News from The Sight M1911
Volume 214, 8/6/06
HAMMERBITE!
BLIND HOGG’S “HAVE A NICE DAY” RECOIL SPRING PLUG – GOTTA GET ONE
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http://www.blindhogg.com/forsale.html
21ST CENTURY BATTLE RIFLE
Springfield Armory's SOCOM-II Moves The Concept Forward.
http://www.gunsmagazine.com/F08.html
MORE 10/22 FUN
Not only can you trick them out to look like ARs, but you can trick them out to look like AKs:
GUN REVIEW: WALTHER P22
CARTRIDGES OF THE WINCHESTER 94
SMITH & WESSON EMERGENCY SURVIVAL KITS
Marketing in the extreme. I guess someone will buy them. I won’t.
http://www.lesjones.com/posts/003445.shtml
2006 USPSA MULTIGUN NATIONAL VIDEOS AND PHOTOS
INJUSTICE IN ARIZONA
More on the “Trailhead Shooting” in Arizona with comment by the defense attorney
CALL TO ARMS IS HEARD IN POST-KATRINA LOUISIANA
Surprisingly fair and positive radio clip from NPR on self defense.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5614052
FIRST SHOTS GIVES FIRST-TIMERS A HANDS-ON INTRO TO SHOOTING
NSSF Partners with Range Owners For Spring Events
NEW YORK CITY STRIKES LANDMARK GUN SALES DEAL
***THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS***
New York City has reached a landmark deal with two of 15 gun dealers it sued over illegal sales that will allow authorities to conduct undercover surveillance on the companies and videotape sales. [And shame on the spineless “dealers” who agreed to this.]
WHY SHOOTERS DON’T LIKE LICENSES
WHY WE WRITE
For the major media, burying the story of an Islamofascist gunning down defenseless Jewish women in Seattle far outweighs the benefits of harping on the Muslim terrorist's reported concealed carry permit. But for Josh Sugarmann, blogger for the Huff-and-Puffington Post, the opportunity to get in a jab against the NRA — at the expense of the Jewish Federation victims — was too great to resist.
BRADY CAMPAIGN AND CRIMINAL CASE
Spinning on the “Castle Doctrine”
43 TIMES MORE LIKELY
That old canard about “a gun kept in a home is 43 times more likely to kill someone you know then to kill a stranger in self-defense.” is debunked, again.
http://ninthstage.com/index.php/2006/07/29/43-times-more-likely/
THE PERFECT SELF-DEFENSE HANDGUN
FIREARMS HOBBYISTS UNDER FIRE
After many years of operating under the radar, gun hobbyists who want to sell firearms out of their own homes are facing closer scrutiny. Local officials say Sept. 11, 2001, is to blame.
MORE ON "WELL REGULATED"
GEO. MASON'S MILITIA COMMISSION FOUND
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2006/07/geo_masons_mili.php
ONE MAN'S AIM: TO GET HIS GUN BACK
Tom Stees' missing weapon was evidence in two cases, but he can't seem to get it back
http://www.ydr.com/newsfull/ci_4114240
AMERICA’S OTHER DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
http://www.israpundit.com/2006/?p=2048
ATF REVOKES PA. GUN DEALER'S LICENSE
The federal government on Monday revoked the license of a gun shop that has been accused of making illegal gun sales and having its guns end up in the hands of criminals, including a person involved in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
ATF DIRECTOR RESIGNS AMID SPENDING PROBE
ARKANSAS: ATTORNEY GENERAL'S RACE GUNNER BLASTS DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT
FLORIDA: GUN ADVOCATES NOT LINING UP WITH GALLAGHER
KANSAS: CONCEALED CARRY LAW MAKES GUN SALES SOAR
Instructors say demand high for certification classes
MARYLAND: COURT RULES IT'S NOT ILLEGAL TO LEND WEAPONS
MASSACHUSETTS: BOSTON BILLBOARD PINS CRIMES ON VERMONT GUNS
NEW YORK; NEW CITY LAW TO TRACK GUNS, GUN OFFENDERS
More useless ordinances that only penalize lawful gun owners
CANADA: IGNORE FED'S LETTERS ON GUN LAW, URGES NTI
AUSTRALIA: ORDINARY KIWIS DEFENCELESS AGAINST ARMED CRIMINALS
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0607/S00358.htm
NEW ZEALAND: PROTECTING A CRIMINAL'S RIGHT FROM SELF-DEFENSE
SPAIN: ALICANTE NEW GUN LICENSES CAUSING CONCERN
GUN-FREE UK: GUN ‘FAMILY’ JAILED
Neighbors say pair were as ‘good as gold’
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: ELDERLY MAN CHARGED IN SHOOTING OF MADISON COUNTY PARAMEDIC
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: MAN LOOKING AT HIS GUN ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS HIMSELF IN THE HEAD
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: GUARD LEAVES LOADED DEPOSIT IN BANK RESTROOM
Armored car firm claims handgun found by bank employee on back of toilet
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14171584/
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: OFF-DUTY GUNSHOT LANDS COP IN TROUBLE
Officer who accidentally fired while practicing holster and trigger pulls might be charged.
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