Do Stand-Your-Ground Laws Create Legal Confusion?: The Washington Post 
focuses on two cases, one from Florida and one from Kentucky, and admits 
that in Florida a prosecutor filed charges against a citizen, even 
though he privately thought Borden might have been correct to open fire. 
(While Florida may have been the first state in a recent wave of 
stand-your-ground legislation, many states lacked a duty to retreat 
before 2005.)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/09/AR2007070900862.html
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New Jersey Mayor Quits Bloomberg Coalition: "I joined your coalition 
because of its purported purpose to combat the criminal acquisition and 
misuse of guns, which is a goal shared by all Americans," wrote Moore in 
his resignation letter to Mr. Bloomberg. "Regrettably, it has become 
abundantly clear to me that you are using this coalition of mayors to 
advance a hidden agenda of bringing lawsuits against members of the 
firearms industry and spreading anti-gun propaganda."

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,135351.shtml
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San Francisco Proposes More Infringements: The Board of Supervisors 
Public Safety Committee on Monday sent three gun-control measures to the 
full board for a likely vote July 17, while it held up one of the more 
controversial measures that would establish a registry for gun 
offenders. (Regulation of deadly weapons is presumably pre-empted by the 
state in California.)

http://www.examiner.com/a-820915%7ES_F__Board_aims_for_new_gun_laws.html
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MSSA vs. MSU: Montana Shooting Sports Association's Gary Marbut replies 
to a proposal for Montana State University to impose firearm 
restrictions in response to the Cho incident at Virginia Tech.

http://www.marbut.com/MSU/
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Oops, Wrong Store: On Sunday morning, North Las Vegas Police say a 
convenience store clerk, threatened at gunpoint, pulled out his own gun 
and shot the armed suspect killing him...North Las Vegas Police say, at 
this point, no charges will be filed against the store clerk in Sunday's 
shooting. Investigators say it appears the clerk feared for his life and 
was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed the armed suspect.

http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6760618
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Oops, Wrong Legislator: A Texas state legislator was working on his 
house, which is under construction, when he was confronted by two 
thieves. It's not clear if the one he shot in the leg is the one who 
threw the knife at him.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=local&id=5462255

Miles Opposed Bill To Expand Self-Defense Rights:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288737,00.html
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A Profile In Bigotry: Criminal profiler Pat Brown, who recently 
slandered gun owners on CNN, is now trying to defend herself, telling 
blogger Dr. Helen that she's a big fan of Right-to-Carry, that she's a 
gun owner, and that she was taken out of context.

http://www.nranews.com/blogarticle.aspx?blogPostId=266
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Gun Facts 4.2 Now Available For Download: Gun Facts is a free e-book 
that debunks common myths about gun control.  It is intended as a 
reference guide for journalists, activists, politicians, and other 
people interested in restoring honesty to the debate about guns, crime, 
and the 2nd Amendment.

http://www.gunfacts.info/
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How Wild Was The Wild West?: In an unabashed plug for his latest book, 
libertarian Thomas Woods asserts "...In fact, implausible as this may 
sound, what is most impressive about the old West was how peaceful and 
cooperative it was. Although you'd never know it, scholars have 
repeatedly shown that the old West was actually safer than most American 
cities today."

http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods74.html
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 From CCRKBA: While Rev. Jesse Jackson is feverishly organizing a 
25-city anti-gun protest on Tuesday, Aug. 28, the Citizens Committee for 
the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) wants gun owners to visit gun 
shops and shooting ranges, and contact their state and federal lawmakers 
on that date to demand that they support our Second Amendment rights.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,135082.shtml

-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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