NRA Presses Coburn On NICS Improvement Act: Gun control advocates, the
National Rifle Association and those affected by the Virginia Tech
shooting rampage are working to overcome U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn's hold on
a bill designed to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. Led
by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the effort was kicked off
Monday, the six-month anniversary of the campus shooting that claimed
more than 30 lives... The NRA, a key supporter of the bill, has launched
an effort to address what it called misconceptions from opponents.
According to NRA's Institute for Legislative Action, the bill does not
create a new class of "prohibited persons," but offers a way to restore
gun rights previously barred by a court order.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=071016_1_A1_spanc41357
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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1007/6351.html
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An Interesting Rant From A Liberal: ...Probably the most common argument
supporting the Second Amendment is that we should be allowed to
hunt...The other big one is the argument that we need guns to protect
our homes from the occasional burglar...So why keep them? If we look to
our constitutional history, the answer is much more obvious than
hunting, tradition and domestic protection. Like everything in the Bill
of Rights, it is a safeguard against only one entity: the government.
For me, this is the only even remotely logical reason to keep deadly
weapons on the streets. It is important, to protect us from tyranny,
that the politicians know their citizens are armed...
http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2007/10/16/Opinion/Protect.Gun.Rights.But.Not.For.The.Reasons.You.Expect-3034534.shtml
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A Working Cop Explains Gun Control: ...Here is my thought on gun control
and I know a few officers that will be mad when I say this. I believe
that gun control works best when you use the F.B.I. triangular stand and
hold the gun with both hands. That is the best way to control a gun. The
few officers who disagree might be firearms instructors. Ok here are my
real thoughts on gun control. Gun control to me is an issue where the
control of the gun is more of a prohibiting factor when the good guy has
the gun than when the bad guy does. Criminals are not going to worry
about breaking gun control laws when they are almost always breaking the
law in the first place...
http://www.southidahopress.com/articles/2007/10/16/local_columns/bristol.txt
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Oregon Sheriff Defends CHL Confidentiality: The Medford Mail Tribune and
the Jackson County sheriff are gearing up for a showdown in court. The
issue gets down to the rule of law. Should concealed weapons permits be
open according to the public records law or should the sheriff be able
to say no he holds those records to privacy standards. The Mail Tribune
wants to know who in Jackson County is authorized to carry a concealed
weapon. But Jackson County Sheriff Mike Winters, doesn't feel that
information should be released. The request stems from the highly
publicized case involving South Medford High School teacher Shirley Katz
who wants to bring her legally permitted concealed weapon on campus.
http://www.localnewscomesfirst.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1660&Itemid=2
http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-21/1192550991120170.xml&storylist=orlocal
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Sandy Abrams Faces State Firearm Charges: Sandy Abrams, who for years
was the go-to guy in Maryland for journalists who wanted to interview an
opponent of gun control laws, is set to go on trial Wednesday, charged
with illegally selling assault weapons to a criminal who used one of the
guns to shoot at Baltimore County police, and for illegal possession of
a fully automatic machine gun with a silencer. Abrams faces Maryland
state charges for illegal gun sales after Federal authorities revoked
his Federal firearms license last year. National Rifle Association
attorneys had vigorously defended Abrams and sued to prevent the
government from revoking his license. The trial is scheduled to begin at
9:15 AM in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County.
Related Article:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.guns17oct17,0,1367016.story
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Bringing An Ax To A Gunfight: When an intruder broke into a Cord (AR)
residence and demanded money, he found himself facing two determined
homeowners who threatened him with an ax and tore off his mask before he
fled..."Mr. Heyde advised that he got up and seen a man had broken into
his residence through the back door," Smith said. According to the
report, the man had a handgun and told the couple to "Give me your
money." ...Heyde said his wife slammed the bedroom door shut because
their 5-year-old son Robert was also in the home and still sleeping. She
then grabbed a decorative ax off the wall and demanded he leave the house...
http://www.guardonline.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=41553&format=html
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All The Training That Came In The Box With The Gun?: An 81-year-old
woman shot a homeless man after finding him washing his clothes in her
laundry room, police said, but the man said from his hospital room
Tuesday that he's known the woman for years. Ethel Sanders told police
she heard noises in her laundry room Monday morning, so she grabbed her
handgun and found James Penn, 25, standing in his underwear near the
washing machine, Mobile Police Officer Eric Gallichant said. Sanders,
who normally uses a walker, shot Penn when he came at her, Gallichant
said. She was knocked to the ground by the force of the shot and Penn
grabbed the gun from her, the officer said. Penn pointed the gun at
Sanders, took his clothes from the washing machine and fled, Gallichant
said.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,302217,00.html
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A Feathered Alarm System: Police said a homeowner fatally shot an
intruder after his parrot alerted him that someone was on the
property...Dennis Baker, who keeps several pet birds, said his Mexican
Red-headed parrot "Salvador" said "hello" when he sees someone. As a man
passed by a window at his home, Salvador began saying "Hello, hello,"
awaking Baker. Baker then saw the intruder on a surveillance system and
shot him inside the home's detached garage, police said...Dallas police
said Baker will not face charges because he was defending his property.
A bill passed earlier this year by legislators gives Texans a stronger
legal right to defend themselves with deadly force in their homes,
vehicles and workplaces.
http://www.nbc5i.com/news/14348860/detail.html
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Meanwhile, In New York...: As investigators probe the weekend shooting
of a robbery suspect in the city, legal experts say several key issues
might determine whether the store owner fired in self-defense. John
Phillip Sayers, 21, was shot by Donald Khemraj early Sunday morning
after Sayers broke into Khemraj's family business on Albany Street,
police said...Speaking in general terms, attorney Stephen X. Kouray and
Mark Caruso, a Schenectady County public defender, said the question
that might roil any self-defense theory is whether the business is an
extension of the home. The Khemraj family lives above the store. "You
might see an issue of where his dwelling starts and ends," Kouray said.
"What's critical is the physical layout of that building," Kouray said.
If Khemraj was outside and could have retreated from Sayers, "he had no
right to shoot him." Kouray, Caruso and Carney agreed the law is clear:
Residents can use deadly physical force inside their homes, but lose
that right if they can safely retreat from danger.
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=630451
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Another Rental-Gun Suicide: ...Police gave this account of Monday's
incident: Errico entered the gun club, 14860 N. Northsight Blvd, around
7:30 p.m. and rented a semi-automatic pistol. He was given gun club
instructions and paperwork before an employee lead him to the range to
fire the weapon. The gun club requires people to watch a safety video
and sign a release and waiver form before entering the gun range,
according to its Web site. Errico shot at a target for several minutes
before facing the range master and shooting himself once in the head. He
was pronounced dead at 8:20 p.m. at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1016abrk-suicide1016.html
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How Ungentlemanly!: Police marksmen shot Jean Charles de Menezes seven
times in the head with hollow-point "dumdum" bullets designed to kill
instantly, the Old Bailey was told yesterday. The bullets, used by US
air marshalls, give "a greater chance of immediate incapacitation", the
court was told. A senior firearms adviser, known as Andrew to protect
his anonymity, told the court that the decision to use the bullets was
made to help police seeking the failed July 21 suicide bombers, who were
still at large in 2005. Their usual and more powerful 9mm jacketed
soft-point bullets would pass through the other side, Andrew said.
"Officers may have only one chance to incapacitate a suicide killer.
Failure to do so can have catastrophic consequences."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article2666300.ece
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
