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Dave Kopel's Second Amendment Newsletter. Nov. 15, 2002.
Dave Kopel's Second Amendment Project is based at the
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Table of Contents for this issue
1. New by Kopel: Lots of election analysis. The West Palm Beach
lawsuit. "Sniper rifles." Ballistic imaging.
2. Culture: Michael Moore, Bernhard Goetz.
3. Australia Handgun Ban: First step, 250 self-loading pistols.
4. Other International: Bangladesh confiscates all guns. Explosives bill in
Canada. Joyce Malcolm on Great Britain.
5. Terrorism: Disarmed civilians in Iraq, Zimbabwe. DC Sniper fall-out.
6. Law: Cert granted in BATF 4473 case. Liability for "gun-free zones."
1. New by Kopel
Gunned Down. The case for prohibiting abusive lawsuits.
The West Palm Beach suit against the wholesaler of a Raven pistol
used to murder a teacher. National Review Online. Nov.15, 2002.
http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopel111502.asp
Gun show Gun registration is not the answer.
Charleston Gazette.Nov. 10, 2002.
http://www.davekopel.com/2A/OpEds/Gun-show-Gun-registration.htm
Political pollsters among big losers.
Opinion trackers for News, Post seemed to be off target more than usual this year.
Rocky Mountain News/Denver Post, Nov. 10, 2002.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/
news_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_86_1532372,00.html
How the Second Amendment made out.
National Review Online. Nov.6, 2002.
http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopel110602.asp
A Second Amendment Voting Guide.
Journey through the states and offices.
National Review Online. Nov.4, 2002.
http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopel110402.asp
Fox 31 misleads on 'sniper' rifles.
Despite news segment's claims, it takes more than mouse click to obtain firearms.
Rocky Mountain News/Denver Post, October 27, 2002.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/
news_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_86_1501128,00.html
Not So Fast. Ballistic fingerprinting.
National Review Online. Oct. 23, 2002. With Paul H. Blackman.
http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopel102302.asp
2. Culture
Jackass, The Documentary
Dishonesty. Tendentiousness. Blubber. Michael Moore's
"Bowling For Columbine"
is even worse than what we've come to expect from him.
by Matt Labash
10/31/2002
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/001/831ojymx.asp
What Guns are OK?
Great new on-line video about gun prohibition.
http://www.flashbunny.org/content/whatguns.html
"That every man be armed"
Speech by Vin Suprynowicz
THE REPORT NEWSMAGAZINE
http://report.ca/webonly/wo010820sup1.html
Where are they now: Bernie Goetz
The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/?021118ta_talk_halpern
He's a vegetarian activist, uninterested in gun policy.
From a friend of a friend:
"I recent had a casual (and quite cheap) physical exam at my local gay health
clinic and the new, young nurse practitioner (ersatz doctor) who examined me
asked me as part of the examination whether I had a smoke detector in my home
and whether I owned a gun. When I hesitated on this latter she said with
evident concern that many people are wounded at home when they own guns.
I frankly found this question startling and intrusive, but I wonder if
this
is now part of some new "public health" approach to social issues. Perhaps it
is a clue about the future of this issue. Next a census question?
The question was odder still coming from a medical type who did not bother to
do a prostate or hernia exam--things I would think were routine in a
physical. On a 61 year old man you would think a prostate exam would be a no
brainer. Nope--she wanted to know about guns and smoke detectors."
3. Australia Handgun Ban
You are two URLs at which you may find information on the Australian handgun ban.
Government
proposal
http://152.91.15.12/www/justiceministerHome.nsf/
Alldocs/191219D6D8B8DF22CA256C6A00737CAB?OpenDocument
Would ban 250 "non-sporting" self-loading handguns.
Sporting
Shooters Association of Australia
http://www.ssaa.org.au/listdraft.html
Gun Control Australia
Let everyone have a gun
The Age
John Whitley
October 31 2002
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/30/1035683473411.html
4. Other International
a. Bangladesh
Bangladesh Orders Arms Surrender
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/south_asia/2407145.stm
"The authorities in Bangladesh have ordered citizens with licensed firearms to
surrender all weapons and ammunition by 15 November as part of an ongoing
anti-crime drive."
b. Canada
BILL C-17 (Formerly Bill C-42 and Bill C-55)
Proposed new Explosive Act.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/37/2/parlbus/chambus/house/bills/government/C-17/C-17_1/90173eE.html
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO EXPLOSIVE ACT - PART 7 http://www.parl.gc.ca/37/2/parlbus/chambus/house/bills/government/C-17/C-17_1/90173b-4E.html#18
DEFINITION OF "INEXPLOSIVE AMMUNITION COMPONENT"
"inexplosive ammunition component'' means any cartridge case or bullet, or an projectile that is used in a firearm as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code; "illicit trafficking'' means any importation into Canada, exportation from Canada or transportation in transit through Canada of an explosive or an inexplosive ammunition component if (a) the importation or exportation is not authorized by the country of origin
or the country of destination, or (b) the transportation in transit of the explosive or the inexplosive ammunition component through any country is not authorized by thatcountry;
GARRY BREITKREUZ'S SPEECH AGAINST THESE AMENDMENTS
WHEN BILL C-17 WAS BILL C-55 - MAY 9, 2002 http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/speeches/may-9-2002.htm
Grit MP blasts gun legislation
By ANDREA SANDS
EDMONTON SUN
October 23, 2002
http://www.canoe.ca/EdmontonNews/es.es-10-23-0042.html
A Liberal MP called his government's gun-control legislation "a shambles,
a joke"
and an "expensive, dismal failure" yesterday in a speech to public-sector
financial managers.
c. Great Britain
Gun Control's Twisted Outcome
Restricting firearms has helped make England more crime-ridden than the U.S.
By Joyce Lee Malcolm
November 2002
http://www.reason.com/0211/fe.jm.gun.shtml
5. Terrorism
U.S. soldiers train for battle in streets of Iraq
USA TODAY
By Dave Moniz
Oct. 30, 2002
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002-10-30-urban-war-usat_x.htm
"Saddam also has not armed his civilian population, intelligence experts say,
for fear that the population would turn on his regime."
FBI Agents 'Miffed' that Gun Owner Contacted Media
By Jeff Johnson
CNSNews.com
November 05, 2002
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=\Culture\archive\200211\CUL20021105a.html
Post-sniper policy
By Stephen P. Halbrook
National Law Journal
Nov. 11, 2002
http://www.nlj.com/oped/111102halbrook.shtml
Zimbabwe the Next Genocidal Killing Field
by Austin Bay
Creators Syndicate
http://www.strategypage.com/onpoint/articles/20021030.asp
Background on disarmament and genocide in Zimbabwe:
http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopel021301.shtml
Law
U.S. Department of the Treasury v. City of Chicago, 02-322.
Cert. granted
QUESTIONS PRESENTED
"1. Whether individual names and addresses in the Trace Database and the
Multiple Sales
Database are exempt from compelled disclosure under FOIA Exemption 7(C), 5
U.S.C.
552(b)(7)(C), which encompasses 'records or information compiled for law
enforcement purposes' when the production of such records 'could
reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy.'
2. Whether various categories of information contained in the Trace
Database are protected from disclosure under FOIA Exemption 7(A), 5 U.S.C.
552(b)(7)(A), which
encompasses law enforcement records when the production of such records 'could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings."
Solicitor General cert. petition
http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/briefs/2002/2pet/7pet/2002-0322.pet.aa.html
Court of Appeals and District Court opinions:
http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/briefs/2002/2pet/7pet/2002-0322.pet.app.html
SAF announces plan to file amicus brief in merits phase
http://www.saf.org/pub/rkba/press-releases/ChicagoLawsuit.htm
Supreme Court to weigh privacy for gun owners
Associated Press
Nov. 12, 2002
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/1658094
Alan Korwin's proposal to make "Gun-Free-Zone" liable
For injuries caused to victims as a result of the prohibition
http://www.gunlaws.com/GFZ/index.htm
Al Qaeda delenda est!
