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FBI Quick to Dismiss ‘Link to Terrorism’ After Arrest

January 26th, 2010 · 4 Comments

When Lloyd R. Woodson, 43, of Reston, Va., was arrested today in Branchburg Township, N.J., law enforcement officers found a plethora of arms, ammunition and other items — including a Middle Eastern red-and white-colored traditional headdress and maps of a military facility — on his person, in his vehicle and in his motel room.  According [...]

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Today’s Trial Lawyers Would Have Loved This Ad

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Imagine what life in 1913 would have been like if the trial lawyer army that exists today was around back then.  For starters, newspaper advertisements like the one Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works ran (above) would have led to thousands — or, perhaps, millions — of product liability lawsuits.  That, however, was another day [...]

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Students Want Concealed Carry on Campus

April 15th, 2008 · 6 Comments

On April 7, less than a year after it was formed, Students for Concealed Carry on Campus passed the 25,000-members mark and made note of the fact that approximately one out of every 755 college students in the United States is now a member of the organization. SCCC reached this milestone only days ahead of [...]

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Merchant Offers ‘Free Rock With Every Purchase’

January 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Early on in “Bethany,” the 60-second clip below, you’ll think you’re watching the trailer for another crime-filled horror movie flik. Then, you’ll realize it’s something else altogether — something that concludes with the offer of “a free rock with every purchase.” Take a look. It turns out this spot was really a television commercial for [...]

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