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How a hand gun saved lives
Source: Capitalism Magazine
Author: Larry Elder
"On January 16, 2002, a law student at Virginia's
Appalachian School of Law shot and killed the dean, a professor and
another student, while wounding three others. How did the shooting
spree end?" (02/22/02)
Town's curb on BB guns becomes a clash of values
-Source: Christian Science Monitor
Author: Patrik Jonsson
"Once an icon of Rockwellian America, the lone boy
toting a Daisy BB gun as he wanders the woods has a new reputation --
that of an outlaw. The issue is raising questions about how far a city
can go in criminalizing what some consider a 'rite of
childhood.'" (02/22/02)
Innocent people also get stung by shootings over drug turf
Source: MAPINC/News Journal (DE)
Author: Editorial staff
"The fact that most shootings are related to turf
wars among drug gangs, and that most victims have criminal records,
has limited relevance. If police are taking drug hustlers off
the streets and shooting breaks out when other hustlers try to move in
and fill the vacancies, something is missing from the overall public
safety strategy." (02/24/02)
News Reports
Gun rights groups rip U.N. chief's 'hypocrisy'
Source: Washington Times
Gun-rights groups criticized the United Nations after
revelations that security officers for U.N. Secretary-General Kofi
Annan may be illegally carrying automatic weapons. The U.N. supports
draconian restrictions on private ownership of means of self-defense.
(02/25/02)
Anti-gun group tells newspapers to stop running gun classifieds
-Source: CNSNews.com
"An anti-gun group Thursday called on the nation's
newspapers to stop accepting classified ads for the sale of all guns.
The group, which calls itself the 'National Campaign to Close the
Newspaper Gun Ad Loophole,' consists of several grassroots anti-gun
organizations in several states." (02/21/02)
Gun rights groups rip U.N. chief's 'hypocrisy'
Source: The Washington Times
"Gun-rights groups yesterday criticized the United
Nations after revelations that security officers for U.N.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan may be illegally carrying automatic
weapons. The 'draconian'gun-control measures advocated by the United
Nations apparently are not applicable to Mr. Annan, said Andrew
Arulanandam, a spokesman for the National Rifle Association."
(02/22/02)
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