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California congressional candidate attacked with knife

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by allisji » Thu Sep 13, 2018 2:25 pm

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I am wondering whether or not it would have been legal for an individual, licensed by the state of Ca, to carry a concealed handgun at this...

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There are now 3 threads on this knife attack.

It didn’t happen as switchblades are illegal in CA.

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Thu Sep 13, 2018 2:40 pm
California restriction on gun ads

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by KLB » Wed Sep 12, 2018 8:34 pm

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The ever-innovative California legislature enacted a bill providing:

No handgun or imitation handgun, or placard advertising the sale or other...

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Sadly this is what we can expect more of in states controlled by the democratic party.

The constitution apparently only applies to causes they...

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Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:32 am
Another Dem tries to murder a Repub - with a pink switchblade

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by AndyC » Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:38 am

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Warning - blanked-out f-bombs:

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Probably right. :grumble

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Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:18 pm
Do people have no respect for authority anymore?

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by Grundy1133 » Tue Sep 11, 2018 3:43 pm
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So on fascist book a friend posted a picture of someone that was borderline bashing cops because of the incident recently where the LEO was at the...

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A woman who is off-duty and not operating in her official capacity screws up and shoots an innocent man. Some of you use that to trash all LEO's, or...
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Tue Sep 11, 2018 9:29 pm
Non resident alien firearm purchase

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by samman2018 » Tue Sep 04, 2018 3:17 pm
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hello everyone my name is sam and this will be my first post on this great forum.

This is aimed more towards non resident aliens but i would love...

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As long as you are legally present in the US and otherwise eligible just note everything in the appropriate box on the 4473 and you should have no...
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Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:24 pm
CC at a high school tennis court?

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by Ruark » Sat Sep 01, 2018 8:52 am
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As many of you know, almost all high schools or school districts have tennis courts, most of them available to the public when they're not being used...

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A very good point. If it is not on your person or in a bag that is on your person you are not carrying it. If something were to happen and someone...
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Mon Sep 10, 2018 10:27 pm
Mass Shootings in America: Anatomy of a Hyped Statistic

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by AndyC » Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:59 am

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Wed Sep 05, 2018 11:09 am
Wear Levis? Think again.

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by Ruark » Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:52 am

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If you wear Levis, you might want to switch to Wrangler. Real cowboys wear Wranglers, anyway.....

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Topic already running here:

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Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:10 am
Massachusetts AG attempts to ban certain weapons unilaterally

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by KLB » Sun Sep 02, 2018 9:30 am

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What is not a banned weapon but is functionally equivalent to a banned weapon? The Massachusetrs AG wants to ban those.

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To paraphrase Forrest Gump, Evil is, as Evil does.

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Mon Sep 03, 2018 4:30 pm
Austin based Yeti quits doing business with NRA

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Received email from TSRA this morning saying that Austin based Yeti Corporation has notified NRA Foundation that they will no longer sell products to...

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nyeti.jpg

I'll make these available, laminated, 5 for $5, if a few folks are interested. Can do magnets too.
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Sat Sep 01, 2018 7:20 pm
US is NOT world leader in mass shootings

Last post by philip964 « Fri Aug 31, 2018 11:58 am
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by KLB » Fri Aug 31, 2018 9:35 am

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An argument often made in support of severe gun control is that we lead the world in mass shootings despite having a small share of the world's...

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Mass killings vs mass shootings.

America in most places allows almost free ownership of guns, most of the world does not.

Thus, just from the...

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Fri Aug 31, 2018 11:58 am
Gun confiscation starts in South Africa

Last post by jason812 « Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:56 am
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by philip964 » Tue Aug 28, 2018 11:09 pm

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I figured I would give this its own thread.

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Imagine if Trump sends weapons too and then he would be colluding with the Russians to kill black people.

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Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:56 am
DICKS: Under Armour, New Gun-Sales Policy Dragged on Results

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by bblhd672 » Wed Aug 29, 2018 4:19 pm

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Sometimes karma isn't instant... :mrgreen:

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Yeah It's expensive. I have a had an electronic subscription for 8 years. I think a subscriber can e-mail you the full article from the site, but...

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Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:52 am
Guns Allowed in Texas Polling Places

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by thatguyoverthere » Wed Aug 29, 2018 11:19 pm

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Ok. Allowed for SOME people in SOME polling places.

I'll admit, I'm conflicted about this. Living in a rural area, with little or no or...

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Oops. Already running I see. Nevermind.

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Wed Aug 29, 2018 11:25 pm
FL Uber driver does Stand your Ground right

Last post by Allons « Wed Aug 29, 2018 8:08 pm
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by orangetx » Wed Aug 29, 2018 6:09 pm

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Uber driver in Florida shoots and kills man who chased him in truck, sheriff says

Stand your ground done correctly. IMO

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I'd rather lose my job than my life.

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Wed Aug 29, 2018 8:08 pm
OR: Wal-Mart loses suit for new rifle purchase age requirement

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by bblhd672 » Wed Aug 29, 2018 3:27 pm

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Wed Aug 29, 2018 5:03 pm
JEFF HINE / ARC TRAINING

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by montgomery » Wed Aug 29, 2018 4:52 pm

Anyone hear of Jeff Hine with ARC training? He is conducting active shooter training for schools that does not appear to be the Texas certification...

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Wed Aug 29, 2018 4:52 pm
NPR - "The School Shootings That Weren't"

Last post by Jago668 « Tue Aug 28, 2018 7:34 pm
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by AndyC » Tue Aug 28, 2018 12:21 pm

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Not sure why the audio-button shows up, but click the NPR logo above to read the article itself.

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The keyword of gun control isn't gun, but control.

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Tue Aug 28, 2018 7:34 pm
Lott: 7.14% of Americans Have Carry Licenses, Up 273% Since 2007

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by bblhd672 » Fri Aug 24, 2018 7:59 pm

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When I was in Alabama back in 1988, it was go to the County Sheriff, show him your active duty military ID and a utility bill showing you lived in...

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Mon Aug 27, 2018 3:02 pm
Utah College teacher unsuccessfully tries to shame lawful carry of firearms in classroom

Last post by Maxwell « Sun Aug 26, 2018 5:50 pm
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by philbo » Wed Aug 22, 2018 4:18 pm

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The University of Utah reassigned a graduate assistant after her syllabus restricted students with concealed guns to a ‘Second Amendment zone’ in...

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:iagree: :iagree: :iagree:

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Sun Aug 26, 2018 5:50 pm
KS: KU professor won’t hold office hours because of campus carry

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by ELB » Sat Aug 25, 2018 1:39 pm

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I can only imagine the professor's students will be devastated by not being able visit the professor in his office. After all, courses such as the...

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Sun Aug 26, 2018 12:08 pm
Dallas County Sheriff's office looking for gun issued to Texas governor candidate Lupe Valdez

Last post by surprise_i'm_armed « Sat Aug 25, 2018 3:46 pm
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by ELB » Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:06 am
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A bit more at the link.

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Here's the excuse the Dallas S.O. female gave:

The usual person who checks guns into inventory was out (sick? vacation? who knows?).

The person...
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Sat Aug 25, 2018 3:46 pm
Banks getting in on the action

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by kayt00 » Wed Apr 11, 2018 6:44 am
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This creates a new precedent for gun control in the US, not through politics but buy using money.

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Progressive American owned.
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Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:58 am
Can they do this?

Last post by bagman45 « Sat Aug 25, 2018 1:56 am
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by The Annoyed Man » Wed Aug 15, 2018 11:59 am

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I just now got the following emailed notification from Texas3006.com:

I thought the DMV offices were under the same regs as the rest of state...

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I've not been of the forum for a bit, but recall a request to allow a THUMBS UP , or THUMBS DOWN function. Would be really helpful to express our...

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Sat Aug 25, 2018 1:56 am
Anti-Gun Corporate Trends

Last post by PriestTheRunner « Fri Aug 24, 2018 5:21 pm
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by J.R.@A&M » Tue Aug 21, 2018 4:05 pm
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Corporations are entities that possess their own constitutional rights. Yet the NRA can seek to inform and persuade. Gun-rights proponents can invest...

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Yes, but it doesn't help businesses.

And I have apparently broken this (hardly announced) policy on several occasions! lol
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Fri Aug 24, 2018 5:21 pm
Shopify Banning Gun And Accessory Dealers

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by AndyC » Tue Aug 14, 2018 5:43 pm
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Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:03 am
Massive Punishment: Two Big Banks Are Cut From $600 Million Project. Here's Why.

Last post by The Annoyed Man « Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:03 pm
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by The Annoyed Man » Sun Aug 19, 2018 7:49 pm

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Why can’t we get something like this done in Texas? The more states that do this, the sooner the banks will back the heck off.

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Hmmmmmm...... and I actually did a forum search before posting. I guess my query-fu is weak. :mrgreen:

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Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:03 pm
Growing Demand for CHL On The Rise

Last post by G.A. Heath « Sat Aug 18, 2018 12:44 pm
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by jerry_r60 » Sat Aug 18, 2018 9:19 am

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From Fox this morning: Growing Demand for CHL on the Rise.

And from the article:
Additionally, the study found that concealed handgun permit...

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So 1 in 1,000 adjusted 'per capita' means that 'group B' has a rate of 1,000 in 1,000,000 even though 'group B' committed only one crime it's crime...

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Sat Aug 18, 2018 12:44 pm
London mayor taking his stupidity another step

Last post by Sport Coach « Sat Aug 18, 2018 11:48 am
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by Odinvalknir » Fri Aug 17, 2018 8:33 am

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Since banning guns and knives hasn't stopped people from being murdered, he wants to put a ban on cars in certain areas of the city. Do these idiots...

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People in the UK should already know this is a great defensive strategy. They used to call it a moat! Maybe I'll surround my house with kiddie pools...

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Sat Aug 18, 2018 11:48 am
Don't let a crisis go to waste: Florida Airport Shooting

Last post by philip964 « Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:27 am
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by Vol Texan » Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:21 pm

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In light of the shooting at the Fort Lauderdale Airport, where: the gunman retrieved his firearm from a checked bag AND it is already ......

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Sentenced to 5 consecutive life sentences plus 120 years.
Plea deal to avoid death penalty.

Probably would not been able to execute him due to his...

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Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:27 am
Gun Owners Should Fear the Deep State

Last post by Deltaboy « Tue Aug 14, 2018 6:58 pm
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by bblhd672 » Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:36 pm

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RTWT

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We had some bad ones in Texas.

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Tue Aug 14, 2018 6:58 pm
When will others learn...

Last post by flowrie « Sun Aug 12, 2018 1:37 pm
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by orangetx » Fri Aug 10, 2018 10:53 am

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So since Canada have some of the dumbest gun laws out there, they get to deal with this...

What person with common sense would even think of...

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The next Chicago in the making.

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Last post by flowrie
Sun Aug 12, 2018 1:37 pm
The Utter Futility of Gun Control

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Fri Aug 10, 2018 11:22 am
Just when you thought the Dallas Mayor Pro Tem couldn't think of anything dumber to say...

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by Bitter Clinger » Tue Nov 07, 2017 7:47 pm
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Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway says more must be done to address the proliferation of illegal guns and wants the city to reconsider hosting an...

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Yeah, you know we can't comment, or decide guilt or innocence, on anyone until it goes through the justice system. Unless you are a Republican...
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Fri Aug 10, 2018 5:57 am
NFPA 3000

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by philip964 » Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:16 pm

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Any body read it yet?

Do we have part or are we addressed?

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Wow, they are late out of the gate with this...

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Tue Aug 07, 2018 5:10 pm
REI Pressuring Vista (Savage Arms)

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by troglodyte » Thu May 03, 2018 12:42 pm

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I ran across this yesterday.

This morning we learned that Vista does not plan to make a public statement that outlines a clear plan of action (in...

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Thanks for that link. Driven past that place many times thinking I need to stop in there sometime.

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Mon Aug 06, 2018 3:32 pm
NBC news cuts Swiss pro gun presentation

Last post by Abraham « Sun Aug 05, 2018 10:50 am
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by Sport Coach » Sat Aug 04, 2018 6:29 pm

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Tonight, 8/4/18, I was watching NBC 5:30pm news and they had a piece on Swiss gun ownership. It was commenting that Switzerland has a very high gun...

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Yes Sir, my wife and I will be there voting in November.

Years ago, I was in Switzerland. It was the most militant country I've ever been in.

By...

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Sun Aug 05, 2018 10:50 am
Police fatally shoot Bronze Star recipient after he shot home intruder

Last post by orangetx « Thu Aug 02, 2018 10:20 am
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by orangetx » Thu Aug 02, 2018 10:01 am

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Need to see some video footage. If the wife called in and described her husband and told them what he was doing and wearing, I just don't get it.
I...

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Thanks for that heads up.

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Thu Aug 02, 2018 10:20 am
Bullet kinetic energy calculator

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by howdy » Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:02 am

This is about as simple an energy calculator I can find.

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Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:02 am
Ghost guns on line

Last post by MaduroBU « Wed Aug 01, 2018 5:02 pm
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by philip964 » Wed Aug 01, 2018 10:29 am

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Officials fear new era of untraceable guns.

Oh my.

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Gun control is the ultimate luddite fantasy. Watching it unravel is fun.

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Wed Aug 01, 2018 5:02 pm
Confiscation in Florida?

Last post by Jusme « Tue Jul 31, 2018 7:41 am
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by C-dub » Mon Jul 30, 2018 9:57 pm

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This may not be the correct sub-forum, but here it goes.

I'm all for people that shouldn't have guns not having guns, but this disturbs me. How...

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I don't know all of the intracacies of the law, but it sounds like, once the guns are confiscated, the owner, has no recourse, and is permanently...

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Tue Jul 31, 2018 7:41 am
NRA and the Russian honey pot

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by philip964 » Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:31 am
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Washington Post Russian narrative.

However, very interesting.

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Silicon Valley “Honeypot”.
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Sun Jul 29, 2018 12:24 pm
The craziness gets closer!

Last post by Maxwell « Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:46 pm
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by Grundy1133 » Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:45 pm

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I read in my local paper today that a man walking down the sidewalk was shot at by the passenger of a white crown vic and if anyone has info to...

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Yep. The recent serial killer in Houston had 2 victims within 2 miles of me and was caught about 400yards from my house.
Carry always!

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Last post by Maxwell
Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:46 pm
Another attack on the NRA ..... from “hunters”....

Last post by Take Down Sicko « Wed Jul 25, 2018 7:02 pm
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by The Annoyed Man » Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:48 am
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I’m just posting this to make people aware of it, and to anticipate seeing anti-gunners quoting this website and movement to attack the NRA.

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More fake news from the left.
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Last post by Take Down Sicko
Wed Jul 25, 2018 7:02 pm
State Senate Committee Hearing on School Violence

Last post by bblhd672 « Wed Jul 25, 2018 3:56 pm
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by J.R.@A&M » Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:08 am

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Wed Jul 25, 2018 3:56 pm
iPhone autocorrect is anti-gun

Last post by Mel « Wed Jul 25, 2018 8:48 am
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by jonmo1 » Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:58 pm

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I knew it had to be, everything is anti-gun. But here’s the proof. It refuses to suggest the word bullets. It’s very telling that it does suggest...

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Not available on my computer!

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Last post by Mel
Wed Jul 25, 2018 8:48 am
San Francisco Federal Court approves open carry in Hawaii

Last post by RoyGBiv « Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:14 pm
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by Laneman » Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:42 pm

This is hilarious. I checked and didn't see this story posted here. The 9th district court of appeals based in San Francisco ruled that a plaintiff...

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Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:14 pm
Couple Robbed at gunpoint - Dallas

Last post by Jusme « Tue Jul 24, 2018 5:44 am
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by orangetx » Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:47 am

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I tell my wife all the time, always be aware of your surroundings.
I think these victims could have avoided this but paying attention and being...

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:iagree:

Very poor SA, no guns of their own, lucky to still be alive. My question is, how are they going to require that the neighborhood be...

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Tue Jul 24, 2018 5:44 am
Man (?) attacks teen in Seattle over MAGA hat

Last post by Maxwell « Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:44 am
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by spectre » Sun Jul 22, 2018 2:31 pm

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Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:44 am
Mineral Wells' Precision Ammo deal goes bad.

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by surprise_i'm_armed » Sat Jul 21, 2018 4:38 pm

Page 1 of the Dallas Morning Snooze, dated 7/22/18, contains a story about
Precision Ammunition, and how the deal between a private entity and the...

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Sat Jul 21, 2018 4:38 pm

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