News from The Sight M1911
Volume 145, 2/29/04
MISSOURI SUPREME COURT ISSUES SPLIT RULING ON CONCEALED GUNS LAW
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional right of lawmakers to authorize concealed guns, but ruled a new law allowing them does not have to be enforced in four counties where it was shown to impose an unfunded mandate.
BILL ON GUNMAKER IMMUNITY MOVING FORWARD
http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2004/02/25/gun_immunity/
BUSH SEEKS PROTECTION FOR GUN DEALERS
President Bush urged the Senate to pass a bill that would protect gun dealers and manufacturers from frivolous lawsuits but without any amendments that would extend the assault-weapons ban or close gun-show loopholes.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040226-120359-8140r.htm
GUN SUIT REFORM COULD STILL BE SHOT DOWN
By John Lott, Jr. and Grover Nordquist
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,112545,00.html
SENATE APPROVES AMENDMENT REQUIRING HANDGUN SAFETY LOCKS
TENNESSEE’S SENATORS OPPOSE BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Friday he likely will vote next week to oppose a renewal of the 10-year ban on assault weapons because it seems "not necessary." "It's a waste of regulation," Frist, R-Tenn., a former surgeon, told reporters. "It has not been demonstrated to do anything in terms of making the world a safer or better place."
http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/politics/article/0,1406,KNS_356_2689747,00.html
FRANK LAUTENBERG 'A LIAR' IN STATEMENTS ABOUT TACOMA GUN SHOP
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=161-02252004
GUN CONTROL: A CURRENT EXAMPLE OF MEDIA BIAS AGAINST GUNS
A recent series of articles at the Fox News website highlights how pervasive the bias against the civil liberties of gun owners and Second Amendment supporters has become. Since Congress is currently considering expanding and/or making permanent the Clinton Gun Ban of 1994, this violation of ethical reporting practices influences readers to reflexively support more gun control.
http://www.chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=6082
GUN-FREE CHICAGO: OFF-DUTY COP INVOLVED IN GUN FIGHT
An off-duty Chicago police officer exchanged gunfire with a man who attempted to rob the police officer's wife outside their South Side home Monday morning.
http://www.wbbm780.com/asp/ViewMoreDetails.asp?ID=34652
NUMBER OF WOMEN BUYING FIRE GUNS INCREASING
76 million people own a gun in this country. And now more than ever, the number of women who are buying and learning to fire guns is increasing.
http://www.katv.com/news/stories/0204/128945.html
GUN-SHY DEMOCRATS ARE GIVING THE NRA ROOM TO MANEUVER
HATCH SEEKS END TO DISTRICT GUN-OWNERSHIP BAN
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040226-113735-1824r.htm
EDUCATION CONTRIBUTES TO DECLINE IN FIREARMS ACCIDENTS
Texas in 2003 came oh-so-close to seeing the first calendar year unmarred by a hunting-related firearms fatality in the 38 years such records have been maintained.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/outdoors/2420744
GUN GROUP SHOOTS HOLES IN THE 'GUNS FOR HUNTING' ARGUMENT
http://www.cnsnews.com/Culture/archive/200402/CUL20040225a.html
STUDY LINKS GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE TO GUN TRAFFICKING
http://w3.agsfoundation.com/press_022404.html
SMITH & WESSON'S NEW CHAIRMAN RESIGNS
The newly elected chairman of Smith & Wesson's parent company has resigned in the wake of reports about his criminal past.
CALIFORNIA: STATE CAN TOSS GUN RECORDS
A preliminary injunction to prevent the state attorney general's office from destroying concealed-gun permit records was denied Monday by a Sacramento Superior Court judge.
http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/8328980p-9259191c.html
COLORADO: GUN DATABASE BILL DRAWS FIRE
Colorado law enforcement officials urged legislators Sunday to defeat a bill that would eliminate the statewide database for concealed-handgun permits.
GEORGIA: ALERT - HOUSE BILL 1380 WILL BAN AW’S, INCLUDES GUN REGISTRATION AND MORE
GEORGIA: MAN CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY BUYING HUNDREDS OF GUNS IN GEORGIA
A New Zealander has been indicted on federal firearms charges for posing as a Georgia resident to purchase hundreds of guns from a Bogart gun dealer.
http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap_newfullstory.asp?ID=32032
KANSAS: COMMITTEE ENDORSES CONCEALED GUNS BILL
TOPEKA, Kan. - A bill that would allow Kansans to carry concealed weapons cleared a hurdle Monday.
LOUISIANA: NO CHARGES AGAINST MAN WHOSE GUN WENT OFF IN SCREENER'S HAND
MARYLAND: ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN HINGES ON ONE TIE-BREAKING VOTE
State Lawmakers Debate Legislation To Extend Federal Weapons Ban
http://www.thewbalchannel.com/politics/2874759/detail.html
MARYLAND: GUN BAN HITS SNAG IN SENATE
The chances of enacting a prohibition on the sale of assault rifles in Maryland before the federal ban expires dimmed yesterday when a state lawmaker who had been the swing vote on a Senate committee announced his opposition.
MICHIGAN: HOUSE APPROVES BILLS ALLOWING ANTIQUE GUN PURCHASES WITHOUT LICENSE
MISSOURI: MISSOURI'S CONCEALED GUNS LAW AT A GLANCE
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/8048239.htm
MISSOURI: CONCEAL-CARRY OK IN ALL BUT JACKSON, THREE OTHER COUNTIES
MISSOURI: CONCEALED/CARRY PERMITS 'ON HOLD'
Sheriff Gary Toelke said he is among a group of sheriffs "reluctant" to start issuing concealed gun permits in the wake of Thursday's Missouri Supreme Court decision.
MISSOURI: SHERIFF TO ACCEPT GUN PAPERWORK
The Pettis County Sheriff's Department plans to begin accepting applications for licenses to carry a concealed weapon Monday, Sheriff Gary Starke said Friday…. "It's something I feel I believe strongly in, and the people in this community who want this and who I feel have a right to this have waited long enough," Mr. Starke said. "I am going to go ahead and do it."
http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/News/279922652518322.htm
MISSOURI: LAW LETS ADULTS HIDE GUNS IN CARS
NEW HAMPSHIRE: STATE LAW DOESN'T FORBID GUNS IN SCHOOLS
Some Worry Criminal Penalties Would Be Too Severe
http://www.thewmurchannel.com/news/2866532/detail.html
NEW YORK: PATAKI'S GUN FEE PROPOSALS SPARK OUTCRY
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20040222/2002889.asp
NEW YORK: SENATE GOP REJECTS HAND GUN FEE HIKE
The Republican-led state Senate is rejecting Gov. George Pataki's plan to increase handgun permit fees.
NEW YORK: CNY SPORTSMEN TO MARCH ON ALBANY
PENNSYLVANIA: W-B COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CITY HALL FIREARMS BAN
Wilkes-Barre City Council is expected to discuss Vice Chairwoman Shirley Vitanovec's proposal to ban firearms from city hall at this week's work session.
PENNSYLVANIA: CITY COUNCIL DECIDES PROPOSED FIREARMS ORDINANCE NEEDS WORK
Wilkes-Barre City Council has pulled its ordinance banning firearms on city property from this week's agenda.
PENNSYLVANIA CONSIDERS STATEWIDE `FIREARM-FREE' ZONES
CANADA: A CITY'S ILLEGAL GUNS
"We're seeing a very marked increase in shots-fired calls, shootings and guns seized," said Vancouver police media liaison Constable Anne Drennan. "The number of guns we're seeing is alarming."
KOREA: SET YOUR SIGHTS ON A PISTOL PASTIME
http://wk.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2004/02/26/200402260006.asp
PHILIPPINES: MINDANAO COPS INTENSIFY DRIVE VS. GUN BAN VIOLATORS
Policemen have stepped up the drive against violation of the election gun ban in Central Mindanao, setting up checkpoints and seizing 47 firearms, Chief Supt. Antonio Billones, regional police chief, reported.
http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV200402243188.html
THAILAND: TEACHERS IN SOUTHERN THAILAND PACKING GUNS
Fearing attacks, they are also taking shooting lessons
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/story/0,4386,237723,00.html
KNOW THY ENEMY: LAWYERS, GUNS AND MAYORS
By Michael R. Bloomberg, Richard M. Daley, James K. Hahn And Scott L. King
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/24/opinion/24BLOO.html?ex=1078643597&ei=1&en=c29b0537c530d914
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