No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.0/249 - Release Date: 2/2/2006 CCW For Kansas This Year? Article speculates that Governor Sebelius might not want to risk the fallout from vetoing CCW again in a year that she must stand for re-election. http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/13779281.htm --- South Dakota CCW Privacy Bill Passes House: Measure would block access to the names of applicants for concealed-weapon permits. http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060202/SPECIALSECTION09/602020343/1001/NEWS --- Deadly-Force Bill Advances In Arizona: The bill to explicitly authorize the use of deadly force in defense of a home or occupied vehicle gained preliminary approval in the Arizona House. Curiously, the article fails to discuss current Arizona law, which imposes no duty to retreat and grants the presumption of reasonableness in the use of deadly force if certain felonies are attempted or committed in one's home. http://www.azstarnet.com/news/114263 --- California Bill Would Disarm Subjects Of Protection Orders: Senate Bill 585, passed by a vote of 37 to 0, adds additional provisions to the Family Code to allow law enforcement to consider seeking the immediate surrender of a firearm from a person served with a protective order. http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=5409 --- Change Of Heart: The women who used everything at hand to beat a man who was in the process of robbing their beauty school are asking a Louisiana judge not to impose the maximum sentence on him. http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=4448422 --- New Jersey Burglars Foiled: A New Jersey man used his own gun when three three men, one armed with a handgun, invaded his home. Sounds like he could use some more training, however. http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_033115928.html --- Oops, Wrong Store: Three teenage robbers were arrested shortly after fleeing a North Carolina grocery store when a female clerk drew her own gun from beneath a counter. http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060202/NEWSREC0101/60202017 --- Hear John Lott: A sound recording of a speech by John Lott, on the bias against the Second Amendment, is available online. http://www.hillsdale.edu/FreedomLibrary/playclip.asp?ID=25 --- From NRA-ILA: Every gunowner who comes to Florida as a tourist or visitor or on business needs to wade into this fight to protect our firearms rights. This right belongs to ALL gun owners everywhere -- not just those who live in Florida. Florida Bill To Protect Possession of Firearms in Vehicles in Parking Lots! ALERT !! TAKE ACTION NOW *** HB-129/Possession/Guns/Cars/Parking Lots DATE: February 1, 2006 TO: USF & NRA Members and Friends FROM: Marion P. Hammer NRA Past President Executive Director Unified Sportsmen of Florida SUBJECT: HB-129 Protect Possession of Firearms in Vehicles in Parking Lots HELP protect the rights of all Floridians, out of state visitors and tourists who visit our state by motor vehicle and who carry firearms in their vehicles for protection and other lawful purposes. Some Florida businesses are trying to ban guns in cars. They are violating the constitutional rights of gun owners and Florida law. HB-129 protects your right to have a gun in your car for lawful purposes. HB-129 establishes penalties for these ARROGANT CORPORATIONS who think they can control what private property you have in your private vehile. The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on HB-129 by Rep. Dennis Baxley on Wednesday, February 8, 2006. Please immediately send email to members of the House Judiciary Committee and URGE THEM TO SUPPORT HB-129 by Rep. Baxley (Below is a list of the email addresses of those you need to contact) IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL PUT: SUPPORT HB-129 - Protect Possession of Firearms in Vehicles/Parking Lots (To send one email to all committee members at the same time, block or highlight the entire list and then copy and paste the block into the address section of the email.) HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU: david.simmons@myfloridahouse.gov jc.planas@myfloridahouse.gov kevin.ambler@myfloridahouse.gov dennis.baxley@myfloridahouse.gov fred.brummer@myfloridahouse.gov anitere.flores@myfloridahouse.gov michael.grant@myfloridahouse.gov jeff.kottkamp@myfloridahouse.go sheri.mcinvale@myfloridahouse.gov joe.pickens@myfloridahouse.gov curtis.richardson@myfloridahouse.gov dennis.ross@myfloridahouse.gov andy.gardiner@myfloridahouse.gov (Andy Gardiner is the House Majority Leader and he needs to hear from you as well) You can also call the District Offices of Committee Members -- Phone numbers at the end of this message. BACKGROUND: HB-129 Protects your a ve a firearm in your vehicle for lawful purposes and to park your vehicle in parking lots. Carrying firearms in a vehicle for hunting, target shooting or protection of yourself and your family obviously means you can leave that firearm locked in the vehicle in a parking lot when you go grocery shopping, to the doctor's office, to the movie, to visit a sick friend in the hospital, to rent a movie, to the shoe store or anywhere else normal people travel to conduct business. Florida law, the U.S. Constitution, and the Florida Constitution clearly and unequivocally give law abiding citizens to have firearms in their vehicles for lawful purposes. Since there are CURRENTLY NO PENALTIES for violating to law, numerous businesses are violating the law and are banning firearms in their parking lots. Their gun ban policies apply to customers and employees. How can anyone justify telling a woman who is being stalked that she can't have a firearm for protection? In many cases police tell thes women to get a gun for protection because police can't be there to protect her -- and calling 911 is nothing more than government sponsored dial-a-prayer. A business owner or manager has no more right to say you can't have a firearm in your private vehicle than they have a right to say you can't have a pair of sun glasses, an umbrella, a Bible or a baby seat. Such an anti-gun political exercise is not good business sense. They want your money but don't respect your rights. Businesses are not allowed to discriminate against employees and customers because of race, religion, political party, color of eyes, hair or weight. And they certainly can't discriminate because of the exercise of lawful self-defense. And, make no mistake, these gun ban policies are blatant discrimination against people who chose to exercise a constitutional right and take responsibility for their own safety. PLEASE EMAIL and Call these Committee Members AND URGE THEM TO SUPPORT HB-129 BY BAXLEY Chaira n Simmons, David (R) (407) 262-7520 Planas, Juan-Carlos (R) (305) 442-6800 Ambler, Kevin (R) (813) 558-1333 Baxley, Dennis (R) (352) 732-1360 Brummer, Fred (R) (407) 880-4414 Flores, Anitere (R) (305) 227-7626 Grant, Michael (R) (941) 613-0914 Kottkamp, Jeff (R) (239) 344-4900 McInvale, Sheri (R) (407) 317-7797 Pickens, Joe (R) (386) 312-2272 Richardson, Curtis (D) (850) 488-1798 Ross, Dennis (R) (863) 701-1400 Majority Leader Andy Gardiner (R) (850) 488-1993 Majority Office -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .