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Safety Reminder: A deputy sheriff in Florida shot himself in the groin 
while affixing a trigger lock to his duty pistol.

    Rule One: All firearms are always loaded.
    Rule Two: Don't let the muzzle cross anything you're not prepared to
    shoot.
    Rule Three: Keep the finger (and other objects) off the trigger, up
    on the frame, until your sights are on the target and you're
    prepared to fire.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/orl-lbriefs10_705dec10,0,2585925.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-lake
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Oops, Wrong House: An Arizona homeowner ended up shooting a man he had 
caught breaking into his home after the burglar threatened him with the 
handle of a pickax. (The homeowner, contrary to the statement of the 
Chandler police officer, was under no obligation to leave his home. On 
the other hand, he was also under no obligation to attempt to detain the 
burglar.)

http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/1216cr-shoot16-ON.html
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More Psychiatric History In Arizona Trail Shooting: The battle continues 
over whether the psychiatric history of the man who was shot fatally 
when he threatened a retired teacher on an Arizona hiking trail will be 
allowed into court.

http://www.paysonroundup.com/section/frontpage_lead/story/21480
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Dems Re-Evaluate "Gun Control": The Democratic Party seems to be looking 
at how to alter its image as the party of firearm prohibition, in order 
to gain votes in rural areas.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/12/17/democrats_recast_gun_control_image/
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Bringing A Taser To A Gunfight: Two robbers who had used a Taser on one 
clerk in a San Diego liquor store fled the scene when a second clerk 
drew a handgun.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20051216-9999-7m16robbery.html
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Deputy Sheriff Resigns Over Shooting Incident: A King County (WA) deputy 
sheriff avoided being fired by resigning his position. His most recent 
trouble with his employer stemmed from the use of his handgun in a 
robbery-related killing by a young man who lived with him. (follow-up on 
earlier reports of the shooting incident)

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/252335_zana16.html
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Insight Into Canadian Registry Boondoggle: A former hunter in Canada 
can't figure out why he has been issued three separate registration 
numbers for the same rifle but suspects that this may be part of the 
reason for the cost overrun for the registry program.

http://ottsun.canoe.ca/News/OttawaAndRegion/2005/12/16/1355389-sun.html

-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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