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Of angle grinders and plowshares

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by treadlightly » Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:16 am

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From the same global wireline networks giving our NSA heartburn comes this gem:

I fully support, without endorsing or understanding, anyone's...

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It isn't a crisis or anything but is happening. Here is a usa today story on it. There are plenty of scare articles on various sites out there. I...

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Mon Oct 19, 2015 4:20 pm
The most even handed gun policy post I've ever read

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by baldeagle » Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:35 pm
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It's very long, so set aside some time to read it. But I found it one of the most even handed discussions of gun policy that I've ever read.

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I truly believe the private resale of firearms helps keep certain folks from seriously entertaining the idea of just slowly but surely revoking all...
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Mon Oct 19, 2015 11:29 am
only in California (I hope)

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by ron_houston » Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:45 am

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Think seriously people. This could spread if we let it.

Administrator - if this is not allowed please remove.

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I have it on authority from good friends of mine who are deeply embedded in the California gun-rights movement that this isn't about gun-control as...

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Mon Oct 19, 2015 12:03 am
The Mistake Of Only Comparing US Murder Rates To "Developed" Countries

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by VMI77 » Fri Oct 16, 2015 5:54 pm

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First two paragraphs of a long detailed article.

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Much of what is printed condemning US violent crime is malarky. US crime compares favorably with much of the world & is generally average to below...

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Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:43 pm
How to Prevent Mass Shootings

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by koine2002 » Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:26 pm

This is an interesting read that suggests that the breakdown of community in American society is at the root cause of mass shooting and that...

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Sun Oct 18, 2015 8:10 pm
Hillary Clinton Plan for Gun Restrictions

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by NotRPB » Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:00 am
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Sounds like this, and most liberal logical solutions should go in the joke section, but the anti-gun people are actually serious

Hillary Clinton to...

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mandatory gun buy-back <<<< Progressive speak for confiscation. I told my wife that Hilary as President scares me to no end.
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 8:42 am
Common Core-aligned writing lesson on gun debate - political agenda?

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by AndyC » Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:25 pm

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Fri Oct 16, 2015 1:13 pm
Political "Left" Argument for Gun Rights

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by MikeStone » Fri Oct 16, 2015 10:24 am

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This is a lengthy but very interesting perspective on the 2nd written by someone on the political left.

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Excellent - shared.

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Fri Oct 16, 2015 11:15 am
Dick Heller talks Heller III

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by AndyC » Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:13 pm

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Fri Oct 16, 2015 10:18 am
Texas State University's Biased Newspaper

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by jb2012 » Thu Oct 15, 2015 4:10 pm

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I am a new guy here so if this is in the wrong place feel free to move it. That being said, I am a student at Texas State and after about the...

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Haha thanks! I'm an Animal Science Major and a Ranch and Natural Resources Management minor.

Thanks everyone for the encouragement! and I'll see...

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Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:37 pm
Dr. Ben Carson on Gun Control following the OR shooting.

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by Rrash » Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:23 pm

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I liked Ben a whole lot, until his statement on Assault weapons. I'm not claiming the guy to be a lier, bandwagonner, politician, or any of the such;...

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Thu Oct 15, 2015 4:20 pm
Harvard Law study supporting gun rights

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by comp73 » Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:24 am

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I found an article that linked to a 2007 Harvard Law study that refutes a lot of the talking points the gun control advocates try to spew.

Link to...

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If that's the conclusion, it's pretty neutral...

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Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:55 pm
Don't ask, don't tell

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by LSUTiger » Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:54 am
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I agree common sense dictates that for someone to be able to defend themselves at all times that they must be armed at all times. No one has a...

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Human discourse in the age of social media is rife with stupidity (note, though, that stupidity in human endeavors has been around far longer than...
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Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:14 am
Order of the White Feather

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by AndyC » Mon Oct 12, 2015 5:48 pm
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I've noticed of late a LOT of antis are calling us cowards for having firearms - Real men don't need guns , etc. (which is pretty ironic considering...

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Good enough for me. Next time I duel with her I'll drop one on her. :thumbs2:
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Thu Oct 15, 2015 12:51 am
This guy gets it

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by Rex B » Wed Oct 14, 2015 12:51 pm

People I know who do handle arms often are usually quite discreet about it. They seem to understand the seriousness of carrying any gun — and are...

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Wed Oct 14, 2015 12:51 pm
A liberal who GETS gun rights and gun politics....

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by The Annoyed Man » Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:35 pm

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I imagine that I would disagree with this guy on a lot of other issues, but on gun rights and the lies told by the left about gun owners, poll...

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rlol Good article, but pro-gun liberals bring two Samuel Johnson quotes to mind:

1) ....like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well;...

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Wed Oct 14, 2015 9:50 am
The Gun Control Farce

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by JALLEN » Tue Oct 13, 2015 3:07 pm

Thomas Sowell

President Obama's intrusion into the mourning community of Roseburg, Oregon, in order to promote his political crusade for stronger...

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Tue Oct 13, 2015 3:07 pm
Concealed carry in a post office without posted signs

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by Djonson211 » Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:19 pm
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There is a post office that I go to in Amarillo that only has a sign posted by the counter of the post office. They do not even have the posted signs...

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I go to two different Post Offices. One in a strip mall. The other has a high school parking lot next to it. So, I hope I am never asked why I am...
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Last post by Topbuilder
Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:40 pm
The Gun Control Chart

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by baldeagle » Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:28 pm

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Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:28 am
Gun homicide rate down 49% since 1993, public unaware of reduction

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by philip964 » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:49 am

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Very thoughtful examination of gun violence and its decline since 1993 and the public's lack of knowledge on the subject other than thinking its...

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I've noticed no one is crediting all the guns that were sold or the start of the popularity of CHL.

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Mon Oct 12, 2015 7:03 pm
Changed Any Minds?

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by thatguyoverthere » Fri Oct 02, 2015 9:27 pm
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With the tragic events in Oregon, there are a lot of on-line news articles on various web sites. Most of those articles have a comments section...

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Thank you for that example. I find it is often difficult to discern whether those with whom I am discussing are actually listening or not. It may...
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Sun Oct 11, 2015 9:34 am
NRA is a Terrorist Organization

Last post by Dragonfighter « Sat Oct 10, 2015 11:49 pm
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by Crossfire » Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:27 am

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The New York Daily News is calling on the State Dept to designate the NRA as a terrorist organization.

How far down this road to crazytown are we...

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Isn't the base definition of terrorist someone who uses terror to disrupt the day to day operations of people? Then MDA, MAIG, for that matter the...

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Last post by Dragonfighter
Sat Oct 10, 2015 11:49 pm
People magazine is taking a stand on gun control

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by VoiceofReason » Thu Oct 08, 2015 8:38 pm

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I don't know if this has been posted or if it is in the right sub forum but I thought it is kind of funny.

People magazine is taking a stand on gun...

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Agreed.

My daughter wrote Ted Cruz concerning the push by Comcast et al to bring regulations allowing throttling of bandwidth for those not willing...

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Sat Oct 10, 2015 11:14 pm
Hitler gun control lie

Last post by Jago668 « Fri Oct 09, 2015 4:05 pm
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by philip964 » Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:42 am

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Way down it says Jews were prohibited from owning guns. Really, so it wasn't a lie by your own admission.

So how did that work out for them?

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I'll see if I can find it in a Half Price Books.

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Fri Oct 09, 2015 4:05 pm
Zero correlation between state homicide rate and state gun laws.

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by philip964 » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:36 pm

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Another well written editorial from the Washington Post.

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Volokh is their token libertarian.

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Fri Oct 09, 2015 3:49 pm
SCOTUS and 2nd Amendment

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by J.R.@A&M » Thu Oct 08, 2015 4:45 pm

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I thought this was interesting and relevant to the upcoming presidential election.

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Both Heller and McDonald were 5-4 decisions. Nothing is guaranteed the next time. SCOTUS has completely reversed itself dozens of times. We're one...

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Fri Oct 09, 2015 3:42 pm
Senate Dems Planning Gun Control Push Again

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by jerry_r60 » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:40 am

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It looks like a gun control push is being announced again in the Senate today.

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Once concern with any legislation around the background check I have is that my bet is that the language will end up including gifting. Like gifting...

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Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:42 am
Homicide data for 2013

Last post by Beiruty « Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:55 am
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by baldeagle » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:15 am

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I've been playing around with the homicide data for 2013. There were a total of 14,196 homicides that year. 9,395 of those were in large metropolitan...

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:iagree:
If you are living 20 miles outside MSA, I guess no one knows about you but your wife, kids and papa and mam. Basically, your chance being...

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Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:55 am
Do civilians with guns ever stop mass shootings?

Last post by Dreamer42 « Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:07 pm
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by philip964 » Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:16 pm

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Washington Post editorial where the writer lists all the mass shootings he found where it was stopped by a someone other than a police officer, in...

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Even if just one crime is stopped by CHL and saves lives, that's good enough for me.

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Last post by Dreamer42
Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:07 pm
Presidential Tantrums Won't End Gun Violence

Last post by Countryside « Wed Oct 07, 2015 4:08 pm
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by VMI77 » Wed Oct 07, 2015 1:06 pm

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Apparently there is still at least one sane liberal left in the US.

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Does it bother anyone else that the ones who think there needs to be stronger gun laws are those who live 24/7 protected by their own personal armies?

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Wed Oct 07, 2015 4:08 pm
Is America Unique Regarding Mass Shootings?

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by baldeagle » Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:39 pm

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In a word, no.

The problem is, America has a population of over 330 million people. Compared on the basis of population, there are several...

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Macedonia is still a country?

Wow, I guess you still learn something every day.

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Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:02 am
Trump Says He Has a License to Carry

Last post by baldeagle « Mon Oct 05, 2015 7:31 pm
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by Keith B » Sun Oct 04, 2015 4:25 pm
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Well, that's one more tick toward me supporting him. :-)

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Cruz is busy building a countrywide organization that can last for the long term. He's establishing organizations in all 50 states. He's already...
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Mon Oct 05, 2015 7:31 pm
One of the Victims in a Wheel-Chair

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by dlh » Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:57 pm

Just reading this for the first time: One of the Oregon murder victims was a lady in a wheel-chair.

Apparently according to other eyewitnesses in...

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Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:57 pm
How they got their guns for mass murder

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by philip964 » Sun Oct 04, 2015 11:28 pm

It shows how the recent mass shooters got their weapons. It is by the New York Times, in my view it was concise well written and did not distort the...

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Sun Oct 04, 2015 11:28 pm
Hundreds protest firearms being sold near school in McLean

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by VMI77 » Tue Sep 29, 2015 1:54 pm
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Hysterical liberal idiots on the march. The article quotes one of the idiots as being outraged, but really, is there such a thing as a liberal who...

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It doesn't have to make sense or fix a problem. It is an attempted death by 1,000 cuts. Anything they can do to make gun ownership and use less...
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 10:06 pm
The Arrogant Ignorance of Supporting Gun Control

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by baldeagle » Fri Oct 02, 2015 2:18 pm

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Fri Oct 02, 2015 3:44 pm
Open carry

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by med » Fri Oct 02, 2015 4:17 am

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Can someone from out of state open carry in Texas? My brother is cumming from Ma. and wants to open carry my 44.

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oh and dont forgot, OC is not legal until 2016

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Fri Oct 02, 2015 6:20 am
Group trying to repeal stand your ground laws

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by Medley86 » Tue Sep 29, 2015 3:00 pm

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Just saw this one pop up today, seems like they want to make it easier to charge victims with a crime.

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The article reads as if the committee or the ABA as a whole is made up of plaintiff layers looking for another revenue stream. We don't need stand...

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Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:55 pm
Nassau county strips DA employee gun rights

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by Redneck_Buddha » Wed Sep 30, 2015 10:44 pm

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Outrageously unconstitutional and beyond poorly thought out. Also in violation of New York state law. What kind of idiots are running amok up there?...

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Or don't vote for, if you're a little younger.

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Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:56 pm
Chore Boys and Silencers

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by VMI77 » Thu Sep 24, 2015 4:28 pm

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This is old but new to me and searching the forum I didn't find anything on this. The Weapons Man blog, where I initially came across it has the...

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The baffles still get eroded though. From what I can tell its easier to go out and buy a new suppressor then deal with getting baffles replaced....

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Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:41 am
Crime now eliminated in West Palm Beach

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by VMI77 » Mon Sep 21, 2015 4:26 pm
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Keep your no guns signs liberals, true progressives have discovered how to eliminate crime from a whole city, not just a few buildings.

rlol

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Hang on; I'm confused. Do I call that number to report crime, or if I'm contemplating committing one?

Also, is the zone crime free because of the...
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Wed Sep 30, 2015 10:26 pm
Black Activists Call for Lynching and Hanging of White People and Cops

Last post by VoiceofReason « Wed Sep 30, 2015 8:46 pm
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by VMI77 » Fri Aug 28, 2015 4:21 pm
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This probably just a lot of hot air from angry people, but situational awareness is always a good thing. Where are the arrests? Where is the DOJ?...

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What happened to the “nation wide demonstration”? Did I miss it?
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Wed Sep 30, 2015 8:46 pm
Carly is surging. Here's her 2A views

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by Rex B » Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:02 am
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I'm a fan.

onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;

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I am favoring several candidates right now and Fiorina is not one of them. Neither is Trump, although he talks a good game.

Unfortunately Walker and...
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Mon Sep 28, 2015 8:04 pm
Good article to get rid of Gun Free Zones

Last post by VMI77 « Mon Sep 28, 2015 1:56 pm
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by RetNavy » Sat Sep 26, 2015 7:52 am

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my opinion this is a well written article, like the data he put in about citizens stopping the criminal.... the one about two college students having...

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In my younger more foolish days I used to try to point out all kinds of facts to liberals. I think a lot of this foolishness was cured from reading...

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Mon Sep 28, 2015 1:56 pm
Texas A&M Study

Last post by baldeagle « Mon Sep 28, 2015 12:51 pm
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by RetNavy » Sat Sep 26, 2015 7:39 am

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how about the college doing a study on how many CHL/CCW holders stopped/saved themselves/somebody versus non CHL/CCW holders saving...

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It's the same legerdemain they use in the capital punishment debate. They claim the death penalty does not deter crime, which may or may not be true...

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Mon Sep 28, 2015 12:51 pm
TX: Duty to respond and/or protect

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by ELB » Thu Sep 24, 2015 6:50 pm

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To my knowledge there are at least nine (probably more), SCOTUS rulings that there is no constitutional or federal statutory duty for police to...

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Should have made that clear to people who've never been in Law Enforcement. The call center (Administrative calls) at night is handled in the...

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Sat Sep 26, 2015 9:37 am
Donald Trump's Pro 2A Statement

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by sugar land dave » Tue Sep 22, 2015 7:54 pm
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PROTECTING OUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS WILL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
Donald J. Trump on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

The Second Amendment to...

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Well then, we should ask Charles if he is happy. I know I am, if for no other reason than I know the other side probably knashes their teeth and...
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Sat Sep 26, 2015 2:21 am
Denouncing Attacks on Law Enforcement

Last post by Mike S « Tue Sep 22, 2015 12:35 pm
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by oljames3 » Tue Sep 22, 2015 12:15 pm

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Attacks of this nature are indefensible and reprehensible. I hope that law enforcement in Arkansas quickly apprehends those responsible and that the...

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Agreed. What's really disturbing are some of the blog comments at the bottom of the link you posted.

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Tue Sep 22, 2015 12:35 pm
Another Mass Shooting

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by JALLEN » Sat Sep 19, 2015 4:39 pm

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Sun Sep 20, 2015 6:54 pm
Gun-free zones are magnets for murderers - Lott

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by AndyC » Fri Sep 18, 2015 5:28 pm

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