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Omaha Reconsiders CCW Ban: With licensed CCW slated to make its debut in
Nebraska at the start of 2007, the Omaha city council is taking
testimony about retaining or repealing its local ban on the practice.
http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/3334746.html
Meanwhile, In Lincoln...:
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/07/11/letters/doc44b3f04f9c31f429432599.txt
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Voting-Rights Bill Threatens Gun Owners: GOA points out that the Motor
Voter Law has cost the seats of at least two pro-RKBA members of Congress.
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200607/POL20060712c.html
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DC vs. Florida: Cam Edwards suggests that firearm prohibition has made
visits to DC too risky and that it's wiser to visit Florida, where a
pro-RKBA atmosphere contributes to decreasing crime rates. (I have
always cautioned against using crime rates as an argument to exercise
the RKBA - they are affected by multiple factors and should not affect
any individuals right to take responsibility for his own safety.)
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/CamEdwards/2006/07/13/dcs_killer_mistake
Related Commentary:
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=69119
http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/07/12/democrats-gun-control-laws-are-a-failure-only-criminals-reap-benefits-of-gun-control/
Brady Bunch Replies:
http://www.bradycampaign.org/media/?pagename=release&release=765
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Fifteen Years For Airgun Suppressor: A previously convicted felon has
been convicted and faces a minimum 15-year-sentence for trying to mail
an air rifle and sound muffler to an Ohio man in 2004. The jury's
request for further information about the definition of a "silencer" was
rejected by the judge.
http://www.masslive.com/hampfrank/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1152691596113690.xml&coll=1
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Swiss Prohibitionists Call For More Restrictions: A group of
non-governmental organizations has called for tougher gun laws, pointing
out that firearms are responsible for one suicide a day in Switzerland.
"Kurt said that army weapons played a role in so far as they were at
hand in most Swiss households and accounted for almost a half of all
suicides carried out with firearms."
http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/politics/detail/NGOs_demand_tougher_laws_on_weapons.html?siteSect=111&sid=6892529&cKey=1152786656000
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
