NRA Backs Chambliss in Crucial Election: As today's Macon Telegraph is
reporting: "Describing the stark descent into heavy gun regulation that
they say Barack Obama's presidential administration will seek, National
Rifle Association officials came to town Wednesday and backed U.S. Sen.
Saxby Chambliss as a last line of defense for freedom and the Second
Amendment... (This run-off election will likely determine whether the
Democrats gain a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.)
http://www.peachpundit.com/2008/11/20/gun-rights-take-center-stage-at-chambliss-rally-in-perry/
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Safes and Guns: Safes and guns. Those are the two top selling purchases
by American consumers right now, according to retail analysts. It could
be a telling sign about the nation's priorities, safety concerns and
financial insecurity - and whether there are mixed feelings about the
impending Obama administration's ability to ease economic and security
woes... For the glass half-empty crowd the writing is on the wall -
there is a clear lack of confidence which readily needs to be addressed.
For the glass half-full folks - Americans are finally saving more and
gun dealers are making a killing.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/21/safe-guns/
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Question 59 Under Attack: President-elect Barack Obama's transition team
is asking potential appointees detailed questions about gun ownership,
and firearms advocates aren't happy about it. The National Rifle
Association has denounced the move, which has already led one Republican
senator to consider legislation aimed at ensuring a president can't use
an applicant's gun ownership status to deny employment. It's just one
question on a lengthy personnel form - No. 59 on a 63-question list -
but the furor over the query is a vivid reminder of the intensity of
support for Second Amendment rights and signals the scrutiny Obama is
likely to receive from the ever-vigilant gun lobby...
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15835.html
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Predicting Big Brother's Attack: I'm going to make a prediction, because
I think a picture might be shaping up here. Given who Obama has
nominated for his AG, and the things he said, I think we can expect gun
shows, and in particular private sales, to be a prime target of the new
administration. Why? ...My prediction is that when they move on gun
owners, they will move on this issue. They will reach farther than
McCain ever would have ever done, and we will have to fight them. I
expect private sales regulation will be the main push, but expect gun
shows themselves to be in the crosshairs, with the aim of destroying them.
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/11/20/calling-the-attack/
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Napolitano's RKBA History: The HopeandChange^(TM) Anti-Gun Dream Team
keeps getting bigger and "better," with the newest addition being
Arizona's Governor Janet Napolitano as the next Secretary of Homeland
Security. What's her stance on guns? ...So, what can the Homeland
Security Secretary do to affect gun ownership? We've already had
rumblings about some rather . . . startling definitions of what
constitutes a "homegrown terrorist," and Napolitano might be tempted to
make them more "startling" still. Dare to utter a quote of Jefferson's
"tree of liberty" line, and you could find yourself characterized as the
next Timothy McVeigh... (J No has generally signed bills relaxing
training requirements for Arizona CWP's and expanding recognition of
out-of-state permits while vetoing numerous other bills, including those
that would have eased Arizona's ban on firearms where alcohol is served.)
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/11/securing-homeland-with-hopeandchange.html
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Appeals Court to Rule on Oklahoma's Parking-Lot-Storage Law: A lawyer
who represents the National Rifle Association represented Oklahoma's
governor and attorney general Wednesday in support of a controversial
state gun-rights law. The law requires employers to allow workers to
have guns in locked vehicles where they work. It was struck down 13
months ago by U.S. District Judge Terence Kern in Tulsa. In arguments
Wednesday at the federal appeals court in Denver, lawyer Charles Cooper
argued on behalf of Gov. Brad Henry and Attorney General Drew Edmondson
that Kern was wrong...
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20081120_11_A1_DENVER940663
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Georgia Considers Campus Carry: ...Senators in the Student Government
Association are having their own discussion about the right to bear
arms. The argument is between those who believe people who have licenses
for concealed weapons should be able to carry arms on campus and those
who disagree. SGA hopes to reach a census and gather opinions from both
for and against the issue to recommend to the Georgia Legislature. The
debate was sparked by Georgia House Bill 89, which regards carrying
concealed arms in extended public places but does not yet extend to
college campuses. The council is still considering adding a provision
allowing those licensed individuals to carry concealed arms on campuses...
http://media.www.gcsunade.com/media/storage/paper299/news/2008/11/21/CampusNews/Guns-On.Campus-3555214.shtml
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Will California Sheriff Relax CWP Standards?: ...Although Sheriff
Hutchens was appointed by the board six months ago, she is under no
obligation to follow the new instructions. At least the board spoke out
on behalf of the gun-rights-supporting public, as more than 80 activists
spoke out against the sheriff's policies during the board meeting. And
at least Sheriff Hutchens sat through the entire meeting and got an
appropriate earful from residents and elected officials...
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/sheriff-permits-hutchens-2233939-board-residents
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Rule Four Reminder: ..."Something hit me in the chest really hard, "
said Richard, who initially thought he had been struck by a rock kicked
up by the motor. But when he took off his sweater and opened the nylon
case for his Motorola Razr phone, a .45-caliber bullet fell out. The
stray bullet, probably fired from the woods near his 5-acre property on
North Lee Road near Covington, shattered Richard's cell phone but left
him with little more than a bad bruise... Richard, who owns guns himself
and said he doesn't want to discourage anyone from exercising their
Second Amendment rights, also urged caution. "My main interest is to
make people aware they have to be careful in their shooting, " Richard
said... (Rule Four: Always be sure of your target and what's beyond it.)
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/st_tammany_man_saved_by_the_ce.html
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Stephen P. Wenger, KE7QBY
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
