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Tab clearing: Nov 28/29
Lots of stuff out there the last dozen plus hours worthy of mention, but not worthy of a ton of blog entries. Check these out: FBI Crime Stats: You are more likely to be killed by hands and feet than by a shotgun or rifle (Daily Caller) - The FBI…
Lessons from the Terror at Beslan (warning: graphic)
The good folks at Buckeye Firearms Association published an outstanding blog piece we republished in the August 2011 issue of GunNews. We bring the first half to you with a link at the end to the rest of the piece. It's MUST READ material for every sheepdog in America. …
Three rules about guns every kid should know… adults too.
Robert Farago at The Truth About Guns posted a story of taking his daughter to see Lincoln, the movie. He went on to write that after raising four daughters (oh, my!), he's distilled three basic ideals any child can learn about guns which they can understand. We'll leave it to…
Disarmament now, disarmament tomorrow, disarmament forever!
[caption id="attachment_3665" align="alignnone" width="600"] Alabama Governor George Wallace stands in front of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama on June 11, 1963 to stop entry of two black students, James Hood and Vivian Malone. Eventually, U.S. Marshals, Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach and Alabama National Guardsmen forced him to…
ICHV Champaign Meeting notes
[caption id="attachment_3483" align="alignnone" width="600"] The "full house" inaugural meeting of ICHV in Champaign, IL as they strive to organize a grassroots group of gullible folks to carry out their mission to limit Illinoisans' civil rights. Check out the guy in the black t-shirt to the speaker's left.[/caption] by John…
After Action: Competitive Shooting Skills at Impact Training Center
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="425"] Photo courtesy Tactical Self Defense.info[/caption] by Kenny Polhamus Reprinted from the May 2011 issue of GunNews (Guns Save Life) - I recently had the opportunity to do some handgun training at the Impact Training Center in Mt. Carroll, IL. I had bought a certificate for the…
Imagine that: More guns, less crime in Virginia
As we wrote minutes ago about the extraordinarily well-behaved nature of those who get carry licenses: It's not rocket science, or even news to us gun owners. Skeptics throughout the nation, overcoming years of bigotry instilled in them by the mainstream media and moron entertainers, react with amazement when they…
NICS crashes due to volume on Black Friday
Signs are everywhere as to the mood of everyday Americans when it comes to guns. Ammo and guns are flying off store shelves at literally record-making rates. It's so bad that the National Instant Check System, the FBI-administered government agency tasked with handling the gun purchaser background checks, suffered volume-related…
Imagine that: Kansas permit holders well-behaved
Unlike the kiddie-porn *1* *2* and corruption-loving *many* Mayors Against Illegal Guns, headed by the nation's nanny mayor Bloomberg and consisting solely of elected officials (specifically mayors), everyday gun owners who get a license to exercise their Second Amendment rights are extraordinarily well-behaved. It's not rocket science, or even news…
Staying on target (… aka Don’t be a Keyboard ‘Kommando’)
By John Naese I don’t like messing with electricity, so I call an electrician. I’m glad there are electricians. I don’t like messing with sewage, so I call a plumber. I’m glad there are plumbers. I don’t like arguing with keyboard kommandos, so I don’t. I’m glad there are GSL…