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S&W Military & Police Revolver: A gun’s autobiography

I came into this world in July of 1926, the 150th birthday of America. It was fitting. My maker, Smith & Wesson in Massachusetts, created me to be a comfort to the law abiding citizen and a tool in the hands...

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An Open Letter to Those Who Wonder Why Citizens Would Want to Carry Guns in Public

Carrying a gun? Around with you? Isn't that kind of stupid... and dangerous? Why does society even allow people to do that? These are questions that are always raised by someone when the topic of carrying a...

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Around the World with 20 International BBQ Recipes (Part 1)

Travel internationally without leaving the backyard grill. Here are twenty BBQ sauce/marinades all with an authentic exotic flavor. This is Part One of Three hubs, each with their own different twenty...

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What YOU can do to help reduce firearm accidents -- The Fundamentals of Firearm Safety

Talk about "gun safety" is cheap. Doing something about it takes a willingness to learn, and live by, the fundamental rules of gun safety.

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Jack's World Famous Black Bean Soup

There's something about a homemade pot of soup on the stove that helps define a house as a "home" and not just where people hang their hats. I love to make this soup, and the family loves to eat it. So do...

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What to cook when the vegetarian daughter-in-law comes to visit.

I'm a meatatarian. A true carnivore. If it doesn't have meat in it somewhere it usually doesn't make it to the dining room table. Which makes things a real challenge when my new daughter-in-law comes over to...

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How do homeschooling parents know what to teach their children?

I learned a long time ago that the easist way to start a fight in Texas was to go to any street corner and just say loudly enough, "I have the best chili recipe in the world." By the end of fifteen minutes you...

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Filipino Bistek: Beef Steak Made in Heaven

After I married my young, lovely Filipina bride 34 years ago I soon learned that her idea of "beef steak" was radically different from the idea that I grew up with. Seems in the Philippines they don't really...

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Concealed Handguns: What is it all about?

Indiana is one of the almost 40 states where citizens can exercise their right to bear arms on a daily basis. I am one of the 350,000 Hoosiers who chose to do so, and I carry a small handgun almost everywhere...

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Filipino Sinigang: Funny name... delicious soup for the family

After 34 years I've grown to really enjoy Filipino foods... but the one that it took me a while to sneak up to was their version of soup - Sinigang. Now I consider it a staple for lunch, for dinner, for any...

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