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Girlfriend scared of guns
Hello. My girlfriend is afraid of guns. She has never handled one before except my unloaded handgun for about two seconds. Does anybody have any suggestions on ways I may be able to help her overcome this fear? Thank you.
(TX) Storeowner cleared in death of robber 09-26-01
HoustonChronicle.com Address:http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/metropolitan/1064258 Sept. 26, 2001, 11:19PM News briefs Store owner cleared in death of robber, 17 A Houston convenience-store owner who fatally shot a teen-ager during a robbery attempt earlier this month was no-billed Wednesday by a Harris County grand jury. Ngoc Thanh Le, owner of Westpark Food Store in the 9800 block of Westpark, [...]
HCI Cuts 20% OFF Staff
http://www.rollcall.com/pages/columns/hoh <http://www.rollcall.com/pages/columns/hoh>; Rollcall September 27, 2001 Losing Control at Handgun Control? While one airliner after another slashes their payrolls, the best-known anti-gun lobby in Washington laid off 14 people Tuesday. Officials at the Brady Campaign, formerly known as Handgun Control, confirmed to HOH yesterday that they cut nearly 20 percent of their staff this week. [...]
DC 10 Pilot Makes Sense
Fraternal Brothers and Sisters, My name is John Burnett. I am a DC-10 Captain for FedEx. I am also a Police Officer for the Memphis Police Department. My purpose in writing this is to share some of my thoughts regarding actions a pilot might consider when faced with a modern-day hijacker. These thoughts are outside-the-box [...]
NR: Making the Air Safe for Terror
National Review Making the Air Safe for Terror Turning airplanes into safe zones for hijackers. By Dave Kopel, research director, Independence Institute & Captain David Petteys, retired United Airlines pilot, Marine helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War, author of Marine Helo September 16, 2001 9:30 a.m. We will not allow the enemy to win this [...]
Question about gun for self-defense
Maybe this isn’t the right forum to ask this in, but here goes. What type of pistol would you folks recommend for a small woman, a little over 5 feet tall? Thanks in advance.
support armed pilots
Contact all the airline companies and tell them that if they dont allow their pilots to be armed, that you would fly a competing airline.
New doubts about gun historian
FYI (copy below): http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/254/nation/New_doubts_about_gun_historian+.shtml AOL Users:Click Here ******************************************************* New doubts about gun historian Research to receive hard critique today By David Mehegan, Globe Staff, 9/11/2001 When Emory University historian Michael A. Bellesiles published his sweeping historical study of guns in Colonial America last fall, the reaction was electric. His thesis that guns were relatively rare [...]
Concealed guns afford self defense
Concealed guns afford self defense Guest column by Melissa Allison I am shocked and ashamed of the editorial titled ”Time for some sanity,” (Sept. 7) regarding t he pending removal of the Campbell County ordinance prohibiting the carrying of firearms in parks. I have never read anything so reactionary and so completely based on unfounded [...]
Dein Papiere, bitte!
“Your papers, please.” Get used to hearing that if some people in the Bush administration get their way. The DRUDGE REPORT for September 24 reports: (Begin Quote) A highly controversial option has emerged for use in fighting terrorism in the United States: A national ID card which would be issued to every citizen. A proposal [...]
