In interviews with The Associated Press and in dozens of anecdotes compiled in a survey by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance, officers described feeling compelled to use tactics they employed in war zones after they returned to work in the U.S. and feeling less patient toward the public ...

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Israel is one of the most anti-gun states of the civilized world. [More]I know some of what we've read has prompted some of us to believe differently.[Via MicroBalrog]...

People like to declare "family" as whatever politically correct relationship they are defending. But though "family" is an expansive term, it is definable: A Family is people who are related to each other, particularly by blood, but also by marriage and adoption. And each of these relationships has different caveats, and they don't indicate similar...

An FBI investigation into illegal drug activity uncovered a Dayton Police officer’s missing assault rifle Wednesday, March 10, inside a Trotwood home. [More]Thank goodness! Now that it's back under proper "Only One" control, we can start calling it a "patrol rifle" again![Via William T]...

Student Stabbed 16 Times With Steak Knife at Manhattan High SchoolAnother 15-year-old student stabbed in Queens [More] Why, there oughtta be a law.Maybe if we ban salt...?[Via Plug Nickel Times]...

JPFO is "anti-Semitic"? [Read]It is if you're one of the "bagel-brain Authorized Journalists" at The Baltimore Sun.Here's the handbill in question.As I mentioned in my GRE column today, I'm off to the "No Sheriff Left Behind" event in Akron in a bit, so I won't have time to follow up on this today. For those of you who do have time, please take a ...

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You will perceive, by the inclosed Copy of a Resolve of Congress, that I am impowered to employ a body of four hundred Indians, if they can be procured upon proper terms. Divesting them of the Savage customs exercised in their Wars against each other, I think they may be made of excellent use, as scouts and light troops, mixed with our own Part...

  BFFs Hugo and Sean (AP Photo) Rich Hollywood Marxist sympathizer Sean Penn's love-fest with Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez has been in the news of late. I know he thinks those of us who call Chavez a dictator should be put in prison, bu... ...

Sebastian is discussing a firearms training facility that opposes the rights of people who want to carry a firearm without a permit. In short, it cuts into their bottom line so it’s a bad idea. To make it worse they are actively seeking people to oppose what is a right under the second amendment. Insight Firearms Training Development apparent...

Smith & Wesson claims profits are up but shares fell as the rush to purchase firearms in the wake of the election of Obama begins to level out. Related posts:West Virginia To Have Tax Free Gun Weekend Being Civil to Anti-Freedom Gun Banners? Guns Seized To Safeguard Election Process ...

The police blotter from Unalaska, AK, written by a Sgt. Shockley, makes for some pretty droll reading:Suspicious Person/Activity – Officer attempted to resolve a complicated situation involving several people in two different states, a vehicle that may have been stolen three years ago and then sold several months ago, and a vehicle title that had...

Cigars? Maybe next week.Right now, it's BIKES! More from Big Creek Motorsports:Update: Thanks to Dave, who managed to fix these pictures so they looked normal again....

Matt Carmel's application to sponsor a youth baseballteam was rejected because of his business, "ConstitutionArms", a retail gun store...more...

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Subsidizing exports to expand them? Selling products for less than they are worth is not exactly a way to make the US wealthier.President Obama unveiled plans Thursday to double U.S. exports over the next five years . . .Designed to deliver on a pledge he made in his State of the Union speech, Obama's plan includes $2 billion in new export financ...

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During the 2008 presidential campaign, Obama said that he would allow offshore oil drilling.Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has also moderated his stance, moving from staunch opposition to suggesting that new drilling could be part of a new energy strategy. That shift led to accusations from some of his supporters that he had flip-fl...

I would like to point out an article from American Thinker.  This article discusses the importance of remaining vigilant against anti-gun efforts at the Federal level, despite the fact that President Obama has yet to push his gun control agenda: It’s true that President Obama hasn’t advanced the gun control agenda. He hasn’t even...

A reader sent me a long email asking about my political philosophy saying she could not figure out my political stance on various issues. Puzzled, I went through the short archives and felt as though it was plainly clear but apparently it isn’t so I will offer a brief synopsis. Freedom is first. Not just with firearms but also the ability to ...

When I first started carrying a flashlight, I found it was a handy thing to have around. I mean, sure, I liked the whole "fanged ninja flashlight of tactical doom" that was my Surefire Z2 with its GG&G "Tactical Impact Device", but what I used it for was the things for which you'd usually use a flashlight: illuminating darkened pathways, not st...

I was reading a post over at New Paltz Journal which referenced Chris Hedges. Now, Hedges is one of those people whose name rings a bell, but whose oeuvre and my regular reading don't make for much of a Venn Diagram. So I Googled him. And was instantly transported to Bizarro World...Popular institutions, from labor unions to political parties, have...

The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power. ~Daniel Webster No related posts. ...

grouse man says:You guys are really some of the most uneducated or uninformed on firearms laws I have seen. BATF is far less aggressive than 20 years ago and firearms laws have been weakened significantly over the past 20 years, especially regarding dealers. If you want no gun laws call your congressman. I am sure they will help you out. With Obama...

grouse man says:You guys are really some of the most uneducated or uninformed on firearms laws I have seen. BATF is far less aggressive than 20 years ago and firearms laws have been weakened significantly over the past 20 years, especially regarding dealers. If you want no gun laws call your congressman. I am sure they will help you out. With Obama...

Pajamas Media has a good post on the BATFE, where the agent claimed that airsoft toys were actually machine guns, or could be modified to make real rifles into machine guns. Now, with the ATF claiming up as tight as a frogs ass in cold water, it makes me even more suspicious than the fact that this concerns the ATF....

Pajamas Media has a good post on the BATFE, where the agent claimed that airsoft toys were actually machine guns, or could be modified to make real rifles into machine guns. Now, with the ATF claiming up as tight as a frogs ass in cold water, it makes me even more suspicious than the fact that this concerns the ATF....

Instead of rebuilding roads, or paying off debt, the state has instead spent $1.5 million dollars to create a social network. You know, like Facebook or Myspace - which if they used, would have been cheaper. But that is progressives for ya, never going the local route....

Caught in the act at his local Walmart on Wednesday night, Ralph Conone admitted that for months he'd been punching children on the backs of their heads with his keys in his fist, Columbus police said yesterday. The 68-year-old grandfather also told them why, police said: He got a kick out of it.What kind of wiring fault does it take to cause you g...

I'm off to watch Jeremiah Johnson and Pale Rider with my best friend - but for those with a penchant for literary excess - a HOTR poem. I blame the Jameson's. I WILL CONQUER THE WILDALONEI WILL BE GRATEFULWITH WHAT IT GIVES MEA DAY OF GRACEBENEATH THE TREESBUT BY MY SIDEMAY SOMEDAY BEA KINDRED SPIRIT TO WALK THIS PATHFOR TWO HALVESDO MAKE A WHOLET...

Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) has not yet made any endorsements for any candidates in Ohio. BFA has received many survey responses from candidates for various offices and is in the process of grading surveys and voting records. We will make our decisions carefully and issue our official endorsements soon. The only "endorsement" the PAC has i...

I have in my possession an e-mail from a reader that would appear to be from Insight Firearms Training Development, which asks folks to express to their elected representatives to oppose removing the requirement to have a permit to carry a concealed firearm. That’s right, it would seem a prominent training house is selling out the Second Amen...

News Alert: A federal judge has ruled Seattle’s ban on carrying firearms in city parks and community centers is constitutional. ...

Amazing to see a revolver capable of firing 240 RPM including reloads. But of course, that's assuming that Jerry Miculik is firing it ... ;-)(240 rounds per minute, BTW, is based on doing 12 shots (including a reload) in 2.99 seconds)...