House Democrats Lack Traction: It is legislation that Rep. Carolyn
McCarthy has worked to get passed since her husband was shot dead in
1993 by a deranged Long Island Rail Road passenger. The Mineola
Democrat's bill to speed background checks for gun buyers had bipartisan
support in both houses of Congress, and even had the blessing of the
National Rifle Association. But moments before the final version would
have passed the Senate in late September, the objection of a lone
Republican senator put the bill on hold, where it remains Tuesday, six
weeks later.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usdems1106,0,5976707.story
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Thompson Takes Pro-RKBA Stance In New Hampshire: ...Seeking to point out
his differences with his fellow Republican presidential candidates, the
former Tennessee senator and actor toured the Thompson Center Arms
factory and spoke to more than 100 workers, some with tattoos on their
necks. "You remind the people of the importance of their constitutional
rights. I've been a strong supporter of the Second Amendment ever since
I've been in politics; that's the way I've been yesterday, that's the
way I am today and that's the way I'll be tomorrow," he said to cheers
from the crowd, gathered in a concrete-floor warehouse.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20071106/NATION/111060024/1002
http://www.wmur.com/politics/14517365/detail.html
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Arkansas Lacks Castle Doctrine: ...Self-defense laws are called castle
laws. They give a person the legal right to defend themselves with
deadly force, regardless of where they are. Arkansas doesn't have castle
laws leaving many self-defense cases for prosecutors and courts to
decide...What this means is that if you're at home, and someone breaks
in, if you feel like your life is in immediate danger, under Arkansas
law you can use deadly force. Thanks to a new law, you can also use
deadly force against an imminent threat in your yard, but that's only if
they are attacking you... (This is not an article I would accept as
legal advice.)

http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=55753
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Virginia Grand Jury Clears Ice-Cream Parlor Manager: An ice-cream parlor
manager who pursued and fatally shot an armed man who robbed the South
Richmond store Sept. 6 will not stand trial. A Richmond grand jury
yesterday declined to indict David Fielding, 21, in the shooting of
Jerome Davis, 43, at the Baskin-Robbins store at 6940 Forest Hill
Ave...Yesterday, the Richmond commonwealth's attorney's office presented
evidence for a charge of reckless discharge of a firearm. The
five-member panel concluded that Fielding's actions were a justifiable
and excusable form of self-defense. At least four grand jurors must vote
for an indictment.

http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2007-11-06-0143.html
http://www.nbc12.com/news/state/11018166.html
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Illinois State Police Open Ranges To Hunters: The Illinois State Police
will open their ranges to hunters so they can sight-in and test-fire
their shotguns in a safe environment for the upcoming deer hunting
season. Beginning Saturday, firing ranges in Elgin, Joliet, Pawnee,
Effingham, DuQuoin, LaSalle and Pecatonica will be available to the
public. "This annual program provides ISP and (Department of Natural
Resources) firearm experts the opportunity to promote hunting safety in
a controlled environment while ensuring the safe and appropriate use of
shotguns," ISP Director Larry G. Trent said.

http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2007/11/04/news/illiana/doc97011c9a1b00e2da86257388007ad31c.txt
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Canadian Teen Arrested For "Handgun" Offense: An Ottawa teen believes
cops were too quick to pull the trigger on a mischief investigation that
involved shaping his hand into a gun and yelling bang in a mock
gunfight. Henrick Vierula told the Sun he doesn't deserve to be charged
with multiple criminal offences after participating in a phenomena known
as a "flash mob" at the Rideau Centre on Friday.

http://ottsun.canoe.ca/News/OttawaAndRegion/2007/11/04/4629698-sun.html

Related Item:

http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Handgun
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From The Firearms Coalition:

Tuesday November 6 is Election Day in many places around the country and
GunVoters have an opportunity to make a dramatic impact on these elections.

Voter turnout for off-year elections is traditionally very low and this
year's are expected to continue this tradition. Low voter turnout means
that each vote has more impact.
GunVoters can make a big difference in any election, but during off-year
elections like tomorrows, GunVoters could literally pick the winners.

If you haven't been paying attention to elections in your area, now is
your last chance to get up to speed and get out to the polls.

We can't keep up with all of the candidates and elections being held
around the country - even NRA's huge staff can't cover them all - so
it's up to you to find out about your local elections. NRA's Political
Victory Fund, www.NRAPVF.org, has information on many of the statewide
and legislative races, but for local elections for City Council, County
Commission, School Board, and such, you will need to find local
grassroots groups or active election watchers for guidance.

Most of you on this list are serious activists who follow election
issues and candidates closely, but many of you only pay attention to
federal or statewide elections and don't keep up with judicial and local
candidates. If you're the expert, make sure everyone you know gets out
to the polls and knows who to vote for. If you're not the expert, get
busy on the internet or find your local expert and get out to the polls.

This is a big opportunity to make a difference and set the tone for the
elections of 2008.
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From AzCDL:

Like it says in our brochure, AzCDL is an "all volunteer" organization.
We need volunteers to help us at the Crossroads of the West gun show on
November 30th through December 2nd at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in
Phoenix: http://www.crossroadsgunshows.com/gunsched.htm

If you can spare a few hours we would deeply appreciate your help - a
significant number of members have joined at this gun show in prior
years.  Come on down and spend some time observing the other
volunteers.  When you feel ready, step on in.  If proactive selling is
not your forte, we still need volunteers to manage the table, help hand
out magnets, flyers and brochures, and keep an eye on things.

Volunteers who work the AzCDL table for a few hours will get into the
gun show FREE!

If your membership is coming up for renewal soon, stop on by the table
and renew.  Sustaining memberships get a FREE AzCDL T-Shirt.

Not a member?  Not a problem!  You can join AzCDL at the gun show!

Interested?  Drop a line to [email protected].

These alerts are a project of the Arizona Citizens Defense League
(AzCDL), an all volunteer, non-profit, non-partisan grassroots
organization.  Join today!

AzCDL - Protecting Your Freedom
http://www.azcdl.org/html/join_us_.html

Copyright � 2007 Arizona Citizens Defense League, Inc., all rights
reserved.

--
Stephen P. Wenger

Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.

http://www.spw-duf.info