Ten-Day Clock Started For Ohio CCW-Reform Bill: Governor Taft now has ten days to sign, veto or allow the bill to become law without his signature. Key points of the amended bill are summarized. http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3411.html Columbus Paper Bemoans Prospective Changes: http://www.columbusdispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/12/05/20061205-A1-02.html --- NRA President Profiled: Article (not posted in its entirety) looks at the alleged anomaly of a Jewish woman being the titular head of the NRA. http://www.momentmag.com/features/dec06/2006-12_Froman.html --- I'm From The Government And I'm Here To Help You: GOA's Larry Pratt exposes the case of a Texas gun-store owner who has been maliciously targeted by both state and federal authorities. http://www.americandaily.com/article/16659 --- Alabama City May Ban Guns At Work: It seems Tuscaloosa city officials have a problem with their employees showing up to work with guns. The City Council will vote on an ordinance that could codify the issue in writing, and employees could be subject to being fired for violating the rule. http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061205/NEWS/612050332/1007/dateline&cachetime=3&template=dateline --- How Long Will There Be A Fourth Amendment In Philadelphia?: A gun task force, composed primarily of retired homicide detectives will seek to persuade city residents to agree to warrantless searches for illegal firearms. http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/politics/16163063.htm --- New Jersey Shooter Wins In Court: District Judge Diane Repyneck threw out 17 citations Monday against a 62-year-old township man accused of violating local gun laws. The judge ruled Richard Seruga was guilty of one count of disorderly conduct but was not in violation of any other township laws when he repeatedly fired his gun at a target behind his home http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-8/116529512664170.xml&coll=2 --- Oops, Wrong House: A masked, rifle-armed teenager is dead after breaking down the door to an Illinois home. The woman of the house was able to run to her bedroom and retrieve a 9mm pistol. (Wouldn't it have been safer if the pistol had been holstered on her person?) http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0612030055dec03,1,2267217.story?ctrack=1&cset=true More Details Emerge: This case turns out to have several unusual twists. http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/news/160082,5_1_WA05_SHOOT_S1.article --- Police Department Drops Training Tactic: Huntington Beach police have stopped hiding guns in cars of people they pull over - a way to test how rookie officers search a suspect's vehicle - because "it's probably not the way we should be operating," a department spokesman said Tuesday. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prop6dec06,1,949618.story?coll=la-headlines-california --- Jury Trial For New Zealand Gun-Shop Shooter: The co-owner of a gun shop, who shot a machete-wielding robber, has requested a jury trial for his charges that he illegally possessed the handgun he used on his own business premises. http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200612061406/gun_shop_worker_chooses_trial_by_jury -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .