Do Stand-Your-Ground Laws Create Legal Confusion?: The Washington Post
focuses on two cases, one from Florida and one from Kentucky, and admits
that in Florida a prosecutor filed charges against a citizen, even
though he privately thought Borden might have been correct to open fire.
(While Florida may have been the first state in a recent wave of
stand-your-ground legislation, many states lacked a duty to retreat
before 2005.)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/09/AR2007070900862.html
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New Jersey Mayor Quits Bloomberg Coalition: "I joined your coalition
because of its purported purpose to combat the criminal acquisition and
misuse of guns, which is a goal shared by all Americans," wrote Moore in
his resignation letter to Mr. Bloomberg. "Regrettably, it has become
abundantly clear to me that you are using this coalition of mayors to
advance a hidden agenda of bringing lawsuits against members of the
firearms industry and spreading anti-gun propaganda."
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,135351.shtml
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San Francisco Proposes More Infringements: The Board of Supervisors
Public Safety Committee on Monday sent three gun-control measures to the
full board for a likely vote July 17, while it held up one of the more
controversial measures that would establish a registry for gun
offenders. (Regulation of deadly weapons is presumably pre-empted by the
state in California.)
http://www.examiner.com/a-820915%7ES_F__Board_aims_for_new_gun_laws.html
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MSSA vs. MSU: Montana Shooting Sports Association's Gary Marbut replies
to a proposal for Montana State University to impose firearm
restrictions in response to the Cho incident at Virginia Tech.
http://www.marbut.com/MSU/
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Oops, Wrong Store: On Sunday morning, North Las Vegas Police say a
convenience store clerk, threatened at gunpoint, pulled out his own gun
and shot the armed suspect killing him...North Las Vegas Police say, at
this point, no charges will be filed against the store clerk in Sunday's
shooting. Investigators say it appears the clerk feared for his life and
was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed the armed suspect.
http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6760618
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Oops, Wrong Legislator: A Texas state legislator was working on his
house, which is under construction, when he was confronted by two
thieves. It's not clear if the one he shot in the leg is the one who
threw the knife at him.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=local&id=5462255
Miles Opposed Bill To Expand Self-Defense Rights:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288737,00.html
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A Profile In Bigotry: Criminal profiler Pat Brown, who recently
slandered gun owners on CNN, is now trying to defend herself, telling
blogger Dr. Helen that she's a big fan of Right-to-Carry, that she's a
gun owner, and that she was taken out of context.
http://www.nranews.com/blogarticle.aspx?blogPostId=266
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Gun Facts 4.2 Now Available For Download: Gun Facts is a free e-book
that debunks common myths about gun control. It is intended as a
reference guide for journalists, activists, politicians, and other
people interested in restoring honesty to the debate about guns, crime,
and the 2nd Amendment.
http://www.gunfacts.info/
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How Wild Was The Wild West?: In an unabashed plug for his latest book,
libertarian Thomas Woods asserts "...In fact, implausible as this may
sound, what is most impressive about the old West was how peaceful and
cooperative it was. Although you'd never know it, scholars have
repeatedly shown that the old West was actually safer than most American
cities today."
http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods74.html
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From CCRKBA: While Rev. Jesse Jackson is feverishly organizing a
25-city anti-gun protest on Tuesday, Aug. 28, the Citizens Committee for
the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) wants gun owners to visit gun
shops and shooting ranges, and contact their state and federal lawmakers
on that date to demand that they support our Second Amendment rights.
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,135082.shtml
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
