Deep-Pockets Lawsuit Tossed: An appeals court in Florida has rejected 
the lawsuit by the widow of a murdered school teacher. The widow's 
attorneys had contended that Valor Corp. was partly responsible for the 
murder for distributing inexpensive handguns.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GUN_TRIAL?SITE=FLROC&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
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"Gun Courses Best Left To Private Sector": Arizona's governor recently 
signed legislation authorizing high schools to offer an elective course 
in firearm safety and marksmanship. Opinion piece correctly points out 
the advantages of this type of training for youngsters, then ignores one 
of its own earlier points - many parents would not provide this 
potentially life-saving training on their own initiative.

http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/northwest/77796.php
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Here's A New Twist: A Chicago opinion writer cites an article by Carl T. 
Bogus, which claims that the purpose of the Second Amendment was 
actually to protect the institution of slavery, not to safeguard an 
individual right.

http://www.chicagodefender.com/page/commentary.cfm?ArticleID=929
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Gray-Area Shooting: The State's Attorney's office is deciding whether to 
file charges against an off-duty Florida security officer who attempted 
to shoot out the tires of a vehicle that was being driven in a manner 
that was endangering others. Note that the rounds struck the wheel rims, 
not the tires; shot tires tend to lose their air fairly slowly.

http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050601/NEWS01/506010455/1075
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Michigan Coalition Would Loosen Carrying Restrictions: The Michigan 
Coalition of Responsible Gun Owners is holding meetings around the state 
to build support for legislation that would remove the ban on legal 
carry of firearms in several venues.

http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=7779
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Illinois "AWB" Fails By One Vote: A bill that would have created a state 
ban on cosmetically impaired firearms and .50-caliber rifles failed, by 
one vote to pass in the Illinois legislature. This sort of legislation 
is likely to reappear in future sessions.

http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=80082
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Tongue In Cheek?: Article from Fayettesvile NC (next door to Ft. Bragg), 
seemingly touts a local gun shop as a source for men to learn how to 
select a proper handgun. Be prepared for some poor humor and a bit of 
ambiguous information.

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1147&dept_id=555834&newsid=14617790&PAG=461&rfi=9 


-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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