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Symbolic CHL? New Mexico's governor has received his Concealed Handgun
License, even though he has stated that he doesn't intend to carry. "I
just wanted to symbolically show my support for concealed carry," he
said. (Governor Richardson is a Democrat who has been mentioned as a
potential presidential candidate.)
http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/42625.html
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Lincoln City Council Not Rushing CCW Decision: Four City Council members
were hesitant Thursday to stake out positions on the concealed weapons
issue until they had more time to study the recently enacted legislation
creating licensed CCW in Nebraska. (An apparent loophole may allow local
carry bans.)
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/04/21/local/doc44481b64004f7345220909.txt
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Michigan Still Debating Castle-Doctrine Bills: A package of four bills
would clarify the rights of Michiganders to defend themselves with
deadly force.
http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4805642&nav=0Rce
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Oklahoma Police Executives Oppose Stand-Your-Ground Bill: Officials at
the Oklahoma Chiefs of Police Association, the state District Attorneys
Council and the Department of Public Safety say the measure, which was
passed in the House and is pending in the Senate, needs more work before
it becomes law.
http://www.kotv.com/main/home/stories.asp?whichpage=1&id=102912
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NYC Touts Gun Bust: As New York Mayor Bloomberg and pals from other big
cities prepare to open their "summit meeting" on suppressing access to
firearms, a NYC gun-running arrest is publicized in Toronto, Canada.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1145742614910&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t=TS_Home
Related Article From Toronto:
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1145657412279&call_pageid=968332188492
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Texas Women Take To Shooting: Article profiles a woman who is taking a
ladies' pistol course for the third time. (Note her comments about
avoiding the "competition of men.")
http://news.galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=161c67ce93321b54
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North Carolina CHP Course Profiled: "Some never intend to get a permit,"
said Boone, a Rocky Mount police lieutenant and police academy
instructor. "Many of them take it just to get a general knowledge of
weapons." Boone teaches about 75 civilians a year how to shoot, and he
said many of his students come from church groups.
http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/04/24/20060424RMTfirearms.html
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Oops, Wrong Car: A Detroit carjacker and his intended victim are both
hospitalized with gunshot wounds after the victim produced a handgun
instead of his car keys.
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/8884963/detail.html
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Bringing A Handgun To A Rifle Fight: A Wisconsin logger initially took
cover, then returned fire with his handgun after a man alighted from an
SUV and opened fire in him with a rifle. He believes that he wounded one
of two assailants. (Only hits count. cover is something that stops bullets.)
http://www.rhinelanderdailynews.com/articles/2006/04/22/news/local_news/news.txt
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Florida Florist Nabs Bank Robber: A 63-year-old florist in Florida
pursued the robber in his vehicle, cornered him and held him for police..
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060422/NEWS01/604220329/1006
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The Role Of Caliber: An interesting discussion begins with the concept
of the possible diminishing returns of selecting a heavier caliber than
the user can master. (Forum may require registration.)
http://www.stoppingpower.net/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11348
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More From Teddy Jacobson: According to one gunsmith, it's not just
revolvers that have taken a hit in the quality department as
manufacturers seek to cut costs.
http://actionsbyt.blogspot.com/2006/04/handgun-decisions.html
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Aussie Sniper Dies In Iraq: Jake Kovco was one of Australia's most
highly trained and respected snipers. He was yesterday named as
Australia's first fatal casualty in the Iraq conflict - dying from an
accidental shot to the head while cleaning a 9mm Browning automatic
pistol on Friday afternoon.
http://www.bordermail.com.au/news/bm/national/190983.html
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Britain May Change Laws For Olympians: Lawmakers here want to change
gun-control laws - some of the strictest in Europe - that force
Britain's competitive shooters, including those hoping to compete in the
2008 Olympics, to train abroad.
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=/ForeignBureaus/archive/200604/INT20060424a.html
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Malaysia To Phase Out Steyr AUG: Amidst secrecy about their replacement,
the Malaysian armed forces prepare to replaced their Steyr AUG bullpup
rifles. (The Steyr AUG may be the best of the bullpup breed.)
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Sunday/National/20060423080024/Article/index_html
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
