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  1. solus

    tis been a good and enjoyable run...

    to the membership, when i joined this forum in 2013 open carry was still not the norm throughout this great nation... due to my background, both military & civilian, this individual was trained, so it has become second nature, to minimize/mitigate hearsay misinformation by providing appropriate...
  2. solus

    Everett WA Deputies Make Arrest After Gun Fired In Mariner High Parking Lot

    a friend sent this to me...truly unbelievable... 220616 MyEverettNews, quote: On Monday afternoon there was a lockdown at Mariner High School south of Everett after a report of shots fired in the parking lot. The suspect, a 15-year-old, fired multiple shots into a passenger vehicle. The...
  3. solus

    NRA Women ~ 'To open carry or not to open carry' article

    https://www.nrawomen.com/content/to-open-carry-or-not-to-open-carry/ quote Jo Deering 3 May 22 If you’re ever looking to start a heated discussion among gun owners, just bring up the subject of open carry. Some form of openly carrying a handgun (as opposed to concealed carrying) is legal in...
  4. solus

    sidebar regard LE response in latest incident...

    from MISES Institute, 20 Dec 2018 after Parkland HS incident, quote: The US Supreme Court has made it clear that law enforcement agencies are not required to provide protection to the citizens who are forced to pay the police for their "services." In the cases DeShaney vs. Winnebago and Town of...
  5. solus

    biden on air regaling the rehash of shooting(s)

    deep sigh... wants backbone to stand up & act to the 'gun lobby' & gun industry to stop this issue... used the 'deity' word numerous times... mental health problems, DV problems...why only here in the US... bloody spot on the left side of his nose notwithstanding...
  6. solus

    Biden Claims School Children Don’t Belong to Parents ‘When They’re in the Classroom’

    27 April 22 National Review, quote: At the 2022 Teacher of the Year ceremony hosted by the White House on Wednesday, President Biden claimed that school children don’t belong to parents “when they’re in the classroom.” “They’re all our children. And the reason you’re the teachers of the year is...
  7. solus

    Biden sets up 'Disinformation Board'

    28 April 2022 Daily Mail, quote * The Department of Homeland Security set up a new Disinformation Governance Board to tackle misinformation in minority communities * It will operate under the Biden-era Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) and provide grants to help curb...
  8. solus

    WA Supreme Court preempts Edmonds firearm ordinance

    per KIRO, 21 April 2022 newspeek article, quote: The Washington state Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled that a city ordinance requiring that guns be locked up and kept out of unauthorized hands is pre-empted by state law. The ruling affirmed a three-judge state of appeals ruling last...
  9. solus

    'splan state level constitutional carry...

    what does the buzz phrase 'constitutional carry' mean exactly when... ~ the ATF's Brady lists numerous states who citizens have privilege cards, er... "...permits qualify as alternatives to the background check requirements of the Brady law..." now does that mean these states who have become...
  10. solus

    had the opportunity to catch up...

    did a meet up with a long time OCDO member over lunch and enjoying their smile for about an hour... good to see the bloke's smile... actually a shame this community has gotten away from advocating meet & greets... cheers
  11. solus

    Biden's song and dance on regarding 'gun violence' rhetoric starts yet again !!!

    "President Joe Biden and New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently released their own proposals to reduce gun violence. On Thursday, the two met with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to discuss their strategies and speak with community members who have been...
  12. solus

    best for you during the upcoming holidays & into the new year

    best to everyone and may your holidays be filled with family, friends, food, & merriment... [hopefully your gifts are not stuck due to the shipping issues nor expected from QVC which had a main distribution point destroyed by fire last weekend] C H E E R s
  13. solus

    well a quandary...

    received a promo for a hamfest to be held at a local American Legion... w/a notice in the middle of the promo which states... notice: due to local ordinances and club policy, neither weapons nor pornographic material may be displayed or sold at xyz site. checking out the 'local ordinances' as...
  14. solus

    open note to admin

    quite interesting when visiting your site my google switches to french language when reading the numerous illustrious recent postings!! oh wait those are the spam posts across the breath of OCDC and the things i have learned so late in life about VIAGRA on those foreign language posts...
  15. solus

    national defense authorization act HR 4350 Sec 529 ERPO

    truly disappointed nobody, with all the retired/active service members, has mentioned this previously... this bill has introduced the equivalent of ERPO [extreme risk protection orders] are already in every state!! quote: The specific provision gives military courts the authority to prohibit...
  16. solus

    Now travelers can't take firearms into VA roadside rest area restrooms...

    driving out of WVA stopped at VA rest area and walked up to the restroom and found this... truly an unbelievable step backwards in firearm advocacy...sigh...complete lunacy!!! effective 1 July, quote: Section 18.2-283.2 - Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square and...
  17. solus

    differences of opinion continue to stir the anti-firearm crowd - especially when each party uses different data streams...

    Here’s a breakdown of the FBI’s data for “active” shootings over the past five years: 2016: 20 2017: 31 2018: 30 2019: 30 2020: 40 Here’s the number of “mass” shootings for the same timeframe from the Gun Violence Archive [GVA]: 2016: 382 2017: 346 2018: 337 2019: 417 2020: No data posted...
  18. solus

    Gov. Cuomo declares state of emergency on gun violence

    New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a "state emergency" stemming from gun violence in the state. The Tuesday announcement comes after a rise in violence across the state, but just hours after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that NYPD data shows murders and shootings in the city...
  19. solus

    Biden's independence speech

    Strictly about the lives lost "due" to corvirus deaths... horse hockey! [best part..started referencing monuments in dc area...news is showing the lincoln monument as joe is talking about martin luther king?
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