Senator Webb Acknowledges Ownership Of Seized Pistol: Sen. Jim Webb
finally admitted he owns a gun that an aide was arrested for carrying
into the U.S. Capitol complex in March...Webb declined to say whether he
complies with the District of Columbia's law that prohibits carrying a
handgun or concealed weapon without a license.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/17/AR2007061701165.html?hpid=sec-nations
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/6/17/215847.shtml?s=ic
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More Gun-Free Zones?: A recent murder-suicide at a Florida hospital has
prompted attacks on legislators and NRA lobbyists for blocking
legislation that would ban firearms in such facilities. (And a gun ban
would really deter someone determined to commit such an act?)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-rxsecure18jun18,0,7692252.story?coll=sfla-news-broward
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Meanwhile, In Michigan...: A state representative explains why he has
introduced legislation to remove the carry ban for nine types of venue,
specified in Michigan's current CCW law.
http://www.mcrgo.org/mcrgo/view/news.asp?articleid=2426&zoneid=6
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Canadian Logic?: A bill introduced in Quebec Friday would restrict
ownership of semi-automatic weapons to gun club members, and ban guns
from school grounds. The measure is named Anastasia's Law in memory of
Anastasia DeSousa, a student killed in a shooting at Dawson College last
year...The killer was a member of a Montreal gun club.
http://www.newsdaily.com/TopNews/UPI-1-20070615-20242100-bc-canada-guncontrol.xml
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Misguided Legislation In Pennsylvania: Don't be misled by the governor
or any of his supporters. Rendell recently joined with mayors and
members of the General Assembly to support legislation that aims to take
away our Second Amendment rights and punish law-abiding citizens. One
proposal includes limiting gun purchases to one firearm a month, a plan
based on speculation with no proof or support of decreasing crime.
http://www.tribune-democrat.com/editorials/local_story_166132744.html
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Phony Gun Group Touted: An "outdoor writer" reports that the anti-RKBA
American Hunters and Shooters Association actually claims a few real
members now and prides itself on having defeated an NRA-endorsed
candidate in a race for a US Senate seat.
http://www.newwest.net/index.php/topic/article/nra_competitor_gaining_ground/C41/L41/
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Three Upcoming Self-Defense Claims In San Diego County Trials: Is it
self-defense to shoot a man who is beating you with his fists? How about
if he's standing more than 25 feet away from you, wielding a baseball
bat during an argument? What if someone pulls a gun on you? Is it legal
to shoot him first? (Any good personal-protection course should cover
these questions. [You would only be justified in using deadly force
against mere physical force in circumstances where that physical force
might prove deadly or crippling. Yes, 25 feet is close enough for a
baseball bat to be a deadly threat, so long as you could reasonably
infer intent [jeopardy] on the part of the other party; same thing if
someone draws a gun during a dispute.)
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/06/18/news/top_stories/61707190849.txt
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Samuel L. Jackson Puts Intruders On Notice: While interview with the
actor seeks to portray him as having an itchy trigger finger, he
demonstrates some common sense (and possible training) in his overall
plan for home defense. "If I'm at home in my house in Beverly Hills and
I hear something down the hall I'll just stay in my room. I'll go turn
the alarm on and if something happens the alarm will go off but I'm not
gonna go down the hall to see if someone is in my house."
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/149914.php/Samuel-L-Jackson-is-petrified-of-intruders-in-his-home
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Rule Two, Rule Three Reminder: A Montana woman, in a plea bargain, has
been given ten years of probation in the fatal shooting of her husband
during a domestic dispute. She said she picked up a gun and pointed it
at him when it discharged. (Rule Two: Don't let the muzzle cross
anything you're not prepared to shoot. Rule Three: Keep your finger out
of the trigger guard, up on the frame, until your sights are on the
target and you're prepared to fire.)
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/06/17/news/state/60-probation.txt
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"Necessary To The Security Of A Free State": Professor Eugene Volokh
examines the original meaning of that troublesome dependent clause in
the Second Amendment.
http://www.law.ucla.edu/volokh/freestate.pdf
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
