September 2010 Contests

By Aaron Spuler | September 7, 2010 |

At the risk of reducing my own chances to win, here are the gun-related contests that I am aware of for this month. If there are any contests that I have missed, please notify me in the comments section. Handguns FMK 9MM Pistol, Al Mar Payara Knife & ASAP Sentinel Survival Kit Deadline: September 1,…

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Toy guns will have to be licensed in Queensland under new firearms laws

By Aaron Spuler | September 7, 2010 | Comments Off on Toy guns will have to be licensed in Queensland under new firearms laws

ANY ITEM that looks like a gun will have to be licensed under several changes to the Weapons Act being considered by the Queensland State Government. Even guns made out of materials as unlikely as soap or plastic may have to be kept under lock and key if they could “reasonably be taken to be…

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Tennessee high school teacher arrested after teens say he held them at gunpoint at cemetery

By Aaron Spuler | September 7, 2010 | Comments Off on Tennessee high school teacher arrested after teens say he held them at gunpoint at cemetery

Police have accused a high school teacher of holding teenagers at gunpoint after he found them ghost-hunting in a Tennessee graveyard. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office says deputies went to Shipley Cemetery, outside of Chattanooga, on Saturday night after a complaint of shots fired. Police say they confiscated an assault rifle from 45-year-old Stacey Swallows.…

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Lock ‘N Load: Machine Gun

By Aaron Spuler | September 6, 2010 | Comments Off on Lock ‘N Load: Machine Gun
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Colorado Student Says He Was Told to Remove U.S. Flags

By Aaron Spuler | September 6, 2010 | Comments Off on Colorado Student Says He Was Told to Remove U.S. Flags

A Colorado high school student wants an explanation from school officials after reportedly being told by security guards to remove American flags from his truck because they might make other students uncomfortable. Jeremy Stoppel told Denver’s KMGH-TV he received a ticket at Northglenn High School last Thursday for squealing his tires and subsequently had his…

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Feds Convict Texan for Selling a Gun to Illegal Alien With Texas Driver’s License

By Aaron Spuler | September 3, 2010 | Comments Off on Feds Convict Texan for Selling a Gun to Illegal Alien With Texas Driver’s License

In a trial before Federal Judge Sam Sparks, government lawyers conceded Texas resident Paul Copeland did not know his buyer was an illegal alien, but the jury they should convict him anyway because he “had reasonable cause to believe” he was selling to an illegal alien because the two men and a boy who were…

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Range Time

By Aaron Spuler | September 3, 2010 | Comments Off on Range Time

Took the wife out shooting recently. Let her have the opportunity to fire the Ruger Mk III (22), the Walther P22 (22), the Bersa Thunder (380) and the Beretta 92FS (9mm). She’d had an introduction to the Bersa and Beretta at least in function (not in live fire exercises). We worked with them at the…

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Magistrate Recommends Dismissing States’ Gun Suit

By Aaron Spuler | September 2, 2010 | Comments Off on Magistrate Recommends Dismissing States’ Gun Suit

A federal magistrate is recommending dismissal of a lawsuit filed by eight states seeking freedom from federal gun laws. The recommendation now goes to the federal judge hearing the case. The states argue they should decide which rules would control the sale and purchase of guns and paraphernalia made inside their borders. The federal magistrate…

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U.S. Allowed Terrorists on No-Fly List to Buy Guns

By Aaron Spuler | September 1, 2010 |

The only thing stupider than allowing a known foreign terrorist into the United States may be allowing that terrorist to buy guns. Current U.S. law allows this to happen. It also allows known terrorists on the no-fly list to buy guns. Perhaps worse still, the U.S. government has approved background checks for watch-listed terrorists to…

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69-year-old grandmother in Alabama shoots burglar during robbery attempt

By Aaron Spuler | September 1, 2010 | Comments Off on 69-year-old grandmother in Alabama shoots burglar during robbery attempt

69 year old Ethel Jones successfully repelled an intruder Monday night with a .38 snubnosed revolver. The intruder was later picked up at the hospital with a gunshot to the stomach. Way to go Ethel! Best quote from the story: “I hope this will make people have second thoughts before they break into a home…

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2023 Texas Gun Legislation

Legislation affecting gun rights in the 2023 session.
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