What Do We Know About John Roberts?: The man nominated for the current vacancy on the US Supreme Court is referred to as a "stealth nominee." Little appears to be known about him other than that he is highly regarded as a lawyer. Even the NRA-ILA does not seem to have much to say about his position on the RKBA, directing people to a vague report from The Wall Street Journal. Here are three opinions about where Roberts might take the Court: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45363 http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110006994 http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45379 Related Commentaries: http://press.arrivenet.com/pol/article.php/671704.html http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20050720-091739-9237r.htm http://techcentralstation.com/072105D.html http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/21/politics/21nominee.html?pagewanted=all http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/854zcwhn.asp Roberts Contributed To Anti-Rights Candidates: Two of the Senators to whom John Roberts made financial contributions, Richard Lugar and Peter Fitzgerald, were among the Republicans who voted to extend the federal ban on cosmetically impaired firearms. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050720/D8BF7QM80.html --- US Border Patrol Could Form Auxiliary: Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert C. Bonner told The Associated Press that his agency has focused on involving citizens after noting the willingness of volunteers to help federal agents catch illegal immigrants. "The Border Patrol does this every day, and they are qualified and very well-trained to handle the situation," Bonner said in February, noting that the Minutemen planned to carry firearms. "Ordinary Americans are not. So there's a danger that not just illegal migrants might get hurt, but that American citizens might get hurt in this situation." (The Minutemen required (a) that its participants possess a valid CWP, to ensure that they had a clean background and (b) that all firearms be kept concealed unless actually being used in self-defense.) http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/breaking/072005border_auxiliary.php --- NRA 2007 Convention - How About My House?: Matthew Holmes pokes fun at the City of Columbus whining about the NRA canceling its 2007 plans for its annual meeting in that city. http://www.opinioneditorials.com/freedomwriters/mholmes_20050720.html --- NRA Invited To Little Rock For 2007 Meeting: Congressman Mike Ross has invited the NRA to hold its 2007 annual meeting in Arkansas. http://www.wmcstations.com/Global/story.asp?S=3619409 http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=3619691 --- Change Of Prosecutors Sought In Trail Shooting Case: The attorney for the Arizona man facing murder charges in the fatal shooting of a man who threatened him on a hiking trail is seeking to have the prosecution handled by a different agency. Article details the conflicts between the initial investigator (and the sheriff's department) and the county attorney's office. http://www.azdailysun.com/non_sec/nav_includes/story.cfm?storyID=112214 --- More Juvenile Probation Officers May Be Armed: Pima County's (Tucson area) juvenile court seems to be re-evaluating its policy of restricting the number of probation officers it allows to be armed for self- defense on the job. http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/metro/85087.php --- Firearm Manufacturers Appeal To Supremes Over DC Law: Firearm manufacturers today filed papers asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruling permitting lawsuits against firearms manufacturers under the District of Columbia's "Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act." http://press.arrivenet.com/bus/article.php/671733.html --- Eviction Shootings Ruled Justifiable: The state attorney in Jacksonville FL has ruled that the fatal shootings of two cousins and the non-fatal shooting of the sister of one of them, by a tenant they sought to evict from a home owned by the woman, were justifiable. One of the cousins had threatened the tenant by brandishing a chain and a firearm. http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050720/APN/507200788 --- Oops, Wrong Jewelry Store: Two would-be robbers were so badly shot by a jewelry store owner and his employee that police are unable to interview them. Note the alertness of the owner, who saw through the first robber's disguise and the resourcefulness of the employee, who used the first robber's handgun to engage the second robber. http://www.nola.com/newsflash/louisiana/index.ssf?/base/news-17/112189200435180.xml&storylist=louisiana --- Attorneys Bemoan Lawsuit-Protection Bill: Article on the pending Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act points out the American Bar Association as one of the groups opposing its passage. These guys know on which side their bread is buttered. http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=380854&category=REGIONOTHER&BCCode=LOCAL&newsdate=7/20/2005 --- RKBA "Too Extreme" For New Jersey?: Doug Forrester, Republican gubernatorial candidate, is under attack for "an opposition to closing gun loopholes, childproofing guns and limiting gun purchases to one per month." http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050720/NEWS03/507200342/1007 --- St. Louis County Processing CCW Applications: St Louis County, one of the two hold-out jurisdictions in the issuance of concealed-carry endorsements in Missouri, reports that it is smoothly processing about 100 applications a day. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/neighborhoods/stories.nsf/news/story/8EE2EAA9F48BA4A286257042007749D9?OpenDocument --- Brazilians Split over Disarmament Statute: As in the US, opinions differ sharply about the upcoming referendum that would virtually ban the purchase of firearms and ammunition by that country's citizens. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/20/AR2005072000506.html --- Netherlands Will Tighten Firearm Permit Requirements: Effective August 2006, the Netherlands will impose tighter restrictions for issuing permits to own firearms. Do Dutch criminals obtain their firearms through legal channels? http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=19&story_id=22085&name=Gun+laws+to+be+tightened -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .