Friday, March 27, 2009

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RCMP holstered Tasers more (The Sudbury Star)
March 27, 2009 at 9:38 am

Mounties were far less likely to fire their Tasers last year as a public uproar about stun gun safety erupted over the painful weapons. RCMP Taser use dropped 30 per cent in 2008 from a peak of 1,583 incidents the year before, figures released Thursday show.[...]

Driver of car that fatally injured police officer in Marshfield will return to court in April (The Patriot Ledger)
March 27, 2009 at 7:29 am

The Marshfield woman whose car struck and killed a part-time Duxbury police officer directing traffic outside the Marshfield Fair last summer will return to court for a pretrial hearing on April 16.

Gun safety class for women set Gun safety class for women set - Gainesville Sun
March 27, 2009 at 6:25 am


Gun safety class for women set Gun safety class for women set
Gainesville Sun, FL
By Karen Voyles The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has scheduled another of its popular Women's Handgun Safety Days. The one-day class on April 18 will provide women with an introduction to firearms through classroom instruction and ...

Gun safety class for women set (The Gainesville Sun)
March 27, 2009 at 6:11 am

NRA-certified instructors will teach the course.

RCMP Taser use down 30% last year - TheChronicleHerald.ca
March 27, 2009 at 5:10 am


RCMP Taser use down 30% last year
TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada
By JIM BRONSKILL and SUE BAILEY The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Mounties were far less likely to fire their Tasers last year as a public uproar about stun gun safety erupted over the painful weapons. RCMP Taser use dropped 30 per cent in 2008 from a peak ...

RCMP officers used their Tasers less often last year (Kitchener - Waterloo Record)
March 27, 2009 at 4:34 am

OTTAWA (Mar 27, 2009) -- Mounties were far less likely to fire their Tasers last year as a public uproar about stun gun safety erupted over the painful weapons. RCMP Taser use dropped 30 per cent in 2008 from a peak of 1,583 incidents the year before, figures released yesterday show.

RCMP stun gun use drops (Toronto Sun)
March 27, 2009 at 4:33 am

Mounties were far less likely to fire their Tasers last year as a public uproar about stun gun safety erupted over the painful weapons.

Teach gun safety - Chicago Tribune
March 27, 2009 at 3:08 am


Teach gun safety
Chicago Tribune, United States
Annazette Collins' (D-Chicago) suggestion that gun safety be taught in public schools. We have accepted that safety has been improved when potentially dangerous activities have been presented in the classroom atmosphere. Sex education has not been ...

Datebook (Moorpark Acorn)
March 27, 2009 at 12:32 am

FRI., MAR. 27 Spring Boutique United Methodist Women host boutique, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Saturday at Simi Valley United Methodist Church, 2394 Erringer Road. Gifts for sale, bake sale, hot lunch, door prizes, free parking and admission. Proceeds help fund mission work.

Datebook (Camarillo Acorn)
March 27, 2009 at 12:01 am

FRI., MAR. 27 Spring Boutique United Methodist Women host boutique, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Saturday at Simi Valley United Methodist Church, 2394 Erringer Road. Gifts for sale, bake sale, hot lunch, door prizes, free parking and admission. Proceeds help fund mission work.

Rockford students to learn gun safety at school (WREX-TV Rockford)
March 26, 2009 at 9:50 pm

Rockford police will spread a message about gun safety to school children around the city next week.

Edmonton man who died after Taser shock was killed by excited delirium: Report (Edmonton Sun)
March 26, 2009 at 6:12 pm

Alberta Justice says a man who was Tasered by Edmonton police in October died from a condition called excited delirium not from the effects of being hit by the electronic stun gun.

Edmonton man who died after Taser shock was killed by excited ... - Edmonton Sun
March 26, 2009 at 6:04 pm


Edmonton man who died after Taser shock was killed by excited ...
Edmonton Sun,  Canada
An amateur video of Dziekanski writhing on the floor was beamed around the world, sparking new questions about stun gun safety. Savard carried out the study using a database of over 3200 RCMP Taser incidents from 2002 to 2007 compiled by The Canadian ...

RCMP used Tasers less last year: report (Times & Transcript)
March 26, 2009 at 5:03 pm

Mounties were far less likely to fire their Tasers last year as a public uproar about stun gun safety erupted over the painful weapons.

Ill. House Blocks Change In Trigger Lock Law (CBS 2 Chicago)
March 26, 2009 at 3:17 pm

An effort to expand an Illinois law requiring safe storage of guns failed Thursday.

Ill. House blocks change in trigger lock law (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport)
March 26, 2009 at 3:14 pm

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An effort to expand an Illinois law requiring safe storage of guns failed Thursday. Illinois law currently allows criminal charges against people who fail to store guns safely when they know a child under 14 could get hold of the weapon without permission.

Ill. House blocks change in trigger lock law - Chicago Tribune
March 26, 2009 at 3:07 pm


Ill. House blocks change in trigger lock law
Chicago Tribune, United States
Chicago Rep. Deborah Graham proposed raising the age limit. Under her proposal, gun owners could be charged if they didn't keep weapons away from anyone under 18. But critics said the law was too broad and would do little to improve gun safety.

Mounties relax rules for multiple Taser jolts (Squamish Chief)
March 26, 2009 at 9:12 am

OTTAWA - The RCMP has loosened a restriction on multiple Taser shocks amid growing evidence that repeated stun gun jolts increase risk of death.
 

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