Bill To Reform BATFE Analyzed: Iowa Republican representative Steve King
has introduced a bill in the house judiciary committee entitled "To
reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives,
modernize firearms". If you've been paying attention, the BATFE is
certainly a bureau that could use some reforming...The liberals see no
need to fix the BATFE, they are fine with a government agency running
roughshod over the rights of the citizens. The only thing that will
convince them to pass this law that reins in this rogue agency is a fear
of not being reelected.
http://ggthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/12/legislation-we-can-get-behind.html
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CWP's For Sale In California County: The bounty hunter accused of
kicking in his wife's door and dragging her outside, the pawnbroker who
left a loaded gun tucked between the seats of his unlocked car, the
drywall company owner who donated money to the sheriff's campaign and
owns a vacation house with him. All of these men subsequently received
permission from the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department to carry a
concealed gun. As a lawsuit accusing former Sheriff Lou Blanas of
favoring campaign contributors in decisions on concealed weapon permits
wends its way through federal court, The Bee examined public records on
more than 550 permits issued since 1996, all but 37 of them under
Blanas' terms as sheriff and undersheriff. (California's
discretionary-issue law encourages favoritism and corruption in permit
issuance in several counties.)
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/587425.html
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Oops, Wrong House, Indiana Version: Two men will spend Christmas in jail
after allegedly being involved in a shooting Sunday evening. P.J. Scott
and an unknown number of people allegedly kicked in the door and forced
their way into John Stoick's home at 343 Elizabeth Ave., in north Terre
Haute, according to Sgt. Dale Loudermilk of the Terre Haute Police
Department. Stoick, 18, of Terre Haute was upstairs in his bedroom when
Scott and others allegedly entered. He allegedly pulled a gun and began
shooting in self defense.
http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_story_358190759.html?keyword=topstory
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Oops, Wrong House, South Africa Version: An alleged robber was shot and
injured by a resident in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday morning, police
said...The resident heard dogs barking and awoke from his sleep. "He
took his firearm and went outside to investigate," said O' Brien. Police
said one robber, who was hidden between two cars in the driveway, jumped
towards the resident with "something" in his hand. "Fearing for his
life, he instinctively fired his weapon," said O' Brien.
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2243136,00.html
http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=668615
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Oops, Wrong Apartment: ...Police say they arrived at Charleston Oaks
Apartments on Kyser Boulevard around 4:00 pm on Sunday. They found Paul
Bryant Crabtree of Athens lying in the breezeway with a gunshot wound to
the chest. He later died at the hospital. Authorities believe Crabtree,
Mary Elizabeth Holt and an unidentified accomplice, armed with knives,
forced their way into an apartment. The person living there drew a gun
and fired in self defense.
http://www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=7538310&nav=0hBE
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Oops, Wrong Bar: It happened around 11:30 pm yesterday. A man allegedly
walked into Henry's Bar on 80th and Avenue B and allegedly began waving
a gun. Two men inside, including the bar owner, forced the man out into
the parking lot, but it didn't end there. Another scuffle broke out and
the man apparently drew his weapon again. The bar owner was armed
himself. "He pointed the gun at the bar owner and the bar owner shot
him," said an investigator at the scene. "It appears to be self-defense
at this time."
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=5853065
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Beware Of Eye Injuries From Holiday Toys: BB guns, darts, pellet guns
and paintball guns are among the toys that pose a threat to the eyes.
"Any toy that can eject or propel an object can lead to a serious eye
injury if used incorrectly. This includes innocuous appearing toys such
as a popgun or a paddleball set," Coats said. (While I'd rather see kids
learn to use real guns safely than to play with toy ones, I believe that
they should still observe the basic safety rules if they do use toy guns.)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/24/AR2007122401192.html
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Stephen P. Wenger, KE7QBY
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
