No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.3/173 - Release Date: 11/16/2005 Granny Deserves Self-Defense: Cam Edwards, of NRA News, offers several examples of why firearms are increasingly important for self-defense as people grow older. http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/CamEdwards/2005/11/16/175857.html --- San Francisco Handgun Ban - Another View: A non-gun-owning civil-rights attorney explains why he voted against Proposition H. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/11/14/EDGJJFN1HQ1.DTL --- California Appeals Court Reconsiders Firearm Enhancement: The court ruled that the standard jury instruction misstates the law in that it fails to distinguish whether the presence of a firearm is actually related to the underlying crime. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/11/15/BAG8QFO9161.DTL --- Former Police Chief Testifies In Civil-Rights Suit: I consider this article to be of interest because I sometimes refer to the underlying incident as an example of the hazards of interacting with police officers with gun in hand. http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2005/11/16/former_police_chief_testifies_in_civil_rights_trial/ --- Drop-In Parts: Teddy Jacobson, in his inimitable style, discusses why "drop-in" pistol parts won't usually just drop in. http://actionsbyt.blogspot.com/2005/11/fact-vs-bs-part-3.html -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .