Appeals Court Overturns DC Handgun Ban: A federal appeals court
yesterday struck down the District's 30-year-old gun ban, ruling that
the right to bear arms as guaranteed in the Second Amendment applies to
individuals and not only to militias. D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said he
was "outraged" by the court's decision, which overturns a law that "has
been unquestioned for more than 30 years...The ruling also turns aside
longstanding precedents and marks the first time in the history of the
United States that a federal appeals court has struck down a gun law on
Second Amendment grounds."
http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20070309-102401-2730r.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/09/AR2007030902416.html
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54627
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258067,00.html
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200703/NAT20070309d.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/10/washington/10gun.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&ref=us&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin
(Note clickable graphic of areas covered by conflicting appellate
rulings and link to actual decision.)
http://www.prnewswire.com/news/index_mail.shtml?ACCT=ind_focus.story&STORY=/www/story/03-09-2007/0004543259&EDATE=FRI+Mar+09+2007,+01:05+PM
(Brief report contains links to the decision and to the original complaint.)
Related Commentary:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54640
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2007/03/major_second_amendment_decisio.html
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/23373.html
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-09-2007/0004543427&EDATE=
http://www.volokh.com/posts/chain_1173454696.shtml
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/03/dc-gun-ban-struck-down.html
http://www.redstate.com/stories/featured_stories/the_d_c_circuit_court_of_appeals_and_second_amendment_rights
http://dougpowers.com/2007/03/10/a-victory-for-the-2nd-amendment/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-sugarmann/court-to-dc-handguns-fo_b_43045.html
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40 Reasons To Ban Guns Now: ...2. Washington DC's low murder rate of 69
per 100,000 is due to strict gun control, and Indianapolis' high murder
rate of 9 per 100,000 is due to the lack of gun control...
http://www.barking-moonbat.com/index.php/weblog/40_reasons_to_ban_guns_now/
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Some National Parks May Reverse Hunting Ban: The ban on firearms in
national parks was reputedly initiated as an anti-poaching measure in
venues where hunting is prohibited. Two national parks, in Colorado and
North Dakota, are faced with an overpopulation of elk and a debate is
under way over whether to apply the usual American practice of hunting
to cull the herds or whether to have the work done at night, by park
employees using suppressed rifles.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20070309-111404-5166r.htm
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Philadelphia Diner Shooting - Owner Speaks: A Philadelphia diner owner
told all after he shot and killed a would-be robber and wounded another
one on Thursday afternoon. Jason Lee, 45, owner of Sunrise Breakfast in
West Oak Lane, said he was not a hero, just a man trying to protect
himself and those around him.
http://www.nbc10.com/news/11212222/detail.html?dl=mainclick
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No Feces!: An armed, off-duty police officer acted appropriately when he
engaged a Bosnian teenager in a gunfight at a Salt Lake City mall during
the teen's deadly shooting spree, the Ogden City Police Department has
decided.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/03/america/NA-GEN-US-Utah-Shooting.php
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"It Was An Accident": The Montgomery County (PA) Sheriff's Department
has determined that an incident in which one of its firearms instructors
shot himself in the hand was an accident. (Rule One: All firearms are
always loaded. Rule Two: Don't let the muzzle cross anything you're not
prepared to shoot.)
http://www.pottstownmercury.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18053310&BRD=1674&PAG=461&dept_id=18041&rfi=6
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From AzCDL:
Your efforts are paying off.
SB 1301, which rewrites 13-3102.F to clarify that if any portion of a
weapon or holster is visible the weapon is openly carried, passed in the
House Judiciary committee on Thursday, March 8, 2007 by an 8-0 vote
(with 2 members absent).
SB 1629, which reduces the penalty for carrying a concealed weapon
without a permit for law-abiding citizens, passed the Senate Third Read
on March 8, 2007 by a vote of 20-8 with 2 Senators not voting. It's now
half-way to the Governor's desk. From here it's headed to the House
where we will continue our efforts to fight for its passage.
Information on these and other bills can be found at the AzCDL website:
http://www.azcdl.org/html/legislation.html
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
