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The New York Times On Stand-Your-Ground Laws: The New York Times is 
horrified that 15 states have already passed stand-your-ground laws and 
that the NRA will lobby for them in eight more states next year.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/07/us/07shoot.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&ref=us&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/06/news/shoot.php
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CCW Law Spurs Handgun Sales In Kansas: "Usually summers in the gun 
business are deader than a doornail, but we're having a record year," 
said Jeff Howlett, owner of Kansas Firearms Specialties in Tonganoxie. 
"We're selling a lot of pistols," he said.

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/aug/06/concealed_carry_law_makes_gun_sales_soar/?city_local
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Surprise From The Plain Dealer: This Ohio newspaper appears to support 
at least some elements of CCW reform. "This page continues to look 
skeptically on concealed carry, but consistency in the form of 
statewide, uniform standards makes more sense than a confusing patchwork 
of local contradictions."

http://www.cleveland.com/politics/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1154939647141440.xml&coll=2
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Altering A Crime Scene: Two US Border Patrol agents are facing up to 20 
years in prison in the shooting of a drug smuggler. Note the role of 
"altering a crime scene" and failure to file a report in building the 
case against them.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51417
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New, Lead-Free Primer: A Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist has 
developed a new, non-toxic material for use in cartridge primers. It is 
made with made with iron, nitrogen, carbon and oxygen. (It remains to be 
seen if it offers the reliability of lead-based primers, a problem seen 
with earlier attempts.)

http://www.syracuse.com/ap/stories/index.ssf?/base/national-6/1154733580131230.xml&storylist=topstories
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Women Take Top Rifle Slots In Norway: Women have taken first and second 
place in Norway's annual rifle competition, which attracts about 5,000 
shooters.

http://www.norwaypost.no/cgi-bin/norwaypost/imaker?id=26615

-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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