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Ohio CCW Law Caused Gun Theft: It was brought to my attention that Ohio 
CCW advocate Vernon Ferrier had his pistol stolen after he died of a 
heart attack while driving. This was due to Ohio's law that loaded 
firearms must be exposed in vehicles. (See the input from Chuck Klein at 
the bottom of the article.)

http://www.ohioccw.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3621
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South Dakota Applicant-Privacy Bill: Signed by the governor on Friday, 
the new law, to bar access to the names of applicants for 
concealed-carry permits, takes effect July 1.

http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2006/03/04/news/state/state02.txt
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Winners Decline Prize In AK-47 Raffle: The winners in a controversial 
raffle by a conservative Clemson University student have all declined 
the certificate for the AK-47 look-alike rifle.

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/local/14016213.htm
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Take That, You Nasty Gun!: Newsday gloats over the destruction of 
confiscated firearms in New York's Suffolk County.

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-liguns0304,0,7350572.story
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Oops, Wrong Store: The manager of a cell-phone store in Oakland CA shot 
one of two armed robbers who had pointed a gun at the head of one of his 
employees. "Yes, we're armed at this store," he said. "This is Oakland."

http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/ci_3571911
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Firearms In Demand In Iraq: Article describes the increasing demand for 
firearms for personal and home protection.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IBO546927.htm
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 From The Firearms Coalition:

We promised you recommendations for the NRA Board of Directors election 
so here we go:

If you are a Life Member or have been an annual member for five or more 
consecutive years, you should have received an official ballot in your 
latest NRA magazine. (If you did not receive a ballot, you are not a 
"voting member")

This year we are recommending that people vote only for candidates that 
are not currently members of the Board. Other candidates that we like on 
the ballot are likely to be elected regardless so we are withholding any 
other recommendations.

At the top of our list are the 5 candidates that were nominated just by 
petition, starting with Indiana State Senator Johnny Nugent; Jeff 
Cooper's granddaughter Amy Heath; Missouri Sports Shooting Association 
President David Jones; former Georgia legislator Curtis Jenkins; and 
former NRA Assistant General Council Daniel Zavadil.

There are also 4 candidates who are not currently on the Board but who 
were nominated by the Nominating Committee, they include our old friend 
John Burtt of the .50 Caliber Institute; New York activist Thomas King; 
former NRA staffer John Smithbaker; and Todd Walker, Vice Chairman of 
the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation.

Remember that the fewer candidates you vote for, the greater the impact 
of your votes so we encourage you to vote for any or all of these 
candidates but no more than these nine:

Johnny Nugent
Amy Heath
David Jones
Curtis Jenkins
Daniel Zavadil
John Burtt
Thomas King
John Smithbaker
Todd Walker

Please circulate this as widely as possible and encourage everyone 
eligible to vote to send in their ballot -- It's important.

Yours for the Second Amendment,

Jeff Knox
Director of Operations
The Firearms Coalition

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The Firearms Coalition is a project of Neal Knox Associates, 
representing the collective voices of thousands of grassroots 
organizations and individuals nationwide in unwavering defense of 
firearms rights. To add your voice to the Firearms Coalition and retain 
Neal Knox Associates as your personal lobbyists in Washington, send a 
contribution to The Firearms Coalition, PO Box 3313, Manassas, VA 20108.
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-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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