News from The Sight M1911

Volume 191, 10/17/05

 

TOP AUTOPISTOL OF THE 20TH CENTURY, THE M1911

http://hunting.about.com/od/guns/l/aastpistolofCa.htm

 

LIFE IN 'GUN VALLEY'

Four weapons manufacturers can be found on a 15-mile stretch in and near Henry County. They juggle ever-changing rules and regulations with the hope that they can remain in Illinois

http://www.pjstar.com/stories/100905/REG_B7O6V21B.017.shtml

 

THE BETRAYAL AND REDEMPTION OF AN AMERICAN ICON

Or Smith & Wesson and the Springfield Sledgehammer by John Ross

http://www.john-ross.net/betrayal.htm

 

FEMA RECONSIDERS GUN BAN IN TRAILER PARK

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Under pressure from gun rights groups, FEMA said Wednesday it is reconsidering a ban on firearms at a trailer park established to temporarily house Hurricane Katrina victims.

http://tinyurl.com/8glls

 

HOOLIGANS ON BOURBON STREET

http://tinyurl.com/ad7jd

 

YOUNG GUNS TAKE UP ARMS

Women, children seen as future of hunting

http://tinyurl.com/9qhhp

 

SWISS ARMY RIFLE

Long rumored to be available somewhere on the internet, here is the mystical Swiss Army Rifle. Nothing is known about its designer or current owner.

http://tinyurl.com/8zu24

 

GENEAOLOGY OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT

http://tinyurl.com/7v7zv

 

VIOLENT CRIME RATE DECLINES AGAIN

The U.S. violent crime rate declined 2.2 percent last year, continuing a decade-long downward trend in serious offenses, the FBI said Monday.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/10/17/crime.rate/index.html

 

BRADY CENTER ANNOUNCES SUIT AGAINST GUN DEALER FOR NEGLIGENT SALE OF GUN THAT KILLED WAKE COUNTY, NC SHERIFF'S INVESTIGATOR

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=55110

 

KY NEWSPAPER PICKS UP ON THE "FLEA MARKET LOOPHOLE"

http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2005/10/ky_newspaper_pi.php

 

ALASKA ANTI-GUN-CONTROL LAW GOES INTO EFFECT WEDNESDAY

JUNEAU, Alaska — Starting Wednesday, a new anti-gun-control law in Alaska will allow handgun owners to carry concealed weapons without a permit in the seven Alaska cities where permits are now required.

http://tinyurl.com/cqubf

 

CALIFORNIA: SAN FRANCISCO’S GUN BAN INITIATIVE

Bad Law Hurts Good People

http://www.americandaily.com/article/9689

 

CALIFORNIA: SAN FRANCISCO GUN BAN A LOSING PROPOSITION

http://tinyurl.com/auxuw

 

FLORIDA: RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS

Rep. Baxley says workplace gun bill will bring 'safer society'

 

FLORIDA: BILL WOULD PROTECT WORKERS' RIGHTS

http://tinyurl.com/ba3mg

 

FLORIDA SPORTS PARK RANGE CLOSES; SHERIFF'S OFFICE GUN RANGE OPEN TO PUBLIC

http://tinyurl.com/bqh9v

 

FLORIDA: SAFER WITH GUNS

Critics of Florida law are just trying to scare people

http://tinyurl.com/9tpvw

 

TEXAS: JUDGE WITHIN HER RIGHTS

"Anyone else would have been treated the same way" That's what McAllen city attorney Tim Darling said Wednesday afternoon at a news conference defending municipal judge Kathleen Henley's decision to dismiss gun charges against Senator Juan Hinojosa who was arrested Monday at Miller International Airport when he passed through security with a nine millimeter handgun.

http://www.team4news.com/Global/story.asp?S=3972254&nav=0w0v

 

VIRGINIA: SCHOOL BOARD ASKS LEGISLATORS TO AMEND STATE GUN LAWS

http://tinyurl.com/9xdkk

 

WISCONSIN: NEW PUSH MADE FOR CONCEALED CARRY

Bill edges toward veto, as possible court case looms

http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/oct05/363456.asp

 

WYOMING: ATF BACKS OFF THREAT OF CHECKS

The state attorney general's office says it successfully fought off a threat by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to require separate background checks on holders of Wyoming concealed-weapons permits.

http://tinyurl.com/dhkyb

 

WYOMING TO ABUSERS: YOUR GUNS ARE AT RISK

http://tinyurl.com/drlmb

 

AUSTRALIA: STABBING, FIREARM INJURIES SOAR

Firearm injuries have risen by 36 per cent at the Alfred hospital in the past 12 months, while stabbing and cutting wounds have jumped by 38 per cent.

http://tinyurl.com/9kw5s

 

CANADA: POLICE READY TO REGISTER THEIR GUNS, EVEN IF FIREARMS CENTRE SAYS THEY'RE NOT

http://tinyurl.com/83kn8

 

SOUTH AFRICA: GUN DEALERS STILL WAIT FOR LICENSES

NOT a single gun dealer in South Africa has received the necessary license for them to trade in firearms in 2005.

http://tinyurl.com/8vjco

 

GUN-FREE UK: THEY BURGLED MY HOUSE… BUT I WAS ARRESTED

A man who called police after his prized World War II pistol was stolen in a burglary ended up being arrested himself.

http://tinyurl.com/9es29

 

THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: MOM CARRIES GUN IN SCHOOL

FORT WORTH - A mother has been banned from Keller school district campuses after displaying a handgun at a meeting with a school official about discipline for her child.

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/local/12910776.htm

 

 

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