Daily Archives: April 22, 2010

Monterey Herald: “An armed society not a polite society”

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Robert Farago

(Wherever is, is.) In the course of this ballistic blogging biz, I’ve come across a fair few editorials both pro and anti-gun control. Despite (or because of) the departure of our resident left winger Jeff Puthuff, I’m sensitive to the … Continue reading →

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Canadian Conservative’s Own Goal on Long Gun Registry

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Robert Farago

TTAG’s been following the debate over abolishing Canada’s long gun registry with morbid fascination. Earlier today, Jim Sutherland gave us some insiht into Liberal leader Michel Ignatieff’s misguided opposition to the gun registry’s elimination. Today we learn that Tory backbencher … Continue reading →

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Would You Have Shot These Home Invaders?

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Robert Farago

Fox43.com reports: Three teenagers are arrested charged with a violent home invasion in New Holland, Lancaster County [PA]. Police say they entered an apartment at 361 East Main Street with guns [a double-barreled shotgun and a revolver] and forced the … Continue reading →

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FNH Hosts 16th Super Sniper Shootout. So To Speak.

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Robert Farago

Our new friends (we hope) at FNH USA are teaming up with optics maker Leupold to sponsor the 16th Long Range Precision Shooting Competition. On June 7 to 11, 2010, at Fort George G. Meade in Maryland, 30 two-man teams … Continue reading →

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Incindiary Image of the Day: No One Ever Raped a .38 Edition

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Robert Farago

Back in the day, images were spread through society at something well below the speed of light. They were printed. On paper. And then disseminated. I know: how archaic can you get? Even so, images found their way into the … Continue reading →

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Littleton, CO man arrested on Machine Gun, Bomb charges

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Martin Albright

Once again my erstwhile hometown makes the news, and not in a good way:  DENVER — It began when a Denver patrol officer stopped a young man who had just left Shotgun Willie’s strip club driving a Jeep with illegal flashing … Continue reading →

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ArmaLite Truckload Sale: 168 Guns and a Free Truck

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Robert Farago

A truckload of rifles? Why do I suddenly imagine a young but old looking Clint Eastwood driving these beasts to Verdun with a bunch of raw recruits and/or grizzled combat veterans? Maybe it has something to do with the fact … Continue reading →

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