Heller Brief Argues Against Individual RKBA: ... Once explored, this context establishes that the private keeping of firearms was manifestly not the right that the framers of the Bill of Rights guaranteed in 1789. Though Anglo-American political tradition did indeed value the idea of an armed populace, it never treated private ownership of firearms as an individual right. The right stated in the seminal English Bill of Rights of 1689 vested not in individuals but in Parliament, which remained free to determine "by law" which Protestant subjects could own which weapons and how they could be used. Nor did the first American constitutions and declarations of rights include clauses protecting private use of firearms... (Note the name of Saul Cornell among the authors.) http://www.hnn.us/articles/46815.html --- As Long As The Supremes Created A Right To Privacy...: ...It will be up to the Supreme Court to decide just what the language of the Second Amendment means, and whether that language creates an individual right to possess a gun, or only a collective right of an organized state militia or National Guard. However, I believe the Supreme Court's review should not be limited to the construction of the Second Amendment. The court also should consider whether its enunciated constitutional right of privacy extends to an individual's right to possess a handgun in his home... http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/opinion/display_columnist.htm?StoryID=70474 --- As Arizona Ponders School CCW: ...Meanwhile, in another incident that occurred at about the same time, two terrorists were killed after infiltrating the Mekor Hayim High School Yeshiva in Kfar Etzion, south of Jerusalem...They entered a classroom where counselors were holding a meeting, and stabbed two of them. Two of the counselors were armed and managed to overpower and kill the terrorists, without giving them a chance to fire their pistol, a Hatzallah spokesman said. (The account of the second incident is about halfway down the page.) http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201070788290&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull On The Arizona Side: http://dustinsgunblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/az-legislation-to-remove-ban-on-ccw.html --- While In Kentucky...: A bill to allow guns to be kept in cars on college campuses, introduced to the state legislature by Rep. Bob Damron, D-Nicholasville, threatens the autonomy of universities and does not deserve to pass. This legislation, House Bill 114, would be a departure from a current state law that allows universities to make their own policies regarding firearms on university property...The bill would take away power to write policies regarding firearms from individual universities and give it to the state instead. The universities should be allowed to retain the right to govern issues that are relevant to the campus environment, including whether or not students and employees may have guns stashed in their cars. http://media.www.kykernel.com/media/storage/paper305/news/2008/01/28/Opinions/Editorial.Allow.Institutions.To.Regulate.Rules.Regarding.Firearms-3170018.shtml --- It's Nice To Have Sympathetic Law Enforcement: Police arrested two young Carlisle brothers Tuesday morning following a robbery and subsequent shooting incident on Lower Sharpsburg Road...The arrests came on the heels of a shooting incident at 3995 Upper Sharpsburg, where the Kimes brothers allegedly committed burglary at a residence of Jim Robert Willoughby, according to police...Marion Kearns, who was armed with an AR-15, fired several .223 caliber bullets, according to Buckler and Garrett...One of the fired rounds entered the rear window of the white S-10 pickup truck driven by the Kimes brothers. The round grazed the headrest of the drivers seat during its trajectory. "Multiple shots were fired," Buckler said. "Mr. Kearns has not been charged, nor will he be charged." (As the saying goes, "Don't try this at home." Deadly force in response to a mere property crime is not likely to be treated so lightly in most jurisdictions.) http://www.nicholasnewsonline.com/Archives/January%202008/January%2016/topofthenews011608.html --- Lead Linked To Aging Of Older Brains: Could it be that the "natural" mental decline that afflicts many older people is related to how much lead they absorbed decades before? That's the provocative idea emerging from some recent studies, part of a broader area of new research that suggests some pollutants can cause harm that shows up only years after someone is exposed. The new work suggests long-ago lead exposure can make an aging person's brain work as if it's five years older than it really is. If that's verified by more research, it means that sharp cuts in environmental lead levels more than 20 years ago didn't stop its widespread effects. (Most shooters have faced additional exposure from lead mists generated from primers and cast bullets.) http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8UEBSGG0&show_article=1 --- From AzCDL: SCR 1007, which creates the Homeland Security Force (HSF) and the Homeland Security Committee, along with rules and procedures to govern the HSF, will be heard in the Senate Government committee on Monday, January 28, 2008 ( http://www.azleg.gov/CommitteeInfo.asp?Committee_ID=6 ). Information on this and other bills can be found at the AzCDL website: http://www.azcdl.org/html/legislation.html Please take the time to send a polite note to the committee members, and let them know that you want them to vote SCR 1007 out of committee with a recommendation for passage by the full Senate. Below are the email addresses of the committee members in both semi-colon and comma separation formats, along with a simple list of email addresses for those who encounter email address formatting problems. Use the list that is compatible with your email software. List of members' email addresses: jharper@azleg.gov rblendu@azleg.gov mburtoncahill@azleg.gov jflake@azleg.gov jgarcia@azleg.gov lgray@azleg.gov cpesquiera@azleg.gov As legislation progresses, we will keep you up to date via these Alerts and at our website. 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 © 2008 Arizona Citizens Defense League, Inc., all rights reserved. SB 1132, a "Restaurant Carry" bill, will be heard in the Senate Commerce and Economic Development committee on Wednesday, January 30, 2008. SB 1132 allows people to carry firearms in certain restaurants serving alcohol, provided signs are posted permitting firearms, and the person possessing the firearm does not consume alcohol. This bill needs work, but it provides a step towards addressing the Jim Crow "we don't serve your kind here" attitude prevalent in Arizona. Information on this and other bills can be found at the AzCDL website: http://www.azcdl.org/html/legislation.html Please take the time to send a polite note to the committee members to share your opinion on SB 1132. Below are the email addresses of the committee members in both semi-colon and comma separation formats, along with a simple list of email addresses for those who encounter email address formatting problems. Use the list that is compatible with your email software. List of members' email addresses: bleff@azleg.gov rblendu@azleg.gov callen@azleg.gov mburtoncahill@azleg.gov kcheuvront@azleg.gov pgorman@azleg.gov rmiranda@azleg.gov jtibshraeny@azleg.gov As legislation progresses, we will keep you up to date via these Alerts and at our website. 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 © 2008 Arizona Citizens Defense League, Inc., all rights reserved. (This bill needs work? It currently adds carry in licensed premises to the "Misconduct with weapons" section of the Criminal Code [ARS 13-3102] whereas it is currently only a rarely enforced violation of the Liquor Code.) -- Stephen P. Wenger, KE7QBY Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .