Ohio Big-City Mayors Upset By HB 347 Veto Override: Cleveland Mayor
Frank Jackson promised a lawsuit fighting the legislation. Columbus
Mayor Michael Coleman said the state constitution is clear on the rights
given local governments. Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory said his city has
lost an important crime fighting tool.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061213/NEWS/61213016
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3436.html
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Ohio Prohibitionist Bemoans HB 347 Veto Override: "It's really arrogant
for them to just ignore the will of the people," said Toby Hoover,
executive director of one of Ohio's anti-gun organizations. "It shows
they just don't have any respect for us at all. We're terribly
disappointed. It's a pretty determined bunch of people in favor of the
gun lobby."
http://www.ohioccw.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3779&Itemid=83
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Ohio Media Push Flawed Poll On CCW Reform: In an effort to staunch the
bleeding of the anti-gun lobby in Ohio, and in anticipation of a
Senatorial veto-override, the Ohio media conspired to publicize a poll
at the same time as the override vote, purportedly showing that Ohioans
did not support the move.
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3435.html
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Minnesota Supremes - BB Gun Is Firearm: A BB gun counts as a firearm,
the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, saying a convicted felon
broke the law by packing a BB gun.
http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_346221108.html
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Inadequate Ammunition Regulation In New Jersey?: Criminal offenders
bought handgun ammunition from nine stores in Monmouth and Ocean
counties, according to testimony heard Tuesday by a state panel
investigating the link between bullet sales and street violence.
(Remember that New Jersey bans private possession of "dum-dum"
ammunition outside the home.)
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061213/NEWS/612130416/1001/NEWS03
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Mississippi Police Seek Firearm Serial Numbers: Purportedly as a service
to residents, Clarksdale police are encouraging them to bring in the
serial numbers of their firearms, guns, pistols, electronic equipment
and identification including a picture ID for inclusion in an electronic
database.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17585762&BRD=2038&PAG=461&dept_id=230617&rfi=6
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Oops, Wrong House: A Wright County (MN) man broke into his
ex-girlfriend's home in Rockford before dawn Wednesday and was shot to
death by her new boyfriend, authorities said.
http://www.startribune.com/467/story/873285.html
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Rule Three Reminder: A Scots Army officer has been fined for shooting
one of his men. Captain Gillan McNay caught his finger in the trigger of
his pistol as he took it from its holster. (Rule Three: Keep your finger
out of the trigger guard, up on the frame, until your sights are on the
target and you're prepared to fire.)
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_headline=soldier-shot-by-officer-&method=full&objectid=18252441&siteid=66633-name_page.html
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Shooting Of Teenager Armed With Airsoft Gun Justified: The officer who
shot a teenager in the leg after mistaking a toy gun for a real weapon
was justified in using deadly force, the San Bernardino County (CA)
district attorney's office said Wednesday.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-iebriefs14.1dec14,1,1805146.story?coll=la-headlines-california
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Meanwhile, In Texas...: College Station police are warning people about
playing with Airsoft guns, especially in public and within city limits.
"Citizens see kids playing with guns. They don't know they're not real,
so they get alarmed and call us," he said. "On our way to the scene, all
we know is that there's a suspect with a gun. It can be dangerous for
everyone."
http://www.theeagle.com/stories/121306/local_20061213034.php
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
