No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.0/167 - Release Date: 11/11/2005 Civil Disobedience In Ohio?: Only 115 people have complied with the deadline to register cosmetically impaired firearms in Columbus although one person registered 45 of them. It is unknown how many people may own the recently restricted firearms in that city. http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article2807.html --- Oops, Wrong House: A burglar in Kentucky picked the wrong home - the owner is a well known turkey hunter, who found the opportunity to arm himself after the initial confrontation. (Portability is the primary reason for a handgun to be included in a home-defense plan; the homeowner would have been better served to have been armed during his initial foray out of his bedroom. In fact, it probably would have been wiser to remain in the bedroom and call 911.) http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/13143403.htm --- Oops, Wrong Bank Customer: A bank robber in the Point Loma section of San Diego made the mistake of trying to shoot it out with a customer, who turned out to be an off-duty sheriff's deputy. (CWP's for common citizens are pretty scarce in San Diego County since The Los Angeles Times drove Sheriff Duffy from office many years ago.) http://www.fox6.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=36C7F8B4-10A1-4251-873A-D260B1C7EBE8. --- Feedback From Iraq: This report has been circulating via e-mail for a few days. It contains comments about US and enemy weapon in Iraq. Note that (a) military forces generally use FMJ ammunition in pistols and (b) military requirements and self-defense requirements usually differ with regard to desired penetration from rifle rounds. http://claytoncramer.com/weblog/2005_11_06_archive.html#113167945203007713 --- Advice From Teddy Jacobson: I am pretty selective in the postings that I share from Teddy - everyone is free to view his entire blog. This item contains his advice on several pistols but deals mostly with the 1911 and reminds people of the distinction between street guns and target guns when it comes to contemplating aftermarket barrels for several other pistols. http://actionsbyt.blogspot.com/2005/11/fact-vs-bs-part-2.html --- From GOA: GOA Fighting to Win the Hearts & Minds of the Next Generation -- Ask Your Reps. to Attend Important Congressional Briefing on Education Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert 8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151 Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408 http://www.gunowners.org Friday, November 11, 2005 Education. In the long-run, it will determine the outcome of many political battles that are yet to come. Right now, the civics education that is being presented in our public schools is aimed at convincing young minds that the Second Amendment is neither relevant nor applicable for today. For example, We the People (a federally subsidized textbook that is being used throughout the country) chips away at our national sovereignty, praises our dependence upon the United Nations, downplays the Founders' vision on the importance of federalism, and desecrates the Bill of Rights -- both ignoring the Tenth Amendment and suggesting that our Second Amendment rights are no longer relevant. Well, Gun Owners of America is fighting back. GOA is teaming up with two other organizations (Eagle Forum and EdAction) to host a congressional briefing to educate our elected officials on the importance of passing serious education reform. One of the goals of this briefing is to push the Freedom in Education Act -- draft legislation which, among other things, would return education to the localities by cutting off federal funding for all curricula, including the We the People textbook. Federal funding, for too many years, has meant federal control. And federal control has resulted in the dumbing down of America's school children, who have been led to believe that so-called "rights" as defined by the U.N. are more important than the rights listed in our own Constitution. The Freedom in Education Act would provide a good, first step in the right direction. And it would do so without adding more federal control. Just the opposite... this bill removes federal control over an area that is vital to the preservation of our liberties. It has been said that the principles taught in the classroom in one generation will become public policy in the next. That's why reforming education in this country is so important. You can go to http://www.gunowners.org/fs0306.htm to read a more in-depth analysis of the problems in the We the People curriculum. And then, please take action. ACTION: Please ask your Representative and two Senators to attend the congressional briefing a week from today that is being sponsored by GOA, Eagle Forum and EdAction. You can visit the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to send your Representative and Senators a pre-written e-mail message such as the one below. --- Pre-written letter --- Dear For too long, the civics education that is being presented in our public schools has been aimed at convincing young minds that the Second Amendment is neither relevant nor applicable for today. For example, We the People (a federally subsidized textbook that is being used throughout the country) chips away at our national sovereignty, praises our dependence upon the United Nations, downplays the Founders' vision on the importance of federalism, and desecrates the Bill of Rights -- both ignoring the Tenth Amendment and suggesting that our Second Amendment rights are no longer relevant. On Friday, November 18, 2005, Gun Owners of America will be helping to sponsor a very important congressional briefing in favor of the Freedom in Education Act. This draft piece of legislation is a good first step in the right direction, and I urge you to attend the noontime meeting to get more information on this important bill. Again, the date and place for the meeting is as follows: Friday, November 18, 2005 (12 pm) 2360 Rayburn House Office Building Please let me know that you plan to attend this meeting. Thank you. Sincerely, **************************** Stop Supporting the Big Anti-gun Internet Service Providers! The parent companies of AOL / Time Warner / Compuserve, Sprint / Mindspring / Earthlink, and Southwestern Bell -- just to name a few -- have all given money in the past to Sarah Brady. Now, there is an ISP dedicated to gun rights and the sporting life. Plus a portion of your monthly fee will be donated to GOA. 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