News from The Sight M1911, Volume 143

News from The Sight M1911

Volume 143, 1/26/04

GUN OWNER: I, NOT COPS, GOT BAD GUY

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-letter22.html

WOMAN PASSES AIRPORT SECURITY WITH STUN GUN, KNIFE

A woman passed through security screening at New York's LaGuardia Airport with a stun gun and knife in her purse -- but later discovered the mistake herself and alerted authorities.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/25/airport.security.ap/index.html

BUNNING AND WILSON SET TO KNOCK DOWN HURDLES TO ARMING PILOTS

http://www.gunowners.org/a012304.htm

CONCERNS ABOUT GUN STORES MISGUIDED

A Washington-based non-profit group called Americans for Gun Safety claims to take the middle ground on gun ownership. I question its neutrality.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/2361320

LIES, MYTHS AND DOWNRIGHT STUPIDITY

Stossel's List of Popularly Reported Misconceptions on 20/20

http://tinyurl.com/37dna

LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS OPPOSE CONGRESSIONAL EFFORTS TO DESTROY BRADY BACKGROUND CHECK RECORDS

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=118-01192004

NRA MAY BE MUTE ON PROPOSED ALABAMA GUN LAW

The National Rifle Association historically opposes almost all gun-control measures, but recent activity suggests it might remain silent if the Alabama Legislature enacts a law requiring the state to share mental commitment records with the federal database used for gun checks.

http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/040125/nra.shtml

CHICAGO, GARY MAYORS FIGHT GUN LEGISLATION IN D.C.

Bill Would Limit Cities' Right To Sue Gun Makers

http://www.nbc5.com/news/2783178/detail.html

RUSSIAN COLD WAR GUNS TURNING INTO DEER RIFLES

http://tinyurl.com/39fwt

DIVAS OF THE HUNT

Gun club in Texas is for women only

http://www.indystar.com/articles/2/114315-3452-047.html

SMITH & WESSON TO RELOCATE HEADQUARTERS

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Smith & Wesson plans to close the offices of its parent company in Scottsdale, Ariz., and transfer all operations to its main plant in Springfield, the city where the handgun maker was founded 150 years ago.

http://tinyurl.com/2hkf2

3RD-GRADER RIDES SCHOOL BUS WITH LOADED GUN

Officials say boy wanted to show it to children who bullied him

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/7785446.htm

COLORADO: CCW DATABASE IN CROSS HAIRS

A conservative House coalition will try to erase from law enforcement databases the list of those who received concealed-carry gun permits.

http://tinyurl.com/33q3l

MISSOURI: NIXON VOICES PERSONAL CONCERNS ABOUT CONCEALED GUNS LAW

Although he is defending Missouri's new concealed weapons law in court, Attorney General Jay Nixon has some personal concerns about the implications should his legal team win.

http://tinyurl.com/37wfv

MISSOURI: CHALLENGERS TO GUN LAW ASK FOR TIME

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/7756622.htm

MISSOURI: SUPREME COURT HEARS GUNS ARGUMENTS

http://tinyurl.com/2f87o

MISSOURI: SUPREME COURT JUDGES SEEM TO BELIEVE CONSTITUTION ALLOWS CONCEALED GUNS

http://www.ky3.com/newsdetailed.asp?id=5746

MISSOURI: CONCEALED-GUNS FOES INSPIRED BY TRASH CASE

Jefferson City — Perhaps it's fitting: After years of political trash-talking about whether Missourians should be allowed to carry concealed guns, the final decision may indeed emanate from trash.

http://www.news-leader.com/today/0126-Concealedg-278708.html

OHIO: 40% OF COLUMBUS CAR THIEVES CAUGHT WITH ''HIDDEN GUNS''

Ohio's gun ban extremists are fond of saying that they have a "right to know" if they are in the presence of someone with a gun…But as (inadvertently) pointed out in this recent Columbus Dispatch story about a car theft sting operation, Ohioans have been in the presence of "hidden guns" for years, and they just don't know it.

http://www.ohioccw.org/article1722.html

CONCEALING WEAPONS & RECORDS

A battle is under way in America over whether you deserve to know who is carrying a concealed handgun - and Ohio is at its heart.

http://tinyurl.com/3ey6w

OREGON: CAMPUS FIREARM BAN FACING LEGAL CHALLENGE

EUGENE — A policy that bans firearms on the state’s seven public university campuses is facing a legal challenge from a lawsuit filed Thursday by a University of Oregon graduate student.

http://news.statesmanjournal.com/article.cfm?i=74189

TENNESSEE: SPEAKER CALLS NEW HANDGUN BILL 'FRIVOLOUS'

NASHVILLE - Legislators would be given authority to carry pistols without a permit under a bill filed by state Rep. Jim Vincent.

http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/state/article/0,1406,KNS_348_2597481,00.html

UTAH: LDS BAR GUNS AT CHURCH

Invoking a state law, LDS Church leaders are putting gun owners on notice that the weapons are unwelcome in ward houses, temples and other church facilities in Utah.

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,590038385,00.html

VIRGINIA: VA SENATE COURTS OF JUSTICE COMMITTEE PASSES GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK BILL

http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/alerts/reader/0,2061,568740,00.html

WISCONSIN: SENATE OVERRIDES GUN-BILL VETO

66 Assembly votes will make measure law

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_14304067.shtml

AUSTRALIA: BLAMING GUN OWNERS A SEMI-AUTOMATIC RESPONSE

Despite tougher laws and expensive buybacks, the number of shooters is on the increase. Robert Wainwright reports.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/25/1074965433987.html

BULGARIA: GUN-OWNERS MOUNT AFTER PROCEDURE EASE

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=30217

PHILIPPINES: COMELEC EXEMPTS 1,000 APPLICANTS FROM ELECTION GUN BAN

Only 1,000 people will be allowed to carry firearms during the gun ban period, a police spokesman said Friday.

http://tinyurl.com/2y6rk

GUN-FREE UK: FIVE YEARS' JAIL FOR HAVING AN ILLEGAL FIREARM

A MINIMUM five-year jail sentence for anyone possessing an illegal firearm came into force yesterday.

http://tinyurl.com/2vls6

GUN-FREE UK: GUN CRIME IN NOTTS SOARS

The Home Office today revealed gun crime in Notts has risen by nearly 30 per cent. There were 264 offences in the county for the 12 months to April 2003, compared with 204 in the previous year.

http://tinyurl.com/2odhw

KNOW THY ENEMY: THE POWER OF THE GUN LOBBY

http://tinyurl.com/2hwgl

KNOW THY ENEMY: BAD NEWS FROM THE BRADY BUNCH

http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/alerts/reader/0,2061,568713,00.html

THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: COP TOYS WITH GUN, IS KILLED

http://www.mindanews.com/2004/01/22nws-copkilled.html

THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: MAN REPORTEDLY SAYS HE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF

Process server said he “twirled it on his finger, not knowing it had a live round in it."

http://tinyurl.com/38prp

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