Recent content by Praxis

I wish James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and his allies in the House would get publicly called out for pushing Real ID in the first place. Remember, he forced it through by attaching it to a defense spending bill. DHS by all accounts didn't want it at the time, and now is getting all the public...

Real ID forces states to share data with the federal government and creates a de facto national ID system. Remember, come May you are supposed to have a Real ID to clear TSA security at airports, otherwise you have to go to secondary screening (DHS is granting states wavers left and right...

Nope, once you have your DL you are good to go. I changed my DL and bought a handgun all within the space of about an hour in Delaware once. Didn't have any problems.

Way to go Idaho! Glad to hear that my old home state is courting the firearms industry. They also have a number of important knife manufacturers. (since knives are firearms accessories after all). Buck recently moved their opperations to Post Falls a couple years ago. Chris Reeve has been...

Another vote for Virginia Arms in Manassas. My fiance went there when she was looking to purchase a handgun. They treated her with a lot of respect and the prices were very good. The store employee who worked with her knew she was buying the gun and focused on making sure she was happy...

My fiance bought me a six-month membership to one of the local ranges! Total surprise, didn't see it coming. Oh, and a 100 count box of WWB .45.:D Plus she agreed to take a CCW course with me. Good gun year.

I'm not entirely sure about goal of the magazine rule either. I've shot at a range where the rules said you couldn't have open boxes of ammo except at your booth. In effect, I guess that rule basically serves the same goal as the magazine loading rule. Trust me, I say something if I see...

Thanks for the information! MatAttak, I know Gilbert's, have shot there before. I'll probably check with them first.

Hi Everyone, My fiance finally saw the light and wants us to get Virginia CCWs (after a couple years of my efforts to convince her:D). Can anyone recommend a good place to go for the NRA cert. class. in Prince William County, Manassas, or the general Springfield area? Ideally, somewhere...

Hm, never had any of those problems with my CZ52. The suggestions so far sound good. Only problem I ever had with mine was the pin for the extractor backing out after every 3-4 shots. Finally replaced it and now everything is great. Definitely look into replacing the spring and the firing...

Another good word for VA Arms. My SO recently bought a used Beretta Vertec from them. She had been interested in trying one out for a while. The sales guy who helped her gave her great service. The price was very good. I'm cash poor right now, but my next firearm will almost certainly come...

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Wow, great to see both my undergrad school (Pitt) and grad. school (Delaware) mentioned in the same post. :eek: Living in South Oakland in Pittsburgh is where I first started thinking seriously about self defense. Having to walk to and from class at night really makes students easy targets...

I think this question fits in the general scope of the discussion. Can anyone tell me why police officers tailgate you when they are "checking out" your car on the highway. A number of people in this thread mentioned the practice. I've had this happen once when driving near Baltimore...

Hso, Thanks for the full-text article. I see that it is being widely discussed at a number of Internet knife sites. Some have suggested that the AKTI (American Knife and Tool Institute, the knife world's NRA) issue a formal press release refuting the major points. I certainly think that...