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In Virginia, at a tiny town council meeting, courtesy of Phil VanCleave: On Tuesday night, 20 VCDL members and supporters attended the Boones Mill Town Council meeting. The capacity of the room where Town Council meetings are held is only thirty, so it was standing room only with about 10...

From Phil VanCleave a few minutes ago: He failed. We didn't. Masterful understatement.:D TC Double post. Mod, please delete.

Early morning email from Phil VanCleave: VCDL throws some weight at Manassas City Council meeting: It's 3:45 AM, I'm still wired, there could be 'type-os' in this (sorry). I simply don't know what better sums it up than "!!WOW!!" There were way over 100 VCDL members and supporters at the...

MMmmmmm...Spectre gets a zapper. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/ac-130u.htm TC DefenseTech.Org. Nov. 27, 2006 The AC-130U Spectre is a byword for high-precision fire support. But equipping it with directed energy weapons (DE) will take close air support to an...

I like a little controversy with my morning coffee. The issue of soldier protection seems to naturally incite high emotions. TC Dragon Skin Passes Dept. Of Justice Ballistic Tests DEFENSEWATCH SPECIAL REPORT, 09-13-2006 Panic is rampant today inside one sector of the...

I could have sworn I remember some recent discussion on this, but I'll be darned if I can find the thread. Here's a Washington Times article, along with some update from one of the guys in my shop. On one side of the argument is ARL/SLAD/WMRD who historically have used the estimated kinetic...

Left for the river Friday morning to join Leatherness for a beautiful long weekend and reflect on Memorial Day stuff. Had a nice restful holiday, right up until arriving home to rejoin the routine. Went in the garage and thought "Boy, old man--you're losing it." The entry door to the family room...

Quantico Shooting Club News: "As of today I have no waiting list for Civilian memberships (associate). I can take the first thirty five who come in this weekend and join. It will be first come first serve. The cost is $60.00 for a one year membership or $120.00 for two years. The Civilian...

This from the 8 Feb Belleville News-Democrat, via Free Republic: Some of the responses from Freepers are distinctly non-THR LEO-bashing. Let's not have that here please. TC

This just in from VCDL. I almost can't believe what I read. TC The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE), who seem to go out of their way to alienate gun owners with their heavy-handedness, behaved in a shameful manner this last weekend at the Showmasters' gun...

A friend just sent this to me: Valid conclusion? TC

Alert from VCDL: (Hampton, VA, December 14th, 2004, 6:54 a.m.) *On the Peninsula, it's the bad guy lying in a hospital bed, while his intended victim is unscathed. Your NewsChannel 3's Kathleen Carey has the story of the victim that fought back. Hampton Police say it's a case of an...

Los Angeles Times September 24, 2004 Military Police Officer Kills Theft Suspect By Times Staff Reports A military police officer shot at three civilians — killing one and wounding another — after confronting them as they tried to steal a motorcycle from North Island Naval Air...

While dodging storms here in "Tornado Alley" last night, I was pleased to get an alert of a different kind from VCDL President Phil VanCleave. Two court decisions that side completely with gun-owners and RKBA. God bless VCDL! (VCDL alert): I don't know where to begin! Fantastic news on MWAA...

I'm degreasing an Enfield No. 4/MK 1 rifle, and I noticed that the threaded bolt face--or head--turns in about 15 degrees beyond the normal operating position when the bolt is removed. Does this indicate excessive wear/use in and of itself? BTW, I think the Enfield idea of easily replacable...

Hmmm... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- from the Naval Institute Proceedings August 2004 Ask The Warriors About Iraq By Lieutenant Colonel (select) Stanton S. Coerr, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve President George W. Bush gathered...

Leatherness here. Anyone see the interview on the Today show with the parents of the three year old filmed by a neighbor playing with a gun? The parents don't feel they were doing anything wrong and why was the neighbor filming them????

We're experiencing a rash of false arrest in Northern Virginia for the "offense" of open carrying. Here's a VCDL alert telling a story from two days ago that ends as well as can be expected when LEOs don't know the law. TC TFL Survivor 18.2-287.4 STRIKES AGAIN! New VCDL member Andrew...

In my forty-plus years of association with the Marines, I've never been prouder than I am of today's fine young men and women. Semper Fidelis. TC TFL Survivor CAMP AL QAIM, Iraq(April 29, 2004) -- Recruits at the Corps' two recruit training depots will know Cpl. Jason L. Dunham. They...

Governor Warner thoughtfully responded to my last e-mail, in which I urged him not to sign this ill-conceived piece of junk. Here's his response: This is the one setback RKBA activists in Virginia have suffered this year. It contains a dangerous "Gotcha" as well, since the Metropolitan...