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NRA Backs Both Sides Of Aisle: The National Rifle Association has a
simple agenda in Washington: protecting gun ownership. But it faces a
complex challenge this campaign season: supporting Republican control of
Congress while staying loyal to Democratic candidates who supported the
gun lobby.
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116061596790090051-fUvEm9ne6ODxqV9tlTRr4SPzk9E_20061110.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top
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Wisconsin Legislator Softens School-Gun Proposal: Lasee said he now
plans to introduce a bill that would allow school staff to have guns at
school but only if they're locked in a cabinet or safe. He said he
changed his proposal because "people have a real concern about kids
getting ahold of the guns, so this would make it safer."
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=102629&ntpid=5
Related Article:
http://www.wbay.com/global/story.asp?s=5523006
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Kansas Gun-Ban Signs Prompt Debate: Signs -- their color, their size and
what they would say - appear to be the biggest issue as the state
considers new regulations to accompany a law permitting Kansans to carry
concealed guns.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/local/15728900.htm
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A Prohibitionist Analyzes The "Gun Control" Movement: Kristin Goss,
author of Disarmed: The Missing Movement for Gun Control in America,
editorializes for a "true grass-roots movement for gun control" in the
wake of the recent shooting incidents at schools.
http://chronicle.com/free/2006/10/2006101105n.htm
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New York Logic: "Community leaders gathered Thursday to celebrate the
success of an eight-year-old program to reduce gun violence in the
Rochester area, even as gun violence continues to rise."
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061011/NEWS01/610110376/1002/NEWS
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Former BATFE Director Blamed...: Among the criticisms of Carl Truscott
by the DOJ's Office of Inspector General, are costly design changes at
the ATF's new Washington headquarters, including hundreds of thousands
of dollars in unnecessary upgrades to his personal suite.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20061011-113048-6001r.htm
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/10/11/211516.shtml?s=ic
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/12/washington/12brfs-005.html
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Bloomberg Evaluated As Presidential Candidate: The New York Sun claims
that the gun-banning mayor is a more likely GOP candidate for president
in 2008 than Florida governor Jeb Bush.
http://www.nysun.com/article/41316
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Florida Candidates Visit Target Range: Several area candidates pledged
their affection for guns and the Second Amendment at a meet-and-greet
event at the Gainesville Target Range, sharing their personal
experiences with firearms with audience members above the popping of
rifle shots nearby.
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061011/LOCAL/210110352/1078/news
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Greenleaf ID and The New York Times: The New York Times gets around to
looking at the proposed ordinance encouraging every Greenleaf homeowner
to own a firearm and declares shotguns appropriate for hunting elk
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/12/us/12guns.html?ref=us
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Rapist Proves Need For CCW In Parks: Commentary from Ohio about a woman
who was raped in front of her two children in a Cincinnati park argues
that this is why CCW should not be banned in such venues.
http://www.ohioccw.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3730&Itemid=83
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Give Them What They Want?: Commentary looks at the case of a store clerk
in Texas who was executed after giving robbers the cash they demanded,
consistent with the usual advice from the prohibitionist crowd.
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3322.html
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San Francisco Campus Police Request Firearms: San Francisco Community
College police say campus safety is at risk because they are not
authorized to carry guns. This despite a rising crime rate on city
colleges' campuses.
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=local&id=4647636
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Washington CCW Reviewed: Washington is one of the more liberal states in
the country when it comes to regulating citizens who want to carry a
concealed weapon, experts say...
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003298710_shootingside11m.html
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Oops, Wrong Poodle: A 67-year-old Brazilian woman, who shot a mugger who
attempted to steal her purse, cell phone and poodle, faces charges of
illegally carrying a firearm. The mugger faces no charges at this time.
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_2011013,00.html
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
