Bearing Arms: If the average person today wonders about his relationship to his government, the Second Amendment provides ample guidance. It represents the ideal of American political and social life: the individual, self-governing, self-motivated, self-respecting, dignified, free citizen - who takes these virtues so seriously that he will maintain the personal power to back them up. http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20070813/EDITORIAL/108130006/1013 --- Poll - Should Students With Permits Carry Guns On Campus?: In the wake of this year's shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, some are asking whether having expanded rights to carry weapons would have prevented the tragedy. Virginia law currently dictates that individual colleges and universities are the ones that decide whether students can carry concealed weapons on campus. As the Associated Press recently reported, there's a new push to prevent colleges and universities from prohibiting students from arming themselves. http://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2007/08/poll_center_guns_on_campus.php --- Bill Would Allow Carry In National Parks: Congressman Ron Paul's bill, HR1897, will allow law-abiding gun owners to be able to carry a handgun for self-defense in a national park. The U.S. Constitution is very clear that the federal government (including bureaucrats and politicians) has no authority to deprive Americans of the right to keep and bear arms, even in national parks. http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_6609309 --- Omaha Housing Authority To Ban Guns: Residents of Omaha Housing Authority properties will not be allowed to have guns - even if they own them legally - in their homes under a new policy due to take effect in October. The state's largest provider of public housing adopted the new rule in June. It followed the passage of a separate rule in April that prohibits anyone other than sanctioned OHA employees or police officers from carrying concealed weapons in shared spaces such as lobbies and elevators or OHA offices..."We're always looking for ways to improve safety," Timm said. http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10105030 --- Arizona City Complies With Gun-Storage Law: Gun-toters will find it more convenient to do business at Peoria City Hall. The city recently installed 20 gun lockers throughout the municipal-complex grounds. The $27,000 cost includes placing lockers at all fire stations. Lock boxes will be installed at the Development and Community Services building after it is completed this year. (Many cities and counties have ignored the requirement to provide on-site storage if they opt to ban weapons in their facilities.) http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0814wvgunbox08141.html --- No Trial For This Robber: Police announced Monday that a robbery suspect shot by a store clerk over the weekend has died in the hospital. Norman L. Thompson, 21, was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital after being shot in the 12:30 p.m. Sunday hold-up at the Super Stop Food Store at 6460 Pines Blvd. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbshopshoot0813nbaug13,0,4086579.story?coll=sns-ap-science-headlines --- Rule Three, Rule Four Reminder: An unarmed security officer in Florida resisted an attempted robbery by two men. An additional accomplice rushed in from the rear, gun in hand, and shot his own partner in the eye. (Rule Three: Keep your finger out of the trigger guard, up on the frame, until your sights are on the target and you're prepared to fire. Rule Four: Always be sure of your target and what's beyond it.) http://www.miamiherald.com/548/story/201298.html\ --- Arizona Town Gets Gun Shop: "Everyone who walks in my front door is my new best friend until you make it otherwise." That's what David Greenberg, the owner of the new gun store in the San Jose District of Bisbee, tells customers who come through the door. The Second Amendment Family GunShop on Highway 92 has seen a steady stream of customers since opening July 3, after months of renovations to meet strict standards of security required by the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). http://www.svherald.com/articles/2007/08/13/news/doc46bffd2342ece867099380.txt --- Gun-Shop Manager Charged For Off-Premises Sales: Police have charged the manager of a Virginia Beach gun shop with stealing guns from the store and selling them on the streets... In a police interview, McCall claims he purchased the weapons from the store, but could not explain why the weapons were not logged into inventory or why there was no record of him ever paying for the weapons. http://www.wvec.com/news/local/stories/wvec_local_081307_guns.2fe3385b.html -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info