More Oklahoma Women Carry Handguns: Many of the women who attend the
annual Women's Fun Shoot at the Oklahoma City Gun Club north of Arcadia
enjoy the experience so much that they return year after year. Many go
on to more serious training and eventually earn a license to carry a
concealed handgun...According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of
Investigation, more than 54,000 Oklahomans are licensed to carry
concealed handguns. That number does not reflect how many license
holders are women, but firearms instructors say they see a growing
number of women taking firearms classes.
http://www.edmondsun.com/homepage/local_story_251230028.html?keyword=leadpicturestory
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Floridians Debate Firearm Ownership, Training: It began as a simple
conversation about security on an online Jungle Terrace neighborhood
forum after a few incidents of graffiti and property theft occurred.
Then someone mentioned keeping firearms for self-protection, someone
else suggested hosting a neighborhood training day at a local shooting
gallery, and, before most realized what was going on, a few residents
were seriously discussing a neighborhood weapons training plan.
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/09/09/Neighborhoodtimes/It_s_a_jungle_out_the.shtml
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Pennsylvania Protests Proved Point: The state's plan seemed simple
enough: Starting on a holiday weekend and for a few days at most, shut
down a computer system used for criminal background checks on gun buyers
so that important technological upgrades could be made. But a backlash
and an unsuccessful court challenge ensued, providing a potent lesson to
the state's political leaders about the sensitivities and vigilance of
the state's gun rights supporters, and yet another reminder of the
challenges faced by gun control advocates in Pennsylvania.
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/pennsylvania/20070908_ap_vigilanceofpennsylvaniagunrightssupportersagainondisplay.html
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Pennsylvania Town May Renew Gun Ban: Some Ellwood City officials hope to
take another shot at banning personal guns in the municipal building -
including the mayor's sidearm - despite opposition from the National
Rifle Association. The Lawrence County town of about 8,600 was one of
two Western Pennsylvania communities that adopted gun restrictions on
municipal property - only to promptly rescind the controversial ordinances.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_526608.html
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Time To Consider Shall-Issue In Maryland: While many states are
confronting crime by permitting law-abiding citizens to apply and carry
firearms, Maryland's conservative posture in regard to "Right to Carry"
laws is significantly more restrictive. Wyatt Earp would have a problem
getting a permit in this state. Are we then smarter or dumber in regard
to the majority of states in combating crime? If our local
representatives are truly concerned about the brazen criminal acts in
our community and preventing them, then perhaps some brave political
representative might examine some of the information contained in this
column, especially in the state of Florida, and pursue a similar law for
Maryland. (If it's a right, why does it require a permit?)
http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=174170&format=html
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Ohio Newspapers Attack New Law: A state public-records law that takes
effect Sept. 29 has befuddled Ohio sheriffs, created disagreement among
legislative supporters and surprised at least one First Amendment
expert, who called it "patently unconstitutional." The public-records
debate in Ohio usually centers on whether records should be released.
But in three weeks, Ohio will tell people - specifically journalists -
for the first time that they can view public records but not copy them.
The law deals with conceal-carry handgun permits issued by county sheriffs.
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/09/08/GunRecords.ART_ART_09-08-07_A1_GK7RG2P.html?sid=101
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Now It's High Point's Fault: The illegal handgun used by an ex-con in a
firefight that left a transit cop wounded is the weapon of choice among
New York City criminals, federal data show. Juan Calves brandished a
High Point 9-mm. when plainclothes Officer Annmarie Marchiondo and her
two anti-crime partners yanked him off the No. 4 train in the Bronx on
Friday. The inexpensive pistol tops the lengthy list of guns seized from
New York City criminals and traced last year by the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime_file/2007/09/09/2007-09-09_high_point_9mm_gun_is_weapon_of_choice_f-2.html
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Nation Of Islam v. NRA: It didn't get a lot of attention from gun
bloggers, and frankly, I almost hesitate to write about it. But the
Nation of Islam is threatening to sue the NRA because we supported and
lobbied for statewide firearms preemption in Pennsylvania. According to
Michael Coard, with the Nation of Islam's "Millions More Movement," the
group is threatening to sue the NRA because members believe the
preemption laws have led to more "guns on the street."
http://www.nranews.com/blogarticle.aspx?blogPostId=301
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Nonsense From Connecticut: Sometime in the next year, the U.S. Supreme
Court may settle the question whether the Second Amendment to the
Constitution grants individuals the right to own firearms or imparts a
collective, civic right to bear arms as part of a military organization.
We believe the latter interpretation is the correct one...The leaders
who forged our Bill of Rights were a smart and articulate bunch. They
picked their words carefully. "Militia" is a word that already implies a
level of formal organization. But the Second Amendment goes beyond that
by calling for a "regulated militia"; and not just a regulated militia,
but a "well regulated" one. (They also carefully included "the right of
the people.")
http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-guns.artsep09,0,5903304.story
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Meanwhile, In North Carolina...: Thirty-two volunteers wearing black
clothing will participate in a "lie-in" in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday,
the latest in a series of demonstrations coordinated by a grassroots
group that urges "more action be taken to keep guns out of the hands of
dangerous people." "In the aftermath of the Virginia Tech tragedy and
other shootings, concerned Charlotte citizens are demanding action on
our country's lax gun laws," said Abigail Spangler, organizer of the
group Protest Easy Guns, in a news release on Friday.
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200709/CUL20070910a.html
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The Sociology Of Ballistic Idiocy: ...Specifically, my friend was
annoyed that Gary spent valuable class time arguing that the 2nd
Amendment protects the citizen's right to own guns but not to own
bullets. With a straight face, his professor had argued that the key to
reducing gun violence in America is to enact a legislative ban on the
manufacture, distribution, and sale of bullets. This, he thought, would
actually pass constitutional muster.
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeSAdams/2007/09/10/soc_357_the_sociology_of_ballistic_idiocy
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Oops, Wrong Old Man: A 67-year-old security guard will face no charges
after he fatally shot one man and superficially injured another as they
attempted to flee a convenience store they reportedly robbed Sunday in
west Phoenix, police said. Investigators found that 21-year-old robbery
suspect Daniel Arbizu had no bullets in his gun when he pointed it at
the guard. But without knowing the gun was empty, the guard did not give
up his right to use deadly force, a Phoenix police spokesman said.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0910guardshooting0910.html
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Warning Shot Reminder: A homeowner who killed a member of Edie Brickell
& New Bohemians by shooting a gun through his back door told a 911
operator he was trying to fire a warning shot but didn't think the
musician "was that tall..." Albrecht, who was 6-foot-5, was shot in the
head around 4 a.m. Monday while trying to kick down Logg's back door,
police said. Logg lives next door to Albrecht's girlfriend, whom police
said the musician was fighting with before the shooting. (And if the
bullet had not struck Albrecht in the head, where would it have ended up?)
http://www.heralddemocrat.com/articles/2007/09/09/texas_news/state09.txt
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
