Well, Maybe Just A Little More "Gun Control"...: Prompted by the Virginia Tech massacre, a U.S. Congress reluctant to tackle gun control may pass limited legislation to help keep firearms out of the hands of the mentally ill, lawmakers and aides said on Sunday. "Given the horror that happened at Virginia Tech, I think there's a real chance of passing this," said Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, told "Fox News Sunday." http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2007-04-22T200927Z_01_N22218055_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-CRIME-SHOOTING-LAWS.xml&src=rss&rpc=22 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8OLVVQ00&show_article=1 NRA's Role?: ... The decision hinges on talks between Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), a gun-rights advocate and bill co-sponsor, and the National Rifle Association, the powerful gun lobby whose support is crucial to the measure's survival, House aides said. http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/ny-usguns215180678apr21,0,5832848.story --- Presidential Candidates And "Gun Control": The Associated Press offer a very encapsulated view of the records of Democratic and Republican candidates with regard to RKBA issues. http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/bw-elect/2007/apr/18/041808244.html Another View: http://www.issues2000.org/Gun_Control.htm#Headlines --- Cho Not Accurate Shooter: Cho was not especially accurate with his shots, Massello said, but hit many of the victims several times. His shots caused more than 100 wounds. Many of the victims had defensive wounds, indicating they tried to shield themselves from Cho's fire, but there was no evidence in the autopsies that Cho struggled with any of the people he killed. (So if Cho had been swarmed by his unarmed victims it's likely that fewer people would have been shot and fewer people would have been hit multiple times.) http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8OLSTQG0&show_article=1 Related Commentary: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougGiles/2007/04/21/gun_free_zones__a_mass_murderer%e2%80%99s_dream_come_true --- Student For Concealed Carry On Campus: As students, parents and citizens we demand our State Legislatures recognize our right to defend ourselves on college campuses across the nation. School shootings and violence will never be stopped. As individuals and concerned citizens we deserve the right to defend ourselves even when we are on campus... http://concealedcampus.org/index.htm --- Take The Airsoft Challenge: There's a lot of debate going on right now about what the results of the Virginia Tech massacre might have been had just one targeted student been armed. Here's a way we can approximate real world results: Stage an Airsoft mass shooting... http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/04/take-airsoft-challenge.html --- Listen Up, New Jersey: In light of the tragedy at Virginia Tech last week, it might come as a shock to some people that many of their fellow citizens are calling for more guns in the hands of college students...(Note the comment entitled "Carry Laws Reduce Crime.") http://www.politicsnj.com/gun-control-kills-7597 --- ...And From The University Of Minnesota: Some suggest that protection is best left to professionals: the police, the military and the "government." The police are not always where they are needed, and their response time isn't always on-the-spot. Even when they do arrive, they are often in the retaliatory and not the prevention business... http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2007/04/20/71664 --- Some New York Counties Require Safety Training: While New York state law does not require safety training before the purchase of a handgun, but handgun licensing is done on the county level and many counties in the state require safety training...Permits are not required to buy a rifle or shotgun, so no safety course is required. http://www.syracuse.com/poststandard/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-9/1177146065130610.xml&coll=1 --- Alabama Man Acquitted In Shooting Death: Jurors acquitted a Huntsville man of murder charges in a fatal shooting that he claims was self-defense...According to testimony, Leamon fired a shot with a 9mm pistol that went through the front door and struck Griffin in the chest. Leamon testified that he fired in self-defense, because he believed whoever was knocking at his door was trying to break into the house. (Rule Four: Always be sure of your target and what's beyond it.) http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/070422/jury.shtml -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .