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  • Austin Gun Show Sat 1-26

    01/27/2013 9:17:19 AM PST · by woerm · 3 replies
    Was at the Austin Gun Show yesterday, got there at about 1pm there was a line out the door into the parking lot. was in line 30min or so. Lots of AR-AK platforms several folks selling mags (in parking lot). Inside lots of AR-AK deals, Folks were shelling out cash like there was no tomorrow. Ammo was $hocking, I tell you $hocking. I have been to several Austin shows in the last year or so this was the first one where I had to stand in line just to get in. Sorry no pics but it looks like 0(zerotm) is...
  • Senate hearings on federal guns regs postponed (canceled?)

    OFFICIAL HEARING NOTICE / WITNESS LIST: September 13, 2010 NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING POSTPONEMENT The Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing on "Firearms in Commerce: Assessing the Need for Reform in the Federal Regulatory Process" scheduled for Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building has been postponed. By order of the Chairman.
  • name that party?

    08/12/2010 9:29:08 AM PDT · by woerm · 7 replies
    MD delegate v history/ Cowboys player y/n? from yahoo hxxp://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Politician-in-Redskins-country-lied-about-playin?urn=nfl-261541 snipage: Politician in Redskins country lied about playing for Cowboys By Chris Chase Michael Vaughn is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates and represents Prince George's County 24th district, an area which includes FedEx Field, the home of the Washington Redskins. Despite living in deep in the heart of Redskins country, Vaughn boasted on his website that he played for the Dallas Cowboys for three years. Big mistake. end snip: read the article, note something is really missing. can you guess the party? here's his wikipedia entry listing...
  • Heller to conference 11-09

    10/25/2007 10:02:43 AM PDT · by woerm · 21 replies · 130+ views
    http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/07-290.htm Heller is going to conference 11-09 earliest possible reporting on results would be 11-12 fingers crossed. even denial of cert would be "win" I'd prefer an affirmed, with dicta to effect of 2A is individual right requiring strict scruinty. but after KELO there's no telling.
  • DC v Heller respondent brief

    10/04/2007 10:02:25 PM PDT · by woerm · 3 replies · 742+ views
    Heller responded w/ a broadside worthy of Old Ironsides, in a word the DC brief was OWNED first called them on the they can have shotguns/rifles bs then He really gives them their own bs back in spades Quote: V. Citizens Under Criminal Attack Are NotRequired to Stand By and Die Awaiting Police Protection. Petitioners correctly note that the Second Amendment “does not require the District to stand by while its citizens die.” Pet. at 30 (emphasis added). Yet the city consistently fights to secure its right to stand by while its citizens are victimized by crime. For example, the...
  • China Announces New Bailout of Big Banks

    01/07/2004 6:37:24 AM PST · by woerm · 6 replies · 169+ views
    The New York Times ^ | 01/07/2004 | Keith Bradsher
    <p>HONG KONG, Jan. 6 - China announced a complex transfer on Tuesday of $45 billion from its soaring foreign exchange reserves to two of the four big government-owned banks, the third large bailout in the banking system in less than six years.</p>
  • Important read

    12/15/2003 7:08:32 AM PST · by woerm · 5 replies · 127+ views
    link http://www.givemeliberty.org/rtplawsuit/Update12-14-03.htm this is also on Keepandbeararms.com Important read with into from keepandbear as well http://www.givemeliberty.org/rtplawsuit/misc/2ndAmendmentIntro.htm This is a reasoned summary of what may be the flash that ends our current government system. including an overdue summary of the historical context of both the declaration of Independence and the 2nd ammendment. I keep thinking how do we keep Cleteus(?) reading or (more accuratly) what happens when he decides there's no point in reading or talking anymore. ie the 2nd was put there to protect the 1st ammendment and in two weeks time the same court ignored one and threw out...
  • what's next, SCOTUS approval of Eiesnstazgruppe(sorry no spellchk) roundups?

    12/02/2003 8:53:01 AM PST · by woerm · 18 replies · 255+ views
    Does any of the Bill or Rights seem worthy of protection (except of course the First ammd case of the week) link http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=558&e=2&u=/ap/20031202/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_police_searches lets see, no unreasonable search and seizure, gone with the drugged war secure in persons and papers (see search and seizure) crud, this has already been a bad week for what left of the republic. where do these injudical tyrants get off claiming to define anything?
  • cert denied, Silveira (link)

    this is not good. http://www.supremecourtus.gov/orders/courtorders/120103pzor.pdf per the supremes any state can deny any right for whatever reason their leg can come up with so long 14th ammendment incorporatoin, so long bill of rights it was a noble and honorable but apparently failed experiment RIP US constution. further info as it developes, probaly badly At www.keepandbeararms.com r
  • Good news 2nd ammendment case

    11/06/2003 6:29:38 AM PST · by woerm · 133 replies · 469+ views
    Silveira has been posted to 11-26 conference http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/03-51.htm further info on case is at www.keepandbeararms.com r