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Don't ask me how I did it, but I was trying to forward hubby's background to someone else and now it is gone. He got it from FR about 3 or 4 weeks ago. It was the eagle with the flag in the background. Does anyone remember what thread that was on???????

Sarah Brady: Tighter Gun Laws Needed to Prevent Terrorism and Strengthen National Security (Washington, D.C.) Sarah Brady, Chair of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, today issued the following statement regarding the House and Senate's passage of anti-terrorism legislation. "With passage of this legislation, Congress has taken a significant step toward ensuring that law enforcement has the tools needed to investigate and deter terrorist attacks. But there is one glaring omission - nothing in these bills will close the gaps in our federal firearm laws that allow terrorists to amass their deadly arsenals. "We know from recent terrorism investigations ...

The anthrax scare gripping America intensified today as a link emerged between two of Osama bin Laden's hijackers and the building where a man contracted the fatal disease. Investigators believe that two hijackers had subscriptions to the tabloid newspapers published in the Boca Raton headquarters of American Media Inc, where the British-born picture editor Robert Stevens is believed to have contracted anthrax. The link would cause massive alarm because it is known that Osama bin Laden's operatives have been trying to obtain chemical and biological weapons. Mohammed Atta, one of the hijack leaders, stayed nearby and tried to hire a ...

Re-introducing "Operation Self Defense" For Immediate Release October 3, 2001 Gun Rights Group Commits to finding, publishing and promoting every reported case of armed self-defense by citizens in America National team of "Net Detectives" forming immediately "Operation Self Defense" Goes to the Next Level. Operation Self Defense http://www.KeepAndBearArms.com/OpSD/ September 11, 2001 marked the official public launch of Operation Self Defense's "systems upgrade." In fact, we launched our official, public "come and join us" campaign just hours before the attacks. Sadly and unfortunately, the thoughts, prayers and attention of all Americans and many people throughout the world turned to the tragic ...

Bin Laden camps first target Pakistan says days numbered Blunkett stalls on ID cards THE PRIME MINISTER will declare war on Afghanistan’s Taleban regime today, telling them that their troops and military hardware will be attacked because they have refused to give up Osama bin Laden. In a dramatic appearance at the Labour conference, Tony Blair will make plain that the deadline has expired for the handing over of the “prime suspect” of the American attacks. According to senior aides, he will promise that military action will be proportionate and that everything “humanly possible” will be done to avoid ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration's anti-terrorism package wouldn't have prevented the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Attorney General John Ashcroft told a House committee Monday as lawmakers said they needed more time to consider measures. The House Judiciary Committee had planned to vote Tuesday on the legislation, one day after Ashcroft came up to Capitol Hill to call for the package's speedy approval. "The American people do not have the luxury of unlimited time in erecting the necessary defenses to future terrorist acts," the attorney general said. But House Judiciary Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., said ...

From the FAA web site: "Share your thoughts, recommendations, and suggestions about aviation safety and security." Follow this link.

Some time ago Robert Waters (author of The Best Defense) started a project called Operation Self Defense. Robert recruited a team of volunteers to scan online news sources for documented stories of the lawful use of a firearm in defense of life and property. The project has grown and for a variety of reasons (including finishing a new book) Robert has entrusted the folks at KeepAndBearArms to continue what he has started. Today, September 11, 2001, KeepAndBearArms announces the launch of the "systems upgrade" of Operation Self Defense. The goal is to cover every online news source throughout the nation ...

UN Plans to Confiscate and Destroy Our Guns by Larry Pratt Executive Director, Gun Owners of America July 2001 The United Nations has just concluded its July conference on the "Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its Aspects." The UN spent a week in July making the case for global gun control. These talks came right on the heels of a treaty which the UN unanimously agreed to in May. The UN is openly seeking to set up an international gun registry, followed by the collection and destruction of privately owned firearms worldwide. The UN now ...

Firearms Tip Sheet The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) think this information, the first in a series of bi-monthly emails we'll be sending out, might be of use to you when considering potential story lines. Cognizant of the criticism and scrutiny being generated in Washington toward the creative community, we recently convened a Round Table of writers, directors, producers and other industry professionals to brainstorm alternative approaches to traditional "shoot-em-ups" -- approaches that are more aligned to what actually happens in the real world. Hopefully, these depiction suggestions will not only be the impetus for fresh story ideas, but will ...

DEAR GUN CONTROL LADY More from Joe Crook by Annie July 9, 2001 Dear Gun Control Lady, I don’t know if you remember me. I was hopin to meet up with ya in that parkin lot. I kept an eye out for that million mom sticker on your bumper, but you never came back. I was kinda disappointed, cuz I was really looking forward to meetin ya. Anyway, I moved on for the summer. My buddy Ace wanted me to come with him up north for the summer. He said the pickins were real good in some of them north ...

As was posted a few days ago, David T. Hardy has released a new book on Waco - This Is Not An Assault. For those who are interested, the book can be purchased through Hardy's website. He has an excerpt there or you can read it on this thread.

Heston is the target of this Brady animated cartoon. (I apologize in advance if this has been previously posted.)

Ace Hardware Removed Rosie O from Website July 6, 2001 KeepAndBearArms.com -- Gun rights activists can add another victory feather to their caps. After receiving numerous emails complaining about their affiliation with Rosie O'Donnell, Ace Hardware removed all references to the "own a gun, go to jail" elitist talk show host. One of many reports that helped achieve this action by Ace Hardware was written and published by David Codrea on this website: https://www.keepandbeararms.com/information/XcIBViewItem.asp?ID=2166. Ace received quite a few emails from gun owners who were angry that they'd affiliate with someone who has openly defied their constitutional rights. Small actions ...

Lots of folks have expressed an interest in obtaining the UN's email address regarding the UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons due to begin on Monday. The e-mail addy is: ddaweb@un.org. More information on the conference can be found at the UN website. Don't forget that Monday, July 9th is Buy a Gun Day. Also remember the TRT Rally in NYC on July 14th.Annie

The Bush administration moved Thursday to sharply restrict the amount of time that gun-purchasers' instant-background-check records can be kept by the government. In a move assailed by gun-control advocates, Attorney General John Ashcroft said the administration would propose that such records be held for just one business day after a sale. Currently, such records may be held by governmental and law enforcement agencies for up to 180 days. Next week, that time frame will be halved – to 90 days – under a Clinton administration rule that the new administration did not challenge. But the attorney general said Thursday the ...

The United Nations is launching its assault on gun rights on July 9, but a movement is growing to counter this move by celebrating the date as "Buy a Gun Day." U.N.'s Web site, funded in part by U.S. taxpayers, includes this tidbit, with emphasis added: "Delegations in Vienna agreed on 2 March 2001 on a legally binding Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, which is designed to supplement the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime signed in Palermo, Italy in December 2000. Once entered into force, the Protocol ...

The loaded gun is a comfort. It's jammed between the mattress and the box springs. Or tucked inside a gym bag on the floor. It's on the night stand, in a dresser, in a briefcase in the closet. Handy. There are more than 30 million loaded, unlocked guns in American homes, the Justice Department estimates. To many, that's incomprehensible. Especially now, when child after child in town after town has gotten hold of a family gun and turned it on classmates. Appalled by the schoolyard carnage, prosecutors across the nation are pressing charges against gun owners who fail to secure ...

I am always interested in opinions and constructive criticism, so I thought I might offer my latest endeavor to fellow freepers for review.....To anyone offended by what may appear to be "self-promotion", please accept my apologies in advance. ---------------------------------------- Some gun control advocacy groups freely admit their desire to eliminate firearms in private hands. They assert that citizens should rely solely on law enforcement for protection from predators. Other groups don’t go quite that far – at least, not yet. They, instead, call for “common sense” safety solutions for those of us who choose to own and keep guns. We ...

The Cody Express 14286-19 Beach Boulevard #381 Jacksonville, FL 32250-1588 www.codyexpress.com annie@codyexpress.com April 22, 2001 Rose O’Donnell c/o Rosie, The Magazine 375 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 RE: Story Solicitation Dear Rosie, I have come across several notices on the internet advising that your magazine was seeking stories they may want to cover in a future publication. I do have a story, and although I doubt if will ever be published in your magazine, I did want to share it with you. I had the opportunity to speak with you last year at the Grand Floridian Hotel in ...