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Guns > Weekly Gun Links #2

Here's the start of a new tradition. A collection of gun-related links every week.

Murdoc Online has the scuttlebutt on the XM8 Assault Rifle, which could be the next U.S. infantry rifle. Via Hell in a Handbasket.

John of Argghhh!!! looks at the WWII-era Japanese Type 94 pistol.

The Kel-Tec Owners Group is a great resource for Kel-Tec pistols and rifles.

Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Doug Pike of the Houston Chronicle gives some perspective to a recent report that says a small number of gun stores sell a large proportion of guns used in crimes. Via Clayton Cramer.

Jeff at Alphecca has the weekly check on anti-gun bias.

John Stossel of 20/20 addressed 10 modern myths last week, including myths surrounding guns. Stossel notes that accidental gun deaths are low, the CDC can't show that gun control reduces crime, and more states having concealed carry laws has not lead to more violence as some Paulines had warned.

Kevin at Smallest Minority notes that John Malvo originally intended to use a hunting-style Remington 700 rifle in .308 instead of an assault-rifle style Bushmaster in .223. Link. While the Bushmaster looks "meaner" and holds more rounds, it's actually not as effective as a .308 rifle. What was the point of the Assault Weapons Ban again? Oh yeah. To outlaw scary-looking guns.

The February issue of Gun Tests is up (requires a subscription). For cowboy action fans there's a review of single-action revolvers from Ruger and Navy Arms in .32 H&R Magnum and .32-20.

Letters to the Editor from Gun Owners

Responding to the recent case of a woman being attacked by a cougar, the LA Times published a letter from Alaskan Karl Francis advocating a simple solution: carry a big gun. Via InstaPundit.

Hale DeMar of Wilmette, Illinois shot and wounded an intruder who broke into his house twice in 24 hours. Though the shooting was justifiable, police arrested him for failing to have a current Illinois Firearms Owner Identification Card. The Chicago Tribune published DeMar's letter to the editor following the shooting. (Use laexaminer/laexaminer to login). Via The Spoons Experience.

Read novelist Chip Elliott's 1981 letter to the editor in Esquire magazine. It's absolutely the best account I've ever read of someone making the conversion from being anti-gun to pro-gun after a personal encounter with crime.

Your Weekly Gun Pic

This week's picture by Mike S comes from this thread on Single Six customization at Rimfire Central. It's a scoped Ruger Single Six in stainless steel with custom grips, replacement cylinder pin, and hammer extension.