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Recent content by Flyer22

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    First OC Comments

    I dropped into a 7-11 today to get something to drink after taking a hike. I was carrying my .38 Special. A gentleman and his sons were in there, and mentioned it. They were from California, and they were amazed that somebody could just walk around with a gun. They were actually very polite...
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    Non-Enforcement of 1000-foot Limit

    I meant to post this earlier, but I forgot. http://www.gazette.com/articles/police-101152-arrested-handgun.html Man with handgun arrested in Acacia Park Comments 29 | Recommend 1 July 03, 2010 4:44 PM JAKOB RODGERS THE GAZETTE A man with a handgun and several suspicious-looking tools was...
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    Robbery Foiled by OC

    imported post I get emails called "Armed American Report" from the United States Concealed Carry Association. As their name indicates, they deal mostly with CC issues, but they occasionally mention OC. Here's a portion of the latest email.
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    More guns, less crime in 2009

    imported post "Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense?" --Patrick Henry http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/p/patrick_henry.html I came across this article, and thought that the quote above went well with...
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    The Changing Democrats

    imported post Many of us have read quotes from Democratic leaders of years gone by about the importance of 2A. I was reminded of that by a story in Time Magazine, of all places. It's an article about Eleanor Roosevelt.In telling about some of the things she did on FDR's behalf, I came across...
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    A step backward in Colorado Springs

    imported post I was at the Penrose library this morning and saw a newsign prohibiting OC. I talked to one of the security people about it. The signs were actually put up this morning and all branches either have them upby now or soon will. He said that somebody had complained about the absence...
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    Oath Keepers

    imported post This is partly about guns--see the post by the Chicago officer. More generally, it's about all rights. http://www.oath-keepers.blogspot.com/ Also see the page "Orders We Will Not Obey." http://oath-keepers.blogspot.com/2009/03/oath-keepers-declaration-of-orders-we.html
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    Possible good news from Canada

    imported post http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/606281 MISSISSAUGA, Ont.–Prime Minister Stephen Harper set his sights on the federal long gun registry Saturday, asking a meeting of recreational sportsmen to help him build enough support in Parliament to scrap the registry. Harper...
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    My guns

    imported post I thought it was time that I shared some pictures of my guns. The quality is not real good--they were taken with a cell phone. Thelady modeling themis my cousin. http://s727.photobucket.com/albums/ww276/Flyer22/
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    Students for Concealed Carry on Campus file lawsuit

    imported post http://www.concealedcampus.org/cu_lawsuit_press.htm The article wouldn't copy correctly.
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    Possible good news, if true

    imported post http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202425933868 At her law clerks' reunion last June, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg put the word out in no uncertain terms. "If anyone asks you, 'When is she retiring?'" Ginsburg said, according to several who were there, "tell...
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    Expanding my OC horizons

    imported post I really haven't OC'ed all that much, but yesterday I went for a hike while OC'ing. On the way home, I stopped at the 7-11 in Manitou for a drink. That was the first time I've OC'ed in a convenience store, and I'm happy to say that it was completely uneventful. I know that the...
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    Self-defense case in Italy

    imported post This is one of the rare cases where the victim got by just fine without a gun. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2776841/Female-karate-champion-defeats-mugger.html
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    OT: D.C. Schools

    imported post http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/09/09/dc.schools/index.html?eref=rss_latest
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    Voluntary gun inspections by police

    imported post http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=72906 This is the most relevant part of the article.
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