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          <td width="97%" height="30"><img src="img/occ.jpg" height=16 width=20><strong><a href="#leagues">Winter 
            shooting leagues are starting up</a></strong>.</td>
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          <td width="97%" height="30"><img src="img/occ.jpg" height=16 width=20> <a href="#dubois"><strong>DuBois 
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            <strong><a href="#pcshooting">&quot;PC&quot; Unload pistol order leads 
            to shooting &quot;accident&quot; </a> </strong> </td>
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                Armed&quot;, National Review employee shoots rifle in NY City 
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    <td><p align="center"><a name="leagues"></a><img src="img/occ.jpg" height=16 width=20><strong><font size="+1">Winter 
        shooting leagues are starting up</font></strong></p>
      <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If you need a reason to let some ammo fly, you 
        would like to have some fun shooting or just want to meet some other local 
        shooters why not try shooting in some of the local leagues that will be 
        starting in the next month.&nbsp; Both 22<img src="img/trailside22-gun.jpg" alt="Trailside 22 Cal. cost around $400 -$450" width="150" height="123" align="right"> 
        Cal and center fire caliber will be use at both private and public ranges.<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The oldest and largest league is the <a href="../../ocpl/22league_course.htm" target="_new">ORANGE 
        COUNTY PISTOL LEAGUE</a>.&nbsp; With over 40 shooters last year on 8 teams, 
        the league is a 22 caliber league that shoots the NRA Gallery Course of 
        fire with slow fire, timed and rapid every other week for 10 weeks with 
        the <img src="img/dennis.gif" alt="Dennis, the &quot;MASTER&quot; in Master Class" width="90" height="128" align="left">end 
        of Dec. and the first of Jan. off.&nbsp; Shooting only 60 rounds a night 
        will not burn up your rent money nor will the $67 fee that you will have 
        to pay to join.&nbsp; The league is held at Master Class in Monroe and 
        starts October 1st.&nbsp; Call <a href="../../B/masterclass/masterclass.htm" target="_new">Master 
        Class</a> for more info.<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="../../B/masterclass/masterclass.htm" target="_new">Master 
        Class</a> is also starting its famous <a href="../../B/masterclass/combat-league.htm" target="_new">COMBAT 
        LEAGUE</a> on Sept. 25th.&nbsp; You will need any centerfire gun with 
        72 rounds and 4 clips or speed loaders and a holster.&nbsp; The course 
        of fire is designed for any level of shooting skill and you can expect 
        Dennis to help anyone who needs it.<br>
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      <p align="center"><a name="dubois"></a><img src="img/occ.jpg" height=16 width=20> 
        <font size="+1"><strong> DuBois WINS BIG!</strong></font></p>
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          <td width="90%"><p>189 of 189 machines reporting, (313 total districts)<br>
              Carl E Du Bois 9,138 (64%)<br>
              H Frank Bigger 5,041 (36%)<br>
              (If you take out the block vote that Bigger got from KJ the numbers 
              go to 69% to 31%)</p>
            <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have talked to Mr. Dubois several times 
              and would not expect any major changes that would impact gun owners 
              in Orange County.&nbsp; He has promised to try to improve the Sheriff's 
              Departments handling of pistol license applications.&nbsp; He is 
              also a handgun owner and has had a license since 1990.&nbsp; I expect 
              that most gun owners will be more than willing to support him.<br>
              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I will be talking to his Dem. challenger 
              soon. </p></td>
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          <td width="83%"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We want to thank Sheriff Bigger 
            for having a clean campaign. He has done a lot with the Sheriff's 
            department and in many ways has done a much better <br>
            job than he has gotten credit for. He has always been a supporter 
            of the sportsmen and sportswomen in Orange County and has always been 
            willing to work with us. He will be missed by many. The next Sheriff 
            will have some big shoes to fill.</td>
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        &quot;PC&quot; Unload pistol order leads to shooting &quot;accident&quot; 
        </font></strong><br>
        Glock, county officials know of only one agency, county probation, that 
        has it.<br>
        <a href="http://www.syracuse.com/news/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1032251881319372.xml" target="_NEW"><strong>CLICK 
        HERE FOR THE WHOLE STORY</strong></a></p>
      <p>The Post-Standard, September 17, 2002, By John O'Brien, Staff writer 
      </p>
      <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Onondaga County probation officer Stacey Nunn 
        was following what may be a unique requirement by unloading her handgun 
        at home when she accidentally shot her downstairs neighbor seven weeks 
        ago.&nbsp;&nbsp; When officers are off duty, they must either have their 
        handgun on them or unload it, equip it with a locking device and store 
        it in a locked enclosure, according to the Probation Department's firearms 
        policy. The officers have to take the guns home because the policy forbids 
        storing the weapons at work.<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nunn was unloading her .40-caliber Glock 
        in her second-floor James Street apartment in Syracuse July 30 when it 
        fired into the floor, striking her neighbor Michael Chapman in the chest 
        as he was making dinner in the kitchen of his first-floor apartment. <br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;I work with police agencies all over 
        the country, and I know of no other that requires officers to unload their 
        weapons at home,&quot; said Mark Doneburgh, the northeast district manager 
        for Glock Inc. Glock makes handguns used by 70 percent of U.S. police 
        agencies.&nbsp; &quot;This is the first time I've ever heard of it,&quot; 
        Doneburgh said.&nbsp; He works with about 2,300 police agencies in New 
        York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Canada, and is familiar with the 
        practices of others across the country. A spokesman for the state police 
        said the agency does not require its officers to unload their weapons 
        when they're off duty. &quot;The more times you unload it, the better 
        chance you have of a boo-boo,&quot; Doneburgh said. </p></td>
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      <div align="center"><b><font size="-1"><a name="calf"></a><img src="img/usflag.gif" border=0 height=17 width=20 align=absmiddle></font></b> 
        <font size="+1"><strong>Calif. Opens Door for Gun Lawsuits</strong></font><br>
        <font size="-1">BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER, Associated Press Writer, September 
        25, 2002, 8:39 PM EDT </font></div>
      <p><br>
        SAN FRANCISCO -- Gov. Gray Davis cleared the way Wednesday for Californians 
        to sue gun manufacturers if they believe the companies have been negligent 
        in the advertising or production of firearms.&nbsp;&nbsp; The package 
        of bills Davis signed removes a shield granted to gun makers regarding 
        negligence lawsuits. Previously, gun manufacturers could not be sued if 
        their products were used in the commission of a crime.&nbsp; A number 
        of states have similar legal shields for gun makers. California is the 
        first state to repeal such an immunity. <br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;No industry should be allowed to 
        hide from its own harmful conduct,&quot; Davis said in a telephone press 
        conference. &quot;And except for gun manufacturers, no industry is. Current 
        laws shield a gun manufacturer from its own negligence. These new laws 
        strip away that shield.&quot; <br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; California's new laws have already gained 
        the praise of gun control advocates.&nbsp; &quot;These bills were our 
        top priority this year, we're thrilled that the governor has stuck by 
        his position on this,&quot; said Eric Gorovitz, Western policy director 
        for the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, a national grassroots organization.&nbsp; 
        Gorovitz said he hopes the measure will make the gun industry more responsible 
        because of the threat of lawsuits.<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Critics of the bills, however, argue that 
        they could open the door to frivolous lawsuits. And, Chuck Michel, a spokesman 
        for the California Rifle and Pistol Association, Inc., says the legislation 
        is an attempt by gun-ban advocates to swamp gun manufacturers with lawsuits 
        to bankrupt them.&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;They will use this to file multiple 
        lawsuits based on their mistaken belief that firearms have no social utility,&quot; 
        Michel said. &quot;They want a legitimate industry to pay for the inability 
        of law enforcement and local authorities to control violent crimes.&quot;<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The new law removes a lawsuit shield enacted 
        in 1983 to protect manufacturers of cheaply made handguns known as Saturday 
        Night Specials.&nbsp; The shield was cited by the state Supreme Court 
        last year when it ruled that a gun company couldn't be sued by survivors 
        of a 1993 rampage for damages done when criminals use their products illegally.</p>
      <p align="center"><br>
        <font size="+2"><strong>FROM HCI'S WEB SITE<br>
        Gov. Davis Signs Package of Far-Reaching Gun Bills, 9/25/2002</strong></font></p>
      <p> * Repeals Gun Industry's Legal Immunity<br>
        * Strengthens Ban on Saturday Night Specials<br>
        * Provides Cities with Data for Gun Lawsuits<br>
        * Prohibits Sale of Non-Certified Gun Safety Locks<br>
        * Expands Oversight on Gun Dealer Transactions<br>
        * Strengthens Police Seizure of Domestic Violence Guns</p>
      <p>(Los Angeles) In a stunning legal setback for the gun industry, California 
        is becoming the first state in the country to repeal the gun industry's 
        special legal immunity as Gov. Gray Davis signed SB 682 by Senator Don 
        Perata and AB 496 by Assemblyman Paul Koretz today as part of a package 
        of far-reaching new gun laws. The gun industry bills overturn a California 
        Supreme Court decision, which held that a 1983 law created a special immunity 
        shield for gun manufactures.</p>
      <p>Davis also signed: AB 2902 by Assemblyman Koretz to strengthen the state's 
        ban on Saturday night specials by authorizing DOJ to randomly test handgun 
        models each year to make sure they remain in compliance and regulate the 
        ammunition that is used in the tests. SB 1490 by Senator Perata to assist 
        city lawsuits against the gun industry by authorizing city attorneys access 
        to gun transfer records held by the Department of Justice. SB 1670 by 
        Senator Jack Scott to prohibit the sale of safety locks that are not approved 
        by the state. AB 2080 by Assemblyman Darrell Steinberg to require gun 
        dealers shipping firearms into or within California to obtain authorization 
        from the Department of Justice that the recipient is a legitimate dealer. 
        AB 2695 by Assemblywoman Jenny Oropeza to lengthen the standard time police 
        may hold guns seized at domestic violence incidents and SB 1807 by Senator 
        Wesley Chesbro to make it easier for police to hold domestic violence 
        guns if returning the weapon might endanger the person reporting the threat 
        or assault.</p>
      <p>&quot;Victims of gun violence will finally get justice,&quot; Luis Tolley 
        of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence united with the Million 
        Mom March, which sponsored the repeal of gun industry immunity. Repealing 
        the gun industry's special immunity was the top priority for Million Mom 
        March Chapters throughout California. The Million Mom March activists, 
        many of whom have personally suffered from gun violence, marched on the 
        state capitol and lobbied their legislators in personal visits, phone 
        calls and letters to repeal the gun industry's special protection and 
        allow gun victims their fair day in court.</p>
      <p>&quot;This is a legal earthquake for irresponsible gun manufacturers,&quot; 
        said Tolley. &quot;Gun manufacturers are going to face judgment day. They 
        will no longer be able to hide from the courts and escape legal accountability 
        when they engage in dangerous and irresponsible conduct that hurts and 
        kills people. The gun industry will have to follow the same legal rules 
        as every other industry in California and victims of gun violence will 
        finally obtain justice, including the right to be heard in court. For 
        too long, some gun makers have hidden from legal scrutiny behind an immunity 
        shield while deliberately endangering the public in ways that would never 
        be tolerated for any other product. Those days are over.&quot;</p>
      <p>The bills respond to a 2001 California Supreme Court ruling, which held 
        that a 1983 law sponsored by the NRA provided special immunity to gun 
        manufacturers. The Court found that gun maker Navegar, which produced 
        the banned TEC-9 assault weapon, could not be held responsible for criminal 
        use of the TEC-9 even though Navegar deliberately designed and marketed 
        the weapon for criminals. Navegar ads touted its &quot;excellent resistant 
        to fingerprints&quot; and &quot;high volume of firepower&quot; and promoted 
        the weapon in Solider of Fortune magazine. Navegar boasted that news reports 
        of criminals using the TEC-9 were &quot;good as far as sales go&quot; 
        and had &quot;advertising tingle.&quot; The TEC-9 assault weapon was equipped 
        with rapid-fire combat capability, a 32-round ammunition magazine, a sling 
        for one-handed shooting and a barrel designed for an illegal silencer.</p>
      <p>This is the third major setback for the gun industry this summer. In 
        June, the Ohio Supreme Court reinstated Cincinnati's lawsuit against the 
        industry, allowing the City to proceed with product liability, negligence 
        and public nuisance claims against fifteen gun manufacturers and earlier 
        this month the Indiana Court of Appeals reinstated key provisions of Gary's 
        lawsuit against gun dealers. Twelve cities and counties in California 
        are pursuing similar suits against the gun industry, with trial currently 
        set for April of next year.</p>
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    <td height="756" valign="top"> <div align="center"><font size="+1"><strong><b><font size="-1"><a name="nra12"></a><img src="img/usflag.gif" border=0 height=17 width=20 align=absmiddle></font></b> 
        NRA Assists 12 Year-old in Civil Rights Violation Fight</strong></font> 
      </div>
      <p>September 17, 2002<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Today, the National Rifle Association's 
        (NRA) Civil Rights Defense Fund filed a First Amendment civil rights lawsuit 
        on behalf of 12 year-old Virginia NRA member, Alan Newsom. The lawsuit 
        charges the principal and vice-principal of the Jack Jouett Middle School 
        and Albemarle County School Board Superintendent and Board members with 
        violating Newsom's civil rights when they banned him from wearing a NRA 
        logo-ed Youth Sports Shooting Camp shirt to school.<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On or about April 29, 2002, Alan Newsom 
        was forced to remove his NRA Sports Shooting Camp t-shirt by the vice-principal 
        and told to turn the t-shirt inside out because she considered the NRA 
        shirt illustrations of individuals involved in shooting sports in violation 
        of school policy. Although Newsom was ordered to forfeit his right to 
        free speech and association under threat of school suspension, at the 
        time of the demand there was no rule that prohibited clothing depicting 
        shooting sports.<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When the NRA notified school authorities 
        that the action violated the student's civil rights, the school subsequently 
        added a provision for the 2002-2003 school year barring any clothing associated 
        with &quot;weapons&quot; and &quot;violence.&quot;<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;The facts are clear. Alan Newsom 
        was singled-out by the vice-principal because he was wearing a NRA t-shirt. 
        The t-shirt clearly depicts individuals involved in shooting sports. The 
        images are in no way inappropriate or violent. This is a blatant infringement 
        of young Alan's Constitutional rights. I was dumbfounded when I learned 
        of the facts of this case after Alan's parents contacted us and didn't 
        hesitate to take up this challenge. I am proud to say that the NRA stands 
        with this brave young man,&quot; NRA's Executive Vice-President Wayne 
        LaPierre said of the case.<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The lawsuit, which seeks $100,000 in damages 
        and $50,000 in punitive damages plus costs and attorney fees incurred 
        in vindicating Newsom's civil rights, was filed in the U.S. Federal District 
        Court for Western District of Virginia, Charlottesville Division. Among 
        the twelve counts included in the Federal suit are free speech and due 
        process violations under federal and state constitutions.<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;The NRA wholeheartedly supports the 
        reasonable prohibition of images on clothing depicting violence in a school 
        setting. However, to preclude a student from wearing an article of clothing 
        because it may run counter to the viewpoints or political beliefs of some 
        school officials is deplorable,&quot; LaPierre added. In Tinker v. Des 
        Moines School District, the U.S. Supreme Court held &quot;[i]n order for 
        the State in the person of the school officials to justify prohibition 
        of a particular expressed opinion, it must be able to show that its actions 
        were caused by something more than a mere desire to avoid the discomfort 
        and unpleasantness that always accompany an unpopular viewpoint.<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The lawsuit also challenges the ambiguity 
        of the new school rule which will not only affect all NRA logos, but also 
        the Great Seal of the United States, the United States Army logo and the 
        state seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia &#8211; all with images of 
        &quot;weapons&quot; that would fall within the prohibitions of the school's 
        new policy.<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;This is clearly a case of political-correctness 
        running unchecked. Alan is a good student who has no disciplinary problems 
        in school. He developed an affinity for shooting sports and his father 
        enrolled him in a NRA Youth Safety Camp to learn basic firearm safety. 
        Alan aspires to represent his country in the Olympics someday. The school 
        authorities harassed and breached Alan's First Amendment rights merely 
        for his interest in the NRA and shooting sports,&quot; LaPierre concluded.<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The lawsuit noted that, ironically, Jack 
        Jouett Middle School is named for an American Revolutionary War hero who 
        is known for his famous ride on June 3, 1781, in which despite the potential 
        for personal peril, he rode through the night from Louisa, VA to Monticello 
        to warn Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and other parties that British 
        troops were on their way to arrest Jefferson and others for signing the 
        Declaration of Independence. In appreciation for this act of bravery the 
        Virginia Legislature awarded Captain Jack Jouett a sword and a pair of 
        pistols.<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The 131 year-old NRA is the nation's 
        oldest civil rights group that advocates enforcement of existing laws 
        to prosecute and punish violent criminals. The NRA is the nation's leader 
        in teaching youth gun safety and promoting marksmanship nationwide. The 
        Association has about 4 million members across America.</p></td>
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        <strong><font size="+1">X-Clinton associates fail to win ballot races</font></strong></p>
      <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The list of losers.</p>
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        <li>Cuomo, head of HUD pulls out of NY Gov. race</li>
        <li>Tuesday, September 17, 2002; 8:03 PM <br>
          MIAMI �� <b><font size=+1>Janet Reno conceded the Democratic nomination 
          for governor to Bill McBride on Tuesday </font></b>� a full week after 
          Florida's bungled primary � after final vote counts showed him narrowly 
          defeating the former attorney general.&nbsp; The final but still unofficial 
          count had the Tampa lawyer and political newcomer winning by about 4,800 
          votes out of more than 1.3 million cast. McBride will face Republican 
          Gov. Jeb Bush in November.</li>
        <li>Boston, Mass. State Treasurer Shannon P. O'Brien won the hard-fought 
          Democratic primary race for governor last night with a decisive victory 
          over three rivals.&nbsp; With approximately 90 percent of the precincts 
          counted, former US labor secretary Robert Reich was edging Senate President 
          Thomas F. Birmingham for second place.</li>
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