News from The Sight M1911, Volume 183

News from The Sight M1911

Volume 183, 7/16/05

SPEED SHOOTER GOES FOR 3RD GOLD MEDAL

Louisiana's Jerry Miculek holds five world records for pistol shooting.

COMPETITIVE PISTOL SHOOTER GOES INTERNATIONAL

EDUCATORS TAKE AIM

Repeatedly pulling the trigger on a loaded gun seems like an unusual way for a teacher to spend a weekend, but that is what many area educators did Sunday.

http://www.njherald.com/296928738307366.php

SENATE MOVING TO PROTECT GUN INDUSTRY

http://tinyurl.com/cbbce

YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED!

Contact your lawmakers in support of S. 397 now!

http://www.capwiz.com/nra/issues/alert/?alertid=7839231

SEN. VITTER MOVES TO BLOCK ANTI-GUN UN

Please help the senator get original cosponsors on bill

http://capwiz.com/gunowners/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=7835681

TALKING POINTS BY GUN GRABBERS

Cam & Company at NRA News have a PDF of IANSA's (George Soros's global gun control group) internal talking points memo warning THEIR "sycophants" on what to say to the press...

http://www.nranews.com/pdf/NRA.pdf

KOPEL DRAFT PAPER ON ARMS VS. GENOCIDE

A draft paper by Dave, Paul Gallant, and Joanne D. Eisen, entitled "Is Resisting Genocide A Human Right?" (pdf file). It looks to be the most comprehensive work on the subject yet.

http://www.davidkopel.org/2A/Foreign/genocide.pdf

COURT OFFICERS LOCK AND LOAD

Fulton County deaths prompt judges, staff to arm themselves

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/0705/13armedjudges.html

PRIMERS, THE SPARK PLUG OF THE CARTRIDGE.

http://shakeypete.blogspot.com/2005/07/primers-spark-plug-of-cartridge.html

CHERRY PICKING

The gun control lobby, Violence Policy Center, is emphasizing that D.C.s complete and total handgun ban and near total ban on long arms gives them a suicide rate of 0%... Of course what they don't tell you is that the "gun-free" utopia that is Washington D.C. has one of the highest rates of gun violence.

http://www.ravnwood.com/archives/005080.php

VPC TRIES DIFFERENT TACK ON GUNS

Having failed to demonstrate that gun ownership by the law-abiding leads to more crime, the Violence Policy Center is now focusing on teen suicide as a reason to disarm American citizens.

http://www.alphecca.com/mt_alphecca_archives/001462.html

WEEKLY CHECK ON THE BIAS

http://www.alphecca.com/mt_alphecca_archives/001444.html

THE BUSH CONSPIRACY THEORY GENERATOR

Pretty doggone funny

http://www.buttafly.com/bush/index.php

MORE FUN FROM THE CONVENIENCE STORE JBTS

I see that those bastards at Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms have now banned the importation of “any frames, receivers, or barrels for firearms that would be prohibited from importation if assembled.”

http://tinyurl.com/a3whu

PRO-GUN INDUSTRY MEASURE POISED TO PASS SENATE

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1121159121445

4-H'ER HITS NATIONAL RIFLE MARK

http://tinyurl.com/cqasg

GUN RANGES UNDER SIEGE: DISCOVERY BAY GUN RANGE DISTRIBUTING SUPPORT PETITIONS; BOMB SQUADS TRAIN AT SITE

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/sited/story/html/212335

GUN RANGES UNDER SIEGE: GREEN OAK GROUP PROTESTS SHOOTING RANGE BILL

Residents demonstrate at benefit for Sen. Patterson, who supports exempting such venues from noise laws.

http://www.detnews.com/2005/livingston/0507/04/B05L-230245.htm

ANOTHER REASON TO ELIMINATE THE TSA

http://tinyurl.com/c6mnd

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS NEED SELF-DEFENSE

http://www.ifeminists.net/introduction/editorials/2005/0706.html

MISHAWAKA MAN RECALLS NIGHT HE KILLED INTRUDER.

Since his encounter with a 40-year-old intruder in February, Robert Birtwhistle says everything is satisfactory with him except for one thing: Despite still owning a shotgun, he wants his .32-caliber revolver returned to him.

http://tinyurl.com/7ecjo

MAN 'RISKED HIS LIFE' TO HELP AMBUSHED COP

http://tinyurl.com/cmkmw

HOMEOWNER THWARTS BREAK-IN WITH HANDGUN

Two suspects left with gunshot wounds after N.Ky. incident

http://tinyurl.com/dxq9s

Homeowner, 79, Not Charged For Shooting Intruders

http://www.channelcincinnati.com/news/4722349/detail.html

SLAIN FOSTER CHILD IN HOME WITH EIGHT UNSECURED GUNS

http://tinyurl.com/brqvd

Braxton Wooden's mother says she believes he was murdered.

http://www.joplinglobe.com/story.php?story_id=195882&c=87

CALIFORNIA FIREARM BILL SEEN AS A DE FACTO BAN ON AMMO

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20050709-115052-1918r.htm

FLORIDA: RARE JAPANESE RIFLE ENDS UP IN BUY-BACK PROGRAM

"I feel like an idiot," said Filippelli, 79, four days after selling the rifle and just a few hours after discovering its worth… Although the gun is not listed in most price guides, a piece in good shape could be valued by as much as $5,000.

http://tinyurl.com/92uqp

Fla. Police Return Rare Japanese Army Rifle to WWII Vet After He Turned It in for $75 Gift Card

http://tinyurl.com/8a2v9

FLORIDA: GUN OWNERSHIP INCLUDES A SOLEMN RESPONSIBILITY

Anti-Self Defense drivel from the Orlando Sentinel

http://tinyurl.com/8hvvl

FLORIDA: NEW LAW CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT CALLING A SHOOTING SELF-DEFENSE MAKES IT SO

http://tinyurl.com/8vsre

FLORIDA: UNDERSTANDING THE 'STAND YOUR GROUND' LAW

http://tinyurl.com/bm7t7

http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_05_15-2005_05_21.shtml#1116516262

ILLINOIS: POLS PUSH COPS FOR POLICY CHANGES

In the wake of allegations that a white police officer put a gun to the head of state Sen. James Meeks after pulling his car over, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. Friday called on the city to institute a policy requiring officers to keep their guns holstered and refrain from using profanity during routine traffic stops.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-meeks16.html

MISSOURI: BLUNT SIGNS CONCEALED GUNS FIX; ST. LOUIS WILL ISSUE PERMITS

Gov. Matt Blunt signed legislation Tuesday aimed at fixing a flaw in the state's concealed guns law, and the last localities still holding out immediately said they would start accepting applications from residents.

http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/local/12116134.htm

THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF NEW JERSEY: MONTCLAIR MAN RETURNING TO FACE WEAPONS CHARGES

Christopher Greene, the Montclair man apprehended in Vermont earlier this week after his mother turned in his rifle to Montclair police, will return to New Jersey to face two weapons charges.

http://www.montclairtimes.com/page.php?page=10111

OHIO: COLUMBUS COUNCIL TRIES AGAIN TO BAN SEMIAUTOMATIC GUNS

http://tinyurl.com/bw6l6

UTAH: CONCEALED WEAPONS LICENSING PROCESS DRAWS DIVERSE GROUP

http://tinyurl.com/d5wnj

AUSTRALIA: STATE LEADS WAY WITH GUN CRACKDOWN

http://tinyurl.com/9n8oc

PHILIPPINES: NAPOLCOM TIGHTENS RULES ON WHO CAN CARRY FIREARMS

http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2005/jul/14/yehey/metro/20050714met1.html

SOUTH AFRICA: HUNTERS TAKE AIM AT FIREARM AUTHORITIES

FIREARM licensing authorities are denying professional hunters a right to earn a living by dismissing applications for rifle and ammunition licences without giving sufficient reasons, say hunting lobbyists.

http://allafrica.com/stories/200507110384.html

GUN-FREE UK: POLICE MAY RECEIVE SHOOT-TO-KILL ORDERS

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1398572005

GUN-FREE UK: ARMED OFFICERS CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS

Armed police units in Devon and Cornwall have been routinely carrying handguns covertly for the past five years, the Western Morning News can reveal.

http://tinyurl.com/bayfn

SWITZERLAND: SWISS SHOOTERS TARGET SCHENGEN ACCORD

Shooting is more than just a sport to many Swiss, who believe a whole way of life would be under threat if the nation signs up to the Schengen accord.

http://tinyurl.com/7pz64

THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: CHILD SHOT AS MAN TRIES TO HIDE GUN DURING TRAFFIC STOP

I hope Alabama puts this moron away forever

http://tinyurl.com/8zoy9

THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: A LESSON IN HOW NOT TO BE A ROLE MODEL

http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/local/12137608.htm

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