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Robert Farago

Robert Farago is the former publisher of The Truth About Guns (TTAG). He started the site to explore the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns.

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  1. Hmm something to think about here. most if not all of us are already aware that many Sheriffs across the nation have stated that if an AWB becomes law they will not enforce it. We already know that POTUS has done some pretty sneaky things as has his AG, particularly concerning firearms. Would it be too far fetched for the AG to offer the services of federal officers to come to the aid of governors concerned that their PDs would not abide by state law and/or federal law if it comes to pass? Just something to think about………….

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  2. Any hope I had remaining for this country seeing a new enlightenment and pulling out of its nose-dive, has been completely and utterly dashed by this single video.

    Thanks.

    I’ll just go now…I need to finish sand-bagging my door anyways. *sigh*

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  3. Short answer, no. There are a lot of gaps in Federal, State and Local LE. Most are there by design. However, some are there due to the fact that Federal Agents as we know them have relatively, not been around that long. Their authorities were written by DC bureaucrats, so to say they were I’ll thought out or half assed, is giving them a compliment. One forgets that in the beginning, FBI agents were even allowed to take their guns home with them at night. In VA, Feds are given full peace officer status. It seems in Co, they are not. So not all States are equal in this regard. The USSS has a pretty big stick when it comes to influence. They protect the Prez and other Heads of State. So they are obviously using that influence and trying to close the gaps in their authority to better serve their agents as they work financial crimes, on task force details, protection. We can talk about the over reach of Feds into state LE later, but as far as Feds arresting locals for not following State laws goes, this is a non-starter. A rumor started by rumor mangers who are pushing an agenda.

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  4. Oh come on people, this was a joke!

    A joke by the person who made the Youtube video and a joke from TTAG by posting it.

    Get a grip fer gawd’s sake.

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    • 1. as much as I despise the guy using a caricature like this woman was a cheapshot.
      2. that demeans TTAG.
      Sorry to be so blunt but there it is.

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  5. The arrogant one sure hates to not get his way, or have his ideas questioned. A perfect (and perfectly creepy) political animal.
    The lady is either mildly retarded, or a brilliant parody.

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  6. Obama knows his anti-gun push isn’t goin anywhere. In part he’s just trying to “gin up fear” among the ignorant for the 2014 election but I believe a bigger part of this is to district the nation of the disastrous rollout of ObamaCare. He doesn’t want people focused on how terrible this law truly is.

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  7. I’d be arrogant too if I was salesman of the year for the AR industry. He needs to put a sock in it or just start shovelling so the bullshit doesn’t pile up so much, Randy

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  8. I’m torn on this one. One of my best buys ever was a Colt Combat Elite with less than 200 rounds through it for $575. Of course the shop has been a fixture in Glendale for decades and the fella got his money so all’s well that ends well I guess.

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  9. I keep hearing about snappy recoil and not fun to shoot. That has not been my experience. I shot 150 rounds the first time out to break it in and check for function. I could have kept going if I had more ammo.

    I am actually pretty darn accurate with this little guy compared to my other mouse guns. I am very happy so far.

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  10. Honestly, yes.

    Context matters. We use their names and pictures to discuss how they are sick cowards. We look at them as pathetic and pitiable. That is precisely the attention they deserve. We de-sensationalize them.

    So I say as long as we look at them as the sick, weak, cowardly, and pathetic garbage they are we sure as shit can use their names and images. In fact SOMEONE OUGHT TO BE discussing them for what they are to combat other medias sensationalized bullshit. The status of a dark, mysterious, troubled yet powerful super villain is what they desire to achieve and the rest of the media is happy to confer on them. Someone has to undo that.

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  11. The idiot gun grabbing liberals never take the time to actually learn what they are talking about-you know-the details and such.What fools and evil scum liberals are.The world would be a better place if they were all gone-why?Because they just cannot stop meddling in the lives of others.

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  12. If I had ever seen this person in public, I would have discreetly clicked off the safety and moved out of the area ASAP. This face just screams “WHACKO”.

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  13. It all depends on what you want people to think of you/your site. Asking for another’s opinion shows you are a slight bit uncomfortable with your image already. Do you want to be “fast and loose?” or do you want to be “refined”? It’s a personal fork in the road for you. You decide.

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  14. From the Violence Policy Center website:

    “The weapons’ menacing looks, coupled with the public’s confusion over fully automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic assault weapons—anything that looks like a machine gun is assumed to be a machine gun— can only increase the chance of public support for restrictions on these weapons. In addition, few people can envision a practical use for these weapons.”

    What they mean:

    The American public is generally ignorant about guns, so we can lie to them very effectively by equating “ugly” rifles like the AR-15 as “the same thing as the Army M-16”, after all they look alike, don’t they? That is enough “proof” for these stupid people. The “confusion” of the public about guns is not to be eliminated by telling them the truth. That would ruin our plans to advance our goals for more useless “gun control”. We must cultivate this public ignorance about guns, and exploit this ignorance as much as we can, to fool the public into thinking the way we want them to think.
    We can stress the point that these guns are not good for hunting, which is what most urban citizens think of as the only “good purpose” for guns. We will ignore the fact that the Armalite Rifle 15 (AR-15) was marketed as a “varmint rifle” for hunting woodchucks before it was adopted by the Military and re-designed to allow “machine gun” fire. Of course we will not mention any other “lawful uses”, such as target shooting. Just keep repeating, over and over, “Nobody needs a machine gun to hunt deer”.

    For our part, all we can do is show the truth to those who have been lied to. Show them how they were duped, who was doing all this deceit, and why they were lied to.

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