County Considers "Kennesaw Gun Ordinance": It appears that one
crime-ridden South Carolina county is considering adopting an ordinance,
modeled after the one in Kennesaw GA, that would require each household
to contain one firearm and matching ammunition.
http://www.opinioneditorials.com/freedomwriters/mseaman_20050822.html
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Toronto Gun Storage Editorial: Another look at the proposal by Toronto's
mayor to store all legally owned firearms in one location.
http://www.taemag.com/issues/articleID.18698/article_detail.asp
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Oklahoma Legislator Recognized: State Senator Jay Paul Gumm has received
the Oklahoma Rifle Association's Legislator of the Year award.
http://www.kxii.com/news/headlines/1794382.html
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Rifle Ranked 7th Most Important Tool: A panel of experts and Fobes.com
readers have ranked the rifle as the 7th most important tool of all time.
http://www.forbes.com/personaltech/2005/08/23/technology-firearms-rifle_cx_de_0823rifle.html
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Ex-Husband Fatally Shot: A California man was fatally shot by the
boyfriend of a woman whose Texas home he tried to enter after
threatening to harm its occupants. Note that he was shot with a .22 handgun.
http://www.highlandernews.com/articles/2005/08/18/news/02fatalshot.txt
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Shot Motorist Denies Provoking Officer: A motorist, stopped in a suburb
of Phoenix after making a U-turn, was shot by one officer. The motorist
denies making the sudden move that was interpreted as a move for a
weapon. (I suspect that the motorist was stopped because the officers
misinterpreted his picking up the two youngsters.)
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0823shotbycop23-ON.html
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More On Shooting With Deputy's Pistol: The Washington man who fatally
shot a store clerk with a pistol belonging to the deputy sheriff with
whom he lived has a history of criminal convictions, further
intensifying the question of how he had access to the deputy's privately
owned firearm.
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW082205WABkenmorehomicideKC.9d58ed2d.html
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Alaska Bills Would Create Lawsuit Protection: Some related bills
introduced in the Alaska legislature would ban lawsuits against
homeowners who use deadly force against intruders.
http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2005/08/23/news/news8.txt
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CCW In Massachusetts: A fluff piece from a Boston TV station looks at
some of the vagaries of getting licensed to carry in Massachusetts.
http://www1.whdh.com/features/articles/hank/BOS4033/
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Churches Again Challenge Minnesota CCW Law: The usual suspects have
again filed suit against the latest shall-isue CCW law in Minnesota,
claiming the the signage requirements for them to ban weapons on their
property violate their freedom of religion.
http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=105443
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So Much For Prohibition...: Britain is reporting its first known crime
with an AK-47 fire in full-auto. (I suspect that the victim would be
just as dead if he had been hit with a couple of rounds from a
bolt-action rifle hunting rifle.)
http://www.itn.co.uk/news/453808.html
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New Zealand Police Will Destroy $200,000 Of Remington Rifles: In their
transition to Bushmaster XM-15's, New Zealand police will destroy all
their old Remington rifles. They cite UN policy for the decision not to
sell the replaced rifles.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10342136
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
