No Internet Service This Morning: As much of a blessing as snow is in this part of Arizona, the current storm repeatedly interrupted electrical service and completely wiped out cable TV and internet service overnight. --- The Missing Video: The John Stossel video clip about the fallacy that infringements of the RKBA reduce crime has been removed from YouTube, probably for copyright violation. A list member has furnished a link to the article and two related video clips. http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=3083618&page=1 --- Gura Remains Lead Counsel for Heller: ...Robert Levy, the Cato Institute scholar who bankrolled the lawsuit against the strict D.C. handgun ordinance, was unequivocal today. "Alan will be arguing this case," says Levy. "He is a very bright guy, no one knows the issues better than he does, he has been successful in the case thus far, and besides - it was part of the deal." Levy explains that when he hired Gura at "subsistence wages" to launch the lawsuit several years ago, the agreement was that if the case advanced to the Supreme Court - no small feat in itself - Gura would argue it. Levy has stood behind Gura before. But a fresh round of rumors lately has reflected some anxiety in conservative circles about leaving such a historic argument in the hands of a Supreme Court novice. Theodore Olson of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is one name that had been suggested as a replacement... http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2008/02/second-amendmen.html --- LEOSA Faces Challenge In New York Court: A 4-year-old federal gun law is facing a test in Orange County Court, and a 33-year-old Coast Guard officer from Newburgh is staking his future on the outcome...An officer found an unlicensed, loaded semiautomatic handgun in Booth's car during a routine search before impounding the car, according to a city police report. An Orange County grand jury indicted Booth on a felony charge of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Booth's lawyers have filed court papers asking County Court Judge Robert Freehill to dismiss the indictment. Booth's lawyers argue that he falls under the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004... http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080202/NEWS/802020313 --- Colorado Considers Rule-Five Legislation: In the wake of Columbine, state lawmakers rejected a proposal requiring gun owners to safely store their weapons to keep them out of the hands of children. Eight years later, they're considering a scaled-down version that doesn't say how people have to store their firearms but would still hold them accountable if a child ends up bringing the gun to school or hurting or killing someone. (Rule Five: Maintain control of your firearm. As it says below, "Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation.") http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20080204/NEWS/900967597 --- New York Newspaper Would Publish Names Of Pistol Permittees: The Glens Falls Post-Star wants to know the names of all pistol permit holders in Warren County and has submitted a Freedom of Information Law request to the Warren County Clerk's Office to obtain a list of the concealed carry permit holders, apparently with the intent to publish those names. This request, apparently being undertaken by Post-Star reporter Nick Reisman, has initiated a firestorm of protest from local law enforcement officials, county officials, and certainly among gun owners and holders of concealed carry permits... http://www.northcountrygazette.org/news/2008/02/02/public_safety_and_permits/ --- The Pot Calling the Kettle Black?: Talk of guns and God set off a round of campaign bickering between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday - after the Illinois senator at an Idaho rally said he'd been "praising Jesus" for 20 years and had "no intention of taking away folks' guns." Clinton accused him of flip-flopping, noting that in 1996 he'd been in support of a handgun ban. http://www.nypost.com/seven/02032008/news/nationalnews/foes_fire_in_gun_battle_916247.htm Related Article: http://www.cbs8.com/stories/story.116656.html --- Tangentially Related: ...We believe that the nomination of John McCain is the best option to preserve the ongoing restoration of constitutional government. He is by far the most electable Republican candidate remaining in the race, and based on his record is as likely to appoint judges committed to constitutionalism as Mitt Romney, a candidate for whom we also have great respect...(So say a couple of law professors in The Wall Street Journal. Personally, if McCain gets the GOP nomination, I will probably read this opinion before I enter the polling booth in November but I just can't bring myself to vote for him in tomorrow's primary.) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120209536777639949.html McCain As Seen By GOA: http://www.gunowners.org/mccaintb.htm -- Stephen P. Wenger, KE7QBY Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .