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How a Liberal Professor Became an Armed American, Part 1

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Second Amendment quotes- add your favorites

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by Grayling813 » Fri May 01, 2020 2:23 pm

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7 Great Second Amendment Quotes
AWR Hawkins

A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to...

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The great object is that every man be armed and everyone who is able may have a gun. (Patrick Henry, in the Virginia Convention on the ratification...

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I’ve got my bazooka, how about you?

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Supremes Say NYC Gun Law is Moot

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by thatguyoverthere » Mon Apr 27, 2020 7:54 pm

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I know there's a lot going on in the world today, but I really expected to see this topic posted and being discussed by now. Did I miss something? Am...

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Good post! I think your comments are very well thought out. I just want to add I think it’s interesting that Kavanaugh appears to have been the...

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Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:53 pm
Judge Rules That Virginia Governor’s Gun Range Shut Down is Against the Law

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by The Annoyed Man » Tue Apr 28, 2020 12:03 pm

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Virginia is an interesting case study.

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:iagree:

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Tue Apr 28, 2020 12:45 pm
Can Beto O’Rourke really beat Ted Cruz?

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I’ve never heard of this guy until now, and all of a sudden, the Texas Tribune is saying that it’s too close to call? I don’t know much about him,...

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Beto’s upset over Trump halting immigration for 60 days.
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Tue Apr 21, 2020 11:08 pm
Defensive Gun Use Database

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by rtschl » Mon Apr 20, 2020 4:04 pm

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Amy Swearer announced on Twitter that Heritage is introducing a new Defensive Gun use database:

Enjoy our monthly series highlighting defensive gun...

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And Amy just posted an answer to a question about DGU that is not posted on the site that has external source documentation. That will help populate...

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Mon Apr 20, 2020 4:35 pm
Texas DPS School Safety Course

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by thatguy » Sun Apr 19, 2020 6:07 pm

I just finished the DPS School Safety instructor training near Florence Texas. First, it was more involved and hands on than previous DPS courses but...

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Sun Apr 19, 2020 6:07 pm
Anti gun coalition targeting Texas to try and flip us

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by The Annoyed Man » Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:38 am

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Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:43 pm
Virginia, Here we go again!

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by PriestTheRunner » Fri Apr 10, 2020 5:22 pm

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Whole bunch of laws just passed in Virginia, despite the widespread protests of a few months ago.

G&G News Video of the Bills:

And a text...

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I believe the bill's wording is knows or should have known that the firearm has been stolen . And I'm guessing the local DA gets to decide when you...

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Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:15 pm
FBI Report on active shooter incidents

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by philip964 » Mon Mar 23, 2020 6:12 pm

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Don’t know if this has been posted before.

Seems to look favorably on armed citizens.

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Off topic, but I spent many hours/days in a building adjacent to the criminal justice building!

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Wed Mar 25, 2020 5:27 pm
HR 5717

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by stash » Wed Mar 25, 2020 10:51 am

Read about this bill this morning filed by Hank Tippy Johnson Ga. Rep n 1/31/2020. I do not think it will fly, but it is an interesting read.

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Wed Mar 25, 2020 11:40 am
PA suspends issuing LTC's

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by TexasSully » Mon Mar 23, 2020 9:01 am

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No issues if you have one, but no new ones will be issued.

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Stealing from someone or burglarizing a building? Not a priority right now we have bigger things to worry about.

Minding your own business and...

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Mon Mar 23, 2020 6:03 pm
Will Truckers and WuFlu get us federal reciprocal CCL?

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by philip964 » Sat Mar 21, 2020 8:05 pm

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Truckers are now realized as essential to the country.

They are now having to travel and work in unpredictable times, situations and locations due...

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That does not surprise me at all, I doubt many current companies allow it now either, but they also can't throw you in jail for it either, though you...

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Sun Mar 22, 2020 7:55 pm
ACTION ALERT: H.R.5717 - Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020

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by iratollah » Sun Mar 22, 2020 12:30 am

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While everyone is distracted with Global Pandemic, Congress has quietly introduced legislation that will essentially gut the Second Amendment....

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You can take action by going to the Firearms Policy Coalition link below.

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Sun Mar 22, 2020 3:25 pm
A Lot of People Are Finding Out You Can’t Just Buy a Gun Online

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by The Annoyed Man » Mon Mar 16, 2020 2:15 pm

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Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:26 pm
Carry during declared emergency

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by Jusme » Tue Mar 17, 2020 1:51 pm

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I know the law was specifically written to allow those affected by natural disasters, but wouldn't the Texas Emergency Carry Law, be in effect, now...

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Question asked here:

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Tue Mar 17, 2020 2:07 pm
Super Tuesday results it ain’t purdy

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by gtolbert09 » Fri Mar 06, 2020 2:09 pm

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Interesting article from Allen West.

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When early voting started, I pulled a sample ballot from the county election dept.'s website. Didn't recognize a lot of the names. Went on the net...

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Fri Mar 13, 2020 10:26 pm
R.I. Governor’s plan to end “gun violence”: TAXES!

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by AndyC » Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:43 pm

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Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:02 pm
What Joe Biden Thinks About Guns

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by dlh » Wed Mar 04, 2020 2:18 pm

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From his own website:

Scary.

Many of us are not one-issue voters but you should think about what he is trying to do when you go to vote this...

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Angry Biden tells Detroit auto worker “your full of “words I can’t use on this forum or put * asterisks to represent the word on this forum in order...

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Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:03 am
Remember the Alamo - March 6, 1836

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by jollyman » Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:40 pm

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This was posted on another forum;

To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World:
Fellow citizens & compatriots—I am besieged, by a thousand or...

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:txflag:

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Sat Mar 07, 2020 12:50 am
School Buses 27x More Dangerous Than School Shootings

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by rtschl » Fri Feb 28, 2020 5:19 pm

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Excellent video using statistics and explaining use of stats with real life examples:

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Great explanation of how not likely a student is to die in a school shooting compared to riding the school bus, or worse being driven.

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Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:41 am
SNEAKY Strategies They Use To Pass GUN CONTROL - BE AWARE!

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by Flightmare » Thu Feb 27, 2020 2:37 pm

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Fri Feb 28, 2020 2:16 pm
John Hopkins Bloomberg School study on mass shootings

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by philip964 » Fri Feb 21, 2020 9:23 pm

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Read carefully, go way down past the headlines.

Assault weapon bans did not affect mass shootings.

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The Sandyhook shooter made sure he had a fresh magazine before he entered each classroom, so that he would not have to reload in the classroom.

It...

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Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:11 pm
Gun Control group “Everytown” to spend $8 million on Texas races

Last post by Paladin « Fri Feb 21, 2020 2:46 pm
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by philip964 » Thu Feb 20, 2020 7:07 pm

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They only spent $2.5 million on Virginia races.

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Yep!

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Fri Feb 21, 2020 2:46 pm
FL:Stand your ground law under fire for parking space dispute murder

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Man shoots and kills another man after being thrown to the ground over a handicapped parking space event. To me it would depend on if the original...

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Same here. The last thing I need is the legal/financial stress of using a deadly weapon. If it is unavoidable so be it but I sure as heck am not...
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Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:09 pm
8-state anti-sanctuary compact - is this the beginning of something?

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by Ruark » Fri Feb 14, 2020 9:15 am

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With numerous states passing or proposing frighteningly restrictive anti-gun laws, this is also emerging. Is this the beginning of something?

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The state can regulated or not enforce or aid Federal LEOs but cannot stop them from working.
I can see the sanctuary cities or adding an amendment...

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Fri Feb 14, 2020 10:28 am
Bill regulating assault weapons passes Virginia House

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by The Annoyed Man » Tue Feb 11, 2020 5:29 pm

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Despicable liar.

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It’s ok. It’s just a piece of plastic, not the actual gun. Besides, we let another leader in Washington do this exact thing to us on a different...

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Thu Feb 13, 2020 6:20 pm
First Virginia, Next to Fall, Arizona?

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by 03Lightningrocks » Wed Feb 12, 2020 8:15 am

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The gun grabbers are growing emboldened!

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This needs to be pushed all the way to the Supreme Court!

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Wed Feb 12, 2020 12:30 pm
ATF proposed changes to 4473

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by Grayling813 » Thu Feb 06, 2020 1:10 pm

Changes Coming to ATF Form 4473

:banghead:

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Hopefully the NRA, other gun rights organizations and individuals are engaged in...

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Mon Feb 10, 2020 8:13 am
State of the union 2020

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by dhoobler » Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:27 pm
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Trump is knocking it out of the park.

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:thumbs2:
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Fri Feb 07, 2020 3:25 pm
Former ATF agent at center of legal dispute over AR-15

Last post by Grayling813 « Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:30 am
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by The Annoyed Man » Fri Feb 07, 2020 10:42 am

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For once Robert Mueller’s PR firm (AKA “CNN”) has an accurate article about gun issues:

The upshot is that the AR15—and a number of other firearms...

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:iagree: If POTUS Trump really wants to be a friend of the Second Amendment and the rest of the Constitution, he should start removing power from...

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Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:30 am
Proposed NY gun laws...

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by AndyC » Tue Feb 04, 2020 10:33 pm
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Sure, I can see how this targets criminals... /sarc

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That would be a good name for a firearm. The Crackshot. :)
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Thu Feb 06, 2020 4:49 pm
Armed drivers - Uber's dilemma

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by Rex B » Fri Jan 31, 2020 9:16 am

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Uber’s business model depends on driver “independence,” but stumbles when drivers choose to exercise it.

Surprisingly evenhanded article,...

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Per their rules and regulations, PASSENGERS are forbidden from exercising their constitutional rights too.
I checked. And laughed. And laughed. And...

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Wed Feb 05, 2020 4:03 pm
YUKON STRONG: The disgraceful state of the gun debate in Canada

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by GeekwithaGun » Tue Jan 28, 2020 9:55 am

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YUKON STRONG: The disgraceful state of the gun debate in Canada
DJ SUMANIK 2020-01-24 17:30:32

Interesting things happening to our neighbors to...

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Did I ever mention the time in Montreal, I was with my wife and we were downtown in a touristy area.

We headed down a street that was less...

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Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:17 pm
Another Gun Hoax

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by The Annoyed Man » Tue Jan 28, 2020 9:23 am

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Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:12 am
FBI 2019 Preliminary Semiannual UCR Released with Good News

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by Rafe » Sat Jan 25, 2020 12:28 am

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Just got my email notification from the FBI that the Uniform Crime Report for January through June 2019 was released. It's at . For Bloomberg and the...

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Great minds think alike! :cheers2:

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Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:25 pm
Virginia, Making America Great

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by Grayling813 » Wed Dec 25, 2019 10:42 pm
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Virginia, Making America Great
T.L. Davis newsletter 019

I am a Christian, so when I say “I pray to God” I mean, I pray to God that Virginia 2020...

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Next we will hear the VA House of Delegates shouting off with their heads. Too bad, beautiful state.
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Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:32 pm
Good Patriot Videos

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by howdy » Tue Jan 14, 2020 3:45 pm

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I saw 2 of these in the Memes thread. Here is the entire collection. I especially liked the baking cookies video.

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Love her videos

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Tue Jan 14, 2020 3:52 pm
Is my wife really right? Say it ain't so...please

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by Hoodasnacks » Tue Jan 07, 2020 5:38 pm
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So my wife and I have had this argument quite frequently. It starts with one of my sons asking to go down to the neighborhood park or to the...

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It is sad really--my kids are trained well in this regard. They point out the sad families every once in a while (then I have to teach them to not...
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Sun Jan 12, 2020 11:10 pm
A gun control measure I can support

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by philip964 » Sun Jan 12, 2020 2:07 pm

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I read an idea on line. It was pretty simple.

Start a petition or propose a law, California would be a good place. Get Television, Video Game,...

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Obviously you know the outcome beforehand! I posted on a whacky article on Fox News Breaking Stories that one of our greatest weapons against...

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Sun Jan 12, 2020 2:23 pm
Marines ok concealed carry on base

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by philip964 » Fri Jan 03, 2020 3:42 pm

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Sat Jan 04, 2020 6:02 pm
MA: 72 killed resisting govt gun confiscation in Boston

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by philip964 » Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:47 am

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Article has the details.

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This will be very interesting. I am curious about the follow-up actions of the moron-in-charge.
Afterall, him being liberal should mean that he is an...

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Last post by LDP
Fri Jan 03, 2020 4:01 pm
The Gun Control Debate Isn’t Really About Guns.

Last post by Grayling813 « Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:40 am
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by K.Mooneyham » Thu Jan 02, 2020 3:59 am

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I really like this, and think this lady did an outstanding job of articulating the heart of the matter.

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It’s never been about guns, always about control of the citizenry.

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Last post by Grayling813
Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:40 am
Good Idea

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Read where some Marine law enforcement personnel will now be able to carry their own concealed firearm off duty on base. They will have to meet...

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Wed Jan 01, 2020 11:55 am
Virginia adding 250k to their Corrections budget

Last post by chasfm11 « Sun Dec 29, 2019 6:48 am
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by AndyC » Tue Dec 24, 2019 8:24 pm

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Virginia is proposing to add $250,000 to their budget to pay for their anticipated anti-gun convictions:

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Maybe the UN troops will be Hessians :mrgreen:

More seriously, I have a friend near Fairfax who says that his local media contains none of these...

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Sun Dec 29, 2019 6:48 am
Johnson County 2A affirmation

Last post by carlson1 « Thu Dec 26, 2019 10:42 pm
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by Jusme » Tue Dec 24, 2019 10:13 am

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Just saw this on YouTube

Sheriff Adam King reading the declaration that Johnson County will uphold the Second Amendment. :rules:

Adam and I...

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Merged topic.

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Thu Dec 26, 2019 10:42 pm
Georgia SB-281, Gun Ban in Georgia by Donzella James.

Last post by E10 « Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:29 pm
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by The Annoyed Man » Tue Dec 17, 2019 2:56 pm

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The commie traitors are really stepping up their game. Yes, keep an eye on Virginia, but don't let our focus be drawn away from other states too,...

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WE are the sentinels.

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Last post by E10
Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:29 pm
VA: Tazewell County Forms Militia in Response to New Virginia Gun Laws

Last post by Grayling813 « Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:42 am
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by Grayling813 » Sun Dec 08, 2019 6:41 pm
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Tazewell County Forms Militia in Response to New Virginia Gun Laws

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VIRGINIA CHECKPOINTS: WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

An except from Bracken’s novel “Enemies Foreign and Domestic”
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Last post by Grayling813
Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:42 am
Noncompliance Kneecaps New Zealand's Gun Control Scheme

Last post by philip964 « Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:50 am
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by PUCKER » Mon Jul 08, 2019 1:23 pm
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Saw that coming....

Headline: Noncompliance Kneecaps New Zealand's Gun Control Scheme

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Gun buyback ends. Got maybe 1/3 of the now illegal guns.

Citizens now face 5 years in prison.
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Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:50 am

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