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26 guns at home of man accused of threats toward Sen. Leland Yee

Leland Yee,
Police found 26 guns, thousands of bullets and dozens of high-capacity ammunition magazines at the home of a Santa Clara man charged with threatening to kill a state lawmaker over proposed gun control legislation, according to search warrants unsealed Thursday. Authorities also reported finding what they describe as a homemade "destructive device" at the home of Everett Basham. Read More

49ers' Williams faces 140-character assassination on Twitter

Kyle Williams
The 49ers’ Kyle Williams endured a hellish performance in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, but the real nightmare for the second-year player may just be starting. Williams, the backup punt returner who fumbled two crucial plays late in the 49ers’ overtime loss to the New York Giants, has been the subject of withering criticism on the Internet, including death threats posted on Twitter. Read More

Wisconsin’s budget situation has spawned chilling threats

"We will hunt you down. We will slit your throats. We will drink your blood. I will have your decapitated head on a pike in the Madison town square. This is your last warning.”That e-mail reached Wisconsin state Sen. Dan Kapanke, a La Crosse Republican, on March 9, after he voted for GOP Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial budget and labor reforms.Other top Wisconsin Republicans have been threatened with death. Read More

Leland Yee receives racist death threat from Rush Limbaugh fan

State Sen. Leland Yee received a racist death threat
A Rush Limbaugh fan faxed death threats to state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, on Wednesday morning, according to his spokesman.The threats came more than a week after Yee asked Limbaugh for an apology for “mocking the Chinese language” and the country’s president on his popular conservative radio program, Yee spokesman Adam Keigwin said. Read More
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