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    Huckabee's son arrested with handgun

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070426/ap_on_el_pr/on_the2008_trail LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - David Huckabee, a son of Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, was arrested at an Arkansas airport Thursday after a federal X-ray technician detected a loaded Glock pistol in his carry-on luggage...
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    Armed Miss America 1944 Stops Intruder

    http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BRAVE_BEAUTY_QUEEN?SITE=KFWB&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WAYNESBURG, Ky. (AP) -- Miss America 1944 has a talent that likely has never appeared on a beauty pageant stage: She fired a handgun to shoot out a vehicle's tires and stop an intruder. Venus...
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    NPR program to examine CCW at colleges

    On Monday, April 23, NPR's show Talk Of The Nation will have a discussion about allowing CCW on college campuses. The program airs at 2PM Eastern Time. They have a call-in portion! Check your local public radio station for details.
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    Prohibition on weapons possession by PA Gaming control Board

    We here in Pennsylvania have legalized slots gaming to compete with other states. Here's what you need to know: Title 58, PA Recreation Code § 465.14. Firearms; possession within a licensed facility. (a) Individuals, including security department personnel, are prohibited from...
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    Anti-gun comments on TV show "Cold Case"

    Tonight, as I was flipping through the channels, I watched a few minutes of the CBS drama Cold Case. The episode was a about a mall shooting, and the two cops who were interviewing the father of one of the perps went into an "assault weapon" tirade.
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    Letter to a metal detector company

    I wanted to get this letter posted ASAP so it can be commented on. Later on tonight, I'll post a picture of the offending advertisement.
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    Need help incorporating new pro-gun advocacy group

    Some THR members may be aware of the website I created in July of last year for the Armed Passengers Project, www.armedpassengers.org. It's gotten publicity and subscribers to the periodic email newsletter. But in order to kick the whole cause into high gear, incorporation as a 501(c)(4)...
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    What to do in this situation?

    If this has already addressed in another thread in the past, I apologize. Ok, here's the situation. You're out with friends who do not know that you CCW. When you made the plans to go out with them, there was no mention about going to anyplace that is "off limits" for CCW. Then, during the...
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    Robo-deer

    http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/12/14/PM200612146.html
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    Article on end of Anti-Gun MD AG's tenure

    http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20061212-121703-7734r.htm Here's the part of the article I found most interesting: Aint that adding insult to injury?:neener:
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    More Judges Packing Pistols in Courtrooms

    Despite more security, states pass laws allowing jurists to arm themselves Amanda Bronstad The National Law Journal December 7, 2006 Despite increased security at courthouses following shootings in Chicago and Atlanta about one year ago, many judges are bringing their own guns into their...
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    Guilty Plea in Theft of Roosevelt's Gun

    http://abcnews.go.com/US/LegalCenter/wireStory?id=2692525
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    The dumbest sign I've ever seen

    This one even tops the dreaded "no guns" signs we hate. It is on the door to a bank at 16th & JFK in center city Philadelphia. It warns people that the place is being videotaped and instructs people entering to remove their sunglasses and hats. BG response: "Umm, since I'm already planning...
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    Grandma cleared in airport gun trial

    Tuesday, October 17, 2006 By Gabrielle Banks, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Carlotta Yvonne Kirksey was headed off to see relatives in California when a security screener at Pittsburgh International Airport spotted the silhouette of a pistol in the Moon grandmother's bag. The screener asked the...
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    Reading Gun Magazines In Public?

    I'd like people's opinion on whether they do - or should - read gun magazines in public on the chance that some anti-gun person notices and gives you grief. I ride public transit and, like many people, read to pass the time while I'm travelling. But I'm hesitant to read any type of gun magazine...
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    "No weapons" sign at Just Tires

    Today when I went to have a flat tire taken care of at the Just Tires location on Welsh Road in Philadelphia, I noticed a "no weapons" sign on the front window. The sign didn't look like it was made by the store, so it may be their chain's national policy. I honored their request and proceeded...
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    A weird coincidence - and an idea.

    Recently I realized something. All of the states (and DC) that would be the most likely targets for terrorist attacks also have the most restrictive gun laws. What about gun rights supporters in those states using the "Homeland Security" angle to advocate liberalizing gun laws?
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    My new website

    I've put up a website about allowing passengers to carry weapons on planes, trains, buses and ships. http://mysite.verizon.net/armedpassengers/framepage.htm Air CCW is a topic that has been debated on this board at various times. A few years ago, there was a website called Project: Safe Skies...
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    N.J. Assembly Bill 2602 - a bad ammunition bill

    FROM THE NRA-ILA WEBSITE: http://www.nraila.org/CurrentLegislation/Read.aspx?ID=2288 Ammunition Sales Ban Legislation Heading to New Jersey Senate! Friday, June 23, 2006 Assembly Bill 2602 will ban possession and purchase of any and all ammunition by anyone who does not possess a...
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    RIP - Philadelphia Police Officer Gary Skerski

    Officer Gary Skerski was the community relations officer for the 15th district here in Philadelphia. He was responding to a robbery call at a bar three blocks from my house. He was killed by a blast to the throat from a short barreled shotgun. Investigators say he never had time to draw his...
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