NRA Launches Ad in Spanish: The latest TV ad from the National Rifle
Association yokes immigration fears to the gun rights debate by raising
the specter of crime by illegals before noting that Barack Obama voted
against a 2004 Illinois bill to provide additional legal protections to
individuals defending themselves with firearms against home-invading
criminals. The ad will air in both English and Spanish on broadcast and
cable stations in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas through Election Day...
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/10/01/nra_delivers_new_ad_in_spanish.html
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And I Have an Oceanfront Condo in Tucson: Sen. Barack Obama said Tuesday
he is "a strong supporter of the Second Amendment" who will not try take
Americans' guns away if elected. "I believe it's an individual right,"
he said in an interview following Tuesday's speech at UNR. "Lawful gun
owners have nothing to fear from an Obama Administration." But, Obama
said, he is for "some common sense gun safety laws." He said that means
keeping weapons out of the hands of criminals, the mentally ill and
children. "And we need a system that makes sure we can trace guns back
to the original owners and dealers..."
http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20081001/NEWS/809309975/1066&ParentProfile=1051&title=Obama%20promises%20support%20for%20gun%20owner%20rights
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Prohibitionist Urges Microstamping for DC: A gun-control advocate told
the D.C. Council's public safety committee Wednesday that officials
should consider adopting a complex method of ballistics tracking to help
identify guns used in the city. "In crime scenes, what we find are
cartridges and no guns," said Joshua Horwitz, executive director of the
Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence. "Microstamping can provide the
link between the gun and cartridge." Mr. Horwitz's comments came during
a hearing before the council's Committee on Public Safety and the
Judiciary regarding gun laws in the District...
http://www.washtimes.com/news/2008/oct/02/ballistics-tracking-urged-to-id-guns/
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Atlanta Airport Ruling Appealed: GCO has filed a notice of appeal from
the September 26, 2008 judgment of the federal court in GCO's case
against the City of Atlanta regarding the City's program of illegally
searching, detaining, and arresting GFL holders for lawfully carrying
firearms in the non-secure areas of the Atlanta airport. The appeal
will be heard by a 3-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Eleventh Circuit.
http://www.georgiacarry.org/cms/2008/09/30/gco-appeals-airport-case/
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Virginia AG Says Yes to Open Carry in State Parks: VCDL had been aware
that Senator Ken Cuccinelli put in a request several months ago for a
formal opinion from Attorney General Bob McDonnell on whether it is
legal to open carry in Virginia State Parks. The answer came in this
morning and it is YES! VCDL expected that to be the case, but it was
important for the Attorney General to actually rule on the issue.
CAUTION: I am determining if this opinion has officially overridden the
park regulation or if the park regulation must be rewritten before we
can carry openly. SO, I SUGGEST NOT OPEN CARRYING IN STATE PARKS UNTIL
I GET MORE INFORMATION...
http://blog.vcdl.org/index.php?/archives/283-VA-ALERT-BREAKING-NEWS!-AG-Open-Carry-OK-in-State-Parks!.html
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Meanwhile, in Norfolk...: As you might recall, Norfolk paid VCDL member
Danladi Moore $10,000 for unlawfully harassing him for openly carrying a
gun. The check was barely in the bank when the Norfolk police did it to
him again on a Norfolk bus, as was detailed in the VCDL mini-update on
September 22nd. You would think that Norfolk would have learned their
lesson (don't forget that Chet Szymecki and his wife, Deborah, each
still have lawsuits against Norfolk in federal court over Chet's
unlawful arrest last year in Norfolk, too). We need you to join us next
Tuesday, October 7th, as we tell City Council that these repeated
violations are not acceptable...
http://blog.vcdl.org/index.php?/archives/286-VA-ALERT-ACTION-ITEM-Norfolk-City-Council-meeting!.html
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Gun Shows Don't Increase Homicides, Suicides: Gun shows don't contribute
to increased homicide or suicide rates, according to results of a study
announced Wednesday by the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford
School of Public Policy. The joint University of Michigan and University
of Maryland examination of gun death data in the weeks surrounding more
than 3,400 California and Texas gun shows concluded tighter regulation
of the flea market-like operations did nothing to reduce
firearms-related deaths in the following month. Researchers compared
gunshot death data surrounding every known gun show in California and
Texas between 1994 and 2004. California has some of the most stringent
gun sale rules in the country. Texas is among the least restrictive...
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081002/METRO/810020375/1020/NATION
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One Woman's Conversion: I have been anti-gun all my life. When my sons
were little, I wouldn't allow them to ever own a toy gun. But events in
the past few years have radically changed my views. It starts with
September 11, 2001...The tragedy at Virginia Tech was the final straw. I
was not going to be a victim anymore. My children were not going to be
victims anymore. I took my first gun safety class, and I got my first
concealed carry permit. Some people may be surprised that I have
changed. I am surprised that some of them haven't.
http://politicalwrite.blogspot.com/2008/09/anit-gun-rights-to-pro-gun-rights-my.html
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Second Amendment Sisters Support Soccer Mom: We at Second Amendment
Sisters applaud the common sense of Meleanie Hain for taking a handgun
to her 5-year-old's soccer game in Pennsylvania...Although some parents
were "upset" at the sight of the handgun, we hope they will think about
all the mass shootings that could have been stopped in their tracks by
one law-abiding person with a gun. Meleanie Hain could be just that
person. I lived through one of those mass shooting ... my parents
didn't. The idea of that happening again with my young children makes me
physically ill. That's why THIS soccer mom also carries her weapon to
games. I want my children safe from crazies who look for so called
"gun-free zones" such as these na�ve parents and kowtowing sheriff want
to create...
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?3a4b6d81-71f0-4701-8037-d3b587cb0bf4
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Taking a BB Gun to a Gunfight: Police said a homeowner shot in
self-defense when armed suspects tried to rob him overnight. Shortly
before 10:30 p.m. Monday, 67-year-old Douglas Dabbs pulled into his
driveway on Tobylynn Drive and was getting out of his pickup truck when
two armed men came up to him and tried to rob him. The two men were
identified as Nibeyu Demissew Yosef and Jermichael Jerome Burgy. Armed
with BB guns the two men demanded money from Dabbs. Dabbs said he
reached into the console of his truck, retrieved a handgun that fires
410 shotgun rounds and opened fire on the two robbers... (All's well
that ends well but I have to wonder about Mr. Dabbs' choice of handgun.
A .410 slug is a deeply penetrating projectile but any shot load out of
a rifled handgun barrel is dubious at anything but close range.)
http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=9096658
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Oops, Wrong Trailer: Sheriff's detectives say a Rosemark man held two
thieves at gunpoint who tried to steal a utility trailer from his front
yard yesterday. Detectives believe the suspects may also be responsible
for stealing other utility trailers...Two men then began hooking up
Rutter's utility trailer to the pickup truck. Detectives say Rutter got
his pistol and confronted the two men. Initially, Jessie Brown, 51, of
Munford and Kelvin Nathaniel, 45, of Drummonds, told Rutter a neighbor
said they could use the trailer to move some hay. Rutter didn't believe
their story and called for Deputies. Moments later, Brown and Nathaniel
were taken into custody. Both were charged with Theft of Property...
http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=4f04f2c6-5447-4278-a154-323d7af22fcf
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Oops, Wrong Ex-Girlfriend: A Hardin County woman shot and killed her
ex-boyfriend Monday, but no charges have been filed because the shooter
is claiming self-defense...Pavey said it happened at a home where Angie
Ricketts, the alleged shooter, lives with her husband and children.
Pavey said Ricketts called police right after she pulled the trigger,
killing her ex-boyfriend, 37-year-old Eric West. "He showed up unwanted
yesterday and that he allegedly assaulted her and that's what led to all
this," Pavey said. West, of Magnolia, Ky., was pronounced dead at the
scene. Detectives said Ricketts claims this isn't the first time her ex
has caused problems...
http://www.wlky.com/news/17592575/detail.html
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A Lesson in Gun Laws: I just finished a family vacation traveling
through and spending time in several states including West Virginia,
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Delaware, Maryland and
Pennsylvania. It is interesting what is legal or illegal as you travel
across state lines. I have concealed carry licenses from Ohio and
Florida which allowed me to carry in each mentioned state, except
Maryland. It is important to follow the laws of the state you are in,
not where your license was issued. For researching state laws I used
"The Traveler's guide to firearms laws in 50 states" and
www.handgunlaw.us as well as information from states Attorney General or
State Police web sites... (Since the decay and demise of Packing.org,
handgunlaw.us is probably the best online starting point for learning
the "rules of the road" when leaving your home state.)
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/6011
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Stephen P. Wenger, KE7QBY
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
