Dial 911 And Die: Emerging details about the Connecticut home invasion 
that culminated in the deaths of a woman and her two daughters suggest 
that police may have been staging outside the home for at least 20 
minutes, while some family members may still have been alive.

http://www.courant.com/news/custom/topnews/hc-petitrescue0802.artaug02%2C0%2C5028212.story
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Meanwhile, In North Carolina...: An 80-year-old man armed with a shotgun 
sent a would-be burglar running it into the woods. Scratching sounds 
woke Edward Childress about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday at his home on 6363 U.S. 
Business. When Childress went to investigate, he found a man standing on 
a ladder looking in his window, according to a sheriff's office report. 
Childress grabbed his shotgun, and the man ran off.

http://www.reidsvillereview.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RVR%2FMGArticle%2FRVR_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352234548&path=%21newsarchive
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And In Georgia...: Oconee County Sheriff's deputies don't plan to charge 
a 30-year-old Bishop man who says he shot an armed burglar Sunday 
afternoon...The man told deputies the burglar walked into the living 
room and pointed a semi-automatic pistol at him, but he grabbed a 
.38-caliber handgun from a nearby coffee table and fired. (What if the 
burglar had reached the unattended handgun first?)

http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/080207/news_20070802027.shtml
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A Different Type Of Intruder: Washoe County (NV) Capt. Steve Kelly said 
a homeowner called the sheriff's office at about 5:30 a.m., saying a 
bear was in the house. Kelly said the family locked itself in a master 
bedroom until an officer arrived. When a sergeant arrived, Kelly said 
the bear charged at him, forcing the sergeant to shoot in self defense.

http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20070802/NEWS/70802008
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Oregon College Offers Handgun Course: Umpqua Community College is 
sponsoring a two-day Handgun Safety and Self Defense workshop from 6 to 
9 p.m. Aug. 24 and 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 25 at the Workforce Training 
Center, 2555 N.E. Diamond Lake Blvd. Tuition is $53.

http://www.oregonnews.com/article/20070802/NEWS/70802044
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Ohio's Temporary Emergency License: The Temporary Emergency License 
(TEL) to carry a concealed handgun has caused considerable confusion. 
The low numbers of issued licenses indicate that there is little demand, 
people don't understand the procedures for obtaining one, or they are 
too big of a hassle to obtain. Even if you already have your CHL, you 
need to understand the TEL. You are the expert people come to in time of 
need.

http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3882.html
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North American Union Threatens RKBA: We in America still pretend to have 
a Constitutional right to bear arms. In Canada and Mexico the pretense 
is way less. To achieve a Harmony of Laws do you think that our sister 
nations will relax their gun laws or will we lose our rights? That's a 
no-brainer, we will lose. I have always believed that there are either 
armed citizens or disarmed serfs. Guess which is easier to govern.

http://www.stpns.net/view_article.html?articleId=54144312144345424
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Common Sense From Canada: Barbara Kay points out that Canada's 
government has overreacted to a limited number of incidents and has 
sought to turn gun owners into lepers.

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/columnists/story.html?id=8ccd8479-432c-48fd-9df4-4951481d827b 


-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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