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The Correct Link: It appears that I erred yesterday in a link to my own
website. The entire Heinlein "polite society" quotation can be found at
http://www.spw-duf.info/quotes.html. (One letter can make a big difference.)
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Wyoming Targeted For Castle-Doctrine Legislation: In the wake of the the
attack by The New York Times on the proliferation of stand-your-ground
legislation, a Wyoming newspaper announces that the NRA will be lobbying
that state's legislature to pass similar legislation next year.
http://www.wyomingnews.com/news/more.asp?StoryID=108382
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Why Carry: Here is an insight into why one Ohio woman obtained a
Concealed handgun License.
http://www.ohioccw.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3673&Itemid=83
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L.A. Mayor, Police Chief Endorse Microstamping: AB 352 would require
that the firing pins of new autoloading handguns imprint a serial number
on the primers of cases fired from the guns. (It's unclear if it's the
reporter or the officials who don't know that a bullet is merely the
projectile, not the entire cartridge.)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-guns10aug10,1,5286491.story?coll=la-headlines-california
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Yes, Virginia...: Apparently, unintentional disabling of newer S&W
revolvers, due to malfunctions of the integral key locks, is a real
phenomenon, not just a theoretical concern.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/500103904/m/228102718
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Safepacker Holster: I have added a brief discussion of the Safepacker
holster to my Holster Selection page, under "Other Types of Holsters." I
am not advocating the Safepacker over conventional belt holsters but it
may offer some useful options, with the caveat that a quick-release
buckle must be operated in order to draw the handgun.
http://www.spw-duf.info/holster.html
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Australia Dumps Police Recruit Over Replica Firearms: Police said the
24-year-old Wakeley man was charged with possessing prohibited weapons
after attending the NSW Police College with illegal weapons including a
replica pistol with a laser sight and a replica sub-machine gun.
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,20070670-5005361,00.html
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Barking Up The Wrong Tree: The investigation into the apparently
self-inflicted shooting death of a young Australian sniper in Iraq
appears to be sidetracking into policies about unloading firearms rather
than safe handling.
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,20074716-949,00.html
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
