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Chris Woodard is a retired commercial helicopter pilot who worked and lived overseas for 30 years, in Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom and China. Living and working in these various countries sparked an interest in law as applied to the people in general, and guns in particular. Email Chris at Big_orang_eep@yahoo.com.

Korean M1 Rifles and carbines. A scam of epic proportions.

The possible return of US made M1's has been a topic of some rather heated discussion. First, they were coming home as the US was going to purchase them. Then the Obama administration reversed it’s position...
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The NRA does have a strategy.

But just what is it? We can only speculate, but a certain picture is beginning to emerge that may give us some insight. The NRA is still ‘toying’ with the idea of endorsing Harry Reid. The toying is...
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Arizona in Fed's firing line......Part 3

Yesterday, July 6, 2010 The US Justice Department filed suit against Arizona, Governor Jan Brewer in her capacity as Governor in the US District Court. Early in the Complaint, the grounds under which this suit is brought is the Supremacy...
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Chicago post McDonald

Chicago’s Mayor Daley and the Chicago City Council have been busy.  Chicago approves new gun restrictions 45-0 vote comes after Supreme Court hits city on gun ban In reading the opinion, it became clear that McDonald...
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OLD GLORY: That ragged old flag.......

......has served with us just about everywhere in the world. In WWI, she received many bullet holes. In WWII, she suffered explosions, dirt. In the Korean Conflict, she was slashed with knives. She has been spit upon, burnt, and trampled...

Open letter to: Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor.

Dear Justice Sotomayor, May I humbly pose a question? Can a Supreme Court Justice be impeached? The simple answer is ‘YES’. Article III, Section 1 states that judges of Article III courts shall hold their offices "during...
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What does the McDonald decision mean to you or your state?

The NRA is just one among several gun rights groups that are hailing McDonald as a landmark decision. Lets just examine their enthusiasm. McDonald was a landmark decision only in the respect of incorporation. Justice Alito, in his majority opinion...
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McDonald v Chicago. A different point of view

Within the gun community there is great jubilation because of the decision on McDonald. My colleagues David Cordea,  Dave Workman,  John Longenecker, and Paul Valone have all written articles, with no doubt with more to follow. The NRA...
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Arizona in the Fed's firing line.....Part 2

Well now, The Feds are going to sue Arizona. But instead of Constitutional grounds, it appears the Justice Department will sue on the assumption that the Arizona law intrudes on Federal Immigration Authority. Lets first look at: Article. I, Sec...
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Arizona in the Fed's firing line - Oh well

On Janet Napolitano’s watch as Governor of Arizona, she vetoed the Concealed Carry bill in restaurants that serve alcohol on two different occasions. She also wrote to President Bush on several occasions asking for help with the Arizona...
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