South Dakota Senator Touts Federal CCW Reciprocity Bill: Senator John Thune uses an op-ed piece to explain why he wants to get the federal government started in the business of regulating CCW by private citizens. http://www.dailynews-record.com/opinion_details.php?AID=8597&CHID=36 --- Just The Facts, Ma'am: A letter to a Florida newspaper points out that The New York Times ignored the facts in its recent rush to condemn Florida's shall-issue CCW law. A rival New York paper checked the facts with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and found a significant drop in firearm-related murders from 1987 to 2005. http://www.dailynews-record.com/opinion_details.php?AID=8597&CHID=36 --- Committee Kills "Anti-Minuteman" Bill In Arizona: A bill that would have legally classified armed citizens who participate in any sort of anti-crime patrol, come to the aid of someone being attacked or report criminal activity to law enforcement as "domestic terrorists" was killed in a legislative committee. http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/167878 --- When Guns Are Outlawed...: A rookie NYPD officer is hospitalized in critical condition after having been beaten with a baseball bat by a man who stole his service pistol and handcuffs. The suspect is believed to have wanted the gun in order to commit more robberies. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/06/nyregion/06bat.html --- Oops, Wrong House: A would-be burglar in Oklahoma died after a homeowner started shooting when his front door began yielding to the man's kicks. It's now in prosecutors' hands to decide if the shooting falls under Oklahoma's "Make My Day" law. http://www.kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=119632 --- Rule Four Reminder: Two Georgia men have been charged with involuntary manslaughter after a rifle bullet they apparently fired at a tree pierced the roof of a home 150 yards away and killed a mother of three. (Rule Four: Always be sure of your target and what's beyond it.) http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2007/02/02/0203bullet.html --- Rule Five Reminder: A 3-year-old Missouri boy was fatally shot by his 8-year-old brother with a shotgun that their mother kept under a couch for protection against a stalker. (Rule Five: Maintain control of your firearm/) http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/laworder/story/A3DE182C24C6199F8625727900668E41?OpenDocument --- Switching The Focus: Article applies the principle that "guns don't kill people, people kill people" to distinguishing whether it's sports cars or predominantly younger drivers who are responsible for the majority of road fatalities in Ireland. http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=962&Itemid=38 --- From AzCDL: Here is the news many of you have been waiting for! The AzCDL rifle raffle will officially end on February 17, 2007. A drawing will be held for the winning ticket at the McMann's Roadrunner gun show at the Tucson Convention Center on February 17, 2007 at 4:00 PM: http://www.gunshowreview.com/Event_Detail.php?g=event1164321226 THE WINNER DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO WIN. Information about the AzCDL Rifle Raffle can be found at our website: http://www.azcdl.org/html/rifle_raffle.html And, it gets even better! We printed up 1,000 tickets but it's almost time for the drawing and we've only sold about ¼ of our tickets. That makes the odds of having the winning ticket pretty good. If you bought multiple tickets, the odds are great! You want to get in on this great deal before it's too late! If you're going to be at the Tucson gun show on February 17th, you are in luck! Not only will we sell you a raffle ticket before the drawing, we will knock $10 off the cost of joining or renewing your membership in AzCDL. If you can't make it to the gun show, either drop a line to treasurer@AzCDL.org or call the AzCDL telephone number: (623) 594-8521. If no one answers the phone, it's because we're down at the Capitol pushing for pro-rights legislation. Just leave a message and we'll get back to you. If you act right away, you can send a check or money order to AzCDL, P.O. Box 10325, Glendale, AZ 85318. Be sure to include a note about how many raffle tickets you want and how to contact you. However, this late in the game, we cannot guarantee that the Post Office will get your check to us in time. These alerts are a project of the Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL), an all volunteer, non-profit, non-partisan grassroots organization. Join today! AzCDL - Protecting Your Freedom http://www.azcdl.org/html/join_us_.html Copyright © 2007 Arizona Citizens Defense League, Inc., all rights reserved. -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .