Sep
9
NFL 2021 Season: That Was Fast
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The 2021 NFL season lasted exactly 00:17 seconds for me after the announcer said they were devoted to “social justice causes” and played the “not” national anthem. Looking forward to the start of the 2022 season!
Jan
5
Jason Garrett will not return as the Head Coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
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Jason Garrett (per thedailycaller) will not return as the Head Coach of the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys last appeared in a Superbowl in 1995. Jason Garrett was the Head Coach of the Cowboys for 9 years. More information is available at USAToday.
Nov
10
Cowboys vs. Vikings
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Whose idea was it for the Cowboys to wear blue jerseys at home?
Nov
1
Constitution Breathes Sigh Of Relief As Beto Drops Out Of Race – from the BabylonBee
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Constitution Breathes Sigh Of Relief As Beto Drops Out Of Race Evidently, gun confiscation was not a winning issue in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.
Jun
2
One Day After Trump Cancels the Paris Climate Accord
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Weather History for Arlington, TX [KTXARLIN131] Summary June 2, 2017 High Temperature °F 9999 °F Dew Point °F 9999 °F Humidity 0% 101% Precipitation in — It gets hot here, but not that hot. And it is currently raining. Why would any weather program even allow a temperature with four digits?
Apr
25
A friend from Texas once explained to me the true meaning of compassion. In the process, he also explained the difference between compassion and justice. He said that compassion is when we jump into a river in order to save drowning children. In contrast, justice is when we take a walk upstream with our shotgun […]
Mar
9
An Afternoon Visit with Kim du Toit
Category: Gun Stuff, Texas |
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I had an interesting visit this afternoon with Kim du Toit. I brought this along for ‘show and tell’. It’s the Ohio Ordnance Works Browning 1918-A3. (Mine has the Bakelite stock and the bi-pod and carry handle were not installed). Kim says he’s not doing the gratuitous gun porn thing at the new blog, but […]
Jun
11
Texas DOT highway sign on Interstate 30 between Hampton Road and Sylvan Avenue in Dallas reads: “HILLARY FOR PRISON” fox4news.com has the story Remember kids, tampering with a warning sign is a misdemeanor crime that is punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and up to two years in jail.
May
23
Too Good Not to Blog:
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Drunk man hitched ride on Dallas Fire-Rescue truck responding to disturbance A man was arrested on a public intoxication charge after hitching an unauthorized ride on a Dallas Fire-Rescue truck early Monday. Note to readers: It wasn’t me, this time anyway.
Jan
23
On Target indoor gun range goes up in smoke
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On Target Firearms Training Academy’s gun range at 13820 U.S. Highway 377 South in Benbrook, Texas may be a total loss following today’s fire. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Story at the Dallas Morning News
Apr
30
via the Dallas Morning News: Texas Texas State Senate passes sales tax-free weekend for gun purchases. The Texas Senate on Thursday approved a plan that would allow shoppers to buy guns, ammunition and hunting supplies without having to pay sales taxes during the last weekend in August. The state already designates annual sales tax-free weekends […]
Jul
3
Howdy There, New Neighbor!
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@iowahawkblog is someone who votes with his feet. Good for him. And God bless Texas. — Johnny B (@SageCommander) July 3, 2014 Iowahawk is moving from Chicago to Texas! Welcome to the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. David, Drop me a comment or an email. You will always be welcomed […]
Mar
19
Texas State Rifle Assn. Sponsors 2nd Annual A Girl & A Gun Training Conference
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AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas State Rifle Assn., the Lone Star State’s leading organization championing and supporting the rights of law abiding Texans to own, enjoy and use firearms as guaranteed by the Constitutions of the State of Texas and the United States of America, will be a platinum sponsor of the 2nd Annual A […]
Jan
9
When Driving in Texas, Don’t Forget the Beer
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You just never know when it will come in handy. Houston firefighter puts out truck blaze with beer
Jan
2
Texas Welcomes Magpul’s Move from Colorado
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– Full article from The Washington Times: Angry Colorado gun firm Magpul relocating to Texas, Wyoming
Nov
16
James McAuley, a Marshall scholar studying history at the University of Oxford wrote about Dallas’s Role in Kennedy’s assassination. “For the last 50 years, a collective culpability has quietly propelled the city to outshine its troubled past without ever actually engaging with it.” The New York Times published his drivel. Since the opinion page had […]
Jul
4
Dang
Jun
16
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Luring Gunmakers to Texas
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Via the Christian Science Monitor: Gun control backfires? Rick Perry to lure blue-state gunmakers to Texas. Go Rick! Note to all ‘Blue-State’ employers: Business is better in Texas. Come on down and see how doing business in a free state benefits your stockholders.
Apr
7
1,000 HP twin turbo powered 2006 Ford GT from Hennessey Performance. Go fast with white stripes.
Mar
23
Home again. Took a picture of the Grand Canyon on the way, but at 33,000 feet altitude and 25 miles away it looks like a drainage ditch.
Mar
16
Texas
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It’s great to be back in The Lone Star State. 81 degrees and sunny!
Mar
1
Shield Tactical, a California retailer and firearms training provider, has decided to ‘get the heck out of Dodge’ — and move to Texas John W. Harrington founded Shield Tactical in 2008, but with California’s hard-line stance on gun control, he decided the state was no longer a good place for his business. Harrington, originally from […]
Jan
19
Guns Across America – Texas
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Today is Gun Appreciation Day Good pictorial roundup at Wake Up America. h/t to Weasel Zippers for the Texas coverage (and the pic).
Jan
18
Dallas Needs a new Ex-Mayor
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Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings says he’s all-in on Obama’s gun control agenda Texas Fred has the story.
Jul
22
Ann Coulter Slices Like a Hammer on Fast and Furious
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Here. Click he link. It’s worth a read.
Jul
15
h/t Texas Fred on Facebook
Jun
25
Fast and Furious Quote of the Year: Sipsey Street Irregulars
Category: Border Security, Crime, Gun Stuff, Homefront, Politics, Texas, The Militia |
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“I have been tilting at federal windmills for almost twenty years now, but this is the first time one actually seems like it might fall over.” – Dutchman6, Sipsey Street Irregulars, April 8, 2011 Well done, sir. Well done.
Jun
15
Investigators discover I.C.E. Report of Investigation on seizure of Fast & Furious weapons in Texas in August 2010 SIGNED BY JAIME ZAPATA!
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Sipsey Street Irregulars exclusive: Dutchman6 – Just a guy with a blog doing the job that the entire Main Stream Media complex refuses to do: find the truth behind to Obama administration’s murderous plots to discredit American gun owners. Read the latest at the link, above.
May
3
Can I hear a “Hell, Yes!” [Picture links to source article at ChiefExecutive.net] Evidently, socialism still hasn’t worked anywhere it has been tried. “Texas easily clinched the No. 1 rank, the eighth successive time it has done so,” the report said. “California earns the dubious honor of being ranked dead last for the eighth consecutive […]
Apr
22
Gallery includes three ‘Bonus pics’ from Tuesday’s Range trip! Good times.
Apr
3
Texas Tornados
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Texas Fred called to check on us in the DFW Metroplex. At the time I did not know that a tornado actually touched down and destroyed the niece’s former house; uprooted a tree at her current house. One student at Martin High School of Arlington received a text message the his (or her) grandmother had […]
Mar
29
Texas legalizes suppressor use while hunting
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Use of Lawfully-Owned Suppressors While Hunting Legalized in the Lone Star State Yea, Texas! h/t NRA
Nov
30
Eric Holder’s DOJ Retaliates Against Fast and Furious (aka Failed and Felonious) Whistleblowers?
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Is the Justice Department Retaliating Against Fast and Furious Whistleblowers? A disturbing scorecard – by John Hayward Here’s the scorecard for the Fast and Furious management team: – Acting ATF Chief Ken Melson, who oversaw the operation, is now an adviser in the Office of Legal Affairs. He remains in ATF’s Washington, D.C., headquarters. – […]
Nov
26
Dallas Market Hall, November 26 and 27 Sat 9am-5pm – Sun 9am-4pm
Oct
19
Answer to a question poised today in a Texas BBQ joint …
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The King Ranch (est. 1853) is 825,000 acres. For comparison, the State of Rhode Island is approximately 776,957 acres.
Oct
18
Cornyn’s Amendment to End ‘Fast and Furious’
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Otherwise referred here to as “Failed and Felonious“. Cornyn Introduces Amendment to Put an End to ‘Fast and Furious’ from TSRA.com Provision Would Block All Funding for Current and Future Gun-Walking Operations WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and former state Attorney General, today filed an amendment toH.R. 2112 […]
Oct
3
Furiously Unraveling
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FURIOUSLY UNRAVELING: The ATF’s Fast and Furious Gunrunning Scandal Keeps Getting Worse. From the NEW YORK POST via InstaPundit
Oct
2
The Fast and Furious Cover Up reaches the White House
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Chart from last Friday’s document dump (click picture for original pdf file) Key quote from White House National Security Staffer Kevin O’Reilly on Sept. 3, 2010 “Did last year’s TX effort develop a similar graphic?” Do those sound like the words of someone in the White House who had absolutely no prior knowledge of the […]
Sep
28
The Media’s Stone Walls Are Crumbling Around “Fast and Furious”
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“Fast and Furious” Just Might Be President Obama’s Watergate Read the Forbes Magazine article at the link.
Sep
23
Doomed UARS Satellite to Pass over Dallas
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(It’s now south of Australia) Estimated Impact in 6 to 10 hours. Update 8:24 Central Time: Passed over Dallas – next: Toronto. Latest Estimated impact: South of Hawaii Splashdown: North Pacific Ocean early Saturday morning i with reports of debris all the way to Calgary, Alberta, Canada.