News from The Sight M1911, Volume 253
May 20th, 2007 by Syd
Volume 253, 5/20/07
WE’VE FORGOTTEN HOW TO FIGHT BACK
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_5875002
PODCAST: ALEX, THE CABLE GUY, ON APPENDIX CARRY
Plus: Gun Rights Wars in Illinois and A Senator Changes His Mind
http://tinyurl.com/2ch7mw
RUN-IN CHANGES LAWMAKER’S STANCE
DeBose twice voted against a measure to allow Ohioans to carry concealed weapons. It became law in 2004. “I was wrong,” he said Friday. “I’m going to get a permit and so is my wife. ”I’ve changed my mind. You need a way to protect yourself and your family.”
http://tinyurl.com/2627ud
WINNING IN THE ‘KILL ZONE’
Zero to five feet is the deadliest distance
http://tinyurl.com/2jhoka
ARM YOURSELVES LEGALLY IN THIS ‘US AGAINST THEM’ WORLD
Soccer mom sees the light
http://tinyurl.com/37xkr3
SHOOT TO WIN: MISSOULA TO HOST PRACTICAL SHOOTING COMPETITION IN JUNE
USPSA
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2007/05/15/news/local/news02.txt
GUNS, THE DEVIL AND GOD
http://tinyurl.com/2mw2nb
D.C. GUN BAN RULING PUTS FENTY ON THE SPOT
D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty must make a risky choice about the District’s gun ban: defend it before the Supreme Court or write new, looser laws governing how city residents can keep guns in their homes. As he wades into a high-stakes debate over the Second Amendment, the new mayor of the nation’s capital faces the possibility that the city could lose the case and undercut decades of hard-fought gun-control legislation across the country.
http://tinyurl.com/yvzztr
DISCUSSION WITH VENDORS ON THE AMMUNITION SHORTAGES AND PRICE INCREASES
http://www.perfectunion.com/vb/printthread.php?t=57479
‘BLOOMBERG GUN GIVEAWAY’ DRAWS HUNDREDS
Openly armed firearms enthusiasts packed a normally sedate government building, hoping to win a pistol or rifle and at the same time send a defiant message to gun-control advocates, especially New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
http://tinyurl.com/yvtmkl
“SICK PEOPLE” RAISE $25,000 TO FIGHT BLOOMBERG
http://www.nysrpa.org/blog/?p=852
A COUNTERATTACK IN GUN WARS
In what may mark a coalescing of Southern pro-gun politicians against Mayor Bloomberg, two Georgia lawmakers said they want to follow Virginia’s lead in passing a law that would prevent New York City from unilaterally sending private investigators across state lines to investigate gun dealers.
http://www.nysun.com/article/54524
CCW PERMIT HOLDER PRAISED FOR HELPING HALT GUNMAN IN LETHAL BANK ROBBERY
http://tinyurl.com/3ao4jx
GUN FIGHTING AFRICAN CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY HONORED IN AMERICA BY SOCIETY MEMORIALIZING CATHOLIC SAINT
In July 1993, Charl van Wyk, relying on his faith and a .38 caliber special revolver, caused a gang of terrorists to flee a church in Cape Town in what became known as the St. James Massacre.
http://tinyurl.com/yrwdvk
GUN SHY
After the Virginia Tech tragedy, even talking about concealed carry is grounds for suspension
http://citypages.com/databank/28/1379/article15402.asp
NRA’S ANSWER-FREE ZONE
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/05/nras-answer-free-zone.html
PASSERBY GUNS DOWN POLICE OFFICER’S KILLER
http://tinyurl.com/2b9tsd
A HEALTHY DOSE OF PARANOIA?
http://tinyurl.com/38jcnr
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY ALLOWS STUDENTS WITH CONCEALED HANDGUNS ON CAMPUS
http://tinyurl.com/2zmv5e
BLIND MAN SAYS GUN PERMIT DOES NOT MAKE HIM DANGEROUS
http://tinyurl.com/2nlv87
THE DEATH OF GUN CONTROL MAP 2007
How citizens lawfully carried in 49 states
http://www.gunmap.org/
SENATE PANEL OKS CONCEALED-FIREARMS FOR RETIRED COPS BILL
http://tinyurl.com/38e9bf
GROOM RAIDER GOES AFTER GUNS
http://tinyurl.com/2agjfu
ARIZONA: CONCEALED GUNS AT CAPITOL STIR CONFLICTING PROPOSALS
http://tinyurl.com/3y6ud7
COLORADO: GOVERNOR SIGNS GUN CONTROL LAW LIMITING CCW PERMITS
http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20070517/NEWS/70517042
FLORIDA: JUDGE REFUSES TO DISMISS MURDER CHARGES AGAINST MAN WHO CLAIMS SELF-DEFENSE
http://tinyurl.com/yuxqq9
ILLINOIS: SPRINGFIELD ARMORY MAY LEAVE STATE, TOO.
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=164
ILLINOIS: GUN MAKERS, LOCAL REPS EXPLAIN OPPOSITION TO BILL
http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=338353
ILLINOIS: DEFEAT ILLINOIS SB1007
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/uncategorized/defeat-illinois-sb1007/
ILLINOIS: SENATE TIGHTENS GUN LAW
Illinois tries to keep firearms out of hands of mentally ill.
http://tinyurl.com/2jma25
LOUISIANA: TWO-DAY SEARCH OF GUN STORE ENDS
http://tinyurl.com/3b6pfx
MINNESOTA MADNESS. VICTIM ARRESTED. MUGGERS GO FREE
http://www.twincities.com/ci_5867836?source=rss&nclick_check=1
MISSOURI: SENATE BACKS WEAPONS BILL ON INTRUDERS
Missouri proposal would expand the justification for using deadly force in dwellings and vehicles.
http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/107107.html
MISSOURI: SHERIFF SEES NO PROBLEMS WITH CONCEALED CARRY
“Initially, when this all came about a number of years ago, I was concerned. But there hasn’t been a problem,” Vescovo said. “The person who is going to come in and go through the process — the background check, the fingerprinting and the training — by and large, they’re upstanding people. I don’t have an issue with it.”
http://tinyurl.com/38lun7
NEVADA: I THINK WE’RE WINNING!!
Last week was very busy for firearms related legislation. We had hearings in several committees concerning some of our key bills.
http://tinyurl.com/ypd9hr
NEW HAMPSHIRE: CONCEALED-GUN LAW EYED IN N.H.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Some of the state’s police chiefs say they would be happy to have clearer rules on issuing — and revoking — permits for people to carry concealed guns. [In other words, more control of who gets a permit and who doesn’t.]
http://tinyurl.com/27wqh8
OKLAHOMA: OKLAHOMANS OWN GUNS, OPPOSE GUN CONTROL
http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=6541529
SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. CONSIDERS ALLOWING GUNS ON CAMPUSES
S.C. Lawmakers Consider Allowing Concealed Weapons on Campuses, Calling It a Safety Measure
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3180684
TEXAS: TEXAS STATE RIFLE ASSOCIATION INTERNET SURVEY
http://tinyurl.com/2atkxv
VIRGINIA: KAINE CRITICIZES WEAPONS GIVEAWAY
VCDL Raffle Being Held In Government Building in Fairfax
http://tinyurl.com/yoskzy
WASHINGTON: SYSTEM REFUSES TO PROTECT, REFUSES TO ALLOW SELF-DEFENSE
http://tinyurl.com/3b6422
WYOMING LOSES ATF LAWSUIT
http://tinyurl.com/2e3adz
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