Bloomberg vs. Tiahrt, Another View: ...Instead of Congress, maybe 
Bloomberg should be blaming Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. A few years 
ago, Daley and some other big-city mayors tried to get ATF trace data so 
they could sue firearms manufacturers.  ATF tried to block public access 
to the data in part because it contains the names of innocent people and 
law enforcement officers.  But the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 
that, under the Freedom of Information Act, everyone is entitled to this 
information ... Mayor Daley, Mayor Bloomberg, or the head of the largest 
street gang in Chicago...

http://www.nranews.com/blogarticle.aspx?blogPostId=259
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NSSF Hails Passage Of Shelby Amendment: The National Shooting Sports 
Foundation, the firearm industry's trade association, is hailing passage 
of a law enforcement friendly amendment sponsored by Senator Richard 
Shelby (R-AL) which cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee as part 
of a spending bill with a demonstrative victory evident by a 19 - 10 
vote. Similar language was approved by a House subcommittee handling 
that chamber's version of the legislation. (The Shelby Amendment 
restores the Tiahrt Amendment.)

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-28-2007/0004617879&EDATE=
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Knee-Jerk In New York: In the wake of the shootings at Virginia Tech 
University this past April, New York State Assemblyman Phil Ramos 
(D-Brentwood) has sponsored a bill that aims to create a "disqualifying 
information" registry to enhance gun control throughout New York State. 
Information contained in the registry would be used to prevent mentally 
ill individuals, or those who are suspected or convicted of a crime, 
from purchasing or possessing a firearm. The gun control legislation 
passed in the state Assembly on June 14 and, as of press time, was still 
waiting to be voted on by the state Senate.

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18522826&BRD=1776&PAG=461&dept_id=6363&rfi=6
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Pistol Packin' Mamas: Bob Oberst, owner of Palmetto State Shooting 
Center said women are more aware of the need for personal security now 
than ever. He has taught a shooting course for more than 10 years, and 
the number of women taking the course has steadily increased. "When we 
first started teaching the course, there were maybe one or two women 
each year," Oberst said. "Now we teach the course every month, and there 
are four to six women every class, every month."

http://www.savannahnow.com/node/314909
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Oops, Wrong Jewelry Store: A group of robbers in Las Vegas NV had the 
tables turned on them when they got into a fight with the employees of 
the jewelry store they targeted and one of the robbers was fatally shot 
with his own handgun. (Note that the link is to a jewelry-industry 
publication.)

http://www.jckonline.com/article/CA6456549.html
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Oops, Wrong House: A residential burglar in Oregon was transported to a 
hospital with a life-threatening wound after having been shot between 
the eyes by a 71-year-old homeowner. (Assuming that the head is held 
vertically, the crucial brainstem is accessed via a band from the ear 
canal to the nasal cavity, depending on the angle; in a shot from the 
side, the brainstem is in line with the ear canal .)

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_062807_news_burglar_shot.26e120db.html
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Words Of Wisdom: Walt Rauch, a curmudgeonly guy who's been there and 
done it, shares some pointers on training with a handgun for 
self-defense. (While I'm sure that Walt and I don't agree on everything, 
note that he emphasizes starting your training at very close range, with 
the gun pulled in close to your body.)

http://www.handgunsmag.com/tactics_training/handtact_062907/
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NRA-ILA Alerts: Alerts for the various states are posted on the NRA-ILA 
website.

http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/State/

-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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