NRA Sounds Alarm Of Not-So-Imminent Threat: A columnist for The Washington Post minimizes the NRA's concern about a potential assault on the RKBA by the leadership of the new Democratic majority in Congress. (Would the most liberal large newspaper in the US engage in disinformation?) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/01/AR2007010100682.html --- John Longenecker's Letter To Congress: ...In short, the Second Amendment was written to be two things; first, as the safeguard of the sovereignty of the individual as supreme under our system, the rights enumerated by the new Constitution were to be backed by civilian force and civilian force forever...Second, the Second Amendment was written to be impervious to ordinary due process short of another amendment so that it could not be infringed by political argument or other sway to push aside the lawful resistance to looting of the nation or any other motive. http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/01/01/a-friendly-open-letter-to-the-new-2007-congress-theres-no-such-thing-as-sensible-gun-laws-part-ii/ --- David Codrea's Letter To President Bush: Blogger David Codrea points out to the president that the FAA ruling on firearms in space travel contradicts the earlier position of his administration that the Second Amendment protects and individual, not a collective, right to keep and bear arms. http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/01/open-letter-to-president-bush-on-faa.html --- The Illogic Of "Gun Control": ...Logically, there is no reason to put law abiding citizens through all the red tape to satisfy the anti-gun lobbys...A criminal however, has already crossed the mental bridge separating right from wrong in his intent...So the only persons affected by a gun control law are those who would already obey the law to begin with, and therefore should not need to abide by a law intended to deter criminals! http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/21605.html --- For NYPD, Year Of The Gun: The year started with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, during his Jan. 1 inauguration, launching a crusade to crack down on illegal gun sales - and the New York Police Department, in turn, stepping up efforts to curb gun crimes, with gun arrests up 14 percent...Still, the number of shootings rose during 2006, up for a second straight year. http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nycrim015036260jan01,0,3700012.story -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info