Daily Archives: March 1, 2010

That Didn’t Take Long: Tea Party “Debate” Focuses on Guns

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

Counterpunch columnist Christopher Ketchum confounds critics with an anti-Tea Party polemic that attempts to wrest Second Amendment rights from the protest group’s agenda—while continuing the media meme that they’re all trigger-happy madmen (and women). It is a short but truly … Continue reading →

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TWHN BS: Bring a Rifle to A Shotgun Fight Edition

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

According to the Wichita Eagle, the local police wants to trade shotguns for rifles in patrol cars. It seems some members of the Kansas law enforcement fraternity are feeling out-gunned. “It used to be that if you had an active-shooter … Continue reading →

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Marines Mount Mini-Gun on MV-22 Tilt Rotor Transports

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

After a decade of dithering, the U.S. Marines are equipping two tilt-rotor transport aircraft bound for Afghanistan with the GAU-2B machine-gun. Strategypage.com reports that the Marines will retro-fit the guns to the rest of their Afghan-based fleet of MV-22 aircraft. … Continue reading →

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Browning: High End Sporting Gun Market Dead in the Water

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

Browning PR manager Scott Grange tells TTAG that the high-end sporting gun market has rolled over and died. “Over-and-under guns that cost over eight thousand dollars are not selling, period.” Good thing, then, that Browning doesn’t sell firearms aimed at … Continue reading →

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Canadian Columnist Slams Second Amendment

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

“The Queen is the symbolic head of Canada and the Commonwealth. She has exactly zero power. I, too, am a citizen but I regard myself as more free than you because I don’t need to own a gun to feel … Continue reading →

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Minnesota: Let Them Eat Crow

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

Minnesota’s Startribune.com reminds us that today marks the start of crow hunting season. The author making the announcement is full of shit. Well, he was covered with it; as a boy; hunting crows. “In late winter when the first migrating … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Loves Guns—Just Not Yours

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Robert Farago
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