FEMA Re-Examines Gun Ban: Under pressure, FEMA takes a second look at
its ban on firearms at a trailer park housing victims of Hurricane Katrina.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20051012-104934-2901r.htm
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/breaking/101205Katrina_Housing_Guns.php
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Sam Francisco Cops Oppose Proposition H: The San Francisco Police
Officers Association has finally spoken out against that city's proposed
ban on privately owned handguns. (Scroll down to October 12 and look for
"Some Sanity in San Francisco.")
http://www.claremont.org/localliberty/
The SFPOA Press Release:
http://www.sfpoa.org/Journal/articles/october_05_article4.htm?id=24653
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Washington Redskins vs. VPC: The Washington Redskins have provoked the
ire of the Violence Policy Center by announcing their participation in a
shooting event sponsored by the NRA to raise funds to fight the DC gun ban.
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1005/268062.html
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Judge's Ruling On Airport Gun Case Defended: Arguing that a state
senator did not receive preferential treatment when a judge dismissed
charges for carrying a handgun into an airport security checkpoint, the
Hidalgo County District Attorney says that he would give the same
consideration to any citizen who made the same mistake.
http://www.team4news.com/Global/story.asp?S=3972263&nav=0w0v
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Canada Delays Registration Of Police Firearms: There seems to be some
question about who was behind the decision to defer for one more year
the inclusion of police firearms in Canada's firearm-registration
boondoggle.
http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=bce99e9e-38fb-4c3c-9a42-f4d4d04f3cf6
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Scots Unhappy With British Airgun Restrictions: Scottish legislators
don't think that the British government has gone far enough in
restricting the sales of airguns.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16241064&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=airgun-laws--not-tough-enough--name_page.html
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
