No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.5/377 - Release Date: 6/27/2006 US Will Oppose UN Limits On Personal Firearms: The United States will oppose any international effort to limit access of U.S. civilians to legal firearms but supports stronger controls on arms imports and exports, a senior State Department official said yesterday. http://www.washtimes.com/world/20060627-103617-7798r.htm http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=42897 Related Articles: http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/CamEdwards/2006/06/27/202729.html http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/CamEdwards/2006/06/28/202908.html http://www.commondreams.org/news2006/0626-15.htm --- Bill Would Limit Firearm Confiscation: Article finally gets around to mentioning that one of two pro-RKBA bills on the Congressional GOP agenda would create a federal ban on the New Orleans-style confiscation of legally owned firearms during declared emergencies. http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/06/27/D8IGRLV01.html --- Omaha Debates CCW Ban: A city councilman wants to soften Omaha's local ban on CCW. The police chief opposes the move and the mayor has threatened to veto his bill. http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/3231071.html --- I Wonder Why He Didn't Stick Around: The three men, one armed with a shotgun, approached a man and a woman on the corner of Leavenworth and Turk streets around 4 a.m. and held them up. Instead of complying, however, the man pulled out a gun of his own and shot all three assailants. San Francisco police say they are looking to question the man, whom they regard as the victim. (Gee, in a city that is fighting to maintain an illegal ban on handguns and whose police have claimed that statewide CWP's are not valid there, I can't believe he didn't wait around to file a police report.) http://cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2006/06/27/n/HeadlineNews/FOILED-ROBBERY/resources_bcn_html --- Stand-Your-Ground Law Cited In Florida Decision: " A North Fort Myers man will not be charged with murder thanks to Florida's recently-passed Stand Your Ground law. The victim's widow says she plans to challenge the law, to get justice for her husband and save other lives as well." http://www.nbc-2.com/articles/readarticle.asp?articleid=7690&z=3&p= --- Michigan Stand-Your-Ground Bill Awaits Signature: The legislation gives Michigan residents the right to use force to defend themselves and their families, when facing imminent death, great bodily harm or rape at the hands of a violent criminal. http://www.migunowners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=15323 --- What Is The Definition Of Murder In Michigan?: "This is the city's 13th murder of 2006. But this one is not like any of the previous 12...Prosecutor Mike Thomas says the woman acted in self defense and a source close to the investigation says West had a history of assaulting the woman." (How can it be murder if it was self-defense? Says a lot about journalism school.) http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=local&id=4311885 --- Oops, Wrong Store: Three masked robbers in South Carolina changed their minds when they tried to kick in the door to the office and the store owner fired a few shots at them. http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=39203 --- CCW Popular With Arizona "Seniors": Article points out that more than half of Arizona CWP's are held by people over the age of 50. (Arizona DPS approves training organizations, it does not offer the mandated training. On or about September 20, Arizona will no longer have a requirement for renewal training.) http://www.paysonroundup.com/section/frontpage_lead/story/24069 --- Can This Man Rescue Winchester?: A 32-year-old stockbroker and gun enthusiast is waging a battle from his home base in Missouri to reopen the plant and once again manufacture the company's Winchester rifle - "the Gun That Won the West" - in the Elm City. http://www.conntact.com/article_page.lasso?id=40048 --- Private Donations Buy Rifles For Las Vegas Cops: Metro Police formally accepted more than 130 assault rifles paid for by private donations. The high-powered weapons are intended to bridge the firepower gap between officers and heavily armed criminals. http://www.klastv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5082214&nav=168Y --- Why Is Britain Buying AK-47's?: Details of import licences granted by the Department of Trade and Industry between March and June 2005 reveal that arms firms were given approval to import 250,000 automatic weapons, including at least 100,000 AK-47s. (Could the government be equipping forces such as the Afghanistan army?) http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1805410,00.html -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .