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Kearney Residents Form Right-To-Carry Task Force: "Several Kearney
residents are tired of being the only ones in Nebraska not allowed to
carry concealed weapons." After the mayor stated that the city was not
considering rescinding its CCW ban because residents had not requested
it, a group has formed to do just that.
http://www.nebraska.tv/news/local/3733441.html
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Ohio CCW Reform Bill Would Wipe Out Local "AWB": Commentary points out
that the stalled HB 347, in addition ot cleaning up Ohio's CCW law,
would also eliminate Columbus's ban on cosmetically impaired firearms.
http://www.ohioccw.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3686&Itemid=83
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Katrina Refugees Spur Gun Sales, CHL Applications: England's Telegraph
reports that Houston residents are buying more firearms and "buying
concealed weapon licenses" in response to an increase in violent crime
attributed to the arrival of New Orleans criminals displaced by
Hurricane Katrina.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/27/worlean27.xml
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LEAA Opposes California Microstamping Bill: NRA affiliate Law
Enforcement Alliance of America has made a statement in opposition to AB
352, the California bill to require that new autoloading pistols stamp a
serial number on primer of cartridges they fire.
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200608/POL20060825b.html
John Longenecker On AB 352:
http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/08/26/let-me-show-you-how-stupid-kalifornia-is/
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Grand Jury Clears Gunfight Survivor: A grand jury in Illinois has
declined to indict a man who fatally shot an assailant who had already
shot him three times.
http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/local/crime_courts/15357800.htm
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Army Training Combats Negligent Discharges: Soldiers receive their M-16
rifles - and blank ammunition - on the third day of training and keep it
with them for the next six to 12 weeks, depending on the length of
training. The only time they do not have their weapons is when they
enter chapels or clinics, or when the rifles are checked in for the weekend.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4143205.html
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The Basic Safety Rules:
1. All firearms are always loaded.
2. Never let the muzzle cross anything you're not prepared to shoot.
3. Keep your finger out of the trigger guard, up on the frame, until
your sights are on the target and you're prepared to fire.
4. Always be sure of your target and what's beyond it.
5. Maintain control of your firearm
(I hope it's only a coincidence that all of these incidents involve
law-enforcement officers.)
http://nebraska.statepaper.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/08/21/44e9ff936eaf3
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2006/08/21/city/city3.txt
http://www.keepmecurrent.com/Community/story.cfm?storyID=23250
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From AzCDL: The September 2006 newsletter summarizes major changes in
Arizona firearm laws, most of which take effect September 21.
http://www.azcdl.org/AzCDL0906NL.pdf
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From John Farnam:
20 Aug 06
In Baghdad today, "snipers," firing from houses and a cemetery, murdered
several dozen Shiite religious pilgrims who were marching in a
procession. Simultaneously, over two hundred were wounded. An omnibus
ban on driving had been imposed by the government in order to limit
car-bombings, and this was an apparent work-around cooked up by
sectarian outlaws
Of course, the ignorant and frightened media refers to anyone with a
rifle as a "sniper." These shooters were not "snipers." They were just
garden-variety thugs, with Kalashnikov rifles, using stock, iron sights,
shooting stationary, standing people at ranges from twenty to 150
meters. Easy shots, even for amateurs! In fact, we know they're
amateurs, because of the small KIA to WIA ratio.
This incident garnered only anaemic media interest, but it concerns me,
because, unlike bombings, the foregoing is a highly destructive tactic
that can be easily exported nearly anywhere in the world. It may lack a
big boom, but this kind of loosely organized mayhem can manufacture a
high number of casualties in a short time, with little sophisticated
planning, and only scant preparation. It would "work" spectacularly
well in nearly any metro area in the world.
Local police, unless themselves routinely armed with rifles and well
trained in their use, could do little- before, during, or after.
We better be ready!
/John
(Not to detract from John's main point, but most dictionaries define
sniping as "1. To shoot at individuals from a concealed place." It is a
modern American affectation to attempt to restrict the term to a highly
trained professional with specialized equipment.)
21 Aug 06
Doc Gunn just sent me a note this morning with a news story about an
escaped inmate being involved in a shooting at a nearby hospital. His
analysis is unvarnished and classic:
"The only authentic protection one may have is that which he provides
for himself. Without exception, all institutional 'security' is a bogus
farce/comedy- counterfeit window dressing, designed solely to placate
the mass of timid grasseaters and cause them, in true, lemming-like
fashion, to suspend reality long enough to foolishly believe themselves
safe from violent attack. As we see, all it takes to shatter this fraud
is a determined individual with evil intent. In the aftermath, there
will be the requiem Three-Stooges-style fervor throughout the
health-care system, and predictably, a new layer of half-witted,
unenforceable regulations. Afterward, things will quickly settle
back down to where they were. In the end, nothing will have changed.
I've seen
it time and again."
As friend in a large, federal agency adds: "I'm weary of being
surrounded by jellyfish- neutered 'managers' (we have no leaders) who,
after having their gag reflex surgically removed, suffocate the life out
of the rest of us, who are naively striving to actually accomplish
something."
In 1857 Lincoln said, "As a nation of free men, we shall live forever-
or die by suicide!"
Yes, suicide by slow strangulation!
/John
24 Aug 06
XCR Variants, from Alex Robinson:
"In certain jurisdictions, our XCR's folding stock creates problems.
For example, in MI the XCR is just fine for general ownership, but,
amazingly, is classified as a 'pistol!' For places like that, we've now
designed a fixed/tube stock. It looks and feels just like our standard,
folding stock but there is no knuckle. It cannot be folded. For now,
that adequately addresses the issue, at least in MI."
Comment: Most gun laws, as written, are incomprehensible, confusing, and
self-contradictory, I'm persuaded deliberately so, in order to
facilitate arbitrary enforcement when craven politicians want to punish
a segment of the population that doesn't support them.
A folding stock is convenient, particularly for low-profile transport.
In a "car gun," for example, it is a wonderful feature. For those of
us who have no interest in politics or politicians, and who have decided
we need military rifles in our lives, and for manufacturers, like
Robinson Arms, who make them for us, we need to continuously make
adjustments as they become necessary. We have to stay one step ahead of
them!
/John
(I used to have a poor opinion of telescoping stocks for anyone who did
not need to decrease the length of a shoulder gun during transport. Then
I had a small, female officer as a student, who has being battered by
her department's M16 until I figured out that the telescoping stock
permitted adjusting the length of pull to suit her stature. My own
home-defense carbine now sports a telescoping stock from
http://www.vltor.com, whose storage compartments offer a more friendly
cheek weld than most telescoping stocks. My carbine is normally kept in
a locking wall mount with the stock one click short of full extension.)
25 Aug 06
Staple-Guns:
Pistol-cartridge-firing longarms, colloquially called "staple-guns,"
have faded from interest recently in the wake of the plethora of
excellent 223 rifles now available. Police and non-police alike
appreciate the power, durability, and magazine capacity of these
compact, 223, military rifles. In fact, most staple guns are just
submachine guns that fire semi-auto exclusively and are often
sarcastically described as "big, heavy pistols."
However, I have come to like Beretta's CX4 rifle, in 40S&W, for a number
of reasons. It is a seventy-five meter gun, no doubt. But, within that
range, it is deadly accurate, coming with excellent iron sights and an
integral rail on top that will handily accommodate an EOTech or
Aimpoint. It is wonderfully compact, shorter than most folding-stock
rifles, even with their stocks folded! It is relatively quiet, with low
muzzle blast, recoiling like most 223s. Finally, the CX4 is light,
devoid of sharp corners, edges, and protrusions, easy to carry, low
profile, and deploys quickly. For a small-statured person, with limited
upper-body strength, it is eminently useable.
Staple guns, like the CX4, make most sense in 40S&W and 357SIG caliber.
These high-pressure rounds can take full advantage of the sixteen-inch
barrel, rendering muzzle velocities considerably higher than will the
same cartridge fired from a pistol, typically an additional 150-200
f/s. Low-pressure pistol rounds, like 9mm and 45ACP benefit far less
from the extra barrel length.
There are two things I'm going to change on my copy of the CX4: There is
a plastic piece that joins the rear of the pistol grip to the stock. It
is there mostly for political reasons, as some jurisdictions prohibit
isolated "pistol grips" on rifles and shotguns. The CX4 is surely
useable that way, but the piece ads bulk, serves no legitimate purpose,
and sometimes gets in the way. I am "form-follows-function" oriented,
so I'm simply going to cut it out and get rid of it.
The pistol grip is too long, and the magazine, when fully seated, is
thus recessed too far into it. This needlessly ads time to the
reloading process and fairly invites the magazine to fail to lock in
place. So, I'm going to cut away the bottom of the pistol grip until,
as in a pistol, the base of the seated magazine protrudes properly.
This minor surgery will all be accomplished next week by master
riflesmith and good friend, Colby Adler. I'll report back on the results.
Other than that, I have no complaints. The CX4 is a sound product that
competently addresses a legitimate need.
/John
(Note that John has not stated that he is replacing any of his own .223
rifles with his "staple-gun." These guns are primarily useful for those
who cannot handle a larger gun. John Fails to mention that such a "big,
heavy pistol" does provide a point of support at the shoulder (or the
side, in a point-shooting mode), increasing hit potential.)
--
Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
