January-February 2013 1 2 Women&Guns Women&Guns January-February 2013 Volume 24, Number 1 On theCover The exit pupil of this scope gives good visibility in even the lowest setting and there is plenty of eye relief to avoid the scope banging the brow in recoil—one of many considerations discussed in the Hunting Rifle feature by Bob Campbell, beginning on Page 18. Contents NEWS PAGE 6 Election results and ramifications, UN update. DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES PAGE 10 Looking at statistical data shows utility of guns. By Lyn Bates. TRAINING PAGE 12 A trip to Alaska finds the Cornered Cat’s class in session. By Diane Walls. HANDGUNS PAGE 22 What’s new for 2013. By W&G Staff. TRAINING PAGE 26 Applying training skills to real-life situations. By Chris Cerino. HANDGUNS PAGE 28 Two 9mms that are winter-ready. By Bob Campbell. LEGALLY SPEAKING PAGE 32 The Aurora, CO, movie theater shooting prompts a discussion of mental competency. By Karen MacNutt. MAKING a DIFFERENCE PAGE 36 You say you want a resolution? By Genie Jennings. RESOURCE DIRECTORY PAGE 42 FROM the EDITOR PAGE 44 A few more words about Bob Costas and other “imperialists.” By Peggy Tartaro. LOOK BACK PAGE 47 A peek into Women & Guns’ past. January-February 2013 3 Women&Guns www.womenandguns.com PO Box 35 About the Authors Buffalo, NY 14205-0035 Ph. (716) 885-6408 Lyn Bates is the Vice President of AWARE (Arming Fax (716) 884-4471 Women Against Rape and Endangerment, Email [email protected] 877-672-9273, www.aware.org), a nonprofit organization that provides information and JULIANNE VERSNEL GOTTLIEB training to enable women to avoid, deter, repel Publisher or resist crimes ranging from minor harassment PEGGY TARTARO to violent assault. She is a competitive shooter, Executive Editor recipient of the National Tactical Invitational’s Tactical Advocate Award, and is certified to teach Contributing Editors a wide range of self-defense techniques. 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She is also a certified NRA pistol editor. instructor and graduate of multiple Lethal Force Possession and/or ownership of firearms is subject to various Institute programs. federal, state and local restrictions. It is your legal responsibility to learn and obey the laws that apply in your area. Opinions expressed by authors herein are not necessarily those Dave Workman is senior editor of TheGunMag. of Women & Guns or the Second Amendment Foundation. com. 4 Women&Guns January-February 2013 5 Women&Guns News Election Highlights & Looming Judicial Nominations By Dave Workman, favored renewing the semi-auto Obama and the new Congress Contributing Editor ban and even hinted that he has to make this the safer nation we a problem with handguns. More all want and deserve.” He alluded It may be a bleak outlook for gun than four years ago, he told The to “numerous” polls that suggest rights in the wake of a victory for Pittsburgh Tribune that he was not an “overwhelming majority of President Barack Obama, but it in favor of concealed carry. Americans, including gun owners could signal continued sales growth However, during his first term, and NRA members” apparently for the firearms industry while he signed legislation that contained support what Gross calls “sensible Republicans dust themselves off and provisions allowing traveling with policies” on guns. try to figure out what happened. firearms aboard Amtrak, and Meanwhile, not all of the election Obama captured not only the carrying firearms for personal news was bad. Voters in nine Illinois Electoral College but also the protection in national parks. But counties overwhelmingly supported popular vote. What gunowners those provisions were attached as nonbinding measures in support of face now is the likelihood that riders to larger measures that he concealed carry in the Prairie State. during the next four years, desperately wanted passed, and Illinois does not have a concealed Obama will appoint one or more presidents do not have line-item carry statute, but voters in those additional liberal Supreme Court veto authority. counties want to send a message to justices and several federal court The president was not able to the legislature that it is time to join judges, with potential setbacks for claim a mandate because he was re- the rest of the country. Second Amendment cases. elected by a smaller majority than There were measures in two Obama and Romney tried to he pulled in 2008. While some western states, Colorado and sound conciliatory on election faces changed with the election, the Washington, which could have night, but there is no indication makeup on Capitol Hill remained some impact on gunowners of that will actually result in anything essentially the same. a libertarian bent. Both states other than political lip service. Writing for The Washington adopted measures to legalize The House of Representatives Times, Paul Bedard suggested that the possession and use of small remains in Republican control gun sales will likely surge again. amounts of marijuana. while Democrats still hold the He quoted Charlotte, NC, gun The problem with these Senate, so judicial nominations dealer Larry Hyatt at Hyatt Guns, initiatives, however, is that the will go to a Democrat-controlled who is anticipating strong sales of federal statutes on marijuana Senate Judiciary Committee. semi-auto sport utility rifles and remain in effect and are not It is not likely the divided “a bump in sales across the board, overruled by state law. Gunowners Congress will pass a strong gun especially on ammo.” While gun cannot begin smoking pot, nor control measure, such as renewing rights activists are licking their can they legally possess firearms if the ban on so called assault wounds and firearms retailers look they are regularly using the stuff, a weapons, but the election result forward to continued strong sales, source with the Bureau of Alcohol, does leave many in the gun rights gun prohibitionists were cheering Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives community wondering about any Obama’s re-election. confirmed. The regulations and future action on the investigation Brady Campaign President possible legal actions resulting from of Operation Fast and Furious. Dan Gross declared that his these two initiatives will likely be Obama signaled during the organization is looking forward used in the future in gun law cases. second presidential debate that he “to working with President W&G 6 Women&Guns Balance of Congressional Gun Votes Largely Unchanged by Election 2012 By Tanya Metaksa The 2012 election in the House to Krystem Sinema (D,F) LOSS of Representative was the first time California—Senate: Sen. On Oct. 29, 2012 David candidates ran in newly created Dianne Feinstein (D, F) has won Kopel, the research director of Congressional districts mandated reelection. House: CA-CD 7: the Denver, CO, Independence by the 2010 census. As a result Rep. Dan Lungren (R,C) loses Institute, an adjunct professor some incumbents were redistricted to Ami Bera (D,?) LOSS. CA- of constitutional law at Denver and ran in newly created districts CD 10: First-termer Jeff Denham University, Sturm College of or districts that did not reflect the (R, A) beats Jose Hernandez (D.) Law and a respected scholar on old district.