Reap The Blessings

By Aaron Spuler | June 8, 2012 | Comments Off on Reap The Blessings

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it. Patrick Henry The American Crisis, No. 4 September 11, 1777

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Army Rescinds PMAG Ban

By Aaron Spuler | June 7, 2012 |

The Pentagon has clarified the Army’s stance on a recent safety message that effectively banned a certain high-performance, commercial M4 magazine, which means soldiers can keep using their PMAGs. The confusion began when Army officials from the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command issued a message in April, declaring that the only government-issued aluminum magazines were…

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76MM Hellcat Tank Destroyer

By Aaron Spuler | June 7, 2012 | Comments Off on 76MM Hellcat Tank Destroyer
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June 2012 Contests

By Aaron Spuler | June 7, 2012 |

At the risk of reducing my own chances to win, https://www.weapon-blog.com/contests/ has been updated with all the gun and gear related contests that I am aware of for the month. If you are aware of any that I do not have on the list, please let me know. Best of luck to you this month.…

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Omaha Beach

By Aaron Spuler | June 6, 2012 | Comments Off on Omaha Beach

Granted, this is not real — from the film Saving Private Ryan — but it’s an approximation of what those brave men faced 68 years ago today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sByg8yWfcyg

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Fast and Furious: Political Appointees “Responsible” for Approving Lethal Tactics

By Aaron Spuler | June 6, 2012 | Comments Off on Fast and Furious: Political Appointees “Responsible” for Approving Lethal Tactics

Back in February 2012, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Darrell Issa in partnership with Senator Grassley and Rep. Meehan requested DOJ assistance in obtaining the wiretap applications used and approved during Operation Fast and Furious. Issa requested these documents in an effort to further determine which senior DOJ officials knew and approved of the…

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June 6, 1944

By Aaron Spuler | June 6, 2012 | Comments Off on June 6, 1944

160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s…

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Oversight Says ‘Senior DOJ Officials Were Informed Of Gunwalking’

By Aaron Spuler | June 5, 2012 | Comments Off on Oversight Says ‘Senior DOJ Officials Were Informed Of Gunwalking’

Senior officials in the Department of Justice were given detailed information about Fast and Furious gunwalking operations, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrel Issa, R-Calif., told Attorney General Eric Holder in a letter today. Referencing “immense detail” in sealed wiretap applications obtained by the committee that had been approved by these officials,…

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Is Fast & Furious Investigation Fizzling?

By Aaron Spuler | June 5, 2012 | Comments Off on Is Fast & Furious Investigation Fizzling?
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Republicans Balking On Fast And Furious Help Suppress New Information

By Aaron Spuler | June 5, 2012 | Comments Off on Republicans Balking On Fast And Furious Help Suppress New Information

Two significant insider accounts that would expand public knowledge about the government’s role in the Fast and Furious “gunwalking” criminal enterprise are being withheld from public dissemination because the sources fear reprisals. Read the article: http://www.examiner.com/article/republicans-balking-on-fast-and-furious-help-suppress-new-information

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2025 Texas Gun Legislation

Legislation affecting gun rights in the 2023 session.
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