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AAlexanderA replied to the thread Wood Body Armor Plates?.The fact that it costs only 5% of what conventional armor costs, is the telling point for me. Would you trust your life to a cheap knockoff?
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AAlexanderA replied to the thread Our Founding Fathers' perspective on citizens and guns..Well, for one thing, they thought that national defense could be based on throngs of half-trained militia, with no standing army. They...
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AAlexanderA replied to the thread Our Founding Fathers' perspective on citizens and guns..There had to be a uniformity of arms, even among the militia. The standard went to cal. .69, after the mass influx of French arms...
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AAlexanderA replied to the thread Our Founding Fathers' perspective on citizens and guns..Exactly. For most of the country's history (until the 2008 Heller case), the common assumption was that the 2nd Amendment RKBA was...
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AAlexanderA reacted to JohnKSa's post in the thread Our Founding Fathers' perspective on citizens and guns. with
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What's interesting is that some of those quotes make it clear that the intent was for people to be armed with military-type... -
AAlexanderA replied to the thread Our Founding Fathers' perspective on citizens and guns..Circumstances have undeniably changed since 1791, particularly in the way the nation's defense is structured. The universal citizens'...
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AAlexanderA replied to the thread Auto_loader with hammer Question.I would question your premise. I see plenty of pictures of 1911's with the hammer down. And that's the way I have the hammer when I take...
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AAlexanderA replied to the thread Our Founding Fathers' perspective on citizens and guns..Based on the Founders' statements, as listed in the OP, there's a very good argument that the NFA '34, the GCA '68, and every other...
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AAlexanderA reacted to D.B. Cooper's post in the thread Assault Weapon Identification Guide As listed or described in Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/24-1.9 with Like.
Everyone who posts on THR has "knowledge of the topic." Everyone one of us, myself included, knows the strict legal definition of the...
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AAlexanderA replied to the thread List of my guns for wife.One of the routine things in a divorce is "discovery." If your wife's lawyer is worth his/her salt, they will forthwith file a motion...
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AAlexanderA replied to the thread Well, Turn the lights off on Wa. State..Anyone can sue over anything. The question is, will the courts agree?
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AAlexanderA replied to the thread More reliable Remington or colt cast your vote n tell why.Remington, because you don't have to worry about arbor length or getting the wedge in just right. It's easy to swap cylinders in the...
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AAlexanderA replied to the thread Which Ruger Mark IV to get?.Mark III's are undervalued because most people don't like that pesky Loaded Chamber Indicator. You might be able to pick up a bargain...
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AAlexanderA replied to the thread Colt AR-15.As a collector, my feeling is that the Colt name on AR's stopped being particularly collectible after the early 1980's, when the...
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AAlexanderA replied to the thread Well, Turn the lights off on Wa. State..This overlooks the strength of the gun culture in this country. Probably no other advanced country in the world loves its guns as much...