South Dakota Senator Touts Federal CCW Reciprocity Bill: Senator John
Thune uses an op-ed piece to explain why he wants to get the federal
government started in the business of regulating CCW by private citizens.
http://www.dailynews-record.com/opinion_details.php?AID=8597&CHID=36
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Just The Facts, Ma'am: A letter to a Florida newspaper points out that
The New York Times ignored the facts in its recent rush to condemn
Florida's shall-issue CCW law. A rival New York paper checked the facts
with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and found a significant
drop in firearm-related murders from 1987 to 2005.
http://www.dailynews-record.com/opinion_details.php?AID=8597&CHID=36
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Committee Kills "Anti-Minuteman" Bill In Arizona: A bill that would have
legally classified armed citizens who participate in any sort of
anti-crime patrol, come to the aid of someone being attacked or report
criminal activity to law enforcement as "domestic terrorists" was killed
in a legislative committee.
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/167878
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When Guns Are Outlawed...: A rookie NYPD officer is hospitalized in
critical condition after having been beaten with a baseball bat by a man
who stole his service pistol and handcuffs. The suspect is believed to
have wanted the gun in order to commit more robberies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/06/nyregion/06bat.html
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Oops, Wrong House: A would-be burglar in Oklahoma died after a homeowner
started shooting when his front door began yielding to the man's kicks.
It's now in prosecutors' hands to decide if the shooting falls under
Oklahoma's "Make My Day" law.
http://www.kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=119632
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Rule Four Reminder: Two Georgia men have been charged with involuntary
manslaughter after a rifle bullet they apparently fired at a tree
pierced the roof of a home 150 yards away and killed a mother of three.
(Rule Four: Always be sure of your target and what's beyond it.)
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2007/02/02/0203bullet.html
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Rule Five Reminder: A 3-year-old Missouri boy was fatally shot by his
8-year-old brother with a shotgun that their mother kept under a couch
for protection against a stalker. (Rule Five: Maintain control of your
firearm/)
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/laworder/story/A3DE182C24C6199F8625727900668E41?OpenDocument
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Switching The Focus: Article applies the principle that "guns don't kill
people, people kill people" to distinguishing whether it's sports cars
or predominantly younger drivers who are responsible for the majority of
road fatalities in Ireland.
http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=962&Itemid=38
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From AzCDL:
Here is the news many of you have been waiting for!
The AzCDL rifle raffle will officially end on February 17, 2007. A
drawing will be held for the winning ticket at the McMann's Roadrunner
gun show at the Tucson Convention Center on February 17, 2007 at 4:00 PM:
http://www.gunshowreview.com/Event_Detail.php?g=event1164321226
THE WINNER DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO WIN.
Information about the AzCDL Rifle Raffle can be found at our website:
http://www.azcdl.org/html/rifle_raffle.html
And, it gets even better! We printed up 1,000 tickets but it's almost
time for the drawing and we've only sold about � of our tickets. That
makes the odds of having the winning ticket pretty good. If you bought
multiple tickets, the odds are great!
You want to get in on this great deal before it's too late!
If you're going to be at the Tucson gun show on February 17th, you are
in luck! Not only will we sell you a raffle ticket before the drawing,
we will knock $10 off the cost of joining or renewing your membership in
AzCDL.
If you can't make it to the gun show, either drop a line to
[email protected] or call the AzCDL telephone number: (623) 594-8521.
If no one answers the phone, it's because we're down at the Capitol
pushing for pro-rights legislation. Just leave a message and we'll get
back to you.
If you act right away, you can send a check or money order to AzCDL,
P.O. Box 10325, Glendale, AZ 85318. Be sure to include a note about how
many raffle tickets you want and how to contact you. However, this late
in the game, we cannot guarantee that the Post Office will get your
check to us in time.
These alerts are a project of the Arizona Citizens Defense League
(AzCDL), an all volunteer, non-profit, non-partisan grassroots
organization. Join today!
AzCDL - Protecting Your Freedom
http://www.azcdl.org/html/join_us_.html
Copyright � 2007 Arizona Citizens Defense League, Inc., all rights
reserved.
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
