Virginia AG Would Outlaw Bloomberg-Style Stings: The Second Amendment
Foundation today applauded Virginia Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell
for requesting legislation that would outlaw "simulated straw
purchases," thus prohibiting the kind of vigilante gun sting operation
mounted last year by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
http://www.pr-inside.com/saf-hails-virginia-attorney-general-for-r79411.htm
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Florida Parking-Lot Bill Advances: The National Rifle Association won
the first round Tuesday in a two-year fight with Florida's business
lobby over whether employees should be allowed to keep guns in their
cars when they go to work. "I would think that right now the bill stands
a good chance of passing," said Sen. Jim King, R-Jacksonville, moments
after the Senate Criminal Justice Committee voted 7-1 to approve the
measure that would make it illegal for businesses to prevent people from
keeping guns locked in their cars when they park on company property.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-guns2807mar28,0,6474382.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-state
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Self-Defense Bill Attacked By Montana Prosecutor: ...The
Republican-backed bill aims to make it easier for Montanans to defend
themselves with deadly force - but it's been wrapped up in partisan
politics ever since the state Republican party used it as the
centerpiece of an attack ad earlier this month against Democrats. It
cleared the House, and is now before the Senate.
http://www.montanaforum.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=6450&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Related Letter:
http://www.sidneyherald.com/articles/2007/03/27/letters/letter01.txt
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Guns And Poses: Investor's Business Daily observes, "Democrats are
noticeably silent as freshman Sen. James Webb packs heat and leaves an
aide literally holding the bag. So why should their constituents not
have the same right to self-defense?"
http://www.investors.com/editorial/editorialcontent.asp?secid=1501&status=article&id=259974513164131
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Equal Rights Under The Second Amendment: ...On March 9, a good thing
happened for people living in the central and inner cities of America:
the DC gun ban was declared unconstitutional. The blanket ban on all
operational firearms - and every handgun even if that gun doesn't work -
was struck down as unconstitutional by a federal appeals court. As a guy
who lived in the projects, served as mayor of Cincinnati, and who serves
as a member of the National Rifle Association's urban affairs committee,
I say, "Three cheers for justice."
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KenBlackwell/2007/03/29/equal_rights_under_the_second_amendment
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Newt Gingrich Disappoints On The RKBA: "...And I realize that for a
purist, that probably means I'm a squishy on the 2nd Amendment. But I do
think there's a line of practicality here. I'm also not very much in
favor of them buying M-1 tanks just because it amuses them." (The Second
Amendment discussion is just past the halfway point in the transcript of
the interview.)
http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/Transcript_Page.aspx?ContentGuid=78c606c8-4ec0-4d01-9fc2-b44e1f3c9657
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The New McCarthyism: ...Back in the 50's, the term McCarthyism described
the hunt for communists in America, both real and imagined. In 2007,
McCarthyism is the quest to ban firearms and make life miserable for
legal gun owners. This new McCarthyism won't stop until the U.S. looks
like England, complete with skyrocketing crime, light sentences for
crooks and helpless citizens trembling behind their dead-bolted doors...
http://www.nranews.com/blogarticle.aspx?blogPostId=194
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Another Glance At Cramer's Book: ... As Cramer concludes, "Telling
people that they can't have a loaded and functional firearm available in
their home for self-defense is criminal because it tells someone who
intends robbery, rape or murder that the victims won't be able to fight
back."
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/fischer/070327
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More Armed Pilots Needed: Box cutters, ice picks, knives, meat cleavers,
brass knuckles and explosive devices are among the lethal weapons
undercover government agents manage to smuggle past airport security,
according to aviation security experts. They say the serious security
gaps underline the need to arm more airline pilots - and quickly. (How
about legally armed passengers?)
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200703/NAT20070328c.html
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Only Hits Count: A home-invader in Washington was fatally shot with his
own gun after he kicked in the door to a house and fired two rounds
inside a stairwell, after which his intended victim wrestled the gun
away from him and shot him. One of the initial bullets went through the
wall next to the stairway, puncturing the siding of a house next door.
Another bullet lodged in a washer-dryer inside the doorway, at the base
of the steps.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003640441_webeverettdead28.html
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Duh!: The death of a retired Jersey City police officer on Monday
appeared to be an accident, but subsequent autopsy details have
investigators taking a closer look at the possibility it was a suicide,
officials said.
http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1175061575171350.xml&coll=3
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Rule Five Reminder: From a recent FBI bulletin:
Law enforcement vehicles are becoming targets for suspected
burglars. Multiple identified burglars in the Washington, DC
metropolitan area have admitted to stealing or breaking into known
law enforcement vehicles to steal weapons, gear (jackets,
bulletproof vest, and other clothing), and equipment (cameras,
radios, and light packages).
The bulletin also cautions about stickers and general appearance that
may help identify unmarked law-enforcement vehicles. Rule Five: Maintain
control of your firearm.
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Mexico Makes Demand On US: Mexico's attorney general on Wednesday
demanded U.S. authorities do more to stop guns and drug money from
heading south and fueling the drug violence in Mexico that left more
2,000 dead last year. (No mention seems to have been made of all the
Mexicans who illegally enter the US every year, draining the financial
resources of hospitals and governments at all levels.)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070329/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_us_guns
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South African Homeowner Faces Murder Charge: A Cape Town man who shot a
burglar who attacked him while the man attempted to call police, after
the burglar was taken at gunpoint and ordered him to sit down, is being
charged with murder.
http://bushradionews.blogspot.com/2007/03/resident-faces-murder-charges-after.html
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Gun Rights Policy Conference: Come meet national gun rights leaders and
your fellow grassroots activists at the 22nd Annual Gun Rights Policy
Conference (GRPC 2007) in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 5, 6 & 7, 2007. This
is your once-a-year chance to network and get an insider look and plan
pro-gun rights strategies for the coming year...
http://www.saf.org/default.asp?p=grpc
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From Oregon Firearms Federation: House Bill 2852, a bill that will
reward the Port of Portland Police for breaking the law is scheduled for
a "Work Session" on Monday-April 2 at 8:30 A.M.in room 357. As you know
from our previous alert, the Port of Portland is violating gun owners'
rights and the law with an illegal ordinance banning CHL holders from
airport property if they are in possession of their self defense firearms...
http://oregonfirearms.org/alertspage/03.27.07alert.html
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From AzCDL:
SB 1250, the bill to eliminate the fingerprint requirement for CCW
permit renewals, is on the House "Consent" calendar which is used to
bypass the Committee of the Whole (COW), and move unamended bills to
Third Read, in order to expedite the legislative process. SB 1250
passed out of the Senate by a vote of 27-2.
SB 1258 is the "Katrina" bill. It prohibits the Governor or Adjutant
General from confiscating lawfully held firearms during a state of
emergency. SB 1258 is on the House COW calendar for March 29, 2007. SB
1258 passed out of the Senate by a vote of 22-8.
Please take the time to drop a polite note to House members saying that
you would like to see them vote for these bills. Below are email lists
of the House in both semi-colon and comma separated format.
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Information on this and other bills can be found at the AzCDL website:
http://www.azcdl.org/html/legislation.html
An update on legislation can be found in our March newsletter:
http://www.azcdl.org/html/newsletters.html
These alerts are a project of the Arizona Citizens Defense League
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