Company Pulls Out Of Oklahoma Lawsuit: Apparently in the wake of the NRA-engendered boycott of ConocoPhillips, The Williams Companies have field paperwork to pull out of a lawsuit by a group of employers in Oklahoma. The lawsuit seeks to block a state law that would deprive employers of the ability to ban storage of firearms in vehicles parked on company lots. http://www.ktok.com/cc-common/feeds/view.php?feed_id=135&feed=/local.html&instance=1&article_id=27356 --- Warning Shot?: An Ohio man fired a warning shot to dissuade someone who was trying to kick in his front door. The shot, fired through the door, struck the suspected burglar in the leg. Warning shots are generally a bad idea - the bullet has to stop somewhere. http://www.whiotv.com/news/4826507/detail.html --- While In Texas...: A former husband was fatally shot by his ex-wife's companion when he tried to break into the man's home. The homeowner fired several rifle shots through the door but does not claim that they were warning shots. http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/08/08/20050808LNJShooting.html --- Green Bay Chief Part Of Orchestrated Opposition To CCW: It looks like the claimed opposition of Wisconsin police chiefs to licensed CCW is limited to a mere handful (if that many) in the Green Bay area. http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_22121330.shtml --- Rule Three Reminder: A Tennessee state trooper shot himself in the leg while reholstering after a pursuit. (Rule Three: Keep your finger out of the trigger guard, up on the frame, until your sights are on the target and you're prepared to fire. Conversely, get your finger out of the trigger guard when you come off target.) http://www.volunteertv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3701371 --- If You Can't Take The Heat...: The author of the Oklahoma editorial that mocked gun owners for thinking that their right to keep and bear arms can combat terrorism is unhappy about the responses received. http://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/articles/2005/08/09/news/editorial/aaaaaaaaagunmore.txt --- New York County Contemplates Easing Pistol Purchases: Allegany County, along the Pennsylvania border, is contemplating reducing the number of steps in the legal purchase of handguns. http://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/articles/2005/08/09/news/editorial/aaaaaaaaagunmore.txt --- Fight Crime, With A Whistle?: The Frederick (MD) PD is distributing whistles to help the citizens it is sworn to serve fight crime. Lt. Shawn Martyak, the police's community services head, noted that using the whistle would require a certain amount of common sense. "You have to use it reasonably," he said. "If it's someone with a weapon, you're hopefully going to comply. Without a weapon being present, this is an ideal tool." (Until the whistle gets punched down your throat.) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/06/AR2005080601067.html --- Definitely Not England: An 81-year-old Frenchman has received a one-year suspended sentence for firing a hunting rifle at water-dropping helicopters that disturbed his nap. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4134886.stm --- From Alan Korwin: August 9, 2005 (Full contact info at end) Dear Editor, Newscasters and reporters are falling all over themselves trying to out-praise the now deceased Peter Jennings. They're next, so I suppose it's only natural, but it hides something important. Jennings was one of the prime actors in the greatest news suppression and anti-rights campaigns ever waged. Yes, it's the anti-gun-rights, hide-everything-positive-about-guns media campaign that rushes on unabated to this day. Listen up folks -- because Jennings and his media comrades refuse to tell you -- guns are good, guns save lives, guns stop crime, and guns are why America is still free. What, you haven't seen that in the news, ever? You're a witness to this simple truth. Most news people I meet cannot even name ten story ideas that portray the wholesome and wonderful side of firearms or the great two-century American tradition of the right to keep and bear arms. Huge numbers of Americans own guns, enjoy guns, and know this is true. Many are alive today because guns are good. But Jennings spent decades hiding it, lying about it, suppressing the side he and his "J-school" accomplices hate -- the free, individually responsible, armed adult citizen. It's not good to hate. How bad is it? Thirteen scholarly studies confirm 2-1/2 million defensive gun uses annually. In 2001, Jennings, with his corrupt corps of "news" leaders at the other two networks, aired 190,000 words about gun crime, and zero words about defensive gun use. Zero. It's just as bad in print (I have the numbers if you care to see, posted at gunlaws.com). That's not a measurement upon which to heap praise. Sincerely, Alan Korwin, Author Gun Laws of America Contact: Alan Korwin BLOOMFIELD PRESS "We publish the gun laws." 4718 E. Cactus #440 Phoenix, AZ 85032 602-996-4020 Phone 602-494-0679 FAX 1-800-707-4020 Orders http://www.gunlaws.com alan@gunlaws.com Call, write, fax or click for a free catalog. If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you're reading this in English, thank a veteran. -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .