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November 1997
Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co. already had indicated they voluntarily would equip their handguns with the devices. Feldman said that the locks should be accompanied by safe storage and firearms training. “Please do not be fooled into...
James M. Purtilo
James M. Purtilo, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, is the designated recipient of the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for October. In nominating Dr. Purtilo for...
October 1997
The Second U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a suit by anti-gun Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York against Olin Corporation’s Winchester division in a 2-1 ruling that blocks state courts from hearing her case. McCarthy is a...
Lt. Morton Feldman
Veteran police Lt. Morton Feldman, Executive Vice President of the National Association of Chiefs of Police (NACOP), is the designated recipient of the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for September. In nominating Feldman for the...
September 1997
In July, the U. S. Senate Judiciary Committee shot down a proposed trigger lock provision that had been introduced by Sen. Herb Kohl of Wisconsin as an amendment to the juvenile justice bill. The Committee replaced the proposal with one introduced...