Front Sight, Press

Volume 279, 1/12/08

While I try to avoid doing too much direct politics in this newsletter, except as it relates to gun rights and law, I feel compelled to express my utter outrage at the Bush administration’s filing of an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in support of the Washington DC handgun ban. According to the Washington Post, the government’s brief includes the following, “The court’s decision could be read to hold that the Second Amendment categorically precludes any ban on a category of ‘Arms’ that can be traced back to the Founding era,” the government argued. “If adopted by this court, such an analysis could cast doubt on the constitutionality of existing federal legislation prohibiting the possession of certain firearms, including machineguns.” Sorry guys, but it’s the Second Amendment itself that “casts doubt on the constitutionality of existing federal legislation,” and not any decision by a court.

Government is jealous of its power and it seems that parties and promises get thrown under the bus when the rubber meets the road. I am truly and profoundly disappointed.

THIN IS IN – THE NEW WALTHER PPS 9MM
Walther, in concert with S&W, has produced a sleek, slick and stylish 9mm that may redefine the way we think about “pocket pistols.” Meet the PPS.
http://tinyurl.com/2v28pv

PRACTICE DRILLS FOR THE DEFENSIVE SNUBNOSE
http://www.snubnose.info/docs/practice_drills.htm

JOHN FARNAM ON GUN SAFETY
http://tinyurl.com/2xjva5

BUFFALO BILL CODY
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/preservation/bios/zane.htm

DIAL 911 AND DIE, OR DEFEND YOURSELF
http://dustinsgunblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/dial-911-and-dieredux.html

PISTOL-PACKIN’ PREACHER SERVES HOSPITAL, SHERIFF
http://tinyurl.com/2fchun

NBA, NFL GO ANTI-GUN
But are they protecting their athletes, or protecting an image?
http://reason.com/news/show/124272.html

NEW RESEARCH ON THE SECOND AMENDMENT
http://volokh.com/posts/1199810389.shtml

WHEN WE’RE ALL CONVICTED FELONS, NO ONE WILL LEGALLY OWN A GUN
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article4124.html

MY CAR AND ITS CONTENTS ARE MY PRIVATE PROPERTY
http://tinyurl.com/24awro

BOB BARR: CRITICISM OF PARKING-LOT GUN BILL MISSES MARK
http://tinyurl.com/26djvs

MORE CASES OF EMPLOYER NONSENSE
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2379

BUSH SIGNS BILL GEARED TO TOUGHEN SCREENING OF GUN BUYERS
http://tinyurl.com/2wav4k

D.C. LAWSUIT AGAINST GUN MANUFACTURERS IS DISMISSED
http://volokh.com/posts/1200007679.shtml and http://tinyurl.com/2mp6tf

SENATORS PUSH FOR GUNS IN NATIONAL PARKS
http://tinyurl.com/2bzy9q

GOVERNMENT FILES AMICUS — ON DC’S SIDE!
http://tinyurl.com/32wgrj

JUSTICE DEPT. CRITICAL OF APPELLATE RULING ON D.C. HANDGUN BAN
http://tinyurl.com/293qxr

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS NATIONWIDE ASK SUPREME COURT TO KEEP GUN BAN
http://tinyurl.com/yqzouw

UNEASY MIX: SUBURBS AND GUN RANGES
http://tinyurl.com/29t3xo

VICTIM FIRED AK-47 AT HOME INVADER
3 Men Sought After Storming House, Police Say
http://www.local6.com/news/15002418/detail.html

“CREDIT CARD PROCESSING COMPANY REJECTS FIREARMS INDUSTRY”
http://tinyurl.com/2wapl9

CALIFORNIA: APPEALS COURT WON’T REINSTATE S.F. HANDGUN BAN
http://tinyurl.com/2kebz2

CALIFORNIA: MUNICIPALITIES CAN’T BAN PEOPLE FROM OWNING HANDGUNS, COURT RULES
http://tinyurl.com/2gka5e

GEORGIA: GEORGIA GUN BILL PITS BUSINESS AGAINST NATIONAL GUN GROUP
A showdown between Georgia’s powerful business interests and the national gun rights lobby is heating up again at the state Capitol and both sides came out firing on Monday.
http://www.macon.com/220/story/231201.html

GEORGIA HB915 - CAMPUS CARRY OKAY!
http://jerrythegeek.blogspot.com/2008/01/georgia-hb915.html

ILLINOIS: NO SLIPPERY SLOPE, EH?
New proposed Cook Co. gun regulations
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=593

KANSAS: CONCEALED-CARRY REQUESTS COME IN SLOWLY
The state expected 20,000 applications in the gun law’s first year but has gotten about half that in a year and a half.
http://www.kansas.com/news/local/story/273887.html

KENTUCKY: GUN-FEARING WEENIE THROWS A FIT
http://tinyurl.com/3yaemh

MARYLAND: BALTIMORE SEEKS TOUGHER GUN LAWS
http://tinyurl.com/27exko

MICHIGAN SEES FEWER GUN DEATHS — WITH MORE PERMITS
Six years after new rules made it much easier to get a license to carry concealed weapons, the number of Michiganders legally packing heat has increased more than six-fold.
http://tinyurl.com/2uguj2

NEW YORK: ‘ANTIQUE FIREARMS’ TARGETED IN NEW YORK STATE MEASURE
http://tinyurl.com/29yzx5

NEW YORK: LEGISLATIVE REPORT #12
A whole shopping list of nastiness
http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=1174

OHIO: CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE RENEWAL DEADLINE LOOMS FOR MANY
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article4134.html

OHIO: CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER GUN LAW EDITORIAL A SHAME AND A SHAM
http://tinyurl.com/2d2ddo

PENNSYLVANIA: JUDGE RETURNS MAN’S PERMIT TO CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON
In November, then-Sheriff Robert Wollyung revoked Rotz’s permit to carry a concealed weapon after Rotz wore it openly to the New Franklin polling place on Nov. 6. Rotz exchanged words with Constable Gerald Speilman. The constable had asked Rotz to secure the gun in his vehicle and Rotz would not. Rotz appealed the revocation.
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/localnews/ci_7917373

SOUTH DAKOTA: BILL WOULD MAKE GUNS ILLEGAL AT COLLEGES
People found guilty of such weapons charges could be jailed for a year and fined $2,000
http://tinyurl.com/22ocp2

TENNESSEE: LAWMAKER WANTS YOU TO HAVE RIGHT TO CARRY IN TENNESSEE RESTAURANTS
http://www.volunteertv.com/home/headlines/13532342.html

VIRGINIA: KAINE TO PUSH BACKGROUND CHECKS AT GUN SHOWS
http://tinyurl.com/3xtx5u

CANADA: SPLIT ON PISTOL BAN
http://torontosun.com/News/Canada/2008/01/10/4765417-sun.html

CANADA: THE RIGHT TO DEFEND YOURSELF
http://tinyurl.com/396qz5

EU: NO GUNS ON BOARD FOR AIR MARSHALS
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8U3QH980.htm

THE WHAT NOT TO DO FILE: DOG TRIGGERS GUN BLAST, KILLING OWNER
http://tinyurl.com/2eu7a4

 

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