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Here’s a little something to consider when you look at presidential candidates

Long-time readers know that I have went from being a GOP supporter to a position that the GOP is pretty much the Democrat Party in…

April 4, 2015February 15, 2021
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Unappealing options

(Yep–another “found on Facebook“.  Effing depressing when Facebook gives you better blog fodder than the news or other blogs.) I’m not a huge John Ringo…

April 3, 2015February 15, 2021
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And in other good news

(Via Frugal Squirrels) In a lawsuit that targeted on-line ammo sellers, the parents of one of the victims of the never-to-be-named-again spree killer in the…

April 1, 2015February 15, 2021
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Once again proving that you can’t stop the signal

A 3D-printed AR-10 lower will shortly be available for your downloading pleasure. And another Angry Mommy just pooped in her panties. ad

March 31, 2015February 15, 2021
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That’s not a pre-emption bill

(Via An NC Gun Blog) This is a pre-emption bill!  This sucker has teeth in it.  A hearty “Well done!” to state Senator Jeff Tarte…

March 24, 2015February 15, 2021
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Not like it’s breaking news or anything

But have you heard that B. Todd Jones is now late of the BATFE?  I honestly don’t think it could have happened to a nicer…

March 21, 2015February 15, 2021
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Keeping your eye on the ball

(Yes, I know M855 technically isn’t ball ammo, but work with me here.) Gunnies, we can’t take our eye off the ball when it comes…

March 15, 2015February 15, 2021
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Let’s talk training

(Once again, found on Facebook.  I think there is a conspiracy out there to make Facebook gun friendly.  Works for me.) In his latest post,…

March 14, 2015February 15, 2021
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I’m gonna leave this right here

(Found in a roundabout way via Facebook.) During the recent M855 ammo imbroglio, there were some people, including one local gun store owner who is…

March 13, 2015February 15, 2021
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Well, lookit that

According to emails from the NSSF and GOA, Facebook post from man + dog and a number of blogs, it seems that BATFE has decided…

March 10, 2015February 15, 2021
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Oh gee, it was all an oopsie! Our bad!

The Shooting Wire reports in today’s edition that BATFE, when caught with both hands in the cookie jar and chocolate smeared around their mouth, has…

March 9, 2015February 15, 2021
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Well, it seems the BATFE has declared shenanigans

(Found on Facebook–How the dickens is it I’m finding out everything gunnie on freaking Facebook for crying out loud?) Townhall.com is reporting that the boys…

March 7, 2015February 15, 2021
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It made Mother Jones want to hurl, but it made me laugh like hell

(Found on Facebook) The leftist portion of the legacy media gets bent when Breitbart points out that numerous spree killers and spree killer wannabes, including…

March 7, 2015February 15, 2021
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You’ll note that I’ve stayed off politics for a good, long while

But I simply can’t let this one pass.  The comedians in Washington DC have fed me one straight line too many. The House voted Tuesday…

March 4, 2015February 15, 2021
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Silence, please

(Via Frugal Squirrels) You are now in the presence of a genius at work.

March 4, 2015February 15, 2021
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Odd the things that don’t make the news

I first got wind of this bit of news via the Email Reflector That Must Not Be Named and have since seen it pop up…

February 28, 2015February 15, 2021
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Could you use a 1000 hour flashlight?

How to take a $4.97 flashlight (plus tax, because Ghu know the government needs your money, even if you have been taxed on it already),…

February 28, 2015February 15, 2021
Guns

Welcome to the party

It looks like the legacy media is beginning to pick up the news of the impending M855 ammo ban.  Nice of you to join us.…

February 26, 2015February 15, 2021
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We are paying attention, aren’t we?

I haven’t been jumping all over this, because it seems that it’s being covered pretty well, but there is a looming March 16, 2015 deadline…

February 24, 2015February 15, 2021
The MTR Custom Leather Small Clip-On Holster for .380 and Small 9mm
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The MTR Custom Leather Small Clip-On Holster for .380 and Small 9mm

As you may remember, some time back I purchased a Ruger LCP with the concept of having a gun that was highly convenient to carry…

February 15, 2015February 15, 2021
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Let’s hear it for good gun news

It seems that Alan Gura rides again–this time in the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division.  Get a load of this: “The federal interstate handgun…

February 12, 2015February 15, 2021
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Of carrots and sticks

(Via Say Uncle) Why it takes both carrots and sticks to force the political process to behave itself and leave us alone.  Interesting reading, because…

January 24, 2015February 15, 2021
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What James Madison really meant with this whole Second Amendment thing

(Via Gun Owners of America) Rigorous scholarship has unearthed 200+ year old video of James Madison penning the original version of the Second Amendment.  Oh,…

January 17, 2015February 15, 2021
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10mm jonesin’

Don’t ask me why.  It can’t be because I need another pistol–trust me on that one.  There is no possible explanation for a desire to…

January 16, 2015February 15, 2021
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Life, Interrupted

(If you have a weak stomach, you may just want to skip this one.  You have been warned.) There is an old saying along the…

January 11, 2015February 15, 2021
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Je suis Charlie? Nazzo fast.

(Via the Drudge Report) Like a lot of people, I’ve paid careful attention to the terrorist attacks in France this week.  I’m looking to see…

January 10, 2015February 15, 2021
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OK, it’s been too long

And it’s going to be longer.  I’ll explain why later.  In the meantime, I’m going to trot out one of the things I’ve found and…

January 4, 2015February 15, 2021
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Book Review: The Prepper’s Blueprint by Tess Pennington

I’ve been around the survivialism/prepping thing long enough that every time I see a book that purports to be, as the cover of this one…

December 21, 2014February 15, 2021
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Doin’ it old school

I’m not a big AK fan, but I do appreciate craftsmanship whereever it’s found.  In this case it’s Bosnia.

December 21, 2014February 15, 2021
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What might have been

(Via the Drudge Report) I would ask if it would not have been better if the hostages had been armed and allowed to defend themselves…

December 16, 2014February 15, 2021

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