Rule Five Reminder: A New York man was arrested for criminal possession 
of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child after his 
18-month-old daughter pointed his handgun at a four-year-old visitor. 
(Rule Five: Maintain control of your firearm.)

http://buffalonews.com/editorial/20050818/1006201.asp
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First Legal Challenge To Columbus "AWB" Fails" A lawsuit challenging the 
Columbus Ohio ban on cosmetically impaired firearms has been dismissed 
in probate court. The suit was filed in this atypical venue because it 
claimed that the ordinance interferes with the orderly administration of 
estates - the ordinance bans inheritance of registered "offensive" firearms.

http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2658
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Two Republicans May Challenger DeWine For Ohio Senate Seat: In a 
forthcoming race in which the NRA seems to be contemplating supporting a 
Democrat challenger to Ohio's liberal Republican Senator DeWine, at 
least one Republican considering a run will make an issue of the RKBA.

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050817/NEWS01/508170395/1056
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Dubious Tactics: A California woman fired two warning shots, then shot 
an apparently drug-influenced intruder in the thigh. Warning shots are 
generally discouraged because the bullets have to stop somewhere. It's 
not clear if the woman aimed for the thigh or simply jerked an aimed 
shot low and to the non-dominant side.

http://www.kget.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=5B200DC0-3638-42B2-AB51-22310E957C7D
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South African Gun Owners Prosecuted If Guns Are Stolen: Article 
describes some pending cases involving charges of negligence against gun 
owners whose firearms have been stolen.

http://www.paarlpost.com/cgib/article?newsid=1539
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South African Gun Owner To Sue Police: A member of a prominent family 
claims he was illegally arrested, was the victim of an unlawful search 
and that police mistreated his collection of antique firearms.

http://www.news24.com/Regional_Papers/Components/Category_Article_Text_Template/0,,303_1756070~E,00.html
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Those Infamous Strasbourg Tests: Dean Speir provides background on the 
controversial "stopping power" tests and the actual document that was 
leaked to him several years ago.

http://www.thegunzone.com/strasbourg.html

-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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