Bearing Arms

• newNew Residents Of Blue States Face "De Facto Gun Ban"
  
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• newAnti-Gun Activists Back NC Governor's Veto Of Church Carry Bill
  
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• newGun Businesses Lash Out At Big Tech's Monopolistic Practices
  
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• newThe Media's Obvious Double Standard On Armed Protesters
  
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• newCourt Rules University of Wyoming CAN Ban Guns On Campus
  
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• newUtah Man Facing Charges After Pulling Gun On Trump Supporters
  
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• newStudy Finding Cops Aren't Racist Retracted Because Wrong People Citing It
  
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• newNew Study Blames "Excessive Gaming" For Guns In School
  
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• newStudy Finds Link Between Gun Ownership, Police Shootings
  
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• newRotten Apple: Mayor Flailing (And Failing) As Crime Surges In NYC
  
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The Armed Lutheran

• ALR Episode 225 – Freedom, Shooting Positions, and Doing the Right Thing

  

  On this week's variety show Lloyd gives an update on the show, Mia discusses freedom and the importance of the #Gunvote in November we celebrate the 4th of July, Sgt. Bill shares tips for moving into shooting positions in IDPA, and Pastor Bennett pon…
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• Video: What’s the Context of Exodus 22?

  

  Check out the new video on the YouTube Channel as Lloyd and Pastor Bennett answer a listener email about the context of Exodus 22:2-3. Mike writes: “Hi guys. I’d like some help understanding the context of the thief in the night verses from Exodu…
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• ALR Episode 224 – Suffering, Fake News, Father’s Day, and Reloading on the Move

  

  On this week's variety show Lloyd gives an update on changes to the show in the future and comments on the notion that God won't put more on your shoulders than you can handle. Mia discusses the misrepresentation of hunting laws by the media, Sgt. Bi…
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• ALR Episode 223 – We’ve Got Mail

  

  Lloyd and Pastor Bennett dig into the mailbag to answer listener emails about gun ownership and confirmation bias, the meaning of Exodus 22's “thief in the night” verses, God's wrath, and guns we just can't part with. Timestamps [0:00] – Bloope…
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• ALR Episode 222 – Fifth Sunday Special with Kevin Jaeger

  

  Lloyd visits with special guest Kevin Jaeger, co-host of the Survival and Basic Badass Podcast to discuss prepping, podcasting, and pandemics. Links of Interest Survival and Basic Badass Podcast website Survival Prepping on Facebook SBB Episode #231…
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• ALR Episode 221 – Okay, Karen

  

  Lloyd and Pastor Bennett dig back into the mailbag to answer an email from a listener who was critical of Lloyd's commentary in episode 220. Listen to Episode 220 here. Listen to the “It's the People” episode of Unload and Show Clear. Will writes…
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• Video: What Do You Hope Becomes the New Normal?

  

  Check out the new video on the YouTube Channel as Lloyd and Pastor Bennett answer a listener email about the “new normal.” Peter writes: “There has been a lot of talk about the ‘new normal’ and how things are going to change forever as a re…
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• ALR Episode 220 – Sig P365, M&Ms and the War to End All Wars

  

  On this week's variety show Mia reviews one of her carry guns: the Sig P365, Sgt. Bill talks about the “M & M's” of competitive shooting: Misses and Mistakes, and Lloyd comments on the parallels between the Coronavirus and the “War to End All W…
  - 51 days ago 17 May 20, 11:00pm -
• ALR Episode 219 – Listener Mail

  

  Lloyd and Pastor Bennett dig into the mailbag to answer listener emails about the Biblical view of tyrannicide, the “new normal,” gun storage laws, and prepping. Timestamps [0:00] – Blooper [0:23] – Show Open [0:34] – Welcome [1:31] – Int…
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• ALR Episode 218 – The Three Ps, Carry at Home, and Romans 13

  

  On this week's variety show Lloyd comments on the plans to re-open the country, Mia talks about the importance of carrying at home, Sgt. Bill talks about the “Rule of P's” and how it applies to competitive shooting, and Pastor Bennett discusses R…
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A Keyboard and a .45

• New Blog
  I have started a new blog, The Primal Transplant.  Basically I'm talking about life, fitness and lifestyle changes following a bilateral lung transplant.  Hop on over and let me know what you think.
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• Democrat Leadership Trying to Close Fort Worth Gun Shows
  New York and Colorado have been at the top of the news for horrendous anti-gun legislation.  New York has their laughable 7 round magazine capacity limitation and Colorado may very well ban most pump action shotguns along with other firearms they co…
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• Notes From the Sidebar
  The OldNFO has informative and interesting comments on A New Doctor...Live From the Alamo City has a post In honor of Texas Independence Day.Bob S. has a few Tales from the Great Ammo Shortage of ’13, well actually only one tale, but a telling o…
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• One Last Post on Biden and Shotguns
  One last post on VP Joe Biden and shotguns, I promise.  Well, last post until he says something else stupid on the subject.Biden tells every talking head who will have him that a shotgun is all anyone, especially women, need for home defense.  His…
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• Joe Biden, Vice President and Self Defense Expert
  Biden continues with his "Shotgun beats AR-15" meme, doubling down on his affirmation that a shotgun is all you need to defend yourself.As reported in the Washington Free Beacon:Biden: ‘Just Fire the Shotgun Through the Door’Do I need to say any…
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• Good Thing I'm Right Eye Dominant
  First thing yesterday morning I helped a friend take down a dead Post Oak in his front yard.  Post Oak trunks stay pretty thick for a good ways up there so you can picture my old rear end up a tree with my 24" Husqvarna Rancher chain saw.  Note to…
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• Notes From the Sidebar
  Michael Bane has a Colorado Update that is important reading for anyone lives in Colorado, vacations in Colorado or might plan to retire in Colorado.  Even if you drive through Colorado with a firearm on your side or in your vehicle, you should rea…
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• James D. Julia Extraordinary Firearms Auction
  The online auction catalogs for the Spring James D. Julia Extraordinary Firearms Auction are now available.  The hard copy of catalog 1 has arrived on my front step and it is pretty much 1 full inch thick.  I have many hours of viewing, and reading…
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• Smoke Pot, Buy a Gun, Become an Instant Felon
  Colorado has legalized the recreational use of Marijuana.  The Libertarians, the Druggies, and the Druggie Libertarians can celebrate.  If the United States were governed as the Constitutional Republic our Forefathers created, that would be the end…
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• Lead by Example Mr. Vice President
  So Vice President Biden believes that the best means of defense for a woman home alone is a double barrel 12 ga. shotgun.  He also believes that stepping out the back door and firing a couple rounds into the air will deter any and all home intruders…
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Best Defense LLC

Firearms and Freedom

• Common Sense Gun Laws
  Sure, I like the fact that Wisconsin made it easier for active duty military and retired police to get concealed carry permits, but what really makes sense to eliminate senseless violence perpetrated by (bad) people with guns is this: Get … Continu…
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• I Like These Signs
  Speaking of government partnering with responsible citizens, a town in Pennsylvania is adding a line to the welcome to the town signs, stating “This is not a gun free zone.” Quote of the day is from Township Supervisor Stephen Mohr: “The … C…
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• We Need More Sheriff’s Departments Like This
  Portage County, Wisconsin’s Sheriff’s Department is offering concealed carry permit classes. They are also teaching a basic pistol course at the department’s range. Prices are $40 for the CCW class, $25 for the Basic Pistol, or $50 for both. Ho…
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• Proposal to Eliminate the WI 48 Hour Waiting Period
  Wisconsin Senator Van Wanggaard is looking for co-sponsors of a bill that would eliminate the 48 hour waiting period to buy an handgun in Wisconsin. This is currently the top of my list to fix WI gun laws, so it would … Continue reading →
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• Next Time Someone Tells You CEO Pay Should go to Employees
  We repeatedly see complaints about how much CEOs are paid when the question of minimum wage hikes comes up, with the implication (or outright claim) that if the CEO and executives were paid less, the minimum wage hike wouldn’t be … Continue readi…
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• Interesting experience at UW Madison
  I just got back from a commencement ceremony at UW Madison, and two or three times a speaker mentioned that President Obama visited the campus twice in the last year. The reaction was closer to what I would expect if … Continue reading →
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• This is Why They Say “Never Ask a Question You Don’t Know the Answer to”
  MSNBC anchor Contessa Brewer thought she could score some points against Republican Congressman Rep. Mo Brooks by snarkily asking “Do you have a degree in economics?” while she was interviewing him. His reply? “Yes ma’am I do, highest honors.…
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• More From My Sheriff
  
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• Something New
  I just purchased my first turkey hunting permit. Looking forward to trying that, the time slot I have is for mid-May this year.
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• Gratuitous Gun Pics
  I purchased this a while back to fill the 22 pistol slot in the Must Have Gun List. Ruger MK II with a 12 inch barrel and a Leopold 4 power scope. … Continue reading →
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Minuteman Review

• newThe Best Mini 14 Magazines for Your Mini AR-15 Alternative
  The Mini-14 is one of the most popular recommendations as an AR-15 alternative. But, regardless of whether you’re using the Mini-14 as a stand-in for some other tactical platform, or if it’s just your go-to .223 rifle, you need good magazines.The…
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• newThe Best 450 Bushmaster Scope for Getting This Fat Round on Target
  The 450 Bushmaster is a powerful round. But it’s not designed for super long range shooting. But, it’s still very capable out to about 500 meters.So a little bit of glass goes a long way toward using the entire effective range of the 450 Bushmast…
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• The Best 458 Socom Uppers for Big Bore Precision and Reliability
  The 458 socom was created because SOMEBODY wanted an AR-15 that pretty much guaranteed a one-shot stop (so long as you got a hit). So somebody made the 458 Socom to accomplish this.Obviously, there’s a lot more energy in a 458 Socom than a 5.56mm r…
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• The Best Remington 870 Ammo for Shotgunning Anything
  The Remington 870 is an iconic shotgun. And it’s a really solid platform for any type of shotgun shooting, despite the aging design. It’s simply one of the best shotguns ever made.So you should get the best Remington 870 ammo that you can find, b…
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• The Best 450 Bushmaster Uppers for your Big Bore AR-15
  Gas powered rifles are getting really good these days. A precision AR-15 is almost as precise as a bolt-action rifle of the same caliber.But it’s not all about increases in precision. AR-15 construction has improved to the point where the AR-15 pla…
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• The Best Ruger 10/22 Receivers for the Best Custom 10/22 Builds
  There aren’t quite as many parts on the market. But you can pretty much build a Ruger 10/22 bit by bit, the same way you can build an AR-15.A Ruger 10/22 receiver is like the upper receiver of your AR-15. It’s where all the action is. So it’s i…
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• The Best 9mm AR Lower for Your AR PCC
  Pistol caliber carbines are so hot right now. And for a good reason: pistol caliber carbines are cool.Also, 9mm AR carbines are easy to build. And you can feed them with Glock magazines, which are affordable and plentiful.But, putting a pistol cartri…
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• The Best SKS Stocks: Stock, Tactical, and All the Others
  The SKS is a cool rifle. I’ve heard it called the “poor man’s AK-47.”I’m not sure if that title is exactly correct. You can choose your own catchy name for your SKS.Regardless of what you call it, a bone stock SKS can be a bit antiquated. F…
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• The Best Shotgun Red Dots for Those Big Blasters
  However you feel about red dot sights, shotguns are actually very good candidates for red dot sights. Think about it:The typical shotgun sighting system is a bead sight. It’s just a bright brass or fiber optic bead on the muzzle of the shotgun that…
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• The Best 300 Blackout Magazines for Your 300BLK Blaster
  One of the super cool things about 300 Blackout is that you only need a 300 Blackout barrel to convert your AR-15 to 300 Blackout. Your receiver set, magazines, and bolt all stay the same.So many of the best 300 Blackout magazines are also the best 5…
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Gun Free Zone

Home on the Range

• Happy Independence Day
  
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• Bar Scheeze Mac and Cheese
  If you've not tried Win Schulers Cheese in a Crock, do yourself a favor.  It's available at stores in the upper Midwest, Florida, and Virginia and is available by mail elsewhere.The first time I had it was a few years back from Beef Mart when Midwes…
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• More Pictures of My Dad's Patriot's Guard Honor Rally on his 100th Birthday.
  
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• Beachside Memories
  This is a post I had up after this particular trip. The man with the brightly colored shirt and stocking cap is Keith, the long time partner (I can't remember him NOT being in the family) of my cousin Liz. Liz and her brother spent summer vacations…
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• Untitled
  
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• Need I Say More
  
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• Why No, there is NOT such a thing as too much caffeine?
  1999 Colt Magnum Carry.A 357 powerhouseAdrenalin Junkie Cheesecake A chocolate covered espresso bean/cookie crust, filled with  cheesecake made of two kinds of dark chocolate with a dollop of espresso and a bare hint of  Madagascar vanilla.  Top…
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• Patriot Guard for Dad's Birthday
  I couldn't be there - between the travel restrictions (we were still under lockdown) and dealing with the cellulitis in my foot (continued horse pill antibiotics that make me really sick to my stomach) and unable to walk or drive, there was no way I…
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• Bullet Proof Dinner
  It seems like most days "off" there's always a few things that need doing.  Some are errands, some are just tasks you have to do, and if you are lucky, enjoy doing.  But before you know it, it's dinner time and there's not a lot of time to make…
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• Lorelei Living the Dream
  Just an update - still on the horse pill antibiotics trying to avoid a hospital stay (iffy at this point, will know more in a couple of days).  My husband has been wrangling dinner and I've just tried to stay foot up, arms ready (the Chicago riots c…
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Legally Armed in Detroit

• Rick Ector Reports on High Profile Firearm Related Stories Being Discuss...
  Gun Cases Currently Breaking The Internet - Rick Ector on Bill Frady's "Lock n Load"
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• Rick Ector Discusses His Handgun Evaluation and Selection Process For Fi...
  Selecting Your First Defensive Pistol
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• Rick Ector Discusses Guns, Gun Rights, & FREE Firearm Training For Women...
  Rick Ector on Guns, Gun Rights, & FREE Gun Training For Women
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• Rick Ector Discusses Gun Rights And FREE Firearm Training For Women - Ro...
  Rick Ector Discusses Gun Rights And FREE Firearm Training For Women - Rob McNealy Show
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• Rick Ector Appears On "Everybody Mad" To Discuss Blacks And Guns - Histo...
  Rick Ector Appears On "Everbody Mad" To Discuss Blacks And Guns
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• Planet Rick: Avoiding Riots And Civil Disturbances - Bill Frady's Lock n...
  Avoiding Riots & Civil Unrest
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• Rick Ector Debates Coleman Young Jr on Let It Rip Weekend - Armed Black ...
  Rick Ector Debates Coleman Young Jr on Let It Rip Weekend
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• Rick Ector Appears on The Kyle Olson Show To Discuss Gov. Whitmer's Clai...
  Can Black And Brown People Rally With Guns At The State Capitol In Lansing And Not Get Shot?
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• Firearm Training Considerations During The Coronavirus Era - Lock N Load...
  Firearm Training Considerations During The Coronavirus Era
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• Rick Ector Appeared Live on OldeSchoolWolfMedia's to Discuss Riots, Gun ...
  Rick Ector on OldeSchoolWolf Media: Protests, Rally Against Hate, & FREE Gun Lessons For Women
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Notes From the American Outback

• On Green Mountain
  Early in July, on the 1st actually, the dogs and I drove to the top of Green Mountain, in Wyoming, to spend a week or so in that very special place. I had stumbled upon Green Mountain in 1970 when on my way to the Grand Tetons and then the Pacific co…
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• Running over snakes
  A few days ago I was on my motorbike going to a distant pasture and I ran over this fellow. I saw him too late and all I could do was avoid putting on the brakes. I stopped and went back. He seemed unhurt, and very angry at me. I was glad I hadn't hu…
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• Mus kingtutticus
  I am working on cleaning out and rearranging my shop building. This deceased citizen was in the bottom of one of the boxes I am triaging and discarding. There was a kind of macabre beauty to him and so I had to photograph the corpus. Few small corpse…
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• Another branding
  On Friday I went to a roundup and branding that I have attended for almost a decade now. It's always a good event, attended by a fine group of riders and ropers. And of course the BBQ at the end is worth the trip alone!These events are the 'social ev…
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• Jack Report
  I am very happy to report-- ecstatic would be more like it!-- that Jack is doing fine. The vet prescribed a one-month of antibiotics and at the end of that, late last week, his x-rays showed no signs of the spots that had appeared on the first set. T…
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• This is getting ridiculous
  Rain, rain, and more rain. Not the insistent downpours my friends in Texas are getting, but a steady, day by day rain that keeps you inside while the grass grows, and grows, and grows.  It may be good for ranchers (who are, after all, grass farmers)…
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• My Jack is Sick
  How sick remains to be seen.He developed a cough on our trip. Not extreme, but intermittent. At a recent routine exam/vaccination visit to my vet, he thought some x-rays might be in order. The radiographs revealed spots on his lymph nodes.Since we ha…
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• The Two-wheel Solution, Part the Second
  Later we camped for a few weeks in the Prescott National Forest. The urge to explore and reach out into the countryside got even stronger. There were miles and miles of NF roads and trails and ranch roads that begged to be ridden, explored, photograp…
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• Western Arizona & The Two-wheel Solution
  Sunrise from our camp west of Quartzsite. Quartzsite is a very strange place indeed. It has the air of a carnival, and the overall feeling is that you will come back in the morning to find everything, and everyone gone, nothing left but a few tent pe…
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• Late May on the High Plains
  About three inches yesterday and overnight. For this I returned from Arizona? Shouldn't complain though, as we have had killer blizzards later than this.
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Semi Automatic Heart

• House Democrats to Ban manufacture of so-called "Assault Weapons" (Semi-Automatics)

  

  Here we go again, War without end!...(S9)http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/12/15/house-democrats-introduce-bill-ban-manufacture-assault-weapons/E-Mail recipients should redirect to full website at http://semiautomaticheart.blogspot.com/
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• AR-15: Phony outrage over ad with armed Santa (Video)

  

  Local news story from Chico, California; riding the wave of media fueled obsession over semi-auto Armalite pattern rifles - (S9)http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/santa-holds-ar15-on-chico-gun-range-signs/36906266E-Mail recipients should redirect to fu…
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• Majority of Americans OPPOSES ban on (so-called) "Assault Weapons"

  

  Patrick J. Egan tweeted this information.... (S9)E-Mail recipients should redirect to full website at http://semiautomaticheart.blogspot.com/
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• AR-15: Savannah Police considering obtaining AR's, public uneasy...

  

  Of all places, Savannah is the last I would expect the public would be nervous about the Police deploying semi-automatic long guns (they have some low-down dirty criminals down there, they need em')...So...Go fig'...(S9)http://savannahnow.com/crime/2…
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• California Tyranny: Bloomberg Buck$ and Political hunger for Newsom to go with anti-gun B.S. ...

  

  He cares not for anything but his own "career", taking a page from mentor Diane Feinstien, appear to "do something" to bolster yourself in the public eye, but have a "no-lose strategy" i.e. If he wins this, it makes him look like a "hero", if he lose…
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• Apologia Bar Sinister...

  

  Don't let her good looks fool you: She is a Bytch in real life!!!Please, I feel that sometimes I am lucky just to get back into this blog to post(!!!). Ever since "Google" has decided that there should be one universal login to get to, for example, B…
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• AK-47: Funky Looking Hungarian AMD's confiscated by Police in Brazil...

  

  these Morons have obviously bee watching FB videos of the MX cartel idiots...AK-47 Hungarian variant "AMD's" confiscated by Police in Brazil. "Pimped" AMD basically looks stupid, but it is apparent the owner has no viable brain cells to begin with. P…
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• This is how AK-47's get to Paris

  

  Folding stock AK's on display"Guns soon became a major export commodity in the Balkans. Western Europe is the target market. “Many firearms trafficked in Europe come from the western Balkans after being held illegally after recent conflicts in the…
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• Cruz gets it right yet again.....

  

  Nail on the head...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noy5f-y0uhY&feature=youtu.beE-Mail recipients should redirect to full website at http://semiautomaticheart.blogspot.com/
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• Full-Auto Pushback (USA)

  

  http://www.gunowners.org/machine-guns.htmE-Mail recipients should redirect to full website at http://semiautomaticheart.blogspot.com/
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The Defensive Handgun Blog

• ANNOUNCEMENT
  We've Moved! Our new blog address is www.defensiveforce.com/blog. Please update your links!Also, Defensive Force Instructors LLC has a new home on the web: www.defensiveforce.com. CLICK HERE for information about our upcoming courses and dates.*NO…
  - 28 Jan 11, 6:10pm -
• CLE for Virginia Gun Law
  I am happy to announce that we are filling out the forms for CLE credit for Virginia. If you want to register for the October 23rd seminar, and want CLE credit for it, the fee is $125. We are submitting an application for 2.5 hours of CLE credit. Sor…
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• Where Even Prosecutors Can't Carry
  Uncle links to a story about a man who fires some warning shots because a gang of, well, gang members was threatening him. The comments discuss the wisdom of warning shots and legal implications.Here's some additional background. The Nassau County DA…
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• Required Reading for Concealed Carry
  Here is a good write-up of a self-defense shooting that went to court twice. HT Snowflakes in HellThe defendant, Mr. Hickey, was involved in a self-defense shooting when he was attacked by three neighbors in his own driveway. He was charged with aggr…
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• SIRT Pistol for Training
  Caleb has a post up on the SIRT pistol, a dedicated dry-fire handgun that shoots a laser out the barrel whenever the gun is "fired."While this seems like a good way to train, I'd be afraid that it would make me look for the laser and not call my shot…
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• Malum Prohibitum
  The NY Times reports that Chicago's gun ordinance, as well as state gun laws, aren't successfully used to deter violent crime. HT Uncle.“We do bypass our ordinance because the penalties are more serious under state laws,” Ms. Hoyle said. “But t…
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• Chesapeake Shooting Ruled Justified
  The shooting in Chesapeake earlier this month has been ruled justified. Decent coverage here and here. Sumdood fired shots at armed citizen while said citizen was standing outside his family's home. Armed citizen, a concealed handgun permit holder, r…
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• Reloading Shotgun for 3-Gun Competition
  Here's a good video from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit on speedloading your shotty for 3-gun. Looks like a good gig if you can get it.Here's another good video with a breakdown of the shooter's technique.Permalinked for future reference.
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• Getting Out of Traffic Ticket by Carrying a Gun
  Extreme Tolerance relates his story of getting out of a ticket by virtue of legally carrying a gun. The officer that pulls you over will know as soon as he looks up your license plate that you have a concealed carry permit, which with many cops is a…
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• Galil Ace and Krebs AK
  Galil Ace Rifle over at The Firearm Blog.As he puts it, "the consumer AK accessory industry is sure to start producing handguards, pistol grips and stocks for dressing up a AK-clone as an Galil Ace."That already exists. Here is the Krebs Custom AK ri…
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The War on Guns

• newRound 3
  PDLooks like I'll be back for another round on Armed American Radio's Daily Defense with Mark Walters. You can listen from the AAR website by finding a station near you or via livestreaming, or join in with Facebook.
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• newDumber That the Average Bear
  She is lucky the creature wasn't really hungry and did not keep going, because she couldn't outrun a sustained charge.Everyone else out of their cars and "helping" habituate it to humans will share culpability on the day it kills someone and "has to…
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• newWho Needs Government Spies...
  ...when they can pressure the private sector into doing their Big Brothering for them? [More][Via Dave Licht]
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• newAn Unarmed Man
  'Extreme force in the back of the head in a violent and completely unprovoked attack' [More]That was attempted murder.It's too early to tell the long term effects that animal attack will have.
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• newA Clean Bill of Health
  Andrew Cuomo’s NY Health Dept Clears Andrew Cuomo Of Responsibility For Nursing Home Deaths [More]Did we do good, boss?[Via Michael G]
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• newVoices of Experience
  This madness only proves that the Democratic Party supports the same techniques that caused the Maoist communist revolution in China and Cuba by demolishing statues and erasing history. They literally want Americans to forget the founding fathers. [M…
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• new'Skyscraper Seduction, Skyscraper Rape'
  If the manless harridans really want to play this game, that skyscrapers are phallic, what must that make sewers? [More]I'm thinking if they have time to manufacture idiotic grievances like this and resources to purchase copies of such complaints, l…
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• newThe Ideological Taliban
  Northam urges education leaders to remove Confederate names from schools [More]That and:Washington and Lee faculty vote to change the university's name [More]Have I got a school name for them.Everybody realizes the American flag has to go, too?  Fiv…
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• newStreet Theater
  Dressed the part, ‘Panther’ group came straight from central casting [More]Pinkley is cautious in his appraisal:[Via Michael G]
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• newAAR Daily Defense Redux Redux
  Mark continues a conversation with David Codrea about Stone MTN, Bill Kristol, and MORE! [Listen]Here's yesterday's program.
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Virginia Shooting Sports Association

• newWAMU: Research Mixed on "Universal" Background Checks
  Public Broadcasting radio station WAMU had this report in late June titled "Do Universal Background Checks Prevent Gun Violence?"  According to gun writer Dave Workman, it is probably not a report that the gun ban lobby wants to hear. From WAMU: The…
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• Richmond Times Dispatch: June Gun Sales Top 81,000 in Virginia
  You can find the story here.  FFLs interviewed for the story confirm reports by the National Shooting Sports Foundation that the record breaking sales in Virginia and nationwide are being made by folks from all walks of life (race, sex, creed, etc),…
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• Some Great 2A News Resources
  If you would like some great resources for up-to-date Second Amendment News, here is a list of some of the VSSA Legislative Director's live Daily and Weekly sources:Weekly SourcesTom Gresham's Gun Talk Radio Show - Sundays 2PM-5PM EasternMark Walter'…
  - 4 days ago 3 Jul 20, 4:55pm -
• General Assembly August Special Session and Gun Control
  In Monday's VSSA eBullet Member Newsletter, we mentioned that Governor Northam believes the new gun control laws signed into law are a good start and wants more.  Since that email was sent to members there has been a lot of chatter online that the G…
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• New Gun Control Laws Take Effect Today
  Today, the gun control bills passed by this year's General Assembly and signed by Governor Northam take effect. These bills are: HB 2/SB 70 Criminalizes private sale of firearms - All sales of firearms, including private sales must now undergo a bac…
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• The Federalist: SCOTUS Gun Case Denials Signal Conservative Justices Don’t Trust Roberts With The Second Amendment
  Larry Keene, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation has a piece at The Federalist, that digs deeper into Monday's SCOTUS denial of cert to almost a dozen Second Amendment related cases. Keene says it ap…
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• Roanoke Times: Virginia Gun Sales Skyrocket in First Five Months of 2020
  The Roanoke Times reported yesterday that FBI statistics show that criminal background check requests submitted for gun sales in Virginia during the first five months of this year are up 77% over the same period last year: Robert Marcus, the owner o…
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• Virginia Dominates National Championship
  Collegiate teams from the Commonwealth recently competed in the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) Collegiate Nationals at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s Talladega, Alabama facility. - The Liberty University Action Shooting Team and the…
  - 67 days ago 1 May 20, 7:07pm -
• Virginia’s Junior Olympic Pistol Athletes
  The Commonwealth has seen an explosive growth in junior Olympic pistol shooters in the past year with a record 23 qualifications for the National Junior Olympic Shooting Championship. Athletes competed in 10-meter Air Pistol and/or 25-meter Sport Pi…
  - 67 days ago 1 May 20, 6:52pm -
• VSSA Vintage Sniper Team Success in Florida
  Not long before all of the shutdowns around the country began due to the Wuhan Coronavirus, the VSSA Vintage Sniper Team competed at the Port Malabar Rifle and Pistol Club Vintage Sniper Match sponsored by CMP on Saturday, 22 Feb, 2020 in Palm Bay,…
  - 67 days ago 1 May 20, 6:36pm -

Knife Up

• Benchmade Griptilian 550BKHG Review

  

  While by no means a new knife on the market, the Benchmade Griptilian is truly an American classic!  It’s such a popular knife that it has been a mainstay of Benchmade for years, and they have lots of versions.  Not only that, but there’s a com…
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• SOG Aegis AT-XR Lock Knife Review

  

  Why the weird face?  No reason!  Just a snapshot of me in the middle of my overly-descriptive prose while speaking of the re-branding of one of America’s iconic knife brands!  Speaking of SOG, let me be the first (hopefully) to let you know of s…
  - 68 days ago 1 May 20, 12:46am -
• Spyderco Paramilitary 2 Review

  

  The Spyderco Paramilitary 2 is a foldable knife that’s ideal for military use and any other outdoor activity. Coming from Spyderco, the product has been in the market for some time and is now available online. It’s slightly longer than 8 inches w…
  - 76 days ago 23 Apr 20, 1:12am -
• Buck Hood Cocobolo Hoodlum Review

  

  Unfortunately, the Buck Hood Cocobolo Hoodlum is no longer made and has been discontinued.  If you have one or would like to research this knife, we have the info here.  Enjoy! However, if you came to the site looking for a “HOODLUM-ESQUE” kind…
  - 77 days ago 21 Apr 20, 11:57pm -
• How to Adjust a Bayonet to fit Perfectly

  

  One of our “guys” here at Knife Up had the opportunity to travel to Franklinville, NY to check out a true American Institution.  At least that’s how he sees it, and from what he reported, it looks like I won’t be the first to disagree with h…
  - 79 days ago 20 Apr 20, 2:00am -
• What Foods Have the Longest Shelf Life?

  

  For preppers, nothing is more important than having a stash of food ready and waiting if and when the unimaginable happens. You need to carefully choose the kind of food that you stow away, ideally food with long shelf life, indefinite if possible be…
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• Holiday Gift Guide

  

  KnifeUp Holiday Gift Guide Around this time each year, millions of us share the same struggle; what should we buy for our family and friends this year for Christmas? It is a tradition as old as the holiday itself. While generations before us gave mos…
  - 92 days ago 6 Apr 20, 11:51pm -
• Spyderco Bushcraft G-10 Review

  

  Unfortunately, the Spyderco Bushcraft G-10 is Discontinued, but if you’d like more info (maybe you acquired a used one), please read on! Fortunately, there are REALLY good alternatives that may be even better than the G-10 at a better price!  Our…
  - 93 days ago 6 Apr 20, 1:05am -
• Russia’s Spetsnaz Survival Machete

  

    This weird Russian survival tool has more uses than any US survival knife and can save your life in the wilderness or urban environment. It can hammer, chop, cut, pry, saw, pummel, and you can even use it as a ruler. Who are the Spetsnaz? The Spet…
  - 93 days ago 5 Apr 20, 5:46pm -
• The Best Tactical Tomahawk Axe

  

  What is a tactical tomahawk axe?  Well, it’s actually many things!  It is an axe used by soldiers in the field for breaching. It can also be used by a hobbyist to clear tree limbs, cut wood, and throwing. It is also a great survival tool for the…
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