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March 09, 2014
Gun Thread (3-9-2014)
Facebook, Instagram & Guns
Moms Demand Action!!11! and receive ... this? OK. Whatever.
Facebook and its photo-sharing subsidiary Instagram Wednesday announced new policies aimed at stemming online sales of illegal guns.
The social media platforms have agreed to remove reported posts that evade gun laws, restrict minors under the age of 18 from viewing posts about firearm sales and provide education to better inform law-abiding sellers of guns.
Here's NRA-ILA's response.
Dana Loesch's thoughts on a Ben Carson POTUS candidacy
A position I endorse:
Yeah, there are lots of policy issues we can discuss and debate the details of, but Carson's statement that people's second amendment rights should be conditional based on where they live is a deal breaker.
Gun Of The Week
(answer below)
Marksmanship Award
Gun Of The Week - Answer
That's the S&W No. 3, Third Model, in .44 Russian.
Connecticut
I've seen a bunch of stuff flying around the Interwebs about pushback on Connecticut's "assault weapons" registration scheme re police refusing to enforce the law. None of it is sourced worth a crap, and I won't link it here. But I'll keep looking.
Hickock45 On The GOTW
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