News from The Sight M1911, Volume 251
May 5th, 2007 by Syd
Volume 251, 5/5/07
A SEA CHANGE
There’s something different this time
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/rkba/a-sea-change/ Podcast: http://tinyurl.com/yplkeb
A MOM, A GUN, AND TWO YOUNG BOYS
http://blogher.org/node/18741
HARD TO ARGUE WITH PERRY’S STANCE ON CONCEALED HANDGUNS
Just when Gov. Rick Perry looked increasingly like a Bush-lite homeboy, out he comes with an amazing proposal that will make him the guv hero-of-the-year with the National Rifle Association: Texans with concealed-handgun permits should be allowed to carry their pistolas everywhere.
http://www.star-telegram.com/275/story/89464.html
GUN OWNERSHIP BECOMING A CAPITAL IDEA
http://tinyurl.com/ynwhf4
TED NUGENT: ASSAULT WEAPONS? OH, BABY; THE BIGGER THE BETTER
http://tinyurl.com/2aybf5
PRODUCT WARNING AND RECALL NOTICE: WINCHESTER WILDCAT 22 & WINCHESTER XPERT 22
http://www.winchester.com/news/newsview.aspx?storyid=195
GUNS MAGAZINE MAY 1957 ISSUE
http://gunsmagazine.com/1957issue.html
UC DAVIS STUDY FINDS MICROSTAMPING OF FIREARMS ‘FLAWED’
http://tinyurl.com/yu9dw7
TWO POWERFUL OP-EDS ON GUN FREE ZONES
The problem with gun free zones is getting more and more attention.
http://tinyurl.com/2728af
HERO IN 2002 SHOOTING DISLIKES GUN BANS
http://tinyurl.com/2ek978
GONZALES: MORE CAMPUS GUNS AREN’T ANSWER
This little wiener needs to go, for this and so many other reasons.
http://tinyurl.com/yvcalh
UTAH ALLOWS GUNS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
http://tinyurl.com/2flu8x
DID “DATELINE NBC” PUSH CHO OVER THE EDGE?
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/04/did_dateline_nb.php
FEELING SAFE ISN’T SAFE
http://tinyurl.com/2qa9ja
MORE PORTLANDERS SEEKING CONCEALED GUN LICENSES
The number of Portland-area residents seeking concealed handgun licenses has spiked in the two weeks since a gunman killed 32 people at Virginia Tech University.
http://tinyurl.com/2g4arh
CONTROVERSY OVER LES BAER MOVE
Two firearm manufacturers are planning to leave Illinois and move to (possibly) Iowa. The City Council of La Claire has welcome arms [Another bad pun!–ed.] but some of the residents as well as the local state anti-gun group are fighting the move.
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=127
A NEWLY PROHIBITED PERSON?
A State University of New York at Cobleskill student, suspended after posting a picture of himself posing with a shotgun on the Internet, said he received a five-day academic suspension and was forced to undergo a psychological evaluation
http://tinyurl.com/yp5nw6
THE BRADY CAMPAIGN’S AGENDA
http://tinyurl.com/2l75w9
NRA: DON’T BAN GUN SALES TO SUSPECTS
http://tinyurl.com/yo6qnc
PREDICTABLY, THE BRADY GHOULS EXPLOIT THE VA TECH TRAGEDY TO PUSH THEIR AGENDA
http://tinyurl.com/22q8f7
SHOOTING DRAWS QUESTIONS FROM LAWMAKERS
A botched drug raid that ended the life of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston in a hail of police gunfire is drawing questions from House members about the use of informants.
http://tinyurl.com/35tgcr
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI MALL SHOOTING IN GUN FREE ZONE
http://tinyurl.com/2kqcks
RED’S TRADING POST GRANTED INJUNCTION TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS
http://tinyurl.com/38fwwz
ATFE SETS RECORD STRAIGHT ON TRACE DATA
http://tinyurl.com/yoqlwk
WAL-MART FREAKS OUT ABOUT ARMED CITIZEN
http://www.clintonherald.com/local/local_story_122134817.html
and http://www.clintonherald.com/local/local_story_123105509.html
FEDS ACCUSE “ALABAMA MILITIA” OF PLANNING MACHINE-GUN ATTACK ON MEXICANS
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269534,00.html
“RESISTANCE IS FUTILE”: WACO RULES VS. ROMANIAN RULES
http://tinyurl.com/ysgqsp
ARIZONA: GOVERNOR GETS ANOTHER BILL TO MAKE SELF-DEFENSE LAW RETROACTIVE
http://www.kvoa.com/global/story.asp?s=6459894
INDIANA: SHOOTING SAFETY
http://tinyurl.com/285me9
MISSOURI: CASTLE DOCTRINE BILL APPROVED BY MISSOURI HOUSE
The Missouri House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to approve legislation that would give homeowners and drivers wide discretion in the use of deadly force against intruders.
http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/91216.html
NEVADA: GOOD STUFF COMING SOON!!
Gun bills in the Nevada legislature
http://tinyurl.com/yrv4sy
NEW YORK: GUN VIOLENCE UP DESPITE STATE’S EFFORT
More stunning success for gun control
http://tinyurl.com/282g3t
NORTH DAKOTA: GOVERNOR JOHN HOEVEN SIGNS “CASTLE DOCTRINE” INTO LAW
http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/Releases.aspx?ID=9341
PENNSYLVANIA: CITY TO SUE STATE OVER GUN LAWS
Fed up with “foot-dragging in Harrisburg” over gun control, Philadelphia is now taking its case to court.
http://tinyurl.com/333bdr
PENNSYLVANIA: PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL DEFIES LAW, PASSES GUN RESTRICTIONS
In deliberate violation of state law, the Philadelphia City Council has voted unanimously to restrict the Second Amendment rights of city residents.
http://tinyurl.com/2d9bk5
TENNESSEE: INTEREST IN HANDGUN CARRY PERMITS UP
Proposal to expand areas where weapons allowed set for vote next week
http://tinyurl.com/2ncfdb
TENNESSEE: LEGISLATOR WANTS TO ALLOW GUNS IN PUBLIC PARKS
http://www.wmcstations.com/Global/story.asp?S=6454378
TEXAS: PERRY CALLS FOR GUN-TOTING FREEDOM IN TEXAS
Perry said Texas should consider allowing licensed, law-abiding citizens to carry their authorized weapon anywhere in the state.
http://www.kxan.com/global/story.asp?s=6449437
VIRGINIA: GOVERNOR CLOSES LOOPHOLE THAT LET CHO GET GUNS
http://tinyurl.com/2h8728
VIRGINIA: VALLEY REACTS TO GUN SALES ORDER
http://tinyurl.com/26kkcw
SWITZERLAND: HEIDI GET YOUR GUN
http://tinyurl.com/24xcdt
GUN-FREE UK: THE BRITISH WAY OF MURDER
Surveillance won’t guarantee good behavior.
http://www.city-journal.org/html/eon2007-04-09td.html
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: FLA. TEACHER FOUND WITH GUN IN CAR
The search was prompted by a parent who called authorities saying that a man driving his car on Rouse Road was scratching his head with a gun.
http://tinyurl.com/2soxj3
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