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Category Archives: Guns
The Guns of Autumn: Forts Foote and Washington
Last weekend was not only a long one (because of Veterans Day), but also about the last hurrah for autumn colors here in northern Virginia. To take advantage of the extra day our hiking group did three hikes over the weekend! The first two, Burke … Continue reading
Posted in Guns, Hiking, History, Photography
Tagged Burke Lake, Fort Foote, Fort Washington, Lake Accotink, nature, outdoors, Veterans Day
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Crossing the Styx
I was driving around in northern Virginia last week and heard this news story on the radio: 11-Yr-Old Suspended From School For Merely TALKING About Guns Martin Di Caro, WMAL.com, June 3, 2013 OWINGS, MD — The father of a … Continue reading
Posted in Guns, News
Tagged calvert county md, fort belvoir virginia, free speech, Maryland, tax, tobacco, Virginia
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I’ve seen some things, man, and some stuff…
The stereotype of the disturbed war veteran, originally created by opponents of the Vietnam War and handily resurrected by opponents of the Iraq War, is clearly the image Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has in mind when she thinks of our veterans. Feinstein’s … Continue reading
Posted in Guns, News
Tagged assault weapons ban, dianne feinstein, Dingell, gun control, Politics, PTSD, senator dianne feinstein, senator john cornyn, veterans
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Crisis du jour
“When in danger, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout” – Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny A pretty good description of almost everything you hear out of Washington DC, but we get more than one crisis du jour these … Continue reading
Posted in Guns, News
Tagged ammo shortage, business, economy, federal spending, gun control, income tax, Politics, quantitative easing, sequestration, Washington DC
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News They Can Use
The other day a couple of friends and I were thinking about going to the National Gun Show held last weekend over near Dulles Airport. We eventually decided against it, due to a combination of bad weather, crowds, sickness, and … Continue reading
Weekend Update
Website Stuff It’s been a week since Cox shut down my old website right on schedule. I have been so busy moving stuff that there’s been no time to post. I did manage to move the basic pages that I use the most: my start page, … Continue reading
Life with John 