What Do We Know About John Roberts?: The man nominated for the current
vacancy on the US Supreme Court is referred to as a "stealth nominee."
Little appears to be known about him other than that he is highly
regarded as a lawyer. Even the NRA-ILA does not seem to have much to say
about his position on the RKBA, directing people to a vague report from
The Wall Street Journal. Here are three opinions about where Roberts
might take the Court:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45363
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110006994
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45379
Related Commentaries:
http://press.arrivenet.com/pol/article.php/671704.html
http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20050720-091739-9237r.htm
http://techcentralstation.com/072105D.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/21/politics/21nominee.html?pagewanted=all
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/854zcwhn.asp
Roberts Contributed To Anti-Rights Candidates: Two of the Senators to
whom John Roberts made financial contributions, Richard Lugar and Peter
Fitzgerald, were among the Republicans who voted to extend the federal
ban on cosmetically impaired firearms.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050720/D8BF7QM80.html
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US Border Patrol Could Form Auxiliary: Customs and Border Protection
Commissioner Robert C. Bonner told The Associated Press that his agency
has focused on involving citizens after noting the willingness of
volunteers to help federal agents catch illegal immigrants. "The Border
Patrol does this every day, and they are qualified and very well-trained
to handle the situation," Bonner said in February, noting that the
Minutemen planned to carry firearms. "Ordinary Americans are not. So
there's a danger that not just illegal migrants might get hurt, but that
American citizens might get hurt in this situation." (The Minutemen
required (a) that its participants possess a valid CWP, to ensure that
they had a clean background and (b) that all firearms be kept concealed
unless actually being used in self-defense.)
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/breaking/072005border_auxiliary.php
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NRA 2007 Convention - How About My House?: Matthew Holmes pokes fun at
the City of Columbus whining about the NRA canceling its 2007 plans for
its annual meeting in that city.
http://www.opinioneditorials.com/freedomwriters/mholmes_20050720.html
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NRA Invited To Little Rock For 2007 Meeting: Congressman Mike Ross has
invited the NRA to hold its 2007 annual meeting in Arkansas.
http://www.wmcstations.com/Global/story.asp?S=3619409
http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=3619691
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Change Of Prosecutors Sought In Trail Shooting Case: The attorney for
the Arizona man facing murder charges in the fatal shooting of a man who
threatened him on a hiking trail is seeking to have the prosecution
handled by a different agency. Article details the conflicts between the
initial investigator (and the sheriff's department) and the county
attorney's office.
http://www.azdailysun.com/non_sec/nav_includes/story.cfm?storyID=112214
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More Juvenile Probation Officers May Be Armed: Pima County's (Tucson
area) juvenile court seems to be re-evaluating its policy of restricting
the number of probation officers it allows to be armed for self- defense
on the job.
http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/metro/85087.php
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Firearm Manufacturers Appeal To Supremes Over DC Law: Firearm
manufacturers today filed papers asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review
a District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruling permitting lawsuits
against firearms manufacturers under the District of Columbia's "Assault
Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act."
http://press.arrivenet.com/bus/article.php/671733.html
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Eviction Shootings Ruled Justifiable: The state attorney in Jacksonville
FL has ruled that the fatal shootings of two cousins and the non-fatal
shooting of the sister of one of them, by a tenant they sought to evict
from a home owned by the woman, were justifiable. One of the cousins had
threatened the tenant by brandishing a chain and a firearm.
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050720/APN/507200788
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Oops, Wrong Jewelry Store: Two would-be robbers were so badly shot by a
jewelry store owner and his employee that police are unable to
interview them. Note the alertness of the owner, who saw through the
first robber's disguise and the resourcefulness of the employee, who
used the first robber's handgun to engage the second robber.
http://www.nola.com/newsflash/louisiana/index.ssf?/base/news-17/112189200435180.xml&storylist=louisiana
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Attorneys Bemoan Lawsuit-Protection Bill: Article on the pending
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act points out the American Bar
Association as one of the groups opposing its passage. These guys know
on which side their bread is buttered.
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=380854&category=REGIONOTHER&BCCode=LOCAL&newsdate=7/20/2005
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RKBA "Too Extreme" For New Jersey?: Doug Forrester, Republican
gubernatorial candidate, is under attack for "an opposition to closing
gun loopholes, childproofing guns and limiting gun purchases to one per
month."
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050720/NEWS03/507200342/1007
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St. Louis County Processing CCW Applications: St Louis County, one of
the two hold-out jurisdictions in the issuance of concealed-carry
endorsements in Missouri, reports that it is smoothly processing about
100 applications a day.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/neighborhoods/stories.nsf/news/story/8EE2EAA9F48BA4A286257042007749D9?OpenDocument
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Brazilians Split over Disarmament Statute: As in the US, opinions differ
sharply about the upcoming referendum that would virtually ban the
purchase of firearms and ammunition by that country's citizens.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/20/AR2005072000506.html
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Netherlands Will Tighten Firearm Permit Requirements: Effective August
2006, the Netherlands will impose tighter restrictions for issuing
permits to own firearms. Do Dutch criminals obtain their firearms
through legal channels?
http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=19&story_id=22085&name=Gun+laws+to+be+tightened
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
