NRA vs. VCDL In Gubernatorial Election: In a close race for the 
governorship of Virginia, the Republican candidate has picked up the 
endorsement of the NRA at the expense of alienating the more politically 
active Virginia Citizens Defense League.

http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20051006-103649-4669r.htm
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Mozambique May Remove AK-47 From Flag: The truce between forces of the 
right and the left in Mozambique is strained as the issue of removing an 
AK-47 Kalashnikov rifle from the national flag is debated.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/07/international/africa/07mozambique.html
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Understanding The Second Amendment, Part 1: "Paid-Up Member of the 
Federalist Society" sheds some interesting historical light on the 
entire concept of the Bill of Rights.

http://mensnewsdaily.com/blog/malven/2005/10/understanding-second-amendment-pt-1.html
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Michigan To Honor Second Amendment: It looks like Michigan may soon have 
a monument to the Second Amendment near its capitol building; there are 
already monuments to the First, 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments.

http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051006/NEWS01/510060341/1001/news
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Virginia Bill Could Enable Colleges To Ban Firearms: The regulation of 
firearms on college campuses is currently a gray area under Virginia 
law. A pending bill could give colleges and universities the authority 
to ban them.

http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/wb/wb/xp-35018
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Eddie Eagle Up To Racine School Principals: Despite approval by the city 
council for police to use the NRA's Eddie Eagle materials to tech 
schoolchildren not to handle firearms, it now appears that the final 
decision will rest with the principal of each school.

http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2005/10/07/local/iq_3714069.txt
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Phoenix FD vs. FEMA: The Phoenix Fire Department has advised FEMA that 
it will continue to incorporate armed officers in its urban 
search-and-rescue team, despite FEMA's suspension of the Phoenix team 
for that reason.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1007phxfema07.html

-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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