Tag: weapons

  • Plane Full Of Guns Crashes In Louisvillle KY Fairgrounds

    On his way to this weekend’s Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot in West Point Kentucky: Allen Harvey Friedlander, of Southfield, Mich., was piloting the plane when it crashed on an outer road that circles the fair grounds between gates 1 and 6 about 8:30 p.m., FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said. No one else was on…

  • Guns In The Kyrgyzstan Riot

    The Big Picture has an awesome group of photos as usual.  This particular set about the Crisis in Kyrgyzstan.  If you’re as geographically inept as I am, Kyrgyzstan is a country in central Asia, west of China. Widespread anti-government protests in Kyrgyzstan recently turned violent, with groups of opposition protesters attempting to storm some government…

  • Squirrels With Guns

    These rival the coyote on the tailgate taxidermy specimen I blogged about last month: If you want one, head over to Rick’s Custom Squirrels. He also has a number of auctions up on eBay, and judging by his feedback number (currently 1340), a lot of people are in the market for a dead squirrel on…

  • Mexico Drug Gangs Turn Weapons On Army

    In coordinated attacks, gunmen in armored cars and equipped with grenade launchers fought army troops this week and attempted to trap some of them in two military bases by cutting off access and blocking highways, a new tactic by Mexico’s organized criminals. At least 18 alleged attackers were killed and one soldier wounded in the…

  • Michigan Militia Hutaree indicted on conspiracy and weapons charges

    The anti-government Hutaree group, which described itself as a ‘Christian warrior’ group, allegedly planned to kill a police officer, then attack others during the funeral. Source – L.A. Times Hutaree Militia website – HERE They have 4 videos up on YouTube (HERE).  For the most part, the videos just look like some average guys having…

  • Homeland Security Loses A Lot Of Guns

    179 Department of Homeland Security weapons were lost between 2006 and 2008 — some falling into the hands of criminals — after officers left them in restrooms, vehicles and other public places, according to an inspector general report.  This is mainly because officers did not properly secure them. Unfortunately this type of loss is always…