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Kansas CCW Bill Heads To Senate: Passage of the bill seems assured; veto
survival is another question.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/13814273.htm
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Florida Parking-Lot Bill Bogs Down In Committee: The bill to block
business owners from banning firearms in vehicles parked in their lots
has hit a snag in a legislative committee. It appears that a compromise
may provide exceptions for certain categories of businesses.
http://ap.polkonline.com/pstories/state/fl/20060208/3633572.shtml
Related Article:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-guntowork0806feb08,0,6714843.story?coll=orl-news-utility-bonus
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Texas ACLU Member Helped Draft "Traveler" Law: In a move that appears to
have departed from the stance of the parent organization, a spokesman
for the Texas chapter of the ACLU claims that he helped draft the
controversial law that gives the presumption of traveler status to
people who carry handguns in vehicles with a CHL.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA020506.03A.Stinson.24665cb.html
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Attorney Appeals NY Permit Denial To Supreme Court: A Navy attorney who
lives in Virginia, where he is licensed to carry a concealed firearm, is
appealing his denial of a non-resident pistol permit in the State of New
York, where he travels to visit his parents.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucjk/20060208/cm_ucjk/whoserighttobeararms;_ylt=A86.I0Mef.pD4UQAdQX9wxIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--
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Lessons From Goleta Postal Shootings: John Longnecker looks at the
recent shootings at the postal center in Goleta CA and examines the
roles of police and of armed citizens.
http://mensnewsdaily.com/blog/2006/02/goleta-postal-shooting-case-study-for.htm
Related Articles:
http://www.crimelibrary.com/news/ap/0206/0815_postal_shooter_NM_gun.html
http://magic-city-news.com/article_5330.shtml
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Another Defenseless-Victim Zone Shooting: A Detroit man shot his
brother-in-law from the metal detector at a hospital emergency room,
only to be shot himself by a hospital security officer. (Firearms are
prohibited in hospitals by Michigan law.)
http://www.detnow.com/wxyz/nw_local_news/article/0,2132,WXYZ_15924_4451045,00.html
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Smuggling Attempt Fuels Call For .50-Caliber Ban: The indictment of ten
people on charges of attempting to smuggle fifty .50-caliber rifles for
Colombian revolutionaries is giving fuel to those who are seeking a ban
on private ownership of these firearms.
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=\Nation\archive\200602\NAT20060209a.html
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NYPD Officer, Shot In Off-Duty Incident, Dies: The off-duty NYPD
officer, who was shot when he failed to respond to commands from
uniformed colleagues, has died.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/09/nyregion/09cop.html
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Canadian Firearm Registry On Last Legs: Article hypothesizes that the
new, minority Conservative government can end the registry boondoggle
simply by phasing out regulations. (It's intriguing to see how readily
at least one Canadian accepts registration of handguns but not of long
guns.)
http://winnipegsun.com/News/Columnists/Brodbeck_Tom/2006/02/08/1430754.html
From AZ CWPU:
Greetings All,
The AZ House has passed HB 2074 which will eliminate the required
two-hour renewal class. The bill goes to the Senate now. Contact your
Senators and let them know how you feel about this bill, either for or
against:
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/formatdocument.asp?indoc=/alisStaticPages/HowToContactMember.asp
HB 2075 was modified and became a "strike all" bill. The verbiage was
changed to the following:
F. Subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section shall not apply to a
weapon or weapons carried in a belt holster which holster is wholly or
partially visible, or carried in a scabbard or case designed for
carrying weapons which scabbard or case is wholly or partially visible
or carried in luggage. Subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section shall
not apply to a weapon or weapons carried in a case, holster, scabbard,
pack or luggage that is carried within a means of transportation or
within a storage compartment, trunk or glove compartment of a means of
transportation. For the purposes of this subsection, a holster is
presumed to be wholly or partially visible if the holster is worn
outside of all layers of clothing.
The current version of this bill appears to address only open carry.
While the language is still confusing, this bill is a step forward to
clarify issues with the Moerman and Adams cases (what happens if a
jacket or shirt partially covers the top of the holster? The holster is
no longer outside all layers of clothing).
The other bills related to CCW appear to have stalled in the House for now.
Regards,
Detective Russ Hamilton
Supervisor
AZ DPS Concealed Weapon Permit Unit
(602) 256-6280
(602) 223-2708
(800) 256-6280 (In Arizona only)
(602) 223-2928 Fax
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
