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AmmoLand.Com Rockford, IL –(AmmoLand.com)- If you are like me, you own and maybe even carry firearms to be prepared for the unknown. You have probably had safety training and some marksmanship or defense training as well. We all do this to be ready in case we have to defend ourselves or our family. I was unprepared one time, however, not for defending myself against a violent attack, but for the legal implications of Continue reading the rest of the article… How Prepared Are You With Your Gun Things in General | Share This Article:
John Grant Emeigh Montana Standard | Posted: Friday, October 30, 2009 10:35 pm BUTTE – It was the big cat’s eyes that haunted Eric Boyd. The 14-year-old from Anaconda was hoping to bag his first elk on opening day Sunday. Instead, he found himself face to face with a large mountain lion. “It was his eyes that really hit me,” he told The Montana Standard Friday. “They stared right at me and were Continue reading the rest of the article… Hunter shoots cougar in self-defense Things We Like | Share This Article:
Wouldn’t it be nice to see a huge turnout… The mission of the Second Amendment March is to galvanize the courage and resolve of Americans; to petition our elected officials against establishing anti-gun legislation; and to remind America that the Second Amendment is necessary to maintain our right to self defense. It is the one right that protects all others. We will accomplish our mission by a peaceful march in Washington DC, the United Continue reading the rest of the article… Second Amendment March on April 19, 2010 Things We Like | Share This Article:
Read the full story: October 28, 6:55 AMDaniel White In late February, the new law goes into effect which lifts the gun ban in our National Parks. An article in the Yellowstone Insider complains that it won’t be just concealed carry permit holders who will have the right to armed self-defense restored. A law loosening gun restrictions in America’s National Parks goes beyond what proponents initially argued and would allow anyone with Continue reading the rest of the article… Tears flow from gun control advocates Things We Don't Like | Share This Article:
It seems Obama is looking at all the options available to find other ways to thwart the Second Amendment. By Jim McElhatton, Washington Times More than a decade after Congress cut funding for firearms research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), another federal health agency has been spending millions of dollars to study such topics as whether teenagers who carry firearms run a different risk of getting shot compared with Continue reading the rest of the article… U.S. (Obama) quietly begins to study gun safety Things That Piss Us Off | Share This Article:
6:00 am October 26, 2009, by Bob Barr The folks at United Nations headquarters in New York City, and our €œallies at Number 10 Downing Street in London, must be rubbing their hands with glee. Gun control groups here and abroad likewise are at last quietly cheering. Why? After a decade and a half of pushing unsuccessfully to secure America’s support for a legally-binding, international instrument to regulate the marketing, transfer and brokering in Continue reading the rest of the article… Perfect Storm For UN Gun Control Agenda Things That Piss Us Off | Share This Article:
Washinton, DC – (AmmoLand.com) - Well, there’s good news and bad news. If you’ve been listening to the media, you know the bad news. Senators voted the Baucus version of the ObamaCare bill out the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, and the legislation now moves to the Senate floor. So what is the good news? President Obama still doesn’t have the 60 votes he needs to overcome a filibuster of his nationalized health care bill. Continue reading the rest of the article… Anti-Gun ObamaCare Now Moves to the Senate Floor Things We Like | Share This Article:
By: Chelsi Zash Created: 10/14/2009 8:47:38 AM Updated: 10/15/2009 6:34:02 PM Greensboro, NC — Greensboro police say an 80-year-old man is not facing charges after he shot and killed a break-in suspect early Wednesday morning. Charles Haithcock called 911 immediately following the shooting of 19-year-old Michael L. Medley who he says broke into his home. Haithcock: “A man broke in on me and pulled a gun. i shot him and he’s laying out in the yard.” 911 Operator: Continue reading the rest of the article… 911 Calls Reveal Details Of Break-In Suspect Shot By Homeowner Things in General | Share This Article:
The Denver Post Posted: 10/04/2009 01:00:00 AM MDT COLORADO SPRINGS A mother took matters into her own hands when someone pointed a gun at her child early Sunday morning during a street fight on the 4500 block of Allison Drive, in southeast Colorado Springs, the Gazette reported. Police said the woman, whose name was not released, fired a round from her pistol in the air, which turned out to be a surefire way to Continue reading the rest of the article… Mother shoots gun into air after child threatened Things We Like | Share This Article:
A would-be robber is recovering from gunshot wounds as Caddo sheriff’s deputies work to determine who, if anyone, helped him during a home invasion early Thursday. Dion Lewis, 30, was shot by the owner of a home in the 1100 block of Oak Grove Lane in south Caddo when Lewis broke the dwelling about 3 a.m., Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator said. The homeowner, one of three people asleep inside, “was awakened by someone kicking Continue reading the rest of the article… Homeowner shoots intruder Things in General | Share This Article:
The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it plans to hear the next major gun rights case, a move that will decide whether the Second Amendment can invalidate state laws and municipal ordinances. A 5-4 Supreme Court decision last year did say that the U.S. Constitution protects an individual right to own a handgun. But the majority opinion never concluded that the Second Amendment applied to states; it didn’t say what kind of Continue reading the rest of the article… Gun Rights Case Could Turn On Civil War-Era Laws Things in General | Share This Article:
Las Vegas, Nevada From the Las Vegas Review-Journal of January 19, 2010 Man shoots, kills intruder who broke into his home An intruder is dead and the resident who shot him is still shaken after a home invasion in the central valley early Tuesday morning. The resident, a man in his 60s who uses a cane to walk, was visibly upset as he emptied the trash outside his home in the 700 block of Continue reading the rest of the article… Intruder Fatally Shot In Las Vegas Home Things We Don't Like | Share This Article:
Thank God there are still politicans that understand the constitution and the peoples right to keep and bear arms. By: Jennifer Bollig Published On: Monday, September 28, 2009 Gov. Jan Brewer recently signed five pieces of legislation that foster gun-safety education in Arizona’s schools and reinforce the rights of gun owners in the state into law. The legislation was sponsored by Sens. Jack Harper and Russell Pearce, and mandates that Arizona’s Right-to-Carry permit holders Continue reading the rest of the article… Defending self-defense Things in General | Share This Article:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to allow foreign terrorism suspects from the Guantanamo Bay prison into the United States to face trial. The 307 to 114 vote removes one of many roadblocks the Obama administration faces as it tries to empty the internationally condemned prison by January. Update: Jacob Sullum | January 22, 2010 In case you missed the nonevent, the military prison for suspected terrorists and other Continue reading the rest of the article… Guantanamo prisoner transfer approved by the House Things We Don't Like | Share This Article:
WASHINGTON - The trucking industry lost another 3,600 jobs in September as the U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent in September, a month in which employers cut far more jobs than expected. It’s evidence that the longest recession since the 1930s is still inflicting widespread pain. Â The Labor Department said Friday that the economy lost a net total of 263,000 jobs last month, up from a downwardly revised 201,000 in August. That’s Continue reading the rest of the article… Jobless rate hits 9.8%; trucking loses another 3,600 jobs Things We Don't Like | Share This Article:
Do you think this will have any affect on the trucking industry? I guess it is the governments way of helping the unemployed truckers out there already having a hard time finding a job. Truth is, nobody likes to drive the New Jersey to New York corridor anyway… The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) recently announced the completion of two major components of a $600-million ExpressRail project. The projects are Continue reading the rest of the article… Help is on the way for Jobless Truckers… Things We Like | Share This Article:
Now this is one bad-azzz truck. Navistar announced the debut of a limited edition (only 250 will be made) Harley-Davidson LoneStar sleeper at the Mid-America Trucking Show. According to Navistar, the truck includes authentic Harley headlamps and leather seats that feature the same bar and shield that appear on Harley motorcycles. Things in General | Share This Article:
It seems bad news for the trucking business as jobs continue to disappear. John D. Boyd | Oct 2, 2009 3:06PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online – News Story Trucking, warehouse sectors decline as key customer groups cut back Freight-related transportation jobs fell moderately in September, the Labor Department reported, but falling employment levels in key customer groups could signal more trouble ahead for the shipping sector. Trucking shed about 4,400 jobs Continue reading the rest of the article… Transport Jobs Fall Things in General | Share This Article:
Song was written as a reaction to a news story about a man that lost the only job he had ever known and was about to lose his house. He was afraid he would also lose his loved ones… |
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