GOP Candidates Woo NRA: Rudolph W. Giuliani yesterday assured members of
the National Rifle Association he would protect their Second Amendment
rights while his rivals for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination
criticized his inconsistent record. While former Sen. Fred Thompson drew
enthusiastic applause for boldly telling 500 NRA members gathered at the
Capital Hilton that they should simply "check my record," the former New
York City mayor frankly acknowledged: "You never get a candidate you
agree with 100 percent."...Up-and-comer Mike Huckabee, a former Arkansas
governor, ridiculed Mr. Giuliani's contention that what worked in New
York to lower the crime rate during his years as mayor might not work
elsewhere. Mr. Huckabee said it was "absurd, laughable, that we would
have geographic boundaries on the tenets of the Second
Amendment."...Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who also
has a history of advocating gun control, stayed away from the conference
altogether, sending a video message in which he plainly pledged: "I
support the Second Amendment."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070922/NATION/109220061/1002
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AmandaCarpenter/2007/09/21/rudy_sept_11_changed_my_mind_on_gun_rights?page=full&comments=true
http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/republicans_guns/2007/09/21/34710.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/22/us/politics/22giuliani.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092102002.html?hpid=topnews
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NSSF Doesn't Buy Giuliani Conversion: Second Amendment supporters say
Rudy Giuliani's actions will speak louder than his words, when he
addresses the National Rifle Association on Friday. As Giuliani speaks,
top officials from the gun industry will be in New York City, fighting a
lawsuit the former mayor filed in 2000. The lawsuit seeks to hold
firearms manufacturers responsible for the criminal misuse of their
products..."Recent remarks indicate the mayor is attempting to
camouflage his record on guns," now that he's running for the Republican
presidential nomination, said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF senior vice
president and general counsel.
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200709/POL20070921b.html
Manufacturers Ask Court To Block Suit: The nation's biggest arms
companies have asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a
ruling that allowed the lawsuit to stay alive, despite the passage of a
federal law in 2005 that was supposed to have been a death knell for
this type of litigation. The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act,
signed by President Bush in 2005, ordered judges to immediately dismiss
lawsuits seeking to hold gunmakers and dealers accountable for crime.
The argument before the court Friday focused on two questions: Should
that 2005 law have ended the city's case, and is the law itself
constitutional?
http://www.1010wins.com/Gunmakers-Ask-Court-to-Block-NYC-Lawsuit/980467
http://www.nysun.com/article/63202?page_no=1
http://www.nysun.com/article/63180
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Former NRA Executive Backs Romney: Today, Craig Sandler, former Director
of General Operations of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and former
Nashua Police Chief, announced his endorsement of Governor Mitt Romney's
candidacy for President. In endorsing Governor Romney, Craig Sandler
said, "Throughout his career in both the public and private sectors,
Mitt Romney has demonstrated exceptional leadership ability, integrity,
and commitment to principle. As a New Hampshire resident, former law
enforcement officer, and avid sportsman, I am supporting Governor Romney
because he is the candidate who will protect our Constitutional rights
and strengthen our nation." (With New Hampshire bordering Massachusetts,
how can Sandler be unaware of Romney's record in that state?)
http://campaignsandelections.com/nh/releases/index.cfm?ID=4243
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NRA-Backed Bill Stalls In Senate: After 32 people were shot to death at
Virginia Tech in April, the new Democratic House moved quickly to close
an administrative gap that allowed the killer to buy two guns despite a
history of mental troubles. It was a rare political alliance between the
National Rifle Association and its foes on the left, who together seized
the moment to try to make federal background checks on gun purchasers
more effective. But with students back on campus the
Democratic-controlled Senate has yet to act, and the bill is in
jeopardy. "I'm getting anxious," says Paul Helmke, president of the
Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence. "I get concerned that the longer we
are away from Virginia Tech, folks are going to ignore the problem."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119033829426334720.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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IACP Report Linked To Joyce Foundation: Yesterday I blogged about a
recent report by the International Association of Police Chiefs that
spewed Brady propaganda under the guise of professional advice. An
astute reader pointed out that the Joyce Foundation's name was on the
report. For those of you who don't know what the Joyce Foundation is,
it's an odious little organization that funds biased, anti-gun,
anti-freedom research under the guise of "improving" firearms policy.
The list of recipients for its foul funding is long and repugnant. It
includes the onerous coalition of mayors who want to disarm law abiding
citizens, the vile Violence Policy Center, Mark Karlin - a foul little
troll who runs the ardently anti-gun "gunguys.com" website and the
liberals' dumpster of paranoia and progressive kneejerkiness
Buzzflash.com, David Hemenway and his band of misanthropic hoplophobes'
research at Harvard School of Public Health, and yes, the International
Association of Police Chiefs that received $174,788 recently to rail
against the Second Amendment and the right it protects.
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/09/bought-off-by-joyce.html
Related Article:
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200709/NAT20070921a.html
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Rule Four Reminder: A police officer was shot at by a fellow officer
during an investigation into a pot-growing operation in Yamhill County
earlier this month...While authorities cleared the marijuana, an officer
fired rounds from a rifle at another officer who was standing watch on
the perimeter of the grow site...The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office,
McMinnville Police Department, Newberg Police Department, the Washington
County Sheriff's Office, the Beaverton Police Department and the
Hillsboro Police Department were all involved in the eradication of the
marijuana. (Rule Four: Always be sure of your target and what's beyond it.)
http://www.kptv.com/news/14158021/detail.html
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Phoenix Will Not Sell Seized Firearms: Phoenix Vice Mayor Dave Siebert
has withdrawn his proposal to resell crime guns. Siebert released a memo
on Friday morning saying "after further consideration" he preferred to
look for a different funding source for the Silent Witness program,
which pays money for tips leading to arrests. Earlier this week, Siebert
had asked the Phoenix Police Department to consider selling seized guns
instead of melting them down. The city stopped selling guns in 1992,
amidst concerns that the practice was increasing the supply of cheap
firearms and that the weapons could unwittingly wind up in the wrong hands.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/0921guns0921-ON.html
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Two Important Bills Could Still Be Vetoed In California:
On Monday, September 10, the California Assembly voted 43-29 to pass
Assembly Bill 1471. AB1471 is now headed to the desk of Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger (R) for his consideration. This legislation would require
that after a certain date, the make, model, and serial number of a
firearm be microstamped onto the interior surface or internal working
parts of all handguns in such a manner that those identifiers are
imprinted onto the cartridge case upon firing. The manufacture, sale,
and transfer of handguns that do not imprint their identifying
information on a cartridge case would be a crime. Please contact the
Governor and respectfully urge him to veto AB1471. Governor
Schwarzenegger can be reached by phone at (916) 445-2841, fax at (916)
445-4633, or visit
http://gov.ca.gov/interact#email to send him an email.
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3230
AB 821 would ban the use of lead ammunition for hunting in areas
occupied by California condor. The lead ammunition ban cannot be
supported by scientific fact. The Legislature has chosen to make a
political football out of an anti-hunting group's efforts to ban lead
ammunition throughout the state. By passing AB 821, the Legislature has
usurped the authority of the Fish and Game Commission over the
regulation of hunting and the management of the state's wildlife. The
Legislature has arrogantly dismissed the years-long deliberative process
involving extensive public input and review of the most current
scientific information pertaining to the potential effects of lead
ammunition on the health of condors. The most recent scientific review
provided to the Commission revealed that previous science attempting to
show a link between lead ammunition and condor mortality is severely
flawed. Governor Schwarzenegger can be reached by phone at 916-445-2841,
fax at 916-445-4633, or visit
http://gov.ca.gov/interact#email to send
email.
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3224
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NRA-ILA Alerts: Alerts for the various states are posted on the NRA-ILA
website.
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/State/
--
Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
