Well, Maybe Just A Little More "Gun Control"...: Prompted by the
Virginia Tech massacre, a U.S. Congress reluctant to tackle gun control
may pass limited legislation to help keep firearms out of the hands of
the mentally ill, lawmakers and aides said on Sunday. "Given the horror
that happened at Virginia Tech, I think there's a real chance of passing
this," said Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, told "Fox News
Sunday."
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2007-04-22T200927Z_01_N22218055_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-CRIME-SHOOTING-LAWS.xml&src=rss&rpc=22
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8OLVVQ00&show_article=1
NRA's Role?: ... The decision hinges on talks between Rep. John Dingell
(D-Mich.), a gun-rights advocate and bill co-sponsor, and the National
Rifle Association, the powerful gun lobby whose support is crucial to
the measure's survival, House aides said.
http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/ny-usguns215180678apr21,0,5832848.story
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Presidential Candidates And "Gun Control": The Associated Press offer a
very encapsulated view of the records of Democratic and Republican
candidates with regard to RKBA issues.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/bw-elect/2007/apr/18/041808244.html
Another View:
http://www.issues2000.org/Gun_Control.htm#Headlines
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Cho Not Accurate Shooter: Cho was not especially accurate with his
shots, Massello said, but hit many of the victims several times. His
shots caused more than 100 wounds. Many of the victims had defensive
wounds, indicating they tried to shield themselves from Cho's fire, but
there was no evidence in the autopsies that Cho struggled with any of
the people he killed. (So if Cho had been swarmed by his unarmed victims
it's likely that fewer people would have been shot and fewer people
would have been hit multiple times.)
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8OLSTQG0&show_article=1
Related Commentary:
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougGiles/2007/04/21/gun_free_zones__a_mass_murderer%e2%80%99s_dream_come_true
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Student For Concealed Carry On Campus: As students, parents and citizens
we demand our State Legislatures recognize our right to defend ourselves
on college campuses across the nation. School shootings and violence
will never be stopped. As individuals and concerned citizens we deserve
the right to defend ourselves even when we are on campus...
http://concealedcampus.org/index.htm
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Take The Airsoft Challenge: There's a lot of debate going on right now
about what the results of the Virginia Tech massacre might have been had
just one targeted student been armed. Here's a way we can approximate
real world results: Stage an Airsoft mass shooting...
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/04/take-airsoft-challenge.html
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Listen Up, New Jersey: In light of the tragedy at Virginia Tech last
week, it might come as a shock to some people that many of their fellow
citizens are calling for more guns in the hands of college
students...(Note the comment entitled "Carry Laws Reduce Crime.")
http://www.politicsnj.com/gun-control-kills-7597
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..And From The University Of Minnesota: Some suggest that protection is
best left to professionals: the police, the military and the
"government." The police are not always where they are needed, and their
response time isn't always on-the-spot. Even when they do arrive, they
are often in the retaliatory and not the prevention business...
http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2007/04/20/71664
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Some New York Counties Require Safety Training: While New York state law
does not require safety training before the purchase of a handgun, but
handgun licensing is done on the county level and many counties in the
state require safety training...Permits are not required to buy a rifle
or shotgun, so no safety course is required.
http://www.syracuse.com/poststandard/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-9/1177146065130610.xml&coll=1
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Alabama Man Acquitted In Shooting Death: Jurors acquitted a Huntsville
man of murder charges in a fatal shooting that he claims was
self-defense...According to testimony, Leamon fired a shot with a 9mm
pistol that went through the front door and struck Griffin in the chest.
Leamon testified that he fired in self-defense, because he believed
whoever was knocking at his door was trying to break into the house.
(Rule Four: Always be sure of your target and what's beyond it.)
http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/070422/jury.shtml
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
