GunNewsDaily - Archive
April 1, 2006 through June 30, 2006

International Gun Control

6/30 - Venezuela: Justice Minister announces plan to control arms possession - Vheadline.com - Story  (Ed: This should solidify President Hugo Chavez's goal of becoming dictator and ending honest elections.  It is certainly understandable why Venezuela supports UN restrictions on arms sales... like every other two-bit dictator at the UN)

6/30 - Day four at the UN gun ban conference - Townhall.com - Story

6/30 - Kofi Annan: 'We're not banning guns... really' - LifeSite.net - Story

6/30 - Barrett Firearms urges Ambassador Bolton to block UN gun grab - Business Wire - Story

6/29 - Toronto: Homicides up 23%, violent crime up 5% overall - Globe and Mail - Story

6/29 - Day three at the UN gun ban summit - Townhall.com - Story

6/28 - Day two at the UN gun ban summit - Townhall.com - Story

6/28 - U.S. signals support to stem illicit gun trade - MND - Story

6/28 - UN anti-gun conference based on bad ideology - Townhall - Story

6/27 - Day one of the UN gun ban summit - Townhall.com - Story

6/27 - NRA spawns fear of UN takeover - UPI - Story

6/27 - Canada: Gun registry a bargain according to Swiss group - The Toronto Star - Story

6/27 - The worldwide gun control movement - Rep. Ron Paul (R) - Story

6/27 - Kofi Annan: 'States must do more to monitor stockpiles of small arms' - SD Union-Trib - Story

6/26 - The UN challenge to the Second Amendment - FrontPage Magazine.com - Story

6/26 - UN hosts worldwide assault on gun owners - South Coast Today - Story

6/26 - Canadian press perspective on UN gun conference - Hamilton Spectator - Story

6/26 - UK imports over 100,000 AK-47 rifles - The Observer - Story

6/26 - Activists seek help from UN to curb small arms trade - Boston Globe - Story

From the 'Atlas Shrugged' Files:

6/30 - Outdoor Writers Association should stay focused on business - New West - Story

6/30 - Associated Press blames NRA for violent crime - ChronWatch - Story

6/30 - 'Crime Guns' in perspective - News Observer - Story

6/27 - The anti-gun American Shooters and Hunters Association - Ohioccw.org - Story

6/26 - Want to know the top crime gun?  Tough luck according to Josh Sugarman - Yahoo News - Story

6/26 - New group defies NRA, Brady outfit on gun issues - Ft Wayne Journal-Gazette - Story

Federal Legislation and News:

6/29 - House overturns mandatory trigger locks on guns.  Bill moves to the Senate - All Headline News - Story

6/26 - SAF and CCRKBA file brief in Washington D.C. gun rights case - US Newswire - Story

State and Local Gun News:

6/30 - Kansas: Shall-Issue CCW law takes effect July 1 - Hutchinson News - Story

6/30 - Jersey City, NJ: One-gun-a-month city ordinance a sham - US Newswire - Story

6/29 - Pennsylvania: One-gun-a-month bill stalls in Senate... and Philly press isn't happy about it - Philadelphia Daily News - Story

6/29 - Wyoming Supreme Court rules muzzleloaders are firearms barring felons from possessing them - Billings Gazette - Story

6/29 - California: Vote on bullet microstamping bill, AB-352, being delayed daily.  Delayed from yesterday, scheduled for today - (Read the Bill)

6/28 - Jersey City, NJ: Tightening gun control on city council agenda tonight - NJ.com - Story

6/28 - Lincoln, Nebraska: Pistol packer makes his point at city council meeting - Journal-Star - Story

6/28 - Omaha, Nebraska: City councilman to introduce concealed carry for city - KETV.com - Story

6/26 - Denver: Despotic city, courts fret gun owners - Rocky Mountain News - Story

6/26 - Kansans prepare for new CCW gun permit law - Wichita Eagle - Story

6/26 - Montana: Gun ownership not a partisan issue in rural America - KRT Wire - Story


Self Defense Is A Human Right:

6/28 - Guns offer feeling of security to seniors - Payson Roundup - Story

6/26 - True stories from the files of 'The Armed Citizen' - The Union Leader - Story

6/26 - Owning a gun - Charley Reese - Story


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6/26 - ATF probes Washington D.C. shop's sale of model-rocket engines - Washington Times - Story

General News or Stories of Interest:

6/27 - Gunning for a buyer for Winchester - Conntact.com - Story

6/26 - Gun enthusiasts find a pradise of wood and steel at Maryland gun show - Washington Post - Story

6/26 - Rifle maker produces replica of famous 1800s guns - Jackson Hole Star-Tribune - Story

6/26 - The Second Amendment - Lahontan Valley News - Story





International Gun Control


6/22 - NRA unloads on the UN - CNN.com - Story

6/22 - UN: Arms conference shouldn't worry NRA - UPI - Story

6/21 - UN wants global ban on guns - Navasota Examiner - Story

6/21 - When freedom gets targeted: The NRA vs. the UN - The Conservative Voice - Story

6/20 - UN push for gun control viewed as an insult to USA - CNS - Story

6/20 - Canada: Killing gun registry won't be easy for Tories - Canada.com - Story

6/19 - UN response to NRA's efforts to oppose worldwide gun control - Hamilton Spectator - Story


6/19 - Six nation survey finds gun crimes, fear widespread - Reuters - Story

6/19 - UK: Survey finds 1 in 10 Britons affected by gun crime - Monsters & Critics.com - Story

6/19 - UK: Soaring gun crime calls for action, longer prison terms - icWales - Story

6/19 - Canada: Tories confident legislation to end long gun registration will pass - CTV.ca - Story

From the 'Atlas Shrugged' Files:

6/23 - Chicago's 'Gang Book' attacks gun right to control drugs, gangs - US Newswire - Story

6/22 - Brady Campaign dismisses influence in rise of college gun clubs - Townhall.com - Story

6/19 - Police no longer need to knock.  Supreme Court flushes the Fourth Amendment - Las Vegas Review-Journal - Story

6/19 - A .357 Smith & Wesson goes berserk - WND - Story

Federal Legislation and News:

6/23 - ACRU files brief with court asking that the Second Amendment be considered an individual right - US Newswire - Story

6/20 - Top 10 Anti-Gun Representatives - Human Events Online - Story

6/20 - Top 10 Anti-Gun Senators - Human Events Online - Story

6/19 - North American Union would trump US Supreme Court - Human Events Online - Story

6/19 - The call of the gun lobby - NY Times - Story

State and Local Gun News:

6/23 - California: Bullet micro-stamping bill scheduled for third reading in senate on 6/26 - No Story - See 6/22 story below.

6/23 - NRA sinks senate pro-gun legislation - AZStarnet.com - Story

6/23 - Nebraska: Concealed carry clash continues - WOWT - Story

6/23 - Ohio: New concealed carry bill turns on two issues - CantonRep.com - Story

6/23 - Charlotte, NC: Homicide Task force addresses gun control - News 14 - Story

6/22 - California: Bullet bill on target according to the LA Times.  Senate vote expected today - LA Times - Story

6/22 - Pennsylvania: Phoney-baloney 'gun reform' - Philly Daily News - Story

6/22 - Pennsylvania: One gun a month is enough says newspaper editorial - Zwire.com - Story

6/21 - Arizona: Bill to limit governor's control over guns OK'd by senate panel - AZStarNet.com - Story

6/20 - San Diego County: Settlement reached in lawsuit over concealed guns at the county fair - NC Times - Story

6/19 - Who's packin in California? Not many! - Times-Standard - Story


Self Defense Is A Human Right:

6/19 - Homeowner fights invaders, goes to jail - Ohioccw.org - Story

6/19 - Crime fight wrongly targets gun rights - AJC.com - Story


Only in California:

6/20 - Assembly panel approves tax payer funded tuition aid for illegal immigrant college students - Fresno Bee - Story

6/20 - Governor Schwarzenegger may support Feinstein for Senate over Republican candidate - SF Chronicle - Story

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General News or Stories of Interest:

6/23 - Wayne LaPierre to discuss ways to bypass the 'elite media' on KRLA, with internet simulcast on June 25 - PRNewswire - Story

6/20 - Calling out the National Guard in New Orleans after five teens murdered - TIME.com - Story





International Gun Control


6/16- We're from the UN and we want your guns - Townhall.com - Story

6/16 - NRA warns of UN gun control - World Net Daily - Story


6/14 - Baghdad: Curfew and gun ban imposed on city - Washington Post - Story

6/12 - U.S. delegation will attend UN small arms review conference - News Blaze - Story

From the 'Atlas Shrugged' Files:

6/15 - New York City: Four stabbings in 24 hours. 'It's the criminals, stupid,' CCRKBA tells Bloomberg - US Newswire - Story

6/12 - Waco Revisited - Lew Rockwell.com - Story

Federal Legislation and News:

6/12 - Feds report violent crime up for first time in five years - BREITBART.com - Story

State and Local Gun News:

6/16 - San Francisco: SAF fires back at SF supervisor Daly's "lame attempt to penalize gun makers" - US Newswire - Story

6/16 - San Francisco: Ready, aim, never mind - News-Sentinel - Story

6/16 - Jersey City, NJ: One city gun ordinance approved, two others modified and pending for June 28 vote - NJ.com - Story

6/15 - Atlanta: U.S. mayors attack illegal guns - 11Alive.com - Story

6/15 - Chicago: Is your alderman packing heat? - Austin Weekly - Story

6/15 - San Francisco: City supervisor and author of gun ban ordinance says gun industry responsible for city's gun violence - CBS5.com - Story

6/14 - California: Quill pens, guns, ink and bullets.  One bill proposes to regulate all - State Assemblyman Ray Haynes - NC Times - Story

6/14 - San Francisco to appeal handgun ban ruling - SF Chronicle - Story

6/14 - San Francisco: Pro-gun groups "outraged" over handgun ban appeal - CBS5.com - Story

6/14 - San Francisco: SAF says city supervisor should pay for handgun ban appeal - US Newswire - Story

6/13 - San Francisco: Superior Court Judge overturns San Francisco's handgun ban - Story 1Story 2

6/13 - SAF celebrates San Francisco court victory - US Newswire - Story

6/12 - San Leandro, Ca: City to lose big revenue from Trader Sports - Inside Bay Area - Story

6/12 - Los Angeles: A real straight shooter at city hall... with a .45 - LA Times - Story

6/12 - Ohio: Defense fund established for Ohio man charged with violating city gun ordinance - Ohioccw.org - Story

6/12 - Kansas: Applications for CCW permits start July 1 - Wichita Eagle - Story

6/12 - New Jersey: Jersey City's only gun dealer targeted by city ordinances - NJ.com - Story


Self Defense Is A Human Right:

6/16 - East St. Louis: Korea vet has surprise for intruder - Belleville News-Democrat - Story

6/16 - Arizona: Man convicted of killing hiker - AZCentral.com - Story

6/15 - Memphis, TN: Criminals beware, you're next victim might shoot back - Eye Witness News - Story

6/15 - SAF applauds Louisiana governor's signature on bill preventing gun grabs during emergencies - US Newswire - Story

6/13 - Arkansas: Man fatally shot after breaking into rural home - NWA News - Story

6/12 - Congress ensures tracing gun sales isn't easy - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Story


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6/16 - House panel back ATF fee for increased enforcement - Washington Post - Story

General News or Stories of Interest:

6/16 - Consultants try to keep Winchester all-American - Rep-Am.com - Story

6/16 - Supreme Court allows no-knock searches - AZCentral.com - Story

6/12 - Barrett introduces "Bull Pup" .50 BMG semi-auto - Defense Review - Story





International Gun Control


6/9 - Belgium to require licensing prior to gun purchase - People's Daily Online - Story

6/8 - Switzerland: Senate backs slightly stricter gun laws - SwissInfo.com - Story

6/7 - Canada: President of National Firearms Association gives his views on firearms proliferation and UN efforts on arms control - Awareness Times - Story

6/7 - Thoughts on the UN gun-ban treaty - Dickson Herald - Story

6/7 - The UN's war on guns - Tonawanda News - Story

6/7 - Nations look to limit law of the gun - SwissInfo - Story

6/6 - Burgled Minister of Parliament wants tasers for home protection - BBC - Story

6/5 - Trinidad Fishermen: Give us Guns - Trinidad Express - Story

From the 'Atlas Shrugged' Files:

6/9 - Squirt, Squirt, you're wet - IndyStar.com - Story

6/9 - Lighten up, parents; it's just a squirt gun - IndyStar.com - Story

6/9 - New York: Bloomberg's return of guns proves his intent to harass legitimate gun dealers - US Newswire - Story

6/7 - NYPD returns seized guns to dealer in sting operation gone wrong.  Bloomberg promises continued harassment - NY Post - Story

6/7 - Philadelphia's mayor is like a 'Neo Nero' - Evening Bulletin - Story

6/5 - McCarthyism for gun grabbers - Hammer of Truth - Story

6/5 - Canadian Press Perspective: US gun lobby raises stink over UN disarmament effort - Chronicle Herald - Story

Federal Legislation and News:

6/7 - Measure to curb gun trafficking revived - Boston.com - Story

6/6 - Start of hurricane season triggers gun debate - Hill News.com - Story

6/5 - Bill introduced to allow CCW permits to be recognized by other CCW states - Times Dispatch - Story

State and Local Gun News:

6/8 - NYC mayor lashes out at Lauer Custom Weaponry - Chippewa Herald - Story

6/8 - New York: Cuomo takes aim at guns - New York Observer - Story

6/8 - Florida: Governor signs six gun-related bills into law - Palm Beach Post - Story

6/8 - Vermont: Governor signs legislation protecting gun clubs from lawsuits - Insurance Journal - Story

6/7 - San Diego County: Off duty cops get OK for guns at fair this time only.  Lawsuit stays intact - SignOnSanDiego.com - Story

6/7 - New York: Bloomberg's paint ban is 'La La Land Crime Contro' says CCRKBA - US Newswire - Story

6/7 - New Orleans Police Chief backs down after SAF files complaint - US Newswire - Story

6/6 - New Orleans Police Chief vows to grab guns during next emergency.  SAF urges investigation - NewsMax.com - Story

6/6 - New York City proposes tougher gun laws including banning paint - 1010WINS.com - Story

6/6 - Colorado: State Supreme Court upholds right of cities to regulate certain elements of gun control - Colorado Springs Gazette - Story

6/5 - New York City gun court gets tough on offenders - Washington Post - Story

6/5 - California: Trader Sports end gun sales - Inside Bay Area - Story


Self Defense Is A Human Right:

6/9 - Louisville, KY: 81-year-old store owner fights back, shoots two robbery suspects - Courier-Journal - Story

6/9 - Florida: Concealed guns get new wrap - TBO.com - Story

6/8 - Why citizens should be allowed to bear arms - The Brussels Journal - Story

6/7 - Legal gun ownership saves lives - National Center for Policy Analysis - Story

6/6 - Georgia: Police will not file charges against homeowner for shooting of burglar - Gwinnett Daily Post - Story

6/6 - Pennsylvania: Charges dropped against shooter of alleged intruders - Zwire - Story

6/5 - South Africa: Farmer charged with murder after being attacked by knife wielding intruder - News24.com - Story

6/5 - Miami: Prowlers flee homeowner's bullets - Miami Herald - Story

6/5 - Anchorage: Homeowner kills intrusive bear - ADN.com - Story

6/5 - Second Amendment: Framers' intent still hotly debated - AZ Star - Story


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General News or Stories of Interest:

6/6 - U.S. sales of firearms rise to over $2 billion - Connecticut Post - Story







Gun Control From Around The World:


6/1 - Canada: Tories rebuff pleas to keep long gun registry - National Post - Story

5/31 - UK: Harrow's robbery rate increased 24% over last year - Harrow Times - Story


5/31 - South Africa: Public urged by anti-gun lobby to support proposed gun law changes - Cape Times - Story

From the 'Atlas Shrugged' Files:

6/2 - UN Gun Grab:  It's Back - The New American - Story

6/2 - Of course it's never the gun's fault - JS Online - Story

6/1 - NRA backed self-defense bill could help criminals - Salt Lake Tribune - Story

5/31 - Gun-research 'Freak'-out - LA Times - Story

5/28 - Actor Michael Douglas backs UN gun control efforts by making TV commercial - WND - Story

Federal Legislation and News:

5/30 - ATF investigating gun sting set up by New York City - Post & Courier - Story

State and Local Gun News:

6/2 - San Diego County: Fair board to address off-duty police officers, guns - SignOnSanDiego.com - Story

6/2 - Boston mayor targets our guns - Hub Politics - Story

6/1 - San Diego Rifle & Revolver Association supports Ruff for Sheriff but needs your help to win - Gun News Daily.com - Story

6/1 - California: Deadline for Trader Sports shutdown nears - Inside Bay Area - Story

5/30 - Maryland: Governor takes heat from both sides of gun control issue - Washington Post - Story

Self Defense Is A Human Right:

6/2 - Group targets Oregon State Univ gun rule - OSU Barometer - Story

6/1 - 'Self-Reliance' in storm areas includes right to bear arms - US Newswire - Story

6/1 - North Carolina: Man shoots, wounds intruder - Fayetteville Online - Story

5/31 - Oregon: Man shot breaking into home - KTVZ.com - Story

5/31 - Georgia: Burglar shot after owner returns home - Gwinnett Daily Post - Story

5/31 - SAF warns New Orlean's mayor Nagin about this hurricane season - US Newswire - Story

5/30 - True stories from the files of the "Armed Citizen" - Union Leader - Story

5/30 - Repeal all gun laws - American Daily - Story

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General News or Stories of Interest:

5/31 - Ted Nugent: Off his Rocker? - Belfast Telegraph - Story

5/30 - Private combat training schools proliferate- Nashua Telegraph - Story

From the 'Atlas Shrugged' Files:

5/28 - Actor Michael Douglas backs UN gun control efforts by making TV commercial - WND - Story

5/26 - Bloomberg's gun play - Newsday - Story

5/26 - Losing Freedom, the UN attacks the Second Amendment - NewsByUs - Story

5/26 - ABC News assigns gun control advocate to cover firearms issues - Pipe Line News.org - Story

5/24 - Bloomberg's vigilante gun dealer sting hurt real investigations, so prosecute him - US Newswire - Story

5/24 - Cities vs. guns - Modesto Bee - Story

5/24 - Brady Center: Dealers with most crime gun sales - US Newswire - Story

5/24 - Change of attitude needed on gun sales - Reading Eagle - Story

5/24 - Bloomberg misfires with guns lawsuit - Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Story

5/22 - New York City crooks love Smith & Wesson - NY Daily News - Story

Federal Legislation and News:

5/22 - President Bush vs. the UN global gun grab - GOPUSA - Story

State and Local Gun News:

5/26 - California: Letter from James Brady to Attorney General candidates.  More gun control needed in California - US Newswire - Story

5/26 - California: Judge denies appeal of Northern California gun store - SF Chronicle - Story

5/26 - New York: Two gun dealers hit with charges in outshoot of NYC lawsuits - WNBC.com - Story

5/26 - Ohio: City park gun ban heard in court.  Ruling could have statewide impact - Toledo Blade - Story

5/25 - California: Brady Campaign supporting micro-stamping of firearms - US Newswire - Story

5/25 - Wisconsin Supreme Court misconstrues state constitutional right to bear arms - JSOnline - Story

5/25 - Kansas: Governor signs bill keeping CCW records private - Hutchison News - Story

5/25 - Michigan: Senate approves bill to lower hunting age - Detroit Free Press - Story

5/25 - Delaware: Gun shop under fire - zwire.com - Story

5/25 - NRA-backed law gains ground with many states - Tracy Press - Story

5/24 - Columbus, Nebraska mulling over whether to ban concealed carry - Columbus Online - Story

5/23 - Washington DC:  District lawsuit against gun makers dismissed - ABC7News - Story

5/23 - New Jersey: 17 bills to stem gang violence and control gun owners passes Assembly - NJ.com - Story

5/23 - Los Angeles mayor raps congress on new federal gun tracing bill, proposes city ordinance holding gun owners responsible - LA Daily News - Story

5/23 - Los Angeles: City ordinance targets gun owners - LA Times - Story

5/23 - Louisiana: It's unanimous.  Senate votes 36-0 to protect gun owner rights during emergencies - NOLA.com - Story

5/23 - Lincoln, NE: Lack of concealed carry support typical - Journal-Star - Story

5/22 - Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge tosses gun maker lawsuit - LawFuel - Story

5/22 - Missourians turn to other states for concealed carry permits.  They're cheaper, last longer and honored in more states - STLtoday - Story

5/22 - Arizona: Governor signs bill preventing cities and counties from pre-empting state firearms laws - AZ Central.com - Story

5/22 - New York: State legislature considers lowering hunting age to 14 - Star-Gazette - Story


Self Defense Is A Human Right:

5/25 - Former Marine, 78, fights off intruder - Chicago Tribune - Story

5/24 - Popular film shows need for armed citizenry in flight - NewsRelease.com - Story

5/24 - St Louis, MO: No firearms charges against 87-year-old woman who shot, killed an intruder - STLToday - Story

5/24 - Washington State: Court tosses case against Sheriff's department - KOMO News - Story

5/24 - Florida: Teen shoots intruder to protect mother and family - nbc6.net - Story


Only in California:

5/26 - California physics teacher under fire for gun experiment - Scripps Howard News - Story

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5/26 - Issaquah, WA: Officials seize weapons from man who shot a bear - KOMO News - Story

5/25 - A "smart gun" shows promise - and promises controversy - Times Leader - Story

5/24 - Cigarette trafficking grows as taxes climb - Heartland Institute - Story

5/22 - Arkansas: State law banning ashtrays still needs work - The Morning News - Story

General News or Stories of Interest:

5/24 - Smith & Wesson earns "Manufacturer of the Year" Award - Yahoo.com - Story

5/22 - Is Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria the new face of NRA? - Daily Telegraph - Story





Gun Control From Around The World:


5/19 - Belgium: Parliament gives ok to tighter gun restrictions - Expatica.com - Story

5/19 - Manitoba, Canada: Gun owners, premier applaud changes to gun registry - CBC Manitoba - Story

5/18 - UK: Proposed law will allow Olympic pistol shooters to train in UK - Conservatives.com - Story

5/18 - Canada: Feds offer 1 year amnesty for long gun owners as they prepare to dismantle long gun registration - Globe and Mail - Story

5/18 - Canada: Gun control advocates lining up their ammo - Edmonton Sun - Story

5/17 - UK: Knife threats loom big - icBirmingham - Story

5/16 - Feds will deregister long guns, shotguns - CTV - Story

5/16 - Are guns to blame for murder-suicides in Switzerland? - American Chronicle - Story

5/16 - Air Canada's gun handling fee: Gun owners shoot back - National Post - Story

5/15 - Air Canada alienates gun owning customers by charging more - ESR - Story

5/15 - Canadian Viewpoint: Americans brace for AK-47s - SOONEWS.ca - Story

5/15 - Gun control in Canada vs. U.S. - SOONEWS.ca - Story

5/15 - Canadian Poll: Revamp, but don't scrap gun registry - National Post - Story

From the 'Atlas Shrugged' Files:

5/19 - Violence Policy Center's latest press release - Yahoo - Story

5/19 - Judge Greg Mathis: Feds should initiate undercover gun purchases - Chicago Defender - Story

5/19 - NRA says Katrina erased gun rights - NJ.com - Story

5/17 - Etiquette to D.C. crime - Contra Costa Times - Story

5/17 - If McCain claims he's a conservative on guns, he has some explaining to do - John R. Lott Jr. - NRO - Story

5/17 - Report: Gun violence a global epidemic - SMH.com.au - Story

5/16 - Keep that gun, you might need it - Arizona Republic - Story

5/15 - The latest postshot at guns by the NY Times is getting me all riled up - Seattle Times - Story

5/15 - New York City: Mayor gives scorn to guns and money to their allies - NY Times - Story

Federal Legislation and News:

5/17 - New York City mayor blasts federal politicians claiming 'they are in the holster of the NRA' - New York Post - Story

5/17 - Anti-gun groups demand access to ATF gun trace data - CNS - Story

5/15 - Virginia Congressman, in light of the Fairfax Virginia shootings last week, calls for national ban on rifle not used in the crime - WTOP - Story

5/15 - Mention piracy and yacht owners want their right to bear arms - The Triton - Story

State and Local Gun News:

5/19 - New Jersey assembly panel approves 16 gun control bills - NJ.com - Story

5/19 - Ohio: Panic over pre-emption language begins - Ohioccw.org - Story

5/18 - California: ATF orders northern California gun shop closed - East Bay Publishing - Story

5/18 - Wisconsin: Governor issues challenge to NRA - All American Patriots - Story

5/18 - Wisconsin Supreme Court rules on concealed weapons - WEAU - Story

5/18 - CCRKBA challenges Pennsylvania CCW law over age discrimination - US Newswire - Story

5/18 - As good as their word.  'When the Second Amendment is only as good as the word of your mayor or police chief' - Townhall.com - Story

5/18 - New Jersey: Politicians, anti-gun activists urge crackdown on gun trafficking - Courier Post - Story

5/17 - California: 'We must act to stem the flow of guns' says Attorney General Bill Lockyer.  Gun trace data wanted to file lawsuits - InsideBayArea.com - Story

5/17 - .... Meanwhile, Smith & Wesson sells 9700 guns to the California Highway Patrol. 
Ed: The very hand who feeds them continues to bite back - Story

5/17 - California: Attorney General Lockyer backs drive to bust gun trafficking - SF Chronicle - Story

5/17 - Gun shop owners feel blindsided by Bloomberg lawsuit - WNYC - Story

5/17 - More gun shops respond to Bloomberg lawsuit - NY Daily News - Story

5/17 - Kansas: Newspapers urge governor to veto CCW privacy bill - Wichita Eagle - Story

5/16 - Virginia: Fairfax County Board of Supervisors calls for gun ban - WTOP - Story

5/16 - New York City sues 15 gun dealers in five states - WABC - Story

5/15 - Pennsylvania: No more sad stories, limit gun sales to one-a-month to save lives - Philadelphia Inquirer -
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Self Defense Is A Human Right:

5/19 - California: Cottonwood man justified in shooting intruder - Redding.com - Story

5/16 - Michigan: Neighbor watching home shoots alleged burglar, holds other at gunpoint - MLive.com - Story

5
/15 - Murrieta, California: Local gun store to host Utah concealed carry course - eMediaWire.com - Story

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General News or Stories of Interest:

5/19 - Gunmakers attract women - Pioneer Press - Story

5/19 - Viewpoints: What do you think the Second Amendment means? - Beyond Wisconsin - Reader Comments






Gun Control From Around The World:


5/12 - Canada: Tories ramp up campaign against gun registry - CTV.ca - Story

5/12 - Canada: Leaked gun registry audit angers bureaucrat - Chronicle-Herald - Story

5/10 - Africa: Some of the worst countries when it comes to protection of human rights working to disarm private citizens - allAfrica.com - Story
(Ed: Is this for the protection of the people or protection of totalitarian governments?  Good thing the UN exists to provide support to these regimes.)

5/10 - Domestic killings shock Swiss - BBC News - Story

5/8 - "Second Amendment" needed in Iraq? - The New American - Story

From the 'Atlas Shrugged' Files:

5/12 - Of course guns rile up men - JWR - Story

5/12 - Brady Center: Bush Administration hiding gun trace data - US Newswire - Story

5/11 - Gun nonsense in Mississippi - Townhall.com - Story

5/11 - Dissecting the lies of professor Sam Cornell's article - Ohioccw.org - Story

5/11 - Junk science is bad ammo says Second Amendment Foundation - US Newswire - Story

5/11 - Do the Brady Campaign polices support criminal behavior? - ChronWatch - Story

5/11 - Fairfax County, VA: Police shootings allow gun control group to demonize 'assault weapons' - CNS - Story

5/10 - Study shows concealed carry has no effect on crime - OhioCCW.org - Story

5/10 - 'I'd hunt with Dick Cheney before riding in a car with a Kennedy - US Newswire - Story

5/10 - Firearms, liberty and regulation - Ft Worth Star-Telegram - Story

5/9 - Seattle: Violent crime is not caused by law-abiding gun owners - Seattlepi - Story


5/9 - Seattle: But the children need to be protected say the anti-gunners - Seattlepi - Story

5/9 - Brady Campaign hires another anti-gun loser - US Newswire - Story

5/8 - Hot stoves shouldn't touch kids - New Media Journal - Story

Federal Legislation and News:

5/12 - Gun trace report called ludicrous - MarketWire - Story

5/11 - Wyoming targets ATF in lawsuit over gun rights - Rocky Mountain News - Story

5/10 - IMPORTANT - Proposed federal rules would tangle the internet and possibly deny you access to this and other websites - Baltimore Sun - Story

5/10 - House subcommittee set to renew interstate handgun sales, and Josh Sugerman isn't happy about it - Yahoo.com - Story

State and Local Gun News:

5/11 - Kansas: Bill sealing CCW records approved by legislature and now awaits governor's decision - LJWorld.com - Story

5/11 - Pennsylvania: City and state leaders trade blame for rising gun crimes - Philadelphia Inquirer - Story

5/11 - New York City: Gun rights forces seethe over city gun maker lawsuit - WNBC.com - Story

5/10 - Florida: Gun permits shouldn't be secret - St. Petersburg Times - Story

5/10 - Kansas: Negotiators back at the table over concealed-carry permit records - Kansas City.com - Story

5/8 - Lincoln, NE: City council should pass weapons ban - JournalStar.com - Story

5/8 - Delaware's proposed shall-issue concealed carry law getting weighed down by requirements in order to kill it - Daily Times - Story

5/8 - Florida: Bill restricting access to CCW records sent to governor - CBS4.com - Story


Self Defense Is A Human Right:

5/12 - Tacoma, WA: CCW holder comes to the aid of city councilman - US Newswire - Story

5/10 - Massachusetts Attorney General files lawsuit against three stun gun retailers for selling devices to state residents - AGoffice.gov - Story
(Ed: I'm sure criminals feel much safer now that non-lethal self-protection is viewed as a menace by the AG of Mass.)

5/9 - Houston: Woman fatally shoots intruder in her home - abc13.com - Story

5/9 - North San Diego County: Man with knife foils home invasion while Sheriffs try to solve a series of hot night burglaries in the same area - San Diego Union-Tribune - Story

5/8 - Michigan: Man shot, killed in home invasion - WXYZ.com - Story

5/8 - Pittsburgh, PA: Shots fired during home invasion - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Story

5/8 - Bruce Willis backs gun rights - FemaleFirst - Story

Only in California:

5/10 - Los Angeles: Police Chief cooks the books when it comes to crime reduction exhortations - LA Daily News - Story

5/10 - Gun manufacturer boycotts California - Strike-the-Root.com - Story

Your Money at Work?

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General News or Stories of Interest:

5/8 - Cool Product of the Day: S&W Model 500 - Hammer of Truth - Story

5/8 - War Games and the San Diego Dynasty - Paintball2000.de - Story






Gun Control From Around The World:


5/5 - Canada: Tories to disarm gun registry - Canada.com - Story

5/5 - Canada: Tories to introduce tough laws on guns, gangs and drugs - Canada.com - Story