News from The Sight M1911
Volume 175, 11/15/04
AIMING TO CHANGE IMAGE
Advocates for concealed weapons laws have some points to make, the Tribune's Howard Witt notes of dueling U.S. views
GUN GROUP PUTS POLICY GOALS IN PUBLIC VIEW
Openly Armed, Advocates Contest Laws Across Virginia
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47809-2004Nov13.html
DO LEAD BULLETS CONTINUE TO BE A HAZARD AFTER THEY LAND?
Blacksburg, Va., November 3, 2004 -- There were 20 million metric tons of lead bullets fired in the United States in the 20th century. Is that lead having an environmental impact?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/11/041104005801.htm
GUN RANGES UNDER SIEGE: DUPAGE GUN RANGE TARGETED FOR CLOSURE
Land lies in path of planned road in research park
GUNNING FOR GUN CLUBS
With hunting season in full swing, we thought it'd be a good time to look at an issue that has long languished in the Legislature and is sure to come up in the next session: gun range protection.
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/editorial/10157865.htm?1c
MAN SHOT BY STUN GUNS DIES
http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/11365575p-12280146c.html
U.S. APPROVES STUN GUNS ON AIRCRAFT
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20041108-102734-7279r.htm
U.S. STILL BACKS PRIVATE GUN OWNERSHIP
http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20041108-104112-9092r.htm
D.C. GUN BAN REPEAL IN LIMBO FOR NOW
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,138458,00.html
MAYBE DEMOCRATS SHOULD VISIT MORE GUN SHOWS
http://www.indystar.com/articles/5/193741-7105-021.html
SHOOTING RANGE CANCELS ‘DEMOCRATIC' MEAT SHOOT
COLORADO: JUDGE RULES DENVER CAN BAR CONCEALED WEAPONS
FLORIDA: MIAMI AIRPORT AREA SEES SPIKE IN ATTACKS
Since Sept. 19, at least 13 women — from nine different countries — have been attacked, robbed and some beaten in the parking lots of seven different hotels within a five-mile radius of Miami International Airport
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,138289,00.html
ILLINOIS: GUN OWNERS EYE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE'S VETO SESSION
ILLINOIS: SENATE OVERRIDES VETO OF SELF DEFENSE LEGISLATION
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. The Illinois Senate today rejected the governor's veto and once again passed legislation offering legal protection for homeowners who shoot intruders.
http://www.kwqc.com/Global/story.asp?S=2543452
INDIANA: GUN COUNT IN WHITLEY LEADS REGION
Hunting, self-defense offered as key factors
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/10127554.htm
MAINE: VICTIM OF ELIOT HOME INVASION JUSTIFIED IN SHOOTING INTRUDER
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/11072004/editoria/47326.htm
MASSACHUSETTS: REVIEW BOARD SET UP FOR FIREARMS
http://www.lowellsun.com/Stories/0,1413,105~4767~2519532,00.html
OKLAHOMA: LAW ALLOWS GUNS ON COMPANY PROPERTY
Whirlpool Corp. has sued to block a new law that allows employees to keep guns in their locked vehicles on workplace parking lots
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,138512,00.html
PENNSYLVANIA: NO-WARRANT SEARCHES FOR GUNS OK'D IN DOMESTIC ABUSE CASES
HARRISBURG, Pa. A new state-court ruling says judges can order warrantless searches to collect guns in domestic-violence cases.
http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=2537558
TEXAS: FAKE POLICE TERRORIZE DALLAS NEIGHBORHOOD
Dallas police were searching for six heavily armed men masquerading as SWAT team officers who terrorized two homes Tuesday morning.
http://www.nbc5i.com/news/3905043/detail.html
GUN-FREE WASHINGTON DC: GUNMEN ATTACK FAMILY
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20041114-114027-7308r.htm
GUN-FREE UK: NEW LAWS AIM TO BAN SHOPS FROM SELLING KNIVES
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5032285.html
GUN-FREE UK: MOTHER'S ANGER AT TOY GUN PROSECUTION
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3760145
KNOW THY ENEMY: NO MANDATE FOR GUN EXTREMISM
Gun Lobby Losing Clout In Key States
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041109/dctu039_1.html
KNOW THY ENEMY: GREENS TARGET GUN SHOW
In a press release issued early last week, the Green Party of Kenosha and Racine counties called for a commitment to eliminating weapons from communities through a requirement for background checks on all gun purchases, a state ban on assault weapons, and continued opposition to proposals that would allow the carrying of concealed weapons.
http://journaltimes.com/articles/2004/11/08/local/iq_3203014.txt
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: HANDGUN STOPS MAN FROM DRIVING DRUNK
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/10135876.htm
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: GUN MISFIRES, SHOOTS OWNER TWICE
Hunter tossed semi-automatic weapon into vehicle, causing it to fire two rounds.
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