Moving Target System: Yesterday I shared a message from John Farnam, in 
which he praised the Better Bilt Rotator target. I must be slowing down 
with age. I have become very leery of using steel targets because of 
potential ricochets but I failed to make the connection that one of the 
list members did:

Regarding the moving targets mentioned in this morning's mailing:  I 
sometimes practice with a cheap version of an active target.  I use 
a wooden stake about 6 feet long and tether inflated penny balloons to 
it with a length of string.  For this to work well, there must be some 
cross wind.  The balloons move around in an erratic pattern as the wind 
blows and can be very difficult to hit.  The difficulty can be adjusted 
a bit by varying the size to which the balloons are inflated.  I use it 
to practice for hunting and never really thought about the defensive 
side of it.  Give it a shot (pardon the pun) and see what you think.
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Ted Nugent Profiled: Interview with Ted Nugent includes an unconfirmed 
report that he hosted Secret Service agents for a shooting session at 
his Crawford ranch.

http://www.dailysentinel.com/hp/content/gen/ap/TX_Ted_Nugent.html
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Strange Bill In Illinois: A bill making its way through the Illinois 
legislature would require background checks for all gun-show purchases 
by would require the state police to destroy purchase records after 90 days.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-guns16.html
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Determination: An 80-year-old Arkansas store owner is back on the job 
after having been shot in the chest with a .45 and having killed one of 
the robbers with his .38. It sounds like it might not be a bad idea for 
him to spend a bit more time on the range although his new 36-year-old 
wife may have other plans..

http://www.nwanews.com/story.php?paper=adg&section=News&storyid=116385
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Man Sentenced For Shooting Dogs: An Illinois man who shot at two dogs 
with birdshot, after he was unable to drive them out of his yards with 
rocks, pled no contest to charges of attempted cruelty to animals, to 
avoid a possible felony conviction. He has been ordered to pay $6,000 in 
restitution and to surrender his shotgun. A neighbor, who actually 
killed one of the dogs, was not charged.

http://www.goedwardsville.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14528024&BRD=2291&PAG=461&dept_id=473648&rfi=6
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In Praise Of Not Being A Good Victim: Good commentary from New Hampshire.

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050515/COLUMNISTS30/105150007/-1/columnists
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CCW Reform Debated In Michigan: Article focuses on portion of bill that 
would remove the state ban on carrying in venues such as schools. No 
mention is made of the portion that would move permit issuance from 
county boards to a state agency, to ensure timely and uniform processing.

http://www.mlive.com/news/grpress/index.ssf?/base/news-22/1116065748198770.xml
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Council Members Resign Over Chief's Firearm Business: Professing 
liability concerns, if their police chief should ever use his 
city-provided cell phone in the course of his private business, the 
majority of the city council in Redfield IA has resigned because the 
chief operates a licensed firearm distribution business out of his home.

http://www.globegazette.com/articles/2005/05/15/state/doc4286d5f531247936298804.txt
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Swiss Gun Owners Protest EU Involvement: Some Swiss firearm owners, 
primarily represented by ProTell (of which I am a a member), are 
concerned that membership in the European Union will result in 
significant restrictions on the RKBA in that country.

http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=111&sid=5736420&cKey=1115885433000 


-- 
Stephen P. Wenger

Firearm safety - It's a matter 
for education, not legislation.

http://www.spw-duf.info



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