News from The Sight M1911, Volume 149

The civilian counterpart of the .50-caliber firearm used in battles from Bastogne to Baghdad that became a war movie icon is being recast by some as a tool of terrorism.

http://tinyurl.com/2sexz

A WEAPON SURRENDERED

Gun-control groups concede the frivolity of the “assault-weapons ban.”

http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/lott200403250907.asp

WEAPONS BAN PURELY COSMETIC

Ban proponents and the media certainly won't give people a straight definition of what they mean by assault weapons. Judging by the AK47 and Uzi references, it's easy to think that machine guns are being banned. Many news reports fail to even mention that the guns in question are semiautomatic, not automatic. One gets the impression that the NRA is fighting for the right to go hunting with machine guns.

http://tinyurl.com/2go6e

GUN CONTROL, DIANNE FEINSTEIN, AND THE ''ASSAULT WEAPONS'' BAN

http://www.chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=6575

HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS DOESN'T PREVENT GUN BUYS

http://tinyurl.com/2exew

CPSC ISSUES NEW SAFETY WARNING FOR PAINTBALL GUNS

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040324/dcw013_1.html

U.S. TROOPS BUYING OWN ARMOR FOR IRAQ DUTY

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/03/26/body.armor.ap/index.html

BORDER SMUGGLERS SHOOT AT HOME, BURN TRAILER

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37708

IS PLAYING PAINTBALL AND FIRING LEGAL GUNS TERRORISM?

http://writ.news.findlaw.com/cassel/20040325.html

CALIFORNIA: SUPERVISOR PLANS NEW ARMS BAN

High-powered rifles are the target of a new ordinance that will be introduced by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors at their meeting Tuesday. The proposed law would prohibit the sale of .50-caliber rifles in the unincorporated areas of the county.

http://www.trivalleyherald.com/Stories/0,1413,86~10669~2032452,00.html

CALIFORNIA: SUIT PLANNED OVER BAN ON .50-CALIBER GUNS

http://tinyurl.com/2km4e

FLORIDA: STATE SENATE APPROVES GUN-RELATED MEASURES

http://tinyurl.com/3bw3d

GEORGIA: COUNTY DROPS FIREARMS DISCHARGE ORDINANCE

Gun enthusiasts convince commission to abandon idea

http://tinyurl.com/37gy3

ILLINOIS: GUN LEGISLATION MOVES FORWARD IN SPRINGFIELD

http://tinyurl.com/3fk9f

ILLINOIS: SENATE VOTES TO LET RETIRED POLICE, SOLDIERS CARRY GUNS

http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?S=1740895

ILLINOIS: GUN CURBS SUFFER SETBACKS

Downstate, suburban lawmakers out-dueling Chicago on issue

http://tinyurl.com/246f3

ILLINOIS: GOV TO LOWER AGE TO GET GUN PERMITS SOLO

Gov. Blagojevich will sign legislation that lowers to 18 the minimum age to own a gun in Illinois without parental consent, but his spokeswoman told the Chicago Sun-Times on Saturday he is vowing to veto two other bills that ease local gun laws.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-gun28.html

INDIANA: AFTER MUCH THOUGHT, LIST OF GUN PERMIT HOLDERS WILL NOT APPEAR ONLINE

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/8265176.htm

KANSAS: SENATE COMMITTEE NARROWLY ENDORSES CONCEALED GUNS BILL

http://www.dodgeglobe.com/stories/032404/sta_0324040030.shtml

KANSAS: SENATE ADVANCES CONCEALED-CARRY BILL

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/8287384.htm

KENTUCKY: GUN SHOPS MAY GET ZONING EXEMPTION

Panel OKs banning local limits on location; Louisville excluded

http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/03/24ky/B1-guns03240-7317.html

MARYLAND: ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN STALLS IN SENATE

Bill would replace federal law due to expire; Last-ditch maneuver possible

http://tinyurl.com/3glqs

MINNESOTA: HANDGUN OPPONENTS SAY LAW COSTING TAXPAYERS TOO MUCH

http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4679612.html

MISSOURI: JOHN ROSS ON THE CONCEALED CARRY CAMPAIGN

http://www.john-ross.net/ccw03.htm

MISSOURI: BOONE CO. POLICE CHIEFS TO ACCEPT GUN-PERMIT APPLICATIONS

Three police chiefs in Boone County plan to start accepting applications for concealed gun permits, one as soon as Friday, as a way of potentially avoiding a legal challenge that the law imposes an unfunded mandate upon sheriffs.

http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/2934631/detail.html

MISSOURI: COUNTIES DIFFER ON ENFORCEMENT OF CONCEALED GUNS LAW

http://tinyurl.com/32eya

MISSOURI: CONCEAL LAW DRIVES INCREASE IN GUN SALES

Merchant: "We plan on doing more business because of conceal-carry."

http://www.news-leader.com/today/0325-Conceallaw-47076.html

NEW YORK: TRIP TO GUN TRAINING CENTER DRAWS FIRE

Nearly three weeks ago, police bused 40 youngsters from Bedford-Stuyvesant to a firearms training center in the Bronx, where the teens gripped real guns and decided whether to "shoot" characters in computer-generated scenarios.

http://tinyurl.com/2483g

OHIO: HANDGUN TRAINERS HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL

Northwest Ohio gun dealers have been flooded with customers interested in training classes required to get a concealed-carry permit.

http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/news/story/0326202004_new02handguns0326.asp

OHIO: INTEREST IN GUN PERMITS SOARING

http://www.cincypost.com/2004/03/27/guns032704.html

VIRGINIA: GUN-CONTROL BACKERS CLAIM PROGRESS

http://tinyurl.com/2t7ss

UTAH: APPEALS COURT SAYS GUN-TOTING MAN BROKE LAW

Dale Parker of Utah says he can carry his Colt double-action six-shot revolver as part of his Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. But an appeals court has said otherwise, ruling there was insufficient proof that possession of the firearm he used for self-defense and target practice was related to participation in a well-regulated state militia.

http://www.sltrib.com/2004/Mar/03282004/utah/151930.asp

AUSTRALIA: WEAPONS BANS MISS THE MARK

AUSTRALIANS are a dangerous lot. Weapons that would hardly cause a second thought in the hands of a citizen in another country generate concern when held by an Australian.

http://tinyurl.com/29amj

AUSTRALIA: POLICE GUNS IN 'UNSAFE' BUMBAGS

http://tinyurl.com/25d82

CANADA: CALLS GROW TO BLOCK US GUNS IMPORTED INTO CANADA

After being lectured by US officials and politicians about their allegedly lax immigration, refugee and drug policies, Canadians are hitting back with questions about inadequate regulation of guns by their southern neighbor.

http://www.straightgoods.ca/ViewFeature3.cfm?REF=541

NEW ZEALAND: 'GUNS FOR KIDS' SEND “SINISTER MESSAGE”

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2858129a10,00.html

PHILIPPINES: TOWN COUNCILOR ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED GUN BAN VIOLATION

http://www.mindanews.com/2004/03/19nws-potongan.html

KNOW THY ENEMY: LEGISLATION IN KANSAS WOULD FORCE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ALLOW DANGEROUS CONCEALED HANDGUNS, SAYS BRADY CAMPAIGN

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=141-03222004

THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: WOMAN WOUNDED BY GUN IN THE OVEN

A San Antonio woman is in the hospital this morning after a loaded pistol, hidden inside her oven, went off while she was cooking.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA26gun_oven.c35629cb.html

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