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New Orleans PD Chief Backs Off On Threatened Confiscations: Within two
hours of an announcement that the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) was
calling for a Justice Department investigation of New Orleans Police
Superintendent Warren Riley's plan to confiscate guns again if a major
storm hits the city this year, SAF learned that Riley has backed off.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/6/6/205657.shtml?s=ic
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=67014
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Oops! NYPD Returns Seized Guns To Dealers: Cops handed back 234 firearms
to the Woodhaven Rifle and Pistol Range in Woodhaven, Queens, after
seizing the guns in an undercover sting on May 25. The turnaround came a
day after cops returned 247 weapons taken from DF Brothers Sports Center
in Brooklyn in the same sting. (It looks as though Mayor Mike's
"investigators" may have gone a bit too far in the mayor's publicity drive.)
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/69768.htm
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/69672.htm
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Meanwhile, Joining Hands With Massachusetts...: Less than six months
after Mayor Thomas M. Menino joined with New York City's Michael R.
Bloomberg to lead a national campaign against illegal guns, Bay State
and Empire State lawmakers will introduce a bill in the House to stiffen
penalties for gun trafficking.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/06/07/measure_to_curb_gun_trafficking_revived/
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200606/NAT20060607b.html
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Mayor Mike's Paint Ban: Years ago, when Day-Glo orange tips were
mandated to toy guns, gun owners pointed out the risk that criminals
would use that color scheme to confuse police. Now it appears that kits
are being sold for that very purpose and NYC's Mayor Bloomberg wants to
ban them.
http://www.nydailynews.com/06-06-2006/news/story/424003p-357775c.html
CCRKBA Responds:
http://ccrkba.org/pub/rkba/press-releases/bloomberg_paint_ban.htm
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Mayor Mike Adds More Charms To His Bracelet: NYC's Mayor Bloomberg
claims that his firearm-prohibition coalition now totals 52 mayors.
http://www.nyc.gov/portal/index.jsp?epi_menuItemID=c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0&epi_menuID=13ecbf46556241d3daf2f1c701c789a0&epi_baseMenuID=27579af732d48f86a62fa24601c789a0&pageID=mayor_press_release&catID=1194&doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fom%2Fhtml%2F2006a%2Fpr182-06.html&cc=unused1978&rc=1194&ndi=1
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Michigan Senate Approves Stand-Your-Ground Bills: The measures would
allow people to use deadly force -- with no duty to retreat -- if they
reasonably think they face imminent death, great bodily harm or sexual
assault. The legislation also would protect people from civil lawsuits
if they have used force in self-defense.
http://wwmt.com/engine.pl?station=wwmt&id=27070&template=breakout_state.html
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Americans Increase Spending On Firearms: Americans spent more than $2
billion on guns and ammunition in 2005, showing the nation's fascination
with firearms is not fading despite concerns raised by gun-control
advocates. NSSF said handgun purchases showed the biggest gain, rising 3
percent in 2005.
http://www.connpost.com/business/ci_3904257
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Meanwhile, In Pennsylvania: More women are buying firearms for
protection and some are actually learning how to use them.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_456886.html
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Cops Still Battling San Diego County Fair: Since the decision to allow
off-duty and retired police officer to carry firearms into the fair is
only a temporary one, the federal lawsuit by the Deputy Sheriff's
Association of San Diego and the San Diego Police Officers Association
will remain intact.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20060607-9999-1m7guns.html
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No Charges For Now In Shooting Of Burglar: Police have decided not to
charge a Lawrenceville GA homeowner who shot and injured an alleged
burglar at his home last week but the case has been referred to the
district attorney. A complication with this case as it relates to
self-defense laws in Georgia is that Ramsey shot the intruder in the
front yard, not inside his home.
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=1&url_article_id=15817&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2
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Oops, Wrong Grudge: An Arkansas man was attacked in his home by his
brother-in-law and two other men who were seeking revenge for an
incident several years earlier. After being beaten with sticks, the
homeowner, whose evening prayers had been interrupted, turned to
spray-and-pray with his .45-caliber pistol, killing one of the men and
wounding the brother-in-law.
http://www.baxterbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060606/NEWS01/606060348/1002
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Howard Nemerov vs. The Washington Post: Howard Nemerov takes on The
Washington Post over an article lying about firearm-related deaths of
children and the claimed value of Child Access Protection laws.
http://www.chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=21605
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Minister Discusses Right To Carry: Charles Van Wyk will be in Payson AZ
today to speak about his experiences standing up to terrorists on July
25, 1993 in South Africa. Van Wyk's book is titled Shooting Back: The
Right and Duty of Self-Defense. The title is a reference to his own
experience shooting back at terrorists who attacked a congregation in
what later became known as the St. James Massacre.
http://www.paysonroundup.com/section/localnews/story/23761
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Canada's National Firearms Association vs. UN: The president of the
National Firearms Association responds to an article in a Sierra Leone
newspaper about the UN program to curtail small arms.
http://news.sl/drwebsite/publish/article_20052666.shtml
Related Article:
http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/politics/detail/Nations_look_to_limit_law_of_the_gun.html?siteSect=111&sid=6785872&cKey=1149672211000
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London Cops Blame Negligent Discharge On Gloves: A terrorism suspect in
England was shot unintentionally by a "gun cop," who apparently was
unable to feel that his finger was on the trigger due to thick
chemical-protection gloves he was wearing. (It sounds like the primary
issue was an involuntary muscle contraction, which may have been
independent of whether the officer had initially placed his finger
inside the trigger guard prematurely. The point about thick gloves and
short-stroke triggers, however, is well taken.)
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British Legislator Wants Tasers OK'd For Homeowners: A Member of
Parliament whose house was burgled while his family and visitors slept
has called for homeowners to be allowed to arm themselves with Taser
stun guns.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/5051104.stm
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From AzCDL:
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
HB 2076 also modifies A.R.S. 13-3102, Subsection F to state that
concealed carry laws do not apply to weapons carried in a vehicle's "map
pocket."
AzCDL worked with the sponsor of HB 2076 prior to its introduction this
legislative session. AzCDL was present at every hearing and, along with
the NRA, tirelessly lobbied for passage of HB 2076. But it was YOUR
involvement and activism that turned this important legislation into law.
HB 2076 is just one of a number of bills that we are working on. And it
doesn't stop here. Legislators view AzCDL as a representative of
Arizona gun owners. We'll be working on new bills for next session. To
be even more effective, we need your help - as members of AzCDL. Please
join us and make a difference!
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
http://www.azcdl.org/html/join_us_.html
Copyright � 2006 Arizona Citizens Defense League, Inc., all rights reserved.
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From ASRPA:
The Governor has signed HB 2076
This is yet another step forward in the struggle for citizen self-defense.
It should take effect sometime in Sept.
Will advise when we know for sure.
In the meantime, we will be wanting to know with the various towns and
cities,
among others plan to do to finally comply with the law.
We will be asking for input from members.
thx
--
Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
