News from The Sight M1911
Volume 219, 9/23/06
THE M1911 PREVAILS IN VIETNAM
The Story of Petty Officer R. J. Thomas
http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/legends/rjthomas.htm
WEAPON-MOUNTED TACTICAL LIGHT SYSTEMS
http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/review/tac_light.htm
MAKE RIGHT WITH A ".40 LITE"
Light-recoiling .40 S&W loads for action shooting
http://www.handgunsmag.com/ammunition/40lite_091806/
SINGLE-ACTION SELF-DEFENSE?
Do single-action sixguns have a place in self-defense?
WHICH CONCEALED CARRY GUN?
CCW SAFETY, OR "STOP TOUCHING THAT!"
WOMEN IN THE SHOOTING SPORTS
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/ci_4353600
FIGHTING BACK
Woman defends herself from attack with gun
RECALL ISSUED FOR S&W PERFORMANCE CENTER MODEL 460XVR REVOLVERS
http://www.handgunsmag.com/swpr_092206/index.html
AWB RESULTS IN HIGHER CRIME
More on whether violent crime is increasing
2005 FBI UNIFORM CRIME REPORT - ASSAULT BY WEAPONS USED
IMPACT OF LUBY'S GUNMAN STILL FELT
"If everyone in this state qualified to hold a concealed handgun license," said Texas Department of Public Safety certified instructor Lloyd Leppo Jr., "no one would ever need a weapon in the first place."
GLOBAL GUN RIGHTS
An approach that works
http://instapundit.com/archives/032614.php
GUNS ON CAMPUS
GUN CONTROL: THE GREAT DECEPTION
THREE MORE DEALERS SETTLE NYC FIREARMS SUIT
http://newyorkbusiness.com/news.cms?id=14819
MAN SENTENCED TO TEACH FIREARMS SAFETY
A Norridgewock man who pleaded no contest to child endangerment for providing the ammunition used in a fatal shooting will help educate others on firearm safety.
HOUSE TO CONSIDER GUN-RELATED BILLS SUPPORTED BY NRA
U.S. HOUSE SHOULD PASS NEW FIREARMS PROTECTION BILL
GUN SHY IN HOWARD COUNTY
[Well, at least, she’s honest if a bit hysterical]
CALIFORNIA: CONTROVERSIAL GUN MAKER'S OPERATION SHUT DOWN BY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO: TOWN WANTS RESIDENTS ARMED
http://www.idahopress.com/articles/2006/09/20/news/news1.txt
INDIANA: PACK A PICNIC -- OR A GUN
DNR lifts ban on handguns in state parks for at least 1 year
KENTUCKY: SUPREME COURT DEFINES WHERE GUNS ARE ALLOWED IN VEHICLES
OHIO: STRICKLAND, BLACKWELL PROMISE TO SUPPORT GUN RIGHTS, HUNTING
2 candidates tout firearms experience
OHIO: OFCC DEFENDS SECOND AMENDMENT AT EVENT
PENNSYLVANIA: SPORTSMEN VOW TO FIGHT CALLS FOR GUN RESTRICTIONS
At a national convention in Bethlehem, Pa., delegates also rejected resolutions on deer hunting.
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/15544958.htm
PENNSYLVANIA: GUN FIGHT HAS MILES TO GO
[This one is interesting because it starts with economic deprivation and unemployment as a primary cause of inner-city “gun violence” but ends up with the “solutions” being that same old tired Brady Bunch shopping list of useless gun control laws. ]
PENNSYLVANIA: GROUPS MARCH AGAINST “GUN VIOLENCE”
TEXAS: HOUSTON SEES RIFT WITH KATRINA EVACUEES
HOUSTON (AP) - A gun shop is running a radio commercial advising Houstonians to arm themselves against Katrina evacuees, contributing to rising tensions between longtime residents and the storm refugees who have been blamed for the city's rising crime rate.
UTAH: U OF U TEMPORARILY LIFTS BAN ON CONCEALED WEAPONS
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=501263
VIRGINIA: GROUP OBJECTS TO GUN BAN IN NN LIBRARIES
Despite doubts, Newport News officials say they will obey a state law allowing firearms.
WYOMING: NATIONAL GROUPS WATCH WYO GUN LAWSUIT
CANADA: "REGISTRY IS CLEARLY WORKING"
[In denying the human rights of lawful gun owners but nothing else]
CANADA: GUN CONTROL WON'T PROTECT US FROM THE LOSERS
GUN-FREE UK: THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IN PLACES WITHOUT GUNS
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: MAN ARRESTED AFTER PISTOL FIRED
Shots were fired in the air during a family fight in Haleiwa
http://starbulletin.com/2006/09/20/news/story11.html
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: MAN ARRESTED AFTER GIRL, 3, SHOT IN FOOT
The dumbass was playing with a loaded shotgun
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