News from The Sight M1911
Volume 142, 1/19/04
BOWLING BALL MORTAR
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WILMETTE VILLAGE BOARD GETS BARRAGE OF CRITICISM FOR HANDGUN BAN
The Wilmette Village Board heard a barrage of criticism of the suburb's handgun ban, and the decision to press charges against a homeowner who shot an intruder. But they showed no desire at Tuesday night's board meeting to make change.
http://www.wbbm780.com/asp/ViewMoreDetails.asp?ID=32912
WILMETTE INJUSTICE
Homeowners banned from protecting their families.
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/wheeler200401140958.asp
OUTRAGE OVER GUN CASE MAY LEAD TO NEW LAW
A Chicago-area homeowner who shot a burglar in his home - only to be charged with gun violations - has spurred gun groups and lawmakers into action.
CCRKBA CALLS UPON SARAH BRADY TO INTERVENE, CLEAR ILLINOIS MAN IN GUN BAN CASE
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=122-01162004
FEDERAL COURT UPHOLDS D.C. HANDGUN BAN
WASHINGTON (January 15, 5:44 a.m. AST) - A federal judge on Wednesday upheld the District of Columbia's gun control law that prohibits ownership of handguns, rejecting a legal challenge by a group of citizens backed by the National Rifle Association.
http://www.adn.com/24hour/nation/story/1120879p-7796843c.html
SECOND DOESN'T APPLY IN D.C.
Neal Knox commentary of D.C. handgun ruling, Ohio CCW law and more
http://www.nealknox.com/alerts/msg00187.html
GUNS 'N' DEMOCRATS
Being a Democrat doesn't necessarily mean you're anti-gun
http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/2004/MERC-Jan-15-Thu-2004/22987924.html
WWII MEMORIAL TO HONOR GENERATION
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/01/15/wwii.memorial.ap/index.html
GUNS VS. TEDDY BEARS
There's no competition when it comes to regulation.
http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/wheeler-kopel200401130846.asp
GUN MEASURE STICKING POINT IN U.S. SPENDING BILL
http://www.forbes.com/markets/newswire/2004/01/15/rtr1213537.html
SKEPTIC GIVES GUNS A SHOT
The firearms issue looks a little different from behind the trigger.
http://www.sltrib.com/2004/Jan/01182004/commenta/130058.asp
THE THREAT OF GUN CONTROL
The ultimate result of gun control will be the criminalizing of self-defense.
http://www.intellectualconservative.com/article3033.html
GUN CONTROL IS BIGOTRY
http://www.chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=5629
THOUSANDS OF PILOTS WON'T FLY ARMED, BLAME TSA
MISSOULA GUN EXPERT PENS BOOK ON STATE FIREARM LAWS
SEARCH THE NRA ARMED CITIZEN ARCHIVE
http://www.nraila.org/ArmedCitizen/Default.aspx
GUNS USED IN CRIMES TRACED
Using federal firearms data from a lawsuit, a nonprofit group issues a report on which gun stores sell the most weapons that are later used in crimes.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/7695763.htm
GUN-CONTROL GROUP FAULTS GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT
Organization seeks national watch list on irresponsible dealers
GUN SHOP OWNERS CRITICIZE STUDY
Stats misleading, skewed, they say
GUN DEALERS LOCKED IN A VICE GRIP
Growing burden of regulations, paperwork makes doing business difficult
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/7737593.htm
GUN GRABBERS, MOVE TO CUBA
http://www.illinoisleader.com/letters/lettersview.asp?c=11377
U.S. AMMUNITION PLANT REACHING ITS LIMIT
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001834393_ammo11.html
POWDER & PRIMERS
History & chemistry of Powder & Primers
http://www.aeroballisticsonline.com/ballistics/propellants.html
GUN THEFT LIKE FINE ART HEIST, EXPERT SAYS
Wilson's Creek Battlefield officials to tighten security.
http://www.news-leader.com/today/0116-Guntheftli-270247.html
ALABAMA: SHOOTING SPURS PLAN TO TOUGHEN GUN LAW
MONTGOMERY - People who have been involuntarily committed to a mental institution or have been judged mentally defective by a court wouldn't be able to buy a gun in Alabama under a plan a criminal justice panel approved Tuesday.
COLORADO: GUN LAW MAY BE ALTERED
Under bill, checks would be run only in actual arms sales
ILLINOIS: THEY’RE AT IT AGAIN
Well, that didn’t take long. Two weeks into the new year and the anti-gun forces are coming out swinging, led by none other than the top politician in the state, Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich.
http://www.times-press.com/newsmain.php?storyid=7558
ILLINOIS: STAGE SET FOR FIREARMS FIGHT
Governor denies he backtracked in backing ban, purchase limits
MARYLAND: OFFICIALS READY TO TRADE FIRE OVER ASSAULT WEAPONS BILL
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16828-2004Jan14.html
MARYLAND: RELIGIOUS GROUPS ORGANIZE TO LOBBY
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20040117-112842-3108r.htm
MINNESOTA: COURT REVERSES RULING ON STATE HANDGUN LAW
An appeals court says churches can challenge a provision allowing guns in parking lots.
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/7706236.htm
NEVADA: ENSIGN PRAISES NEVADA SOLDIERS; DEFENDS GUN RIGHTS
NEW MEXICO: FIRST CONCEALED-CARRY HANDGUN PERMITS ISSUED
About 100 people have applied since passing of new law
http://www.thenewmexicochannel.com/news/2769378/detail.html
NEW MEXICO: COPS TOLD 'NO GUNS IN NEW COURTHOUSE'
Police Officers Must Stow Weapons When Going To Court
http://www.thenewmexicochannel.com/news/2767087/detail.html
NEW MEXICO: NO GUN AT COURT UPSETS SHERIFF, POLICE
A security committee decided a weapon-free courthouse would be safer.
http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news04/011604_news_noguns.shtml
NEW YORK: OHIO IS LATEST STATE TO ENACT "SHALL-ISSUE" HANDGUN CARRY LICENSING LAW
Gun control in New York has, like every other form of Prohibition before it, caused otherwise law-abiding citizens to take their chances with the law. It is racist in its origins and in its effects today. If Governor Pataki is serious about enhancing the security and the freedom of New Yorkers, he will follow the lead of 37 other states and demand legislation that at last recognizes the right of all law-abiding New York citizens to responsibly bear arms.
GUN-FREE NYC: EIGHT PEOPLE SHOT IN ROBBERY AT NY DINER
Two Gunmen Opened Fire in a Brooklyn Diner Shooting Eight People
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20040117_1133.html
OHIO: ARMED AND READY? HANDGUN PERMIT AFFECTS EVERYONE
http://www.timesreporter.com/left.php?ID=26073&r=0
VIRGINIA: GUN CONTROL ADVOCATES TAKE AIM AT GUNS IN BARS
Gun-control advocates, heartened by Democratic gains in the House last fall, will push to keep guns worn in plain sight out of bars just as concealed guns are, and to give local school divisions the option of enacting their own firearms bans.
WISCONSIN: ASSEMBLY MAY OVERRIDE VETO OF CONCEALED CARRY BILL
http://www.cnsnews.com/Culture/archive/200401/CUL20040115b.html
WISCONSIN: GROUP'S RADIO ADS TARGET GUN BILL VETO
AUSTRALIA: CALL FOR CASH TO HELP GUN OWNER
CANADA: GUN REGISTRY KEY TO WESTERN ALIENATION
CANADA'S GUN LEGISLATION IS A DOUBLE-BARRELED DISASTER
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: GUN ISN'T A HAMMER
Officer's pistol fired when he hit window
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: GUNFIGHT ERUPTS BETWEEN DRIVERS AT TRAFFIC LIGHT
TAMPA, Fla. -- A gunfight erupted between a firing range officer and another man who were pulled up alongside each other at a traffic light, police said.
http://www.wftv.com/automotive/2760632/detail.html
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: OFFICER MISTAKES CAT FOR LION
House cat assassinated by patrolman who needs to spend more time in the woods. [But at least we now know that the AR-15 is effective against house cats.]
http://www.dailybulletin.com/Stories/0,1413,203~21481~1896512,00.html
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