Utah To Re-Examine Non-Resident Permits: A legislative committee agreed Tuesday to take another look at how the state handles requests for concealed-weapons permits from outside Utah, including foreign countries...A legislative committee agreed Tuesday to take another look at how the state handles requests for concealed-weapons permits from outside Utah, including foreign countries... With applicants from states other than Utah, background checks aren't the problem - it's keeping track of crimes committed after a permit is issued that could cause it to be suspended or revoked, Phillips said. http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695221379,00.html --- A Look Back From Empty-Holster Week: Should you ever find yourself perusing the newspaper archives at your local library, take a few minutes to track down and compare the August 2, 1966, and April 17, 2007, editions of any American newspaper. You'll undoubtedly find that, for two papers written more than four decades apart, they tell strikingly similar stories...On the morning of Aug. 1, 1966, few people had ever considered the possibility that they might die in an indiscriminate shooting spree. But shortly before noon on that fateful day, a 25-year-old former Marine climbed to the top of the University of Texas bell tower and created a worldwide reference point for such fears...Seeing that something had to be done, students quickly retrieved hunting rifles from dorm rooms and fraternity houses, took up defensive positions throughout the campus and returned fire... http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071024/EDITORIAL/110240004/1013 --- Yet Some People Just Don't Get It: The Second Amendment is having a moment. Students for Concealed Carry on Campus has organized a protest of concealed weapons bans at colleges. As part of the protest, students all over the country are wearing empty holsters this week, the O'Collegian reports. "It is a chance to draw attention to our cause," said one Oklahoma State University protester...A number of university administrators disagree, saying guns can't possibly make campuses safer, even wondering whether the protest itself is disruptive or insensitive so soon after the Virgina Tech incident. But with proper deference to the Constitution, at least one University of Kentucky police captain bows to that other amendment, according to the Kernel newspaper. "I just don't think it would be a good learning environment if we had everyone running around with guns on campus," he said. "But we do respect their right to protest." http://www.usnews.com/blogs/paper-trail/2007/10/23/empty-holsters-make-a-point-but-are-still-a-fashion-no-no.html Related Article: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/10/23/osuguns.ART_ART_10-23-07_B3_2888QPS.html? --- Utah University Offers CFP Course: Events on Tuesday will commemorate the six-month anniversary of an incident that shocked the nation. A student at Virginia Tech systematically gunned down students and teachers, killing 32. At one university in Utah that incident is being used to justify a push for more concealed weapons. Some professors are packing heat and maybe some students too. A class in Weber State University's Continuing Education Program is specifically aimed at getting people on and off campus to carry guns. Classroom instructions are given by a professor of anthropology, who doubles as a concealed weapons instructor. http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=2012831 --- Florida Reporter Arrested For Gun On Campus: A television reporter investigating a story on school violence was arrested after carrying a loaded gun onto school property, authorities said. Jeffrey Weinsier of WPLG-TV, an ABC network, was taken into custody Tuesday at Miami Central High School after ignoring several warnings not to walk on school property, Miami-Dade schools police said...Weinsier began carrying a gun after he received death threats stemming from a series he did about unsanitary conditions at restaurants, according to the station. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,304636,00.html --- Amended Vet-Suicide Bill Passes: Congress took steps Tuesday to reduce the high rate of suicides among former members of the armed forces, but only after a gun rights senator succeeded in removing a plan to track veterans treated for mental illnesses. The suicide prevention bill, which was passed 417-0 and sent to President Bush for his signature, comes amid growing concerns over mental health issues borne by veterans who have seen combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h7vCY0HANN_unr3jPt__KwFP5YEA --- Romney Opposes "Extreme Weapons": "I firmly believe in the importance of responsible gun ownership and sales. As a member of the National Rifle Association, I do not believe that we need any more federal gun control laws. I also recognize that some types of extreme weapons, those which were not meant for hunting, sport, or self-defense, have no business being on the streets." http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/10/mitt-please-clarify-what-extreme.html --- Once Again, The Hunting Distortion: I went to college about four hours west of Philadelphia in a very rural area. I knew many kids who hunted and owned guns. Now that I live in Philadelphia, I'm puzzled by the way politicians and the media treat the issue of gun control. The perspective of the average gun owner seems completely missing from the debate...Here's a little secret the NRA doesn't want you to know: Most gun owners are almost never inconvenienced by gun laws. That's because most people who buy guns do not do it on a whim. A waiting period or one gun a month is only a problem for people who want a gun immediately... http://www.philly.com/dailynews/opinion/20071024_NRA_distorts_reality_on_guns.html --- Oops, Wrong House: Spartanburg County deputies said two home invasion robbers were shot early Tuesday morning by the homeowner they tried to burglarize...Lamont Dawkins, the homeowner, said that he heard glass break and someone kicking at his back door. Dawkins told WYFF News 4 that the men were shouting that they were from the "Spartanburg County Police." Spartanburg County does not have a police force. Dawkins said that he grabbed a pistol gun and hid behind his refrigerator. When the men came into the home, Dawkins fired what he says was about five rounds. http://www.wyff4.com/news/14400848/detail.html --- Oops, Wrong Apartment: A man in an East Liberty apartment fatally shot one of two men who broke into the residence early Monday, Pittsburgh police said. The men, one of whom had a gun, entered the apartment in the 300 block of North Negley Avenue about 3:15 a.m., Cmdr. Thomas Stangrecki said. A man in the apartment grabbed a shotgun and shot the armed intruder in the side of the head when he pointed a gun at residents, Stangrecki said. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_534085.html --- A Case To Watch In Oklahoma: ...Deputy Chief James Apple says a family came home and found a burglar in their house. Apple says there was some type of confrontation between the family and the burglar, and it led to shots fired. A neighbor says the homeowner was on the phone with the police holding the burglar on the front lawn until authorities arrived. But, the burglar moved and he fired - killing the intruder. http://www.kswo.com/Global/story.asp?S=7255751 --- New York Man Charged In Death Of Suspected Intruder: Police say a Putnam County homeowner shot and killed a man who he thought was trying to break into his home while his family slept. State police charged Peter Guerriero, of Putnam Lake, with manslaughter Monday in the death of 32-year-old David Schachnow, of Southeast. They say the 42-year-old Guerriero shot Schachnow in front of his house early that morning on a walkway that leads up to the front door and a deck. Schachnow was pronounced dead at 3:58 a.m. at a local hospital. http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--homeownercharged1023oct23,0,7317230.story --- And In South Africa...: Police opened a murder case after a 77-year-old man allegedly killed an intruder in his Vredehoek home early this morning...ER 24 spokesperson Derrick Banks said a man in his late 20s had allegedly broken into a home in Vredehoek at about 6am. "He apparently hit the 77-year-old occupant of the house over the head with a plank," said Banks. The elderly man retaliated and a shot was fired...A 55-year-old-man had his gun confiscated and faces a murder charge after he allegedly shot dead a burglar who attacked him in his house in Buxton Avenue, Oranjezicht earlier this year. http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20071022144221880C327211 --- Rule Five Reminder: A Cochise County (AZ) teen who's facing second-degree-murder charges accidentally shot his friend after they broke into a Hereford home Friday morning, according to information released by the Cochise County Sheriff's Department Tuesday morning... Murphy told detectives during an interview that he and Josh Olson, 16, were in a residence in the 2800 block of Homestead Road in Hereford, which is between Sierra Vista and Bisbee, when they found a shotgun, the release says. The shotgun accidentally discharged, striking Olson, it says. (Rule Five: Maintain control of your firearm.) http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/207935 --- Public Support For "Gun Control" Wanes: A new survey from The Gallup Poll shows great news for gun owners. In every section of the country, support for more gun control is falling...But public opinion is only part of the picture. Anti-gun politicians aren't going to change their ways just because public support for more gun control is declining. They might operate in stealth mode (has anyone in the press even bothered to ask Hillary about the Clinton Gun Ban?), but they haven't changed their minds. So be happy that we're winning, but don't let your guard down. http://www.nranews.com/blogarticle.aspx?blogPostId=322 -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .