News from The Sight M1911
Volume 182, 7/9/05
CONCEALED CARRY AND TERRORIST THREATS
http://m1911.blogspot.com/2005/07/concealed-carry-and-terrorist-threats.html
THE DANGER IN COVERING THE EJECTION PORT WHILE RACKING THE SLIDE
Bullet explodes injuring hand (ouch!)
http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/tech/ejection_rack_injury.htm
EXPOSING THE BIG LIE BY JOHN LOTT
Repeal of assault-weapons ban brings less crime
BILL'S STORY ON “HOW I BECAME A ROOTIN’ TOOTIN’ GUN NUT”
http://tenring.blogspot.com/2005/01/on-being-gun-nut-part-ii.html
KIDDIES WITH CARBINES
Mom, Dad and Junior all can have a blast on a shooting-school vacation.
CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE WITH A GLOCK
By Alice Collinsworth
http://www.edmondsun.com/articles/2005/07/08/news/opinions/opinion02.txt
DALLAS MAVERICKS FREE AGENT ALAN HENDERSON ARRESTED ON GUN CHARGE
Henderson had a loaded 9 mm pistol stored in a metal lock box inside his suitcase… he acknowledged he didn't have a valid New York permit or a license for the weapon.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Basketball/NBA/2005/07/07/1121493-ap.html
DEATH BY MURDER
Interesting set of statistics. The webpage breaks down homicide rates on an international, state, and city level, trends over time, especially hazardous occupations (taxicab driving is worst) and locations (liquor stores), etc.
http://www.benbest.com/lifeext/murder.html
CAN O'CONNOR SHOOT AT THE NEW SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR COURTHOUSE RANGE IN PHOENIX?
Public Use Of Federal GUN Ranges Saved. Civilian-Marksmanship-Programs Cut, But Access Remains.
http://www.phxnews.com/fullstory.php?article=22917
A REVOLVERMAN GOES TO GUNSITE
http://www.redchrome.org/gunsite/gunsite-trip.html
ANNIE'S GOT HER GUN BY ANN COULTER
Too few people -- girl people in particular -- appreciate the central point: Guns are our friends.
http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/2nd_Amend/annies_got_her_gun.htm
HOUSE PASSES EXTREME PENALTIES FOR SOME WHO USE GUNS IN SELF-DEFENSE
http://www.gunowners.org/a062805.htm
'A GUN IS ALWAYS LOADED'
Love 'em or hate 'em, when it comes to guns, a little knowledge goes a long way toward being safe in their presence.
http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20050705/NEWS/107050021
HUTCHISON STIRRING PASSIONS OVER HANDGUN RIGHTS IN D.C.
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/12056335.htm
TRI-CITIES FIREARM CLASS ENROLLMENT EXPECTED TO RISE
Yesterday morning's deadly subway attacks an ocean away...has some in Tri-Cities fearing for their safety. Even if it's half way around the world...after a tragedy hits the news...it has an impact here at home. "I had a situation which I wish I had one and I didn't and I convinced the other person that I might have hand one and he backed off."
CONVENIENCE STORE OWNER FATALLY SHOOTS WOULD-BE ARMED ROBBER
FIREARMS AREN'T WAY TO CELEBRATE
Stupidity doesn't begin to describe the careless, negligent, illegal and utterly thoughtless accidental shooting of a baby girl in Albuquerque on the Fourth of July.
FLORIDA: SOME TRY TO CASH IN ON GUN BUYBACK
INDIANA: POLICE RETURN GUNS, AMMO TO FAMILY
OAKVILLE - The Delaware County Sheriff's Department has returned about 50 guns and 200,000 rounds of ammunition to a family member of an Oakville man who had his weapons seized last month, Sheriff George Sheridan announced Thursday.
http://www.thestarpress.com/articles/5/042671-5255-004.html
KANSAS: 'HODGEPODGE' OF GUNS KANSAS LAW EXPANDS OPTIONS FOR AGENCIES TO DISPOSE OF SEIZED FIREARMS
http://www.joplinglobe.com/story.php?story_id=195740&c=87
NEW
YORK: GUN-SHOW
LAW QUESTIONED
Judge considers whether it's so broadly worded it affects even breakfasts.
A lawsuit filed last year by local sporting clubs attacks various pieces of New York's gun control statutes, including one section designed to govern firearms sales at gun shows.
OHIO: COLUMBUS GUN BAN AMENDMENTS BREAKING NEWS
http://www.peoplesrights.org/articletemplate.asp?id=89
PENNSYLVANIA: EXPO MART DROPS GUN SHOWS AFTER SHOOTING
An accidental shooting has prompted the Pittsburgh Expo Mart to remove gun shows from its schedule of events.
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/4694238/detail.html
RHODE ISLAND: HOMICIDE PREVENTION ACT SIGNED INTO LAW
Gov. Donald Carcieri signed into law an act that will force suspected spouse abusers to surrender their weapons if a restraining order is issued against them.
UTAH: GUN LAWS TRIGGER 2 STATES' DEBATES
Some oppose new law allowing loaded guns near school grounds
VIRGINIA: NEW VA. GUN LAW WILL CHANGE NOTHING
“Concealed carry permit holders are in effect a free security detail, making everybody in the vicinity that much safer.”
WISCONSIN: WRONG THINKING MILWAUKEE POLICE CHIEF OPPOSES CCW
BRAZIL: BRAZIL LOWER HOUSE OKS REFERENDUM ON GUN SALES BAN
CANADA: GUN REGISTRY IS NO LIFESAVER
The gun controls implemented by the federal Liberal government in 1995 appear to have had little if any effect on gun-related deaths, despite a $1.3-billion price tag and the government's extravagant claims that the measures would produce "a culture of safety" and dramatically reduce crime.
ITALY: ITALIAN PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR SELF-DEFENSE RIGHTS
http://volokh.com/posts/1120802297.shtml
PHILIPPINES: WOMAN GETS 5 YRS FOR UNLICENSED GUNS
http://www.thefreeman.com/local/story-20050708-32158.html
THAILAND: THAI TEACHERS GIVEN GOVERNMENT APPROVAL TO CARRY WEAPONS
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/cgi-bin/news/newsbrief.plx?id=2241161582&fa=1
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: MAN UPSET ABOUT FIREWORKS IS CHARGED FOR SHOOTING AK-47
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