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AR reference, knife steel and Elmer Keith guns
Colt Milspec AR pin & spring reference High grade knife steels update Elmer Keith guns to be auctioned — A group of firearms and accessories from the Elmer Keith Estate Collection will be a featured component of James D. Julia’s March 15-17, 2015 firearms auction in Fairfield, ME. The Poulin Auction Co. will also be offering a selection of Elmer’s utility […] Read More
You might be a redneck… if
You might be a redneck… if you have a “General Lee” AR-15 Yes I am one, and yes I want one.
Read MoreHunting factoids: Mississippi & Australia
A 2006 study by the US Department of the Interior found that hunting, angling and wildlife watching was a $1.2 billion industry for Mississippi. A study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week indicates that more than 10% of the land mammal species endemic to Australia have been wiped out by cats and foxes since […] Read More
Fight back like a man, or a grandma
Ukranian Ekaterina Bilvik, a 68-year-old grandmother signed up for the military and recently made it through basic training with flying colors. Bilvik was inspired by memories of Nazi and Soviet occupation to take up arms against Putin’s forces, and her determination and combat skills impressed her fellow trainees, who gave her the nickname “The Punisher.” Wow. Just wow. Now THAT […] Read More
Bob Owens on college daughters and concealed firearms
“As long as fathers have loved the daughters they sent off to college, there have always been concealed firearms on university campuses.” — Bob Owens
Read MoreAbout those gun-free zones
An armed robbery took place at the Fondren Post Office in Jackson, MS this week. A woman apparently returned to her car from the P.O. when a man pointed a gun at her and took her purse. He jumped into the passenger seat of a black SUV and quickly left the scene. The woman was uninjured. She said the primary […] Read More
Doctors and gun schools
Massad Ayoob talks about the connection between health care professionals and gun training. Click to read his perspective.
Read MoreCarjacking and terrorism: 2 stories
Carjacking If you are the target of an attempted carjacking and can simply mash down on the gas without killing any innocents, that’s probably the best idea. Here’s a video of a near-victim, followed by a victim. (Approximately 48 seconds into the video). Terrorism President Barack Obama is asking Congress to formally authorize war against Islamic State militants and says […] Read More
NBC Nightly News’ “Lyin’ Brian” Williams
Lamestream media talking head “Lyin’ Brian” Williams has been suspended from “NBC Nightly News” without pay for six months, due to an ongoing internal investigation into whether(?) Williams repeatedly “exaggerated” stories during his public appearances as managing editor of the “news” program as well as elsewhere. Williams has now admitted to his “mistake in recalling the events” and apologized, but […] Read More
Police training fatality + accidental firing
Police training fatality update We reported last year about the fatal shooting of a trooper at the Public Safety Training Campus, in Plymouth Township, PA. Now PA State Police Corporal Richard Schroeter is under arrest in Montgomery County, charged in connection with the incident. Prosecutors say Cpl. Schroeter, 42, was conducting a firearms training session at the facility in late […] Read More