Georgia Gun Dealer Made Right Move in NYC Trial: Georgia gun dealer Jay Wallace's decision Monday to default on a lawsuit by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and carry his case to an appeals court, was the right move because of genuine concerns he could not get a fair trial before federal judge Jack B. Weinstein, the Second Amendment Foundation said today..."Mr. Wallace and his attorney didn't throw in the towel," Gottlieb stated, "they merely avoided being kangaroo-kicked in Judge Weinstein's court. There is no indication this case is over, and based on New York's track record in court against the gun industry, whatever feeling of victory Mayor Bloomberg and his cronies now enjoy is almost certain to be very short-lived." http://www.saf.org/viewpr-new.asp?id=268 --- On the Eve of the Heller Decision: Anticipating the Supreme Court's expected late June decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, which will decide the constitutionality of a D.C. law restricting gun-ownership rights, many analysts have turned to the Founders' writings in an effort to understand the Second Amendment. What analysts need to do - recognizing that language and word usage change over time - is turn to America's first dictionary...Known as the Father of American Scholarship and Education, Webster believed that popular sovereignty in government must be accompanied by popular usage in language. In "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language," published in 1806, and "An American Dictionary of the English Language," published in 1828 and adopted by Congress as the American standard, Webster defined all the words in the Second Amendment... http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/commentary/wb/164311 --- And After the Decision...: Several gun rights lawmakers say they won't start packing heat on Capitol Hill if the Supreme Court overturns Washington, D.C.'s handgun ban. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and other advocates of the Second Amendment support reversing the District's 32-year-old handgun ban, but say security in the Capitol Buildings means there's no need for them to carry a gun to work. "Why would I need to carry a gun? I mean, look at these guys, there's four guns around us right now," said Ryan, referring to four armed U.S. Capitol Police officers around the entrance to the Speaker's Lobby. At the same time, Ryan and others are adamant that they should have the right to bring a gun to the Capitol... (How about on the way to and from work?) http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/lawmakers-say-they-wont-pack-heat-2008-06-03.html --- Judge Voids Some Philadelphia Infringements: A judge ruled that the City of Philadelphia could not enforce new ordinances that would ban assault weapons and limit handgun purchases to one per person per month. The judge, Jane Cutler Greenspan of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, ruled in favor of the National Rifle Association, which argued that only the legislature had the right to make gun laws. But Judge Greenspan denied on procedural grounds the association's request to overturn three other gun ordinances. One would allow guns to be removed from people who were declared to be a risk to themselves or others, and another would do the same for those under a protection-from-abuse order. The third would require the reporting of lost or stolen guns. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/us/04brfs-GUNORDINANCE_BRF.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin http://www.kyw1060.com/Two-of-Nutter-s-Gun-Laws-Shot-Down-by-Phila--Judge/2303505 --- Ohio SB 184 Analysis: What changes will SB184 make to Ohio law? How do they apply to the average hunter, target shooter, and concealed carry license holder? The law does not go into effect for three months (exact date will be posted when it is finalized), but we have received many requests for a list of what this bill does. To that end, here is a summary of the changes in SB184... http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/5730 --- Gun-Hating Priest Suspended from Pulpit: CBS 2 News has learned that Francis Cardinal George is temporarily removing Father Michael Pfleger from his position as pastor of St. Sabina Roman Catholic Church on Chicago's South Side. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports the move comes after several days of deliberation and consultation by the Cardinal, who first learned about Pfleger's racially charged comments about senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton from the pulpit of Trinity Unity Church of Christ last Thursday night. (No mention is made of Fr. Plegger's apparent calls for the death of a suburban Chicago-area gun shop last year.) http://cbs2chicago.com/local/pfleger.suspension.church.2.739534.html --- Gun Makers Aid Gun Banners: Having just devoted a substantial chunk of pro bono legal work fighting governments committed to destroying your gun rights, I was horrified to read the March 2008 editions of several of my favorite gun magazines. Prominently featured in each edition was a feature story about a large manufacturer of 1911-type guns, breathlessly detailing the "gee whiz" details of their newest model dedicated to a California police agency. Each of the stories went into the history of the department the gun was designed for, yet one critical piece of background information was omitted from the tide of "fanboy" coverage. These guns were all designed for a local government committed to stripping civilians of the right to own this same gun... http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/5674 --- Oops, Wrong Cars: Metro Police say a 17-year-old shot during a confrontation in the parking lot of a Las Vegas apartment complex early this morning and died later at the hospital...Police and emergency medical officials found Johnny Boyd Eagletail with a gunshot wound to his torso. He was taken to University Medical Center where he died from his injuries hours later. A man at the apartment complex confronted Eagletail and asked about damaged vehicles in the parking lot. The victim allegedly pulled a knife and moved toward the man who fired one shot from the pistol, police said. The man with the gun remained at the scene and spoke with Metro detectives. He was not arrested. The case will be submitted to the district attorney's office for review. http://www.lvsun.com/blogs/cops/2008/jun/02/man-shot-and-killed-during-confrontation-apartment/ --- Rule One, Rule Two, Rule Three Reminder: An Alexandria (LA) man was recovering after accidentally shooting himself while showing his girlfriend how to handle a pistol on Saturday in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant. Police said the 21-year-old man told investigators he forgot he had just reloaded the gun, and squeezed the trigger while putting the gun into the driver's door panel. The bullet went through his inner left thigh. Police said the man repeatedly told investigators he was ex-military and knows how to handle a gun, and was very embarrassed by the incident. (Rule One: All firearms are always loaded, Rule Two: Never let the muzzle cross anything you're not prepared to shoot. Rule Three: Keep your finger out of the trigger guard, up on the frame, unitl your sights are on the target and you're prepared to fire.) http://asia.news.yahoo.com/080602/ap/d9124l7o8.html --- Arrested Police Chief Slammed for Firearm Collection: Just beyond the reach of the North Coast fog, this little community of 1,150 basked until recently under the protection of a police force of just four officers. Four officers packing 31 submachine guns. The Blue Lake police force was armed on a par with a big-city SWAT team. And no Blue Lakers knew until Police Chief David Gundersen's life began to very publicly unravel...As investigators dug deeper into his private life, they discovered Gundersen's guns. At home, he had a weapons cache that included a machine gun and a James Bond-style pistol with a silencer, both unregistered. At police headquarters, he had enough weaponry to arm a small platoon... http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bluelake4-2008jun04,0,980909,full.story --- Help KeepAndBearsArms.com: The KABA website is one of my major sources for the news I share with you six mornings each week. Please make a contribution to keep it going over the next few months. (KABA is currently operated by the same folks who are responsible for the Second Amendment Foundation and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.) http://www.keepandbeararms.com/fundraiser.asp --- Tangentially Related: If Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is elected president, he might find it difficult to move a conservative Supreme Court nominee through the U.S. Senate, according to columnist Robert Novak. Novak was speaking in response to a question from Cybercast News Service at conservative event in Trenton, N.J., last Friday. At the "Defending the American Dream Summit" organized by Americans for Prosperity (AFP), Novak - a long-time Washington political reporter and conservative commentator - painted a bleak political landscape for the Republican Party and conservatives in the near term. http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200806/POL20080603d.html -- Stephen P. Wenger, KE7QBY Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .