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Special Revolver Commemorates Landmark Heller Decision Sometimes things work out, and in this case, it's a home run! Three weeks ago on my Gun Talk Radio Show, I offered the idea of a presentation gun to be given to the six original plaintiffs in what started off as the "Parker" case, and then became the Heller case. That's the case where the U. S. Supreme Court ruled on July 26 that the Second Amendment is, in fact, an individual right, and the court threw out the total handgun ban in Washington, DC. I'd love to say it was my idea,...

Alright, I am going to set myself up here for flaming and such - especially by certain @$$wipes who enjoy making themselves feel superior - by I have a couple questions concerning firearms. Basic question one - what is the difference between a pistol and a revolver? Basic question two - what is the difference between single action and double action? Basic question three - which should a beginner go with - revolver, pistol, SA, or DA?

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — It is hard to imagine a company sinking as low as Smith & Wesson, the legendary arms maker that equipped soldiers from the Civil War to Vietnam and 98 percent of American police forces. Just two years ago, the company's chairman was found to be a convicted felon: he had failed to disclose spending 15 years in jail for armed robbery. Federal investigators were looking into accounting irregularities, and the company's stock was stuck at $1.50 a share. Adding to the company's woes, American soldiers for the last decade have carried Italian-made Berettas, while most police forces...

SALT LAKE CITY – When I was a foreign correspondent in Africa and Asia, the most valued part of my kit after my portable typewriter was a little shortwave radio. It was my link to the outside world in the remotest parts of those continents. Across the static over thousands of miles, I would tune in each night, when reception was better, to the news from Voice of America - its rousing familiar introductory chords momentarily stirring pangs of homesickness - to get a trusted briefing on what was happening in America and elsewhere in the world. Years later, when...

I found it rather ironic that, on the very day of President Bush's State of the Union address, in which he said that the US is "addicted to oil", we learned that US government international broadcasts are cutting about 90,000 transmitter hours per year. High-powered international broadcast transmitters need a lot of fuel, and in most cases it's oil. The two are not directly connected, of course, but it's a coincidence that reminds us just how energy-inefficient broadcasting, and especially international broadcasting, can be. I was a shortwave listener and DXer for many years before coming to work at Radio...

Smith and Wesson have done it again. After reintroducing the Model 21, an N-frame, fixed sight, slim barrel, big bore revolver, they must have had decent sales. Just introduced this week is the new Model 22, a 4" N-frame, fixed sight, slim barrel in .45 ACP. Just wanted to let you know it is out there. No there is no Gold Thunder Ranch on it, the Thunder Ranch insignia is on the grips.

Major fires hit oil, gas pipelines in southwest Iran TEHRAN (AFP) - Two major fires in oil and gas pipelines in Iran's southwestern province of Khuzestan have left one guard dead and disrupted the supply process, state television said. The first fire broke out during welding on a crude oil pipeline and was immediately extinguished, the Iranian police information centre said. The cause of the second inferno was not yet clear. State television said firefighters had been battling the second blaze for more than 13 hours. That fire, which broke out shortly before midnight Friday, was sparked by an explosion...

Iran claimed today that it had arrested anti-government separatists with links to British intelligence services, accusing them of involvement in violent protests and a recent spate of deadly bombings. A statement issued on state-run TV did not say how many people had been detained or reveal their nationalities, but alleged they were arrested in the south-western Khuzestan province, which borders British-controlled southern Iraq. “The agents arrested have confessed to belonging to separatist opposition groups and having links with foreign especially British intelligence services,” a TV announcer said, quoting a ministry statement. British Embassy officials in Tehran could not be reached...

December 1, 2004 -- ANNA Benson, the former model and stripper who is married to Mets pitcher Kris Benson, vowed yesterday that if she ever catches her husband cheating, she'll have sex with all his teammates. "If I'm lining them up," Anna said, "I'll [also] circle into other teams. Whatever team he's playing, I will s- - -w all them too."

Q Do you -- does the President repudiate this 527 ad that calls Kerry a liar on Vietnam? MR. McCLELLAN: The President deplores all the unregulated soft money activity. We have been very clear in stating that, you know, we will not -- and we have not and we will not question Senator Kerry's service in Vietnam. I think that this is another example of the problem with the unregulated soft money activity that is going on. The President thought he put an end -- or the President thought he got rid of this kind of unregulated soft money when...

It's not the old town square, and it's not a town hall meeting. But maybe, just maybe, it's the modern equivalent. SW Florida Sound Off is a new Web site, www.cataction.com/forum, that its supporters say is meant to offer a forum for the open exchange of ideas and information and for political debate. The site has seen 230 postings since it was launched a few weeks ago, and has 45 registered members. The site was created by the Community Action Team, a loosely knit collection of civic activists that formed in the wake of government efforts to acquire land in...

I didn't watch 60 minutes tonight, but according to several folks who did watch, one of the Vice Presidents of Glock stated he supports ballistic fingerprinting on a national level. If true, this is a total sellout of gun owners in America.

    AGREEMENT BETWEEN SMITH & WESSON AND THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE TREASURY AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND STATESSUMMARY OF TERMSPreamble: The city, state, county and federal parties agree to dismiss the parties from the pending suits and refrain from filing suits against the manufacturer parties based on an equivalent cause of action. SAFETY AND DESIGNAll handguns must meet the following safety and design standards: Second "hidden" serial number, to prevent criminals from obliterating serial numbers.External locking device sold with all guns within 60 days. Internal locking device on all guns within 24 months.Smart Guns -- Authorized...

<p>Southwest's travelers won't have to wait for boarding passes. Travelers on Southwest Airlines weary of standing in long lines to get their boarding passes will see relief soon.</p> <p>Late this month, Southwest, the dominant carrier at Sacramento International Airport with 70 flights a day, will begin distributing boarding passes at curbside check-in and at the ticket counter as well as at the boarding gate.</p>

http://204.228.236.37/Opinion/columnists/story.asp?ID=9958 Popkey: Libertarian wants to serve in D.C. — if he can take his machine gun Forget Jimmy Stewart in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” A newcomer to Idaho politics has another plot in mind. Should Steve Gothard become the first Libertarian ever elected to Congress, his biopic would be called, “Mr. Smith & Wesson goes to Washington.” Gothard is challenging GOP Rep. Butch Otter and former U.S. Attorney Betty Richardson, a Democrat. But he says he won´t serve unless he gets a waiver of the District of Columbia´s tough gun-control laws, allowing him to carry his Smith & Wesson...