The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create whatever the form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth of…
Read MoreUpshot-Knothole Grable was a nuclear weapons test conducted by the United States as part of Operation Upshot-Knothole. Detonation of the associated nuclear weapon occurred shortly after its deployment at 8:30am PDT (1530 UTC) on May 25, 1953, in Area 5 of the Nevada Test Site. The codename Grable was chosen because the letter Grable is…
Read MoreReprinted from the May 6, 2010 edition of The Tactical Wire http://www.thetacticalwire.com/archived/2010-05-06_tactical.html About every week I say I’m going to the range, which is in my back yard, and do some shooting. And about every time something more important comes up. The key here is that ‘important’ is a subjective term. Sometimes, as I discovered…
Read MoreThe vice principal of Live Oak High School asked two of the boys to remove American flag bandannas that they wearing on their heads and for the other two boys to turn their American flag T-shirts inside out. When they refused, the boys were ordered to go to the principal’s office. “They said we could…
Read MoreCome out to the Elstonville Sportsmen’s Association on May 8th from 8:00am to 3:00pm, in Manheim, PA if you’re in the area. Two candidates for PA governor are hosting a shoot. Be sure to bring your own guns and ammo. I’d like to go out on a shoot with candidates for governor here in the…
Read MoreWhile I am glad to see US flags in the picture of last Saturday’s anti-illegal immigration rally, the sign disturbs me. I wonder if he even knows what the sign that he is holding says. If not, then please learn English so you don’t look like a fool. If he does, then we need to…
Read MoreStarting on May 1, 2010, all applicants for concealed handguns will be able to complete the entire application form, as well as schedule their digital fingerprint appointments online. “Completing the application form online is convenient for applicants and will allow us to process applications faster,” said RenEarl Bowie, the Assistant Director, Regulatory Licensing, for DPS.…
Read MoreAt the risk of reducing my own chances to win, here are the gun-related contests that I am aware of for May 2010. If there are any contests that I have missed, please notify me. Contests typically either require simply your email and address or a short survey — any contest with special circumstances will…
Read MoreA British army sniper helped save his commander and set a new sharpshooting record after killing two Taliban machine gunners in Afghanistan from a mile-and-a-half away. Corporal of Horse Craig Harrison fired his consecutive shots from such a long distance that they took almost three seconds to reach their targets. This was despite the 8.59mm…
Read MoreA grim report circulating in the Kremlin today written by Russia’s Northern Fleet is reporting that the United States has ordered a complete media blackout over North Korea’s torpedoing of the giant Deepwater Horizon oil platform owned by the World’s largest offshore drilling contractor Transocean that was built and financed by South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy…
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