Army Recruiter Dies In Accidental Shooting: An Army sergeant was found 
dead in Oklahoma in an apparent accident. It appears that a 20 gauge 
shotgun discharged while he was removing it from his pickup truck, after 
it became entangled in clothing and clothes hangers. Sadly, it appears 
that he violated Rule Two - never let the muzzle cross anything you're 
not prepared to shoot. Also, it's generally a poor idea to leave rounds 
chambered in long guns as most lack the equivalent of a firing-pin safety.

http://www.enidnews.com/newsflash.asp?flash_id=41
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Another Rule Two Reminder: A young Tucson driver was fatally shot 
unintentionally by a back-seat passenger who was handling a pistol 
inside the vehicle. No doubt, there was also a Rule Three (Keep your 
finger out of the trigger guard, up on the frame, until your sights are 
on the target and you're prepared to fire.) violation.

http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/metro/87483.php
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Gunshot Injuries In Pennsylvania: A collaborative report by two 
healthcare agencies shows most of those injured by gunfire to be young 
black men involved in city assaults and most gunfire deaths to represent 
older white folks committing suicide outside the cities.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-gunfire0804,0,4034426.story?coll=all-news-hed
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Squirrel Hunter Upsets Neighbors: A North Carolina man who obtains 
permits to shoot squirrels on his own property is getting tired of 
neighbors calling the police when he does so.

http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=104200&n_date=20050806&cat=World
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Michigan Residents Seek Closure Of Shooting Range: The future of a 
state-owned shooting range in Michigan is uncertain following test that 
show noise levels exceed those permitted by a nearby town. 
Unfortunately, the use of sound suppressors on firearms requires 
extremely complex federal licensing procedures.

http://www.detnews.com/2005/livingston/0508/05/B04L-270467.htm
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Teddy Jacobson On Carjacking: Teddy Jacobson offers some good points 
about selection of firearms and ammunition for dealing with carjackers. 
(I wasn't aware that Ruger offered its SP101 with ported barrels.)

http://actionsbyt.blogspot.com/2005/08/being-car-jacked.html

-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

Firearm safety - It's a matter 
for education, not legislation.

http://www.spw-duf.info



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