Guide to Internet Firearms Information Resources Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Guide to Internet Firearms Information Resources FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Next Contents About This Document Mail (mailing lists, mail servers) Mailing Lists National Lists State and Regional Lists Special Interest Lists Mail Servers Interactive Sites (WWW, FTP, Gopher, WAIS, Telnet) Organizations National Pro-rights Sites Anti-rights Sites Regional Pro-rights Sites Recreational, Self-Defense and Other Sites Government Federal Government Congress Library of Congress U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Non-government Congressional sites Judiciary Executive State and Local Governments Companies Firearms Manufacturers Stores, Dealers, Gun Shows, and Auctions Parts and Accessories Books and Publications Individuals Newsgroups (Usenet) Bulletin Boards (BBSes) About This Document This document lists Internet firearms information resources from which you can find out more about firearms, RKBA (the Right to Keep and Bear Arms), and especially the ongoing battle to preserve your arms rights. To improve performance, the faq is now in sections: Mail, Interactive Sites, News, BBSes. You can get to the various sections through the FAQ button bar or the Table of Contents. My descriptions of mailing lists, telnet, ftp, gopher, WWW, BBSes, etc are my own and are not official definitions. To see descriptions of these different Internet services, click on the headings. The plaintext version of this document is available as: http://rkba.org/firearms.faq or ftp://rkba.org/public_html/firearms.faq. The plaintext version includes all the sections and the descriptions of services as a single document. Please send comments, corrections, additions, updates to me at: webmaster@rkba.org-nospam Be sure to also see my firearms archive http://rkba.org/. See highlights for a WWW starting point. My hope is that you will use the information you find to write letters, call and fax media and politicians, and that you'll participate in election campaigns, recalls, initiatives, referenda. 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Version 7.56 6/27/2008 __ Next FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Firearms FAQ: Mailing Lists and Servers Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Mailing Lists and Mail Servers FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Previous Next Special Note: Some spammers search web sites for email addresses and add them to their spam lists. This highly unethical process is called "spam harvesting." I strongly object to spam and don't want my site to contribute to the spammer's efforts. So in order to discourage spam, I have added "-nospam" to email addresses here. Remove the -nospam when sending mail. If you wish to report spam, try SpamCop. You can also forward spam with full headers to uce@ftc.gov. (The previous address lacks -nospam in order to trap spam harvesters.) __ Mailing Lists National Lists State and Regional Lists Special Interest Lists Mail Servers Mailing Lists Lists are generally alphabetical in each section. __ National Lists firearms-alert national and state legislative, media, action alerts (low volume, no discussion allowed) firearms-alert is a central Internet mailing list for mostly U.S. firearms rights alerts, action items and news. It currently gets alerts from GOA, NRA and some from CCRKBA in addition to our own grassroots alerts. If you want alerts, subscribe to firearms-alert regardless of your location. Since mail volume averages a few alerts per day, this is a way to keep up with the latest firearms rights information. To subscribe send a message: To: firearms-alert-subscribe@yahoogroups.com See also the list web site at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firearms-alert/ __ firearms-politics, firearms-politics-digest political discussion firearms, firearms-digest technical/recreational discussion The lists are manually administered by Gary Gitzen. Send requests to firearms-{politics-}request@cup.hp.com-nospam . Note that the firearms-politics mailing list is gatewayed to the info.firearms.politics Usenet newsgroup. Likewise the "firearms" mailing list is gatewayed to info.firearms. __ FAP (Firearms And Politics) "FAP (Firearms And Politics) is an opportunity to share your views on what's going on in Washington, in YOUR hometown, around the country and around the world. A place to meet and talk with other people who share your views, concerns and ideas for change in the arena of firearms politics." To subscribe, send a message to: Majordomo@world.std.com-nospam with the following command in the message body: subscribe fap To subscribe to a read-only digest form of FAP, send a message to: listserv@bama.ua.edu-nospam with the following command in the message body: subscribe fap-d first_name last_name When subcribing to the digest you must provide a first and last name. __ sdrra http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdrra/ "A firearms alert list notifying members of pending local, state and federal legislation and events that impact our Second Amendment rights." Run by the San Diego Rifle and Revolver Association, this is actually a national alert list with a slight San Diego focus. __ firearms (bitnet) A bitnet mailing list for discussion of firearms, including hobbyist questions, technical questions, political/rkba (right to keep and bear arms) commentary. To subscribe, send a mail message to Bitnet: listserv@utarlvm1-nospam Internet: listserv@utarlvm1.uta.edu-nospam with the line [in the message body]: subscribe firearms first_name last_name To unsubscribe, send a mail message to the same address with the line: unsub firearms Note that Internet addressing has generally made Bitnet addresses obsolete. __ cdn-firearms-alert, cdn-firearms-digest Mailing lists for Canadians about firearms ownership and firearms legislation. The lists are moderated by Skeeter Abell-Smith (ab133@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca-nospam) To subscribe, send a message to majordomo@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca-nospam with the following commands in the message body: subscribe cdn-firearms-digest subscribe cdn-firearms-alert __ State and Regional Lists AZ-RKBA The Right to Keep and Bear Arms In Arizona To subscribe send a message to: AZ-RKBA-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. To unsubscribe send a message to: AZ-RKBA-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com. See also the list web site at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AZ-RKBA/ __ ca-firearms Discussion of California firearms legislation and issues. To subscribe, send a message to: ca-firearms-subscribe@yahoogroups.com See also the list web site at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ca-firearms/ ba-firearms San Francisco Bay Area firearms discussion and announcements. To subscribe, send a message to: ba-firearms-subscribe@yahoogroups.com See also the list web site at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ba-firearms/ These are separate lists for state and local issues and events. __ CT-Firearms, CT-Firearms-Digest A mailing list maintained by Todd Tolhurst for discussing firearms in Connecticut, including the shooting sports, technical matters, law and politics. To subscribe, send a message: To: majordomo@toto.com-nospam Subject: (majordomo ignores subject) subscribe ct-firearms or "subscribe ct-firearms-digest" for the digest list. __ ga-rkba Georgia RKBA Georgia RKBA, run by Brian McGarvey (brianm@athens.net-nospam), includes discussions about the right to keep and bear arms in GA, legislative alerts, gun show and gun shop info. To subscribe send a message to: majordomo@athens.net-nospam with "subscribe ga-rkba your.email@add.ress" (without quotes) in the body. __ IndGun-IndianaObserver.com Indiana Gun Mailing List "The Indiana Gun mailing list is a community of citizens discussing recreational use of firearms and the politics of guns. Members of this list believe in the individual right to self defense and that the ownership of firearms is part of that right." __ ma-firearms, ma-firearms-digest discussion of Massachusetts issues To subscribe to MA-Firearms, send the command: subscribe ma-firearms in the body of a message to: majordomo@world.std.com-nospam For help, send the word help in the body. __ nv-firearms discussion of firearms in Nevada To subscribe to nv-firearms go to the web site: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/nv-firearms Here's a description from the list: A firearms list for residents or non-residents of Nevada interested in the discussion of firearms here in Nevada. Appropriate topics include recreational and sporting uses, self-defense, concealed carry, politics and legislation surrounding firearms relevant to the state of Nevada. This list will be moderated. __ nj-rkba, or nj-rkba-digest RKBA discussion list for New Jersey nj-rkba-alert RKBA alert list for New Jersey Says nj-rkba moderator Chris BeHanna (behanna@syl.nj.nec.com-nospam): "The list is now at nj-rkba@toto.com-nospam. Those interested in subscribing should send a message to nj-rkba-request@toto.com-nospam with the word "subscribe" in the body of the message. A digest version of the list is available. To subscribe send a message to nj-rkba-digest-request@toto.com-nospam. An alerts list is now available for New Jersey called nj-rkba-alert@toto.com-nospam. This is intended to be a low-traffic high signal list for urgent New Jersey Right to Keep and Bear Arms alerts only. To subscribe, send the word "subscribe" in the body of a message to nj-rkba-alert-request@toto.com-nospam. __ NYC RKBA New York City RKBA Mailing List "Exchange ideas and alert others to items in the political arena.... Messages can be about competitions, guns, reloading, permit applications, pertinent politics or just about anything else having to do with the right to keep and bear firearms in the Greater NYC area." Sign up at: http://NYC.RKBA.listbot.com/ __ nc_alert North Carolina firearms rights mailing list The nc_alert list keeps gun owners and gun-rights activists informed on current and upcoming events and issues in North Carolina. It is not intended to be used for information regarding Federal issues (other than those regarding N.C. Congressmen and Senators) or to carry on discussions. There are other lists and forums intended for those topics. to subscribe, send an e-mail message to: majordomo@ca-rkba.org-nospam with "subscribe nc_alert" (without quotes) in the body of the message. __ ohio-rkba Ohio Right To Keep and Bear Arms mailing list Michael Conners (mconners@coil.com-nospam) says: ohio-rkba will concern itself with discussions about Ohio state and municipal legislation, posting electronic newsletters from Ohio-based RKBA groups, and discussions on RKBA in Ohio. To subscribe, send email to ohio-rkba-request@atgi.com-nospam, and in the Subject: line, just put "subscribe" (no quotes) in there. Leave the body of the message blank. __ ocfr Oregon Council on Firearms Regulation This group's purpose is to promote 2nd Amendment activism and general communication among firearm owners in Oregon. To subscribe send a blank e-mail to ocfr-subscribe@yahoogroups.com See also the list web site at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocfr/ __ or-firearms Oregon Firearms or-firearms is a discussion list for gun issues in Oregon. "This list is not competing with the OCFR list. We will have a tight focus on gun rights. Everyone who subscribes will be expected to know their state senator and their state rep and have contact information for both. Grass roots organizing is not possible with people who do not contact their elected representatives." To subscribe send a blank e-mail to or-firearms-subscribe@yahoogroups.com See also the list web site at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/or-firearms/ __ PA-RKBA Pennsylvania RKBA Pennsylvania RKBA or [PA-RKBA] is a run by Howard Bloom. Appropriate topics include discussions about the right to keep and bear arms (RKBA) in PA, legislative alerts for The Pennsylvania Senate or House, or announcements concerning Pennsylvania Federal Representatives and Senators. Advisement of Gun Shows and even which gun shop has the best ... are welcome. To subscribe send a message to pa-rkba-subscribe@yahoogroups.com See also the list web site at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pa-rkba/ __ Texas-Gun-Owners (TGO) tgo-l-subscribe@onelist.com-nospam "Texas-Gun-Owners (TGO) is a private un-moderated list. To subscribe, send and email to: tgo-l-subscribe@onelist.com-nospam Texas-Gun-Owners Statement of Purpose: To provide a forum for the discussion of firearms related issues, primarily regarding those pertinent to the State of Texas, but not limited thereto. To provide a means to distribute in a timely manner, information relating to firearms, including State and Federal firearms laws, Concealed Carry Laws, shooting sports information, hunting information, or any discussions relevant to firearms. To identify and support candidates for public office in the State of Texas who support the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Texas Concealed Carry Law, and other pro-gun laws and policies. To contact anti-gun candidates and officials and attempt to educate them regarding their duty to uphold our 2nd Amendment rights and the Texas Concealed Carry Law. To provide a timely means to distribute to the firearms community the names of businesses which prohibit concealed carry on their premises so we can attempt to encourage them to alter their position. To provide a forum for the discussion of other political issues including but not limited to other important Bill or Rights issues, and presidential politics AFTER the candidates have been selected by their respective parties, especially the positions of those candidates regarding firearms possession and other rights related thereto. All material posted to the list remains copyrighted by the original author. The owner assumes no responsibility for content of posts to the list. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED." __ tx-firearms Contact: tx-firearms-request@frontier.lonestar.org-nospam Writes Kevin Langston: "Purpose: The tx-firearms mailing list has been created to keep interested parties aware of Texas firearms laws, hunting seasons and regulations, pending legislation, group meetings, competition schedules, basically anything related to firearms in the State of Texas. The list is not moderated and is available to anyone." __ utah-firearms Says Chad Leigh on 18 Oct 1994: 'There is a new UTAH firearms list available, in both digested and non-digested form. Its purpose is to discuss anything about firearms occuring at the Utah level, including federal issues that have Utah specific information in them. Also the list can be used to announce club info, social events having to do with firearms orgs locally, etc. The list is to be used in conjunction with the national lists like firearms-alert or rkba-alert. For more info send a mail with text "info utah-firearms" to majordomo@xmission.com-nospam To subscribe send "subscribe utah-firearms " to the same place.' __ va-alert Va-alert is used to notify activists on Virginia specific issues. Subscribe to va-alert by sending a message to majordomo@listbox.com-nospam with the following text in the body of the message: subscribe va-alert __ Special Interest Lists rkba-dems a mailing list for pro-rkba Democrats and friendly non-Democrats. Full name of the list is pro-rkba-democrats; aliased to rkba-dems so either name works. Run from netcom.com by Don Baldwin. To subscribe, send mail to: rkba-dems-request@netcom.com-nospam __ ipsc, ipsc-digest Discussion of IPSC (International Practical Shooting Competition) events, gear, happenings, etc. To subscribe, send a message with: subscribe ipsc firstname lastname or subscribe ipsc-digest in message body to: majordomo@world.std.com-nospam Each of theses commands accepts an OPTIONAL email address if you want to sub or unsub at something other than your "From:" address. See also the IPSC Web site. __ glock-l The Glock Mailing List Send e-mail to listproc@prairienet.org-nospam and include subscribe glock-l YOUR NAME in the body of the message. __ tc-l T/C Contender mailling list Send e-mail to listproc@prairienet.org-nospam and include subscribe tc-l YOUR NAME in the body of the message. __ black-powder Black Powder List Devoted to historical and modern muzzleloading guns and black powder cartridge guns like the Sharps and Remington single shot rifles. To subscribe, send email to: majordomo@cinnamon.com-nospam With the message: subscribe black-powder __ net-ffl mailing list for Federal Firearms License holders net-ffl is a private list devoted to discussions of interest to people holding Federal Firearms Licenses. Acceptable topics for discussion include regulations affecting FFL holders, BATF actions of interest to license holders, discussions of distributors, where to find the best prices, etc. To subscribe to the net-ffl mailing list: You MUST be a FFL holder or an authorized agent (see #3) Send mail to "net-ffl-subscribe@yahoogroups.com" Send mail to "net-ffl-owner@yahoogroups.com" with your FFL number (which will not be given out, but will be checked with the BATF web page). Note: You will not be allowed to subscribe to the mailing list if you do not meet the above requirements or follow the above directions. In addition to this private mailing list for FFLs, a public file of net.ffls is available to anyone who needs the services of an ffl. It can be found at http://www.kemasa.com/ffl/net-ffl.txt. It can help if you know exactly what you're looking for and ideally which distributors/wholesalers have the items in stock before you contact your FFL holder. See the periodical Shotgun News for a sampling of distributors and wholesale pricing. __ c-r-ffl Curios and Relics FFL Mailing List Mark R. Cervarich (markcerv@netcom.com-nospam) announced on rec.guns 15 Dec 1994: 'I have created a mailing list for holders of Curios and Relics FFLicenses. To join, send mail to: listserv@netcom.com-nospam with "subscribe c-r-ffl" in either the subject line or the body of the message. You will get an automatic response telling you if your request was successful. The message will also tell you how to post messages to the mailing list. The purpose of the c-r-ffl list is to allow for the easy exchange of information between c&r (curios and relics) ffl (federal firearms license) holders. Topics of discussion will include (but are not limited to): Places to use your C&R FFL Inform others of bargains that are currently available Ask technical questions about transfers, paperwork, etc. Discuss any BATF problems Problems getting a C&R FFL Other C&R FFL questions' __ cas-l Cowboy Action Shooting Mailing List A discussion list for Cowboy Action Shooting as practiced by the Single Action Shooting Society and the National Congress of Old West Shootists. To subscribe, send a message: To: majordomo@oslonett.no-nospam Subject: (majordomo ignores subject) subscribe cas-l (your email address) The NCOWS mail list is run by Mr. Kjell Heilevang, SASS #3411 aka Marshal Halloway. If you have problems subscribing, you can reach listowner at kjellh@telepost.no-nospam __ Mail Servers faxline@sacto.com-nospam Fax Sacramento, CA by email for free The following is also at http://www.calweb.com/~argek/fax/intro.html \WAFFLE\HELP\FAXLINE\INTRO Send FAXes to any local (Sacramento) FAX machine. To use the FAX feature of sacto.com, send e-mail To: faxline@sacto.com-nospam Subject: {local (7 digit) phone number} (without {}'s or ()s) Body of message will be FAXed to __ For a list of some FAX numbers (legislators) in the local calling area, send e-mail To: request@sacto.com-nospam Subject: 050 __ publications@whitehouse.gov-nospam White House documents For instructions, send a message with "Send Info" (without quotes) in the body. Comments to: publications-comments@whitehouse.gov-nospam __ almanac@esusda.gov-nospam USDA Extension Services mail server Has Clinton speeches, policies, etc. For help, send a message with "send guide" in the body. Put "send us-policy catalog" in body for a list of United States policy documents. __ Previous Next FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Copyright (c) 2004 Jeff Chan rider !-- rider --> rider rider Firearms FAQ: Interactive Sites Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Interactive Sites FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Previous Next Interactive sites are organized into 4 sections: organizations, government, companies, and individuals. Organizations National Pro-rights Sites Anti-rights Sites Regional Pro-rights Sites Recreational, Self-Defense and Other Sites Government Federal Government Congress Library of Congress U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Non-government Congressional sites Judiciary Executive State and Local Governments Companies Firearms Manufacturers Stores, Dealers, and Gun Shows Parts and Accessories Books and Publications Individuals Interactive services include FTP, Telnet, Gopher, WAIS, and World Wide Web. These services are typically accessed interactively, that is, you connect to a particular service and get the info you're looking for by communicating with it directly and in real time. It is also possible to get information from these services using email. __ Previous Next FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Copyright (c) 1997 Jeff Chan Firearms FAQ: Interactive Sites: Organizations Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Interactive Sites: Organizations FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Previous Next __ Organizations National Pro-rights Sites Anti-rights Sites Regional Pro-rights Sites Recreational, Self-Defense and Other Sites Organizations Includes ad hoc Internet groups, non-profit organizations. National Pro-rights Sites National Rifle Association (NRA) http://www.nra.org/ NRA's site includes legislative updates, contact info for Congress and lots of great reference materials. The site is now divided into three sections: NRA HQ for Member Services, Safety and Marksmanship Training, Personal Safety, Hunting, NRA Live for News and Commentary including streaming audio and video, NRA ILA for Legislative Updates, State Firearms Laws, Interstate Transport, and reference material. CLINTONGUNBAN.com http://www.clintongunban.com/ NRA-ILA web site about the Bush and Clinton Federal so-called "assault-weapon" ban. See also the flash movie presentation "The truth about 'Assault Weapons'" at Flashbunny.org And also the Gun Owners of America Assault Weapons Ban Fact Sheet. __ NRAWinningTeam.com http://NRAWinningTeam.com/ Not sure the purpose of this page, but it seems to have a lot of useful information. "Created by and for NRA members -- the real winning team", it says. __ Gun Owners of America http://www.gunowners.org/ "Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a freedom issue." Includes Alerts, Fact Sheets, Newsletters. __ Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) http://www.ccrkba.org/ Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) http://www.saf.org/ Craig Peterson has put CCRKBA/SAF online; great going Craig and crew! Writes Johann Opitz: "Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms: Offers the full text of How to Defend Your Gun Rights by Alan Gottlieb and David Kopel and The Journal on Firearms and Public Policy Volumes 5 and 6. Access to the searchable databases holding the organizations' publications; Supreme Court Cases since 1990; and all articles relating to the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Pointers to directories of files regarding the second amendment taken from archives." SAF also has a web site devoted to U.S. v Emerson including the government's appeal. This is an important Second Amendment court case that could finally resolve our rights in the Supreme Court. __ Firearms Coalition Online http://www.nealknox.com/ Chris Knox makes the Firearms Coalition Online newsletters available by WWW. FCO is his version of the Neal Knox updates. Usually have lots of interesting and fresh gun rights info, including legislative updates. __ Second Amendment Law Library http://www.2ndlawlib.org/ (Constitution Society backup of Second Amendment Law Library at:) http://www.constitution.org/2ll/2ll.htm "Legal Scholarship on the Second Amendment." A great site collecting second amendment law review articles, other related articles, and links. __ Second Amendment Legal Studies Association http://www.SecondAmendmentLaw.com/ Promoting Second Amendment scholarship and debate in law schools, and legal research and scholarly works. "It is through robust, wide open debate that the true meaning of this important liberty is best shown." Some content is linked from Second Amendment Law Library. __ The Lawyer's Second Amendment Society. http://www.thelsas.org/ http://vikingphoenix.com/news/stn/2000/stn2000-006.htm "The Lawyer's Second Amendment Society, Inc. is a network of attorneys and others dedicated to the preservation of the individual, inalienable right to keep and bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights". Their web site includes Constitutional Documents, Second Amendment Legal discussions and analyses, posters, newsletter issues, etc. __ The Journalist's Guide to Gun Policy Scholars and Second Amendment Scholars http://www.gunscholar.org/ A guide to gun scholarship for journalists: "Featuring experts -- liberals, moderates, and conservatives -- whose research has led them to be skeptical of gun control". Compiled by Prof. Eugene Volokh, UCLA Law School. __ CENTER-RIGHT http://www.center-right.org/ Normally I don't include general political sites, but UCLA Professor Volokh has collected and authored some great scholarship on the Second Amendment. For example here's a local copy of his September 1998 U.S. Senate testimony on the Second Amendment. Volokh's site also includes links to his Constitutional Law class teaching notes such as: Sources on the Second Amendment and Rights to Keep and Bear Arms in State Constitutions and: The Second Amendment as Teaching Tool in Constitutional Law Classes "CENTER-RIGHT is a free weeklyish electronic newsletter of centrist, conservative, and libertarian ideas.... CENTER-RIGHT is edited by Eugene Volokh, who teaches constitutional law and copyright law at UCLA Law School, and organized with the help of Terry Wynn and the Federalist Society." __ National Center For Policy Analysis -- Crime and Gun Control http://www.ncpa.org/pi/crime/crime.html "The NCPA is a nonprofit public policy research institute. Our website offers a wealth of analysis, debate, and in-depth research from around the world." See the Self-Defense & Gun Control section for a good research collection. For example, See Brief Analysis No. 324, "Brief Analysis No. 324, "Texas Concealed Handgun Carriers: Law-abiding Public Benefactors," by H. Sterling Burnett. __ Reason's Gun Page http://www.reason.com/bi/guns.html "A wealth of resources examining the war on firearms" from Reason Online, the online home of Reason Magazine, a thoughtful and influential libertarian political and cultural journal. "Reason has relentlessly challenged the misleading statistics, scare tactics, and dubious legal arguments used by gun control activists to advance their agenda." __ The Center For The Study Of Crime http://www.studycrime.org/ This is the first web site anywhere that specifically provides the type of training and information that will make all activists better and stronger activists! The Center For The Study Of Crime is not competing with other 2nd Amendment organizations -- we are complementing them. We are providing the training that will help any activist become more effective, without having to reinvent the wheel each time a new project or new issue is tackled. __ Gun News Daily.com http://www.gunnewsdaily.com/ 'For all the latest "gun" news visit www.gunnewsdaily.com... This site sponsored and funded by the San Diego Rifle And Revolver Association as a service to all those who cherish their freedom.' __ GunCite http://www.guncite.com/ Gun Control and Second Amendment Issues. __ Gunfacts.org http://www.gunfacts.org/ Rapidly-indexed firearms rights quotes, statistics, law, links. "Speedy access to important, well sourced information that is helpful to the cause of preserving our right to keep and bear arms.... The right to defend one's self is a basic human right." __ FlashBunny.org http://www.flashbunny.org/ Excellent, short Flashmedia movies for educating people about arms rights and debunking gun control myths, including the so-called "ballistic fingerprinting" and "gun show loophole" and so-called "assault-weapon" lies. __ Directed Fire http://directedfire.com/ Information about protecting your self-defense rights, including Second Amendment Events, a way to get notified about shows, rallies, and other activities participate in. __ Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Electronic Library http://papers.ssrn.com/ Has both pro-rights and anti-rights academic research by folks such as John Lott, David Kopel, Phil Cook, others. For example search for the word "gun" or the author's name. You can also find full articles by their abstract number, such as Lott's "Multiple Victim Public Shootings, Bombings, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handgun Laws: Contrasting Private and Public Law Enforcement" and "Safe Storage Gun Laws: Accidental Deaths, Suicides, and Crime" __ Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership http://www.jpfo.org/ "America's Most Aggressive Defender of Firearms Ownership." __ AWARE http://www.aware.org/ "AWARE's mission is to educate the public, organizations, and individuals about issues related to personal safety. AWARE is a source of training, information, and support for people, primarily women, learning how to cope with violence. AWARE training is focused on self-protection and self-defense skills that can enable women to avoid, resist, and survive situations ranging from low levels of aggression to extremely violent assault." __ Women Against Gun Control Web Page http://www.wagc.com/ "Women Against Gun Control is an organization committed to the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. We are dedicated to protecting every American's right to own and carry firearms." __ Second Amendment Sisters http://www.sas-aim.org/ http://www.2asisters.org/ (same site) Second Amendment Sisters SAFER, or Second Amendment Freedoms for Everyone Rally in Washington D.C. http://www.2asisters.org/SAFER/ Second Amendment Sisters State Chapters http://www.2asisters.net/ Second Amendment Sisters is organizing Armed Informed Mothers' March, a counter-march to the Anti-Second Amendment Million Mom March scheduled for Washington D.C. on Mothers' Day May 14th, 2000. The Washington Post covered the Second Amendment Sister's counter-march. Second Amendment Sisters again is organizing a counter-rally against the so-called "Million" Mom March this Mother's Day in Washington D.C. See their site for Rally information, flyers, travel info, etc. Please plan on attending in support of Arms Rights and the Second Amendment and against those who would take away our right to defend ourselves. __ Mother's Arms http://www.mothersarms.org/ "Mothers Arms is a non-profit organization created to inform, educate and support the development of self-reliant women nationwide who consider it a fundamental right and responsibility to protect their children, their property and themselves from human aggression and assault." __ Law Enforcement Alliance of America http://www.leaa.org/ "The Law Enforcement Alliance of America is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of law enforcement professionals, crime victims, and concerned citizens united for justice. Together, we fight for legislation at every level of government that reduces violent crime while preserving the rights of all citizens, particularly the right of self-defense. LEAA strives to keep political debate focused on criminal behavior and criminal punishment, and to communicate the shared opinion of the majority of law enforcement that gun control is not effective crime control." __ Second Amendment Police Department http://www.2ampd.net/ Their mission is: "To provide a political voice for American Police Officers who believe in personal freedoms, liberty and independence for ALL American Citizens". __ Leroy Pyle's Paul Revere Network http://www.paulrevere.org/ Leroy Pyle's Paul Revere Network includes a grassroots newsletter and other information. __ Doctors for Integrity in Policy Research http://www.dipr.org/ See also my research directory for some of Dr. Suter's work. __ Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership http://www.claremont.org/1_drgo.cfm "Doctors for Responsible Gun a group of physicians, familiar with the use of medical statistics and quantitative has been formed to serve as an antidote to those who are twisting science to serve misguided ideological ends. It will turn the tables on those who would control crime by managing the lives of honest citizens, directing attention instead to the means of crime control that is suited to a free people: that is to say, controlling crime by controlling (i.e. incarcerating) criminals." __ Doctors for Sensible Gun Laws http://www.dsgl.org/ "Our mission is to educate our fellow doctors and their patients, the public, about gun laws that are counterproductive and the deceitful tactics of those who advocate gun control. We offer a healthy dose of common sense to the national gun debate by shedding light on what gun laws are sensible, and which ones most certainly are not." __ Students for the Second Amendment http://www.sf2a.org/ "Students for the Second Amendment is dedicated to the preservation and defense of our cherished freedoms enumerated in the Constitution of the United States. Especially that freedom which stands as the guarantor of all the others - the Second Amendment. Students for the Second Amendment works on college and university campuses to bring the truth regarding our constitutionally protected rights to students who have been misled by the left-wing academic establishment." __ Citizens of America http://www.citizensofamerica.org/Default.htm "COA is a non-profit organization with a single purpose. Every dollar received will go directly into COA's campaign to produce, distribute, and run extremely aggressive pro-firearm, pro-self-defense advertising that reaches ALL AMERICANS -- not just gun owners." __ GunsSaveLives™ http://GunsSaveLives.com/ "The goal of the civic organization GunsSaveLives™ is to spread the facts that show firearms are beneficial. We believe that the basic human rights of self-preservation and bearing arms are absolute and inviolable." __ Self-defense: a basic human right http://www.a-human-right.com/ A discussion of the ethics and morality of self-defense. __ Directed Fire http://directedfire.com/ A campaign to educate our elected representatives about our Second Amendment rights. Has other simple but effective things we can each do to protect our rights, such as taking someone shooting and thereby diminishing their ignorance or fear of guns. __ Amendment II Democrats http://www.a2dems.net/ "Amendment II Democrats is currently a loose on-line confederation of progressive and moderate Democrats and like-minded individuals who are dedicated to fighting for a free and armed America where people are safe in their homes and communities and the Constitutional rights of all Americans are respected." __ Second Amendment Committee http://www.libertygunrights.com/ "The founder of the Second Amendment Committee, Bernadine Smith, is a political research writer and a gun rights activist. [...] In 1984 she formed the Second Amendment Committee which is a nationwide organization that provides information of benefit to those seeking a peaceful resolution to the gun crisis." __ FundTheCause http://www.FundTheCause.com/rkba "By facilitating your monthly contributions to 2nd Amendment civil rights organizations you can make this happen. Register with FundTheCause and contribute as much as you like to" any of a dozen or so gun rights organizations. __ www.awbansunset.com http://www.awbansunset.com/ A grass-roots movement to end the so-called "Assault Weapon" ban of 1994. Here is a press release about the group's formation. __ The Fifty Caliber Institute http://www.fiftycal.org/ "The Fifty Caliber Institute is an national organization dedicated to the advancement of the .50 caliber shooting sports. FCI has a tradition of proud service to America's law enforcement and military services, helping to make our streets and nation safer. Drawing on top experts ranging from firearm manufacturers to aerospace engineers, FCI rebuts wild anti-gun claims with clear, documented facts." __ rec.guns RKBA Homepage http://www.recguns.com/rkba.html The rec.guns RKBA Homepage has some nicely edited information on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. rec.guns FAQ Server (technical info) http://www.recguns.com/ The rec.guns FAQ Server contains lots of good technical information about firearms and pointers to other resources. These pages are maintained by David M. Putzolu (and many other volunteers). __ The American Shooting Sports Council http://www.assc.org/ "The American Shooting Sports Council, Inc. (ASSC) is the firearm industry's trade association for legislative, legal and political issues. It is the only organization representing all segments of the firearm, ammunition, and shooting sports accessory industry. Its membership includes manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, retail dealers, sales representatives, trade and consumer publications, vendors and suppliers." [Note: ASSC is the firearms industry trade association. In contrast, NRA is a user or consumer organization. The NRA no more represents firearms manufacturers than the American Automobile Association represents car manufacturers.] __ American Firearms Industry Home Page http://www.amfire.com/ "The World's Largest and Oldest Professional Firearms Retailers Association." This site includes technical and marketing information about firearms, and news and information about gun laws/control/rights. __ Unofficial National Firearms Association (Canada) page http://www.interlog.com/~remnevin/nfa/ "The United Voice of Canada's Firearms Owners," this page includes a position papers, newsletters, info on legislation, votes, etc. __ The Canadian Firearms Home Page http://teapot.usask.ca/cdn-firearms/homepage.html This page is associated with the cdn-firearms mailing list. Includes Canada-specific and general arms rights info, links, and an ftp archive. __ Union Citizen's Arms of Russia http://www.samooborona.ru/ Union Citizen's Arms of Russia (Movement for right to carry firearm) is an organisation which will work in Russia for rights to carry firearms and own handguns. __ Concealed Carry, Inc. http://www.concealcarry.org/ "Concealed Carry, Inc. is dedicated to passing a Conceal Carry law in the 19 states that do not have one. We are starting with Illinois." __ John Birch Society Gun Control Area http://www.jbs.org/library/subject_gun_control.htm Includes important material on gun control. Also includes pro-rights materials offered through an online store at: http://www.jbs.org/aobs/Department/gun_control.htm __ Gun Owners Satellite Channel Association's The Shooting Express Network http://www.gunownerstv.com/ Gun Owners Satellite Channel Association is creating The Shooting Express Network by buying sattelite time for firearms television programming. According to their web page they purchased and broadcast 24 hours of programming in May 1999. They're looking for memberships to fund more broadcasting, leading to a full time firearms channel. __ National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ Harvard Center for Risk Analysis http://www.hcra.harvard.edu/ While not strictly speaking pro-gun organizations of course, their objective facts show that criminal use of firearms is not a leading cause of death. Heart disease, cancer, stroke and accidents are responsible for vastly more. Anti-rights Sites The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence http://www.bradycampaign.com/ The Legal Action Project of The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence http://www.gunlawsuits.org/ STOPtheNRA.com http://www.stopthenra.com/site/PageServer NRAblacklist.com http://www.nrablacklist.com/ Formerly known as Handgun Control, Inc. and the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence (HCI & CPHV) this major anti-rights organization is now known as: The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, presumably divided into educational and lobbying branches. Also includes The Legal Action Project of The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, which appears to be involved in anti-rights lawsuits. Brady and MMM have spun of two incredibly stupid sites called STOPtheNRA.com and NRAblacklist.com. Both are accompanied by some hilarious show tunes. "On October 1, 2001, the Million Mom March merged with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.": Million Mom March http://www.millionmommarch.com/ The so-called "Million Mom March" actually had a few thousand attendees, in contrast with the lying anti-gun media claiming about 750,000. ABC News' own aerial footage shows that the event occupied only a tiny fraction of the Washington D.C. Mall. See video stills at Etherzone and FreeRepublic Reason Express points out some of the falsehoods and distortions being circulated by MMM, and Jacob Sullum comments in his syndicated weekly column that can also be found on the Reason Online Gun Resources page. __ Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) http://www.csgv.org/ Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence (EFSGV) http://www.efsgv.org/ The Gunfree Web Site includes sites of two related major anti-rights organizations: Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence (EFSGV) CSGV and EFSGV in turn have created or participate in several other organizations or web sites: Assault Weapons: Ban Them Now A site dedicated to banning so-called "Assault Weapons." Includes documents such as the CSGV report "Killing Machines: The Case for Banning Assault Weapons" and model legislation for such gun bans. Firearms Litigation Clearinghouse "The Firearms Litigation Clearinghouse (FLC) was established in 1981 to facilitate the reduction of firearms injuries through the use of the civil justice system." Justice for Gun Victims "Justice for Gun Victims is a national campaign of the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence and the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, to oppose and eliminate special treatment for the gun industry and to educate the public about pending immunity legislation at the state and federal level." Candidates On Guns The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV)'s "website designed as a clearinghouse for information on Presidential candidates' positions on the gun violence prevention issue." The Ymedia Project Apparently a youth anti-rights indoctrination campaign, the 'Ymedia Project is an updated, expanded version of the original "Hands Without Guns" program.' The Violence Policy Center page, formerly at Gunfree, now has its own URL below. What the above anti-rights organizations lack in membership they seem to compensate for in spawning a plethora of front organizations. Presumably the intent is to create the illusion that there is a broad base of many organzations supporting their anti-freedom position, when in fact there are a relatively few people and a couple groups actually behind several of them. __ Violence Policy Center http://www.vpc.org/ The Violence Policy Center is a non-profit anti-gun organization presenting firearms as a "health crisis". VPC actively lobbies for state, local and federal legislation restricting arms rights. They are having some success at the state level in having government consumer safety bureaucrats ban firearms or make difficult their ownership, declaring them inherently dangerous objects. The VPC web site was formerly at Gunfree above. See Dr. Edgar Suter's Guns in the Medical Literature -- A Failure of Peer Review and Violence in America - Effective Solutions for excellent research refuting these claims. __ Physicians for Social Responsibility -- Violence Prevention Program http://www.psr.org/violence.html "PSR's Violence Prevention Program is building a national Violence Prevention Network of physicians, public health professionals, PSR staff and supporters working to reduce firearms and domestic violence." __ Join Together Online http://www.jointogether.org/ "Join Together is a national resource for communities fighting substance abuse and gun violence. A project of the Boston University School of Public Health, we are funded by grants from The Robert Wood Johnson and Joyce Foundations." __ The Joyce Foundation http://www.joycefdn.org/programs/gunviolence/gunviolencemain-fs.html The Joyce Foundation funds other anti-gun organizations, such as Join Together above, and others. There is a list of their anti-gun grantees on their site. Among the many are Violence Policy Center and Physicians for Social Responsibility. __ Americans for Gun Safety http://www.americansforgunsafety.com/ Supported by Monster.com founder Andrew McKelvey, Americans for Gun Safety claims to be centrist and non-partisan but their "Possible Solutions" are a rehash of tired old "gun control" infringements of our rights. AGS does not mention any positive uses of guns including at least a million defenses against crime a year. No reasonable person could consider this to be a centrist or non-partisan viewpoint since these life-saving facts are ignored. If McKelvey and AGS had any true interest in promoting gun safety it would support the efforts of the NRA who have been teaching safety and marksmanship classes for more than 100 years. NRA has done more to concretely enhance gun safety than any other organization. __ GunRegistration.org http://www.gunregistration.org/ An online petition in support of U.S. Senator Jack Reed's (Democrat from Rhode Island) Handgun Safety and Registration Act of 2000, S. 2099. Supported by Handgun Control, Inc., Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Violence Policy Center, Physicians for Social Responsibility. S. 2099 would treat handguns the same as machine guns meaning "photographs, fingerprints, and background checks on all transfers of handguns, as well as registration of the firearms and those who own them, restrictions on interstate transportation, etc. Registration information would be available for online access by state & local law enforcement officials." (from NRA-ILA fact sheet on S. 2099) __ The Trauma Foundation http://www.tf.org/ The Trauma Foundation is an anti-gun organization masquerading as a public health organization. Since 1975, it has been housed at San Francisco General Hospital, which is a city-owned facility. "The Trauma Foundation received grants from The Goldman Fund in 1998 and the David & Lucile Packard Foundation in the year 1999 to create The Bell Campaign, the mission of which was to prevent gun death and injury, and to support victims of gun trauma. In mid-June of 2000, The Bell Campaign's Board of Directors voted to change the official name of the organization to the Million Mom March Foundation and later created the Million Mom March. For nearly three years the Trauma Foundation served as the incubator for The Bell Campaign/Million Mom March and developed its program to serve the needs of survivor advocates" __ Physicians for a Violence-free Society http://www.pvs.org/ Pacific Center for Violence Prevention, formerly at http://www.pcvp.org/ seems to have merged into a similar organization with a new name "Physicians for a Violence-free Society", which was kicked out of their Dallas location apparently for their anti-gun political activity, much as the previous incarnation of the PCVP was in San Francisco. The PVS history page downplays their gun ban activities, but their legislation page lists only anti-gun legislation. __ Lawyers, Guns and Money http://www.lawyersgunsandmoney.com/ Infomation about the coalition of Trial Lawyers and Left-Wing activist lawyers involved in the recent lawsuits by cities against firearms manufacturers and distributors. __ Police Foundation http://www.policefoundation.org/ "The purpose of the Police Foundation is to help the police be more effective in doing their job, whether it be deterring robberies, intervening in potentially injurious family disputes, or working to improve relationships between the police and the communities they serve." Based on their inclusion of biased anti-gun publications, the Police Foundation appears to have a one-sided political agenda which has little to do with effective, just policing or crime reduction. I've never met a street cop who believes "gun control" will reduce crime or affect criminals. __ Silent March http://www.silentmarch.org/ "The Silent March will be holding demonstrations with an emphasis on the children & adolescents killed by guns." Has various anti-gun agenda items. __ Coalition for Peace Action http://www.peacecoalition.org/ An anti-gun group apparently headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. __ Mother Jones http://www.mojones.com/ Mother Jones on violence in the media, "widespread availability of firearms," and so on. Pieces by anti-rights, anti-self-defense leaders. __ Children Now http://www.childrennow.org/ An organization calling for firearms bans claiming they present a threat to children. Their statistics are not current. See David Kopel's Children and Guns: Sensible Solutions for accurate information about children and firearms which refutes these claims and instead offers practical solutions addressing the underlying sources of youth crime. __ Handgun Epidemic Lowering Plan (HELP) http://www.childmmc.edu/HELP/helphome.htm Violent Injury Prevention Center (VIPC) http://www.childmmc.edu/cmhweb/cmhotherdepts/Advocacy/VIPC/VIPChome.htm The HELP Network is located at the Violent Injury Prevention Center (VIPC) of Children's Memorial Medical Center in Chicago. It seeks to ban handguns by blaming firearms for violence ("the modern plague caused by firearms") and framing their arguments in public health terms. See Dr. Edgar Suter's Guns in the Medical Literature -- A Failure of Peer Review and Violence in America - Effective Solutions for excellent research refuting these claims. See also David Kopel's Children and Guns: Sensible Solutions for accurate information about children and firearms. __ Firearm Injury Center of the Medical College of Wisconsin http://www.mcw.edu/fic/ "The Firearm Injury Center is dedicated to the reduction of firearm injuries and deaths. The Center provides comprehensive, objective, accurate information and analysis of firearms and related morbidity and mortality." Noble goals, but the researchers completely ignore the possiblility that firearms have a beneficial use, specifically deterrance of and effective defense against crime. No scientifically valid or intellectually honest study of the social impact of firearms would leave out more than half the data. __ Pluto Press (Australia) http://media.socialchange.net.au/pluto/ Over Our Dead Bodies: Port Arthur and the fight for gun control by Simon Chapman of the Public Health and Community Medicine Department, University of Sydney is self-described as "an insider's view of the struggle for gun control:" The Port Arthur massacre on 28 April 1996, when 35 people were shot dead by Martin Bryant, transformed Australia's gun control debate. Massive public outrage over the years of political spinelessness in confronting the gun lobby levered politicians from all sides of politics into supporting Prime Minister John Howard's resolve to outlaw semi-automatic weapons, register all guns and tighten the reasons allowed for owning a gun. 640,000 semi-automatic guns were bought- back from shooters in the world's largest buy-back operation. Note that the buyback was not voluntary; i.e. this was the Australian government forcing confiscation of millions of privately owned firearms from its citizens then destroying them. __ Small Arms Survey http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/ An international anti-gun group based on the following false premise: The proliferation of small arms and light weapons represents a grave threat to human security. The unchecked spread of these weapons has exacerbated inter- and intra-state conflicts, contributed to human rights violations, undermined political and economic development, destabilized communities, and devastated the lives of millions of people. Regional Pro-rights Sites Note that a list of NRA affiliated state associations can be found at the NRA HQ site. State-specific alerts and information can be found at NRA-ILA. (alphabetical by state) Arizona Gun Owners http://www.azgo.org/ "Arizona Gun Owners, AzGO, exists not only to preserve, but to revitalized the individual's right to keep and bears arms for one's self defense in Arizona as well as in America. We believe in the strict constructionists viewpoint of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution." __ Brassroots (Arizona) http://www.brassroots.org/ "It is our intention to preserve Americans' natural and Constitutional right to self defense. Brassroots intends to achieve our goal by disseminating information, facilitating grassroots projects and recognizing the efforts of the individuals who make this possible." __ The NRA Members' Councils of California http://nramemberscouncils.com/ "A coordinated effort of NRA Members' Councils and activists in California. Information, reports, charts, graphs and flyers, obtained through countless hours of research, provide much of the information contained herein." Includes the 'California Firearms & Self-Defense Civil Rights Litigation Reporter Published monthly by Trutanich - Michel, LLP, and Benenson & Kates, Attorneys At Law'. Want to find the status of pro-rights lawsuits in California? This is the place. __ California Rifle and Pistol Association http://www.crpa.org/ Official Website of the California Rifle and Pistol Association. Includes current CA legislative info! __ Golden State 2nd Amendment Council http://www.gs2ac.com/ The Golden State Second Amendment Council is an independent firearms rights organization dedicated to the advancement of the right to keep and bear arms in California. __ The Golden Gate United NRA Members Council http://www.ggnra.org/ "The Golden Gate United NRA Members Council is a voluntary legislative action group." NRA Members' Council of Silicon Valley http://www.ca-rkba.org/nra-sv/ NRA Members' Council of Ventura County-East http://www.vcnet.com/acme/nramc/nramc.html __ California RKBA Central http://www-ca-rkba.webnexus.com/ California RKBA Central is a site "dedicated to providing information and resources to aid in the fight for our Right to Keep and Bear Arms." __ Rocky Mountain Gun Owners http://www.rmgo.org/ "Based in Denver, Colorado, Rocky Mountain Gun Owners is Colorado's largest state-based gun lobby. It is a group solely dedicated to the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Our strategy is simple: don't give an inch." __ Florida Sport Shooting Association http://www.flssa.org/ FSSA is the NRA affiliated state club in Florida. It is "An organization of firearms owners, collectors, hunters and competitive shooters who work together to promote shooting sports and protect the interest of firearms owners throughout the State of Florida." __ Second Amendment Coalition of Florida http://www.sacfla.org/ "Our mission is to educate publicly elected officials and the media as to the true meaning of the Second Amendment and it's importance in America's history and future. It is evident, from our forefather's writings, that the individual citizen's right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right to be exercised for the protection of one's self and one's personal freedoms, one's family, property, and country. This basic right, one of 'nature's laws' has been guaranteed by the United States Constitution. As all rights are afforded to all persons, none shall be abridged, denied, violated, or infringed." __ North Central Florida Sportsman Association http://www.afn.org/~ncfsa/whatis.htm "The N.C.F.S.A. promotes safety through its efforts to provide a safe place for local gun owners to shoot, provides assistance to youth groups teaching young people to safely handle firearms, provides low cost instruction in home firearm safety to individuals and small groups, and encourages the adoption of required firearms safety courses in the public schools. ... Members of the N.C.F.S.A. consider the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to be the Keystone of that document. The N.C.F.S.A. takes an active role in promoting the importance of and preserving the Second Amendment." __ Northeastern Illinois gun rights page http://www.concentric.net/~peatea56/index.shtml peatea56@cris.com-nospam's home page helps keep northeastern Illinois shooters informed of local events. __ Kansas State Rifle Association http://www.xmission.com/~chad/egs/clubs/KSRA/ksra.html "Kansas State Rifle Association is a non-profit group organized to promote the shooting sports and firearms training/education in the State." __ Maryland Citizens Defense League http://www.mcdl.org/ "The Premier Firearms-Rights and Pro-Liberty Organization in Maryland." __ Maryland Citizens for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms http://www.mcrkba.org/ __ Direct Action http://www.direct-action.org/ "A Maryland project dedicated to defending our civil rights." __ Montgomery Citizens For A Safer Maryland http://www.mcsm.org/ "We believe the Second Amendment is essential for real safety, security and freedom both in our local community and our nation." __ Gun Owners' Action League http://www.goal.org/ "Gun Owners' Action League is the only fulltime organization in Massachusetts that fights for the rights of gun owners and sportsmen." __ Harvard Law School Target Shooting Club http://www.economics.harvard.edu/~volokh/guns.html Sasha Volokh's Harvard Law School Target Shooting Club gives HLS students a chance to get familiar with and learn to safely shoot firearms. It also provides a way for them to learn about related constitutional, public policy, historical and cultural issues. Harvard Law School Target Shooting Club along with the Democrats Club sponsored a debate about gun control and the Second Amendment on 4/8/03 featuring Sasha's brother Eugene Volokh along with Alan Dershowitz and Dennis Henigan. The 2-hour panel discussion is available for viewing online with Real Media. __ Brass Roots (Michigan) http://www.brassrootsusa.org/ "Brass Roots is a non-partisan organization dedicated to the political defeat of elected officials who offer or support any rule, legislation, or judgement that denies the people of Michigan the exercise of their inalienable right to Keep and Bear Arms." Hear, hear! __ Minnesota Gun Owners' Action League Home Page http://www.winternet.com/~gray/GOAL/ "The Minnesota Gun Owners' Action League can perhaps be best defined as the Minnesota equivalent of the NRA. We work to keep our members informed of important events throughout Minnesota that effect those of us who choose to exercise our 2nd amendment right to keep and bear arms. We work in cooperation--not competition--with the NRA, GOA, and other national and state level groups." __ Gun Owners of Nevada http://www.gunownersofnevada.com/ "Gun Owners of Nevada; The no-compromise gun lobby for the Silver State" __ The Nevada CCW Organization http://www.nvccw.org/ Home of a Concealed Carry Permit reciprocity petition. __ Coalition of New Jersey Sportsmen http://www.monmouth.com/~cnjs Their www page has the latest information concerning firearms issues in New Jersey, including: Pending Firearms Legislation The Law Suit Against Florio's Semi-Auto Ban Conferences and Seminars (NRA/ILA Grassroots Seminars, Freedom isn't Free) Friends of the NRA Dinners Right To Carry Legislation Eddie Eagle Programs... __ NJCCW.Com http://NJCCW.Com/ Support ‘Shall-Issue’ concealed carry permits in New Jersey. __ The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association http://www.nysrpa.org/ "The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association is the state's largest and oldest firearms advocacy organization. Since 1871, our organization has been dedicated to the preservation of Second Amendment rights, firearm safety, education and training, and the shooting sports. Our membership consists of individuals and clubs throughout the state. We are a not-for-profit organization and the official NRA-affiliated State Association in New York." RPA-PAC http://www.RPA-PAC.org/ "The official Political Action Committee of the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association.... RPA-PAC is raising funds to support the candidacies of those who will defend and promote our rights in state and local elected office. RPA-PAC is not engaged in federal elections. RPA-PAC gives New York gun owners the ability to pool their resources and contribute to campaigns in ways that will make people take notice. The RPA-PAC Contributions Committee will select candidates not based upon their party affiliation, but rather on their stand on issues important to gun owners. Contributions will go directly to candidates, not to political parties or 3rd party committees." __ Shooters' Committee On Political Education (SCOPE) http://www.scopeny.org/ "SCOPE'S Mission: Inform members about anti-gun/gun owner legislation Stop antigun/gun owner legislation in New York State Educate the public on the positive aspects of firearm ownership, and their Second Amendment rights SCOPE is a New York State Not For Profit Volunteer Organization dedicated to the preservation of the Second Amendment." __ North Carolina Firearms Resource Page http://www.ca-rkba.org/ncrkba Alex Knight's firearms page for North Carolina. Info. from State and local shooting organizations, legislative news, match schedules, and other items of interest to N.C. shooters and gun owners. __ Ohioans For Concealed Carry, Inc. http://www.ofcc.net/ 'We are the citizens and voters of Ohio.... All of us understand how a constitutionally armed society reduces violent crime.... The State of Ohio Bill of Rights clearly states the citizens of Ohio are guaranteed the right to bear arms for their "self defense and security". Our purpose is to drive this fact home in the Ohio Legislature. ' __ Oklahoma Rifle Association http://www.okrifle.org/ "The OKLAHOMA RIFLE ASSOCIATION... for over seventy years the official state affiliate of the National Rifle Association... works closely with legislators and public officials to ensure the rights of gunowners and sportsmen are protected...." __ Oregon Gun Owners http://www.ogo.org/ "Oregon Gun Owners has been protecting firearms rights in Oregon for over twenty-five years. Our philosophy is simple and clearly defined. Our goal is the preservation of our right as a free people to own and use firearms for legitimate purposes including self defense, collecting, target shooting and hunting. In accordance with that right, we emphasize and promote responsible and safe ownership of all firearms. Through our Education Foundation, we support and fund programs designed to promote gun safety." __ Oregon Firearms Federation http://www.oregonfirearms.org/ "Oregon's Only No Compromise Gun Lobby" __ The Oregon Shooting Page http://www.teleport.com/~hcm/ Michael F. Hines' (hcm@teleport.com-nospam) Oregon Shooting Page includes information on local clubs, shooting competitions, legislation, and firearms carry permits in OR. __ Oregon Council on Firearm Rights http://www.wvi.com/~timothyw/OCFR/ A group providing information and organizing activity around: 2nd Amendment Rights, Firearm Safety & Self-Defense Education, Oregon Firearm Information. __ University Of Pittsburgh, Panther Pistol & Rifle Club http://www.pitt.edu/~jagst18/Panther.html "We are a group of responsible gun owners and shooters who occasionally make it to a range to shoot pistols, rifles, and/or shotguns. We like to introduce people to our sport in a safe responsible manner. If you never handled a firearm before we have members who are NRA certified instructors who are willing to introduce you to shooting." __ Texas State Rifle Association http://www.tsra.com/ "The primary objective of Texas State Rifle Association is to defend your firearm ownership rights. When the officers and directors appear before the Texas Legislature or city or county governments to defend your gun rights, the number of voters for whom they speak is on the representative's minds. We take a strong, no compromise, position in the defense of your rights." __ The Texas Concealed Handgun Instructor Association http://www.txchia.org/ The Texas Concealed Handgun Instructor Association (TCHIA) is a non-profit professional association for Texas Concealed Handgun Instructors and Concealed Carry Permit Holders from all over the United States. Their site includes a copy of Sturdevant's study of arrest data showing that concealed handgun permit holders are 7.5 to 7.7 times less likely to be arrested for violent crime than Texans in general. Conviction rates are even lower since permit holders involved in a justified shooting are often arrested until the district attornies can sort out the circumstances. Most are cleared of wrongdoing and not convicted. __ Civil Liberties Defense Foundation http://www.libertydefense.com/ Several Texas Legislators are suing the cities who are suing gun manufacturers on the grounds that such lawsuits violate the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and the Interstate Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Civil Liberties Defense Foundation is seeking donations to fund this interesting case. In addition to U.S v. Emerson, this may be another way to force the U.S. Supreme Court to address the Second Amendment. As such it could have national implications. __ Utah Precision Marksmanship Society (UPMS) http://www.slpsa.org/UPMS "The Utah Precision Marksmanship Society (UPMS) is a tax-exempt, publicly supported, non-profit 501(c)3 corporation founded to support amateur athletics, particularly the shooting sports. We are actively involved in: education, training, and competition." __ Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. http://www.vcdl.org/ "VCDL is the premier Firearms-Rights and Pro-Liberty Organization in Virginia. VCDL is a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots organization dedicated to defending the civil rights of all Virginians. The membership considers the Right to Keep and Bear Arms to be an essential civil right." __ Washington State Rifle & Pistol Association http://www.wsrpa.org/ The official NRA Affiliate in Washington State. Site is "for sparking interest and informing the WSRPA membership about competitive shooting, firearm legislation and related Second Amendnent issues" __ Washington Arms Collectors http://www.halcyon.com/wac/ An NRA affiliated club also active in legislation, recreation, etc. __ Wisconsin Gun Owners, Inc. http://www.wisconsingunowners.org/ "Wisconsin Gun Owners, Inc. (WGO) is [...] solely dedicated to the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the safe storage, handling and use of firearms and the intelligent defense of the liberties this country was founded upon." __ Women Against Gun Control Washington State Chapter http://www.carriesdesigns.com/wawagc/ Recreational, Self-Defense and Other Sites National Shooting Sports Foundation http://www.nssf.org/ The NSSF Shooting Page is a great collection of fact sheets about various types of competitive shooting, from trap and skeet to Olympic competition and things between. See also their resources on Ballistic Imaging also known as so-called "ballistic fingerprinting." __ Shooters' Online Services http://www.shooters.com/ A good general introduction to firearms and the shooting sports. __ International Practical Shooting Confederation -- practical shooting competition http://www.shadow.net/ipsc.html The IPSC Home Page includes an IPSC FAQ and an announcement for the IPSC Mail List. See also a related page of the International Range Officers Association at: http://fox.nstn.ca/~iroa . __ The United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) http://www.uspsa.org/ "The United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) is [...] the organizing body for the sport of practical shooting in the United States. The USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) which is the governing body for the sport on a worldwide basis." See also the: USPSA Northwest Section http://www.halcyon.com/ipscone/nwpage.html and the: Custer (WA) Sportsmen's Club IPSC/USPSA site http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/N2IPSC/ipscatcu.htm __ The International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) http://www.idpa.com/ IDPA differs from USPSA in that it uses: 'practical equipment including full charge service ammunition to solve simulated "real world" self-defense scenarios. Shooters competing in Defensive Pistol events are required to use practical handguns and holsters that are truly suitable for self-defense use. No "competition only" equipment is permitted in Defensive Pistol matches'. __ Firearms Tactical Institute http://www.firearmstactical.com/ "We're publisher of FIREARMSTACTICAL(tm), an electronic magazine specializing in the tactical employment of firearms against deadly threats. __ International Wound Ballistics Association http://www.iwba.com/ "The IWBA is devoted to the medical and technical study of wound ballistics, including evaluation of literature in the field as well as encouraging and promoting new work in wound ballistics. " __ CCW Forums http://www.ccwforums.com/ James Mayhugh writes: "I've just launched the CCW Forums website to address the growing number of Concealed Handgun Permit Holders throughout the country. This forum is meant to be a clearinghouse of information and ideas. I am also interested in getting CCW and Firearms Instructors together to share views and opinions in a private forum. I currently have 15 Instructors from all over the country." __ Shotgun Report http://www.interactive.net/~auric/index.html Specializing in the shotgun sports, Shotgun Report is a WWW version of newsletter, Reload!, by the Connecticut Travelers Sporting Clays Association. The Technoid section deals with the technical aspects of shotgun shooting. __ International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association http://bulldog.afsc.k12.ar.us/pages/ihmsa.html The International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association (IHMSA) started in 1976 to promote handgun silhouette competition. The object of the competition is to knock down metallic silhouettes (chickens, pigs, turkeys and rams) at various ranges to a maximum of 200 meters. [excerpted from page] __ Fast Draw Page http://www.gunfighter.com/fastdraw/index.html A page about the fast draw shooting sport. Fast draw "combines a well tuned single-action revolver, 'full-powder' blanks or wax bullets, and a lightning fast draw to create the fastest timed sport in the world." __ Women's Guide -- Gun Safety and Violence Prevention http://www.netguide.com/Snapshot/Archive?guide=Women&id=1159 An article on firearms issues for women, with links to pro and anti-rights organizations. Note that most of the statistics cited on the anti-rights Gun Safety sections are grossly inaccurate. See some of the links for those organizations here for counter-references. __ Where To Shoot http://www.wheretoshoot.org/ The "Where to Shoot!" website by the National Shooting Sports Foundation assists shooting sports enthusiasts at all levels to quickly locate sportsman's clubs, shooting ranges, preserves, and hunting grounds -- both in their own neighborhood and across North America. __ California Outdoors -- Guns Clubs http://caoutdoors.com/Gun_Clubs.htm Listing of California gun clubs and shooting ranges. __ TASC: The Tuesday Action Shooting Club http://tasc-ipsc.org/ "TASC is a USPSA (United States Practical Shooting Association) club that conducts IPSC style shooting matches in Northern California's Silicon Valley / South Bay area." TASC sponsors a Charity Match which raises thousands of dollars anunually for the local "Toys for Tots" program: "The Bay Bridge Charity Classic, held for the last six years, has produced over $74,000 in toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots." __ BayProfs http://www.bayprofs.com/ BayProfs is a not-for-profit organization in Silicon Valley offering classes in Firearms Safety, Basic Pistol, and Personal Protection. Our objective is to educate and train the public in the safe ownership, use, and storage of firearms. __ Chabot Gun Club http://www.chabotgunclub.com/ __ Richmond Rod & Gun Club http://www.ggnra.org/RichmondRod&GunClub.htm __ Sunnyvale Rod & Gun Club http://srgc.simplenet.com/ __ Los Altos Rod and Gun Club http://www.losaltosrodandgunclub.com/ __ Pacific Rod & Gun Club http://www.ggnra.org/pacific.htm __ Santa Clara County Field Sports Park http://www.parkhere.org/channel/0,4770,chid%253D16490%2526sid%253D12761,00.html Formerly owned by Winchester and also known as the Metcalf range because it's on Metcalf Road off Highway 101 in Southern Santa Clara County, the range is now run by the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department. Has 200 yard positions and Trap and Skeet stations. __ Warrior's Integrated Training in Self Defense (WITS) http://www.dtmms.org/wits/ Warrior's Integrated Training in Self Defense (WITS) Offers Firearms Training and Self Defense Courses in Scottsdale, Arizona. __ The Airboat Association of Florida http://www.aaof.com/ The Airboat Association of Florida is a non-profit conservation organization whose site includes information about firearms and hunting, safety training classes and other recreational activities. __ Fish Creek Ventures http://www.dpcsys.com/ Specializes in providing tactical, defensive, and competition firearms training to civilians, law enforcement officials. Gun handling, marksmanship, and tactical training courses taught by NRA ceritifed instructor. Gunsmithing services available. Offers metal reaction and paper targets for handgun and rifle shooting. Training available. Join us on at our newly built shooting range in SW Montana, The Fish Creek Gun Club. __ Yahoo Firearms Policy page http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Issues_and_Causes/Firearms_Policy/ Firearms sites listed at the big collection of URLs. __ Previous Next FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Copyright (c) 1997 Jeff Chan Firearms FAQ: Interactive Sites: Government Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Interactive Sites: Government FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Previous Next Government Federal Government Congress Library of Congress U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Non-government Congressional sites Judiciary Executive State and Local Governments Government Cyberspace Today's Government Information http://www.cybertoday.com/ct/gov/ A pretty comprehensive listing of email addresses, web sites and other contact info for elected folks. __ Yahoo's Government Page http://beta.yahoo.com/Government/ Government sites from the big list of URLs. Federal Government Sites with federal government info, for example with Supreme Court cases or about Congress, including sites not run by the government. Legislature (Congress) Library of Congress Thomas (Library of Congress' Legislation Page) http://thomas.loc.gov/ Thomas is the Library of Congress WWW Legislation page. Named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the page features legislation, the Congressional Record, an article about how Federal legislation is made, and more. The general Library of Congress home page is: http://www.loc.gov/ Library of Congress Information Service (LOCIS) telnet://locis.loc.gov Has federal legislation on about a 1 day delay, card catalogs, some journals online. Limited hours. Marvel -- first steps towards an electronic Library of Congress gopher://marvel.loc.gov marvel.loc.gov gives access to legislation by telnetting to LOCIS. MARVEL offers other Library of Congress resources online, but if you're looking for legislation you can also telnet directly to LOCIS. Note that LOC pages include pointers to House of Reps gopher described below. See also THOMAS, the Library of Congress Federal Legislation WWW page. U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives Home Page http://www.house.gov/ "The U.S. House of Representatives' World Wide Web service provides public access to legislative information as well as information about Members, Committees, and Organizations of the House and to other U.S. government information resources." [Most of the rapidly changing information actually comes from the House gopher service.] U.S. House of Representatives Legislation WAIS Writes Terry Nugent (HIS@HR.HOUSE.GOV-nospam): "[T]ext of legislation introduced in the U.S. House Representatives is now available on a W.A.I.S server located at the House Information Systems data center. The server may be accessed from the directory at quake.think.com [wais://quake.think.com/INFO?USHOUSE for House, wais://quake.think.com/INFO?USSENATE for Senate -- Jeff C.] or using the following information: Server: diamond Port: 210 Database Name: USHOUSE_house_bill_text_103rd [ WWW URL = wais://diamond.house.gov:210/USHOUSE_house_bill_text_103rd] The database contains the text of House bills beginning October 1993 and is updated daily. H.I.S. is happy to provide this information to the Internet community. P.S. Be advised that some documents are quite large." U.S. House of Representatives Gopher service gopher://gopher.house.gov "The U.S. House of Representatives' Gopher service provides access to information about Members and Committees of the House and to other U.S. government information resources." The full text of current House legislation can be found in: gopher.house.gov/Congressional Information/Legislative Resources. Updated daily, the folder was started October 1993. It also contains listings of major Floor and Committee actions taken in the House and Senate, as well as Joint Committees, for the last three legislative days. It is updated only when the House is in session. __ U.S. Code (Federal statute) online hamilton1.house.gov The full text of the U.S. Code (in other words all current Federal statute) is available online now via House Information Systems. See Title 10, Sections 311 and 312 for some laws defining the militia. Remember that federal law also consists of case law determined in the courts. See the Cornell Law page for indexed Supreme Court decisions. U.S. Senate U.S. Senate ftp site file://ftp.senate.gov Currently contains press releases and limited information put out by a few Senators and some Senate Committees. Non-government Congressional resources Congressional Quarterly http://www.cqalert.com/ Congressional Quarterly is a commercial publication that includes tallies and descriptions of votes in Congress, news, analysis, gossip, etc. The CQ vote numbers, descriptions, and tallies are very widely referred to by Congress watchers. Remember that CQ vote descriptions are copyrighted material. __ Project Vote Smart http://www.peak.org/ gopher://gopher.neu.edu/ Project Vote Smart is an independent source of Congressional voting records, campaign funding information, ratings by a variety of interest groups and other useful political information. __ C-SPAN schedules, logs, etc. http://www.c-span.org/ gopher://c-span.org/ C-SPAN (Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network) broadcasts stuff going on in the U.S. Congress. It should be available over your cable-TV network. Schedules are updated daily. C-SPAN is entirely privately funded by the cable companies. Note that audio of C-SPAN 1 and 2 is now available live on the Internet at AudioNet. Apparently C-SPAN is organizing an educational tour tracing the steps and exploring the history of Alexis de Tocqueville's trip to America. __ CapWeb: The Internet Guide to the United States Congress http://www.capweb.net/ 'CapWeb is an "unauthorized" hypertext guide to the U.S. Congress on the World Wide Web.... [It includes contact info for Members of Congress...] CapWeb will also collect and maintain other links to related information... Party Rosters Party Leadership State Delegations Pointers to State government Internet resources CapWeb is a part of Policy.Net, a service of Issue Dynamics, Inc., Washington DC... CapWeb is not affiliated in any way with the U.S. Congress, or any other government agency.' Judiciary See my reference to James Bardwell's Archive if you're looking for the major firearms court cases. Check out The Legal List for a very good index to legal information on the Internet. See also gopher://hamilton1.house.gov for the full text of the United States Code (all Federal statutes) online. Law consists of case law (court decisions) and statues (signed legislation). Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute (Indexed U.S. Supreme Court texts) http://www.law.cornell.edu/ Cornell's Legal Information Institute Web site lets you search Supreme Court decisions from 1990 forward by subject, keywords, dates, parties, etc. The LII site includes a hypertext version of the US Constitution. Note that the Cornell index actually points to texts at the Court's Hermes project (next). U.S. Supreme Court texts online ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/hermes U.S. Supreme Court texts have been published on the Internet since 1990 at Case Western Reserve University as part of the Court's Hermes Project. __ United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit http://www.law.utexas.edu/us5th/us5th.html Search opinions by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals at this site provided by the University of Texas at Austin Tarlton Law Library. Executive Government Printing Office (GPO) http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/ "Search the full text of the Federal Register, Congressional Record, Congressional Bills and other Federal government information." __ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) gopher://gopher.nara.gov/ http://www.nara.gov/ (uses gopher site for Federal Register) The National Archives has many government documents on the net, including the Federal Register, which "acts as the Government's central publication point for laws, Presidential documents, proposed and final Executive Branch regulations, and other legal notices." Web Search the Federal Register http://www.istech.com/tore-fr.html InterSoft Corporation offers its search engine as a front end to the Federal Register. This a very convenient way to look up published laws, etc. __ U.S. Department of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/ Attorney General Janet Reno states in the 1997 DOJ strategic plan that the Department: [brings] together under the authority of the Attorney General the activities of United States Attorneys, United States Marshals and others. Today our myriad responsibilities touch the lives of nearly all Americans. We investigate and prosecute Federal crimes; we represent the United States of America in court; we manage the Federal prisons; and we enforce the Nation's immigration laws. We work with our partners at home and abroad in enforcing the law and improving the system of justice for all Americans. (Emphasis added.) (Janet, that's a bug, not a feature. "Touching the lives of nearly all Americans" is the definition of a totalitarian police state, not a free state. Apparently Ms. Reno doesn't think much of Thomas Jefferson's notion: That government is best which governs the least. The government's role should be to not "touch the lives of nearly all Americans", but to leave the honest, hard-working men and women of America alone! Touch the lives only of criminals who do obvious harm to others. Do not treat all Americans as criminals!) Bureau of Justice Statistics http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/ DOJ's Bureau of Justice Statistics collects, analyzes and publishes statistical information about crime and justice. Note that the BJS Firearms and Crime Statistics page has some useful crime statistics, but also contains a number of flawed assumptions and some politically-motivated research. Use with caution. One valid piece of BJS reasearch found through large scale surveys of incarcerated felons that virtually no criminals acquire guns at flea markets or gun shows, and almost none use so-called "assault weapons". The November 2001 edition of the "Firearm Use by Offenders" survey is consistent with similar results from earlier years. __ Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms http://www.atf.treas.gov/ The official ATF web page has an overview of federal firearms laws, a pretty thorough FAQ, info about Curios & Relics, Brady Law implementation in wake of the June 27, 1997 Printz v. U. S. Supreme Court Ruling, etc. BATF Abuses Page http://www.access.digex.net/~croaker/batfabus.html For balance, there is a collection of BATF abuses of citizens. This was in response to a claim by Congressman Charles Schumer that we could not produce examples of abuse. Yeah, right Chuck. __ FedStats http://www.fedstats.gov/ A really cool new site that consolidates statistical information from dozens of government agencies into a searchable form. Includes data from the Statistical Abstract of the United States, and links to the White House Statistics Briefing Rooms. FedStats appears to be administered by the Census Bureau: U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/ which is in turn part of the Department of Commerce. __ The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/ Find out what Bill and Hillary have in mind for you. Naturally the site does not include the content of Executive Orders, those pesky, often secret documents which Presidents use to change operational policies for the United States government bureaucracies, usually without any input from Congress. Despotic? Yep. State and Local Governments California Legislative Information site http://leginfo.public.ca.gov/ ftp://leginfo.public.ca.gov/pub/ In addition to bill texts, calendars and other ongoing legislative action, this site also contains the full text of California Codes, Statutes, and the state Constitution. California State Senate http://www.sen.ca.gov/ gopher://gopher.sen.ca.gov/ Includes CA Senate-specific info and a link to Legislative Data Center for CA legislation online, etc. California Secretary of State gopher://secstate.public.ca.gov/ California's ballot pamphlet is available online at the Secretary of State's office. California Department of Justice http://caag.state.ca.us/ Firearms Division http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/ Register Assault Weapons Now http://www.regagun.org/ Includes a link to Senate Bill 23 Assault Weapon Characteristics. __ Pennsylvania Senate http://www.pasen.gov/ The Senate of Pennsylvania WWW Server contains contact info & may include legislative info later. State of Pennsylvania http://www.state.pa.us/ Includes a link to the Senate site above plus some other general info about the state and state government. __ Texas legislative gopher server gopher://capitol.tlc.texas.gov New York State Assembly gopher://assembly.state.ny.us New York State Senate gopher.senate.state.ny.us William H. Jack (whj@keene.edu-nospam) noticed January 1995: 'According to the list released from "boombox" at U. of Minn. Three new legislative gophers went on line in the last two weeks.... The Texas gopher also connects to the U.S. Senate gopher (gopher.senate.gov).... The New York gophers have all bills and meetings posted.' The current NY assembly site is actually a telnet site (telnet://assembly.state.ny.us). Use a VT-100 telnet client and login as "guest" with a password of "pw". __ NRA-ILA Research & Information - State Laws http://www.nraila.org/ The NRA ILA site includes summaries of state firearms laws. __ Previous Next FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Copyright (c) 1997 Jeff Chan Firearms FAQ: Interactive Sites: Companies Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Interactive Sites: Companies FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Previous Next Companies Firearms Manufacturers Stores, Dealers, Gun Shows, and Auctions Parts and Accessories Books and Publications Companies Note that this listing is not comprehensive. For other sources, please see for example Yahoo! Firearms Manufacturers ArmaLite http://www.armalite.com/ Formerly Eagle Arms, a maker of AR-15 clones and their version of the AR-10, an AR-15 pattern rifle in .308 (7.62 x 51 NATO) caliber. This ArmaLite is not the same as the Armalite Corporation (a Costa Mesa, California division of Fairchild Aircraft) that made the original AR-10 and AR-180 rifles. The original AR-10 designed by Eugene Stoner was the pattern for the AR-15. Stoner has a new .308 rifle, the SR-25, derived from the AR-15 and made by Knight's Manufacturing Company in Florida. Stoner's SR-25 predates ArmaLite's AR-10 by a year or two. By basing their .308 rifles on the AR-15 pattern, Eagle and Stoner come have full circle on the original AR-10. __ Armament Technology http://www.armament.com/ A Canadian rifle manufacturer/custom assembler. __ Bushmaster Firearms/Quality Parts Co. http://www.bushmaster.com/ A maker of AR-15 clones. Government contractor for military arms. Also has parts for many arms. __ Colt's Manufacturing http://www.colt.com/ "Colt is the industry leading firearm manufacturer whose quality and value is unparalleled." __ Charles Daly Firearms http://www.charlesdaly.com/ "World famous shotguns, rifles and handguns selected from the finest manufacturers around the world!" __ Dixie Gun Works http://www.dixiegun.com/ Black Powder Guns, Shooting Supplies, & Antique Gun Parts __ European American Armory, Corp. http://www.eaacorp.com/ European rifles, shotguns, pistols from such makers as Weihrauch, Tanfoglio, Baikal. __ Heckler & Koch http://www.heckler-koch.de/ HK USA http://www.hecklerkoch-usa.com/ Maker of military, police, defensive and sporting arms. __ H-S Precision http://www.hsprecision.com/ Synthetic stocks and custom rifles. __ The Marlin Firearms Company http://www.marlinfirearms.com/ Marlin is America's largest volume rifle manufacturer, building .22 rimfire, lever-action, and bolt action center fire rifles. Marlin .22 and particularly lever action rifles are an important part of American firearms history. The Model 1881 lever action combined repeating arms with the powerful .45/70 Government cartridge. __ Nor-Cal Precision http://www.best.com/~tactical/tenants/norcalprecision/ "Nor-Cal Precision is a premiere rifle builder specializing in highly accurate, durable, and precisely made Remington-based firearms." __ Olympic Arms http://www.olyarms.com/ Olympic Arms is a maker of AR-15 clones. Also owns Safari Arms, maker of M1911 (Colt .45) pistols and SGW, maker of Mauser pattern barrels and accessories. __ Remington Arms Company http://www.remington.com/ Firearms and ammunition manufacturer. __ Robinson Armament Company http://www.robarm.com/ Maker of the Stoner 63-based M96 Expeditionary rifle and carbine. The M96 is based on the Stoner 63 Weapon System designed by Eugene Stoner and used by the U.S Navy Seals in Vietnam. The Stoner 63's receiver, using a variety of modular components, could be configured as a rifle, carbine, a top fed light machine gun, a belt fed squad automatic weapon, or a vehicle mounted weapon. The M96 has been designed with similar modularity in mind but has been simplified for easier maintenance. __ Smith & Wesson http://www.smith-wesson.com/ Maker of firearms and other law enforcement equipment. __ Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. http://www.ruger-firearms.com/ Maker of rifles, pistols and shotguns. __ SIG Arms Inc. Maker of pistols, rifles and shotguns including the SIG, Sauer, Mauser, Hammerli brands. __ Springfield Armory http://www.springfield-armory.com/ Maker of M1A pattern rifles, M1911 ("Colt .45") type pistols and others. __ Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc. http://www.taurususa.com/ Maker of pistols, revolvers, rifles. __ United States Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company, Inc. http://www.usfirearms.com/ A leading manufacturer of 19th century Colt replicas and other fine fire-arms including single action army. __ Winchester Rifles and Shotguns http://www.winchester-guns.com/ Winchester Rifles and Shotguns are made by U.S. Repeating Arms Co. Winchester Ammunition http://www.winchester.com/ "A major global supplier of sporting ammunition" Stores, Dealers, Gun Shows, and Auctions A note about stores: all stores and firearms dealers must have a Federal Firearms License (FFL). Purchasing firearms commercialy requires a FFL, including buying firearms across Non-contiguous states or "by mail" (really UPS or other common carrier). Shotgun News below markets a list of FFLs. Every gun store is also an FFL, though not all stores will receive firearms from other FFLs (like Champion or others here) for you. Those who do usually charge a fee for the service. Not all FFLs have storefronts. By far the simplest thing to do is to support your local store. They will have information about local safety and marksmanship classes, clubs, ranges, hunting licenses, local regulations and so on. The National Rifle Association is also an excellent source of information. They have pamphlets of all state firearms laws. __ Guncraft Sports Inc. http://www.usit.net/guncraft.html Cool; a big gun store with a Web page.... Includes a nice gun rights book list. __ Champion Firearms http://www.brainlink.com/~champion/champion.html A firearms, ammo and accessories dealer with good prices. Can ship firearms only to your local FFL. (FFL=Federal Firearms License -- required to sell guns commercially in the U.S.; FFL also refers to the person who holds a license.) __ Discount Guns http://www.discguns.com/ Internet branch of Maryland gun store with discount prices, Discount Shooters Supply. See local FFL comments above for sales to non-adjacent states. __ Century International Arms http://www.CenturyArms.com/ Century sells surplus arms, ammunition and accessories. You can also find their printed ads in Shotgun News. Like Champion above, to buy from them you'll need the services of a local FFL (unless you happen to be in or adjacent to Vermont). __ Contemporary Firearms, Inc. http://www.cfiarms.com/ Sells arms and accessories. Includes new and used semi-auto and bolt action military-style arms. New arms by Heckler & Koch (HK), Accuracy International, Barrett, Steyr, Stoner. __ Bandet, Inc. http://www.bandet.com/ Sells arms and accessories. Emphasis on accessories and handguns. Colt AR-15 parts, arms by Beretta, Colt, Ruger, Taurus, FEG-Hungary, Police Trade-ins, others. __ MilArm Co. Ltd. http://www.milarm.com/ A wholesale and retail outlet for military collectibles and surplus including historical firearms and accessories based in Edmonton, Canada. __ CADCO Firearms http://www.cadco.com/firearms A somewhat police-oriented firearms distributor. __ Turner's Outdoorsman http://www.turners.com/ A major Southern California gun store chain. Includes a newsletter and weekly store and web site specials. __ C.R. Specialty http://www.crspecialty.com/ "Kansas City's Most Complete Gun Store" is actually a chain of 3 stores. Site includes Handgun Purchasing FAQ's -- Frequently Asked Questions on how to purchase a Handgun in Kansas or Missouri, and information on safety training classes, local ranges and clubs. __ Reed's Sport Shop http://www.reedssportshop.com/ San Jose sporting goods shop with good firearms and reloading selection. Took over former site of National Shooting Club in Santa Clara and re-opened as Reed's Indoor Range. They offer training classes there and some gun rentals. __ Crossroads of the West Gun Shows http://www.crossroadsgunshows.com/ "The West's largest and highest quality show in town." __ Unofficial California TS Gun Show Schedule http://www.ecis.com/~mraudio/gunshow.htm __ GunsForSale http://www.gunsforsale.com/ GunsForSale is a firearms auction site. Now that eBay.com no longer allows firearms auctions, this may be an interesting alternative. Sales are processed through FFLs (Federally- licensed firearms dealers) such as those listed on the site. __ Auction Arms http://www.auctionarms.com/ "Browse our selection of thousands of guns and accessories [...] Or access the most powerful online market of gun bidders on the planet by listing your product for sale!" __ 1st Armory Auction http://www.1starmoryauction.com/ An online firearms auction/classified site. It's designed to allow consumers to buy/sell firearms and other related items. __ Private Gun Sale http://www.privategunsale.com/ "To help those wishing to purchase a gun to find a private party to buy from. At the same time, create a FREE forum for those wishing to sell a firearm to a private citizen." No dealers allowed. All Federal, State and Local laws apply. __ GunsLocal.com http://www.gunslocal.com/ "GunsLocal.com is an online community developed specifically to put people in touch with each other for the purpose of purchasing firearms. We provide a place for consumers to contact each other via searchable classified ads and online forum using member feedback ratings to build trust between each other." __ TheGunSearch.com http://www.thegunsearch.com/ Free classified ads for buying and selling guns, plus a gun website search engine and message boards. __ AntiqueGunRoom.com http://www.antiquegunroom.com/ Pre-1898 arms for sale, auction, discussion, etc. __ CMR Classic Arms http://www.btinternet.com/~cmr.international/ "Specialist suppliers of Broomhandle Mauser Pistols/Lugers & Accessories. Manufacturers of Presentation Cases, WW1 & WW11 Leather holsters." __ GMJ Enterprises http://www.gmj.com/ NRA Firearms Training and Concealed Carry Classes for Nevada and Utah. __ License Services http://www.licenseservices.com/ "License Services is a firm offering eligible individuals professional, personalized assistance in firearms related matters." Seems to specialize in New York concealed carry licenses. Includes: Pistol Licensing, Firearms Selection, Firearms Instruction, Safety Training. __ Tite-Group Sporting http://www.titegroupsporting.com/ Tite-Group Sporting is a store in Northborough, Massachusetts offering arms, ammunition, training, etc. __ attorneycohen.com http://www.attorneycohen.com/ Law firm offering firearms consulting, workshops, and legal services in Massachusetts. __ Air Guns HQ http://www.airguns-hq.com/ Pyramyd Air, Inc. sells "bbguns, pellet guns, co2 guns, co2 rifles, bb pellet guns, air pistols from the finest manufacturers all over the world (Webley & Scott, Beretta, Walther, Smith & Wesson, Colt, Daisy, Rutten, Gamo, IZH, Air Force, Anics and many others ...). BB's, pellets, accessories..." Parts and Accessories Brownells http://www.brownells.com/ Brownells.com is a "leading supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools." __ Roderus Custom Gunworks http://www.roderuscustom.tzo.com/ "The home of garage and hobby gunsmiths, amateur pistol smiths and mini machinists" is how the site describes itself. It includes notes on setting up a home machine shop and videos about milling AR-15 and M1911 receivers from 80% blanks. Also included is a fairly active home gunsmithing and machining forum. __ Cheaper Than Dirt http://www.CheaperThanDirt.com/ Discounts on ammo, camping gear, accessories, surplus, etc. __ Clips 'N' Stuff, Firearm Accessories http://www.clipsNstuff.com/ A virtual gun show accessory dealer featuring clip magazines, optics, gunstocks, misc. accessory items, and the cheapest Blue Book prices in the web. __ Chestnut Ridge Supply http://chestnutridge.com/ Sells parts for M1, bolt action and other military type rifles. Offers finishing services including Mil-spec Parkerizing. __ Tarnhelm Supply Co., Inc. http://www.tarnhelm.com/ Tarnhelm Supply Co. is the sole source for the Magna-trigger gun safety. The device works with a magnetic ring which, when worn, allows the gun to fire. Fittings for Smith & Wesson J, K, L and N frame guns and the Ruger Security Six. Also the sole source for the Murabito Revolver Safety, an autopistol-like revolver safety latch. __ Aro-Tek http://www.arotek.com/ A maker of Glock accessories. For other info on Glock pistols see also The Unofficial Glock Page. __ Leatherwood Optics http://www.leatherwoodoptics.com/ Makers of scopes which automatically compensate for bullet drop when zoomed to a given target size. Brillantly simple and battle-proven. __ Shepherd Scope LTD. http://www.shepherdscopes.com/ Makes range-finding, one-shot-zero rifle scopes. Bullet drop compensation for a variety of rounds. __ The Wilderness Tactical Products L.L.C. http://www.thewilderness.com/ Makers of the Giles Sling, which noted firearms writer Peter G. Kokalis considers: "best combat sling ever made." __ LaserMax http://www.lasermax.com/ Laser sights that replace the guide rods on pistols. Also make combination shotgun Laser/Tactical Lights. __ Crimson Trace Corporation -- Lasergrips http://www.crimsontrace.com/ Grips with built-in aiming lasers for pistols and revolvers. __ S. K. Industries Laser Gunsights http://members.aol.com/sklaserco/ S. K. Industries is a manufacturer of laser aiming and infrared illumination systems for firearms. __ Bang Corporation http://www.bangcorp.com/ A dry-firing laser firearms training system. Uses laser bore sleeves, a tripod mounted target detector and software for your Windows PC to offer a complete laser training system for use with pistol caliber firearms. It enables dry-fired shots to be marked, timed and scored automatically. __ Muzzlemaster Muzzle Brakes http://nu-world.com/~muzzlemaster/ "Newest patented muzzle brake custom fitted to your rifle or contender type handgun. Hand crafted by B&B Gunworks Eugene, Oregon." __ The Machine Works http://www.machineworks.n3.net/ Muzzle attachments for the Swedish Mauser. __ Lee Precision Products http://www.leeprecision.com/ Maker of reloading equipment including single stage, turret, and progressive presses, dies, molds, etc. __ Midway USA http://www.midwayusa.com/ "The world's largest shooting & reloading superstore!" __ The Hanned Line http://www.hanned.com/ A maker of various reloading tools. __ Ransom International Corporation http://www.primenet.com/~ransom/ Home of Ransom International, maker of machine rests and other shooting accessories. __ Maxfire Revolver Speedloaders http://www.speedloaders.com/ Leard Enterprises makes these speedloaders with no moving parts. __ Bright Sights http://www.brightsights.com/ "BRIGHT SIGHTS high visibility gun sight coatings increases the contrast between the front and rear sights and the contrast between the sights and the target." __ "World's Fastest Gun Bore Cleaner" http://www.fastwebpages.com/gunbore/firearm.htm A clever invention for quick bore cleaning. Acts as a combination brush, patch and swab, all on a single line. It could be called "gun bore floss." __ ArmaLube http://www.armalube.com/ Makers of a fully-synthetic firearms lubricant. __ Ultimate Weapons Systems http://www.uws.com/ Sells firearms accessories. __ AMMUNITIONSTORE.COM http://www.ammunitionstore.com/ Sells ammunition, reloading supplies, magazines and accessories. __ Recreational Software, Inc. http://www.shootingsoftware.com/ "Database, Analytical & Ballistics Software For Shooters, Hunters & Reloaders" __ Bayside Computing, Inc's Ballistics Website http://www.rifleballistics.com/ Bayside Computing, Inc's Ballistics Website includes demo software and other links to general firearms history and information. The site includes a Java ballistics program demo. (Note that the use of Java on these pages means they take a while to start up.) __ ballistics-software.com http://www.ballistics-software.com/ "Ballistics software for the hunter, reloader and target shooter." __ gunshop.com http://gunshop.com/ A site dedicated to double guns (rifles and/or shotguns with 2 barrels). __ The Walt Moreau On-Line Catalog http://www.moreau.com/ "Classic Antique Arms, Americana, Plains Indian Art & The Fine, The Rare, And The Unusual. Featuring American-Made Weapons and Native American Artifacts from the 1500's - 1900's." __ Chicks Cowboys and Indians www.chickdavis.com "Chicks Cowboys and Indians specializes in antique firearms, western collectibles, and Indian items." __ Northwest Security Products http://www.nwsp.com/ Makers of fine cases, concealment holsters and fanny packs, and related firearms accessories. __ Hoffners Custom Leather http://www.gunrange.com/hoffners/ Hoffners offers hand-built leather holsters and has a firearms training division. __ Peterson & Associates - Concealment Systems http://www.conceal.com/ "A commercial site that specialises in concealed carry items." Includes Betz Concealment Systems, a combination jacket and holster. __ Strictly Anything, Inc http://www.strictlyanything.com/ "Strictly Anything, Inc. is a new, innovative company that manufactures unique products for the carriage of concealed weapons." __ D & S Enterprise http://www.gungear.com/ "Holsters, Shoulder Holsters, Vests, Rifle Cases, & more!" __ Tactical Intervention Specialists http://www.tacticalintervention.com/ Rifle sling, muzzle cover, and rifle classes. __ Ballistic Fashions http://www.bulletjewelry.com/ "Earrings and pins made from bullets." Books and Publications The Independent Institute http://www.independent.org/ Public policy think tank and publisher of libertarian and free market books and research. For example they are the publishers of THAT EVERY MAN BE ARMED: The Evolution of a Constitutional Right, Revised Edition by Stephen P. Halbrook and Firearms and Crime by Professor Daniel Polsby, both very important arms rights titles. Professor Halbrook recently argued against the Brady Background Check before the U.S. Supreme Court and won! For Winter 1997 their quarterly journal The Independent Review features a cover story on private solutions to violent crime by Florida State University professor Bruce Benson. As the LibertyTree Review and Catalogue, The Independent Institute sells it's own titles and also offers other libertarian books of import. __ Action Book Publishers http://hppublish.com/ Publisher of gunsmithing, shooting, hunting, police, outdoors, etc. books. __ Shotgun News Home Page http://www.shotgunnews.com/ Classified and display ads for firearms dealers and wholesalers. A good way to find out what's available and at what price. (But not all distributors advertise in SGN.) Out here we can find Shotgun News on the newsstands at Tower Books. __ Machine Gun News Online http://www.machinegunnews.com/ A magazine about machine guns. Has reviews; presumably the hardcopy has ads. Since the current licensing structure went into place in 1934 there has been one documented crime with a legally owned machine gun: a murder for hire by a midwestern police officer about 5 years ago. __ Shooter's News http://www.konics.com/snj/index.html A new magazine about the shooting sports. Web page has tables of contents, subscription info, etc. __ Loadbooks USA Inc. http://www.loadbooks.com/ "The official Homepage of the worlds most popular and informative bullet reloading manuals." __ Paladin Press http://www.paladin-press.com/ A publisher of firearms-related books. __ theinfoexchange.net http://www.theinfoexchange.net/ Sells firearm blueprints and diagrams, military field manuals and training manuals. __ LWC Books http://www.aracnet.com/~lwc123/ Distributes firearms, self-defense, martial arts, law enforcement books. __ Bullet 'N Press http://www.nemaine.com/bnpress?index.html "The quarterly antique firearms newspaper with a focus on history." __ Book Trail http://www.booktrail.com/ Hunting, reloading, and shooting books, videos, etc. __ The Right to Bear Arms -- A Tribute to The 2nd Amendment http://www.righttobeararms.info/ When a painting, consisting of an antique Colt 45 and a hand written letter reading: "Let your gun be your constant companion on your walks... this gives exercise to the body and independence to the mind... no free man shall ever be debarred the use of guns. -Thomas Jefferson" was rejected at a prestigious New Mexico art show as being too controversial, the artist decided to bring his work to the Internet. __ Book Stacks Unlimited, Inc. http://www.books.com/ telnet://books.com/ Some of the books mentioned in my archive can be ordered over the Internet. For example, all the books listed in my research/books.recommend (Kleck, Halbrook, Kopel) are carried at books.com I have no connection whatsoever with the book store. This site was included because it was one of the first online book stores & therefore a source of arms rights titles. There are now many online bookstores such as Amazon.com (which may be pro-rights), barnesandnoble.com and others. Take your pick. __ Previous Next FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Copyright (c) 1997 Jeff Chan Firearms FAQ: Interactive Sites: Individuals Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Interactive Sites: Individuals FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Previous Next Individuals rkba.org -- Arms Rights Information (this site) http://rkba.org/ ftp://rkba.org/public_html/ A collection of mostly firearms rights information, including legislative alerts, research, statistics, commentary, court cases, letters, Congress and media contact info, etc. Be sure to see my archive Highlights for a guide to some of what's here. __ Eugene Volokh's Gun Control Papers http://www.law.ucla.edu/faculty/volokh/#GUNCONTROL Professor Volokh of the UCLA School of Law writes about a variety of freedom issues, including arms rights. Volokh clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and for Judge Alex Kozinski on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He graduated with B.S. in Math-Computer Science from UCLA at the age of 15, and he remains a partner in a small software firm. Of particular interest are his Testimony of Eugene Volokh on the Second Amendment, Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, Sept. 23, 1998, Sources on the Second Amendment and Rights to Keep and Bear Arms in State Constitutions which contains references from the laws of individual states, and The Second Amendment as Teaching Tool in Constitutional Law Classes with Robert J. Cottrol, Sanford Levinson, L.A. Powe, Jr., and Glenn Harlan Reynolds. __ Clayton Cramer's Web Page http://www.claytoncramer.com/ Clayton Cramer has authored several significant arms rights books. Several of his papers are included in this archive. His site lists books for sale, and it provides access to more writings, including a brief version of his landmark book For The Defense Of Themselves And The State. See also his refutation of Michael Bellesiles' fraudulent history book Arming America in which Bellesiles claims Early Americans didn't hunt, shoot, own guns or aid in their country's physical defense. (See also a local copy of this critique.) __ David D. Friedman's Home Page http://www.daviddfriedman.com/ Law and Business Professor David D. Friedman's Home Page includes a page Does Concealed Carry Deter Crime?: The Lott/Mustard Controversy with interesting and informative criticism and responses about the extensive research on crime and self-defense by Professor John Lott. __ Don B. Kates, Attorney at Law http://www.DonKates.com/ Home page of noted civil rights and second amendment attorney and scholar, Don Kates. Includes some of his papers. See also my research/kates directory for more. __ Home Page of David T. Hardy http://www.indirect.com/www/dhardy/ Noted Second Amendment scholar and attorney has a home page. Several of his firearms files are currently in my research/hardy directory. __ Federal Preemption: The Militia Clauses in American Jurisprudence. http://www.federalpreemption.org/ Norman Heath's site includes a section of "Researching the overlooked relationship between the development of preemption doctrine, the allocation of state and federal militia powers, and the Second Amendment's role in immunizing the states from federal preemption." Also a draft paper: "Exposing the Second Amendment: Federal Pre-emption of State Militia Legislation" __ Healy Law Offices http://www.healylaw.com/ Attorney Sean Healy's web site includes hundreds of Second Amendment court cases, history, self-defense accounts, etc. May have worked on the Emerson case. __ Bruce Colodny, Firearms Lawyer http://www.gunlaw.com/ Attorney Bruce Colodny practices firearms law in California and Federal Courts. His areas include technical violations, self-defense, carry, dealers, manufacturers, etc. __ Costerus Legal Fund http://www.costerus.com/legal/ Alec Costerus is fighting Massachussets' unconstitutional gun restirctions to the Supreme Court. Here is some coverage of his appeal in the Massachusetts News. See also my judicial/costerus directory for copies of press releases, court filings, opinions, etc. __ Guy Smith's Pro-Gun E-Documents http://www.gunfacts.info/ Includes "Gun Facts, a 80+ page e-book that explodes the most common gun control myths", and other pdf flyers, documents and book links. See also local copies of Guy's great documents in my research/smith directory. __ J. Neil Schulman's home page http://www.pulpless.net/jneil/ Home page of noted self-defense and science fiction author J. Neil Schulman. Includes some paperless sf books and information on his latest self-defense rights book. __ James O. Bardwell's NFA archive http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/wbardwel/public/nfalist/index.html ftp://ftp.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/user/wbardwel/public/nfalist James O. Bardwell's NFA archive is now on a WWW page. Includes public-domain texts of many significant firearms court cases including from the Supreme Court: U.S. v Miller (personally-owned militia arms are protected), U.S. v Verdugo-Urquidez (second amendment is an individual right), Perpich v. Dept. of Defense (National Guard is not the militia), U.S. v Lopez (10th Amendment says Gun-Free School Zones is not a Federal commerce issue), and more. __ Handguns: women, left-handers, buying in California http://www.io.com/~cortese/resources/guns1.html Janis Cortese has written a very nice WWW introduction to handguns. Includes a focus on women, left-handed owners, and buying in California. __ Michael Kielsky's summary of state firearms carry laws http://www.primenet.com/~kielsky/states.txt A text table summarizing state firearms carry laws. You may find general backgound info on firearms carry laws helps to get the most out of this chart. (For example see Clayton Cramer and Dave Kopel's outstanding CCW paper: Shall Issue.) Michael also has a sample Arizona CCW application (http://www.primenet.com/~kielsky/ccw.html). See also NRA's State Firearm Laws page for info on the gun laws of each state. __ The Truth About Guns Web Site http://gunsandcrime.org/ A collection of firearms rights, gun control, and gun crime articles. __ The RKBA2000 Website http://www.geocities.com/rkba2000/ A pro-rights site by Michael Brown. See also a local copy of some of his editorials. __ www.blackmanwithagun.com http://www.blackmanwithagun.com/ Kenneth V. F. Blanchard is a guns rights activist who is also a preacher, instructor, author, and former law enforcement officer. He speaks out for self-defense, responsibility, education and constitutional rights. __ RKBA Challenge http://is-lan.com/challenge/ "I challenge YOU to educate at least one uninformed person every month. I challenge YOU to train them in Safety, Competence and Freedom. This web site is dedicated to helping you do just that. You need the same thing I do: A kick in the rear, ideas, materials." __ How to write an effective "letter to the editor" http://www.danzenterprises.com/howtowrite.html Dan Zabriskie explains how to 'write an effective "letter to the editor" and to your legislators, too.' __ The Firearms Training Site http://www.erols.com/aglock45/train.html A handgun safety and marksmanship course taught in Virginia which meets that state's firearms certificate and concealed carry training requirements. __ The Glock FAQ http://www.glockfaq.com/ The Glock FAQ [has] model info, pictures, commemoratives & collectibles, maintenance tips, parts info, shooting instruction, GSSF data, competition information... and more. __ HKPRO http://www.hkpro.com/ The Unofficial Site for the Heckler & Koch Enthusiast. __ Steve Yee's "Unofficial" Smith and Wesson Home Page http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/sgyee/ Specifications of the current Smith and Wesson Handgun line, Smith & Wesson contact info, more. __ Lee-Enfield Rifle collector page http://www.uidaho.edu/~stratton/en-page.html Information on Enfield history, Enfield models, Enfield collectors' organizations, The Enfield Collector's Digest, and sources for parts nd accessories. Updated regularly. Maintained by Skip Stratton. __ Alaska Enfield Headquarters http://www.ptialaska.net/~akenfhq "Purveyors of British Enfield rifles, parts, & accessories and publishers of The Enfield Collector's Digest." __ Colt Woodsman Collector's Page http://www.eskimo.com/~rayburn/woodsman/ Bob Rayburn's (rayburn@eskimo.com-nospam) "hypertext version of a collector's guide for the Colt Woodsman, and a list of Colt Woodsman pistols for sale". __ The Arms Room http://www.prysm.net/~tea/armsrm.htm Tom Armstrong's site includes a faithful reproduction of the Army's 1965 M1 Garand Field Manual, FM 23-5 and some cool firearms links. __ The Beemans' Personal Airgun Website http://www.beemans.net/ "Airgun history, collecting, hunting and field use, literature review and sales, legal aspects, and expert witness CV. Antique, vintage and rare airguns, parts, and related items for sale and wanted. Beeman history and art." __ The Gun Page at Prarienet http://www.prairienet.org/guns/ "The Gun Page is an Internet stop-over maintained by a group on Prairienet." __ Duncan Long's Gun Stuff http://duncanlong.com/science-fiction-fantasy-short-stories/short-stories.html#gunarticles Web page of noted firearms techie author, Duncan Long. __ Rich's Firearms Page http://www.pla-net.net/~rcomer/ Rich Comer's RKBA info., links, mailing lists, handgun match info., Gun Chat, and useful documents for the Firearms enthusiast! Includes Gun Chat. __ Tim Casey's firearms page http://www.clark.net/pub/tcasey/firearms.html __ Stephen P. Wenger's Defensive Use of Firearms Page http://www.spw-duf.info/ __ Cerebus Firearms Gopher Site gopher://cerebus.acusd.edu/11ftp:pub:Firearms: Jerry Stratton reports: 'Cerebus.acusd.edu has a "Firearms" section. It supports ftp, gopher, web (although the web page is just a pointer to the gopher), finger, and e-mail (e-mail file server is experimental). People can finger or e-mail help@cerebus.acusd.edu-nospam for more info.' __ You Have The Right! by Stan LoGiudice http://www.users.nac.net./topgun/ A nice collection of essays on firearms issues by Stan LoGiudice. Organized as an online book. __ Blythe Collier's paper: Anti-Gun Propaganda and Controlling Violent Crime http://www.uniblab.com/collie/guncontrol.html A position paper addressing the poor quality of violence research in support of firearms restricions. __ Jim Karlock's Gun Pamphlets http://geocities.com/gunpamphlets/ Pro-Rights, Anti-Al Gore brochures in PDF format for distribution at gun shows, etc. __ Doug's Criminal Justice Site http://www.netwalk.com/~dougr/ Doug's Criminal Justice Site includes firearms links. __ David Wisniewski's page http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/academy/9884 Includes an index of Small Arms Review, Dillon Blue Press article archives, Gunsmith links. __ Bob's Firearms Page http://ramcad2.pica.army.mil/~rjd/guns/ __ Southern California Shooter http://www.socalshooter.com/ Places to Shoot in the Los Angeles area. Links to activities, safety and marksmanship training schools, etc. __ George Thompson's Firearms Linkpage http://erc.jscc.cc.tn.us/jfn/gxt5643/ __ Stokes' World of Firearms http://athera.alston.net/stokesworld/stokesworld.html Firearms articles, opinions, ads. __ Adam Wolkoff's gun page http://visi.com/~awolkoff/guns.html __ RD Thompson's The Sandman site http://www.azstarnet.com/~sandman A web page dedicated to freedom. __ progun1's Firearms and Freedom Homepage http://d21c.com/progun1/firearms-and-freedom.html Joe Garrison's Firearms and Freedom page. Includes opinion, quotes, news, links. __ Second Amendment Lovers http://www.2ndamdlvr.org/ "The real story behind good citizens and private gun ownership." __ Jake Koens Home Page http://gnv.fdt.net/~jkoens/ Jake's home page includes a 2nd Amendment section with other links. __ Disko's Gun Facts http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/7229/gunfaq.htm The firearms section of Disko Don's web site. __ Viking Phoenix RKBA Page http://www.ccnet.com/~suntzu75/rkba.htm Personal home page with RKBA links. __ Reloading Page(s) of M.D. Smith, IV http://fly.hiwaay.net/~mdsmith/reload.htm General info on reloading. Includes bullet casting, rifle & pistol loads, presses, more. __ National Concealed Carry Inc. http://www.moa.com/nvrpc/index.html NCCI seeks all states to recognize a valid concealed carry permit from any state. __ Ira Wilsker's Law Enforcement Page http://www.geopages.com/CapitolHill/1814/ira.html Includes firearms links. __ James A. Donald's Liberty Page http://nw.com/jamesd/index.html James A. Donald (jamesd@netcom.com-nospam) has a "collection of files related to liberty, the right to bear arms, and the like. It contains mostly ancient philosophy rather than fast breaking news." __ Libertarian pages http://rkba.org/libertarian/libertarian.html ftp://rkba.org/public_html/libertarian/libertarian I've moved my libertarian references to another file: libertarian/libertarian.html (WWW) or libertarian/libertarian (plaintext). __ Previous Next FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Copyright (c) 1997 Jeff Chan Firearms FAQ: Usenet Newsgroups Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Usenet Newsgroups FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Previous Next talk.politics.guns discussion of firearms politics, lots of it The Official t.p.g FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) file lives in my archive as research/rkba.faq -- It's currently about 200k long! __ info.firearms.politics messages gatewayed from firearms-politics mailing list __ info.firearms messages gatewayed from firearms mailing list (see above) __ rec.guns technical/recreational discussion rec.guns is moderated, meaning articles must be submitted to the moderator, Jim Purtilo, at gun-control@cs.umd.edu-nospam. If he approves, the article is posted. If you have Web access, be sure to see the rec.guns Web pages (see Interactive Sites). __ Previous Next FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Copyright (c) 1997 Jeff Chan Firearms FAQ: Bulletin Board Sevices Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Bulletin Board Services FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Previous There are probably hundreds if not thousands of BBSes around. The following are the most important firearms BBSes, in my opinion. __ Paul Revere Net -- (312) 482-9910 Leroy Pyle's grassroots BBS network Download prn-nl from the BBS or get it from my site as /orgs/prn-nl This file contains a list of Paul Revere Net BBS nodes across the country. You can find an introduction to PRN as prn.intro The versions on the BBS itself are always current. Leroy reports the BBS has a web site at: http://www.airpower.com/prnmain.htm __ Previous FAQ: [ Contents | About | Mail | Sites | News | BBS ] Top: [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Copyright (c) 1997 Jeff Chan Description of Internet Services [ FAQ | Highlights | Index | Top-Action | Home | Search ] Description of Internet Services Copyright (c) 1997