News from The Sight M1911, Volume 197

News from The Sight M1911

Volume 197, 12/24/05

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY!

I wish you health and good cheer for 2006.

THE PYTHON'S GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY

Colt's premier .357 hits the big five-oh

REASONS I TRADED OFF MY GLOCK

I owned a Glock once. It was a Glock 26. I bought it for concealed carry. I figured I would finally see what the craze was about. I was not satisfied with the pistol, and traded it off after only a few weeks. Here's why.

http://tinyurl.com/c7xaw

JELLY BRYCE

The FBI's legendary sharpshooter by K. B. Chaffin

http://www.gutterfighting.org/jellybryce.html

FIREARM SAVED US FROM FOUR ARMED HIJACKERS

http://tinyurl.com/788kz

MATCH-GRADE .30-06

Here's what to feed your competition M1 Garand.

http://www.gunsandammomag.com/reloads/0507/

SHE'S GOT GUNS, SHE'S GOT GAME

Hunters, housewives, cops learn gun skills from Il Ling New

http://tinyurl.com/d4urj

.38 SNUB VS. .357 SNUB

http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/38vs357snub.htm

HOLLOWED BULLET EASY TO GET & HARD TO SURVIVE

"Our mission is to stop violent felons," said Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch. "There is no reason for anyone else to have that ability."

http://tinyurl.com/7dgkl

NRA ON VETERANS' HERITAGE FIREARMS ACT

http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2005/12/nra_on_veterans.php

UPDATE ON PATRICIA KONIE

It seems our favorite Nawlins gun owner and attorney, Ashton R. O'Dwyer, has been retained by Patricia Konie in a federal lawsuit over the injuries and violations of civil rights she suffered at the hands of the California Highway Patrol.

http://tinyurl.com/97hk8

SILVER'S 'CONTROLS' DON'T WORK

By JOHN R. LOTT, JR.

http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/59825.htm

USA 3000 AIRLINE BANS GUNS IN BAGGAGE

http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2005/12/usa_3000_airlin.php

DRAMATIC SHOOT-OUT INJURES 2 POLICEMAN, INTRUDER KILLED

A Conway man who shot two Faulkner County deputies was shot to death by a resident of the home he broke into early Friday morning.

http://www.thecabin.net/stories/121705/loc_1217050005.shtml

ANTI-GUN DEMS TO RECAST IMAGE...AGAIN

http://www.alphecca.com/mt_alphecca_archives/001879.html

KENTUCKY: CITIZENS HELP CATCH BANK ROBBER

http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=4275388

MICHIGAN: JUDGE BACKS KENT GUN OWNERS

Kent County gun owners won't have to get a doctor's note attesting to their mental fitness when they file for a concealed weapons permit, a court ruling held this week.

http://tinyurl.com/8c68r

NEW YORK: NYC MAYOR BLAMES NRA AND GUNS FOR RECENT POLICE MURDERS

http://tinyurl.com/c2n9v

PATAKI WANTS MORE GUN LAWS

Because, you know, New York State doesn't have enough...

http://www.alphecca.com/mt_alphecca_archives/001880.html

NEW YORK: ALBANY AGREES TO TOUGHEN GUN TRAFFICKING, ‘COP KILLER’ LAWS

http://tinyurl.com/7fzba

CANADA: TRUCKER FINED, JAILED FOR HANDGUN AT BORDER

A $150 handgun has cost a Texas man five days in jail and a $3,000 fine. That's the penalty Ontario Court Justice Charles Anderson imposed Monday after rejecting Alton Rush Allen's sworn testimony that he didn't know the gun was in his vehicle when he crossed into Canada earlier this year.

http://newsfeed.recorder.ca/cgi-bin/LiveIQue.acgi$rec=16237

CANADA: HANDGUN SALES ON THE RISE

Gun shop owners say handgun sales in Edmonton are skyrocketing since Prime Minister Paul Martin's promise to ban them.

http://www.cbc.ca/calgary/story/ca_gun_sales-20051219.html

CANADA: SPORT SHOOTERS TAKE AIM AT LIBERAL HAND-GUN BAN

http://tinyurl.com/94npw

THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: ATTORNEY JAILED FOR WAVING GUN

http://timesreporter.com/left.php?ID=48798&r=4

THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: GIRL, 9, FATALLY SHOOTS BROTHER

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/3533253.html

THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: LARAMIE POLICE CHIEF LEAVES LOADED GUN IN RESTAURANT BATHROOM

http://tinyurl.com/d7nd5