News from The Sight M1911
Volume 185, 7/30/05
SENATE PASSES GUN CONTROL AMIDST PROTECTION FOR GUN MAKERS
Now the House has to clean up the Senate's mess
http://www.gunowners.org/a072905.htm
GUN LAW NEWS
GUN LIABILITY CONTROL
If we recall correctly, it was Shakespeare who wrote "the first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." That's going too far, but the Senate can do the metaphoric equivalent this week by voting to protect gun makers from lawsuits designed to put them out of business.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007020
BRADY CENTER HAS IT ALL WRONG, GUN MAKER ARGUES
The Brady Center's newly filed lawsuit naming gun maker Sturm, Ruger (among others) is a good example of why the Senate needs to pass a bill protecting the gun industry from politically motivated lawsuits, Sturm, Ruger says.
FIREARMS FIRMS NEED PROTECTION
By Zell Miller
POLITICAL REALITIES FORCE DEMOCRATS TO SUPPORT GUN BILL
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=8279
LONDON, POLICE, AND SUSPICION
http://tenring.blogspot.com/2005/07/london-police-and-suspicion.html
UKIAH RIFLE AND PISTOL CLUB ON TARGET AFTER 60 YEARS
FEMMES FATALES
With free bullets and fresh targets, the NRA tries to reel in women
COMPANY WANTS TO OFFER TASER GUNS TO PUBLIC
Police Believe Stun Guns Will Cause More Harm Than Good
http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?id=24937&siteSection=1
JUSTICE MISFIRES OVER GUN
An Alton woman embroiled in a divorce case spent more than four hours in jail for contempt of court after she refused a Madison County's judge's order to return a handgun to her ex-husband, a convicted felon.
JEWELER GETS BEST OF ROBBERS IN GUN FIGHT
Two suspects in a botched jewelry store robbery were wounded so badly in a shootout with the store owner and an employee that police have not been able to interview them about a third suspect who was still at large on Wednesday.
GUN CRIME AND GUN OWNERSHIP
News this week that gun crime in the UK is up 6% from last year coincided with my discovery of an essay by entitled “The False Promise of Gun Control” by Daniel Polsby
http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/iadeghe/entry/gun_crime_and/
OFFICER FIRED IN GUN-SECURITY CASE
Daughter called 911, reported she had mom's weapon, police say
INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE JACKET TO BLAME FOR GUN GOING OFF
http://www.katu.com/salem/story.asp?ID=78724
GUN RANGES UNDER SIEGE: GUN RANGE WON'T BE MUZZLED YET
THE M107 LONG-RANGE SNIPER RIFLE
Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Inc.'s M107 Long-Range Sniper Rifle has been approved for "full material release." This means that the weapon has undergone full operational testing, been deemed safe to use, and has proven effective in the field.
http://www.military.com/soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_M107,,00.html
KNOW THY ENEMY: TO EFFECTIVELY ARGUE GUN CONTROL, THE ISSUE SHOULD BE FRAMED IN PUBLIC HEALTH TERMS
KNOW THY ENEMY: A CALL TO ARMS AGAINST THE NRA
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/331251p-283026c.html
ILLINOIS: GOVERNOR TO SHORE UP GUN CONTROL
Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Friday plans to sign a new state law requiring background checks for all buyers at gun shows. Blagojevich plans this weekend to veto a measure that would have required the Illinois State Police to clear out most records of background checks within 90 days of their creation.
THE PEOPLES’ REPUBLIC OF NEW JERSEY: APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS GUN PERMIT FOR SEA CAPTAIN
A state appeals panel has overturned a judge's decision that allowed a sea captain to carry a concealed gun while guiding cruise ships along New Jersey's coast.
In a ruling made public Friday, the Appellate Division of Superior Court found no "justifiable need" for captain Salvatore Atanasio Jr. to arm himself.
NEW YORK: GUN SHOP SETTLED SUITS IN WENDY'S MASSACRE
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/story/331567p-283337c.html
OKLAHOMA: NRA DIRECTOR COMING TO IDABEL OVER GUN FIRINGS
Show of support for a dozen Weyerhaeuser employees fired about three years ago in a dispute over guns in their cars.
OKLAHOMA: CHAMBER UNCOCKS GUN LAW STANCE
Nearly two years after the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce cocked its guns and took legal aim at a new Oklahoma gun law, it has decided there is a 'conflict of Freedoms' and it is no longer supporting a challenge filed by a handful of major corporations.
VIRGINIA: TEACHER PLEADS GUILTY TO HAVING GUN ON SCHOOL GROUNDS
Tim Fudd, a former Westfield High School teacher, pleaded guilty in Fairfax County's General District Court Monday to possession of a concealed weapon. Fudd, a resource teacher at the time, was arrested April 26 after a loaded handgun was found in his locked car on school property.
IRELAND: IRA ORDERS MEN TO TURN IN GUNS
http://torontosun.com/News/World/2005/07/29/1152219-sun.html
JAMAICA: FIREARMS BILL PASSED
THE SENATE yesterday passed the Firearms Bill to establish a new centralized and independent Gun Licensing Authority that will grant and revoke gun licenses, permits and certificates.
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20050723/lead/lead3.html
SCOTLAND: KNIFE CONTROL
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2090-1706608,00.html
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: TEENAGER ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS HIMSELF WITH PISTOL LEFT IN GO-KART
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