News from The Sight M1911, Volume 245
March 18th, 2007 by Syd
Volume 245, 3/18/07
A SMOOTHER OPERATOR
If Springfield’s original 1911-based pistol is too heavy for your taste, give the new Lightweight Operator a try.
http://tinyurl.com/374tcy
COLONEL SAM COLT
http://tinyurl.com/2xoly8
VETERANS’ HERITAGE FIREARMS ACT INTRODUCED
Amnesty for veterans who brought back NFA war trophies, so that they or their families could now register them despite the 1986 ban
http://tinyurl.com/2sear7
WALT RAUSCH ON THE J-FRAME REVOLVER
This is a video clip of Walt Rausch discussing the continuing relevance of the J-frame revolver.
http://tinyurl.com/2wqmmg
THE 9X18MM MAKAROV
Standbys of the Old Warsaw Pact
http://tinyurl.com/yoxf97
ARMED AND BEAUTIFUL
LAWS members prepare for another ‘round’ of revolver safety classes in April
http://tinyurl.com/yps8o2
GRANNY’S GOT A GUN
Frances Babington, 65, is a pistol-toting grandma, who says she is a “fighting person.”
http://tinyurl.com/yocuvm
BATTLE OF THE GUN BAN
Did the NRA try to block the Parker case?
http://tinyurl.com/2xy9mm
A VICTORY FOR SELF-DEFENSE
In the D.C. Gun Law Case, a Chance to Affirm the Second Amendment
http://tinyurl.com/3ar5qh
PLAINTIFFS REFLECT ON GUN RULING
Residents Suing D.C. Explain Motivation
http://tinyurl.com/2877wx
REARMING: THE D.C. GUN BAN GETS OVERRULED.
Symposium on NRO, lots of differing opinions
http://tinyurl.com/2uz92r
D.C. GUN RULING CRUSHED YEARS OF MISREPRESENTING SECOND AMENDMENT
By Dave Workman
http://tinyurl.com/2gohn6
RULING ON D.C. GUN LAW SHOULD ALARM DEMOCRATS
BY GEORGE WILL
http://tinyurl.com/yom7gz
LAWYER WHO WIPED OUT D.C. BAN SAYS IT’S ABOUT LIBERTIES, NOT GUNS
http://tinyurl.com/yol6lf
CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT HOLDER STOPS ROBBERS
http://tinyurl.com/yuzgrs
RIGHT TO CARRY V. RIGHT TO KNOW
This month’s Non-Compos Mentis Award winner
http://tinyurl.com/2gohdg
PUBLISHING THE CCW PERMIT HOLDERS LIST FOR VA?
http://tinyurl.com/24cfwn
H.R. 1022, ASSAULT WEAPON BAN UPDATE
http://tinyurl.com/yw8dke
FIREARMS BANNED BY H.R. 1022
http://tinyurl.com/28a2w2
A FOURTH MAYOR QUITS BLOOMBERG ANTI-GUN GROUP
Mayor Mary Wolf of Williamsport, Pa., said in an interview yesterday that she withdrew from Mayors Against Illegal Guns because she thought it was attempting to erode all gun ownership, not just illegal guns.
http://www.nysun.com/article/50547
TWO GUN-LESS COPS GUNNED DOWN IN NEW YORK CITY
http://tinyurl.com/32ptn6
GUNS ‘N’ GRADS
Florida Community College Sets Sights on High-Tech Firearms Training
http://campustechnology.com/articles/46257/
RED’S UNDER FIRE
Red’s Trading Post is currently under fire from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). On March 5th their license to acquire firearms was revoked and is pending appeal in federal court.
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/03/reds-under-fire.html
FEDERAL AGENCIES PROPOSE CLOSING PUBLIC LANDS TO SHOOTING AND HUNTING!
http://tinyurl.com/2feepz
CALIFORNIA: ANDY GET YOUR GUN
OC arms dealer with AK-47s, rocket launchers escapes prosecution
http://tinyurl.com/2jjgck
COLORADO: HYSTERIA TRUMPS SELF-DEFENSE ON ‘MAKE MY DAY’ GUN BILL
http://www.chieftain.com/editorial/1173605357/4
ILLINOIS: LAWMAKERS CONSIDER BEVY OF GUN LAWS
http://tinyurl.com/yv6hu3
ILLINOIS: EXTRA! EXTRA! BILL OF RIGHTS COMING TO CHICAGO?
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=19780
MARYLAND: BRADY CAMPAIGN STARTS RADIO ADS ON MARYLAND ASSAULT WEAPONS LEGISLATION
And, of course, it’s all lies
http://tinyurl.com/2qjfm4
MARYLAND: BILL OF RIGHTS IS NOT A LIST OF SUGGESTIONS — IT’S THE LAW
http://tinyurl.com/36yhsy
MARYLAND: ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN DEFEATED IN MARYLAND SENATE COMMITTEE
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0307/406080.html
MASSACHUSETTS: HANDGUN SURCHARGE URGED FOR RESEARCH
http://tinyurl.com/yrgfk9
MISSOURI: LOBBYIST WORKS TO SWAY LAWMAKERS TO GIVE MISSOURIANS MORE FIREARM FREEDOMS
http://columbiamissourian.com/news/story.php?ID=24792
MONTANA: LEGISLATOR RESPONDS TO ANTI-GUN CHARGE MADE IN GOP MAILING
http://tinyurl.com/2p6l9p
NEVADA: ANOTHER WEEK AT THE LEGISLATURE
http://tinyurl.com/2yg6s3
NEW YORK: GUN DEALER LIABILITY BILL RETURNS
http://www.nysrpa.org/blog/?p=762
NEW YORK: O’MARA V. GRANNIS
http://www.nysrpa.org/blog/?p=773
OHIO: LAW CHANGE WILL ALLOW MOTORISTS TO HAVE HIDDEN GUNS
http://tinyurl.com/2nahpb
OHIO: CLEVELAND FIGHTING STATE REVISION TO CONCEALED WEAPONS LAW
http://tinyurl.com/3a74wx
OHIO: OHIO GOP ONE STEP CLOSER TO PRO-GUN LEADER
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3605.html
OREGON: RANGE NAZI — OREGON SB1012
The Oregon Senate is considering a new bill (SB 1012) which will regulate the way in which shooting ranges are organized, administered and regulated.
http://tinyurl.com/2sp2o7
TENNESSEE: COMMUNITY SUGGESTS GUN POSSESSION IS ILLEGAL FOR RESIDENTS
http://tinyurl.com/2xe58r
TEXAS: FIREARMS AND EMPLOYER PARKING LOTS
http://tinyurl.com/2zde8y
TEXAS: SENATE OKS CASTLE DOCTRINE BILL
Proposal would protect property owners, motorists from suits
http://tinyurl.com/3yzfor
UTAH: U. DROPS ITS LAWSUIT OVER CAMPUS GUN BAN
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660204315,00.html
VIRGINIA: OFFICIALS TO CONSIDER CLOSING RECORDS ON GUN PERMITS
The panel is expected to form a work group to examine whether the General Assembly should restrict public access to concealed handgun information.
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/108899
PHILIPPINES: COMELEC EXPANDS EXEMPTIONS FROM GUN BAN
http://tinyurl.com/2xuhx7
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