February 11, 2013
Things will start to get a bit tense this week. Some of the anti gun owner bills in Colorado will be in committee. Michael Bane has declared a Colorado Emergency. There are also a few pro gun bills in committee....
January 24, 2013
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners is raffling off an AR-15 (Colt LE6920 to be specific, courtesy of Jensen Arms in Loveland, Colorado). The drawing will be held on Friday, January 25th. Go to RMGO's page for the details and to click...
May 03, 2007
The 9th Annual Machine Gun shoot & Military Vehicle Display is being held in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado this weekend. I doubt I'll make it there so someone shoot a few mags from a 1918 BAR for me please (there should...
April 13, 2007
This sounds interesting: "The movie is a documentary by Denver filmmakers Alan and David Dominguez. It examines the 1999 police killing of Ismael Mena in a no-knock drug raid at the wrong address. The film, which hints at police corruption...
March 27, 2007
The machine gun shoot in Ft. Morgan is this weekend. (h/t to RMGO) I got behind schedule due to the recent cold so odds are I won't make it up there myself, but if you do would you be so...
March 08, 2007
If you're in or planning on being in Colorado around March 30th, 31rst &/or April 1rst there'll be a machine gun shoot up in Ft. Morgan (about 70 miles north of Denver). Here's RMGO's page with the details. But if...
December 09, 2006
It's a piece by Gustav Holst from his suite The Planets. I admit I prefer works from the Classical & Baroque periods with an occassional fondness for the Romantic but there are a few 20th Century pieces that I enjoy....
July 04, 2006
Here's last years Independence Day post. Not much has changed in the grand scheme of things. sure, there are new outrages & new birght spots here & there, but overall I don't think we're any closer to having the republic...
June 07, 2006
June 23rd. If that date seems familiar it should. It's the day SCOTUS handed down their decision in Kelo v. New London. You can read some thoughts on that decision & its implications in a post of mine called Fire...
April 19, 2006
Yesterday marked 2 years as a Munuvian. Yay! (I never did find out what the hell that means exactly...) That's out of a little over 3 years total blogging (the first year and 3 months were spent at blogspot). Many...
February 10, 2006
I grew up in the south. I can still point you to communities where school attendance is less than 50% on the opening day of deer season & dove season. Field trials weren't something that only dog breeders & trainers...
December 15, 2005
Happy Bill of Rights Day. (Although I find it kind of ironic that the great socialist bastard of the 1930's & 1940's was the one to have signed the resolution acknowledging them, considering the blatent disregard he showed for them.)...
November 19, 2005
Today is National Ammo Day (I thought every day was...?) & coincidentally The Gun Guy's b-day. So go ye forth & do not come back till thou hast acquired, legally, as in by exchanging the coin of the realm for...
October 10, 2005
I talked my pal over at Libercontrarian into going to a match with me. If you're unfamiliar with High Power Rifle Matches then click that link. If you just want the Libercontrarian's take on things then click that link. &...
July 21, 2005
Time for me to promote the Colorado Gunblogger Meetup I mentioned earlier. So here's the official announcement. Meet your fellow gunbloggers and gun enthusiasts at the Tanner Gun Show, August 7th, at the Mart Pavillion at the Denver Merchandise Mart....
July 04, 2005
Independence Day. The 229th anniversary of a statement of freedom from a government that impeded individual liberty. (Please note: the holiday is called Independence Day. It occurs on the 4th of July. Unless you typically wish people a happy 25th...
June 30, 2005
In this post I mentioned an idea. Here is the relevant excerpt: "...since prevention is one of the most important aspects of the 2nd amendment we should work with that. April 15th is Buy A Gun day. November 19th is...
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June 27, 2005
No; not The Marshall Tucker Band song. There was a made for T.V. movie that debuted in 1981 on NBC. Buddy Ebson played John Vogelin, who had property that the government wanted but he refused to sell. The government told...
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June 05, 2005
One of the cool things about guest-blogging is I can shamelessy plug my own blog. If you're a Colorado blogger, and you're pro-gun rights, or you're a pro-gun blogger thinking about travelling to Colorado and looking for an excuse to...
May 16, 2005
...you go to a machine gun shoot & end up selling ammo to the guy you're renting from. :)...
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May 05, 2005
The .50 BMG Rifle & Machine Gun Shoot in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado is about a week away. It happens on May 13th, 14th & 15th. Here's a post (w/ pics) of las years shoot. Just in case you needed more...
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April 19, 2005
The War On Guns has a post up in honor of Patriot Day that you should see....
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In the extended entry I'll reprint my post from last year. A few thoughts though. We honor today the men who risked their lives (not just their ability to be alive but their way of living) in order to prevent...
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April 12, 2005
B.A.G. day is coming up. See Aaron for the latest. I originally posted these recommendations for B.A.G. day at my blogspot blog, but for the helluvit I'll include the post in the extended entry. & also check out the Carnival...
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January 31, 2005
Just some links to what some other gun bloggers are talking about....
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January 13, 2005
If you're a blogger who is pro Right to Arms or at least sympathetic then you're cordially invited to a chat I'm hosting on Yahoo. Send me an instant message (publicola_mu is my user I.D.) or e-mail me (add @yahoo.com...
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January 11, 2005
The Rocky Mountain Fifty Caliber Shooting Association has announced the dates for the 2005 .50 BMG Rifle & Machine Gun Shoot. It's to be held May 13th, 14th & 15th in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado. There's a $5 spectator fee per...
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Joe Huffman of The View From North Central Idaho runs this thing called the Boomer Shoot. Basically you shoot at things from 400 to 800 yards or so & if you hit them they blow up. It's being held this...
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December 28, 2004
Alphecca isn't doing his Weekly Check on the Bias this week. Instead he's doing the Yearly Check. Of course it's a wrap up of what has occurred this year that concerns firearms. It's by no means exhaustive; he just sticks...
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December 24, 2004
I often joke around about certain older gents still being grumpy cause they had to turn in their Krags for those new fangled Springfields. Well Homer Anderson is damn near old enough for that to be an accurate statement. He...
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December 15, 2004
Happy Bill of Rights Day. (Although I find it kind of ironic that the great socialist bastard of the 1930's & 1940's was the one to have signed the resolution acknowledging them, considering the blatent disregard he showed for them.)...
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November 19, 2004
It's National Ammo Day. Go out & buy 100 rounds of ammo, or components to load 100 rounds. Then go wish Kim du Toit a happy b-day. Here's a well kept secret: many people know Mr. du Toit started National...
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July 04, 2004
I hope you'll take the time to reflect on what the day means. It's not just about serving up barbeque before watching fireworks. Today is the day we celebrate the reading of the Declaration of Independence. (& if this sets...
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May 21, 2004
Last week end was the Rocky Mountain Fifty Caliber Shooters Association's 6th annual .50 BMG Rifle & Machine Gun shoot. Much to the disappointment of Sarah Brady & Michael Moore this did not mean machine guns & .50 caliber rifles...
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May 14, 2004
The Rocky Mountain Fifty Caliber Shooters Association will be holding their annual .50 BMG Rifle & Machine Gun Shoot this weekend in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado....
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Stop by The Smallest Minority & congratulate Kevin on his blog hitting the 1 year mark. If you've never been there before I'd suggest starting off with these older posts of his to appreciate what you've been missing: That Sumbitch...
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May 04, 2004
I found something disturbing over at Alphecca: According to Ohioans For Concealed Carry two newspapers have started to publish the names of concealed carry permit holders in two Ohio counties. The newspapers in question are the the Warren Tribune Chronicle...
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April 30, 2004
New posts are up over at The Shooters' Carnival. Go check 'em out. & don't forget that the .50 caliber & machine gun shoot is only two weeks away!...
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April 19, 2004
No, this isn't a post about football. Today marks the 229th anniversary of an event that gets talked of a bit in primary school (the shot heard round the world) but seldom mentioned afterwards. Most people think of the bombing...
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