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Month: October 2005

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A small victory for freedom

Wired News is reporting that earlier this month, judges in Texas and New York turned back Federal law enforcement attempts to turn cell phones into…

October 28, 2005February 15, 2021
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Celebrating a meaningless milestone

The blog has received over 10,000 visitors–10,420 as of just a minute ago. Wheee! Thanks to all of you for reading. It’s nice to know…

October 25, 2005February 15, 2021
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Data point

The Gun Guy worked the Tulsa, OK gun show this weekend, and has some food for thought on ammo availability and pricing. I’m not sure…

October 24, 2005February 15, 2021
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Hoo-ray for Carnival!

Yes, it’s time for the Carnival of Cordite, this week in its 35th edition. Enjoy.

October 24, 2005February 15, 2021
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An encouraging development

It seems that Brazilians understand that restricting guns does not equate with safety. FOXNews is reporting that Brazil has rejected a measure that would have…

October 24, 2005February 15, 2021
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Hittin’ the road

It’s been far too long between trips to Camp Freehold, and this weekend I can finally return. Even though it was fun, this week has…

October 21, 2005February 15, 2021
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Yes, there has been a distinct lack of blogage

Due to my recent trip to sunny Orlando, Florida for a business conference at the House of the Mouse. Because the drive would have been…

October 21, 2005February 13, 2021
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It’s time for Carnival

The Carnival of Cordite #34 is up at Resistance is Futile! . Normally, I’d be happy to tell you I’m there, but I’ve been accused…

October 17, 2005February 15, 2021
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The end of an era

If you’ve been around radio scanners and scanning for long, you know all about Police Call. Police Callis the source for frequency information. Well, Wired…

October 13, 2005February 13, 2021
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Tax reform?

(Via Drudge) Not in our lifetimes, apparently. Bloomberg is reporting that the President’s tax panel is looking at curbing various tax benefits and maybe doing…

October 12, 2005February 13, 2021
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You go for days with nothing much to blog

and then there is all sorts of stuff out there you want to comment on. Due to a lack of time I’ll have to keep…

October 11, 2005February 13, 2021
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Is this a great country or what?

Despite the fact that I get really disgusted with the US on a fairly regular basis, you have to love a country where you can…

October 11, 2005February 15, 2021
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Your weekly Carnival of Cordite Fix

The Carnival is up at Resistance is Futile!—#33 in the series. Plenty of gun-based goodies to keep you occupied in your time away from the…

October 9, 2005February 13, 2021
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Mom is home

and seems to be doing well. We’ll hear more next Monday when she returns to the doctor. Keep your fingers crossed.

October 9, 2005February 15, 2021
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Mom’s status

My Mom had her surgery (a mastectomy) Friday as planned. Generally, it went as planned, thought the sentinel node did not show up, forcing the…

October 9, 2005February 15, 2021
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Thinking about bird flu

Unless you’ve been under a rock (which may not be a bad thing, given all the weirdities in the news lately), you’ve probably heard all…

October 5, 2005February 13, 2021
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An update on my Mom

A number of you have been so kind in enquiring about my Mom. Here’s an update. After further consultations with her oncologist, who consulted with…

October 5, 2005February 15, 2021
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Running late

I got kind of busy yesterday and didn’t get the Carnival of Cordite #32mentioned. Gullyborg has done his usual excellent job of rounding up all…

October 4, 2005February 13, 2021
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Florida and gun rights

(Via Drudge) Florida, a leader among states in supporting our Second Amendment rights, is now looking at a legislative proposal that will bar businesses from…

October 3, 2005February 15, 2021

Blogroll

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Prepping

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Guns

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  • Of Arms and the Law
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Training

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Ham Radio

  • Alinco
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  • Kenwood
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  • Work FM Amateur Radio Satellites
  • Yaesu

The Law

  • Likelihood of Confusion
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  • The Shooters’ Bar

Other Important Sites

  • AgWeb
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  • American Partisan
  • Downdetector
  • FlightAware
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  • GlobalSecurity.org
  • Marine Traffic
  • Michael Yon
  • poweroutage.us
  • Project Gutenburg
  • USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
  • The Watchers
  • Threat Journal
  • Waterwatch
  • ZeroHedge

YouTube Channels

  • blancolirio
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  • Essential Craftsman
  • Forgotten Weapons
  • jehugarcia
  • John Daniel
  • Kyle Noseworthy
  • Lucky Gunner Ammo
  • Paul Shinn
  • Project Farm
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  • S2 Underground
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  • Triggered!

Other Viewpoints

  • 99% Invisible
  • The Automatic Earth
  • Ecosophia
  • James Howard Kunstler

Absent Friends

  • Bad Eagle (Link to Wayback Machine)
  • Chaos Manor (Dr. Jerry Pournelle) (RIP)
  • Freedomsight (On hiatus)
  • Our Rhodesian Heritage (Status Unknown)
  • Says Uncle (On hiatus)
  • SHOOTIN’ THE BREEZE and other things (RIP)
  • Sipsey Street Irregulars (Off The Air)
  • Standing Outside Looking In (Status Unknown)
  • Thunder Tales (RIP)
  • Weaponsman (RIP)
  • The Whited Sepulchre (RIP)
  • The Woodpile Report (RIP)

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