And Then There Is Britain...: Yesterday The New York Times offered a
fairly sympathetic article about citizens using privately owned firearms
to defend their property in New Orleans. Today BBC News uses a
photograph of two armed citizens to represent "Lawlessness in New Orleans."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4207202.stm
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Looting - Where Are The Gunnies?: John Longnecker weighs in on the role
of privately owned firearms in maintaining order.
http://johnlongenecker.mensnewsdaily.com/blog/longenecker/
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Another View Of Armed Citizens In New Orleans: In this account, armed
citizens protect other people's property.
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/342473p-292368c.html
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More On Richmond Gun-Show Harassment: CNSNews.com reviews the latest
evidence of ongoing surveillance and harassment of people purchasing
firearms at gun shows in Richmond VA.
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewSpecialReports.asp?Page=\SpecialReports\archive\200509\SPE20050901a.html
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FBI Abandons Bullet Disputed Test: The FBI has conceded that its costly
analysis of the lead content of bullet cores has likely been abused in
court and will abandon the testing procedure.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/02/politics/02bullets.html
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Another Look At Sandra Froman: The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
can't resist inserting quotes from Roberta Schiller, former executive
director of Women Against Gun Violence, into its profile of NRA
president Sandra Froman.
http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=14570
From Neal Boortz:
NOW --- LET'S TALK A BIT ABOUT GUN CONTROL
I mentioned this above .. but let's bring it up again. Gun control.
For decades the left has been eager to disarm the American people.
Democrats and liberals have been dedicated to the idea that only
government should have guns, that the people should totally and
completely put their right of self defense to government. How would you
like to have been one of the people in New Orleans who sat out the storm
in their house, only to now find to now find predatory looters trying to
come through the front door ... and no police help available. One shot
through the door to take out that first looter and the rest would run.
They're looking for safe targets, not homeowners with guns. And what
about the hospitals? I'm almost dead certain that the rules in these
hospitals forbade any employees from having guns on the premises. Now
we hear about doctors and nurses moving patients to higher floors of
hospitals while looters make their way upstairs. Do they wish they had
guns now? How about that children's hospital that was under siege a few
nights ago?
Now you know. In times of disaster and civil unrest the government
isn't - can't be there to help you. You will, at least for some period
of time, be on your own. You have a responsibility to your children, to
your family members, to protect them. Are you up to it? Do you have a gun?
What about this program I told you about a few weeks ago .. a program
whereby you were supposed to ask the parents of your children's
playmates whether or not they had a gun in the home. Presumably you
were supposed to tell your children they couldn't visit a home where
there was a gun in the house. How special. OK ... so let's say that
your child is visiting one of these wonderful gunless homes .. and some
disaster strikes. Maybe it's an earthquake, or our Islamic friends.
You can't get to your children, and you know that there are predators
and looters in the streets. Your children. Are they safe? Are you
proud that you made sure that the adults in that home would have no way
to protect themselves --- and your children --- until the cops got there.
The gun control loons out there have all sorts of ideas as to how to get
the guns away from law-abiding citizens. Have them explain to you just
how they are going to make sure that the predators don't have guns when
disaster strikes.
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
