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Open Carry at Church, Equipped with AR-15 and Radio, image by Dean Weingarten U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- In the law of self-defense of almost all states, If a person is attacked, and reasonably fears for their life, they may legally defend themselves with deadly force. A small minority of states require a person to retreat from the situation if they can do so in complete safety.In all states of which I am aware, a person may not use deadly force in self-defense, if they provoked the attack with the intent of using deadly force.It is not legal to start a fight so...

"Who can beat Donald Trump?" is the question on the mind of every Democrat primary voter, and of course, every Democrat donor as well. Each candidate seeks to present himself (or xirself!) as the most electable in 2020's increasingly crowded field. But can anyone really determine electability -- reliably -- in advance? Is it really wise to follow your brain and vote for the candidate who only might be the most electable? Kyle Kondik says determining electability is "like nailing Jell-O to a wall" in today's column for Sabato's Crystal Ball. He reminds us:

Hope I don't get banned but I am sick and tired of free republic acting like nothing is going on!! Either we are under attack or the equipment is inadequate, I hate that there are no posts about the curent issue.

Lets try and stay positive regardless of what we see today. I have a feeling there might be a slight shift back to Bambi in the tracking polls. Most likely due to the financial "crisis" and the non-stop attacks against Gov Palin. We have alot of work to do and lets stay the course!

Question Mark's house burns Loss of dogs leaves rock singer in tears VIENNA TOWNSHIP VIENNA TWP. - A pioneer of garage rock lost more than four decades' worth of memorabilia from his colorful career this week when his house was destroyed by fire. Question Mark - who scored a No. 1 hit in 1966 with "96 Tears" - lost everything from recordings to stage outfits. "I lost everything. All my tapes, pictures. I'm going through the rubble right now," he said by phone Friday. But the worst was the loss of his four Yorkies. "They're gone," said the singer, his...