. . "As such, upon obtaining the Apple of Eden, he successfully utilized the knowledge it held to condense the design, \"embedding their fiery weapon into a form that can be worn on the wrist\". Along with the formulation of a combustible powder that could be made from common ingredients, Alta\u00EFr kept the schematics for the Hidden Gun a secret, available to only the Brotherhood's most trusted allies. Sometime afterwards, he recorded all details of these in his personal journal."@en . "Firearms are the most common and reliable method of taking down hostile players in the wastelands. There is a total of 16 usable firearms in the game at the moment ranging from close quarters pistols to long range rifles."@en . . . . . . . . "Firearms are traditional powder and primer combustion weapons. They fire lead bullets in a near straight line with the sole intention of ruining someone else's day."@en . . . . . . . . "1"^^ . . . . . . . . "Firearms are traditional powder and primer combustion weapons. They fire lead bullets in a near straight line with the sole intention of ruining someone else's day."@en . . . . "Aggressive"@en . . . . . . "Firearms are the most common and reliable method of taking down hostile players in the wastelands. There is a total of 16 usable firearms in the game at the moment ranging from close quarters pistols to long range rifles."@en . . "Firearms are weapons that use the combustion of gunpowder to launch projectiles at enemies at high speeds. However, they are unsuitable for dispatching Titans and have not progressed very far technologically with the Walls. Consequentially, they are almost always overshadowed by the vertical maneuvering equipment. However, they are still regularly used by the Military Police and other human-to-human security relations. In addition, their larger cousins, cannons are used as the main line of defense against Titans by the Garrison. The Survey Corps and the Garrison also use flare-guns to communicate over long distances."@en . . . "Here are a few of the more common weapons in the Terradrive Universe."@en . "*Long-ranged combat\n*Hunting"@en . . "JES"@en . "VB"@en . . . "Here are a few of the more common weapons in the Terradrive Universe."@en . . "Guns"@en . "The main weapons of the first two games, and a minor one on Overkill. \n* Unidentifiable models - The main weapons of House of the Dead 1. Due to low graphic levels, they are hard to identify, but Rogan's pistol seems to resemble a Glock 36, while G's resembles a M1911. That is still up for debate, though. Both hold 6 bullets in each chamber. \n* HK Mk.23 - The weapons in House of the Dead 2. All AMS agents (Harry, Amy, James and Gary) use them in stainless steel. These use 6 bullets, but can be modified to hold up to 14 in the Original Mode of House of the Dead 2+3 Returns. \n* AMS Magnum - Used in Overkill, used by G and Issac, both hold 12 bullets defult. Despite being a magnum, it is rather weak, due to it being the first weapon. Can be modified in-game for better power, more bullets, faster reload time and so on. Issac carrys 2 in game, unless a map in played in 2-player, where he is forced to use only one. A mix between a Desert Eagle and a Berreta M9. \n* Beretta M9/92FS - Seen on the cover of House of the Dead Overkill, but not used in game. Held by G."@en . "Firearms skill."@en . "Firearms are a general group of weapon found in RuneScape with many subgroups. These all share something in common: \n* Powerful (compared to other range weapons) \n* Slower/Faster (depends on weapon type; compared to other range weapons of same class) \n* Commonly referred to as \"guns\" \n* Range to attack is usually longer (you can attack from farther) \n* Used ammo is destroyed and cannot be retrieved \n* They train Attack and Ranged, as they both have to do with accuracy. Attack and Ranged are requirements for weapons. A few require Strength, some Agility. Some of the more \"explosive\" guns also have a Firemaking requirement. \n* Need both Smithing and Fletching to produce. Some require Crafting."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Focus Fire"@en . "The availability of firearms varies in different countries. If you live in America consider yourself lucky, because the estimated total number of guns (both licit and illicit) held by civilians in the United States is 270,000,000 to 310,000,000. So you should have no problem obtaining one. Also depending on where you live, states like Arizona, Texas, and Wyoming where gun ownerships are high, owning a gun pre-apocalypse is about has easy as getting a bag of groceries. If you live in other countries like Japan, Britain, China, Korea (both North and South) or Singapore, where gun ownership has more restrictions or is outright banned, you're going to have a harder time finding one."@en . . . "240"^^ . "Time Taken: One round. Specializations: Type or model firearm used \u2014 pistols, rifles, machineguns. Firearms is the \"ranged combat\" skill used to for all guns which fire bullets, including pistols, rifles, machine guns, assault rifles and any other firearms. (Firearms doesn't include very primitive guns, which are covered under archaic guns.)"@en . . "Firearms (also known as Marksmanship during Van Buren's development) is a skill in Van Buren, meant to replace the classic Small Guns and Big Guns skills. \u201C I'm now more in favor of marksmanship than having two firearm skills. If Small Guns, Big Guns and Energy Weapons are combined into one, won't it make being a dedicated combat specialist too easy?"@en . . . "On Earth"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Expert: Doc Roberts, Shrouded Hills or Herkemer Oggdoddler, Black Root Master: William Thorndop, Ashbury"@en . . . . . . "Firearms is a skill in Crackdown and Crackdown 2. This skill involves the use of guns and bullet-mounted turrets, such as the Agency Buggy, and the mini gun variation of the Helicopter. It increases by simply shooting and killing thugs and freaks with bullet based weapons. The UV shotgun in Crackdown 2 also improves the firearms skill."@en . "Like all federal agencies in the United States including the FBI, DEA, CIA and Army CID, Agents associated with the NCIS agency are required to carry firearms with them at all times as a means of personal protection or in case they are attacked by potential suspects who may be armed if it's in the field or in the office where they work. Each agent of the NCIS Washington D.C. field office carries a SIG-Sauer P228 which is presumably the standard-issued weapon for all NCIS agents assigned to D.C. The D.C.'s field office counterpart, the NCIS: Los Angeles based Office of Special Projects originally carried the SIG-Sauer P228 before switching to the SIG-Sauer P229. Nearly all the agents at OSP carry the new SIG-Sauer P229 except for Operations Manager Henrietta Lange and Intelligence Analyst Nell Jones, whose weapon of choice is Glock 26. Tech Operator Eric Beale don't carry a gun at all, purely because Eric himself has expressed no desire to become a field agent although this has changed in recent years as Eric has been seen using a weapon. Marty Deeks who is a Detective with the Los Angeles Police Detective and also the NCIS/LAPD Liaison Officer is the only other person not to wield the SIG-Sauer P229, instead choosing to carry a Smith and Wesson 5944 as his main weapon due to the fact that he's still with the LAPD- Los Angeles Police Department and not NCIS. Whenever their guns aren't being used, the agents carry their weapons in holsters that are on their hips which also means that they're ready to grab them at a moment's notice and also at the first sign of possible trouble. Even NCIS Directors such as Jennifer Shepard and her successor, Leon Vance carry SIG-Sauers, also as a means of defense as well protecting themselves against their enemies."@en . . "*None"@en . . . . . "A firearm is a tool that projects either single or multiple projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion. The firing is achieved by the gases produced through rapid, confined burning of a propellant. This process of rapid burning is technically known as deflagration. In older firearms, this propellant was typically black powder, but modern firearms use smokeless powder, cordite, or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of smoothbore shotguns) have rifled barrels to impart spin to the projectile for improved flight stability."@en . . "skill"@en . . "__NOEDITSECTION__ __NOEDITSECTION__"@en . . . . "A firearm is a tool that projects either single or multiple projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion. The firing is achieved by the gases produced through rapid, confined burning of a propellant. This process of rapid burning is technically known as deflagration. In older firearms, this propellant was typically black powder, but modern firearms use smokeless powder, cordite, or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of smoothbore shotguns) have rifled barrels to impart spin to the projectile for improved flight stability."@en . "As such, upon obtaining the Apple of Eden, he successfully utilized the knowledge it held to condense the design, \"embedding their fiery weapon into a form that can be worn on the wrist\". Along with the formulation of a combustible powder that could be made from common ingredients, Alta\u00EFr kept the schematics for the Hidden Gun a secret, available to only the Brotherhood's most trusted allies. Sometime afterwards, he recorded all details of these in his personal journal."@en . "Like their counterparts, the Major Case Response Team in Washington D.C, the people associated with the NCIS: Office of Special Projects also carry firearms for protection and in case they come under attack while they're in the field. For the first two seasons of the show, G. Callen, Kensi Blye, Sam Hanna, Dominic Vail are seen wielding SIG-Sauer P228s. NCIS Director Leon Vance also uses one during Episode:Killshot while Los Angeles Police Department Detective Marty Deeks uses a Beretta 92FS. From Season Three, Callen, Hanna, Kensi and NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger are seen using new model SIG-Sauer P229 with the redesigned slide and new grips. During an undercover assignment in Episode:Neighborhood Watch, Kensi uses a SIG-Sauer P238."@en . . . . . . . . "The main weapons of the first two games, and a minor one on Overkill. \n* Unidentifiable models - The main weapons of House of the Dead 1. Due to low graphic levels, they are hard to identify, but Rogan's pistol seems to resemble a Glock 36, while G's resembles a M1911. That is still up for debate, though. Both hold 6 bullets in each chamber. \n* HK Mk.23 - The weapons in House of the Dead 2. All AMS agents (Harry, Amy, James and Gary) use them in stainless steel. These use 6 bullets, but can be modified to hold up to 14 in the Original Mode of House of the Dead 2+3 Returns. \n* AMS Magnum - Used in Overkill, used by G and Issac, both hold 12 bullets defult. Despite being a magnum, it is rather weak, due to it being the first weapon. Can be modified in-game for better power, more bulle"@en . "Firearms are a general group of weapon found in RuneScape with many subgroups. These all share something in common: \n* Powerful (compared to other range weapons) \n* Slower/Faster (depends on weapon type; compared to other range weapons of same class) \n* Commonly referred to as \"guns\" \n* Range to attack is usually longer (you can attack from farther) \n* Used ammo is destroyed and cannot be retrieved \n* They train Attack and Ranged, as they both have to do with accuracy. Attack and Ranged are requirements for weapons. A few require Strength, some Agility. Some of the more \"explosive\" guns also have a Firemaking requirement. \n* Need both Smithing and Fletching to produce. Some require Crafting. (Please note that there are double standards to \"Powerful\", \"Slower/Faster\", and \"Range\") Below is a listing of general firearms:"@en . . "Usually introduced about a quarter way through each game, firearms are given to the player as an alternative to melee weapons, allowing the player to kill multiple enemies quickly and at a distance, however as the hunters will likely carry guns too, there is the risk of the player getting killed too. There are many different types of firearm throughout the Manhunt series, being either blue class or red class and each one requires some kind of ammunition, which can run out but the player can take it from dead hunters or ammo can be found in certain locations."@en . . . . . . . . . . "2. Fwd: The Pittsburgh Tea Party Posted by: \"Henry Haller\" hehaller@mac.com hehaller3 Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:22 pm (PDT) Interesting review -- -- Henry Begin forwarded message: > From: Whiskey & Gunpowder > Date: April 22, 2009 2:01:22 PM EST > To: hehaller@mac.com > Subject: The Pittsburgh Tea Party > ---------- > Gary\u2019s Note: Whiskey & Gunpowder has discussed the national Tea > Parties. Our own Byron King, editor of Outstanding Investments > attended the Pittsburgh Tea Party on April 15. His report follows. If > you care to report on your own local Tea Party, please send your > comments to Gary@WhiskeyandGunpowder.com > > Whiskey & Gunpowder > By Byron King > April 22, 2009 > Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. > > > T"@en . "Damage done with firearms"@en . "Firearms (Intelligence) Firearms is the skill of those characters who know how to use a gunpowder weapon. It is considered a Bugei Skill."@en . "Expert: Doc Roberts, Shrouded Hills or Herkemer Oggdoddler, Black Root Master: William Thorndop, Ashbury"@en . "The availability of firearms varies in different countries. If you live in America consider yourself lucky, because the estimated total number of guns (both licit and illicit) held by civilians in the United States is 270,000,000 to 310,000,000. So you should have no problem obtaining one. Also depending on where you live, states like Arizona, Texas, and Wyoming where gun ownerships are high, owning a gun pre-apocalypse is about has easy as getting a bag of groceries. If you live in other countries like Japan, Britain, China, Korea (both North and South) or Singapore, where gun ownership has more restrictions or is outright banned, you're going to have a harder time finding one. Before you even begin to think about using a firearm in a zombie apocalypse, you need to ask yourself three questions: 1) Do I have the skill, know-how and information needed to correctly use, service and maintain this weapon? 2) Does this firearm work for me, my style of attack, and my way of protecting myself from the undead? 3) If I find myself in a situation where I do not have the the ammunition or other resources to keep my gun working, do I have a good backup weapon to fall back on, or enough people in my group to keep me safe until I am able to start using my gun again? If you answered \"no\" to any of these questions, you might want to reconsider using such a weapon. Regardless if you personally decide to obtain or use a firearm, you should inculcate rigorous safety rules in any situation where they may be present. Famous defensive pistol expert Jeff Cooper (1920-2008) summed up firearm safety in 4 absolute rules: 2.\"Never point the muzzle at anything you are not willing to see destroyed. In regards to pointing an unloaded gun, see rule #1.\" 3.\"Keep your finger off the trigger until the sights are on the target.\" 4.\"Always be sure of your target and what is behind it.\"'' When choosing a firearm, it is always advised that one selects a weapon that fires a common ammunition type and has low to medium recoil. High-powered rounds will strain the shooter, and exotic ammunition may be difficult to find during a crisis. Common types of firearms include: \n* Handguns \n* Rifles \n* Carbines \n* Shotguns \n* Machine guns \n* Miniguns \n* Black Powder Guns \n* Submachine Guns"@en . . "Firearms are weapons that use the combustion of gunpowder to launch projectiles at enemies at high speeds. However, they are unsuitable for dispatching Titans and have not progressed very far technologically with the Walls. Consequentially, they are almost always overshadowed by the vertical maneuvering equipment. However, they are still regularly used by the Military Police and other human-to-human security relations. In addition, their larger cousins, cannons are used as the main line of defense against Titans by the Garrison. The Survey Corps and the Garrison also use flare-guns to communicate over long distances."@en . . . . "Bolt"@en . . . . "Firearms is a skill in Crackdown and Crackdown 2. This skill involves the use of guns and bullet-mounted turrets, such as the Agency Buggy, and the mini gun variation of the Helicopter. It increases by simply shooting and killing thugs and freaks with bullet based weapons. The UV shotgun in Crackdown 2 also improves the firearms skill."@en . . . . . "Firearms (Intelligence) Firearms is the skill of those characters who know how to use a gunpowder weapon. It is considered a Bugei Skill."@en . . . "In general, firearms within the Mount&Blade games are very similar to crossbows."@en . "LOL"@en . "__NOEDITSECTION__ __NOEDITSECTION__"@en . . "Suppressing Fire"@en . . . . . "Firearms (also known as Marksmanship during Van Buren's development) is a skill in Van Buren, meant to replace the classic Small Guns and Big Guns skills. \u201C I'm now more in favor of marksmanship than having two firearm skills. If Small Guns, Big Guns and Energy Weapons are combined into one, won't it make being a dedicated combat specialist too easy? A dedicated combat specialist in Fallout 1 or 2 could put all his or her skill points into one or two combat skills, too (Small Guns/Energy Weapons, for instance). Of course, since (with the exception of the beginning of Fallout 2) ammo grew on trees and fell out of the sky, Unarmed and Melee were only useful as amusing alternatives. That's why I keep talking about having lower amounts of ammo and fewer firearm-using opponents. \u201D\u2014 J.E. Sawyer, No Mutants Allowed"@en . . . "This skill improves ground pistol, rifle, and assault weapons damage, as well as related abilities."@en . . . . . . "Hunters are commonly armed with a wide variety of firearms or guns. Dean Winchester for example carries a Colt M1911A1. While guns are generally ineffective against monsters, demons, and ghosts, they can be loaded with specially modified rounds to harm, repel, or even kill supernatural entities. For example, pistols or rifles loaded with Silver bullets are used to kill Werewolves, Skinwalkers and Shapeshifters. Iron bullets are needed to kill Shtriga and harm fairies. Shotgun shells packed with rock salt can repel ghosts, hellhounds, and demons. A bullet with a Devil's Trap engraved into it can be used to trap a demon in its host. Conventional ammunition can kill (some types of) Zombies, Amazons, and (obviously) normal humans. A very special gun, The Colt, can kill almost anything in existence. Demons and Leviathan have also been known to use guns on occasion - sometimes just for amusement. Angels will rarely use firearms unless they are completely powerless. The deity Beau tried to kill Sam with a pistol. In \"The Great Escapist\", Crowley invents a special anti-angel pistol by melting down Angel Blades and crafting them into bullets."@en . . . . . "Firearms"@en . . . . . . "Time Taken: One round. Specializations: Type or model firearm used \u2014 pistols, rifles, machineguns. Firearms is the \"ranged combat\" skill used to for all guns which fire bullets, including pistols, rifles, machine guns, assault rifles and any other firearms. (Firearms doesn't include very primitive guns, which are covered under archaic guns.)"@en . . . . . . . "Like all federal agencies in the United States including the FBI, DEA, CIA and Army CID, Agents associated with the NCIS agency are required to carry firearms with them at all times as a means of personal protection or in case they are attacked by potential suspects who may be armed if it's in the field or in the office where they work. Each agent of the NCIS Washington D.C. field office carries a SIG-Sauer P228 which is presumably the standard-issued weapon for all NCIS agents assigned to D.C."@en . . . . . . . . . "Hunters are commonly armed with a wide variety of firearms or guns. Dean Winchester for example carries a Colt M1911A1. While guns are generally ineffective against monsters, demons, and ghosts, they can be loaded with specially modified rounds to harm, repel, or even kill supernatural entities. For example, pistols or rifles loaded with Silver bullets are used to kill Werewolves, Skinwalkers and Shapeshifters. Iron bullets are needed to kill Shtriga and harm fairies. Shotgun shells packed with rock salt can repel ghosts, hellhounds, and demons. A bullet with a Devil's Trap engraved into it can be used to trap a demon in its host."@en . "Like their counterparts, the Major Case Response Team in Washington D.C, the people associated with the NCIS: Office of Special Projects also carry firearms for protection and in case they come under attack while they're in the field. For the first two seasons of the show, G. Callen, Kensi Blye, Sam Hanna, Dominic Vail are seen wielding SIG-Sauer P228s. NCIS Director Leon Vance also uses one during Episode:Killshot while Los Angeles Police Department Detective Marty Deeks uses a Beretta 92FS. During an undercover assignment in Episode:Neighborhood Watch, Kensi uses a SIG-Sauer P238."@en . "4"^^ . "Usually introduced about a quarter way through each game, firearms are given to the player as an alternative to melee weapons, allowing the player to kill multiple enemies quickly and at a distance, however as the hunters will likely carry guns too, there is the risk of the player getting killed too. There are many different types of firearm throughout the Manhunt series, being either blue class or red class and each one requires some kind of ammunition, which can run out but the player can take it from dead hunters or ammo can be found in certain locations."@en . "2. Fwd: The Pittsburgh Tea Party Posted by: \"Henry Haller\" hehaller@mac.com hehaller3 Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:22 pm (PDT) Interesting review -- -- Henry Begin forwarded message: > From: Whiskey & Gunpowder > Date: April 22, 2009 2:01:22 PM EST > To: hehaller@mac.com > Subject: The Pittsburgh Tea Party > ---------- > Gary\u2019s Note: Whiskey & Gunpowder has discussed the national Tea > Parties. Our own Byron King, editor of Outstanding Investments > attended the Pittsburgh Tea Party on April 15. His report follows. If > you care to report on your own local Tea Party, please send your > comments to Gary@WhiskeyandGunpowder.com > > Whiskey & Gunpowder > By Byron King > April 22, 2009 > Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. > > > The Pittsburgh Tea Party > > Yeah, we drink tea in Pittsburgh. But really, Pittsburgh is more of a > shot-and-a-beer kind of town. What else would you expect from the > place that \u2014 back in 1794 \u2014 challenged the authority of the newly > established national government in the Whiskey Rebellion? I wrote > about it five years ago, in one of my first articles for Whiskey > (hence the name) and Gunpowder. You can reread it here. > > > Old Whiskey Rebellion and Modern Tea Party > > During the Whiskey Rebellion of old, irate Western Pennsylvanians > burned down the house of George Washington\u2019s appointed tax collector, > General John Neville. This wasn\u2019t without provocation, of course. The > bonfire started after one of Neville\u2019s federal marshals shot and > killed an unarmed tax protester. Lesson to the feds: Be careful who > you shoot, especially when they can shoot back. > > The recent Pittsburgh Tea Party was far less inflammatory, although > some of the issues and basic sentiments are much the same as those of > the 1790s. The original Whiskey rebels opposed a distant and aloof > government that reflected the interests of an East Coast cultural > aristocracy. Despite the personal popularity of George Washington, his > federal government was imperial and out of touch. To answer a summons > in federal court, for example, a Western Pennsylvania farmer had to > trek near 300 miles across the mountains to Philadelphia. And the lack > of a useful national currency \u2014 one of the key functions of any > government \u2014 handicapped economic growth. In fact, for lack of real > money on the western frontier, people used whiskey as a form of > currency. > > The final straw came in 1792 when Treasury Secretary Alexander > Hamilton proposed raising revenue by taxing the capacity of stills. > And in those days, stills were no mere means of making recreational > moonshine. By 1794, the draconian collection of Mr. Hamilton\u2019s new tax > placed at risk the ability of farmers to transform their surplus grain > into more transportable and saleable whiskey. > > In other words, the whiskey tax damaged the farm economy, which was > about all there was west of the Alleghenies. Inept government economic > and monetary policy placed the future at risk. Thus did many citizens > rebel. And rightfully so, some say. > > Rooted in Citizen Anger and Frustration > > What\u2019s behind the modern \u201CTea Party\u201D sentiment? I believe that it\u2019s > rooted in citizen anger and frustration that the federal government > just spends and spends and spends, with no evident heed for tomorrow. > > The justification for heedless increases in government spending \u2014 even > worse, increased spending with borrowed money \u2014 is along the lines of > Pres. Franklin Roosevelt\u2019s famous comment that \u201CIf we borrow funds, > then we owe it to ourselves.\u201D The modern justification, as a Federal > Reserve official once explained to me, is that \u201CAs long as we can > afford to pay the interest on the debt, it\u2019ll be OK.\u201D > > But the people are not blind, let alone stupid. It is clear that the > federal debt just grows and grows. How much longer can this last? > Today many informed citizens understand that the national debt is way > too big. The rate of growth is out of control. We don\u2019t \u201Cowe it to > ourselves.\u201D We owe it to the Chinese, the Japanese, the Middle > Easterners. And we cannot afford to pay the interest anymore. Well, > not if we want to be able to do anything else as a nation except work > like tax-slaves to pay interest on past debt. > > By any technical measure, the federal government is insolvent \u2014 except > for that quaint custom of inflating the currency with fiat dollars. So > really, the nation is long overdue for a national discussion on the > fundamental nature of its money. Hence the Tea Parties. > > The Pittsburgh Tea Party Crowd > > In Pittsburgh a crowd of several thousand (estimates range from 2,500 > to 5,000) formed last week in the city\u2019s old, historic Market Square. > Market Square dates to the 1700s, and perhaps the bedrock still > recalls the events from the days of George Washington. The mid-April > weather was characteristically lousy, with drizzle and rain falling in > 50-degree temperatures. If you were there, it was because you wanted > to be there. > > The Tea Party attendees struck me as a cross section of Western > Pennsylvanians. There were many Steelers jackets, and ball-caps with > military logos and veteran patches. I asked around, and met business > owners and office workers, factory workers, lawyers, health care > providers, restaurant workers, and a few people who are, as they put > it, \u201Cbetween jobs.\u201D There were off-duty cops and firefighters, > courthouse employees, bus drivers and even a few bikers resplendent in > their leather and tattoos. > > The Tea Party brought out the creative side of attendees as well, with > people dressed in Colonial period costumes. To my observation, it was > an orderly and respectful crowd, filled with sincere people who > appeared to know their American history. My gut feeling was that the > Tea Party attendees understood why they were out standing in the cold > rain. (One 30-something woman told me, \u201CI\u2019ve never been to a political > rally in my life. But I\u2019m just scared for the country\u2019s future. We\u2019re > going to be broke.\u201D) > > The makeup of the crowd was young and old, men and women. There were > retirees (as indicated by their hats and T-shirts), middle-aged > people, and young people complete with pink hair and metal in their > ears. There were parents with children. (One participant told me, \u201CI > brought my son with me because I want him to remember this day. I > think we\u2019re at the beginning of something that\u2019s going to change the > country.\u201D) There were white and black, Asian and Indians. > > Many Tea Party attendees carried signs, all apparently homemade. The > verbiage ranged across a conservative to libertarian political > spectrum. Some signs were historical, with deep roots in the 1913 coup > d\u2019etat of American Progressivism under Pres. Woodrow Wilson. (\u201CThe Fed > is Illegitimate.\u201D and \u201CAbolish the 17th Amendment.\u201D) You don\u2019t see > many signs like that these days, that\u2019s for sure. > > Other signs were rock-ribbed statements of protest about taxes and > spending. (\u201CGive me Liberty, Don\u2019t Give Me Debt.\u201D and \u201CBorn Free, > Taxed Beyond the Grave.\u201D and \u201CAbolish the IRS, Support the Fair Tax\u201D > and \u201CWall Street Banks Got Billions, and All I Got Was This Lousy > Sign.\u201D) > > Other signs \u2014 not many \u2014 knocked Pres. Obama; but I would not > characterize the Tea Party as just an anti-Obama rally. There were > indications of deeper dissatisfaction with the federal government, at > a systemic level. One sign knocked the \u201CBush-Obama Ripoff.\u201D Other > signs were along the lines of \u201CAbolish Congress,\u201D which is not exactly > realistic, considering the wording of the U.S. Constitution. (Vote the > bums out, maybe?) > > One sign hit on the corruption of the process of governance, stating, > \u201CBig Fraud from Little ACORN Grows.\u201D These were not the usual > mass-produced, \u201Cunion-label\u201D signs that you see at those \u201Cother\u201D kinds > of political rallies. I\u2019m sure you get the idea. > > 15:35, 25 April 2009 (UTC)15:35, 25 April 2009 (UTC)15:35, 25 April 2009 (UTC)15:35, 25 April 2009 (UTC)15:35, 25 April 2009 (UTC)15:35, 25 April 2009 (UTC)~ > > The Tea Party Organization > > The 2009 Pittsburgh Tea Party was organized by a suburban housewife, > albeit one with an MBA from the Harvard Business School. From what I > heard, a few politicians volunteered to speak. The terse reply from > the organizers was along the lines of, \u201CNo, this is where the people > will speak. You politicians need to shut up and listen.\u201D > > There was no indication that the Tea Party was an \u201CAstroturf\u201D event. > The Tea Party received almost ZERO media coverage in the days leading > up to it. It had all the markings of a \u201Cflash rally,\u201D organized on the > Internet. The local talk radio guys scarcely mentioned it, to my > knowledge. (If they did, I missed it.) The local newspapers gave no > advance publicity. The local TV stations were too busy covering the > usual pabulum about car crashes and house fires. If it doesn\u2019t bleed, > it doesn\u2019t lead. > > It seemed to me that the attendees of the Pittsburgh Tea Party were > there of their own volition. I sensed no mind-control from the evil > Fox-News Network, and I wasn\u2019t even wearing my radio-blocking aluminum > skull-cap. Contrary to the defamatory stereotype pushed by the > incompetent mainstream media (the LA Times characterized Tea Party > attendees as \u201Cinsane\u201D), the Tea Party people seemed to be decent folk, > able to think for themselves and form independent opinions. And many > Tea Partiers have apparently formed the opinion that the federal > government is spending the country into ruin. To those of us who > follow the issue, it\u2019s a valid point. > > The Tea Party Festivities > > The Tea Party stage was decked out with flags. Festivities began with > a musical mixture of patriotic tunes and Country-Western music. The > Tea Party kicked off with a brief welcome from the organizers, > followed by a moment of silence in memory of three Pittsburgh police > officers who were killed in the line of duty a couple weeks ago. Then > a prayer. Then the Pledge of Allegiance. Then the national anthem. In > other words, it was as patriotic as the 4th of July. Nothing radical. > > The first speaker discussed the ever-expanding federal budget. If > you\u2019ve seen the movie I.O.U.S.A., produced by Addison Wiggin of Agora > Financial, then it was nothing new except that this was a Tea Party > protest in downtown Pittsburgh. And criticizing federal spending in > downtown Pittsburgh is not something that happens very often. > > Another speaker gave a spirited history lesson about the origins of > the Federal Reserve. It was Creature from Jeckyll Island-kind of > stuff. It was surprising (to me) how much of the discussion the crowd > appeared to understand. It was astonishing, really. I think that most > of the Federal Reserve scholars in town must have been in the > audience, because people seemed to know exactly what the guy was > talking about. > > A third speaker gave a solid speech about the evils of ever-expanding > government. This guy is a multi-millionaire who built his own > nationally-ranked high-tech business and made a fortune. He\u2019s met a > few payrolls in his career. He discussed the exploding levels of > federal expenditures. He hit on the ballooning national debt, and > asked rhetorically how the nation ever intends to pay just the > interest, let alone the principal. > > And so it went, with more speakers giving talks along the same lines. > > The Hecklers in the Crowd > > Of course, a few hecklers showed up to make noise. While one of the > early speakers was discussing how federal borrowing is crowding out > private investment, a group of five (I counted them) people started to > chant, \u201CO-Bam-A! O-Bam-A! O-Bam-A!\u201D > > At first, the crowd ignored the hecklers. Then the hecklers realized > that they were having no effect, so they yelled louder. Eventually, it > was kind of hard to hear the speaker. A few members of the Tea Party > crowd turned to the hecklers and told them to shut up, have some > respect, etc. That was like throwing kerosene on a fire. Now the > hecklers were hollering at the top of their lungs. > > There were a few TV cameramen from local stations covering the event. > Needless to say, the camera-guys rushed over to film the hecklers in > action. By now the five hecklers were having a great time, yelling and > making enough noise to disrupt the proceedings. Then some Pittsburgh > cops and event organizers walked over to tell the hecklers to keep it > down. > > The cops must have said something, because the hecklers broke up and > started walking around the edge of the Tea Party crowd, yelling > epithets like, \u201CYou\u2019re all racists. You can\u2019t deal with a black man in > the White House.\u201D To which a black guy standing next to me said, \u201CI\u2019ll > bet these punks are ACORN activists.\u201D He turned and talked right at > one of the hecklers, saying, \u201CWhy are you causing a disturbance? Get > out of here. Go home to your mama.\u201D So the heckler called the black > guy an \u201COreo,\u201D as well as a few other words that I thought were banned > from modern vocabulary. Then a Pittsburgh cop walked up to the heckler > and politely asked him to \u201Cmove along, unless you have some other > reason to be here.\u201D Pittsburgh\u2019s finest. > > Media Coverage > > The local media gave almost no coverage to the Pittsburgh Tea Party. > The TV stations focused on the hockey playoffs between the Pittsburgh > Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers. One station ran a short, > insubstantial fluff piece, with plenty of attention to the five > hecklers. > > The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, located three blocks from Market Square, > buried its next-day coverage within a critical, anti-Tea Party story > distributed by the Washington Post. The photo on the inside pages of > the Post-Gazette was from a Tea Party in Cincinnati. On its editorial > page, the Post-Gazette ran an insulting cartoon by the predictable and > pedestrian Rob Rogers. The cartoon showed three raw-looking, hirsute > men sitting around a table, sipping tea and bellyaching (get it? Tea > Party?) Meanwhile, the circulation of the Post-Gazette is falling and > the newspaper is laying off staff. Gee, I wonder why people don\u2019t > bother to read the Post-Gazette? > > > What Were the Tea Parties About? > > But it\u2019s not just the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that\u2019s missing the boat. > The talking-head androids of Big Media also missed the point of the > Tea Parties. To the extent that there is any remotely accurate > reportage going on, the focus seems to be that the Tea Parties are > well-off people bitching about high taxes. Even the Gallup Poll > organization took the bait, publishing a recent report stating: > > \u201CA new Gallup Poll finds 48% of Americans saying the amount of federal > income taxes they pay is \u2018about right,\u2019 with 46% saying \u2018too high\u2019 \u2014 > one of the most positive assessments Gallup has measured since 1956. > Typically, a majority of Americans say their taxes are too high, and > relatively few say their taxes are too low.\u201D > > But focusing on the level of taxation is the wrong issue for Gallup to > track. It struck me that the Tea Party attendees in Pittsburgh were > worried more about the use of their tax dollars, and the explosion in > federal deficit spending. The Tea Party movement strikes me as more > about the dangerously growing size of the federal government. From > what I could gather, the Tea Party attendees opposed the unalterable > trend of endless federal growth. And coupled with this there is, of > course, a deep fear about the eventual decline in value of the dollar. > > Like I said earlier in the article, it\u2019s about time for the U.S. to > have a national discussion about the nature of its money. What is a > U.S. dollar any more? Where does national wealth come from? We ought > have that national chat while we still have some money, and while we > can still create wealth. Because a lot of people appear to sense that > something important is coming to an end. > > And when things fall apart, we\u2019ll be in for a generation or two of > very tough times. So the political class, and its Big Media androids, > are ignoring the Tea Party movement at their peril. > > Until we meet again, > Byron King > ---------- > > As always it\u2019s a pleasure to have Byron tend the bar. > > If you\u2019d like to hear from Byron more regularly \u2014 and get the benefit > of his extensive knowledge of the resource investment world \u2014 just > click here. > > Here\u2019s one last report from Wisconsin\u2026 > > My wife and I attended the Tea Party held in Appleton, Wisconsin. A > delightful event with much the same feelings expressed by Don Stott. > > There were several thousand people there, which of course were > reported as several hundred by the local leftist paper. One of the > speakers was the head of the local chamber of commerce who at one > point asked those in the crowd who were or had been in small business > to raise their hands. From where I stood over half of those present > raised their hands. These folks all realize what is in store for them > and it bodes bad for our economy. Gold and silver is the answer, lead > is the last resort. > > I am shocked \u2014 shocked! \u2014 to find that the leftist media have been > painting all the protesters as patsies of the right wing media. I\u2019m > also a little hurt that they\u2019ve been downplaying the turnout. > > And that about wraps up our coverage of the Tea Parties. 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