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July, 2002: POLL ON SECOND AMENDMENT: AN INDIVIDUAL RIGHT • Supreme Court declines to hear gun rights cases • Will pilots get guns? • No “gun free zone” in biker event • Cyprus cops issue guns • New feature: Gun Grabber Wall of Shame • Self-defense requires gun ownership in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
June, 2002: THE BIG STORY • ANTI-GUNNERS WANT TO REINSTATE ANTI-GUN LAWSUITS • DISABLED MAN CHALLENGES CHICAGO’S GUN LAW • CANADA’S REGISTRATION DEADLINE LOOMS • NATIONAL GUN LOBBYIST ENDORSES REPEAL OF D.C. GUN BAN -- McCAIN AND LIEBERMAN SEEK GUN DEBATE • MARYLAND GOVERNOR VETOES DEER-CONTROL BILL • ARIZONA PASSES LAW PROTECTING SHOOTING RANGES • UTAH BOARD IGNORES NEW STATE LAW ON GUNS IN COURT • COLORADO LAWMAKERS KILL CONCEALED CARRY BILL • KILLERS DON’T RUN IF YOU DIAL 911
May, 2002: DEMOCRATS, GUNS AND DEMAGOGUERY • California tax on bullets? • Anti-lawsuit bill making progress • Civil disorder in Argentina sells guns • Ohio concealed carry case in the news • Airline pilots want guns • Lifesaving with guns in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
April, 2002: CONCEALED CARRY VICTORIES • Israel arms citizens • Maryland anti-gun lawsuit thrown out • Town sued over boys arrested for playing with paper guns • Chicks With Guns on college campuses • Potato guns targeted in California • Fighting crime in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
March, 2002: SHUTTING DOWN GUN SALES • Atlanta anti-gun lawsuit thrown out • Anti-gun book gets professor investigated • DEA agent sells crime info on black market, skips bail • Vermont cop likes few state gun laws • Democrats hold pheasant shoot, really • Young life-saver in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
February, 2002: GUN FIGHTS IN THE COURT CORRAL • Concealed carry doesn’t raise crime • Come to Jamaica and you’ll see more cops • Trigger lock shortage shuts down California gun shops • Firearm-related Web sites under attack • “ET - The Extraterrestrial” cops to have guns erased • Intruders thwarted in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
January, 2002: NATIONAL GUN REGISTRATION • Concealed firearms permit update • National police and sheriff survey results • Canadian Member of Parliament whacks gun registration •Communist China’s gun crime wave • Industry news shows Smith & Wesson in comeback bid • Chicagoans need more guns in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
December, 2001: YEAR IN REVIEW • Concealed firearms permit update • National police and sheriff survey results • Canadian Member of Parliament whacks gun registration • Communist China’s gun crime wave • Industry news shows Smith & Wesson in comeback bid • Chicagoans need more guns in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
November, 2001: GUN RIGHTS AFFIRMED • Terrorist attacks spur Americans to buy guns • Anti-gun author on the hot seat • Canadian gun registration program: more embarrassment • Maryland law curtails gun sales • Animal rights group invents a new hunt sabotage • A pilot is a hero in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
October, 2001: TERRORISM AND GUNS • Record crowd at Gun Rights Policy Conference • Canada Customs seizes guns • Public housing may ban gun ownership • California gun tests an easy pass • Maine gun group sues Million Mom March • Zero-Tolerance Tyranny in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
September, 2001: ON THE LEGAL FRONT • CCRKBA launches legislative campaign • Concealed carry update • G-T Special Report: Guns Around the World • New gun bills signed into law in California • Smith & Wesson deal getting no support from Bush administration • Thwarting thugs in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
August, 2001: ASHCROFT FOR GUN RIGHTS • United Nations anti-gun conference fizzles • Democrats: gun control is killing us • California “assault-weapon” ban crippled • Michigan anti-gun initiative defeated • Million Mom March activist is sentenced for gun murder • Shooting back in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
July, 2001: INTERNATIONAL GUN CONTROLS BACKFIRE • United Nations pressure on U.S. gun rights • Sen. McCain slaps gun owners • Maryland lawsuit over gun show ban • Doctors against gun rights • Condoms and gun safety in schools • Self defense wins in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
June, 2001: McCAIN TAKES AIM AT GUN OWNERS • Smith & Wesson sold to Americans • Sen. Torricelli in campaign scandal • Oregon gun ban bill dies in committee • Tucson can block gun show • Now the U.N. has the Billion Mom March • Demonized guns in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"??
May, 2001: ON THE LEGAL FRONT • British youth: armed and dangerous • More states pass bills to stop anti-gun lawsuits • Smith & Wesson sweetheart deal under attack • Gun show bill back from the dead • Armed and Female: New bra doubles as holster • Zero gun tolerance in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
April, 2001: HIGH CRIME RATES IN COUNTRIES WITH GUN CONTROL • ATF reveals more on fatal raid • Call for investigation of payoffs to anti-gun witnesses • Michigan CCW law in the spotlight • Senate bill to ban .50-caliber sport rifles • Concealed carry update • Citizens and self-defense in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
March 2001: DOCTORS PUSHING WRONG MEDICINE • Los Angeles wants your fingerprints • Concealed carry battle in Ohio • Handgun Control Inc. to tries to mainstream itself with new name • Miami-Dade lawsuit against gunmakers thrown out • Blind people owning guns • American Bar Association kudos in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
February 2001: JOHN ASHCROFT FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL • United Nations conference wants global gun control • No membership lists revealed in lawsuit • Los Angeles gun buyers fingerprinted? • Michigan petition drive to stop concealed carry law • More New York gun laws? • Self-defense is getting popular in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
January 2001: MORE MAYORS SUITS DISMISSED • Million Mom March exploits tragedy • No gun ban for Maryland town • Superfast gun sprays “cloud of metal” • Pop queen Madonna’s shotgun wedding • Is the Junior ROTC violent? • Robbers face doom in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
December, 2000: ANTI-GUN ELECTION VICTORY? YES AND NO -- Strict liability in San Francisco -- Fanny packs for guns in Illinois -- Paper gun gets student suspended from school -- Should concealed carry permits be secret? -- No official gun for Utah Winter Olympics -- Tales of self defense in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
November, 2000: DANGER: PRO-GUN MASQUERADE -- Gun law confusion in Arizona -- Florida county mandates trigger locks -- Britain allows pistol competition at games -- Buybacks make a comeback -- Swiss company SIG gun units bought by German businessmen -- State Farm's not there in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
October, 2000: GORE SILENT ON GUNS? -- Bush and guns -- Chicago anti-gun lawsuit dismissed -- Million Moms or Million Bucks? -- Tragedy of not having a gun to ward off pitchfork murderer -- Virginia politics grapples with guns and gun culture -- An unbelievable kindergarten in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
September, 2000: GUN POLITICS HEATS UP -- Pro-gun TV ads cause furor -- Brooklyn lawsuit decision in doubt -- Gunmen raid British courtroom -- Senator proposes national handgun registration -- Anti-gun medical journal says Brady Law doesn’t work -- A new pro-gun convert in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
August, 2000: TANGLED LEGAL FIGHT FOR CONCEALED CARRY -- Fighting back with TV ads -- New Jersey lawsuit -- Project Exile in Illinois? -- Florida gun group sues over ordinance -- Brazilian leftist group takes gun maker to court -- A selection of self-defense stories in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
July, 2000: GUN RIGHTS APPEAL MAKING NEW CASE LAW -- New York adds more gun control -- Senate hearing on NICS -- Three House votes on Smith & Wesson agreement -- Chicago sues to get confidential information -- Canadian Supreme Court upholds gun registration law -- Elementary school kids put guns on trial in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
June, 2000: INSTANT BACKGROUND CHECKS: NOT SO FAST -- Presidential candidates differ on gun suits -- Million Mom politics -- This is a raid! Give us all your toy guns! -- Favored treatment for politically correct gun makers? -- New study on guns -- Wal-Mart customer explains things to thief in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
May, 2000: GUNS & CONGRESS: NATIONAL ROUNDUP -- Foundation money in anti-gun groups -- Four important legal battles -- Minorities forming own gun groups -- Schools and gun rules: who can be most stupid? -- Congressional Record on guns -- Guns from the afterlife in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
April, 2000: S & W Under the Gun -- Prosecutor carried gun illegally -- Northwest Airlines: Million Mom March grounded -- Supreme Court nixes anonymous gun tips -- HCI feeds lies to Maryland governor’s office -- United Nations wants gun registry -- Mom may be hazardous to your gun rights in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
March, 2000: Clinton's War on Guns -- Public housing and gun control -- Can smart guns pass their IQ test?-- Right to hunt may go on Virginia ballot -- Boycott called against Citibank -- Negligence tossed out of Chicago’s anti-gun lawsuit -- A dangerous Senate bill in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
February, 2000: Two Victories for Gun Shows -- Study finds anti-gun bias in media -- National Conference of Mayors pushes gun control -- Prosecutors lose gun shop case -- California governor wary of more gun control -- Girl gets high school annual photo with her competition rifle -- University censorship in our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
January, 2000: Anti-Gun Schumer Releases Flawed Gun Control Study -- Gun buyer background checks rise -- UPS and gun thefts during shipment -- Bradley and Forbes: campaign opposites -- D.C. gun buyback program collects mostly junk -- HUD threatens gun makers with huge new anti-gun lawsuit -- New York Post bullseye in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
December, 1999: Politics and Gun Control -- McCain places foot firmly in anti-gun mouth -- Gun deaths drop -- Anti-gun "studies": dumb and biased -- Canadians ignore new law, aren’t registering their guns -- School officials mow down rifle class -- Splitsville for Rosie and Kmart in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
November, 1999: Anti-Gun Lawsuits Dismissed! -- California Gun Buyback Program Flops -- Michael Douglas, anti-gun crusader in Albania -- Pennsylvania's Operation Hard Time -- Gun control spurs protests in South Africa l Gun control timeline -- School shooting myth busted in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
October, 1999: UN Security Council endorsed sweeping gun control measures -- Brazil high court overturns gun ban -- HCI gun law Report Card flunks crime test -- Gun News Ticker: Bush launches tough Texas enforcement program -- Anti-gun Denver Mayor’s son arrested for felony robbery -- Dr. Laura and guns -- Intruder in Kansas City gets our Page Eight “Parting Shot”
September, 1999: Polls on Gun Control -- Sen. Feinstein’s gun registration bill -- Former cops convicted of selling guns -- Gun News Ticker: U.N. wants gun control -- First Lady talks nice about gun owners -- Jews and guns -- Robber gets bullet instead of money in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
August, 1999: California Crisis of Gun Control -- Poll results on guns, elections and police views -- Big celebrities and guns -- New feature: Gun News Ticker -- The latest on anti-gun lawsuit craze -- Are prescription drugs behind school shootings? -- A shooting in a convent in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
July, 1999: Gun Control and the Elections -- Inside story on killing the gun control bill -- Boston sues gunmakers -- New anti-gun group: The Bell Campaign -- Adman's "Condom on Guns" campaign -- Canada's new gun registration really costs -- Chicago cop tampers with son's gun permit in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
June, 1999: Congress wary of quick gun vote -- NRA ordered to pay $4.5 million -- Poison Ivy is a weapon -- Florida woman kills stalker -- Movie star Mel Gibson says don’t blame the movies -- Special Report on Gun Law Enforcement -- Cops shoot up neighborhood in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
SPECIAL REPORT: May, 1999: The rights of gun owners are in crisis as never before.…
May, 1999: LITTLETON SHOOTINGS LAUNCH ANTI-GUN VENDETTA -- Study: concealed carry could stop mass murders -- Clinton gun control package -- Democrats don’t all back Clinton -- HCI plays media game as "moderate" -- Gun owners sue over target law -- Big media mogul says, "Not ME!" in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
April, 1999: Senators attack gun makers, support lawsuit -- Overturn Brooklyn verdict, judge is asked -- California cities coordinating anti-gun lawsuit -- Chicago’s Daley takes some lumps -- Gun benefits outweigh costs, study says -- Reader asks: Has NASCAR sold gun owners out? -- True hero in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
March, 1999: Gun makers under attack in the courts -- BATF wants more "Interdiction" cities -- Doctors speak out against anti-gun activism in the exam room -- Poll on Brooklyn verdict -- eBay stops listing guns online -- Response to biased New York Times book review -- Army sells unchecked guns in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
February, 1999: More cities join gun maker lawsuit -- Los Angeles passes 1-Gun-A-Month ordinance -- HCI plaintiffs ordered to pay Beretta U.S.A. court costs -- Poll finds Americans don’t like anti-gun lawsuits -- Anti-gun lawsuit at jury -- Concealed carry ballot measure in Missouri -- DEA shootists in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
January, 1999: First tobacco, now guns -- Olympics gun scandals -- Stubborn delays still hamper NICS -- New anti-gun Court TV documentary -- Canadians ignoring new federal gun law -- South African flamethrower -- CHARLTON HESTON fighting prostate cancer -- Shooting back at crime in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
December, 1998: NICS background check not so instant -- Who is your NICS contact? -- Gun control advocates lose product liability case -- Celebrity hunter -- Chicago files big lawsuit -- Cops stealing buy-back guns in Australia -- CHARLTON HESTON prompts angry letters -- Chicago suit against gunmakers in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
November 1998: Election results for gun owners -- National instant check system ready to roll -- Eddie Eagle youth gun training gets insults -- NRA gets new head lobbyist -- Appeal Court upholds West Hollywood gun ban -- Debate on smart guns heats up -- Using the courts to ban guns
October 1998: Senate holds hearings on meaning of the Second Amendment -- Foundation behind anti-gun propaganda -- Handgun Control Inc. PAC money tracked -- California Governor vetoes anti-gun bills -- Appeal Court upholds Canada's new gun law -- BATF rules on mental health commitments -- Cops say NO to national ID card
September 1998: Gun grabbers assault carry bill -- JIM BRADY promotes 5-day wait extension -- Colt's controversial CEO resigns -- RENO calls for "kid gun control" -- Police union lawsuit reinstated -- Project Exile: tough on crime -- Doctors don't counsel on gun safety in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
August 1998: Senate Act on gun bills -- Colt chief backs gun control -- Kentucky ministers can carry guns in church l Denver's anti-gun ordinance -- Illinois Republican candidate backs Brady Law -- City gun ban ruled unconstitutional -- Anti-gun Stallone opens mansion for Democrats
July 1998: More Brady law lies -- Dispute between N.J. gun group and Colt -- Disabled youth testifies for hunting bill -- Mayors advised to quit "sloganeering" -- Stallone wants 2nd Amendment repealed -- SAF takes LAPD to court -- TV's "HELEN" star packs heat -- Honest cop fines himself
June 1998: Playing Silly Putty with Gun Control Playing Silly Putty with Gun Control -- FBI instant check may cost you -- LA top cop stops all concealed carry permits -- Guns down in schools, but knives up -- Rep. Tom Lantos and gun smugglers -- Canadian gun statistics scandal -- G8 Summit has anti-gun agenda
May, 1998: UN Ratchets Up World Gun Control -- Details on the new FBI instant check system -- AARP rationalizes its anti-gun policy -- Gun Safety class thrown out of school -- Gun import ban reversal? -- UZI to be made in USA -- Media bias exposed, AGAIN!
April, 1998: School shooting numbers actually down -- Canadian government fakes gun statistics -- Washington Governor believes gun group lies -- Debunking the rumor mill, the NRA controversy and internet lies.
March, 1998: Forest Service closes gun club -- Hearst Newspapers release new gun attitude survey -- New York City Council to vote on trigger locks -- Philadelphia drafts lawsuit against gun makers -- Satcher confirmed -- "Waco" nominated for Oscar® -- Some humor and irony in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
February, 1998: Court TV exonerates gun maker -- James Brady condemns Arizona sheriff's gun raffle -- Analysts give CCW laws good marks -- Big-money foundations pushing international gun control -- Mourning the loss of gun-rights friend Sonny Bono -- Swiss "gun control" in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
January, 1998: HCI's Concealed Carry Report Card -- BATF is after muzzleloaders -- How the new National Instant Check System is coming along -- Gun accidents declining -- Albania to send police for guns -- Violence Policy Center unmasked in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
