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SAF Founder to Brady President: 'You Were Wrong, Here's Proof'
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"The founder of the Second Amendment Foundation today said he will supply Brady Campaign President Paul Helmke with documentation on the 'text book case' from Missouri that helped convince that state's legislature to pass a 'Stand-Your-Ground' law to protect citizens from criminal or civil prosecution when they shoot in self- defense."

"... Helmke told MSNBC viewers that he has been unable to identify anybody who has ever been sued and suffered financially for shooting in self-defense."

"'Helmke is sadly uninformed, and we're going to educate him,' Gottlieb said. 'The case of a Carroll County man who was charged ... for shooting a burglar and subsequently acquitted, but then was sued almost immediately in civil court for $250,000 ...'" ...

Paul Helmke: Show of strength in Chicago
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"I recently visited Chicago, where I met with the Reverend Jesse Jackson. On Saturday, I appeared at a series of events sponsored by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition calling for common-sense steps to end gun violence."

"Hundreds of marchers, led by Rev. Jackson, converged on a suburban Chicago gun shop which has supplied hundreds of guns that were traced to crimes. We know from national data that most Federally-licensed gun dealers never sell even a single gun that�s used to commit a crime. When stores like Suburban Sporting Goods Ammo and Guns in Melrose Park, Illinois channel hundreds of crime guns into a community � 712 in a single four-year period � one has to question those business practices ..." ...

South Africa: Germiston man fights back
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"A Germiston father scared off four armed hijackers on Wednesday by opening fire on them with a pistol, police said."

"Captain Steady Nawa said a 20-year-old man had just parked his Opel Corsa outside his girlfriend's home in Germiston when a car with four occupants pulled up behind him."

"Two of the men got out of the car and pointed a firearm at the boyfriend before taking his car keys."

"His girlfriend's father, who had come to open the door for him, went back inside the house to fetch his pistol."

"He fired five shots at the gunmen as they were reversing the Corsa, Nawa said. The hijackers got out of the Corsa and ran back to their white VW Polo and drove off. No one was hurt in the incident." ...

AZ: Resident faces intruders with rifle, cell phone
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"When Ahwatukee Ryan Altieri heard knocking at the door of his quiet townhouse Monday evening he thought it might be a salesman."

"Turns out it wasn't anything nearly as innocent."

"At about 6:45, two men kicked in the door at Altieri's townhouse ... Instead of an empty home, however, the intruders came face to face with Altieri - holding a cellphone and a rifle."

"'... they started kicking the door in. So I got my cellphone and went into my bedroom and loaded my rifle.."

"... The intruders walked in on Altieri kneeling with his rifle trained on them and the cellphone at his ear."

"'They saw me and started stuttering,' Altieri said. 'I said, 'One more step and you're done.'" ...

OH: 2 People Shot At Cleveland Heights UDF
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"One person is listed in serious condition at Huron Road Hospital after being shot at the Cleveland Heights United Dairy Farmer early Friday morning."

"Curtis Gay Jr., 42, was shot in the stomach. His son, Lerray Eddy, 22, was shot in the leg."

"Christopher Morris, 18, was charged with two counts of attempted murder in connection with the shootings."

"Police said the shooting happened about 12:30 a.m. when Morris allegedly confronted Gay who was with his daughter, 13, and nephew, 11." ...
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Submitter's Note: UDF stores are all posted against guns.

MN: Gunman gets almost 27 years for St. Paul bar killing
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"It was a case of two men electing to 'parade their machismo,' a judge said, that fueled a St. Paul barroom shooting that left one dead last summer and the other sentenced Wednesday to just under 27 years in prison."

"Maurice L. Anderson, 26, could have walked away from his altercation with Julian Roland, 25 ... Ramsey County District Judge Margaret Marrinan told him at his sentencing." ...

"Anderson was convicted of unintentional second-degree murder and two counts of first-degree assault after opening fire in crowded Diva's Overtime Lounge about 1:30 a.m. on July 14, killing Roland and wounding Royce Sterling-Shuler and Dandrea Motley." ...
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Submitter's Note: Diva's had signs prohibiting guns on the premises at the time of the shooting.

MD: Howard student admits bringing gun to school
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"A 15-year-old Hammond High School student yesterday pleaded 'involved' -- the equivalent of guilty for a juvenile -- to bringing an unloaded gun and ammunition to the school last month."

"At a hearing in Howard County Juvenile Court, Master William V. Tucker released the youth from the Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center in Rockville and placed him on home detention until sentencing, which is scheduled for August."

"The teenager, whose name The Sun is withholding because of his age, had told police that he stole the weapon from his father's safe and brought it to school to protect himself from gang members with whom he had been feuding." ...

Bloomberg, mayors blast fed limits on gun traces
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"Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined members of the local congressional delegation and mayors, lawmakers and law enforcement officers from around the country yesterday to blast federal legislation limiting police use of federal gun traces."

"Bloomberg and others spoke out against the Tiahrt Amendment, a rider on the Justice Department appropriations bill since 2003 that bars police from using ownership traces by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for far-reaching investigations."

"Instead, police can use the traces only for a specific criminal investigation. And under a new version of the amendment passed by the Senate Appropriations Committee, cops who use the traces for other purposes would now face jail." ...

Can the House Buck the Gun Lobby?
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"Now is the time for Speaker Nancy Pelosi to deliver on her pledge to reverse the gun lobby�s pernicious handcuffing of law enforcement officials trying to track the flood of illegal firearms."

"For years, police used the federal government�s extensive gun data files to trace firearms used in crimes from manufacture to retail purchase, laying bare the minority of unscrupulous dealers who abet the underworld. But four years ago, police access to the databank was cut off by the politically potent gun lobby�s many panderers in Congress." ...

Congress Nearing Rejection of Gun Amendment, Democrat Says
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"House Democrats are 'one vote away' from repealing an appropriations amendment that restricts local law enforcement's ability to access federal gun trace data."

"Second Amendment supporters say the amendment protects police investigations and prevents anti-gun groups from using gun trace data in 'frivolous' civil lawsuits against the firearms industry."

"But the opponents of the amendment argue that the restrictions tie investigators' hands. They say the gun-trace data is an essential crime-fighting tool that should be made available to police."

"Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) declared Tuesday that opponents of the Tiahrt Amendment are only one vote short of preventing the measure's inclusion in the 2008 appropriations ..." ...

U.S. Congress can tell New York's Bloomberg to take a hike, says American gun law expert in Washington, D.C.
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"U.S. Congress can tell New York's Bloomberg to take a hike, says American gun law expert in Washington, D.C."

"'The Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives this week can tell New York City�s gun grabbing Mayor Michael Bloomberg to mind his own business in Manhattan,' gun rights expert John M. Snyder said today ..."

"On Thursday, the Committee is slated to take up consideration of U.S. Justice Department FY08 funding."

"Included in the funding proposal is the Tiahrt Amendment ... This amendment ... provides for the security of firearms trace data maintained by the [BATFE]. It prohibits the release of the secure information for anything other than criminal investigation and prosecution purposes." ...

Letter from Chris Cox: Firearm Trace Data
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"Re 'The N.R.A.�s Senate' (editorial, July 2): Rank-and-file law enforcement officers won a vital victory recently when the Senate Appropriations subcommittee voted to keep firearm trace information in the hands of law enforcement. The National Fraternal Order of Police, the [BATFE], the Department of Justice and the Southern States Police Benevolent Association support this provision."

"Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and a coalition of politicians and political appointees oppose it."

"Law enforcement says that sharing this information with politicians and the media can compromise the integrity of continuing criminal investigations and the safety of undercover police officers. ..." ...

Bloomberg Rips 'Soft' Anti-Illegal Gun Bill
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"Mayor Michael Bloomberg may seem like he's obsessed with congestion pricing, but he's just as committed to getting illegal guns off the street. So much so, he was in Washington on Tuesday trying to force the passage of pro-cop gun legislation."

"Bloomberg's anti-gun crusade has won him a lot of powerful enemies -- like the National Rifle Association for example, but he doesn't care. He's in Washington to stop what he thinks is another bad gun bill."

"'The Tiahrt amendment is the most anti-cop, soft-on-crime law, Congress has passed in years,' Bloomberg said." ...

Rep. McCarthy Joins with Mayor Bloomberg to Urge Repeal of the Tiahrt Amendment Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: HTTP://WWW.RPA-PAC.ORG	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Today, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (NY-4) joined with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Mayors Against Illegal Guns to urge repeal of the Tiahrt amendment. This harmful amendment restricts law enforcement�s use of ballistic tracing data with prior authorization from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms." ...

Pols go postal against gun lobby
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"Rep. Patrick Kennedy held aloft yesterday's New York Post as he pushed to defeat a proposal in Congress that he said will make it harder to keep guns out of the hands of criminals."

"'When I talk to my law enforcement, they're worried about the same kinds of problems outlined in today's paper, the New York Post, that Mayor Bloomberg talked about, where his two police officers were gunned down simply by pulling over a car that was being stopped for a routine traffic violation,' the Rhode Island Democrat said, standing next to Bloomberg." ...

IL: Governor unholsters gun bill; lawmakers won't pull trigger
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"The Illinois House is poised to hand Gov. Rod Blagojevich another setback, this time over the issue of gun control."

"In the midst of a lengthy impasse over the state budget, Blagojevich has called on lawmakers to ban the sale, purchase and possession of gun clips that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition."

"But observers on both sides of the divisive issue say there are simply not enough votes to get the measure passed."

"Of the 60 votes needed for approval, gun control advocates and gun rights groups agree there are only about 50 solid 'yes' votes. Not even the bill�s sponsor thinks it has enough support." ...

Something to Hide?
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Do mayors who're allied with Mike Bloomberg's anti-gun campaign have something to hide?"

"A California attorney named Chuck Michel, who's done lots of work for gun owners in the state, decided he wanted to see what's going on with the California mayors who've signed on to Bloomberg's gun-grabbing group. So he submitted Freedom of Information Act requests to their offices, seeking documents and communications between the left-coast mayors and Bloomberg."

"Here's what some of the California mayors had to say."

"The mayor of Sunnyvale says it's the first Freedom of Information Act request he's ever received, and that it has 'disrupted the distribution of services to the community.' ..." ...

MS: Delegation should join NRA in supporting gun control measure
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"The majority view in Mississippi on the issue of gun control remains that it means hitting the target at which one is aiming the weapon."

"As a gun owner, hunter and one who regards the Second Amendment as a necessary safeguard of both democracy and the defense of one's home and hearth, I tend to be skeptical of most efforts to institute governmental controls over the right to keep and bear arms."

"But my career in journalism has taught me on countless occasions that in far too many cases, the wrong person - the emotionally disturbed, the mentally ill, the chemically dependent or the psychopath - ends up in possession of a firearm at great peril to innocent, law-abiding citizens." ...

PA: Council Will Sue Legislature
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Two members of Philadelphia's City Council today announce Philadelphia will sue the Pennsylvania Legislature for the right to enact gun laws in Philadelphia."

"There were already 200 murders this year in Philadelphia before the end of June. Most of the victims were youngsters and most were dead from gunshot wounds."

"There are at least eight pieces of legislation before Philadelphia City Council that would bring stricter gun laws here. They would certainly pass if the state Legislature would give Council the authority to enact the laws." ...
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Submitter's Note: I would actually like to see this in court, where the City Council can present the scientific evidence that their proposed laws will reduce crime.

James O. Broadhead to Edward Bates, "the loyal & peaceful citizens ought to have had arms", July 24, 1864
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"... They find the people as Truman found them unarmed -- for by military order every man has been disarmed..."

"...and the only persons who could have kept them out -- who know the country and could follow their tracks have been disarmed by military order..."

"...When the civil law is powerless and the military confessing its weakness predicts a desolation which it intimates ought not to be avoided, how can we expect its interposition to prevent it? ..."

"...his great fault has been in disarming every body -- the loyal & peaceful citizens ought to have had arms as under Schofield's order..."

NC: No Indictment for Ex-Deputy in Fatal Teen Shooting
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"A grand jury voted Wednesday not to indict a former New Hanover County deputy for the fatal shooting of a Durham teenager." ...

"Strickland was shot twice as New Hanover County deputies and University of North Carolina at Wilmington police raided a rental house in search of two stolen PlayStation 3 video systems. UNC-W police asked for support because they feared the residents of the house were armed and dangerous."

"Long told investigators he shot Strickland when he mistook the sound of a battering ram against the front door for gunshots. Authorities said Strickland wasn't armed."

"The teen was shot once in the head and once in the chest, and at least one of the bullets passed through the front door before hitting him, according to an autopsy report." ...

MD: Officer charged with beating ex-girlfriend in Bethesda
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"Police have charged a Virginia police officer with assault and burglary following an altercation with his ex-girlfriend in Bethesda."

"Richard Lynn Streeter, 24, of Fairfax, Va., was arrested in Fairfax County on June 30 ... Streeter was charged with second-degree assault, stalking, fourth-degree burglary, telephone misuse by repeated calling and harassment."

"Streeter, a Fairfax County Police Officer since August 2004, has been relieved of duty, but is still being paid ..."

"On July 3, Streeter posted $15,000 bond ..."

"The arrest stems from a series of incidents involving Streeter and his ex-girlfriend ..." ...

IL: No reason to stop now (second letter)
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"I am writing this in regard to the June 20 letter to the editor submitted by State Reps. Brandon Phelps and John Bradley. In their letter they wrote of how, with the help of Southern Illinois Republican Senators, they were able to hold hostage the budget until something was done about the electric rate crisis. I commend them for their efforts, but why stop there?"

"If they are truly committed to defend our Second Amendment rights, as they stated, then it is time they used this same tactic in getting a right-to-carry law passed in Illinois. ..."

"I hope next year at this time Reps. Phelps and Bradley will be holding the budget hostage once more until a right-to-carry law is passed, but I won't be holding my breath." ...

DC: Fenty Ponders Possible Gun Ban Appeal
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Mayor Adrian Fenty is getting ready to decide whether the city will appeal to the Supreme Court after the district's 30-year handgun ban was overturned in March."

"The Supreme Court appeal must be filed 90 days from May 8, when the U.S. Court of Appeals declined to consider its earlier ruling."

"Fenty says he is planning to make the announcement within a week." ...

"If Fenty does not appeal and the D.C. Council does not pass any laws restricting the sale or use of handguns, residents will be able to purchase guns legally once the appeal period expires."

NY: Group seeks to reduce crime Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: HTTP://WWW.RPA-PAC.ORG	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The City Council will vote next week to form a Gun Violence Task Force to examine ways to cut down on crime." "The task force will include seven members appointed by the Common Council and six named by the mayor. After a hearing on the legislation, the council's Public Safety Committee approved it Tuesday evening by a 5-0 vote." ...

Shooting Sports Revealed as a Favorite Seasonal Activity (BFA)
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"America's favorite summertime sports have long been played on trails, waters, fields, courses and courts."

"And, now we know, they're played on shooting ranges, too."

"Statistics gathered over the past three years show that target shooting -- with rifle, handgun and shotgun -- is actually more popular than many pastimes historically considered mainstays of warm-season recreation."

"In fact, participation in shooting sports tops tennis, softball, jet skiing, water skiing, mountain biking, most team sports and virtually all of the seasonal technical sports like rock climbing and kayaking, according to the most recent numbers from ... a consumer research firm for the sporting goods, fitness and health club industries." ...