Saturday, February 28, 2009

Armed Pregnant Woman Honored for Defending Herself, Her Child, and Her Husband

by LearnAboutGuns.com February 28, 2009 Learn About Guns

As reported, a then-pregnant St. Paul woman was recently honored for defending herself, her toddler, and her husband from a would-be armed robber at their convenience store:
Two years ago, Susana Khalil, eight months pregnant and with a toddler daughter at her side, shot a would-be robber at her husband’s convenience store on St. Paul’s East [...]

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Quote of the Day – Protest Edition

by Peter February 28, 2009 Firearms and Freedom

By the way – we double checked to be sure that our signs were spelled correctly. Wouldn’t want anyone to mistake us for liberals. – Breda

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CMP Reports Massive Sales Increase

by USCitizen February 28, 2009 Traction Control

From email CMP Sales Update 02/27/09:
LATEST CMP SALES NEWS:
ORDER BACKLOG. Normally, we average receiving 2,000 – 3,000 sales orders per month and ship an order in 2-3 weeks. However, these are not normal times. Since October, 2008 we have been receiving 5,000 – 10,000 orders per month, which is several times normal.
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Times change

by Rio Arriba February 28, 2009 Outback Notes

I bought my first professional cameras in 1967: a pair of black Nikon F’s without on-board meters. They were followed by a growing assortment of prime lenses and my first Leica, an M3, in 1970. In the years that followed the Nikon and Leica families gr…

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Senator Mark Warner and “Assault Weapons”

by VSSA President February 28, 2009 Virginia Shooting Sports Assoc.

When Mark Warner ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1996, as well as when he ran for Governor in 2001, he expressed support for the Clinton Gun Ban. It is believed when he responded to the NRA questionnaire for the 2008 U.S. Senate race, he sign…

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This is my rifle; there are many like it, but this one is mine

by One Sensible Progressive February 28, 2009 The Bluff

My wife and certain friends have called me a “gun nut” for years. But real “gun nuts” (and I use that term with love, as I’m sure my wife and friends do for me) would shake their head when they heard it because they knew I was woefully lacking in one r…

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Sunday Music

by Rustmeister February 28, 2009 Rustmeister's Alehouse

“Doctor Detroit” – Devo.

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We’re the Only Ones Girl-Fighting Enough

by David Codrea February 28, 2009 The War on Guns

Some of you have sent me the direct YouTube link, but I learned of this from Civil Liberties Examiner J.D. Tuccille, and believe you’d benefit from reading his article as well as watching the video. [More]I entered my comments on his page, but will add…

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andersonpau@ccsu.edu

by David Codrea February 28, 2009 The War on Guns

For CCSU student John Wahlberg, a class presentation on campus violence turned into a confrontation with the campus police due to a complaint by the professor. [More]Paula Anderson doesn’t even want to let us talk about it? This is a “communications pr…

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Constitution Revolution

by David Codrea February 28, 2009 The War on Guns

This looks interesting. [More]

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For Kirsten Gillibrand, Breaking Up isn’t Hard to Do

by David Codrea February 28, 2009 The War on Guns

It’s time to dump the rube what brung her to the dance and latch onto that sophisticated, exciting and powerful stranger who can take her places she’s only dreamed about before. [More]Oh, unrequited love!Today’s Gun Rights Examiner column is a tawdry l…

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Porkies

by Rio Arriba February 28, 2009 Outback Notes

Porcupines come through the place from time to time, but it’s been a while since I’ve seen one. They seem to have gotten the idea than they are not very welcome. But the other day I found a dead one among the hay bales, evidently shot by the rancher. I…

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Quote of the day

by Tom February 28, 2009 My Gun Culture

“…the only background check I’d support is one on politicians.” SHERIFF RICHARD MACK (Sheriff of Graham County, AZ; filed suit challenging Constitutionality of the Brady Law)

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This Day in History: February 28

by David Codrea February 28, 2009 The War on Guns

The pass granted by Lord and Genl. Howe to William Taylor, dated the 18th, is of such a nature, as not to afford any protection to the Vessel and Crew, even on the most scrupulous construction of the Law of Nations, and She came in so suspicious a mann…

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Tea Party – Ft Worth

by USCitizen February 28, 2009 Traction Control

Nice Deb has the video

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Solar Eclipse – Video from Space

by USCitizen February 28, 2009 Traction Control

Click pic for video …

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Spring is around the corner. .

by Brigid February 28, 2009 Home on the Range

So some garage cleaning was in order. A fresh coat of paint will help on the workbench side. My best friend had painted the other side a while back while housesitting with some bright yellow found at the Island of Misfit Paints at Lowes, so this didn’t take long, once the work benches, garbage can and such were taken outside.There’s a lot of “stuff” that piled up on the other side of the garage,

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VSSA’s own Stephen Halbrook on Lou Dobbs

by VSSA President February 28, 2009 Virginia Shooting Sports Assoc.

VSSA Life Member and author of the new book The Founders and the Second Amendment was on Lou Dobbs’ CNN program Lou Dobbs Tonight (February 23rd), just two days before Attorney General Eric Holder stuck his foot in his mouth over renewal of the ban on …

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Nationwide Tea Party Protest

by Dustin February 28, 2009 Dustin's Gun Blog

The Nationwide Tea Party Protests that took place across the nation yesterday were a great success. Most of the National mainstream media failed to cover it, but there was coverage on Instapundit,…

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Our troops are finally set to withdraw

by Murdoc February 28, 2009 Gun Pundit

National Guard set to pull out of New Orleans
Three and a half years after Hurricane Katrina, the National Guard is pulling the last of its troops out of New Orleans this weekend, leaving behind a city still desperate and dangerous.
Residents long distrustful of the city’s police force are worried they will have to fend for [...]

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Perspective

by Rustmeister February 28, 2009 Rustmeister's Alehouse

So, Big Albert Haynesworth signed a huge contract to play football. In these days of billion and trillion dollar government spending, an hundred million sounds like chump change.Unless you go here and enter your annual salary. If you do, you’ll get som…

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The weather gods frown upon me.

by Tam February 28, 2009 View from the Porch

It was a balmy fifty-something degrees just the other day, but in celebration of the bowling pin match today, Gaia has sent another cold front. Luckily it stayed cloudy last night, so it’s only about 31 out there, but it’s not expected to get any warme…

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