Newsweek Looks At Parker: The District of Columbia has the most 
restrictive gun laws in the country. But that's a distinction the 
nation's capital will soon lose--if Robert Levy prevails. Levy was born 
in Washington, but left years ago; a resident of Naples, Fla., who made 
a fortune as an investment analyst, he is now a senior fellow in 
constitutional studies at the libertarian Cato Institute. (Article 
includes interview with Levy.)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20039189/site/newsweek/
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McCarthy Lets The Cat Out Of The Bag: In the last mailing, before my 
second computer crash in July, I linked a blog item by Josh Sugarmann, 
complaining about the inclusion of the NRA-backed provision for 
reinstatement of the right to own firearms in the NICS Improvement Bill. 
The bill's author counters, "It is important to point out that any 
reinstatement procedure must take in an adversarial due process setting 
before a judge. A doctor's note cannot restore the gun rights of someone 
who has been mentally adjudicated. In fact, the process for regaining 
gun rights will be as rigorous as being placed in the NICS system."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-carolyn-mccarthy/a-response-to-josh-sugarm_b_58113.html
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BATFE Backs Off From "Threat" Complaint: Federal authorities have agreed 
to tell a judge in Idaho that the "threat" from a gun-shop manager they 
had complained of probably wasn't anything significant, the manager has 
told WND..."Although an apology would be nice, this will suffice," 
Horsley said. "We are pleased with this decision and with the response 
that we have received from supporters across the nation who have been 
following this case."

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56948
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/07/breaking-news-us-atty-drops-harassment.html
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New Hampshire Man Loses Court Battle For Pistol Permit: A District Court 
Judge upheld the decision of Police Chief Michael Magnant to deny a 
former city employee a concealed weapon permit. Justice Stephen M. 
Morrison stated in his decision to deny Lee Roseberry the permit, that 
"evidence was of concern to the court as it depicted the petitioner as 
having a short temper, subject to violent outbursts and caused 
co-workers fear for their safety."

http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070731/NEWS/707310407
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Oops, Wrong Store: The brother of a man charged this month in a 
nightclub shooting was shot Monday morning by an Augusta GA merchant who 
said he caught the teen burglarizing his store...The burglar fired a 
handgun at the owner, who returned fire, Investigator Beckman said.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/latest/lat_073007_shooting.shtml
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Rule Five Reminder: A rifle, ammunition and cartridge clips were stolen 
from an Aurora police officer's personal car, and the thief remains at 
large. The theft of a .223-caliber AR-15 happened about 9 p.m. Thursday 
in south Aurora, said Bob Friel, a police spokesman. The military-type 
rifle can be used as an automatic or a semiautomatic weapon. The theft 
from the unlocked car has been assigned to the department's detective 
bureau, Friel said. (Rule Five: Maintain control of your firearm. It's 
news to me that an AR-15 can be used as an automatic weapon.)

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_6504185
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Meeting To Discuss Michigan CPL's: Have you ever thought about what it 
might take to get a concealed pistol license? Do you wonder if you need 
one? Or maybe if you shouldn't? The Calhoun County Republicans invite 
you to learn from the experts about the history of the CCW in Michigan, 
some of the reasons why you should or shouldn't get a CPL, about the 
application process in Calhoun County, and upcoming changes.

http://battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070731/LIFESTYLE08/707310306
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Common Sense From Canada?: A salute to Nova Scotia Justice Minister 
Murray Scott, and Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil, for refusing to climb 
on the bandwagon being rolled out (yet again) by Ontario's Liberal 
government and Toronto Mayor David Miller. They're calling for a total 
ban on handguns in Canada in the wake of another rash of shootings in 
cities across the country last week, including two in Halifax - one a 
murder.

http://www.hfxnews.ca/index.cfm?sid=48649&sc=93

Related Commentary:

http://torsun.canoe.ca/News/Columnists/Coren_Michael/2007/07/28/4374738.html 


-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

Firearm safety - It's a matter 
for education, not legislation.

http://www.spw-duf.info



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