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Division amongst Katy council members sees resolution regarding open carry

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Some might find this useful

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Accused Terrorist Wanted to Bomb Galleria

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by anygunanywhere » Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:43 am
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I heard this on Breitbart News last week but never saw it brought up on the forum. I continue to see posts about Galleria and 30.06/30.07. There are...

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Where is that Aggie Salute, I mean shrugs shoulder's smiley when I need it?
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Tue Jan 19, 2016 5:50 pm
Most Dangerous’ Oregon Gun Bill Creates New Threat to Freedom

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by VMI77 » Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:30 pm

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Californians Apply for Concealed Carry Permits in Record Numbers

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Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:50 am
Anyone watch the 4th democrat debate

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by Unocat » Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:17 pm
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I wasted an hour of my evening tonight to see what the democraps were going to be talking about, it wasn't a total waste since I was able to cut my...

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Nope. Just the unavoidable clips on CNN that is blasted throughout the terminal.
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Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:33 pm
Concealed carry in FRANCE?

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by VMI77 » Thu Jan 14, 2016 2:59 pm
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Well, he does have a gun....is he really a cop? or a mere citizen? The only French I know besides how to say yes is cheese omelet ....which I learned...

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When they started throwing bottles, they were employing deadly force and he should have lit them up. I believe he would have only had to shoot one...
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Mon Jan 18, 2016 7:01 pm
How the media lies about guns -point by point propaganda disection

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How the media lies.

Media fantasy propaganda version:

Example headline:

Reality (Santiago is the father that got the gun for protection ):

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Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:29 pm
Some Inconvenient Gun Facts for Liberals

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by JALLEN » Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:06 am
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Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:57 pm
For Marco Rubio supporters

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by baldeagle » Thu Jan 14, 2016 2:49 pm
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You might want to read . Apparently Rubio's support for the second amendment is something like Speaker Strauss here in Texas.

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I'd vote for anyone running against hellary, let your imagination run wild... Yes I would vote for them.
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Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:34 pm
Armed Citizens May Be the Solution to Terrorism, Says Interpol Secretary General

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by Tracker » Sat Jan 16, 2016 3:54 pm

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What do you do when terrorists turn from attacking well-protected government buildings and transportation centers in favor of anyplace that people...

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Apparently the Israilis did:

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Sun Jan 17, 2016 2:14 pm
After facebook tirade against police and guns invited to meet Obama.

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by philip964 » Fri Jan 15, 2016 10:34 am

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This young college professor was invited to meet President Obama at the State of the Union speech.

Here is her Facebook rant (unedited) where she...

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Most people don't care. They have other, either survival issues or new toy and personal entertainment issues, on their mind.

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Sun Jan 17, 2016 1:47 pm
Mike Rowe on expanding background checks LOL

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by zimmerdesignz » Fri Jan 15, 2016 8:06 pm

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Must read. :smilelol5: :thumbs2:

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I don't care where you posted it, I'm just glad you did. Thanks.

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Sat Jan 16, 2016 2:31 pm
Democrats in Georgia Introduce Bill to Confiscate Assault Weapons

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by Vol Texan » Thu Jan 14, 2016 6:13 pm
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From the article:

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So what? Plessy v. Ferguson, held that 'separate but equal' was not discrimination, Roe v. Wade invented a Constitutional right to abortion, and...
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Sat Jan 16, 2016 2:16 pm
Detachable magazines cost lives

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by doncb » Fri Jan 15, 2016 5:30 pm

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Just when you thought the politicians in California couldn't get any more stupid or weird or be more of a joke..... :crazy:

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Thank you. I hold it as an honor. Having moved here from California, I feel like someone who has escaped a communist dictatorship and came to the...

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Sat Jan 16, 2016 12:10 pm
Guns on private school campus in Arkansas

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by treadlightly » Thu Jan 14, 2016 4:34 pm

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Looks like this sign at a private school in Arkansas sends at least three messages.

To the pond scum who contemplate mayhem, this is not the place....

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Done. Thanks for the reminder pawpaw!

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Sat Jan 16, 2016 11:10 am
Behind the Gun; A Conversation with Scott Reitz

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It's all a good listen but the discussion about civilian carry begins at 57:30 into the podcast.

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Sat Jan 16, 2016 10:43 am
More LEOs Encourage Carry

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by troglodyte » Fri Jan 15, 2016 12:31 pm

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From Fox

Growing number of police chiefs, sheriffs join call to arms

“It’s more important to have a gun in your hand than a cop on the phone....

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:patriot:

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Fri Jan 15, 2016 8:35 pm
NRA - Wayne LaPierre | A Challenge for the President

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by Pawpaw » Thu Jan 14, 2016 9:27 am

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Wayne LaPierre challenges Oblamer to a debate.

Fat chance the snake will accept.

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Would probably blow the budget for the year, but during the superbowl.

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Fri Jan 15, 2016 6:05 pm
Civil law suit

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by switch » Fri Jan 15, 2016 3:02 pm

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I understand some of the families in CO sued the theater for disarming their patron, posting no gun signs.

I have been told that the plaintiffs lost...

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I hadn't heard of that suit, but another suit that made the news is the one in which the family of one of the Colorado shooting victims attempted to...

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Fri Jan 15, 2016 4:30 pm
Amarillo Commissioners vote to ban guns in area courthouses

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by Larz_1 » Fri Jan 08, 2016 1:21 pm
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Potter County Commissioners voted to keep guns out of area courthouses despite the new open carry laws and Attorney General Ken Paxton’s orders....

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When I contested a ticket and showed up to court I was in a suit. The bailiff without asking anything sent me inside to sit with the lawyers, while...
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Thu Jan 14, 2016 2:28 pm
How to get your plastic with no waiting

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by LSUTiger » Thu Jan 14, 2016 10:22 am

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kroger.jpg

Go to Kroger, ask for a shopper's card at the cash register or customer service, start immediately enjoying the savings.

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I know, that's why I posted it. The whole HEB 30.07 I'm taking my business elsewhere (to Kroger, no 06/07) to make a political statement for whatever...

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Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:42 am
Removing the penalty for carrying past a 30 06 sign?

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by amaly23 » Wed Jan 06, 2016 7:52 pm
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Should there be a penalty for carrying concealed past a valid 30.06 sign, even if you leave immediately when asked to by someone at the property?...

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I'm not talking about not posting a 30.06 sign. I'm responding to those who want 30.06/30.07 signs to be meaningless. Currently it's a Class C to...
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Wed Jan 13, 2016 5:29 pm
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for Convention of States to take back states’ rights

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by parabelum » Fri Jan 08, 2016 5:32 pm
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This will likely gain no traction, but it's at the very least a decent message towards the tyrant in the WH.

Note the ACLU response (a criminal...

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I am certainly proud of Governor Abbott. A convention of the states is the only option that we have left at this point. Electing a conservative...
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Wed Jan 13, 2016 1:05 pm
Nueces County Apraisal District Bans all Guns

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by LimaCharlie3 » Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:47 pm

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Although the courthouse got knocked down for trying to ban guns last month, The county tax appraisal district office, which is located in the...

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IF you're going to act like a donkey, at least they're open and honest about exactly what they're doing. Hopefully someone with a legal brain and a...

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Wed Jan 13, 2016 1:02 am
our secrets are out

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by tomneal » Tue Jan 12, 2016 6:33 pm

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Tue Jan 12, 2016 6:36 pm
Making the right arguments

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by LSUTiger » Mon Jan 11, 2016 6:03 pm

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There are a lot of arguments out there that both anti gunners and pro second amendment folks keep repeating and that just drive me crazy. We need to...

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In light of the title of this thread about the proper argument, here is an article for your amusement.

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Tue Jan 12, 2016 11:37 am
Misconceptions

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by dhoobler » Sun Jan 10, 2016 1:25 pm
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I there is a gas station at the entrance of my subdivision. It was never posted before. Now it is 30.06&30.07 posted. I am a frequent customer, so I...

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Think of this as a continuum. There are purists at each extreme, and everyone else in between. These true purists are relatively few but tend to be...
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Tue Jan 12, 2016 9:25 am
Gun owner wakes up an anti-gun bigot

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by baldeagle » Mon Jan 11, 2016 4:17 pm

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Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:27 pm
Obama mocks 'conspiracy' at forum on gun control

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by dhoobler » Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:08 am

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Mon Jan 11, 2016 2:21 pm
Open Carry Strife - an alternative

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by TexasJohnBoy » Sun Jan 10, 2016 3:02 pm
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I have been a member of this community for a very short time. :oops: That being said, I've developed very strong feelings about 2A issues. Up until...

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I have the time and resources to do that kind of research, and stand ready to assist in any way. Good Guys United. I like it, good name!
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Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:35 pm
Anti-Gun Hypocrites

Last post by Pawpaw « Sun Jan 10, 2016 11:30 pm
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by baldeagle » Sun Jan 10, 2016 5:14 pm

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The purpose of this thread is to highlight politicians that are anti-gun and get caught carrying firearms.

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I hope that police dog did the tail drag on the red carpet. :evil2:

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Sun Jan 10, 2016 11:30 pm
Powerful message from the NRA

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by baldeagle » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:02 pm

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The truth is, if liberals wanted to stop so-called gun violence , they could do it today with existing laws. Their refusal to even discuss enforcing...

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I really don't understand the debate. We (not anyone here, specifically, but the people of this country) elected a crooked Chicago politician with a...

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Sun Jan 10, 2016 9:55 am
New Executive Orders on Gun Control fact sheet

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by Syntyr » Mon Jan 04, 2016 11:16 pm
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Bye Bye obtaining NFA items via trust - Even though since 1934 there have been a total of 2 homicides with legally owned NFA weapons. One of them was...

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Can't disagree with you... But the result (for me) is that I won't carry as much as I might if I had a solution where the firearm didn't have to go...
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Sat Jan 09, 2016 8:42 pm
The NRA exposes another myth

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by baldeagle » Fri Jan 08, 2016 2:45 pm

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Sat Jan 09, 2016 6:29 pm
Rand Paul Explaining Resistance to Obama's New Orders on "The View"

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by fickman » Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:44 am
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I think Rand does great in this interview. He's calm, articulate, shows extreme patience, demonstrates listening skills, and expresses the concerns...

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You keep pulling the trigger and it keeps firing? My guess is she thinks anything that isn't a flintlock is a fully automatic weapon of war.
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Sat Jan 09, 2016 2:24 pm
Is the NRA slipping in its conservatism?

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by Doug.38PR » Sat Jan 09, 2016 11:21 am

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This kind of threw me. I'm an NRA and GOA member. I honestly don't care as much for Rand Paul as I do his daddy, but heck he at least has been...

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Well, no wonder it sounded familiar, I started the previous thread. Here you go.

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Sat Jan 09, 2016 11:28 am
Obama on CNN tonight

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by parabelum » Thu Jan 07, 2016 6:49 pm
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The goal of the town hall meeting is for the President to engage with both people...
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Fri Jan 08, 2016 6:13 pm
Obama acting on executive action

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by amaly23 » Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:59 am
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Right now Obama is announcing executive actions on gun control. Check it out on the news. I'm watching it on Kens news right now.

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You missed a big one....an important aspect of our legal system is the notion that punishment is fashioned to fit the crime and proportional. Many...
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Fri Jan 08, 2016 2:22 pm
Federal Concealed Carry Permitting?

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by TVegas » Mon Jan 04, 2016 9:52 pm
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Howdy!

I had a thought come to me and would like to see what others think of it.

National carry reciprocity is one of the larger gun rights goals...

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Would the federal permit allow me to carry in a post office? If not, what good would it be?
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Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:58 am
CNN finally has an op Ed worth reading. Taya Kyle weighs in

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by FtwBill » Thu Jan 07, 2016 1:35 pm

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'Sniper' widow: Gun control won't protect us

Very long read but I can't think of anything I've read lately that would capture the issues we face...

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This was very well written and of course, we all know she hit the nail on the head. However, reading the comments on CNN show that the other side...

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Fri Jan 08, 2016 12:43 am
Houston Business Journal Poll

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by Smily » Thu Jan 07, 2016 7:09 pm

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Do your thing!

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70% prefer gun friendly out of almost 18,000 responses - :hurry:

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Thu Jan 07, 2016 9:41 pm
Tara Kyle on gun-control

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by AndyC » Thu Jan 07, 2016 5:35 pm

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edit: Already covered elsewhere

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Thu Jan 07, 2016 9:13 pm
CNN poll on expanded background checks

Last post by Middle Age Russ « Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:52 am
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by JALLEN » Wed Jan 06, 2016 6:25 pm

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You know what to do......

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No real context to the question. Too tough in what manner? To what end? Given the pith that passes as news these days and the plethora of polls, I...

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Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:52 am
CNN to host Obama town hall on guns in America

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by dhoobler » Mon Jan 04, 2016 1:34 pm

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Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:31 am
Texans Who Choose To Carry a Sidearm...

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by Middle Age Russ » Wed Jan 06, 2016 4:22 pm

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I don't know if everyone would consider this the correct forum category or not. Either way, use the subject phrase to compose sentences that resonate...

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... probably carry a car jack in their car as well --hoping to never have use for either tool.

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Wed Jan 06, 2016 5:52 pm
Half Price Books contact information

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by dhoobler » Tue Jan 05, 2016 1:23 pm

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The E-mail address for HPB is customercare@halfpricebooks.com. The phone number is 800-883-2114.

I sent the following text to them as an E-mail....

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This is their reply to my Email. I received it today.

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Wed Jan 06, 2016 4:46 pm
Could this be the end of Armslist, TGT???

Last post by Weg « Wed Jan 06, 2016 6:04 am
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by parabelum » Mon Jan 04, 2016 10:51 pm

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If the tyrant is successful at ramming this through, sites like texasguntrader and Armslist could be a thing of past. Another stab by this rogue...

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I think TGT and Armslist will be just fine. They already have disclaimers about following all Federal/State laws. It's up to the individuals to...

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Wed Jan 06, 2016 6:04 am
President Obama and the Rule of Law

Last post by Mel « Tue Jan 05, 2016 5:19 pm
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by dlh » Tue Jan 05, 2016 12:45 pm

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Hopefully soon we get the text of the new executive orders on gun-control.

I assume the NRA lawyers are fully-briefed and ready to file suit to...

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It's my understanding that the law suits would be against the act of passing the executive orders rather than the orders themselves.

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Tue Jan 05, 2016 5:19 pm
Popvox EXECUTIVE ACTIONS TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE

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Currently running 78/22 against!

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Mon Jan 04, 2016 9:28 pm

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