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Military Intelligence: The Emperor has no clothes
“The intelligence pros said killing certain ISIS leaders might not diminish the group and that airstrikes might not be working. The bosses didn’t like those answers—not at all. Senior intelligence officials at the U.S. military’s Central Command demanded significant alterations to analysts’ reports that questioned whether airstrikes against the so-called Islamic State widely known as ISIS were damaging the group’s […] Read More
Nassau County prosecutors not permitted to own guns?
The jack-booted thugs in the Nassau County, NY District Attorney’s office stipulate that “Assistant district attorneys [prosecutors] are not permitted to apply for a handgun permit nor own or possess a handgun while employed by the Nassau County District Attorney. Any exception to this policy must be in writing and approved by the District Attorney.” This includes guns at home […] Read More
Summary – 4 items
The US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ruled that several parts of the District’s gun registration law violate the Second Amendment, but has upheld several other parts. The case is Heller v. District of Columbia (Heller III). Note that the parts that were ruled unconstitutional failed because they did not advance a government interest “in […] Read More
Gun girl. Collectibles. All-American double rifle.
You know you’re a gun girl if . . . You have a box or a drawer dedicated to holsters. You have more than eight gun-related t-shirts. You think about on-body carry and holster options while choosing your outfits. You criticize TV shows and movies when they get firearms terms and actions wrong. You drool over the latest models from […] Read More
MS handgun training at Precision Shooting Center
Precision Shooting Center, Forest, MS, has announced that three of the finest hand gunners Mississippi has ever produced will begin holding one-day seminars each month at its facility beginning in January, 2016. LTC Pat Cronin (MHP retired), CPT Phillip Hemphill (MHP retired), and MSG Dan Rawlinson, (MHP), are National and World champion law enforcement handgun competitors. They have chosen twelve […] Read More
Kentucky trooper shot dead
Killer reportedly an anti-violence Ferguson Protester who supported another cop-killer The man accused of fatally shooting a rookie KY State Police trooper Sunday night was shot and killed after troopers commanded him to drop his gun. When he refused and aimed his weapon at them, he died of stupidity. Trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder, 31, died hours earlier following a traffic […] Read More
Bad boys (and girl) – ‘The Only Ones’
An unidentified veteran 51-year-old Massachusetts state trooper sergeant shot himself in the leg with a shotgun loaded with buckshot this week while carrying a shotgun into his new cruiser, State Police said. He is expected to survive, and hopefully be wiser. You hear a lot of reports of “cop leg,” but not too many with a shotgun. “Fearing for their […] Read More
Natchez defensive gun use. Talking to police. Infographic.
Natchez, MS defensive gun use Talking to police — “Concealed Carry and the Right to Remain Silent – Part 1” Infographic — private firearms ownership & police deaths over time (source — Officers Feloniously Killed vs. Private Firearms 1961 to 2013)
Read MoreDelta State University ‘gun-free zone’
You’ve heard about the Delta State University (MS) professor shooting his rival on campus this week. “The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning hereby prohibits the possession of pistols, firearms or other weapons in any form by any person other than duly authorized law enforcement officials on its institution premises or at any of its institutions or […] Read More
