No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.7/379 - Release Date: 6/29/2006 Day Four At The UN Gun-Ban Conference: Cam Edwards continues his report... http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/CamEdwards/2006/06/30/203225.html --- Kofi Annan - No Global Gun Ban: "Let me also note that this Review Conference is not negotiating a 'global gun ban', nor do we wish to deny law-abiding citizens their right to bear arms in accordance with their national laws." (And Al Gore and John Kerry profess to protect the rights of hunters and target shooters.) "Let me also note that this Review Conference is not negotiating a 'global gun ban', nor do we wish to deny law-abiding citizens their right to bear arms in accordance with their national laws." --- CCRKBA On Jersey City Handgun Ordinance: The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today called the one-gun-a-month ordinance passed by the Jersey City, NJ city council "a pathetic sham" designed to give the public a false impression that this will address the city's violent crime problems. http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=68580 Related Article: http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1151648448285280.xml&coll=3 --- NY AG Candidate Calls For Tougher State "AWB": Andrew Cuomo, architect of the infamous Clinton-era "deal" with Smith & Wesson, is now calling for "closing the loopholes" in New York's ban on cosmetically impaired firearms. http://www.andrewcuomo.com/newsroom_details.asp?id=936 --- Brady Bunch Attacks NRA Board Member: "Gun dealer Sanford Abrams, a board member of the National Rifle Association, is a "serial violator" of federal gun laws, federal law enforcement officials say. His Valley Gun store in Baltimore has sold hundreds and hundreds of guns that were later linked to crimes and has racked up more than 900 legal violations in the years his business has been under scrutiny." http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=68552 --- Mississippi "Castle Law" Takes Effect Saturday: A home invasion can be one of the most terrifying experiences of a lifetime. Starting this Saturday Mississippians will have more legal protection when defending themselves against intruders. http://www.wtok.com/news/headlines/3254621.html --- Meanwhile, In Kansas...: Come Saturday, Kansas becomes the 48th state to have a concealed gun law on the books, although permits won't be issued until Jan. 1. Illinois and Wisconsin are the only states that do not allow concealed carrying of guns in any way. http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/state/14931592.htm --- Federal Trigger-Lock Law May Die: The House approves a measure to overturn a law requiring safety trigger locks on all handguns sold in the U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, R-Colo., says that gun owners ended up paying for the added cost of trigger locks and that they do not prevent "accidental shootings." http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200606/NAT20060630b.html http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7004062277 --- One-Gun-A-Month Bill Stalls In Pennsylvania Senate: A state senate committee has apparently side-tracked a bill that would have limited Pennsylvanians to legally purchasing one handgun per month. http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/14926876.htm --- Oops, Wrong House: A Chicago-area burglar died of a shotgun wound to the head. He appears to be the only one to have brought a firearm to the scene of the crime. http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-intruder29.html --- Jurors Acquit Iraq-War Veteran: A Marine sergeant has been acquitted in Massachusetts in the wounding of two people after he fired a shotgun out his window in response to a perceived attack on his home. http://www.volunteertv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5098467 --- Las Vegas Metro Opts For S&W Rifles: Twenty-four LVMPD officers lined up with new Smith & Wesson MP-15s at the Metropolitan Police Department's shooting range, undergoing 40 hours of mandatory training and testing. http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jun-30-Fri-2006/news/8200077.html -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .