Monthly Archives: February 2013

This Day in U.S. Military History……March 1

1 March 1642 – Georgeana (York), Maine, became the first American city to incorporate. 1776 – French minister Charles Gravier advised his Spanish counterpart to support the American rebels against the English. 1780 – Pennsylvania became the first U.S. state … Continue reading

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Gov. Cuomo says Hollywood exempt from strict New York gun control law

ALBANY, N.Y. –  New York sought to combat  violence by rushing the nation’s toughest gun control measure into law after the  Connecticut school shootings that killed 26 people, but the state is now carving  out an exemption to make sure … Continue reading

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The Sentinel of Liberty……Obama and the National Media

                                    The Voice of Freedom and Warning                                       Obama and the National Media                                             A love affair going sour?   Watergate reporter of fame Bob Woodward of the Washington Post received a threat from White House Senior Official Gene Sperling, … Continue reading

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This Day in U.S. Military History……February 28

28 February 1610 – The Virginia Company takes further steps to instituting absolutist rule when it appoints Thomas West, Lord Delaware, as the first lord-governor and captain-general of the Virginia colony. The broad political and military powers granted to Lord … Continue reading

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Rumor control: Did the Dept. of Homeland Security recently request to purchase 21,600,000 rounds of handgun ammo?

On February 5, 2013 the Department of Homeland Security issued a “Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial  Item” for ammunition to be purchased and delivered to the DHS Federal Law  Enforcement Training Center in Artesia, New Mexico. The ammunition being purchased is “Commercial … Continue reading

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein: Assault guns are unnecessary ‘personal pleasures’

Just in case you thought the Democratic push for a federal ban on assault  weapons might die a quiet death in the House, where Republicans hold the  majority, now comes Sen. Dianne  Feinstein to assure otherwise. Assault weapons are “personal … Continue reading

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Obama urged to back tough arms trade treaty at U.N. talks

Before the re election, Obama said no to the UN Gun Treaty. The day after he was re elected, it was re introduced in the UN…….Obama wants this to happen and will do whatever he can to get his way. … Continue reading

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This Day in U.S. Military History……February 26

26 February 1775 – British forces land at Salem, Massachusetts to capture the colonists’ arsenal. They are repulsed with no casualties. 1793 – Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury, submits to the Senate the first list of cutters with … Continue reading

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This Day in U.S. Military History……February 25

25 February 1779 – Fort Sackville, originally named Fort Vincennes, was captured by Colonel George Rogers Clark. Col. Clark led a force of some 170 men from Kaskaskia to lay siege to Fort Sackville in January, and received Hamilton‘s surrender … Continue reading

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Massive Gun Ban Introduced

Two days after Senate Democrats claimed they would not seek a ban on modern firearms and feeding devices, Democrats in the Oregon House introduced just that. Seven Senators joined with eight House Reps to introduce a sweeping ban on virtually … Continue reading

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