From NSSF's "Bullet Points" ......
GOVERNOR VETOES CONCEALED CARRY BILL . . . Lawmakers in Wisconsin, one
of only four states that bans concealed weapons, will vote as early as
this week on whether to override Gov. Jim Doyle’s veto of a concealed
carry bill. The state’s Senate passed the bill with a 28-5 vote, but
Doyle—as he said he would—vetoed the bill on Friday. Sen. Dave Zien,
R-Eau Claire, says Republicans have the votes to override. The bill
would allow those who pass a firearms training course and obtain a
permit to carry concealed guns, as well as knives, electric shock
defense mechanisms and clubs. The governor vetoed a similar bill in
2003, and has said he is confident his veto will not be overridden.
also maybe of interest......
CRIMINALS KILL, NOT GUNS . . . Though Boston’s mayor was quick to blame
guns for his city’s violent crime problem, New Hampshire’s Union-Leader
pointed out last week that a rise in the city's murder rate can be
attributed to more criminals in the city. “Last year Boston Mayor Tom
Menino blamed an influx of guns from northern New England for the city's
spiking murder rate. But an analysis by The Boston Globe last week found
a more plausible culprit. A rise in young men. Typically, cities that
see large increases in their population of young males also see large
increases in crime. Boston was no exception,� the Union-Leader
explained. “If Boston officials don't want a repeat of 2005, they'd do
well to turn their resources toward finding and locking up gang members
and drug dealers rather than changing gun laws in New Hampshire, Maine
and Vermont.�
NEWEST FASHION CRAZE: GUNS? . . . “What's stylish this year in home
design? Bold graphic patterns. Blue and brown, used together. Bamboo.
Green walls. And guns,� writes Boston Globe columnist Linda Matchan.
Firearms have become the latest craze among fashion designers, who are
including them in everything from Victorian-themed pillows to lamps that
go for $1,500.
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