MikeR on Sep 04 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web, MikeR's Page
InstapunditAbout the same number of gun deaths in Chicago, over the summer, as US deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. I wonder why the media focuses on US deaths abroad but ignores the violence to US citizens here at home.
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Lee on Aug 02 2008 | Filed under: Firearms, Lee's Page
Apparently TDI has produced a civilian legal semi-automatic version of their KRISS 45 Carbine. Quite a futuristic looking firearm, which supposedly reduces muzzle climb by 95% for the .45 ACP cartridge. You’ll recognize that as quite a feat if you’ve ever tried to keep a 1911 or even a Thompson level in rapid fire. ImpactGuns [...]
Lee on Jun 14 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Covertress gives us 21 reasons why gun owners might be justifiably doubtful (and not a little alarmed) about Barack Obama’s commitment to their constitutional right.
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Keith_Indy on Apr 30 2008 | Filed under: Culture, Election 2008, Firearms, Keith's Page
Never underestimate the power of a politician to overestimate their power, especially in an election year.
Just as the signs are trending towards a “permanent” majority for Democrats, one of them has the bright idea to poke a sleeping bear.
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Lee on Feb 08 2008 | Filed under: Culture, Firearms, Lee's Page, Society
There’s a moment in Mark Steyn’s book America Alone, where he relates the truism that we’ve all experienced conversations with a mild-mannered, educated and seemingly rational person from the Arab world, where quite unexpectedly they say something nutty in the most casual way. “Of course the Jews planned 9-11″ for instance. As Steyn notes, when [...]
Lee on Feb 08 2008 | Filed under: Firearms, Lee's Page, Military Matters
Photo: Atlantic Firearms
Upgrades for Iraq’s Presidential Brigade. They’ve purchased M16 rifles to replace their AKs:
The Iraqi Army’s Presidential Brigade turned over their older AK-47 model rifles for newer and more accurate M-16s at Besmaya Range Complex in Iraq starting Feb. 5.
The weapons were issued using the biometrics system, which ties each soldier’s photograph, fingerprint, voice, [...]
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