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Cabelas lost a $2000 sale yesterday because of their inane gun control. Went to the one closest to me to purchase a thermal rifle scope that cost around $2000. When I entered the store I had my usual conceal carry pistol on me. I noticed a sign saying all weapons must be checked in at customer service. I asked if that included conceal carry and was told yes. There was one couple in front of me so I got behind them. He not only had to surrender his weapon but had to fill out a "20 questions" form. I then...

A former federal agent who survived a cartel ambush in Mexico in 2011, where his partner (Special Agent Jaime Zapata) died, set a world record by successfully making a 2010 yard handgun shot. Using a 10 mm handgun and standing without the help of a bench or rest, former ICE agent Victor Avila struck a target more than a mile away as part of a series of endeavors to give back to the community... USA1Shot, a company that developed a rapidly deployable brace attachment for handguns aimed at helping law enforcement officers have the stability of a rifle while using...

MIDWEST CITY, Oklahoma -- A man was shot and killed after he snatched a 2-year-old girl out of a shopping cart and held her hostage in an Oklahoma grocery store. The man removed the child from the shopping cart, held a knife to her and made crazy demands. Officers spent 30 minutes negotiating with the man. An officer shot the man in the head at point-blank range when he pulled the knife closer to the girl’s throat. “He thought the child was being harmed and stabbed at the time he did the shooting,” said Midwest Police Department Chief Brandon Clabes....

“Of course, the Gebirgsschüzen (Territorial Marksmen), whom I was only able to hear in the distance, deserve special thanks, because I am an honorary ‘Schütze,’ (marksman) even though I was once a mediocre Schütze." — Pope Benedict XVI, Bavarian Evening, Castel Gandolfo, August 3, 2012. “Now, as we ‘thank you,’ I can only impart my blessing to you, but let us first sing the Angelus together, and if we can the ‘Andachtsjodler’ (a hymn in the form of a yodel).” — Pope Benedict XVI, Last Words in German at the Bavarian Evening. The present pope, we know, is a man...

I realize that Halloween is over, but I think that you will need to watch this video today so you can get ready for the next Halloween. You see, you will need at least a year to practice how to properly use this method to get the best face for the night. Enjoy this video of a Jack-O-Lantern being carved with a 45 caliber hand gun.Follow the link below to see to the video of a, Man Carving Our a Jack-O-Lantern With a 45 Caliber Handgun

BAGHDAD, Jan. 23, 2009 – When Army Spc. Andrew Winscombe deployed to Iraq, he figured he’d be heading straight into combat. Army Spc. Andrew Winscombe, an infantryman on his first tour of duty to the Middle East, is adapting to a different type of deployment than he first expected at Forward Operating Base Mahmudiyah, south of Baghdad. U.S. Army photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “From what I saw on the news and the stories told by soldiers who were deployed in the area before, I thought I would be seeing some heavy fighting pretty much every day,”...