News Archive 6

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It’s that time of year again, the Kentucky General Assembly will convene on January 4. Already there are bills that have been pre-filed for consideration by the legislature and some firearms related bills are included. KC3 regularly maintains a page on this website that provides the position of the organization toward each firearms related legislative item based on the most up-to-date information available. We invite you to regularly visit the page and then contact your representatives in the General Assembly in order to promote or oppose each bill as necessary.

Columbus nightclub: Disarmed CHL-holder watched helplessly as people died

This Ohio CHL-holder was standing less than 5 feet away from Nathan Gale when he drew his pistol. But because Roger is a law-abiding citizen, and was obeying Ohio law which bans firearms in any location that serves liquor by the drink, he could do nothing - nothing but watch people die.
 

OH - Atty Gen files Motion to Intervene in OFCC suit against City of Clyde
The law-abiding gun-owners of Ohio should be refreshed to see Attorney General Jim Petro continue his strong support for this law.

IL - MORTON GROVE TO CONTINUE ENFORCING GUN BAN

Morton Grove Police will continue to enforce the village's historic handgun ban despite a bill approved this week over a governor's veto aimed at curtailing local gun laws.

UK - Prison for man who sparked airport gun scare

Judge Christopher Hodson said he appreciated that there was nothing sinister in Garofano's interest... But he added: "If somebody broke into your (Garofano's) home they would have immediately obtained up to three weapons, with ammunition, to use in gun crime, and there is far too much gun crime.

Bali - Aussie's freedom bid denied

Perth millionaire yachtsman Chris Packer, 52, has endured a nightmare in two jail cells since his arrest on November 19 for failing to declare six guns he carried on his 55m boat

OK - Bosses fret Okla. law allows guns in cars

A new state law allowing employees to keep guns in their locked cars on company property has alarmed some of Oklahoma's biggest corporations and pitted them against gun enthusiasts.

UK - New laws aim to ban shops from selling knives

NEW laws banning high street shops from selling assault knives, machetes and other weapons could be introduced by the end of next year.
[ASSAULT KNIVES??? - Ed]

UK - Mother's Anger at Toy Gun Prosecution

A Northumbria Police spokeswoman said  “The vast majority of incidents dealt with by firearms officers are low-level incidents involving the misuse of air weapons, ball-bearing guns or imitation firearms by youngsters."

IL - Senate overrides veto of gun legislation

The Illinois Senate today rejected the governor's veto and once again passed legislation offering legal protection for homeowners who shoot intruders.

D.C. Gun Ban Repeal in Limbo for Now

Washington, D.C. homeowners shouldn’t expect to lock and load anytime soon as an effort to repeal a nearly 30-year ban on handgun ownership in the district has hit a snag

UK - Who do you believe?

Raids net hundreds of guns bought on internet

There has been a 10% reduction in gun crime throughout the capital, Commander James said.

Gun laws are aimed at wrong target, says expert

Recorded gun crime rose by three per cent to 10,590 incidents in the year to June. Two-thirds of gun crime takes place in London, Birmingham and Manchester.

OK - Controversial State Gun Law Put On Hold

On Friday, a federal judge in Tulsa issued a restraining order from enforcing the law until he can determine if the state law conflicts with federal law.

IL - Judge Rules Against Man Who Defended His Home

A Cook County Judge on Friday ruled against a Wilmette man who was arrested after shooting and wounding a home invader in late 2003.

CO - Denver limits on weapons reinstated

The city can continue to regulate assault weapons, "Saturday night specials" and the open carrying of guns despite two state laws to the contrary, a Denver judge ruled late Friday.

UK - Playing with guns is 'good for boys'
BANNING boys from playing with toy guns is futile and may even damage their development, a leading child psychologist has warned.

Mexico - Parishioners protest firing of pistol packing priest

Angry parishioners chained shut a church in central Mexico on Friday in protest at the sacking of their priest, whose habit of tucking a gun under his robes has earned him fame and the nickname "Padre Pistolas."

UK - Knives 'worse than guns'
The use of knives is a particular concern, with 361 incidents a week - up 13 per cent year-on-year.

PA - High court OK's state police handgun registry

A state police database of handgun sales is not an illegal registry of firearm ownership, the state Supreme Court ruled yesterday.

NC - School guard had gun in car
Security officer fired and charged.  His duties were to patrol the parking lot, check for lunch passes and keep unauthorized people off school grounds.

OR - Lane Community College revisits policy on concealed guns

Policy change would put LCC's main campus in Eugene and satellite centers in Florence and Cottage Grove on the same footing as K-12 school districts in the area, which, in order to conform to state law, have had to pare back policies that banned guns on school grounds.

MO - Judge rules county doesn't have to issue gun permits

St. Louis County does not have to issue concealed gun permits a judge has ruled in sustaining its claim that the enabling law is an unfunded mandate.

High court lets stand ban on gun shows

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday let stand a lower court's ruling that upheld a California county ordinance banning gun shows on government property such as fairgrounds.

This is a shotgun

It is a double-barrelled (sic) gun made from a piece of metal the height and width of a standard credit card, and about 1.25cm thick. Each barrel fires seven standard steel pellets. It will retail for US$100.

South Africa - Gun law shot down at protest

Protesters claimed that 99 percent of licence applications by blacks were refused. They said the new law would force people to get illegal guns to defend themselves and their families.
 

MO - Concealed guns now available almost everywhere

Effective Friday, Missouri's piecemeal approach to concealed guns becomes a little easier to understand: If you live in most of the St. Louis area or Jackson County, you can't have them. If you live anywhere else, you can.

House approves repeal of D.C. gun laws

Despite the win by gun rights advocates the repeal has no chance of becoming law, as similar legislation has not received the support needed to move forward in the Senate before the election.

ULYSSES, Ky. - Bus driver who picked up hunter supported

In rural Eastern Kentucky, where it's not unusual to find folks carrying shotguns during hunting season, the suspension of a school bus driver for giving a hunter a ride has many parents wondering what the big deal is.

LAPD counterterrorism chief detained at airport with handgun

Another cop commits "oversight"!  Oddly enough he was "extraordinarily embarrassed", while most of the rest of us would have been "arrested".

House Republicans Want to Get Rid of D.C. Gun Ban

Longtime opponents of the District's oppressive gun laws have often argued that the city's high rates of crime and strict gun control (including a ban on handguns) are linked. The city's residents may finally be getting some relief.

Chicago - Court backs city's quest for gun records

Chicago officials Friday hailed an appeals court ruling that orders the feds to turn over gun records to the city, saying the information could help the city in a $433 million lawsuit against the firearms industry.

Firearm fever in Russia

After the recent terrorist act in Beslan, Russians began purchasing legal means of self-defense.

Lexington, KY - Indoor shooting range burns

No one was injured, however, when the Bluegrass Indoor Range, a public  shooting range, caught fire.
 

UK - Land Rover Gun Ad Banned

Reminder:  Without the private ownership of firearms we would still be under the authority of this government.

Expiration of Gun Ban Prompts Misleading TV Report and Ad

Gun control advocates and some media outlets are misleading the public into thinking that fully automatic weapons will hit the streets on Monday, when the so-called "assault weapons ban" expires, Second Amendment supporters say.

Gun maker, dealer will pay victims, families of snipers

The victims' attorneys said Thursday that it was the first time a gun maker has paid damages for crimes committed with its weapons.

KC3 Raffle Winner Determined

Congratulations to the new owner of a Springfield Armory Ultra Compact 1911 A-1

South Africa - Anger over gun licence law sparks protest

A spokesperson for the group, Abios Khoele, claimed that 99 percent of black applicants for firearm licences were refused with no clear reason.

MN - State fails to win stay of ruling against gun law

A judge who last month struck down the state's permit-to-carry law as unconstitutional on Monday denied a request by state attorneys to stay his order while it is being appealed.

Manila - Under fire, RP journalists turn to guns

Veteran print and radio journalist Juan Balagtas said only bona fide members of the press whose lives were in danger should be allowed to arm themselves.
"You don't really have to own a firearm if you're not under threat and you know you didn't do anything wrong," he said.  [Hmmph!! - Ed.]

OH - Judge bars Clyde's gun ban

As anticipated, the disagreement between the City of Clyde and Second Amendment advocates has landed in court, and Clyde has lost the first battle.

NY - Lawmakers fund prisons, reject Pataki gun permitting changes

Lawmakers Wednesday also said they were rejecting Pataki's plan to change the state's pistol and revolver permitting system by requiring a five-year expiration on all licenses and imposing a $100 fee for new and renewed licenses.
 

Sea captain granted permit to carry gun on board

In what is being called the maritime equivalent of airline pilots protecting themselves with firearms in the cockpit, a Warren County judge has allowed a sea captain to carry a gun while guiding ships along the New Jersey coast.

Important information regarding Ohio reciprocity

First of all, Ohio does recognize a Kentucky concealed carry license but BEWARE the rather extreme consequences of carrying a weapon outside the provisions of their law. Certain infractions are FELONY crimes!

Gun Owners Shot Down Missouri Gov's Reelection Bid

Missouri Gov. Bob Holden, a Democrat, is one of the few sitting governors ever to lose a primary election. But Holden should have seen it coming because of his anti-gun stand, a Second Amendment group said on Wednesday.

Report: 7,000-plus Americans bought weapons illegally

(Seems we must go to Ireland for this story!)  More than 7,000 people who should have been barred from buying guns were able to buy them in 2002 and 2003, according to a US Justice Department review.  The US government rarely prosecuted such cases, said the report.

VA - Debate gets hot over rash of guns in public
Although Virginians have long been able to openly carry guns in the Old Dominion, the little-known right recently stirred up controversy when several gun-carrying customers turned heads at northern Virginia restaurants.

Virginia Tops Nation in New Pro-Gun Laws

Virginia passed more pro-gun laws than any other state this spring — a statistic local lawmakers say verifies the commonwealth’s commitment to protecting the rights of its law-abiding gun owners.

MN - Sheriffs adjusting to gun-law ruling

As county sheriffs across the state scramble to figure out if and when to issue permits to carry guns, many say the gun law struck down this week as unconstitutional didn't pose the threat to public safety that some feared it would.

OHIO RECIPROCITY WITH KENTUCKY
The Ohio Attorney General's website indicates that KY is among several states granted a Reciprocity Agreement.  Be sure to acquaint yourself carefully with the new law in Ohio before carrying there. Their rules are different and very complex.  You can be arrested for carrying improperly.

Congress Approves Concealed Weapons Bill

The White House endorsed the measure in a statement, saying, "This legislation will better protect the nation from danger by ensuring that officers are ready to handle an emergency regardless of their location and duty status and will help them to better protect themselves and their families from vindictive criminals." [What about the rest of us that are required to deal with "vindictive criminals"? - Ed]

SC - STATE: Police use of guns 'inappropriate' in school drug raid, but no charges, AG says

South Carolina's attorney general said Friday it was "highly inappropriate" for police to draw guns during a drug sweep at a Charleston-area high school last year but the action did not warrant charges.

Brazil gets new gun law

Restrictions created by the new law included stricter control of weapon importation and mandatory registration of all firearms. Gun licenses will also have to be renewed every three years, according to the new law.

OH - Lawyer Challenges Concealed Gun Law

Stephen Miller's problem is that the law doesn't allow guns to be concealed on a person when seated in a car.

US House Passes 'National Concealed Carry for Cops

The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed legislation that would allow qualified off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry their firearms concealed in all 50 states

Saudi Arabia:  Foreigners can carry guns
Saudi Arabia will allow foreigners who feel threatened by the wave of militant violence in the kingdom to carry guns for their protection

President Bush Pledges

Support for H.R. 218

The legislation... would exempt qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from State and local prohibitions on the carrying of concealed firearms.

OH - Prosecutor to probe release of gun permit holder addresses

A prosecutor will investigate whether a sheriff violated Ohio's new concealed weapons law by releasing the addresses of people granted permits to a newspaper that published the information.

Thai gun shops offer discounts to teachers
Gun shops in Bangkok are offering discounts to teachers in Thailand's troubled Muslim south where a spate of almost daily attacks show no signs of abating

S. Africa tightens gun ownership law to fight crime
South Africa's gun control provisions are horrendously ineffective at controlling crime, so they institute "tough new gun control laws"!

UK - You can't defend yourself , but we'll teach you first aid!

It is hoped the initiative will help raise awareness about the threat of gun crime in inner-city communities.

Italy plans law to allow property owners to shoot intruders

One of the changes would include "the principle that anyone who is at home should be considered a priori under attack [from a burglar] and may legitimately regard himself to be in danger of his life." In these instances, "any action must be considered legitimate defence".

UK - POLICE IN BLUNT WARNING TO CHILDREN PLAYING IN WOODS...

You no longer need to be a criminal to have the police shoot at you, just carry an air gun in public on your way to an afternoon of plinking.

Utah Legislature orders university to lift guns ban

For decades, the University of Utah has prohibited its students and employees from carrying firearms on campus. But this year, the Utah Legislature passed a law requiring the university to lift the ban.
 

SC - Gun regulations relaxed

For almost 30 years, anyone interested in buying handguns in South Carolina had to wait 30 days between purchases. ... These restrictions were lifted this week, at least for state residents.

LA - Parade route gun-ban bill stripped of its ammunition

A proposal to ban firearms within 1,000 feet of a parade route was watered down in a Senate committee Tuesday to instead stiffen the penalties for those who commit crimes with illegally possessed guns at a parade or similar street event.

Gun Control Harming U.S. Troops

Is it possible for bad domestic law to be a detriment to our fighting forces overseas – even to the point of getting some soldiers killed?

PA - Firearms group warns of 'gun grabbing' bill

If an order is secured under the bill, the gun-rights organization says, "You have 24 hours to turn in all your guns and no immediate right to appeal. Furthermore, it is a crime for you to transfer your guns to a neighbor for safekeeping, and you are required to reimburse the state for taking your guns away!"

MI - Fake guns are getting people in real trouble

Airsoft pistols have become a legal quandary in Washtenaw County, where prosecutors have deemed them as firearms under state law and are criminally charging people caught carrying them.

KY - The Frazier Historical Arms Museum Opens In Louisville

The Frazier Museum, four years in the planning, officially opens to the public [May 22] with a parade down Main and festivities through [Sunday].

The Kentucky Coalition to Carry Concealed 2004 Annual Members Meeting is now history!

IL - House OKs self-defense gun law

The Illinois House on Thursday approved a measure giving legal protection to gun owners who use banned firearms in self-defense while at their homes or businesses.

SC - [Repeal of] Ban on buying more than one gun a month passes, awaits governor’s OK

South Carolina, the first state to enact a law prohibiting the purchase of more than one gun a month, soon could become the first state to repeal that restriction.

FL - Governor Bush signs gun range bill

Gun range owners will get immunity from lead cleanup lawsuits under certain conditions and police will be banned from keeping electronic lists of law-abiding gun owners under bills signed Thursday by Gov. Jeb Bush.
 

Kroger clarifies position on CCDW

"Kroger has never allowed our employees or our customers to carry firearms or deadly weapons into our stores, offices or workplace."

OH - Kroger digs in for a fight.

Ohioans For Concealed Carry revealed that the Kroger Co. had begun hanging no-CCW signs in southwest Ohio stores in and around the company's hometown of Cincinnati.  (KC3 has inquired of Kroger if this policy will be extended to stores in KY.)

KY - Conceal-carry files are confidential

Test scores and other material on file for people with licenses to carry concealed deadly weapons are exempt from public inspection...

United Kingdom - Jail term warning over [AIR] guns

About 1,000 Warwickshire people are risking a five-year prison sentence by failing to register their gun.  AIR-gun, that is!

KS - House's Falls Short of Passing Concealed Handgun Bill

The House came up short of the two-thirds vote needed to over-ride Gov. Sebelius' veto of a concealed handgun bill.

AZ - Gun-toting bill adds bars, clubs

The state House on Wednesday added bars and nightclubs to a bill that would let people take guns into restaurants that serve alcohol.

KS - Governor vetoes gun bill

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoed a bill today that would have allowed Kansans to obtain licenses to carry concealed guns.

CA - Gun show ban shot down

Four months after local officials urged a ban on gun shows at the Cow Palace in South San Francisco, a state bill that would do just that failed in a Senate committee.

AZ - Gun-toting measure gets new life

The House breathed new life Tuesday into a measure allowing patrons to carry guns into restaurants that serve alcohol.
 

Spain (Eventually Global?) - All gun owners (according to one) "should be required to have a microchip implanted in their hand to be able to own a gun."

NM - Court backs guns ban

Police forced to enter our world!

SC - Bill would take guns away from domestic violence offenders

South Carolina judges would have the power to take guns away from people subject to a restraining order in under a bill headed to the House floor.

KY - Mixed feelings over new gun law

On Monday, the Kentucky House and Senate both approved the legislation... which requires that cities and counties allow gun shops wherever they allow any other business to locate.

IL - Governor Offers Deal On Gun Legislation

Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he would sign legislation lowering the minimum age to obtain a firearm owner's identification card without parental consent, but only if the Legislature also sends him a bill banning all assault weapons

Louisville Metro Avoids Statutes
Operates park in a "proprietary as opposed to a governmental capacity"

OH - Interest in gun permits soaring

A lot of people in Hamilton County apparently want to pack heat.

KS - Senate committee narrowly endorses concealed guns bill
A measure allowing Kansans to carry concealed handguns went to the full Senate after being endorsed Tuesday by the Federal and State Affairs Committee on a 5-4 vote.

IN - After much thought, list of gun permit holders will not appear online

The prospect of harm seems to outweigh the potential for public good. Those who want the information will have to request it from the State Police and pay $25 for it.

KC3 Seeks To Restore NICS Exception For KY CCDW Licensees

Attorney General Asked For Opinion

Kansas CCDW bill forwarded to House

A bill that would allow Kansans to carry concealed weapons cleared a hurdle Monday.

Some MO Concealed/Carry Permits 'On Hold'

Some law enforcement officials are saying that even if permits are issued, they will arrest anyone possessing a concealed weapon within their jurisdiction

MO Supreme Court posts split ruling on gun law
The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional right of lawmakers to authorize concealed guns, but ruled that a new law allowing them does not have to be enforced in four counties where it was shown to impose an unfunded mandate.

Questions remain on Ohio CCDW

In the wake of the recent passing of the concealed carry law, many questions still remain

Sources of firearms in crimes now secret

The government no longer is releasing records tracking the source of firearms used in crimes

Airports' Gun Ban Under Fire

A Virginia gun advocacy group is battling the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority over a regulation banning guns on its property