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  1. Advocates reload on assault weapons ban http://www.gazette.net/200411/montg...e/205882-1.html by Steven T. Dennis Staff Writer March 10, 2004 ANNAPOLIS -- In "The Princess Bride," friends of the tortured Westley turn to Miracle Max to bring him back to life. "Your friend here is only mostly dead," Max says. "There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead." The chief sponsors of legislation to ban assault weapons are hoping that with a little parliamentary magic, they can breathe new life into their mostly dead legislation. But the question is whether the Senate's version of Miracle Max -- President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. -- will go along with their resuscitation operation. "It's going to come down to what the man with the red hair wants," said gun rights advocate and ban opponent Jim Purtilo in a reference to Miller (D-Dist. 27) of Chesapeake Beach. Sen. John A. Giannetti Jr. (D-Dist. 21) of Laurel appeared to doom the bill by announcing that he would cast the deciding vote against it in committee, but backers are considering a variety of strategies to get the bill before the full Senate. "This is far, far from over," said Sen. Robert J. Garagiola (D-Dist. 15) of Germantown, thumbing the Senate rule book as he plotted strategy with the House sponsor, Del. Neil F. Quinter (D-Dist. 13) of Columbia. Quinter said they are looking at "a Chinese menu" of options. Garagiola introduced two bills Monday that opponents see as clear attempts to bypass the Judicial Proceedings Committee. One bill would ban assault weapons in polling places and likely be assigned to the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee; a second would impose a 10 percent "user fee" sales tax on assault weapons and would go to the Budget and Taxation Committee. Either bill could be amended on the floor to include the assault weapons ban, though Garagiola would not say that. "We're considering all of our options," he said with a smile. Among the other possible maneuvers are petitioning the bill to the Senate floor and appending the ban to Miller's bill designed to help Maryland handgun manufacturer Beretta meet the state's trigger lock requirement. In an interview Tuesday, Miller was not enthusiastic about using the unorthodox parliamentary maneuvers. "I don't like going through the back door when you should go through the front door," he said, adding that he is not looking for a protracted battle on the Senate floor. "We have enough divisive issues we're dealing with this session," he said, adding that he wants to "avoid as much acrimony as possible." Miller said the Senate is going to have to vote on tax bills and other important measures in the final weeks of the 90-day session, which ends next month. "If the bill dies, it's not the end of the world," he said. Quinter also hopes to push a ban through the House in an effort to turn up the heat on the Senate. Both Quinter and Garagiola have given up efforts to expand the federal ban to include so-called copycat weapons such as the Bushmaster rifle used in the 2002 sniper rampage. Instead, they are trying to extend the federal assault weapons ban that will expire in September. Garagiola noted that President George W. Bush ® and U.S. Attorney General John D. Ashcroft support maintaining the assault weapons ban but have been thwarted by congressional Republicans. Garagiola said he has commitments from 26 senators to vote for a continuation of the federal ban and predicted he would have the 29 votes needed to end a certain filibuster, provided he can get the bill to the Senate floor. Petitioning the bill to the floor requires just 24 votes -- a simple majority in the 47-member Senate -- but is frowned upon by Senate leadership because it weakens the hierarchical committee structure that is a key instrument of their power. Miller has said "the juice isn't worth the squeeze" to use such a maneuver, last used to pass the trigger lock bill in 2000. Senate Judicial Proceedings Chairman Brian E. Frosh (D-Dist. 16) of Bethesda supports the ban, but not an attempt to petition a bill to the floor. Frosh also said that he is not enamored of the Beretta bill either but has not given up hope of working something out. Giannetti opposed the ban after a personal lobbying effort by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. ® to kill it. Ehrlich spokesman Paul E. Schurick reiterated Tuesday that the governor opposes the bill and wants it dead. "We're committed," he said. Purtilo, publisher of the newsletter Tripwire, said opponents of the ban will treat Garagiola's new bills as if they are the assault weapons ban lest they morph into it on the Senate floor. Pushing through a ban would result in a backlash against conservative Democrats in difficult districts, he argued. "Miller has to decide which people he wants to sacrifice," Purtilo said. Staff Writer Thomas Dennison contributed to this report.
  2. The Flanking Movement; SB 288 isn't quite dead yet... even though Senator Giannetti has indicated he won't vote for the bill, Senator Miller has indicated he might bring the billl to the floor through a seldom used loophole. This is how we got the Gun Safety Act of 2000... the one that requires all new handguns sold in Maryland to have an internal trigger lock. The Direct Assault: HB 1298 is the same bill except from the house side. Same firearm restrictions, THE SAME REGISTRATION OF SAID FIREARMS , just a better chance of this one getting to the floor; the bill has 70 sponsors, 9 of which are on the Judiciary Committee.* This upcoming week, we need to get back in the trenches...more calls, more e-mails. This POS and several others (including HB 859 , SHALL ISSUE CCW status for Marylanders) are scheduled to be heard on 16 Mar 04. Anyone who can get to Annapolis is encouraged to attend the hearings. Will post info when it's available. The members of the House Judiciary Committee: Carmen Amedori ® - 3371 carmen_amedori@house.state.md.us Curtis Anderson (D)* - 3291 curt_anderson@house.state.md.us Jill P. Carter (D) * - 3283 jill_carter@house.state.md.us Katleen Dumais (D) * - 3052 kathleen_dumais@house.state.md.us Donald Dwyer ®... on our side - 3047 don_dwyer@house.state.md.us Ana Sol Gutierrez (D) * - 3181 ana_gutierrez@house.state.md.us W. Louis Hennessy ® - 3247 louis_hennessy@house.state.md.us Kevin Kelly (D) (No e-mail available) Susan C. Lee (D) * - 3019 susan_lee@house.state.md.us Susan McComas ® - 3289 susan_mccomas@house.state.md.us Herb McMillan ® - 3439 herb_mcmillan@house.state.md.us Pauline H. Menes (D) * - 3114 pauline_menes@house.state.md.us Anthony O'Donnell ® - 3314 anthony_odonnell@house.state.md.us Carol Petzold (D) * - 3001 carrol_petzold@house.state.md.us Neil F. Quinter (D) * - 3246 neil_quinter@house.state.md.us Christopher Shank ® - 3447 christopher_shank@house.state.md.us Luiz Simmons (D) * - 3037 luiz_simmons@house.state.md.us Theodore Sophocleus (D) - 3233 ted_sophocleus@house.state.md.us Robert Zirkin (D) * - 3342 bobby_zirkin@house.state.md.us Have at them, guys! S. (All phone numbers in Annapolis are (410) 841- XXXX )
  3. My solution was to squirt a little powdered graphite in between the chute halves. Seems to work O. K. , but my problem might not be your problem. S.
  4. Last I heard (about 1830), the vote was 5 to 5 out of 11 members. Better than this A.M., but it means this might drag out for a bit longer. It also means getting more calls and e-mails out so we can kill this in committee, before it reaches the floor. Don't be afraid to repeat your calls... volume speaks louder than content in The Free State. Here is a link to those who are the members of the committee. http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdma...l/msa02795.html Judicial Proceedings Committee Brian E. Frosh ,Chair (410) 841-3124, (301) 858-3124 brian_frosh@senate.state.md.us Leo E. Green ,Vice-Chair (410) 841-3631, (301) 858-3631 leo_green@senate.state.md.us James Brochin (410) 841-3648, (301) 858-3648 jim_brochin@senate.state.md.us Jennie M. Forehand (410) 841-3134, (301) 858-3134 jennie_forehand@senate.state.md.us Robert J. Garagiola (410) 841-3169, (301) 858-3169 rob_garagiola@senate.state.md.us John A. Giannetti, Jr. (410) 841-3141, (301) 858-3141 john_giannetti@senate.state.md.us Larry E. Haines (410) 841-3683, (301) 858-3683 larry_haines@senate.state.md.us Ralph M. Hughes (410) 841-3656, (301) 858-3656 ralph_hughes@senate.state.md.us Nancy Jacobs (410) 841-3158, (301) 858-3158 nancy_jacobs@senate.state.md.us Philip C. Jimeno (410) 841-3658, (301) 858-3658 philip_jimeno@senate.state.md.us Alex X. Mooney (410) 841-3575, (301) 858-3575 alex_mooney@senate.state.md.us If we kill this POS from a HUGE liberal state now, the VPC/Brady bunch won't have a leg to stand on when the Federal Ban comes around for review. Just food for thought. S.
  5. Marylanders: it's not too late to voice your opinion. Call tonight. Call again on Tuesday morning or just before 1:00pm. Give Particular Attention to Senators James Brochin and John Giannetti, and to Chairman Brian Frosh. Judicial Proceedings Committee Brian E. Frosh ,Chair (410) 841-3124, (301) 858-3124 Leo E. Green ,Vice-Chair (410) 841-3631, (301) 858-3631 James Brochin (410) 841-3648, (301) 858-3648 Jennie M. Forehand (410) 841-3134, (301) 858-3134 Robert J. Garagiola (410) 841-3169, (301) 858-3169 John A. Giannetti, Jr. (410) 841-3141, (301) 858-3141 Larry E. Haines (410) 841-3683, (301) 858-3683 Ralph M. Hughes (410) 841-3656, (301) 858-3656 Nancy Jacobs (410) 841-3158, (301) 858-3158 Philip C. Jimeno (410) 841-3658, (301) 858-3658 Alex X. Mooney (410) 841-3575, (301) 858-3575 S.
  6. If you reside in the PRM, saddle up ASAFP. Our elected offal are pushing this POS through hard and fast. Here's a link to THR's forum thread with the bill at the top. This bill would also give them the ability to ban firearms both new and retroactively, mandetory registration of firearms included in the bill, including some shotguns and handguns. Get the e-mails out this weekend, and follow up on the phone Monday. Judicial Proceedings Committee is set for 10 Feb 04 at 1300. If you can make it to Annapolis, please be there. S
  7. I'm still in shock that I'm able to crank out so much ammo.... after reloading my first few 500 rd batches on a single stage, this seems like warp speed. I can't imagine how much of an improvement the roller handle would be... just one more thing to find out! Made out like a bandit... my father picked up the tab for the press as a birthday present, (~$315 through BE.. sweeet), so my only out of pocket expense was the emergency dash to the local Dillon dealer for the strong mounts ($36). Had the dies and components on hand. And the table looks like that once in a while! Thanks again for the bank of info here. S. (as in soon-to-be-less-suckful)
  8. Just want to say THANKS for the great deals on Dillon products, Bri! .45ACP Meister 200gr SWC ~4.6gr WST WLP Mixed Brass Done here: I'd also like to thank my father for a GREAT, AWESOME, WICKED COOL birthday present, my wife for tolerating my "hobby", Bubba the Tacti-kitty for not being interested in what's on the bench, the peanut gallery here for their depth of knowledge and wisdom, and Ann Coulter for...well...being Ann Coulter! Now I gotta go load up the "less photogenic" brass and go burn these bad boys up (in my continuing effort to NOT SUCK)! S. (A 40 year old who uses "wicked cool" in a sentence... something ain't right about that!)
  9. echo3mike

    4:30 Am

    Right there with ya' mano. But look on the bright side... it's awfully quiet (all that Zen "stillness of a winter morning" stuff) so gathering your thoughts is MUCH easier... I get to the paper before wife cuts the coupons... and on my days off, I can GO BACK TO BED! Scott
  10. Here is a list for the disassembly of the 1911. Might be a little slow on dial up. Hope it helps. S.
  11. The OD tape is holding padding for a field expedient cheek rest. If it's good enough for my Marine Corps brothers, it's good enough for me. S.
  12. Rem 700 VS .308, U.S. Optics ST-10 10X. Sub-MOA out to 1K. S.
  13. I'd thank you guys for the tip but I'm too busy writing it down!! S.
  14. At the shorter ranges and/or smaller angles, it's not that important. For your scenario, a 400 yd slope range and an ele difference of 250 ft / 83.33 yds equals a horizontal range of 391yds. Even if both the slope range and elevation were doubled, the horizontal range would be close to the slope range...The angle must be extreme (>25 degrees or so) for it to have any impact on sight adjustments and POI. I've heard most of the explainations trying to account for the condition and I really couldn't give a rats FFA about why it happens. The "big dogs" have bigger sheepskins than I do and more time and money to figure this out... and it's still irrelevent. What's important here is knowing how to shoot the condition, how to hit the target. Personally I'll wait until a solid, concrete series of data sets is collected before I pin my belief system into a single hypothesis, and pay more attention to things like windage and temp than the rare extreme angle shot. FWIW, Scott
  15. I posted a thread on The High Road about angle fire. For most shooting it's not as much of a factor as wind, temp and baro pressure. Only when the distances and/or the angle are extreme does the need for correction occur. The most effective sight correction method at any range / angle is Slope range scope adjustment (in MOA) X (cos slope angle) = corrected scope adjustment (in MOA). Another post has Sierra's latest offering about angle fire. Hope this helps. Scott
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