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    Finally, a happy trigger lock story:

    From John Farnam's Quips & Quotes: http://www.defense-training.com/quips/11Apr04.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Finally, a happy trigger lock story: A bar owner in Indiana and three of his customers beat a would-be robber so badly...
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    Knife fight ends in murder charge

    The story is very short on information. It could be a good man is being charged for the crime of being an American who had to defend himself, or it could be that a troublemaker is getting what he deserves. Either way, it looks like a knife evened up 3 against 5 odds...
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    Never bring a hammer to a gunfight! (merged threads)

    Never bring a hammer to a gunfight! http://www.nbc4columbus.com/news/2939546/detail.html There's courage, and there's stupid. Sometimes it's hard to tell which is which! :what: So, should he have used a lighter, faster hammer? Does this put an end to the Big & Slow vs. Light &...
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    Dominate. Intimidate. Control.

    Relax. Your government has it all under control. Or is that "has YOU all under control"? From Reason Magazine: Read on. It gets worse. I used to say that it was the liberals who were going to make America into a police state. Since 9/11 I've realized that we have a much...
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    That evil Bush KILLED a French woman! (No, but I won't be surprised to hear it.)

    http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,8210688%255E13762,00.html Uh, I'd like to see some objective confirmation of this. And, no, I DON'T think it's too far-fetched for some leftists to blame Bush for her death.
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    Gun climate in Virginia? Places to shoot?

    Well, a few months back I thought I had a good shot at a job in Tennessee, but it didn't happen. Those folks are STILL dithering around and haven't hired anybody. :rolleyes: Now I've got a promotion that is taking me to the Reston, VA, area for a very welcome change from the traveling...
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    Homeland Security - follow the money?

    Hmm. WWII did a great job of getting us out of a depression... The full story is about wireless network security , but it's not too technical and there are some interesting tidbits there for lovers of freedom.
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    Jim March is vindicated....

    And they didn't mention his name! http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,60713,00.html
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    Same PD, different results...

    An interesting shooting. 4 cops. 25 feet. 19 shots. 4 hits. All 4 from the same officer. 15 misses from the other three. http://www.defense-training.com/quips/3Aug03.html "The department can provide the trappings, but the individual must provide the requiem (sic) personal...
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    Airline gives passenger data to Feds for Homeland Security

    http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,60551,00.html So, how does the passenger data from a civilian airline help improve the security of military bases? And here's what I told them on their web site. I've flown Jet Blue for the last time. May you go the way of the dodo...
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    They still hang people in Japan!

    I didn't know there were any "civilised" nations that still allowed this 'barbaric' practice in this enlightened age! "Killer of eight children to hang" I have no doubt that this sentence (if carried out) will 100% GUARANTEE that he will never do this again. That works for me.
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    Allright, which gun nut wrote THIS:

    <shaking head> Just ran across this from an eopinions.com review of a CD player: Now, my FIRST question is, what would be the reaction of your average MMM type if they came across that review? :what: :D Second, how about we see if we can write some reveiws of common products or...
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    OK, I did the research, now what's the real story on TN, AR, MI laws?

    I'm going for an interview for a job in the Memphis area. It looks good to get the job, and that is gooood news. 3 years of "consulting" (fancy name for an engineering temp!) is enough! My family needs some roots. So I looked up the state laws on the NRA site, but what's the reality...
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    Okay - which one of you guys did this?

    I only wish it were real!
  15. Q

    Nice little .22 rifle, but lousy sights. Ideas?

    I've got a Marlin 60 that I want to use to teach my young 'uns to shoot, but the stock sights REEK! I hate to spend a lot of money on a $75 rifle, but those stock sights have got to go! Any suggestions?
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    Capital PUnishment

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    Lead poisoning - a real problem?

    Whoa! It's been so long since I last posted I almsot forgot my password! Ah well, life gets busy... Anyway, cleaning out old file before doing a major backup (before doing a format-reinstall) I came across this old gem...
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    OW! Now you know THAT'S got to hurt!

    http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_746838.html?menu "A German man shocked hospital staff by walking into an emergency ward with a bullet embedded in his head. The 32-year-old, who hasn't been named, took a taxi to a hospital in Ratingen after he was shot. Hospital staff called police...
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    Hi Point selling a .45 for $179!

    Any experience with their quality of late? I haven't noticed them for years, and they were always a 3rd rate company, at best. But a lifetime warranty? Any RECENT experience out there in THR land?
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    Big Brother gets a new surveillance tool.

    "March 26, 2003: FBI and other law enforcement officers, whose investigations are normally down-to-Earth, recently have been seeking the help of two NASA scientists who study the Sun and storms like hurricanes. Why are specialists from such different worlds working together? The NASA...
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