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Kroenke Sports and Entertainment buys the Sportsman Channel
Denver-based Kroenke Sports and Entertainment is the parent company of the Outdoor Channel. It will now also be the parent company of the Sportsman Channel. They announced last week that they have purchased InterMedia Outdoor Holdings, Inc. from the private equity group InterMedia Partners VII, LP. In addition to the Sportsman Channel, they received 15 magazines, 17 websites, and TV […]
Read MoreLions in Arkansas!
An Arkansas deer hunter recently shot and killed a 148 lb. mountain lion in Bradley County, east of Hermitage (about 60 miles west of Greenville, MS).
Read MoreMS training, discounted NRA membership, FL hunting license sale
MS Training SURVIVING SOCIAL UNREST, TERRORISM, AND PANDEMICS A two day/two night course taught by an EMT and a US Army combat infantryman. Topics include: Preparing a Bug Out Bag Making a Shelter Making a Fire Purifying Water Preparing Food Map Reading First Aid for Trauma Wounds Protection from Ebola Day and Night Small Unit Movement Team Leader Course Exercises […]
Read More911 & SWAT, gov gun stealing, CCW in MO?
In Vancouver, WA, a man who called 911 to report that he had seen a shooting suspect was mistakenly shot by the responding law enforcement SWAT team on Oct. 31. The suspect for which the victim was mistaken was the subject of an ongoing manhunt. ——————————————- Buffalo, NY police are now visiting the homes of those recently departed in search […]
Read MoreWet or bloody fingers can’t call 911 on cell phones?
I just learned this week that apparently some of the new and improved cell phones utilize touch screen interfaces which do not work if your fingers are wet or bloody. Good luck with that 911 thing.
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World War II veteran Justus Belfield, 98
World War II veteran Justus Belfield, 98, spent his last full day on Earth in his World War II army uniform, lying in bed at a rehabilitation center with his wife Lillian in her own bed next to him. The center staff snapped the image below of his salute on Tuesday – Veterans Day. Mr. Belfield passed away early Wednesday […]
Read MoreWheeling and wimps
A Wheeling, WV Sunday School teacher was walking after church when he and his fiancée were surrounded by a group of nine men who began making threats, saying “they were going to rape my wife in front of me, cut me.” Even after the woman called 911, the aggression continued. Finally the man pulled his gun and fired a warning […]
Read MoreLitigation Roundup: Nov. 14, 2014
US District Judge Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. issued a ruling last week in the District of Columbia, denying a motion by the District to reconsider his July ruling that the District ban on carry outside of the home is unconstitutional “under any level of scrutiny.” —————————————— You may remember that the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the […]
Read MoreRandom thoughts
“Calling 911 and waiting is no longer your best option. Armed criminals are being put back on the street by a soft-on-crime court system… are you prepared to handle a life or death threat?” – Milwaukee County, WI, Sheriff David Clarke Not coincidentally, the USDOJ says that Mexican drug gangs are now operating in over 1,000 US cities (using weapons […]
Read MoreProduct Highlights for November 7, 2014
This Week’s Product Highlights: The new Meprolight TRU-DOT RDS (red dot sight) is a law enforcement version of the Meprolight M5. The TRU-DOT RDS is built like the M5 where it counts, with the same features as the M5, but a few mainly cosmetic cost-saving features. It uses one AA battery (alkaline or lithium) and retails for $399. Aimpoint has […]
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