On The Anniversary Of The Bill Of Rights: Patriot Post's Mark Alexander shares some historical insights on the Bill of Rights, including, "The judiciary and legislatures have undermined the strength of the Second Amendment, a right of which James Madison's appointee, Justice Joseph Story, referred to as '...the palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers...'" (The fifth page also includes some observations about gun-free zones.) http://archive.patriotpost.us/pub/07-50_Digest/ --- Oops, Wrong House, Utah Version: A homeowner killed a suspect who broke into his home. Two men and a woman attempted the robbery at 3575 South and 4400 West in West Valley City late Thursday night. Two of the suspects got away but the homeowner managed to save his family from harm...He said it started with a simple knock on the door. "I opened the door and there was a girl standing there," he said. "They used a girl at the door while they hid and as soon as I opened up the door, they came rushing in." http://www.abc4.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=1521ddb9-174d-40cc-9f01-a8228c8afdc5 http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695236081,00.html --- Oops, Wrong House, Texas Version: Three times this week, a gunman knocked on the door of a Tarrant County home ready to shoot whoever answered. But the tables were turned about 4 a.m. Thursday, when a homeowner in the 1400 block of East Butler Street disarmed the man at his front door and shot the would-be attacker, critically wounding him. The homeowner was not injured. The shooting was part of an ongoing dispute, police say...Despite the similarities of the three incidents this week, police said that they are not related and cautioned people not to become overly concerned about such confrontations. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/crime/stories/DN-tcshootings_14met.ART0.West.Edition1.3798c5e.html --- Rule Five Reminder: Authorities are trying to determine whether a 2-year-old girl caused the shooting death of a man. Curtis Gabriel Collins, 22, died after being shot in the head at a home around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said. Witnesses told police Collins was sitting on a sofa when the child grabbed at a gun on a table in the room, causing the gun to fire. (Rule Five: Maintain control of your firearm.) http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=107564&provider=top --- End-Of-Year Report From GOA: When people look back on 2007, they may remember the several, notable shootings that took place: the massacre at Virginia Tech in April, the slayings at the Nebraska and Utah malls, and the most recent killings in Colorado - a shooting that could have eclipsed all of the previous ones if one courageous lady, Jeanne Assam, had not been armed with a gun. Gun Owners of America has been there each step of the way, sometimes serving as the only national gun group which has regularly appeared on national television, arguing for the right to keep and bear arms... http://www.gunowners.org/a121307.htm --- NRA's Outrage Of The Week: This week's outrage comes courtesy of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" show co-host Mika Brzezinski, who apparently has a very hard time laying aside her anti-gun sentiments, even when confronted with the truthWhen discussing the murderous rampage, Brzezinski responded to host Joe Scarborough's assertion that "One person with a gun can make a big difference," by blurting, "Oh gosh, no! No, no, no. No, no, no, no, no." Scarborough then reiterated his assertion, "One person with a gun in the right place can make a big difference." At this point, Brzezinski had clearly had enough of the truth and, putting an exclamation point on her unabashed anti-gun sentiments, said, "You know, that is the most inane statement I have ever heard." http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=3318 --- NRA's Hypocrisy Of The Week: During an election year, it's common to see political contenders pulling out all of the rhetorical stops in an attempt to distinguish themselves as the "candidate of choice" for their constituency. Unfortunately, they often test the limits of credulity in the process. Such is the case for Hillary Clinton, who, in her zeal to discredit Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) on the gun issue for her own presumed political gain, has apparently either abandoned her long-held anti-gun position, or has conveniently developed a case of political amnesia... http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=3317 --- NRA-ILA Alerts: Alerts for the various states are posted on the NRA-ILA website. http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/State/ --- Web Page Update: I have posted a response to the Mike Rayburn article, linked a few days ago, "The Fallacy of Trigger Control." http://www.spw-duf.info/emperor.html#fallacy -- Stephen P. Wenger, KE7QBY Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .