One More Case To Follow: Another intriguing shooting by an off-duty NYPD 
officer. The shooter appears to be a lieutenant from Internal Affairs, 
attacked by a tenant while he was collecting rent at an apartment 
building he purchased recently. "He said the guy on the first floor hit 
him, struggled with him, and his gun discharged."

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/09/nyregion/09cop.html
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Legislation To Reverse Small v. U.S.: Prominent prohibitionist Carolyn 
McCarthy has introduced a bill to specify that Congress does intend to 
include felony convictions in foreign courts as a ban to firearm 
ownership in this country. The US Supreme Court recently ruled that "any 
court" only applies to American courts.

http://www.antonnews.com/mineolaamerican/2005/05/06/opinion/mccarthy.html
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Prescription For Lead: An armed robber, seeking Oxy-Contin from a Boston 
pharmacy, ended up fleeing empty-handed when the pharmacist drew his own 
handgun and the two exchanged shots. Sounds like the pharmacist can use 
a bit more time on the range.

http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=81929
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Michigan County Trims Wait For CWP's: Wayne County, home to Detroit, is 
finally reducing the wait to process applications for concealed-weapon 
permits. Officials blamed a manpower shortage and the surge in 
applications, following the passage of shall-issue legislation in 2001, 
for waiting times up to nine months.

http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0505/08/D01-174955.htm
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Tenth Anniversary Of North Carolina CCW: Article "looks at both sides of 
the debate." (Virginia also just had its tenth anniversary.)

http://www.news-record.com/news/local/concealed_guns_050805.htm
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Note The Site Of The Wound: A Los Angeles deputy sheriff shot and 
wounded a man who pointed a gun at him. The suspect was shot in the leg. 
If the deputy was right-handed, odds are that it was the suspect's right 
leg, consistent with a low, left shot, commonly seen in anticipation or 
jerking the trigger.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs9.3may09,1,6445530.story?coll=la-headlines-california
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When Guns Are Outlawed Only T-Shirts Will Have Guns: A "Be Tough 
T-shirt," marketed in Japan, bears an image of a pistol tucked into the 
wearer's waistband.

http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=product&id=890
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Freed Teacher Seeks Job Back: The British special-needs teacher, 
recently released by an appeals judge who commuted her sentence to 
probation, is struggling to keep her job. She was convicted of firing an 
unloaded air pistol toward a sidewalk in a dispute with a gang that had 
just vandalized  her home.

http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/men/news/s/157/157732_guncase_teacher_in_job_fight.html
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Hero In Irish Robbery May Face Assault Charges: A Congolese immigrant in 
Ireland may be charged with assault for the struggle that ensued when he 
challenged a man who tried to rob a post office, using a knife and a 
replica firearm.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2091-1603407,00.html

-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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