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Privilege In Chicago: Based on an 1872 state law, at least two aldermen
in Chicago exercise a "privilege" that they deny their constituents -
owning and carrying concealed handguns. (Classifying aldermen as peace
officers would appear to violate the principle of separation of powers -
see the ruling banning Congressmen from being deputized as Special
Deputy US Marshals at
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/depmar.htm)
http://austinweeklynews.1upsoftware.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=727&TM=83154.58
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Meanwhile, In Tennessee...: Article looks at private citizens who
dissuade crime by being armed and the legal requirements to do so.
http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=A340549C-BA98-4C17-BEC7-CD9CBBDD7DB8
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Temporary Victory In Jersey City: With two dozen members of the National
Rifle Association present, Jersey City council members backed down from
two of the three gun control ordinances they'd introduced two weeks ago
at the behest of Mayor Jerramiah Healy.
http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-2/115044967121270.xml&coll=3
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Fish Convicted Of Second-Degree Murder: The retired teacher who shot a
man who threatened him on an Arizona hiking trail has been convicted of
second-degree murder. (One thing that intrigues me about this conviction
is that in Arizona, if you commit an unpremeditated, intentional killing
when there is adequate provocation by the victim, resulting in heat of
passion or sudden fight, the offense drops from second-degree murder to
manslaughter.)
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0616hikershooting0616.html
http://www.azdailysun.com/articles/2006/06/15/news/20060615_news_24.txt
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SAF Calls Daly's Bluff: An offer by anti- gun San Francisco Supervisor
Chris Daly to cover court costs -- in response to a call by the Second
Amendment Foundation (SAF) that he pay for the city's appeal of a court
ruling striking down that city's handgun ban -- was dismissed by SAF as
a "lame attempt to deflect responsibility for a failure of leadership."
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=67622
Related Article:
http://cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2006/06/15/n/HeadlineNews/HANDGUN-BAN-APPEAL/resources_bcn_html
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Louisiana Man Files Suit Over Open-Carry Arrest: Quote from one of the
arresting officers: "I don't care what the laws or the Supreme Court
say. WE are NOT going to have people running around, wearing guns..."
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2006/06/lawsuit-filed.html
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Rule Five Reminder: A Colt 9mm submachine gun was stolen from the
unmarked patrol car of an off-duty Michigan police officer as he watched
a Detroit Tigers baseball game. (Rule Five: Maintain control of your
firearm.)
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/9374255/detail.html
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Another Look At Rising Crime Rates: Since crime rates tend to find their
way into discussions of the RKBA, here's a more analytical approach to
the recent blip.
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MzVmMDZmZjg1MTJlNzc3NmIwMDM0MzUyZGIyZTNjZmI=
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Kimber Seeks Plant Expansion: Some residents of Yonkers NY are battling
efforts by Kimber to expand its facility at 1 Lawton Ave. by 8,000
square feet to house a shipping and receiving area.
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060615/NEWS10/606150373/1026/NEWS10
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NRA vs. UN: WorldNetDaily hawks Wayne LaPierre's book The Global War on
Your Guns: Inside the UN Plan to Destroy the Bill of Rights.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=50671
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Oxfam vs. International Ammo Sales: The British-based charity, Oxfam
International, says uncontrolled trade of ammunition around the world
fuels conflicts in Africa, the Middle East, and beyond.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-06-15-voa44.cfm
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=33641
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
