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Is National Parks Rule Really a Done Deal?

Posted in gun rights, tagged , on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

David Codrea has a good National Gun Rights Examiner column on this subject that delves into whether the Obama Justice Department is really going to bat for the Bush Administration rule change on carrying firearms in National Parks.

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NRA-ILA Grassroots Minute

Posted in gun rights on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

NRA-ILA is really making use of the “New Media” to communicate their message.  One of the new features added not long ago to their weekly Grassroots Alert was a video feature known as the Grassroots Minute.

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More on Gun Sales

Posted in gun rights on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A co-worker attended the Nation’s Gun Show in Dulles this past weekend.  He said it was packed like most all of the shows held since mid fall last year.  The networks and news outlets continue to carry this story.
This from CBS “Weekend Journal” on January 27th.

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Light Load of Gun Bills but Good Bills Moving

Posted in Politics, gun rights, tagged , on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The Virginia General Assembly had a light load of gun bills introduced this year compared to the last couple of years but there are some good bills moving through the legislature.  There is also one bad bill still lingering that I hope will die in the House.  Let’s talk about the good bills first.
HB 1655, [...]

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Governor Kaine and “Gun Show Loophole”

Posted in gun rights, tagged , , on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Governor Kaine demonstrated again yesterday demonstrated that he will say anything to promote his agenda.  Take this for instance:
There isn’t any reason why someone who is dangerously mentally ill or a felon should be able to get a gun under any circumstances and I continue to be surprised that people feel like that is OK.
That [...]

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Gun Show Loophole Bill Revived in Virginia Senate

Posted in gun rights, tagged on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I had the opportunity to talk with Cam Edwards last night about SB1257 and how it lived for another day.

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Maybe Obama Should Have Been More Concerned About Taxes

Posted in Politics, gun rights, tagged , , on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Gun owners will recall that during the transition, Barack Obama’s employment questionnaire included the infamous question #59 that asked prospective employees about whether they or their family ever owned guns.  Maybe he should have been more concerned with the issue of whether his team had paid their taxes.

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