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Get Real or Get Lost!
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bobcat50 »
Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:10 am
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The campus carry bill is good legislation but let's Get Real college campuses and no more and actually less dangerous places for crazed gunmen...
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What needs to happen there is to convince enough teachers that the TEA is not operating in the teacher's best interests.
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Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:41 pm
Constitution Has "No Binding Power" and is Confusing
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Kythas »
Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:43 pm
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Liberal blogger Ezra Klein, who is also a reporter for the Washington Post, states on MSNBC that the Constitution has no binding power over anything...
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Accountability for what, to whom? Politicians/Presidents/Legal Scholars disagree with past and present SCOTUS decisions all the time. The only thing...
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Last post by G26ster
Sun Jan 02, 2011 11:50 pm
Why do we need this Bill?
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Purplehood »
Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:48 pm
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I just read this on the TFC website regarding a proposed bill in the Texas Senate:
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arming /disarming the people of Mexico is Mexicos issue. Stoping money and stolen cars from going over there is are issue. If theres money to be...
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Last post by cheezit
Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:56 pm
Representative Contact Information
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Excaliber »
Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:08 pm
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Texas maintains a handy web site for easily finding out who represents you at the state and federal level (and even on the state's Board of...
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My district (barely) flipped from Democrat to Republican - Sarah Davis is in, Ellen Cohen is out. Unfortunately, the Tx gov website hasn't yet been...
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Last post by RHenriksen
Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:08 am
My TSA Diatribe
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terryg »
Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:21 pm
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Benjamin Franklin is credited with several forms of the following quote: Those that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will...
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So who have you written about this? Apparently Sen. Hutchison publicly supports this domestic terrorism, so I haven't bothered to write her. I did...
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Last post by jordanmills
Wed Dec 29, 2010 7:43 pm
Father Kills Daughter
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Oldgringo »
Fri Dec 24, 2010 6:26 pm
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Look at this .
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Do not Christians also believe God is omnipotent.
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Last post by Ameer
Wed Dec 29, 2010 4:16 pm
Lakeway Police: Respect My Au-Thor-I-Tay!!
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HankB »
Sun Dec 26, 2010 4:50 pm
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In Lakeway, TX (a suburb of Austin) a man was arrested and held for wearing a T-shirt reading Speed Trap Ahead. (Lakeway has a well-deserved...
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The only thing that is certain is that someone should be held accountable for this (possibly multiple someones). Where is the news regarding the...
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Last post by Katygunnut
Wed Dec 29, 2010 3:57 pm
WHAT? Johnny can't READ? (GFSZ)
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RPB »
Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:04 am
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Interestingly, in TEXAS, ( prior to Penal Code 46.03 ) prior to 1973, I don't recall this being much of a problem.
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All I can say is your school admin was much more intelligent than the average of today. They seem to just swim in being morons today. :coolgleamA:
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Last post by OldCurlyWolf
Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:14 am
More TSA nonsense. Pilot ccw permit confiscated
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Bennies »
Thu Dec 23, 2010 5:04 pm
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Don't tell the truth about the TSA or the thugs might come and take your ccw permit in California. What is crazy is that the aircraft I fly the crash...
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I guess he decided not to be anonymous anymore.
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Last post by Bennies
Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:53 pm
Death threat from an anti...
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AndyC »
Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:50 pm
More at
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Last post by AndyC
Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:50 pm
Elementary School Destroys Toy Guns
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Oldgringo »
Fri Dec 24, 2010 9:01 am
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to say the least.
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I hope they allowed them to keep their Light Sabres...........who knows when Darth Vader will turn up from DC ? :eek6
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Last post by Poldark
Mon Dec 27, 2010 10:06 pm
Another poll
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RPB »
Fri Dec 24, 2010 10:52 am
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Another poll 1 day ago -
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Soooooooooo it cost taxpayers and lives, and families, ...... not the school.
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Last post by RPB
Sun Dec 26, 2010 5:53 pm
Keep On Your Neighbors' Good Side
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Excaliber »
Mon Dec 20, 2010 11:32 am
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According to an article in the , the FBI is in the process of amassing a database of detailed background information on American citizens who are not...
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:coolgleamA:
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Last post by old farmer
Sun Dec 26, 2010 12:45 pm
Philadelphia attempts to restrict FL Licenses
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sjfcontrol »
Sat Dec 18, 2010 9:27 am
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Is this a precursor to what the Texas Legislature is planning for Utah Licenses?
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:iagree:
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Last post by ScottDLS
Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:32 pm
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Last post by RPB
Wed Dec 22, 2010 7:32 pm
Terrorist fail
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TheCytochromeC »
Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:02 pm
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VW has some great commercials. Too bad people would freak out if something like that was aired here.
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Last post by bnc
Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:59 pm
Super Majority
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C-dub »
Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:10 pm
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Texas Republicans will have a super majority when they reconvene. I just heard on the news that a Dem from the Beaumont area is switching to a...
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Well, I haven't paid close enough attention to know how closely House procedure follows Robert's Rules of Order, but a Motion For the Previous...
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Last post by KD5NRH
Mon Dec 20, 2010 8:21 pm
A lens for viewing liberal opposition to self-defense
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VMI77 »
Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:51 am
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Depraved versus deprived --a way of categorizing conflict that helps frame liberal opposition to self-defense.
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Whenever I hear the mantra - This is a very complicated issue. It can't be addressed with simplistic approaches - I know it's time to relocate...
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Last post by PATHFINDER
Sun Dec 19, 2010 6:45 pm
Aguilar Loses
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ELB »
Fri Dec 17, 2010 3:10 pm
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Remember Rebecca Aguilar and her interview of James Walton? (He shot two burglars in three weeks at his salvage yard).
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Oh, my - she played the race-card and still lost??
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Last post by AndyC
Fri Dec 17, 2010 4:28 pm
3rd Row for Medal Of Honor
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psijac »
Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:05 pm
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An important look into the true Nature of Congressional Critters
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Probably some white house protocal person. They have professionals whose full time jobs are deciding who sits where at dinner parties and stuff like...
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Last post by mgood
Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:36 am
And you wonder why we have a problem
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baldeagle »
Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:57 pm
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This is an that quotes Justice Stephen Breyer espousing his philosophy about the Constitution.
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You are correct. The opinion also points out that in the early days of the Republic able-bodied men were required to own a usable firearm and were...
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Last post by baldeagle
Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:33 pm
Reducing the penalty for committing an offense under 30.06
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Coogan »
Fri Dec 03, 2010 2:28 pm
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Charles,
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OK, beer and wine. I meant to say alcohol, not liqour as in a distilled product vs. fermented.
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Last post by Keith B
Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:26 pm
Open Carry Still Dangerous — Even Where David Codrea
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lrb111 »
Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:48 am
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Guns Magazine article. link only, due to possible copyright infringe.
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Sometimes it's good and necessary to stand up for one's Rights. However I can't help but remember a headstone I saw way way back. The inscription...
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Last post by Gyrogearhead
Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:59 pm
Washington Post: The Hidden Life of Guns
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A-R »
Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:00 am
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Mentioned this in another thread, but figured discussion of this massive newspaper hatchet job deserves its own thread for discussion etc....
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Some surprising answers from a retired ATF SAC:
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Last post by AndyC
Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:31 pm
U.T. article hilarious
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RPB »
Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:56 pm
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Concealed handguns mean less safety
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After reading the article and pondering for at least 2.76 seconds the first words in my mind were Bovine Scathology
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Last post by Matt78665
Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:06 pm
OC v. CC -- Hatfields v. McCoys All Over Again
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Charles L. Cotton »
Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:09 pm
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The 2011 Texas Legislative Session is only a little over a month away and it is deja-vu in terms of the folks at OCDO. To those here on TexasCHLforum...
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I don't know if you are serious or not, but if you are then use the search feature here on TexasCHLforum and read the Texas section on...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:59 pm
Machete the movie - IDK what to even say about this
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Fangs »
Sun Jun 20, 2010 11:47 am
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Some of the words are racially charged, but if Mr. Jones is right, then we'll be in one heck of a mess sooner rather than later. I put this in the...
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Noticed this in Austin paper this morning:
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Last post by A-R
Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:33 am
Range Protection: What is needed?
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Mike1951 »
Sat Dec 04, 2010 5:02 pm
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I saw range protection mention in one of Charles' polls. While I'm definitely in favor of range protection, the first bill was passed in 1991, I...
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Sold out indeed. And there's a huge power line right through the middle of the (Backwoods) property. I don't see any 'development' in the near...
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Last post by wheelgun1958
Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:31 pm
Houston police union endorses campus carry?
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A-R »
Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:29 pm
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Noticed in this ABC-13 Houston TV video that the Houston Police Officers Union has now endorsed concealed carry on campuses?
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I posted this in the thread, but reposting it here as well just in case anybody needs the info:
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Last post by AndyC
Fri Dec 03, 2010 9:03 pm
Obama's pick to head BATFE
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TxD »
Fri Dec 03, 2010 5:04 pm
Need to keep an eye on this guy.
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Last post by TxD
Fri Dec 03, 2010 5:04 pm
Joe Driver under investigation
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baldeagle »
Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:05 pm
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Does anybody know anything more ? I didn't think it was appropriate to ask Driver about it at the meeting tonight. I heard it on the radio on the way...
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I dunno much about it, but every time I see his name I think of a Petition I proofread on a car wreck once.
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Last post by RPB
Fri Dec 03, 2010 4:04 pm
Hollow point bullets controversial?
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txmatt »
Wed Dec 01, 2010 2:34 pm
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Some folks pressed an appropriately-sized buckshot pellet (or steel ball-bearing in some cases) into the cavity to add mass and (hopefully) aid with...
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Last post by AndyC
Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:40 am
Debt Commission recommendations
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by DONT TREAD ON ME » Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:40 am
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I will start off with saying that I am a bit biased being in the Army but I do NOT think that this is right.
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There are still a lot of older retired out there. I'm one of those that the recruiter told If you re-enlist and stay in till retirement the Military...
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Last post by MeMelYup
Thu Dec 02, 2010 7:53 pm
Texas State U Veto news release
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RPB »
Thu Dec 02, 2010 5:07 pm
See rhetoric from Texas State University news release about VETO (Mel found John Woods to be cute when she met him?)
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Last post by RPB
Thu Dec 02, 2010 5:07 pm
Remington 700 on CNBC
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Tregs »
Thu Nov 25, 2010 10:07 am
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CNBC is running a 1hr episode on the dangers of the Remington 700. It's on now.
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I recently inherited my Grandad's Remington 721, made in 1954. The 721 was the predecessor to the 700 and uses the same action. Grandad's rifle was...
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Last post by Warhammer
Thu Dec 02, 2010 2:09 pm
The most amazing thing happened today
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baldeagle »
Fri Nov 12, 2010 11:27 pm
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My state representative is Angie Chen Button. I have written her three times about gun-related issues with existing law, and recently I wrote her...
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Please do. They make a difference.
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Last post by baldeagle
Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:15 pm
Oliver North
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stinkbait »
Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:30 pm
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I watched Oliver North's show War Stories Sat. nite. I can tell you that our southern borders are really sad. I know everyone on forum is aware of...
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Invaders are invaders. Failure to recognize that and defend appropriately caused the downfall of many civilizations. One historical defense was...
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Last post by boba
Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:11 pm
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Last post by AndyC
Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:15 am
Texas State Campus Carry
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blacksheepmarty »
Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:40 pm
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not sure if this has been posted yet, but I just became aware of it. Perceptions appear to be changing.
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Thanks yeah, I emailed/notified of news tips to a few Newspeople, it's in Austin, Dallas, and Georgetown News too and news is spreading ...
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Last post by RPB
Tue Nov 30, 2010 5:12 pm
HB181 - Tax Free Guns and Weapons
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Matthew2000tx »
Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:56 pm
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What are your thoughts?
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Whoa! I'd have a whole truckload of new guns! :chldancing
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Last post by sjfcontrol
Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:09 pm
Seven Years for Unloaded Gun in the Trunk
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VMI77 »
Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:20 pm
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Liberal insanity in the People's Republic of New Jersey. Seven years in prison for having unloaded handguns locked and unloaded in your car trunk at...
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Last post by Keith B
Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:41 pm
TX rep to author OC
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jecsd1 »
Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:15 pm
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Rumor is........the rep from tx district 1 will be authoring an OC bill. Heard it on the OC site
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The law has been patched and ducktaped and wired up so many times it's hard to keep track.
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Last post by Bullwhip
Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:22 am
Campus Carry and Property Rights
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ScottDLS »
Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:44 pm
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Has anyone noticed that the HB 86 proposal for campus carry includes both private and public colleges? I'm not sure if it prohibits private colleges...
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Yes I have noticed ( onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;) and have contacted my state representatives asking them to support it in it's...
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Last post by terryg
Mon Nov 29, 2010 1:49 pm
PA: Stand your Ground law in the news
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terryg »
Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:48 am
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Looks like it might be similar to Texas laws:
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Yep, it's all the fault of those law-abiding citizens. We need to get those people off the street!! :smash:
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Last post by OldSchool
Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:54 am
Jerry Patterson in Kingsland
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RPB »
Thu Nov 25, 2010 3:57 pm
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Thu Nov 25, 2010 3:57 pm
Airport Security - A perfect solution
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chasfm11 »
Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:02 pm
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After seeing this
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The reason they're exempt is because they know the scanners don't improve security. Their only function is to oppress the decent people who do the...
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Last post by Bart
Wed Nov 24, 2010 4:52 pm
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Last post by Hoi Polloi
Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:53 am
"There are literally no gun laws in Texas"
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AndyC »
Fri Nov 19, 2010 8:23 pm
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Peter Nickles, Atorney General, Washington D.C. (testifying before the British House of Commons - Home Affairs Committee on Firearms Control 16 Nov...
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Have you read the questions and his answers?
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Last post by Beiruty
Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:21 am
The "Florida to become OK Corral" Newspaper article
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Razgriz »
Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:20 pm
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Would anyone know where I could find it? I'm compiling my argument for the speech class I will inevitably have to take, and I don't just want to win...
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Wow, thanks guys, this is going to make my job so much easier. :tiphat:
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Last post by Razgriz
Fri Nov 19, 2010 7:52 pm
Dems did NOT get the message
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by DONT TREAD ON ME » Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:05 pm
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I guess we were not clear enough...
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I would have explained to the co-worker that there is a large percentage of Americans that do not define success the same way that Obama, Pelosi and...
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Last post by Purplehood
Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:44 am
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