Ohio Self-Defense Bills Assigned To Committees: SB184 and HB264 have been assigned to good committees. SB184 is in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, which is chaired by our good friend Tim Grendell (R-18), and HB264 is in the House Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by our long time supporter Bob Latta (R-6). Looking at the list of co-sponsors, it is important to know who our strongest friends are. These are the people who are leading the fight to reform our current ill-conceived firearms laws. http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article-3831--0-0.html --- Maryland To Implement New Restrictions On Firearm Purchases: MSP has quietly notified dealers around the state that new restrictions on purchase of regulated firearms (handguns and select long guns) will take effect on August 1. Starting that date, any application to purchase such firearms will be administratively denied if it does not contain a release authorizing police to access medical records which may be on file at any state agency - or at any agency anywhere - in order to decide if the applicant is eligible to possess a gun. MSP will now assess your mental health when it decides whether to approve your purchase. http://www.myguns.net/Articles/mental.htm --- Anti-RKBA Police Chief Fired In Massachusetts: Falmouth, MA, Police Chief David Cusolito is out of a job. Since becoming Falmouth's Chief of Police in 1997, Cusolito has continuously been in the news because of his reported hostile attitude towards the public's right to self-defense and his general antipathy to citizens' gun rights. His tenure has been marked by an ongoing controversy regarding firearms use and ownership - even by his own police officers. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860935/posts --- Another Illinois County Joins RKBA Movement: The Wabash County Board of Commissioners approved of a movement supporting the Second Amendment at the county board meeting Monday. The measure is a reaction against a "restrictive" firearms legislation being introduced by Cook County legislators. Sheriff Joe Keeling and former sheriff Terry McWilliams were at the County Board meeting in support of the proposal. http://www.tristate-media.com/articles/2007/07/04/mtcarmelregister/news/news3.txt --- Ohio Newspaper Under Fire For Outing Gun Owners: An Ohio newspaper's decision to publish the non-public records of concealed carry permit holders drew a strong response, and one gun rights advocacy group published personal but public information about the newspaper's editor...In retaliation - and to illustrate the ease of finding personal information when given a name - the BFA began printing personal information about Sandusky Register Managing Editor Matt Westerhold. The information, while personal, is available through public records searches. http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200707/NAT20070705a.html --- Schumer (!) Pledges Support For Remington: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., pledged Monday to do everything in his power to ensure Remington Arms continued operating in Ilion...Remington Arms, a gun manufacturer, is one of the county's major employers. Since being bought by Cereberus Capital Management, many have wondered about the plant's fate. (It's actually "Cerberus.") http://www.uticaod.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007707030328 --- Another Warning-Shot Incident: A South Carolina burglar picked the wrong home...Cook used his .22 caliber gun to fire a warning shot into the ceiling, but the bullet ricocheted and part of it hit the intruder in the forehead, said Lt. Hank Guess with the Hickory Police Department. "I wasn't aiming for him. I've handled guns since I was 12," Cook said. "If I wanted to hit him, I would have. If he'd moved, the next shot would have stopped him." (Methinks this gentleman may have some misplaced confidence in the stopping power of a .22.) http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/564/story/119812.html --- Here's An Idea...: In an effort to bring back a tradition from his own childhood, an 84-year-old man has created a BB gun shooting range for children. Ted Dowdell decided to turn the barn next to his home near Cleveland into a free shooting range for children. "The kids don't get a chance to shoot a BB these days," Dowdell said. "I'm just a host inviting my guests to come and shoot." http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770704012 --- Shades Of The Guttersnipe: Instead of utilizing the standard front-and-rear sight setup, the NET tactical pistol sight is a one-piece elongated low-profile rear sight comprised of a red fiber optic sight housed inside a lightweight polymer and extruded aluminum case...To use the sight, you just bring the pistol up and aim it at the target in the normal fashion while keeping both eyes open. When you can see the entire fiber-optic sight as a complete red circle (solid red circular dot) superimposed over (or directly underneath) the aiming point (i.e. target), fire! (What if there is no appreciable ambient light?) http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1028 --- Brits Note American Calls To End Gun-Free Zones: "Imagine you are in a restaurant and a mad man is walking around from table to table, pointing a gun, taking aim and pulling the trigger, going to the next person, taking aim, pulling the trigger and so on," says Suzanna Hupp... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/crossing_continents/6266558.stm -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .