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target load vs carry load-If Worse Comes to Worse
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mlsa »
Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:01 am
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I know that most of us try to keep a supply of ammo saved. I normally try to keep around 1,000 rounds....if I shoot a box I buy a box.
I was fixing...
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The one reason I can think of (besides not having a choice) to use FMJ in a .45 is that many 1911's don't reliably feed some HPs. The less conical...
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Mon Sep 22, 2014 11:02 am
Kill people, not deer
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VMI77 »
Tue Sep 16, 2014 2:53 pm
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From the mouth of what else: a college professor.
I longer longer hunt but have decided to remain in the real world anyway.
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The best thing to do with a snake is turn him into a bunch of little snakes with a machete.
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Last post by Thomas Hagemeier
Sun Sep 21, 2014 12:35 pm
Heart be still
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baldeagle »
Sun Sep 14, 2014 4:25 pm
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Never thought I see an article like this in the New York Times:
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Refocusing the hoplophobe effort on hand guns.
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Sun Sep 21, 2014 8:13 am
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Mon Sep 15, 2014 10:07 am
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Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:11 am
NYT: "The Assault Weapon Myth"
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ELB »
Sat Sep 13, 2014 2:36 pm
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Gadzooks, it's hard to believe the NYT printed this. OK, they did it on Friday which is when they always print news they don't want anyone to notice,...
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Oh, and pair the above article with this:
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more at the link.
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Last post by ELB
Sat Sep 13, 2014 2:40 pm
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Last post by jmra
Thu Sep 11, 2014 10:06 pm
A company now wants police to blind us into compliance
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VMI77 »
Wed Sep 10, 2014 12:54 pm
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This company wants to sell a device to police that will blind us into compliance. But the gun related part is this:
So, they want the police to...
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FLASH! goes the neuralyzer..... OK...... Here's what happened.... I asked you for your driver's license and you bolted. You ran over that park bench...
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Last post by esxmarkc
Wed Sep 10, 2014 3:52 pm
California Vice Principal Arrested
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locke_n_load »
Wed Sep 10, 2014 10:22 am
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Hope he comes out on top of all this, but even though he didn't break any local or state laws in Cali,...
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Last post by Keith B
Wed Sep 10, 2014 10:46 am
Rethinking EDC
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Excaliber »
Sat Aug 23, 2014 1:35 pm
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ISIS has announced that it will drown America in blood.
The secretary of defense has said they represent a threat greater than any we've ever seen,...
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We carry a pistol to fight our way back to the rifle we never should have put down! Clint Smith, Thunder Ranch.
Chas.
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:37 pm
Indiana Supreme Court - 'Officer Testimony' > Video Evidence
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bigity »
Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:20 am
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Not directly gun/self-defense related, but worth taking a note of.
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Some scary stuff.
Seeing how...
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BTW, where does all that money go from the traffic cameras that catch people running red lights or speeding? Doesn't that mostly go to the company...
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Last post by C-dub
Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:31 pm
Oh the idiocy!
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VoiceofReason »
Sun Sep 07, 2014 7:22 pm
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Here is another heaping helping of idiocy from the gun (and pea shooter) grabbers
On Wednesday, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson answered that question...
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It states that the law will prohibit all these things. How?
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Last post by MeMelYup
Mon Sep 08, 2014 4:25 pm
Saw this on Facebook today
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baldeagle »
Mon Sep 08, 2014 10:26 am
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I hope this view is widely spread, but if it is, it'll probably be up to Fox news to make it happen.
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Last post by Abraham
Mon Sep 08, 2014 11:30 am
Lock boxes
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VoiceofReason »
Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:06 pm
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I wonder what the chances are of getting legislation through that would require businesses etc. that forbid guns on the premises to provide...
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:iagree: It would take a different breed of legislator to pass something like this:
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Last post by tacticool
Fri Sep 05, 2014 6:47 pm
Chicago Crime Rate Drops After CHL Applications Surge
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TxD »
Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:52 am
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From the Washington Times.
An 86-year-old Illinois man with a concealed carry permit fired his weapon at an armed robbery suspect fleeing police...
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Fudging crime stats is a common characteristics of big cities with big government types in charge. Memory brings to mind NYC and Atlanta both being...
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Last post by ELB
Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:40 pm
Coming to the border near you! Texas
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dedeye »
Fri Aug 29, 2014 7:03 pm
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:patriot: :txflag: :fire
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Only a fool would think they're not here already. We know as a fact ISIS/ISIL is well funded and has members who are not MIddle Eastern. They can...
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Last post by Hola Gato
Sun Aug 31, 2014 11:48 am
Will Perry's CHL Be Suspended?
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ScottDLS »
Fri Aug 15, 2014 9:30 pm
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Since he was indicted by the Special Prosecutor for two felonies? What if he comes up on another coyote while jogging. Guess he could OC a semi...
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Good to know. I've seen a buck (in rutting season) charge an 85-lb dog, but we've never had *any* trouble out of the coyotes...
Good discussion on...
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Last post by cb1000rider
Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:26 pm
One gun per month? Howabout one background check per month
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ELB »
Thu Aug 28, 2014 11:40 am
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This article at BusinessInsider.com has a small article and a map on the number of background checks (NICS) per capita per state. (I'm not sure why,...
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They're NICS checks, which take seconds. Not FBI background checks.
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Last post by sjfcontrol
Thu Aug 28, 2014 9:20 pm
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Last post by Keith B
Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:27 pm
NRA anti-Bloomberg site
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by ryanj » Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:07 am
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Looks like the NRA is taking aim directly at Bloomberg. About time.
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“He who would be king” seems to firmly believe he has bought his way into heaven as a “Philanthropist”. (TAM, what is that about a camel and the eye...
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Last post by VoiceofReason
Sun Aug 24, 2014 7:06 pm
The conversation with a former gang member
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Jim Beaux »
Thu Aug 14, 2014 11:04 pm
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Really clarifies the dynamics.
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The more I ponder what the former gang member says, the more convinced I am that his words are more significant that I originally thought. Many...
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Last post by equin
Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:53 pm
Letter vs. Intent of 30.06
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Bladed »
Tue Aug 19, 2014 5:06 pm
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The AMC theater in Southwest Austin used to have two non-compliant (text too small) 30.06 signs posted inconspicuously in the lower corners of the...
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Good eye.
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Last post by Bladed
Wed Aug 20, 2014 12:26 am
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Last post by RoyGBiv
Tue Aug 19, 2014 2:55 pm
Pro-Gun Book For Kids, Ignites Outrage
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Jim Beaux »
Thu Aug 07, 2014 10:00 am
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Anyone know where I can get Ted Nugent sheets?
Read the comments.
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No, ALL liberals are children.
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Last post by VMI77
Tue Aug 19, 2014 11:12 am
Ivy League girl may drop out over school’s anti-gun policy
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Superman »
Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:56 am
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She has a stalker (since high school apparently) and the school won't let her carry a gun for protection. She has a legit concern...but I don't see...
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I believe at 18 she could obtain a New Hampshire permit to carry (where Dartmouth is located), if she became a resident. Too bad the school won't let...
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Last post by ScottDLS
Sat Aug 16, 2014 7:16 pm
Maybe It's a Sketchy Neighborhood After All
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Excaliber »
Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:44 pm
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A Washington D.C. news crew visited an area neighborhood identified as sketchy by , a new application that is designed to help people avoid troubled...
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According to the Progressive Left's logic:
The problem is not that the neighborhood is sketchy, the problem is that someone is NOTING that the...
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Last post by karder
Thu Aug 14, 2014 12:17 pm
TABC Proposed Rule Change and Impact on Guns Shows and Gun O
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MoJo »
Fri Aug 08, 2014 5:24 pm
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From TSRA If this is put into effect we will take a huge step backwards.
Texas State Rifle Association
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission on...
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I sent an opposition email to Carolyn Beck and Martin Wilson yesterday. I also just submitted a comment opposing the changes on the website. I...
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Last post by TexasCajun
Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:38 pm
Interesting Analysis of Chicago's Violence
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Excaliber »
Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:51 am
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This makes a credible case that Chicago's violence is not uniformly distributed and is not due to the availability of guns.
It concludes that it is...
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The article of which I believe he speaks is not available freely, yet. It should be by January of next year if the research received any government...
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Last post by koine2002
Mon Aug 11, 2014 3:57 pm
You Know the Antigunners are Desperate When......
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Excaliber »
Mon Aug 04, 2014 12:19 pm
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They come up with something as biased and false as
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I've seen examples of the antis listing 18-26 year olds as children. If they might just possibly be claimable by their parents as a dependent, for...
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Last post by JSThane
Fri Aug 08, 2014 12:59 pm
Insane Road Raging Bully
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Jim Beaux »
Thu Aug 07, 2014 2:08 pm
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The punk is a poser - notice how he turns it on when others show up to restrain him. He is a bully and only acted out because he was facing a kid....
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Terrible behavior on the part of the Marine.
Odd that it took the Daily Mail over a year to publish an article about this. The incident happened in...
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Last post by gthaustex
Fri Aug 08, 2014 11:46 am
Target respectfully requests that you shop unarmed
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philip964 »
Wed Jul 02, 2014 1:22 pm
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My store has always had a gunbuster sign. So I have always felt welcome.
Hope this does not change.
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That was my take on this. It was on the wall between the Blue TABC signage and another sign about how you can contact the TABC if you have a...
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Last post by Frankie
Thu Aug 07, 2014 6:50 pm
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Last post by Keith B
Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:33 am
Liberal writer fantasizes about killing Americans
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baldeagle »
Wed Jun 25, 2014 10:44 am
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Somehow I don't think that would work out quite the way she has in mind.
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I think we're wiser now, after having watched/been through the Katrina experience. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.
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Last post by mayor
Wed Aug 06, 2014 7:12 pm
Gun retailers out of Banking Choke Point’s crosshairs
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The Annoyed Man »
Wed Aug 06, 2014 4:48 pm
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Gun retailers, payday lenders out of Choke Point’s crosshairs
By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times - Monday, July 28, 2014
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That was one attempt...
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Last post by AndyC
Wed Aug 06, 2014 4:55 pm
Is UT football coach anti-gun?
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HankB »
Mon Aug 04, 2014 5:18 pm
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If you're in the Austin area and watch TV, listen to the radio, or read the newspaper, you probably know that UT's new football coach, Charlie...
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The flaw in this logic is that the anti-gun crowd is OK with the military and police having guns --just not us peasants. OTOH, Mojo's list of player...
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Last post by VMI77
Wed Aug 06, 2014 3:33 pm
SCC and John Lott Hosting Campus Carry Conference
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Bladed »
Mon Aug 04, 2014 12:14 pm
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Students for Concealed Carry and John Lott's Crime Prevention Research Center are hosting a in Washington, D.C., tomorrow. Supposedly, it's going to...
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Now it sounds like C-SPAN coverage may have fallen through. I guess we'll see.
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Last post by Bladed
Mon Aug 04, 2014 1:32 pm
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Last post by A-R
Mon Aug 04, 2014 12:45 pm
John Lott's "The Bias Against Guns"
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baldeagle »
Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:09 pm
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I received John Lott's The Bias Against Guns today and immediately started reading it. I've only begun, but I've already learned a great deal that is...
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just wondering if this is an updated version.... or which printing..... from what i seen his book first came out in 2003, which would make all the...
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Last post by RetNavy
Sun Aug 03, 2014 5:01 pm
Surprising comments from The View
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mojo84 »
Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:08 am
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I would never expect to hear this from these women. I'm sure Rosie will to the balance back the other way once she arrives.
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:iagree: well said
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Last post by BigBangSmallBucks
Sat Aug 02, 2014 2:36 pm
Bloomberg says the darndest thing in Israel...
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AndyC »
Wed Jul 23, 2014 3:16 pm
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... but back in the US, individuals don't have that right? Hypocrite.
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From what I have read, the Israelis are not any better about this than New York or the other eastern states. You would think it otherwise, but no. I...
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Last post by ELB
Sat Aug 02, 2014 12:40 pm
MDA creates more drama in Austin
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Jumping Frog »
Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:18 am
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I am not going to post any links to this. You can do a web search for it, but if you do you'll understand why I didn't post one.
Basically, MDA...
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:smilelol5: rlol
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Last post by AndyC
Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:18 pm
Everytown ‘gun violence' video makes great case for guns
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gthaustex »
Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:25 am
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In a pretty lame attempt to show that having guns around results in violence against women, Everytown (Bloomberg funded group) actually does the...
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What Everytown fails to understand is that every gun owner including all the evil organizations (i.e. NRA) would agree with their stance that a man...
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Last post by Rrash
Thu Jul 31, 2014 12:05 pm
Effects of CHL and AW bans on state-level muder rates
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AndyC »
Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:42 am
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An examination of the effects of concealed weapons laws and assault weapons bans on state-level murder rates - Mark Gius, Department of Economics,...
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Yep - I want Truth , whether good or bad for our side.
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Last post by AndyC
Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:34 am
Beretta USA Leaving Maryland
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RoyGBiv »
Tue Jul 22, 2014 3:56 pm
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Unfortunately, nobody in Maryland will be swayed. They're probably happy to see the evil gun guys go, even though they lose 200+ more high-skill,...
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Eventually the people of Maryland, New York, California etc. may start to wake up and see that all there strict gun laws are not reducing the crime...
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Last post by VoiceofReason
Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:53 pm
Republicans Against The Tea Party: Part Deux
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Jason K »
Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:47 am
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CONFIRMED: Senate Republican Leaders Paid for Attacks Against Conservatives
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Notice any familiar...
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This thread was started in the Legislative - Federal section, even though it has nothing to do with legislation. I tried to find a place where it...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Sun Jul 27, 2014 4:38 pm
DC v. Palmer - victory for concealed carry
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AndyC »
Sun Jul 27, 2014 12:05 am
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The Libs are going to have a cow on Monday :)
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Last post by Keith B
Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:45 am
80 yo CA man shoots fleeing pregnant woman after robbery
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philip964 »
Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:45 pm
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I'm figuring the man will be arrested as it is California.
He was beaten (broke his collarbone)by...
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Reminds me of a quote from the D.A. Deters in Cincinnnati. When someone makes a decision to rob someone, they give up the right to not get shot.
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Last post by Jumping Frog
Sat Jul 26, 2014 3:41 pm
Doctor shoots back!
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dedeye »
Thu Jul 24, 2014 10:28 pm
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Already posted!
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Edited to delete.
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Last post by carlson1
Thu Jul 24, 2014 11:14 pm
Balanced OpEd about violence in Chicago
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J.R.@A&M »
Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:10 pm
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So the tangle of pathology, as it has been called, tends to be self-perpetuating.
No one has come up with a way to untangle it that is practically...
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When I read the original article yesterday (I forget how I got there) I could smell the stink coming off all the garbage numbers.
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Last post by RoyGBiv
Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:27 am
How to Beat the NRA In 7 (Not-So-Easy) Steps
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AndyC »
Mon Jul 14, 2014 3:28 pm
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They're getting a pounding in the comments section below the article :smilelol5: :hurry:
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They can get my Super Soaker when they pry it from my cold, wet hands :mad5
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Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:24 am
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