Parking-Lot-Storage Case: Eugene Volokh summarizes a federal appellate
ruling in Ohio that looked to the state constitution to determine public
policy and found that allowing UPS to fire an employee for storing a
firearm in his vehicle in a public-access parking lot used by both UPS
employees and customers would be no different from allowing UPS to fire
him for possessing a firearm at his home.
http://www.volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_02_18-2007_02_24.shtml#1172173543
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David Kopel's Ten Favorite Second Amendment Books: David Kopel has
posted on his website a recent article from the NRA's America's First
Freedom magazine, listing his top ten choices of books on the Second
Amendment. (At the time this is typed, I am unable to access Kopel's
website via the link in his posting, linked below.)
http://www.volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_02_18-2007_02_24.shtml#1172249536
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Army To Stick With M16, M4: Army Times points out that Delta Force
troops have been using the HK 416, a carbine that resembles the M4
externally but uses a different type of gas system, yet the rest of the
Army remains committed to the Stoner family of M16 rifles and M4 carbines.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/02/atCarbine070219/
Another View Of The HK 416:
http://www.hkpro.com/hk416.htm
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From John Farnam:
24 Feb 07
Cor-Bon PowerBall Shooting:
An African LEO student relates this story:
"Armed with my G26 and 9mm PowerBall (that you brought me last time you
were here), I was witness to a jewelry-store robbery in a Pretoria
shopping mall. A gang of four robbery suspects, all armed with
Kalashnikov rifles, approached the jewelry store and began blasting away
at the barred entryway. They shot until the entire locking mechanism
was shredded and gave way. Upon entering the store, the suspects
gathered as much merchandise as they could and then fled. Miraculously,
no one in the store was injured.
I took cover behind a potted palm as they ran past. I verbally
challenged the third suspect, but he was obviously confused with regard
to where my voice was coming from. When he didn't drop his rifle, I
fired three shots at him at a range of fifteen meters. All three struck
him in the back but did not exit. He immediately screamed and dropped
his rifle. After taking several more tentative steps, he collapsed,
DRT. I don't think he ever figured out where I had been. The balance
of the suspects made good their escape.
Comment: PowerBall worked just fine, and I'm glad he had a supply when
he needed them. He is now armed with DPX!
My friend made a good plan and executed it well. Acting decisively, he
emerged victorious! No dithering. No hesitation!
/John
(Cor-Bon's Pow'R Ball ammo uses a jacketed hollowpoint bullet with a
polymer ball in the cavity. While it is available in .38 Special and
357 Magnum, it is primarily intended for reliable functioning in
autoloaders that may not handle hollowpoints well. The ball presumably
also offers some protection against the hollow cavity being clogged with
clothing or other intermediate barrier material but people like John and
Evan Marshall now seem to prefer Cor-Bon's DPX loads, so long as they
feed reliably in the pistol in question.)
24 Feb 07
>From a LEO friend on the East Coast:
"In January, we had an OIS here:
Four of our officers attempted to arrest a suspect with several
outstanding felony warrants. When they approached the parked car he and
a teenaged male were getting into, he locked the doors, started the
engine, and drove straight into one of our deputies.
Our deputy wound up on the hood of the accelerating car, holding onto
the edge of the hood (near the windshield wipers) with his left hand (in
which he also held his flashlight), and holding his G27 in his right
hand. The deputy hung on as the driver swerved back and forth, trying to
throw him off the hood.
Finally, our officer fired a single shot through the windshield, hitting
the driver in the chest. Our officer then came off the hood and hit the
pavement, rolling until he struck a curb. The car continued for a short
distance an d then ran onto the curb and finally came to rest.
The suspect was removed from the car, DRT. The Gold-Dot 180 grain JHP
performed well, penetrating the windshield and stopping the threat, even
from the short-barreled Glock. Our deputy suffered leg injuries but is
expected to recover fully. Even after hitting the pavement, rolling,
and hitting the curb, our deputy still had his G26 in his right hand,
with no accidental discharge during these forced acrobatics.
Other deputies did not fire at the vehicle for fear of hitting their
comrade and the teenager who was an unwitting passenger. Our District
Attorney has ruled the shooting 'justifiable.'"
Comment: Here is where all that time and money spent on good weapons
training and good equipment, including ammunition, really pays off.
Gadgets don't save lives. Competently trained and equipped officers do!
Good show!
/John
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From The Firearms Coalition:
Many thanks to all who have stepped up to help our new friend Joyce. The
call to action was extremely successful and is accomplishing our three
primary goals: Offsetting some of the expenses Joyce is incurring as a
result of this tyranny, generating some buzz to help get other groups to
commit to action, and bolstering Joyce's spirits letting her know that
she isn't facing this alone. When I told her about your generosity, here
is part of her response:
"Thank you for your assistance. Your compassion brings tears to my eyes."
NRA Director and President of the NY State Rifle and Pistol Association,
Tom King has agreed to have NYSRPA host a formal Legal Defense Fund for
Joyce (with any residual monies being earmarked for the next case like
this). We will let you know as soon as we get an address for that. Tom
also says that NRA is getting involved, but we can't assume that they
will take care of everything for her and we need to continue to rally
around her.
There was an error in the Alert I sent out on Thursday; Joyce holds a
CCW from Indiana, not Ohio. She did CCW training in Ohio and I
misunderstood what she told me about that. Sorry for any confusion.
Again, thank you for your rapid response. Joyce is flabbergasted by
your compassion and dedication. If you have not yet made a
contribution, you may still do so through us or you might prefer to wait
another couple of days until we get the address for the official Legal
Defense Fund.
Yours for the Second Amendment
Jeff Knox
Director of Operations
The Firearms Coalition
www.FirearmsCoalition.org
--
Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
