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Elite Media Spins Gun Debate
A new doctoral thesis by Brian A. Patrick out of the University of Michigan tends to confirm heavy press bias against the National Rifle Association. In analyzing 1,500 gun-related news articles and editorials in the "elite media" (The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and Christian Science Monitor), Mr. Patrick found:

• That 87 percent of editorials and op-eds dealing with the NRA were negative.
• That about 27 percent of news headlines dealing with the NRA used belittling jokes or puns -- more than double the rate for other interest groups.
• That anti-gun groups were routinely referred to as "advocacy" or "citizen" groups, while the NRA was most often termed a "lobby."

Interesting and enlightening, no?

OlyArms Official Mascott
Meet "Cindy Lopear", our Shop Dog. She showed up out of the blue one day, and hasn't left since. Of course, with the amount of food floating about, she's well fed, and attention dosn't seem to be a problem either. :-) She's relativly harmless (unless you're a bird, a rabbit, or the garbage man), and she barks to let us know someone is here. The only thing she has against her is she smells like machine oil (very nasty when wet!). So if you come by, be sure to give her a scratch behind the ear; either one will do.

Concealed Carry and Why It Works
Sgt. Anton Morec of the Santa Clara Police Department said 21-year-old Richard Gable Stevens arrived at the National Shooting Club Monday evening and rented the rifle for target practice. After several minutes on the range, however, Stevens returned to the club's gun store and shot at the ceiling. He then herded three store employees out the door into an alley, saying he intended to kill them, Morec said.

Unknown to Stevens, one store employee was carrying a .45 caliber handgun concealed beneath his shirt. When Stevens looked away, the employee fired, hitting Stevens several times in the chest and bringing him to the ground. The employee kept his gun trained on Stevens until police arrived, Morec said. When Stevens refused to comply with police demands that he show his hands, he was shot again with several rounds of rubber bullets.

Morec said Stevens was taken to a hospital where he was listed in critical condition from the initial gun wounds. Criminal charges against him were pending.

Police investigating the case believed the quick action by the gun club employee may have headed off a massacre. "He was full of rage, and felt he was getting no respect," Morec said. A suicide note found in Stevens' vehicle and addressed to his parents indicated he may have planned to go on a much broader shooting spree, Morec said. "Now you'll spend the rest of your lives fighting lawsuits from my victims' relatives and die with only dimes perhaps," Morec quoted the note as saying.

Military Sniper Weapon Regulation Act of 1999
Watch out! We have been predicting this for quite some time, and now it has come to pass. They are starting with .50 caliber rifles now, but it is a simple thing to change .50 to .40 then .30... Contact your Reps ASAP and let them know that this bill is totally unacceptable. You can read a copy of H.R.2127 here.

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