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AP: More seniors are gun owners

7:07am Thursday, October 07, 2004

October 4, 2004 Foster's Online PLAISTOW, N.H. (AP) — Merilyn P. Senter, a selectman, is a former hunter who still has the .22-caliber rifle her father gave her on her seventh birthday. Over the years, Senter, 69, added a shotgun and a handgun to her collection. She got the handgun for personal protection after she received two threatening phone calls, including one after her efforts on behalf of...

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Attacks on Bush-Cheney HQs highlight fears of gun grabbers

8:10am Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Four recent incidents of violence directed at local Bush-Cheney offices across the nation draw attention again to the reason gun controllers oppose the rights of law-abiding citizens to bear arms for self-defense: they're afraid gun owners think like they do. Shots fired into Knoxville Bush/Cheney headquarters Shot fired at GOP Headquarters in Huntington Protestors Ransack Bush/Cheney...

LEADS ''Warrant Hit'' problem solved for Miami Valley CHL-holders

11:32pm Tuesday, October 05, 2004

On May 11, an OFCC Team Leader and Ohio CHL-holder was detained by a Kettering Police officer, who had run his license number through his Law Enforcement Automated Database (LEADS) computer, and was subsequently advised the licenseholder had an outstanding warrant. In the LEADS system, when a warrant comes up on the screen, it begins flashing and beeping to get the officers attention. After...

Court ruling shows future of gun rights hinges on Presidential election

1:49pm Tuesday, October 05, 2004

by Chad D. Baus This week, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a local California law banning gun shows on government property, such as fairgrounds. Taxpayers engaged in legal commerce can now be prohibited from doing so on the property they, in part, own and pay to maintain. Observers say the ruling is likely to lead to a host of similar ordinances across California, and beyond. If this ruling...

John Kerry's ''sensible gun control'' not working in Great Britain

8:30am Sunday, October 03, 2004

In its endorsement of John Kerry for President , the Brady bunch/Million Mom March have adopted a strategy suggested by Monster.com's Andrew McKelvey (founder of Americans For Gun Safety [AGS]) - to hide their gun control agenda in language designed to fool gun owners. McKelvey knows "gun control" doesn't sell, and thus has always tried to avoid being called that, saying it turns off a large...

All You Need To Know About John Kerry's Stance on Guns

2:26pm Saturday, October 02, 2004

Brady Campaign, Million Mom March Endorse John Kerry for President "...Senator John Kerry has consistently supported sensible gun laws throughout his career in public service. As a prosecutor and as a legislator he has been a leader, working with law enforcement officials on efforts to reduce gun violence. As a hunter and a war hero, Senator Kerry knows that sportsmen do not need military-style...

Uhrichsville McDonald's, plus 9 others, remove ''no-guns'' signs

7:06am Friday, October 01, 2004

Grassroots volunteers and OFCC supporters across Ohio continue to be successful at educating business owners and getting "no-guns" signs removed from store windows. "We are finding that business owners are very open to considering the facts, and reconsidering the logic of believing a sign can keep you safe," said Joe Eaton, OFCC's Business Education Coordinator. "By informing business owners...

Newspaper: Firearm fever in Russia

6:31am Friday, October 01, 2004

September 16, 2004 Pravda After the recent terrorist act in Beslan, Russians began purchasing legal means of self-defense. Some even address direct letters to different law-enforcement agencies across country with a plea to authorize sales of hunting rifles and self-defense firearms. State Duma plans to adopt certain amendments by the end of this month, aimed at restricting the overall turnover...