Chicago's Daley Emboldened By Democratic Majority: Mayor Richard Daley
and other elected officials renewed their call for stricter gun laws
Wednesday, saying Democratic control of the General Assembly could lead
to passage of legislation that has foundered in the past.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/illinois/chi-ap-il-gunlaws-daley,1,5480147.story
http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/politics/16376973.htm
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CCRKBA vs. Seattle Mayor: The anti-gun agenda unfurled today by Seattle
Mayor Greg Nickels would not have prevented any of the recent crimes
involving firearms in Washington State, including Wednesday morning's
tragic incident at Tacoma's Foss High School, said Joe Waldron,
executive director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and
Bear Arms.
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,40042.shtml
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Meanwhile, In Tennessee...: DA Bill Gibbons wants tougher penalties for
crimes committed with guns and for convicted felons carrying guns. He
believes a stiffer penalty will act as a deterrent. Same goes for gang
related crimes. Gibbons defines gang activity as a criminal act
committed by three or more people. (It seems as though "stricter gun
laws" in Memphis actually means punishing the people who misuse
firearms, not limiting their use by the law-abiding.)
http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=5870869
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Castle-Doctrine Bill For Virginia: Oklahoma and Colorado call it the
"Make My Day" law. Florida calls its version "Stand Your Ground." But
Delegate Bill Janis (R-Goochland) hopes that after the legislative
session convening Jan. 10 Virginians will have a "Castle Doctrine"
statute to call their own...
http://www.styleweekly.com/article.asp?idarticle=13617
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Ohio Still Imposes Duty To Retreat: Ohio has recently had some sweeping
improvements in our gun laws, but there is room for improvement. In
cases like the one mentioned above, Ohio still has on the books "a duty
to retreat". This means that under certain guidelines of the law,
someone breaks into your home you have a duty to leave your home if
possible.
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3474.html
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Utah Universities Lobby For Partial Gun Bans: Utah's colleges and
universities are trying a new strategy in the debate over guns on
campus: They are meeting with the Legislature's staunchest gun rights
advocates in an attempt to reach a compromise.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_4940766
http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_003150705.html
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Confusion Over Nebraska Carry Permits: A confusing situation as dozens
of people line up to receive the state's first concealed handgun
permits. 62 permits were handed out statewide including 27 in Omaha. But
other people were turned away even though they thought they were qualified.
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/5077721.html
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First Missouri Concealed-Carry Permits To Expire: A reminder that it's
time to renew concealed-carry permit endorsements note that one permit
has been revoked in Franklin County in the first three years of the system.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17664991&BRD=1409&PAG=461&dept_id=33071&rfi=6
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Rule Three Reminder: A Chicago-area homeowner, who was searching for an
intruder in his home, gun in hand, told police that he was so startled
when he found the intruder that "the gun went off." The suspected
burglar was located when a fire department in a neighboring community
reported a man with a gunshot wound. (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.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/195200,4_1_JO03_INTRUDER_S1.article
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Rule Four Reminder: The finding of a grand jury in rural Arizona will be
reviewed by the state attorney general's office. A man who had obtained
a restraining order against someone who had threatened to kill him fired
two shots in the dark at what turned out to be a group of teenage girls
playing a prank, hitting one. (Rule Four: Always be sure of your target
and what's beyond it.)
http://www.willcoxrangenews.com/articles/2007/01/03/news/news1.txt
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Rule Four Reminder, Part 2: An off-duty Houston police officer was
arrested early Monday after allegedly firing a gun during a New Year's
party, striking a nearby home, authorities said. Ricardo Pi�eda, 27, was
charged with deadly conduct after the shooting that happened shortly
before 12:30 a.m. in the 8800 block of Rustling Leaves, Harris County
sheriff's deputies said.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4440300.html
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How Many Rules Violated?: A 20-year-old who accidentally shot his friend
in the forehead minutes before New Year's Day wasn't following a key
rule of gun safety: Always assume a gun is loaded. Sean Page told
investigators he often jokes and plays around with guns and it's common
for him and his friends to point the firearms at one another.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/volusia/orl-shooting0307jan03,0,6067546.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-volusia
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
