Gun Policy News, 13 October 2009
Gun Owner Shot, Killed His Friend in Domestic Argument After Drinking
13 October 2009
New Zealand Herald
As a friend barged into Alan Gundry's home and threatened his partner and dinner guests, the pig-hunter grabbed his rifle and said he'd had enough, a murder trial was told yesterday.
Moments later Orewa man Gene Patrick Atkins was dead, shot in the abdomen and liver.
The Crown alleges Gundry, 30, murdered Mr Atkins, 28, on January 12 at Gundry's Rodney home. The shooting happened after Mr Atkins fought with a guest as he tried to get to his partner, Sarah Jane Dean,... (GunPolicy.org)
American Gun Lobby Group Asks to Contest Lawsuit to Protect Wolves
13 October 2009
Helena Independent-Review (Montana)
The National Rifle Association is asking a federal court judge to allow the group to join a lawsuit regarding the removal of wolves from the list of animals protected under the Endangered Species Act in Montana and Idaho.
In documents filed late Friday, Chris Cox, an NRA executive director, said the organization's members hunt in states where wolves are now present and "have experienced anger and frustration during times when their state wildlife management authorities... (GunPolicy.org)
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