Ohio Supremes Uphold Cincinnati "AWB": Citing Ohio's home-rule
principle, the Ohio Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday that upholds
the city's right to outlaw cosmetically impaired firearms within the
city limits. The ruling will become moot if Governor Taft's veto of HB
347 is overridden.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061209/NEWS01/612090342/1077/COL02
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Bystander Death Prompts Challenge To Florida Law: The death of
9-year-old Sherdavia Jenkins, struck down by a stray bullet as she
played in front of her home, has sent her parents on a mission to
overhaul a law. Her parents are concerned the men will use Florida's
Stand Your Ground law to seek acquittals, claiming they were acting in
self-defense when they opened fire.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/miami/sfl-dshootdec10,0,5192536.story?coll=sfla-news-miami
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Recent Shooting Prompts Call For Illinois CCW: The recent shooting
incident at a Chicago law office has prompted the Illinois State Rifle
Association to start drafting legislation that will provide well
trained, law-abiding citizens the opportunity to carry defensive
firearms. That legislation will be introduced into both chambers of the
General Assembly early next year.
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200612/NAT20061211a.html
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=77369
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Hunters Yes, Gun Owners No: "Every year, about this same time, anti-gun
newspapers will reliably run one patronizing article portraying gun
owners in a temporarily positive light..." Wayne LaPierre takes the
media to task for occasionally recognizing the favorable contributions
of hunters while ignoring the positive actions of armed citizens.
http://www.nranews.com/blogarticle.aspx?blogPostId=91
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The Plot Thickens?: The New York Times reviews the NYPD shooting of Sean
Bell an his companions. Salient points include that participants and
witnesses gave inaccurate and inconsistent statements (normal) and NYC's
official obsession with eliminating privately owned firearms.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/11/nyregion/11shoot.html?ref=nyregion&pagewanted=all
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NYPD Fires Fewer Shots In 2006: NYPD cops have fired at least 518 shots
while on duty this year, including two rounds at a gun-toting man who
was arrested late Friday in Queens. But cops have pulled the trigger 100
fewer times in 2006 than during the same period last year, Police
Commissioner Raymond Kelly said yesterday. In all of 2006 police fired
617 rounds. (Perhaps if they pressed the trigger, instead of pulling it,
they wouldn't miss as often.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/478768p-402794c.html
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New York Bemoans "Outdated" Pistol-Permit System: A permit has been
required to own a handgun in the state of New York, since the 1930's.
Authorities are unable to account for thousands of registered handguns
whose owners have died or moved out of state.
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061210/NEWS01/612100348/1018/NEWS02
Related Article:
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006612100354
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Be A Cop, Buy A House, Get A Gun: A Texas realtor is offering a free
Glock pistol to each person who buys a home for at least $150,000.
However the offer is only valid for police officers.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53308
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Oops, Wrong House: A home-invader in Tennessee was fatally shot when he
broke into the home of a neighbor. Article points out that under
Tennessee law, to be classified as self-defense, a person has to have a
"reasonable belief" they - or a member of their household - are in
"imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm."
http://www.theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061208/NEWS01/612080348
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Oops, Wrong Lighter: A woman staying at a northeast Georgia motel this
week shot herself while trying to light a cigarette with a pistol she
mistook for a cigarette lighter, police said.
http://www.dailycomet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061208/APN/612083002
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
