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############## December 16, 1999 HUD misfires Kenneth D.Smith He was in a hurry to store his gun because he had friends coming over. But in his haste, the 23-year-old Massachusetts man pulled the trigger of his weapon while it was pointing at his abdomen and shot himself into an estimated $35,000 in medical bills and [...]
Calif. Gun Sales Up in Past Weeks
Fair Use: Calif. Gun Sales Up in Past Weeks .c The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – With a new gun-control law taking effect next month, state officials say there has been a boom in firearms sales across the state in the past few weeks. “Everybody is trying to get it while they can,” said [...]
News from Miami Dade County Fla.
—–Original Message—– From: Steven To: Tampa Bay Member Council <[email protected]> Date: Friday, December 17, 1999 5:42 PM Subject: Committee Against Gun Control to Resist County Gun Control >Member Council of Tampa Bay – http://home.tampabay.rr.com/membercouncil > >MEDIA RELEASE – IMMEDIATE 16 December 1999 > >MEDIA CONTACT: STEVEN J. GREENWALD / (305) 460-2254 > > >COMMITTEE AGAINST [...]
The benefits of firearm ownership…..
“We find that allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons deters violent crimes and it appears to produce no increase in accidental deaths. If those states which did not have right-to-carry concealed gun provisions had adopted them in 1992, approximately 1,570 murders; 4,177 rapes; and over 60,000 aggravated assaults would have been avoided yearly. The estimated [...]
Dear Abby’s advise……
From today’s Deseret News, “Life” section. I suspect such advice will become more common. Some letters to Dear Abby, or even the editor of your local paper may be order. While a potentially unattended purse could pose a hazard to ill-trained children, keeping a gun on your person (in a pocket in this case) is [...]
GRSC Update
Friends, This month we concern ourselves with the question, “When is Range Protection NOT Range Protection?” Most anti gun legislation has a title that sounds good. How can you possibly oppose a “Juvenile Justice” or “Child Safety” bill? Are you such a cretin that you want juvenile injustice or child endangerment? Of course not! The [...]
Oregon Firearms Federation Alert
OREGON FIREARMS FEDERATION PO BOX 556 CANBY OR. 97013 503-263-5830 <oregonfirearms.org> Dec. 14 1999 Anti-Gun Ballot Initiative Update: “Oregon Gun Owners” anti-gun ballot initiative has received a draft ballot title. It follows: “Increases Firearm Transactions Requiring Background Checks; Changes Other Firearms Laws” As with Senator Ginny Burdick’s anti-gun efforts, you, once again, have ten business [...]
“Legitimate Purposes”.
We all know the stance of HCI. This is a friendly reminder to all of us just how serious this issue is. This group does not consider the preservation of human life to be a legitimate purpose to own a firearm. From their website…Gun Measures We Don?t Support Banning guns Handgun Control, Inc., has never [...]
Truthful numbers
Number of physicians in the US -700,000 Accidental deaths caused /year – 120,000 Accidental deaths/physician = 0.171 Number of gun owners in the US =80,000,000 Number of accidental gun deaths/year (all age groups) =1,500 Accidental deaths/gun owner =0.0000188 Therefore, Doctors are approximately 9000 times more dangerous than gun owners
