Ohio House Overrides CCW-Reform Veto: The Citizens Committee for the
Right to Keep and Bear Arms today congratulated the Ohio House of
Representatives for their courageous 71-21 vote to override the veto of
concealed carry reform legislation by Gov. Bob Taft. CCRKBA Executive
Director Joe Waldron immediately urged Buckeye State gun owners to start
calling their state senators to let them know the time has come to
reform the state's complicated carry statute.
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=77262
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3417.html
Related Commentary:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3416.html
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DC Argues Second Amendment Limited To Militias: In the case of Shelly
Parker et al v. District of Columbia, "We interpret the Second Amendment
in military terms," said Todd Kim, the District's solicitor general, who
told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that
the city would also have had the authority to ban all weapons.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Gun_Ban.html
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/12/7/211001.shtml?s=ic (same
article)
http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=596&sid=998725
http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=5784696&nav=menu73_2
Commentary:
http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/12/07/washington-dc-vs-the-constitution-of-the-united-states-and-the-2nd-amendment/
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More Judges Carrying In Court: Despite increased security at courthouses
following shootings in Chicago and Atlanta about one year ago, many
judges are bringing their own guns into their courtrooms for
protection...In Nevada, Oklahoma and Texas, incidences (sic) of violence
in the past year have prompted new laws or solidified rules allowing
judges to bring guns into courtrooms.
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1165413317603
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NYC Expands Campaign Against Firearm Dealers: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
said yesterday that the city had reached agreements with six
out-of-state gun dealers, who agreed to let court officials monitor
their operations to prevent illegal gun sales. He said that New York had
sued 12 additional gun stores to demand similar oversight.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/08/nyregion/08guns.html?ei=5094&en=f766eb3b4bc42ecf&hp=&ex=1165640400&partner=homepage&pagewanted=all
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/politics/16187663.htm
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Sheriff's Officers Offer Tennessee CCW Course: Reporter describes his
experience qualifying to apply for Handgun Carry Permit. The lecture was
conducted in a courtroom and Sheriff Kent Harris stopped by the class to
visit with and inform future gun permit holders of the serious nature of
the responsibility that comes with the Second Amendment.
http://www.vbbeacon.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/12/07/45785728edc70
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Oops, Wrong House: A robber in Texas was shot in the leg by a homeowner
when he returned to the same home for a second attempt.
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=51160C4F-892B-46C1-A1B9-7BE5641516D7
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A Tale Of Two Home Invasions: The same man is suspected in two Florida
home invasions. In one, he struck both male occupants and tried to force
them to perform sexual acts on one another. That invasion ended as he
chased one of the residents, as he fled his own home. In another, he
left when he discovered that the homeowner was armed.
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061207/LOCAL/612060371/-1/news
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Ballistics Report Is Guide To NYPD Shooting: "Every bullet and shell
casing has distinct characteristics. The barrel of a gun leaves grooves
on a bullet, and spent cartridges are marked by the gun's firing pin and
the face of its breech." (Bullets fired through polygonally rifled
barrels, such as those that are standard in Glocks, lack such toolmarks.
I don't know if NYPD still specifies conventional land-and-groove
rifling in its officers' Glocks. Since a few Kahr models are authorized
for off-duty use by NYPD, this may explain why Kahr was prepared to
offer land-and-groove rifling in its lower-price CW9.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/08/nyregion/08shoot.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin
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With Judges Like This...: An Ithaca NY man, charged along with two
others for burglarizing a dozen guns, was sentenced to probation in
Tompkins County Court Wednesday, much to the chagrin - and anger - of
the burglary victims...Chambliss was one of four men arrested and
charged with second-degree burglary for breaking into an Ithaca home and
taking several guns, including an AR-15 .223 caliber semi-automatic
assault weapon, a Ruger Mini-14 .223 caliber sniper rifle, two .22
caliber pistols, two Intra-Tech 9 mm semi-automatic pistols and a
Mossberg Street Sweeper 12-gauge shotgun.
http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061207/NEWS01/612070349/1002/NEWS01
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Tucson Woman, Dogs Attacked By Javelinas: At 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, Gordon
and her three Chihuahuas were attacked by a pack of javelinas, an
unusual moment because Gordon's previous encounters with them on her
daily walks were always uneventful. (This is not the typical animal to
attack humans but they live inside many of Arizona's cities, including
Show Low.)
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/159441
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S&W Announces Record Second-Quarter Sales: Sales for the quarter ended
October 31, 2006 of $50.8 million were 42.9% higher than revenue of
$35.5 million for the comparable quarter last year. Firearms sales of
$47.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 grew 43.9% over
firearms sales of $33.2 million for the comparable quarter last year and
reflected an 87.4% increase in Smith & Wesson pistol sales and a 44.5%
increase in Walther pistol sales.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-07-2006/0004487524&EDATE=
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UN Approves Firearms-Trade Resolution: Over U.S. objections, the U.N.
General Assembly approved a resolution Wednesday that could lead to the
first international treaty on controlling the trade in assault rifles,
machine guns and other small arms.
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Dec07/0,4670,UNWeaponsTradeTreaty,00.html
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Howard Nemerov vs. Rebecca Peters: "...Ms. Peters' career in gun control
got its start in Australia, where she was an important contributor to
that country's current gun ban. By 2005, the rate of sexual assault in
Australia increased 36% from its pre-ban 1995 rate, while the U.S. rate
decreased 14.6%. Women are now raped over three times as often in
Australia as they are in the United States..."
http://www.chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=25478&catcode=13
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Big Surprise From Britain: Knife amnesties fail to reduce crime, despite
taking thousands of weapons off the streets, according to a police
report... It showed there was an average of 34.9 knife crimes in London
each day before the amnesty and 34.2 per day six weeks later.
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1816442006
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The Fruits Of South Africa Disarmament: Article describes the security
measures required to attempt survival while living in crime-ridden South
Africa. As in many American jurisdictions, no mention is made of
privately owned firearms, probably because the government is doing its
best to disarm its law-abiding citizens.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1206/p20s01-lihc.html
--
Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
