Harriet Miers And Her Revolver: While the State of Texas won't release
records of past holders of CHL's, Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers
does not currently hold a Texas CHL. Perhaps the real question is
whether she believes that the state has the right to impose a licensing
requirement on the RKBA.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/10/10/204301.shtml
http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-miers-handgun,0,758137.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines
(Those who are relatively new to the list may enjoy this account of
Eleanor Roosevelt and her revolver:
http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopel012402.shtml. Photographs of
Mrs. Roosevelt shooting and of her Pistol License Application can be
found on page 104 of R.L. Wilson's Silk and Steel: Women at Arms)
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Understanding The Second Amendment, Part 2: Paid-Up Member of the
Federalist Society completes his essay.
http://mensnewsdaily.com/blog/malven/2005/10/understanding-second-amendment-pt-2.html
http://thetinear.com/2005/10/understanding-second-amendment-pt-2.html
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Bringing A Bow And Arrow To A Gunfight: A California man who attempted
to hijack a freight train, using a bow and arrow, was shot by police
when he nocked an arrow and pointed it at them.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-trainbandit11oct11,1,3297688.story?coll=la-headlines-california
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An Armed Society Is A Polite Society: In what appears to be an editorial
commentary, a Montana paper questions why visitors to Florida need to
feel threatened (by leaflets from the Brady Bunch) in order to behave
themselves.
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2005/10/10/opinion/opinion2.txt
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Firearms In Parking Lots - Florida Debate Warming Up: The press is
fanning the embers over proposed legislation in Florida which would
block employers from banning storage of firearms in vehicle on their
parking lots..
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=45479
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RKBA Candidates Plentiful In Ohio: Three of the Republicans running in
the gubernatorial primary race are avowedly pro-RKBA. One has
specifically called for limiting media access to lists of CHL-holders.
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article2743.html
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Housing Growth Imperils Georgia Shooting: Expansion of housing in rural
areas may push some Georgia counties to limit shooting on private property.
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/12862492.htm
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Are Patrol Rifles Politically Correct?: New Paltz NY is considering the
purchase of an additional four AR-15's for its police department. The
mayor wants non-whites to attend the next Village Board meeting. "I
think that race is still a powerful factor in America," he said. "I
think it is important to get feedback from people of color."
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051010/NEWS01/510100311/100
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Letter From South Africa: A letter published in a South Africa newspaper
very effectively exposes that country's "relicensing" scheme and the
role of a group called Gun-Free South Africa.
http://www.thestar.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=228&fArticleId=2940240
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
