"Gun Control": After The Storm: Howard Nemerov analyzes the 2006
elections and suggests that we should continue working with Democrats to
drop gun control..."We need to remind our representatives that NRA is
four million members strong. If the Democrats want a chance to lead our
country, they need to know the line which they cannot cross. By the
same token, we need to remind Republican leadership to be true to their
principles and stop supporting anti-gun senators like the now-removed
Chafee and DeWine."
http://www.chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=25732
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Massachusetts Legislators Cool To Mayor's "AWB" Proposal: State
legislators had a cautious reaction to New Bedford Mayor Scott W. Lang's
call this week for a statewide ban on the sale of military-style weapons
like the AR-15 used in last week's fatal shootings of two employees at
the Foxy Lady in New Bedford.
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/12-06/12-22-06/16local.htm
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Ohio City Evaluates Its Limited "AWB": Newly passed HB 347 effectively
wipes out Dublin's ban on the sale or transfer of assault weapons,
according to Stephen Smith, city law director. Smith said he still is
evaluating the effect the new state law will have on Dublin's ordinance,
which has been on the books since the mid-1990s.
http://www.thisweeknews.com/?sec=home&story=sites/thisweeknews/122106/Dublin/News/122106-News-282915.html
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Great Letter: A letter to The Journal News, which recently published an
extensive list of New York State pistol licensees, points out that
excessive restriction or prohibition creates black markets. "Consider
Mexico, where gun licenses are issued by the central government's
defense secretary and cost $1,900 every two years. There are less than
2,500 registered gun owners in the whole country, yet Mexican police
confiscate an average of 256 weapons per day from suspects."
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006612220334
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Mississippi Sheriff Raffles Guns To Help Needy: Laurin Avara's face lit
up like a child's Thursday when he picked up two early Christmas
presents - a shotgun and rifle he won. The 12-gauge and .30-06 with a
scope, both Remingtons, were the main prizes in the annual Jackson
County Sheriff's Department's Christmas raffle and benefit, proceeds
from which go to needy families in the county.
http://www.gulflive.com/news/mississippipress/index.ssf?/base/news/1166786149315490.xml
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Oops, Wrong House: A 23-year-old Oklahoma man was shot fatally after he
broke into a home and was discovered inside by the resident.
http://www.normantranscript.com/localnews/local_story_356092118.html?keyword=topstory
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NYPD Not Likely To Return To Revolvers: A former NYPD officer, now
teaching at John Jay College, which is closely affiliated with the
department, argues that NYPD officers typically fire fewer rounds per
engagement with autoloading pistols than they did with revolvers.
(Commentary leaves out some details, such as the original ten-round
magazines when NYPD first authorized autoloaders for patrol officers.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/480744p-404560c.html
The Earlier Commentary, Again:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/480740p-404554c.html
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Rule Three Reminder: A California SWAT officer shot himself in the foot
when he tripped over some debris while tipt-toeing through a backyard
during a drug raid. (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.kfmb.com/stories/story.74276.html
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Rule Five Reminder: Two rifles were stolen from the trunk of a marked
police car while an Indianapolis police officer attended an evening
church service. (Rule Five: Maintain control of your firearm. It would
appear, if a thief is brazen enough, that a marked police vehicle may
require additional protection, such as a locking mount inside the trunk.)
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/10580688/detail.html
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Rule Five Reminder, Part 2: A Costco store in Seattle was evacuated
after a customer's pistol fell from his shoulder holster while he was
using the restroom. Miraculously, the .357 SIG round did not penetrate
the restroom wall.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003490506_webgunshot22.html
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Lawsuit Over Student Shot By Police Sniper: The family of a 15-year-old
student who nearly a year ago sneaked a pellet gun into Milwee (FL)
Middle School, brandished it as if it were the real thing then was
fatally shot by a SWAT officer, has notified the Seminole County
Sheriff's Office that it intends to sue.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/seminole/orl-milwee2006dec20,0,4116345.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-seminole
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Replica-Firearm Bans Proliferate: A Minnesota city is putting the
finishing touches on a proposal to make it illegal to carry
realistic-looking toy guns in public. It's the latest attempt nationwide
to cope with dead-ringer weapons that have put police on edge.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-12-18-fake-firearms_x.htm
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"Muscle Memory"?: Enlightened trainers have pointed out that muscles
don't have memories. New research suggests that every time the brain
plans a movement, it has to start from scratch. Practice and training
can help improve certain actions, but humans and other primates simply
aren't wired for consistency like machines or computers.
http://www.healthscout.com/news/1/600348/main.html
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
