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    OT - Full Auto Fun @ The Gun Store

    imported post Hello all, I was recently in Vegas and went to The Gun Store (http://www.thegunstorelasvegas.com) for some full-auto fun. I shot a Thompson sub machine gun. As far as I could tell, it was a real 20's - 40's vintage weapon cambered in .45 ACP. It was SWEET! I'd never fired a...
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    US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals -- "Assault of a Family Member" not domestic violence

    imported post See http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/07/07-20798.0.wpd.pdf Here's the final paragraph: " Hagen moved to dismiss the indictment on the grounds that he was convicted for “assault of a family member” under Texas Penal Code § 22.01(a)(1) and (b)(2) which he argues does...
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    Man's conviction for gun in car on Post Office property upheld

    imported post Get it straight from the source: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/08/08-31197.0.wpd.pdf The states served by this circuit are Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. He was convicted for violating 39 C.F.R. § 232.1(l). CFR is the Code of Federal Regulations -- the rules...
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    OC in Ruidoso?

    imported post Hello All, I'm going to be traveling from Texas to family property in Ruidoso in September. I have a TX CHL so I know I'm good to go for CC (in a non-banned area). My question is how well OC is received in Ruidoso. I certainly won't be carrying at all on reservation land like Inn...
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    Examples for fense-sitting members

    imported post I know there are clips of open carrying on this site. I recall Melanie Hain's soccar game, a picture of a guy with Governor Stickland of OH, several of VCDL members in both social settings and testifying before governmental agencies. Perhaps when we go to Austin we should create a...
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    St. Louis City alderman gets it

    imported post ST. LOUIS— A St. Louis city leader frustrated with the police response to rising crime called Tuesday on residents to arm themselves to protect their lives and property.[/b] Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe said police are ineffective, outnumbered or don't care about the increase...
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    Disorderly Conduct -- a new case helps us!

    imported post Original URL: http://www.5thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/as_web.exe?c05topin.ask+D+402639 Opinion Filed May 22, 2008 Here is the part of the case dealing with disorderly conduct: The State argues the officers had probable cause to believe evidence of disorderly conduct...
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    Anyone have a friend who is a District Attorney?

    imported post Doc or anyone else who may have a friend who is a District Attorney, County Attorney, legislator, or anyone who can ask the AG's office for an opinion: this is what we need for several items. These are items which are unclear and/or are being interpretedly differently by different...
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    Open Carry legally available now, but READ ON

    imported post Hello all, I throw this out to this esteemed group as the executive summary with the details presented later in the post: you can openly carry, in public, in Texas, right now so long as your firearm was manufactured before 1899 (1898 and earlier). :celebrate I am NOT a lawyer...
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