Daily Archives: July 28, 2010

AZ Immigration Law, Take Two

Today a federal judge struck down the operative portions of Arizona’s controversial illegal immigration law. While it is probably not the end of this law (as it will almost certainly end up in the Supreme Court), this has many people … Continue reading

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Steyr Arms To Sell MA-1 and SA-1. Again. Still.

As of August, Steyr Arms International (SAI) will once again import their former sales winning Steyr MA-1 and SA-1 pistols into The Land of the Free. The company claims they stopped bringing in the weapons when the exchange rate ate … Continue reading

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The Big Deal Over the AZ Immigration Law (and Why You Should Care)

Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or IN Iraq, I suppose) you’ve probably figured out by now that U.S. Immigration laws and border security is a right ruddy mess. Complete SNAFU. FUBAR’d to the max. Our Southern border is … Continue reading

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Store Clerk Lives in Condition Puce, with Polks Dots

There’s no telling how any given individual will react to stress—especially if he or she is looking down the wrong end of a gun. But if they’re divorced from reality, well, anything could happen. And does.

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“You don’t want to approach someone with a knife. Good things don’t happen”

But what, pray tell, DO you do if you’re a police officer and you have to separate a perp with a knife from his edged weapon? If you don’t want to get sued in Sioux Falls, you whip out your … Continue reading

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Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Calogero Scimea

“A wedding photographer in Sicily was accidentally killed when he asked the prospective bride and groom to pose for a picture using hunting rifles as props – and one of them went off,” reports nydailynews.com. “The blast hit 45-year-old Calogero Scimea in … Continue reading

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FNH Launches Limited Edition SCAR 17S

Buyers of the limited first production run of FNH USA SCAR 17S rifles get a free lockable, waterproof Hardigg® Storm hard side case, a certificate of authenticity and a choice of 10 or 20-round magazines. To paraphrase Bill “assault rifle ban” Clinton, it’s the … Continue reading

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