BATFE Using Trivial Errors To Close Gun Shops: The government is using paperwork errors as small as the abbreviation of a city name to shut down some of the nation's longest-serving gun shops, and 2nd Amendment advocates fear the right to bear arms will mean little if there's no way to obtain a gun. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56389 Related Commentary: http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/06/atf-is-not-law-enforcement-they-are.html --- CCRKBA Drafts Legislation To Stop Gun-Shop Protests: After denouncing the demagoguery of Rev. Jesse Jackson in his continued protests at a suburban Chicago-area gun shop, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today announced that it has drafted federal legislation that would prevent such protests from interfering with legal businesses. http://www.ccrkba.org/pub/rkba/press-releases/jackson_legislation.htm --- NRA-Linked Lawyers Investigate Bloomberg Coalition: A California law firm with ties to the National Rifle Association is using public records laws to compile a dossier on the activities of a national group Mayor Bloomberg set up to lobby Congress on gun issues. Several mayors who have signed onto the Mayors Coalition Against Illegal Guns in recent months report being greeted with formal freedom of information requests from Trutanich Michel LLP, which is based in Los Angeles and San Diego. http://www.nysun.com/article/57311 --- Indiana Mayor Leaves Bloomberg Coalition: Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard is one of about five mayors in the nation who recently withdrew from an anti-gun coalition headed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg...Brainard said he initially joined because he was told that the coalition's main goal was to "get guns out of the hands of convicted felons." http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070627/LOCAL0101/706270329/1015/LOCAL01 --- Ohio Activists Respond To Publication Of CHL List: Buckeye Firearms Association has decided to use publicly available records to obtain information about Matt Westerhold, the editor of the Sandusky Register, and publish that information. We are not doing this to be vindictive, but instead seek to draw attention to the real issue here - namely how easy it is for an editor with a grudge to abuse public records. http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3819.html Another Approach: As you have read elsewhere on this website and in our popular discussion forums, OFCC is organizing an effort to contact businesses that advertise in The Sandusky Register to ask for their support in demanding that the paper remove its blanket list of law-abiding CHL holders' personal information, apologize for their dangerous actions, and terminate the employment of Managing Editor Matt Westerhold. http://www.ohioccw.org/content/view/3897/83/ Editor Replies: http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/06/27/viewpoints/register_viewpoints/doc46822c5de594e512678645.txt --- Nevada Professors One Step Closer To Being Armed: Candidates will have to go through a tough selection process and training academy. Under the plan, faculty and staff interested in the program would apply to become reserve police officers, going through the same rigorous testing and training as any other police officer http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=6708296&nav=15MV --- Oops, Wrong Car: A Louisiana homeowner shot and killed a suspected burglar this morning after finding him breaking into a car and a storage shed in his townhouse development. Police said the homeowner tried to hold the burglar at bay until officers arrived, but the burglar tried to attack him. http://www.ktbs.com/viewnews.cfm?news_id=2605&title=Homeowner%20shoots%20suspected%20burglar --- Minister Not Likely To Be Charged In Shooting: The Oklahoma youth minister who shot one of a group that was trying to rob a church fireworks stand is not likely to face charges. "It appears to be self-defense from information received so far from police - we're not planning to file charges at this time," Muskogee County District Attorney Larry Moore said. http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/local/local_story_177005951.html --- Meanwhile, In Australia...: A man has been charged after allegedly firing a shot through the front door of his home in southwest Victoria to scare off intruders...Would-be intruders had allegedly thrown rocks through the front window and cut the home's power supply before trying to jemmy open the front door. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21976040-1702,00.html --- Pellet-Gun Fatality: A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting his 2-month-old niece with a pellet rifle in what police said was probably an accident. The boy, whose name was withheld because he is a minor, was sitting on his porch in the 100 block of East 31st Street in South Los Angeles handling the gun when the shooting occurred about 5:30 p.m. Monday, said Det. Richard Arciniaga of the Los Angeles Police Department. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-shoot27jun27,1,350674.story?coll=la-headlines-california --- How Much Did She Know and When Did She Know It?: Apparently unaware that its producer/writer/director is an outspoken pro-gun advocate, the Moondance International Film Festival, whose stated goal is to "encourage and inspire non-violent conflict resolution," has selected Niel Schulman's Lady Magdalene's as a semifinalist in this year's competition. http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/anti-gun%20film%20festival%20honors%20pro-gun%20filmmaker%20--%20sort%20of_1035328 --- NRA Essay Contest: The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund is sponsoring an essay contest for students with the theme "The Second Amendment to the Constitution: Why it is important to our nation." The contest is open to elementary, junior high and high school students. Essays will be judged in two categories, grades 10-12 and grades nine and below. First prizes are $1,000 in U.S. savings bonds; second prizes, $600 in savings bonds; third prizes, $200 in savings bonds; and honorable mentions, $100 in savings bonds. http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,680193888,00.html --- From NRA-ILA: Firearm Legislation at Arizona Governor's Desk! Please Contact Governor Napolitano Today! Senate Bill 1251 requires government entities in Arizona to comply with long-standing state statute that requires them to provide for temporary and secure storage of firearms when they prohibit citizens from possessing firearms in government operated public establishments or at public events. State law currently requires that firearms must be available for immediate retrieval on exit from the establishment or event. For too long now, many state agencies and local government entities throughout Arizona have arrogantly ignored this law intended to allow citizens to protect themselves and avoid storing firearms in vehicles where they are vulnerable to theft. SB 1251 clarifies firearms storage procedures that must be followed by government entities when they prohibit firearms possession. It prohibits the recording of firearm serial numbers and keeping records on citizens who request that their firearms be stored. It also states in no uncertain terms that firearms possession may not be prohibited if government entities do not comply with the specified temporary storage requirements. Finally, SB 1251 states that the Department of Public Safety (DPS) may not charge concealed weapons permit applicants a fee in excess of $65. Existing law has allowed the DPS Director to charge a "reasonable fee" for permit application processing. SB 1251, sponsored by State Senators Chuck Gray (R-19), Linda Gray (R-10), Karen Johnson (R-18), and State Representatives Rick Murphy (R-9) and Jerry Weiers (R-12) is currently awaiting Governor Janet Napolitano's (D) consideration. Please contact Governor Napolitano and urge her to sign SB 1251. The Governor can be reached by calling 1-800-253-0883 or visit http://www.azgovernor.gov/ to send an email message. Please keep checking www.NRAILA.org for updates on this legislation and other firearms related issues in Arizona and around the nation. -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .