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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

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Office Of Naval Research moves one step closer to using lasers for maritime vessel self defense (video).

Marking a milestone for the Navy, the Office of Naval Research and its industry partner on April 6 successfully tested a solid-state, High-Energy Laser (HEL) from a surface ship, which disabled a small target vessel.
The Navy and Northrop Grumman completed at-sea testing of the Maritime Laser Demonstrator (MLD), which validated the potential to provide advanced [...]

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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Law Enforcement »

Twin Falls, Idaho LEOs hit the shooting range for training (video).

Police Sergeant Luke Allen said, “Certain things we have to match and meet every year. Firearms, evoke, and rest techniques. We just train on that, we take a week, three days and we just train on refreshers.”
Every certified officer is required to take part in the training to stay proficient. Officers focus on three areas [...]

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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Tim Larkin, U.S. self-defense expert, banned from entering United Kingdom.

Tim Larkin tried to board a plane from his home in Las Vegas on Tuesday, but was given a UK Border Agency letter saying “his presence here was not conducive to the public good”.
Mr Larkin, who was due to host seminars, told the BBC the move was a “gross over-reaction”.

A spokeswoman said: “The home secretary [...]

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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

TSA officials say .40 cal pistol, bullets and other gun parts were artfully packed inside Mickey Mouse stuffed animal at Rhode Island airport (video).

Image: TSA/CNN

A search of a child’s carry-on bag at a Rhode Island airport on Monday revealed three stuffed animals and an artfully concealed firearm.
At approximately 4:10 p.m. on Monday, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at the TF Green Airport in Warwick reportedly found a disassembled gun and ammunition concealed inside three stuffed animals.
Security officers detected [...]

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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Federal appeals court says illegal immigrants don’t have a right to own firearms under U.S. Constitution

Image: http://patentlawcenter.pli.edu/
Illegal immigrants can be prohibited from possessing firearms under laws passed by Congress that bar certain groups from gun ownership, a federal appeals court has ruled.
A three-judge panel in Denver agreed with a prison sentence imposed by a Wyoming federal judge on a Mexican national who pleaded guilty to illegal weapons possession.
In the opinion [...]

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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Pennsylvania man, 84, shoots home invasion suspect with his Korean War Luger.

Image: P. Mateus/Wikipedia
Police said they caught a home invasion suspect moments after he was shot while breaking into a home Tuesday morning.
According to police, Raymond Hills, 25, fled from the Elizabeth Township home just after 4:30 a.m. when 84-year-old Fred Ricciutti shot him with the German Luger he used in the Korean War.
“I said ‘Halt, [...]

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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Watch the official Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 trailer (video).

Black Ops is back. Experience near-future black operations with the next evolution of the legendary Call of Duty: Black Ops. Pre-order now http://www.callofduty.com/blackops2. Out 11.13.12.

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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Insider thwarted underwear bomb plot, triggered drone strike, U.S. officials say.

An insider, working with the United States and an allied security service, thwarted the al-Qaida bomb plot hatched in Yemen and provided information that allowed the U.S. to launch a Predator drone strike that killed the group’s operations chief, senior U.S. officials tell NBC News.
“It was managed so that it was not a threat,” [...]

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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Military »

Last Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle to exit Iraq reaches Fort Hood.

Image: army.mil
The final military vehicle to leave Iraq has reached Texas and will be displayed at Fort Hood.
Crews at the Port of Beaumont on Monday unloaded the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, known as MRAP, from a cargo ship.
A note written in chalk on the heavily-outfitted truck included an Army star and the words “Last [...]

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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Hornady sponsors Zombie 3-gun match: “Zombies in the Heartland - Pandemic 2012″

“Zombie” hunters armed with handguns, shotguns and rifles, will head to Heartland Public Shooting Park in Grand Island, Nebraska, June 29 through July 1, 2012 for a battle against the “undead” in the “Zombies in the Heartland - Pandemic 2012″ 3-gun shooting match brought to you by Hornady and the Nebraska Army National Guard.
Registration is [...]

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