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One More Hearing For Ohio CCW Reform: The Senate Criminal Justice
Committee will be holding a hearing for proponent, opponent, and
interested testimony with a possible vote on Sub. House Bill 347, on
Wednesday, May 24 at 9:00 a.m., in the North Hearing Room of the State
House.
http://www.ohioccw.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3604&Itemid=83
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DC Lawsuit Loses One More Round: A lawsuit in the District against
gunmakers was dismissed yesterday by a D.C. Superior Court judge who
ruled that the suit was precisely the sort of claim that a new federal
law was intended to block.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/22/AR2006052200820.html
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And In California...: Citing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms
Act that blocks unwarranted lawsuits against firearms manufacturers, Los
Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charles W. Stoll today ruled from
the bench ordering complete dismissal of all causes of action against
defendants Beretta, Smith & Wesson, Colt and Turners Outdoor Sports, a
California firearms dealer, in a case involving the gang murder of a
Burbank police officer.
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=130476
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Many Missourians Prefer Out-Of-State Permits: Article discusses the
reasons that many Missouri residents prefer to use an out-of-state
concealed-weapon permit.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/8D1AE628928AB75F862571760021AC3C?OpenDocument
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Stand-Your-Ground Law Not Behind Increase In Gun Ownership: An Oklahoma
TV station has concluded that an increase in the legal ownership of
firearms in the Tulsa area is more likely related to rising crime rates
than a newly signed law.
http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/0506/329825.html
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New Vermont Law Protects Shooting Ranges: Vermont Governor James Douglas
has signed into law a measure designed to give new legal protections for
shooting ranges. The bill is designed to protect the ranges from what
the governor terms frivolous lawsuits and unwarranted nuisance claims.
http://www.wrgb.com/engine.pl?station=wrgb&id=8477&template=breakout_regional_story.shtml&dateformat=%M+%e,%Y
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Ohio Man Faces Murder Charges In Shooting Of Daughter's Boyfriend: The
man claims that his daughter's estranged boyfriend, against whom she
held a restraining order, threatened him with a knife.
http://www.channelcincinnati.com/health/9249993/detail.html
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L.A. To Follow Connecticut Lead?: The mayor of Los Angeles is calling
for an ordinance that would require a report of a lost or stolen firearm
within 48 hours.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gunlaw23may23,1,4013815.story?coll=la-headlines-california
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Florida Pink Pistols Chapter Profiled: "We're here to send the message
that members of the sexual minorities are not valid victims for random
hate and violence," said Patton, who added that not all members are gay.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-pcpistols22may22,0,7265644.story?coll=sfla-news-palm
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Plainclothes Officer Killed By Colleague: A Norfolk VA police officer,
working in plainclothes, was shot fatally by one of a group of uniformed
officers responding to the scene of a disturbance, apparently because he
failed to drop his handgun when challenged. (One of the few things on
which I get challenged is my insistence on holsters that permit
one-handed reholstering so that one will not have gun in hand when
police respond to an incident.)
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=104817&ran=86692&tref=po
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Canadians Split Over Registry: People in western Canada and along the
Atlantic coast tend to support the Conservative plan to eliminate the
registration of long guns while those in Ontario and Quebec tend to
oppose it.
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=f3f962de-2135-45ce-b8d2-29c1b0495def
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When Guns Are Outlawed, Can Knives Be Far Behind?: Scotland's Lord
Advocate yesterday unveiled a new crackdown on knife crime which he said
would result in tougher sentences for people caught carrying weapons.
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=762652006
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From AzCDL:
Because of your emails, letters and phone calls, HB 2076 (weapons;
misconduct; storage; map pocket) passed the Senate "Third Read" on
Monday, May 22, 2006 by a vote of 19-6.
HB 2076 is an AzCDL supported bill that would require on-site, "readily
accessible" storage and "immediate retrieval" of a weapon when public
establishments or events forbid them:
http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2076
Since HB 2076 was amended in the Senate, the bill will go back to the
House for a concurrence vote within the next day or two. The Senate
amendment clarifies that HB 2076 does not apply to public establishments
or events licensed to serve alcohol, and gives qualified immunity to
public employees or agents handling surrendered firearms.
Now, it's time to let the House know your feelings on HB 2076, and to
urge its passage.
Below is a sample letter to use in contacting your Representatives. For
those wishing to contact every Representative, an email list is provided
following the letter.
To find your Representatives go here:
http://tinyurl.com/bmfwn
Dear Representative:
The Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL) has informed me that HB 2076
has passed the Senate and will soon be voted on in the House. I ask
that you please vote for HB 2076.
HB 2076 simply requires compliance with a provision of the Firearms
Preemption Law passed in 2000. Since 2000, ARS 13-3102(A)(10) has
allowed government buildings and events to prohibit firearms if they
request that a person surrender their firearm and "place it in the
custody of the operator of the establishment or sponsor of the event."
If they do not take "custody" of the firearm, they may not prohibit
possession of firearms.
Unfortunately, law-abiding firearms owners currently receive disparate
and discriminatory treatment. Some public establishments and events
provide storage lockers. Many require law-abiding citizens to surrender
their firearms to local police for off-site "custody," where retrieval
is made difficult by inconvenient locations or office hours. Some
refuse to do even that, and require law-abiding citizens to leave their
firearms in their vehicles, easy targets for thieves here in the auto
theft capitol of the U.S.
HB 2076 requires uniform compliance with the law when operators of
public establishments or events decide to prohibit firearms. Under the
proposed law, the operator is required to provide temporary and secure
storage that is readily accessible on entry and permits immediate
retrieval upon exit if they choose to prohibit the lawful carrying of
firearms. An amendment, passed by the Senate, clarifies that HB 2076
does not apply to events or establishments licensed to serve alcohol,
and gives qualified immunity to public employees or agents handling
surrendered firearms.
Firearms prohibition is voluntary. Nothing in HB 2076, or the law that
passed in 2000, requires any facility or event to prohibit firearms.
Contrary to the claims of opponents of HB 2076, there is no mandate,
unfunded or not. There are a number of states that do not prohibit
lawful possession of firearms in government facilities, including their
state capitols, and they have not experienced any problems. Without
electronic screening, the kind of prohibition allowed in ARS 13-3102
only affects those citizens intent on complying with the law, not those
intent on violence.
Again, I ask for your support and vote for HB 2076.
Sincerely,
Your Name
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These alerts are a project of the Arizona Citizens Defense League
(AzCDL), an all volunteer, non-profit, non-partisan grassroots
organization. Join today!
AzCDL - Protecting Your Freedom
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Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
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