Urgent Call For Pennsylvanians: Anti-gun rights Governor Rendell plans
to take an unprecedented step and personally attend Tuesday's PA House
Judiciary Committee meeting to attack gun owners and our constitutional
freedoms by forcing bad legislation (HB 18, HB 22, and HB 29) out of
committee. You need to act now!!! Please contact members of the
Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee today and keep it up through
Tuesday morning. ASK THE MEMBERS TO OPPOSE HB 22, HB 18 and HB 29. The
Committee Votes are scheduled Tuesday November 20 at 10:00 AM. Phone
numbers, fax numbers and email addresses are at the end of this message.
PLEASE USE THEM. (Mailing delayed due to internet connectivity problem
this morning.)
http://www.ccrkba.org/pub/rkba/press-releases/urgent.action.pa.hb18.hb22.hb29.htm
Related Articles:
http://www.thebulletin.us/site/news.cfm?newsid=19037824&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=6
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_stories/20071120_Face-off_is_today_on_Pa__gun_bills.html
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Gun Dealer's Suit Against Bloomberg Can Proceed: A South Carolina judge
has ruled that a lawsuit against Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and New York
City over tactics used against out-of-state gun dealers can go ahead...
The suit was filed in response to city lawsuits against gun dealers in
Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia alleging that
improper sales practices had led to a large number of guns ending up in
criminals' hands in New York. Some of the dealers settled the suits and
agreed to work with a court-appointed monitor, but the owner of the
Summerville shop, Larry Mickalis, countersued, accusing Mr. Bloomberg
and the city of conspiracy, fraud and libel, among other charges.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/nyregion/20mbrfs-GUNS.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin
http://www.nysun.com/article/66713
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Oops, Wrong House, Texas Version: Dallas police said a 76-year-old
homeowner survived an altercation with an intruder Tuesday morning. The
intruder also survived, despite three gunshot wounds, police said. The
homeowner went outside of his home in the 3700 block of Fordham Road.
Police said the suspect ran past the homeowner and into the house after
the homeowner opened the door. The two wrestled briefly before the
homeowner shot the iutruder in the arm, chest and face with a shotgun,
according to police. (Those of us who subscribe to the safe-room concept
would probably not have walked out the door to investigate.)
http://www.nbc5i.com/news/14647144/detail.html
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Oops, Wrong House, Washington Version: A Yakima resident turned the
tables on two burglars when he surprised them in his home, shot one of
them with his handgun and then held them at bay until police arrived.
The bullet hit a 17-year-old suspect who police said was armed at the
time with the homeowner's own shotgun. Both suspects face burglary
charges, and Yakima police say that for now they will not seek charges
against the homeowner who fired his gun at them. (Note the threat to the
homeowner, with his own unsecured shotgun.)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/page/dis/290335486986666
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The Race Card?: A man who shot and killed two burglary suspects said it
was self-defense, but a community activist called it murder, KPRC Local
2 reported Monday..."We believe Mr. Horn became judge, jury and
executioner all at the same time. We believe that Mr. Horn violated
direct orders from a 911 dispatcher," said Quanell X with the New Black
Panther Party. (This case, shared earlier, definitely involved
questionable judgment and tactics but I was unaware that a 911
dispatcher had the legal authority to issue a "direct order.")
http://www.click2houston.com/news/14643409/detail.html
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Meanwhile, In Washington...: The family of a man who was shot to death
in October at a Puyallup gas station announced Sunday they are holding a
rally Tuesday in Tacoma. The event is part of the family's continued
questioning of Pierce County prosecutors' decision not to charge the
21-year-old shooter after ruling he acted in self-defense. The shooter
told investigators he was sitting in his car when Nicholas Cruz, 23, of
Eatonville, approached and punched him several times, reportedly after
breaking the driver's side window of the car.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/crime/story/207528.html
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A Lesson In Gun Handling: ...After last week's tragic crime, I was
searching for anything that would make me feel safer on an increasingly
dangerous campus. Given the prevalence of guns in Philadelphia, I
thought that getting acquainted with a little metal might be a helpful
way to protect myself. So I ventured to the gun club ready to get my
lesson in self-defense. I ended up discovering that knowing how to shoot
a gun probably wouldn't help me fend off criminals. Nonetheless, I left
with a valuable lesson about gun safety and a familiarity and confidence
with guns that every Penn student should have.
http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2007/11/19/Opinion/Cassandra.Tognoni.A.Lesson.In.Gun.Control-3109254.shtml
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Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
