News from The Sight M1911, Volume 260
July 8th, 2007 by Syd
Volume 260, 7/8/07
BIG ENOUGH TO WORK, SMALL ENOUGH TO CONCEAL.
The nomenclature C3 in the Sigarm’s name GSR C3 equates to “Compact Concealed Carry” and Sig’s GSR 1911 pistol fits the billing pretty much right on the money. For the 1911 haters, there is no joy in Mudville, as this pistol works.
http://www.gunsmagazine.com/F0707.html
THE SMITH & WESSON MODEL 19 COMBAT MAGNUM
http://tinyurl.com/389jr8
AVOIDING LEGAL TRAPS
By Massad Ayoob
http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/ayoob105.html
.357 — DON’T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT
By Allison Aldrich
http://tinyurl.com/2ws8em
TODD JARRETT ON HOW TO SHOOT A PISTOL
Video
http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/other/jarrett_pistol_lesson.htm
SPEED SHOOTING TAKES MORE THAN QUICK DRAW
http://tinyurl.com/25y8py
GUNS IN OUR MIDST: ‘IT GIVES YOU THE ABILITY TO LOOK SOMEONE IN THE EYE AND SAY NO’
Portrait of a gun rights activist
http://tinyurl.com/ywcae5
LOSING A FEAR OF FIREARMS
Jackson grandmother Cathi Stoverink said she was tired of being scared of guns that weren’t pointed at her. Her 7-year-old granddaughter, Kari Jo Moore, could recite the safety rules of the firearm range, so, Stoverink said, she finally decided that “grandma’s got to learn how to do what they do.”
http://www.semissourian.com/story/1220710.html
AMERICANS CALL FOR GUN FREEDOM
In the aftermath of the Virginia Tech massacre, many Americans have been campaigning for permission to carry guns in more places, even churches and schools.
http://tinyurl.com/26trll
WHAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS MEANT BY “THE MILITIA”
A quick refresher
http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/rkba/ff_militia.htm
SOME REALLY ARTY SHOOTING THINGS PICTURES
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/06/aimfire.html
ARMED WITNESS WOUNDS ROBBER AT STORE
It was a phone call he says he’ll never forget — his wife’s voice on his cellphone pleading “there’s nothing in my purse” to someone pointing a gun at her.
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/story/159251.html video: http://tinyurl.com/2b33ov
PROPOSED OSHA REGULATION THREATENS FIREARM AND AMMUNITION INDUSTRY
http://www.gunlawnews.org/Other-News/nssf070207-3.html and http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/07/osha_proposed_r.php and
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/07/osha-threat.html
(STRIP) MALL NINJA
An excellent “what not to do” with commentary
http://tinyurl.com/3xlu9b
THINGS TO AVOID WHILE CONCEAL CARRYING
Or, how not to be harassed by the police.
http://tinyurl.com/2bjbpm
FIGHT ANTI-GUN PROPAGANDA WITH GUN FACTS!
Gun Facts is a free e-book that debunks common myths about gun control. It is intended as a reference guide for journalists, activists, politicians, and other people interested in restoring honesty to the debate about guns, crime, and the 2nd Amendment.
http://www.gunfacts.info/
PARDONS GRANTED BY PRESIDENT CLINTON
Just to provide a bit of perspective on the Scooter Libby flap
http://tinyurl.com/yudokz
GUN LOBBIES AT ODDS OVER VICTORIES, DEFEATS SINCE VIRGINIA TECH TRAGEDY
http://tinyurl.com/2yl6ok
BLOOMBERG TAKING AIM AT ALL GUNS
http://www.nysrpa.org/blog/?p=912
JACKSON EXPANDS GUN SHOP PROTESTS
CHICAGO, Ill. (STNG) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has led protests at a south suburban gun shop in recent weeks, Saturday took aim at a near west suburban gun shop. According to a release from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, that shop — Suburban Sporting Goods Ammo and Guns, 2306 W. North Ave. in Melrose Park — “abandoned its normal Saturday hours of operation, closing before hundreds of marchers arrived at its doors.”
http://tinyurl.com/34k9z4
ATF HALTS ‘BLANKET’ CHECKS OF GUN-SHOW SALES
Washington- The ATF no longer routinely checks addresses of some buyers at gun shows after being accused of chilling sales at one show in 2005, the Justice Department reported Monday.
http://tinyurl.com/29ratt
OUR MILITARIZED POLICE DEPARTMENTS
Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Crime
http://reason.com/news/show/121169.html
CALIFORNIA: ACTIVISTS DECRY GUN VIOLENCE
Group tells city of San Francisco it needs to do more to address problem. African American ministers and community leaders called Thursday for more citywide attention to the devastating gun violence that is plaguing their neighborhoods.
http://tinyurl.com/28n3pt
ILLINOIS: COUNTY BOARD BACKS SECOND AMENDMENT MOVEMENT
http://tinyurl.com/2lachc
ILLINOIS: IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO EXCUSE
Tennessee woman arrested in Chicago for having a gun in her purse
http://tinyurl.com/3dtsq7
KANSAS: BUYING INTO THE GUN CULTURE
During the next few weeks, staff writer Chad Lawhorn will provide updates as he navigates his way through the state’s concealed carry permit process. This is his first report.
http://tinyurl.com/yplcql
MAINE: BILL TO CLOSE LOOPHOLE ALLOWING MENTALLY ILL TO GET GUNS RECALLED
AUGUSTA, Maine –Before Gov. John Baldacci could sign it into law, Maine lawmakers recalled a bill that would have made it harder for people judged to mentally ill to buy guns.
http://tinyurl.com/32f5e3
MARYLAND: MAYOR’S GUN TRIGGERS CRITICISM - AND AN AWARD
http://tinyurl.com/284swg
MISSOURI: NEW MISSOURI LAW PROTECTS SELF DEFENSE
http://tinyurl.com/376hqf
OKLAHOMA: ARMED AND LICENSED: CONCEALED CARRY LAW HITTING MARK
http://tinyurl.com/298wl2
PENNSYLVANIA: BLACK LEGISLATORS, NRA MEET OVER GUN VIOLENCE PROBLEM
http://tinyurl.com/3cmrax
TEXAS: WRAP-UP OF 2007 TEXAS FIREARMS LEGISLATION
http://tinyurl.com/3byhtd
VIRGINIA RESTAURANT LAW
One thing I hate about carrying in Virginia is the stupid restaurant ban. You can’t carry into any place that’s licensed to serve alcohol while concealing your weapon, even if you don’t intend to order a drink.
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=982
AUSTRALIA: POLICE RAID GUN SHOP; FIND GUNS
Who would have thunk it?
http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=397976
CANADA: FIREARMS REGISTRY HAS FAILED IN ITS PRIMARY GOALS
http://tinyurl.com/2z876y
GUN-FREE UK: DEFENDING ONESELF IN ENGLAND CAN LEAD TO FINES OR PRISON
This ought to really dissuade criminals from attacking people. Here is a guy who gets in trouble even though he was already being physically attacked. Even more bizarre is that he apparently faced prison if he hadn’t pleaded guilty.
http://tinyurl.com/2sgfzr
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: DRIVER CHARGED WITH FLASHING GUN AT POLICE OFFICER
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/updates/story/101157.html
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: PINCKNEY ENGINEERING STUDENT KILLED IN HANDGUN ACCIDENT
A 21-year-old engineering student from Pinckney was shot and killed last weekend by a friend and fraternity brother who was playing with a handgun at a party in Auburn Hills.
http://tinyurl.com/2utxjq
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