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Courtesy of America’s First Freedom:
Panicked Residents reported a man running through their yards as police chased a county jail escapee through several neighborhoods in Manteca, California. That is, until the suspect jumped a fence and entered the yard of a citizen armed with more than a telephone. The citizen

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Negative to Positive

In contrast to Linoge’s “Unencumbered stupidity”, and the sad events that transpired with the “santa shooting” near Los Angeles, I’d like to present some positive self-defense firearm articles from across the country, courtesy of America’s First Freedom, January 2009:
A 23-year-old University of Arizona student was at his residence several

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The Boy Scout Motto

“It is a dream, it doesn’t occur”. These words are taken from a quote about defensive firearm use by a self-proclaimed anti-gunner named Michael Gross whom I wrote about here.
Below is more from an American public that continues to use firearms to protect their lives and the lives …

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Noteable Quotes 08-18-08

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
–Edmund Burke
“An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.”
–Col. Jeff Cooper
Mid-2008 in York, PA a man named Brian Fentiman came to the …

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It’s a crazy world, carry appropriately

It’s a common theme among liberals and liberal government to take away an individuals right of self-protection, and proclaim the best method of dealing with an assault is to “give the assailant what he asks for, and he will leave you alone”. This sort of advice in the best of …

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Delusional is a good word for it…

Back in March before the Heller decision one of the local radio stations had the DC gun ban as one of their topics, and had a constitutional lawyer named Michael Gross on for commentary. In the interview (which can be found here, 3-18-08 hour 3) Mr. Gross stated that …

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And the Outrage Ensued

Via Kim DuToit I found a post at ACLU’s blog from July 1st titled “Heller Decision and the Second Amendment”. The gist of how the ACLU feels about the recent Heller decision being, “The ACLU interprets the Second Amendment as a collective right. Therefore, we disagree with the Supreme

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More “no-knock” nonsense

This may not be directly related to a US law enforcement no-knock warrant situation, but it is a good example why no-knock entries are potentially dangerous to an average American as well as the law enforcement group performing it.
From judicialwatch.org
Key quotes:
“The three invaders were dressed in military

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Pacific Northwest Action Alert

For anyone in the Seattle/Tacoma/Everett area, Phil at Random Nuclear Strikes is trying to get a list together of folks who would be willing to show up when/if the city holds a Town Hall style meeting on the Seattle Mayors executive order. If enacted, this order will prohibit legal CCW …

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Noteable Quote 06-11-08

From America…

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Noteable Quote 06-06-08

From America’s First Freedom, Feb 2008
“Whoever…insinuates notions of government contrary to the Constitution, or in any degree winks at any measures to suppress or even weaken it, is not a loyal man.”
–Samuel Adams…

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Now THAT

I have been traveling a lot lately fulfilling family obligations, which is a nice opportunity for me to catch up on a backlog of reading materials. This comes from America…

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aiding and abetting – redux

Via Jeff Sawyer at Alphecca comes a link to a great article at Naples Daily News by a woman named Vicki Crawford. She writes a fine piece on why gun control is so wrong, and the comments are great as well.
Choice quote: “To restrict him (the citizen) to something …

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Movie Review

Note: this will contain spoilers.
I am a big fan of Frank Darabont. His first feature film, …

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Military Related PSA 04/02

From Military.com:
“Army Seeks WWII DNA Samples
Week of March 31, 2008
The Army is trying to locate more than 6,300 families to collect DNA samples for the purpose of identifying missing Soldiers from World War II and the wars in Korea and Vietnam. The military maintains a database …

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Writing the Reps – 01

In October 2007 Kevin Baker wrote a review of the 2nd annual Gun Bloggers Rendevoux. Besides sounding like an all around good time, I was impressed with the presence of the NRA…

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Guns Save Lives

John Stossel has a great article up at RealClearPolitics titled …

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Not the Gun Show Loophole

When the topic involves guns, most politicians love to strike fear into the electorate and then promise a resolution (usually involving another law) that never seems to get the job done. We hear time and time again about how criminals obtain guns via the …

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Losing the 4th

As a quick refresher:
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to

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Project Cherokee

When I was a kid I watched my dad rebuild the engine on his Chevy Chevelle. Years later in my pre-teens I bought an old broken down go-cart frame and two old lawnmower engines for fifteen dollars with four months of saved allowance. My dad taught me how to break …

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