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Alaska House Passes Stand-Your-Ground Bill: The Alaska House voted 33 to 
0 in favor of legislation to expand the legal ability of Alaskans to 
protect children, themselves and their property. The Senate is expected 
to concur with amendments made by the House. SB 200 will then go to the 
governor to be signed into law.

http://www.akrepublicans.org/therriault/24/news/ther2006050101p.php
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Restaurant Carry May Get Another Chance In Arizona: The Senate on 
Tuesday resurrected a variation on the "guns in bars" bill that was 
vetoed last year. The measure differs slightly though as it would allow 
patrons to carry guns only in restaurants that serve alcohol and not in 
bars.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0503leg-roundup0503.html
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CCRKBA vs. Seattle Mayor: Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels' gun control 
agenda, announced at a Tuesday press conference, could have been written 
by Washington CeaseFire - a small but vocal extremist gun control 
organization -- and "probably was," said the Citizens Committee for the 
Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA).

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=65005

The Mayor's Side:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002967322_webguns02.html
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Gun-Store Employee Arrested For Aggravated Assault: A worker at a 
Scottsdale AZ gun shop was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault 
after police said he pointed a handgun at two people in a parking lot. 
The incident appears to have grown out of a traffic dispute.

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=64556
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This Was Near Chicago?: Police believe a 32-year-old male resident of an 
apartment in the 700 block of East Golf Road, found holding an AK-47 
rifle, may have been trying to protect himself after being threatened by 
three men. No charges against the shooter are likely. The man was a 
registered gun owner and the AK-47 was a legal weapon.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/nearnorthwest/chi-0605020181may02,1,7742458.story?coll=chi-newslocalnearnorthwest-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
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Stand-Your-Ground Movement, Part 3: John Longenecker calls for a 
nationwide political movement that goes beyond self-defense issues.

http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/05/02/stand-your-ground-movement-part-iii-a-movement-that-needs-to-coalesce-nationwide/
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S&W Releases 9mm M&P Pistols: The M&P9 is the newest addition to the 
Company's M&P Series of advanced-design polymer pistols, a product line 
launched in December 2005. The M&P9 is currently available in a 
full-size model, with a compact model scheduled to follow.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060502/latu111.html?.v=46

-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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