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Court: NFL can ban off-duty police officers from bringing guns into stadiums
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that the NFL can ban off-duty police officers from bringing guns into stadiums on game day, but the court indicated that it is leaving the door open for the ban to be overturned. Minnesota is the only state so far in which the NFL’s 2013 ban has faced a legal challenge. The dispute […] Read More
ISIS organizing small armies inside America
See this story (“ISIS Organizing Small Armies Inside America”). And a pro-Islamic State hacking group has obtained information on members of the military, and is threatening to go after them where they live: See also this (“Threatened Domestic Attack on Service Members and Families by Islamic State a Direct Concern for Oath Keepers”). Load up.
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Update on arming the Army
Townhall.com: Arm the Army — Part I Townhall.com: Arm the Army — Part II The Daily Caller: “Arm The Army” – Congress Decides To Arm The Army, Commander In Chief Fails To Act We also have news that the Army’s top officer, Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, who said in the wake of the Navy shootings in Chattanooga, “I think […] Read More
August 14, 2015 product highlights
We have a report that Win 231 & Hodgdon HP38 (same powder) are being phased out. Ruger has five-shot Super Blackhawk Bisley models in either .454 Casull or .480 Ruger. Satin stainless steel, 6.5″ barrel, unfluted cylinder, ~50 oz. Available through Lipsey’s. Ruger has also introduced a Takedown version of its SR-556 autoloading rifle. Walther has added the .45 ACP […] Read More
Correction – Pronunciation of Lapua
Turns out I’ve been correcting folks’ pronunciation of Lapua wrong all these years (I said “lop-wah“). But I was close. It’s approximately “LAHP-oohwah.” Regardless, it ain’t “la-POO-wah.” Learn more: Lapua video (hear them pronounce their name) 10 Gun Names You are Saying Wrong
Read MoreNICS checks July record
The National Shooting Sports Foundation adjusted NICS checks for July 2015 were the highest numbers for a July on record. According to the NSSF, there were 946,528 checks as adjusted in July 2015. This was a 15.9% increase over July 2014 and a 10.67% increase over July 2013 — the previous highest for July, with 855,259 checks as adjusted.
Read MoreOfficer training in MS
MS Attorney General Jim Hood (D) has announced five free officer involved shooting training sessions for professionals across the state in August and September, offered in conjunction with the Regional Counterdrug Training Academy, the Law Enforcement Alliance for Peer Support, and the United States Attorney’s Office. We hope that the training is better than Hood’s open carry law opinions.
Read MoreShould we trust them to be “the only ones”?
Starkville Oktibbeha (MS) School Superintendent Lewis Holloway was arrested and booked into the Oktibbeha County jail on two counts of simple assault and threatening after a disturbance (not on school property) in which he allegedly fired a gun into the air. Barvetta Singletary, 37, is a “Special Assistant” to President Barack Obama and House Legislative Affairs Liaison. Before joining the […] Read More
