The Plot Thickens: Sources, primarily the attorney for the family of the
deceased officer, are expressing skepticism about the account of how the
Easton PA SWAT officer got shot by a colleague while they were cleaning
their firearms.
http://www.pennlive.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1117184836103070.xml&coll=2
---
Oops!: A Sudanese refugee is suing three Rochester MN police officers
and the city over an incident in which he was shot with a .40-caliber
Glock instead of the intended Taser. This account is shared primarily to
emphasize my advice to carry the same handgun(s) in the same location on
your body, consistently.
http://startribune.com/stories/462/5423986.html
---
VPC Hails First Step In NY .50-Caliber Ban: The Violence Policy Center
(VPC) today applauded the New York State Assembly for voting last night
to ban 50 caliber sniper rifles. The measure must now go to the New York
State Senate. (Dated May 25)
http://www.vpc.org/press/0505ny.htm
---
Ohio Prohibitionists Attack Advertising: Gun-banners in Ohio are
campaigning to block advertising for private-party firearm sales..
http://www.wcpo.com/news/2005/local/05/25/gun_control.html
---
Man Shot While Stealing Firearms From Shooting Range: A crook in
Tennessee got shot after returning to a shooting range to steal more
firearms.
http://www.wsmv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3382021&nav=1TcTaCQj
---
For What It's Worth: Gunsmith Teddy Jacobson offers his immodest opinion
on some of today's handguns. (Sometimes we immodest guys have to stick
together.)
http://actionsbyt.blogspot.com/2005/05/current-production-guns.html
---
Canadian Forces To Upgrade Sniper Rifle: A contract has been signed for
a new sniper rifle for the Canadian armed forces. The caliber is
described as "8.6mm (.338)," which sounds like the .338 Lapua Magnum, an
excellent long-range cartridge designed for sniping in arctic environments.
http://www.halifaxlive.com/artman/publish/rifles_260505_1234.shtml
---
Pro-Gun Press For The Philippines?: It seems like more Filipino
journalists are turning to firearms in order to stay alive while they
ply their trade in that nation.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asiapacific/detail.asp?GRP=C&id=63003
---
As An Aside...: Commentary discusses what is and isn't included in crime
statistics. This partially explains why we have so little data about
self-defense incidents.
http://mensnewsdaily.com/blog/kouri/2005/05/truth-about-crime-statistics.html
---
When Kitchen Knives Are Outlawed...: A group of British physicians have
called for a ban on "assault knives," which seem ot be long, pointed
kitchen knives. As my former teaching partner used to say, "There's a
reason that God put those people on an island."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4581871.stm
Even The New York Times Has Trouble Swallowing this One:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/27/international/europe/27knife.html?
--
Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
