News from The Sight M1911, Volume 182

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."

http://tinyurl.com/8ehv6

CONVENIENCE STORE OWNER FATALLY SHOOTS WOULD-BE ARMED ROBBER

http://tinyurl.com/84e8a

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.

http://tinyurl.com/dm7v3

FLORIDA: SOME TRY TO CASH IN ON GUN BUYBACK

http://tinyurl.com/9eqha

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.

http://tinyurl.com/9nbkd

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.

http://tinyurl.com/7uzd8

UTAH: GUN LAWS TRIGGER 2 STATES' DEBATES

Some oppose new law allowing loaded guns near school grounds

http://tinyurl.com/ajfxw

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.”

http://tinyurl.com/dl6gk

WISCONSIN: WRONG THINKING MILWAUKEE POLICE CHIEF OPPOSES CCW

http://tinyurl.com/e4q9n

BRAZIL: BRAZIL LOWER HOUSE OKS REFERENDUM ON GUN SALES BAN

http://tinyurl.com/7efjl

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.

http://tinyurl.com/9nktr

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

http://tinyurl.com/avt42

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