Daily Archives: August 4, 2008

More on IDPA

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August 4, 2008

I’ve gotten a couple of emails regarding my post on the IDPA match from people who seemed to have only read the “cons” section of that piece.  I don’t want there to be any confusion on that point, so I’ll restate myself up here. I had a lot of fun, and plan on going...
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Extreme Gun Activism

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August 4, 2008

I’m pimping this week’s podcast again, and for good reason – the topic of extremism in pro-gun activism absolutely refuses to die, and because I think that we have a really interesting show lined up for tomorrow night. We’ll have both Kurt of Armed and Safe and Sebastian from Snowflakes In Hell on the...
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Semper Paratus

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August 4, 2008

Happy Birthday, USCG.  Founded on August 4th, 1790, you’re 218 years young today – and are still the nation’s oldest continuously sea-going service. The Coast Guard was originally founded as The Revenue Cutter Service by Alexander Hamilton as part of the Department of the Treasury.  From 1790 to 1798, they were the only naval...
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New shooter

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August 4, 2008

Sebastian inducts a new shooter into the ranks. Apparently, the kid’s mom doesn’t like guns, and now the newbie wants to buy a rifle.  I call this: Awesome.
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IDPA Match – Atlanta Conservation Club

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August 4, 2008

I had mentioned last week that I was going to shoot IDPA for the first time in about 6 or 7 this weekend, and lo and behold I actually did make it out to Atlanta Conservation Club in northern BFE to shoot the match. Having not shot at Atlanta before, nor having shot IDPA...
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