Daily Archives: March 1, 2010

My Cousin Vinnie Redux

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

Courtesy learnaboutguns.com Last week, I got to the courtroom a bit early, and had to wait through a couple hearing that preceded my client’s hearing.  During one of those hearings, a police officer testified that he had executed a search … Continue reading →

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Reader’s Gun: 1903 Colt Automatic Pistol

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

We begin this series with a 1903 Colt Automatic .32 Hammerless Pistol owned by Steven Michael Fusco, proprietor of Estates Unlimited, Inc. in Cranston, R.I. Mr. Fusco showed me this beautifully preserved piece—which he uses for personal protection—after I had … Continue reading →

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Mayor Daley: “If you allow people to arm themselves, all first-responders are in jeopardy”

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

With the Supreme Court set to rule on Chicago’s gun ban, Chi-town Mayor Richard M. Daley is trying to pump up the shotgun. I mean, volume. The Chicago Sun Times provides a platform for hizzoner. “How many more of our … Continue reading →

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Total Recoil 4: En-Gage!

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Robert Farago
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With Gun Metaphors Like These . . . Part Two

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

Once again, a sports writer reaching for metaphorical mellifluousness presents prose that resorts to rifle rhetoric. This time it’s Eric Crawford writing for the courier-journal.com. Alison, his aim is not true. “KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — There was a time when the … Continue reading →

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Chilean Earthquake Aftermath: Send Lawyers, Guns and Money

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

CNN reports that the rule of law is breaking down in Chile, as the government struggles to restore basic services after a massive earthquake and the resulting tsunami. “Looting broke out in parts of the country Sunday. Desperate residents scrounged … Continue reading →

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Former IRS Agent Hearts Shotguns

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

Kentucky’s amnews.com profile Bill Elliott, an IRS agent/tax collector turned tax adviser. Clearly, Elliott knows the value of firepower. In fact it helped start his career. Huh. Elliott talks about the government career he had for 36 years and the … Continue reading →

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That Didn’t Take Long: Tea Party “Debate” Focuses on Guns

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

Counterpunch columnist Christopher Ketchum confounds critics with an anti-Tea Party polemic that attempts to wrest Second Amendment rights from the protest group’s agenda—while continuing the media meme that they’re all trigger-happy madmen (and women). It is a short but truly … Continue reading →

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TWHN BS: Bring a Rifle to A Shotgun Fight Edition

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

According to the Wichita Eagle, the local police wants to trade shotguns for rifles in patrol cars. It seems some members of the Kansas law enforcement fraternity are feeling out-gunned. “It used to be that if you had an active-shooter … Continue reading →

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Marines Mount Mini-Gun on MV-22 Tilt Rotor Transports

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

After a decade of dithering, the U.S. Marines are equipping two tilt-rotor transport aircraft bound for Afghanistan with the GAU-2B machine-gun. Strategypage.com reports that the Marines will retro-fit the guns to the rest of their Afghan-based fleet of MV-22 aircraft. … Continue reading →

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