CS: Field-Cats the worst killers

2001-02-12 Thread N
From: N J Francis, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Incorrect. It is because a dog is *property* whereas a cat is not. What? - So who does my cat belong to then? Neil Francis Trowbridge, UK -- I think perhaps he meant "property rights" are not the same. As expressed in legislat

CS: Field-Cats the worst killers

2001-02-16 Thread N
From: N J Francis, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Not you, although you might belong to the cat. :-) > > As I understand it, the cat is not considered to be property, it is not > owned by you or anyone. In contrast, I do own my dog. All this 'nobody owns their cat' stuff

CS: Pol-Emigrate!

2001-02-16 Thread N
From: N J Francis, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >...Stuff about the system > Emigrating what a loverly idea! > roger hardley And you think this system and the people it manipulates are unique to this country do you? Neil Francis Tr

CS: Pol-The march in March

2001-02-16 Thread N
From: N J Francis, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > any of the other legal methods of control.) It's because some people > are revolted by the fact that other people go hunting for > enjoyment, and also because it's still perceived to be the sole preserve of > the idle rich

CS: Pol-The march in March

2001-02-19 Thread N
From: N J Francis, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Simply because people _want_ something banned is never a particularly > good reason to ban something. There must be a _reason_ to ban it. > > As the handgun ban amptly demonstrated. There was no sensible reason > to ban them so not

CS: Misc-SA website

2001-02-20 Thread N
From: N J Francis, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > If the Sportsmans Association had any sense they'd get > themselves a domain name ($25 a year?) and their > -- > They have got a domain name, sportsmans-association.org Yes - you have to be fair here - Their domain name is not the pro

CS: Pol-Smith & Klinton to lay off

2000-10-21 Thread N. L. Cobb
From: "N. L. Cobb", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thursday October 19 7:51 PM ET Smith & Wesson Cutting Work Force By JEFF DONN, Associated Press Writer SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Smith & Wesson is cutting about 15 percent of its work force, blaming slumping sales and a boycott by buy

CS: Pol-McCain Ad Promotes Gun Show Checks

2000-10-07 Thread N. L. Cobb
From: "N. L. Cobb", [EMAIL PROTECTED] McCain Ad Promotes Gun Show Checks The Associated Press Thursday, Oct. 5, 2000; 8:39 a.m. EDT PORTLAND, Ore. -- Gun control proponents say the campaign for background checks at gun shows is on the right track now that Sen. John McCain has begun

CS: Pol-Oregon ballot measure

2000-11-09 Thread N. L. Cobb
From: "N. L. Cobb", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Further regarding the anti gun-owner measures which passed in Oregon and Colorado (as cited by Steve earlier) the below seems to be the most recent post-election news regarding Oregon's Measure 5. I don't hold out much hope that the

CS: Pol-US voters approve checks on private sales at gun shows

2000-11-09 Thread N. L. Cobb
From: "N. L. Cobb", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regarding the "close the gun show loophole" Measure passed yesterday in Oregon: The problem with Measure 5 is not that it requires that the purchaser of every firearm sold at a show be subject to a record check by the Oregon State Poli

CS: Misc-Recommended reading

2000-11-23 Thread N. L. Cobb
From: "N. L. Cobb", [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Talking about entertainment, I saw a movie a few months ago, I think it was called Ronan or something like that, it's got Robert DeNiro in it, filmed in France, I thought it was the best "action" movie I've seen, the car ch

CS: Legal-United Airline employee convicted of gun thefts

2000-11-28 Thread N. L. Cobb
From: "N. L. Cobb", [EMAIL PROTECTED] United Airlines Employee Sentenced for Theft of U.S. Mail And Sale Of Stolen Guns, Reports U.S. Attorney BOSTON, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A United Airlines employee was sentenced today in federal court for stealing U.S. mail from Logan Airport

CS: Legal-US Immigration

2000-11-22 Thread N. L. Cobb
From: "N. L. Cobb", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nigel, and anyone contemplating immigration to the US-- According to Senator Gordon Smith's office, current US immigration law requires that: a) An applicant can establish that he/she is engaged in certain occupational activities vital t

CS: Misc-Recommended reading

2000-11-26 Thread N. L. Cobb
From: "N. L. Cobb", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Another Forester work worth reading is "Rifleman Dodd." During the Peninsula Campaign Dodd, through no fault of his own, becomes separated from his outfit and eventually joins a guerrilla band, sniping at the French. Forester could

CS: Pol-urban attitudes

2000-11-28 Thread N. L. Cobb
From: "N. L. Cobb", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regarding the ongoing Cybershooters discussion concerning the cultural differences between the UK and the US (regarding firearms possession) the below article may offer Britons some further knowledge of the American point of view. While it doe

CS: Misc-Brown Bess

2000-12-09 Thread N. L. Cobb
From: "N. L. Cobb", [EMAIL PROTECTED] The museum of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas has (or did when I was last there) a Brown Bess on display with an explanation that such muskets were used by General Santa Ana's Mexican Army in it's ill-fated attempt to deny Texans thei

CS: Misc-bayonets

2000-12-19 Thread N. L. Cobb
From: "N. L. Cobb", [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was an enlisted Marine 1949/1952 and was required to "qualify" with the M1 Carbine on the rifle range but never on the bayonet course. (However, had the good fortune never to be armed with one.) No mention was made of bar

CS: Crime-Intruder shot, killed

2000-12-28 Thread N. L. Cobb
From: "N. L. Cobb", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note the similarity to the Tony Martin case ("shot through the back") and the contrast ("a clear case of self-defense and they will not refer the case to the Marion County Prosecutor's office.") Guess that there are no

CS: Target-38 Special

2001-01-11 Thread N. L. Cobb
From: "N. L. Cobb", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Don't know about the unusual cartridges mentioned below but I have a box of .38 Spl practice ammo, plastic cases and bullets, powered by a large primer. Must be at least forty years old and surprisingly durable. Have not seen any fo

CS: Pol-what registration means...

2001-01-27 Thread N. L. Cobb
From: "N. L. Cobb", [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.report.ca/magazine/p09i010205f.html > > Albert Frohike personifies the criminal intent of his government: > > The mysterious Mr. Frohike > > B.C. gun owners are threatened by a federal official abus

CS: Pol-Obviously they don't know what a camp carbine is

2001-01-26 Thread N. L. Cobb
From: "N. L. Cobb", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones Opposes Use of M16 on Kent State University Campus Thu Jan 25 14:57:00 2001 GMT CLEVELAND, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- According to yesterday's Cleveland Plain Dealer, Kent State University has purch