Ohio CHL Confidentiality Compromise: On Wednesday, the Ohio Senate took
up Substitute House Bill 9 after the Senate Judiciary-Criminal Justice
Committee...While certain information is still available to the media,
they are only granted the right to view that information at a Sheriff's
office. They may not write it down, copy it, or record it.
http://www.ohioccw.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3780&Itemid=83
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BATFE Targets Missouri "Flea Market": Wednesday's announcement of a
crackdown on gun sales at one of Missouri's largest outdoor flea markets
puts fresh attention on the distinction between who needs a firearm
dealer's license and who doesn't.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/86F6551147F74051862572440014F2FA?OpenDocument
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Nevada Legislator Proposes Arming Teachers: Students do not go on
shooting rampages at schools where teachers are armed, state Sen. Bob
Beers believes. As a result, the Las Vegas Republican said Wednesday
that he's preparing a bill that would permit teachers and other school
personnel who complete a course on firearm safety to carry a gun while
they teach classes.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Dec-14-Thu-2006/news/11419161.html
Related Article:
http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5811854
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Anti-Confiscation Bill Heads To Michigan Governor: Michigan's State
Legislature has passed a two-bill package backed by the National Rifle
Association (NRA) to create the state's "Emergency Powers Protection
Act" (HB 6363 and HB 6364). The new laws prevent local governments from
confiscating lawfully owned firearms during a declared state of
emergency, as witnessed in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.
http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/NewsReleases.aspx?ID=8600
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Student Ordered Home-Schooled For Turning In Pellet Gun: A school board
in Joliet IL, balked at expelling a middle school student for turning in
a pellet gun he found in a restroom and has ordered that he be schooled
at home.
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/173192%2C4_1_JO14_Troyboy.article
Related Commentary:
http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/12/14/schoolboy-turns-in-found-weapon-gets-suspended-for-effort/
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Oregon City Prepares To Ban Airsoft Guns In Public: Beaverton's proposed
toy gun ban ordinance is being proposed by the Police Department in
light of an increasing number of incidents in which police officers
responding to calls drew their guns on people carrying replica firearms
that had a striking resemblance to a real weapon.
http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=116606128307084100
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Oops, Wrong House, Follow-Up: The Minnesota man who fatally shot his
girlfriend's former boyfriend when he broke into their home "may have
been very well justified," according to the county prosecutor. The
intruder was armed with a pistol; the defender was armed with a shotgun.
http://wcco.com/local/local_story_348162426.html
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Lack Of Training Alleged In NYPD Shooting: Four of the five officers who
fired a total of 50 times at the car of an unarmed man on his wedding
day hadn't completed mandatory firearms training, a group of black
officers charged on Thursday.
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/breaking_news/story/480089p-403946c.html
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With Cops Like These...: A Buffalo police officer and a high school art
teacher were ordered to perform community service after they pleaded
guilty to firing a gun out the window of a car while driving on the
Thruway. (Rule Four: Always be sure of your target and what's beyond it.)
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny-brf--cop-thruwaygu1213dec13,0,1430512.story
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Meanwhile, In Massachusetts...: A beer-spitting, tequila-swilling
Framingham detective faces criminal charges and may be bounced from the
force for allegedly waving a loaded pistol at two fellow officers.
http://www.policeone.com/officer-misconduct-internal-affairs/articles/1197251/
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Politically Incorrect Mascot Returns To New Mexico University: Pistol
Pete returns to New Mexico State University a year after having been
replaced by Lasso Larry, albeit in a secondary role.
http://www.lcsun-news.com/sports/ci_4835500
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From GOA: There's a lot of danger looming on the horizon. When the next
Congress is sworn in January, a committed gun hater and supporter of gun
confiscation, Nancy Pelosi, will take the reins in the House...GOA's
end-of-year report.
http://www.gunowners.org/a121406.htm
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
