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
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
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.
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.
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.
MISSOURI: CHALLENGERS TO GUN LAW ASK FOR TIME
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/7756622.htm
MISSOURI: SUPREME COURT HEARS GUNS ARGUMENTS
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.
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.
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.
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.
KNOW THY ENEMY: THE POWER OF THE GUN LOBBY
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."
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