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  • US has made ‘substantive’ change in weaponry provided to Ukraine, officials say

    01/10/2023 9:10:35 AM PST · by Timber Rattler · 17 replies
    CNN.Com ^ | January 10, 2023 | Jim Sciutto
    There has been a “substantive” change in the type of weaponry the US and its allies are providing to Ukraine to meet Kyiv’s requests for firepower, two senior US officials tells CNN. The US’s latest aid announcement included more offensive weapons, such as Bradley Fighting Vehicles and advanced long-range rocket systems, reflecting the nature of the battlefield in Eastern Ukraine and a belief that Ukraine sees a window to regain territory before Russia regroups, one of the officials said, describing the new weapons systems as giving the Ukrainians “much more capability.” One US official also noted that Ukraine has abided...
  • UK considers supplying handful of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine

    01/10/2023 9:13:47 AM PST · by Timber Rattler · 18 replies
    The Guardian ^ | January 9, 2023 | Dan Sabbagh
    Britain is considering supplying a handful of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, the first time a western country has indicated it may supply its homemade heavy armour to Kyiv in the war against Russia. No final decision by Downing Street has been made, British sources added, but Ukraine is hoping a positive move by the UK could help persuade Germany to follow suit later this month with its Leopard 2 battle tanks. Ukraine has been asking for British tanks “since summer”, a second source said. But the reality is that the UK, with a total fleet of 227, has a...
  • US to Send Ukraine Dozens of Bradleys in $2.85B Aid Package

    01/05/2023 11:35:59 AM PST · by SpeedyInTexas · 63 replies
    AP ^ | 05-JAN-2023 | AP
    The U.S. will send Ukraine nearly $3 billion in military aid, in a massive new package that will for the first time include several dozen Bradley fighting vehicles, U.S. officials said Thursday, in the Biden administration's latest step to send increasingly lethal and powerful weapons to help Ukraine beat back Russian forces. The aid — totaling about $2.85 billion — is the largest in a series of packages of military equipment that the Pentagon has pulled from its stockpiles to send to Ukraine. It is aimed at getting as much to the Ukrainian forces as possible during the winter months,...
  • Would YOUR CAT do this?...................

    04/01/2022 11:31:17 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 43 replies
    https://twitter.com ^ | 01 April 2021 | IuliiaMendel
    https://twitter.com/i/status/1509850943596208128 This cat is totally oblivious................
  • Gun that killed Halyna Hutchins used by crew off-set for fun: report

    10/24/2021 8:34:41 AM PDT · by conservative98 · 186 replies
    NY Post ^ | October 24, 2021 | Patrick Reilly
    The prop gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico movie set had been used by crew members offsite for fun, a new report claims. The gun, which was fired by Alec Baldwin on the set of the movie “Rust,” may have even been loaded with live rounds when it was used for what was essentially target practice, TMZ reported. Multiple sources connected to the production of the film told TMZ that the gun was fired at off-the-clock gatherings – which could explain how a live round found its way into the gun’s chamber. Another source who was...
  • Congress Passes Pro-Gun ‘Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act’

    04/30/2019 4:47:44 PM PDT · by Twotone · 17 replies
    Western Journal ^ | April 30, 2019 | Jack Davis
    The House on Monday gave final legislative approval to a bill that would allow states to use more money they receive from federal excise taxes on guns and ammunition to upgrade and create public shooting ranges. HR 1222, the “Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act,” was co-sponsored by Republican Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah and Democratic Rep. Ron Kind of Wisconsin. House passage followed last month’s Senate approval of the bill, according to TheBlaze. In the Senate, the bill was sponsored by Sens. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, and Shelley Moore Capito, a West Virginia Republican. The bill, which...
  • BART takeover robbery: 50 to 60 teens swarm train, rob weekend riders

    04/24/2017 11:56:33 AM PDT · by Noumenon · 86 replies
    SF Gate ^ | April 24, 2017 | Demian Bulwa
    A recent string of robberies on BART trains took a frightening turn when dozens of juveniles swarmed an Oakland station over the weekend and commandeered a train car, forcing passengers to hand over bags and cell phones and leaving at least two with head injuries, witnesses told the transit agency. The incident — the first of its kind in recent memory — occurred around 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Coliseum Station. According to a police summary, witnesses said 50 to 60 juveniles flooded the station, jumped the fare gates and rushed to the second-story train platform. Some of the robbers apparently...
  • Man loses leg in target practice explosion

    03/25/2016 2:53:24 PM PDT · by Gamecock · 72 replies
    WSB ^ | Mar 24, 2016 | Brett Rosner
    <p>WALTON COUNTY, Ga — A Monroe man is recovering in the hospital after losing his leg in an explosion.</p> <p>Deputies say he put explosive material, called Tannerite, in his lawnmower then shot at it several times. The blast severed part of his leg.</p>
  • Men accused of target practice inside home

    11/17/2014 5:09:12 AM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 75 replies
    CNSNews.com ^ | November 16, 2014 | Associated Press
    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Two men are facing charges after they were accused of target shooting in the basement of a Colorado Springs home. Police say they responded to a 911 call reporting shots fired inside the house on Saturday. Officers say as they approached the house they heard more shots and noticed the front door was open.
  • Zimmerman Redux: The Breaking Louisiana Self-Defense Case of Merritt Landry

    07/28/2013 4:43:12 AM PDT · by kingattax · 108 replies
    Legal Insurrection ^ | July 27, 2013 | Andrew Branca
    Merritt Landry, a 33-year-old “white caucasian” shot the victim, a 14-year-old black boy, in the head. A single spent cartridge case was recovered at the scene, indicating that a semi-automatic weapon was used and suggesting that a single shot was fired. The hour of the shooting was approximately 2:00AM, on Friday, July 26, 2013. As of this writing the victim is reported to remain alive, in critical condition at a local hospital.
  • Gif of the Day: Tank Skeet Shooting

    02/02/2013 8:29:56 PM PST · by DogByte6RER · 37 replies
    GUNS.com ^ | 2/02/13 | Chris Callahan
    Gif of the Day: Tank Skeet Shooting
  • North Korea vows military retaliation after South troops used Kim photos as firing targets

    06/03/2011 7:13:37 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 17 replies
    Newser ^ | 06/03/11
    North Korea vows military retaliation after South troops used Kim photos as firing targets North Korea vows military action against South By FOSTER KLUG | Associated Press | 46 minutes ago in World North Korea vowed Friday to launch "retaliatory military actions" against South Korea, a threat that came days after Seoul said its military had used photos of Pyongyang's ruling family for target practice. The North's fiery statement is part of a barrage of harsh rhetoric this week aimed at the conservative government of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, who took office in 2008 with a harder line than...
  • South Korean soldiers use Kim Jong-Il pictures for target practise

    05/31/2011 6:28:09 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 12 replies
    Telegraph ^ | 05/31/11
    South Korean soldiers use Kim Jong-Il pictures for target practise Some South Korean army training centres are using pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il and his son as targets on rifle ranges, the defence ministry said. 6:45AM BST 31 May 2011 Several training centres for army reservists, including those in Gyeonggi province surrounding the capital Seoul, use the pictures as targets, a ministry spokesman said. Each centre has the freedom to decide its own training procedures and the ministry issued no instructions about targets, he told AFP. "Details of military practices are for each training centre to decide." Several...
  • Obama sending more unarmed agents into Mexico

    03/14/2011 5:18:08 AM PDT · by bcsco · 21 replies
    Examiner.com ^ | March 13, 2011 | Obama sending more unarmed agents into Mexico
    On Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, John Morton announced that his agency is sending an additional 20 agents to Mexico to combat the growing threat from the cartels. Of course, these new agents will be unarmed. Continue reading on Examiner.com: Obama sending more unarmed agents into Mexico - National drug cartel | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/drug-cartel-in-national/obama-sending-more-unarmed-agents-into-mexico#ixzz1GZj1rag7
  • Border Agents Forced to Face Down Bullets With Bean Bags, Critics Say

    03/04/2011 3:33:53 PM PST · by Doogle · 48 replies
    FoxNews ^ | 03/03/11 | Diane Macedo
    The U.S. Border Patrol is under fire for allegedly ordering its elite, SWAT-style units to use non-lethal bean bag ammunition before responding with deadly force – even against suspects armed with high-powered semi-automatic and automatic weapons like AK-47s. The controversy over the agency’s “bean bag” policy began in the days following the Dec. 14 killing of U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry and has escalated recently as more information is uncovered in the investigation of the fatal shooting.
  • CONFIRMED: Border Agent Terry Was FORCED TO USE BEANBAGS Against Armed Mexican Killers...

    03/03/2011 8:59:11 AM PST · by Qbert · 88 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | 3/3/2011 | Jim Hoft
    The outrageous rumors were true. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was forced to use beanbags against armed Mexican killers before he was shot dead in Arizona in December. video Agent Brian Terry was forced to defend himself and this country with beanbags. The Arizona Daily Star reported: Border Patrol agents shot beanbags at a group of suspected bandits before the men returned fire during a confrontation in a remote canyon, killing agent Brian Terry with a single gunshot, records show. And an illegal immigrant wounded in the gunbattle who is now the only person in custody linked to the slaying...
  • Videos of Near Death Experiences While Target Practicing

    01/29/2011 10:19:21 AM PST · by OneVike · 59 replies
    Anyone who has ever used a firearm of any kind understands the dangers involved. Unlike most liberals who want to blame guns for all the violence they are used for, most conservatives understand the dangers involved in using guns.  After the recent shooting in Tucson, the media and the left came out attacking guns and right wing rhetoric for what one crazy leftist did. Yes, it was a deranged individual who had gotten himself involved with a movement that is so far left he thought his Democrat Congresswoman, Gabrielle Gifford, was a conservative nut that needed to be eliminated....
  • Video of Armless Man Shooting Handgun With His Feet

    11/24/2010 7:14:48 PM PST · by Korah · 14 replies
    God is quite amazing in that He gives us abilities beyond our own comprehension. Would anyone ever think to even try to use their feet in such a way if they still had arms and hands. It just goes to show how we limit ourselves from reaching our fullest potential. When I see a man like this, or the blind boy who clicked to see his way around by using echolocation I am truly saddened by the millions of fully capable humans who willingly allow the left to convince them they cannot get by without the governments help.
  • China calls on Russia to explain cargo ship sinking(500 rounds into suspected smuggling ship)

    02/19/2009 2:35:21 AM PST · by TigerLikesRooster · 44 replies · 1,364+ views
    Reuters ^ | 02/19/09 | James Pomfret and Ben Blanchard
    China calls on Russia to explain cargo ship sinking 59 mins ago China called on Russia on Thursday to explain how a Chinese cargo ship sank in Russian waters after reports it was fired on by the Russian military. Seven Chinese sailors were missing after the "New Star" sank on Saturday in stormy seas off Vladivostok and after a Russian warship shot at least 500 rounds into it, the official China Daily newspaper said, quoting a Chinese-language paper which in turned quoted a Russian newspaper. The "New Star" was held at the Russian port of Nakhodka earlier this month, suspected...
  • Bin Laden's Liquors game- (glock training) -Vanity

    12/12/2007 8:55:39 AM PST · by RDTF · 12 replies · 312+ views
    mission objective: Launch a successful counter terrorism attack on Osama Bin Laden's Liquor store