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Ohio Weighs Stand-Your-Ground Bill: House Bill 541 and its companion 
bill in the Senate would immunize from prosecution or civil penalty 
anyone who acts with a "reasonable fear" of "bodily harm." (It looks as 
though someone has confused "imminent" with "eminent.")

http://www.theotherpaper.com/TOP8-31/8-31_substory1.html
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Bloomberg, Rangel Take Campaign To Congressional Black Caucus: Mayor 
Michael R. Bloomberg today announced that he and Congressman Charles B. 
Rangel, the dean of New York's Congressional Delegation, will serve on a 
panel entitled "Crime in the Cities: America's Mayors Fight Back" at the 
36th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) of the Congressional Black 
Caucus (CBC) in Washington, D.C. next Thursday, September 7, 2006.

http://www.nyc.gov/portal/index.jsp?epi_menuItemID=c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0&epi_menuID=13ecbf46556241d3daf2f1c701c789a0&epi_baseMenuID=27579af732d48f86a62fa24601c789a0&pageID=mayor_press_release&catID=1194&doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fom%2Fhtml%2F2006b%2Fpr316-06.html&cc=unused1978&rc=1194&ndi=1
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NYC FFL Cops Plea: A gun dealer charged with illegally selling a firearm 
after a sting operation pleaded guilty Wednesday to disorderly conduct, 
the mayor's office said. Michael Spallone, of the Woodhaven Rifle and 
Pistol Range in Queens, will pay $1,000 in fines and restitution, and 
his dealer's license was revoked, the mayor's office said.

http://www.silive.com/newsflash/metro/index.ssf?/base/news-20/1156994943275100.xml&storylist=simetro
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South Carolina FFL Fights Back: Mayor Bloomberg has been hit with 
another lawsuit in connection with his campaign to crack down on illegal 
guns. A South Carolina gun dealer became the second storeowner to sue 
after Mr. Bloomberg targeted it a few months ago in an undercover sting 
operation designed to stymie illegal gun sales.

http://www.nysun.com/article/38864
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More On AHSA: Blanding, a freelance writer from Boston, profiles the 
group calling itself American Hunters and Shooters Association. AHSA 
bills itself as a "moderate alternative to the NRA", but in reality it's 
an organization founded by leaders in the anti-gun movement who have 
strong ties to the Brady Campaign.

http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/CamEdwards/2006/08/31/shoot_to_deceive
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Judge Dismisses Machine-Gun Charges: A federal judge has dismissed 
charges that an Illinois State Police sergeant possessed a machine gun 
illegally, ruling the law is unconstitutionally vague. Federal law bans 
fully automatic weapons, but exempts use by the military and police 
agencies, or by individuals with a special license, which Vest did not have.

http://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/articles/2006/08/31/breaking_news/news01.txt
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A Tale Of Two Home Invasions: A Dallas man died late Wednesday after 
jumping through a window to escape three robbers who burst into his 
apartment, north of the city's downtown area, officials said. In another 
overnight home invasion, the would-be robber was hospitalized, said Sgt. 
Ross Salverino, a detective in the robbery unit. But, Salverino said, 
one of the residents grabbed his own pistol and gunfire was exchanged.

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/15407346.htm
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Meanwhile, In South Carolina: A Lyman man who shot and killed two 
brothers he said were breaking into his house early Wednesday morning 
will not be charged, Police Chief Scott Suttles said Wednesday.

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/15406119.htm
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Customizing Guns For Home Defense: Dave Spaulding offers some good and 
some not-so-good advice. (Guns & Ammo's advertisers probably loved this 
article. WorldNetDaily chose to link it.)

http://www.gunsandammomag.com/new_products/cdefense_081706/index.html
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The Sky Is Falling...: A Pennsylvania woman called police when a man 
bent over in a grocery store, exposing his handgun. Police determined 
that "the man did have a permit for the firearm and no further 
investigation was needed."

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17127194&BRD=2715&PAG=461&dept_id=558782&rfi=6

Canada To Arm Border Guards - Over 10 Years: Prime Minister Stephen 
Harper said the government plans to arm and train its 4,500 border 
agents over the next 10 years to use firearms. He said that starting in 
September 2007 some will be armed like their U.S. counterparts.

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/8/31/225257.shtml?s=ic

-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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