News from the Sight M1911
Volume 177, 6/3/05
I apologize for the long hiatus I have taken from the news. I have been suffering from some burn-out and a couple of transient health issues, most of which have improved. Hopefully, I’m back in the harness now and I appreciate all of the e-mails and inquiries about my silence.
WHAT'S IN YOUR FANNY PACK?
Must have tools for everyday carry
http://www.defendu.com/tools.htm
ONE SHOT STOPS - SURVIVING
THE MYTH
(Requires Adobe Acrobat)
http://www.agtiger.com/~gwa45/pictures/1SS-MYTH.pdf
GOP SENATORS INTRODUCE BILL TO OVERTURN D.C. GUN BAN
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/11689676.htm
RICE: GUN RIGHTS IMPORTANT AS FREE SPEECH
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, recalling how her father took up arms to defend fellow blacks from racist whites in the segregated South, said Wednesday the constitutional right of Americans to own guns is as important as their rights to free speech and religion
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/11623123.htm
STORE OWNER, 80, RETURNS TO WORK, GUN AT THE READY, AFTER SHOOTOUT
http://www.nwanews.com/story.php?paper=adg§ion=News&storyid=116385
THE FUTURE OF HANDGUNS
Battered But Better, The Handgun Market Is Back!
http://www.shootingindustry.com/02pages/Ftr0505a.html
THE AUTO ASSAULT-12
A Killer Shotgun for the War on Terror
http://www.military.com/soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_AA12,,00.html
JUDGES SIGN UP FOR FIREARMS TRAINING
Many on the bench already have military or law enforcement experience
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/local/11566041.htm
TIME TO LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR GUN MAKERS
http://www.americandaily.com/article/7586
END OF ASSAULT-WEAPONS BAN BRINGS NO RISE IN SALES, CRIME
Critics said the law had been too weak. Police said criminals now prefer other weapons.
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/nation/11475640.htm
CALIFORNIA: BULLET ID CLEARS SENATE DESPITE FOES SHOOTING HOLES IN MEASURE
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/regstate/articles/1601306.html
FLORIDA: GUN LAW TO EXPAND LEEWAY FOR SELF-DEFENSE
NRA to Promote Idea in Other States
ILLINOIS: LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS FAILS
http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=80082
ILLINOIS: SPLIT DECISION FOR GUN CONTROL
http://www.whig.com/283429637741899.php
ILLINOIS: ABSURD GUN LAWS LEAVE WOULD-BE RESCUERS HELPLESS IN SAVAGE WILMETTE (ILL.) ATTACK
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=48099
MINNESOTA: GUN BILL A SLAM DUNK IN SENATE
Conceal-carry measure goes to the House
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/11644011.htm
MINNESOTA: SHERIFFS REPORT STREAM OF GUN PERMIT APPLICATIONS
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/local/11742067.htm
MISSOURI: CONCEAL CARRY BILL CHANGED
St. Louis And St. Louis County Must Begin Issuing Permits ( …and how long has this been going on?)
http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=78944
NEW
YORK:
2ND CIRCUIT UPHOLDS NEW YORK HANDGUN LIMITS
New York state's residency requirement
found not to curb 'right to keep and bear arms'
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1115642115973
OHIO: THE ARMED CITIZEN
For the second time in three days, an Ohio Concealed Handgun License-holder has been able to defend their own lives and wound an assailant when targeted for robbery.
http://www.ohioccw.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3234
OHIO: GUN LAW LEADS TO DEBATE OVER PUBLIC ACCESS TO RECORDS
http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/11574580.htm
WASHINGTON: SEATTLE'S DOMESTIC BATTERERS TO LOSE GUNS
Seattle police hope to make life safer for victims of domestic violence and the patrol officers sent to their homes with a new policy, announced yesterday, that is meant to remove guns from the hands of abusers.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/227095_dvguns04_.html
PHILIPPINES: PISTOL PACKING PAPARAZZI
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4610962
PHILIPPINES: PISTOL-PACKING JOURNALIST FENDS OFF ATTACK IN MANILA
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=24586
GUN-FREE UK: GUN LOVER BANGED TO RIGHTS BY PISTOL
A collector of World War II memorabilia has been jailed for four years after a pistol which he had hung on a wall turned out to be a banned weapon.
GUN-FREE UK: CRIME IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2003/2004, SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUME 1:
HOMICIDE AND GUN CRIME
Requires Adobe Acrobat
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs05/hosb0205.pdf
GUN-FREE UK: COUNTRY HOMEOWNERS TAKE UP ARMS
British subjects are arming themselves with whatever they can find against home invasions
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1564513,00.html
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