One More Case To Follow: Another intriguing shooting by an off-duty NYPD
officer. The shooter appears to be a lieutenant from Internal Affairs,
attacked by a tenant while he was collecting rent at an apartment
building he purchased recently. "He said the guy on the first floor hit
him, struggled with him, and his gun discharged."
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/09/nyregion/09cop.html
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Legislation To Reverse Small v. U.S.: Prominent prohibitionist Carolyn
McCarthy has introduced a bill to specify that Congress does intend to
include felony convictions in foreign courts as a ban to firearm
ownership in this country. The US Supreme Court recently ruled that "any
court" only applies to American courts.
http://www.antonnews.com/mineolaamerican/2005/05/06/opinion/mccarthy.html
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Prescription For Lead: An armed robber, seeking Oxy-Contin from a Boston
pharmacy, ended up fleeing empty-handed when the pharmacist drew his own
handgun and the two exchanged shots. Sounds like the pharmacist can use
a bit more time on the range.
http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=81929
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Michigan County Trims Wait For CWP's: Wayne County, home to Detroit, is
finally reducing the wait to process applications for concealed-weapon
permits. Officials blamed a manpower shortage and the surge in
applications, following the passage of shall-issue legislation in 2001,
for waiting times up to nine months.
http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0505/08/D01-174955.htm
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Tenth Anniversary Of North Carolina CCW: Article "looks at both sides of
the debate." (Virginia also just had its tenth anniversary.)
http://www.news-record.com/news/local/concealed_guns_050805.htm
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Note The Site Of The Wound: A Los Angeles deputy sheriff shot and
wounded a man who pointed a gun at him. The suspect was shot in the leg.
If the deputy was right-handed, odds are that it was the suspect's right
leg, consistent with a low, left shot, commonly seen in anticipation or
jerking the trigger.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs9.3may09,1,6445530.story?coll=la-headlines-california
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When Guns Are Outlawed Only T-Shirts Will Have Guns: A "Be Tough
T-shirt," marketed in Japan, bears an image of a pistol tucked into the
wearer's waistband.
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=product&id=890
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Freed Teacher Seeks Job Back: The British special-needs teacher,
recently released by an appeals judge who commuted her sentence to
probation, is struggling to keep her job. She was convicted of firing an
unloaded air pistol toward a sidewalk in a dispute with a gang that had
just vandalized her home.
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/men/news/s/157/157732_guncase_teacher_in_job_fight.html
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Hero In Irish Robbery May Face Assault Charges: A Congolese immigrant in
Ireland may be charged with assault for the struggle that ensued when he
challenged a man who tried to rob a post office, using a knife and a
replica firearm.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2091-1603407,00.html
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
