Daily update August 1

Columbus, OH gun ban vote a "disgraceful public safety fraud"
Liberty For All
by CCRKBA staff

"The decision by the Columbus, Ohio City Council to ban a wide range of semiautomatic firearms is a 'public safety fraud' that will not prevent a single violent crime, and a disgraceful attempt to fool the public otherwise, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) said today. Despite considerable opposition from firearms owners, the council approved the gun ban ordinance unanimously Monday night with one member absent." (08/01/05)

http://www.libertyforall.net/2005/aug7/Columbus.html

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Ohio: Pharmacist opens fire in attempted robbert\y
WHIO TV News

" Authorities said a man tried to hold up a Dayton pharmacy, but the pharmacist decided to fight back. The attempted robbery happened Monday afternoon at Ray's Pharmacy on Catalpa Drive. Police said a man in a mask entered the business and tried to hold it up. Officers said that is when the pharmacist opened fire. Authorities said the robber was not injured and ran away. Police continue to search for him." (08/01/05)

http://www.whiotv.com/news/4795658/detail.html

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Louisiana: Robber, clerk in shootout
KTBS News

"A would-be robber and a convenience store clerk got into a shootout early today in Shreveport. It happened at a Citgo on South Lakeshore Drive.
Police said a man walked into the store and demanded money. Rather than give up any cash, the clerk pulled a handgun. Both men started shooting at each other. Neither was wounded." (08/01/05)

http://www.ktbs.com/news-detail.html?cityid=1&hid=26663

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Gun bill only sold out lawyers
Lenawee Connection
by Mark Lenz

"'I'm not a member of the National Rifle Association. It's never furnished me with a dime, and I don't expect any campaign contributions anytime soon. That should make me unique because, to hear media accounts, I must be the only person in America who isn't on the NRA payroll yet agrees with the bill the Senate passed Friday banning frivolous liability lawsuits against gun companies." (07/30/05)


http://www.lenconnect.com/articles/2005/07/31/news/news06.txt