News from The Sight M1911
Volume 152, 4/19/04
GUN BAN LOBBY HERALDS LAW-BREAKING BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
http://www.ohioccw.org/article1951.html
DON’T MESS WITH (ARMED) TEXANS
The real lesson of the Alamo by Dave Kopel
http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopel200404081217.asp
GUN GROUPS MAY NOT BE BUSH CAMPAIGN WEAPON
The NRA and others were a key asset in 2000. But many activists are disenchanted with the president's record on security measures.
CHICAGO POLICE CAMS TO ADD GUNSHOT DETECTORS
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-cam07.html
WOMAN CCW HOLDER STOPS HOME INVADER
http://www.freep.com/news/mich/date14_20040414.htm
CLERK'S GUN TRUMPS KNIFE IN ROBBERY TRY
http://www.lowellsun.com/Stories/0,1413,105~4761~2086222,00.html
MORE WOMEN TAKING CONCEALED-CARRY CLASS
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/news/state/8418279.htm
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
http://www.armedfemalesofamerica.com/featuredwriter/annie.htm
4 ACRES OF GUNS, GEAR AND DISPUTE
NRA convention opens in Pittsburgh
http://pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1082280204163490.xml
THE DAY I LEARNED TO SHOOT
http://www.readjdm.com/columns/2004/041304.shtml
SUIT SEEKS DAMAGES FROM GUN SHOP THAT SOLD GUN THAT KILLED 7-YEAR-OLD
A civil lawsuit filed against a South Williamsport gun shop could be the first to go to court that would hold gun dealers accountable when criminals get their hands on guns, lawyers say.
CONTESTED DATA STOKE THE DEBATE OVER GUN BAN
Both friends, foes of renewing law say facts back them up
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/04/19/MNGKU67AHL1.DTL
MILITARY CONTRACTORS SHOULDER HEAVY BURDEN IN IRAQ
They have military-style weapons and duties. Many even have military-style body armor and crew cuts. An Iraqi could be forgiven for failing to understand that these men are guns for hire — not soldiers.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,117239,00.html
THE MARK OF THE BEAST
NEVER EVER sell your "old technology" firearms! One day you may need one of them to be able to shoot at something, or some chip bearing oppressor! Read the whole story and try to imagine the possibilities
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38038
NRA CREATING NEWS COMPANY
OPPONENTS, SUPPORTERS OF GUN BAN DESCEND ON PITTSBURGH
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/8422568.htm
CHENEY, NRA TO DISCUSS ISSUES ON GUN OWNERS' MINDS
Pittsburgh (AP) Vice President Dick Cheney will be in town Saturday to address the National Rifle Association and NRA executives say they'll be speaking with him about issues that have troubled some members.
http://kdka.com/local/local_story_105180503.html
SPECTER'S SMOKING GUN
Gun Owners of America makes the National Rifle Association look like Neville Chamberlain at Munich.
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_189577.html
GUN RANGES UNDER SIEGE: CONTAMINATION TESTING SLATED FOR GUN RANGE
http://www.aztrib.com/index.php?sty=20180
REPLICA FIREARMS NEED SAME RESPECT AS REAL GUNS
High school case increases awareness
http://www.gmtoday.com/news/local_stories/2004/April_04/04122004_02.asp
MICROCHIP WOULD ENSURE ONLY POLICE FIRE THEIR GUNS
Verichip Would Be Planted Into Officer's Hand
http://www.thewpbfchannel.com/news/3002140/detail.html
SENATE OKS PSYCHIATRIC DATABASE ON GUN BUYERS
http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/1082134024235690.xml
ALABAMA: GOA OPPOSES MADISON LAWMAKER'S BILL
http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/108205116894370.xml
ARIZONA: BILL TO CARRY GUNS INTO RESTAURANTS THAT SERVE ALCOHOL BILL GETS NEW LIFE
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0414guns14.html
CALIFORNIA: SF SUPERVISORS LEAD RALLY AGAINST GUN SHOWS AT COW PALACE
http://www.nbc11.com/news/2998806/detail.html
CALIFORNIA: GUN SHOW BAN SHOT DOWN
Four months after local officials urged a ban on gun shows at the Cow Palace in South San Francisco, a state bill that would do just that failed in a Senate committee.
http://www.smdailyjournal.org/article.cfm?issue=04-14-04&storyID=29875
THE PEOPLES REPUBLIK OF CHICAGO: MAN FACES GUN CHARGES AFTER POLICE RAID HOME
KANSAS: SEBELIUS VETOES GUN BILL
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoed a bill today that would have allowed Kansans to obtain licenses to carry concealed guns.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/eagle/8447962.htm
KANSAS: SPONSOR OF CONCEALED GUNS BILL SAYS HOUSE WON'T TRY TO OVERRIDE
A leader of the effort to adopt a concealed-handguns law says lawmakers won't attempt to override an expected veto by Governor Kathleen Sebelius.
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/681337.html
MARYLAND: FEDS BUST ALLEGED BALTIMORE-OKLAHOMA GUN TRAFFICKING RING
ATF Agent Notices Repeated, Specific Gun Purchases
http://www.thewbalchannel.com/11investigates/3010513/detail.html
NEVADA: OFFICERS TESTIFY ON GUN-POINTING INCIDENT IN EX-CHIEF'S HEARING
NEW YORK: GUN OWNERS OPPOSE BILL REQUIRING CHILDPROOF 'SMART GUN' TECHNOLOGY
Bill would require guns sold to be "personalized" so that they can be fired only by authorized adult users
http://www.silive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/108160297573130.xml
NEW YORK CITY: NEW YORK CITY'S GUN LAWSUIT GETS GREEN LIGHT FOR TRIAL
Judge Rejects Gun Industry's Motion to Dismiss
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=138-04132004
NEW YORK LOSES A TOP LEGAL ALLY IN SUIT OVER GUNS
OHIO: COALITION ASKS COURT TO STOP GUN PERMIT APPLICATIONS
A coalition opposed to the state's new concealed weapons law has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to stop the state's sheriffs from selling permits, saying the resources for conducting background checks on applicants are inadequate.
http://www.channelcincinnati.com/news/2998646/detail.html
OHIO: CONCEALED CARRY HOT TOPIC IN CALCUTTA
http://www.reviewonline.com/news/story/049202004_new01concealcarrywill.asp
OHIO: GUNS ALLOWED IN CITY PARKS
Patrons of Fremont public parks will be able to carry concealed weapons after all. Instead of hearing the first reading of an ordinance to prohibit concealed weapons in public parks, Fremont City officials decided Thursday to see what larger cities will do. City Law Director Bob Hart told council that after much research on the new concealed-carry law in Ohio, he has found that the city cannot enact any ordinance to prohibit weapons in parks, only city buildings.
TENNESSEE: STATION OWNER GUILTY IN GUN DISPLAY
John Heidelberg, the owner of radio station WVOL, has been found guilty of misdemeanor assault for displaying a gun during a meeting with employees nearly two years ago.
VIRGINIA: 2004 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
http://www.nraila.org/CurrentLegislation/Read.aspx?ID=1068
AUSTRALIA: IMPORTS OUTSTRIP GUN BUYBACK
ONE hundred thousand firearms have been imported in the past three years, outstripping the number destroyed in a $60million taxpayer-funded handgun buyback scheme.
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9264686%5E421,00.html
GUN-FREE UK: WILLIAM IN GUN ROW OVER CAT
[This is just so stupid] A DEVASTATED British cat owner is reportedly threatening to take Prince William to court saying he scared off her cat while on a night-time rabbit shoot.
GUN-FREE UK: 24-HOUR ARMED POLICE 'IN ALL BOROUGHS' AS GUNS FEAR RISES
KNOW THY ENEMY: BANNING GUNS EQUALS SAVING LIVES
http://www.opinioneditorials.com/freedomwriters/flynn_20040413.html
KNOW THY ENEMY: LAW ENFORCEMENT CALLS FOR RENEWAL OF FEDERAL ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN, SAY BRADY CAMPAIGN UNITED WITH MILLION MOM MARCH
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=113-04162004
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: NORTH LAUDERDALE MAN ARRESTED AFTER GUN GOES OFF, INJURING HIS GIRLFRIEND
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