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Home-Invasion Murders Boost Connecticut Gun Sales: State gun sales have
shot up in the days after the wife and two daughters of a prominent
Connecticut physician were killed, according to a local gun shop owner.
Scott Hoffman runs Hoffman's Gun Center on the Berlin Turnpike. In the
past few days, following the triple homicide in Cheshire, Hoffman said
that people have been rushing to his store to buy guns for themselves
and their homes.
http://www.wfsb.com/news/13763446/detail.html
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Suitable Targets And Capable Guardians: Criminologist Mike Adams shares
some research from his field. "Cohen and Felson assumed that in any
society at any time there would be no shortage of people "motivated" to
commit crimes. By treating the "motivated offender" as a constant they
were shifting emphasis to two variables, which can vary wildly across
time and geographical location. And they also provide the best
explanation for the necessity of firearms ownership by responsible
citizens."
http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/MikeSAdams/2007/07/25/suitable_targets_and_capable_guardians?page=full&comments=true
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Pennsylvanians Protest Illegal Gun Ban: Several dozen angry residents
and gun rights advocates filled the Peters Council meeting Monday,
asking council to reconsider an ordinance unanimously passed at its July
9 meeting that bans firearms and other dangerous weapons from township
parks and most township-owned buildings.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07207/804282-55.stm
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Norfolk Drops Open-Carry Charges: ...The deputy asked Szymecki whether
he was a police officer. He said no. And then, he said, uniformed city
police began closing in. They gave him a choice, he said: Leave the
event or face arrest. When he tried to say that there must be a mistake,
he was disarmed and led away, handcuffed, he recalled...Szymecki was
given a summons and released. When he showed up for court June 22, the
case was withdrawn at the request of an assistant city attorney.
http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=128887&ran=175683
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Ammunition Manufacturers Prepare For Drop In Demand: The Lake City Army
Ammunition Plant in Independence, Mo., produces nearly 1.4 billion
bullets a year, a dizzying figure driven by the demands of war... The
question is, for how long? Although no one knows when the conflicts in
Iraq and Afghanistan will end, Davies and other ammunition industry
executives understand the heavy orders won't last forever.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8QIIJBG0&show_article=1
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New Hampshire Republicans Raise Money With Machine Guns: Manchester
Republicans said they wanted something different from the usual chicken
dinner for its fundraiser next month. Then, committee chairman Jerry
Thibodeau, a hunter and skeet shooter, came up with the idea: "The
thought just struck me one day: a machine gun shoot. What the heck?"
http://www.wmur.com/politics/13743803/detail.html
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Gun Dealers Counter-Sue Bloomberg: ...At least two of the gun stores
have shot back with countersuits - including one shop that was targeted
by Nooner, Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna. Adding to the star appeal of
the cases, Adventure Outdoors' lawyer in the countersuit is Bob Barr, a
former congressman and outspoken civil libertarian.
http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A273292
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Oops, Wrong Liquor Store: Detectives said two men pulled up to the store
off County Line Road at about 7:30 p.m. One of the men got out carrying
a gun and pulled a mask over his face, officials said. The store owner
noticed what was happening, police said, and defended himself.
http://www.wapt.com/news/13760456/detail.html
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Strange Story: A Tucson night club has made a settlement in a lawsuit in
what appears to have been a self-defense shooting in its parking lot.
(Perhaps the best lesson in this incident is to avoid places that are
likely to attract violence.)
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/193634
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San Francisco Supervisor Admits New Gun Laws Won't Work: Following a
vote Tuesday by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to adopt tough
new anti-gun laws, a sponsor of the ordinances admitted that they
probably won't quell violent crime, prompting the Second Amendment
Foundation to call passage of these new ordinances an exercise in
futility. (California liberals know these local ordinances violate state
pre-emption but they pass them in an effort to get the state legislature
to pass statewide laws imposing the same infringements.)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-25-2007/0004632633&EDATE=
Related Article:
http://cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2007/07/25/n/HeadlineNews/GUN-LAWS/resources_bcn_html
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BATFE Accuses Gun-Shop Manager Of Harassment: The Department of Alcohol
Tobacco Firearms and Explosives is accusing a Twin Falls gun store
manager of harassing and intimidating them. ATF agents have been
examining business records at Red's Trading Post downtown looking for
possible violations linked to paperwork which is required by the government.
http://www.kmvt.com/news/local/8719157.html
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From JPFO: ...Despite having won an injuction to keep their business
running, Red's is _still_ being harassed, seemingly because owner Ryan
Horsley continues to speak publicly about the situation. On Tuesday of
this week, David Codrea revealed in his "War on Guns" blog that BATFE
agents "...had threatened [Ryan Horsley] that he needed to cease all
blogging and keep their agents and inspectors free from being
photographed or observed, or they would go to the judge and file a
complaint of harassment."
http://www.jpfo.org/alert20070726.htm
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From Arizona State Rifle & Pistol Association:
Proposed Willard Springs Shooting Range
We have learned that there will be a public meeting in Munds Park held
by the "Citizens to Preserve Munds Park Community Values"
Sat. Aug 4th at 10:00 a.m.
Munds Park RV Resort Banquet Hall
The proposed shooting range is the topic of discussion.
Among the points they are addressing are:
Noise Pollution
Animal habitat destruction
Recreational land closure
and
Decreased property values
If memory serves, there was a noise study done, and nothing could be
heard in Munds Park. Also, the Shooting Sports could be considered
recreational. Property values? In north Phoenix, the presence of BASF
didn't stop upscale residential developments.
We would encourage folks to attend. Remember to be friendly and
informative As always, you get more bees with honey than vinegar.
--
Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
