Daily Archives: June 18, 2010

New TWS II Thermal Sight Uses AA Batteries

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Robert Farago

The Thermal Weapon Sight II (TWS II) is a joint US Army and US Marine Corps program to develop and deploy thermal weapon sight systems. The TWS II “family”—from rifle to armored vehicles—-is built round BAE Systems’ MicroIR microbolometer-based sensor … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: 1000 ft Firearms Exclusion Zone Case

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Robert Farago

Just about a month ago, TTAG reported the case of a Sheboygan man arrested for carrying a firearm within 1000 feet of a school. OK, the guy is scary looking. (“Git in the The Truck” with a Pac-Man bleach stain?) … Continue reading →

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Smoking Gun “Blows Your Brains Straight Out Your Head”

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Robert Farago
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Guns and Lives Take Lives. And This is How Stats Are Manipulated

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Robert Farago

At some unspecified expense to the country’s beleaguered taxpayers, the South Yorkshire police (UK) run a program called “Guns and Knives Take Lives.” (Yes, people wielding weapons take lives, not the weapons themselves. Can we move on?) The Old Bill created … Continue reading →

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My 82-year-old Grandmother Firing her Colt Cobra

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Don Gammill Jr.
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