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Taking a Break

My friends,
After ten years of publishing News from The Sight M1911, I have decided to take a break, perhaps forever, but at least for a while. This decision has not been easy. I have come to know many of you personally through our e-mail communications, and I appreciate every supportive and encouraging message I […]

Volume 285, 2/23/08
UGLY GUN SUNDAYHand-made Viet Cong M1911http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/02/ugly-gun-sunday_17.html
HOW NOT TO HOLD A REVOLVERhttp://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-not-to-hold-revolver.html
MICHEL TAKES OPEN TITLE AT 10TH ANNUAL FLORIDA OPENFROSTPROOF, FLORIDA – In what is sure to be seen as an early prelude to the IPSC World Shoot, the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s Max Michel captured the coveted Open title at […]

News from The Sight M1911, 2/16/08

News from The Sight M1911

The Tree of Liberty…

The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. H.R. 1955 and S-1959

Ray Chapman Has Died

Ray Chapman, the first world champion of the sport of Practical Shooting and founder of the Chapman Academy of Practical Shooting, died February 2, 2008, in a suburb of Austin TX.

Volume 282, 2/2/08
SPAM BLOCKERS AND BLACKLISTSFor the past couple of weeks, I have been blacklisted by several major ISP’s including BellSouth, Comcast, Windows Hotmail and some others. This resulted in a lot of bounces when I sent out the newsletter. At first, my paranoid little brain suspected the worst, but my hosting service assured […]

They are popping up like noxious weeds in unlikely places, most notably in the legislatures of states that are otherwise gun-friendly – “encoded ammunition” bills. “Encoded ammunition” is code for requiring manufacturers to put serial numbers or similar individualized identification on each round of ammunition produced.

Volume 281, 1/26/08
STI STEEL MASTER9mm Race Gunhttp://blog.joehuffman.org/2008/01/20/STISteelMaster.aspx
UGLY GUN SUNDAYWhat happens when Bubba snorts some crystal meth and attacks his pistol with power tools? You get ugly…….Stupid ugly.http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/01/ugly-gun-sunday_20.html
850 ROUNDS THROUGH AN M-60http://tinyurl.com/25q2c4
JOHN MOSES BROWNING HOLIDAY PETITIONhttp://www.petitiononline.com/jmbhldy/
OUR VIEW: GUNS GIVE MEANING TO PROTECTIONhttp://tinyurl.com/3ds28t
PERMIT GUNS IN SCHOOLS TO STOP MASSACRESIn years past, […]

Volume 280, 1/19/08
HOT GUN! WOOOOOO-EEEEEEEEEEE! HOT GUN!1000 rounds in 10 minutes by Todd Jarrett with a Para PXThttp://tinyurl.com/yvdprz
GREAT TOOLS FOR PLANNING TRAVEL WITH A WEAPONhttp://tinyurl.com/24cyww
MARKETERS LINK “HOT” NEW PISTOL WITH L.A. POLICE UNITTo the dismay of some Los Angeles leaders, Kimber is marketing a line of high-end pistols named for the Los […]

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