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Robber Killed In Shootout At Car Wash One Victim Was Armed - And Quick On The Draw By KEN BYRON Courant Staff Writer August 21 2002 NEW BRITAIN -- When Norman Moore and two others pulled into the car wash Monday night on Corbin Avenue, they might have thought the two men by the Oldsmobile were...

Let's Take Back Our Country! By Sheriff Michael E. Cook Published 08. 20. 02 at 20:11 Sierra Time xxx It came to me the other day, while reading about how our government leaders don't want to let the pilots on our commercial aircraft carry firearms, to consider how many police officers...

Dog, girl's father foil assault attempt Intruder found under daughter's bed By Amy Herdy Denver Post Staff Writer Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - The dog's growling woke them first. In the master bedroom of the home, Duchess, a 4-year-old Labrador mix, refused to be placated, and soon her...

Treating gun crime like disease shows results August 21, 2002 BY FRANK MAIN CRIME REPORTER In the late 1980s, Dr. Gary Slutkin was at the forefront of the fight against AIDS in Africa. He later worked to eradicate a tuberculosis outbreak in San Francisco. Now he's attacking gun crime in...

Jury orders owner of gun used in murder to pay up By Tim Rowden Of The Post-Dispatch The Associated Press Contributed To This Report. A Jefferson County jury has ordered a gun owner to pay $400,000 for failing to safely store a handgun that was later used to murder his son. The jury...

SFUSD wary of arming staff BY NICK DRIVER Of The Examiner Staff Guns shouldn't be in school, not even if it's the good guys who are toting them. That's the discussion San Francisco Unified School District officials are having about the newly created position of chief safety officer...

Late-night shooting still under investigation By Jeff Morris Texas City Sun Published August 18, 2002 Childish pranks turned into a potentially deadly situation early Saturday morning when a local home owner took matters into his own hands. According to police reports, some Texas City high...

The future barrels down on gun club By Steve Corrigan Savannah Morning News Gary Ogden is cussing mad. He's hotter than a two-dollar pistol that the Truman Parkway will soon cut a swath through Forest City Gun Club. He chomps a half-smoked cigar and spits profanities as he wheels his...

The Sexism of Gun Control August 13, 2002 by David Graham Last week, Louisiana Governor Mike Foster reminded women in his state that they have a right to buy a handgun for personal protection. He said this because a serial killer is currently loose in Baton Rouge, and women are scared to...

Learning 'what other people don't want you to know about' After I called Citizens Rifle and Revolver Club president Carol Katona to sign up for Women's Day at the Range, I viewed my upcoming experience on mostly a conceptual level. It was fun to call friends and relatives to brag, "Guess...

Victim was warned of 'shooting spree' Slain woman had sought protection By SEAN O'SULLIVAN AND TERRI SANGINITI Staff reporters 08/17/2002 A woman whose ex-boyfriend shot her to death Thursday outside police headquarters sought court protection from the man 10 days ago. "He says he's going to...

Manhunt: Robbery suspect caught in county By MARCUS TANTILLO Staff Writer Two citizens, one a with concealed handgun license, held an armed robbery suspect at gunpoint Wednesday until police arrived to arrest the man. James Earl Oliver Jr., 42 , 1600 Hillsboro, El Dorado, was captured about...

Copyright 2002 The Morning Call, Inc. The Morning Call (Allentown) August 17, 2002 Saturday FIRST EDITION SECTION: LOCAL, Pg. B1 LENGTH: 668 words HEADLINE: Guns, ammunition, equipment stolen from Roseto police; Thieves entered station through garage. Officers were off duty...

Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company The New York Times August 18, 2002, Sunday, Late Edition - Final SECTION: Section 14WC; Page 5; Column 1; Westchester Weekly Desk LENGTH: 1131 words HEADLINE: LAW AND ORDER; Amid Gun Law Reviews, Gun Owners Worry About Rights BYLINE: By...

The Associated Press State & Local Wire August 19, 2002, Monday, BC cycle 10:35 AM Eastern Time SECTION: Political News LENGTH: 744 words HEADLINE: Candidates spar over gun control at Game Fair debate DATELINE: ANOKA, Minn. BODY: Minnesota's four major-party-endorsed candidates...

Fisherman shoots, kills grizzly BEAR! BEAR! Man plugs lunging bruin with 9 mm pistol on Russian River. By Zaz Hollander Anchorage Daily News (Published: August 18, 2002) A fisherman shot and killed a sow grizzly as she charged him in the early morning darkness Saturday on the banks of the...

Landowners threaten gun club Growth: Club asked to rethink opposition to proposed golf community 08/15/02 By Sam Bass - IPT NAMPA — Landowners who are upset they cannot sell their property for a golf course and housing development south of Nampa have threatened a longtime gun club...

Residents turn in explosives, relics By Associated Press KALAMAZOO -- Wartime relics and other hazardous items were among those recovered without question as part of the police department's amnesty program for dangerous devices. Ammunition from a 10-gauge shotgun and a World War II...

Copyright 2002 M2 Communications Ltd. M2 PRESSWIRE August 16, 2002 LENGTH: 456 words HEADLINE: US ATTORNEY GENERAL MARYLAND Worcester County man charged with illegal possession of machine gun, sawed-off shotguns, handguns, and illegally selling firearms BODY: Attorney General...

The Associated Press State & Local Wire August 15, 2002, Thursday, BC cycle 2:05 PM Eastern Time SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 253 words HEADLINE: Police arrest man, find arsenal in home DATELINE: BEND, Ore. BODY: A 32-year-old Bend man was held on $10 million bail on...