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Safety Reminder: A deputy sheriff in Florida shot himself in the groin
while affixing a trigger lock to his duty pistol.

   Rule One: All firearms are always loaded.
   Rule Two: Don't let the muzzle cross anything you're not prepared to
   shoot.
   Rule Three: Keep the finger (and other objects) off the trigger, up
   on the frame, until your sights are on the target and you're
   prepared to fire.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/orl-lbriefs10_705dec10,0,2585925.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-lake
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Oops, Wrong House: An Arizona homeowner ended up shooting a man he had
caught breaking into his home after the burglar threatened him with the
handle of a pickax. (The homeowner, contrary to the statement of the
Chandler police officer, was under no obligation to leave his home. On
the other hand, he was also under no obligation to attempt to detain the
burglar.)

http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/1216cr-shoot16-ON.html
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More Psychiatric History In Arizona Trail Shooting: The battle continues
over whether the psychiatric history of the man who was shot fatally
when he threatened a retired teacher on an Arizona hiking trail will be
allowed into court.

http://www.paysonroundup.com/section/frontpage_lead/story/21480
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Dems Re-Evaluate "Gun Control": The Democratic Party seems to be looking
at how to alter its image as the party of firearm prohibition, in order
to gain votes in rural areas.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/12/17/democrats_recast_gun_control_image/
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Bringing A Taser To A Gunfight: Two robbers who had used a Taser on one
clerk in a San Diego liquor store fled the scene when a second clerk
drew a handgun.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20051216-9999-7m16robbery.html
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Deputy Sheriff Resigns Over Shooting Incident: A King County (WA) deputy
sheriff avoided being fired by resigning his position. His most recent
trouble with his employer stemmed from the use of his handgun in a
robbery-related killing by a young man who lived with him. (follow-up on
earlier reports of the shooting incident)

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/252335_zana16.html
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Insight Into Canadian Registry Boondoggle: A former hunter in Canada
can't figure out why he has been issued three separate registration
numbers for the same rifle but suspects that this may be part of the
reason for the cost overrun for the registry program.

http://ottsun.canoe.ca/News/OttawaAndRegion/2005/12/16/1355389-sun.html

--
Stephen P. Wenger

Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.

http://www.spw-duf.info