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Virginia Governor Vetoes Pre-Emption Bill: Gov. Tim Kaine has vetoed 
legislation that would have curbed local government authority to control 
firearms along highways, a move that drew criticism from the bill's sponsor.

http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/wb/xp-65916
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Gun Of Choice For NYC Criminals? Of 5,511 firearms seized from criminals 
in New York City last year, the most common ones were S&W .38 Special 
revolvers. (Where are all the "assault weapons," .50-caliber sniper 
rifles and .40-caliber Glocks that we have been told are the criminals' 
weapons of choice?)

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/419441p-354144c.html
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Purchasing A Handgun In New Jersey: Article describes the cumbersome 
process of legally purchasing a handgun in New Jersey. Alternatively, it 
reports, once can simply drive to Camden and purchase one, illegally, on 
a street corner.

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/new_jersey/14628736.htm
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Women And Guns: A Rhode Island newspaper offers a general article about 
women and firearm ownership, including an interesting account of an 
anti-gun editor who got hooked on shooting when she started out to do a 
story on a group of "crazy women" who gathered to shoot at a local range.

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1720&dept_id=74554&newsid=16665782&PAG=461&rfi=9
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Female Reporter Goes To Handgun Training: A reporter in North Dakota 
describes her experience in a handgun course for women.

http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/14628538.htm
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Women Shooters Get Help From Police: Article describes a course for 
women offered by a police department in Mississippi. (This appears to be 
a follow-up on an earlier announcement of the course offering.)

http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=4930739
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NRA Woos Desperate Housewife: Actress Eva Longoria is being wooed by 
America's National Rifle Association after she spoke of her love of 
guns. "I love shooting guns. I've been shooting since I was five with my 
dad. We used to go target shooting all the time."

http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/longoria%20becomes%20a%20shooting%20target_21_05_2006
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NRA Convention Report: Article focuses on a few of the attendees, 
presenting the convention in a friendly light. (Slightly dated, this 
article is from last Friday.)

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=425582
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Potential Kansas CCW Instructors Sound Off: As licensed CCW moves closer 
to reality in Kansas, one newspaper samples the opinions of a couple of 
range owners.

http://www.saljournal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=7795&format=html
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.22 Rimfire Rifles Reviewed: Sports column provides some nostalgia and 
history of the development and production of .22 rifles.

http://www.carthagepress.com/articles/2006/05/21/sports/04%20bob.txt

-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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