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Entries Tagged as 'Guns'

A Torch With No Flame

August 17th, 2010 · Comments Off

By Charlton Heston, found at A Torch With No Flame: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Spread The Word:

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Tags: Freedom/Independence · Guns · The US

Kushnapup Bullpup Saiga-12 Stock

August 6th, 2010 · Comments Off

Yes, I do want one of these (via The Firearms Blog): The Kushnapup, a bullpup stock for Saiga-12 shotgun … The new model has the requisite amount of 922R parts and sports a much sleeker design. Kushnapup, bullpup, Saiga, shotgun, 922RSpread The Word:

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Oath Keepers: Orders We Will NOT Obey

August 1st, 2010 · Comments Off

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Tags: Crime/Law · Freedom/Independence · Government · Guns · Military · The Left · The Right · The US

Georgia minister sues to take guns to church

July 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A Thomaston minister and a gun rights advocacy group is filing lawsuit challenging Georgia’s prohibition against guns in church, a move that was predicted after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month the Second Amendment‘s guarantee of an individual right to bear arms applied to state and local gun control laws. [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Freedom/Independence · Georgia · Government · Gun Free Zone · Guns

NRA Now Leans Toward Endorsing Harry Reid

July 2nd, 2010 · Comments Off

Found at RedState: Multiple sources tell me the National Rifle Association is planning to endorse liberal Harry Reid against pro-gun champion Sharron Angle. Well, I thought perhaps the NRA carveout in the DISCLOSE Act might be the answer. But, there is more. It turns out, Reid secured a $61 million earmark for a gun range [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Freedom/Independence · Government · Guns · The Left · The Right · The US

More on McDonald

July 1st, 2010 · Comments Off

Says Glenn “InstaPundit” Reynolds at Pajamas Media: Nonetheless, the Supreme Court’s Second Amendment decisions have made a major difference. In particular, they have offset the gun-control community’s longstanding effort to “denormalize” firearms ownership — to portray it as something threatening, deviant, and vaguely perverse, and hence demanding strict regulation, if not outright prohibition. That effort [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Freedom/Independence · Government · Guns · Media · The US

When Seconds Count …

June 30th, 2010 · Comments Off

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Tags: Guns · Strange/Funny

The Constitution’s “right to keep and bear arms” applies nationwide

June 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment

McDonald v. City of Chicago, in summary, asked whether the Second Amendment is incorporated into the Due Process Clause or the Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment so as to be applicable to the States, thereby invalidating ordinances prohibiting possession of handguns in the home. In easier terms, can a state or city [...]

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Tags: Chicago · Concealed/Open Carry · Crime/Law · Freedom/Independence · Government · Gun Free Zone · Guns · The US

52 People Shot In Chicago In One Weekend

June 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment

Says the Chicago Sun-Times: Eight people were killed and at least 44 others were shot across the city Friday night into early Monday, including a baby girl who suffered a graze wound to the neck when gunfire erupted at a Near West Side barbecue. Wow, not bad for a city that prides itself in making [...]

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Tags: Chicago · Crime/Law · Government · Gun Free Zone · Guns

The NRA and the DISCLOSE Act

June 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Says the NRA: The National Rifle Association believes that any restrictions on the political speech of Americans are unconstitutional. In the past, through the courts and in Congress, the NRA has opposed any effort to restrict the rights of its four million members to speak and have their voices heard on behalf of gun owners [...]

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Tags: Censorship · Crime/Law · Election · Freedom/Independence · Government · Guns · Media · The Left · The Right · The US

Summary Of SB308

June 9th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Via GeorgiaCarry.Org: # Creates “weapons” license that would allow knives and other concealable weapons to be carried legally # Addresses carrying long guns # Removes parking lots from places off limits # Allows carry in bars if owner permits # Removes the 1000′ buffer from “School Safety Zones” # Makes carrying on school property a [...]

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Tags: Concealed/Open Carry · Crime/Law · Freedom/Independence · Georgia · Government · Gun Free Zone · Guns

Governor Signs SB308, Vetoes SB291

June 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments

For Immediate Release: Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that he has signed Senate Bill 308, a bill that clarifies Georgia law on where it is legal for licensed permit holders to carry guns. SB 308 was sponsored by Sen. Mitch Seabaugh. “GeorgiaCarry.Org appreciates Governor Perdue’s signing this important legislation,” stated Ed Stone, President of GCO. [...]

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Tags: Concealed/Open Carry · Freedom/Independence · Georgia · Government · Gun Free Zone · Guns

My Right

June 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

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How’s The Gun Ban Working Out For You?

May 28th, 2010 · Comments Off

Says John Lott at FOX News: Do gun bans really stop criminals from getting guns? Americans need not look no further than the massive gun battle with armed gangs fighting police and soldiers that took place in Kingston, Jamaica today. At least 30 people were killed in the fighting. It is a huge number for [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Gun Free Zone · Guns

Preparing For SHTF

May 21st, 2010 · Comments Off

Says Chuck Roger: If attempts to cut education spending can send thuggish teachers’ unions into the streets and a tough Arizona law on illegal immigration can send unions and race baiters screaming, what will happen if Washington politicians ever find the spine to do what has to be done to cut Welfare, Social Security, Medicare, [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Freedom/Independence · Government · Guns · Immigration · Insurance · Money · SHTF / Survival · Socialism · Taxes · The Left · The Right · The US