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Recent content by SaltH2OHokie

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    Thinking about Pleading for a 1911 for graduation

    imported post Graduating from a long and illustrious undergraduate career at Virginia Tech next month and I'm hoping for a 1911 as a parting gift from the folks who raised me and are quickly kicking me to the curb. Don't know much about them except that every model I find that I think looks...
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    Ryan Frederick sentencing today

    imported post Based on what I know of the case, it seems to me he got shafted with the 10 yr recommended sentence, so lets hope the judge doesn't apply it all...
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    Hampton University shooter charged with "possession of a firearm on school grounds"

    imported post Kid that shot people in a dorm at Hampton U. How is it that he was on a university's campus and got that charge? I thought it was K-12 only? http://hamptonroads.com/2009/04/police-identify-suspected-hampton-university-shooter Reads in part:
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    Fun question...OC/Motorcycle

    imported post I just ordered a bright blue vented/perforated leather motorcycle jacket for this summer. That being said, my tan OC holster will most certainly clash:what: ...anyone know of a place/person that could make me a nice Blue/Black/White holster for OC while riding in my entirely too...
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    Email I just got from Charles Steger

    imported post February, 2009 Dear Students, Parents, Colleagues, and Friends, Our university campus has again been touched by tragedy in ways we could little have imagined before April of 2007. Before the terrible events of 2007, we had never witnessed a student homicide on the campus of...
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    Committee OKs guns in restaurants bill

    imported post http://hamptonroads.com/2009/01/committee-oks-guns-restaurants-bill The Associated Press © January 28, 2009 RICHMOND Another attempt to allow concealed weapons permit holders to carry hidden guns into restaurants that serve alcohol as long as they don't drink any has...
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    Permitted CC OK in GW National Forest?

    imported post I'm about to go for a hike, and the website from the forest service says it is illegal outside of hunting season. DGIF says so, too. State Police website doesn't say at all. Google wasn't much help. Did the law change to allow it in national forests? Is a Nat Forest a Nat Park...
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    Is anyone going to attend the antithesis to our Lobby Day?

    imported post http://www.stategunlaws.org/pdf/2009-Advocacy-Day-Flyer.pdf I'm new to the whole "activist" thing, but would it be productive to try to be there next Monday to oppose their "advocacy day"?
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    This doesn't seem good at all.

    imported post This is the text of the message I just received. VT Police have confirmed a murder in the Graduate Life Center. A suspect is in custody. Stay where you are and stay vigilant. Stay away from the GLC. -end- [code]
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    Two things: Bob's Gun Shop + Online CC Class

    imported post My friend bought an XD9 from Bob's in Norfolk the other day. I met him up there as it was his first gun purchase (and far from mine) to help him along. While I was there I decided I'd try to buy a retention holster for my CC gun since lately I've been carrying it to my internship...
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    A good story (Positive LE encounter)

    imported post I was driving home last night from dropping my boat off at the mechanic when the car in front of me (idiot) hit a deer and kept going. My friend and I stopped, decided we were going to have to dispatch of her, but she was still kicking and thrashing enough that neither of us...
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    So is the Chet/Harborfest settlement good news, bad news or old news that I've missed?

    imported post http://hamptonroads.com/2008/12/norfolk-pay-15000-harborfest-gun-arrest-case Norfolk to pay $15,000 in Harborfest gun arrest case By Harry Minium Tim McGlone The Virginian-Pilot © December 18, 2008 NORFOLK A Yorktown gun-rights advocate who sued Norfolk after his arrest at...
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    First time I've ever pulled my gun from it's holster in a defensive situation:

    imported post Well, I decided to delete this post since it's probably not the kind of thing that an internet audience needs to hear, but "delete" is not an option on here, so I'll give the abbreviated version: I was the DD, a drunk guy decided that he didn't like something that was being said...
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    No open carry in Gander Mtn or Sportsman's Warehouse

    imported post I was in Roanoke today and stopped by the newly opened Gander Mountain which has a big sign prohibiting loaded weapons EXCEPT for permit holders. I walked in and explained that I was a permit holder, but that I was open carrying today. The lady referred me to customer service who...
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