Common Folk Using Common Sense

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National “Exercise Your Rights” Day

August 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments

In honor of the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “March on Washington” for civil rights, this blog is joining with other gun rights groups to declare today, August 28, “National Exercise Your Rights Day.”
From FirearmsCoalition.org:

Reverend Jesse Jackson is calling on citizens to exercise their First Amendment rights by participating in anti-gun/anti-violence protest [...]

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Tags: Guns · The US

Vick Admits Guilt

August 28th, 2007 · Comments Off

From the AP via 11Alive.com:

Standing erect and answering questions with soft, short responses, NFL star Michael Vick pleaded guilty Monday to a federal dogfighting charge and awaited a Dec. 10 sentencing date that could send him to prison.
The plea by the suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback was accepted by U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson, who [...]

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Tags: Atlanta · Crime/Law · Dogs/Pets · Sports