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Alan Gottlieb vs. UN: SAF's Alan Gottlieb answers questions about his 
visit to the recent UN gun-banning conference. (Interesting insight into 
the subdued role of the usual prohibitionists suspects in the US)

http://saf.org/default.asp?p=gottlieb_interview
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Rule Five Reminder: A 12-year-old New Jersey boy found a gun inside his 
go-kart while riding at a Clinton Township park. (
Any bets on whether the person who lost it was carrying in a pocket, 
without a pocket holster? Rule Five: Maintain control of your firearm.)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/wdiv/20060710/lo_wdiv/9494526
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Oops, Wrong House: One of three San Antonio men who tried to kick in the 
door of a home was found dead of a gunshot wound about one block from 
the location. The homeowner fired eight shots from a second-floor 
landing, presumably through the still closed door. (While there is room 
to debate the tactical disadvantage of allowing intruders to breach the 
door, I'm not very comfortable about firing through doors, at 
unidentified targets.)

http://www.ksat.com/news/9490275/detail.html
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Oops, Wrong Robber: An Arizona man is in jail, facing armed-robbery and 
theft charges after mistakenly demanding money at gunpoint from a 
younger man he believed had earlier robbed him.

http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/137385
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Woman Teaches Girls To Hunt: A Michigan woman is portrayed as part of a 
growing trend, as sporting organizations and other hunting advocates 
turn to women and teens to bolster the future of hunting in Michigan.

http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/sports-18/1152571169256160.xml&storylist=newsmichigan

Michigan Lowers Minimum Age For Hunting:

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060711/SPORTS10/607110437/1048/SPORTS
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Meanwhile, In Oklahoma...: Opinion piece, which fails to mention that 
firearm accidents decline year after year, mentions youth hunter-safety 
courses, offered by the Oklahoma Wildlife Department, as one measure to 
reduce accidental shootings by children.

http://www.enidnews.com/opinion/local_story_191003246.html?keyword=topstory
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Gun-Catalog Endorsement An Issue In Arizona: The Citizens Clean Election 
Commission is scrutinizing an endorsement of a Republican gubernatorial 
candidate in a J&G Gun sales catalog. The issue centers around whether 
or not the catalog is to be considered a legitimate newspaper and, if 
not, whether the other publicly funded candidate is entitled to matching 
funds for a "contribution in kind."

http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/137398
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Thailand Continues Firearms Training For Teachers: An elite Thai 
military unit continues providing handgun training to school teachers in 
the southern part of the country, where "militants" (Muslim extremists) 
have attacked schools. There appears to be some debate about funding for 
the handguns for the teachers.

http://nationmultimedia.com/2006/07/11/national/national_30008451.php
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A List Member Comments On "Muzzles Down":

I realize these are infantry guys engaged in ground combat...however, 
when I was in the 82nd Airborne we got DRILLED repeatedly on "muzzles 
down" when entering and riding in helicopters in particular.    Everyone 
in the 82nd was a grunt first and we often trained in "live fire"... 
 "muzzles down" was SOP with the grab the mag and feel it's way into the 
magwell while keeping one's eye's moving at least to scan for 
targets--of course I wasn't getting shot at at the time...nevertheless 
it's like every generation of soldier has to relearn the same damn 
things!   The advantage I guess I had was that most all of our NCO's 
/Platoon Sgts, etc. were Vietnam vets who had already learned the hard 
way and past it on to us (1975-1979).

-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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