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There is an organization in San Antonio made up of Safety Officials from various city and county organizations as well as private industry. They meet once a month for a breakfast and morning seminar. During this seminar, one member of the organization must provide a safety-related presentation...

The Maven Once upon an evening dreary, while I posted weak and weary, -- A rambling post and surely just a bore, As I typed and typed again, I scrambled words as in my den, -- I tried so hard to type a little more. ----- Just more typos. Nothing more. My typing surely wasn't fine, with...

”Conservatives in GOP uneasy about Bush” by Richard L. Berke, New York Times (from San Antonio Express-News, 6/29/99, pg A1 Laconia N.H. -- Many politically active conservatives say they’re increasingly frustrated and distressed by the early dominance of Gov. George W. Bush in the Republican...

The Civil War wasn’t about slavery by Walter Willliams. Published in “Jewish World Review”, 12/2/98 The problems that led to the Civil War are the same problems today -- big, intrusive government. The reason we don’t face the specter of another Civil War is because today’s Americans don’t...

In “A Nation of Cowards”, Mr. Jeffrey Snyder states that gun owners are routinely portrayed as uneducated, paranoid rednecks fascinated by and prone to violence, etc. He notes New York Gov. Mario Cuomo's famous characterization of gun-owners as "hunters who drink beer, don't vote, and lie to...

MY GIST of the article: Mr. Agapito Rodriguez using a pellet gun (which appears to be a real gun) tries to rob an inebriated Mr. Manuel Dominguez. Undercover Dallas police officer Genaro Hernandez witnesses the attempted robbery and calls for uniformed backup. Mrs. Rodriguez positions the car...

Easy, folks! It's just a lead-in! How bad would it be to have Hillary as a Senator? Let's share some views, OK? Help me out here. 1) Hillary would replace Moynihan. Minus one Liberal, plus one Liberal = 1 Liberal! 2) As a Senator, she would be in the public eye. We can watch her. If...

1) I was selected for jury duty in San Antonio more than ten years ago. While waiting, (and waiting!) I struck up a conversation with a chap who explained Jury Nullification to me. I had never heard of such a thing. He said a (?member of the Jury?) or (?majority of the jury?) could declare...

This may be old news on TFL but search isn’t working and this is too important to ignore. If it already has been discussed (into the ground) then I ask a TFL “Chief” to delete this “Indian’s” post. There is an entire history to be read at this url (below). I have NO idea of the validity of...

I just tried several times to use the search function. It takes my query but returns a blank page. Hmm.

((Much of this post is from the Reader’s Digest article, “Keep Washington Off Wall Street”, issue for June, 1999, page 87.)) In his State of the Union address, President Clinton proposed setting aside a projected $2.7 trillion budget surplus for Social Security. I ask, “What surplus? Where?”...

Okay, so I’m behind the times. However, I just happened to surf onto the Ring of Conservative Sites: Ref: www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=conservative;list Then I was lucky enough to learn that we are (gasp) CULTISTS! Hide your church door! Watch down the road for the cattle...

Some of you may remember that my best friend, Carl Davis, passed away this last February. (obit: http://www.thefiringline.com:8080/forums/showthread.php?threadid=31223 ) He owned quite a few firearms that are “shootin’ guns” rather than pretty collector items. Some were fairly new - some were...

Some of you may remember that my best friend, Carl Davis, passed away this last February. (obit: http://www.thefiringline.com:8080/forums/showthread.php?threadid=31223 ) He owned quite a few firearms that are “shootin’ guns” rather than pretty collector items. Some were fairly new -...

(Oh, boy. Can Dennis spell "trepidation"? You bet! But here goes...) If we believe in our Rights, should we support those beliefs? Those who believe in the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (RKBA) frequently become Gun Rights Activists. How *honestly* do we try to support our movement? Recently...

The following is an excerpt from the San Antonio Express news for March 23, 1999, beginning on page one and continued on page four. Title on page one: Handgun foes cite study on arrests Title as continued on page four: NRA, DPS blast study on gun owners’ arrests <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1"...

I am not an Attorney-at-Law. I am in no way qualified to practice law or to give legal advice. I am only a layperson in the legal field. For legal advice you can rely upon you must consult a qualified, certified Attorney-at-Law. In view of that, check out United States Code, Title 18, Section...

The Brady Bill is only part of the efforts to monitor, investigate, and control your physical, financial, and intellectual life. The name “Phyllis Schlafly” is bound to stir up controversy. Is it worth it? How about: * Spank Your Child = Lose Your Child? * Federal Control of all State...

Some time ago, Q came out of the closet! She stated, “Well, as long as the subject has been brought up, ... I admit it!! I'm a liberal! ...” That irritated me! Everybody knows Liberals are wrong, wrong, wrong! Then she confused me: -- Her Daddy instilled in her a certain hatred for gun...

Rob, In another thread you said, QUOTE Anyway--- Carrying a CCW/CHP/CCL definitely sends a postive message to most LEOs. Unless you also have one of those goofy little badges that say "Concealed Carry Permit" on it or something..... in which case "Playing Police" Syndrome becomes a...