News from The Sight M1911
Volume 213, 7/29/06
Katie Couric, while interviewing a Marine sniper, asked, "What do you feel when you shoot a terrorist?"
The Marine shrugged and replied, "Recoil."
SPRINGFIELD'S X-TREME DUTY POLYMER POWERHOUSE
The new XD auto pistol has exciting and unique features, and our handgun editor gives it the state-of-the-art award for polymer pistols. By Sheriff Jim Wilson
http://www.shootingtimes.com/handgun_reviews/st_0205_springfield/
SOME NOTES FROM FORCE ON FORCE
By Gabe Suarez
AH, SNUBBIES…
http://m1911.blogspot.com/2006/07/ah-snubbies.html
CONCEALED CARRY AND TERRORIST THREATS
AN ACT OF TERROR IN SEATTLE
WOMEN AND GUNS
THE SHOOTING SPORTS FUTURE
With over 300,000 members, the 4H Shooting Sports program is serving up the next generation of shooters and hunters.
http://www.gunsandammomag.com/4hshooting_071606/index.html
LIPSEY SISTEMAS
A real disappointment.
PAWN SHOP CIRCUIT: M1911A1 FOLLIES
ARMSCOLLECTORS.COM
An excellent reference site for collectible guns and militaria
GETTING A GUN: PA VS NJ
http://www.alphecca.com/mt_alphecca_archives/002489.html
A GOOD WEEK IN THE HOUSE
Emergency Protection passes, and Brady Enhancement stalls
http://www.gunowners.org/a072806.htm
QUEENS DA REVISES RELEASE ABOUT POWERFUL HANDGUN
The Queens district attorney's office said Monday "a miscommunication" was to blame for inaccurate information it released in a press release last Thursday that was quoted in a TimesLedger story on the newspaper's web site Friday. [“miscommunication” – yeah, right. That’s bureaucratic weasel-speak for “We got caught in a lie.”]
MENINO, BPD PUSHING MICRO STAMPING TECHNOLOGY
Could triple the cost of guns and do nothing toward solving crime.
http://cbs4boston.com/seenon/local_story_208134445.html
COKER DISCOURAGES GUN OWNERSHIP
Miami Coach Larry Coker said Monday he would address the issue of firearms with his team after senior S Brandon Meriweather used a semiautomatic weapon to shoot at an intruder in his yard last Friday.
A FAIR SHOT
New legislation aims to ease the unfair burden on gun-store operators.
PACKING HEAT THE LEGAL WAY
FEDS WANT TO KEEP IOWAN'S 627 GUNS
Court documents accuse the Iowa man of selling weapons at gun shows without a license.
ARSENAL SEIZED
A Long Island man and his Queens pal have been busted for amassing a massive stockpile of weapons in their homes, including assault rifles, machine guns and a grenade launcher.
ALTOONA FATHER, SON SENTENCED IN ILLEGAL GUN DEALING CASE
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/15128495.htm
9MM V. SAMURAI SWORD
STORE WHERE KNIFE MAYHEM WAS STOPPED BY ARMED CITIZEN IS VEHEMENTLY ANTI-GUN
“No carry” prohibition signs are posted all over their stores, and gun control organizations see large donations both from the corporation itself, and from the Schnuck brothers who own the chain. They also support anti-gun politicians, and anti-gun legislation.
http://www.theothersideofkim.com/index.php/tos/9565/
IS USA TODAY MAKING STUFF UP NOW?
“HELPING GUN PUSHERS AT THE EXPENSE OF POLICE”
[More Brady Bunch horse shit]
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=69728
LIFE IN A WAR ZONE... THE WAR ON DRUGS THAT IS.
CONGRESSMAN BOBBY JINDAL SPONSORS BILL RELATED TO GUN POSSESSION DURING A NATIONAL DISASTER
http://www.klfy.com/Global/story.asp?S=5200897
HOUSE MOVES MCCARTHY BILL TO GIVE THE FBI ACCESS TO BILLIONS OF YOUR PERSONAL RECORDS
http://www.gunowners.org/a072406.htm
POLICE WITH MACHINE GUNS UPDATE
MIAMI MAN INDICTED FOR POSSESSION OF MACHINE GUNS, HAND GRENADES
JUDGE RULES AGAINST BUCS; LEAGUE DEFENDS PAT-DOWNS
Security "pat-downs" of fans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers games are unconstitutional and unreasonable, a federal judge ruled Friday, throwing into question the practice at NFL games nationwide.
http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/9576028
KENTUCKY: 'HOME INTRUDER' LAW VAGUE TO JUDGE
Refuses to dismiss murder charge
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/15132235.htm
NEBRASKA: LINCOLN COUNCIL REJECTS GUN BAN
NEBRASKA: CONCEALED-CARRY PLANS EMERGE
Short of banning concealed weapons in Lincoln, Mayor Coleen Seng and several City Council members will propose reducing the number of people who can carry them.
NASTY NEW JERSEY: RECEIVER GAFFNEY FACES GUN CHARGE
OHIO: CLERMONT COUNTY HOLDING FIRM – NO GUNS AT FAIRGROUNDS
OHIO: PROPOSED LAW TARGETS FIREARMS IN OHIO TOWNSHIPS
PENNSYLVANIA: NO TRIGGER LOCK, BUT GUN NOT STORED HAPHAZARDLY
http://www.gatewaynewspapers.com/penn-traffordstar/63756/
BELGIUM: GUN OWNERS IN LEGAL BATTLE AGAINST TIGHTER FIREARMS LAW
INDIA: KIDNAPPINGS FORCE DOCTORS TO ARM THEMSELVES
NEW ZEALAND: MACHETE-WIELDER SHOT IN GUN SHOP
A man who took a machete into a South Auckland gun shop today is in hospital, after he was shot in the stomach.
[This page has an audio clip that loads automatically. It’s worth listening to, but if you’re at work, you might want to mute the sound on your computer.]
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3745661a10,00.html
THAILAND: EXTREMISTS GUN DOWN TEACHER IN CLASSROOM
Four suspected Muslim militants on Monday gunned down a teacher in front of a classroom filled with his terrified students, according to radio reporters on the scene in Narathiwat province.
GUN-FREE UK: BRITAIN'S HOLIDAY CAMP WITH GUNS
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: BOY SHOT WHILE GRANDFATHER CLEANED GUN
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_204193535.html
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: DRIVER DIES AFTER SHOT IN GROIN
A MAN has died after accidentally shooting himself in the groin while driving his car, causing him to smash into a power pole in Melbourne.
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