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As the Senate considers legislation to prohibit abusive lawsuits against Second Amendment rights, Sen. Ted Kennedy is offering an amendment to ban ammunition. Kennedy claims that he is aiming at "cop-killer" bullets, but he appears to be badly misinformed on the issue. There never has been any such thing as a "cop-killer" bullet. The issue is a fiction, invented for purposes of politics, not public safety. In any case, since 1986, federal law has prohibited the rare types of handgun ammunition that have unusual abilities to penetrate body armor. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reports that current...

<p>SOUTH BEND, IND. -- An Internet discussion board hosted by the Fraternal Order of Police has been shut down, less than a week after it attracted criticism from the NAACP.</p> <p>The South Bend chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People claimed that some of the discussions on the board were derogatory and offensive to minorities.</p>

F.O.P. Passes Resolution Calling on Moratorium on Ford Police Cars; Safety of Crown Victoria Police Interceptors Questioned 8/5/03 1:37:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk Contact: Tim Richardson of the Fraternal Order of Police, 202-547-8189 WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today National President Chuck Canterbury spoke frankly about the decision of the membership of the Fraternal Order of Police to adopt a resolution which calling for a moratorium on the purchase of Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors (CVPI) because of concerns about the vehicles. "There have been numerous incidents where law enforcement officers have been burned alive in otherwise...

Cincinnati's police union doesn't just dislike a racial profiling lawsuit settlement that calls for making numerous reforms in the department. The Fraternal Order of Police also opposes an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department that calls for more than 90 changes in local police practices, including how force is used. Local union leaders said they are in contact with the FOP's national office about lobbying President Bush's administration in getting the Justice Department to back off from some of the requirements. If Bush doesn't agree, it could jeopardize his chances at again receiving the national FOP's endorsement in his 2004...

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The wife of Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose compares her husband to civil-rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King. Chief Charles Moose But some of his officers say he's more like the Rev. Al Sharpton, the controversial political figure dismissed by critics, including some blacks and Democrats, as a hustler. Sandra Herman-Moose, a lawyer, made the comparison to King at a news conference last week in equating the chief's ethics row over selling his planned book on the Beltway sniper probe to the great civil-rights struggles of the last century. Rev. Al Sharpton In a stunning act...

A Michigan city is facing a possible lawsuit if a volunteer chaplain -- who believes homosexuality is a sin -- is removed from his duties.Last Monday night during its regular meeting, several members of the Ferndale City Council said they supported removing Pastor Tom Hansen as the city's volunteer police chaplain. Hansen was blasted at the meeting by members of the homosexual activist group Soulforce for having publicly expressed his religious view on homosexuality.According to the Daily Tribune in Oakland County, Michigan, Hansen -- pastor of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church -- stated his belief that the homosexual lifestyle is in...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A federal lawsuit accusing the city's Police Department of civil rights violations was dismissed Wednesday by a federal judge at the request of the Justice Department, the city and police union said. FeedRoom DOJ Drops FOP Lawsuit Judge John Holschuh's ruling says he dismissed the case because of an agreement reached between the city and the Fraternal Order of Police. It followed an exchange of letters in which the city outlined the steps it has taken to improve the police department since the lawsuit was filed in 1999. The FOP said the dismissal marks the first time...

On Aug. 12, CNN aired a "breaking" news conference to update viewers on a matter it considered of global importance: the medical condition of Jason Priestley -- a washed-up, 32-year-old former TV idol who sustained moderate injuries during a Kentucky auto race over the weekend. On Aug. 12, more than 700 mourners from across the country gathered to mark the tragic murder of Kris Eggle -- a 28-year-old National Park Service ranger who was gunned down near the U.S.-Mexico border last week. Not a single national network or cable news station mentioned the memorial service or the outrageous circumstances...

Baltimore's police union endorsed Rep. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s bid for governor Monday night, the first time the organization has endorsed a Republican gubernatorial candidate in 36 years. The board of directors of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3, which represents 5,000 current and retired city police officers, unanimously selected Ehrlich over Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend two weeks ago. The full union membership ratified the board's decision at a meeting Monday night.