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Missouri County Reviews CCW: The chief deputy for the Dunklin County
sheriff is one of the instructors available for CCW applicants in that
county. Article reviews history and procedures of Missouri's
concealed-carry law but bemoans the lack of "public access" to records
of permitees.
http://www.dddnews.com/story/1133014.html
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Oops, Wrong Store: A clerk at a mini-mart in Dallas TX shot one of two
would-be robbers when he spotted the man reaching for "a gun near his belt."
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/122805dnmetshooting.1c6a24a8.html
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Sword Victim Assesses Restraining Orders: A rural California woman who
survived an attack with a sword by her estranged boyfriend shares some
advice. "One thing I want to point out for the community, for men and
women alike, are restraining orders, they're only a piece of paper," she
said. "You need to take it upon yourself (for protection)."
http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20051222/NEWS/112220029
Different Outcome In Ohio:
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7001652971
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Sheriff, Employee Dispute Gun Incident: In a he-said/she-said situation,
a sheriff in Utah and one of his employees dispute what happened when
the sheriff was dry-firing in his office. (Rule One: All guns are always
loaded. Rule Two: Never let the muzzle cross anything you're not
prepared to shoot.)
http://www2.tooeletranscript.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=9548&Itemid=54
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Remington Contracts For More Offshore Production: Remington has
contracted with Serbia's only arms factory, Zastava, to produce 24,000
firearms next year. (Remington's Spartan shotguns are produced by
Russia's Baikal and are retrofitted with automatic ejectors on arrival
in the US.)
http://www.serbianna.com/news/2005/02283.html
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Estonian Army To Replace Makarovs: In a move that signals a shift from
the former Soviet bloc to the NATO camp, the Estonian army will replace
its Makarov pistols with HK USP's chambered in 9x19mm.
http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=-7846
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Toronto's Surge In Shootings: A surge in firearm-related crime in
Toronto is becoming a springboard for additional firearm restriction in
Canada, with much of the blame falsely being placed on lax firearm
regulation in the US. (It's interesting to compare two different articles.)
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/12/27/D8EOSFL87.html
http://abcnews.go.com/International/CSM/story?id=1443719
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info