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Attack on first responders in Idaho?


In the Headlines    13 Replies

smb5769, 06-29-2025, 10:49 PM

Is anyone following what's going on in Coeur d'ilene (sp?) Idaho? I heard someone started a wildfire up there and when firefighters responded they started shooting them. Two firemen dead and shooters at large?


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Star trek fan film


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specops56, 06-29-2025, 07:18 PM

The guy that plays Picard looks exactly like him! They could be identical twins.



Terry


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[GOA News] FIRE the Anti-Gun Parliamentarian Now!


Gun Laws and News    No Replies

Alphie, 06-27-2025, 07:00 PM

[GOA News] FIRE the Anti-Gun Parliamentarian Now!

President Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill included critical pro-gun provisions that would have removed burdensome taxes and registration requirements on suppressors and short-barreled firearms.  These measures are vital to protecting the hearing of law-abiding gun owners and ensuring your right to self-defense without government overreach. But here’s the outrage… Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, a partisan hack, has ruled against these …<br/> <a class="postReadMore" href="https://www.gunowners.org/na062725/">Read more<i class="fa fa-angle-double-right"></i></a>


https://www.gunowners.org/na062725/


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[FPC News] FPC Statement on Senate Parliamentarian’s NFA Ruling


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Alphie, 06-27-2025, 07:00 PM

[FPC News] FPC Statement on Senate Parliamentarian’s NFA Ruling

<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (June 27, 2025) — Today, Firearms Policy Coalition issued the following statement in response to reports that the Senate Parliamentarian has advised that key pro-liberty provisions in the Republican reconciliation package would be subject to a 60-vote threshold under the Byrd Rule, essentially striking them from the Senate’s version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” unless the Senate overrules her:</span></p>


http://www.firearmspolicy.org/fpc-statem...nfa-ruling


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Asset forfeiture


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tommag, 06-26-2025, 08:35 AM

Like many enforcement tools it seemed like a good idea but has been abused. I worried about it when I routinely carried 10k or more in my truck for expenses. One dept, (iirc, Park City Utah) even paid officers a commission based on seizures.  The idea of seizing property without a conviction or even charges being filed makes my blood boil. 
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charl...m-n2658906


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