News from The Sight M1911
Volume 126, 9/1/03
PRO GUN MOMENTUM AMONG STATE GOVERNMENTS
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030811-100202-1702r.htm
A PIONEER PASSES
Charlie Kelsey, possibly
best know as the developer of the Devel conversions of S&W pistols that led
to the S&W M-669, has been found dead, apparently a victim of murder.
http://www.thegunzone.com/people/charlie_kelsey.html
GOOD STUFF FROM NEAL KNOX
California Politics, the W VA “sniper” gun, the armed citizen who engaged the DC “Sniper”
http://www.nealknox.com/alerts/msg00174.html
WOMEN, JEWS, OTHERS JOIN PRO-GUN EFFORT
BILL PROMOTES ANTI-GUN TEACHING IN SCHOOLS?
Group fears 2nd Amendment will be downplayed, ridiculed
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34355
SURPRISE! WRONG VICTIM
A legally armed woman scored the first hit when a man who had followed her home charged her with a handgun in his hand.
http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=1401023&nav=23iiHRxE
BLIND MAN SHOOTS ROBBER IN CHEST
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2436236/detail.html
THE ALLURE OF GUNS
Chance to blaze away with automatic weapons draws shooters to range
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/0803/10guns.html
KIMBER STAINLESS TARGET II .38 SUPER
By Sheriff Jim Wilson
http://www.shootingtimes.com/handgun_reviews/target_0728/
FEDS PRESSURE HYPOCRITE ANNAN TO DUMP MACHINE GUNS
UNITED NATIONS -- Under pressure from the Bush administration, the United Nations security department has decided to move a stash of controversial firearms out of the world body's New York City headquarters.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/8/10/111956.shtml
EXPERTS DISAGREE ON KEEPING FIREARMS AT JEWELRY STORES
OFF-DUTY BANS
Should cops have guns?
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-lott081303.asp
IMI OPTIMISTIC US WILL LIFT BAN ON UZI SALES
Israel Military Industries sources say the company wants to bring in partners for its light arms factory.
http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=714555&fid=942
3 HELD IN PHOENIX IN INTERNET GUN SALE FRAUD SCHEME
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/breaking/8_15_03gunsalescam.html
THE BAN AGAINST PUBLIC SAFETY
By Eli Lehrer and John R. Lott Jr.
http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20030810-103927-3346r.htm
HOW TO KILL A BURGLAR
Aidan Hartley on how a friend of his shot dead a robber and wounded another in Kenya last year, without having to go through Tony Martin’s agony
http://www.lewrockwell.com/spectator/spec114.html
CYBERWARS: LOTT BELIEVES LIBERAL INTERNET ACTIVIST BEHIND WEBSITE
Pro-gun researcher John Lott of the American Enterprise Institute believes a liberal Internet activist is behind a website that falsely claimed to be operated by Lott when it first went online but now presents itself as a parody.
FIREARMS DEALER SAYS HE IS VICTIM OF DISCRIMINATION
POLICE RECOVER SMALLEST PEN PISTOL
The smallest ever locally made "pen pistol" to be found in Sri Lanka, an eight-inch pistol capable of firing 9mm bullets was taken into custody by the Kadawatha Police on Monday.
http://www.dailynews.lk/2003/08/06/new13.html
APPEALS COURT THROWS OUT DETROIT GUN SUIT
The City of Detroit has lost its attempt to recoup millions of dollars from gunmakers and dealers blamed for the carnage of "Murder City."
http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20030809-062255-2354r.htm
ALASKA: COPS FEEL CUFFED WITHOUT FIREARMS
Hooper Bay leaders fear guns would make village more dangerous. Hooper Bay is the only known municipality in the United States whose police officers are forbidden from carrying firearms.
http://www.adn.com/front/story/3643250p-3676592c.html
CALIFORNIA: .50-CALIBER RIFLES MAY BE OFF-LIMITS
Contra Costa County supervisors to vote Tuesday on seeking an ordinance that would ban the sale of .50-caliber BMG rifles in unincorporated areas.
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/6501089.htm
COLORADO: WEAPONS PERMIT REQUESTS PILE UP
Counties have taken action on only 20% of gun applications
COLORADO: TOWNS FACE SHOWDOWNS OVER GUN LAWS
GEORGIA: COLUMBUS PICKED FOR FIREARMS MANUFACTURING PLANT
German gun manufacturer Heckler & Koch will build a firearms plant here that will employ 200 people initially and eventually up to 500, officials said.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/6547338.htm
ILLINOIS: GOVERNOR WON’T SPEAK WITH ROCKER NUGENT
SPRINGFIELD — Governor Rod Blagojevich turned down an opportunity to debate Illinois’ gun control laws with rock star Ted Nugent Monday night before his grandstand show at the Illinois State Fair.
ILLINOIS: COUNTY GUN RESOLUTIONS WELCOMED BY ILLINOIS STATE RIFLE ASSOCIATION
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=124-08122003
ILLINOIS: CAN A BLACK MAN OWN A GUN IN COOK COUNTY?
http://keepandbeararms.com/information/XcIBViewItem.asp?ID=3605
THE PEOPLES’ REPUBLIC OF NEW YORK: THE PATH FROM PERMIT TO PISTOL
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/2843.htm
THE PEOPLES’ REPUBLIC OF NEW YORK: NEW ROUND OF POLICE VIOLENCE HITS NEW YORK AREA
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2003/aug2003/nyc-a12.shtml
MISSOURI: LOBBYISTS HARD AT WORK ON CONCEALED WEAPONS
http://www.kolr10.com/Global/story.asp?S=1418051&nav=0RXJHfat
NEW YORK: N.Y. CITY COUNCIL TO TIGHTEN GUN CONTROL
http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/summaries/reader/0,2061,566384,00.html
NORTH CAROLINA: CONCEALED HANDGUN RECIPROCITY
http://www.jus.state.nc.us/cle/Concealedhandgun.htm
OHIO: GUN BILL WORK CONTINUES, BUT PROGRESS QUESTIONABLE
TEXAS: LAW OPENS MORE GOVERNMENT FACILITIES TO LICENSED GUN OWNERS
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/6664884.htm
WISCONSIN: LEGISLATORS REVIVE CONCEALED WEAPON BILL EFFORT
http://www.wisinfo.com/thereporter/news/archive/local_11666778.shtml
WISCONSIN: MEASURE WOULD OPPOSE CONCEALED ARMS
Racine resolution may be first to precede passage of law on carrying hidden weapons
http://www.jsonline.com/news/racine/aug03/165651.asp
AUSTRALIA: FIREARMS FIXED IN GOVERNMENT'S SIGHTS
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/07/28/1059244557795.html
AUSTRALIA: BUFFS OVER A BARREL ON 'NONSENSE' LICENSE LAWS
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/10/1060454078652.html
CANADIANS INVITED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE CANADIAN FIREARMS PROGRAM
http://www.newswire.ca/releases/August2003/06/c8223.html
GERMANY: GUN REGISTRY DEADLINE IS 2005
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=17063
KNOW THY ENEMY: AN ATTORNEY WHO IS FIGHTING MINNESOTA'S NEWLY PASSED SHALL-ISSUE CCW LAW OUTLINES HIS BEEFS.
Even those who believe that the conceal-carry law passed by the Legislature and signed the same day by the governor will deter crime are starting to see that the law contains unwelcome surprises.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/4018352.html
KNOW THY ENEMY: ASSAULT WEAPONS READILY AVAILABLE IN CHICAGO SUBURBS
http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/alerts/reader/0,2061,566148,00.html
KNOW THY ENEMY: EXPERTS DISAGREE ON EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTI-GUN TOOLS
http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/features/reader/0,2061,566463,00.html
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: WESTBROOK RESIDENT ACCUSED OF ROAD RAGE, FIRING AT CROWD
The woman called police as she hid in the basement with two children while, outside at a weekend party, Richard Schwartz allegedly pulled the trigger on his rage, sending another shotgun blast over the heads of party-goers and into the midnight sky.
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: PHILLY SWAT OFFICERS FIRED FOR BRANDISHING SILENCED GLOCK IN BAR
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/6485493.htm
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