News from The Sight M1911, Volume 277
December 29th, 2007 by Syd
Volume 277, 12/29/07
A SMOOTHER OPERATOR
Springfield’s new Lightweight Operator
http://www.gunsandammomag.com/ga_handguns/opersp_031207/
UGLY GUN SUNDAY
http://tinyurl.com/3ddnqf
REMINGTON TO ACQUIRE MARLIN FIREARMS
http://tinyurl.com/2z2kns
USA TODAY GUN POLL
Please vote this gun issue question with USA Today. It will only take a few seconds of your time. Then pass the link on to all the pro gun folks you know. Hopefully these results will be published later this month.
http://tinyurl.com/2mngbj
BOYS ‘CAN LEARN HEALTHY LESSONS FROM TOY GUNS’
http://tinyurl.com/24ytyo
GUNS OF THE GUNFIGHTERS
http://tinyurl.com/yuxr4v
FROM THE “GUYS WITH TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS” FILE: THIS IS AN ASSAULT WEAPON!
http://blog.joehuffman.org/2007/12/25/ThisIsAnAssaultWeapon.aspx
SPACE WORKS TO PRESERVE GUN OWNERS’ RIGHTS AND ELIMINATE GUN TAX
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article4106.html
GUN-PACKING MAN, 65, FIGHTS OFF 5 THUGS
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Central Florida man who collects cash for parking at a church fought off five armed men who had ambushed him and demanded cash.
http://tinyurl.com/yw6d72
“THE FOUNDERS’ VIEW OF THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS”
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/12/the_founders_vi.php
SHOOTERS ARE OFTEN ON DRUG FOR DEPRESSION
http://tinyurl.com/ypdz4x
TROJAN HORSE GUN CONTROL: THE NRA WINS ON THE NICS BILL
[Warning: anti-gun drivel from Josh Sugarmann]
http://tinyurl.com/2swsr8
BLACK MAN FOUND GUILTY IN DEATH OF WHITE TEEN IN RACIALLY-CHARGED CASE
A black man accused of killing a white teen during a racially charged confrontation outside his home was convicted of second-degree manslaughter Saturday despite his claims he feared a “lynch mob” had come to attack his family.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,318011,00.html
NEW HAMPSHIRE PAPER: ROMNEY ‘MUST BE STOPPED’
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/23/romney.editorial/index.html
BIG BROTHER: WISCONSIN POLICE BEGIN FINGERPRINTING ON TRAFFIC STOPS
http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?s=2776926
GEORGIA: HB 915, THE SECOND AMENDMENT PROTECTION ACT OF 2008
Georgia has more places off limits to carrying a firearm than California. In fact, Georgia has more places off limits to carry than any state in the nation. This bill aims to fix that.
http://tinyurl.com/2b6kvn
VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA TECH VICTIMS’ FAMILIES LOBBY FOR STATE CHANGES IN GUN, MENTAL HEALTH LAWS
http://tinyurl.com/2rz239
ARGENTINA: ARGENTINA DESTROYS 70,000 GUNS UNDER CIVILIAN DISARMAMENT PLAN
http://tinyurl.com/ynqnz2
GUN-FREE JAPAN: NPA WANTS GUN OWNERS TO STORE WEAPONS AT DEALERS
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20071223TDY02304.htm
PHILIPPINES: UNSEALED FIREARMS NO BONUS
Cebu City, Philippines - Policemen in Central Visayas will not be able to get their cash bonus if they fail to comply with the order to have the muzzle of their service firearm sealed with a masking tape.
http://tinyurl.com/2fzx5l
GUN-FREE UK: GUN CRIME ON THE RISE AS NUMBER OF ARMED POLICE FALLS
http://tinyurl.com/25cy63
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: MAN SHOOTS COUSIN BY ACCIDENT TRYING TO CLEAR GUN
A man is recovering on Saturday after he is accidentally shot in a Dania Beach store’s shooting range.
http://cbs4.com/local/hollywood.memorial.shot.2.616593.html
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: DRIVER SEEN WAVING GUN AROUND
A 19-year-old Putney man is being charged with disorderly conduct in what police described as an incident of road rage when he waved a gun out of the car he was driving on Thursday, Dec. 13.
http://tinyurl.com/3ymg6d
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: DROPPED HANDGUN GOES OFF AT GROCERY
http://tinyurl.com/2gdvwv
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Another excellent weekly treasure trove of interesting things.Thanks for your efforts!
Blessings
Elle
You should check out the other event Joe is involved in, the Boomershoot (http://boomershoot.org/). Rifles, high explosives - great fun.