News from The Sight M1911, Volume 256
September 1st, 2007 by Syd
Volume 265, 9/1/07
I apologize for this issue being a bit long as things have added up during the past two weeks. A young member of my family got himself into some serious trouble and I have been completely focused on getting him untangled from his woes. I’m happy to report that significant progress has been made in that effort, but we are not completely out of the woods.
WILSON COMBAT ANNOUNCES NEW ELITE TACTICAL MAGAZINE FOR SERIOUS 1911 SHOOTERS
http://tinyurl.com/2zoodt
S&W REVOLVER LOCK FAILURE!
Michael Bane has a 329PD lock engage while firing.
http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2007/08/s-revolver-safety-failure.html
THE ARMY’S NEW SNIPER RIFLE
http://www.military.com/forums/0,15240,146717,00.html?ESRC=dod.nl
ARMED CITIZEN STOPS ATTACK ON TWO POLICE OFFICERS
Officer Wounded, 3 Dead In Interstate Shootout
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20236211/
DON’T SWEAT THE AMMO!
Thoughts on the endless caliber wars
http://www.policeone.com/writers/columnists/POSA/articles/1343095/
12 CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF A MODERN FIREARMS TRAINING PROGRAM
http://www.policeone.com/training/articles/1341567/
U.S. MOST ARMED COUNTRY WITH 90 GUNS PER 100 PEOPLE
http://tinyurl.com/3yw6pb
STUDENTS PUSH FOR GUNS ON CAMPUS
In Virginia
http://tinyurl.com/yuapx4
STUDENTS FIGHT FOR GUNS ON CAMPUS
In Texas
http://tinyurl.com/2fvlc5
WOULD STUDENTS BE SAFER IF THEY CARRIED GUNS?
Clint Van Zandt offers the case against it
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20301979/
BRADY CAMPAIGN AGAIN EXPLOITS VIRGINIA TECH TRAGEDY
The same tired old shopping list of non-solutions trotted out again
http://tinyurl.com/yu3au4 and http://tinyurl.com/2llncv
WHEN DANGER COMES KNOCKING, THERE’S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR A LOADED GUN
http://tinyurl.com/3ayf2n
HANDGUN AND AMMO SALES UP AFTER RECENT ATTACKS
Local women flocking to handgun training and self-defense classes. 38 Special seems to be the preferred load.
http://tinyurl.com/26pxwl
MEDIA AIM AT GUN RIGHTS WITH ‘LOADED COVERAGE,’ REPORT SAYS
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/11552389/
POLL FINDS 66% OF VOTERS WANT NO NEW GUN LAWS
http://tinyurl.com/2yeykg
MENTAL HEALTH FIREARM LISTING NOT RIGHT FOR ALASKA
By Rep. Jay Ramras
http://www.sitnews.us/0807Viewpoints/082007_jay_ramras.html
AMMUNITION SHORTAGE SQUEEZES POLICE
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070817/D8R2UKLG0.html
NUMBER OF U.S. GUN DEALERS HAS PLUNGED
The decline since 1994 is undeniable. What it means is more controversial.
http://www.roanoke.com/business/wb/128588
GUNSMITHS BEMOAN DECLINE
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-08-11-gunsmiths_N.htm
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE POLICE AND HIGHWAY PATROL CONVERT TO SMITH & WESSON M&P 45
http://tinyurl.com/3yob96
CHANDLER BOY SUSPENDED FOR SKETCHING GUN
An East Valley eighth-grader was suspended this week after he turned in homework with a sketch that school officials said resembled a gun and posed a threat to his classmates.
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/95563
UNHAPPINESS IS A DRAWN GUN
http://tinyurl.com/2a25kf
A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
Fred Thompson takes on Rudy about guns
http://tinyurl.com/226zz8
JACKSON BLASTS GUNMAKERS
Anti-assault-weapon rally held at firm in Lake Barrington
http://tinyurl.com/26tzqt
GUN PROTESTS
Thoughts gun protests by Jim Shepherd
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/rkba/gun-protests/
GUN CONTROL BACK AS NATIONAL ISSUE
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/story/199433.html
FBI REPORT ON COP ATTACKERS
http://tinyurl.com/2kgrs9
IRAQ’S ARMS BAZAAR
How firearms intended for Iraqi security forces are winding up in the hands of extremists across the region.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20226447/site/newsweek/?from=rss
ITALY PROBE UNEARTHS HUGE IRAQ ARMS DEAL
http://tinyurl.com/34gcel
DEBUNKING THE FAMOUS HITLER GUN CONTROL QUOTE
You know that one that starts, “This year will go down in history…”
http://tinyurl.com/2f4hp7
NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET
West Coast law change could stamp out gunmakers’ profits
http://hartfordbusiness.com/news2610.html
GEORGIA: KENNESAW TO FIGHT STATE LAW AGAINST LOCAL GUN CONTROL
Kennesaw, which attracted national attention 25 years ago for requiring landowners to own a gun, plans to fight a state law that prohibits local governments from banning firearms in city parks, Mayor Leonard Church said Tuesday.
http://tinyurl.com/yw8hk8
INDIANA: POLICE RAID HOME, FIND 80,000 ROUNDS
Man stockpiling ammunition and other items was sent for psychological evaluation in April
http://tinyurl.com/32h7yg
KENTUCKY: FLETCHER, BESHEAR COURTING GUN OWNERS IN GOVERNOR’S RACE
http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/154016.html
MASSACHUSETTS: LEGAL GUN OWNERSHIP DECLINES 25%
When you make it darn-near impossible for the law abiding to own a firearm, only the criminals will still have them. History repeats itself.
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=340
MASSACHUSETTS: GUN FANS PURSUE THEIR HOBBY, AND GIVE AID TO VETERANS, TOO
http://tinyurl.com/2qymn4
MISSOURI STANDS BEHIND RIGHT TO OWN FIREARMS WITH NEW LAW
http://tinyurl.com/386cxh
NEBRASKA: OMAHA HOUSING AUTHORITY TO BAN GUNS IN HOMES
Residents of Omaha Housing Authority properties will not be allowed to have guns - even if they own them legally - in their homes under a new policy due to take effect in October. [Does this mean that poor people are no longer covered by the U.S. Constitution?]
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10105030
NEW YORK: COPS SOURCE OF GUN SALES
Albany police arranged to illegally obtain weapons for personal use; a federal probe went nowhere when some were offered to the public
http://tinyurl.com/2tosp2
OHIO: CLEVELAND MAYOR’S LATEST THEORY ON CAUSE OF CRIME WAVE: STATEWIDE PREEMPTION
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3909.html
PENNSYLVANIA: GUN DEALERS FILE SUIT OVER PLANNED SALES FREEZE
Shops, lawmaker seek to block background check system upgrade
http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/story/189207.html
PENNSYLVANIA: JUDGE DECLINES TO HALT GUN-SALE SHUTDOWN
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/5099151.html
TEXAS: JUDY COPE ARMED WITH MORE THAN KNOWLEDGE
Profile of a Texas CCW instructor
http://seguingazette.com/story.lasso?ewcd=e0d92042921ed87a
TEXAS: NEW LAW ALLOWS GUNS IN VEHICLES
http://tinyurl.com/23s472
VIRGINIA: IN STUDY OF GUN TRAFFIC, VA. STANDS OUT
http://tinyurl.com/38flmh
AUSTRALIA: I AM READY TO RESTRICT GUN SHOPS, SARTOR TELLS COUNCILS
http://tinyurl.com/2mj4mh
CANADA: AN ATTACK ON THE FIREARMS OWNING COMMUNITY
http://tinyurl.com/3av9je
INDIA: INDIAN CHICKS WITH GUNS
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1265
INDIA: INDIA RANKS 2ND IN WORLD FOR CIVILIANS WITH FIREARMS
http://tinyurl.com/yvhh2a
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: CAN IT GET ANY MORE STUPID?
Students charged with murder after argument over high school football teams
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/news/can-it-get-any-more-stupid/
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: 16-YEAR-OLD DIES AFTER BOYS FIND HANDGUN
Another kid who should have known better shoots himself in the head.
http://tinyurl.com/26qvba
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: LIBERTARIAN SUSPECTED OF FELONY MENACING
http://tinyurl.com/2uy44d
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