No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.12/462 - Release Date: 10/3/2006 PA Governor - Gun Laws Could Not Prevent School Shooting: In a remarkable moment of candor, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell today acknowledged what the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has been saying for years: Stronger gun laws could not have prevented the horrible shooting yesterday at the Amish school in Lancaster County. http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=73701 --- Philadelphia "Gun Control" Shot Down In Harrisburg: As expected, the state House of Representatives yesterday soundly rejected one-gun-a-month legislation during the third day of an informal session on crime and violence... http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/15673533.htm --- Bloomberg Gun Campaign A Squib? Commentary from New York Magazine gives low grades to Mayor Mike's campaign against the RKBA. http://www.newyorkmetro.com/news/intelligencer/21997/index.html --- NYPD Claims Gun-Suppression Success: The police department's push against illegal guns has turned up valuable evidence about the flow of weapons and led to an increase in confiscations versus a year ago, officials said yesterday. http://www.nysun.com/article/40823 --- "Illegal" Guns Traced To Arizona: San Francisco police have tracked down almost 20 handguns bought in Arizona and distributed illegally in the Bay Area and federal authorities today said it's only the beginning. http://www.topix.net/content/cbs/2312709858128077865437177582112993308634 --- A Study In Non Sequitur: A commentator in Upstate New York is upset that Tom Selleck may become a spokesman for the NRA, that Uzis may be used for rabbit hunting, etc., etc. http://www.troyrecord.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=17261543&BRD=1170&PAG=461&dept_id=7021&rfi=8 --- Rosie O'Donnell - Second Amendment Not A Right: The renowned Constitutional scholar (and employer of an armed bodyguard for her adopted son) weighs in on the shootings at a Pennsylvania school. http://newsbusters.org/node/8064 --- Celebrities Who Carry: Article claims that Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore both carry firearms for self-defense. http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_27268793.shtml --- NRA Endorses Democrat In New Mexico: New Mexico's governor may not really need the NRA endorsement in his bid for re-election. But as he mulls a run for president, Richardson's history of close relations with the NRA could set him apart from other Democrats seeking the party's bid. http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2006/oct/03/gun-friendly-guv-gains-nra-approval/ --- Utah, Virginia School-Gun Laws Contrasted: The pre-election spate of shootings at schools has prompted a reporter in Virginia to compare that state's law with one in Utah. http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031783651056 --- Oops, Wrong Truck: It's unclear if an Alabama man kicked a passing truck in order to get the driver to stop, but when the 74-year-old driver did so, he was attacked by the kicker. Funeral arrangements are pending for the younger man. http://beta.abc3340.com/news/stories/1006/365778.html -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .