Likely AG Nominee No Supporter of RKBA: Deputy Attorney General Eric H.
Holder, Jr. today held a press conference to urge Members of Congress to
adopt reasonable gun legislation. He issued the following statement.
"Good Afternoon. We are here today because the House of Representatives
has begun debate on legislation that can make a critical difference to
law enforcement, and to the safety of all Americans...
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/1999/June/257dag.htm
Napolitano May Get Another Cabinet Position: [Arizona] Gov. Janet
Napolitano isn't President-elect Barack Obama's choice for U.S. attorney
general, according to a host of media reports issued Tuesday. But she
may still be tapped for a Cabinet post in the new administration, albeit
likely not one of the prestige of attorney general... The Cabinet post
most frequently cited by influential Arizona Democrats, however, is that
of secretary of Homeland Security. The position, held by Michael
Chertoff, includes aspects of national defense, emergency response and
border security... (Arizona gun owners can't wait to get rid of "J No,"
who has vetoed several important bills to restore aspects of the RKBA in
this state.)
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2008/11/19/20081119napolitano-ag1119.html
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NRA's LaPierre Urges Vigilance: Historic victories for gun rights
occurred in 2008, but the fight for firearm freedoms must continue to
preserve the Second Amendment, National Rifle Association Executive Vice
President Wayne LaPierre told a crowd on Monday at Ashland University.
Despite the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down a handgun ban
in Washington D.C., that affirmed the right to keep and bear arms, there
is a battle for firearms ownership in America, LaPierre said. He urged
NRA members and firearms owners to stay vigilant while pressures mount
domestically and internationally for them to disarm...
http://www.times-gazette.com/news/article/4468640
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The Beat Goes On: ...Oh, please. What we're seeing in the gun stores
this week is not a nation arming itself for revolt, but Americans in a
thoroughly defensive mode, stocking up now to avoid the Democratic gun
bans they believe are coming. What many Americans fear is that Barack
Obama - aided by congressional allies like Senators Dianne Feinstein of
California and Charles Schumer of New York - will revert to his true,
pre-campaign nature come Jan. 20, and once more move to take away
Americans' guns...
http://www.lewrockwell.com/suprynowicz/suprynowicz104.html
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The View from the Left: ...President-elect Obama has consistently
supported common sense gun laws in the U.S. Senate and in the Illinois
State Senate, along with supporting an individual right to own a gun for
self-defense in the home. Vice President-Elect Biden, one of the
original authors of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, has been a
leader in gun violence prevention throughout his distinguished career.
The Brady Campaign's choice was clear. In the middle of October, Jim and
Sarah Brady and the Brady Campaign issued a strong endorsement of the
Obama-Biden ticket... (The "common sense" gun laws that Big Brother
supported in the Illinois are precisely the reason that he was so
vigorously opposed by the RKBA community and why even some who voted for
him are now scrambling to buy firearms and ammunition.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-helmke/we-win-they-lose-now-lets_b_144743.html
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On the Other Hand...: November 19 is National Ammo Day. It is a
nationwide BUYcott of ammunition. You buy ammunition. 100 Rounds a
person. The goals of Ammo Day:
The goal of National Ammo Day is to empty the ammunition from the
shelves of your local gun store, sporting goods, or hardware store and
put that ammunition in the hands of law-abiding citizens. Make your
support of the Second Amendment known - by voting with your dollars!
There are an estimated 75 MILLION gun owners in the United States of
America. If each gun owner or Second Amendment supporter buys 100
rounds of ammunition, that's 7.5 BILLION rounds in the hands of
law-abiding citizens! The gun/ammunition manufacturers have been taking
the brunt of all the frivolous lawsuits, trying to put these folks out
of business. Well, not if we can help it! And we CAN help it by buying
ammunition on November 19!
http://www.ammoday.com/index.php/about/353/
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Appeal Filed in Atlanta Airport Dispute: GCO has filed its brief in
support of its appeal in the Atlanta Airport gun case. GCO sued Atlanta
in federal district court because of Atlanta's threats to arrest people
lawfully carrying firearms in the Atlanta Airport. The district court
granted Atlanta's motion for judgment on the pleadings, finding that GCO
had not introduced sufficient evidence that HB 89 (which decriminalized
carrying firearms "on public transportation" for GFL holders) applies to
airports (overlooking the fact that a party is neither permitted nor
required to introduce evidence in opposition to a motion for judgment on
the pleadings). GCO has appealed the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the 11th Circuit...
http://www.georgiacarry.org/cms/2008/11/14/gco-files-airport-brief-on-appeal/
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Chicago Suburb to Reconsider Handgun Ban: Winnetka officials could
decide to amend the city's ban on handguns at a town meeting tonight. In
September, three Winnetka residents and the National Rifle Association
sued the village, stating that the ban violated their rights protected
by the Second Amendment. The plaintiffs claimed they were "subjected to
irreparable harm in that they were unable to obtain handguns and
ammunition to protect themselves in their homes ... subjecting them to
endangerment from criminal intruders." If the village amended its
weapons ordinance, handguns in homes would be permitted, but firing guns
and gun sales would still be prohibited...
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Winnetka-May-Repeal-Gun-Ban.html
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Pennsylvania Soccer Mom to Sue for Legal Fees: The Lebanon woman who had
her handgun permit revoked after bringing a holstered gun to her
daughter's soccer game said that she plans to sue Lebanon County.
Meleanie Hain is suing for the money she spent defending herself in
court. A judge reinstated her gun permit last month after it was revoked
by the Lebanon County sheriff. Hain said that she wants to make sure no
one else's rights are violated...
http://www.wgal.com/news/18005180/detail.html
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Oops, Wrong Store: Some would-be robbers picked the wrong shop owner to
rob in Brooklyn on Monday night. Even though he was unarmed, the shop
owner, identified by neighbors as Youssouf Drame, 35, wrested a gun away
from one of the men and fatally shot two of them. The police say that
two other suspects - it's unclear whether they entered the store - are
at large. Mr. Drame, the owner of the variety store at 1051 Nostrand
Avenue in Crown Heights, was also shot multiple times during the
struggle and remained in critical condition at Kings County Hospital
Center on Tuesday, the police said... (It sounds as if Mr. Drame might
have fared better is he had had his own gun, a fairly difficult option
to exercise leagally in New York City.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/nyregion/19robbery.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin
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Oops, Wrong House: A man sent suspects running after firing a shot from
his 12-gauge shotgun to end an attempted burglary overnight. It happened
at about 10:40 p.m. Tuesday night near 45th and South Evanston. The
victim told police his estranged wife and ex-girlfriend came to his home
with two unknown men. The victim says his wife broke through the front
window and the two men kicked in the front door. The man retreated to
his bedroom and got out his shotgun and fired one shot through the front
room wall. All of the suspects ran away from the scene. There were no
injuries reported and no arrests have been made.
http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/1108/569233.html
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Oops, Wrong Truck: The clerk warned Alejandro Salinas about the
suspicious men who had been hanging out in front of the convenience
store for the past hour. He told Salinas to be careful as he went back
out to his Chevrolet Z-71 pickup truck, that he had just filled at the
Aziz Convenience Store about 11 a.m. Saturday. Salinas walked out to his
truck and hopped in. But before he could close the door, 18-year-old
Hector Severo Ramos was holding a .25-caliber pistol at Salinas' neck,
said Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevi�o. "He says 'Get out of the
truck. I'm going to take it and I'm going to kill you," Trevi�o said of
Ramos. Salinas told the gunman to calm down; they could work things out.
Then he pushed Ramos' pistol away, pulled out his own pistol and fired
two 9 mm bullets into Ramos' chest...
http://www.themonitor.com/articles/shot_19729___article.html/attempted_carjacker.html
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Oops, Wrong Samaritan: A 60-year-old Stockton man remains in critical
condition in an area hospital after he was shot several times early
Sunday by a neighbor trying to intervene in a domestic violence
attack... Once inside the woman's home, the neighbor saw Doucet holding
the woman by her hair and raising his hand with the gun in it, according
to the report. The neighbor told Doucet several times to stop. Doucet
allegedly turned the gun on the neighbor and fired once, hitting the
man. The neighbor returned fire with his own gun, hitting Doucet several
times in the upper body. The woman and neighbor were treated for
non-life threatening wounds and Doucet was taken to an area hospital and
underwent surgery for his wounds...
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081110/A_NEWS02/81110009/-1/A_NEWS
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Stephen P. Wenger, KE7QBY
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
