Army Recruiter Dies In Accidental Shooting: An Army sergeant was found
dead in Oklahoma in an apparent accident. It appears that a 20 gauge
shotgun discharged while he was removing it from his pickup truck, after
it became entangled in clothing and clothes hangers. Sadly, it appears
that he violated Rule Two - never let the muzzle cross anything you're
not prepared to shoot. Also, it's generally a poor idea to leave rounds
chambered in long guns as most lack the equivalent of a firing-pin safety.
http://www.enidnews.com/newsflash.asp?flash_id=41
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Another Rule Two Reminder: A young Tucson driver was fatally shot
unintentionally by a back-seat passenger who was handling a pistol
inside the vehicle. No doubt, there was also a Rule Three (Keep your
finger out of the trigger guard, up on the frame, until your sights are
on the target and you're prepared to fire.) violation.
http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/metro/87483.php
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Gunshot Injuries In Pennsylvania: A collaborative report by two
healthcare agencies shows most of those injured by gunfire to be young
black men involved in city assaults and most gunfire deaths to represent
older white folks committing suicide outside the cities.
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-gunfire0804,0,4034426.story?coll=all-news-hed
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Squirrel Hunter Upsets Neighbors: A North Carolina man who obtains
permits to shoot squirrels on his own property is getting tired of
neighbors calling the police when he does so.
http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=104200&n_date=20050806&cat=World
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Michigan Residents Seek Closure Of Shooting Range: The future of a
state-owned shooting range in Michigan is uncertain following test that
show noise levels exceed those permitted by a nearby town.
Unfortunately, the use of sound suppressors on firearms requires
extremely complex federal licensing procedures.
http://www.detnews.com/2005/livingston/0508/05/B04L-270467.htm
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Teddy Jacobson On Carjacking: Teddy Jacobson offers some good points
about selection of firearms and ammunition for dealing with carjackers.
(I wasn't aware that Ruger offered its SP101 with ported barrels.)
http://actionsbyt.blogspot.com/2005/08/being-car-jacked.html
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
