Keep and Bear Arms - Gun Owners Home Page

The United Nations Vs. The Second Amendment
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Over at Opinio Juris, Kenneth Anderson has an interesting post about last week's gun control conference at the United Nations, and a New York Times puff piece thereon, written by C.J. Chivers."

"After noting U.S. concerns about the U.N. becoming a venue attacks on American gun ownership, the Times explains:"

"The United Nations and advocates of gun control have said that such fears are unfounded, and that there is no effort to impose standards on nations with traditions of civilian ownership, or to restrict hunting. The programs, they said, apply largely to areas suffering from insurgencies or war." ...

Man jailed for broken gun getting defense fund help
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"The Gun Owners of America have launched a campaign to help support the family of a man sentenced to 30 months in jail for a rifle that misfired."

"Officials with GOA today announced they will be working to generate support for the wife and three children of David Olofson, on whom WND has reported in the past, while a GOA-orchestrated appeal of his conviction proceeds."

"'Not only is Gun Owners of American representing Olofson during his appeal, we have set up an Olofson relief fund so that his wife and mother of their three young children will be able to keep making her mortgage and car payments,' Larry Pratt, chief of the organization, said in an editorial provided to WND." ...

Gun ownership is essential to freedom
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"The writer's one fail-safe solution to firearm fatalities is the abrogation of a part of the Bill of Rights of our country's Constitution. He proposes that denying all gun ownership to private citizens will save lives by keeping all guns out of our homes. He has no use for the Second Amendment, despite a recent Supreme Court decision confirming the individual right of all law-abiding citizens to possess guns."

"He apparently has no use for self-defense either, which is the basic intent of that amendment � not only to defend our country from foreign invaders and insurrectionists as a militia, but also, and equally importantly, so all law-abiding citizens can defend themselves against criminal attack upon the home or the person." ...

Gun Rights Dean Anticipates National Support for Capitol Hill Effort to Torpedo Washington, D.C. Assault on United States Supreme Court Heller Decision
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"'America's 80 million law-abiding gun owners will support a developing congressional effort to thwart politicians in the Nation's Capital seeking to undermine the Supreme Court decision in the historic District of Columbia v. Heller case,' right to self-defense advocate John M. Snyder said here today."

"'After the Court threw out the D.C. handgun ban ... D.C. officials thumbed their noses at the Court,' continued Snyder, Manager of Telum Associates, LL.C., and Public Affairs Director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. 'They acted recently to continue the ban on semiautomatic handguns. They told Dick Anthony Heller, who won the case, he still cannot register his .45 caliber Colt 1911 handgun.'" ...

High court's gun ruling not the last word (fifth letter)
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"In response to the July 9 column from Debra Saunders ("High court finally recognizes a basic human right"), the Supreme Court ruling on the Second Amendment is not and will not be the last word." ...

"It overturned ... U.S. v. Miller, which upheld a state law banning sawed-off shotguns, because the guns held no reasonable relationship to a well-regulated militia. Depending on the makeup of the Supreme Court, this ruling can be overturned by another Supreme Court."

"The Second Amendment is not meant for individuals to own guns for their own ends. We who want our streets safe will work to overturn this bad ruling. The Second Amendment is meant to guard against federal disarmament of well-regulated militias." ...

Smith & Wesson Snubs Police with 'Commemorative' Revolver
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"When last heard from, Smith & Wesson was gaining public attention from their marketing of a high-powered revolver that could penetrate the body armor most commonly worn by America's law enforcement personnel."

"Now the company is working to wheedle its way back into the news cycle with the announcement that they're producing a 'commemorative' snub-nosed 'lightweight carry revolver' celebrating the recent Supreme Court decision in District of Columbia v. Heller."

"Highlighting the gun industry's insularity and ubiquitous tin ear for irony is the fact that a portion of the profits from the handgun's planned sale in the fall will go to the Second Amendment Foundation ..." ...

Critics of Second Amendment letter miss point
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"This is in response to the strong reaction to my July 8 letter � all of it critical, and almost all of it critical of something other than the point of my letter."

"My letter referred to those who govern us and their propensity for establishing an agenda, then selectively choosing facts to support that agenda. Politicians have long done this, but now the Supreme Court has seen fit to follow this path in its interpretation of the Second Amendment."

"It has not been my concern that the amendment happened to deal with gun ownership. ... My critics have chosen to change the subject of my letter to that of gun ownership and have further decided I must be against such ownership." ...

Second Amendment - Far From Hearing The Last Word
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"We are far from hearing the last word on the U.S. Supreme Court�s Second Amendment ruling on an individual�s right to keep and bear arms. In D.C. v. Heller, the high court gave gun enthusiasts a momentary period of celebration and exultation which quickly turned solemn upon close examination of the Court�s finding."

"The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence maintains that the Heller decision 'enthusiastically embraces and endorses reasonable [gun] controls.' In fact, before the ink was dry on the justices' signatures, District of Columbia council members began formulating new measures that required current and new gun owners to keep their weapons under lock and key, keep them disassembled and unable to function." ...

Gun rights for felons? Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Website: http://www.nysrpa.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The Supreme Court last month voided Washington, DC's extreme gun ban as a violation of the Second Amendment. Now, across America, public defenders and other lawyers for rapists, robbers and murderers are filing motions contending that their vicious clients have a Second Amendment right to have guns." "If this were correct, the Second Amendment would be a very bad thing. Happily, it's not so."

D.C. City Council Passes Law to Restrict Gun Use
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Despite the Supreme Court ruling of less than a month ago, which tossed out the ban on handguns in the nation�s capitol, the D.C. City Council has passed an 'emergency law' in an apparent attempt to negate that Supreme Court ruling." ...

"The registration process and mandates for obtaining a gun permit are burdensome and highly restrictive. The process, according to city officials, could take months ..."

"And then there�s the business of outlawing a whole class of guns, namely semi-automatic pistols ..."

"These provisions are some of the toughest in the nation and both the NRA and Bill of rights Foundation will be filing lawsuits to fight the district�s new rules. ..." ...

FL: Would-Be Burglar Shot
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

FULL TEXT BELOW:

A homeowner shot a would-be burglar in Southwest Miami-Dade on Sunday, police said.

Police said the man shot was one of two thieves who tried to burglarize a house in the 2400 block of 117th Avenue about 2 a.m.

He was taken to Ryder Trauma Center, where he was listed in stable condition. The second man apparently got away.

Neighbors said the house, which sits on the side of the street nearest the interstate, has been hit by thieves before.

Police said two children, ages 5 and 9, were inside the house when the culprits tried to break in.

No charges had been filed against the homeowner Sunday.

TX: No charges filed against man who shot teen
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Police have hot filed charges against a Northeast resident who allegedly shot a man in self-defense."

"The police department's Drive-by-Shooting Response Team (DSRT) was called to assist with a 'shots fired' call at the 9500 block of Iris at about one Saturday morning."

"Officers discovered a 19-year-old man had been shot in the ankle and forearm at a residence in the area."

"An investigation revealed the victim went to a party at the residence and engaged in an argument that escalated into a physical confrontation, police officials said."

"Police said a resident of the home grabbed a handgun and fired several shots at the victim in and attempt to protect his home and family." ...

OH: Man killed trying to rob home, police say
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"An 18-year-old man armed with a BB gun was fatally shot while trying to rob the residents of a Franklinton home yesterday afternoon, police said."

"Police arrested his two alleged accomplices, one of whom was his brother, and charged them with murder for taking part in a crime that resulted in his death."

"The resident who fired the fatal shot was released after questioning by police. A Franklin County grand jury will decide whether he acted in self-defense or should be indicted for a crime, police said." ...

PA: Would-Be Robber Shot, Killed, Police Say
Submitted by: jac

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

FULL TEXT BELOW:

A would-be robber picked on the wrong victim in Manheim early Tuesday, according to police.

A 19-year-old Lancaster City man was shot in the chest and died hours later at a local hospital.

The botched holdup occurred just after 5 a.m. when two men followed the operations manager of Power Pro Battery into his office.

Police said knowing he was about to be robbed, the manager pulled out his own handgun, turned and fired twice, hitting one of the robbers.

The other man got away.

Israel: Israel hit by new digger attack Submitted by: none	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A Palestinian in a mechanical digger has rammed traffic in west Jerusalem, injuring at least 10 people before being shot dead." "A bus and a number of cars were hit during the incident. Some cars were crushed and one was turned on its roof." "Witnesses say an armed civilian first shot at the driver, before he was killed by border police." [emphasis added] ...

LA: Students, citizens have right to defend themselves
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"This past Tuesday a University student, Cassie LeBlanc, was robbed while getting into her car after leaving the library around 9:30 p.m. ..."

"I was very glad to hear LeBlanc was alright, but a very important question came to mind: What if she had a firearm to defend herself? Would this incident have happened?"

"My answer is probably not. The thief was unarmed. If Leblanc had possessed a firearm and simply pointed the weapon - loaded or unloaded - the thief would have probably run. I can imagine simple thieves like this are just trying to make a quick buck. As soon as things get complicated they usually run." ...

LA: Louisiana Politics: US Senate, Jindal, 6th Congressional District
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

... "First Mary Landrieu cast the deciding vote against expanding domestic oil exploration in May, simply because Senate Democrats asked her to do so."

"Now Mary Landrieu is raising money at the Manhattan townhouse of anti-gun ... liberal Mayor Mike Bloomberg, creator of The Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition. And just hours ago, Mary Landrieu was endorsed by another prominent member of Mayor Bloomberg�s anti-gun group, Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden."

"Louisianans deserve a conservative Senator who will always stand strong with gun owners to protect the Second Amendment ... That is exactly the kind of Senator John Kennedy will be." ...

Lawmaker wants no guns at airports, cites Ga. law
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee says he might pursue new gun restrictions in response to a recently enacted Georgia law that could allow people to carry concealed firearms in parts of the Atlanta airport."

"Apparently surprised that some airports long have allowed guns in unsecured areas, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said the new Georgia legislation represents a significant hole in national security and a threat to travelers."

"He asked the [TSA] to clarify federal law governing weapons in areas outside security checkpoints. In a letter Monday to TSA Assistant Secretary Kip Hawley, he said 'the committee may seek legislative action to correct this omission' if there are no restrictions." ...

OH: What SB184 means to you: Part VI - Government building victim zones
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"SB184 is 75 pages. It will go into effect on September 09, 2008. This is part of a series of articles looking at specific sections of the bill and how it will affect you. Keep in mind that I am not an attorney ..."

"Of all the places concealed handgun licensees (CHL's) are banned from carrying a gun, the ban in all government facilities may be the most problematic. While not 'fixed' in SB184, it is now workable for CHL's." ...

"What is clear is that 'a building that is used primarily as a shelter, restroom, parking facility for motor vehicles, or rest facility' will 'not' be a prohibited area anymore.

"This should solve the problems for highway rest facilities and shelters and bathrooms at county fairgrounds ..."

IL: Wilmette Expected To Repeal Handgun Ban Tuesday Night
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"The village board in north suburban Wilmette Tuesday is expected to repeal the community's handgun ban."

"WBBM's Bob Roberts reports."

"The ban has not been enforced since last month's U.s. Supreme court ruling affirming individual gun ownership rights under the Second Amendment."

"Repeal of the 19-year-old ban is being done quietly, in stark contrast to the intense debate that marked its 1989 passage and subsequent enforcement. No one indicated a desire to speak on the ban when the repeal ordinance was introduced two weeks ago, either from the public or on the board."

"Village President Chris Canning said he has not heard any impassioned arguments for or against keeping it since the Supreme Court's ruling." ...

IL: Defense of city's gun ban to be focus of hearing
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
Website: http://www.nysrpa.org

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"City officials will meet with their lawyers this week to discuss how to defend Chicago's strict handgun ban from legal attacks in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning a similar ban in Washington, D.C."

"Corporation Counsel Mara Georges and other members of the city's legal department will address the issue at a joint meeting ... on Thursday."

"'We need to know that the corporation counsel is vigorously defending this ordinance,' says Alderman Bob Fioretti (D-2), who sponsored the resolution calling for the hearing."

"'We need to have a clear understanding of the legal arguments, so that we're not pursuing anything on a wrong basis here.'" ...

MA: Gun owners are up in arms over fees increase
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Many hunters and gun owners were shocked to learn that last Sunday Gov. Deval L. Patrick filed a supplemental appropriations bill for fiscal year 2008, which, if passed, would greatly affect their pocketbooks and indirectly infringe on their second amendment rights."

"Four sections of the bill would drastically increase the cost of certain firearm licenses. Two sections would affect lawfully licensed firearm dealers by increasing their license fees from $100 for three years to $250. It also adds a $100 inspection fee in years two and three of the license. This would now turn a $100 three-year dealer's license into a $450 three-year license." ...
-------

Submitter's Note: "The power to tax involves the power to destroy."

WV: Boy critical after accidental hanging
Submitted by: West Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc.
Website: http://www.wvcdl.org/

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

FULL TEXT BELOW:

A 10-year-old boy accidentally hanged himself Monday in Harts and is in critical condition, said Trooper D.J. Miller of the West Virginia State Police, Hamlin detachment.

The boy, whose name hasn't been released, was swinging over a chain link fence on a rope hanging from a tree. His neck got caught in a loop in the rope, Miller said.

The accident happened about 7:30 p.m. Monday, the trooper said. The boy was taken to Logan General Hospital, he said.
-------

Submitter's Note: This story cries out for effective rope control.

NY: Gun-Seizure Lawsuit
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"An outspoken Long Island gun owner's home was raided by Nassau County detectives, who seized two dozen weapons he lawfully owns just one day after Rep. Carolyn McCarthy's office made a 911 call about him."

"Freeport resident Gabriel Razzano claims he was targeted in the spring raid for his 'unpopular' political beliefs."

"He's now filed a $5 million federal lawsuit against the Nassau PD and McCarthy, charging they joined forces to strip him of his guns unconstitutionally." ...

"The flap arose on March 19, when Razzano visited McCarthy's Garden City office to discuss an article about an illegal immigrant ..." ...

"Razzano's home was raided the next morning."

FL: 2 Miami-Dade Officers Charged In Cocaine Ring
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Two Miami-Dade police officers were among 20 people arrested Wednesday, accused of operating a cocaine ring in Miami's Liberty City."

"Officer Michael King, 42, is a 19-year veteran of the Miami-Dade Police Department who worked as a patrolman in the county's northside district. Officer Antonio Roberts is a 27-year veteran of the department."

"Federal prosecutors allege that King and Roberts conspired with a ring of drug dealers operating in Liberty City, using their positions and knowledge of police operations to help the ring sell and distribute powder and crack cocaine." ...

FL: Retired law enforcement officers qualifying for national gun permits
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"For some retired law enforcement officers, the sense of duty hasn't faded."

"On Saturday morning, 40 retired officers -- many of them New York Police Department retirees -- completed a shooting course at the Markham Park gun range to qualify for a relatively new kind of concealed weapons permit that is honored nationwide."

"The aim of the national program is to get the retirees to demonstrate that they can still handle a gun so that they may legally carry one almost anywhere and be ready to act if they happen upon a violent crime." ...

MO: City cops used previously impounded cars for 'test drives'
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"The daughter of St. Louis Police Chief Joe Mokwa and an untold number of police officers got free use of cars from a company with a lucrative police contract to tow and store cars, the department admitted on Friday."

"The officers and Aimie Mokwa for years have been able to take previously impounded cars ... and drive them for weeks or months at a time with no strings attached."

"The company has a contract with police to tow thousands of cars that were abandoned, had multiple parking tickets or were involved in crimes."

"... the Board of Police Commissioners hired a law firm ... to conduct what the firm called 'an independent internal investigation.'"

"... the Police Board and its lawyers said no laws were broken." ...

NY: A gun buyback to hang(er) your hat on
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
Website: http://www.nysrpa.org

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"At least two guns arrived at the big buyback in Victoria's Secret shopping bags." ...

"Three more handguns were brought in by a man who arrived with his wife. The investigators figured that was the whole family cache, but the wife then produced a pistol of her own."

"'I have my own gun!' she proclaimed."

"Among the 12 assault weapons turned in were two Intra-Tec 9-mm., known on the street as Tec-9s. A senior police commander imagined aloud a bad guy discovering that somebody in the household had decided to make a quick $200."

"'Somebody's going to look under the mattress and say, 'Where's my Tec-9? I know I put it there,' the commander said." ...
-------

KABA Note: So the cops don't care that people are using the 'buyback' to dispose of stolen property?

OH: Northwood Update
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Brian Ballenger, law director for Northwood, followed through on his promise to contact us this week to continue working to resolve the Northwood Incident."

"In a phone call with me yesterday, he again confirmed that his office is aware that open carry is legal, and that he has communicated that information to the Northwood Police Chief. Ballenger also reiterated that no charges were going to be filed against OFCC member Edwin Farbrother, an obvious fact since he broke no law."

"However, he repeatedly stated that he advises against open carry to avoid panicking citizens who may not be aware that such an action is legal (although I pointed out that the last two people 'panicking' were off-duty police officers)." ...

CO: Talking Back to a Cop is a Crime
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Talk back to a cop and go to jail! -- at least in Lafayette, Colorado where it is now a crime to verbally disrespect authority. An article in the local Daily Camera provides background as of Sunday the 13th. According to a local commentator on the news item, the ordinance pass in council on Tuesday the 15th."

"The ordinance states, '... Profane, abusive, insulting, taunting, or provoking language directed to a peace officer which may reasonably promote a violent response or reaction shall be deemed a violation of this section, whether accompanying the aforesaid actions or not.'"

"In short, around a cop, you have no freedom of speech. Nor do you have any real idea what he might consider 'provoking language.' ..." ....

FL: Altamonte Springs police officer, wife arrested on federal drug, weapons charges
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"An Altamonte Springs police officer - recently kicked out of a countywide drug task force -- and his wife have been arrested on federal drug and weapons charges. Authorities said he also was planning to kill a former drug unit supervisor."

"Clay T. Adams, 36, a master patrolman, was arrested by a task force of agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fireams and Explosives; the Florida Department of Law Enforcement; and the Seminole County Sheriff's Office. His wife, Robyn, also was charged."

"Adams has been suspended without pay, Altamonte Springs Police Chief Robert Merchant said at a press conference held Tuesday." ...

WV: Troopers beat lawyer, suit alleges
Submitted by: West Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc.
Website: http://www.wvcdl.org/

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"A Charleston attorney filed a lawsuit against the State Police in Kanawha Circuit Court on Monday, alleging that he was brutally beaten by troopers while handcuffed and in custody."

"In the suit, Roger Wolfe maintains that Troopers Paul A. Green and Jason S. Crane beat him in the South Charleston barracks following his arrest on DUI charges shortly after midnight on June 17, 2007."

"Wolfe, a senior labor and employment lawyer with Jackson Kelly, was hospitalized following the incident. Wolfe's attorney, Ben Bailey, told the Gazette that his client was beaten so badly while in police custody that cranial fluid leaked from his nose." ...

UK: Metal scans to combat knife crime
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"POLICE chiefs in South Yorkshire are to use airport-style metal detectors in areas where they suspect people to be carrying guns and knives."

"Officers have already taken delivery of a number of new scanners. They will be used to support specific police intelligence - if police receive a tip-off about violence at a certain nightclub, for example."

"The new tool in the war against gun and knife crime was unveiled on the day Home Office figures revealed knife crime across the county went up by 20 per cent last year." ...
-------

Submitter's Note: As David Codrea asks: "Can on-demand strip searches be far behind?"

Canada: Police officer charged with sexual interference
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"A Codiac Regional Police officer who has been suspended with pay since early last fall was charged in provincial court yesterday with sexual interference with a minor."

"Cpl. Alain Boulianne was not in court but his lawyer, James Letcher, elected on his behalf to be tried in provincial court. A preliminary hearing was set for Aug. 18."

"A judge from outside this region will hear the case."

"Bouliane has most recently led Codiac's traffic division."

"Codiac officials said late last year that an officer had been suspended with pay after allegations of a sexual nature were made against him by a teenaged girl. Letcher has said the charges will be vigorously defended and that his client was anxious to get to court." ...

MN: Handgun permit fears fail to materialize
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"A mother of young children. A retired corporate executive. A victim of violent crime."

"These are just some of the people seeking permits to carry handguns whom Sue Bierly has trained at the Minnesota Southern Sportman's Club in Rochester."

"'They come from all walks of life and professions,' said Bierly, a National Rifle Association certified trainer."

"It has been five years since lawmakers approved a measure allowing easier access to handgun permits. With the permits issued the first year set to expire this year, area sheriffs' offices are seeing a rush of residents seeking to renew them." ...

AL: Lock, stock and barrel
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Guns have long been a part of the Southern culture. Southerners enjoy shooting, whether it�s for food, fun, relaxation, competition or the thrill of the hunt."

"A survey conducted last week ... has put numbers to that appreciation for firearms, at least in Alabama."

"The survey results showed that 66 percent of Alabamians own a gun of some kind."

"That is twice the national average, according to a spokesman for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence."

"And we're not just talking rifles and shotguns, the traditional hunting weapons of choice."

"Forty-six percent of those surveyed had gone through the required background checks and been issued permits to carry concealed weapons." ...

NJ: Most Readers Find Gun Control Outside Realm of Public Health
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Gun regulation is not a public health issue, according to more than 80% of some 2,000 respondents to a MedPage Today poll."

"When the editors of the New England Journal of Medicine decried the recent Supreme Court decision overturning the District of Columbia's handgun law, they did so claiming the issue is a matter of public health. Now doctors in the trenches have weighed in with their own views."

"The responses from physicians who are registered members of the site was remarkbly evenly divided. ..."

"But for readers as a whole, it was another story -- with 83% of the 2,023 respondents saying No. And as a further measure of interest in gun control, there were 36 comments posted with the poll. ..." ...