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Correction: A few days ago I shared a link to an account of a man who
shot himself in the hand while disassembling a Glock pistol. The man was
incorrectly identified as a Deputy US Marshal. The following update was
circulated by the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms
Instructors:
My name is David McGaha, and I'm a Supervisory Inspector at the USMS
Training Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. I
also serve as the Senior Firearms Instructor for the Service and I'm
on the USMS Shooting Review Board. FYI, this was not an AD from a
U.S. Marshal. It came from a forum called "Glocktalk.com" (see
below) and, as it made its way around the internet, became more than
it originally was. (The furnished link does not seem to work.)
Don't get me wrong, we have plenty of our own ADs (NDs?) to talk
about, but this one isn't ours.
Dean Speir has made an appropriate correction on his web page.
http://www.thegunzone.com/mos/nd.html
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Budget Compromise Leaves DC Gun Ban Intact: Prohibitionists in the
government of the District of Columbia are breathing a sigh of relief
that Congress failed to rescind their ban on privately owned firearms in
this year's budget bill.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/18/AR2005111802441.html
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NPR Lies About Workplace Violence: In a program about proposed
legislation that would protect the right of workers in Florida to remain
armed while traveling to and from work, National Public Radio distorts
the facts about violent attacks in the workplace.
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article2821.html
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How Many Guns Is Too Many?: A Massachusetts paper looks at one aspect of
collecting firearms - total number.
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/local/ci_3238671
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British Police Debate Firearms: In the wake of the murder of a female
officer, Some British officers may be questioning their uniquely British
logic that they are safer unarmed.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10356267
Related Article: Death of officer spurs debate over protective vests.
http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1261349
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British Firearm Offenses Tripled Since Last Ban: Firearm offenses
reported to police in England and Wales have nearly tripled since the
last major firearm ban in 1997.
http://www.freemarketnews.com/Feedback.asp?nid=1354
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From GOA:
Two Great Victories To Celebrate This Thanksgiving
Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
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"Thanks so much for sending me the link to the videos on your [GOA]
website. I showed the members of the [House] committee the video of
out-of-state police confiscating weapons in the state. They watched it
and couldn't believe it." -- Rep. Steve Scalise (R), November 18, 2005
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There were two super victories this past week. One you may be familiar
with. One you may not.
First, we'll begin with the victory you probably haven't heard.
GUN CONFISCATION: NEVER AGAIN IN LOUISIANA
GOA was honored to assist state representative Steve Scalise last week,
as he successfully pushed a "gun restoration" resolution in the state of
Louisiana, in response to what government officials did in the wake of
Hurricane Katrina.
You will remember that in September, government agents were confiscating
the firearms of law-abiding citizens in New Orleans.
But incredibly, this has been one of the best kept secrets in the state.
While discussing this issue with his colleagues last week, Rep. Scalise
became astounded that many of them were ignorant of the fact that
government officials were stealing firearms two months ago!
Well, GOA provided Rep. Scalise with the URL to the videos on the GOA
website -- videos which he then showed during the legislative committee
hearing.
"Thanks so much for sending me the link to the videos on your website,"
Scalise said. "I showed the members of the [House] committee the video
of out-of-state police confiscating weapons in the state. They watched
it and couldn't believe it."
Rep. Scalise also told GOA that the videos were quite instrumental.
"It's one thing to hear about these confiscations," he said. "It's quite
another thing to see them for yourself."
Scalise thanked GOA and its members in Louisiana, saying that our
combined activism had helped to solidify the overwhelming support in
favor of his resolution.
His measure passed the House by a vote of 78-1 and then was later sent
to Gov. Kathleen Blanco's desk. The resolution does three things:
1. It points out that innocent civilians did, in fact, have their guns
confiscated (stolen) in September.
2. It gives a "sense of the legislature" that the governor should bring
up legislation in the next session to repeal laws that were used to
justify the confiscation of firearms during an emergency.
3. Finally, the resolution indicates that ALL citizens who had firearms
confiscated must have their guns returned.
Scalise is now working on introducing binding legislation that he will
actively push in January of next year. This bill will amend the state
code to remove any language that could provide a pretext for the future
confiscation of guns in the state. He already has several dozen cosponsors.
Please stay tuned for more updates next year.
BILL GIVING FBI ACCESS TO GUN RECORDS TEMPORARILY STALLED
Now, for the news you may have already heard.
The House and Senate recessed for Thanksgiving WITHOUT completing its
work on H.R. 3199.
That's good news, for it gives us more time to address the serious gun
rights concerns that are in H.R. 3199.
The bill amends Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act to allow agents of the
federal government to get secret court orders for "firearms sales
records" which, in their opinion, are relevant to investigating terrorism.
The House-Senate agreement on the bill seemed to be a done deal until
outside groups (including GOA) and Republican Senators (like Larry Craig
of Idaho) issued statements of opposition to the latest version of the bill.
What this means is that House and Senate negotiators will continue
tinkering with the bill after the Thanksgiving break.
Expect GOA to keep you informed on the latest developments, as GOA
continues to urge House and Senate members to address the gun
registration provision that is present in the bill.
Until then, the staff at Gun Owners of America wants to thank you for
all of your activism. And we hope that you will enjoy a blessed
Thanksgiving this week.
Thank you!
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WILL YOU HELP GOA REMAIN AMERICA'S 2ND AMENDMENT ATCHDOG?
Grassroots activism works. Your efforts are worthwhile, because quite
often, politicians won't see the "light" until they feel the "heat" from
the folks back home.
That is why GOA is committed to keeping you informed about what is
happening here in our nation's capital. But the ability of GOA to keep
you up-to-date and to continue putting pressure on politicians depends
on loyal activists like yourself.
So if you would like to keep up on 2nd Amendment issues; if you would
like to receive our very informative newsletter and get pre-printed
postcards that enable you to easily lobby your own Congressmen -- even
to the point of becoming an "arm chair lobbyist" while watching TV
commercials -- then please become a GOA member today!
Join GOA today online at
http://www.gunowners.org/ordergoamem.htm or
call 703-321-8585.
U.S. Representative Ron Paul of Texas says, "Your membership in Gun
Owners makes a difference on Capitol Hill every single day.... I know
that GOA will continue to be the 'no compromise' leader in defending
America's gun rights and personal freedoms."
Again, simply go to
http://www.gunowners.org/ordergoamem.htm and join
with hundreds of thousands of other Americans who have already sided
with the nation's only national, no-compromise gun lobby.
You can continue to receive these email alerts for free. But your
contribution will go a long way to help us keep you informed. Rest
assured, GOA will certainly keep you up-to-date if anything changes in
the battle to clean up the gun liability bill.
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--
Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
