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Kansas Prepares For Licensed CCW: While licenses are not expected to be
issued prior to January 1, applications will be accepted starting July
1, so long as the applicant has taken a specifically approved course of
instruction.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/state/14796373.htm
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Violent Crime Rises In Some US Cities: Conspicuously absent from this
report are the demographics of who is being victimized, particularly in
the homicides, most of which occur in gang-infested areas. Crime rates
fluctuate for many reasons and are a poor basis for defending the RKBA.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/6/12/91604.shtml?s=us
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Weaponless Self-Defense In DC: Article makes some good points and
unarmed fighting skills are definitely a recommended part of the
self-defense spectrum but the lack of ability to escalate (legally) to a
firearm appears to be a function of life in the nation's capital.
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Prohibitionist Editorializes in Philadelphia: Columnist bemoans
Philadelphia's inability to institute its own infringements on the RKBA,
NYC-style. (For years, Philadelphia was able to use its "Class A
Municipality" status to refuse to recognize concealed-carry permits from
other parts of the state while issuing virtually none of its own, in a
manner very similar to NYC.)
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/counties/philadelphia_county/philadelphia/14788829.htm
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Twisted Logic In Florida: Newspaper article attributes 13 defensive
shootings to Florida's relatively new stand-your-ground law, rather than
to the behavior of the assailants who were shot.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orl-deadlyforce1106jun11,0,5281935.story?coll=orl-news-headlines
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Is This A Good Thing?: A former LAPD officer (still a reserve) serving
on the Los Angeles City Council takes a gun-hating colleague out for a
shooting session. (Not mentioned is the fact that Zine spent his last
few years on the LAPD as a full-time officer of the Los Angeles Police
Protective League, the bargaining agent for officers up to the rank of
lieutenant.)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-councilqa12jun12,1,7179359,full.story?coll=la-headlines-california
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Unintended Consequences: The City of San Leandro, in northern
California, placed a 3% tax on the sale of concealable handguns and
ammunition eight years ago. It has just lost $35,000 to $40,000 in
annual tax revenue, intended for the promotion of anti-violence and
anti-drug programs, with the revocation of the FFL of Trader Sports, the
city's only firearm dealer.
http://insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/localnews/ci_3925191
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Jersey City Ordinances Could Force City's Only FFL Out Of Business: "If
these ordinances are passed by the City Council, I'll have to file a
lawsuit or I'll be out of business," said Frank Caso, owner of Caso's
Gun-O-Rama, 176 Danforth Ave. in Greenville, of the three ordinances
proposed last month by Mayor Jerramiah Healy.
http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1150104061149550.xml&coll=3
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Four-Legged Predators With Dangerous Tails: Alligators appear to an
increasing factor in the self-defense equation in Florida and some
nearby states. An off-duty sheriff's deputy shot one the second time it
charged him in his back yard.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060610/NEWS/606100384/1419/RSS04
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Oops, Wrong Store: A Kentucky man successfully convinced a store clerk
that he was armed, to back up his demand for money. He died of a gunshot
a short while after his arrival at the UK Medical Center.
http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=5016060&nav=3w6o
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Recent Comments By Teddy Jacobson: Teddy ran into technical problems
with his old blog and has a new one with a different format. His
comments of June 11 and 12 may be of interest. (I fail to share his
views on the .22 Magnum mini-revolver.)
http://www.actionsbyt.typepad.com/
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
