More Commentary on Heller: ...Unfortunately, the actual language of Heller makes clear that it is far from a major victory for gun owners. As we will show, the majority opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia in Heller is the legal equivalent of a squib load. In firearms parlance, a "squib load" denotes a cartridge that ignites, but does not generate the pressure normally obtained with its particular content of primer, powder, and bullet. As a result, the bullet will not hit the target. Far worse, it may simply lodge in the barrel, creating a hazardous obstruction if not removed before another round is fired... http://www.thenewamerican.com/node/8688 --- Austin Democrat Opposes Guns in Texas Schools: As the decision by one school board to authorize school employees with CHL's and additional training to carry at school gains national attention and the support of the governor, one state legislator announces plans to block the board's action. An Austin TV station finds a couple of teachers to support his position. (Video clip.) http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=156793 Governor Says Districts Should Make Own Policies: Gov. Rick Perry said Monday that local school districts should be able to decide whether to allow concealed weapons on their campuses. "I'm pretty much a fan that if you've been trained, if you are registered, then you ought to be able to carry a weapon," Perry said. He was asked about the policy of a small school district west of Wichita Falls, which may be the first to allow employees who are licensed to carry concealed handguns to bring their weapons to the district's lone 110-student, K-12 campus... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5951651.html --- Illinois County to Place CCW Referendum on Ballot: Woodford County voters will weigh in this November on a topic that some gun-rights advocates think has been ignored too long in Springfield. The County Board on Monday agreed to put a non-binding referendum on the general election ballot asking whether residents want state legislators to enact laws allowing trained citizens to carry concealed firearms. The vote will be advisory only, and is intended to send a signal to Springfield about whether Illinois residents want such legislation in the state, one of only two that don't have so-called concealed-carry laws... http://www.pjstar.com/news/x330490717/Woodford-to-weigh-in-on-concealed-carry --- Too Much of a Good Thing?: A Springfield, Vt., man has been charged with murder after allegedly firing his rifle twice at a man wielding an axe and then bashing the wounded man's head with the butt of the rifle during a fracas witnessed by dozens of onlookers near a softball field off Route 103 in Chester, Vt., on Sunday night. Arguing that he acted in self-defense, 24-year-old Kyle D. Bolaski pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder and aggravated assault in Windsor District Court yesterday. Bolaski likely would not have been charged had he stopped after the firing first shot into 32-year-old Vincent Tamburello of Springfield, Vt., Windsor County State's Attorney Robert Sand said. But once wounded, Tamburello no longer represented a serious threat to Bolaski, Sand said... (The facts are still in dispute. Note, however, the morass created by "shooting to wound," particularly when it eventually results in death.) http://www.vnews.com/08192008/5009162.htm --- Neighbors Protest New Orleans Shootout: ... But Abraham says his brother was only carrying $50, and so when the robbers demanded more, his brother pulled out his own gun to defend himself. "What happened wasn't just some gunfight; it was a matter of life and death situation." But on Tuesday night, a handful residents showed up to the First District police station, arguing otherwise. During the New Orleans Neighborhood and Police Anti-Crime Council Meeting (NONPAC), residents argued that the store employee should not have continued to shoot at the robbers, especially if the two men were fleeing the scene... http://www.wwltv.com/topstories/stories/wwl081908mlsopranos.146aeed3.html --- Own a Gun? Bring It In: Oklahoma police investigating the shooting deaths of two girls have told area residents with guns to bring them in for a test to determine whether they were used in the attack, sparking concern among those who own guns for hunting and self-defense. According to reports in the Tulsa World the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation sent letters to members of the community who were registered as owning .40-caliber handguns suggesting they voluntarily bring in their gun or guns for a test. The individuals who were "invited" to bring their guns in but didn't now will be included in the ongoing investigation, as well as people who were identified by former owners as having purchased that type of weapon recently, authorities said... http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=72906 --- 11-Year-Old, Teens Burglarize Gun Shop: An 11-year-old boy joined four teens in a late-night gun shop heist that netted 15 firearms - then boarded a city bus for the trip home, police said... A security camera caught the boy in action, Collingdale Police Chief Robert Adams said Wednesday. We can see the youngest one, the 11-year-old, at the gun store taking guns," Adams said. "It's amazing that an 11-year-old kid would think of being involved in something like that." The suspects may have been foiled by the lack of a getaway car... http://www.azstarnet.com/news/253777 --- Oops, Wrong Store, Version 1: A man was shot Tuesday morning as he tried to rob a Coachella convenience store, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. The man entered the Y and M Market in the 1500 block of Second Street about 10:40 a.m. and brandished a handgun. Gunfire was exchanged between the suspect and a store employee and the suspect was shot, according to the sheriff's department. The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle with a woman. They did not get away with any money. No one in the store was injured... http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080820/NEWS0801/808200344/1026/news12 --- Oops, Wrong Store, Version 2: A woman decided to fight back against shotgun-wielding robber in her Elk Grove convenience store, and the alleged gunman is now behind bars after facing a battle he didn't expect. Amy Anand is sporting a black eye and cuts to her face and arms, but she's still laughing after taking on the 6'5", 215-pound masked robber who police have identified as James Benefield. Surveillance video caught the action on tape Saturday night as she actually broke his shotgun while trying to wrest it from his grasp... http://cbs13.com/local/elk.grove.store.2.799091.html --- I Don't Carry a Gun...: ... to kill people. I carry a gun to keep from being killed. I don't carry a gun to scare people. I carry a gun because sometimes this world can be a scary place. I don't carry a gun because I'm paranoid. I carry a gun because there are real threats in the world... http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/rkba/i-dont-carry-a-gun/ --- Tangentially Related: ...Researchers have discovered a major trend toward federalization of crimes since the nation was founded in 1776, Accuracy in Media reports. A study has recorded a major boost in the quantity of federal crimes within U.S. law. "When the country started, there were basically three crimes: piracy, counterfeiting and treason," former Attorney General Edwin Meese told the publication. "At the time of our [1998] report, there were some 4,000 crimes..." http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=72912 -- Stephen P. Wenger, KE7QBY Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .