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Gun Makers Cleared of Stoking Violence
Jury says
industry not
to blame for
inner city
shootings
handgun a month.
T h e g u n in d u s-
try argued that it
w as unfair and un-
la w fu l to h o ld
m an u fa c tu re rs li
able for the crim inal u se o fa
sides in the case will subm it legal product. T hey also said that
w ritten argum ents interpreting le g isla tu re s — not co u rts —
the verdict within 30 days. The should set standards for sales
ju d g e will then make the final deter
N A A C P P re s id e n t K w eisi
m ination on liability and remedy.
M fum e said the civil rights orga
T he ju ry found G lock and C olt nization w ill w ork even harder to
M an u factu rin g not liable. It did for better regulation o f the sale
not reach a d ecisio n on Sm ith & and distribution o f handguns.
W e sso n .
“O ur allies in this fight must not
R ather than m onetary dam ages, sit back and accept the m ood by
the law suit sought to force dis som e in C ongress w ho are too
tributors to restrict sales to dealers ready to do the bidding o f the
w ho have storefront outlets, pro N ational Rifle A ssociation. Now
hibit sales to gun show dealers and is the tim e to step up our cam
limit individual purchasers to one p aign," he said.
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(A P ) — In a victory for
the gun industry, a federal
jury has cleared 45 hand
gun m anufacturers and
distributors o f allega
tions th eir m arketing
practices have stoked
violence in African Ameri
can and H ispanic n eighbor
hoods.
The N A A C P law suit alleged the
firearms industry knew corrupt deal
ers w ere supplying their products
to criminals in minor
ity com m unities and
did nothing to stop it.
T he ju ry reached its
verdict last w eek in a
clo sely w atch ed case
th at now go es to the
ju d g e fo ra final decision.
Because U.S. District Judge Jack
W einstein decided the ju ry w ould
play only an advisory role, both
Gunfire Erupts Outside Southeast School
(A P)— A fightnear
an elem entary school
c o u ld h av e tu rn e d
deadly after a bullet
fired by one o f the par-
ti c ip a n t s c r a s h e d
through a classroom
window.
The bullet struck a
blind and fell to the
floor, frightening 10
Montez T. Taylor
children in a portable
classroom at B ridger
Elem entary School in
so u th e a st P ortland.
A s e c o n d b u lle t
struck the car o f som e
one involved in the
M ay 13 incident, and
a total o f four o r five
shots w ere fired, ac
cording to police.
N either the bullets nor the fight
caused any injuries.
M ontez T. Taylor, 20, o f Port
land w as arrested on charges o f
attem pted assault and unlawful
use o f a weapon.
Police seized a.25 caliber semi
autom atic pistol the next day.
The fight involved roughly a
dozen people from tw o groups,
w ho had been fighting, Portland
Police B ureau spokesm an Brian
Schm autz said. Though som e w it
nesses described the incident as
gang-related, authorities w ould
not confirm that.
A fter the shots w ere fired,
school officials quickly accounted
for all the children and the school
w as locked dow n. Som e parents,
how ever, rushed to take their chil
dren home.
FBI Investigates Kendra Janies Shooting Death
T h e F B I h a s o p e n e d a p r e c ia l a g e n t in c h a r g e o f th e s e c u r e d o r p r o t e c te d b y th e
l i m i n a r y i n q u i r y i n t o t h e F B I in O r e g o n , s a id th e in C o n s ti tu t io n o r la w s o f th e
s h o o t in g o f K e n d r a S. J a m e s q u ir y w ill b e a n in d e p e n d e n t U n ite d S ta te s .
u p o n th e r e q u e s t o f P o r tla n d re v ie w u n d e r th e fe d e r a l c o lo r
S e n te n c e s u n d e r th e law c a ll
P o l i c e B u r e a u C h i e f M a rk o f la w , c iv il r i g h ts s ta tu t e s .
f o r f in e s a n d im p r is o n m e n t
K r o e k e r . J a m e s d ie d M a y 5
T h e la w p r o v id e s p e n a la tie s d e p e n d in g o n th e n a tu r e o f
w h e n s h e tr ie d to d r iv e a w a y to law e n f o r c e m e n t o f f ic ia ls th e in j u r i e s to th e v ic tim .
fr o m a tr a f f i c s to p .
w h o w ill f u l ly s u b j e c t o r d e
T h e r e s u lts o f th e p r e l i m i
C h a r le s M a th e w s II I, s p e p r iv e a p e r s o n o f a n y r ig h ts , n a ry in q u iry , w h e n c o m p le te d .
w ill b e f o r w a r d e d to th e D e
p a r tm e n t o f J u s tic e f o r r e
v ie w a n d d e te r m i n a ti o n as
to w h e th e r a fu ll in v e s ti g a
tio n s h o u ld b e c o n d u c te d .
D u e to th e o n - g o in g n a
tu r e o f th is in v e s ti g a ti o n , th e
F B I s a id it w ill h a v e n o f u r
th e r c o m m e n t.
Moose Sues over
Sniper Book
Former
Portland
chief says he
has right to
tell his story
( A P ) - F o rm e r P o r t
la n d P o l i c e C h i e f
C h a r le s M o o s e w h o
g a in e d c e le b rity s ta tu s
d u rin g la st fa ll’s W a sh
i n g t o n , D .C . a r e a
s n ip e r s h o o tin g s h a s
Charles Moose
file d a la w s u it to w in
th e rig h t to te ll h is s to ry .
d e a th s , in V irg in ia , M a ry la n d ,
M o o se is s e e k in g an in ju n c L o u is ia n a , G e o rg ia an d th e D is
tio n to b a r T h e M o n tg o m e ry tr ic t o f C o lu m b ia . T h e y w e re
C o u n ty E th i c s C o m m is s io n a rr e s te d O c t. 2 4 , a n d b o th m en
fro m ta k in g a n y a c tio n a g a in s t a w a it c a p ita l m u r d e r tr ia ls in
h im fo r w ritin g a b o u t th e e v e n ts V irg in ia fo r tw o o f th e fa ta l
s u r ro u n d in g th e s h o o tin g s .
s h o o tin g s .
“ A n y a tte m p t to s a n c tio n ,
T h e la w su it, filed in U .S . D is
p ro s e c u te o r ta k e d is c ip lin a ry tr ic t C o u rt h e re , c h a rg e s th a t
a c tio n a g a in s t C h i e f M o o s e M o o s e h a s b e e n d e p riv e d o f h is
b a se d u p o n h im w ritin g o r p u b c o n s t i t u t i o n a l r i g h t o f fr e e
lis h in g a b o o k o r w o rk in g o n a sp e e c h . T h e e th ic s p a n e l c o n
s c re e n p la y w o u ld v io la te th e te n d s th a t p a rtic ip a tio n in th e
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te a m , to l d T h e A s s o c i a t e d p re s tig e o f h is o ff ic e a n d p o s
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A s h e a d o f th e M o n tg o m e ry tio n s .
M o o s e , 4 9 , h a s b e e n o n ac^
C o u n ty p o lic e d e p a rtm e n t,
M o o se h e lp e d le a d a ta s k fo rc e tiv e d u ty w ith th e D is t r ic t o f
o f lo c a l, s ta te a n d fe d e ra l law C o lu m b ia A ir N a tio n a l G u a r d
e n f o r c e m e n t a g e n c i e s t h a t s i n c e m i d - M a r c h . H e is a
s p e n t th r e e w e e k s try in g to sto p m a jo r in a m i li ta r y p o li c e d e
a ra s h o f s h o o tin g s in th e r e ta c h m e n t.
g io n s u r ro u n d in g th e n a ti o n ’s
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c a p ita l.
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M u h a m m a d , 4 2 , a n d L ee B o y d
M a lv o , 18, h a v e b e e n lin k e d to
2 0 s h o o t i n g s , in c l u d i n g 13
on th e b o o k c o m m is s io n e d by
D u tto n P u b lis h in g ; In c ., an d
h as c o m p le te d m o re th a n se v e n
c h a p te r s .
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Identities Sought for Protesting Pair
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P o rtla n d
P o lic e
and
M ultnom ah C ounty Prosecutors,
in cooperation w ith C rim e Stop
pers, are asking for the public’s
help in establishing the true iden
tities o f tw o people arrested dur
ing recent protest d em onstra
tions.
Both the man and w om an had
no identification and refused to
give a name when they w ere taken
into custody. They w ere booked
as “Jane” and “John D oe” and
then failed to appear in court.
“Jane D oe” w as arrested on
M arch 21. She is a w hite fem ale
w ho appears to be in her 20s,
approxim ately 5 feet 3 inches tall
and w eighs roughly 155 pounds
with brow n hair and brow n eyes.
“John D oe”, w as arrested on
Police hope someone can identify the man and woman in these
photographs.
M arch 25. He is a w hite m ale w ho
appears to be in his 20s, approxi
m ately 6 feet 1 inch tall and w eighs
roughly 185 pounds w ith brow n
hair and blue eyes.
Police said there is a possibil
ity the tw o m ay not be from the
Portland area.
summer b u tte rfly e x h ib it
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Guard Member Admits Racial Attacks
(A P) — A n O regon N ational C o u n ty a ss ista n t d is tric t a tto r a six-m onth peacekeeping stint in
G uard m em ber has pleaded guilty ney.
th e S in a i P e n in s u la w ith th e
to assault and intim idation charges
A third suspect, 21-year-old A shland-based 1st Battalion, 186th
for what police called racially m oti C h a d w ic k J a m e s R itc h ie , o f Infantry.
vated attacks on an Indian-born M edford, com m itted suicide in a
Patterson faces trial July 22 on
motel clerk and a hom eless man in restaurant parking lot as police charges o f intim idation, k idnapping
Medford.
sought the trio.
and burglary, and five counts o f
A aron A. St. Jam es, 26, also
St. Jam es confessed to beating assault in the attacks. He is being
ag reed to te stify a g ain st his c o Francis J. Zimny, 51, near M edford's held in Jackson C ounty Jail on
d e fe n d a n t. H e w o n ’t be s e n G ospel R escue M ission on Jan. 29 $300.000bail.
ten ce d , and th ree o th e r ch arg es and later intim idating N ayur Patel,
Police said the three referred to
w ill not be d ro p p ed , until he te s 24, aclerk at the Sis-Q -M otel a few their attacks as "m issions,” pro
tifies ag ain st his co -d efen d an t, blocks away.
claim ed w hite suprem acy to som e
A ndrew L. P atterson, 23, o f Eagle
The attacks occurred less than a victim s and declared their intention
Point, said B eth H eckert, Jackson w eek after St. Jam es returned from to “clean up" M edford.
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