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Saturday FGS
Model 1911A1 .45ACP The Truth About Armed Citizens in America by CHARLES C. W. COOKE There’s a peculiar mismatch between the number of times one reads in the newspaper that an armed citizen has prevented a mass shooting and the number of times such incidents make it into the public record—and, in turn, into the […]
Guided Missile Destroyer to be Named for Hero
Thomas Gunning Kelley CDR D sends us welcome news- the SecNav will name an as-yet unbuilt Alreigh Burke DDG for Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Thomas Gunning Kelley. Future Destroyer Will Honor Vietnam War Hero Military.com | By Konstantin Toropin Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Wednesday that one of the service’s new, […]
Thursday FGS
Colt Single Action Army 79-year-old shoots and kills intruder after he’s followed into home, Wisconsin cops say Mike Stunson An armed 79-year-old homeowner fatally shot an alleged home intruder who had followed him home, according to Wisconsin police. The shooting occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3, in Elderon, about 70 miles northwest of […]
Wednesday FGS
Mosin Nagant Detroit tow truck driver with concealed carry license fends off robber, shoots and kills man A Detroit tow truck driver shot and killed an armed robber on Monday By Sarah Rumpf An armed robber targeted a tow truck driver, ignorant that tow truck driver had a concealed carry permit and was ready to […]
‘Survivor’ Winner’s Class Act
Mike Gabler The Survivor reality television series has been around on CBS since 2000. The format seems popular enough- a group of up to 20 contestants are sequestered in some remote location and compete for a cash prize. They are divided into “tribes” and are expected to apply survival skills using a minimal number of […]
Veteran’s Day
Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 making it an annual observance, and it became a national holiday in 1938. Sixteen years later, then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation changing the name to Veterans Day to […]
Happy Birthday Marines!
247 Years Young 10 November 2022 A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS 70 years ago, Army Major General Frank E. Lowe was quoted as saying, “The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of Marines. Lord, how they could fight.” That testimonial rings as true now as it did then, […]
Thursday FGS
Glock 17 30th Anniversary Edition Man bursts into flames after being tasered during arrest in Arkansas Abe Asher A man in Arkansas was reportedly hospitalised after a taser sparked a can of gasoline in his backpack and set it alight. Christopher Gaylor, 38, was reportedly told to pull over by an Arkansas state trooper for […]
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