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Explosives found in bag at Midland airport
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fulano »
Sat Dec 31, 2011 4:32 pm
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It will be interesting to see how this turns out.
Explosive material found in bag of man trying to fly out of Midland, Texas. Not many details....
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Absolutely possible, and this dudes job and prevailing attitudes about demo, and rules in general.. I would not rule that out at all...
Stuffing...
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Last post by E.Marquez
Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:38 am
recent Home invasions-Robberies where homeowners win
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RPB »
Wed Dec 21, 2011 11:59 am
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Texas
Palmview homeowner shoots and kills burglar
Hidalgo County, Rio Grande Valley, Texas
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Thanks, bookmarking it :tiphat:
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Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:51 am
Homeowner chases, shoots and kills, truck thief
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H6RBW »
Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:10 pm
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Story needs more details....
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Also, case precedent is important and it would be interesting to see what is out there regarding the discussed section of the penal code.
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Last post by v-rog
Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:59 pm
SC: Woman followed from gas station...
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ELB »
Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:57 pm
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Woman stops in convenience store at gas station. Man there notices her, follows her when she drives away. A few miles down the road, woman notices...
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She did a couple of things right. She was aware of her surroundings and called her daughter. It is unfortunate that help did not arrive soon enough....
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Last post by WildBill
Sun Jan 01, 2012 3:30 pm
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Last post by Keith B
Sun Jan 01, 2012 12:11 pm
4-legged threats
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rp_photo »
Thu Dec 22, 2011 5:13 pm
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These types of dog attacks seem to become more frequent, and on this occasion involved home invasion
Just another good reason to carry at home...
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I don't disagree and there will be many others here with the same opinion. You're not alone on this one.
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Last post by C-dub
Sun Jan 01, 2012 12:27 am
Another Deadly Home Invasion...this time in Katy
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texanron »
Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:08 am
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Always carry or at least have weapons stashed through out house!
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This happened a few blocks to my home, so the missus was kinda freaked. However, the more I thought about it, the more rational I got. Like rp_photo...
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Last post by markthenewf
Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:56 pm
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Last post by Oldgringo
Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:10 pm
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Last post by philip964
Fri Dec 30, 2011 6:13 pm
Off Duty HPD Shoots Man With Knife
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LongHairedRedneck »
Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:40 am
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Could be interesting as to what happens...
And I wonder if any action is going to be taken on the firing two shots in the air part of it...
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SIA-
I might not have been clear enough in my statement.
I do think carrying on your person (with a round chambered) is important, but this...
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Last post by tallmike
Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:46 pm
Another Home Invasion...this time in Leander
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10Shooter »
Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:42 pm
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Leander police searching for 2 home invasion suspects
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Asking for the safe shows some amount of inside knowledge.
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Last post by RoyGBiv
Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:13 pm
Mall managers planning reaction to recent violence
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rp_photo »
Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:24 pm
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I saw a passing Tweet that said mall managers are debating how to react to recent violence.
I fully expect many of them to go about it all wrong by...
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Hire more mall ninjas!
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Last post by texanron
Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:07 pm
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Last post by steveincowtown
Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:28 pm
Gun fires from girl's purse in Cheyenne Starbucks
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rp_photo »
Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:50 am
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I'm not at all surprised that the gun was one of those double-barrel derringers.
Something similar...
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...thanks for looking it up...scrolling down that link, you see that the age for applying for a permit is 18....a bit confoosin'...
...18-21 for...
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Last post by speedsix
Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:23 pm
fox news
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OldCannon »
Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:06 am
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I like them both :-)
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It's a spammer from India and it's gone.
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:35 am
Off-duty FWPD officer in hot-water / felon+ Gun and DUI
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n5wd »
Tue Dec 27, 2011 4:51 am
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Seems a couple of ol' boys went out shooting at the street lights last night. Only trouble was that a Tarrant County constable observed them, then...
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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Last post by SwimFan85
Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:55 pm
Aggravated robbery stopped w. left hook
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RHenriksen »
Tue Dec 27, 2011 12:43 am
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This may well be duplicate - searched but could not find the other thread.
This a link to another forum - couldn't find a way to get the direct URL...
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Nice! He made him clean his own blood up. :clapping:
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Last post by Munk
Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:52 am
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Last post by longtooth
Mon Dec 26, 2011 2:03 pm
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Last post by Lambda Force
Sat Dec 24, 2011 4:40 pm
Felon stopped at Capitol with handgun
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A-R »
Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:23 am
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To all the liberals, gun-haters, and other nanny staters who were so certain the sky was falling when it was reaffirmed last year that licensed,...
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:iagree: Exactly
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Last post by SRH78
Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:13 pm
Senseless jurors award $150 billion
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MasterOfNone »
Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:33 pm
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When discussing the law in class, I always advise students to consider that the people judging them may not be as logical (or letter-of-the-law...
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I've only read one article about the judgement. It stated two things:
1. They never expected to receive a dime.
2. Their intent was to draw...
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Last post by Mike1951
Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:08 pm
Stuff like this criminals...
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nakedbike »
Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:10 am
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A convince store clerk was stabbed in the face after he told a man to stop stealing items from his...
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Last post by nakedbike
Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:10 am
Stolen gun recovered after 23 years...
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ELB »
Wed Dec 21, 2011 7:01 pm
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Was perusing the Indiana Gun Owners' forum, and saw a post about this. Thought it was interesting, don't hear of recovery often, especially after...
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I had a gun stolen 20 years ago and about five years after the burglary I got a call from a detective that they had recovered my gun in a drug bust...
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Last post by MoJo
Wed Dec 21, 2011 7:59 pm
Convicted felon during traffic stop ...
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johncanfield »
Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:42 am
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'I'm sorry officer, my gun is digging in my hip,' felon tells Orlando cops. Some of these crooks must be incredibly dumb.
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this made me laugh.
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Last post by schufflerbot
Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:35 pm
So how do you kill in NY when you can't get an illegal gun?
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philip964 »
Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:04 pm
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Burn your elderly victim to death with gasoline in an elevator naturally.
New York mulls making gasoline and elevators illegal.
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I am proud to be a member of the NRA. I'm not sure how to say this in a concise manner, but many of the politicians of Bloomberg's ilk are not simply...
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Last post by Heartland Patriot
Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:43 am
Occupy Houston Shooting
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Jumping Frog »
Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:10 pm
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Video of Joshua Anthony Twohig firing a .40-caliber rifle in Tranquility Park, and then getting shot...
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Well, he won't be running away...
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Last post by bnc
Sun Dec 18, 2011 11:27 pm
Arlington - Fatal Accident and Shooting
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Crossfire »
Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:53 pm
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6 vehicle accident. 2 dead. And a shooting? This will take awhile to sort out...
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:iagree: Where this all occurred is less than 2 miles from where I grew up. It's a crazy and sad scenario anywhere, but especially so close to home ....
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Last post by strider67
Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:29 am
A Victim Treats His Mugger Right
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rp_photo »
Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:09 am
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Or at least in the opinion of National People's Radio:
It's always best when a situation is dissipated without the use of deadly force, but...
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Who's going to get close enough to check for breath? Just reholster when you're out of ammo and need to switch to the backup in your ankle holster.
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Last post by llanite
Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:28 pm
Purse containing gun stolen from car in store parking lot
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RPB »
Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:05 pm
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Purse containing gun stolen from car in store parking lot
The guy was arrested, gun recovered.
(I wonder if it was a place posted 30.06 which...
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I knew an Officer's wife who got her gun-containing purse grabbed off her body while wearing the purse when she was leaving a grocery store back in...
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Last post by RPB
Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:17 am
Man abducted, robbed, stabbed after Conroe McDonald's visit
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rp_photo »
Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:48 am
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Get your CHL.
Get a gun that is poweful enough to do the job but small to carry easily and not tempting to leave home. For me, the S&W 442 fits the...
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Also, the Colt Government Model .380...looks and operates almost identical to full size series 70/80 1911's...bought a couple of them when they came...
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Last post by talltex
Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:33 am
OK Walmart's - The New Meth Labs
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Keith B »
Mon Dec 12, 2011 2:48 pm
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Two instances within 3 days of people cooking meth in a Tulsa, OK Walmart. 'Shake and Bake' meth labs can be as close as the person standing next to...
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Methamphetamine and marijuana have very different effects on the body.
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Last post by Lambda Force
Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:13 pm
Occupy Lubbock - CHL Related Incident
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threoh8 »
Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:40 pm
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Protesters object to counterprotest, chase pickup, police called, protester arrested on warrants. Developing story, already changing.
One protester...
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An insult to Latin American peasants who, despite an language barrier and high illiteracy rates, have better job skills than the occupy podunk...
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Last post by Lambda Force
Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:38 pm
But they have gun control in Europe!!!!
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olafpfj »
Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:28 pm
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Hand Grenades?!!! :shock:
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Seems he was a gun nut
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Last post by Rex B
Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:50 pm
FL: Crazy MIL shoots SIL w/ .22 Beretta, then lies to LEO's.
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surprise_i'm_armed »
Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:57 pm
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Mod edit: Video in link contains profanity and graphic violence
The above is a text story as well as iPhone video of a crime.
In Tamarac, Florida,...
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Another lesson learned is that immediate, extended, and former family is often more of a danger than random strangers.
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Last post by rp_photo
Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:24 pm
The race to call 911 first
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RHenriksen »
Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:10 pm
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Interesting story - audio of two 911 calls, one by the shooter, one by the shootee; plus a clip of some shakey iPhone video of the incident....
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Last post by Keith B
Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:44 pm
Suspect shot during Tuscaloosa burglary charged with attempt
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RPB »
Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:51 am
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Suspect shot during Tuscaloosa burglary charged with attempted murder
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The BG was shot in the pelvis, and seriously enough to be treated in the ICU.
That will hopefully put enough of a limp in him that he won't be out...
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Last post by surprise_i'm_armed
Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:19 pm
Manslaughter Conviction replaced with directed verdict of SD
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ELB »
Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:26 pm
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News account. Quotes because it appears it was bascially a reprint of a press release by the petitioner's lawyer. Doesn't mean it is wrong or...
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Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do. -Will Rogers
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Last post by VoiceofReason
Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:44 am
Pregnant woman with shotgun thwarts burglars.
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knotquiteawake »
Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:05 pm
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Quick note.... I really hope she wasn't at the business end of that shotgun or perhaps she needs a...
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Bless her heart. Now that's what I call a real woman!! To bad she didn't get a round into one of them!!!!
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Last post by Harrychl
Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:27 pm
Officers Shot-confronting Burglar-Cell Phone Saves Cop's Lif
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RPB »
Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:01 am
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This sounds like something Colin Goddard would write but ...
3 OK Officers Shot while Confronting Burglar at City Hall; Cell Phone Saves Cop's...
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...this sounds like a candidate for Paul Harvey's Rest of the Story series...
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Last post by speedsix
Sun Dec 11, 2011 12:00 pm
VA: Man killed with own gun
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ELB »
Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:17 pm
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He had a concealed carry license, but it seems he either was openly carrying or not careful with his concealment:
The juvenile who took his gun...
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...yup...this would have been a situation where you needed to shoot a fleeing felon...several times, if necessary...and would have showed a lot of...
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Last post by speedsix
Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:20 am
Police kill LA traffic shooter
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philip964 »
Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:47 pm
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What was interesting after watching the video was the commentary from readers
Here was one
Here in...
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Last post by philip964
Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:47 pm
NYC uses cannon on mob
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ELB »
Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:11 pm
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Water cannon, that is.
Yay Fire Deparment, I'm glad to see they had the initiative to go bail out the cops. :mrgreen:
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and politicians wonder why we need AR-15 and AK-47 style weapons in a situation like that a hunting rifle isn't gonna cut it.
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Last post by ajwakeboarder
Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:50 pm
Fox News reports Shooting at VA Tech
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SC1903A3 »
Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:10 pm
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Fox news just reporting shooting in one of the parking lots at Virginia Tech. Waiting for the rest of the story.
edit 12:17
A police officer has...
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Virginia State Police release information on shooting suspect
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Last post by RPB
Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:08 pm
Stooting at FedEx Store in CA
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i8godzilla »
Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:05 pm
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Fox News is reporting that there has been a shooting at a FedEx store in L.A., CA. (No web link yet.)
Not sure how this could happen in a state with...
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Last post by longhorn86
Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:35 pm
So is this McDonald's employee a hero or a criminal
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philip964 »
Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:52 pm
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So its New York, the rules there are different. Its hard to tell what really happened, but I would say...
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Rayon forgives his attackers...but is thinking about suing McDonald's.
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Last post by ELB
Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:42 pm
Amtrak shoot out in Dallas
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A-R »
Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:40 am
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I thought guns were not allowed on Amtrak trains? How could this happen? Why did this person not follow the no guns policy? Why did the invisible...
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Yup, and the BG didn't even fire his weapon.
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Last post by C-dub
Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:19 pm
Fake Utility/City Workers
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LongHairedRedneck »
Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:35 pm
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Seems to be a increasing trend as I've noticed more of these stories in the last few weeks. The BG's are posing as various utility/city workers and...
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Last post by Keith B
Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:43 pm
Never Bring Fists To A Gun Fight...
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Kythas »
Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:40 pm
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...unless you're a MMA fighter.
Good thing Chicago has such restrictive gun laws, otherwise convicted felons would have guns and would be robbing...
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That gave me a good chuckle, goes to prove the point about people just giving up when a robber threatens them. Seems like his plan backfired and now...
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Last post by LongHairedRedneck
Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:23 pm
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Last post by apostate
Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:20 am
Vet shot & robbed while sighting in his guns
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Jumping Frog »
Thu Nov 24, 2011 11:24 pm
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It can happen anywhere . . .
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Perhaps as little as 20 years ago...the thought of being robbed/other at the shooting range would never have occurred to me, but I confess to...
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Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:19 pm
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