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  • VANITY - Letter to the Governor of Virginia on decision to withdraw Concealed Carry Reciprocity.

    12/22/2015 5:08:27 PM PST · by Jonah Hex · 22 replies
    n/a | tonight (22 Dec 15) | self
    Subject: Sir, you are wrong with regard to your CCP order Sir, with all due respect, you are wrong in your decision to unilaterally withdraw CCP reciprocity with other states. While you may have concerns about their meeting Virginia's standards, the correct method of resolving a dispute is to talk about it first. Instead, you've slapped 26 other states across the face with your decision. As a result, you've now placed Virginians...VIRGINIANS, SIR... at risk of retaliation from other states when they subsequently withdraw their reciprocity agreements with Virginia. In effect, you've placed law-abiding VIRGINIANS at risk of breaking laws....
  • Dog shaved to look like lion sparks 911 call in Norfolk

    01/09/2013 6:07:14 AM PST · by Jonah Hex · 5 replies
    Virginian-Pilot ^ | 9 January 2013 | Patrick Wilson
    The 911 caller reported that the baby lion was walking down Colley Avenue, possibly looking for food, near 50th Street. So police called the Virginia Zoo around 10:15 a.m. to make sure the lions were all accounted for, said Winfield Danielson, a zoo spokesman. Mramba, the male lion, and Zola, the female, were in their habitats. As it turns out, it was Charles the Monarch Labradoodle that was out and about.
  • Vanity - Opinion on Can-Am Spyder (3-wheeler)

    07/30/2012 5:45:00 AM PDT · by Jonah Hex · 82 replies
    n/a ^ | myself
    All, I'm now north of 50, married, with kids finally moving out of the house. The family van is ready for retirement, so I'm thinking of a fun vehicle for commuting to work (about 10 miles daily) and the occasional "fun" ride down the Colonial Parkway with my wife. I used to ride a Kawasaki 305 back in my 20's, but gave it up when I got married (yeah, I know, whipped). Anyway, the Can-Am caught my attention as an "alternative" bike. I like quite a few of the features as well as the "quirkiness". I believe I could talk...
  • PETA headquarters vandalized with dead fish and crabs

    09/25/2011 3:01:43 PM PDT · by Jonah Hex · 33 replies · 1+ views
    Virginia Pilot ^ | Tim McGlone
    The Norfolk headquarters of People for the Ethical treatment of Animals was vandalized this weekend when someone dumped dead fish and crabs outside the building. PETA employees found the foul mess Sunday. Someone had also smeared fish.
  • Planned wireless Internet network threatens GPS

    04/06/2011 4:41:56 AM PDT · by Jonah Hex · 32 replies
    The Associated Press ^ | April 6, 2011 | Joelle Tessler
    A new, ultra-fast wireless Internet network is threatening to overpower GPS signals across the U.S. and interfere with everything from airplanes to police cars to consumer navigation devices. The problem stems from a recent government decision to let a Virginia company called LightSquared build a nationwide broadband network using airwaves next to those used for GPS. Manufacturers of GPS equipment warn that strong signals from the planned network could jam existing navigation systems. A technical fix could be expensive — billions of dollars by one estimate — and there's no agreement on who should pay. Government officials pledge to block...
  • US reviewing nuclear arsenal with eye to new cuts

    03/23/2011 4:23:42 AM PDT · by Jonah Hex · 16 replies
    AP ^ | 23 May 2011 | DESMOND BUTLER
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration has begun examining whether it can make cuts to its nuclear weapons stockpiles that go beyond those outlined in a recent treaty with Russia. The classified review is not expected to be completed until late this year, but some Republicans already are worried that it will go too far. On Tuesday, 41 Republican senators warned Obama in a letter not to make major changes in nuclear policy without consulting Congress. (more at link)
  • Memo: Obama could approve Joint Forces closure by Sept. 1

    08/20/2010 6:31:08 PM PDT · by Jonah Hex · 16 replies
    Virginia Pilot Online ^ | 20 Aug 2010 | Bill Sizemore, Kate Wiltrout
    Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’ decision to close the Joint Forces Command has the backing of its former and incoming commanders and is likely to be approved by President Barack Obama before Sept. 1, according to a memo widely circulated to Hampton Roads elected officials Friday. If true, that means local officials’ efforts to halt the planned closure face very long odds. .... “Even more disturbing,” the memo says, is that Gates is considering a move to “mothball” the Navy’s Norfolk-based Second Fleet.
  • Navy loses four underwater unmanned vehicles off Norfolk

    06/08/2010 4:46:07 AM PDT · by Jonah Hex · 34 replies · 176+ views
    Hampton Roads PilotOnline ^ | 7 June 2010 | Lauren King
    Four underwater unmanned vehicles went missing Sunday during training to conduct search, classify and map missions. The Navy, Coast Guard and local authorities were searching for the missing vehicles in the Thimble Shoals Channel between the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, a Navy news release said. Communication was lost with four of the 13 unmanned vehicles Sunday about 1 p.m. while the vehicles were using bottom-mapping sonar to look for mine-like contacts in the water as part of the training. Search and recovery operations began immediately. Efforts continued Monday using small-craft, shore-based teams, air assets and marine...
  • Peninsula man sues pet shop after slipping on dog feces (Newport News, VA)

    04/01/2010 6:23:05 AM PDT · by Jonah Hex · 29 replies · 663+ views
    Hampton Roads PilotOnline ^ | 31 March 2010 | Tim McGlone
    Robert Holloway really stepped in it when he went to PetSmart to pick up some bird seed and dog food. According to a lawsuit filed in federal court, Holloway slipped on a pile of dog feces a year ago at a Newport News PetSmart and badly hurt his back. He also struck his head, knocking out four of his false teeth, the suit says. He's suing the chain for $1 million...
  • Vanity - Question about Bersa Thunder .380 (gun porn)

    11/29/2009 6:29:41 PM PST · by Jonah Hex · 55 replies · 2,757+ views
    n/a | 29 Nov 2009 | self
    Time for a Sunday night gun porn vanity. Now that .380 ACP is becoming more available, I'm considering another .380 ACP semi-auto for concealed carry/range plinking. I already have a Kel Tec P3AT, but a Bersa Thunder .380 caught my eye in the local funshop the other day. An Argentinian knock-off of the PPK, it looked and felt like a quality piece for the amount (about $299). One down-side I see is the magazine disconnect. Any input from my fellow firearms enthusiasts?
  • Whales may bump Navy sonar training field out of Fla. site

    09/29/2008 6:40:00 AM PDT · by Jonah Hex · 7 replies · 305+ views
    Virginia Pilot Online ^ | September 29, 2008 | Kate Wiltrout
    The Navy has decided that a controversial sonar training range it proposed building off North Carolina's coast would be better located off Florida, where its East Coast sub-hunting helicopters are based...The border of the proposed 625-square-mile range would come within a few dozen miles of calving grounds of the endangered North Atlantic right whale.
  • Opinion on Colt AR-15 SP1? (shooter's vanity post)

    01/01/2008 8:32:26 PM PST · by Jonah Hex · 41 replies · 7,269+ views
    I'm getting a hankering for a retro AR-15 (chrome-lined barrel, A1 stock and sights, slab side, triangular handguards, lightweight barrel, etc.). I found a number of used Colt Sporters chambered in .223 with a 1:12 twist, but I also found a slightly cheaper new retro reproduction non-Colt rifle with a 1:9 chromed barrel in 5.56 but with a round-assist and shell deflector. I suppose the question is, are there any Freepers with experience on the Colt SP1 who are willing to share their opinions on this rifle?
  • Loaded, for what? (barf alert)

    10/28/2005 5:11:35 AM PDT · by Jonah Hex · 36 replies · 707+ views
    Newport News Daily Press ^ | 28 Oct 05 | Editorial
    When guns undermine community, is anyone really safer? October 28, 2005 It's tricky when what's legal runs counter to what's generally accepted, when one man exercising his rights frightens or disrupts those around him. (cut for excerpt) Nothing can guarantee safety, but certainly community comes closer to providing safety than firearms. Community is what allows the vast, vast majority of people to go about their everyday business without carrying weapons. Just because you can do something - like wear a gun to public meetings - doesn't mean that you should do it. Those who insist upon it undermine community.
  • Hillary vs. Hillary

    06/25/2004 5:33:22 AM PDT · by Jonah Hex · 4 replies · 307+ views
    Snopes.com ^ | 25 June 2004 | Snopes
    Claim: Hillary Clinton was named after world-famous mountain climber Sir Edmund Hillary. Status: Probably not. Examples: Taking a weekend break from official duties on her Asian tour, the first lady escaped already-remote Katmandu and traveled two hours by prop plane, land rover and rowboat to the Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge. Later, she got to meet Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach Mount Everest's summit in 1953. Sir Edmund Hillary, a frequent visitor and benefactor of Nepal since his historic trek, had a brief Hillary-to-Hillary handshake at the Katmandu airport before Clinton departed Sunday for Bangladesh. The first lady...
  • Wrong Time for Tea (letter to editor)

    11/26/2003 4:35:59 AM PST · by Jonah Hex · 14 replies · 260+ views
    The Daily Press ^ | 11/26/03 | Katie Wilkinson
    Wrong time for tea This is in response to recent articles on President Bush's state visit to London. As a 20-year old American and frequent inhabitant of London, I have been closely watching the news for the past two years concerning the war on Iraq. I believe, in accordance with the majority of Britons, that the president's visit came at an absolutely ridiculous time in the political lives of both Great Britain and the United States of America. President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair seem to think that by creating fanfare around such petty things as "tea time at...
  • Civil rights group suspends Richmond (VA) leader

    09/12/2003 5:48:49 AM PDT · by Jonah Hex · 3 replies · 149+ views
    (Newport News) Daily Press ^ | 12 September, 2003 | AP
    RICHMOND, Va. -- The president of the Richmond NAACP was suspended by the national organization after asking a prosecutor to investigate the local chapter's finances. Allen C. Barrett was removed to protect the organization "from the danger of irreparable harm," wrote Kweisi Mfume, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The Richmond Times-Dispatch obtained a copy of the Aug. 19 letter, which informed Barrett that he was entitled to a hearing before the NAACP's Board of Directors. Barrett told the newspaper Wednesday that he had not decided whether to request a hearing.
  • Minority claim is misleading (original title)

    02/20/2003 4:07:58 AM PST · by Jonah Hex · 3 replies · 203+ views
    Newport News Daily Press ^ | 20 Feb 03 | Ulysses V. Spica
    Minority claim is misleading Reference Genaro C. Armas' Associated Press dispatch headlined, "Hispanics now outnumber blacks in the U.S." The next day, many major newspapers across the nation published headlining stories that said, Hispanics are now the largest U.S. minority. These headlines create fallacious conclusions that are used extensively in the nation to help determine the allocation and distribution of financial and human resources. Moreover, hundreds of governmental policy decisions are often based on such misleading information. Hispanic is not a race, and to compare the black or African-American race with Hispanic or with multiple Latino populations in America is...
  • Murderer faces his own death this week

    06/09/2002 7:12:05 AM PDT · by Jonah Hex · 23 replies · 275+ views
    Newport News Daily Press ^ | June 9, 2002 | Troy Graham
    NEWPORT NEWS -- For the families of his victims, who have been waiting nine years through an agonizing appeals process, the time has come for Walter Mickens to face his final sentence. For Mickens - a Newport News man on death row since 1993 - there's still hope that his life will be spared. But with his execution scheduled for 9 p.m. Wednesday, the convicted murderer is preparing himself for the end, his lawyers said. Gov. Mark R. Warner is the only man with the power to keep Mickens from a date with the executioner. The governor is considering a...
  • Best Seat on the Bay Misses Boat

    04/26/2002 4:30:21 AM PDT · by Jonah Hex · 2 replies · 14+ views
    Daily Press ^ | 26 April 02 | R. W. Rogers
    April 26, 2002 It was going to be the best seat on the bay to watch the USS Cole's return to Hampton Roads. So about a dozen TV and print reporters - most considering themselves lucky - boarded the tug Kerry Moran at 6:30 a.m. Thursday at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base. The idea was to rendezvous with the Cole in Thimble Shoal Channel. From there, the reporters would ride the Cole to Norfolk Naval Station. At about 8:20 a.m., the guided-missile destroyer emerged from the fog and crossed the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Newspaper reporters duly recorded the moment on...
  • Scott Speicher: Dead or alive?

    12/31/2001 3:29:36 AM PST · by Jonah Hex · 2 replies · 11+ views
    Virginia-Pilot ^ | 31 December, 2001 | Lon Wagner and Amy Waters Yarsinske
    In eight hours they'd fly into a war. Scott Speicher and Tony Albano, three squadronmates and scores of other Navy pilots would roar off the carrier Saratoga in the Red Sea, across Saudi Arabia and toward Baghdad. Now they stood in the planning room, reviewing the timing of the attack, their flight paths and targets. It was the afternoon of Jan. 16, 1991. The pilots would soon climb into their F/A-18 Hornets and launch the first air assault of the Persian Gulf War. Originally, Speicher wasn't supposed to go. His commander had tapped him as the airborne spare. He was ...