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The Plain Dealer Erred In Editorial: Ohioans for Concealed Carry points
out several inaccuracies in the editorial that seemed to endorse CCW
reform for Ohio.
http://www.ohioccw.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3667&Itemid=83
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Polite Society: Brief commentary offers an alternative view to the slant
that The New York Times sought to put on the proliferation of
stand-your-ground laws.
http://www.rocktownweekly.com/opinion_details.php?AID=5675&sub=Editorial
(The usually bowdlerized Heinlein quotation can be read in its full
context at
http://www.spw-duf.info/quote.html, toward the bottom of the
page.)
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It Didn't End With The NYT: Newsbusters commentary takes on NBC's
attempt to pick on the baton from The New York Times in the attack on
stand-your-ground legislation.
http://newsbusters.org/node/6840
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Meanwhile, In Texas...: A Dallas TV station seeks to cast doubt on the
justification for the fatal shooting of the robber of a convenience
store. (No doubt, we would be a kinder, gentler society if the robber
were still alive to try again.)
http://cbs11tv.com/topstories/local_story_220183551.html
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While Back In Florida...: Editorial suggests that the stand-your-ground
can use some clarification.
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060808/OPINION/608080361/1015
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Speaking Of Florida...: Two college football players walk out of their
home to confront a prowler, who shoots one in the buttocks. The other
player fires a round, scaring off the intruder and thanks God that he
had the ability to carry something to protect himself.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epaper/2006/08/08/a1c_um_0808.html
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Bringing A Knife To A Gunfight?: An Oregon man who had already stabbed
his grandfather, the grandfather's friend and a neighbor returned to the
scene and was fatally shot with a shotgun. The case has been referred to
the grand jury.
http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_080806_news_shooting_grand_jury.5c2b391.html
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Bringing A Handgun To A Shotgun Fight: A Kentucky homeowner saw two men
with covered faces, holding shotguns, on his porch. He opened the door,
pistol in hand and disarmed one of them, prompting the pair to flee.
(Sounds to me like he has a bit more testosterone than a sense of
tactics but all's well that ends well.)
http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/3526896.html
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Bringing A Handgun To A Rifle Fight: This time the rifle-armed burglar
was killed by the handgun-armed property owner, who apparently came to
the scene in response to a call from his son, who lived in the home.
http://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/articles/2006/08/04/news/local_news/1news_shooting.txt
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http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/3526896.html
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Interesting Vetoes In New York: Governor Pataki has vetoed a couple of
firearm-related bills that could have imposed unfair burdens on gun
owners. (Of interest, Remington imports its Spartan shotguns from
Russia, adds automatic ejectors and sells them under the Remington name.)
http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060808/COLUMNISTS16/608080330&SearchID=73253123979182
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Another Tout For The S&W M&P: This time its a writer for Shooting Times
singing the praises of the S&W M&P pistol. (I offer this not as a second
but to help develop some perspective on a pistol that is clearly
intended to challenge the prevalence of Glocks in law enforcement and
possibly to compete to replace the Beretta M9 in our military.)
http://www.shootingtimes.com/handgun_reviews/mp_080806/
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Handgun-Mounted Lights: Dave Spaulding touts handgun-mounted lights in
this article. (Consider that if the only light you use is mounted on
your firearm, you are forced to search with the muzzle, a violation of
Rule Two. Look at the photo of the weapon-mounted light illuminating the
doorknob - in real life, the user would have just destroyed his night
vision by reflecting a bright light off a nearby surface. Light should
be used very selectively if you are in the dark; opening that door with
the light still on is probably not the best tactic, nor is doing so with
no more night vision.)
http://www.gunsandammomag.com/ga_handguns/rail_080806/
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
