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Stand-Your-Ground Score Sheet: Article reviews the progress of
stand-your-ground legislation across the nation and the arguments pro
and con.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/5/24/220411.shtml?s=ic
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Kansas Stand-Your-Ground Law Takes Effect Today: Legislators are still
debating the significance of the new law.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/14657479.htm
Summary Of The Law:
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/14657491.htm
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Columbus NE Weighs CCW Ban: Since the state's recently enacted CCW
statute failed to rule out local bans, one city council is evaluating
such a move.
http://www.columbustelegram.com/articles/2006/05/23/news/news1concealed.txt
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Heirloom Pistol, Stolen From Michigan Museum, Recovered In Las Vegas: A
World War I vintage handgun, priceless as a keepsake to the family of a
certified war hero, was returned a few days ago to its rightful owner -
nearly a decade after it was stolen from a Grayling museum. (While the
pistol was loaded when recovered, it is unclear if it was actually
operable, which points out the importance of knowing that firearms are
truly in working order before one relies on them.)
http://www.mlive.com/news/bctimes/index.ssf?/base/news-7/1148483721287900.xml&coll=4
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Washington Supremes Toss 911 Suit: Washington's Supreme Court has thrown
out a $10 million lawsuit against the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.
The suit was filed by a homeowner who was forced to shoot a man breaking
into his home after deputies failed to respond to his call within 15
minutes. (Calling 911 creates useful evidence. Relying solely on that
call can be fatal.)
http://www.komotv.com/stories/43580.htm
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Defense Rests In Trail-Shooting Case: Hal Fish, the retired
schoolteacher who fatally shot a man who charged him on an Arizona
hiking trail did not testify. After rebuttal witnesses, the trial, being
held in Coconino County Superior Court, must wait until the Arizona
Court of Appeals decides whether a new law governing self-defense will
apply to Fish.
http://www.azdailysun.com/articles/2006/05/24/news/20060524_news_22.txt
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Microstamping Said To Have Passed Range Test: The California assemblyman
who authored a bill to require all semiautomatic pistols to microstamp
their identification on fired cases used a California Highway Patrol
range to test the technology.
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=66330
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Brady Bunch Targets Five Dealers: The Brady Bunch claims that in a rare
release of information the gun industry has tried to keep secret, the
Justice Department has revealed data naming the gun dealers who rank as
the five leading sellers of guns traced to crimes.
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=66296
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Oops, Wrong House: A 14-year-old burglar in a Chicago suburb knocked
down a 78-year-old homeowner with a pair of pruning shears and left him
for dead. The former Marine recovered, got hold of his gun and shot the
burglar four times.
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/local_story_143223858.html
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Washington Homeowner Shoots Bear In His Doorway: A homeowner was
surprised to encounter an aggressive bear in his open doorway. He was
able to reach his 10-gauge shotgun and shoot the bear, which eventually
required one more shot to put it out of its misery. (This is shared
because of a recent discussion with a list member about whether common
CCW weapons are adequate for home-defense against bear intrusions. No
details are provided about what sort of load was in the shotgun.)
http://www.komotv.com/stories/43584.htm
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More Details On Florida Teen Who Shot Burglar: It turns out that the
teenager retrieved and loaded two handguns on telephoned instructions
from his father.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-skidshoot25may25,0,6593158,print.story?coll=sfla-news-broward
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ABC Picks Prohibitionist To Cover UN Gun Summit: The United Nations is
starting their Small Arms and Light Weapons conference in New York City
this June. ABC News has selected a former Handgun Control, Inc, employee
to cover the conference.
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3141.html
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From JPFO:
ALERT FROM JEWS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FIREARMS OWNERSHIP
America's Aggressive Civil Rights Organization
May 23, 2006
JPFO ALERT: UN Conference on Independence Day
In an act of breathtaking audacity, the United Nations "Small Arms
Review Conference" will be held in New York City. The conference is
being held from Jun 26 through July 7 2006.
http://www.un.org/events/smallarms2006/
What's the Small Arms Review Conference? According to the UN's own
website, it is "the United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in
the Implementation of the
Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade
in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects."
Now read those dates again. The conference where foreign delegates,
representatives of vague organizations and select members of "civil
society" will attempt to curtail your possession of firearms will
extend through July 4 ... Independence Day.
We've said for years that the UN is one of the most dangerous
organizations to American freedom. You know it's true. But if you need
help convincing others of the insidious goals of this socialist
organization, you may want to pick up a few copies
of our Gran'pa Jack booklet #5 "The United Nations is Killing Your
Freedoms!" (
http://www.jpfo.org/gj.htm#5 )
Maybe you thought we had plenty to do just to preserve the right to keep
and bear arms. Yet that crucial battle might seem quite irrelevant after
the United Nations abolishes the Bill of Rights altogether. With the
support of our "friends" in the US government, the UN has already laid
the groundwork to abolish nearly every right protected in our Bill of
Rights. They call it the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights," and
our Gran'pa Jack booklet shows you just how dangerous that
document is to your REAL rights.
To "celebrate" the summit, we'd like to remind you that the Independence
Day holiday might be a good time to get a little range practice in. And
if you need an appropriate target, perhaps we could suggest our UN
targets (
http://www.jpfo.org/targets.htm ), each order of which comes
with the Gran'pa Jack booklet above. Printed at the bottom of each
target is the rights YOU would lose if the UN Declaration supercedes the
US Constitution.
Learn the truth about this insidious organization, educate others, and
then let you feelings be known. Your rights and your future depend upon it!
- The Liberty Crew
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From GOA:
Rep. Renzi Set To Introduce Bill Expediting Out-Of-State Gun Purchases
-- Ask your congressman to cosponsor the bill
Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Pro-gun Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ) is getting set to chip away at the
mountain of gun control laws and regulations that are hampering gun
owners in this country.
Under current law, a person who travels to, say, a gun show out-of-state
and buys a handgun from a licensed dealer must have the firearm shipped
to a second gun dealer in the buyer's home state.
As gun control laws have been added piecemeal over the years, it has
forced gun owners to deal with conflicting and redundant requirements.
Furthermore, the interstate requirements for buying a gun have
needlessly forced gun dealers to ship firearms via
commercial carriers, thus subjecting them to being lost, damaged or stolen.
To counteract this, Rep. Renzi is set to introduce the Firearm Transfer
Improvement Act in the next few days. Renzi says that because gun
dealers must comply with the laws of two different states in addition to
federal law, these regulations are both "redundant and costly." It is
bad enough that the national government has created
an unconstitutional federal background check system, but we still have
this 1968 interstate ban left over.
"My legislation simply states that federal law and the law of the state
of the seller must be complied with for all firearms sales," Renzi said.
"It also applies the same rules to rifles and shotguns, which are
currently handled differently than handguns."
In other words, the Renzi bill will allow you to travel out-of-state to
purchase firearms in a way that you have not been able to do since 1968.
Imagine that you live in Virginia and you are traveling to Missouri for
Christmas. You stop at a gun show in West Virginia to buy your mom and
dad a matched pair of commemorative Colt .45s.
Had you made the purchase in your home state, you could only have done
so after a lengthy process, as Virginia has an ill-advised
one-handgun-a-month law. But since you are making the purchase in West
Virginia, you simply have to comply with the laws in the SELLER'S state
(under the language in the Renzi bill). Hence, assuming you are not a
prohibited person, you can buy the guns from the dealer, continue
traveling to the state of your destination with your new purchases and
enjoy Christmas with your family. (No shipping costs or waiting periods
apply!)
ACTION: Please urge your congressman to become an original cosponsor of
the Renzi bill. This bill still does not have a number, but you can
refer to it as the Firearm Transfer Improvement Act.
To identify your Representative, as well as to send a message via
e-mail, see the Legislative Action Center at
http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm on the GOA website.
----- Pre-written letter -----
Dear Representative:
Please become an original cosponsor of the Firearm Transfer Improvement
Act, which is being introduced by Rep. Rick Renzi.
As gun control laws have been added piecemeal over the years, it has
forced gun owners to deal with conflicting and redundant requirements.
Furthermore, the interstate requirements for buying a gun have
needlessly forced gun dealers to ship firearms via
commercial carriers, thus subjecting them to being lost, damaged or
stolen. As a member of Gun Owners of America, I am very concerned about
this.
The Firearm Transfer Improvement Act would streamline these requirements
and help protect the rights of gun owners. Please call the Renzi office
and become an original cosponsor. Thank you.
Sincerely,
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As we confront the challenges of the future, we know that the generosity
of those who assist us will make all the difference in our success.
That's why GOA seeks your long-term support.
Please call 703-321-8585 during regular business hours or e-mail
[email protected] to request information on how to keep control of
your assets and make a gift at the same time through:
* a bequest
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Requests for information are confidential and do not represent an
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
