Connectivity Issue: My ability to connect tot he internet was
mysteriously lost yesterday evening, hence the lack of a mailing this
morning.
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DC Rebuffed In Parker Appeal: A federal appeals court yesterday denied a
petition by D.C. officials to reconsider a March ruling that overturned
the District's 30-year-old gun ban. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the
D.C. Circuit ruled 6-4 to deny the District's request that the entire
court review a previous ruling in which a three-judge panel found some
of the District's gun restrictions to be unconstitutional. The one-page
order contained no explanation for the court's decision. The decision
not to rehear the case means city officials must appeal to the U.S.
Supreme Court if they hope to preserve what had been considered among
the most-stringent gun laws in the nation.
http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20070508-115457-4155r.htm
Commentary:
http://www.saf.org/viewpr-new.asp?id=225
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MDI0N2JkMDRiNzliNjQ2NmYxOWJjOTQzNGJjYjcxODU=
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Don Kates vs. The New York Times: Attorney Don Kates, once a more
prominent RKBA scholar and advocate than he is now, responds to the
article in The New York Times article that attributed the Parker
decision to the writings of three liberal academicians.
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/05/don-kates-responds-to.html
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Stand-Your-Ground Bill Stalls In Missouri Senate: An effort to expand
gun rights in Missouri has run into strong opposition in the Senate from
lawmakers who say its too extreme and would let too many people escape
responsibility for unnecessary violence. The Senate originally passed
the Castle doctrine, strengthening the rights of people in their homes
or vehicles to use violent force if they assume their lives are
endangered. The House changed it to a "Stand Your Ground" law, which
extends those rights to anywhere.
http://www.missourinet.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=6E9BF9B5-EFCE-1E33-C136887684C1DA72
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Georgia Homeowner Thankful For Stand-Your-Ground Law: 23-year-old
Lakashia Walker was shot while breaking into a home on Grand Boulevard
this morning at around 3 o'clock...Georgia's law allows you to defend
yourself as soon as you feel threatened. And that seems to be what the
84-year-old homeowner did when he says the intruder broke into his garage...
http://www.wrdw.com/crimeteam12/headlines/7343636.html
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BATFE Prevails In Wyoming Suit: The federal agency that tracks gun
purchases was correct in rejecting a Wyoming law that sought to allow
people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence charges to regain
their right to own guns through the state courts, a federal judge has ruled.
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/05/08/news/wyoming/27-hundguns.txt
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Time Bemoans Insufficient BATFE Enforcement Against Dealers: ...The
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is not meeting its own
goal for monitoring licensed firearms dealers. At the current rate of
inspections, says an ATF spokeswoman, it would take 17 years to inspect
all existing license holders. ATF's stated goal is to complete a routine
inspection every three years. "At our current staffing levels we are
unable to meet that goal," ATF's chief public affairs officer, Sheree
Mixell, told TIME...
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1618392,00.html
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Microstamping Technology Flawed: As California prepares to mandate
microstamping of make, model and serial number on fired primers by
firing pins of autoloading firearms, a study from the University of
California at Davis proved that the patented technology is "flawed" and
"does not work well for all guns and ammunition."
http://www.nssf.org/news/PR_idx.cfm?PRloc=common/PR/&PR=050407.cfm
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Oops, Wrong Car: ...Jennings began to kick the door and beat the windows
of Ferguson's vehicle. He was able to get inside and attack Ferguson, at
which point the senior citizen shot Jennings in the abdomen, according
to police...
http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9001263
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Meanwhile, At the General Assembly: Legislation to give people more
leeway in defending themselves when faced with a violent threat has
passed both houses of the General Assembly. Passage of the measures has
been hailed by gun-rights advocates, including the National Rifle
Association. But others say the new law takes Tennessee in the wrong
direction. Currently, Tennesseans can use deadly force when faced with
the threat of death or serious injury in their own home...
http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070508/NEWS0201/705080372
Tennesseans who have handgun permits could carry their weapons into
state parks legally under a bill on the move in the legislature, and its
chances of passing are greater in light of the Virginia Tech massacre,
one of its sponsors said.
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070508/NEWS0201/705080371
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Florida Prosecutor Investigated For Brandishing Handgun: What started as
an argument at a red light in Daytona Beach, escalated into something
much more serious. A Deltona man said a lawyer, with the Florida
Attorney General's Office, threatened him with a gun while driving down
International Speedway Boulevard.
http://www.wftv.com/news/13280789/detail.html
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Arizona Governor Vetoes State Militia: Arizona won't join the nearly
two-dozen states with volunteer militias designed to respond in cases of
emergency. Gov. Janet Napolitano on Tuesday vetoed Senate Bill 1132,
which would have authorized a "Homeland Security Force."
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0509vetoes0509.html
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US Snipers In Action:
http://www.vidmax.com/index.php/videos/view/674
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Few Comply With New Belgian Gun Law: It has been a year since the new
weapon law was introduced and only 10 percent of the guns in Belgium
have surfaced. In addition provincial services that grant permits are
busier than ever with applications.
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=24&story_id=39589
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
