Parker et al. v. District of Columbia Commentary Continues: I won't bother to annotate each link; suffice it to say that I have culled these from the plethora of commentaries out there because each has a perspective of value. http://www.volokh.com/posts/1173923543.shtml http://www.jpfo.org/alert20070312.htm http://www.jpfo.org/alert20070316.htm http://www.examiner.com/a-619992~Dave_Workman__D_C__gun_ruling_crushed_years_of_misrepresenting_Second_Amendment.html http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=19810 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/03/16/second-amendment-used-to-dump-gun-law/ --- Obscure Book May Have Influenced Parker Decision: It takes a lot of history to explain how a retired Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park ranger had anything to do with last Friday's federal appeals court decision overturning Washington D.C.'s handgun ban... http://www.mininggazette.com/stories/articles.asp?articleID=6213 --- Right To Carry vs. Right To Know: The Patriot Post takes a look at the posting of a statewide database of Virginia CHP-holders by the Roanoke Times on its website, putting the incident into good perspective. http://archive.patriotpost.us/pub/07-11_Digest/ Alternate Posting: http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/MarkMAlexander/2007/03/16/right_to_carry_v_right_to_know_this_months_non-compos_mentis_award_winner --- North Dakota Castle-Doctrine Bill May Be Amended: ...Prosecutors and law enforcement who are strongly against the bill as it is now say if the proposed amendments are passed, they'll support the bill. http://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?ArticleId=105279 --- Massachusetts Licensing And Range Suicides: Article in The Boston Globe focuses on whether police screening for the issuance of Massachusetts firearm permits should be required before applicants take the mandatory safety training. Overlooked is the fact that the cumbersome licensing process drives suicidal people to use range firearms, at the expense of range owners. http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/03/12/suicides_raise_questions_on_gun_licenses/ --- New York Notes Bloomberg Gun GiveAway In Virginia: "Ask about the Bloomberg Gun GiveAway" reads a sign taped to the gun shop's register, beckoning customers to enter the drawing named for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose federal lawsuits against gun dealers in five states have drawn the wrath of Virginia's gun enthusiasts... http://www.amny.com/news/local/ny-bc-ny--gungiveaway0316mar16%2C0%2C4176165.story?coll=am-topheadlines --- From Liberty Watch Radio: This week on Liberty Watch, and America Armed & Free, at 12 noon Mountain Standard, is Larry Blasko, a retired Associated Press "journalist" who wants to open the borders and let them all in. This collison will be at the corner of common and sense. At 1:00 PM, Matt Janes of the newest gunshop in Arizona, Second Amendment Sports, and at 1:30 PM, Captain of the USS TUCSON, SSN 770, Paul Spear, will tell us what it's like to drive a nuclear fast attack boat of the "Improved" Los Angeles Class. Listen on AM 690 in Tucson, AM 1240 in Globe, AM 930 in Douglas, on the internet at http://kvoi.com/listenlive.php . (Arizona is on Moutain Standard Time - we don't do Daylight Savings Time.) -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .