Daily Archives: June 14, 2010

Leupold & Stevens, Bushnell Settle Lawsuit Out of Court

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Robert Farago

In February, Leupold & Stevens sued Bushnell Inc. in U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon for infringement of Leupold’s U.S. Patent No. 7,654,029 relating to its True Ballistic Range® technology for laser rangefinders. Bushnell Inc. subsequently sued Leupold & Stevens … Continue reading →

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whospackingny.com Publishes Database of Gun Permit Holders

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Robert Farago

whospackingny.com is a misleading url. The site doesn’t publish a list of The Empire State’s concealed carry permit holders. It’s offers a database of all New York residents who have a permit to own a gun. Why? Just ’cause it … Continue reading →

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NRA Dodges the Bullet on Campaign Ad Disclosure

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Robert Farago

Back in January, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the government couldn’t limit campaign spending by corporations. Free speech and all that. Democrats worried that corporate money would flood the political marketplace and corrupt democracy. Or something like that. So they’ve been … Continue reading →

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Winchester PDX1 410 Ammo Not for Shotguns?

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Robert Farago

Winchester developed their PDX1 410 ammo for the Judge. Although TTAG has yet to test the ammo in Taurus’ big ass revolver, we’ve heard nothing but good things about it performance in that application. But we wanted to know how Winchester’s … Continue reading →

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Colorado Congressional Candidate Bob McConnell is a Straight Shooter. Apparently.

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Robert Farago

According to his website, Bob McConnell is “a man of faith, a Constitution carrying, conservative Republican.” (Does he have a holster for that too?) While it’s nice to see that Bob is ready to out-gun his opponent, someone needs to tell … Continue reading →

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Wired Weekend for Baltimore Police

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Donal Fagan

I got myself a DVD set of The Wire for my birthday. The show was renowned for its gritty realism, and despite the violence, even my wife is transfixed by the stories and characters, but if you read the Baltimore … Continue reading →

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Leaving Home – Chapter Six – Lake Timsah

Posted on June 14, 2010 by William C. Montgomery

By mid-morning we came upon Ismaïlia, located where the canal opens into Lake Timsah, which is about half way through the Suez Canal system. The heat of the day was already upon us and a brown cloud from a hundred … Continue reading →

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