News from The Sight M1911, Volume 278
January 5th, 2008 by Syd
Volume 278, 1/5/08
KIMBER PRO CARRY: RANGE REPORT
http://tinyurl.com/37awkl
WHAT REALLY HAPPENS IN A GUNFIGHT?
The conclusions from twenty-five years of lethal force investigation by Dave Spaulding
http://tinyurl.com/5dyr3
PREPARE FOR THE UNTHINKABLE AS THOUGH IT WERE INEVITABLE
http://www.policeone.com/writers/columnists/calibre-press/articles/1298367/
THE SECOND GUN, PART TWO
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/tactics/the-second-gun-part-two/
A SOLDIER’S FAREWELL
Andrew Olmsted, who blogged at Obsidian Wings, was killed yesterday in Iraq where he was serving in the military. Months ago he composed a post to be published in case he died.
http://tinyurl.com/2xzqps
HOW TO TEACH YOUR GIRLFRIEND TO HATE GUNS
http://tinyurl.com/2m66z7
GUNS IN THE COCKPIT
Do airline pilots still need to be armed?
http://tinyurl.com/2o5w4w
FORGET TUPPERWARE: TASER PARTIES ARE THE NEW CRAZE
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320385,00.html
FIREARMS OWNERS ARE SAFER THAN EVER BEFORE
http://tinyurl.com/ypzsrq
H.R. 4900: THE “BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES REFORM AND FIREARMS MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2007”
NRA Fact Sheet
http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?ID=224
H.R. 4900
ATF Reform Bill. Text and comments by Joe Huffman
http://blog.joehuffman.org/2007/12/29/HR4900Text.aspx
SHOPPER PULLS GUN, STOPS ROBBERY COLD
Held suspect at grocery store until police officers arrived
http://tinyurl.com/2orrrz
ATTORNEY FOR D.C. IN GUN BAN CASE FIRED
Counsel Was Set To Defend Law Before High Court
http://tinyurl.com/267ar9
DISTRICT FILES SUPREME COURT BRIEF DEFENDING HANDGUN BAN
http://tinyurl.com/ys6sem
DC: THE 2ND AMENDMENT DOES NOT APPLY …
http://tinyurl.com/2aw84b
CANDIDATES IGNORE BLOOMBERG’S QUESTIONS ON GUNS
http://tinyurl.com/237kr8
NEW AMMONIUM NITRATE REGULATIONS
http://tinyurl.com/2xghm4
GUN RANGE OWNER SAYS HE’S UNFAIRLY TARGETED
http://tinyurl.com/2ufd8p
LAX SECURITY, BHUTTO’S PERSONAL TOUCH MADE HER VULNERABLE TO ASSASSIN
[I miss the lady. I thought she was neat, but not very wise.]
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,319115,00.html
NEW TSA RULES ON LITHIUM BATTERIES
http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html
INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY UNDER THREAT IN EUROPE AND U.S., REPORT SAYS
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/30/business/privacy.php
GEORGIA: GUN BILLS WAY OFF THE MARK
“Legislation would expand rights to a scattershot, irresponsible degree” [Warning: extreme anti civil rights screed from the AJC]
http://tinyurl.com/2q7oeq
LOUISIANA: GUN SEIZURE LAWSUIT AGAINST NEW ORLEANS ON HOLD
http://tinyurl.com/2obpgf
NEBRASKA: SHOOTINGS RAISE TALK OF GUN BILLS IN LEGISLATURE
http://tinyurl.com/2obpw5
NEW JERSEY: BILLS TO TOUGHEN GUN LAWS ADVANCE IN LEGISLATURE
http://tinyurl.com/37lp29
NEW JERSEY: LOSING IN NEW JERSEY
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2325
NEW YORK: NRA-ILA TO PUSH PRO-HUNTING PACKAGE IN ALBANY
http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=1158
PENNSYLVANIA: PHILADELPHIA POLICE CRITICIZED FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE SHOOTINGS FOR 2ND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
For the second year in a row, city officials are being asked how police officers responding to celebratory New Year’s Eve gunfire ended up shooting innocent bystanders.
http://www.wave3.com/global/story.asp?s=7578310
TENNESSEE: GIVE LEGAL GUN OWNERS A BREAK
Reduce fees for CCW licensing
http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=58388
AUSTRALIA: FARMERS BATTLE BAN ON HANDGUNS
http://tinyurl.com/ypz7oo
AUSTRALIA: POLICE SEIZE 1000 WEAPONS
http://tinyurl.com/2e2krs
AUSTRALIA: CONROY ANNOUNCES MANDATORY INTERNET FILTERS TO PROTECT CHILDREN
[Fascism in the guise of “protecting children”]
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/31/2129471.htm
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: MAN ARRESTED AT HONOLULU AIRPORT AFTER GUNS FOUND IN BAG
Authorities arrested an Ohio man at Honolulu International Airport after two loaded guns were found in his check-in luggage.
http://tinyurl.com/yoyw3w
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: MEN SHOT WITH .357 AS THEY TRACED IT FOR TATTOO PATTERN
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,319338,00.html
THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: GUN FIRES, INJURES GUN SHOP WORKER
Police: Employees Working On Gun Didn’t Know Bullet Was Inside. [There’s an easy solution to that problem…]
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/14945388/detail.html
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