DC Mayor Close To Decision On Parker Appeal: D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty yesterday said he is close to a decision on whether city officials will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a federal court ruling that would repeal the District's 30-year-old handgun ban...Metropolitan Police spokeswoman Traci Hughes said if the mayor does not appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court and the D.C. Council does not enact any legislation restricting the sale or use of handguns, residents can begin legally purchasing guns after the appeal period expires. http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070711/METRO/107110056/1004 --- Do As I Say, Not As I Do: An anti-gun activist admitted on a radio show yesterday he made an illegal "straw" purchase of a firearm at an out-of-state gun show with the help of a Boston Globe reporter..."Unfortunately, the person most vocal in Massachusetts about increasing the restrictions on lawful gun ownership has himself committed a gun crime and will most likely never be prosecuted for it," said Gun Owners Action League in a statement reacting to the disclosure. "This is yet another example of the great hypocrisy from the anti-civil rights elite." http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56611 http://www.goal.org/news/rosenthalcrimine.htm Do As I Say...: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,136027.shtml --- SAF Praises Mayor For Quitting Bloomberg Group: Applauding the blunt honesty of Oldmans Township, NJ Mayor Harry Moore in his resignation letter to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's anti-gun Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the Second Amendment Foundation today said Moore's candor should be an inspiration to everyone who opposes political demagoguery. Mr. Moore is the sixth mayor to quit the coalition. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,136365.shtml --- Meanwhile, Bloomberg Heads To DC: Mr. Bloomberg will also use today's trip to Washington to pressure Congress to drop the so-called Tiahrt Amendment from a bill the House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to vote on later this week. A Senate committee approved the Tiahrt provision - which limits how local police can use federal gun trace data - last month despite opposition from Mr. Bloomberg and his Coalition of Mayor's Against Illegal Guns. (Actually, it blocks mayors like Bloomberg from using such data to sue firearm manufacturers.) http://www.nysun.com/article/58152 --- Tiahrt Amendment May Hang By One Vote: House Democrats are "one vote away" from repealing an appropriations amendment that restricts local law enforcement's ability to access federal gun trace data. Second Amendment supporters say the amendment protects police investigations and prevents anti-gun groups from using gun trace data in "frivolous" civil lawsuits against the firearms industry. http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200707/CUL20070711a.html --- Nebraska CCW Hits Six-Month Mark: Since the first of the year when the law took effect, more than 16-thousand concealed-carry permits have been issued to Nebraskans, 95 of them in Norfolk. Another 200 or so statewide under consideration. So far only five have been turned down. A Nebraska State Patrol spokesperson says that's because the paperwork wasn't complete or they didn't meet guidelines. (The next paragraph seems to contradict the 16,000 figure.) http://www.ktiv.com/News/index.php?ID=14847 --- New Jersey Bill Would Limit Replica Firearms: A New Jersey senator wants to make it illegal to sell or give to anyone under age 18 toy guns that look so realistic they can be mistaken for a real firearm. "The margin between a child's stupid mistake and a tragic ending is far too thin," said Sen. Nicholas Scutari. http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--toygunban0710jul10,0,5845623.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey --- Meanwhile, In Wisconsin...: A ban on the use of "facsimile firearms" in the city of Madison is one step closer to reality following a meeting of the Board of Estimates on Monday night. The Common Council committee recommended approval of the ordinance, which would conform city code to state law. Specifically, it would prohibit persons from carrying or displaying "a facsimile firearm in a manner that could reasonably be expected to alarm, intimidate, threaten or terrify another person" and establishes a fine of $300 per violation. http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=7849 --- Babes With Bullets: They stand with their feet square, knees slightly bent and hands up ready to draw. "Load and make ready," Kay Miculek, instructor and nine-time national action pistol champion, shouts. "Stand by." Then, with the loud beep of the timer, rounds are unloaded towards steel targets... http://www.montrosepress.com/articles/2007/07/10/news/doc46930d3794081238617164.txt --- From GOA: ...Pennsylvania is operating exactly the way Rep. McCarthy's bill (HR 2640) could treat all Americans. You might be thinking, I've never had a mental illness... I'm not a military veteran... I've never been on Ritalin... hey, I have nothing to worry about under the McCarthy bill. Right? http://www.capwiz.com/gunowners/issues/alert/?alertid=9985246 -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .