US Attorney Reneges On Red's Trading Post Charge: In a stunning
reversal, US Attorney Deborah Ferguson has gone back on her agreement to
withdraw harassment complaints against Red's Trading Post. She is
apparently angered over Ryan Horsley's recent public statements
defending his actions. More will be released on this story pending a
statement from Mr. Horsely. WarOnGuns will continue to follow
developments as they occur.
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/08/breaking-news-us-atty-reneges-on.html
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Self-Defense In NYC: One man was killed and another wounded after being
shot in Queens late Tuesday by a contractor who told investigators that
the men had demanded $20,000 from him and threatened to harm his wife,
law enforcement officials said. The contractor, Lulzim Kupi, 42, told
investigators he shot the men in self-defense. He was expected to be
charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon,
the police said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/02/nyregion/02murder.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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San Francisco Mayor Signs Illegal Firearm Ordinances: San Francisco
Mayor Gavin Newsom signed anti-gun legislation today in an effort to
reduce the city's illegal gun activity. The three pieces of legislation
prohibit the possession or sale of firearms on city property, require
firearms in residences to be in a locked container or have trigger locks
and require firearm dealers to submit an inventory to the chief of
police every six months. (Regulation of deadly weapons is pre-empted by
the state in California.)
http://cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2007/08/01/n/HeadlineNews/GUN-LEGISLATION/resources_bcn_html
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Idaho City Weighs No-Guns Policy: Four people died and three were
wounded last May as a shooting rampage unfolded at the Latah County
Courthouse here and now the mayor wants to know whether Moscow can ban
guns on city property. Mayor Nancy Chaney has asked for a legal opinion
from the state attorney general's office on whether the city has the
authority to ban both concealed and exposed weapons in such public areas.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420AP_ID_Moscow_Shooting.html
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Oops, Wrong House: A robbery gone bad in northeast Dallas turned into a
gunbattle early Wednesday that ended with one man dead, another injured
and another facing charges. Police found small amounts of marijuana
during their investigation and were looking into whether the events were
drug-related. (Note that the getaway vehicle made it nearly a mile after
its tires were shot.)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/080207dnmethome.d06caa29.html
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Rule Five Reminder: A Memphis, Tenn., man is in critical condition
Wednesday after his dog shot him in the back. Police say King George, a
150-pound Great Dane, accidentally knocked a .22-caliber pistol off his
owner's end table around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. The gun went off, hitting
his 21-year-old owner in the back. (Rule Five: Maintain control of your
firearm.)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C291687%2C00.html
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Meanwhile, At The NRC...: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Office of
Investigations was unable during a surprise inspection to produce 15 out
of 17 firearms it listed as being stored at NRC headquarters in
Rockville, Md. A third gun that was found at headquarters was listed as
being stored in another office.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20044076/
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eBay Bans Firearm Components: eBay revisited its "Firearms, Weapons and
Knives" policy after learning that some items purchased on eBay may have
been used in the tragedy at Virginia Tech in April 2007. eBay currently
bans guns and other weapons from its site (see its "Prohibited and
Restricted Items list), and is now adding any firearm part that is
required for the firing of a gun. (I'll have to wait and see how long
eBay subsidiary Paypal allows me to continue selling my book via their
service.)
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y07/m07/i31/s02
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Another Look At Wild Bill Hickok: American Heritage takes a look at one
of the very few frontier gunmen who actually bore a resemblance to the
legend.
http://www.americanheritage.com/people/articles/web/20070802-wild-bill-hickok-western-gunfighter-frontier.shtml
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From JPFO: JPFO has mentioned the "Fairness in Firearms Testing Act"
before. Introduced back in 2005 by Rep. Phil Gingrey of Georgia, the act
would require all firearms testing performed by the BATFE to be
videotaped, and to make copies of the unedited recording available to
owners of the tested items and defendants in cases involving those
items...The bill died in the House Judiciary Committee, chaired by that
great "friend" of gun owners, Rep. James Sensenbrenner...
http://www.jpfo.org/alert20070801.htm
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
