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United States

29 January 2006

Huntsville Times (Alabama)

MONTGOMERY — Black lawmakers say they will filibuster a bill they fear would leave people who shoot burglars free of responsibility if they make a deadly mistake. "I think it's an awful idea," Rep. James Buskey, D-Mobile, said Thursday. "The present law is adequate; we don't need this overkill. It's simply a horrible idea." The bill, sponsored by Rep. Albert Hall, D-Gurley, is scheduled for a vote Tuesday prior to a bill that would extend the state's hate crimes... (GunPolicy.org)

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