow suing gun manufacturers after her husband (Dylan McDermott) is killed in an office rampage that ends with the shooter taking his own life (off screen). At first the gun suit feels like a stretch - as well as a way to score easy political points - but the movie ultimately makes its case."
Metromix.com: Movie review: 'Runaway Jury':
TIP FOR MAYOR DALEY: HERE IS HOW TO CONFISCATE ANY GUN YOU COME ACROSS
Check this out. A police chief in Missourri has ordered his officers to confiscate ANY firearm they come across in a traffic stop, bundle it as evidence, and forward to St. Louis to determine if the firearm was used in a crime. In other words being a gun owner is probable cause that you are criminal. Of course the gun will take months to be checked out. I would guess Mayor Daley might find this tactic useful and intimidating.
But then again, maybe not. Our experience in Chicago is that if you are found with a gun in the car you will be charged with a felony (FOID or not) and spend at least a couple of days in County Jail and a year wrangling with the courts and THOU$AND$ in legal fees.
Please take our advice: DO NOT GO TO CHICAGO FOR ANY REASON! Wait till they kill each other and when it is Omega Man city we will reclaim it and raise the US Flag.
"BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) today said Hazelwood, MO Police Chief Carl Wolf should set his personal anti-gun politics aside and shelve an order to have his officers seize firearms from motorists they encounter in routine traffic stops, when the state’s concealed carry law takes effect.
SAF obtained a copy of Chief Wolf’s memorandum to his officers, ordering them to check any firearm they find in any vehicle they stop, to determine whether it is lost or stolen, and finally, “Officers shall then seize the firearm, package as evidence, and forward the firearm…to the St. Louis County Firearms Lab, to determine if the firearm has been used in the commission of a crime.” "
HOW TO CONFISCATE A GUN
Check this out. A police chief in Missourri has ordered his officers to confiscate ANY firearm they come across in a traffic stop, bundle it as evidence, and forward to St. Louis to determine if the firearm was used in a crime. In other words being a gun owner is probable cause that you are criminal. Of course the gun will take months to be checked out. I would guess Mayor Daley might find this tactic useful and intimidating.
But then again, maybe not. Our experience in Chicago is that if you are found with a gun in the car you will be charged with a felony (FOID or not) and spend at least a couple of days in County Jail and a year wrangling with the courts and THOU$AND$ in legal fees.
Please take our advice: DO NOT GO TO CHICAGO FOR ANY REASON! Wait till they kill each other and when it is Omega Man city we will reclaim it and raise the US Flag.
"BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) today said Hazelwood, MO Police Chief Carl Wolf should set his personal anti-gun politics aside and shelve an order to have his officers seize firearms from motorists they encounter in routine traffic stops, when the state’s concealed carry law takes effect.
SAF obtained a copy of Chief Wolf’s memorandum to his officers, ordering them to check any firearm they find in any vehicle they stop, to determine whether it is lost or stolen, and finally, “Officers shall then seize the firearm, package as evidence, and forward the firearm…to the St. Louis County Firearms Lab, to determine if the firearm has been used in the commission of a crime.” "
HOW TO CONFISCATE A GUN
Thursday, October 16, 2003
TELL ME THESE ADULTS COULD NOT HAVE USED A HANDGUN
From the Chicago Tribune: Man in fatal attack near Comiskey ruled guilty (but mentally ill)
The 22-year-old known as Taurus (Thomas Cooper) was accused of using a table leg as a club in an unprovoked assault on members of the Trumblay family as they walked in the Bridgeport neighborhood toward a White Sox game. Roy Trumblay, 56, of Burbank died three months later of his injuries. His daughter, Kristy, suffered brain damage.
Roy Trumblay's wife and Kristy Trumblay's boyfriend also were attacked.
Prosecutors had argued Cooper was angry about a pregnant girlfriend and about gang members who had "violated" him when he attacked the family in a bid to have responding police officers shoot him to death.
The people against concealed carry argue you won't have time to defend yourself. Handgun versus table leg, handgun is a bit faster! Too bad those victims didn't have one as they could have given this deranged animal his wish.
From the Chicago Tribune: Man in fatal attack near Comiskey ruled guilty (but mentally ill)
The 22-year-old known as Taurus (Thomas Cooper) was accused of using a table leg as a club in an unprovoked assault on members of the Trumblay family as they walked in the Bridgeport neighborhood toward a White Sox game. Roy Trumblay, 56, of Burbank died three months later of his injuries. His daughter, Kristy, suffered brain damage.
Roy Trumblay's wife and Kristy Trumblay's boyfriend also were attacked.
Prosecutors had argued Cooper was angry about a pregnant girlfriend and about gang members who had "violated" him when he attacked the family in a bid to have responding police officers shoot him to death.
The people against concealed carry argue you won't have time to defend yourself. Handgun versus table leg, handgun is a bit faster! Too bad those victims didn't have one as they could have given this deranged animal his wish.
CONCEALED CARRY SWEEPING THE NATION...WILL ILLINOIS BE THE LAST TO GO
We used to joke about Illinois being the last state to get concealed carry, if at all. About the same chance as the Cubs making it to the world series. Come on all you so called gun rights people (ie. I$RA) lets get rolling! John has done enough of the heavy lifting...
Gun Rights Advocates Take Aim at Concealed Carry Bans
After victories in five states already this year, concealed carry advocates are turning their attention to the handful of remaining states that continue to prohibit gun owners from carrying a concealed firearm.
Battles are brewing in the Ohio and Wisconsin legislatures, and Second Amendment supporters are hoping to soon end prohibitions in Kansas as well. Those states, along with Illinois and Nebraska, ban concealed firearms.
Four states - Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri and New Mexico - enacted laws this year to become shall-issue states , meaning each has a set of stipulations that gun owners must meet to be issued a permit. Alaska eased its law to allow its citizens to carry concealed firearms without a permit.
We used to joke about Illinois being the last state to get concealed carry, if at all. About the same chance as the Cubs making it to the world series. Come on all you so called gun rights people (ie. I$RA) lets get rolling! John has done enough of the heavy lifting...
Gun Rights Advocates Take Aim at Concealed Carry Bans
After victories in five states already this year, concealed carry advocates are turning their attention to the handful of remaining states that continue to prohibit gun owners from carrying a concealed firearm.
Battles are brewing in the Ohio and Wisconsin legislatures, and Second Amendment supporters are hoping to soon end prohibitions in Kansas as well. Those states, along with Illinois and Nebraska, ban concealed firearms.
Four states - Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri and New Mexico - enacted laws this year to become shall-issue states , meaning each has a set of stipulations that gun owners must meet to be issued a permit. Alaska eased its law to allow its citizens to carry concealed firearms without a permit.
LIBERALS SAY USE PEPPER SPRAY
You constantly hear advice given, particularly to women, about using pepper spray for self-defense. While it does have its place, it often fails to work. You can bet these cops were using the highest strength spray available to law enforcement. Interestingly, the Taser did finally work. I believe Tasers are banned in Chicago to regular folks. The bottom line, get a good firearm and know how to use it safely for complete protection.
From Florida's Sun-Sentinel: Boynton man arrested after stun gun brought into bank stand-off
When Shedd refused an officer's orders to surrender, police sprayed him with pepper spray and shot him twice with a bean bag, but he did not surrender, police said.
He was arrested after Delray Beach police were called to use an electronic Taser stun-gun.
You constantly hear advice given, particularly to women, about using pepper spray for self-defense. While it does have its place, it often fails to work. You can bet these cops were using the highest strength spray available to law enforcement. Interestingly, the Taser did finally work. I believe Tasers are banned in Chicago to regular folks. The bottom line, get a good firearm and know how to use it safely for complete protection.
From Florida's Sun-Sentinel: Boynton man arrested after stun gun brought into bank stand-off
When Shedd refused an officer's orders to surrender, police sprayed him with pepper spray and shot him twice with a bean bag, but he did not surrender, police said.
He was arrested after Delray Beach police were called to use an electronic Taser stun-gun.
JAMES BOND DEAD
"Peter Jemmett, a member of Ian Fleming's unit, said later that when Fleming's first Bond novels appeared in the 1950s, colleagues immediately recognized Patrick Dalzel-Job in the 007 character."
Chicago Tribune | British Wartime Hero and Bond Model Dies
"Peter Jemmett, a member of Ian Fleming's unit, said later that when Fleming's first Bond novels appeared in the 1950s, colleagues immediately recognized Patrick Dalzel-Job in the 007 character."
Chicago Tribune | British Wartime Hero and Bond Model Dies
REPEAT OF CONTACT INFO FOR ANHEUSER-BUSCH
The King of Beers says it is withdrawing support from Missouri Gov. Bob Holden over his veto of CCW in that state! Anheuser-Bush contribued $50K to his campaign for Governor in 2000. I wonder what they will spend to give him the boot?!
What can we do to reward Anheuser-Busch? I suggest the following would be fair:
1) Order their products when out an about. Tell the waitperson you are buying Budweiser because of their stand in favor of good citizens being allowed to be armed for self defense and the defense of others. Remember they make O'Doul's which has no alcohol. We are not asking anyone to become a drinker, just a DEFENDER OF LIBERTY!
2) You can always reach Anheuser-Busch by phone at 1-800-DIAL-BUD (1-800-342-5283) between the hours of: 7am-12am CST Monday - Saturday or 12pm-12am CST on Sunday and tell them you support their chairman and his stand on CCW!
3) Email Anheuser-Busch at http://contactus.anheuser-busch.com/contactus/talktous.asp Make sure to leave block checked that let's them use your input for marketing purposes.
The King of Beers says it is withdrawing support from Missouri Gov. Bob Holden over his veto of CCW in that state! Anheuser-Bush contribued $50K to his campaign for Governor in 2000. I wonder what they will spend to give him the boot?!
What can we do to reward Anheuser-Busch? I suggest the following would be fair:
1) Order their products when out an about. Tell the waitperson you are buying Budweiser because of their stand in favor of good citizens being allowed to be armed for self defense and the defense of others. Remember they make O'Doul's which has no alcohol. We are not asking anyone to become a drinker, just a DEFENDER OF LIBERTY!
2) You can always reach Anheuser-Busch by phone at 1-800-DIAL-BUD (1-800-342-5283) between the hours of: 7am-12am CST Monday - Saturday or 12pm-12am CST on Sunday and tell them you support their chairman and his stand on CCW!
3) Email Anheuser-Busch at http://contactus.anheuser-busch.com/contactus/talktous.asp Make sure to leave block checked that let's them use your input for marketing purposes.
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THE TRIBUNE ON KATHURIA: SOME DARE CALL IT CONSPIRACY
"After the news conference, another possible motivation for the negative Tribune story was raised by press conference attendees. 'Isn't it true that Andy McKenna Jr's dad is part owner of the Chicago Tribune?' one Kathuria supporter said.
'If that's true,' Zahm said, 'then I would hope that Andy McKenna, as well as the other Senate candidates, would criticize this story for its defamatory and malicious nature.'"
Illinois Conservative Politics
"After the news conference, another possible motivation for the negative Tribune story was raised by press conference attendees. 'Isn't it true that Andy McKenna Jr's dad is part owner of the Chicago Tribune?' one Kathuria supporter said.
'If that's true,' Zahm said, 'then I would hope that Andy McKenna, as well as the other Senate candidates, would criticize this story for its defamatory and malicious nature.'"
Illinois Conservative Politics
DALEY'S BUDGET: THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR LIVING IN THE WILD WEST BLOOD SOAKED STREETS OF CHICAGO
From the Chicago Tribune:
Mayor Richard Daley on Wednesday unveiled what he called the "most difficult and challenging" budget in his 14 years as Chicago's chief executive, calling for elimination of hundreds of city job positions and revenue enhancements ranging from higher vehicle sticker fees for big SUVs to a new tax on restaurant patrons.
If the council approves Daley's proposals, the cost of some parking tickets will rise, motorists will have to feed some parking meters at night and on Sundays, water and sewer fees will climb by 3 percent, business licenses that require inspections will increase in cost and charges for false fire and burglar alarms will be assessed on more people.
In addition, drivers who are caught running red lights by new automated cameras will face an additional ticket if the devices also detect that they were speeding as they blew through.
Parking ticket fines would as much as quadruple under the mayor's proposal. The penalty for blocking a public building's exits or parking under a fire escape, for example, would rise from the current $25 to $100. Fines for many other parking offenses would be set at $75, although the penalty for parking on a snow route would rise by only $5 from the current $25 under the new schedule.
Motorists would have to put money in parking meters into the evening and on Sundays on certain streets in selected neighborhoods, such as congested Lakeview, where merchants want to turn over spaces to make room for customers, officials said.
"Things already are so expensive in the city," declared Jessi Jacobs, 19, as she waited for a friend outside the Salt & Pepper Diner near Wrigley Field. "I think it is ridiculous. Why does [Daley] feel the need to nickel and dime us, literally?"
"People are going to start getting fed up with this," said David Mitria, 26, of the River West neighborhood. "It makes you feel like [Daley] has got his foot on your throat. Let us breathe!"
More proof that Chicagoans are unfit to be American's as they willingly submit to this confiscation of wealth. When I think of a Chicagoan I think of some peasant happilly tilling the field for his Lord.
Chicago Tribune | Daley seeking fee hikes, job cuts
From the Chicago Tribune:
Mayor Richard Daley on Wednesday unveiled what he called the "most difficult and challenging" budget in his 14 years as Chicago's chief executive, calling for elimination of hundreds of city job positions and revenue enhancements ranging from higher vehicle sticker fees for big SUVs to a new tax on restaurant patrons.
If the council approves Daley's proposals, the cost of some parking tickets will rise, motorists will have to feed some parking meters at night and on Sundays, water and sewer fees will climb by 3 percent, business licenses that require inspections will increase in cost and charges for false fire and burglar alarms will be assessed on more people.
In addition, drivers who are caught running red lights by new automated cameras will face an additional ticket if the devices also detect that they were speeding as they blew through.
Parking ticket fines would as much as quadruple under the mayor's proposal. The penalty for blocking a public building's exits or parking under a fire escape, for example, would rise from the current $25 to $100. Fines for many other parking offenses would be set at $75, although the penalty for parking on a snow route would rise by only $5 from the current $25 under the new schedule.
Motorists would have to put money in parking meters into the evening and on Sundays on certain streets in selected neighborhoods, such as congested Lakeview, where merchants want to turn over spaces to make room for customers, officials said.
"Things already are so expensive in the city," declared Jessi Jacobs, 19, as she waited for a friend outside the Salt & Pepper Diner near Wrigley Field. "I think it is ridiculous. Why does [Daley] feel the need to nickel and dime us, literally?"
"People are going to start getting fed up with this," said David Mitria, 26, of the River West neighborhood. "It makes you feel like [Daley] has got his foot on your throat. Let us breathe!"
More proof that Chicagoans are unfit to be American's as they willingly submit to this confiscation of wealth. When I think of a Chicagoan I think of some peasant happilly tilling the field for his Lord.
Chicago Tribune | Daley seeking fee hikes, job cuts
BLACK WOMEN ORGANIZING IN CHICAGO AGAINST KILLING OF THEIR BOYS. IS THE MAYOR LISTENING?
"But we are not always so strong. We are not strong when our Boys are dying because they are young, and they are black, and they are vulnerable. On Nov. 3 at 6 p.m., Howard and other mothers will meet at Liberty Baptist Church, 4849 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. to organize against this self-inflicted genocide. I will be there. You are invited to join us."
This could be a good thing if it's not just another anti-gun meeting. I strongly believe if we get the sons of these mothers on the range and teach them gun safety and yes, let them live fire, that gun violence would drop dramatically. All the evidence is that young ones trained to use guns DO NOT USE THEM. It's about knowledge and respect.
Toll of unrelenting violence brings mothers together
"But we are not always so strong. We are not strong when our Boys are dying because they are young, and they are black, and they are vulnerable. On Nov. 3 at 6 p.m., Howard and other mothers will meet at Liberty Baptist Church, 4849 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. to organize against this self-inflicted genocide. I will be there. You are invited to join us."
This could be a good thing if it's not just another anti-gun meeting. I strongly believe if we get the sons of these mothers on the range and teach them gun safety and yes, let them live fire, that gun violence would drop dramatically. All the evidence is that young ones trained to use guns DO NOT USE THEM. It's about knowledge and respect.
Toll of unrelenting violence brings mothers together
IF OUR FUTURE IS OUR YOUTH THESE TEST RESULTS MAY BE DISTURBING
"When state test results are released next month, some top high schools, such as Evanston Township, will find themselves in a potentially awkward position: on a list alongside some of the state's lowest-performing schools."
Top suburban schools listed among low scorers on state test
"When state test results are released next month, some top high schools, such as Evanston Township, will find themselves in a potentially awkward position: on a list alongside some of the state's lowest-performing schools."
Top suburban schools listed among low scorers on state test
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
HECK WITH CITIZEN RESERVES...WE GOT OUR OWN MILITIA GENERAL CLARK!
"“We don’t need to create a new military-style reserve force like Gen. Clark envisions,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “We’ve got millions of legally-armed private citizens right now, and they could easily provide a formidable deterrent to terrorists, same as they currently pose to predatory thugs all over the country.
“In all but a handful of states,” Gottlieb added, “private citizens are licensed to carry concealed handguns, for defense of themselves and the state. That’s spelled out in many state constitutions. Thirty-six states have shall-issue concealed carry statutes on the books, and in some states, including Alaska, Arizona, Ohio and Vermont, open carry is a legal option. For Gen. Clark to suggest we need to mobilize American citizens against a terrorist threat indicates that he’s way behind the learning curve.”"
WesleyClark Needs a Brain Transplant
"“We don’t need to create a new military-style reserve force like Gen. Clark envisions,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “We’ve got millions of legally-armed private citizens right now, and they could easily provide a formidable deterrent to terrorists, same as they currently pose to predatory thugs all over the country.
“In all but a handful of states,” Gottlieb added, “private citizens are licensed to carry concealed handguns, for defense of themselves and the state. That’s spelled out in many state constitutions. Thirty-six states have shall-issue concealed carry statutes on the books, and in some states, including Alaska, Arizona, Ohio and Vermont, open carry is a legal option. For Gen. Clark to suggest we need to mobilize American citizens against a terrorist threat indicates that he’s way behind the learning curve.”"
WesleyClark Needs a Brain Transplant
WASHINGTON DC MOVES FORWARD, CHICAGO LANGUISHES
Congress Addresses Gun Ban in D.C.
October 14, 2003
Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) have introduced similar legislation in Congress that would reestablish the Second Amendment right to bear arms for the citizens of the District of Columbia.
"The District of Columbia Personal Protection Act," or H.R. 3191, which currently has 111 co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle would reverse the ban on guns in the District of Columbia, which has one of the strongest anti-gun laws in the United States.
"The citizens of the District of Columbia have the same constitutional rights as the rest of us, and one of those rights is the right to bear firearms," Souder exclaimed. "We shall not allow their right to protect themselves and their property be trampled on any longer."
Chicago and DC battle for murder capital each year. Mayor Daley has stripped Chicagoans of their right to own a handgun in their own home or business. Where's Chicago's legislation? Guess Chicagoans are subjects and not citizens...
Congress Addresses Gun Ban in D.C.
October 14, 2003
Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) have introduced similar legislation in Congress that would reestablish the Second Amendment right to bear arms for the citizens of the District of Columbia.
"The District of Columbia Personal Protection Act," or H.R. 3191, which currently has 111 co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle would reverse the ban on guns in the District of Columbia, which has one of the strongest anti-gun laws in the United States.
"The citizens of the District of Columbia have the same constitutional rights as the rest of us, and one of those rights is the right to bear firearms," Souder exclaimed. "We shall not allow their right to protect themselves and their property be trampled on any longer."
Chicago and DC battle for murder capital each year. Mayor Daley has stripped Chicagoans of their right to own a handgun in their own home or business. Where's Chicago's legislation? Guess Chicagoans are subjects and not citizens...
WISCONSIN SENATE COMMITTEE MOVES CONCEALED CARRY FORWARD
Senate committee gives the fire away on concealed carry legislation
A Senate committee voted Monday in favor of a bill that would allow Wisconsin residents to carry concealed weapons.
If Wisconsin passes SB 214 or its counterpart AB 444, it would become the 46th state to allow its residents the ability to carry a concealed weapon. Colorado, New Mexico and Minnesota have all enacted similar concealed weapons laws this year.
Yeah, I know the governor will probably veto. Let's hope they have enough votes to override if necessary. Then they can fight it out in court anyway. All this while law-abiding, unarmed people are raped, assaulted and murdered...
Senate committee gives the fire away on concealed carry legislation
A Senate committee voted Monday in favor of a bill that would allow Wisconsin residents to carry concealed weapons.
If Wisconsin passes SB 214 or its counterpart AB 444, it would become the 46th state to allow its residents the ability to carry a concealed weapon. Colorado, New Mexico and Minnesota have all enacted similar concealed weapons laws this year.
Yeah, I know the governor will probably veto. Let's hope they have enough votes to override if necessary. Then they can fight it out in court anyway. All this while law-abiding, unarmed people are raped, assaulted and murdered...
10 YEAR OLD GIRL LET'S LOOSE WITH AN MP-5...MAKES GUN OWNERS PROUD AND ANTI'S WET THEIR PANTS
"A little nervous at first, she pulled the trigger with trepidation, squeezing off a round or two. But Emily quickly discovered why the MP5 is loved by the FBI, Delta Force and others. It's a full-blown submachine gun, but with the kick of a cap gun. With renewed confidence, she quickly expended the rest of her clip and walked off the line with a big grin."
OpinionJournal - Knob Creek
"A little nervous at first, she pulled the trigger with trepidation, squeezing off a round or two. But Emily quickly discovered why the MP5 is loved by the FBI, Delta Force and others. It's a full-blown submachine gun, but with the kick of a cap gun. With renewed confidence, she quickly expended the rest of her clip and walked off the line with a big grin."
OpinionJournal - Knob Creek
ENRAGED AT U.N. TOLERANCE OF NORTH KOREA MAN FIRES AT U.N. BUILDING....NOW HE'S THE TERRORIST...OF COURSE
"'He is not some terrorist or some crazy nut, but someone who felt he needed to get the UN's attention about the people in North Korea, who are starving and suffering under a brutal regime,' said Rev. Young Son, president of the Commission to Help North Korean Refugees in New York. 'Hopefully, the judge will have mercy on him.'
Steve Kim, 58, a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in South Korea, pleaded guilty in April to aggravated assault for firing seven shots at the UN on Oct. 3, 2002. His shots shattered several windows at the UN headquarters, but no one was hurt."
But when we start bombing Pyonyang, it won't be terrorism. Confused? Don't be.
Chicago Tribune | Activist faces sentence for shots at UN
"'He is not some terrorist or some crazy nut, but someone who felt he needed to get the UN's attention about the people in North Korea, who are starving and suffering under a brutal regime,' said Rev. Young Son, president of the Commission to Help North Korean Refugees in New York. 'Hopefully, the judge will have mercy on him.'
Steve Kim, 58, a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in South Korea, pleaded guilty in April to aggravated assault for firing seven shots at the UN on Oct. 3, 2002. His shots shattered several windows at the UN headquarters, but no one was hurt."
But when we start bombing Pyonyang, it won't be terrorism. Confused? Don't be.
Chicago Tribune | Activist faces sentence for shots at UN
KATHURIA SUES CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"In a prepared statement, Tribune communications manager Patricia Wetli said, 'After reviewing Dr. Kathuria's complaint, we believe his claims are without merit. We stand behind the accuracy and fairness of our reporting.'
Managing Editor James O'Shea said, 'We stand by our story and our reporters.'"
Chicago Tribune | Senate candidate files suit over story
"In a prepared statement, Tribune communications manager Patricia Wetli said, 'After reviewing Dr. Kathuria's complaint, we believe his claims are without merit. We stand behind the accuracy and fairness of our reporting.'
Managing Editor James O'Shea said, 'We stand by our story and our reporters.'"
Chicago Tribune | Senate candidate files suit over story
GUN CONTROLLER LINGO TRANSLATED INTO PLAIN ENGLISH
"So what IS the difference between 'gun safety' and 'gun control'? Nothing."
Gun Control or Gun Safety: - What's the Difference? - Sierra Times.com:
"So what IS the difference between 'gun safety' and 'gun control'? Nothing."
Gun Control or Gun Safety: - What's the Difference? - Sierra Times.com:
REAL MEN HUNT BEAR WITH 2,000 POUND BLOCKS OF CANDY
"Though the North Carolina Bear Hunters Association opposes the use of candy blocks, the bait remains popular because of its low-cost effectiveness. The association's secretary, Richard Martin, said a $15 block can be up to four feet square and five feet deep and made of bubble gum, chocolate, licorice and hard candy. Some weigh more than 2,000 pounds."
Chicago Tribune | Hunters Blamed for Bears' Candy Addiction
"Though the North Carolina Bear Hunters Association opposes the use of candy blocks, the bait remains popular because of its low-cost effectiveness. The association's secretary, Richard Martin, said a $15 block can be up to four feet square and five feet deep and made of bubble gum, chocolate, licorice and hard candy. Some weigh more than 2,000 pounds."
Chicago Tribune | Hunters Blamed for Bears' Candy Addiction
OH HOW TERRIBLY INSENSITIVE! ANOTHER CONFEDERATE FLAG DISPLAY.
"'We consider it inappropriate,' Freeman said of the student's behavior. 'We're sorry that it happened.'"
Chicago Tribune | Glenbrook South athletes to write apology over flag
"'We consider it inappropriate,' Freeman said of the student's behavior. 'We're sorry that it happened.'"
Chicago Tribune | Glenbrook South athletes to write apology over flag
BATFE AGENT JUSTIFIES INVOLVMENT IN WACO
"'Initially, I felt guilty because I had opened up this investigation. I thought, 'If I had not opened this, people would have not gotten killed or wounded or hurt by this,'' BATFE Agent Davy Aguilera said. 'I have come to understand now that this had to be done because who knows what these people had in store for the local community down the road, or in the future.'"
MySA.com: Metro | State
"'Initially, I felt guilty because I had opened up this investigation. I thought, 'If I had not opened this, people would have not gotten killed or wounded or hurt by this,'' BATFE Agent Davy Aguilera said. 'I have come to understand now that this had to be done because who knows what these people had in store for the local community down the road, or in the future.'"
MySA.com: Metro | State
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
AFTERMATH OF SHOPKEEPER'S MURDER, THIS JUST MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL
From the Chicago Tribune: Arrest in death of shopowner
A 22-year-old alleged gang member and parolee has been charged in last week's robbery and slaying of a shopkeeper in his T-shirt store in Albany Park, police said Monday.
Joe Harrington is accused of attempting to tie up Najih Ihmud in the store in the 3400 block of West Lawrence Avenue on Friday, shooting him in the head during a struggle and then taking the day's receipts from Ihmud's pocket. He is charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery.
Police said Harrington, of the 5100 block of North Avers Avenue, has ties to a major Chicago street gang and has drug and weapons convictions.
Harrington and two alleged accomplices who remained at large Monday chose Ihmud's shop for a robbery because the merchandise hanging in its windows would provide cover from the street, said Sgt. John Garrido.
So once again we ask the stupid questions. Why was this gang banger out on the street? Why didn't the police protect the shopkeeper? Did Chicago's handgun ban work here? Remember, this shopkeeper could NOT even legally have a handgun inside his OWN business! How many more times will we read a story like this? Probably many, many more...
I moved from Chicago to Arizona to restore my right to own and carry a gun for self-defense. There are many states that uphold your right to self-defense in public. If you are as fed up with stories like this as I am, get out of Chicago! Even in most Chicago suburbs you CAN have a handgun in YOUR business (there are a few exceptions like Morton Grove, Evanston, Oak Park) so make sure you check. TAKE YOUR BUSINESS OUT OF THE CITY! Don't get killed because of some jackass city ordinance supported by Mayor Daley. Believe me, you will be happy you did!
From the Chicago Tribune: Arrest in death of shopowner
A 22-year-old alleged gang member and parolee has been charged in last week's robbery and slaying of a shopkeeper in his T-shirt store in Albany Park, police said Monday.
Joe Harrington is accused of attempting to tie up Najih Ihmud in the store in the 3400 block of West Lawrence Avenue on Friday, shooting him in the head during a struggle and then taking the day's receipts from Ihmud's pocket. He is charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery.
Police said Harrington, of the 5100 block of North Avers Avenue, has ties to a major Chicago street gang and has drug and weapons convictions.
Harrington and two alleged accomplices who remained at large Monday chose Ihmud's shop for a robbery because the merchandise hanging in its windows would provide cover from the street, said Sgt. John Garrido.
So once again we ask the stupid questions. Why was this gang banger out on the street? Why didn't the police protect the shopkeeper? Did Chicago's handgun ban work here? Remember, this shopkeeper could NOT even legally have a handgun inside his OWN business! How many more times will we read a story like this? Probably many, many more...
I moved from Chicago to Arizona to restore my right to own and carry a gun for self-defense. There are many states that uphold your right to self-defense in public. If you are as fed up with stories like this as I am, get out of Chicago! Even in most Chicago suburbs you CAN have a handgun in YOUR business (there are a few exceptions like Morton Grove, Evanston, Oak Park) so make sure you check. TAKE YOUR BUSINESS OUT OF THE CITY! Don't get killed because of some jackass city ordinance supported by Mayor Daley. Believe me, you will be happy you did!
SMITH AND WESSON GOES "FOO FOO" ON US FOR CHRISTMAS
"Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., parent of the legendary 151-year-old handgun maker, is branching out into home decor, clothing and jewelry with a new catalog, just in time for Christmas."
Excite - News
"Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., parent of the legendary 151-year-old handgun maker, is branching out into home decor, clothing and jewelry with a new catalog, just in time for Christmas."
Excite - News
GUN CONTROL TOO HOT FOR DEM'S TO TOUCH IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
"'If it (renewal of assault weapons ban) gets to the president's desk, and he signs it, [that] would be a campaign issue like you wouldn't believe,' said Larry Pratt, Executive Director of the GOA. 'It would put gun owners in a real foul mood.'"
FOXNews.com - Politics - Analysts: Gun Control a Non-Issue in 2004
"'If it (renewal of assault weapons ban) gets to the president's desk, and he signs it, [that] would be a campaign issue like you wouldn't believe,' said Larry Pratt, Executive Director of the GOA. 'It would put gun owners in a real foul mood.'"
FOXNews.com - Politics - Analysts: Gun Control a Non-Issue in 2004
NRA LAWYER SUGGESTS REGISTERING HANDGUNS
"THE COURT: THE GOVERNMENT CAN PUT RESTRICTIONS ON THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS.
MR. HALBROOK: YOUR HONOR, WE ARE HERE WANTING TO REGISTER HANDGUNS. WE ARE NOT HERE WANTING UNRESTRICTED ACCESS. WE'RE NOT HERE ASKING TO CARRY THEM, OTHER THAN IN THE HOME.
THE COURT: YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN IMPOSE REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS?
MR. HALBROOK: YES, YOUR HONOR. YES, YOUR HONOR."
NRA Attorney: "Your Honor, We are Here Wanting to Register Handguns" - Sierra Times.com:
"THE COURT: THE GOVERNMENT CAN PUT RESTRICTIONS ON THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS.
MR. HALBROOK: YOUR HONOR, WE ARE HERE WANTING TO REGISTER HANDGUNS. WE ARE NOT HERE WANTING UNRESTRICTED ACCESS. WE'RE NOT HERE ASKING TO CARRY THEM, OTHER THAN IN THE HOME.
THE COURT: YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN IMPOSE REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS?
MR. HALBROOK: YES, YOUR HONOR. YES, YOUR HONOR."
NRA Attorney: "Your Honor, We are Here Wanting to Register Handguns" - Sierra Times.com:
THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE CONSIDERING "VOTING FROM THE ROOF TOPS" MIGHT FIND THIS INTERESTING
This ain't no swap shop, but Uncle Tommie prevailed on me...and this looks like a good deal...FOR SALE...
1) Norinco/Polytech-type M-14S Rifle in .308cal/7.62x51mm.
2) Exc. Qual. Synthetic stock w/synthetic handguard(from Fred's Military M-14 Rifle Stocks). Incl. VG/Exc qual buttplate, G.I., hinged, with screws and rear swivel.
3) Bushnell 3-9x40mm "Sharpshooter" scope, dawn&dusk brightness,wide angle FOV, 1/4" click adjustments at 100 yds, several other qual. features. Brand new, out of the box. Incl. A.R.M.S. M21/14 Mil-Spec scope mount, 1" rings, Eklind 7/64th" Allen wrench
for use with scope.
4) M-14 Buttstock cleaning kit. Complete 4-pc steel rod,tip, pouch,bore brush, twochamber brushes, combo toolhandle, oiler loaded w/ CLP Breakfree lubricant/cleaner.(Mil-L-63460/NATO Code S-758)and Super-Tech Extreme Pressure, Multi-Duty Complex Hi-Temp bearing grease. Also incl is a new GI M-14 replacement Op Rod Spring.
5) "Black Ram" Bow bag(fits rifle and scope wonderfully and it was a gift to boot). Use as a prone-position shooting pad or water-proofed as a rain cover. Quasi-Mossy-Oak Break-Up pattern. 35"x51".
6) Hi-Density foam shooting mat, 27"x72", med-blue.
7) Combat Casualty Blanket, rip-stock fabric, 56"x84", waterproof as an under sheet for bowbag or foam pad.
8) Reproduction Copies of a] FM23-8 U.S. Rifle, 7.62x51mm, M-14 and M-14E2, 7May65 and b] USARV Pamphlet No. 750-11, M-14 Rifle Preventative Maintenance, from Desert Publications and PS Magazine, respectivly.
9) One full set of "Fred's" 25m Army Precision Combat Rifle and Qualification Course Targets, 100 to 400m, 10 targets each.
10) "Fred's Guide to Becoming a Rifleman", bound, 54pgs.
11) 420 rds .308cal ball ammo, 1980's Mil-Spec. Portugese or South African. a]120 rds packed in two 6-pouch GI bandoleers on stripper clips, b]300 rds packedin six 5-pouch GI bandoleers, 4 loaded on strippers, 2 are loose in pouches. Also two stripper-clip loaders.
12) Three GI magazine pouches, 4 pouches per magazine bandoleer holds 20-rd magazines.
13) 100 rds 7.62x51mm Tracer ammo, U.S. Unfired Mil-Spec, Recovered Components, Non-Corrosive, Boxer Primed, U.S. Manufacture.
14) Seven 20-rd mags, all U.S. Manufacture, mixed original-GI issue and new manufacture.
15) Two 30-rd mags, U.S. made, new, non-GI issue.
All this for the take-it-home-now price of $1300.00 cash-in-hand. Rifle was private purchase from Jadam Fattore, salesman for DS Arms and Rock River Arms, both based in Illinois. Gear was obtained by myself from assorted sources.
This here is one hell of a deal. It is sure to go fast so make sure it goes fast into your gun locker. All is available for examination at a phone call' s notice. Why am I selling this beautiful stash of Fantastic Firepower and Extraordinary Extras? Well, life throws us all a curve now and again and this is how I'm fielding this particular pitch.
You can call me at 630-833-2752(home), or 630-805-1439(cellphone). You'll reach me or an answering machine on both numbers. Leave a message and phone number and I will call you back as soon as possible
Best Wishes to All and Keep Your Powder Dry,
Tom Parker
Villa Park, ILL
P.S.
I also am selling an SKS-56 with matching serial numbers, info on the weapon is as follows:
A post-ban rifle, so no bayonet mount. Stock is "as issued" when I bought it. Has a modified after-market sling and a cleaning kit in the buttstock. Only had 500 rds or less fired thru the weapon. Bought it new from Bell's Guns in June '96. I'll throw in a booklet for the weapon and an extra goodie, strictly for "informational purposes" on possible "modifications" to the rifle that are, of course, illegal to actually carry out but proves to be a very interesting little keepsake.
Included is 300 rds of 7.62x39mm on stripper clips and two detachable mags, both 40-rds. Total price is $500.00.
So let me know what you'd like to do, if and when. Don't just say, "...gee I can't afford it...", or,"...oh, darn, I can't come up with that much money all at once...". Call me before you walk away. Remember, Christmas is coming......????????
Uncle Tommie
This ain't no swap shop, but Uncle Tommie prevailed on me...and this looks like a good deal...FOR SALE...
1) Norinco/Polytech-type M-14S Rifle in .308cal/7.62x51mm.
2) Exc. Qual. Synthetic stock w/synthetic handguard(from Fred's Military M-14 Rifle Stocks). Incl. VG/Exc qual buttplate, G.I., hinged, with screws and rear swivel.
3) Bushnell 3-9x40mm "Sharpshooter" scope, dawn&dusk brightness,wide angle FOV, 1/4" click adjustments at 100 yds, several other qual. features. Brand new, out of the box. Incl. A.R.M.S. M21/14 Mil-Spec scope mount, 1" rings, Eklind 7/64th" Allen wrench
for use with scope.
4) M-14 Buttstock cleaning kit. Complete 4-pc steel rod,tip, pouch,bore brush, twochamber brushes, combo toolhandle, oiler loaded w/ CLP Breakfree lubricant/cleaner.(Mil-L-63460/NATO Code S-758)and Super-Tech Extreme Pressure, Multi-Duty Complex Hi-Temp bearing grease. Also incl is a new GI M-14 replacement Op Rod Spring.
5) "Black Ram" Bow bag(fits rifle and scope wonderfully and it was a gift to boot). Use as a prone-position shooting pad or water-proofed as a rain cover. Quasi-Mossy-Oak Break-Up pattern. 35"x51".
6) Hi-Density foam shooting mat, 27"x72", med-blue.
7) Combat Casualty Blanket, rip-stock fabric, 56"x84", waterproof as an under sheet for bowbag or foam pad.
8) Reproduction Copies of a] FM23-8 U.S. Rifle, 7.62x51mm, M-14 and M-14E2, 7May65 and b] USARV Pamphlet No. 750-11, M-14 Rifle Preventative Maintenance, from Desert Publications and PS Magazine, respectivly.
9) One full set of "Fred's" 25m Army Precision Combat Rifle and Qualification Course Targets, 100 to 400m, 10 targets each.
10) "Fred's Guide to Becoming a Rifleman", bound, 54pgs.
11) 420 rds .308cal ball ammo, 1980's Mil-Spec. Portugese or South African. a]120 rds packed in two 6-pouch GI bandoleers on stripper clips, b]300 rds packedin six 5-pouch GI bandoleers, 4 loaded on strippers, 2 are loose in pouches. Also two stripper-clip loaders.
12) Three GI magazine pouches, 4 pouches per magazine bandoleer holds 20-rd magazines.
13) 100 rds 7.62x51mm Tracer ammo, U.S. Unfired Mil-Spec, Recovered Components, Non-Corrosive, Boxer Primed, U.S. Manufacture.
14) Seven 20-rd mags, all U.S. Manufacture, mixed original-GI issue and new manufacture.
15) Two 30-rd mags, U.S. made, new, non-GI issue.
All this for the take-it-home-now price of $1300.00 cash-in-hand. Rifle was private purchase from Jadam Fattore, salesman for DS Arms and Rock River Arms, both based in Illinois. Gear was obtained by myself from assorted sources.
This here is one hell of a deal. It is sure to go fast so make sure it goes fast into your gun locker. All is available for examination at a phone call' s notice. Why am I selling this beautiful stash of Fantastic Firepower and Extraordinary Extras? Well, life throws us all a curve now and again and this is how I'm fielding this particular pitch.
You can call me at 630-833-2752(home), or 630-805-1439(cellphone). You'll reach me or an answering machine on both numbers. Leave a message and phone number and I will call you back as soon as possible
Best Wishes to All and Keep Your Powder Dry,
Tom Parker
Villa Park, ILL
P.S.
I also am selling an SKS-56 with matching serial numbers, info on the weapon is as follows:
A post-ban rifle, so no bayonet mount. Stock is "as issued" when I bought it. Has a modified after-market sling and a cleaning kit in the buttstock. Only had 500 rds or less fired thru the weapon. Bought it new from Bell's Guns in June '96. I'll throw in a booklet for the weapon and an extra goodie, strictly for "informational purposes" on possible "modifications" to the rifle that are, of course, illegal to actually carry out but proves to be a very interesting little keepsake.
Included is 300 rds of 7.62x39mm on stripper clips and two detachable mags, both 40-rds. Total price is $500.00.
So let me know what you'd like to do, if and when. Don't just say, "...gee I can't afford it...", or,"...oh, darn, I can't come up with that much money all at once...". Call me before you walk away. Remember, Christmas is coming......????????
Uncle Tommie
MEL GIBSON'S "THE PASSION" MOVIE TRAILER RELEASED
This is not for the feint of heart.
Passion Movie Trailer
This is not for the feint of heart.
Passion Movie Trailer
ILLINOIS LEADER ON KATHURIA
"Meanwhile, at least one conservative organization is backpeddling on its early endorsement of Kathuria. John Birch of www.concealcarry.org released an email alert this morning taking note of the Tribune allegations. Birch stated his gun-rights organization will decide whether to continue supporting Kathuria based on the outcome of tomorrow's press conference."
Illinois Conservative Politics:
"Meanwhile, at least one conservative organization is backpeddling on its early endorsement of Kathuria. John Birch of www.concealcarry.org released an email alert this morning taking note of the Tribune allegations. Birch stated his gun-rights organization will decide whether to continue supporting Kathuria based on the outcome of tomorrow's press conference."
Illinois Conservative Politics:
OHIO SHERIFF LEADS MARCH TO SUPPORT CCW! THIS IS NOT CHICAGO!
"'The purpose of the walk is to show the absurdity of upholding the law,' the Archbold resident said.
'Are we getting our point across? Absolutely. We're here walking with guns, and we're not getting arrested.'"
toledoblade.com:
"'The purpose of the walk is to show the absurdity of upholding the law,' the Archbold resident said.
'Are we getting our point across? Absolutely. We're here walking with guns, and we're not getting arrested.'"
toledoblade.com:
DEATH BY COP INCREASINGLY POPULAR
"When officers arrived at the address, the man allegedly pointed a gun at one of the officers. When he refused to drop the weapon, the officer opened fire, striking him in the chest, police said"
Chicago Tribune | Cop shoots man in S. Side incident:
"When officers arrived at the address, the man allegedly pointed a gun at one of the officers. When he refused to drop the weapon, the officer opened fire, striking him in the chest, police said"
Chicago Tribune | Cop shoots man in S. Side incident:
Monday, October 13, 2003
MEDIA ALERT –DR. KATHURIA TO RESPOND TO MALICIOUS AND DEFAMATORY ATTACK BY RICK PEARSON AND CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Dr. Kathuria for U.S. Senate 2004- Press Release- October 13, 2003
Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria, Republican candidate for the United States Senate, will respond to the front page smear piece published in the Chicago Tribune on October 11 and 12 in a press conference at 11:45 AM on Tuesday, October 14 at the Hampton Inn of Downtown Chicago at 33 W. Illinois.
Dr. Kathuria will refute the charges that his resume and background have been “too good to be true.” Dr. Kathuria will make key documents available to the media and the public that will prove that his resume and background are strong and completely verifiable.
Dr. Kathuria and his legal team will also present copies of the substantial lawsuit to be filed at the DuPage County Circuit Clerk’s
Office Tuesday morning. Dr. Kathuria will be suing Messrs. Pearson and Zajac personally, and the Chicago Tribune corporally, for $100 million in damages resulting from the story that included malice aforethought, defamation of character, false and unsubstantiated claims, willful misleading and tortious interference with contractual relationships.
“The Chicago Tribune and its political reporters must be held accountable to write fair and balanced articles on all the candidates.
We must remember it is the people of Illinois who decide who gets elected- not the reporters at the Chicago Tribune. This type of
irresponsible trash reporting will never stop, unless someone takes a stand against it. I will carry this fight to save my reputation on behalf of all the people of Illinois and make politics a level playing field for all candidates. May this type of character assassination and negative and biased reporting never occur again,” Kathuria said. Dr. Kathuria graduated valedictorian in 1983 from Downers Grove North High School. He earned undergraduate and medical degrees from Brown University and an M.B.A. from Stanford. Dr. Kathuria’s group made a $55,000 investment in The X-Stream Networks, Inc: and he became a Director and major shareholder and helped pioneer the free ISP concept. The X-Stream networks, Inc. was sold for USD 75 million in cash and
stock and merged with LibertySurf. Dr. Kathuria was instrumental in helping build MirCorp and is a former founding director. MirCorp
created world history on April 4th, 2000 when the company became the world's first company to privately launch and fund a manned space program. MirCorp helped send the first “citizen explorer” to space, Dennis Tito. Dr. Kathuria’s co-authored papers include “Selectivity Heat Sensitivity of Cancer Cells”, “Avascular Cartilage as an Inhibitor to Tumor Invasion,” and "Segmentation of aneurysms via connectivity from MRA brain data" the latter of which was published in the Proceedings of the International Society for Optical Engineering in 1993.The Chicago Tribune was well aware of all of these accomplishments, yet
chose to slant the story maliciously.
The Kathuria team will also discuss several reasons, and provide corroborating material, to explain possible motivations for the
publication of this story and the months of research expended in a desperate attempt to find anything negative to defame Dr. Kathuria’s good name and reputation
Please contact Jon Zahm, Campaign Manager, at 847-812-3070 with any questions.
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Chirinjeev Kathuria, M.D., M.B.A. for U.S. Senate
"Bringing the American Dream to All of Illinois"
Jon Zahm, Campaign Manager
847-812-3070 (cell)
Dr. Kathuria for U.S. Senate 2004- Press Release- October 13, 2003
Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria, Republican candidate for the United States Senate, will respond to the front page smear piece published in the Chicago Tribune on October 11 and 12 in a press conference at 11:45 AM on Tuesday, October 14 at the Hampton Inn of Downtown Chicago at 33 W. Illinois.
Dr. Kathuria will refute the charges that his resume and background have been “too good to be true.” Dr. Kathuria will make key documents available to the media and the public that will prove that his resume and background are strong and completely verifiable.
Dr. Kathuria and his legal team will also present copies of the substantial lawsuit to be filed at the DuPage County Circuit Clerk’s
Office Tuesday morning. Dr. Kathuria will be suing Messrs. Pearson and Zajac personally, and the Chicago Tribune corporally, for $100 million in damages resulting from the story that included malice aforethought, defamation of character, false and unsubstantiated claims, willful misleading and tortious interference with contractual relationships.
“The Chicago Tribune and its political reporters must be held accountable to write fair and balanced articles on all the candidates.
We must remember it is the people of Illinois who decide who gets elected- not the reporters at the Chicago Tribune. This type of
irresponsible trash reporting will never stop, unless someone takes a stand against it. I will carry this fight to save my reputation on behalf of all the people of Illinois and make politics a level playing field for all candidates. May this type of character assassination and negative and biased reporting never occur again,” Kathuria said. Dr. Kathuria graduated valedictorian in 1983 from Downers Grove North High School. He earned undergraduate and medical degrees from Brown University and an M.B.A. from Stanford. Dr. Kathuria’s group made a $55,000 investment in The X-Stream Networks, Inc: and he became a Director and major shareholder and helped pioneer the free ISP concept. The X-Stream networks, Inc. was sold for USD 75 million in cash and
stock and merged with LibertySurf. Dr. Kathuria was instrumental in helping build MirCorp and is a former founding director. MirCorp
created world history on April 4th, 2000 when the company became the world's first company to privately launch and fund a manned space program. MirCorp helped send the first “citizen explorer” to space, Dennis Tito. Dr. Kathuria’s co-authored papers include “Selectivity Heat Sensitivity of Cancer Cells”, “Avascular Cartilage as an Inhibitor to Tumor Invasion,” and "Segmentation of aneurysms via connectivity from MRA brain data" the latter of which was published in the Proceedings of the International Society for Optical Engineering in 1993.The Chicago Tribune was well aware of all of these accomplishments, yet
chose to slant the story maliciously.
The Kathuria team will also discuss several reasons, and provide corroborating material, to explain possible motivations for the
publication of this story and the months of research expended in a desperate attempt to find anything negative to defame Dr. Kathuria’s good name and reputation
Please contact Jon Zahm, Campaign Manager, at 847-812-3070 with any questions.
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Chirinjeev Kathuria, M.D., M.B.A. for U.S. Senate
"Bringing the American Dream to All of Illinois"
Jon Zahm, Campaign Manager
847-812-3070 (cell)
MESSAGE TO CHICAGO POLICE: WE ARE WATCHING YOU
"Last week, Phil Cline was named Chicago's new police superintendent. He talks much about reducing crime, as he should. But not as much about policing the police.
Still, be sure of this: As with every police chief before him, this gray-haired suburban matron and Citizens Alert will be watching, relentlessly questioning and quietly changing."
Who's watching the police? Citizens Alert, for 36 years
"Last week, Phil Cline was named Chicago's new police superintendent. He talks much about reducing crime, as he should. But not as much about policing the police.
Still, be sure of this: As with every police chief before him, this gray-haired suburban matron and Citizens Alert will be watching, relentlessly questioning and quietly changing."
Who's watching the police? Citizens Alert, for 36 years
PLASTIC BAG MURDERS CHILD
"The commission reports that nationwide about 25 children a year die of suffocation from plastic bags--with almost 90 percent of the victims under the age of 1."
Chicago Tribune | Home accidents kill another child
"The commission reports that nationwide about 25 children a year die of suffocation from plastic bags--with almost 90 percent of the victims under the age of 1."
Chicago Tribune | Home accidents kill another child
CITIZENS OF CHICAGO CONTINUE TO BE IRRESPONSIBLE
"SOUTH SIDE -- Two men fatally shot a Chicago man Sunday as he sat in his car at West 89th Street and South Normal Avenue, police said."
Chicago Tribune | 2 gunmen kill man in his car
"SOUTH SIDE -- Two men fatally shot a Chicago man Sunday as he sat in his car at West 89th Street and South Normal Avenue, police said."
Chicago Tribune | 2 gunmen kill man in his car
GHETTOPOLY: RACIST MONEY MAKER OR VIRTUAL TOUR OF DALEYLAND? YOU BE THE JUDGE
"Buying stolen properties, pimpin hoes, building crack houses and projects, paying protection fees and getting car jacked are some of the elements of the game. Not dope enough?...If you don't have the money that you owe to the loan shark you might just land yourself in da Emergency Room."
Ghettopoly Board game - Stolen Property Fencing Game
"Buying stolen properties, pimpin hoes, building crack houses and projects, paying protection fees and getting car jacked are some of the elements of the game. Not dope enough?...If you don't have the money that you owe to the loan shark you might just land yourself in da Emergency Room."
Ghettopoly Board game - Stolen Property Fencing Game
NEW YORK TIMES TAKES OFFENSE AT NRA BLACK LIST
"All of the groups and individuals listed are supposed to be anti-gun. I can't speak for the Kansas City Chiefs or Moon Zappa, but I'm not anti-gun. I think soldiers, the police and certain other law enforcement officials should have guns. Civilians, however, should be required to demonstrate a good reason for having firearms. We should go to great lengths to keep guns out of the hands of children, criminals and insane people. All guns should be registered. And all gun owners should be properly trained and licensed.
The N.R.A. sees this as a radical, even lunatic position. So I guess we're at odds."
The anti-gun nuts have this site for your perusal: http://www.nrablacklist.com/. I recommend you check it out because the song the site plays is really cool..."keep you hand gun, don't you trust anyone" is one of the lyrics.
The N.R.A. Is Naming Names
"All of the groups and individuals listed are supposed to be anti-gun. I can't speak for the Kansas City Chiefs or Moon Zappa, but I'm not anti-gun. I think soldiers, the police and certain other law enforcement officials should have guns. Civilians, however, should be required to demonstrate a good reason for having firearms. We should go to great lengths to keep guns out of the hands of children, criminals and insane people. All guns should be registered. And all gun owners should be properly trained and licensed.
The N.R.A. sees this as a radical, even lunatic position. So I guess we're at odds."
The anti-gun nuts have this site for your perusal: http://www.nrablacklist.com/. I recommend you check it out because the song the site plays is really cool..."keep you hand gun, don't you trust anyone" is one of the lyrics.
The N.R.A. Is Naming Names
US REP MARK KIRK BELIEVES HOMELAND DEFENSE WEAPONS SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE NUKES
Justifying his support for extending the ban on homeland defense weapons such as the AR-15 our own GOP Rep Mark Kirk from the liberal 10th District of Illinois says:
"Under current law many weapons are banned or heavily restricted such as nuclear explosives, missiles and heavy infantry weapons."
Mark Kirk runs as GOP, touts the fact he is US Naval Reserve "war hero" but to me he's just another useful idiot pandering to the lakefront liberals to maintain power. If you need some ass wipe, click here to read his letter in full.
Justifying his support for extending the ban on homeland defense weapons such as the AR-15 our own GOP Rep Mark Kirk from the liberal 10th District of Illinois says:
"Under current law many weapons are banned or heavily restricted such as nuclear explosives, missiles and heavy infantry weapons."
Mark Kirk runs as GOP, touts the fact he is US Naval Reserve "war hero" but to me he's just another useful idiot pandering to the lakefront liberals to maintain power. If you need some ass wipe, click here to read his letter in full.
Sunday, October 12, 2003
PATRIOT ABOUT TO FIND OUT THE POWER OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR INSISTING ON ARMED STAND OFF
"An armed standoff is expected soon in Denver because of the unconstitutional rulings of two front-range judges against Rick Stanley, the former Libertarian candidate for U. S. Senate, who committed the state and federal constitutional acts of openly carrying a handgun on his waist in Denver in 2001 and in Thornton in 2002."
Stanley expects his 725 person militia to join him in an armed stand off. What will really is happen is that none of his militia will show up and Stanley will be taken down probably as he ventures from his home for some errand. If he barricades then he will be starved out, gassed out, shot out or burned out of his dwelling.
Speakout, the political newspaper for Vail, Colorado
"An armed standoff is expected soon in Denver because of the unconstitutional rulings of two front-range judges against Rick Stanley, the former Libertarian candidate for U. S. Senate, who committed the state and federal constitutional acts of openly carrying a handgun on his waist in Denver in 2001 and in Thornton in 2002."
Stanley expects his 725 person militia to join him in an armed stand off. What will really is happen is that none of his militia will show up and Stanley will be taken down probably as he ventures from his home for some errand. If he barricades then he will be starved out, gassed out, shot out or burned out of his dwelling.
Speakout, the political newspaper for Vail, Colorado
NY COP HAS HIS JOLLIES WITH CITIZENS. NOW CONVICTS WILL HAVE THEIR JOLLIES WITH HIM.
"The Long Island highway cop who admitted stopping four separate women at night, driving them to deserted spots and forcing them to undress for his amusement, was sentenced to more than five years behind bars for his crimes."
New York Post Online Edition: news
"The Long Island highway cop who admitted stopping four separate women at night, driving them to deserted spots and forcing them to undress for his amusement, was sentenced to more than five years behind bars for his crimes."
New York Post Online Edition: news
BRITAIN BANS GUNS AND IS IMMEDIATELY OVER RUN IN GUN VIOLENCE. GO FIGURE.
"Across the UK - and they may not see it yet - is a gun crime emergency coming big, fast and furiously at us."
Telegraph | News | We are overrun by gun crime, says police chief:
"Across the UK - and they may not see it yet - is a gun crime emergency coming big, fast and furiously at us."
Telegraph | News | We are overrun by gun crime, says police chief:
CHILD MOLESTERS UNLUCKY DAY
"TAMPA, Fla. -- A child molester serving prison time for raping four boys 11 years ago was beaten unconscious by one of the victims when they were put into the same holding cell, authorities said.
Sheriff's officials said they had no idea the two men had a history."
Gee, a shame they didn't know eh? Wink.
Child molester beaten in cell by man he abused years ago
"TAMPA, Fla. -- A child molester serving prison time for raping four boys 11 years ago was beaten unconscious by one of the victims when they were put into the same holding cell, authorities said.
Sheriff's officials said they had no idea the two men had a history."
Gee, a shame they didn't know eh? Wink.
Child molester beaten in cell by man he abused years ago
CHICAGO KEEPS MERCHANT DISARMED. TOO BAD THE MAYOR DIDN'T DISARM HIS KILLER
"'He just said hi to me half an hour before he was killed,' Harb said. 'I miss my friend.'"
Chicago Tribune | Merchant's slaying stuns community:
"'He just said hi to me half an hour before he was killed,' Harb said. 'I miss my friend.'"
Chicago Tribune | Merchant's slaying stuns community:
CHICAGO LIBUNE RAISES SERIOUS, CREDIBLE ISSUES ON KATHURIA'S FITNESS FOR OFFICE
"If Republican U.S. Senate candidate Chirinjeev Kathuria makes it to the March primary ballot, the one vote he may not be able to count on is his own.
The 38-year-old Oak Brook business promoter isn't registered to vote. According to election officials in DuPage County, where he grew up and still lives with his parents, he never has been."
We want to back Dr. Kathuria, but this piece in the Libune has raised some serious doubts. We are having, quite frankly, second thoughts in a major way. We will look forward to the response from the Kathuria campaign. Doc K....you got some splaining to do...I hope this article in the Libune is just a hit piece but I have dealt with Libune Reporter Rick Pearson before and found him fair and balanced.
Chicago Tribune | Senate candidate too good to be true
"If Republican U.S. Senate candidate Chirinjeev Kathuria makes it to the March primary ballot, the one vote he may not be able to count on is his own.
The 38-year-old Oak Brook business promoter isn't registered to vote. According to election officials in DuPage County, where he grew up and still lives with his parents, he never has been."
We want to back Dr. Kathuria, but this piece in the Libune has raised some serious doubts. We are having, quite frankly, second thoughts in a major way. We will look forward to the response from the Kathuria campaign. Doc K....you got some splaining to do...I hope this article in the Libune is just a hit piece but I have dealt with Libune Reporter Rick Pearson before and found him fair and balanced.
Chicago Tribune | Senate candidate too good to be true
WHAT HAPPENS TO OLD POLICE FIREARMS?
Belleville News-Democrat
Traded weapons go back into circulation
The Colt M16A1 carbine was in storage for years before the Fairview Heights Police Department decided to put it to use.
No, the officers didn't put it back in service. Police traded the fully automatic weapon to a legitimate gun dealer -- a practice that has become
commonplace among law enforcement agencies nationwide.
In exchange, it received 10 Bushmaster A2 semi-automatic carbines, 30 magazines and various slings and cases.
"It really was a win-win situation," Fairview Heights Police Capt. Jim Dauphin said. "Patrol carbines are becoming more the norm and a fully automatic weapon really isn't needed."
The practice of police trading in old guns for new ones has been around for about 20 years. For the law enforcement agency, it offers an inexpensive way to upgrade its arsenal.
But critics say there's a hitch: it puts the old gun, potentially, back on the streets.
"The longer a gun is in circulation, the greater potential there is to have it end up in the wrong hands," said Tom Mannard, executive director of the Illinois Coalition Against Handgun Violence. "We would prefer that these guns be destroyed.".......
As usual, it is the guns fault, not the idividual
Belleville News-Democrat
Traded weapons go back into circulation
The Colt M16A1 carbine was in storage for years before the Fairview Heights Police Department decided to put it to use.
No, the officers didn't put it back in service. Police traded the fully automatic weapon to a legitimate gun dealer -- a practice that has become
commonplace among law enforcement agencies nationwide.
In exchange, it received 10 Bushmaster A2 semi-automatic carbines, 30 magazines and various slings and cases.
"It really was a win-win situation," Fairview Heights Police Capt. Jim Dauphin said. "Patrol carbines are becoming more the norm and a fully automatic weapon really isn't needed."
The practice of police trading in old guns for new ones has been around for about 20 years. For the law enforcement agency, it offers an inexpensive way to upgrade its arsenal.
But critics say there's a hitch: it puts the old gun, potentially, back on the streets.
"The longer a gun is in circulation, the greater potential there is to have it end up in the wrong hands," said Tom Mannard, executive director of the Illinois Coalition Against Handgun Violence. "We would prefer that these guns be destroyed.".......
As usual, it is the guns fault, not the idividual
Saturday, October 11, 2003
ILLINOIS 27TH STOOPIDEST STATE IN USA...TEACHER UNIONS BE PROUD!
http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news/package.jsp?name=fte/smartstates/smartstates
The smartest state in the union is Massachusetts.
The dumbest, for the second consecutive year, is New Mexico.
These are the findings of the Education State Rankings, a survey by Morgan Quitno Press of the public school systems in all 50 states. States were graded on a variety of factors based on how they compare to the national average. These included such positive attributes as per-pupil expenditures, public high school graduation rates, average class size, student reading and math
proficiency, and pupil-teacher ratios. States received negative points for high drop-out rates and physical violence.
How does YOUR state rank?
1. Massachusetts
2. Vermont
3. Connecticut
4. Montana
5. New Jersey
6. Maine
7. Pennsylvania
8. (tie) Wisconsin and Iowa
10. New York
11. Nebraska
12. Minnesota
13. Indiana
14. Wyoming
15. Kansas
16. Rhode Island
17. Virginia
18. Maryland
19. Delaware
20. Michigan
21. North Carolina
22. Ohio
23. Alaska
24. North Dakota
25. Utah
26. New Hampshire
27. Illinois
28. Missouri
29. West Virginia
30. Idaho
31. South Dakota
32. Oregon
33. Washington
34. Texas
35. Colorado
36. Georgia
37. Kentucky
38. Arkansas
39. Oklahoma
40. Florida
41. South Carolina
42. Tennessee
43. Hawaii
44. California
45. Arizona
46. Alabama
47. Louisiana
48. Mississippi
49. Nevada
50. New Mexico
http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news/package.jsp?name=fte/smartstates/smartstates
The smartest state in the union is Massachusetts.
The dumbest, for the second consecutive year, is New Mexico.
These are the findings of the Education State Rankings, a survey by Morgan Quitno Press of the public school systems in all 50 states. States were graded on a variety of factors based on how they compare to the national average. These included such positive attributes as per-pupil expenditures, public high school graduation rates, average class size, student reading and math
proficiency, and pupil-teacher ratios. States received negative points for high drop-out rates and physical violence.
How does YOUR state rank?
1. Massachusetts
2. Vermont
3. Connecticut
4. Montana
5. New Jersey
6. Maine
7. Pennsylvania
8. (tie) Wisconsin and Iowa
10. New York
11. Nebraska
12. Minnesota
13. Indiana
14. Wyoming
15. Kansas
16. Rhode Island
17. Virginia
18. Maryland
19. Delaware
20. Michigan
21. North Carolina
22. Ohio
23. Alaska
24. North Dakota
25. Utah
26. New Hampshire
27. Illinois
28. Missouri
29. West Virginia
30. Idaho
31. South Dakota
32. Oregon
33. Washington
34. Texas
35. Colorado
36. Georgia
37. Kentucky
38. Arkansas
39. Oklahoma
40. Florida
41. South Carolina
42. Tennessee
43. Hawaii
44. California
45. Arizona
46. Alabama
47. Louisiana
48. Mississippi
49. Nevada
50. New Mexico
SOME TIMES YOU JUST CAN'T MAKE FRIENDS
Jack Shields asked to be a blogger here. I off handedly said yes. Sorry to say his Blog's didn't fit in with our editorial style so I decided it would be better for both parties if we went our seperate but equal ways. Anyway, Jack asks me to post his email taking umbrage with me.
Here it is:
All I know is yes I posted it (JOHN: A blog I found out of place.) I figured since you don't want me to publish I wouldn't. further more I figured that you would see my posting and add to it and publish it. what I have put on your blog has been relevant to what your cause is.
Now from looking at my blog and from what you told me admins can publish and remove so you and bo (Tasso) are not the only ones publishing and posting I did what you told me to do and post only and you or bo will publish. how it got on there that is not my fault you need to figure that one out yourself.
Now let me tell you a few things. I have done nothin but support you in your cause. and regardless wheather i have my own blog or not is irrellevent. I have asked you and bo for help. (as you say your doing this for no pay ) well I am too doing it for no pay. You want to pull my permission thats fine. I will make sure that I post in mine and where ever you are that your a jerk and could care less about anyone but yourself. I'll make it so bad for you that people will just go to the I$ra. I have tried to follow your rules and even asked for help but if your not willing to look at it from my side and really find out who published my post.
Take a BIG MAN to go around and find articles in other peoples reporting (plagerizing) then to be creative like me who tries to understand one persons point of view and makes a story out of that.
The more and more i think of it go to HELL (plagerizer) and as for your website and others and i want you to post and publish this whole thing go for it I dare you. Your nothing but a old man that gets his jollies off steering up trouble and knowing you and the way your running things you are pocketing some money for yourself. (SCAM ARTIST). I WILL BE COPING AND PASTING THIS WHOLE E-MAIL AND FORWARDING IT ON TO THE I$RA, NRA, AND ANYONE ELSE THAT I FEEL NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR PLAGERIZING AND SCAM ARTISTICS)
Just don't tell my mom ok? Sheesh. You can email Jack if you want.
Jack Shields asked to be a blogger here. I off handedly said yes. Sorry to say his Blog's didn't fit in with our editorial style so I decided it would be better for both parties if we went our seperate but equal ways. Anyway, Jack asks me to post his email taking umbrage with me.
Here it is:
All I know is yes I posted it (JOHN: A blog I found out of place.) I figured since you don't want me to publish I wouldn't. further more I figured that you would see my posting and add to it and publish it. what I have put on your blog has been relevant to what your cause is.
Now from looking at my blog and from what you told me admins can publish and remove so you and bo (Tasso) are not the only ones publishing and posting I did what you told me to do and post only and you or bo will publish. how it got on there that is not my fault you need to figure that one out yourself.
Now let me tell you a few things. I have done nothin but support you in your cause. and regardless wheather i have my own blog or not is irrellevent. I have asked you and bo for help. (as you say your doing this for no pay ) well I am too doing it for no pay. You want to pull my permission thats fine. I will make sure that I post in mine and where ever you are that your a jerk and could care less about anyone but yourself. I'll make it so bad for you that people will just go to the I$ra. I have tried to follow your rules and even asked for help but if your not willing to look at it from my side and really find out who published my post.
Take a BIG MAN to go around and find articles in other peoples reporting (plagerizing) then to be creative like me who tries to understand one persons point of view and makes a story out of that.
The more and more i think of it go to HELL (plagerizer) and as for your website and others and i want you to post and publish this whole thing go for it I dare you. Your nothing but a old man that gets his jollies off steering up trouble and knowing you and the way your running things you are pocketing some money for yourself. (SCAM ARTIST). I WILL BE COPING AND PASTING THIS WHOLE E-MAIL AND FORWARDING IT ON TO THE I$RA, NRA, AND ANYONE ELSE THAT I FEEL NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR PLAGERIZING AND SCAM ARTISTICS)
Just don't tell my mom ok? Sheesh. You can email Jack if you want.
ANTI-GUNNERS POST $250,000 BOND TO STOP CCW IN MO...YOU KNOW THEY JUST MIGHT WIN!
"'Carjackers and gang bangers are out there holding hands and clapping over this decision today,' MO State Rep Crawford said."
STLtoday - News - Story:
"'Carjackers and gang bangers are out there holding hands and clapping over this decision today,' MO State Rep Crawford said."
STLtoday - News - Story:
WILL YOUR KID BE INDOCTRINATED ON THURSDAY OCT 23D TO HATE GUN OWNERS? EMAIL FOR INFO TO FIND OUT BELOW!
A group called Student Pledge Against Gun Violence is recruiting schools to administer a pledge against gun violence to your kids. What this really is is a way to demonize guns and those who own them (parents.)
If you have a son or daughter in 6th through Senior in High School you can do two things:
1. Contact your school to see if this pledge is going to be administered. If so, advise them if this pledge is administered then you want equal time to promote the benefits of gun ownership.
2. The press release announcing this asks that we contact them via Email for more info. I suggest we send a LOT of email requesting info: mlgrow@pledge.org
"On October 23, the date of this year's Day of National Concern about Young People and Gun Violence, young people across the country will have the opportunity to participate in the eighth annual Student Pledge Against Gun Violence. In the wake of Minnesota's recent school shootings, The Student Pledge provides a useful tool for addressing gun violence with children and youth."
The Pledge from www.pledge.org
I will never bring a gun to school;
I will never use a gun to settle a personal problem or dispute;
I will use my influence with my friends to keep them from using guns to settle disputes.
My individual choices and actions, when multiplied by those of young people throughout the country, will make a difference. Together, by honoring this pledge, we can reverse the violence and grow up in safety.
In other words parents can't be trusted to teach kids about such things as we don't shoot one another. Better for the school to brain wash the wee ones and have them come home wondering why daddy has a gun. Maybe your kid will need to chat with school counselor about daddy....
Last over 3,000,000 (we assume urban) children were put through the pledge....how many took a pledge to honor the Second Amendment in school?
The Student Pledge Against Gun Violence
A group called Student Pledge Against Gun Violence is recruiting schools to administer a pledge against gun violence to your kids. What this really is is a way to demonize guns and those who own them (parents.)
If you have a son or daughter in 6th through Senior in High School you can do two things:
1. Contact your school to see if this pledge is going to be administered. If so, advise them if this pledge is administered then you want equal time to promote the benefits of gun ownership.
2. The press release announcing this asks that we contact them via Email for more info. I suggest we send a LOT of email requesting info: mlgrow@pledge.org
"On October 23, the date of this year's Day of National Concern about Young People and Gun Violence, young people across the country will have the opportunity to participate in the eighth annual Student Pledge Against Gun Violence. In the wake of Minnesota's recent school shootings, The Student Pledge provides a useful tool for addressing gun violence with children and youth."
The Pledge from www.pledge.org
I will never bring a gun to school;
I will never use a gun to settle a personal problem or dispute;
I will use my influence with my friends to keep them from using guns to settle disputes.
My individual choices and actions, when multiplied by those of young people throughout the country, will make a difference. Together, by honoring this pledge, we can reverse the violence and grow up in safety.
In other words parents can't be trusted to teach kids about such things as we don't shoot one another. Better for the school to brain wash the wee ones and have them come home wondering why daddy has a gun. Maybe your kid will need to chat with school counselor about daddy....
Last over 3,000,000 (we assume urban) children were put through the pledge....how many took a pledge to honor the Second Amendment in school?
The Student Pledge Against Gun Violence
PATHETIC LIBERAL BED WETTING WHINER SUING TO BLOCK MO CCW...WE SAY KUMBAYA MF'ER
"'It's got too many loopholes in it,' said Kansas City Mayor Pro Tem Alvin Brooks, who also is leading an effort to keep concealed guns out of Kansas City government buildings. 'I'm committed to nonviolence, I'm committed to peace and love and understanding that transcends race and ethnicity and religion and urban and rural and suburban.'"
News-Leader.com | True Ozarks | Foes of gun law to file lawsuit
"'It's got too many loopholes in it,' said Kansas City Mayor Pro Tem Alvin Brooks, who also is leading an effort to keep concealed guns out of Kansas City government buildings. 'I'm committed to nonviolence, I'm committed to peace and love and understanding that transcends race and ethnicity and religion and urban and rural and suburban.'"
News-Leader.com | True Ozarks | Foes of gun law to file lawsuit
CHICAGO COPS CLAIM RUSS AT FAULT FOR BEING SHOT WHILE UNARMED....RUSS'S ATTORNEY SAYS:
"'Claim the victim grabbed the gun and then give them the old razzle-dazzle,' Shapiro said. 'But Mr. Samson can't tap dance as well as Richard Gere.'"
Chicago Tribune | Russ was to blame, lawyer tells jury:
"'Claim the victim grabbed the gun and then give them the old razzle-dazzle,' Shapiro said. 'But Mr. Samson can't tap dance as well as Richard Gere.'"
Chicago Tribune | Russ was to blame, lawyer tells jury:
THIS AGAIN BEGS THE QUESTION, UNDER WHAT AUTHORITY & DO THEY HAVE A FEDERAL PERMIT
So I wonder why I couldn't start a turn in program and start my own colleciton? I will take care of them, I promise!
Post-Crescent
Turned-in guns, ammo include collector items
Waupaca sheriff has netted 32 guns in 12-year program
The Post-Crescent
WAUPACA — Two guns and about 6,000 rounds of ammunition aren’t much on their own, but 12 years of collections by the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Department adds up.
“The collection this year doesn’t seem much,” said Sgt. Gerald Jorgenson, whose department held its annual one-day weapons collection last Saturday.
“But in 12 years we have collected 32 guns and 25,000 rounds of ammunition, all things the owners had no idea what to do with. They feel safer with those things out of their residence.”
So I wonder why I couldn't start a turn in program and start my own colleciton? I will take care of them, I promise!
Post-Crescent
Turned-in guns, ammo include collector items
Waupaca sheriff has netted 32 guns in 12-year program
The Post-Crescent
WAUPACA — Two guns and about 6,000 rounds of ammunition aren’t much on their own, but 12 years of collections by the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Department adds up.
“The collection this year doesn’t seem much,” said Sgt. Gerald Jorgenson, whose department held its annual one-day weapons collection last Saturday.
“But in 12 years we have collected 32 guns and 25,000 rounds of ammunition, all things the owners had no idea what to do with. They feel safer with those things out of their residence.”
Friday, October 10, 2003
LIBERAL JUDGE PUTS A STOP TO CCW IN MISSOURI
Today a St. Louis Circuit Court Judge issued a temporary restraining order to delay the law's start date from tomorrow, until the Missouri Supreme Court can determine if it is constitutional.
Conceal and Carry Delayed
Today a St. Louis Circuit Court Judge issued a temporary restraining order to delay the law's start date from tomorrow, until the Missouri Supreme Court can determine if it is constitutional.
Conceal and Carry Delayed
LATEST WAVE IN BIG CITY GUN CONTROL, DISARM OFF-DUTY COPS
When I first saw this I was shocked. But after some reflection, maybe this is a good thing. Let the cops apply for a concealed weapon permit, if it is available, like the rest of us ordinary folks. Maybe the cops with join together with us lowly citizens to get shall issue concealed carry passed in all states.
Mayor Daley, if you read this, please disarm off-duty Chicago Police for everyone's safety. That off-duty cop out drinking that killed an innocent bystander a few weeks ago defending his leased SUV is a perfect example.
Gray Davis disarms off-duty cops.
Police and sheriffs all over the state pleaded with Gov. Davis not to sign SB 489. But he ignored them. The law exemplifies a new trend in anti-gun activism: cop disarmament, a movement which seeks to limit the gun rights of police officers as well as civilians.
Democrats are the worst offenders, as usual. But the cop disarmament movement spans both major parties. New York City’s Republican mayor Michael Bloomberg, for instance, wants to bar off-duty and former cops from carrying weapons in City Hall. Perhaps His Honor fears that one of New York’s finest might try to shoot him.
When I first saw this I was shocked. But after some reflection, maybe this is a good thing. Let the cops apply for a concealed weapon permit, if it is available, like the rest of us ordinary folks. Maybe the cops with join together with us lowly citizens to get shall issue concealed carry passed in all states.
Mayor Daley, if you read this, please disarm off-duty Chicago Police for everyone's safety. That off-duty cop out drinking that killed an innocent bystander a few weeks ago defending his leased SUV is a perfect example.
Gray Davis disarms off-duty cops.
Police and sheriffs all over the state pleaded with Gov. Davis not to sign SB 489. But he ignored them. The law exemplifies a new trend in anti-gun activism: cop disarmament, a movement which seeks to limit the gun rights of police officers as well as civilians.
Democrats are the worst offenders, as usual. But the cop disarmament movement spans both major parties. New York City’s Republican mayor Michael Bloomberg, for instance, wants to bar off-duty and former cops from carrying weapons in City Hall. Perhaps His Honor fears that one of New York’s finest might try to shoot him.
MY LETTER TO BILL O'REILLY
You can send him one too by clicking here.
Dear Mr. O'Rielly:
As you may know the Rev Jackson is known as the "King of Beers" in Chicago because of the way he used a threatend boycott of Annheeuser-Busch (AB) products to get his sons the lucrative Chicago River North AB distributorship.
Interestingly AB just withdrew support from Missouri Governor Bob Holden because the Governor vetoed the Concealed Carry bill in Missouri; a bill near and dear to August A. Busch III.
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Since the good Rev keeps telling us that guns are the cause of violence in black communities should he not now call for another boycott of AB Products and his son's distributorship be darned in the process?
Regards,
John Birch
President
Concealed Carry, Inc.
PO BOX 4597
OAK BROOK IL 60522-4597
Tel: 630 660-3935 Fax: 815 327-1152
Web: www.concealcarry.org
MOLON LABE - COME AND GET THEM
You can send him one too by clicking here.
Dear Mr. O'Rielly:
As you may know the Rev Jackson is known as the "King of Beers" in Chicago because of the way he used a threatend boycott of Annheeuser-Busch (AB) products to get his sons the lucrative Chicago River North AB distributorship.
Interestingly AB just withdrew support from Missouri Governor Bob Holden because the Governor vetoed the Concealed Carry bill in Missouri; a bill near and dear to August A. Busch III.
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Since the good Rev keeps telling us that guns are the cause of violence in black communities should he not now call for another boycott of AB Products and his son's distributorship be darned in the process?
Regards,
John Birch
President
Concealed Carry, Inc.
PO BOX 4597
OAK BROOK IL 60522-4597
Tel: 630 660-3935 Fax: 815 327-1152
Web: www.concealcarry.org
MOLON LABE - COME AND GET THEM
REMEMBER CHARLES MILLER?
Charles was arrested for having an unloaded, encased .380 while on his way to a Klan rally in Skokie back in 2001 or so. At the time Mr. Miller was allegedly a Major in the American Nazi Party. Charles had a clean record and was working as a bounty hunter out of Tennessee at the time of his arrest. The cops in Skokie were none to happy with Mr. Miller, but our view was his arrest was BS. The courts agreed. Then Mr. Miller dissappeared for a couple of years and I know his marriage collapsed during the trial....just heard from him and for those who remember him, here is his email.
Howdy brother, its been a long time. I had to lay low for awhile. Im sure you will understand! but anyway I just wanted to drop a line and say thanks again for all your help. I owe ya big time and will some day return the favor... If you and your wife want to take a vacation to Arkansas just give me a call. we have so many great things to do... fishing, camping, canoeing,hunting and just walking around with your gun. We have conceal carry down here and having a gun in your car is NO big deal!!! the cops are humans and its like stepping back in time. well i gotta go I hope you buzz me back and I hope things are going good for you! you keep up the good work my friend..NEVER SURRENDER YOUR FIREARMS!!! take care CHARLES MILLER
Charles was arrested for having an unloaded, encased .380 while on his way to a Klan rally in Skokie back in 2001 or so. At the time Mr. Miller was allegedly a Major in the American Nazi Party. Charles had a clean record and was working as a bounty hunter out of Tennessee at the time of his arrest. The cops in Skokie were none to happy with Mr. Miller, but our view was his arrest was BS. The courts agreed. Then Mr. Miller dissappeared for a couple of years and I know his marriage collapsed during the trial....just heard from him and for those who remember him, here is his email.
Howdy brother, its been a long time. I had to lay low for awhile. Im sure you will understand! but anyway I just wanted to drop a line and say thanks again for all your help. I owe ya big time and will some day return the favor... If you and your wife want to take a vacation to Arkansas just give me a call. we have so many great things to do... fishing, camping, canoeing,hunting and just walking around with your gun. We have conceal carry down here and having a gun in your car is NO big deal!!! the cops are humans and its like stepping back in time. well i gotta go I hope you buzz me back and I hope things are going good for you! you keep up the good work my friend..NEVER SURRENDER YOUR FIREARMS!!! take care CHARLES MILLER
COX MAKES IT OFFICIAL AND BAILS OUT...ENDORSES I$RA FAVORITE RAUSCHENBERGER
Cox withdrew from the US Senate race yesterday endorsing a candidate he only last week heavily critized for bad tax policy. While Rauschenberger believes we should have CCW, he also believes applicants need to be cleared by a shrink first. I think anyone running for US Senate should be cleared by a shrink first!
"In what is believed to be the shortest political respite in Illinois history, Republican John Cox on Thursday dropped out of next year's U.S. Senate race -- as he announced he is considering running for state treasurer or comptroller in 2006."
Senate bid over, Cox can't wait to run again
Cox withdrew from the US Senate race yesterday endorsing a candidate he only last week heavily critized for bad tax policy. While Rauschenberger believes we should have CCW, he also believes applicants need to be cleared by a shrink first. I think anyone running for US Senate should be cleared by a shrink first!
"In what is believed to be the shortest political respite in Illinois history, Republican John Cox on Thursday dropped out of next year's U.S. Senate race -- as he announced he is considering running for state treasurer or comptroller in 2006."
Senate bid over, Cox can't wait to run again
CHICAGO COPS GO AFTER ONE OF THEIR OWN...GONNA BE EXPENSIVE
"A veteran Chicago police gang expert is suing the department for more than $1 million, saying Internal Affairs investigators faked a key report after unsuccessfully trying to scuttle his career with false allegations that he withheld a murder tip."
Embattled former cop sues city
"A veteran Chicago police gang expert is suing the department for more than $1 million, saying Internal Affairs investigators faked a key report after unsuccessfully trying to scuttle his career with false allegations that he withheld a murder tip."
Embattled former cop sues city
DUPAGE TO GET SKEET RANGE? PAGING THE I$RA!
DuPage Forest Preserver Commissioner Joe Cantore came up with this idea. Those of you attend occassional CC, INC. meetings may remember Joe has addressed us. Now he's following through for gun owners.
The I$RA needs to get behind Joe as the I$RA is the state's leading proponent of gun ranges, hunting and plinking.
"'The idea actually came from the citizens,' said Forest Preserve Commissioner Joseph Cantore, who proposed the range and heads a committee that is studying the issue. 'I've heard from hundreds of area residents who want a range. The vast majority of people I have talked to think it would be a good use of forest preserve land.'"
Chicago Tribune | Forest district eyes gun range
DuPage Forest Preserver Commissioner Joe Cantore came up with this idea. Those of you attend occassional CC, INC. meetings may remember Joe has addressed us. Now he's following through for gun owners.
The I$RA needs to get behind Joe as the I$RA is the state's leading proponent of gun ranges, hunting and plinking.
"'The idea actually came from the citizens,' said Forest Preserve Commissioner Joseph Cantore, who proposed the range and heads a committee that is studying the issue. 'I've heard from hundreds of area residents who want a range. The vast majority of people I have talked to think it would be a good use of forest preserve land.'"
Chicago Tribune | Forest district eyes gun range
CCW DEBATE IN WI ON NPR
Dominic Ferraro who leads the CCW grass roots fight in WI was interviewed on NPR and kicks some liberal ass. Here is his email to us:
Here is the link to the audio from my interview on Milwaukee Public Radio regarding the Concealed Carry Debate here in Wisconsin...you will need Real Audio Player to listen (free at www.downloads.com)...you most likely have it on your computer already.
http://www.wuwm.com/programs/atten/search.asp?searchfor=concealed+weapons
Your feedback is important to me...let me know your thoughts!
Regards,
Dominic
Dominic Ferraro who leads the CCW grass roots fight in WI was interviewed on NPR and kicks some liberal ass. Here is his email to us:
Here is the link to the audio from my interview on Milwaukee Public Radio regarding the Concealed Carry Debate here in Wisconsin...you will need Real Audio Player to listen (free at www.downloads.com)...you most likely have it on your computer already.
http://www.wuwm.com/programs/atten/search.asp?searchfor=concealed+weapons
Your feedback is important to me...let me know your thoughts!
Regards,
Dominic
CC, INC BLOGGED BY ERIC ZORN
"Gun-rights blogger John Birch is promoting an anti-boycott of Budweiser and other Anheuser-Busch beverages in light of this story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:"
Chicago Tribune | Eric Zorn's Notebook
"Gun-rights blogger John Birch is promoting an anti-boycott of Budweiser and other Anheuser-Busch beverages in light of this story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:"
Chicago Tribune | Eric Zorn's Notebook
CAPITALISM AT WORK
Feds’ raid nets 10 for guns, drugs
Authorities say proper paperwork is missing for 16 ‘serious weapons,’ including an AK-47.
ROCKFORD — Ten Rockford men have been arrested for reportedly using pawn shops as fronts for trafficking drugs and firearms, federal authorities said Thursday.
Brothers Anthony “Nook” Thompson, 35, and Billy Ray Thompson, 46, are accused of using, and allowing others to use, their shops, The Broadway Exchange, 1229 Broadway, and Top Dollar, 1018 Broadway, to distribute guns and crack cocaine.
The Thompsons and eight others were arrested during a series of raids Wednesday at 11 homes and businesses in Rockford. "
Feds’ raid nets 10 for guns, drugs
Authorities say proper paperwork is missing for 16 ‘serious weapons,’ including an AK-47.
ROCKFORD — Ten Rockford men have been arrested for reportedly using pawn shops as fronts for trafficking drugs and firearms, federal authorities said Thursday.
Brothers Anthony “Nook” Thompson, 35, and Billy Ray Thompson, 46, are accused of using, and allowing others to use, their shops, The Broadway Exchange, 1229 Broadway, and Top Dollar, 1018 Broadway, to distribute guns and crack cocaine.
The Thompsons and eight others were arrested during a series of raids Wednesday at 11 homes and businesses in Rockford. "
Thursday, October 09, 2003
JESSE JACKSON'S SONS PROMOTE PRO CONCEALED CARRY ANHEUSER-BUSCH
Seems that the Jesse Jackson clan's sins don't stop with stirring up racial animosity and relentless attacks on common sense. If you live in Chicago, their actions have limited your choices in beer (to Anheuser-Busch products)!
The Sun-Times tells another edifying story about how Rev. Jackson's sons Yusef and Jonathan ended up owning an Anheuser-Busch beer distributorship in Chicago. There are only about 700 distributors and since they have a monopoly on Anheuser-Busch products in their territories they are enormously profitable.
This is too good to be true! Everytime a yuppie in Wrigleyville pops open a Bud they are supporting a pro concealed carry business. Special thanks to Yusef and Jonathan Jackson for promoting a pro-gun business so forcefully.
Seems that the Jesse Jackson clan's sins don't stop with stirring up racial animosity and relentless attacks on common sense. If you live in Chicago, their actions have limited your choices in beer (to Anheuser-Busch products)!
The Sun-Times tells another edifying story about how Rev. Jackson's sons Yusef and Jonathan ended up owning an Anheuser-Busch beer distributorship in Chicago. There are only about 700 distributors and since they have a monopoly on Anheuser-Busch products in their territories they are enormously profitable.
This is too good to be true! Everytime a yuppie in Wrigleyville pops open a Bud they are supporting a pro concealed carry business. Special thanks to Yusef and Jonathan Jackson for promoting a pro-gun business so forcefully.
NORTHWEST INDIANA REPORTS A GOOD GUN USE
So rarely do we read about the use of a gun to save lives. Apparently the Northwest Indiana Times has no problem in reporting a good gun use. Indiana has been a concealed carry state since the 1930's.
The full story: Woman shoots alleged abductor
"I've called police on him before. He's tried to threaten me and my entire family. ... He was going to kill me," she said.
"I shot him and took his gun," the woman said.
"I keep my gun on my hip, and I had it where I could ease it. It paid off. I had one in the chamber so I was able to get one round off," she said.
The woman said she started carrying the gun because of the harassment involving her abductor during the past seven months. She said she believes the man was wearing gloves because he intended to kill her and didn't want to leave fingerprints behind.
So rarely do we read about the use of a gun to save lives. Apparently the Northwest Indiana Times has no problem in reporting a good gun use. Indiana has been a concealed carry state since the 1930's.
The full story: Woman shoots alleged abductor
"I've called police on him before. He's tried to threaten me and my entire family. ... He was going to kill me," she said.
"I shot him and took his gun," the woman said.
"I keep my gun on my hip, and I had it where I could ease it. It paid off. I had one in the chamber so I was able to get one round off," she said.
The woman said she started carrying the gun because of the harassment involving her abductor during the past seven months. She said she believes the man was wearing gloves because he intended to kill her and didn't want to leave fingerprints behind.
MISSOURI: CARRY AND CONCEAL PERMIT PROCESS ALMOST IN PLACE
The Daily Journal:
'We are about ready,' Sheriff Dan Bullock said regarding his department's preparation to begin accepting applications from residents who want a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
The law allowing issuance of permits to carry concealed weapons goes into effect Saturday but it will be next Tuesday before St. Francois County residents will be able to make applications for a permit. That is because the department's office is closed on the weekend and Monday is Columbus Day, a holiday on which all county offices are closed."..........
The Daily Journal:
'We are about ready,' Sheriff Dan Bullock said regarding his department's preparation to begin accepting applications from residents who want a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
The law allowing issuance of permits to carry concealed weapons goes into effect Saturday but it will be next Tuesday before St. Francois County residents will be able to make applications for a permit. That is because the department's office is closed on the weekend and Monday is Columbus Day, a holiday on which all county offices are closed."..........
BUDWEISER COMES DOWN HARD IN FAVOR OF CCW! WAIT TILL YOU READ THIS!
I am about to ask you to drink more beer. Now bear with me, I have my reasons and I think you just might agree.
We always encourage boycotts of companies that turn on us. Like K-Mart did.
NOW HOLD THE PRESSES! READ ON....
The King of Beers says it is withdrawing support from Missouri Gov. Bob Holden over his veto of CCW in that state! Anheuser-Bush contribued $50K to his campaign for Governor in 2000. I wonder what they will spend to give him the boot?!
What can we do to reward Anheuser-Busch? I suggest the following would be fair:
1) Order their products when out an about. Tell the waitperson you are buying Budweiser because of their stand in favor of good citizens being allowed to be armed for self defense and the defense of others. Remember they make O'Doul's which has no alcohol. We are not asking anyone to become a drinker, just a DEFENDER OF LIBERTY!
2) You can always reach Anheuser-Busch by phone at 1-800-DIAL-BUD (1-800-342-5283) between the hours of: 7am-12am CST Monday - Saturday or 12pm-12am CST on Sunday and tell them you support their chairman and his stand on CCW!
3) Email Anheuser-Busch at http://contactus.anheuser-busch.com/contactus/talktous.asp Make sure to leave block checked that let's them use your input for marketing purposes.
You can bet the Anti-s are going to threaten to boycott. HAH! They drink foo-foo drinks, not BEER! If we can show an increase in sales because a company comes down on the side of freedom, then more companies will follow. We have taught a few companies to fear us, now let's show corporate America our other side. Our Generous Spirit. Our Love Of Liberty. Show Anheuser-Busch the MONEY!
For some real fun we note that anti-gunner "Rev" Jesse Jackson's sons own River North Distributors of Budweiser. Will they boycott their own business?
Lastly you must be on other lists so pass this around, post it to newsgroups. Get the word out.
THANK YOU AUGUST A. BUSCH III !!!!
John Birch
President
Concealed Carry, Inc.
PO BOX 4597
OAK BROOK IL 60522-4597
Tel: 630 660-3935
Email: john@concealcarry.org
Busch Beer Pulls Campaign Support Over Concealed Weapons
10/8/2003
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. will no longer support Missouri Gov. Bob Holden because of his refusal to back a concealed weapons bill, the St Louis Post-Dispatch reported Oct. 1.
The brewer, an influential corporate player in Missouri politics, said it would not back Holden in his re-election bid next year after he vetoed the concealed weapons bill last summer.
The measure, which goes into effect Oct. 11 following the override of Holden's veto by the state legislature, would allow residents to carry concealed weapons.
One political source said that Anheuser-Busch Cos. Chairman August A. Busch III is a devoted sportsman who has strong concerns about personal security.
In Holden's 2000 campaign, Anheuser-Busch contributed at least $50,000.
State Auditor Claire McCaskill, the Democrat running against Holden, didn't support the bill, but has since said she would 'work to make sure the restrictions in the new law are enforced.'
Busch Beer Pulls Campaign Support Over Concealed Weapons
I am about to ask you to drink more beer. Now bear with me, I have my reasons and I think you just might agree.
We always encourage boycotts of companies that turn on us. Like K-Mart did.
NOW HOLD THE PRESSES! READ ON....
The King of Beers says it is withdrawing support from Missouri Gov. Bob Holden over his veto of CCW in that state! Anheuser-Bush contribued $50K to his campaign for Governor in 2000. I wonder what they will spend to give him the boot?!
What can we do to reward Anheuser-Busch? I suggest the following would be fair:
1) Order their products when out an about. Tell the waitperson you are buying Budweiser because of their stand in favor of good citizens being allowed to be armed for self defense and the defense of others. Remember they make O'Doul's which has no alcohol. We are not asking anyone to become a drinker, just a DEFENDER OF LIBERTY!
2) You can always reach Anheuser-Busch by phone at 1-800-DIAL-BUD (1-800-342-5283) between the hours of: 7am-12am CST Monday - Saturday or 12pm-12am CST on Sunday and tell them you support their chairman and his stand on CCW!
3) Email Anheuser-Busch at http://contactus.anheuser-busch.com/contactus/talktous.asp Make sure to leave block checked that let's them use your input for marketing purposes.
You can bet the Anti-s are going to threaten to boycott. HAH! They drink foo-foo drinks, not BEER! If we can show an increase in sales because a company comes down on the side of freedom, then more companies will follow. We have taught a few companies to fear us, now let's show corporate America our other side. Our Generous Spirit. Our Love Of Liberty. Show Anheuser-Busch the MONEY!
For some real fun we note that anti-gunner "Rev" Jesse Jackson's sons own River North Distributors of Budweiser. Will they boycott their own business?
Lastly you must be on other lists so pass this around, post it to newsgroups. Get the word out.
THANK YOU AUGUST A. BUSCH III !!!!
John Birch
President
Concealed Carry, Inc.
PO BOX 4597
OAK BROOK IL 60522-4597
Tel: 630 660-3935
Email: john@concealcarry.org
Busch Beer Pulls Campaign Support Over Concealed Weapons
10/8/2003
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. will no longer support Missouri Gov. Bob Holden because of his refusal to back a concealed weapons bill, the St Louis Post-Dispatch reported Oct. 1.
The brewer, an influential corporate player in Missouri politics, said it would not back Holden in his re-election bid next year after he vetoed the concealed weapons bill last summer.
The measure, which goes into effect Oct. 11 following the override of Holden's veto by the state legislature, would allow residents to carry concealed weapons.
One political source said that Anheuser-Busch Cos. Chairman August A. Busch III is a devoted sportsman who has strong concerns about personal security.
In Holden's 2000 campaign, Anheuser-Busch contributed at least $50,000.
State Auditor Claire McCaskill, the Democrat running against Holden, didn't support the bill, but has since said she would 'work to make sure the restrictions in the new law are enforced.'
Busch Beer Pulls Campaign Support Over Concealed Weapons
WISCONSIN SET TO VOTE ON CCW
For more information call:
Senator Dave Zien, (608) 266-7511
Rep. Scott Gunderson (608) 266-3363
Rep. Scott Suder (608) 267-0280
Date Set for Concealed Weapons Vote
Senate Committee to vote on Concealed Carry Bill Oct. 13 Madison... The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Privacy will hold a vote on a bill that would allow trained, law-abiding citizens to protect themselves and their families with a concealed weapon.
For more information call:
Senator Dave Zien, (608) 266-7511
Rep. Scott Gunderson (608) 266-3363
Rep. Scott Suder (608) 267-0280
Date Set for Concealed Weapons Vote
Senate Committee to vote on Concealed Carry Bill Oct. 13 Madison... The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Privacy will hold a vote on a bill that would allow trained, law-abiding citizens to protect themselves and their families with a concealed weapon.
NEW CHICAGO POLICE SUPERINTENDENT CAUGHT TELLING FIRST WHOPPER
"Clarification
Chicago Police Supt. Phil Cline said Wednesday he made 'an honest mistake' when he told the Chicago Sun-Times that, during his two-year stint as a Cubs bat boy, he witnessed a no-hitter by Cubs pitcher Fergie Jenkins. 'He meant to tell you it was Fergie's first win as a Cub. It was a 2-0 shutout and he hit a home run to help his own cause,' said Police Department spokesman David Bayless."
Metro briefs:
"Clarification
Chicago Police Supt. Phil Cline said Wednesday he made 'an honest mistake' when he told the Chicago Sun-Times that, during his two-year stint as a Cubs bat boy, he witnessed a no-hitter by Cubs pitcher Fergie Jenkins. 'He meant to tell you it was Fergie's first win as a Cub. It was a 2-0 shutout and he hit a home run to help his own cause,' said Police Department spokesman David Bayless."
Metro briefs:
TSA BOMB SCREENERS TAKE MORON PROOF TESTS AND STILL HAVE TO CHEAT. DUMB DE BOMB BOMB
Ain't you glad d'feds be in charge of airport security?
"One question asked ''How do threats get aboard an aircraft?''
The possible answers were (a) In carry-on bags; (b) In checked-in bags; (c) In another person's bag, and (d) All of the above. The correct answer is (d).
Another question asked why it's important to screen bags for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). A possible answer: ''The ticking timer could worry other passengers.'' The right answer: ''IEDs can cause loss of lives, property and aircraft.''"
Airport screeners got help with job tests
Ain't you glad d'feds be in charge of airport security?
"One question asked ''How do threats get aboard an aircraft?''
The possible answers were (a) In carry-on bags; (b) In checked-in bags; (c) In another person's bag, and (d) All of the above. The correct answer is (d).
Another question asked why it's important to screen bags for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). A possible answer: ''The ticking timer could worry other passengers.'' The right answer: ''IEDs can cause loss of lives, property and aircraft.''"
Airport screeners got help with job tests
PUNISH THE BAD GUYS???? WHAT A NOVEL APPROACH!!!
District attorneys join ad campaign aimed at guns
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS JOIN AD CAMPAIGN AIMED AT GUNS
ALLENTOWN, PA
U.S. Attorney Patrick L. Meehan's office has partnered with county district attorneys to impose federal penalties against felons caught with firearms.
Lehigh Valley district attorneys joined Meehan on Wednesday to announce an ad campaign publicizing Project Safe Neighborhoods.
'There are truly bad people out there and this allows us to take them off the streets for a significant amount of time,' Meehan said at a news conference at the Lehigh County Courthouse. "
District attorneys join ad campaign aimed at guns
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS JOIN AD CAMPAIGN AIMED AT GUNS
ALLENTOWN, PA
U.S. Attorney Patrick L. Meehan's office has partnered with county district attorneys to impose federal penalties against felons caught with firearms.
Lehigh Valley district attorneys joined Meehan on Wednesday to announce an ad campaign publicizing Project Safe Neighborhoods.
'There are truly bad people out there and this allows us to take them off the streets for a significant amount of time,' Meehan said at a news conference at the Lehigh County Courthouse. "
PERPS MAY CLAIM SELF-DEFENSE
Shop shooting suspect may claim self-defense
Thursday, 10/9/03
Shop shooting suspect may claim self-defense
One of two teenagers accused of killing a barber last week after police say the pair tried to rob the man's shop may claim he fired at the owner in self-defense, his lawyer said last night.
''We're suggesting that a number of variables intervened in this particular case, whether it be self-defense or anything else that results in the dismissal of the criminal charges against my client,'' Nashville attorney Karl E. Pulley said."
Shop shooting suspect may claim self-defense
Thursday, 10/9/03
Shop shooting suspect may claim self-defense
One of two teenagers accused of killing a barber last week after police say the pair tried to rob the man's shop may claim he fired at the owner in self-defense, his lawyer said last night.
''We're suggesting that a number of variables intervened in this particular case, whether it be self-defense or anything else that results in the dismissal of the criminal charges against my client,'' Nashville attorney Karl E. Pulley said."
PRO GUN CANDIDATE WITHDRAWS. COX TO ENDORSE RAUSCHENBERGER.
"WASHINGTON -- Millionaire Republican John Cox is withdrawing from his campaign for the U.S. Senate, according to his top political aide."
Chicago Tribune | Cox withdrawing from Senate race:
"WASHINGTON -- Millionaire Republican John Cox is withdrawing from his campaign for the U.S. Senate, according to his top political aide."
Chicago Tribune | Cox withdrawing from Senate race:
WHY WOULD THE OFFICER LIE?
"A judge today found a Chicago police detective not guilty of pistol-whipping and shooting at a man who allegedly had fought with her son outside a South Side lounge. The judge said the state failed to prove its case because it relied mainly on the testimony of an unreliable witness.
Chicago Tribune | Cop not guilty in pistol-whipping case: "
"A judge today found a Chicago police detective not guilty of pistol-whipping and shooting at a man who allegedly had fought with her son outside a South Side lounge. The judge said the state failed to prove its case because it relied mainly on the testimony of an unreliable witness.
Chicago Tribune | Cop not guilty in pistol-whipping case: "
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
THIS STORY HAS A POLL FOR THE RIGHT TO CCW - CHECK IT OUT & VOTE
Diverse Group Files Suit In Opposition To Concealed-Gun Law
Lawyers Prepare Arguments Over New Law's Constitutionality
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A St. Louis judge could decide whether Missouri's new concealed-gun law violates the state constitution. But he first must decide whether he -- or a judge in the state's capital city -- has the proper authority to hear the case. "
Diverse Group Files Suit In Opposition To Concealed-Gun Law
Lawyers Prepare Arguments Over New Law's Constitutionality
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A St. Louis judge could decide whether Missouri's new concealed-gun law violates the state constitution. But he first must decide whether he -- or a judge in the state's capital city -- has the proper authority to hear the case. "
COX BOWS OUT - ENDORSING RAUSCHENBERGER
Illinois Conservative Politics:
"CHICAGO -- On Thursday, Republican John Cox, will abandon his bid for U.S. Senate and endorse State Senator Steve Rauschenberger.
Cox's campaign spokesman Andy Bloom said today that he would not be allowed to comment until tomorrow's press conference at 11:00 am.
Cox, who has fared well in preliminary polls, has not been able to raise support and funds statewide and is expected to line out his reasons for throwing his support to the Elgin state senator at the Thursday morning press conference.
Earlier Thursday morning, General John Borling, another Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, promises to land his seaplane on Lake Michigan, as promised during his official announcement in September when high waves prevented him from landing."
Illinois Conservative Politics:
"CHICAGO -- On Thursday, Republican John Cox, will abandon his bid for U.S. Senate and endorse State Senator Steve Rauschenberger.
Cox's campaign spokesman Andy Bloom said today that he would not be allowed to comment until tomorrow's press conference at 11:00 am.
Cox, who has fared well in preliminary polls, has not been able to raise support and funds statewide and is expected to line out his reasons for throwing his support to the Elgin state senator at the Thursday morning press conference.
Earlier Thursday morning, General John Borling, another Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, promises to land his seaplane on Lake Michigan, as promised during his official announcement in September when high waves prevented him from landing."
CITY OF CHICAGO A NUISANCE WITH ITS LAWSUITS
We all know about the various lawsuits Mayor Daley launched against gun makers in an attempt to recoup the cost of medical expenses for shot up gang bangers. Virtually all of these suits have been dismissed. Now they try to sue paint manufacturers for the cost of health care for kids who have ingested lead-based paint. Once again, case dismissed.
From the Chicago Tribune:
With Judge Nancy Arnold's dismissal, Chicago became the latest in a long line of municipalities to be denied redress from the paint industry for lead-based paint poisoning of children--a public health problem that has cost the city millions to treat and abate. Chicago leads the nation in lead poisoning among children, with at least 12,000 testing positive for it in 2001.
City officials said that lead poisoning in children is most heavily concentrated on the South and West Sides.
One wonders if this last statement refers more to paint or bullets...
We all know about the various lawsuits Mayor Daley launched against gun makers in an attempt to recoup the cost of medical expenses for shot up gang bangers. Virtually all of these suits have been dismissed. Now they try to sue paint manufacturers for the cost of health care for kids who have ingested lead-based paint. Once again, case dismissed.
From the Chicago Tribune:
With Judge Nancy Arnold's dismissal, Chicago became the latest in a long line of municipalities to be denied redress from the paint industry for lead-based paint poisoning of children--a public health problem that has cost the city millions to treat and abate. Chicago leads the nation in lead poisoning among children, with at least 12,000 testing positive for it in 2001.
City officials said that lead poisoning in children is most heavily concentrated on the South and West Sides.
One wonders if this last statement refers more to paint or bullets...
NY SAYS NO INDIVIDUAL RIGHT TO GUNS. GET USED TO IT.
"'In view of the weight of authority, including the present state of Supreme Court and 2nd Circuit jurisprudence, the court adopts the view that the Second Amendment is not a source of individual rights'" From the opinion by U.S. District Judge Norman A. Mordue of Syracuse
Challenge to Ban on Non-Resident Weapons Permit Fails:
"'In view of the weight of authority, including the present state of Supreme Court and 2nd Circuit jurisprudence, the court adopts the view that the Second Amendment is not a source of individual rights'" From the opinion by U.S. District Judge Norman A. Mordue of Syracuse
Challenge to Ban on Non-Resident Weapons Permit Fails:
DEVINE REFUSING TO GO AWAY
"Scratch rumors that Cook County State's Attorney Dick Devine is not planning to seek a third term. It ain't true."
Scoopsville . . .
"Scratch rumors that Cook County State's Attorney Dick Devine is not planning to seek a third term. It ain't true."
Scoopsville . . .
TOP JOLIET DETECTIVE FAILS TO NOTICE EXTRA $100K IN FAMILY INCOME
"'If there was an extra $100,000 coming into the house, I think I'd know something about it,' said City Councilman Warren Dorris."
Wife's embezzlement conviction casts shadow on Joliet's No. 2 cop
"'If there was an extra $100,000 coming into the house, I think I'd know something about it,' said City Councilman Warren Dorris."
Wife's embezzlement conviction casts shadow on Joliet's No. 2 cop
SEX OFFENDER OR JESSE JACKSON JR.? CHOOSE ONE
The Illinois 2d Congressional District will get to choose between a registered sex offender and an unregistered communist in the March 2004 primary.
Which to choose? Which to choose? Hmmmmmmmm......
Reynolds wants back in Congress
The Illinois 2d Congressional District will get to choose between a registered sex offender and an unregistered communist in the March 2004 primary.
Which to choose? Which to choose? Hmmmmmmmm......
Reynolds wants back in Congress
MAN IN WHEEL CHAIR AND 16 YEAR OLD SON GUNNED DOWN AT HOME IN CHICAGO
Charles Edwards Jr. was shot in the 1980's and confined to a wheel chair but survived. He didn't fair so well the second time around and neither did his son. Apparently narmed they didn't even get the chance to dial 911. No one is in custody. The victims will be forgotten about before the day is over.
Chicago Tribune | Father, son found slain in apartment
Charles Edwards Jr. was shot in the 1980's and confined to a wheel chair but survived. He didn't fair so well the second time around and neither did his son. Apparently narmed they didn't even get the chance to dial 911. No one is in custody. The victims will be forgotten about before the day is over.
Chicago Tribune | Father, son found slain in apartment
Tuesday, October 07, 2003
FIGHTING FOR MORE CRIME RIDDEN ZONES - CAN YOU SAY "AMBULANCE CHASER"?
Local church joins others to fight conceal and carry law
(KAAL) -- A Rochester church has teamed up with more than two-dozen other churches, in an effort to overturn the conceal and carry handgun law.
First Unitarian Universalist Church along with churches around the Twin Cities say the handgun law infringes on their religious freedoms by denying them the ability to chose the wording of signs posted on church property.
This is the second church based challenge to the law. Both are being led by attorney David Lillehaug."
Local church joins others to fight conceal and carry law
(KAAL) -- A Rochester church has teamed up with more than two-dozen other churches, in an effort to overturn the conceal and carry handgun law.
First Unitarian Universalist Church along with churches around the Twin Cities say the handgun law infringes on their religious freedoms by denying them the ability to chose the wording of signs posted on church property.
This is the second church based challenge to the law. Both are being led by attorney David Lillehaug."
SEX OFFENDER MEL REYNOLDS TO CHALLENGE HIS BENEFACTOR J. JACKSON, JR. FOR CONGRESS
Mel Reynolds, eager for another ass kicking, will announce today that he is challenging Jesse Jackson, Jr. for congress. I can't wait for the dirt to fly as these two anti-gunners go at each other. Both are black so the racial component that would keep the words carefully chosen is absent. And that means a no holds barred, winner take all, fight to the death. Since both are whacked out liberals I suggest you just sit back and enjoy the free spectacle. With the GOP completely broken apart in Illinois, anything that brings disunity to the liberals is welcome indeed.
Illinois Conservative Politics
Mel Reynolds, eager for another ass kicking, will announce today that he is challenging Jesse Jackson, Jr. for congress. I can't wait for the dirt to fly as these two anti-gunners go at each other. Both are black so the racial component that would keep the words carefully chosen is absent. And that means a no holds barred, winner take all, fight to the death. Since both are whacked out liberals I suggest you just sit back and enjoy the free spectacle. With the GOP completely broken apart in Illinois, anything that brings disunity to the liberals is welcome indeed.
Illinois Conservative Politics
CHICAGO POLICE BAG 23D CITIZEN IN ANNUAL MORON HUNT
When Pedro Hernandez pointed his gun at two cops he knew what he was doing. He had chosen "Death by Cop." The Chicago Police, in a near split second investigation, have declared the late Mr. Hernandez to be a "clean kill."
The moral of the story is: "Sometimes there is cop around when you need one."
Police rule fatal shooting of man on S.W. Side justified
When Pedro Hernandez pointed his gun at two cops he knew what he was doing. He had chosen "Death by Cop." The Chicago Police, in a near split second investigation, have declared the late Mr. Hernandez to be a "clean kill."
The moral of the story is: "Sometimes there is cop around when you need one."
Police rule fatal shooting of man on S.W. Side justified
THE DELICATE ART OF RACE RELATIONS CHICAGO
"It came as no surprise in police and political circles Monday that Mayor Daley quelled criticism of his decision to name the city's first white police superintendent in 20 years by jointly announcing that an African American would be his first deputy."
Balancing act on display in choice of first deputy
"It came as no surprise in police and political circles Monday that Mayor Daley quelled criticism of his decision to name the city's first white police superintendent in 20 years by jointly announcing that an African American would be his first deputy."
Balancing act on display in choice of first deputy
TRIBUNE LOVES NEW CHICAGO TOP COP
Let us hope incoming Chicago Police Superintendent and Daley Hand Puppett Phil Cline knows the difference between a citizen with a gun and a gang banger with a gun. If history is any guide the cops will be told all guns are bad and since it's easier to bust a citizen than a gang banger....well you get the idea where this leads.
Chicago Tribune | A cop who knows his mission
Let us hope incoming Chicago Police Superintendent and Daley Hand Puppett Phil Cline knows the difference between a citizen with a gun and a gang banger with a gun. If history is any guide the cops will be told all guns are bad and since it's easier to bust a citizen than a gang banger....well you get the idea where this leads.
Chicago Tribune | A cop who knows his mission
87 ARRESTED IN DRUG CRACKDOWN. ONLY 156,403 TO GO
Chicago Tribune | 87 arrested in latest drug crackdown
Chicago Tribune | 87 arrested in latest drug crackdown
MAN FOLLOWS CHICAGO GUN LAW AND BLEEDS OUT IN GUTTER
Chicago Tribune | 2 sought in fatal shooting, carjacking
Chicago Tribune | 2 sought in fatal shooting, carjacking
Monday, October 06, 2003
TIME TO OUTLAW PAINT GUNS
Men Armed With Paintball Guns Force Way Into Brookside Home
Police: Attackers Were Not There To Rob
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Some residents in a Brookside neighborhood are on edge after two men armed with paintball guns forced their way into a home over the weekend.
Just before 3 a.m. Monday, two men forced themselves into a home in the 4900 block of Brookside Boulevard. Two male residents inside were startled awake by the commotion, KMBC's Donna Pitman reported.
Police spokesman Darren Snapp called the invasion a 'strange case.' "........
Men Armed With Paintball Guns Force Way Into Brookside Home
Police: Attackers Were Not There To Rob
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Some residents in a Brookside neighborhood are on edge after two men armed with paintball guns forced their way into a home over the weekend.
Just before 3 a.m. Monday, two men forced themselves into a home in the 4900 block of Brookside Boulevard. Two male residents inside were startled awake by the commotion, KMBC's Donna Pitman reported.
Police spokesman Darren Snapp called the invasion a 'strange case.' "........
NOW THIS IS A "COMMON SENSE" GUN LAW
Trend in concealed gun laws: Conceal who has permits
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP)
Something will be concealed besides pistols when Missouri sheriffs begin issuing permits this month to pack hidden handguns: the names of a projected 60,000 gun licensees.
Missouri's new law, enacted when the Legislature overrode Gov. Bob Holden's veto last month, bars identification of concealed weapons permit holders -- even though separate applications to sheriffs to purchase guns have been open records for years, and remain so.
The new law makes it a misdemeanor for law enforcement to disclose names of holders of concealed gun permits issued by Missouri sheriffs starting Oct. 11."
Trend in concealed gun laws: Conceal who has permits
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP)
Something will be concealed besides pistols when Missouri sheriffs begin issuing permits this month to pack hidden handguns: the names of a projected 60,000 gun licensees.
Missouri's new law, enacted when the Legislature overrode Gov. Bob Holden's veto last month, bars identification of concealed weapons permit holders -- even though separate applications to sheriffs to purchase guns have been open records for years, and remain so.
The new law makes it a misdemeanor for law enforcement to disclose names of holders of concealed gun permits issued by Missouri sheriffs starting Oct. 11."
MORE FEEL GOOD "GUN FREE" ZONES
STLtoday - News - Story: "Gov. Bob Holden said today in St. Louis he will ban concealed firearms in all state-owned or operated buildings.
Holden said he is instructiong the state Office of Adminstration to draft the ban. He said the move is necessary to protect state workers and those who visit state buildings. Holden said that, as governor, he bears the 'ultimate responsibility' for safety at state facilities.
'State buildings are clearly no place for hidden handguns, just as I continue to believe that little league baseball parks and child care facilities should be gun free,' the governor said.
Holden said he needed to act because the 'poorly drafted' state law enacted over his veto would have allowed concealed weapons in state buildings.
His prohibition will not affect law enforcement officials who carry weapons in their official duties."
STLtoday - News - Story: "Gov. Bob Holden said today in St. Louis he will ban concealed firearms in all state-owned or operated buildings.
Holden said he is instructiong the state Office of Adminstration to draft the ban. He said the move is necessary to protect state workers and those who visit state buildings. Holden said that, as governor, he bears the 'ultimate responsibility' for safety at state facilities.
'State buildings are clearly no place for hidden handguns, just as I continue to believe that little league baseball parks and child care facilities should be gun free,' the governor said.
Holden said he needed to act because the 'poorly drafted' state law enacted over his veto would have allowed concealed weapons in state buildings.
His prohibition will not affect law enforcement officials who carry weapons in their official duties."
DALEY NAMES NEW TOP COP - VOWS TO GO AFTER GUNS...YOU WHO LIVE IN CHICAGO ARE TRULY SCREWED
"'We're going to go after gangs, guns and drugs. Those are the three things that drive our violence rate in the city, and we're going to go after them.'" - Phil Cline, Chicago's new superintendent of Police and Daley hand pupett.
Dare I say if this twit would go after gangs and drugs the gun 'problem' would not be an issue? What an Einstein.
Spt. Cline also appointed Dana Starks to be the new First Deputy. Starks, is coincidentally black. I guess this is the bone Daley is tossing blacks to make them feel good, shut up and otherwise go away.
Chicago Tribune | Daley picks new top cop
"'We're going to go after gangs, guns and drugs. Those are the three things that drive our violence rate in the city, and we're going to go after them.'" - Phil Cline, Chicago's new superintendent of Police and Daley hand pupett.
Dare I say if this twit would go after gangs and drugs the gun 'problem' would not be an issue? What an Einstein.
Spt. Cline also appointed Dana Starks to be the new First Deputy. Starks, is coincidentally black. I guess this is the bone Daley is tossing blacks to make them feel good, shut up and otherwise go away.
Chicago Tribune | Daley picks new top cop
TED NUGENT USES THE MONKEY WORD
"Ted Nugent, the outspoken rocker and outdoors enthusiast, challenges the contestants -- or 'the monkeys' as he calls them -- to live off the land in his rural compound near Jackson, about 70 miles west of Detroit."
MSN Entertainment - News - Ted Nugent Enters World of Reality TV
"Ted Nugent, the outspoken rocker and outdoors enthusiast, challenges the contestants -- or 'the monkeys' as he calls them -- to live off the land in his rural compound near Jackson, about 70 miles west of Detroit."
MSN Entertainment - News - Ted Nugent Enters World of Reality TV
ANOTHER SHOOTING.....CALLS FOR MORE LAWS......GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE, RIGHT?
New gun laws aim to keep guns out of the wrong hands
It seems like the same old rhetoric. An "assualt weapon" was used to kill a cop, so let's pass more gun laws.
Of course, those "gun show loopholes" are to blame. The BS just never stops.
New gun laws aim to keep guns out of the wrong hands
It seems like the same old rhetoric. An "assualt weapon" was used to kill a cop, so let's pass more gun laws.
Of course, those "gun show loopholes" are to blame. The BS just never stops.
ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT GOES WILD WITH NEW SEAT BELT ARREST LAW
"During July and August, state troopers wrote 22,636 seat belt tickets across Illinois, far exceeding the 14,019 seat belt tickets written during the same two-month period last year, the State Police reported.
'We plan on continually being very aggressive in enforcing the seat belt statutes in our state. This is not going away,' said Master Sgt. Rick Hector, a State Police spokesman."
"This is our goal: Basically, it'll be a wonderful day when we can hold safety belt enforcement zone details, and everyone who comes through those zones will be buckled up, and we don't have to write any citations whatsoever," Hector said. "We know this equates to lives being saved."
I always wanted to know who Jesus appointed to take over after ascended into heaven. Looks like it was Master Sergeant Hector of the Illinois State Police.
Tickets prod more drivers to click it
"During July and August, state troopers wrote 22,636 seat belt tickets across Illinois, far exceeding the 14,019 seat belt tickets written during the same two-month period last year, the State Police reported.
'We plan on continually being very aggressive in enforcing the seat belt statutes in our state. This is not going away,' said Master Sgt. Rick Hector, a State Police spokesman."
"This is our goal: Basically, it'll be a wonderful day when we can hold safety belt enforcement zone details, and everyone who comes through those zones will be buckled up, and we don't have to write any citations whatsoever," Hector said. "We know this equates to lives being saved."
I always wanted to know who Jesus appointed to take over after ascended into heaven. Looks like it was Master Sergeant Hector of the Illinois State Police.
Tickets prod more drivers to click it
CHICAGO MAN WITH GUN CHOOSES DEATH BY COP
"'I heard 10, 12 shots,' said Fernando Plascencia, 30, who lives two buildings away. 'I thought it was fireworks.'"
Chicago Tribune | Police kill man who they say raised a gun
"'I heard 10, 12 shots,' said Fernando Plascencia, 30, who lives two buildings away. 'I thought it was fireworks.'"
Chicago Tribune | Police kill man who they say raised a gun
THE GOOD DIE YOUNG IN MAYOR DALEY'S GUN FREE CITY
Chicago Tribune | Gunman fatally shoots teenager on South Side
Chicago Tribune | Gunman fatally shoots teenager on South Side
EX CHICAGO DETECTIVE IN TOTAL DENIAL AT TRIAL
Chicago Tribune | Former detective denies she pistol-whipped man
Chicago Tribune | Former detective denies she pistol-whipped man
MAN TAKES IL STATE TROOPER'S GUN...ASSISTING TROOPER WHACKS HIM...SOME PEOPLE JUST NEED KILLING
Chicago Tribune | State troopers shoot man during traffic stop
Chicago Tribune | State troopers shoot man during traffic stop
EVER WANTED A FAKE ID?
I get a lot of spam email about fake ID's. I have no idea what I would do with one, but somehow the concept of having another identity is cool. Anyway, I assumed the spam was all rip-offs and in the main I was right.
This web site below is really interesting. If you ever wondered about Fake ID's, this is the place to go and check out the scams and even the real deal.
From what I have determined a terrorist can get a realistic fake ID easy. I wonder when we will get a National ID Card in the USA? I have to think it's coming. The paranoid privacy advocates were not so paranoid after all?
Fake ID, ID cards, novelty ID, Fakeidman Reviews List All fake id info , holograms, photo ID, fake IDs
I get a lot of spam email about fake ID's. I have no idea what I would do with one, but somehow the concept of having another identity is cool. Anyway, I assumed the spam was all rip-offs and in the main I was right.
This web site below is really interesting. If you ever wondered about Fake ID's, this is the place to go and check out the scams and even the real deal.
From what I have determined a terrorist can get a realistic fake ID easy. I wonder when we will get a National ID Card in the USA? I have to think it's coming. The paranoid privacy advocates were not so paranoid after all?
Fake ID, ID cards, novelty ID, Fakeidman Reviews List All fake id info , holograms, photo ID, fake IDs
FORMER MENTAL PATIENT KILLS MOM, PASTOR...CRY OUT FOR MORE GUN LAWS!
Someone goes Loony Tunes in a car no one suggests banning cars. Now that we have a loony tuner with a gun...wonder if guns will be blamed?
"'The suspect is deceased, and there's no one to charge,' Sergeant Quigley said. 'There's nothing more to the case.'"
Describing the aftermath of a 43 year old woman who had just killed her Pastor, her mother and then herself on a church altar.
Pastor and 2 Others Are Killed in Shooting at Atlanta Church
Someone goes Loony Tunes in a car no one suggests banning cars. Now that we have a loony tuner with a gun...wonder if guns will be blamed?
"'The suspect is deceased, and there's no one to charge,' Sergeant Quigley said. 'There's nothing more to the case.'"
Describing the aftermath of a 43 year old woman who had just killed her Pastor, her mother and then herself on a church altar.
Pastor and 2 Others Are Killed in Shooting at Atlanta Church
Sunday, October 05, 2003
22 GUNS STOLEN FROM KNOXVILLE,TN AREA STORE
"Nearly two dozen guns are missing after a break-in at an area sporting goods store...
Alcoa Police officers responded to Wynn's Sporting Goods in New Midland Plaza just before 4:00am Saturday morning.
Officers found the front window broken, but they believe whoever stole the guns went into the store through a side door. The thief or thieves then forced open two locked cases and took 22 handguns.
The stolen guns are worth more than $15,000. Alcoa Police officers aren't commenting on the burglary at this time, but anyone with any information should call 981-4111 or the crime hotline at 380-4715.
10/05/03 5:48pm"
"Nearly two dozen guns are missing after a break-in at an area sporting goods store...
Alcoa Police officers responded to Wynn's Sporting Goods in New Midland Plaza just before 4:00am Saturday morning.
Officers found the front window broken, but they believe whoever stole the guns went into the store through a side door. The thief or thieves then forced open two locked cases and took 22 handguns.
The stolen guns are worth more than $15,000. Alcoa Police officers aren't commenting on the burglary at this time, but anyone with any information should call 981-4111 or the crime hotline at 380-4715.
10/05/03 5:48pm"
DELAYED MURDERS ARE SOMEHOW LESS DEADLY
According to this article, apparently Michigan is in desperate need of a waiting period for purchasing firearms.
We all know how well that has worked out for Chicago.
According to this article, apparently Michigan is in desperate need of a waiting period for purchasing firearms.
We all know how well that has worked out for Chicago.
OHIOANS PLAN MORE ARMED DEFENSE WALKS
You can see that the people of Ohio are not going to quit until they get concealed carry passed. Concealed Carry Inc. did the July 4th 2001 (wow, that long ago!) fanny pack event at the Taste of Chicago and received great press. Now what to do next? Perhaps the I$RA can get a candle light march together. That's about all you'd be allowed to carry in Illinois.
You can see that the people of Ohio are not going to quit until they get concealed carry passed. Concealed Carry Inc. did the July 4th 2001 (wow, that long ago!) fanny pack event at the Taste of Chicago and received great press. Now what to do next? Perhaps the I$RA can get a candle light march together. That's about all you'd be allowed to carry in Illinois.
PASTOR GUNNED DOWN BY JEALOUS WOMAN?
"ATLANTA, Oct. 5 — A woman opened fired at an Atlanta church Sunday morning, killing the pastor and one other person before shooting herself, police said."
3 dead in Atlanta church shooting
"ATLANTA, Oct. 5 — A woman opened fired at an Atlanta church Sunday morning, killing the pastor and one other person before shooting herself, police said."
3 dead in Atlanta church shooting
UNDERCOVER WITH NYPD FIREARMS INTERDICTION UNIT
The undercovers are almost all black or Latino, a fact about which they are pragmatic. "I'm not going to come at you like this Farrakhan or this Chicken John brother, but as an African American who's proud," says M.W., an undercover who "flipped" from investigator after the shooting. "If you look at where crack is being sold, it's in the black neighborhoods."
In the Face of Death, an Undercover Life of Guns
The undercovers are almost all black or Latino, a fact about which they are pragmatic. "I'm not going to come at you like this Farrakhan or this Chicken John brother, but as an African American who's proud," says M.W., an undercover who "flipped" from investigator after the shooting. "If you look at where crack is being sold, it's in the black neighborhoods."
In the Face of Death, an Undercover Life of Guns
WI DEM GOV TO VETO CCW IF PASSED
"'The governor has said that he respects the decision of the Supreme Court that found that shop owners and homeowners have the right to protect themselves on their own property,' Leistikow said. 'But the bill in the Legislature goes way beyond that _ allowing guns in churches and day care centers. And it weakens restrictions against guns in school zones.' "
The Green Bay News-Chronicle Online - local news:
"'The governor has said that he respects the decision of the Supreme Court that found that shop owners and homeowners have the right to protect themselves on their own property,' Leistikow said. 'But the bill in the Legislature goes way beyond that _ allowing guns in churches and day care centers. And it weakens restrictions against guns in school zones.' "
The Green Bay News-Chronicle Online - local news:
FBI AGENT GIVES TIPS ON SURVIVAL
'Do you think it's unusual to put your gun in your pocket when you're taking out the garbage?'
'Do you think it's unusual to put your gun in your pocket when you're taking out the garbage?'
Saturday, October 04, 2003
JESSE JACKSON KOW TOWS TO MAYOR DALEY
"'I don't think there will come a time when Rev. Jackson would try to force a candidate on Mayor Daley,' he said."
Jackson won't push a top cop
"'I don't think there will come a time when Rev. Jackson would try to force a candidate on Mayor Daley,' he said."
Jackson won't push a top cop
A BIT MORE GUN CONTROL AND LIVES WILL BE SAVED
"'I guess what we are surprised about is the desensitization people have in relation to firearm control,'' he said. 'It's kind of ironic that we spend all the money to fight a war, but it's [street violence] on the news every night -- collateral damage to the poor, unlucky innocent people.''"
Reward planned for info in slaying
"'I guess what we are surprised about is the desensitization people have in relation to firearm control,'' he said. 'It's kind of ironic that we spend all the money to fight a war, but it's [street violence] on the news every night -- collateral damage to the poor, unlucky innocent people.''"
Reward planned for info in slaying
CHICAGO COPS VOLUNTEERING TO REDUCE CRIME DISMAY POLICE UNION
"To the dismay of Chicago's police union, the department has greatly expanded the size of an elite team of roaming police officers that is moving from the West Side to the South Side."
60 cops added as unit targeting gangs moves to South Side
"To the dismay of Chicago's police union, the department has greatly expanded the size of an elite team of roaming police officers that is moving from the West Side to the South Side."
60 cops added as unit targeting gangs moves to South Side
ZORN DOES KATHURIA
"ZORN: Speaking of security issues, there's a strong contingent of gun-rights advocates in Illinois, particularly downstate. What will you tell them about your position on concealed carry?
KATHURIA: One of the tenets of Sikhism in the old days was that we were to protect the rights of others so we were to carry a little small sword, not to protect ourselves but to protect innocent people. This is basically concealed carry, and it's an idea I'm obviously open to.
But why are there are 10,000 handgun killings in the US every year? In Canada there are only 50 to 60? I believe that if anyone uses a handgun for the wrong reason he should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
ZORN: .Well, why do we have so many gun killings?
KATHURIA: That is a rhetorical question that deserves consideration but does not account for a very different level of criminal activity and population density. I don't believe that the availability of handguns in the U.S. is causal with an increase in crime.
ZORN: How do you feel about background checks?
KATHURIA: We're open to quick background and security checks. The instant background check at gun shows and shops that can determine if a person has a criminal past or has a history of mental health problems should be enforced. I do support personal protection legislation that would allow an individual, with training and a clear background check, to carry a concealed gun. I would not support any other new gun laws, just enforce the ones on the books currently."
EricZorn.com Kathuria interview
"ZORN: Speaking of security issues, there's a strong contingent of gun-rights advocates in Illinois, particularly downstate. What will you tell them about your position on concealed carry?
KATHURIA: One of the tenets of Sikhism in the old days was that we were to protect the rights of others so we were to carry a little small sword, not to protect ourselves but to protect innocent people. This is basically concealed carry, and it's an idea I'm obviously open to.
But why are there are 10,000 handgun killings in the US every year? In Canada there are only 50 to 60? I believe that if anyone uses a handgun for the wrong reason he should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
ZORN: .Well, why do we have so many gun killings?
KATHURIA: That is a rhetorical question that deserves consideration but does not account for a very different level of criminal activity and population density. I don't believe that the availability of handguns in the U.S. is causal with an increase in crime.
ZORN: How do you feel about background checks?
KATHURIA: We're open to quick background and security checks. The instant background check at gun shows and shops that can determine if a person has a criminal past or has a history of mental health problems should be enforced. I do support personal protection legislation that would allow an individual, with training and a clear background check, to carry a concealed gun. I would not support any other new gun laws, just enforce the ones on the books currently."
EricZorn.com Kathuria interview
16 YEAR OLD KILLS 16 YEAR OLD IN GUN FREE CHICAGO
"After other people separated them, Price went outside in the first block of East 156th Street. About 10:45 p.m., Strong followed Price and they began to struggle again, with Price striking Strong once in the face, prosecutors said. Strong pulled out a handgun and shot Price once in the chest, prosecutors said."
Chicago Tribune | Mother of slain teenager asks why
"After other people separated them, Price went outside in the first block of East 156th Street. About 10:45 p.m., Strong followed Price and they began to struggle again, with Price striking Strong once in the face, prosecutors said. Strong pulled out a handgun and shot Price once in the chest, prosecutors said."
Chicago Tribune | Mother of slain teenager asks why
SENATE CANDIDATE KATHURIA SPEAKS
Read all three Illinois Leader Interviews (scroll down for parst 1 and 2) with this most articulate candidate.
"IL: So, what is your position on the Second Amendment?
KATHURIA: This is a good thing to report. Sikhs have been guarding America’s interests for over a decade. 85,000 Sikhs died in WW1 and WW2 and the first Sikhs served in 1819 in the US Army. One of the things that we are supposed to keep is a weapon to protect other people and protect the rights of other people.
I remember when we were at one of the debates, somewhere obviously where they were very definitely pro-Second Amendment, I remember one of the guys got up and said, 'You're our man.'
IL: It is my understanding that Sikhs conceal a knife in their turbans. Do you carry a knife?
KATHURIA: No, this is more ceremonial. . . We ought to understand that there should be limited background checks and you don’t want people to misuse guns for the wrong reasons. If someone violates the law, they should be punished to the full extent of the law.
IL: What is your position on the Second Amendment?
KATHURIA: Laws on the books protect everyone the way they are. If you want to change the Constitution, you have to start looking at changing every amendment, and then you are going back. The Constitution is a document that’s been the founding of America and that’s why it is one of the best countries in the world.
If you start going through and changing the things that the fore-fathers believed in, then you are going to upset the way American culture, the way the economy and everything is. We are basically pro-Constitution, pro-2nd amendment, we figure there are enough rights on the books today."
Illinois Conservative Politics
Read all three Illinois Leader Interviews (scroll down for parst 1 and 2) with this most articulate candidate.
"IL: So, what is your position on the Second Amendment?
KATHURIA: This is a good thing to report. Sikhs have been guarding America’s interests for over a decade. 85,000 Sikhs died in WW1 and WW2 and the first Sikhs served in 1819 in the US Army. One of the things that we are supposed to keep is a weapon to protect other people and protect the rights of other people.
I remember when we were at one of the debates, somewhere obviously where they were very definitely pro-Second Amendment, I remember one of the guys got up and said, 'You're our man.'
IL: It is my understanding that Sikhs conceal a knife in their turbans. Do you carry a knife?
KATHURIA: No, this is more ceremonial. . . We ought to understand that there should be limited background checks and you don’t want people to misuse guns for the wrong reasons. If someone violates the law, they should be punished to the full extent of the law.
IL: What is your position on the Second Amendment?
KATHURIA: Laws on the books protect everyone the way they are. If you want to change the Constitution, you have to start looking at changing every amendment, and then you are going back. The Constitution is a document that’s been the founding of America and that’s why it is one of the best countries in the world.
If you start going through and changing the things that the fore-fathers believed in, then you are going to upset the way American culture, the way the economy and everything is. We are basically pro-Constitution, pro-2nd amendment, we figure there are enough rights on the books today."
Illinois Conservative Politics
Friday, October 03, 2003
DO CHICAGOANS FEEL A "RIGHT TO EXPECT ABSOLUTE SAFETY WITHIN THEIR HOMES"?
Recently I've been reviewing the various self defense laws of different states. I moved from Chicago to Arizona, in part, to be able to regain my right to self protection. I've found that many states uphold a person's right to be secure in his home or in public. We've all heard of the "Brady law", well how about the "Make My Day Law"! No Joke! Colorado recently converted to "shall issue" CCW. Sounds like another nice state to live in. Think Illinois will ever make your day?
From Colorado Revised Statutes:
18-1-704.5 Use Of Deadly Physical Force Against An Intruder (“Make My Day law”)
1. The general assembly hereby recognizes that the citizens of Colorado have a right to expect absolute safety
within their own homes.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 18-1-704, any occupant of a dwelling is justified in using any
degree of physical force, including deadly physical force, against another person when that other person has
made an unlawful entry into the dwelling, and when the occupant has a reasonable belief that such other person
has committed a crime in the dwelling in addition to the uninvited entry, or is committing or intends to commit
a crime against a person or property in addition to the uninvited entry, and when the occupant reasonably
believes that such other person might use any physical force, no matter how slight, against any occupant.
3. Any occupant of a dwelling using physical force, including deadly physical force, in accordance with the
provisions or subsection (2) of this section shall be immune from criminal prosecution for the use of such force.
4. Any occupant of a dwelling using physical force, including deadly physical force, in accordance with the
provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall be immune from any civil liability for injuries or death
resulting from the use of such force.
Recently I've been reviewing the various self defense laws of different states. I moved from Chicago to Arizona, in part, to be able to regain my right to self protection. I've found that many states uphold a person's right to be secure in his home or in public. We've all heard of the "Brady law", well how about the "Make My Day Law"! No Joke! Colorado recently converted to "shall issue" CCW. Sounds like another nice state to live in. Think Illinois will ever make your day?
From Colorado Revised Statutes:
18-1-704.5 Use Of Deadly Physical Force Against An Intruder (“Make My Day law”)
1. The general assembly hereby recognizes that the citizens of Colorado have a right to expect absolute safety
within their own homes.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 18-1-704, any occupant of a dwelling is justified in using any
degree of physical force, including deadly physical force, against another person when that other person has
made an unlawful entry into the dwelling, and when the occupant has a reasonable belief that such other person
has committed a crime in the dwelling in addition to the uninvited entry, or is committing or intends to commit
a crime against a person or property in addition to the uninvited entry, and when the occupant reasonably
believes that such other person might use any physical force, no matter how slight, against any occupant.
3. Any occupant of a dwelling using physical force, including deadly physical force, in accordance with the
provisions or subsection (2) of this section shall be immune from criminal prosecution for the use of such force.
4. Any occupant of a dwelling using physical force, including deadly physical force, in accordance with the
provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall be immune from any civil liability for injuries or death
resulting from the use of such force.
ERIC ZORN NOT HAPPY ABOUT REPORTERS HAVING TO BE LICENSED
We like EZ, so it hurts to say this, but now reporters know how gun owners feel. We want to express a fundamental right and the government makes us get a license (FOID.) Now the government wants to license reporters. Too bad, so sad. We should have stuck together. Note Eric is one of the good guys. Below is from his BLOG
Eric invites you to make comment as well on his blog site.
John
THURSDAY, OCT 2, 2003
last updated at 11:38 a.m.
BADGES? WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' BADGES
The Chicago Headline Club reports on its site about recent negotiations between "representatives of every major television, radio and print news organization in Chicago" and the Chicago Police Department over the "technical concerns regarding the fingerprinting of journalists who seek Chicago Police media credentials."
Reporters use credentials issued by law enforcement to gain "access to the perimeter of crime scenes, mayoral news conferences at City Hall, police headquarters, and Chicago's 911 Center."
The fingerprinting doesn't concern me nearly as much as the whole idea of what amounts to government "licensing" of journalists.
Media organizations should issue their own credentials to their own reporters, then work with government to help officials spot counterfeit or expired credentials. Perhaps organizations such as the Headline Club could help large and small media outlets coordinate and standardize these credentials.
The important thing is to bring the credentialing process under the aegis of the press and take it away from the police. And I don't say this simply because I want to use the word "aegis" in print.
Instead of nibbling around the edges and quibbling over details, Chicago journalists should go on an ID strike and leave their police credentials at home.
One mayoral news conference without any reporters present would prompt major changes in this area.
We like EZ, so it hurts to say this, but now reporters know how gun owners feel. We want to express a fundamental right and the government makes us get a license (FOID.) Now the government wants to license reporters. Too bad, so sad. We should have stuck together. Note Eric is one of the good guys. Below is from his BLOG
Eric invites you to make comment as well on his blog site.
John
THURSDAY, OCT 2, 2003
last updated at 11:38 a.m.
BADGES? WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' BADGES
The Chicago Headline Club reports on its site about recent negotiations between "representatives of every major television, radio and print news organization in Chicago" and the Chicago Police Department over the "technical concerns regarding the fingerprinting of journalists who seek Chicago Police media credentials."
Reporters use credentials issued by law enforcement to gain "access to the perimeter of crime scenes, mayoral news conferences at City Hall, police headquarters, and Chicago's 911 Center."
The fingerprinting doesn't concern me nearly as much as the whole idea of what amounts to government "licensing" of journalists.
Media organizations should issue their own credentials to their own reporters, then work with government to help officials spot counterfeit or expired credentials. Perhaps organizations such as the Headline Club could help large and small media outlets coordinate and standardize these credentials.
The important thing is to bring the credentialing process under the aegis of the press and take it away from the police. And I don't say this simply because I want to use the word "aegis" in print.
Instead of nibbling around the edges and quibbling over details, Chicago journalists should go on an ID strike and leave their police credentials at home.
One mayoral news conference without any reporters present would prompt major changes in this area.
COPS SON LATEST SCHOOL SHOOTER
"Authorities identified the suspect as John Jason McLaughlin, 15, the son of a Stearns County sheriff's deputy. McLaughlin was charged on Friday."
Father was first to find fatally wounded son after school shooting
"Authorities identified the suspect as John Jason McLaughlin, 15, the son of a Stearns County sheriff's deputy. McLaughlin was charged on Friday."
Father was first to find fatally wounded son after school shooting
NEW I$RA SCANDAL BREWING?
A reliable news source tells us a fresh I$RA scandal is ripe for being exposed. The story is being vetted through attorney's for the publication now. We have seen a draft of the story. Get ready for another doozy! When the story is reported we will blog it here.
A reliable news source tells us a fresh I$RA scandal is ripe for being exposed. The story is being vetted through attorney's for the publication now. We have seen a draft of the story. Get ready for another doozy! When the story is reported we will blog it here.
WHY ARM PILOTS WHEN YOU CAN JUST SHOOT U.S. AIRLINER DOWN?
"'We practice it (shooting down civilian airliners) several times a week. Sometimes we practice three or four times a week -- the connectivity and having pilots airborne and go through mock exercises,' Air Force Gen. Ralph Eberhart told reporters in an interview."
Yahoo! News - Military Ready to Shoot Down Airliners - U.S. General
"'We practice it (shooting down civilian airliners) several times a week. Sometimes we practice three or four times a week -- the connectivity and having pilots airborne and go through mock exercises,' Air Force Gen. Ralph Eberhart told reporters in an interview."
Yahoo! News - Military Ready to Shoot Down Airliners - U.S. General
BLACKS IN CHICAGO ORGANIZING TO GET THERE GUN RIGHTS BACK
Hello friends,
I am starting up a gun club out here in Ilinois called the Tenth Calvary Gun Club Chicago chapter. This club is a chapter of the Tenth Calvary Gun Club http://www.tenthcavalrygunclub.org/ which resides in Washington DC, Baltimore, and New Jersey. The origonal organizer is Kenn Blanchard http://blackmanwithagun.com . I am sending this info out because I am interested in people who are interested in firearms; the reasons can vary from collecting, hunting, target shooting, personal protection or just want to know more about them, like I was when I started. If you or anyone you may know is interested in joining up please respond to this post. As of right now, I am organizing people and the club to be a networking club, but when we get enough people interested and joined we can do other activities which can benefit the black community.
When people think normally of black people with guns people are conditioned to be afraid and our leaders make us think that guns are the problem when it isn't the law abiding people with guns, but the criminals and criminal intent that are the problem. A lot of people don't know about the Deacons of Defense and the other civil rights groups that did not use the pacifist approach in the Civil Rights movement. To be organized and use your second ammendment rights is to continue in that tradition. A tradition which we weren't always given the right to use.
If anyone is interested in firearms training, I know the name of an NRA instructor who trains people on the proper techniques of shooting. I was trained by him and he is a great instructor.
*******************************************
- Ronald W. Bazillion -
- rwbazillion@yahoo.com -
- http://members.tripod.com/~rbaz -
- Don't look for happiness, create it. -
*******************************************
NOTE FROM JOHN: As an exception to our policy of not selling or transferring guns to blacks, CC, Inc. will sell to any members of this club.
Hello friends,
I am starting up a gun club out here in Ilinois called the Tenth Calvary Gun Club Chicago chapter. This club is a chapter of the Tenth Calvary Gun Club http://www.tenthcavalrygunclub.org/ which resides in Washington DC, Baltimore, and New Jersey. The origonal organizer is Kenn Blanchard http://blackmanwithagun.com . I am sending this info out because I am interested in people who are interested in firearms; the reasons can vary from collecting, hunting, target shooting, personal protection or just want to know more about them, like I was when I started. If you or anyone you may know is interested in joining up please respond to this post. As of right now, I am organizing people and the club to be a networking club, but when we get enough people interested and joined we can do other activities which can benefit the black community.
When people think normally of black people with guns people are conditioned to be afraid and our leaders make us think that guns are the problem when it isn't the law abiding people with guns, but the criminals and criminal intent that are the problem. A lot of people don't know about the Deacons of Defense and the other civil rights groups that did not use the pacifist approach in the Civil Rights movement. To be organized and use your second ammendment rights is to continue in that tradition. A tradition which we weren't always given the right to use.
If anyone is interested in firearms training, I know the name of an NRA instructor who trains people on the proper techniques of shooting. I was trained by him and he is a great instructor.
*******************************************
- Ronald W. Bazillion -
- rwbazillion@yahoo.com -
- http://members.tripod.com/~rbaz -
- Don't look for happiness, create it. -
*******************************************
NOTE FROM JOHN: As an exception to our policy of not selling or transferring guns to blacks, CC, Inc. will sell to any members of this club.
TSA SAYS CHICAGO COPS FULL OF IT
"'We think there is a personal agenda by one or two misguided individuals in the Police Department who may have other issues with us,' said security agency spokeswoman Chris Rhatigan. 'We went through every single court case with [the Police Department] and couldn't find one in which a TSA screener caused the case to be dismissed.'"
Chicago Tribune | Security agency says cops wrong on court absences
"'We think there is a personal agenda by one or two misguided individuals in the Police Department who may have other issues with us,' said security agency spokeswoman Chris Rhatigan. 'We went through every single court case with [the Police Department] and couldn't find one in which a TSA screener caused the case to be dismissed.'"
Chicago Tribune | Security agency says cops wrong on court absences
CHICAGO COP AROUND WHEN YOU NEED HER TURNS CHICKEN
"Instead, she stood in a checkout line to buy bottled water and coffee and drove away from the store after a brief conversation with the officers. She only returned to the store on orders from a furious lieutenant, Jewell said.
'Detective Govern did not want to get involved in the robbery going on in the Dominick's,' she said."
Detective defends actions during grocery store robbery
"Instead, she stood in a checkout line to buy bottled water and coffee and drove away from the store after a brief conversation with the officers. She only returned to the store on orders from a furious lieutenant, Jewell said.
'Detective Govern did not want to get involved in the robbery going on in the Dominick's,' she said."
Detective defends actions during grocery store robbery
WHITE GUY BEHAVING BADLY GETS SUSPENSION
"''I think it's worse because you're dealing with children,'' said Democratic state Rep. Shirley Owens-Hicks. ''I'm speechless. I'm beside myself that there are still people in this world who have such negative, racist thoughts and have the temerity to put those thoughts into words in a public venue.''"
Boston radio host gets 2-day suspension for racist remark
"''I think it's worse because you're dealing with children,'' said Democratic state Rep. Shirley Owens-Hicks. ''I'm speechless. I'm beside myself that there are still people in this world who have such negative, racist thoughts and have the temerity to put those thoughts into words in a public venue.''"
Boston radio host gets 2-day suspension for racist remark
COPS NEVER LIE UNDER OATH
"'He had my gun, he pulled me in that car, and he tried to take my gun from me,' Watts said, his voice rising and shaking."
Cop re-enacts encounter with Russ for jurors
"'He had my gun, he pulled me in that car, and he tried to take my gun from me,' Watts said, his voice rising and shaking."
Cop re-enacts encounter with Russ for jurors
NAACP DENIES CHARGES OF RACISM...HE WHO LIVES BY THE SWORD DIES BY IT I GUESS
"'Most certainly the NAACP is not discriminating against those candidates,' he said. 'It definitely is not the fact that the NAACP is by any means anti-Republican or anti-black or anti-black Republican or [anti-]Indian.'"
NAACP accused of shutting out minority candidates
"'Most certainly the NAACP is not discriminating against those candidates,' he said. 'It definitely is not the fact that the NAACP is by any means anti-Republican or anti-black or anti-black Republican or [anti-]Indian.'"
NAACP accused of shutting out minority candidates
CDC FINDS NO LINK BETWEEN GUN LAWS AND REDUCED VIOLENCE...ANTI'S SAY BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH GUN LAWS
"lIt's hard to study whether gun control laws work in this country because we have so few of them,' said Peter Hamm. 'Talking about studying gun control in this country is like talking about studying democracy in Iraq.' "
Associated Press: CDC Finds No Proof Gun Laws Curb Violence
"lIt's hard to study whether gun control laws work in this country because we have so few of them,' said Peter Hamm. 'Talking about studying gun control in this country is like talking about studying democracy in Iraq.' "
Associated Press: CDC Finds No Proof Gun Laws Curb Violence
Thursday, October 02, 2003
OOPS !
Police firearms instructor accidentally shoots himself
By the Associated Press
Published October 2, 2003
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- An Albemarle County police officer and firearms instructor accidentally shot himself in the leg Thursday while unloading his service pistol outside a shooting range. "
Police firearms instructor accidentally shoots himself
By the Associated Press
Published October 2, 2003
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- An Albemarle County police officer and firearms instructor accidentally shot himself in the leg Thursday while unloading his service pistol outside a shooting range. "
ANGRY SCREAMING LIBERALS WHINING ABOUT "ASSAULT" WEAPONS BAN. USING THE BLOOD OF INNOCENTS TO TRY TO GET THEIR WAY
DC Sniper Anniversary Brings Call for More Gun Control -- 10/02/2003
I find it amazing how the liberal elites don't want you to defend yourself and to make their point, they can get away with lies and misrepresent the facts to try to get their way.
Speaking about the sniper shootings Wednesday, Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) became so angry over the prospect that Congress might not extend a ban on military-looking semi-automatic rifles, commonly referred to by the misnomer "assault weapons," that she was almost yelling.
"Now we've been to memorials, we've been to candlelight ceremonies, we've prayed, we sang hymns, we said we would never forget these victims," Mikulski said, "and I'll tell you how we'll never forget them: We've got to pass this assault weapons ban."
All together now....let's all sing and hold hands. That'll show those evil-doers & gang-bangers! We really mean business now! HALLELUJAH BROTHERS & SISTERS !!!
DC Sniper Anniversary Brings Call for More Gun Control -- 10/02/2003
I find it amazing how the liberal elites don't want you to defend yourself and to make their point, they can get away with lies and misrepresent the facts to try to get their way.
Speaking about the sniper shootings Wednesday, Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) became so angry over the prospect that Congress might not extend a ban on military-looking semi-automatic rifles, commonly referred to by the misnomer "assault weapons," that she was almost yelling.
"Now we've been to memorials, we've been to candlelight ceremonies, we've prayed, we sang hymns, we said we would never forget these victims," Mikulski said, "and I'll tell you how we'll never forget them: We've got to pass this assault weapons ban."
All together now....let's all sing and hold hands. That'll show those evil-doers & gang-bangers! We really mean business now! HALLELUJAH BROTHERS & SISTERS !!!
Chirinjeev Kathuria For Senate
I don't think any of the GOP candidates running have much to distinguish themselves from each other except Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria. Dr. K is as an MD, successful entrepeneur, multi-millionare and visionary.
You are going to be hearing a lot more about Doc K in this blog. In the mean time, take a moment to find out what a Sikh is.
"Sikhs support the right to bear arms. People must be in a position to defend themselves and others against unwarranted, unjust or unprovoked attacks"
Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria For Senate
I don't think any of the GOP candidates running have much to distinguish themselves from each other except Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria. Dr. K is as an MD, successful entrepeneur, multi-millionare and visionary.
You are going to be hearing a lot more about Doc K in this blog. In the mean time, take a moment to find out what a Sikh is.
"Sikhs support the right to bear arms. People must be in a position to defend themselves and others against unwarranted, unjust or unprovoked attacks"
Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria For Senate
COP BACKS COP IN SUN TIMES LETTER
If gun owners stuck together like the cops do we wouldn't be considered as routine felons. I don't agree with Officer Chibe below, but he does set a good example of the power of unity.
Who's he to second-guess?
Send James Fyfe back to Mayberry -- oh, I'm sorry; that was Barney. What I'm getting at is the news story Sept. 24 [''Police training expert blames cop in Russ death''], wherein Fyfe was said to be an expert witness in the death of Robert Russ in the lawsuit against Chicago Police Officer Van Watts IV and the city.
In his testimony, Fyfe was quick to lay everything on training and Watts, and nothing on reality. He says Watts didn't follow his training. Well, I was nowhere near this incident, nor, I'm sure, was Fyfe almost four years ago, but Officer Watts was.
Officer Watts, in my guess from being an officer for almost 14 years, probably had about 4 milliseconds to decide if he was going home on that fateful night. Officers do what needs to be done to protect the citizens of this city day in and day out, without question.
Not every situation can be scripted in a training bulletin or, for that matter, be criticized so finitely by a so-called expert witness. Fyfe is said to be a deputy superintendent of training from the New York Police Department. I'd be willing to lay odds that he never took down a resisting offender in his police career -- that is, assuming that he is a sworn officer -- and if I'm wrong, I'm willing to bet it's been many, many years since he has done so.
John Chibe,
patrol officer, 11th District,
Clearing
If gun owners stuck together like the cops do we wouldn't be considered as routine felons. I don't agree with Officer Chibe below, but he does set a good example of the power of unity.
Who's he to second-guess?
Send James Fyfe back to Mayberry -- oh, I'm sorry; that was Barney. What I'm getting at is the news story Sept. 24 [''Police training expert blames cop in Russ death''], wherein Fyfe was said to be an expert witness in the death of Robert Russ in the lawsuit against Chicago Police Officer Van Watts IV and the city.
In his testimony, Fyfe was quick to lay everything on training and Watts, and nothing on reality. He says Watts didn't follow his training. Well, I was nowhere near this incident, nor, I'm sure, was Fyfe almost four years ago, but Officer Watts was.
Officer Watts, in my guess from being an officer for almost 14 years, probably had about 4 milliseconds to decide if he was going home on that fateful night. Officers do what needs to be done to protect the citizens of this city day in and day out, without question.
Not every situation can be scripted in a training bulletin or, for that matter, be criticized so finitely by a so-called expert witness. Fyfe is said to be a deputy superintendent of training from the New York Police Department. I'd be willing to lay odds that he never took down a resisting offender in his police career -- that is, assuming that he is a sworn officer -- and if I'm wrong, I'm willing to bet it's been many, many years since he has done so.
John Chibe,
patrol officer, 11th District,
Clearing
BLACKS TOURING LATIN KING STRONGHOLD GUNNED DOWN
Our congratulations to Mayor Daley.His Safe Neighborhoods Act is really working.
"'They were driving slowly, looking at the street signs,' said a Chicago police officer, a relative of the victim who asked for anonymity. 'They saw a group of Mexicans standing on the corner but kept driving. When they realized they were really lost, they pulled up to a stop sign. A car drove up, and someone opened fire.'"
Deadly tension between Hispanics, blacks ignored
Our congratulations to Mayor Daley.His Safe Neighborhoods Act is really working.
"'They were driving slowly, looking at the street signs,' said a Chicago police officer, a relative of the victim who asked for anonymity. 'They saw a group of Mexicans standing on the corner but kept driving. When they realized they were really lost, they pulled up to a stop sign. A car drove up, and someone opened fire.'"
Deadly tension between Hispanics, blacks ignored
DID RUSS HAVE HIS PAWS ON WATTS' GUN?
"Attorneys for Watts and the city say the gun went off after Russ, a Northwestern University football player, tried to wrestle it from Watts.
Attorney Donald Shapiro, who is representing the Russ estate, says an out-of-control Watts shot Russ when he saw his hands move."
Gun expert: Russ had his hand on cop's weapon
"Attorneys for Watts and the city say the gun went off after Russ, a Northwestern University football player, tried to wrestle it from Watts.
Attorney Donald Shapiro, who is representing the Russ estate, says an out-of-control Watts shot Russ when he saw his hands move."
Gun expert: Russ had his hand on cop's weapon
CHICAGO COP CAUGHT LYING WILL BE "PUNISHED"
"Officer Donald Crayton is accused of 'engaging directly or indirectly in the ownership or maintenance of a taxi cab or tavern or retail liquor establishment.' He also is charged with making a false oral or written report."
Officer at E2 faces punishment
"Officer Donald Crayton is accused of 'engaging directly or indirectly in the ownership or maintenance of a taxi cab or tavern or retail liquor establishment.' He also is charged with making a false oral or written report."
Officer at E2 faces punishment
I HAVE A REALLY GREAT IDEA FOR PROTECTION IN ILLINOIS!!!!!!
If every one gets together on this idea why don't we all ban together until the state of Illinois does more about protecting our citizens start making our cites and government protect us by every time we need something from the store or the mall or just driving to work or working out in our front yard call our local city,county,state police deptments and tell them that we need their undivided attention and to come with us each and every person that wants to be able to carry a concealed weapon for our protection.
That we want them to be right by our sides to protect us since we the people of Illinois are not able to be responsible enough to carry a firearm for our protection. Since we pay their salaries they are supposed to be their for you.
THE POLICE, COUNTY AND STATE POLICE ARE THEIR FOR
TO SERVE AND PROTECT. THAT IS THEIR MATO ON EACH AND EVERY VEHICLE THEY DRIVE
I FEEL THAT WOULD BE A FAIR SOLUTION DON'T YOU.
If every one gets together on this idea why don't we all ban together until the state of Illinois does more about protecting our citizens start making our cites and government protect us by every time we need something from the store or the mall or just driving to work or working out in our front yard call our local city,county,state police deptments and tell them that we need their undivided attention and to come with us each and every person that wants to be able to carry a concealed weapon for our protection.
That we want them to be right by our sides to protect us since we the people of Illinois are not able to be responsible enough to carry a firearm for our protection. Since we pay their salaries they are supposed to be their for you.
THE POLICE, COUNTY AND STATE POLICE ARE THEIR FOR
TO SERVE AND PROTECT. THAT IS THEIR MATO ON EACH AND EVERY VEHICLE THEY DRIVE
I FEEL THAT WOULD BE A FAIR SOLUTION DON'T YOU.
BAN YOUR OWN ASSAULT WEAPON - HERE IS HOW
Contact Congress On October 2nd, To Ban Assault Weapons
10/1/2003
Action Alert
Illinois Council Against Gun Violence
223 West Jackson Blvd.
Suite 1106
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Phone: 312-341-0939
www.ichv.org
On Thursday, October 2nd, join us in a nationwide call-in day to support the federal Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003 (S. 1431/H.R. 2038) by contacting your members of Congress.
Call your Congressional representatives and senators on October 2nd, 2003 and urge them to support this important legislation to keep assault weapons off our streets.
For more information about assault weapons, go to www.underassault.org.
Dear friend,
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the sniper shootings that terrorized the citizens of Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia last October.
We are writing to ask you to take a few minutes tomorrow (Thursday, October 2nd) to call your U.S. Senators and Representatives to ask them to support the Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003 (S 1431 and HR 2038).
As many of you know already, the federal Assault Weapons Ban, passed in 1994, expires in September 2004 unless Congress and the President re-authorize the legislation. ICHV is working with a national coalition to RE-AUTHORIZE AND STRENGTHEN the Assault Weapons Ban. We must strengthen the current ban because the gun industry has done everything in its power to skirt it by producing slightly modified clones of assault weapons that were banned by name under the 1994 law.
Last year's horrific sniper attacks exemplify why the Assault Weapons Ban needs to be re-authorized and strengthened this year. The gun used in those attacks, the Bushmaster XM-15, is a clone of an assault rifle that was specifically banned under the 1994 law--the Colt AR-15. This is just one of many examples of how the gun industry has been skirting the law for the past 10 years.
Please take a moment to call your members of Congress on Thursday and ask them to support the Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003, H.R. 2038 in the House, introduced by Representatives Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) and John Conyers (D-MI). The Senate companion bill is S.1431, introduced by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ).
We have included the contact information for Senators Durbin and Fitzgerald, as well as the website address for the US House of Representatives.
Please call on Thursday, October 2nd, and urge your Senators to support S 1431 and your House members to co-sponsor and support HR 2038.
US Senators--urge them to support S 1431
U.S. Senator Richard Durbin (D--IL)
Washington DC: 202-224-2152
Chicago Office: 312-353-4952
Eml: dick@durbin.senate.gov
U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald (R--IL)
Washington DC: 202-224-2854
Chicago Office: 312-886-3506
http://www.senate.gov/~fitzgerald/
US Senate website: www.senate.gov
US House of Representatives -- Urge your Reps to support HR 2038 www.house.gov
For more information about assault weapons, go to www.underassault.org.
Thank you so much for taking action on this critical issue.
Brought to you by the ICHV OnTarget Coalition
Contact Congress On October 2nd, To Ban Assault Weapons
10/1/2003
Action Alert
Illinois Council Against Gun Violence
223 West Jackson Blvd.
Suite 1106
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Phone: 312-341-0939
www.ichv.org
On Thursday, October 2nd, join us in a nationwide call-in day to support the federal Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003 (S. 1431/H.R. 2038) by contacting your members of Congress.
Call your Congressional representatives and senators on October 2nd, 2003 and urge them to support this important legislation to keep assault weapons off our streets.
For more information about assault weapons, go to www.underassault.org.
Dear friend,
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the sniper shootings that terrorized the citizens of Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia last October.
We are writing to ask you to take a few minutes tomorrow (Thursday, October 2nd) to call your U.S. Senators and Representatives to ask them to support the Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003 (S 1431 and HR 2038).
As many of you know already, the federal Assault Weapons Ban, passed in 1994, expires in September 2004 unless Congress and the President re-authorize the legislation. ICHV is working with a national coalition to RE-AUTHORIZE AND STRENGTHEN the Assault Weapons Ban. We must strengthen the current ban because the gun industry has done everything in its power to skirt it by producing slightly modified clones of assault weapons that were banned by name under the 1994 law.
Last year's horrific sniper attacks exemplify why the Assault Weapons Ban needs to be re-authorized and strengthened this year. The gun used in those attacks, the Bushmaster XM-15, is a clone of an assault rifle that was specifically banned under the 1994 law--the Colt AR-15. This is just one of many examples of how the gun industry has been skirting the law for the past 10 years.
Please take a moment to call your members of Congress on Thursday and ask them to support the Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003, H.R. 2038 in the House, introduced by Representatives Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) and John Conyers (D-MI). The Senate companion bill is S.1431, introduced by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ).
We have included the contact information for Senators Durbin and Fitzgerald, as well as the website address for the US House of Representatives.
Please call on Thursday, October 2nd, and urge your Senators to support S 1431 and your House members to co-sponsor and support HR 2038.
US Senators--urge them to support S 1431
U.S. Senator Richard Durbin (D--IL)
Washington DC: 202-224-2152
Chicago Office: 312-353-4952
Eml: dick@durbin.senate.gov
U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald (R--IL)
Washington DC: 202-224-2854
Chicago Office: 312-886-3506
http://www.senate.gov/~fitzgerald/
US Senate website: www.senate.gov
US House of Representatives -- Urge your Reps to support HR 2038 www.house.gov
For more information about assault weapons, go to www.underassault.org.
Thank you so much for taking action on this critical issue.
Brought to you by the ICHV OnTarget Coalition
Wednesday, October 01, 2003
IS THE I$RA SELLING LAND?
It is a curiousity. A little bird sent us the following advertisement from the Outdoor Notebook, August 2003.
PLENTY OF DEER AND PHEASANT
For Sale 160 acres in Ford County, Illinois. This land located Southwest of Piper City has abundant deer and pheasants. I am asking $3500 per acre minimum bid. For more information call Richard Pearson: 815 635-3198
Well Richard Pearson is the President of the I$RA and the phone number is the number to the I$RA World HQ in Chatsworth, IL. The minimum value of the sale is $560,000. This could be I$RA land, but I doubt it. If it is then it just goes to show how much they need to raise money.
On the other hand I suspect this land sale has to do with the case of Ideal Insurance v. Pearson in the 18th Judicial Circuit case number 00L 01143.
Seems the Plaintiffs allege Mr. Pearson sold them his clients but after taking the cash, Mr. Pearson continued to sell to those same clients. That cost Ideal a bundle and they are looking for about $650K plus costs from Mr. Pearson. I'll try to find out how the case is going but Mr. Pearson never ceases to amaze for his gift for getting into messes involving the improper use of others money.
Of course I am sure the I$RA treasury is off limits to such allegations.
It is a curiousity. A little bird sent us the following advertisement from the Outdoor Notebook, August 2003.
PLENTY OF DEER AND PHEASANT
For Sale 160 acres in Ford County, Illinois. This land located Southwest of Piper City has abundant deer and pheasants. I am asking $3500 per acre minimum bid. For more information call Richard Pearson: 815 635-3198
Well Richard Pearson is the President of the I$RA and the phone number is the number to the I$RA World HQ in Chatsworth, IL. The minimum value of the sale is $560,000. This could be I$RA land, but I doubt it. If it is then it just goes to show how much they need to raise money.
On the other hand I suspect this land sale has to do with the case of Ideal Insurance v. Pearson in the 18th Judicial Circuit case number 00L 01143.
Seems the Plaintiffs allege Mr. Pearson sold them his clients but after taking the cash, Mr. Pearson continued to sell to those same clients. That cost Ideal a bundle and they are looking for about $650K plus costs from Mr. Pearson. I'll try to find out how the case is going but Mr. Pearson never ceases to amaze for his gift for getting into messes involving the improper use of others money.
Of course I am sure the I$RA treasury is off limits to such allegations.
EMAIL FROM WI SENTATOR ZIEN
We received word that TODAY Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager will hold a press conference to announce her opposition to the Personal Protection Act, Senate Bill 214 and Assembly Bill 444.
The AG's press advisory headline states "Attorney General joins statewide law enforcement officials to sound warning bill about poorly drafted concealed weapons proposal". The advisory further states that she will "discuss technical problems and public safety concerns accociated with Senate bill 214 & Assembly Bill 444..."
When: October 1, 2003
2:00pm
Where: City of Brookfield
Public Safety Building
Municipal Court Room
2100 N. Calhoun Rd.
Brookfield, WI
This is very disingenuous considering we agreed to work together and keep open line of constructive discussions about possible changes to the bill. We will keep you posted on any further information we receive from the AG's press conference.
Senator Zien
We received word that TODAY Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager will hold a press conference to announce her opposition to the Personal Protection Act, Senate Bill 214 and Assembly Bill 444.
The AG's press advisory headline states "Attorney General joins statewide law enforcement officials to sound warning bill about poorly drafted concealed weapons proposal". The advisory further states that she will "discuss technical problems and public safety concerns accociated with Senate bill 214 & Assembly Bill 444..."
When: October 1, 2003
2:00pm
Where: City of Brookfield
Public Safety Building
Municipal Court Room
2100 N. Calhoun Rd.
Brookfield, WI
This is very disingenuous considering we agreed to work together and keep open line of constructive discussions about possible changes to the bill. We will keep you posted on any further information we receive from the AG's press conference.
Senator Zien
ONCE AGAIN, DALEY DECEIVES...WAKE UP CHICAGO
Monday would have been an opportune day to be a criminal in downtown Chicago if you were smart enough to steer clear of the area around Soldier Field.
That's because significant numbers of police were reassigned from their regular duties to work the Chicago Bears game.
"They want policemen to direct traffic. That's ridiculous," Daley told reporters last week, referring to the Fraternal Order of Police's effort to block off-duty police from doing the work that on-duty police officers had performed in the past for better pay. "The cost factor [is enormous]. They should be out solving crime. That's what we pay them for, right? Ask the people. We have gangs, drugs. [Those are] real issues. That's the old way."
Check out Mark Brown's column in the Chicago Suntimes.
Monday would have been an opportune day to be a criminal in downtown Chicago if you were smart enough to steer clear of the area around Soldier Field.
That's because significant numbers of police were reassigned from their regular duties to work the Chicago Bears game.
"They want policemen to direct traffic. That's ridiculous," Daley told reporters last week, referring to the Fraternal Order of Police's effort to block off-duty police from doing the work that on-duty police officers had performed in the past for better pay. "The cost factor [is enormous]. They should be out solving crime. That's what we pay them for, right? Ask the people. We have gangs, drugs. [Those are] real issues. That's the old way."
Check out Mark Brown's column in the Chicago Suntimes.
HOW CAN THIS BE? MORE KILLED BY KNIVES THAN GUNS IN CANADA?
OTTAWA - More people were killed with knives than guns last year and the number of gun-related homicides fell to an all-time low, according to Statistics Canada.
Killers used guns in 26 per cent of homicides while 31 per cent of murderers used knives.....
CBC News: More killed by knives than guns: StatsCan
OTTAWA - More people were killed with knives than guns last year and the number of gun-related homicides fell to an all-time low, according to Statistics Canada.
Killers used guns in 26 per cent of homicides while 31 per cent of murderers used knives.....
CBC News: More killed by knives than guns: StatsCan
ILLINOIS' PRIORITIES ARE SCREWED UP
From the letters to the editor, Daily Herald, Oct. 01, 2003
On Sept. 11, the state of Missouri became the 36th state to pass a law to allow the concealed-carry of handguns by law-abiding citizens for self-defense. On this date, Missouri also passed a law requiring a 24-hour waiting period before obtaining an abortion. In Illinois, there is a waiting period to purchase a self-defense handgun and no waiting period to obtain an abortion.
Illinois is one of five states where the right to concealed-carry is infringed/nonissue. There are nine states where the right to concealed-carry is restricted/very limited issue.
Illinois protects convicted violent criminals from the death penalty and unconvicted violent criminals from law-abiding gun-owning victims. Illinois protects the rights of violent criminals and does not protect the rights of unborn children. Political priorities in Illinois are confusing.
Donald J. Dwyer
Lake Villa
From the letters to the editor, Daily Herald, Oct. 01, 2003
On Sept. 11, the state of Missouri became the 36th state to pass a law to allow the concealed-carry of handguns by law-abiding citizens for self-defense. On this date, Missouri also passed a law requiring a 24-hour waiting period before obtaining an abortion. In Illinois, there is a waiting period to purchase a self-defense handgun and no waiting period to obtain an abortion.
Illinois is one of five states where the right to concealed-carry is infringed/nonissue. There are nine states where the right to concealed-carry is restricted/very limited issue.
Illinois protects convicted violent criminals from the death penalty and unconvicted violent criminals from law-abiding gun-owning victims. Illinois protects the rights of violent criminals and does not protect the rights of unborn children. Political priorities in Illinois are confusing.
Donald J. Dwyer
Lake Villa
TOO GOOD A CAR DEAL TO PASS UP
Your chance to be just like Steve McQueen, only alive (if you stay out of Chicago.)
Mustang Bullitt GT
Your chance to be just like Steve McQueen, only alive (if you stay out of Chicago.)
Mustang Bullitt GT
J. J. JOHNSON WHACKS AND STACKS THE LATE ERIC JONES
If you don't read www.sierratimes.com you are missing out. Check out J.J.'s take on a Chicago Cop gunning down homeless unarmed Eric Jones.
Whack'em & Stack'em: Keeping the Peace in the New America - Sierra Times.com
If you don't read www.sierratimes.com you are missing out. Check out J.J.'s take on a Chicago Cop gunning down homeless unarmed Eric Jones.
Whack'em & Stack'em: Keeping the Peace in the New America - Sierra Times.com
INDIANA A LITTLE LESS FREE ON OCT 1
SouthBendTribune.com: Stricter rules on gun purchases start next week
SouthBendTribune.com: Stricter rules on gun purchases start next week
GOV DAVIS SAVING LIVES THROUGH MORE GUN CONTROL
"SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gray Davis signed a half dozen pieces of gun control legislation Tuesday night that he said will save lives and force safety measures on handgun manufacturers."
Davis signs gun control legislation:
"SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gray Davis signed a half dozen pieces of gun control legislation Tuesday night that he said will save lives and force safety measures on handgun manufacturers."
Davis signs gun control legislation:
ILLINOIS SENATOR DURBIN ON A LIBERAL RANT
Money can't save Bush
[Re: ''Bush here to raise $3.5 million for campaign,'' metro story, Sept. 30:] Three million Chicago dollars raised, three million American jobs lost -- both are historic records for President Bush. The real question this presents us: Can all of these media dollars make America forget all those lost jobs?
Working people in Illinois will not soon forget the 201,000 jobs we have lost since Bush took office.
Small businesses in Illinois will not forget the 123,600 manufacturing jobs we have lost since Bush brought his brand of compassionate conservatism to America.
Illinois taxpayers will not forget Bush's unfunded school mandates in his No Child Left Behind Act -- a program that costs our schools millions as they struggle to provide quality education.
And Illinois families will not soon forget the costly, dangerous occupation of Iraq that Bush has obligated American families and taxpayers to bear.
There's not enough spin in Washington or enough dollars in the president's campaign coffers to cover up the failures of the Bush administration.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)
Money can't save Bush
[Re: ''Bush here to raise $3.5 million for campaign,'' metro story, Sept. 30:] Three million Chicago dollars raised, three million American jobs lost -- both are historic records for President Bush. The real question this presents us: Can all of these media dollars make America forget all those lost jobs?
Working people in Illinois will not soon forget the 201,000 jobs we have lost since Bush took office.
Small businesses in Illinois will not forget the 123,600 manufacturing jobs we have lost since Bush brought his brand of compassionate conservatism to America.
Illinois taxpayers will not forget Bush's unfunded school mandates in his No Child Left Behind Act -- a program that costs our schools millions as they struggle to provide quality education.
And Illinois families will not soon forget the costly, dangerous occupation of Iraq that Bush has obligated American families and taxpayers to bear.
There's not enough spin in Washington or enough dollars in the president's campaign coffers to cover up the failures of the Bush administration.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)
EX FOX LAKE COP SENTENCED...AGAIN...FOR MURDER
Former Officer John Cumbee, sounding like a true convict, continues to say he "didn't doi it." Judge gave him life without parole anyway.
Ex-cop claims innocence, again gets life in slaying
Former Officer John Cumbee, sounding like a true convict, continues to say he "didn't doi it." Judge gave him life without parole anyway.
Ex-cop claims innocence, again gets life in slaying
NAZI FLAG TESTS 1ST AMENDMENT...FAILS
"DALLAS -- A high school band director has apologized for a halftime performance that included Adolf Hitler's anthem ''Deutschland Uber Alles'' and a student running across the field with a Nazi flag."
Nazi flag, anthem at halftime draws boos, apology:
"DALLAS -- A high school band director has apologized for a halftime performance that included Adolf Hitler's anthem ''Deutschland Uber Alles'' and a student running across the field with a Nazi flag."
Nazi flag, anthem at halftime draws boos, apology:
CHICAGO IS THE NEW STATE CAPITAL
Gov. Blagojevich has essentially moved the capital of Illinois from Springfield to Illinois the Tribune reports.
"Since his inauguration in January, Blagojevich has built a reputation as Springfield averse, publicly declaring he did not want to move into the Executive Mansion for fear of uprooting his eldest daughter and holding the overwhelming majority of his staff meetings and press conferences in and around Chicago, where most of his top aides and key cabinet members live."
If you live downtate you really don't exist anymore except as someone to pay taxes to fund Mayor Daley's gun free utopia. Work hard and send mony sucka's.
Chicago Tribune | Blagojevich breaks from routine, visits the state capital:
Gov. Blagojevich has essentially moved the capital of Illinois from Springfield to Illinois the Tribune reports.
"Since his inauguration in January, Blagojevich has built a reputation as Springfield averse, publicly declaring he did not want to move into the Executive Mansion for fear of uprooting his eldest daughter and holding the overwhelming majority of his staff meetings and press conferences in and around Chicago, where most of his top aides and key cabinet members live."
If you live downtate you really don't exist anymore except as someone to pay taxes to fund Mayor Daley's gun free utopia. Work hard and send mony sucka's.
Chicago Tribune | Blagojevich breaks from routine, visits the state capital:
JESSE VENTURA SHOW SET TO FLOP
MSNBC is putting Jesse Ventura starting this weekend on Saturday at 6pm. I am sure the one person watching television at that time will tune in.
Chicago Tribune | Ventura's show gets green light
MSNBC is putting Jesse Ventura starting this weekend on Saturday at 6pm. I am sure the one person watching television at that time will tune in.
Chicago Tribune | Ventura's show gets green light
ANOTHER HIGHLY TRAINED CHICAGO COP GOES ON A POWER TRIP
A Cook County judge on Tuesday began hearing evidence that a Chicago police detective pistol-whipped a man involved in a fistfight with her son outside a South Side lounge in 2001 and then fired the handgun in his direction.
Chicago Tribune | Judge told cop hit man with her gun after fight
A Cook County judge on Tuesday began hearing evidence that a Chicago police detective pistol-whipped a man involved in a fistfight with her son outside a South Side lounge in 2001 and then fired the handgun in his direction.
Chicago Tribune | Judge told cop hit man with her gun after fight
CHICAGO PAYS $20K TO GET TESTIMONY THAT OFFICER WATTS WAS JUSTIFIED IN SHOOTING UNARMED RUSS
According to "expert" witness Clarence Chapman it doesn't matter if you break every police procedure in the book as long as your suspect doesn't survive to testify against you. A quote:
'I think the tactics overall were not consistent with policies and procedures,' said Chapman, who has been called as a witness on other police procedure matters. 'But in this situation, I think they made the right decision in everything they did.'"
Chapman was paid $20K for his testimony and every single case he has been an "expert witness" he has only tesitified for the defense.
Chicago Tribune | Cop made right choices in shooting, expert says: "
According to "expert" witness Clarence Chapman it doesn't matter if you break every police procedure in the book as long as your suspect doesn't survive to testify against you. A quote:
'I think the tactics overall were not consistent with policies and procedures,' said Chapman, who has been called as a witness on other police procedure matters. 'But in this situation, I think they made the right decision in everything they did.'"
Chapman was paid $20K for his testimony and every single case he has been an "expert witness" he has only tesitified for the defense.
Chicago Tribune | Cop made right choices in shooting, expert says: "
BATFE SAYS HOOSIERS BIG SOURCE OF GUNS IN IL...FBI BACKGROUND CHECKS NOW MANDATORY
Northwest Indiana News
Gun customers face scrutiny
FBI background checks will be mandatory starting today
Northwest Indiana residents carrying state gun permits will encounter more red tape and possible delays today at gun stores.
The Indiana State Police said gun dealers now must run FBI background checks on all gun customers, including the more than 320,000 Hoosiers with a license to carry handguns.
The gun permits, which provided a shortcut for gun purchases, vanished because the state failed to authorize money to continue its own nationwide computer background network, said Anthony Brown, a specialist in the state police Indiana Criminal History section.
Dealers said the new system will create more work for them, but don't expect the delays to be significant. Law enforcement officials said the more restrictive system will better ensure felons and other persons barred from carrying weapons will not slip through the system.
"I think it's a good idea," said Porter County Sheriff David Reynolds. "It provides another safeguard for the public."
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has identified Indiana as one of the states where weapons flow freely to states like Illinois with stronger firearms restrictions.
The bureau also reports that 1.2 percent of all licensed gun dealers end up supplying 57 percent of all firearms recovered from criminals, and of those, two of the top 25 dealers nationwide are in Northwest Indiana.
A large number of those weapons are smuggled to Chicago, where they end up in the streets, alleys and cars of Chicago gang members, officials said. Chicago and 19 other Illinois communities ban the ownership of handguns, and the rest of Illinois severely limits their use.........
Northwest Indiana News
Gun customers face scrutiny
FBI background checks will be mandatory starting today
Northwest Indiana residents carrying state gun permits will encounter more red tape and possible delays today at gun stores.
The Indiana State Police said gun dealers now must run FBI background checks on all gun customers, including the more than 320,000 Hoosiers with a license to carry handguns.
The gun permits, which provided a shortcut for gun purchases, vanished because the state failed to authorize money to continue its own nationwide computer background network, said Anthony Brown, a specialist in the state police Indiana Criminal History section.
Dealers said the new system will create more work for them, but don't expect the delays to be significant. Law enforcement officials said the more restrictive system will better ensure felons and other persons barred from carrying weapons will not slip through the system.
"I think it's a good idea," said Porter County Sheriff David Reynolds. "It provides another safeguard for the public."
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has identified Indiana as one of the states where weapons flow freely to states like Illinois with stronger firearms restrictions.
The bureau also reports that 1.2 percent of all licensed gun dealers end up supplying 57 percent of all firearms recovered from criminals, and of those, two of the top 25 dealers nationwide are in Northwest Indiana.
A large number of those weapons are smuggled to Chicago, where they end up in the streets, alleys and cars of Chicago gang members, officials said. Chicago and 19 other Illinois communities ban the ownership of handguns, and the rest of Illinois severely limits their use.........
