News from The Sight M1911, Volume 239
February 3rd, 2007 by Syd
Volume 239, 2/3/07
SPRINGFIELD ARMORY OPERATOR
http://tinyurl.com/22ldgq
ROCK ISLAND ARMORY TACTICAL
http://tinyurl.com/285q8v
HISTORICAL FIREARMS OFFERED IN ONLINE AUCTION
The Robert Howard Firearms Collection Available for Online Bidding. This is the largest collection of American firearms ever offered up at auction.
http://tinyurl.com/37k4b3
GUNS MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY 1957
http://tinyurl.com/3xowto
CLAYTON CRAMER ON BOOK TOUR
Clayton Cramer will soon be starting a book tour in support of his new book, Armed America: The Remarkable Story of How and Why Guns Became as American as Apple Pie. I’m sure that Michael Bellesiles won’t like it.
http://instapundit.com/archives2/2007/01/post_2079.php
SAFE AT HOME?
Experts weigh in on validity of self-defense shootings
http://tinyurl.com/2xg7pu
INTRODUCING AMERICA??S GUN OWNERS
http://tinyurl.com/2aq82x
NYTIMES REVEALS DISTRUST OF ??LAW ABIDING?? CITIZENS
http://tinyurl.com/2bq3v7
NEW YORK TIMES ATTACKING FLORIDA’S RIGHT-TO-CARRY LAWS
http://tinyurl.com/27djmh
MEDIA FORMING HERD
I’d noted earlier that the media seemed to be going back to its traditional ways, of serving as an arm of the antigun movement. Well…
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/01/media_forming_h.php
DEFENSIVE GUN USE IN COLUMBUS, OHIO CAUGHT ON VIDEO TAPE.
This clerk apparently stopped a previous attack that was even much more dramatic where the robbers had ordered customers on the floor at gun point and had been threatening people.
http://tinyurl.com/29e8ey
SEPARATE BUT UNEQUAL
Reflections on Wayne Fincher and Mark Wahlberg
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/01/separate-but-unequal.html
MILITIA AND COMMUNITARIANISM
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/01/article_on_the.php
THUNE-NELSON NATIONAL RECIPROCITY BILL
US Senators John Thune and Ben Nelson have introduced a national CCW reciprocity bill, similar to that introduced last Session by Sen. Allen. Here’s a pdf of the bill and their “dear colleague” letter to other Senators.
http://tinyurl.com/3at6xx
MARION HAMMER, NRA LOBBYIST PROFILE
Carries a Colt Detective Special or Ruger .357 for protection.
http://tinyurl.com/yq4pea
DELIVERYMAN WHO SHOT 2 IS CHARGED
A pizza deliveryman who has shot two people on the job in the past seven months was hit with his first criminal charge Wednesday: carrying a concealed weapon.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=560194
FBI TURNS TO BROAD NEW WIRETAP METHOD
The FBI appears to have adopted an invasive Internet surveillance technique that collects far more data on innocent Americans than previously has been disclosed.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6154457.html
LAWSUITS THREATEN TRADITIONAL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
http://waldo.villagesoup.com/Sports/story.cfm?storyID=85978
LAWMAKERS REVIEW HOMELAND SECURITY REPORT ON BORDER AGENT SHOOTING OF DRUG RUNNER
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,248705,00.html
EMASCULATING THE NATIONAL GUARD
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54003
BORDER STANDOFF RATTLES NATIONAL GUARD
[??standoff???? sounds more like a rout to me.]
http://tinyurl.com/ytcevp
CLOSING THE “GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE”
http://tinyurl.com/2xaqvb
CONCEALED CARRY OF WEAPONS SUPERIOR TO TAKING WEAPONS
http://tinyurl.com/ysh59k
DEMOCRAT GUN OWNERS SAY, “WE WANT OUR PARTY BACK!”
http://tinyurl.com/ys6kz7
NEW DEMANDS FOR ARMED PILOTS
Some Say the Mandatory Refresher Course Is Too Costly
http://tinyurl.com/29wtog
DOES THE LAW APPLY?
A 80 year old man was shot and killed by undercover police after he told them to leave his property.
http://blog.joehuffman.org/2007/01/30/Does+The+Law+Apply.aspx
ECONOMISTS PROBE QUESTION OF NRA ELECTORAL POWER
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/02/economists_prob.php
ALPHA DISASTER CONTINGENCIES
SHTF resources
http://www.alpharubicon.com/index2.html
CONNECTICUT: ONE OF CONNECTICUT’S LARGEST GUN DEALERS PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL FIREARMS CHARGE
http://tinyurl.com/2r9beh
FLORIDA: GUN PERMITS TO FELONS
http://tinyurl.com/ynlmev
FLORIDA: ??THE FLORIDA GUN PERMIT LOOPHOLE?
None of the people the media is shrieking about are convicted felons.
http://tinyurl.com/25g92e
FLORIDA: SLOPPY REPORTING IN FLORIDA
http://progunprogressive.com/?p=287
FLORIDA: GOV. CRIST CALLS FOR MEETING ON CARRY LAW
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said February 1 he was concerned about lawbreakers who are licensed to carry guns in Florida and was planning to meet with the commissioner in charge of issuing the licenses to discuss the problem.
http://tinyurl.com/2bg72a
MARYLAND: LEGISLATORS MUST BAN ASSAULTS ON THINKING
http://tinyurl.com/2sext7
MINNESOTA: IS GUN BILL FOR SAFETY OR LICENSE TO SHOOT?
Measure would extend spaces for justified use of deadly force
http://tinyurl.com/2ye62n
NEBRASKA: CONFUSION AS NEW RESTRICTIVE NEBRASKA RIGHT-TO-CARRY LAW GOES INTO EFFECT
http://tinyurl.com/2yt7mj
OKLAHOMA: CONCEALED GUN PERMITS VERY POPULAR IN OKLAHOMA
http://www.kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=119147
TEXAS: TEXAS LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER “CASTLE DOCTRINE” SELF-DEFENSE BILL FOR THE UPCOMING SESSION
http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/Releases.aspx?ID=8824
CANADA: CONSERVATIVES STILL LOOKING AT LIFETIME GUN LICENCE
http://tinyurl.com/2dy8bd
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