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80 Million is the highest number I've heard quoted, but haven't ever heard the reference. I think it's a bit high. I also think DOJ gets it low at 45 Million. From the various polling I've seen, the number seems to be around 60 Million. Also remember that when citing the total population...

Well, without becoming a citizen of West Virginia, you'll have to stick with Virginia, since only West Virginia citizens can register there. That most likely rules out the option to work as a poll monitor as well. I'm not entirely sure about West Virginia, but almost every polling place...

UVA Range Unfortunately, the UVA Range in Maury Hall was closed down about 5 years ago. Here's an article on it from the Cav Daily: http://www.cavalierdaily.com/CVArticle.asp?ID=2042&pid=501

Odd Coincidence Funny - Not but an hour after I posted my reply here, I got a call from a New York Times reporter about this very issue! Apparently you're not alone in considering where you should vote. Looks like it is a major concern for many in the 18-25 set. Way to be on top of the issue!

John Warner was re-elected in 2002 when he ran virtually unopposed, so he's not up for election again until 2008. The big question, given his increasing age is whether he will retire and scede that seat to Tom Davis. With that question out of the way, there are some others concerning...

This made the front page of the D section and is one of the feature stories on the Post's homepage right now: www.washingtonpost.com She's Not the Retiring Type After 28 Years With D.C. Police, Callahan Takes Aim at Games By Dan Steinberg Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, July 20...

Yet another interesting historical tidbit is that there has been at least one proposal to abandon the electoral college introduced in every single Congress. All 108 of them. In aggregate, there have been around 700 attempts in Congress to either abolish or reform the Electoral College. Thomas...

As a UVa alum, I'll throw in another good word for them! And, in spite of the rivalry, I'll recommend Virginia Tech. Also, two smaller, but great schools for engineering are the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology in Indianapolis and Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh. Finally, since it is...

I'll second the notion that a lot of the potential for being a "world class shooter" is natural. The story on Jelly Bryce mentioned that he had both excellent eyesight and phenomenal hand eye coordination. Those traits, coupled with his love of shooting, helped to make him as good as he was...

Yep, they're cloased again today. They're hoping to be open again tomorrow (Thursday). In the meantime, it looks like channels 7 and 9 will be running stories about the situation tonight. Maybe there's some good news!

Birthplace of the nation and mother of Presidents, VIRGINIA, is here.

When will you be driving down to Charlottesville? Beware that graduation at UVA is May 15th and 16th, so the place will be mobbed and there will not be a hotel room available for 60 miles in any direction. For the NRA range, take Route 50 East off of I-66 (exit 57) and take a left on Waples...

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Yes, the CF Phelps Wildlife Management Area near Summerduck (about 15 minutes off of Route 29 and approximately 25-30 minutes from Clark Brothers) has a wondefrul range, but it is only open part of the year. September through March if memory serves correctly. It is a sighting in range with...

There was a short segment on the Liberator pistol on Mail Call a while back. If I remember correctly, they were churning them off the assembly line at a rate of one every 8 seconds. With that rate, it actually took longer to load than to manufacture. They were horribly inaccurate and meant...

When I would do disaster response training with the Civil Air Patrol, we always used to use lantern mantles to simulate a contaminated person. They would send a geiger counter into a tizzy. Also, I thought the homeless guy who found and kept the radioactive hospital waste was in Vegas. I...

As with many things involving statistics, it is important to parse the point you're trying to make as you ferret out the correct numbers. True, there are 42 accidental deaths attributed to firearms each year for persons between 0 and 14 years of age. There also are going to be some that were...

I was born and raised in the Commonwealth of Virginia and my family dates back to the founding of Jamestown. So, I decided to pay homage to our Great Seal. Virtus is the Roman Goddess in Amazonian garb standing victorious over the defeated image of tyranny. She represents the virtues of...

More Special Prices... If I remember correctly, if you sign up or renew your membership at the NRA range in Fairfax, the cost is $25 per year. A good deal to take advantage of if you're in the area. Of course, the money you save and more will just go towards getting in some range time. :D

Count me as one of the boys who got a model 60 as his first gun. Santa brought that rifle and a scope when I was 8 and I put thousands of rounds through it. As life progressed, it ended up sitting unused for a while and I just recently pulled it out again. Took it apart, cleaned it, lubed it...