Obama Lobbied By Prohibitionist Mayors: Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah
Healy chatted with one of the Democratic Party's brightest stars last
week when he met Illinois Sen. Barack Obama during a mayors summit in
Washington, D.C., that called for tougher federal gun control laws.
http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1170400151286690.xml&coll=3
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How NYC Controls "Illegal Guns": The New York Police Department released
new information yesterday showing that police officers stopped 508,540
individuals on New York City streets last year - an average of 1,393
stops per day - often searching them for illegal weapons...It was
unclear last night how much of the increase in stops was due to
suspected gun possession or how many led to gun arrests.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/03/nyregion/03frisk.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&ref=nyregion&pagewanted=all
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Nebraska Pre-Emption Bill Gets Unfriendly Reception: Those attending the
Chamber Legislature Conference call this morning gave an overwhelming
'No' vote to Sen. Mark Christensen's bill that would limit the power of
cities to regulate the carrying of concealed handguns as allowed by a
new state law... Christensen defended LB695 and cited it was needed as
inconsistencies exist the way the law is presently written.
http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1187829.html
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2007/02/02/news/politics/doc45c3af3cda4c0782444826.txt
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Deal Appears To Be Made On Utah Campus Carry: Lawmakers and
higher-education officials appear to have agreed on a bill that would
enable universities to regulate guns in student dormitories and faculty
and staff offices and put an end to a protracted legal battle over guns
on campus.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_5141315
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Kansas University Town Unfriendly To CCW: Since the Jan. 1 enactment of
the Kansas Family Safety Act, more commonly known as Concealed Carry,
state residents can apply for a permit to carry concealed weapons.
Several locations around Lawrence and the University of Kansas now
display the image of a handgun with a red slash through it, similar to
the traditional "No Smoking" logo commonly seen on storefronts and
public sites.
http://www.kansan.com/stories/2007/feb/02/guns/?news
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Longenecker Continues To Beat The Drum For S 388: John Longenecker
continues his series supporting CCW for private citizens and S 388, the
Senate version of the bill to mandate nationwide CCW reciprocity. (Some
of us, however, dread letting the feds get involved in dictating
recognition of CCW licensure for fear that it will lead to federal
standards for such licensure, which could become very restrictive.)
http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/02/02/concealed-carry-of-weapons-superior-to-taking-weapons-s388-part-iii/
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Florida's New Governor Concerned With CCW "Loopholes": Gov. Charlie
Crist said Thursday he was concerned about lawbreakers who are licensed
to carry guns in Florida and was planning to meet with the commissioner
in charge of issuing the licenses to discuss the problem. The comments
from the newly elected governor, who most recently was Florida's
attorney general, came in response to a series of stories this week in
the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that exposed how more than 1,400 people
had valid concealed weapon licenses even though they pleaded guilty or
no contest to felonies.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-201cristguns,0,2352902.story?coll=sfla-news-sfla
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Stand-Your-Ground Bill Reintroduced In Minnesota: Saying Minnesotans
have a right to defend themselves, an area lawmaker is planning to
announce legislation today that would make it easier for people to use
deadly force when threatened.
http://www.mankatofreepress.com/local/local_story_033110740.html
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Minnesota Farmer Charged After Chasing Thief: A farmer who chased down a
thief and held him at gunpoint until authorities arrived now faces a
more serious charge than the thief himself. Kenneth Englund, 74, was
charged with second-degree assault, a felony. The thief, who the sheriff
said admitted stealing about $5 worth of gasoline from Englund's
neighbor, was charged with misdemeanor theft.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16942458/
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Scientist Sentenced To 14 Years For Molestation: William French
Anderson, among the world's most acclaimed scientists, was sentenced
Friday to 14 years in prison for sexually abusing the daughter of a
researcher at his lab at USC. (Some may recall that Anderson, a police
buff, used his own funds to write and publish Forensic Analysis of the
April 11, 1986, FBI Firefight, which was distributed free to the
law-enforcement community. For those who may wish to read it, a later
edition is available from Paladin Press.)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-anderson3feb03,1,1563747.story?coll=la-headlines-california
http://www.azstarnet.com/news/167557
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Indiana Man Acquitted In Self-Defense Shooting: Jurors acquitted a
defendant who claimed he acted in self-defense in a shootout at a busy
commercial area of the city that killed a man...Winston took the stand
and said he had no choice but to shoot after Moore came at him and his
family with a gun...Deputy Prosecutor Jeremy Peelle said evidence
disputed Winston's claim that Moore fired the first shot. (I doubt that
Indiana law requires allowing an assailant to fire the first shot.)
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/16609164.htm
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Wisconsin Self-Defense Shooter Charged With CCW: A pizza deliveryman who
has shot two people on the job in the past seven months was hit with his
first criminal charge Wednesday: carrying a concealed weapon. Andres
Vegas, 46, who told authorities that the teenagers he shot last month
and in July were trying to rob him, appeared in court and was released
on a $1,500 signature bond Wednesday. He faces up to nine months in jail
and a $10,000 fine if convicted of the misdemeanor. (Wisconsin remains
one of two American states that have no statutory provision for private
citizens to legally carry concealed firearms.)
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=560194
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Rule Two, Rule Three Reminder: A Baltimore police officer making a
traffic stop escaped serious injury when a bullet fired accidentally by
a fellow officer struck his protective vest, police said. (Rule Two:
Never let the muzzle cross anything you're not prepared to shoot. 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.examiner.com/a-541171~Baltimore_police_officer_shot__vest_stops_bullet.html
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-officer0131,0,6196367.story?coll=bal-home-headlines
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Does The New Testament Call For Pacifism?: David Kopel challenges
Christian pacifists who use the Bible to push their agenda. As usual,
Kopel provides an analysis of relevant quotations.
http://davekopel.org/Religion/Is-the-best-defense-a-good-book.pdf
Further Discussion:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_01_21-2007_01_27.shtml#1169659075
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Anti-Gun Columnist Dead Of Breast Cancer: She explained her views on gun
control this way: "I am not anti-gun. I'm pro-knife. Consider the merits
of the knife. In the first place, you have to catch up with someone in
order to stab him. A general substitution of knives for guns would
promote physical fitness. We'd turn into a whole nation of great
runners. Plus, knives don't ricochet. And people are seldom killed while
cleaning their knives."
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770201071
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Knife Rights: An organization, previously know as the US Knife and Tool
Association, seeks to provide knife owners with the same sort of
advocacy and educational services as gun owners receive from a few
complementary organizations.
http://www.kniferights.org/
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A Ray Of Hope In New Zealand Shooting Case?: The father of a man facing
charges for allegedly shooting an intruder in self-defence in his
Auckland gun shop says he is heartened by a judge's comments...Mr
Carvell's father, Ray, who was at the sentencing of the man who was
shot, says he is pleased at the critical comments Justice Rhys Harrison
made over charges laid against his son.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200702022243/judges_comments_over_shooting_please_father
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
