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Night of the evil Butterball
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... "Attacks by roving flocks of wild turkeys are on the increase around suburban Boston--AP" ...
"... Boston is now a place where traditions have been betrayed. Its current overlords have succeeded in disarming the whole people in a way that General Gage could never have conceived possible."
"So successful have these rulers been that the city that gave us Sam Adams and Paul Revere is now a city under siege, and this is fittingly ironic if you think about it, by wild turkeys. So helpless and hapless are Boston's modern-day patriots, they can do little except retreat from the aggressive gobblers, escape, hole up and plead for rescue from the very authorities that enforce public impotence." ... |
MA: Complaints About Turkey Attacks On The Rise In Brookline
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"Neighbors are on the offensive in Brookline after what some residents are describing as aggressive turkeys."
"'They were attacking the vehicle,' Karen Halvorson said outside her home in the Aspinwall Hill neighborhood."
"After getting in her truck, a neighbor came and ran the birds off but it didn’t stop there."
"'Then, the turkeys came and started attacking my front door,' she said."
"A second run-in came a few weeks ago as she walked nearby."
"'I looked back and three of them charged me,' she explained."
"She moved to the center of the street to avoid the animals, but it wasn’t enough." ... |
Ask Foghorn: Best Muzzle Brakes/Compensators for the AR-15
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"Reader Don writes:I really enjoy reading your reviews and you actually inspired me to try a 3 gun competition at my local range. Even after negotiating through my California bullet button and 10 round mags on my AR, I still have a blast and plan to compete again this month. At the competition, each paper target required two shots. One thing that was obvious is that many guys were able to get that second shot off much faster than I was. Initially I attributed to me having iron (actually plastic magpul) sights on my AR while most of them had red dots. After talking to the other shooters and and them observing them shooting, it looks like the muzzle breaks make a big difference as well (my AR has the stock A2 flash hider). ..." ... |
Black Friday Made Easy with Slickguns.com
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"If you're not yet familiar with Slickguns.com, you should be. The concept is simple. Slickguns is a website that allows users to post deals on guns, ammo, and gear. Simple enough. Slickguns.com is the place to check out prices and deals before you buy."
"And that's on any normal day. The site is even better this time of year, when shoppers tend to get a little nutty. Black Friday for example." ... |
Thanksgiving’s First Rifle: The Mayflower Wheel-lock Carbine
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"What’s even more American than turkey, cranberries and pumpkin pie these days? An Italian gun, that’s what. The only known surviving firearm that crossed the wild Atlantic aboard the good ship Mayflower, settled with the pilgrims at Plymouth Colony and ultimately helped the first colonists not only survive, but prosper. Meet the Mayflower Gun." ... |
How to train and shoot a 3-gun competition
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"3-gun, or multi-gun, is one of the fastest growing shooting sports in the U.S. With its ever-changing style of competition, fast-paced action, and a tantalizing mix of speed and accuracy, it’s no wonder shooters of all backgrounds are falling in love with this exciting sport. We’ve been competing in 3-gun competitions for three years now and we wanted to share with you a few tips we’ve learned along the way." ... |
Book Review: Shooters by Abigail A. Kohn
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"This review originally appeared at the Jewish Marksmanship blog and is reprinted here with permission"
"I recently finished reading Shooters: Myths and Realities of America’s Gun Cultures by Abigail A. Kohn. In the book’s first chapter, Kohn describes her methodology: 'In the fall of 1997 . . . I set out to conduct an anthropological study of gun enthusiasm. To collect data, I used the traditional anthropological method of participant observation, which basically entails joining the designated group in question, making friends with its members, observing and participating in community events, and engaging in group activities with the community . . ." ... |
Red Dawn remake even more outlandish than original
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"In the immediate aftermath of a particularly grisly presidential election season - one that saw red and blue states bloodied and battered in the process - you’ll be glad to hear Hollywood thinks they’ve found a potent healing balm. They’ve determined what this country really needs to restore our faith in one another is a good ol’ jingo party beat-down flick, even if it’s in the form of a remake of Red Dawn, a John Milius piece of claptrap from 1984."
"The basic premise concerns an invasion of a foreign army into the stately Washington city of Spokane, and the group of young people who escape and raise havoc for the invading army with a ragtag guerrilla force known as the 'Wolverines.'" ... |
OK: Oklahoma woman fires shot, scares off burglar
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... "The woman reported that she was in bed asleep about 9 a.m. when she heard her doorbell ring and then someone knock on her door. She told sheriff’s deputies that she got up and looked out a window, and saw a stranger and a black Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck outside her home."
"She and her 3-year-old son were alone in the house, and she feared the man might harm her or her child, she told deputies. She got her .22-caliber pistol out and chambered a round."
"The man came back and got the locked outer door to the foyer of the house open, and started to get the locked entry door open as well, she told deputies. When she saw the knob turning, she flung the door open, pointed the gun at him and fired, she told deputies." ... |
TN: Memphis Homeowner Shoots & Kills Teen In Defense During Home Invasion
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"A 16 year-old Memphis teen was killed following an attempted home invasion over the weekend when the homeowner pulled out a shotgun in defense."
"Teavon Reed was met be an armed Hickory Hill homeowner when he attempted an alleged burglary at the homeowner’s resident. Reed was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the Med."
"The teen didn’t act alone in the crime, in-fact there were two other accomplices, Cory Burford, 20, and a 14-year-old, who have been charged with aggravated burglary." ... |
LA: Homeowner shoots at would-be robbers
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"A home invasion in New Orleans East was thwarted by the victim who shot at three would-be robbers."
"The incident, which happened about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, was caught on camera and watched by the victim using home surveillance."
"The victim said his wife heard the security alarm go off and notified him."
"In the surveillance video, three masked men are seen, one of whom is carrying a rifle, entering the home’s garage through a window."
"The video showed the men struggling to get in ... which allowed the homeowner to prepare."
"When the husband realized what was happening, he says he got his gun and stood ready when the trio opened the door from the garage into the main house and he opened fire." ... |
SC: Retired trooper shoots intruder in Bluffton home, Sheriff's Office reports
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... "Former trooper William Wise ... said he and his wife were awoken by their dogs suddenly barking. Wise grabbed a flashlight and looked outside the front door, the release said, and he saw Rowell, whom he didn’t know, exit a truck parked in front of his home."
"Rowell approached, and Wise retrieved a handgun and told Rowell to leave, the release said."
"'Wise warned Rowell he was armed, Rowell continued to insist on coming inside. ... Rowell attacked Wise, assaulting him and attempting to take Wise’s gun,' ..."
"'The two men continued to struggle as Rowell forced his way into the home, at which time Wise fired several shots, striking and killing Rowell. Wise sustained no injuries as a result of the attack.'" ... |
OH: Police Say Homeowner Shot, Killed Intruder
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"A Cleveland man, sleeping on his couch, woke up to sounds of someone breaking into his back door."
"He told police he grabbed a handgun and when he went to check it out, he found himself face to face with an intruder inside his house holding a knife. He fired one shot. The intruder ran through the back door and made it to the driveway where he collapsed and died." ... |
Some Slow Motion Videos for your Digestive Pleasure (video story)
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"I figure that right about now, most of the United States is sitting on their backside wondering how exactly they crammed that much turkey into their mouths without a plunger. So while you’re sitting motionless on the couch digesting your dinner, here’s something to stare at: some slow motion video. ..." |
Happy Thanksgiving from TTAG (video available)
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"Sometimes I want to take gun control advocates by their proverbial lapels and shake them (metaphorically speaking). 'It’s a gun people! It’s only a gun!' An invention that’s over a thousand years old. A method of personal defense (and yes, offense) that was fully democratized by Samuel Colt in the 1840′s. You’d think that we’d all be comfortable with guns by now. But no; the struggle to protect our firearms-enabled right to self-defense continues. ..." |
What I Am Thankful For This Year
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"Sometimes it’s nice for cynics like me who can always find something to criticize to take the time to express true gratitude for the things we really do love about living in America. On this Thanksgiving Day, here’s my list:" ...
"I’m thankful for the quality of sleep that the Second Amendment allows me to have in my home." ... |
Thanksgiving 2012
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... "On Thanksgiving Day, I’ll join the sweet cookie-baking grandmother with whom I share my life in a quick trip in the geezer van Urban Assault Vehicle to eat and spend much of the day with good friends. Friday will see us helping out at a shooting event for some wounded warriors, and over the weekend, we’ll compete in a pistol match. It should be relaxing and fulfilling." ... |
Giving Thanks
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"Thanksgiving week seems like the perfect time for me to stop for a moment and give thanks to two people that I’m extremely grateful to have in my life. They have both played a huge part in my journey into the gun world." ... |
Supreme Court: A Law Unto Themselves
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"Recently, Judge Andrew Napolitano gave a dim prognostication of what could happen to the rights of the American people if Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg would fall to sickness or old age in the next four years. He was afraid that Obama might replace her with a progressive (a communist) who would, in turn, do much damage to the Second Amendment and other rights that God has given to the American people."
"The Bill of Rights was the “thou shalt nots” to the government. Judges do not have the right to usurp the Constitution by gutting the Second Amendment (or any other amendment) through their opinion." ... |
FL: Florida should end efforts in support of law that prohibits doctors from talking to their patients about guns
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"Florida taxpayers shouldn't be forced to finance efforts by Gov. Rick Scott and lawmakers to overturn a federal ruling declaring unconstitutional a state law preventing doctors from asking their patients about gun ownership."
"The so-called Firearm Owners' Privacy Act, backed largely by the National Rifle Association, was passed last year by the Legislature and signed into law by the governor. The law made it a crime for physicians to ask patients and their families about guns in the home with penalties that included potential loss of medical license and fines of up to $10,000." ... |
NY: Greenburgh Police Officer Faces Harassment Charges
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"A Greenburgh police officer faces charges of ransacked his house and making harassing phone calls to his wife, Greenburgh police said Thursday."
"Richard A. Barros, 35, of Hartsdale, has been charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief and second-degree aggravated harassment, both misdemeanors, Greenburgh police said." ... |
IL: 2 Markham officers charged with theft
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"Two Markham police officers — one of them the son of the city's mayor — were charged in state court Friday with stealing thousands of dollars from a south suburban business while investigating a burglary, officials announced."
"The charges against Darryl Starks, 41, and Andrew Webb, 38, raise questions about staffing at the south suburban Police Department." ... |
MI: Detroit ordered to pay man $1.1M in botched murder case
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"The City of Detroit has been ordered to pay $1.1 million to a man who was rousted out of bed as a 14-year-old, charged with murder and held in a violent juvenile lockup for nearly two years before being acquitted of a fatal shooting in his neighborhood."
"Caleb Sosa, now 19, claimed that police violated his civil rights by coercing him to put his initials on a confession that he couldn't even read."
"The allegations in his lawsuit were never tested, however, because the case ended in an extraordinary way. A judge declared a default when city lawyers failed the most basic procedural step: They never filed a timely answer in court." ... |
KS: Kansas Concealed Carry Killers. Or Not.
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"One of the cardinal rules of journalism: don’t start an article with a statistic. It’ll turn off readers faster than Roseanne Barr singing the National Anthem. Naked. So I’ll say this much before the stat-laden info on concealed carry crime stats after the jump [via sfgate.com]: anyone who thinks that Americans exercising their Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms are more dangerous than the general population is meshuga. Perhaps even dangerously so. Common sense tells the tale. Even in those states with Constitutional Carry (no special permit required for concealed carry) legal gun toters have to pass a criminal background check and swear to God they’re not smoking meths. ..." ... |
OH: Analysis: Ohio's magazine capacity limit
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"Buckeye Firearms Association was once again asked, 'what is the magazine capacity limit, pertaining to firearms in the State of Ohio?'"
"This question was fueled by the unconstitutional City of Cincinnati Ordinance that is still on the books in Cincinnati, Ohio, which caused a national retailer of firearms magazines, to refuse to ship legally purchased magazines to a customer in Cincinnati, Ohio."
"So that there is no confusion related to Ohio Law on the subject of 'magazine capacity,' I have provided the following analysis." ... |
PA: Rights and Wrongs (last letter)
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"... You said, 'These people love the Constitution.' They love the Second Amendment and the Tenth Amendment. They’re the only two amendments these people even know. I’m sure none of them has ever even read the Constitution, or you would know that there is no constitutional right to succeeded from the union." ...
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Submitter's Note: Actually I'm pretty fond of the First and Fourth amendments too (freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press, search & seizure in case you were wondering).
Come to think of it I like the Fifth amendment too (grand jury, double jeopardy, self-incrimination and the takings clause).
Of course speedy trials with juries and assistance of counsel (6th amendment) are good too.
Heck, I like 'em all! |
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