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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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He may have been yelling and cussing but he certainly was not in her face. She actually is existing the vehicle toward the man before her boyfriend...
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Thu Aug 30, 2018 1:38 pm
Gun confiscation starts in South Africa

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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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In other news:

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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

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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.

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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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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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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)

Last post by bblhd672 « Mon Aug 06, 2018 3:32 pm
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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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Last post by Abraham
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

Last post by philip964 « Sun Jul 29, 2018 12:24 pm
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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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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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Wed Jul 25, 2018 7:02 pm
State Senate Committee Hearing on School Violence

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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

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

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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
Four years in jail for killing police officer, no-knock raid, no drugs found, no trial yet

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by O.F.Fascist » Fri Jul 20, 2018 6:51 pm
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In my neck of the woods there was the case of Ray Rosas he had a similar home defense shooting with the police but nobody died. He was in jail for 2...

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I agree but that would deprive too many the adrenaline rush and excitement from making such entries. Plus, they've got to use all the cool gear they...
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Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:13 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

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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
Store Owner Charged with Attempted Murder

Last post by flechero « Sat Jul 21, 2018 3:30 pm
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by KLB » Thu Jul 19, 2018 12:32 pm
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A man walked out of a Shell station in Lakeland, Florida, without paying for beer he was carrying. The store owner chased him down and shot him. The...

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Action have consequences... maybe stealing beer wasn't that bad but you can't do illegal things and expect kind neighborly responses. If the roles...
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Sat Jul 21, 2018 3:30 pm
Our state budget must reflect our priorities about mental health and safety in schools

Last post by bigtek « Sat Jul 21, 2018 12:45 pm
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by oljames3 » Fri Jul 20, 2018 12:16 pm

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DallasNews powered by the Dallas Morning News

This article references a shooting covered at this link:

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:iagree: Stop wasting taxpayer money enforcing laws that reduce school safety. Repeal 46.035 completely. Update 46.15 so 46.02 and 46.03 do not apply...

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Sat Jul 21, 2018 12:45 pm
CA Senator wants to "close the bullet button loophole"

Last post by K.Mooneyham « Fri Jul 20, 2018 11:17 am
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by OldCannon » Mon May 21, 2012 7:03 pm
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I feel very, very sad for California today. CA Senator wants to ban the bullet button on AR-15s....

“There is absolutely no reason why these...

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Oh, very slick workaround. I like it. :thumbs2:
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Fri Jul 20, 2018 11:17 am
Editorial: Let the Second Amendment be in Texas

Last post by Jeff B. « Thu Jul 19, 2018 9:37 pm
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by oljames3 » Thu Jul 19, 2018 12:09 pm

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By Amarillo Globe-News
Posted at 6:38 AM

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Whomever wrote it, I heartily agree...

Jeff B.

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Thu Jul 19, 2018 9:37 pm
VA: Lee County first school in state to approve arming teachers

Last post by Vol Texan « Thu Jul 19, 2018 7:54 pm
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by ELB » Thu Jul 19, 2018 9:34 am

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School will pay for guns and training.

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That's just about an hour from where I grew up.

Knowing the area well, I wouldn't be surprised if a majority of the teachers in that locale didn't...

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Last post by Vol Texan
Thu Jul 19, 2018 7:54 pm
Police Recovery of an Assault Revolver with High Capacity Magazine

Last post by crazy2medic « Mon Jul 16, 2018 12:00 pm
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by KLB » Mon Jul 16, 2018 6:20 am

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An old news article that recently was linked to on Instapundit. .

And the news article from CBS News, of course, really says that.

When even...

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Amazing how clueless they are to their own ignorance!

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Mon Jul 16, 2018 12:00 pm
CHL holders take down active shooter

Last post by Keith B « Sun Jul 15, 2018 9:28 pm
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by Tex1961 » Sun Jul 15, 2018 8:59 pm

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I thought is was a very interesting article. Some things to think about

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Already running here

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Last post by Keith B
Sun Jul 15, 2018 9:28 pm
Time to donate to the NRA

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by rotor » Tue Feb 27, 2018 3:54 pm
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This is a very critical time for people that respect the 2ndA and individually we are NOTHING. I urge everyone to make a donation to the NRA now as I...

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We just gifted annual memberships to both of my parents and my sister. My parents will more than likely renew. My sister may or may not. Also, my...
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Fri Jul 13, 2018 10:42 pm
Legal Analysis of Use of Force

Last post by dlh « Wed Jul 11, 2018 11:11 am
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by KLB » Wed Jul 11, 2018 10:59 am

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Andrew Branca, lawyer and author of Law of Self Defense, discusses a Milwaukee incident in which a gun is drawn in self defense. Interesting thoughts.

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It is certainly worthwhile to subscribe to his channel on Youtube.

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Wed Jul 11, 2018 11:11 am

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