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texxas guy »
Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:55 am
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A buddy sent this to me. Sorry if it's a dupe, but I had never seen it.
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:32 pm
NY: Store owner hits four robbers with three shots
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seamusTX »
Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:16 pm
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In Harlem (New York City), today, four men tried to rob a business. They pistol-whipped one employee. The 72-year-old owner of the business shot...
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+1, they sure do what needs doin'
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Last post by JLaw
Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:34 pm
NYTimes: Only women should have guns
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Rex B »
Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:32 am
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Per Don Foreman, on an unrelated newsgroup:
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:lol:: Is it a hate crime if they pretend to be shot? :evil2:
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Last post by casingpoint
Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:09 pm
Wreck and sexual assault
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gemini »
Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:27 am
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There is a black chevy p/u, standard cab, being used to ram into the back of womens cars.
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Rape was a capitol offense at least into the 60's, but i don't remember at what time is was removed from the capitol offenses list. I knew a man in...
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Last post by barres
Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:03 am
Elderly Man Shoots At Oncor Worker
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carlson1 »
Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:46 am
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I suspect we will hear claims from the other side of the isle that the Castle Doctrine made this possible. Remember, in order to have the benefit of...
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:06 am
This day in history - August 18
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seamusTX »
Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:19 pm
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1587 - Birth of Virginia Dare, the first child of British parents born in North America. She vanished within the next three years along with the rest...
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Oh, don't be pessimistic.
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:39 am
I'm happy to learn new stuff from anyone...
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AndyC »
Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:18 pm
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...but I hadn't realised exactly how much I could learn from the master:
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The Alex Jones plug at the end dropped his credibility to something south of zero.
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Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:38 pm
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Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:54 pm
Victim Selection Process Failure
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ELB »
Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:40 pm
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Here's another guy who is lucky the cops only sat on him instead of shooting him:
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My hat's off to these guys.
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Last post by Excaliber
Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:30 pm
NY: "I got yer fourt' amendment rights right here
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seamusTX »
Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:38 pm
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In the first six months of 2009, New York City police stopped and frisked more than 273,000 completely innocent people. Even if the subject is clean,...
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Demand to produce identification from people walking about is unconstitutional. Kolender v Lawson.
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Last post by casingpoint
Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:19 pm
OH: Police officers criticized for not shooting
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seamusTX »
Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:35 pm
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A Newark, Ohio, man reportedly stated his intent to commit suicide by cop, and then drove around like a nut while armed with a BB rifle.
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Isn't Newark the little town on the Ohio/West VA border where the cop tasered that gal leaving a bar like thirteen times about three or four years...
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Last post by casingpoint
Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:06 pm
Brit sniper sets new record long range kill.
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MoJo »
Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:35 pm
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A British sniper in Afganastan made a kill at 2 Km. That's 1800+ yards!!! Took him 2 shots though.
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Regardless, I agree with everyone that the article leaves more to the imagination as it took him more than ONE SHOT to kill the guy.
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Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:28 pm
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Last post by seamusTX
Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:13 pm
DPS License Renewal - Local Govt Comedy
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joseywales »
Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:20 pm
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Classic - Another WHO'S ON FIRST with local government policy & staff.
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Glad to hear that the DPS is hiring but can't they raise the qualifications to at least have STARTED high school? Why must they make things so...
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Last post by LaserTex
Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:33 pm
Nacogdoches: 5-year-old shoots 6-year--old
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seamusTX »
Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:20 am
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i can assure you that you WILL hear about all 13 firearm related deaths
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Last post by chunk
Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:44 pm
Saw this on Drudge today.
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TDDude »
Mon Aug 17, 2009 4:02 pm
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It's a story about how the Mexican army is taking over the customs & immagration work at the border.
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Out of the frying pan and into the fire. Can't tell who's worse.
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Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:24 pm
This day in history - August 16
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seamusTX »
Sun Aug 16, 2009 8:52 pm
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1896 - Gold was discovered in the Klondike -- not for the first time -- but news of this discovery triggered the Alaska gold rush.
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Happy birthday to you.
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Last post by seamusTX
Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:21 pm
AL: Twisted tale of a stolen Glock
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seamusTX »
Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:25 am
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I guess it a good thing I am trying to cut back on the coffee consumption, bad for holding a steady focus on the front sight and all. rlol
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:55 pm
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:10 pm
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Sun Aug 16, 2009 6:57 pm
Bumper Sticker
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Kevinf2349 »
Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:11 pm
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I saw (and have ordered) this bumper sticker on an online auction site and thought I would post it here.
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I want one that says Civil Rights at Risk instead. It's not just about guns. They want to take away our choices for medical care. They already...
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Last post by snorri
Sun Aug 16, 2009 5:29 pm
Lock N'Load with R. Lee Ermey
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Commander »
Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:26 pm
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For those who haven't caught it yet, the History Channel has a new series Lock N'Load With R. Lee Ermey which airs on Friday nights at 8pm (If I...
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You're right! Good eye! :thumbs2: I saw it to but didn't think anything about it. Maybe the concussion from those hand cannons blew his skin off....
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Last post by joe817
Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:02 pm
Africa's a rough place...
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AndyC »
Mon Aug 10, 2009 3:45 pm
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Gauteng is a province in South Africa containing Johannesburg, the financial hub and Pretoria, the capital. I was present at that same Fourways Mall...
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Yes, it's a town a little bit north-west of Johannesburg next to Roodepoort (they hold national and international IPSC championships at the...
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Last post by AndyC
Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:30 am
Almost Rear Ended By A Cop Last Night
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dihappy »
Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:30 pm
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So im on my way up 360 in Austin last night and one of two Austin PD passes me just above speed limit on my left (i was in the right lane).
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Sorry, i guess that would have helped :)
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Last post by dihappy
Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:55 am
This day in history - August 15
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seamusTX »
Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:50 pm
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1914 - The Panama Canal opened to general traffic.
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Good morning & thank you. She is my shooting buddy.
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Last post by longtooth
Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:43 am
Finally, someone gets it right!
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stevie_d_64 »
Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:32 pm
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Remember all the discussions we have had over the years about what to do with the gun while in public restrooms???
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I thought Baybrook Mall displayed 30.06 signage? I haven't been there for ages as I hate the place, but I thought someone told me that it had the...
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Last post by Kevinf2349
Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:50 pm
VA: Man pleads to making online threat
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seamusTX »
Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:10 am
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Earlier this year, a San Franciso transit policeman fatally shot an unarmed man in a cases that became controversial.
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Stupid is, as stupid does. -- Forrest Gump (a wise, but simple man)
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Sat Aug 15, 2009 6:02 pm
This day in history - August 14
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seamusTX »
Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:48 pm
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1848 - The Oregon Territory was established.
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Hokay, this triggers yet another story/memory. I mentioned in a previous post that my Dad was an Army Air Corps => US Army Air Forces airplane...
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Last post by ELB
Fri Aug 14, 2009 10:44 pm
IA: Man hospitalized after being shot with "blank"
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seamusTX »
Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:46 pm
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In Council Bluffs, Iowa, today, a woman chided her brother for handling a firearm in the house (no ages given, but these apparently were adults). He...
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Unbelievable!!!
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Last post by bryang
Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:38 pm
FL: Home invasion stopped
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seamusTX »
Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:46 am
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Tallahassee area, Sunday -- A man dressed as a ninja broke into the home of an 82-year-old man and shocked the homeowner with an electrical device....
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Thanks for the follow up, Jim.
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Last post by bryang
Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:29 pm
Wedding proposal locations
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Tass »
Thu Aug 13, 2009 3:57 pm
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A co-worker is trying to figure out how to propose to the girl of his dreams ! He was thinking taking her to CO, but then decided to keep it local;...
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True...
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:23 pm
Tyler: Gunsmith shoots self in hand
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seamusTX »
Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:41 am
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In Tyler, Tuesday, a gunsmith reportedly shot himself in the hand while showing a pistol to a customer.
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The reporting is junk! Forum rules and good taste prevent me from calling it what it actually is. The only thing in that blurb I would trust is that...
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Last post by TDDude
Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:51 am
OH: Driver shoots self, crashes
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seamusTX »
Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:31 am
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A driver in Franklin, Ohio, apparently shot himself in the thigh with a .44 Magnum. :eek6 He then crashed into a moving car, a parked car, and a...
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Man will be charged with negligently failing to secure a firearm and traffic violations, according to the police chief.
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Last post by seamusTX
Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:37 am
Your grass is not worth prison time
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seamusTX »
Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:25 pm
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In Ohio, in 2006, a man who was around 63 years old at the time fatally shot a 15-year-old boy who was walking on his lawn.
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Wow! The just keep coming.
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Last post by seamusTX
Fri Aug 14, 2009 8:44 am
Houston: Apparently random drive-by killing
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seamusTX »
Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:11 pm
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Last night, at West Airport near Chimney Rock in Houston, a teenager was killed in an apparently random drive-by shooting.
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thats why i stay home at night .
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Last post by USA1
Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:02 pm
Chris Matthews is an idiot...
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stevie_d_64 »
Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:07 pm
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:tiphat:
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Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:01 pm
CA: Bizarre freeway shooting
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seamusTX »
Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:47 pm
A paranoid man shot at a car full of his friends who were waving at him.
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Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:47 pm
A poll on the change
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longtooth »
Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:26 am
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One question poll.
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:lol: :cheers2:
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Last post by TheArmedFarmer
Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:23 am
Craigslist ad.
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Purpletj »
Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:17 pm
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Pick this up on another forum. Thought I would share.
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Fake or not, I like it.
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Last post by TDDude
Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:04 am
OT: Dumb crooks - Bottom of the Barrel Prize
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seamusTX »
Fri Dec 15, 2006 6:54 pm
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Des Moines, Iowa - Crook tries to hold up convenience store with his hand in his pocket. Clerk won't play. Crook picks up marbles and goes home.
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This is a new cause for Obama: intelligence tests before you can become a crook.
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Last post by TLE2
Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:36 pm
ID: Man sentenced to 3 years for hunting violations
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seamusTX »
Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:59 pm
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In Wallace, Idaho (middle of nowhere), today, a 22-year-old man was sentenced to 3 years and over $2,000 in fines for fatally shooting a moose out of...
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Depends on the .17; remember that before the toy calibers came along, there was .17 Remington. At 4,000+ fps, even a 25-30gr bullet does a number on...
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Last post by KD5NRH
Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:21 pm
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Last post by tarkus
Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:10 pm
IN: Yet another SWAT mission gone wrong
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seamusTX »
Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:56 pm
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In Anderson, Indiana, police received a report that a fugitive criminal was holed up at a certain address.
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Cheye Calvo, Mayor of Berwyn Heights, Maryland. That was one in a thousand. The investigators may have been smoking the evidence.
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Last post by seamusTX
Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:43 pm
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Last post by bdickens
Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:16 am
PA: Police take Steelers shooting
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seamusTX »
Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:15 am
In Philadelphia, a newspaper has started a kerfuffle over police officers taking members of the Steelers shooting, reportedly using illegal assault...
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Last post by seamusTX
Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:15 am
DPS Help Wanted
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joe817 »
Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:55 am
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The DPS is one place that is hiring in the state. Several states have been laying off troopers but Texas is in the process of trying to fill around...
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Good points Y2bad4u - I thought they made more than that. From what you said it seems it would be kinda hard to recruit out of state. That too bad...
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Last post by stash
Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:24 am
UK: Biggest jewelry robbery in history
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seamusTX »
Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:55 pm
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In London, last Thursday, two robbers dressed in suits and armed with handguns stole $65 million worth of jewelry from Graff jewelers on New Bond...
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I had a chance to talk to one of the engineers at NASA after the Columbia broke apart while the shuttle fleet was grounded. They were still working...
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Last post by Drewthetexan
Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:18 pm
This day in history - August 11
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seamusTX »
Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:08 pm
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1934 - Alcatraz prison began operating.
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1955 - JJVP was born.
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Last post by JJVP
Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:10 pm
Bicycles and Road Rage
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Abraham »
Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:13 pm
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I'm an avid cyclist and a motorist - that said, I'm annoyed as anyone can be when I experience a group of spandex uniformed cyclists hogging the road...
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Right. But we're not talking about someone trying to overtake a bicycle rider or car in the left-most lane on a multi-lane highway. If there is...
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Last post by mr.72
Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:55 am
A realization...
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stevie_d_64 »
Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:39 am
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It may be a mixed blessing...
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rlol :smilelol5: :lol: good one!
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Last post by joe817
Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:56 pm
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