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    Staten Island Groundhog Charles G. "Chuck" Hogg

    imported post http://www.wpix.com/landing/?Violence-and-Controversy-Mar-Groundhog-D=1&blockID=202339&feedID=1404 Violence and Controversy Mar Groundhog Day BY STEVE BOGART | wpix.com February 2, 2009 NEW YORK, N.Y. (WPIX) -- Violence and controversy reared their ugly heads at the annual...
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    Marine Resources Commission and Reasonable Suspicion

    imported post Looking for some input on a question that I buddy of mine had tonight. So this thread fits, I was open carrying while we were at the boat ramp :lol: Here is the question - Can a Virginia Marine Resources Commision Marine Patrol Officer demand that you show him the contents of...
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    Local Norfolk Chatter....how do we keep the correct news on top?

    imported post I spoke to my uncle this afternoon and learned some slightly upsetting/disturbing information. He lives in Norfolk and told me that while at Bob's Guns on Saturday,he heard the "Real" story about Danbus's arrest after the city council meeting. I knew the way he put emphasis on the...
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    Something from the Norfolk City Council meeting that bothered me..

    imported post For those of you that were at the council meeting on Tuesday, how do you feel about the individual that told the council that "Sigmond Freud said that fear of weapons is a sign of sexual retardation" (or something to the like)? Personally, it bothered me on many levels. Others?
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    You Western Idaho Folks Sure Are Lucky....

    imported post I'm an OCDO member from the East Coast, transplanted to Spokane for the next 10 days. I ventured out to visit your Cabelas today and just wanted to tell yall you sure are lucky. Our Bass Pro Shops out East doesn't hold a candle to yalls place....nice people, well stocked...
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    Drill instructor convicted after rifle jams

    imported post Somebody I work with heard them talking about it on Lou Dobbs the other night. I can't seem to find much more information then whats in the article. WEAPONS OF CHOICE Drill instructor convicted after rifle jams Guardsman guilty of illegally transferring 'machine gun' after...
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    Tamara Dietrich's Latest Column

    imported post A higher-caliber argument is needed for gun control Tamara Dietrich February 1, 2008 T[/i]hey were mothers of dead children alongside Virginia Tech students who'd taken bullets and lived to tell the tale. They were their friends and loved ones. They were folks who simply hate...
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    I was just there on Saturday...

    imported post Woman shot at Patrick Henry Mall BY DAVID MACAULAY Daily Press 8:47 PM EST, December 4, 2007 A 55-year-old woman has been shot in the parking lot of Patrick Henry Mall. She'd just gotten out of her car and was about to enter the...
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    Chalk One Up for the Good Guys....

    imported post Armed for safety November 21, 2007 I have seen many good letters to the Daily Press regarding gun control. I have to share an experience that may change the minds of naysayers. On a recent evening after dark I was in the driveway placing license plates on my wife's vehicle when...
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    Paramedic Praised for shooting bad guy....

    imported post Paramedic Shoots, Treats Robbery Suspect Expert Marksman Paramedic Trained In Military POSTED: 8:42 am EST November 20, 2007 UPDATED: 1:16 pm EST November 20, 2007 GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Genesee County authorities say a paramedic shot an armed robbery suspect several...
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    Another Poor Misguided Soul

    imported post FROM THE DAILY MESS... Control more guns November 19, 2007 Every time someone writes in about controlling guns I can look forward to at least three or four letters from National Rifle Association members. They only talk of the Constitution and what their rights are. They...
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    Anyone Carrying a Kimber Pro Carry II....

    imported post I'm still mulling over the purchase of my next firearm and one of the factors I consider is availablity of accessories (i.e. a holster). Wondering if anyone here carries a Kimber Pro Carry II and if so, which holsters have they had good luck with. Thanks in advance for any input.
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    Here's a Doozie......

    imported post From the Newport News, Va., Daily Press D.C. gun ban...
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    Virginia Tech panel suggests changes to gun laws

    imported post My questions are in green text (yes I know some of them are rhetorical questions :banghead:). Virginia Tech panel suggests changes to gun laws...
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    At least the Daily Press will run both sides of an issue!!

    imported post http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-ed_friltrs_07273jul27,0,7130944.story?coll=hr_tab04_layout Open-carry rights July 27, 2007 In Virginia, state law prohibits localities from adopting or enforcing laws regarding the purchase, carrying, possession, storage or sale of...
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    Wal-Mart in the News Again

    imported post Over in the Alabama section, there is a thread developing about a young man arrested for openly carrying a firearm inside of a Wal-Mart. I'm bring this topic over to the VA section for discussion because Wal-Mart questions seem to pop-up almost monthly. While reading the thread in...
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    A Great Letter in my local hometown newspaper...

    imported post Letter: Anti-gun lobby bears partial blame for massacres Editor, Gazette-Journal: Evidence shows that co-conspirators sharing responsibility for mass killings are anti-gun organizations, mindless leftists and pea-brained politicians, who sabotage society, preach "zero...
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    My First Wal-Mart Encounter...

    imported post Well after open carrying for almost 1 year solid, and reading opencarry.org for almost as long, I had my first encounter. Now before yall start getting fired up cause you think I'm about to write about an overzealous manager on a power trip, or an ex-marine who has issues with...
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    Daily Press Chimes in on the public availability of the CHP list!

    imported post What do you think? Should names of concealed-weapons holders be shielded? March 27, 2007 There's a move underfoot to deny the public access to some information that is now open: the identity of those who have permits to carry concealed weapons. That information is available on...
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    Some Mid-Day Tuesday Humor....

    imported post I was over on the VCDL webiste reading the FOIA updates regarding "The Manassas Incident". I found this.....all I gotta say is Hyland and Clodfelter sure don't write a good letter:lol: Letters to VCDL VCDL received the following hand-written letter on Thursday, March 1, in...
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