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SAVE THE DATE: NRA at the Stark County Fair, September 1st–7th

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  David -- SAVE THE DATE and connect with your Ohio NRA-ILA FrontLines Activist Leader (FAL) at this year’s 177th Anniversary Stark County Fair ! The Fair will be held—fittingly, and per usual—at the Stark County Fairgrounds , from Tuesday, September 1st through Monday, September 7th . Make no mistake, this is one Fair you do not want to miss! Drop by and find out how you can get involved in protecting and promoting the Second Amendment in Northeast Ohio! Enjoy complimentary NRA gear and crucial information, plus learn about volunteer opportunities with your Ohio NRA-ILA Grassroots Team. Special NRA Membership discounts for those who want to join or extend their memberships will be available. 2026 will be a massive year, and Northeast Ohio will be ground zero—we need your help and support! And remember, you will be doing these things at the Stark County Fair , a family-friendly community event with something for everyone. If you do not know about the activities and entertainmen...
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Colorado Paper Co-sponsoring Independence Day Parade with 2nd Amendment Rally

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 Reposted from Internet Archive . Internal links may no longer work.  by David Codrea ,   June 11, 2016 There are plenty of Colorado Patriots who will not surrender their right to keep and bear arms. (Flyer: Southern Colorado Patriots Club) With much of the news from Colorado regarding the right to keep and bear arms dominated by “progressive” political gun-grabbers who never met an infringement they weren’t bent on imposing, it’s easy to forget that much of the state is populated by “red” county voters who reject the control freak mentality exemplified by the Hickenlooper Blues . In the end, higher concentrations of collectivists in more densely-inhabited areas resulted in a narrow win for the Democrat governor. Still, it’s important not to lose sight of the fact that the political machine was not powerful enough to keep two Democrats (including the Senate president) from being recalled and another from resigning rather than face humiliation . The determination t...
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Peaceful pro-gun rallies: A firsthand account

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 Reposted from a 2010 Examiner.com piece via Internet Archive . Internal links may no longer work. April 20, 10:26 AM Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea I'm back from a rather exhausting past couple of days. I'll have time over the next few days to catch up on what the media is saying about the Second Amendment March and the Restore the Constitution rally, but for now I just wanted to share some of what I experienced. After a seven-hour drive, my son and I checked into the Sheraton National in Arlington. Nice digs. From our 8th-floor window we could see the Pentagon, and then across the river the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial, the Capitol Dome...most impressive. Once settled we decided to explore the hotel, check out their gym, their roof-top pool, and an accompanying open-air balcony from where we could see Arlington National Cemetery. We then went down to the lobby to explore other hotel amenities and found a Second Amendment March press conference already underwa...
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Bloomberg pressure kills release of video documenting racist remarks

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  Reposted from my Examiner article archive   (internal links may no longer work) Does Al Sharpton agree with Michael Bloomberg about race-based disarmament? If not, why is he so quiet about discrimination this time? Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Pressure from Michael Bloomberg has caused the Aspen Institute and Grassroots TV to spike distribution of a video of his speech in which he advocated for cities to bar minority males up to age 25 from having guns, The Aspen Times reported Friday . The decision not to make the footage available for broadcast and distribution was made at the request of Bloomberg “representatives.” “He did not give a reason nor did we have any reason to ask for one,” Institute Chief External Affairs Officer” Jim Spiegelman offered by way of explanation. “We often feature speakers who prefer that their presentations not be videotaped.” That may be the case for some, but in Bloomberg’s case, he had to be aware that the program was being recorded. As thi...
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John Shipley Articles

 From  https://web.archive.org/web/20120821235321/http://www.examiner.com/topic/john-shipley/articles John Shipley Facts of Shipley case lead to some conclusions, much speculation John Shipley August 21, 2012 A series of stories developed from documents received and analyzed in this column over the past few days have resulted in some answers and more...  Read more Unlikely trafficker cited in Shipley case given inexplicably lenient sentence John Shipley August 20, 2012 Documents analyzed over the past few days in this column, received from a source close to the case of former FBI agent John Shipley, convicted of...  Read more Conspiracy indictments indicate sanctioned gunwalking, government lies ATF August 19, 2012 Documents analyzed over the past few days in this column, received from a source close to the case of former FBI agent John Shipley, convicted of...  Read more Documents show prejudicial tactics helped result in Shipley conviction ATF August 18, 2012 ...
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And now for a little bathroom gun humor- 'Only Ones'-style

Reposted from my 2009 Gun Rights Examiner article-- retrieved via Internet Archive so internal links may not work. A DA investigator has crapped out on one of the fundamental responsibilities people must assume when carrying a gun-- being responsible for it : LaBarre left his Glock 30 Austria handgun loaded with .45-caliber hollow-point bullets in the second-floor restroom of the Frank Crowley courthouse in Dallas... Luckily, a jail guard found the gun...It's unclear how long the gun was in the restroom, which is often used by criminals leaving the Lew Sterrett jail. What the story doesn't tell us is what punishment LaBarre can expect. We know if he had not been one of the privileged " Only Ones ," those deemed superior to you and me in terms of trustworthiness and competence with firearms, an arrest would have been made. After all, mere citizens are barred from carrying guns in Texas courthouses. We might lose them in the bathroom or something. And some judges want ...
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Los Angeles Magazine Ban Invites Ridicule, Defiance and Contempt

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  Originally published  August 7, 2015  by David Codrea. Embedded links may not work. Essentially, authoritarians on the Los Angeles City Council have decided they don’t trust non-enforcers with the same technology used in Pez dispensers. Princess High-Cap courtesy RA Bear & Associates. The Los Angeles City Council passed an ordinance last week banning what it calls “large capacity” [read “standard capacity” ] magazines, ordering citizens to surrender them within 60 days. Gun owners caught in possession of a 10+round magazine by LAPD enforcers will face misdemeanor charges, the Los Angeles Daily News reported . California already bans the manufacture and sale of such magazines, but “it’s not against the law to possess large-capacity magazines in most of the state.” And true to form, now that they’ve imposed their edict in L.A., the antis are looking to expand it nationwide. That was a major talking point at a rally outside City Hall featuring citizen disarmament advoc...
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