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Brady Bunch Supports BATFE Abuses: In response to the Congressional 
hearings about abuses by the BATFE in illegal monitoring of Virginia 
guns shows, the Brady bunch touts the arrests that resulted from the 
now-abandoned practice.

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=61003
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Colorado Senate Nixes NICS Exemption: Responding to testimony from 
prohibitionists, the Senate Judiciary Committee killed a bill that would 
have exempted CWP-holders from the NICS background check for firearm 
purchases.

http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/government/article/0,2777,DRMN_23906_4467862,00.html
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Nebraska Cops Wary About CCW: Ignoring the experience of their 
colleagues across the nation, various Nebraska police officers and 
executives list their fears about the imminent passage of legislation to 
create licensed CCW in that state.

http://www.bellevueleader.com/site/tab3.cfm?newsid=16122797&BRD=2712&PAG=461&dept_id=559851&rfi=6
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Cheney Takes Responsibility For Shooting: Without specifically 
mentioning the hunting rule(s) violated, Vice-President Cheney has 
publicly taken full responsibility for unintentionally shooting a 
hunting companion.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C184957%2C00.html
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20060216-124233-6510r.htm

Related Commentary:

http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/thomassowell/2006/02/16/186735.html
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He Who Laughs Last?: A Colorado man, who laughed when he heard about the 
Cheney hunting incident, was himself shot unintentionally by his 
girlfriend a few hours later, as they hunted raccoons that had been 
preying on chickens on his family's property.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=4885
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Bringing A Knife To A Gunfight: The Gun Zone presents a set of graphic 
photos of knife wounds sustained by a police officer. (Note that the 
officer survived - none of the wounds appear to have penetrated body 
cavities, suggesting that the assailant may have been trained in a 
Filipino style of martial arts.)

http://www.thegunzone.com/mos/edged_weapon.html
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Bill Ruger, Jr. Steps Down: William B. Ruger, Jr. is retiring as CEO and 
board member of Sturm, Ruger, the firearm manufacturer.

http://www.handgunsmag.com/ruger021406/

-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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