DC To File En Banc Appeal: D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said city
officials on Monday will file a legal challenge to a federal appeals
court decision that struck down the District's 30-year-old gun ban...The
District's gun laws, which are among the nation's strictest, will remain
in place through the appeals process. Chris W. Cox, chief lobbyist for
the National Rifle Association, said the District's appeal was expected.
(It's amazing how the NRA has now become the voice for Parker.)
http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20070406-103240-7202r.htm
Sen. Larry Craig Comments:
http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/04/06/second-amendment-comes-first/
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Major New Mexico CCW Reform: This week, Governor Bill Richardson (D)
signed into law House Bill 588. Sponsored by State Representative John
Heaton (D-Carlsbad), this NRA-backed legislation will allow Concealed
Handgun License holders to protect themselves in establishments that
sell alcohol for off-premises consumption. This law will take effect on
July 1, 2007.
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?id=2833
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Colorado May Extend CCW Database: A proposal to continue a database of
the state's concealed weapons permit holders advanced in the Senate
Thursday after a Western Slope Democrat switched her vote to support it.
The database is set to expire July 1. The measure (House Bill 1174)
would extend it for another four years and require the state auditor to
study whether the information is accurate and whether it is helping law
enforcement and public safety.
http://cbs4denver.com/politics/local_story_096075443.html
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Albany NY Mayor Blinks: Two days after proposing stricter gun laws,
Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings is taking a step back. The mayor says after
receiving a number of phone calls from gun owners he realizes some of
his proposed law already exists...The president of the New York State
Rifle and Pistol Association says the mayor has targeted gun owners who
abide by the laws and not those who don't.
http://www.wnyt.com/x12789.xml?ag=x995&sb=x183
Related Article:
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=578459&category=REGION&newsdate=4/6/2007
Related Commentary:
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=578500&category=OPINION&newsdate=4/6/2007
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Pennsylvania Gun Owners Will Protest Registration Bill: The State in
considering stiffer registration laws. The proposed law, House Bill 760,
would require ALL firearms to be registered annually. The registration
would cost $10 per gun each year. Owners would have to provide two forms
of photo identification and fingerprints...On Tuesday, April 24, gun
owners voices can be heard in Harrisburg at the Right to Keep and Bear
Arms Pro-2nd Amendment Press Conference. The conference will run 10 a.m.
to 11 a.m. inside the Capital Building on the Rotunda Steps.
http://www.solanconews.com/Gov/Articles/2007/070406_gunregistration.htm
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Mitt Romney, Small-Game Hunter: The former Massachusetts governor has
called himself a lifelong hunter, yet his campaign acknowledged that he
has been on just two hunting trips - one when he was 15 and the other
just last year. "I'm not a big-game hunter. I've made that very clear,"
he said. "I've always been a rodent and rabbit hunter. Small varmints,
if you will. I began when I was 15 or so and I have hunted those kinds
of varmints since then. More than two times."
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8OAQAK82&show_article=1
"I'm more Jed Clampett than Teddy Roosevelt": Officials in the four
states where Mitt Romney has lived say the Republican presidential
contender, who calls himself a lifelong hunter, never took out a
license. Romney says that's because he has seldom hunted where he needed
one...Of the four states, Utah has the most liberal hunting regulations
for small game. Jack rabbits can be hunted without a license and killed
without limit, but cottontail rabbits and snowshoe hares require a license.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/04/06/politics/p181509D49.DTL&type=politics
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Prohibitionists Protest Memorial Statue: A planned statue depicting a
local hero, a Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan, has drawn opposition from
some parents, who say the image and location are inappropriate for
children. A bronze sculpture of Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny Dietz Jr.
showing him cradling his rifle across his chest is scheduled to be
unveiled July 4 at Berry Park here, where he grew up and attended
school...But a group of parents wants the city to recast the statue or
place it elsewhere, arguing that the site, near three elementary schools
and two parks, is a hub for young children who could find the weapon
disturbing.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20070406-115248-9955r.htm
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The Law Of Unintended Consequences: Mike Vanderboegh recalls a
conversation he had with a gun-banning "child psychiatrist" a few years
ago. (For those who may not be familiar with it, John Ross wrote a
docu-fiction novel entitled Unintended Consequences, involving a
spontaneous rebellion against the BATF and other government agencies.
Reportedly out of print at one time, it is currently offered by Amazon,
among other vendors.)
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/04/guest-editorial-you-cant-repeal-law-of.html
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Idaho FFL Loses Round In Court: A federal judge has refused to grant
temporary relief to a local gun shop barred from trading and buying
guns. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives stripped
Red's Trading Post, 215 Shoshone St. South, of its license on March 5,
freezing further trades and purchases until the matter is settled in court.
http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2007/04/06/news/local_state/109638.txt
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Rule Five Reminder: Once again, from New Jersey...A Jersey City cop
thought he'd left behind a little more than he intended when he stopped
at a Port Authority facility to use a restroom, officials said. But it
turns out he'd left his gun not on the toilet but in his home, police
said yesterday. (Rule Five: Maintain control of your firearm. While this
rule is primarily oriented toward limiting unauthorized access, it also
relates to maintaining your own access in an emergency.)
http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1175839265168110.xml&coll=3
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Oops, Wrong House: A Tennessee man picked the wrong home to invade.
Investigators say the man came to the door with a gun drawn. They say
the home owner acted in self-defense and fired with his own weapons,
fatally wounding the would-be home invader on the porch of the home.
http://www.wrcbtv.com/news/index.cfm?sid=7446
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Oops, Wrong Strip Club: Two robbers burst into the South Baltimore strip
club just before closing time early Thursday morning. The pair demanded
money. One aimed a shotgun at the ceiling and fired a round, the other
brandished a handgun. Among the 20 or so patrons still at Fantasies
Nightclub were two city police officers...Both drew their service
weapons to break up the 2 a.m. robbery - one robber died in the
subsequent shootout, the other was injured.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-shooting0405,0,5404244.story?coll=bal-home-headlines
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Want To Tell Your Self-Defense Story?: ABC News purports to be seeking
people who have used firearms in self-defense. "If you have a story of
self-defense involving the aid of a gun and would like to tell it to
20/20, please fill out the form below. A "20/20" producer may contact
you." (Be aware that TV journalists and their editors "cut and paste"
their video material and may only use carefully selected portions of
your interview.)
http://www.abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=3015150
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More On Sale Of Remington: Although Remington Arms Co. posted a profit
last year after several years of losses, it still faces an increasingly
competitive market, analysts said Thursday...Still, the firearms
industry is highly competitive, with overseas markets and U.S.
manufacturers diversifying into new markets and shaking up the industry,
according to some analysts..."Given that Smith & Wesson is now
aggressively entering the long-gun space, Remington should expect some
competition," Dayal said.
http://www.uticaod.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070406/NEWS/704060322/1001
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From CCRKBA: The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
today said it is an outrage that the Los Angeles city council supports
new efforts to ratchet down on the rights of law-abiding gun owners,
while it touts itself a "Sanctuary City" for illegal aliens...
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-06-2007/0004561042&EDATE=
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NRA's Froman Knocks New Orleans' Actions: National Rifle Association
(NRA) President Sandra S. Froman returned to her alma mater last night
to lash out at New Orleans' response to post-Hurricane Katrina security.
Speaking at Harvard Law School, Froman - who received her Harvard JD in
1974 - criticized New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's decision to confiscate
guns from residents immediately following the natural disaster, and she
said the New Orleans government demonstrated that it was "profoundly
incompetent" through its response.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=518065
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NRA Unit Sponsors Student Essay Contest: The NRA Civil Rights Defense
Fund is sponsoring an essay contest for students in the United States
celebrating the Second Amendment as an integral part of the Constitution
and the Bill of Rights. The theme for the essay is: "The Second
Amendment to the Constitution: Why it is important to our nation." The
contest is open to all students enrolled in an elementary, junior high,
or high school during the 2007-08 academic year who have not previously
received a prize.
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660207873,00.html
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From NRA-ILA: Since the current format of the NRA-ILA alerts is no
longer friendly toward forwarding in bulk, those who appreciate the
alerts for their states can select the updates of interest on the
NRA-ILA website.
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/State/
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From AzCDL:
HB 2469, which reduces the penalty for a concealed weapon permit holder
failing to have their permit in their possession while carrying
concealed, passed the Senate on April 4, 2007 by a vote of 22-7, and was
sent to the Governor on April 5, 2007. Details of the Senate vote can
be found here;
http://tinyurl.com/24oeqe
HB 2469 passed in the House by a vote of 45-10 on February 19, 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/29bqlf
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." Meanwhile, they have been subjected to possible arrest and
confiscation of their weapon prior to appearing in court. Furthermore,
their concealed weapon permit information was available to the arresting
officer at the time of the encounter.
The proposed language in HB 2469:
� Restricts the application of the law to concealed weapons
permit holders.
� Reduces the penalty to a petty offense.
� 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.
Please take the time to contact the Governor and urge here to sign HB
2469 into law. If you go to the Governor's website
http://azgovernor.gov/Contact.asp you will find a fill-in-the-blanks
form to register your opinion. For "subject", scroll down and select
"Legislation." For "topic", fill in - HB 2469. You can add a polite
message urging her to sign HB 2469 in the "message/comment" area.
You can also fax a letter to her using this number: 602-542-1381.
Or you can mail it to her at the following address:
The Honorable Janet Napolitano
Governor of Arizona
1700 West Washington
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Her email address is
[email protected]
You can call her office toll free using this number: 1-800-253-0883
Information on this 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
