ACLU, NRA Affiliates Join Forces In Texas: The actions of several
district attorneys in continuing to prosecute law-abiding citizens who
carry handguns out of sight inside their vehicles, without CHL's, has
prompted an unexpected alliance between the Texas affiliates of the NRA
and the ACLU. Now, critics of the district attorneys are backing
legislation that would sidestep such issues. A bill before the Texas
House would treat personal vehicles like homes, where people are
entitled to keep handguns without a license.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/05/us/politics/05guns.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&ref=us&pagewanted=all
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Missouri May Dump Pistol-Purchase Permits: The House agreed Tuesday to
get rid of a state law requiring people to obtain permits from their
local sheriff before they can get a handgun. Supporters say the state
process simply duplicates the checks already required by federal law.
Sponsoring Rep. Brian Munzlinger, R-Williamstown, said only about a
dozen states still have state-level requirements beyond the federal ones.
http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/state/17021032.htm
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Bill To Raise Nevada CFP Fees Dies In Committee: A bill that backers
said would have protected Nevada's exemption from a federal gun law
failed on a 6-6 vote Friday in the Assembly Judiciary Committee over
concerns that it would be vetoed by Gov. Jim Gibbons because of his
stated opposition to fee increases. Under the measure, the fee for an
application or renewal for a concealed weapons permit would increase
from a maximum of $60 to as high as $125.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2007/Mar-24-Sat-2007/news/13374130.html
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Meanwhile, In Utah...: The Salt Lake Tribune editorializes for Utah CFP
fees to be raised to cover the actual costs of processing the permit
applications, emphasizing that the majority of Utah CFP's are held by
non-residents.
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5579029
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It's By The Children: All handguns stored in Maine would be required to
have trigger locks under a bill drafted by Portland middle school pupils
and presented at a legislative public hearing on Monday..."Passage of
this bill will make Maine a safer place from accidental deaths and
shootings," said Lennie Schwartz.
http://bangordailynews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=148224&zoneid=500
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Louisiana Rally For RKBA: About 60 people packed into Lorant's Sporting
Goods today for a Second Amendment rally. They listened while National
Rifle Association officials, U.S. Sen. David Vitter and U.S. Rep. and
gubernatorial candidate Bobby Jindal, both of Louisiana, spoke about
recent gun legislation and politics.
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070404/BREAKINGNEWS/70404028
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Ed Koch Rats Out Rudy Giuliani: "Rudy, who had supported gun control as
mayor, but now seeking the support of the Republican anti-gun control
ranks, says his support for controls only related to New York City. Not
true, since he supported the Brady Bill, which applied gun controls to
the entire nation...He spoke in favor of a licensing system for gun
owners that would require trigger locks and firearms training, and he
lobbied Congress to outlaw most military-style assault weapons..."
http://blogcentral.jpost.com/index.php?cat_id=7&blog_id=60&blog_post_id=1002
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Mitt Romney, Lifelong Hunter: To hear Mitt Romney talk on the campaign
trail, you might think the Republican presidential candidate had a gun
rack in the back of his pickup truck...Yet the former Massachusetts
governor's hunting experience is limited to two trips at the bookends of
his 60 years: as a 15-year-old, when he hunted rabbits with his cousins
on a ranch in Idaho, and last year, when he shot quail on a fenced game
preserve in Georgia.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20070404-1055-romney-hunting.html
Related Commentary:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article-3640--0-0.html
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Oops, Wrong House: A California man, armed with a knife, who attempted
to sexually assault a female homeowner when she returned home, was
fatally shot when the off-duty deputy sheriff was able to reach her
service pistol.
http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=26253
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California Man Arrested For Shooting Car Thief: A south Sacramento man
who told police he was defending his property was arrested early
Wednesday after shooting a teenager who was allegedly trying to steal
his car, authorities said..."What we try to stress to people is that
deadly force, the use of a firearm, is never justified under any
circumstances to protect property," said Sgt. Matt Young of the
Sacramento Police Department.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17952308/from/RS.1/
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Los Angeles Joins Anti-RKBA Campaign: The Los Angeles City Council went
on record Wednesday in support of four state gun-control bills dubbed
the "Shooting Victims Bill of Rights." One of the bills, introduced by
Assemblyman Mike Feuer, D-Los Angeles, would require all new
semiautomatic handguns to be equipped with microstamping technology by
the start of 2010. The technology marks a gun's make, model and series
number on spent shell casings.
http://www.nbc4.tv/news/11522079/detail.html
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Quebec To Seek More Firearm Restrictions: Premier Jean Charest's
minority government hopes to pass a new gun-control law when the
legislature resumes early next month...The bill aims to limit to the use
of restricted firearms, such as the semi-automatic weapon used by
Kimveer Gill during his shooting rampage at Dawson College last fall.
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=6d2f2dae-fb4e-4a69-a1af-ef7fc8c6552d&k=84204
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Remington To Be Sold: Remington Arms Company, Inc. the only manufacturer
of both firearms and ammunition for Hunting, Law Enforcement/Security,
Government & Military applications in the United States, announced that
it will be acquired by an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
as part of a definitive agreement between Cerberus and RACI Holding,
Inc. for an estimated value of $370 million (which includes the
assumption of all of Remington Arms Company, Inc.'s approximate $252
million of funded indebtedness related to the Revolving Credit Facility,
10.5% Senior Subordinated.
http://www.pr-inside.com/remington-arms-readies-for-3rd-century-r86354.htm
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From A Recent Law-Enforcement Bulletin:
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF SEMIAUTOMATIC HANDGUNS
The continuous reloading and chambering of the same round may cause
catastrophic failure in semiautomatic handguns.
Current Information - The Security Force at the Los Alamos National
Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico, recently reported on the
catastrophic failure of a semiautomatic handgun when it was fired. The
internal explosion caused the frame to break while the slide and barrel
separated from the weapon and traveled down range. No one was injured in
the incident. An investigation revealed that security personnel were
repeatedly charging same round of ammunition into the chamber.
Technical personnel at Glock, Inc. advise that repeated chambering of
the same round may cause the bullet to move deeper in the casing,
further compacting the propellant. When a normal cartridge is fired, the
firing pin hits the primer, igniting the propellant. When the propellant
burns, the gas pressure drives the bullet out of the case and down the
barrel. However, if the propellant has been compacted, the pressure may
increase beyond the gun's specifications, causing the weapon to break
apart. Sigarms, Inc.'s personnel confirm that reloading the same round
five or six times will cause problems, noting that reloading the same
round even once will void their warranty. Both manufacturers stress that
the prob-lem is not with the gun, but with chambering the same round
repeatedly...
(I don't believe that the powder needs to be compacted for this
phenomenon to occur - it should only require that the available space
inside the case be reduced.)
--
Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
