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CCW Debated In L.A. Sheriff's Race: Full Disclosure video contrasts the 
views of L.A. Sheriff Baca and LAPD Chief Bratton with several other 
law-enforcement professionals.

http://www.fulldisclosure.net/flash/VideoBlogs/VideoBlog31.php
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Stay Out Of the Wrong Castle: A commentator in Mississippi says that 
those who are concerned about people getting shot under Mississippi's 
new castle-doctrine law says it won't be a problem if criminals simple 
stay out of the wrong castles.

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060705/COL0412/607050320/1171/OPINION
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Louisiana Sheriff's Office Conducts Youth Firearms Camp: The Caddo 
Parish sheriff's office will hold a Youth Firearms Education Camp this 
summer for children interested in target shooting and firearms safety.

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060705/NEWS01/607050320/1002/NEWS
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Indiana Girl Scout Camp Offers Introduction To Shooting: Amanda is 
enrolled in the "Women of the Outdoors" Girl Scout camp this week at 
Ross Camp. On Wednesday afternoon, the first day of the camp, she and 
other girls learned firearm safety and marksmanship with paper targets 
and moving clay rabbits.

http://www.lafayettejc.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060706/NEWS/607060336/1152
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Lifetime Permits Now Available In Indiana: Indiana is the first state in 
the nation to offer residents lifetime handgun permits under a new law 
that went into effect this month -- a move hailed by Second Amendment 
supporters and blasted by gun-control advocates.

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060706/NEWS02/607060478/1006/NEWS01
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John Lott vs. Gun Locks: John Lott looks at the recent Congressional 
vote to end a federal requirement that firearms be sold with locks and 
crunches the associated numbers.

http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20060705-085728-5245r.htm
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ISRA vs. Governor Blagojevich: "Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will 
be in Sparta, Ill., to preside over the grand opening of the World 
Shooting Complex...'Blagojevich will have plenty to say in Sparta on 
July 6th. Predictably, little of it will be the truth.'"

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=68780
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Blacks, Democrats And Guns: Thomas Sowell looks at what the Democratic 
Party offers American blacks and points out that "gun control" is a 
phony solution to the violent crime of the inner cities.

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2006/07/06/dems,_gopers,_and_blacks_ii
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Don't Try This At Home: A Delaware man sustained burns to his hands and 
face after trying to use black powder to ignite his charcoal grill. (For 
those who have no experience with powders, smokeless powders burn 
relatively slowly in open air, unlike black powder, which ignites in a 
flash.)

http://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=5111048&nav=MXEF
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Canada Appears To Support UN Gun Ban: As UN members grapple with a 
contentious new agreement on combating the small-arms trade, Canada has 
taken a firm stand for a treaty that would put tough controls on the 
flow of guns into territories where they can be used to violate human 
rights.

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1152049812614&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t=TS_Home

A Contrasting View:

http://www.garymauser.net/MauserUN2006.html
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Oops!: A young British man has been sentenced to five years for 
possession of a firearm after he shot himself in the leg during a visit 
to a pub. Authorities believe that the pistol was a modified blank gun.

http://www.shropshirestar.com/show_article.php?aID=46598

-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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