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What Arms Are Covered By The Second Amendment?: Vin Suprynowicz argues 
that there were arms capable of killing more than one person at a time 
when our nation was founded and that the Founders intentionally avoided 
excluding them in the wording of the Second Amendment.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/suprynowicz/suprynowicz38.html
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MTV Program Distorts Facts: GOA's Erich Pratt concedes that the 
forthcoming MTV documentary on gun owners portrays them fairly but does 
not do the same with the facts and statistics cited.

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=\Culture\archive\200512\CUL20051230a.html
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Gun Shop Owner Beaten In Robbery: A 78-year-old Tucson gun shop owner 
was hospitalized after a beating he received in a robbery of his business.

http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/109217
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Oops, Wrong Gas Station: An armed robber in Alabama died after he 
pointed his pistol at an armed clerk. The clerk then held the dead man's 
unarmed partner for police.

http://www.al.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-18/1135886056311830.xml&storylist=alabamanews
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Oops, Wrong House: A Florida man, protecting his home and his pregnant 
wife, shot one of two brothers who broke into the couple's home. (Note 
his awareness of the fact that the power was out at his house but not at 
those of his neighbors. Also note that the burglar who was shot was 
carrying a handgun and was still trying to get it into action when he 
was found in the house by deputies.)

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=49393
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Close Call: A North Carolina man was accosted by two teenagers, one of 
whom pointed a gun at him and demanded money. The man was able to disarm 
the robber, race back to his car for his own gun and shot one of the 
robbers as they fled. (Perhaps he will now carry his handgun on his person.)

http://www.nbc17.com/news/5705018/detail.html
http://www.nbc17.com/news/5716135/detail.html
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Clerk Fired For Gun Has New Job: A New Hampshire man, fired from one job 
when a robbery revealed that he was armed in violation of his employer's 
policy, has been hired by another business, whose owner feels 
"comfortable having people who can stand up for themselves."

http://www.thewmurchannel.com/news/5715645/detail.html
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Deputy Found Dead From Gunshot: A deputy sheriff in Florida, returning 
from a family gathering on Christmas, was found dead in his van. He is 
believed to have accidentally shot himself in the leg and died from loss 
of blood, authorities said. (This is not an uncommon scenario with 
people who mishandle guns while seated. A few have been associated with 
disassembly of Glocks or S&W Sigmas, which generally require that the 
trigger be pressed in order to remove the slide from the frame. Rule 
Two: Don't let the muzzle cross anything you're not prepared to shoot.)

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051229/NEWS/512290374/1004
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Why Would An Average Citizen Want to Own A Handgun?: A discussion ensues 
when a man realizes that his business associate carries a firearm. 
(Average citizens generally don't want to own or carry handguns. Those 
who do are above average.)

http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article2890.html
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Head Shot Comparison: A Florida man awoke with blood on his face. When 
the bleeding would not stop, he drove himself to the hospital, where he 
was found to have a bullet in his brain. Police contacted his girlfriend 
to set up advise her that they were coming to question her. When they 
arrived they heard a gunshot and found her dead from an apparent gunshot 
to the head.

http://www.news-journalonline.com/breakingnews/bullet.htm
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Canadian Gun Proposal Ridiculous: An excellent letter from a Canadian 
who likens the proposed handgun ban to taking automobiles away from 
non-drinkers to combat drunk driving.

http://www.campbellrivermirror.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=6&cat=48&id=563544&more=
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Jamaica Also Blames US: An editorial from Jamaica notes that firearm 
prohibition alone won't curb firearm-related violence but concludes that 
that's because the US doesn't do enough to keep firearms from being 
smuggled into that country.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/editorial/html/20051228T200000-0500_95509_OBS_CANADA__JAMAICA_AND_AMERICAN_GUNS.asp

-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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