No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.6.0/341 - Release Date: 5/16/2006 Schumer, Bloomberg Joins Hands Against RKBA: Mayor Bloomberg took his gunfight to Washington yesterday, enlisting Sen. Chuck Schumer to build a get-tough posse targeting weak weapons laws and the legislators who pass them. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/story/418418p-353402c.html --- Sued Dealers Perplexed: Reports quote a few of the firearm dealers who were surprised to be named in New York City's latest lawsuit against the firearm industry. http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/418549p-353404c.html http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/60290 http://new.wset.com/news/stories/0506/328346.html http://wfmz.com/cgi-bin/tt.cgi?action=viewstory&storyid=16052 --- Prohibitionists Demand Trace Data: In a round of press conferences planned for Wednesday, anti-gun activists said they will attempt to educate the public about "the devastation caused by illegal guns." The gun control groups specifically want access to "trace data" on "crime guns" -- who's sold them, who's owned them, and where they ended up, in other words. http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200605/NAT20060517b.html --- John Lott vs. John McCain: John Lott notes that John McCain is positioning himself as a conservative for a possible presidential run. Lott provides a review of McCain's efforts to erode the RKBA. http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZjIwYjQyOGQ4OWNhN2I0Nzc1MTE4NmVmZWRmMGJjMWE= --- "Assault Weapons" Become Campaign Issue In Maryland: The campaign manager for Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. is demanding that Baltimore television stations stop airing an ad by a prospective rival, a call that is focusing discussion in the race on the Republican governor's stand on assault weapons. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.ad16may16,0,431325.story?coll=bal-local-headlines --- Pennsylvania Homeowner May Face Charges: A Pennsylvania man who fired several rounds at a pair of suspected burglars he chased through his neighborhood may face criminal charges. http://www.nbc10.com/news/9220665/detail.html --- Etiquette In Our Nation's Capital: Op-ed piece offers guidelines on how to deal with street crime in Washington DC. http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/opinion/14599105.htm --- Luck Of The Draw: A Florida woman was barely injured when she was shot through the windshield of the family van. The jacket appears to have been stripped from the bullet during its passage through the windshield (common occurrence) and the core of the bullet was further slowed by her safety belt and bra strap. http://www.sptimes.com/2006/05/16/Tampabay/Seat_belt_a_lifesaver.shtml --- Slightly Off Topic: An interesting account of how the original Aunt Jemima led a group of Welsh men and women in repulsing a French invasion in 1797. http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig7/aunt-jemima.html --- Are Guns To Blame For Murder-Suicides In Switzerland?: Statistical analysis says "no" and one writer offers an alternative explanation for the relatively new phenomenon. http://www.opinioneditorials.com/guestcontributors/nsalvato_20060516.html --- Why Thank You - A Canadian Misinterprets The Second Amendment: A three-part series purporting to compare US and Canadian firearm laws concludes. http://www.ltvnews.com/viewarticle.php?id=6614 --- From AzCDL: HB 2076 (weapons; misconduct; storage; map pocket) is finally going to be heard in the Senate Committee of the Whole (COW). HB 2076 is an AzCDL supported bill that would require on-site, "readily accessible" storage and "immediate retrieval" of a weapon when public establishments or events forbid firearms: http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2076 Unfortunately, an amendment was passed by the Senate Judiciary committee that extended the effective date of HB 2076 until January 1, 2009. Because of AzCDL testimony, support for the 2009 effective date was weakened and we are expecting a floor amendment to revise the effective date during the Senate COW hearing. In the meantime, it is important to let the Senate know your feelings on HB 2076 and to urge its passage in the COW. Below is a sample letter to use in contacting your Senator. For those wishing to contact every Senator, an email list is provided following the letter. To find your Senator go here: http://tinyurl.com/bmfwn *********************** Dear Senator: The Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL) has informed me that HB 2076 will soon be heard in the Senate Committee of the Whole (COW). I ask that you please vote for HB 2076. HB 2076 simply requires compliance with a provision of the Firearms Preemption Law passed in 2000. Since 2000, ARS 13-3102(A)(10) has allowed government buildings and events to prohibit firearms if they request that a person surrender their firearm and "place it in the custody of the operator of the establishment or sponsor of the event." If they do not take "custody" of the firearm, they may not prohibit possession of firearms. Unfortunately, law-abiding firearms owners currently receive disparate and discriminatory treatment. Some public establishments and events provide storage lockers. Many require law-abiding citizens to surrender their firearms to local police for off-site "custody," where retrieval is made difficult by inconvenient locations or office hours. Some refuse to do even that, and require law-abiding citizens to leave their firearms in their vehicles, easy targets for thieves here in the auto theft capitol of the U.S. HB 2076 requires uniform compliance with the law when operators of public establishments or events decide to prohibit firearms. Under the proposed law, the operator is required to provide temporary and secure storage that is readily accessible on entry and permits immediate retrieval upon exit if they choose to prohibit the lawful carrying of firearms. Contrary to the claims of opponents of HB 2076, there is no unfunded mandate. Firearms prohibition is voluntary. Nothing in HB 2076, or the law that passed in 2000, requires any facility or event to prohibit firearms. There are a number of states that do not prohibit lawful possession of firearms in government facilities, including their state capitols, and they have not experienced any problems. Without electronic screening, the kind of prohibition allowed in ARS 13-3102 only affects those citizens intent on complying with the law, not those intent on violence. Again, I ask for your support and vote for HB 2076. Sincerely, Your Name Street Address City, AZ zip-code (telephone number) ********************** List of Senate email addresses separated by semi-colon: eableser@azleg.gov ; paboud@azleg.gov ; laguirre@azleg.gov ; callen@azleg.gov ; marzberger@azleg.gov ; tbee@azleg.gov ; kbennett@azleg.gov ; rblendu@azleg.gov ; bbrotherton@azleg.gov ; rburns@azleg.gov ; rcannell@azleg.gov ; kcheuvront@azleg.gov ; jflake@azleg.gov ; jgarcia@azleg.gov ; rgould@azleg.gov ; cgray@azleg.gov ; lgray@azleg.gov ; ahale@azleg.gov ; jharper@azleg.gov ; thellon@azleg.gov ; jhuppenthal@azleg.gov ; kjohnson@azleg.gov ; bleff@azleg.gov ; dmartin@azleg.gov ; rmiranda@azleg.gov ; rrios@azleg.gov ; vsoltero@azleg.gov ; jtibshraeny@azleg.gov ; tverschoor@azleg.gov ; jwaring@azleg.gov List of Senate email addresses separated by comma: eableser@azleg.gov , paboud@azleg.gov , laguirre@azleg.gov , callen@azleg.gov , marzberger@azleg.gov , tbee@azleg.gov , kbennett@azleg.gov , rblendu@azleg.gov , bbrotherton@azleg.gov , rburns@azleg.gov , rcannell@azleg.gov , kcheuvront@azleg.gov , jflake@azleg.gov , jgarcia@azleg.gov , rgould@azleg.gov , cgray@azleg.gov , lgray@azleg.gov , ahale@azleg.gov , jharper@azleg.gov , thellon@azleg.gov , jhuppenthal@azleg.gov , kjohnson@azleg.gov , bleff@azleg.gov , dmartin@azleg.gov , rmiranda@azleg.gov , rrios@azleg.gov , vsoltero@azleg.gov , jtibshraeny@azleg.gov , tverschoor@azleg.gov , jwaring@azleg.gov These alerts are a project of the Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL), an all volunteer, non-profit, non-partisan grassroots organization. Join today! AzCDL - Protecting Your Freedom http://www.azcdl.org/html/join_us_.html --- From NRA-ILA: Important Arizona Second Amendment Legislation Heading to Senate Floor! Please Contact Your State Senator Today! House Bill 2076, legislation requiring city, county, and state buildings to store firearms for citizens when they prohibit firearms possession, is moving to the Senate floor for a vote. In 2000, the Legislature passed a law requiring public buildings store a citizen's firearm if it prohibits possession within the facility. However, a number of government entities have thumbed their noses at this statutory requirement and arrogantly refused to comply with it. HB 2076 clearly states firearms possession cannot be prohibited in public buildings unless temporary and secure firearms storage is readily accessible upon entry is provided. The storage accommodations are to allow for "immediate retrieval" upon exiting the public establishment or event. It is time for government entities to comply with the same laws they expect citizens to comply with day in and day out. Citizens deserve to be able to protect themselves to and from their vehicles outside of government buildings and should not have to leave firearms in their vehicles where they can be stolen. Please contact your State Senator today toll-free at 1-800-352-8404 and request that he or she support HB 2076 on the Senate Floor. For further contact information on your legislators, please use the "Write Your Representatives" feature found at http://www.nraila.org/. -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .