Senator Webb Acknowledges Ownership Of Seized Pistol: Sen. Jim Webb finally admitted he owns a gun that an aide was arrested for carrying into the U.S. Capitol complex in March...Webb declined to say whether he complies with the District of Columbia's law that prohibits carrying a handgun or concealed weapon without a license. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/17/AR2007061701165.html?hpid=sec-nations http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/6/17/215847.shtml?s=ic --- More Gun-Free Zones?: A recent murder-suicide at a Florida hospital has prompted attacks on legislators and NRA lobbyists for blocking legislation that would ban firearms in such facilities. (And a gun ban would really deter someone determined to commit such an act?) http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-rxsecure18jun18,0,7692252.story?coll=sfla-news-broward --- Meanwhile, In Michigan...: A state representative explains why he has introduced legislation to remove the carry ban for nine types of venue, specified in Michigan's current CCW law. http://www.mcrgo.org/mcrgo/view/news.asp?articleid=2426&zoneid=6 --- Canadian Logic?: A bill introduced in Quebec Friday would restrict ownership of semi-automatic weapons to gun club members, and ban guns from school grounds. The measure is named Anastasia's Law in memory of Anastasia DeSousa, a student killed in a shooting at Dawson College last year...The killer was a member of a Montreal gun club. http://www.newsdaily.com/TopNews/UPI-1-20070615-20242100-bc-canada-guncontrol.xml --- Misguided Legislation In Pennsylvania: Don't be misled by the governor or any of his supporters. Rendell recently joined with mayors and members of the General Assembly to support legislation that aims to take away our Second Amendment rights and punish law-abiding citizens. One proposal includes limiting gun purchases to one firearm a month, a plan based on speculation with no proof or support of decreasing crime. http://www.tribune-democrat.com/editorials/local_story_166132744.html --- Phony Gun Group Touted: An "outdoor writer" reports that the anti-RKBA American Hunters and Shooters Association actually claims a few real members now and prides itself on having defeated an NRA-endorsed candidate in a race for a US Senate seat. http://www.newwest.net/index.php/topic/article/nra_competitor_gaining_ground/C41/L41/ --- Three Upcoming Self-Defense Claims In San Diego County Trials: Is it self-defense to shoot a man who is beating you with his fists? How about if he's standing more than 25 feet away from you, wielding a baseball bat during an argument? What if someone pulls a gun on you? Is it legal to shoot him first? (Any good personal-protection course should cover these questions. [You would only be justified in using deadly force against mere physical force in circumstances where that physical force might prove deadly or crippling. Yes, 25 feet is close enough for a baseball bat to be a deadly threat, so long as you could reasonably infer intent [jeopardy] on the part of the other party; same thing if someone draws a gun during a dispute.) http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/06/18/news/top_stories/61707190849.txt --- Samuel L. Jackson Puts Intruders On Notice: While interview with the actor seeks to portray him as having an itchy trigger finger, he demonstrates some common sense (and possible training) in his overall plan for home defense. "If I'm at home in my house in Beverly Hills and I hear something down the hall I'll just stay in my room. I'll go turn the alarm on and if something happens the alarm will go off but I'm not gonna go down the hall to see if someone is in my house." http://www.dailyindia.com/show/149914.php/Samuel-L-Jackson-is-petrified-of-intruders-in-his-home --- Rule Two, Rule Three Reminder: A Montana woman, in a plea bargain, has been given ten years of probation in the fatal shooting of her husband during a domestic dispute. She said she picked up a gun and pointed it at him when it discharged. (Rule Two: Don't let the muzzle cross anything you're not prepared to shoot. Rule Three: Keep your finger out of the trigger guard, up on the frame, until your sights are on the target and you're prepared to fire.) http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/06/17/news/state/60-probation.txt --- "Necessary To The Security Of A Free State": Professor Eugene Volokh examines the original meaning of that troublesome dependent clause in the Second Amendment. http://www.law.ucla.edu/volokh/freestate.pdf -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .