You all need to git on over to American Soldier’s website and check out his first teaser to a series of his war videos he’ll be posting. He has a account with YouTube that you can subscribe to, to catch his videos as they are released.
Also, go check out my little brothers latest video capture of a apache launching hellfire’s on a house.
This is a few months old. But I just found it, and found it interesting.
State still has more weapons shops than gas stations, report says
Idaho — The number of gun dealers in the country is going astray.
Idaho may be following suit, but it’s still far from shedding its Old West, free spirit and hunter’s paradise image.
It’s now one of only five states that still has more gun dealers than gas stations, after all.
Those were among the findings of a report released on Wednesday by the nonprofit Washington, D.C.-based Violence Policy Center, a national educational foundation working to reduce gun deaths and injury.
The number of Type 1 federal firearms licenses, the basic license required to sell guns, has fallen a staggering 78 percent — from 245,628 in 1994 to 54,902 in 1995, according to the report.
However, Idaho still has more gun dealers (682) than gas stations (663). Other states with the distinction are Montana, Oregon, Alaska and Wyoming.
Idaho is still following the trend toward less gun dealers — it had 2,300 in 1994.
“Without a doubt, it’s a case of quality vs. quantity,” said Ed Santos, owner of Center Target Sports in Post Falls. “You have to realize that years ago obtaining an FFL was easy and now there’s more restrictions.”
Santos sees the trend as positive.
“There’s fewer dealers, but most of them have knowledge about guns,” he said. “The professional gun dealers will still be in business because they want to provide a service to the community.”
A Black Sheep Sporting Goods manager, who only wanted to identify himself as Troy, said the biggest reason for the drop in gun dealers has been the crackdown on illegal activities and weeding out of illegitimate dealers and hobbyists.
“They’re actually enforcing the laws,” he said.
Idaho, meanwhile, remains outdoorsy and illegal gun trafficking occurs less than in other states. That combination results in a lesser decrease, Troy said.
Nationally, there were 54,902 gun dealers and 121,363 gas stations in 2005. But dealers outnumbered gas stations 245,000 to 210,000 in 1992.
California posted the largest decrease in gun dealers, dropping 88 percent from 20,148 in 1994 to 2,438 in 2005.
Even though the number of dealers are plummeting, gun sales are not, Santos said.
“We’re seeing very good sales,” he said. “They’re either holding their own or rising.”
The 1992 VPC publication “More Gun Dealers than Gas Stations” spotlighted abuses by license holders.
The VPC argues that the bulk of the licenses were held by illegitimate “kitchen-table” dealers who operated out of their homes or offices rather than those who owned storefront property.
“The sharp drop in gun dealers is one of the most important — and little noticed — victories in the effort to reduce firearm violence in America,” said Marty Langley, VPC policy analyst. “The dramatic drop in dealers aids not only federal law enforcement, but cities and states as they continue their efforts to reduce illegal firearms trafficking and firearms violence.”
Softly it whispers, parting air,
The edge so sharp, so glistening;
And as it strikes beneath your hair,
Is anyone still listening?
The sword of Islam makes the slice,
And your severed head just rolls;
You’ve made the final sacrifice,
Loyal to your Liberal goals.
When others warned of futures dire,
You made root cause excuses;
You turned your faces from the fire,
Pursued your liberal muses,
Ignoring death-fired feudal fires,
Luring fools to paradise,
Fanatics facing Islam’s spires,
Whose sword above you lies.
Back when we tried to warn you,
You snickered and you sneered;
Imperial fools our view untrue,
Dumb dupes, who only feared.
Your enlightenment would show us
The path to worldwide calm,
So Jihadis would not blow us
All to hell with Islam’s bomb.
And now these decades later,
When Sharia rules our land,
Where Christians, disbelievers,
Feel the wrath of Islam’s hand,
I feel compelled to ask you Libs,
As that blade zips out your light,
Bloodies your precious, do-good bibs,
Might you think it’s time we fight?
Russ Vaughn 9 29 06
All I can say is… right on!
Proposed Ordinance asks Each Household to Have a Firearm
Fox News - Greenleaf, Idaho — All Americans have the right to bear arms. Some towns have even gone as far as to require each household to have a gun. Now a small Idaho town is contemplating a similar idea– it’s called the Civil Emergencies Ordinance. And although gun ownership is just one piece of this ordinance, it’s the part that’s getting the most attention.
“We’ve blessed to be a fairly rural area of the state, so we don’t have a lot of crime and I think we’d like to keep it that way,” said Lee Belt, Greenleaf city clerk.
Drive about 10 minutes west of Caldwell and you’ll run into Greenleaf, Idaho, population 860. If city council member Steve Jett has his way, each head of household that can legally own a gun, will. Along with that they’re encouraged to have ammunition and appropriate training.
“I think the city council is hoping it will happen and that it will be a deterrent to crime as the city and region increases in population,” said Belt.
The proposed ordinance is modeled after a similar plan that went into place in 1982 in Kennesaw, Ga. In that instance there was a dramatic decrease in criminal activity. Although crime isn’t a huge problem for residents of Greenleaf, the growth in neighboring counties leads them to believe they too are in for some changes.
“There’s not a lot of crime here, but I think it’s coming, it’s getting worse everyday,” said Art Bailey, owner of the Greenleaf Store.
While the plan does encourages firearm ownership, the ordinance goes beyond that.
“The largest part itself deals with emergency capabilities,” said Belt.
The plan will establish an emergency response plan, and promote its citizen response teams and neighborhood watch volunteer groups, a proactive approach to keep the crime rate to a minimum. So how have residents responded? According to almost everyone we spoke to, they already owned a gun or multiple guns, so this would have no effect on them either way.
“I don’t know if it is good for every household, but we being hunters have always had guns,” said Bonnie Cagle, a Greenleaf resident.
“I think it is an excellent idea,” said Bailey. “If the citizens are armed were not at a disadvantage.”
We did ask to speak with the city council member who proposed the ordinance but he was out of town. In November, the council will decide whether or not to adopt the ordinance.
Sorry the site was down the last couple days. The domain renew date snuck up on me, and I didn’t have the funds available to renew it till yesterday. So no worries. PTA is still around.
Now, lets see how slick willy can handle a question from that damn pesky American public.
blame others? i woulda never expected that.
Does the mere mention of her name make anyone else sick? That fat lesbian is so outta line… I dunno if you guys heard about this one. Whats even worse is the fact that she gets an applaud for that rediculous comparison.
I’m tryin to think of the last time a bunch of “radical” Christians got together and had something truely radical happen. And the creation of this great country is first to come to mind.
NEW YORK (AP) — Margaret Johnson might have looked like an easy target.
But when a mugger tried to grab a chain off her neck Friday, the wheelchair-bound 56-year-old pulled out her licensed .357 pistol and shot him, police said.
Johnson said she was in Manhattan’s Harlem neighborhood on her way to a shooting range when the man, identified by police as 45-year-old Deron Johnson, came up from behind and went for the chain.
“There’s not much to it,” she said in a brief interview. “Somebody tried to mug me, and I shot him.”
Deron Johnson was taken to Harlem Hospital with a single bullet wound in the elbow, police said. He faces a robbery charge, said Lt. John Grimpel, a police spokesman.
Margaret Johnson, who lives in Harlem, has a permit for the weapon and does not face charges, Grimpel said. She also was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and later released. (source)
Shot him in the elbow? She needs more practice at the range. 
Here’s another story about how a gun was used as it should be. To ward off those who threaten our life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. It was only a necklace, but it could have been her life.
Thanks Andrew for the link.
I can’t believe this. Steve Irwin died. And by a stingray no less! That is a cryin shame. After watching him handle them gators the way he did… I figured thats how he’d get off this rock. But it was a blasted sting ray! That is a travesty. Crikey is right.
Update » Steve Irwin was completly anti-hunting, anti-fishing, and a anti-gunner. But in the end, he was shot by natures bullet. a stringray barb.
Last year I posted about a wolf in sheeps clothing. The American Hunters and Shooters Association. Basically a group of gun control advocates disquised as a pro-gun, pro-hunting lobby.
Cam Edwards, head news anchor for NRA News has another article posted about these sneaky gun grabbers.
When is an anti-gunner a pro-gun advocate? The obvious answer is never, but that’s too simple a response. The actual answer is “any time a member of the media wants to portray the anti-gunner in a pro-gun light”. Take, for example, a new article in The New Republic entitled “Gun Crazy: The Revolt Against the NRA” by Michael Blanding. Blanding, a freelance writer from Boston, profiles the group calling itself American Hunters and Shooters Association. AHSA bills itself as a “moderate alternative to the NRA”, but in reality it’s an organization founded by leaders in the anti-gun movement who have strong ties to the Brady Campaign. More…
hat tip: Black Bear Blog
I just read this excellent field dressing trick in the latest field and stream. And I wanted to post it for any other deer hunters out there.
With the deer lying on its side, stand behind the shoulder and lift the near front leg. Run your knife blade across the thin skin of the “armpit”. The front quarter is free-floating (no bone attaches to the skeleton). Seperate it by progressively working the knife underneath the leg and shoulder as you pull the leg up and away from the rib cage. Follow the countour around the top of the scapula closely to avoid cutting into the backstrap. (You can reduce your load by skinning and boning the quarters, or just pack them out intact.)
Using a slicing motion, insert your knife under the leg to the inside of the scrotum or udder and draw it toward the rear. Slice pregressively deeper, making shallow half-moon cuts and working forward to the hip point where the quarter attaches to the spine; and rearward to the near side of the anus, where the blade’s downward progress is stopped by the pelvic floor. When the hip joint is exposed, cut through the ligaments at its juncture to free the rear quarter. Keep following bone, feeling with your knife blade, until the rear quarter is detached.
Remove the skin from the upper side of the deer, peeling it back to expose the twin, tub-like muscles that run from the hip point forward to the front of the shoulder. Cut down along the inside of the backbone, then tease the long strip of meat free by working the blade horizontally along the curve of the rib cage. Be careful not to puncture the gut on the rear portion, where there are no ribs to stop the blade.
The tenderloins underneath the backbone, from the last ribs to a point between the hams. Carefully work the knife point under the five short spinal processes behind the last rib, then reach up under the spine and tease the tenderloin away from the bone. These muscles are so tender that you can often remove them with your fingers. All that remains is to turn the deer over and repeat steps one and two.
Pulled from the Sportsmans Notebook in Field and Stream Magazine. By Keith McCafferty
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