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Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.1/279 - Release Date: 3/10/2006 Despite Lawsuit, SF Sets Penalties For Handgun Possession: Despite violation of state pre-emption and a resultant lawsuit by the National Rifle Association, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors set penalties last week for violations of its municipal ban on handgun possession. http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/ci_3592114 --- The Logic Of Federal Prosecutors: A former Assistant US Attorney lambastes President Bush, Congress and the NRA for the sunset of the ban on cosmetically impaired firearms, blaming it for the death of a Chicago teenager. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0603100127mar10,1,855219.story --- Attorney Interview, Newark Airport Lawsuit: List member Charles Heller interviewed the attorney who is spearheading the $3 million lawsuit against the New York and New Jersey Port Authority for the wrongful arrest of a Utah man who was delayed in his transit through the Newark airport by the mishandling of hs luggage. Audio recording is posted at: http://i.b5z.net/i/u/1219065/f/3_6_06_AAF_Scott_Bach_FTP.mp3 --- Gunshot Wound Dynamics: Article about the coroner's findings in the case of the Louisiana businessman who was shot after overpowering a Baton Rouge police officer offer some insights into what bullets do and don't do to combative humans. http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/2446532.html --- Bringing Three Friends And An Attitude To A Gunfight: A man suspected in a string of armed robberies walked into a Seattle-area sandwich shop, showed a gun in his waistband to the sandwich maker and demanded money. When she told him that she could not open the register unless he made a purchase, he started yelling, prompting three teenage friends of the girl to tackle him and hold him for deputies. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/262669_subwayrobber11.html?source=mypi --- From AzCDL: HB 2076, which would require on-site, "readily accessible" storage and "immediate retrieval" of a weapon when public establishments or events forbid weapons, passed the full House by a vote of 38-21-1 on Thursday March 9, 2006. You can find details of the vote here: http://tinyurl.com/p86je Information on HB 2076 can be found here: http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2076 From here, the bill goes to the Senate, where it will most likely be assigned to the Judiciary committee. We will "alert" you when it's time to contact committee members. Thank you for helping to move HB 2076 through the House. These alerts are a project of the Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL), an all volunteer, non-profit, non-partisan grassroots organization. Join today! AzCDL - Protecting Your Freedom http://www.azcdl.org/html/join_us_.html --- From IALEFI: Subject: Suspect attempting to commit fraud and theft of services against legitimate trainers. From: Scott Raynor Strategic Training Concepts, LLC PO BOX 1513 Bellmawr, NJ 08099-1513 609-820-7829 Request widest dissemination! Subject by the name of Nicholas Douglas using several business names is attempting to commit fraud and theft of services against legitimate trainers. Douglas is attempting to secure training and equipment for a security business. Douglas is a felon and a fraud. Douglas is on parole (see below) and was just released from jail a short month ago. Douglas is now attempting to pass himself as an instructor for Monadnock and for OCAT. Douglas uses the names of: * Ohio Emergency Rescue Operations Team 3327 Monroe Street, Toledo Ohio 43606 * Criminal Interdiction Services * Digital Arts Photo * Ohio Emergency Operations Team * Strategic Defensive Tactics Training School Douglas is on parole for impersonation of a police officer and intimidation of a witness. More to follow as the investigation reveals further information. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Offender Detail Information NICHOLAS DOUGLAS Number: A497994 DOB: 02/18/1981 Gender: Male Race: Black Admission Date: 06/28/2005 Institution: Montgomery Education Pre-Release Center Status: APA SUPERVISION Zip Code: 43615 Residential County: LUCAS Ohio Revised Code Felony Sentencing Chart Victim Info Offense Information IMPERSON PEACE OFFICER Counts: 1 ORC: 2921.51 4 Committing County: LUCAS Sentence Date: 06/28/2005 Degree of Felony: Fourth Victim Info Unavailable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTIMIDATE VICTIM/WITNESS Counts: 1 ORC: 2921.04 4 Committing County: LUCAS Sentence Date: 06/28/2005 Degree of Felony: Third Victim Info: Male Sentence Information Stated Prison Term: 1 year Actual Release Date: 02/13/2006 Definite Sentence: ---- Indefinite Sentence Min: ---- FOA/TRC Date: Indefinite Sentence Max: ---- POA Date: Mandatory Sentence: ---- MDO: ---- Supervision Start Date: 02/13/2006 RVO: ---- Period of Supervision: 3 years Gun Specification: ---- APA Office: TOLEDO 2 Expiration Stated Sent: 02/13/2006 Conditions of Supervision Be advised, Scott Raynor Strategic Training Concepts, LLC PO BOX 1513 Bellmawr, NJ 08099-1513 609-820-7829 --- From John Farnam: 7 Mar 06 At a training program in TX last weekend, I used my Krebs/Kalashnikov (223), Duracoated in "Urban Snakeskin" by my good friend, Les Leturno. The rifle functioned just fine, of course, but I was astounded at the way the rifle itself literally disappeared as it was carried, slung over my shoulder, muzzle down. I carried it, and several of my students carried it also. We were all, as usual, dressed drab grays, tans, and olive, but none of us were wearing camouflage. Even so, the Urban Snakeskin pattern so effectively concealed the outline of the rifle, a number of students came up to me and expressed their astonishment at the way it was nearly impossible, without looking intensely, to discern that I has a rifle on my person at all. Many camouflage patterns are vertical, but Urban Snakeskin, is non-directional, and so it is effective no matter how the rifle is oriented on the body. Up until now, I have thought of camouflaged rifles and shotguns only in terms of reducing the profile after the weapon is deployed. However, I now see that, even as the weapon is carried, profile is markedly reduced. For those of us who contemplate having to routinely carry longarms in public some day, this was a real revelation! /John (Hmmm...) 7 Mar 06 Soft Body Armor: Back in 2000, I acquired a Zylon vest from Second Chance for my upcoming trip to Africa. The lightness and thinness of the unit were attractive. By 2003, Zylon's reputation came into question, as its ballistic qualities seemed to deteriorate with age. All armor manufacturers quickly pulled Zylon from the market, and I think it is safe to say that we won't see Zylon vests any more. In the wake of the Zylon revelation, Second Chance made available, at no cost to the customer, supplemental pads for all of their Zylon vests. I acquired mine, and wore the unit several times since. Even with the supplemental pad, the unit was still light and thin. Recently, I've acquired from Dick Davis' new company, ArmorExpress, a HALO vest, Threat Level II, and I've been using it since January of this year, replacing the Zylon unit. It is made from Kevlar and is comfortable and well designed and put together. However, I've always wondered how the original Zylon vest would have performed, had it needed to. I answered that question for myself last weekend. I shot my old Zylon vest, without the supplementary pad, with a 40S&W 180gr WW hardball and a 40S&W 165gr Federal Hydrashok, both from my SIG 229. Backing was a dirt berm. The vest stopped both! No penetration. It would have worked just fine! Soft body armor produced by Dick Davis' new company is top drawer, and I am delighted to see a person with Dick's experience and passion for this product back in charge. Recommended! The first soft body armor was made by Dick Davis. The best still is! /John (Rich [sic] Davis has always emphasized comfort in his products. Neither the 180 gr. FMJ nor the 165 gr. Hydra-Shok are among the hottest loads in this caliber.) 10 Mar 06 Comments on ageing, from one of our instructors: "As trainers, we might ask our students, particularly the young ones, to consider age and the ageing process. As we age, reflexes slow, muscle mass shrinks, dexterity degrades, hearing and vision often need aids, and health issues, such as arthritis, rear their ugly heads. As a result, reflexes and conditioned responses, that we have learned and (hopefully) practiced, become ever more dependant upon purity of technique and less so on strength. When our techniques are built upon a solid foundation, then we still have a base from which to produce victory, even though time and age have conspired against us. As we age, we are thus compelled to become less dependant upon physical attributes we nonchalantly enjoyed when we were young. We can no longer muscle our way through every situation. Casual laziness to which we are tempted to succumb in youth, will eventually generate hollow proficiency that will insure failure in our senior years. As instructors, we need to impress upon our young students that the deep essence, inherent in skills and techniques they are only beginning to understand now, may not be fully known to them until no longer overpowered by youthful strength and mpetuousness. Easy success is truly a false ally!" Comment: "No proposition Euclid wrote, No formula the text books know, Will turn a bullet from your coat, Or ward a tulwar's downward blow. Strike hard who cares! Shoot straight who can! The odds are on the cheaper man." Kipling /John (It's an old saying that age and cunning beat youth and skill but the points about the perfection of technique compensating for the degradation of strength and speed are quite valid. There is a saying among some Chinese martial artists, "First is courage, second is strength, last is skill." However, as we age, we need to ensure that skill is present to replace fading strength. I believe that this concept is somewhat analogous to Ray Chapman's dictum that speed is five-sixths smoothness. Smoothness, coupled with misdirection [a term used by magicians] and properly timed shifts in position can help compensate for the speed and strength of the young.) -- Stephen P. Wenger Firearm safety - It's a matter for education, not legislation. http://www.spw-duf.info .