Murder charge dropped against man who stabbed friend

"Because this occurred within the defendant's house, he had no duty to retreat and had the right to meet force with force,” Assistant State Attorney Dawn Buff wrote in a memo. “The state is unable to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant did not act in self defense.” "   By Todd Ruger

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Chopping and Changing: Personalizing a Fighting Handgun

"Good accuracy in a combat pistol doesn't necessarily mean all shots must be in one hole, just that the pistol can consistently hit the target to the owner's satisfaction. I can almost guarantee that no bad guy shot three times or more in the chest ever looked down and said, "A four inch group? That's not an accurate gun."" 
 by John Higgs

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Questions Mount About California's Microstamping Law

"First, the state's new law requiring firearms manufacturers to laser engrave identification numbers on a gun's firing pin did not go into effect January 1 because the technology remains encumbered by patents. And now the California Police Chiefs Association raises further questions about microstamping, saying the technology needs more study and is too costly, reversing its original position of support for the legislation."   By NSSF

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Violent home invader shot by armed homeowner

"Police say that the husband and wife, who own a home on Cloverleaf Street in Houston, were awakened by the sound of breaking glass and their home security system siren. The wife reportedly noticed an intruder, and yelled for her husband to grab his shotgun. Shotgun in hand, the husband is said to have seen a burglar dressed in black, who was brandishing a fire extinguisher. The husband reportedly fired one shot in self defense, hitting the burglar in the hip and causing him to scream then flee."   By Eric Puryear

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Pinal County Sheriff Elected President of Arizona Sheriff’s Association

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu has been elected president of the Arizona Sheriff’s Association for 2010. Sheriff Babeu follows outgoing Coconino County Sheriff Bill Pribil of Flagstaff as president of the association. The Sheriff’s Association is comprised of the elected Sheriffs of all 15 Arizona counties. The Sheriffs meet to coordinate a uniform agenda to improve public safety throughout Arizona.

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Next public meeting on State Wildlife Action Plan is Jan. 6 in Tucson

You can still participate in the review of Arizona’s State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) and attend one of the remaining public meetings in January and February. The meetings are scheduled from 3-7 p.m. on these dates:

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We don't let the states "experiment" on the First Amendment. Should the Second Amendment receive any less respect?

In Chicago's view, the Second Amendment should have no impact on its vast gun control regime. As the city has argued to the Court, "Firearms regulation is a quintessential issue on which state and local governments can 'serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country.'" Thus, Chicago claims it should enjoy "the greatest flexibility to create and enforce firearms policy."   By DAMON W. ROOT

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Gov. candidate already pumping personal wealth into race

"Unless you are a gun rights advocate, you probably haven’t heard of Owen “Buz” Mills, owner of a private weapons training center in Prescott. Various web blogs and media sites devoted to Second Amendment issues reported in early December that Mills had created an exploratory committee to run for governor as a Republican. He supposedly had been talking to party leaders, but otherwise has done almost nothing to bring his possible candidacy to the attention of voters. (For example, he has a campaign web site, but it’s just a static placeholder that includes no information at all)."    posted by Le Templar

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New self-defense laws not retroactive say judges

"A bid by state legislators to retroactively change self-defense laws is unconstitutional, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled."   By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services

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Javelinas terrorize Ahwatukee residents

"They terrorize the neighborhoods," said Fred Freedle. "They come out in the middle of the night. They're like a bunch of teenage hoodlums running up and down the neighborhood, knocking over garbage cans. They get into my flower patch in the front and just tear it up. It's like a pig pen after they're done."   by Tom Cutler/KTAR

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Wild hogs creating havoc in Arizona?

"LAKE HAVASU, AZ -- Millions of wild pigs are making their mark across the country, spreading damage and disease, and that population boom has hit Arizona, too."  Reported by:  Tim Vetscher 

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Wild burro educational seminar and webcast Jan. 13

"The approximate 45-minute presentation will cover the life history and ecology, legal history, resource and management issues, proposed legislation, and how burros on public lands relate to native wildlife and habitats in Arizona."    By Arizona Game & Fish Department

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The Second Amendment faces a decisive year in 2010

"The Second Amendment faces a decisive year in 2010. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has called for new semi-automatic gun bans - despite their decade-long record of fraud and failure, and despite his own Justice Department's failure to fully or even half-heartedly prosecute federal firearm felonies."   By Wayne LaPierre

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Gun rules in national parks kick in Feb. 20

"Under the new rules, "all firearms - loaded, concealed and otherwise - can be carried, by anyone," according to Glacier Park spokeswoman Amy Vanderbilt. National parks and wildlife refuges now will have the same gun rules as the states in which they are located."   By MICHAEL JAMISON of the Missoulian

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Javelina that bit hiker NW of Tucson being tested for rabies

"The victim was hiking on the Dove Mountain path just before noon when he was charged from behind, bitten on the right knee and thigh, knocked to the ground, and then bitten on the right arm and wrist."   By Arizona Daily Star

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Buckeye Hills Shooting Range

Watch a video of the new Buckeye Hills Shooting Range.

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