Parker, Four Others Seek Reinstatement In DC Handgun Case: Five Washington, D.C. residents today filed a petition in the U.S. Supreme Court asking the court to reinstate their legal case against the District's restrictive gun laws. The five citizens, Shelly Parker, Tom Palmer, Gillian St. Lawrence, Tracey Ambeau, and George Lyon, filed a federal court challenge to the District's gun ban in 2003 along with D.C. resident Dick Heller. That lawsuit led to a historic court ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that D.C.'s gun ban violates the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. But the appellate court also held that among the six plaintiffs, only Heller had the necessary "standing" to challenge the law. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,174647.shtml --- Cleveland Mayor Would Ban Firearms For Those Under 21: Cleveland's mayor called on the state Monday to create a new law that would prohibit anyone under age 21 from possessing a firearm. Mayor Frank Jackson's proposal followed the shooting death last week of a 12-year-old girl who was hit by a stray bullet as she walked to a corner store. He noted that police statistics from 2004 to 2006 show 70 percent of those arrested for crimes involving firearms were under 28. Under Ohio law, no one under 18 is permitted to purchase a firearm. A person must be at least 21 to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon. http://www.newsmax.com/us/cleveland_gun_law/2007/09/10/31396.html http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=4313986&version=6&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1 --- Oregon Teacher To Challenge No-Weapons Policy: A high school teacher in southern Oregon plans to challenge a school district policy that prevents her from carrying a gun on school grounds. Portland lawyer Jim Leuenberger said in an e-mail message to the Mail Tribune newspaper that he will ask a Jackson County judge to declare the Medford School District's policy ''illegal and void'' for holders of concealed handgun licenses...Leuenberger said the woman has divorced her husband and obtained a restraining order against him. http://www.argusobserver.com/articles/2007/09/10/news/04.txt http://www.ktvb.com/news/regional/stories/ktvbn-sep1007-armed_teacher.bee6d2b6.html --- Lawlessness Cited For Increase In Florida CWFL's: "We get new shooters all the time," said Brian Sherman, 24, owner of E-Z Gun & Pawn Inc. and Hot Shot Indoor Shooting Range on North Nova Road. "Sometimes up to 30 new shooters a day, and on some Saturdays there can be a two-hour wait." The increase coincides with a boost in new concealed weapons licenses issued over the past five years - up 101.6 percent from 2001 according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Licensing. http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtHEAD01091007.htm --- Felons Need Guns: In a Sept. 4 Salt Lake Tribune story, Danny Dutton of Hurricane justifiably killed a man in self-defense, but may go to prison because he used a gun he wasn't entitled to have - because he's a convicted felon...Do convicted felons have reasonable expectations to be able to defend themselves if their lives are in danger when they're not committing a crime? If not, why not? http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_6854739 --- Oops, Wrong House: A Madison County homeowner shot and killed an intruder who tried to break into his home Sunday morning, police said. Sheriff Clayton Lowe said William Keith Parks of Carlton, Ga., entered the home about 12:30 a.m. Sunday and was shot and killed by the homeowner...County Coroner Michelle Cleveland said Parks, 41, was shot in the chest with a shotgun at close range as he entered the house through the door of a rear porch. http://www.cbs46.com/news/14079822/detail.html http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/091007/news_20070910040.shtml --- Victim Kills Hitman, Follow-Up: The sentencing of an Oregon man for soliciting the murder of his wife leads to a look at details of an incident some list members may remember from a year ago. The intended victim fought back with a hammer, then strangled her assailant. http://www.wcbd.com/midatlantic/cbd/news.apx.-content-articles-CBD-2007-09-10-0011.html --- Australian State Debates Lower Age For Firearm Use: It has been reported that a parliamentary committee has recommended the legal age for children to use firearms in the bush be lowered. The coalition's Roland Browne says it is a retrograde step. He says firearms' manufacturers have saturated the adult market and are now pushing guns onto children. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/10/2028215.htm?section=sport -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .