DC Mayor, Attorney General Defend Handgun Ban: As mayor and attorney 
general of the District of Columbia, we were deeply disappointed this 
year when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit declared that 
the District's longstanding handgun ban violates the Second Amendment. 
Today we are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision in 
that case, which we think threatens public safety and is wrong on the law.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/03/AR2007090300797.html
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Pennsylvania Gun Sales To Resume Tomorrow Evening: State police on 
Sunday began a three-day upgrade of Pennsylvania's gun sales background 
check computer system, putting firearms sales in the commonwealth on 
hold for that period. State police spokesman Jack Lewis said the 
shutdown of the system began at 6 p.m. Sunday as planned, and the system 
would be down until 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

http://www.nbc10.com/news/14034456/detail.html
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That Should Do The Trick: "In the immediate aftermath of the tragic 
events at Virginia Tech in April, many questions arose about whether the 
person responsible was prohibited under federal law from possessing a 
firearm and how the shooter passed the background check required before 
purchasing the two firearms used," said ATF Acting Director Michael J. 
Sullivan. "ATF is clarifying this form in an effort to make it clear 
that any person who has been found by a court board or other lawful 
authority to be a danger to self or others is prohibited from purchasing 
a firearm or ammunition."

http://www.atf.gov/press/2007press/083007atf-revises-federal-transaction-form.pdf
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Oops, Wrong House: The El Paso County Sheriff's Office investigated a 
shooting in Canutillo Saturday morning. It happened on the 800 block of 
Anthony Road early Saturday morning, when deputies said a 21-year-old 
man attempted to cause damage or commit a theft. The woman who lived in 
the home called her father, who lives a few houses away. He showed up 
with a handgun and confronted the 21-year old outside. Deputies said the 
father fired a warning shot first, and fired at the man when the 21-year 
old charged after him.

http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/14029873/detail.html
http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=7018442&nav=AbC0
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One Victim Too Many: A pair of Georgia crack-smokers, one of whom had 
just been released from prison, chose to rob some young adults who were 
moving out of a rented house. Several visitors trickled in during the 
robbery, only to become victims themselves. Finally, the robbery ended 
when the latest victim shot both robbers, one of them fatally.

http://www.thebrunswicknews.com/open_access/news/320116870133203.php
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Protest Nix Change In German Firearms Law: German Interior Minister 
Wolfgang Schaeuble dropped plans to ease gun-control laws, bowing to 
complaints within the ruling coalition that the move threatened public 
safety... Schaeuble had sought to reverse an increase in the minimum age 
for possessing major firearms to 21 from 18, passed by former Chancellor 
Gerhard Schroeder after a shooting rampage at a high school in eastern 
Germany killed 18 people in April 2002.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=ajC4sLVFRYGk&refer=germany
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Aussies Aghast At Armed America: Mum, dad, the kids ... and a machinegun 
on the couch or an assault rifle in the lounge room. For some in the 
United States, a home arsenal is all part of living the American dream. 
These proud gun-toting US citizens have posed with their high-powered 
weapons for a new book, Armed America.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22357067-5012748,00.html

And, From NYC...:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/09022007/news/nationalnews/shooting_families_of_every_cal.htm
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Is This It?: At this year's SHOT Show, Smith & Wesson displayed newly 
manufactured first-generation Centennial revolvers, chambered in the 
original .38 Special and purportedly to be offered in blued-steel, 
nickel-plated and case-hardened finishes. Because of the grip safety, 
these revolvers would not be encumbered with the integral key lock. So 
far, S&W has only posted one model with a grip safety on their website 
and it is not an original Model 40.

http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=11101&langId=-1&productId=53913&tabselected=tech&isFirearm=Y&parent_category_rn=15702

-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

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

http://www.spw-duf.info



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