Via David Codrea at The War on Guns: SB354 Texas Campus carry is scheduled for a vote in the Criminal Justice committee tomorrow [3/31/11]. No question that it will pass and be heard on the Senate floor. Rumor control has it that one senator will offer a floor amendment to change the bill to require [...]
Filed under: Call to Action, Gun News | Tagged: CHL, College Campus, No more gun free zones, S.B. 354, Texas Concealed Carry | Leave a Comment »
John Moses Browning’s .45 caliber self-loading pistol, the M1911, turns 100 today. from Wiki Following its success in trials, the Colt pistol was formally adopted by the Army on March 29, 1911, thus gaining its designation, M1911 (Model 1911).
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I found this at the NRA Store today: Can be purchased here What I really find enlightening is the product description (my emphasis added): Inspired by the popular MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) vests employed by military and law enforcement today, the NRA Tactical Vest T-Shirt’s authentic look features much of the same tactical gear [...]
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How’s this for a slice of AWESOME? Due to a backlog of applicants waiting to take the Texas state required Concealed Handgun License (CHL) course, the Oak Ridge North Police Department (just North of Houston) was given permission by the City Council to teach the class. God Bless Texas! From The Courier of Montgomery County: [...]
Filed under: Cool Stuff, Gun News | Tagged: $10 CHL course, Awesome!, CHL, Concealed Carry, Oak Ridge North, Police teach Concealed Carry, Pro-gun Police, Texas | 2 Comments »
Downrange Television has partnered with the Outdoor Channel to give away daily prizes in the ‘Gear Up and Go’ sweepstakes. Today’s prize is a Ruger LCP .380 with Crimson Trace Laser. Go here to enter
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As of September 1st, 2009 several laws regarding concealed handgun licenses go into effect. One of these changes eliminates the penalty for failing to show a licensee’s CHL to a police officer when identification is requested. The Houston Comical has a story about this: A small change in concealed handgun laws has created safety concerns [...]
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Check these out! Looks like a custom base of PALS webbing with attached MOLLE gear. [What? No Camelbak?] All in all: Nicely done, sir.
Filed under: Gun News | Tagged: Custom Seat Covers, Dallas, MOLLE, PALS, Tactical, Tea Party | Leave a Comment »
I had mentioned that Brownells catalog #62 just came out and that you should get one. Seriously, get one. Anyway, you can’t have a new Brownells catalog and not order something, so when I mentioned it to a friend, he replied that he had been wanting a few magazines for his rifle. Badda-boom: instant excuse [...]
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In another case of ‘Critical Failure of Victim Selection’, a Milwaukee man turns the tables on a robbery and successfully defends himself, with a bonus! It all happened early Thursday near 1st and Clarke. The 23-year-old Milwaukee man was in the area when two teenagers pulled out a gun and tried to rob him. That [...]
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Chris Matthews asks, “How dare you exercise your legal rights!? You might wake the sheeple!” Short version: William Kostric, legally carried a firearm openly at a Town Hall meeting in New Hampshire while holding sign and Nothing Bad Happened. Chris “Obama Mancrush” Matthews interviews Mr. Kostric as to why he brought a gun to the [...]
Filed under: Gun News, Politics | Tagged: Chris Matthews, hack, liberty, New Hampshire, open carry, town hall, William Kostric | Leave a Comment »
