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Even after Rosenfeld had already twice answered a similar question and recalled that most Israelis have served in the military and have undergone years of firearms training, Blitzer absurdly pressed the issue a third time in his final question: Aren't you concerned, though, it's one thing for police and military to walk around with weapons, but it's another thing for civilians simply to be walking around with weapons. Some of them may be trained, some of them no so well-trained, Aren't you concerned that they might simply shoot before they really know for sure there's a danger?

The UN has earned its reputation as the largest anti-self-defense organization in the world. Their lust for depriving individuals of firearms for self-defense is strong and growing. They have been promoting a universal gun registration program in order to set the stage for confiscation. Consider who comprises the UN. Communist China is the largest thugocracy in the world. Other countries suffering from a variety of crooks and thugs include Syria, Sudan, Lybia, Zimbabwe, Cuba, Iran and North Korea. We are supposed to take them seriously because they send their goons all dressed up in suits to UN meetings? The only...

IN all likelihood, most New Yorkers would find it hard not to sympathize with Ronald Dixon. No, that's too soft. In all likelihood, most New Yorkers would find it close to impossible not to sympathize with Mr. Dixon, or question his right to do what he did. Here's what happened one December morning in his two-story house in Canarsie, Brooklyn. His account is uncontested by law enforcement officials. Mr. Dixon was upstairs, in bed, when he heard a noise in the hallway. Half asleep, he opened his eyes and saw a man at the top of the stairs heading toward...

Italians move toward protecting self-defenseUnnoticed by the establishment media in the United States, Italy is taking big steps towards greater protection of fundamental human rights, as it looks to significantly change old laws that have infringed the right of self-defense. In Italy, the Minister of Defense, Antonio Martino, recently announced his support for private gun ownership. "Gun control disarms law-abiding citizens, not criminals," he said.Martino, who was a professor before becoming defense minister, observed that gun laws only affect the law-abiding, not criminals: When gun-control laws were passed, I neither saw any member of the Mafia giving up his shotguns,...

Madison Heights joins gun debate By: TOM WILLARD, Daily Tribune Staff Writer April 28, 2002 MADISON HEIGHTS - City buildings should be off-limits to those carrying concealed weapons, according to Madison Heights officials. The City Council this week adopted a resolution urging the state Legislature to include municipal facilities among gun-free sites identified under a new concealed weapons law. The state law, which went into effect July 1 of last year, eased requirements for obtaining a concealed weapons permit. Before then, gun owners had to prove a need to carry a concealed weapon. The statute banned weapons in various public...