Firearm Bills Pass New Mexico House Committee: ...HB 588 would amend the
state's concealed carry laws to allow a person with a concealed weapon
license to carry his gun into package stores, convenience stores and
grocery stores where alcohol is sold for consumption off the premises.
Right now, no guns are allowed in any liquor-selling establishment,
period. A castle-doctrine bill is pending.
http://www.currentargus.com/ci_5237781
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Stand-Your-Ground Bill Passes Montana House: Residents would be allowed
to brandish a firearm if they felt threatened, and would not be required
to retreat from a would-be assailant before shooting in self-defense
under a measure working its way through the Legislature.
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/02/16/news/state/60-legiguns.txt
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Meanwhile, In Missouri...: The House voted yesterday to expand the right
for potential crime victims to use deadly force against their attackers.
House members endorsed a bill barring civil lawsuits against people who
injure or kill someone attempting to enter their home or car.
http://www.columbiatribune.com/2007/Feb/20070216News014.asp
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Kansas Gun Owners Fight Weapon Bans: When Kansas began allowing
qualified citizens to carry concealed handguns, A.J. Conard posted a
sign at her business prohibiting them. When two members of a gun club
objected to the sign, she took it down. A small victory - Conard says
she had mistakenly thought the sign was required by law - but one that a
handful of Hutchinson area gun owners hope to duplicate at other stores
through boycotts. (I wonder where she got that idea.)
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/state/16713227.htm
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: A Pennsylvania gun shop that cooperated
with BATFE in a sting against a straw purchase was cited by the Brady
Bunch, in its report "Shady Dealings: Illegal Gun Trafficking from
Licensed Gun Dealers," for making the illegal sale.
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/16709911.htm
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Once Again, A Gun Saved Lives: This past Monday night, a gunman walked
into a popular Salt Lake City mall and opened fire with a shotgun. The
trench coat-clad gunman was heavily armed and intended to kill as many
people as he could. He killed five people before being challenged by an
armed off-duty police officer. Once again, a gun saved lives...
http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/02/16/once-again-a-gun-saved-lives/
Related Commentary: "... So why was that off-duty cop alone in fighting
fire with fire? Why was he the only one who could engage the murderer
with a weapon? It's because he was breaking mall rules. See, at that
mall, when you walk in any one of the entrances, you pass a sign that
says: No Weapons..."
http://www.lonsberry.com/writings.cfm?story=2088&go=4
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Convoluted Logic? A senior at Georgetown University argues for federal
legislation "to create a national standard for carrying concealed
firearms...The Constitution requires, then, that we properly protect
citizens' Second Amendment rights by allowing them to carry concealed
weapons across state lines." Among the problems with his logic,
requiring a license for CCW is not consistent with the Second Amendment.
(I don't trust people like Nancy Pelosi and Dianne Feinstein to set
national standards for CCW - the feds have means to impose federal
standards on the states by denying funding for various projects if the
states don't comply.)
http://www.thehoya.com/viewpoint/021607/view4.cfm
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Zero-Tolerance Nonsense: Portsmouth HIgh School in Rhode Island will not
print a photo of a graduating senior in a suit of mail because he has a
broadsword over his shoulder. However, the school's mascot is a
Minuteman carrying a musket!
http://reason.com/news/show/118459.html
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Austria Denies Responsibility For Terrorist Use Of Steyr Rifles: Austria
yesterday washed its hands of any responsibility after it was revealed
that powerful sniper rifles it sold to Iran had been acquired by
insurgents in Iraq. The Daily Telegraph revealed yesterday that American
troops had recovered more than 100 Steyr HS50 Mannlicher rifles, part of
a consignment of 800 sold to Iran by Austria last year, during a series
of raids in Iraq. (Not clear from the article is whether the actual sale
was made by Steyr or by the government.)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/02/14/wiran114.xml
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From AzCDL:
ACTION ALERT! Pro-rights bills passing COW to be formally voted on by
the full House and Senate on 2/19/07!
On Monday, February 19, 2007, the House and Senate will formally vote
(Third Read) on bills that passed out of Committee of the Whole (COW) on
February 15, 2007. The House will decide on HB 2469, and the Senate will
decide on SB 1250 and SB 1302. This vote is the final, crucial vote in
their respective legislative chambers! Once they
pass Third Read, they "cross-over" to the other chamber and they're
half-way to the governor's desk.
Information on these and other bills can be found at the AzCDL website:
http://www.azcdl.org/html/legislation.html .
The following is a synopsis of these bills:
HB 2469 reduces the penalty for a concealed weapon permit holder failing
to have their permit in their possession while carrying concealed. Under
current law (ARS 13-3112.D), a person is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor
offense if they fail to present a concealed weapons permit upon the
request of a law enforcement officer. The language of the current law
does not clarify that a person must be a concealed weapons permit
holder, or in possession of a weapon, or even if a weapon must be
concealed. However, if they produce a legible permit that was valid at
the time of the violation when they go to court, "they shall not be
convicted."
The proposed language in HB 2469:
Restricts the application of the law to concealed weapons permit holders.
Reduces the penalty to a petty offense.
Retains the "shall not convict" language.
Clarifies that a permit holder can only be charged if they are
carrying a concealed weapon when they fail to present their permit at
the request of a law enforcement officer.
SB 1250 eliminates the fingerprint requirement for concealed carry
permit renewals.
SB 1302 clarifies that the intent of the Castle Doctrine bill that
restored "innocent until proven guilty" applied to all court cases
pending on April 24, 2006 when the bill was signed. Sadly, there was a
high-profile case pending at the time against a hiker who used a gun to
defend himself against an attack. The judge in the case did not allow
the case to be heard under the new law. The hiker was convicted of
murder under the old law where he had to first admit to shooting
someone, and then had to try to prove his innocence to a jury with the
prosecuting attorney controlling all the evidence.
Now comes YOUR part - Take the time to let the Senators and
Representatives know, in your own words, that you want them to vote for
these bills, and that you are monitoring their vote. The following are
emails lists of both the House and Senate in semi-colon and comma
separated formats. Use the one that works with your email software.
You can also contact your State Legislators and tell them to support for
these bills. The House main number is (602) 926-4221, and the Senate
main number is (602) 926-3559. You can find your Senator or
Representative here:
http://www.azleg.gov/alisStaticPages/HowToContactMember.asp
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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
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Copyright � 2007 Arizona Citizens Defense League, Inc., all rights reserved.
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This Sunday, On Liberty Watch Radio: This Sunday's guests will include
at noon Professor Bill Tonso, with a commentary on "Unspeak," how
language is used to control the freedom of debate. Tonso is author of
"Gun Control = People Control." At one PM, military.com reporter David
Axe comes on about his new book, "Military 101," about the cadre of ROTC
officers coming into the US armed forces in time of war.
Liberty Watch, and America Armed & Free, are aired from noon to two PM
MST on AM 690 KVOI Tucson, AM 930 KAPR Douglas, and AM 1240 KJAA Globe,
and simulcast on the web at
http://kvoi.com/listenlive.php.
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
