Daily Archives: May 12, 2010

Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan [Not Shown] Drafted Clinton Semi-Auto Weapons Ban Memo

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Robert Farago

Ruh-roh. President Obama’s choice for the Supreme Court, non-judge Elena Kagan, lacks a little something in the gun rights department. To quote another TV character, surprise, surprise, surprise! A liberal who likes a weapons ban. Who knew? The Wall Street Journal … Continue reading →

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Austin Police Raid Basement – I Mean Bunker

Posted on May 12, 2010 by William C. Montgomery

Is Jose Del Rio of East Austin, Texas, a heroic defender of the Second Amendment or paranoid schizophrenic? His neighbors thought the 70-year-old wildcatter was a nuisance for building a multilevel “basement” under his 586 square foot castle. Complaints led … Continue reading →

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Who Needs A Concealed Carry Permit Anyway?

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Robert Farago

Just a quick thought: why should there be ANY preconditions for purchasing, owning or carrying a firearm in any state in the United States? You know: save citizenship. You don’t have to take a test or pay a fee to … Continue reading →

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NRA Convention: We got that covered.

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Brad Kozak

I’m off to see the blizzard…of products, keynotes (Palin, Beck) and some scintillating (I hope) seminars. (Let’s see…do I want to go to the one on “Refuse to be a Victim” or the one on “Advanced Sausage Processing”? Decisions, decisisons…) … Continue reading →

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A Badge, a Gun and a Quota

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Donal Fagan

I loved Dragnet, Adam-12, Hill Street Blues, Homicide: Life on the Street, NYPD Blue, CSI and a lot of other cop shows. I haven’t caught The Wire yet, but the DVD set is on my wish list. The officers in … Continue reading →

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Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: City of Easton PA Police Department

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Robert Farago

Here’s an excerpt from a court case listed on leagle.com involving an insurance claim. I can’t make head or tails of who’s suing whom for what or why the judges said it was OK or not OK. But I can … Continue reading →

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Leaving Home – Chapter One

Posted on May 12, 2010 by William C. Montgomery

When I think of home in 1967, I remember everything in the muted colors of my mother’s faded Polaroid snapshots. I can still smell burned thermite from the flashbulbs on her Land Camera and hear her tearing the image away … Continue reading →

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