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Florida Teacher Suspended For Toy Gun: The sheriff's office said
deputies were called to the school in Collier County, Fla., and found
the teacher carrying the small plastic gun with a red tip in the back of
his pants, but at no time was anyone in danger. He told deputies he
found the toy in a prop box at the school and that it was used for a
school play.
http://www.kcci.com/education/10060122/detail.html
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Missouri Governor May Back Arming Some Teachers: Governor Blunt says he
does not favor arming all teachers. But he says the idea of having
weapons accessible to properly-trained teachers is worth talking about.
http://www.missourinet.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=2DB4EEFB-06A1-44C1-992B57F96DE1BB70&dbtranslator=local.cfm
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Police Can't Be Sued For Failing To Prevent Murder: A New Jersey judge
has tossed out a lawsuit by the family of a woman whose abduction was
reported to police via 911. The judge said a public entity cannot be
sued when employees fail to perform their jobs. His ruling came a day
before jury selection would have begun if the trial had gone forward.
http://www.nbc10.com/news/10061455/detail.html
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DC Robbers Enjoy Defenseless-Victim Zones: As predominantly juvenile
robbers prey on DC's unarmed residents in nicer neighborhoods, the
police department counsels victims to focus on the robber's face, not
his clothing.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/12/AR2006101201813.html
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Grand Jury No-Bills 14-Year-Old Shooter: A Texas grand jury Thursday
decided a 14-year-old boy who shot and killed an intruder in his home
Monday acted in self-defense and no charges were necessary.
http://www.caller.com/ccct/local_news/article/0,1641,CCCT_811_5063627,00.html
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Oops, Wrong House: A Louisiana burglar was shot in the leg by a
homeowner after he kicked in a door to enter the home. (While I don't
know where the homeowner may have intended to hit, not that hits to the
leg are consistent with shooting low and to the non-dominant side, in
anticipation of recoil.)
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/4386566.html
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Washington Supremes Ignore Pre-Emption Law: The Washington Supreme Court
on Thursday upheld a city's restrictions on a gun show, but dissenters
said the majority circumvented state law that forbids cities from
regulating gun shows on city property.
http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061013/NEWS06/610130313
Analysis Of The Decision:
http://pun.org/josh/archives/2006/10/pac_nw_shooting.html
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Controversy Over Weapon Destruction: Some 1600 rifles, semi-automatics
and swords sat in the Apache Junction AZ police evidence room since the
1980s. When it was time to free up some space, Chief Glenn Walp made the
decision to destroy them. Chief Walp said his decision was made because
not everyone who owns a gun has good intentions.
http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/stories/KTVKLNews20061012_aj.321cc8a7.html
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Here's A Switch: Hawaii's Kaua'i Police department is trading in its
10-year-old .40-caliber S&W pistols for 9mm Glocks. (Personally, I
prefer to see better hits with a 9mm than poor hits with a .40 or .45.)
http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2006/10/12/news/news04.txt
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Alabama County Is Promised State-Of-The-Art Range: Marengo County will
soon be the home of a new, state-of-the-art firing range. The range is
being built under a state program that will provide all the building
materials. Marengo County is providing the land at the old landfill site
on County Road 44.
http://www.demopolistimes.com/articles/2006/10/11/news/news9993.txt
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
