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Trial date set in Second Amendment case
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Trial date set in Second Amendment case
By the Associated Press
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) -- A former San Angelo doctor who challenged a federal law in Second Amendment case will be retried Aug. 19 in federal court in Lubbock.
The date was set Friday for Timothy Emerson, who will stand trial for possessing a firearm while under a restraining order.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in October overturned U.S. District Judge Sam Cummings' ruling that dismissed the charge against Emerson.
Emerson was charged in 1998 after buying a pistol while under a restraining order during a divorce proceeding.
The case had gun rights implications because Cummings ruled that the federal statute used to charge Emerson violated his Second Amendment right to bear arms.
The 5th circuit determined that an individual has a right to bear arms -- a victory for gun rights advocates -- but that the right could be restricted under some circumstances.
Emerson faces a maximum five-year sentence and $250,000 fine, U.S. Assistant Attorney Roger McRoberts told the San Angelo Standard-Times in Saturday's editions.
Emerson's attorney, David Guinn, couldn't be reached for comment.
In June, the Supreme Court said it would not hear the case and a similar gun-rights case.
from the Reporter-News
Tuesday, August 6, 2002 -- State sues insurance giant Farmers; top officials doubt firm losing money (Juan A. Lozano) HOUSTON - The state of Texas sued Farmers Group Inc. on Monday, accusing the U.S. insurance giant of charging consumers excessive and unjustified rates for homeowners' coverage through deceptive trade and discriminatory practices.
http://www.reporternews.com/2002/texas/texas_Trial_dat83.html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
By the Associated Press
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) -- A former San Angelo doctor who challenged a federal law in Second Amendment case will be retried Aug. 19 in federal court in Lubbock.
The date was set Friday for Timothy Emerson, who will stand trial for possessing a firearm while under a restraining order.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in October overturned U.S. District Judge Sam Cummings' ruling that dismissed the charge against Emerson.
Emerson was charged in 1998 after buying a pistol while under a restraining order during a divorce proceeding.
The case had gun rights implications because Cummings ruled that the federal statute used to charge Emerson violated his Second Amendment right to bear arms.
The 5th circuit determined that an individual has a right to bear arms -- a victory for gun rights advocates -- but that the right could be restricted under some circumstances.
Emerson faces a maximum five-year sentence and $250,000 fine, U.S. Assistant Attorney Roger McRoberts told the San Angelo Standard-Times in Saturday's editions.
Emerson's attorney, David Guinn, couldn't be reached for comment.
In June, the Supreme Court said it would not hear the case and a similar gun-rights case.
from the Reporter-News
Tuesday, August 6, 2002 -- State sues insurance giant Farmers; top officials doubt firm losing money (Juan A. Lozano) HOUSTON - The state of Texas sued Farmers Group Inc. on Monday, accusing the U.S. insurance giant of charging consumers excessive and unjustified rates for homeowners' coverage through deceptive trade and discriminatory practices.
http://www.reporternews.com/2002/texas/texas_Trial_dat83.html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
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Ammunition Manufacturers Form Alliance
To: National Desk
Contact: Bill Wright of the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, 202-693-1999
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, the National Association of Shooting
Ranges (NASR) and the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers'
Institute (SAAMI) today established an Alliance to promote safe and
healthful working conditions for workers in target shooting
facilities, announced OSHA Administrator John L. Henshaw.
"OSHA is committed to partnering with industry groups such as
NASR and SAAMI to promote safe and healthful workplaces," said
Henshaw. "Alliances such as this maximize everyone's resources to
reach out to workers and employers with safety and health
information that benefits everyone."
The Alliance will provide member and non-member shooting ranges
with information and guidance that will help enhance employee
safety programs, including education and information on ways to
minimize noise and airborne pollutants in the workplace, and will
provide information and guidance to shooting range operators and
developers on the control of hazards and prevention of exposures to
hazards substances in their facilities.
OSHA, NASR and SAAMI will work together jointly to develop and
disseminate information and guidance at conferences and through
various media outlets; to promote and encourage NASR members'
participation in OSHA's cooperative programs such as compliance
assistance, the Voluntary Protection Program, Consultation, and
mentoring among members; and to develop and deliver a seminar for
state associations' annual meetings on airborne lead and other
topics for shooting range operators and developers.
A joint team of representatives from NASR, SAAMI and OSHA will
meet regularly to set goals and objectives and track their
progress. The OSHA team will include representatives from OSHA's
Directorates of Federal-State Operations, Compliance Programs, and
Technical Support. Representatives from the Occupational Safety
and Health State Plan Association and the association of state
Consultation Projects will be given the opportunity to participate
as well.
The Alliance will remain in effect for one year, with annual
automatic renewals. It may be modified with the concurrence of all
parties. Any signatory may withdraw for any reason with 30 days
notice.
http://www.usnewswire.com
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08/05 11:51
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"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Arming Themselves
To: National Desk
Contact: Joe Waldron of the Citizens Committee for the Right to
Keep and Bear Arms, 425-454-4911;
Web site: www.ccrkba.org
BELLEVUE, Wash., Aug. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Citizens
Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today hailed
Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster for suggesting that women consider
getting concealed pistol licenses and arm themselves as one option
against a serial killer in Baton Rouge.
"Governor Foster's advice is entirely appropriate under the
circumstances," said CCRKBA Executive Director Joe Waldron. "At
least three women have been murdered, and the killer is still out
there. The governor's suggestion that women consider arming
themselves as one defensive option is significant.
"Far too often," Waldron continued, "we've seen so-called
'experts' suggest that women carry whistles, or jab someone with
their car keys, or simply cooperate with an attacker. They
invariably advise against using a firearm. That kind of politically
correct fuzzy thinking has no place in Baton Rouge, or anywhere
else killers prey on innocent citizens, especially women."
Waldron noted that there have been nearly three-dozen unsolved
murder cases involving Baton Rouge women during the past ten years.
Police are working with the FBI to determine whether any of those
crimes are linked to the recent murders of Pam Kinamore, Gina Green
and Charlotte Pace.
"Louisiana has stringent requirements for getting a permit,"
Waldron noted. "Even so, gun safety courses are currently jammed,
and no doubt public concern about this serial killer is largely
responsible for that. Rather than preaching claptrap to his
constituents, Mike Foster has once again demonstrated he is a
serious public servant willing to take a leadership role in the
safety of his fellow citizens.
"We encourage concerned women in Baton Rouge to follow Mike
Foster's advice," Waldron said. "Get mace. Carry a baseball bat.
Lock your doors. Those are all good steps. But the governor's best
advice was to remind women they have a right to get a gun permit,
and learn how to use a firearm. When a killer is on the loose,
people have every right to take whatever measure is necessary to
defend themselves. For women, especially, this is a matter of
choice."
With more than 650,000 members and supporters nationwide, the
Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is one of
the nation's premier gun rights organizations. As a non-profit
organization, the Citizens Committee is dedicated to preserving
firearms freedoms through active lobbying of elected officials and
facilitating grass-roots organization of gun rights activists in
local communities throughout the United States.
http://www.usnewswire.com
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08/02 18:02
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"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878