NRA Backs Chambliss in Crucial Election: As today's Macon Telegraph is reporting: "Describing the stark descent into heavy gun regulation that they say Barack Obama's presidential administration will seek, National Rifle Association officials came to town Wednesday and backed U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss as a last line of defense for freedom and the Second Amendment... (This run-off election will likely determine whether the Democrats gain a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.) http://www.peachpundit.com/2008/11/20/gun-rights-take-center-stage-at-chambliss-rally-in-perry/ --- Safes and Guns: Safes and guns. Those are the two top selling purchases by American consumers right now, according to retail analysts. It could be a telling sign about the nation's priorities, safety concerns and financial insecurity - and whether there are mixed feelings about the impending Obama administration's ability to ease economic and security woes... For the glass half-empty crowd the writing is on the wall - there is a clear lack of confidence which readily needs to be addressed. For the glass half-full folks - Americans are finally saving more and gun dealers are making a killing. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/21/safe-guns/ --- Question 59 Under Attack: President-elect Barack Obama's transition team is asking potential appointees detailed questions about gun ownership, and firearms advocates aren't happy about it. The National Rifle Association has denounced the move, which has already led one Republican senator to consider legislation aimed at ensuring a president can't use an applicant's gun ownership status to deny employment. It's just one question on a lengthy personnel form - No. 59 on a 63-question list - but the furor over the query is a vivid reminder of the intensity of support for Second Amendment rights and signals the scrutiny Obama is likely to receive from the ever-vigilant gun lobby... http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15835.html --- Predicting Big Brother's Attack: I'm going to make a prediction, because I think a picture might be shaping up here. Given who Obama has nominated for his AG, and the things he said, I think we can expect gun shows, and in particular private sales, to be a prime target of the new administration. Why? ...My prediction is that when they move on gun owners, they will move on this issue. They will reach farther than McCain ever would have ever done, and we will have to fight them. I expect private sales regulation will be the main push, but expect gun shows themselves to be in the crosshairs, with the aim of destroying them. http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/11/20/calling-the-attack/ --- Napolitano's RKBA History: The HopeandChange^(TM) Anti-Gun Dream Team keeps getting bigger and "better," with the newest addition being Arizona's Governor Janet Napolitano as the next Secretary of Homeland Security. What's her stance on guns? ...So, what can the Homeland Security Secretary do to affect gun ownership? We've already had rumblings about some rather . . . startling definitions of what constitutes a "homegrown terrorist," and Napolitano might be tempted to make them more "startling" still. Dare to utter a quote of Jefferson's "tree of liberty" line, and you could find yourself characterized as the next Timothy McVeigh... (J No has generally signed bills relaxing training requirements for Arizona CWP's and expanding recognition of out-of-state permits while vetoing numerous other bills, including those that would have eased Arizona's ban on firearms where alcohol is served.) http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/11/securing-homeland-with-hopeandchange.html --- Appeals Court to Rule on Oklahoma's Parking-Lot-Storage Law: A lawyer who represents the National Rifle Association represented Oklahoma's governor and attorney general Wednesday in support of a controversial state gun-rights law. The law requires employers to allow workers to have guns in locked vehicles where they work. It was struck down 13 months ago by U.S. District Judge Terence Kern in Tulsa. In arguments Wednesday at the federal appeals court in Denver, lawyer Charles Cooper argued on behalf of Gov. Brad Henry and Attorney General Drew Edmondson that Kern was wrong... http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20081120_11_A1_DENVER940663 --- Georgia Considers Campus Carry: ...Senators in the Student Government Association are having their own discussion about the right to bear arms. The argument is between those who believe people who have licenses for concealed weapons should be able to carry arms on campus and those who disagree. SGA hopes to reach a census and gather opinions from both for and against the issue to recommend to the Georgia Legislature. The debate was sparked by Georgia House Bill 89, which regards carrying concealed arms in extended public places but does not yet extend to college campuses. The council is still considering adding a provision allowing those licensed individuals to carry concealed arms on campuses... http://media.www.gcsunade.com/media/storage/paper299/news/2008/11/21/CampusNews/Guns-On.Campus-3555214.shtml --- Will California Sheriff Relax CWP Standards?: ...Although Sheriff Hutchens was appointed by the board six months ago, she is under no obligation to follow the new instructions. At least the board spoke out on behalf of the gun-rights-supporting public, as more than 80 activists spoke out against the sheriff's policies during the board meeting. And at least Sheriff Hutchens sat through the entire meeting and got an appropriate earful from residents and elected officials... http://www.ocregister.com/articles/sheriff-permits-hutchens-2233939-board-residents --- Rule Four Reminder: ..."Something hit me in the chest really hard, " said Richard, who initially thought he had been struck by a rock kicked up by the motor. But when he took off his sweater and opened the nylon case for his Motorola Razr phone, a .45-caliber bullet fell out. The stray bullet, probably fired from the woods near his 5-acre property on North Lee Road near Covington, shattered Richard's cell phone but left him with little more than a bad bruise... Richard, who owns guns himself and said he doesn't want to discourage anyone from exercising their Second Amendment rights, also urged caution. "My main interest is to make people aware they have to be careful in their shooting, " Richard said... (Rule Four: Always be sure of your target and what's beyond it.) http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/st_tammany_man_saved_by_the_ce.html -- Stephen P. Wenger, KE7QBY Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .