News from The Sight M1911
Volume 210, 7/10/06
PISTOLS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE
My Springfield Armory Mil-Spec
http://m1911.blogspot.com/2006/07/pistols-that-make-difference.html
BUILDING A 1911 - PART I
by Mike Watkins
WHY A CUSTOM BULLSEYE GUN IS IMPORTANT
Including methods used to make a bullseye gun accurate
http://www.bullseyepistol.com/cstomgun.htm
VOLQUARTSEN EVOLUTION .223
A Next Generation Varmint Rifle
http://www.gunsmagazine.com/F07.html
LONG TRADITION OF THE NATIONAL MATCHES
by Joseph P. Tartaro
http://www.saf.org/pub/rkba/hindsight/hs970710.html
GIRL SCOUTS AIM AT NEW SKILLS
COURAGE
Imagine........
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2006/07/courage.html
A LITTLE BIT LOST
You understand the Fourth of July here
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/14962516.htm
TRAVELING WITH HANDGUNS
How it goes, in the wake of 11 September and the reality of TSA
http://www.thegunzone.com/flying.html
STALKER-0 ARMED HUSBAND-1
Wifey happy with the investment in my .45 and all the training!
"A MANDATE FROM BRAZIL"
Presented by Jairo Paes de Lira Brazilian Pro-Legitimate Defense Coalition to the United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons
http://www.garymauser.net/BrazilUN2006.html
NEW KOPEL PAPER
Dave Kopel has a new paper up (pdf). He, and coauthors Paul Gallant and Joanne Eisen, show how U.N.-backed gun confiscation programs in Kenya and Uganda have given their supposed beneficiaries murder, torture, and homelessness. [Requires Adobe Acrobat]
http://www.davekopel.org/2A/Foreign/kenya-uganda.pdf
THE UN CONFERENCE – ARTICLES
http://www.gunlawnews.org/Other-News/unart-3.html
UN GUN GRABBER FEST A SUCCESS -- NOT!
http://www.alphecca.com/mt_alphecca_archives/002459.html
UN GUNS MEETING ENDS IN DISARRAY
Canada proposes new initiative United States opposes further review
2ND: THE FOUNDERS MEANT WHAT THEY WROTE ABOUT ARMS
By Tom Moncure
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=445858
REPORT FINDS GUN CRIME DROPPING AS SALES CLIMB
'CASTLE DOCTRINE' LESSON? STAY OUT OF THE WRONG CASTLE
THE VICTIMIZATION PERIOD
The failure of mandatory “waiting periods”
http://triggerfinger.org/weblog/entry/7089.jsp
D.C. POLICE OFFICER'S WEAPON LINKED TO VIOLENT CRIMES
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=841978
THREE SENTENCED TO PRISON OR PROBATION IN FLEA MARKET GUNS CASE
http://www.wtvm.com/Global/story.asp?S=5121627&nav=8fap
DAKOTA ARMS DECLARES BANKRUPTCY
NOW THAT'S A SNAKE!
These are the kind of varmints I grew up with, a part of the reason I like guns. Crazy little bastard that I was, I used to hunt these guys with a BB gun.
SENIOR WITH PACEMAKER FIGHTS OFF INTRUDERS
61-year-old man parried away a shotgun barrel as it fired, forcing a buckshot load of lead over his shoulder. The man then drew his own handgun and shot an intruder inside his garage.
FLORIDA: NEW ROBERT L. STRICKLAND SHOOTING RANGE SET TO OPEN JULY 8
http://volusia.org/06-30-06.htm
ILLINOIS: BLAGOJEVICH'S ELECTION YEAR STUNTS WON'T FOOL LAW-ABIDING ILLINOIS GUN OWNERS
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=68780
ILLINOIS: GUN SUPPORT IS KEY TO BLAGOJEVICH'S DOWNSTATE REVIVAL
INDIANA BEGINS ISSUING LIFETIME GUN PERMITS
A new state law has gone into effect allowing Indiana handgun owners to get lifetime licenses.
KENTUCKY: NEW 'CASTLE DOCTRINE' LAW IN KY. ALLOWS THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE
MARYLAND: DEBATE TIME SOON?
http://progunprogressive.com/?p=190
MASSACHUSETTS: BIG MESS WITH SEIZED GUNS
http://www.lowellsun.com/front/ci_4005304
MASSACHUSETTS: STATE MANDATES HUNTER EDUCATION
[…and what exactly took them so long?]
MICHIGAN: LAWMAKERS PASS BILL ALLOWING DEADLY FORCE
NEW YORK: LEGISLATURE CHISELS AT RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
PENNSYLVANIA: HOUSE PLANS SESSION ON GUNS
The state House plans to meet in a one-day special session in September to discuss gun control issues.
PENNSYLVANIA: TASK FORCE'S FOCUS IS ILLEGAL GUNS
The state allotted $5 million and will work with Philadelphia law enforcement to stop unauthorized sales and possession.
AUSTRALIAN STUDY CONCLUDES GUN LAW NOT WORKING
THE WHAT NOT TO DO: MAN ARRESTED IN SHOOTING OF DOG
What a bunch of morons
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: ON NOISY JULY 4, GUNPLAY KILLS MAN
Casey Neal, 36, was drinking and playing with a handgun during a cookout at his house on 35th Street S when he shot and killed himself, police said…. Neal pointed the semiautomatic handgun at his head and told friends he would pull the trigger after counting down from five.
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: MAN DIES THREE DAYS AFTER GUN WENT OFF IN PANTS
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_190092905.html
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