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More States Follow Florida's Lead: Article details the progress of
stand-your-ground legislation across the nation and mentions the
legalization of CCW in Nebraska and Kansas.
http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=107276
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New Hampshire House Reverses Itself: The New Hampshire House of
Representatives reversed its vote of a month ago and approved a
stand-your-ground bill.
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/special/4_26special5.htm
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Arizona Senate Fails To Override Anti-Confiscation Veto: The
Republican-led Arizona Senate narrowly voted against overriding
Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano's veto of a bill that would have
prohibited the imposition of firearms restrictions during a declared
state of emergency.
http://www.azcentral.com/news//articles/0427override-attempt0427.html
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/126550
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CCW In Maryland: Blog provided some interesting insights into who gets
carry permits in Maryland.
http://www.progunprogressive.com/
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All's Well That Ends Well? A Florida woman was suspicious when she drove
home and spotted a strange car on her property. While she dallied in her
own vehicle, the occupant of the other vehicle carjacked her. Her
son-in-law responded to her screams and may have wounded the fleeing
carjacker with a gunshot. A suspect is in custody. (I would have driven
away and called police from another location.)
http://www.nbc-2.com/articles/readarticle.asp?articleid=6821&z=3&p=
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NRA Instructor Busted For Falsified Training Certificates: A firearms
instructor in Connecticut has resigned his NRA certification after
having been caught providing training certificates, required for
obtaining pistol permits, without actually having his students complete
the training.
http://www.wfsb.com/Global/story.asp?S=4823744
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Australian Sniper May Not Have Been Cleaning Pistol: Reports that an
Australian sniper, serving in Iraq, was shot while cleaning his service
pistol are being disputed. No clear explanation of the unintended
discharge is being offered.
http://www.couriermail.news.com.au/story/0,20797,18944401-5003402,00.html
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Does Living Down Under Turn Your Thinking Upside Down?: Australia's
Prime Minister, John Howard, has foreshadowed further restrictions on
guns, saying nobody should have firearms unless they are an essential
part of their job.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/howards-sights-set-on-reducing-gun-ownership/2006/04/26/1145861419468.html
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Oops, Wrong House, In South Africa: A very lucky young man prevailed
against three home-invaders in a country where the government is seeking
to disarm honest citizens.
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1922618,00.html
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info