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.
HOOLIGANS ON BOURBON STREET
YOUNG GUNS TAKE UP ARMS
Women, children seen as future of hunting
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.
GENEAOLOGY OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT
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.
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
FLORIDA: RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
Rep. Baxley says workplace gun bill will bring 'safer society'
FLORIDA: BILL WOULD PROTECT WORKERS' RIGHTS
FLORIDA SPORTS PARK RANGE CLOSES; SHERIFF'S OFFICE GUN RANGE OPEN TO PUBLIC
FLORIDA: SAFER WITH GUNS
Critics of Florida law are just trying to scare people
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
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.
WYOMING TO ABUSERS: YOUR GUNS ARE AT RISK
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.
CANADA: POLICE READY TO REGISTER THEIR GUNS, EVEN IF FIREARMS CENTRE SAYS THEY'RE NOT
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.
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.
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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