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Shoot-Outs in the Grove at Ole Miss?
From Mississippi Gun News: Since July 1, 2011, Mississippi firearm licensees who take an instructional course in the safe handling and use of firearms offered by an approved instructor can carry a concealed firearm on educational property and other areas off-limits to “normal” licensees. Shortly before the law took effect, in June 2011, Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Klingfuss of the […] Read More
State attorneys general: AR, PA, MS, CA
Arkansas AG reverses predecessor’s opinion, agrees open carry is legal there. Extremely anti-gun Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane (D) will stand trial on charges she leaked secret grand jury information to embarrass a rival prosecutor after a judge rejected her lawyer’s contention that she could have instead humiliated him with pornography. Kane, 49, is also charged with lying under oath about […] Read More
August 28, 2015 product highlights
DTI Trauma Kit — DTI Hemorrhage Control Kit Liberty Safe has its new line of National Classic Series safes — Liberty’s first solid steel plate-door safe, featuring a solid 3/8″ steel plate door and 110 minutes of fire protection. $3700 and up. Hairclip toolbox. Probably too flimsy to do very much.
Read MoreSavage Arms recalls .17 WSM caliber B.MAG rifle bolts
Savage Arms has issued a recall notice on .17 WSM caliber B.MAG rifle bolts because the bolt on some B.MAG rifles may inadvertently catch the safety button and slide it forward into the “fire” position. Savage has received no reports of accidents due to this condition and has identified a simple bolt handle and cap retrofit, which is available free […] Read More
Grab Bag: Rap video. Charlie Daniels. More.
Colt Ford and Willie Robertson rap Headline of the week “Animal rights activist beaten with duck in Spain” Charlie Do you ever wish you were someone else? Sometimes I wish I was Charlie Daniels — and not because I wanna play the fiddle.
Read MoreWhy I like NASCAR
Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton removed a video and photographs of him shooting an AR-15 from Instagram after his race boss — Niki Lauda — ordered him to take them down. NASCAR’s Richard Childress, whose drivers have won 13 NASCAR championships, and at least one of whom is sponsored by Bass Pro Shops, is an NRA Board Member, and […] Read More
Gun signs. Violent Wonder Woman images?
About those signs…. An unidentified school has banned a little girl’s lunchbox because it has images of “violent characters.” “Violent characters” include superheroes, according to the school. The images? Wonder Woman’s face and body, not doing anything “violent” — see images here. You know, George Washington was a “violent” character too. They gonna ban him and ban US currency?
Read MoreMississippi State University “lockdown” mistake?
Mississippi State University reported an “active shooter” on campus Thursday morning and went into “lockdown,” but then followed with an update that although a person had been taken into custody, no injuries were reported and there were no reports of any shots fired. The agreed-upon definition of an “active shooter” by US government agencies (the White House, US Department of […] Read More
Giffords/Kelly not in favor of ‘gun control’?
Gabby Giffords and her space cadet hubby Mark Kelly now say they are NOT in favor of “gun control,” but instead promote “gun responsibility.” But they have spent the years since Giffords was shot supporting new gun trafficking laws, new laws on gun show sales, new laws on Internet sales, limits on ammunition magazine capacity, expanded background checks and gun […] Read More
Brady Campaign fuming. Chuck E. Cheese refusal.
The Brady Campaign and others loudly criticized the decision by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) to allow free NRA instructors to train state guard members in civilian concealed carry courses, because Gov. Pence “will not allow our citizen soldiers to remain unable to defend themselves and our citizens at facilities around the state.” (The NRA was formed in 1871 by […] Read More
