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WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 /U.S Newswire/ -- The Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA) proclaimed the expiration of the 1994 Clinton gun and magazine ban a victory for crime fighting. LEAA Executive Director, retired New York police officer James J. Fotis, spoke out in support of the gun ban expiration, "this marks the end of an era, the end of the Clinton gun ban days when real criminals were ignored in favor of failed gun control. From this point forward our nation's lawmakers can focus on laws that target real criminals, not cosmetic firearm features." LEAA's Fotis added that law enforcement...

Police say this cruiser caught fire when a round fired from an assault rifle struck a gas line.MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Police say a gunman with an assault rifle opened fire on a Miami-Dade County police officer around 2 a.m. Sunday, striking her twice and setting her cruiser ablaze. The officer is expected to be OK. It's not known how many rounds the gunman fired, but one of them hit the police cruiser's gas line, setting it on fire. Police are looking for the gunman. They say they know his name, but are not releasing it to the public. "Somebody...

Hastert: No Decision Yet on U.S. Assault Gun Ban 2 hours, 31 minutes ago Add Politics - Reuters to My Yahoo! WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert said on Thursday no decision had been made on whether the House will let a politically sensitive 1994 ban on assault weapons expire next year.   The second-ranking Republican in the House, Majority Leader Tom DeLay, had earlier this week predicted the ban would be allowed to lapse, drawing fire from Democrats and posing a dilemma to President Bush (news - web sites) -- who promised to back an extension...