July 07 Newslinks
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07/07/06 U.S. Unable to Deport Most Illegal Immigrants Who Commit Crimes.
Ezeiquiel Lopez already had a rap sheet that stretched all the way to Texas when, police said, he shot Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Deputy Sheriff Frank Fabiano in the head, killing him. Lopez, 45, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, was free at the time of the May shooting, after having been jailed for two prior violent crimes.
07/07/06 Hunting and fishing on decline, says Census Bureau survey Preliminary data released June 19 from the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, which was conducted for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, reported a 15 percent decline in hunting and fishing over the last 10 years. http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20070629/SPORTS/70629009
07/07/06 Cash for guns offered by police, Crime Stoppers A 75-year-old woman no longer sits on her front porch. A son no longer comes home to dinner. And a teenage girl won't start school next month. That's all because of guns in the wrong hands, said Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Chief Michael Berkow. http://www.savannahnow.com/node/319266
07/07/06 More gun control isn't the answer After Saturday's fatal car-to-car shooting in the same troubled area of north Toronto that has also seen a deadly school shooting and three teens killed during a high-speed chase with police in the past three weeks, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty called on Ottawa to ban handguns. We recognize that Mr. McGuinty and his government are up for re-election this October, so the Premier must appear to be doing something about crime in Canada's largest city. But why is it the first instinct of most liberal-left politicians to go after the property of law-abiding citizens when the problem is so obviously the actions of criminals? Confiscating the former will have no impact on the latter. http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/editorialsletters/story.html?id=610759c9-f7a5-4ea3-b15e-806f35b20e28
07/07/05 Pistol education camp in Oswego County loaded with fun for women Women of all ages will gather this summer for the Ladies Action Pistol Camp, a four-day, three-night how-to camp on handguns. http://www.syracuse.com/poststandard/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-8/1183625818107580.xml&coll=1
07/07/05 Third US soldier charged in investigation into murder of Iraqi civilians A third United States soldier has been charged in an on-going investigation into allegations that several members of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment had premeditated the murder of Iraqi civilians, and then planted AK-47s around the corpses to give the false impression that the victims had been insurgents. http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/07/05/third-us-soldier-charged-in-investigation-into-murder-of-iraqi-civilians/
07/07/05 Ohio Newspaper Under Fire for Outing Gun Owners (CNSNews.com) - An Ohio newspaper's decision to publish the non-public records of concealed carry permit holders drew a strong response, and one gun rights advocacy group published personal but public information about the newspaper's editor. http://www.cnsnews.com/news/viewstory.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200707/NAT20070705a.html
07/07/05 Of Guns, Citizens, and Soldiers Washington, DC (TLS). A small but vocal minority in America has made its presence known by protesting various and sundry actions of citizens, such as, for example, the erecting of a statue in honor of a fallen Iraq War hero who was from Littleton, Colorado. http://thelibertysphere.blogspot.com/2007/07/of-guns-citizens-and-soldiers.html
07/07/05 Ohio sheriff rips Senate for failing to solve border problem "The U.S. Senate's job is to protect and serve the citizens of this country. At times it seems as though they have forgotten whence they came," said Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones, a frequent critic of the government's immigration-enforcement policies. http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070705/NATION/107050062/1002
07/07/05 Constitution & Law The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the government agency charged with assuring the safety and health of America's workers, is proposing a regulatory rule affecting the manufacturing, transportation and storage of small arms ammunition, primers and smokeless propellants. http://libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=193092
07/07/05 Governor signs Castle Doctrine bill Ten years ago this past March, Wilma Bragg was shot to death in her home near Stella when she surprised Alis Ben Johns, a wanted murderer who had broken into her home to steal supplies he needed to stay on the run during what turned into the largest manhunt in Missouri history. http://www.neoshodailynews.com/articles/2007/07/05/news/03castle.txt
07/07/05 CNSNews.com: Ohio Newspaper Under Fire for Outing Gun Owners (CNSNews.com) - An Ohio newspaper's decision to publish the non-public records of concealed carry permit holders drew a strong response, and one gun rights advocacy group published personal but public information about the newspaper's editor. http://www.cnsnews.com/news/viewstory.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200707/NAT20070705a.html
07/07/05 SB 1237 makes rights to bear arms a GW Bush or A. Gonzales judgment call; concentration camps next? Dictator George W Bush is now trying to sneak another infringement on our liberties past us. He used his sycophant Alberto Gonzales to draft the legislation and provide for another of his toady’s Democrat Senator Lautenberg to introduce it in the Senate under the guise we need it to stop terrorist threats. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=31390
07/07/05 Tourist with gun arrested at Sears Tower A tourist from Tennessee was arrested at the Sears Tower on Thursday morning after she tried to visit the Skydeck with a loaded gun in her purse, police said. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070705sears-towerjul05,1,7727687.story?coll=chi-news-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
07/07/04 79-Year-Old Man Shoots Intruder During Hickory Home Invasion HICKORY, N.C. -- An elderly man feared for his life and shot a 23-year-old man who broke into his home Tuesday night in Hickory. http://www.wsoctv.com/news/13621816/detail.html
07/07/04 Mountain lion sighting investigated by state OAKLAND, Maine --State biologists have begun investigating the second reported sighting in a week of a mountain lion in central Maine. http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2007/07/04/mountain_lion_sighting_investigated_by_state/
07/07/04 Fort Worth Robbery Suspect Shot, But Not By Police (CBS 11 News) FORT WORTH Gunshots rang out at an Albertsons grocery store in Fort Worth after a robbery attempt on Tuesday night. A suspect was shot, but not by the police. http://cbs11tv.com/topstories/local_story_185074228.html
07/07/04 Former Trooper to Editor Westerhold: ''That's no public service'' As a regular citizen my background, training, experience and attitudes are unchanged. I am prepared to step forward to defend innocent life at any time and any place -- the schoolhouse, the courthouse, the park, the playground or the all-night convenience store. But unfortunately, these are all places where a law-abiding citizen cannot legally carry a firearm. http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3829.html
07/07/04 Americans call for gun freedom "Imagine you are in a restaurant and a mad man is walking around from table to table, pointing a gun, taking aim and pulling the trigger, going to the next person, taking aim, pulling the trigger and so on," says Suzanna Hupp. Suzanna had a gun. But since Texan state law at the time banned people from carrying guns in public places, she had left it in her car. "My gun was 100 feet away in my car, completely useless to me," she says. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/crossing_continents/6266558.stm
07/07/04 Plan to Laud Declaration Signers Fizzles TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to honor the grave sites of Declaration of Independence signers, don't count New Jersey in. It says it can't afford it. http://libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=193006
07/07/04 Immigration Bill Dead For Now -- Gun owners unheralded in media, but played a huge role in the defeat Well, the American public has spoken. If you ever wondered whether your activism pays off, then look no further than the immigration debate. The bill went down in flames yesterday by a vote of 53-46. http://libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=193056
07/07/04 Home invasion is 3rd in 6 weeks for Ettrick A man and woman were awakened early yesterday by three masked gunmen who broke into their Ettrick home and robbed them of money, police said. http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2007-07-04-0088.html
07/07/04 Gun Enthusiasts and Politicians Most folks use rifles for hunting or pistols for protection, but it's all about sport and history for one "machine gun" group. In Scioto County gun enthusiasts defend their hobby despite constant calls for reform. http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/8324227.html
07/07/03 Gun issue won't stall budget Pa.'s black caucus leader met with the NRA. He sees progress HARRISBURG - The president of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus said yesterday that after meeting with House Democratic leaders and the National Rifle Association, he would not seek to hold up the state budget over gun control legislation. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20070703_Guns_wont_stall_Pa__budget__black_caucus_leader_says.html
07/07/03 Anti-Second Amendment Chief of Police Gets the Boot Falmouth, MA, Police Chief David Cusolito is out of a job. Since becoming Falmouth’s Chief of Police in 1997, Cusolito has continuously been in the news because of his reported hostile attitude towards the public’s right to self-defense and his general antipathy to citizens’ gun rights. His tenure has been marked by an ongoing controversy regarding firearms use and ownership -- even by his own police officers. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860935/posts
07/07/03 ATF halts 'blanket' checks of gun-show sales Washington- The ATF no longer routinely checks addresses of some buyers at gun shows after being accused of chilling sales at one show in 2005, the Justice Department reported Monday. http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1183463739168190.xml&coll=2
07/07/03 Schumer pledges support for Remington HERKIMER — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., pledged Monday to do everything in his power to ensure Remington Arms continued operating in Ilion. http://www.uticaod.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007707030328
07/07/03 Jesse Jackson plans protests for Aug. 28 From the "Rainbow Coalition" website: "Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., founder and president of Rainbow PUSH Coalition, announced today he will organize a national day of protest in 25 cities on Aug. 28, 2007, to rally support for legislation to restrict gun sales." http://www.armsandthelaw.com/archives/antigun_groups/index.php
07/07/03 Laws require flags to be born in USA HAPPY 4TH OF JULY ROSEMOUNT, Minn. -- What's red, white and blue - and made in China? A move is on in state legislatures to ensure that the flags folks will be flying and buying this Independence Day were made on this fruited plain. Minnesota has passed the strongest measure, a new law that goes into effect at year's end requiring every Old Glory sold in state stores to be domestically produced. Violations are a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and 90 days in jail. http://libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=192981
07/07/03 Editorial: Local cops lose on gun data issue Minneapolis, St. Paul police need Congress's help to trace guns.…Progress seemed even more likely after the 33 killings at Virginia Tech in April, when it was discovered that a lack of free-flowing information among federal, state and local officials had led to the sale of semiautomatic weapons to a clearly disqualified buyer. But never underestimate the power of the gun lobby -- and its campaign contributions. http://www.startribune.com/editorials/story/1281468.html
07/07/03 Hagerstown woman shoots, stabs, armed burglar HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - A woman fatally shot and stabbed an armed man who forced his way into her Hagerstown apartment looking for drugs and money, police said. http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/07_02-42/OUD
07/07/02 Law widens landowners' immunity from hunting accident lawsuits HARRISBURG, Pa. --Pennsylvania property owners who allow hunting on their land are now shielded from lawsuits over accidents involving victims off the property, under a bill that Gov. Ed Rendell has signed into law. http://www.centredaily.com/news/state/story/141766.html
07/07/02 The N.R.A.’s Senate Given a choice last week between helping local police combat illegal gun trafficking and helping the National Rifle Association protect rogue gun dealers responsible for arming violent criminals, the Senate Appropriations Committee made the outrageously wrong choice. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/02/opinion/02mon3.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
07/07/02 Gun-control bill recalled by state Legislature AUGUSTA -- The Legislature's 11th-hour decision to recall a firearms bill before the governor could sign it into law has angered a leading gun-control advocate in Maine. http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/4052363.html
07/07/02 Disagrees on who should and should not have guns …The truth is, a gun is an inanimate object which is totally incapable of being either “wrong” or “right.” It is only a tool. It is the intention of the person using it that matters. Oh and by the way, “no guns except for law enforcement officers” is not “how they do it in France.” Though there are many more restrictions there, civilian gun ownership in France is possible. http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770629043
07/07/02 OK CCW Law 10 Years Later: It’s Working! …In the beginning, some people thought a wave of shootings by license holders would occur, but those fears have proved to be unfounded, Brown said. http://www.alphecca.com/?p=278
07/07/02 Woman discovers and then stabs would-be burglar A Columbus woman stabbed an intruder early Sunday after she came home and discovered the man in her mobile home, said Columbus Police Lt. Steve Cox. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/74659.html
07/07/02 Pensioner used live artillery shell as a doorstop for 20 years For decades the seven-inch-long shell had been a family memento, polished and given pride of place on the mantlepiece.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=465694&in_page_id=1770
07/07/02 Weaver suspects 'prowler' Randy Weaver is a name some people remember, but he sometimes wishes some other people would forget…In 1992, federal agents laid siege to Weaver's residence near Naples in northern Idaho in a 10-day confrontation over weapons violations alleged against Weaver, now known ominously as Ruby Ridge. When they stormed the Weaver home, federal agents shot and killed Weaver's wife, Vicki, and their 14-year-old son, Samuel, as well as wounding Weaver and a family friend inside the house. http://libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=192888
07/07/02 Intruder shot, killed in apartment HAGERSTOWN - A 32-year-old Hagerstown man is dead and a 21-year-old man faces 18 charges after an apparent attempted robbery early Sunday at Youngstoun Court turned violent, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=169237&format=html
07/07/02 'Late Great USA,'; bestseller on planned North American merger (book review) The federal government's controversial – many say outrageous – unwillingness to enforce immigration laws and border security is, at least in part, a result of plans to promote political, social and economic integration of the U.S., Mexico and Canada, charges the explosive new bestseller, "The Late Great USA" by Jerome Corsi…Millions of Americans, shocked by the Senate "grand bargain" on immigration that gives the precious gift of legalization to millions of illegal aliens and felons, have taken to the phones to demand no amnesty. http://libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=192871
07/07/01 4-H members learn hunter safety NATCHEZ — Gunfire filled the air at Adams County Sheriff’s Range for five mornings strait and no handguns or uniformed officers were in sight. Monday to Friday 32 kids shot muzzleloaders, shotguns, rifles and bows for two hours a day and spend two more hours in the classroom. http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2007/jul/01/4-h-members-learn-hunter-safety/
07/07/01 State Police Implement New Restrictions On Handgun Purchases MSP has quietly notified dealers around the state that new restrictions on purchase of regulated firearms (handguns and select long guns) will take effect on August 1. Starting that date, any application to purchase such firearms will be administratively denied if it does not contain a release authorizing police to access medical records which may be on file at any state agency – or at any agency anywhere – in order to decide if the applicant is eligible to possess a gun. http://www.myguns.net/Articles/mental.htm
07/07/01 Buying into the gun culture It is just a simple click, but it gets my mind racing.That’s the sound that a Colt .380 pocket pistol makes when it is being cocked. I know that’s the sound it makes, but it is still an attention-getter when you hear it in person. http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/jul/01/buying_gun_culture/?city_local
07/07/01 Carmel mayor changes his mind on guns After so heavily orchestrating his endorsement of the Bloomberg anti-gun proposal, the mayor apparently has seen the light, given the obvious citizen backlash. Such a timely reversal of his own supposed principles gives rise to questions about his motivations. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070701/OPINION01/707010304/-1/LOCAL17
07/07/01 Armed and Licensed: Concealed carry law hitting mark With an increasing number of state residents legally packing heat, more robbers may be taking away some hot lead. http://tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070701_238_A1_hTeny75637
07/07/01 NATION'S SUPPORT OF HUNTING ON THE RISE . . . The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Sunday spotlighted a survey conducted by Responsive Management Inc. indicating the number of Americans accepting and approving of hunting has increased. Despite a drop in the nation's number of hunters by four percent since 2001, some 78 percent of the public support hunting as an outdoor activity, up five percent since 1995. Eighty percent indicated "hunting has a legitimate place in modern society." Mark Damian Duda, executive director of Responsive Management, said, "Americans seem to be acquiring a more realistic view of hunting and wildlife management."
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07182/798452-358.stm
07/06/30 Another illustration of how far things have come Over at the Huffington Post, the head of Brady Campaign is rejoicing in a survey that finds a whole 30% thought that stricter gun laws (the term being left undefined) might have helped a lot at Va Tech, and that on the question of whether allowing lawful carrying of guns on campus would help or hurt, 23% thought it would help and 26% thought it would hurt. http://www.armsandthelaw.com/archives/antigun_groups/index.php
07/06/30 Subway shooter `used his training' Two friends accused of robbing a Subway sandwich shop didn't count on a customer packing a gun. http://www.miamiherald.com/467/story/156261.html
07/06/29 Take the ATF Challenge! Since we have been going through this ordeal with the ATF, many of my friends in law enforcement have came forward to support us and to also tell us about their disrespect for the BATFE. The reason is not just because they are shutting down honest gun dealers over paperwork errors but the fact that when they find felons in possession of a firearm or guns used in a crime that the ATF REFUSES to press federal charges. http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/06/take-atf-challenge.html
07/06/29 Pistol Packin' Mamas When Jeanne Capozzi saw two "disreputable characters" coming toward her on Broughton Street, she didn't hesitate to put her hand on the .38 caliber revolver in her purse. "The one man was watching me, and they backed off and walked away. Maybe it was all innocent, but I felt very uncomfortable," she said. http://www.savannahnow.com/node/314909
07/06/29 .357—Don’t Leave Home Without It I never doubted the value of my little bottle of pepper spray. As a Washington, D.C., intern last summer, I spent countless hours on the public subway system and walked to my car at the station late at night many times. I was aware it was a station where five attempted sexual assaults had previously occurred. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/column.aspx?UrlTitle=357%e2%80%94don%e2%80%99t_leave_home_without_it&ns=AllisonAldrich&dt=06/29/2007&page=full&comments=true
07/06/29 Immigration Bill Dead For Now --Gun owners unheralded in media, but played a huge role in the defeat of bill Well, the American public has spoken. If you ever wondered whether your activism pays off, then look no further than the immigration debate. The bill went down in flames yesterday by a vote of 53-46. And good thing too, because this bill was packing more than just immigration stuff -- it also contained anti-gun language as well. http://www.gunowners.org/a062907.htm
07/06/29 When is a gun not a gun? A gun dealer specialising in antique firearms has been acquitted of selling weapons which the prosecution had claimed could have ended up in the hands of gangsters. The trial highlighted a "grey area" in the 1968 Firearms Act. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6223750.stm
07/06/29 Bloomberg's Gun Campaign Is Dealt a Blow In a blow to Mayor Bloomberg's campaign against illegal guns, a Senate committee yesterday voted 19–10 to pass an amendment that mandates prison time for police officers who use federal gun-trace data for anything except specific investigations. http://www.nysun.com/article/57582
07/06/29 Gun Lobbies at Odds Over Victories, Defeats Since Virginia Tech Tragedy
(CNSNews.com) - Legislatures in several states have passed laws restricting the ownership and use of firearms since the shootings at Virginia Tech University, a gun control group said Thursday. http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200706/NAT20070629a.html
07/06/29 Portland Homeowner Shoots Intruder PORTLAND - An early-morning home invasion ended with a man near death in a local hospital. http://www.koin.com/Global/story.asp?S=6729900
07/06/29 Gun permits rise as some fight back against crime
Marc Thom drew his 9 mm pistol on two shotgun-wielding men who confronted him and a woman outside his MetroWest apartment early Sunday. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-mfightback2107jun21,0,2565369.story
07/06/28 ANTI-GUN MAYORS’ HYPOCRISY BLASTED BY SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION BELLEVUE, WA – Several members of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition are annoyed by freedom of information requests about their activities from a California law firm, yet these same mayors have no problem demanding complete access to sensitive gun trace data. http://www.saf.org/viewpr-new.asp?id=227
07/06/28 Separating Criminal From Illegal Gun is the Only Solution Closing a loophole?? Could it be that legislators have actually awoken to the huge hole our laws that is the gun show loophole? http://www.gunguys.com/?cat=10
07/06/28 Animal rights activists claimed they firebombed primate researcher's vehicle LOS ANGELES - Animal activists Thursday claimed they firebombed an automobile belonging to a UCLA primate researcher. http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/06/29/news/state/12_17_156_28_07.txt
07/06/28 Pa. black caucus: No gun laws, no budget Angry Phila. legislators aim to hold up spending bill over crime relief. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/8219987.html
07/06/28 Customer who police say shot Plantation robbers a "Clint Eastwood-type," friend says PLANTATION -- One gunman is dead and another is in critical condition after they tried to rob a sandwich store and were shot by an armed customer Wednesday night, authorities said. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-628subway,0,1807670.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines
07/06/28 Ron Paul Leads the Fight to Defend and Restore the Second Amendment Ron Paul has represented areas near Houston, Texas for nearly 20 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. He has the reputation of the paramount defender of the Constitution and seeks to follow it in casting every one of his votes. http://www.buchanan.org/blog/?p=791
07/06/28 Armed citizens patrol the streets of Conn. City NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Edgewood neighborhood near downtown New Haven, Conn., is probably one of the last places you'd expect to find residents patrolling the streets with pistols. http://www.policeone.com/community-policing/articles/1284558/
07/06/28 Corralling the illegal guns in our streets THE DOMINOS pizza arrived at the home of Liquarry Jefferson about the same time as Boston police. The night the 8-year-old died of a gunshot wound was just another night in the life of a typical dysfunctional American family. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/06/28/corralling_the_illegal_guns_in_our_streets/
07/06/28 My Response to the Managing Editor of Sandusky Register Matt Westerhold, the Managing Editor of the Sandusky Register, printed a response on Wednesday attempting to explain his dangerous and reckless decision to publish the personal information of people that have merely chosen to exercise their rights guaranteed under the U.S. and Ohio Constitutions. http://www.ohioccw.org/content/view/3899/83/
07/06/28 INDUSTRY HAILS PASSAGE OF SHELBY AMENDMENT . . . NSSF is hailing passage of a law enforcement friendly amendment sponsored by Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) that cleared the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday. The amendment, part of a spending bill, will prohibit local politicians and the general public from accessing confidential firearms tracing data, putting public safety and law enforcement ahead of gun-control politics. The amendment passed with a 19-10 vote. Similar language was approved by a House subcommittee handling that chamber's version of the legislation. http://www.nssf.org/news/PR_idx.cfm?PRloc=common/PR/&PR=062807.cfm
07/06/28 American released after bullets found in bags LA PAZ, Bolivia - An American woman detained at the La Paz airport for entering Bolivia with 500 rounds of .45-caliber ammunition in her luggage was released Thursday and will not face charges, officials said. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19491794/
07/06/27 Women take shot at sport shooting Looking down the barrel of a 20-gauge shotgun isn't everyone's cup of tea. But then, this was no ordinary afternoon outing with the girls. http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/444570,2_1_AU27_WOMENGUNS_S1.article
07/06/27 Man charged with shooting at intruder A MAN has been charged after allegedly firing a shot through the front door of his home in southwest Victoria to scare off intruders. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21976040-1702,00.html
07/06/27 Fans gun for Rosie over shot of kid in war garb Rosie O'Donnell is sparking shock and awe by posting a photo on her blog of her 4-year-old daughter dressed in camouflage clothes and ammo belts. http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/06/27/2007-06-27_untitled__rosie27m-1.html
07/06/27 Nevada College System Wants to Arm Faculty The University of Nevada system is one step closer to letting professors, faculty and staff carry guns on campus. http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=6698362&nav=menu102_2
07/06/27 ANOTHER MAYOR WITHDRAWS FROM ANTI-GUN COALITION . . . Citing confusion about what New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's coalition of American mayors was all about, Carmel, Ind., Mayor Jim Brainard has withdrawn from "Mayors Against Illegal Guns." Brainard said he originally joined because he was told the coalition's main goal was to "get guns out of the hands of convicted felons." He became discontented and, according to The Indianapolis Star, said, "There's a lot of confusion on what the coalition was and was not doing."
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070627/LOCAL0101/706270329/1015/LOCAL01
07/06/26 New gun control: Shut down shops The government is using paperwork errors as small as the abbreviation of a city name to shut down some of the nation's longest-serving gun shops, and 2nd Amendment advocates fear the right to bear arms will mean little if there's no way to obtain a gun. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56389
07/06/26 Self-defense law troubles prosecutor State Attorney Barry Krischer doesn't like the Castle Doctrine self-defense law used to acquit Norman Borden of murder on Monday, but he says he has no misgivings about prosecuting the case. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2007/06/26/0626selfdefense.html
07/06/25 Punishing the Good Samaritan One recent case of a Good Samaritan getting punished is that of Colin Bruley, 24, who was fired June 12 after he saved a woman's life in the Florida apartment complex where he both worked and lived. His termination papers accuse him of 'gross misconduct,' mainly because he carried a shotgun with him while administering first aid to a neighbor who had been shot. http://www.management-issues.com/2007/6/25/opinion/punishing-the-good-samaritan.asp
07/06/25 Firearms Industry Warns: Passage of Microstamping Bill is Tantamount to Gun Ban NEWTOWN, Conn., June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Senate Public Safety Committee will take up the issue of firearms microstamping early tomorrow morning and the National Shooting Sports Foundation http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-25-2007/0004614963&EDATE=
07/06/25 More Violence in Philadelphia as Legislators Ignore the Solution
Monica Yant Kinney from the Philadelphia Inquirer has yet another column up about the violence that’s claiming hundreds of lives in that city. Pennsylvania’s loose gun laws make firearms plentiful in that state, even among people who clearly shouldn’t have them. http://www.gunguys.com/?p=2266
07/06/25 Firearms Industry Warns: Passage of Microstamping Bill is Tantamount to Gun Ban NEWTOWN, Conn., June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Senate Public Safety Committee will take up the issue of firearms microstamping early tomorrow morning and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) -- the firearm industry's trade association -- is wasting no time in warning all members of the California Senate that passage of the legislation is a de facto ban of firearms. http://www.forbes.com/prnewswire/feeds/prnewswire/2007/06/25/prnewswire200706251600PR_NEWS_B_MAT_NY_NYM135.html
07/06/25 NRA seeks to shut down Bloomberg's antigun ads NEW YORK -- The National Rifle Association, which has portrayed Mayor Michael Bloomberg as a villain preying on America's gun owners, has asked local television affiliates in several states not to air an ad created by his anti-gun group.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--gunad-nra0625jun25,0,4895871.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork
07/06/24 Governor signs bill on lost and stolen guns HARTFORD, Conn. --Gov. M. Jodi Rell has approved a new law that will penalize gun owners if they fail to report lost or stolen firearms to police within 72 hours. http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2007/06/24/governor_signs_bill_on_lost_and_stolen_guns/
07/06/24 Monica Yant Kinney | Who'll stand up to fight city gun violence?
Chris Pearo was cheery for a guy who took a bullet to the neck because two thugs weren't satisfied with the $15 in his wallet. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/nj/8154707.html
07/06/24 Look Out! The Ladies are Armed If you're already wondering what you might get your favorite gal for her birthday, perhaps you should turn your attention to one of the fastest growing recreational activities for women - shooting sports.
http://www.the signal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=49194&format=html
07/06/24
Police Arrest Jackson, Pfleger At Gun
Protest
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Chicago Tribune
Two of the city`s
best-known activists wound up in police custody Saturday after a protest
against gun violence outside a suburban gun store. Revs. Jesse Jackson and
Michael Pfleger, a South Side priest, were arrested about 1:30 p.m. for
trespassing outside Chuck`s Gun Shop in south suburban Riverdale, authorities
said.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-jackson_24jun24,1,5875539.story?coll=chi-newslocalchicago-hed&ctrack=2&cset=true
07/06/23 Black clergy stand behind defense patrol NEW HAVEN — What would persuade the armed residents’ patrol in the Edgewood neighborhood to put down its guns? http://www.nhregister.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18509916&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=566835&rfi=6
07/06/22 NEVER HAD SHOT RAPED B'KLYN COP HAD LEFT GUN AT STATION
An off-duty Brooklyn cop - who had left her gun at work - was caught defenseless when a masked intruder ambushed her as she arrived home and raped her at knifepoint, cops said yesterday. http://www.nypost.com/seven/06222007/news/regionalnews/never_had_shot_regionalnews_john_doyle__murray_weiss_and_leela_de_kretser.htm
07/06/22 Immigration Bill Update -- Montana Senator offering amendment that has benefit for gun owners …* First, section 205 of the bill could, in the hands of an anti-gun administration, PUT EVERY MAJOR GUN SHOP OUT OF BUSINESS. * Second, the immigration bill could deny many gun owners their right to find a job or buy a gun. http://www.gunowners.org/a062207.htm
07/06/22 McCarthy Bill
Rammed Through The House
-- Deal between NRA leadership and Democrats leaves most Republicans in the
dark Wednesday started out as a
routine day in the U.S. Congress, with Representatives attending congressional
hearings, meeting with constituents, perhaps devising clever new ways to pick
our pockets.
Its passage in the House is a case study in backroom deal making, unholy alliances and deceit. A sausage factory in a third world country with no running water has nothing on today's U.S. Congress.
http://www.gunowners.org/a061407.htm
07/06/22 Men use stun gun on clerk during store robbery WOODLEAF — Two men used a stun gun on a clerk late Wednesday night when they robbed the Handi Cupboard in Woodleaf. The clerk still managed to shoot at the fleeing suspects, according to the Rowan County Sheriff's Office. http://www.salisburypost.com/area/15645161197237.php
07/06/21 Bloggers, Columnists, Gun Lobby Support Fired Apartment Worker JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An apartment leasing agent fired last week after grabbing his shotgun and running to help a woman who was shot is being praised by talk-show host Neal Boortz, celebrated on Internet blogs, supported by the National Rifle Association and called a hero by a columnist with the Washington Post. http://www.news4jax.com/news/13545696/detail.html
07/06/21 Your doctor could put you on no-gun list Congress fast-tracks plan to let physicians ban weapons ownership http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56311
07/06/21 Off-duty police officer fatally shoots intruder 04:42 PST HAYWARD -- An off-duty San Leandro police officer fatally shot an intruder who entered his home Wednesday evening, Hayward police said today. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/baycitynews/archive/2007/06/21/hayward21.DTL
07/06/21
Ted Nugent: More Than Meets The Eye
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Press & Sun Bulletin
Ted Nugent is not shy
about his stand on guns (he`s currently serving his fourth year on the
National Rifle Association`s board of directors), hunting (among Nugent`s New
York Times bestsellers is "Kill it and Grill It," which he co-authored with
his wife, Shemane) and his support of conservative causes.
http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007706210310
07/06/21 Courts back police, order shop to surrender firearms ARLINGTON -- The days of a decades-old Arlington gun shop appear to be numbered after a judge last week ordered the owner to relinquish the shop's remaining firearms to police. http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/06/21/courts_back_police_order_shop_to_surrender_firearms/
07/06/21 Area Towns,
Residents Hope For Drop In Geese Population
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Local governments, park
supervisors and private landowners are hiring help to rid them of seemingly
ever-growing flocks of Canada geese.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/southwest/s_513345.html
07/06/21 Travolta: Drugs
Kill, Not Guns
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The Sun
John Travolta blames
school shootings sprees on mind-altering prescription drugs rather than poor
gun control. The Pulp Fiction star claimed: If you analyze most of the school
shootings, its not gun control."
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007280631,00.html
07/06/21 SoCal Founder Of No
Guns Pleads Not Guilty To Gun Crime
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San Diego Union-Tribune
The founder of an
anti-violence group called No Guns pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal
weapons charges. Hector Big Weasel Marroquin is accused of selling an assault
rifle, a machine gun, two pistols and two silencers to undercover federal
agents last fall. He could face up to 50 years in prison if convicted.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20070621-1625-ca-brf-socal-noguns.html
07/06/20
Shooting For "Pure Enjoyment"
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Jacksonville.com
Kenny Dickerson's idea
of fun would leave most liberals aghast. He thinks it's fun to pick up a gun
and shoot at targets. He's good at it but he was raised around guns.
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/062007/dic_178834438.shtml
07/06/20
Death As Deterrent
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Fox News
"Capital punishment
clearly increases the risk to criminals of engaging in various crimes,
especially murder," writes John Lott. "But does this increased risk affect
criminals behavior? Last week the academic debate erupted in the media with an
Associated Press article headlined "Studies: Death Penalty Discourages Crime,
but even this recognition downplays the general consensus on the findings."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,284336,00.html
07/06/20 A Hunting We Will Go MENDOTA -- Standing in muddy, calf-deep water among eye-high tule reeds, four camouflaged figures are barely perceptible in the gray pre-dawn light. http://www.modbee.com/life/readysetgo/story/13707599p-14295209c.html
07/06/20 Family Handcuffed, Robbed in Home Invasion Investigators say a home in the 4-hundred block of Longshore Avenue became the scene of a home invasion around 1 this afternoon. http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=local&id=5401970
07/06/20 Animal-rights activists vandalize Geistown store An act of animal-rights terrorism at Linda’s Fashions and Fur Salon in Geistown was misdirected, police said Wednesday. http://www.tribune-democrat.com/local/local_story_171233119.html
07/06/19 Seniors feel safer when they carry gun Even at 69 years old, Russ Geis has enough vitality to bike through Stark County's remote nature trails. http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/06/seniors_feel_safer_when_they_c.html
07/06/19 Swiss await showdown over guns and bullets Switzerland is preparing for a lively debate this summer over its long-standing tradition of keeping army guns and ammunition at home.
07/06/19 Editorial | Curbs on Handgun Purchases N.J. shows Pa. the way
Pennsylvania lawmakers should follow the good example of the New Jersey Assembly by moving ahead on a one-handgun-a-month law. http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/8065107.html
07/06/19
Seniors Feel Safer When They Carry
Gun
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Plain Dealer
Even at 69 years old,
Russ Geis has enough vitality to bike through Stark County`s remote nature
trails. He said the .380-caliber handgun on his handlebars will ensure he`s
doing it at 70.
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/06/seniors_feel_safer_when_they_c.html
07/06/19 Gun-rights and gun-control advocates can find common ground in Senate
The shocking deaths of 32 students and faculty at Virginia Tech in April spurred into action people on Capitol Hill who usually sit on opposing sides of the fence in gun-control debates.
07/06/19
Swiss Await Showdown Over Guns And
Bullets
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Swissinfo
Switzerland is
preparing for a lively debate this summer over its long-standing tradition of
keeping army guns and ammunition at home.
http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/swissinfo.html?siteSect=881&sid=7941744
07/06/19 Louisiana teenager grabs gun to foil carjacking METAIRIE, La. - A 17-year-old boy foiled an attempted carjacking, wrestling a gun from a would-be robber and shooting him after the man grabbed his mother, authorities said. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19312164/
07/06/18 Utah boy attacked in tent and killed by black bear near campground AMERICAN FORK, Utah (AP) _ An 11-year-old boy was attacked and killed by a black bear as he slept in a tent with his family, police said. http://news.bostonherald.com/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1007063
07/06/18 'Hunting gets a bad rap' With one sound – "ping" – I felt a serge of adrenaline rip through my veins and into the fingers I wrapped tightly around the handle of the .357-magnum Smith & Wesson. http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=575024&catname=Editorial&classif=News%20Live
07/06/18
Americans Spent $120 Billion
On Wildlife Related Recreation In 2006
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
America`s passion for
wildlife and the outdoors continues to be a major engine of the nation`s
economy, according to preliminary survey data released today by the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
http://www.fws.gov/news/NewsReleases/showNews.cfm?newsId=3FCF5C3E-9D8A-682C-8154BFD40A3656AF
07/06/18 ISRA Asks Senator Kotowski to Explain State Police Infringements on First Amendment Rights of Illinois Gun Owners CHICAGO, PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA): The ISRA is expressing great concern over reports that Illinois State Police (ISP) detectives have been visiting the homes of people who phoned or faxed Sen. Dan Kotowski (D-Park Ridge) to express opposition to gun control legislation sponsored by the senator. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-18-2007/0004610614&EDATE=
07/06/17 Webb says it was his gun that that led to aide's arrest RICHMOND, Va. -- Sen. Jim Webb said he owns the gun that an aide was arrested for carrying into the U.S. Capitol complex in March. http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-va--webb-gun0617jun17,0,3378200.story?coll=dp-headlines-virginia
07/06/17
The Two-Fisted Attack On Crime
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Commercial Appeal
Tennessee police and
prosecutors have a more powerful weapon in their arsenal with passage of the
Crooks with Guns Law, which takes aim at that 5% of criminals, the experts
say, who commit 50% of the violent crime.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/editorials/article/0,2845,MCA_25348_5588143,00.html
07/06/17 Not our fathers' America EDITORIAL - …America, for the most part, has been able to maintain the fundamental underpinnings that made our country unique. But, Ladies and Gentlemen, those underpinnings are very quickly disappearing. http://www.smallgovtimes.com/story/07jun17.fathers.america/
07/06/17 Self-defense claims common in murder, assault cases NORTH COUNTY ---- Is it self-defense to shoot a man who is beating you with his fists? http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/06/18/news/top_stories/61707190849.txt
07/06/16 Samuel L. Jackson is petrified of intruders in his home Washington, June 16: 'Pulp Fiction' star Samuel L. Jackson has revealed that he might be having an onscreen hard man image, but he is not brave enough to take on anyone who tries to intrude his home-the reason why he sleeps with a gun on his bedside. http://www.dailyindia.com/show/149914.php/Samuel-L-Jackson-is-petrified-of-intruders-in-his-home
07/06/16 Rifle range ordered to stop shots The Lancaster building inspector has issued a cease-and-desist order on shooting at the Clinton-owned rifle range off South Meadow Road, just six weeks after jubilant sportsmen celebrated its reopening. http://www.telegram.com/article/20070616/NEWS/706160350/0/FRONTPAGE
07/06/15
Gun Plan Aims At Wrong Target-
Tribune-Democrat
Crime and violence are
problems that not only affect our states largest cities but also have spilled
into rural and suburban towns across the commonwealth, writes Melody
Zullinger. Gov. Ed Rendell thinks the answer to this problem is simple:
Add more gun-control laws to free our streets of crime. Dont be misled by the
governor or any of his supporters.
Rendell recently joined with mayors and members of the General Assembly to
support legislation that aims to take away our Second Amendment rights and
punish law-abiding citizens. One proposal includes limiting gun purchases to
one firearm a month, a plan based on speculation with no proof or support of
decreasing crime
http://www.tribune-democrat.com/editorials/local_story_166132744.html
07/06/15 West Virginia Strikes Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Agreements! In West Virginia Right-to-Carry reciprocity agreements have been reached by Attorney General Darrel McGraw (D) with North Carolina, Ohio, Florida, and South Dakota. http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3109
07/06/15 Anti-Gun Threats Still Looming in Illinois Legislature The Illinois General Assembly continues to operate in overtime, and there is no real end in sight. Fortunately, the legislative focus remains on resolving budget issues, as well as other matters unrelated to firearms. At this time, attacks on the Second Amendment appear to be on the back burner, but that can change at a moment's notice. http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3102
07/06/15 Smith & Wesson Hits a Bullseye Guns are a slow-growing market, but the company is finding ways to boost sales by double digits. Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (SWHC) blew away Wall Street on June 15 with record sales and profits, signs the gun maker's two-year-old turnaround strategy is working. Sales grew 59.7% in the fourth quarter from a year ago. That included a recent acquisition, Thompson/Center Arms, but even without adding in the rifle maker sales were up 22.3%. Profits were up 41% in fiscal 2007, despite a hit to fourth quarter earnings, which were 11 cents per share, due to charges related to the acquisition.
http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/jun2007/pi20070615_583751.htm?campaign_id=yhoo
07/06/15 Misguided Hero Worship In an age when Fox News is a ratings juggernaut and Katie Couric is ratings roadkill, it seems almost antique to talk about liberal media bias. But it’s still out there, my friends. Just look at the hilarious press release masquerading as a news story in Time magazine. With a picture of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg looking like henchmen from Murder Inc., Time proclaims these politicians “The New Action Heroes.” http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MThhY2IxZWRhZDU3NzM2YmZiYzE5YzY5YmE2NmMwNzk=
07/06/15 Gun plan aims at wrong target Crime and violence are problems that not only affect our state’s largest cities but also have spilled into rural and suburban towns across the commonwealth.
http://www.tribune-democrat.com/editorials/local_story_166132744.html
07/06/14 The history of gun control, part 2 Read "The history of gun control, part 1." Until Lyndon Johnson came to the White House in 1963 following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, gun control was simply not a national issue. There were no significant federal gun control laws on the books, and the NRA was a shoot ... http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56156
07/06/14 NRA aims to change Ohio self-defense law Columbus- Trying to build on success that began in Florida, the National Rifle Association started a push in Ohio on Wednesday that would give people more authority to use deadly force to defend themselves both in and outside their homes. http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1181809897292680.xml&coll=2
07/06/14 Ex-Marine at GMU Presses to Let Students Have Guns Soon after Virginia Tech's mass shooting, some George Mason University students formed a group to do something about guns on campus: They want the right to carry them. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/12/AR2007061202408.html
07/06/14 Upholding the right to bear arms …Their rejection of the deterrence factor of firearms has been refuted over and over again by academic research. John Lott, an economist, researched the relationship of firearms ownership and crime while he was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Chicago. His research, which has never been refuted, found that firearms ownership reduced the crime rate in cities where citizens were permitted to have firearms. His later book, "More Guns, Less Crime," expands on this thesis. Lott was not a gun owner nor an NRA member when he did his research. I defy anyone to challenge his findings. http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/commentary/wb/wb/xp-120596
07/06/14 TASER International to Introduce Wireless eXtended Range Electronic Projectile TASER International today announced it will introduce its much anticipated XREP wireless 12-gauge Neuro Muscular Incapacitation (NMI) projectile at the annual TASER Tactical Conference on July 9, 2007 in Chicago, Ill. http://www.policemag.com/News/2007/06/14/TASER-International-to-Introduce-Wireless-eXtended-Range-Electronic-Projectile.aspx
07/06/13 Burglar pursues suit against doctor who shot him Convicted burglar Kurt Prochaska is proceeding with his lawsuit against the doctor who shot him after he broke into the doctor's house. http://www.gazetteextra.com/prochaska061307.asp
07/06/13 Woman shot in home invasion A woman is shot inside her home in Northwest Huntsville. http://www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=6654440
07/06/13 Indiana: Indianapolis-Marion County Soundly Defeats Discharge Ordinance! On Monday, June 11, by a vote of 16-8, the Indianapolis Marion County City-County Council soundly defeated Proposal 174 – an ordinance that would have severely restricted the lawful discharge of firearms within the consolidated City-County. http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3096
07/06/13 BILL WOULD CHANGE WILDLIFE POLICIES A bill that would change the size, scope and political loyalties and, as opponents claim, lead to a direct attack on hunting and fishing in the state, goes before an Assembly committee meeting on Thursday. The bill, A3275, and its Senate companion, S 2041, were introduced a year ago and Thursday's session before the Environment and Solid Waste Committee will be its first airing in the Legislature. http://www.njherald.com/289110008650991.php
07/06/12 New Jersey Assembly Seeking to Alter Fish & Game Council! On Thursday, June 14 the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee will hold a hearing on A3275. This bill seeks to drastically change the membership of the Fish & Game Council from six sportsmen and three farmers who represent various geographical regions of the state to seven political appointees recommended by the Governor. The current system has served New Jersey and its sportsmen well for over a half-century. There is no justification for this dramatic change of course. http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3094
07/06/12 Repeal Second Amendment, Analyst Advises (CNSNews.com) - The Second Amendment guarantees the right of an individual to own guns and for that reason should be repealed, according to a legal affairs analyst who opposes gun ownership. http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200706/CUL20070612a.html
07/06/12 Americans Reject Stricter Gun Control (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - More people in the United States believe their country’s current firearm legislation should remain untouched, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 49 per cent of respondents believe there is no need to introduce stricter gun control laws, up 12 points since mid-April. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/16079
07/06/11 Hands off my gun! Guns have long been a fixture of life in Switzerland, with its militia army, strong traditions and liberal laws. Up to 20 million are kept in cellars and attics. http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/swissinfo.html?siteSect=881&sid=7914213
07/06/11 Gun registry lives on Conservatives back away from promise to scrap firearm regulations one year after bill introduced. OTTAWA–The gun registry is dead. Long live the gun registry. http://www.thestar.com/News/article/223882
07/06/11 New Jersey closer to becoming 4th state to limit handgun buys
TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey moved closer
on Monday to becoming the fourth state to prohibit people from buying more
than one handgun a month when the Assembly voted 51-25 to impose the proposed
limit.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--handgunlimit0611jun11,0,544025.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey
07/06/11 New Jersey: Tabernacle Township To Discuss Discharge Ban Tonight, June 11, the Tabernacle Township Committee is holding a work session and possibly a final vote on a proposed ordinance that will regulate the use of firearms on private property in the township. This measure will prohibit the use or discharge of firearms within 450 feet of an occupied building on someone else’s property, even where it is safe to do so. http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3089
07/06/11 PETA pushes for excise tax on meat Should hunters -- or anyone who enjoys a steak or a hamburger -- have to pay extra for that little indulgence? People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals thinks so. One of the nation's largest anti-hunting organizations, the group has kicked off a "Tax Meat" Campaign, proposing a 10-cent-per-pound excise tax on meat. Animal activists have also asked federal lawmakers to give tax breaks to those who have sworn off the consumption of animals. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/outdoors/s_511961.html
07/06/07 CCSF Police Chief Quits Over Gun Policy
KGO - The police chief at City College of San Francisco has resigned over a question of security. He wanted his officers to be able to carry guns on campus, especially in light of a recent incident, but he was overruled. http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=local&id=5376569&ft=print
07/06/06 HSUS Knows Anti-Hunting Agenda Will Tarnish Mainstream Reputation
(Columbus) – The Humane Society of the United States is trying to dodge the spotlight that is illuminating its anti-hunting agenda. http://www.ussportsmen.org/Read5.cfm?ID=2036&legdocs=LN
07/06/05 ATF MAKES NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT HANDBOOK AVAILABLE ONLINE . . . The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has made the entire National Firearms Act Handbook available online. It can be viewed chapter by chapter or can be downloaded in its entirety in PDF format. The National Firearms Act Trade and Collectors Association (NFATCA) provided assistance in making the handbook available on ATF's Web site. http://www.atf.gov/firearms/nfa/index.htm
07/06/04 Smith & Wesson: A Gunmaker Loaded With Offshoots Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. has long possessed one of the most recognizable brands in the world. But consumers may be surprised to discover where the iconic gunmaker's name is turning up. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_23/b4037418.htm
07/06/04 Bobcats will die so DNR can survive The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has proposed the opening of a bobcat hunting and trapping season to please hunters and trappers looking for additional recreational opportunities. Unfortunately it is the objective of the DNR to establish annual hunting/trapping seasons for bobcats in perpetuity. http://