Deep-Pockets Lawsuit Tossed: An appeals court in Florida has rejected
the lawsuit by the widow of a murdered school teacher. The widow's
attorneys had contended that Valor Corp. was partly responsible for the
murder for distributing inexpensive handguns.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GUN_TRIAL?SITE=FLROC&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
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"Gun Courses Best Left To Private Sector": Arizona's governor recently
signed legislation authorizing high schools to offer an elective course
in firearm safety and marksmanship. Opinion piece correctly points out
the advantages of this type of training for youngsters, then ignores one
of its own earlier points - many parents would not provide this
potentially life-saving training on their own initiative.
http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/northwest/77796.php
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Here's A New Twist: A Chicago opinion writer cites an article by Carl T.
Bogus, which claims that the purpose of the Second Amendment was
actually to protect the institution of slavery, not to safeguard an
individual right.
http://www.chicagodefender.com/page/commentary.cfm?ArticleID=929
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Gray-Area Shooting: The State's Attorney's office is deciding whether to
file charges against an off-duty Florida security officer who attempted
to shoot out the tires of a vehicle that was being driven in a manner
that was endangering others. Note that the rounds struck the wheel rims,
not the tires; shot tires tend to lose their air fairly slowly.
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050601/NEWS01/506010455/1075
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Michigan Coalition Would Loosen Carrying Restrictions: The Michigan
Coalition of Responsible Gun Owners is holding meetings around the state
to build support for legislation that would remove the ban on legal
carry of firearms in several venues.
http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=7779
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Illinois "AWB" Fails By One Vote: A bill that would have created a state
ban on cosmetically impaired firearms and .50-caliber rifles failed, by
one vote to pass in the Illinois legislature. This sort of legislation
is likely to reappear in future sessions.
http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=80082
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Tongue In Cheek?: Article from Fayettesvile NC (next door to Ft. Bragg),
seemingly touts a local gun shop as a source for men to learn how to
select a proper handgun. Be prepared for some poor humor and a bit of
ambiguous information.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1147&dept_id=555834&newsid=14617790&PAG=461&rfi=9
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
