Firearms Freedom Act Introduced in South Carolina

Prefiled in the South Carolina by State Senators Lee Bright and Danny Verdin is Senate Bill 249 (S0249), the Firearms Freedom Act (FFA).

The bill states that:

A personal firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in South Carolina and that remains within the borders of South Carolina is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.

Since 2009, 8 states have passed similar legislation as law – Montana, Tennessee, Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, Idaho, Alaska and Arizona.


Read it HERE

This is a step in the right direction - the Tenth Amendment Center expects to see at least a dozen other states consider Firearms Freedom Acts in 2011.


SEAN LINNANE SENDS


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WE ARE UNDER ATTACK

Five Muslim Soldiers Arrested at Fort Jackson in South Carolina

The CBN News site reports that five "Muslim soldiers" at Fort Jackson in South Carolina were arrested just before Christmas. The men are suspected of trying to poison the food supply at Fort Jackson. It is unclear whether the men are still in custody.

The five were part of the Arabic Translation program at the base - at this time I am unable to determine whether the soldiers are Americans, or some kind of foreign soldiers here to participate in the training program. At this time it is not clear whether or not this is a case of Home Grown Jihad Syndrome.

Patrick Jones, the Deputy Public Affairs Officer for Fort Jackson, confirmed yesterday afternoon that an investigation was ongoing.

A source with intimate knowledge of the investigation, which is ongoing, told CBN News investigators suspect the "Fort Jackson Five" may have been in contact with the group of five Washington, DC area Muslims that traveled to Pakistan to wage jihad against U.S. troops in December.





That group was arrested by Pakistani authorities - these TRAITORSwere featured on STORMBRINGER just before Christmas.


This comes on the heels of November's Fort Hood jihadist massacre.





A trio of incidents last September: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK


FBI Arrests Jordanian for Downtown Dallas Bomb Plot



Zazi Indicted For Conspiring To Detonate WMD



U.S. Terror Suspects Accused of Targeting Marine Base


Then back in June, more homegrown terrorism


On American Soil: US Military Recruiting Station, Little Rock Arkansas


These are difficult, confusing times; let it be the enemy who is confused, not us. Throughout this struggle, we must never forget that as many Muslims have died fight FOR the US and our Allies, as have died fighting AGAINST us (if not more so).



Ayman Abdelrahman Taha, US Army Special Forces, KIA in Iraq, 2005.


For this reason it is VITAL that we do not succumb to the enemy's plan to turn this thing into a religious war. If we do, they win.


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WHAT IS A GOLF BALL WORTH?

*** WARNING VERY GRAPHIC ***



From Berkeley County, South Carolina . . .




















































Think before you reach into the water for a golf ball in the South!









Does anybody know any details on this event? A member of Team STORMBRINGER sent these images in, and he doesn't know either . . . S.L.




Meanwhile, there's been a Tigershark sighting:

DAWGS

I HAD to post this article because the last time I made it home the kids surprised me with a puppy - our Bella-boo is one of those Redbone's. Now I've got a new dawg to train - it only took me the better part of two years to sort out my Tiny Tiger, the Jack Russel from Hell. At least Bella is a little more steady in the nerves than my Tiny; she'll make a fine tracking dog, she's got the super-dooper sniffer nose for it . . . . . . S.L.


From the





Three New AKC-Recognized Dog Breeds: Bluetick Coonhound, Boykin Spaniel and Redbone Coonhound

by Lindsay Barnett


The American Kennel Club has announced that three new dog breeds -- the bluetick coonhound, the Boykin spaniel and the redbone coonhound -- will be eligible for AKC conformation competition beginning Dec. 30. The new breeds will bring the total number of breeds recognized by the AKC to 164.

The bluetick coonhound (left) is believed to be descended from the French staghound and English foxhound, and blueticks were originally classified as members of the English foxhound breed.

Blueticks and English foxhounds went their separate ways in 1945 because, according to the AKC, bluetick breeders "didn't want to follow the trend toward producing a hot-nosed, faster hunter. Proud of their larger, cold-nosed and resolute, if slower hounds, they named their breed and maintained their own hunting style."

As a result of these breeding practices, blueticks are known for their endurance in addition to their signature coloring, for which they're named. A bluetick named Smokey is the mascot for the University of Tennessee.


The Boykin spaniel (right) -- named for the breed's originator, L. Whitaker Boykin -- hails from South Carolina and is that state's official dog. (This fun fact got us wondering whether California has an official state dog; it doesn't. But a number of other U.S. states do; for instance, the American foxhound is the state dog of Virginia and the Louisiana Catahoula leopard dog is the state dog of Louisiana. For reasons unclear to us, the Great Dane is the official dog of Pennsylvania.)


According to legend, the Boykin breed got its start in the humblest of manners: the breed's forerunner, a sturdy little stray who was given the name Dumpy (no joke), was found wandering near a church in Spartanburg, S.C., in the early 1900s. One of the parishioners, Alexander White, took Dumpy home. After spending some time with Dumpy, White thought his personality lended itself to hunting; it just so happened that White's hunting partner was Boykin, a skilled dog trainer. Boykin took over Dumpy's training and soon discovered the dog was a natural at hunting wild turkeys; soon, a breed was born. Although the original Boykin spaniels were wild-turkey hunters, the majority of those used in the field today hunt ducks and other water birds.

Young-adult literature fans may remember the redbone coonhound (left) from Wilson Rawls' novel "Where the Red Fern Grows," which made us weep in our youth and, even now, causes us to well up a bit thinking about it. Redbones are descended from red foxhounds brought to the U.S. from Scotland and Ireland in the 1700s and 1800s, and they're known for their speed, agility and prowess at treeing game.

Both the bluetick coonhound and redbone coonhound will join the Hound group, naturally; the Boykin spaniel will become the newest member of the Sporting group. The new breeds are the first to receive official recognition from the AKC since the Irish red-and-white setter, the Pyrenean shepherd and the Norwegian buhund were admitted to the exclusive purebreds-only club in January.

Top photo: A bluetick coonhound. Credit: Diane Lewis / American Kennel Club

Middle photo: A Boykin spaniel. Credit: Bill Simmons

Bottom photo: A redbone coonhound. Credit: Christine Smith

KILLER ON THE LOOSE

By now this piece of human garbage is history – we’re just waiting for the final gory details to make their way into the media.

South Carolina law enforcement officials have identified the serial killing suspect: Patrick Tracy Burris as responsible for shooting five people to death in a killing spree that terrorized residents over six days in and around Gaffney S.C.
He was shot by police responding to a burglary complaint in Gastonia, N.C., early Monday. They say bullets in his gun matched those used to kill residents in and around Gaffney some 30 miles away. North Carolina prison records show the 41-year-old served more than seven years for felony breaking and entering and larceny. He has a lengthy record.

The case came to an end in Gastonia early Monday after a call to police reporting a suspicious man who matched the description of the killer: tall, heavyset, unshaven and wearing a baseball cap. He appeared to be drunk.

Officers responded, someone yelled "put it down!" Then, "BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!” Next thing, all of Gaston County was there.


"We have him. He's our serial killer," State Law Enforcement Deputy Director Neil Dolan said Monday night.

FOR THE RECORD: I live within a couple hours of Gastonia. When we heard the news of a killer on the loose, my family did not cower in fear. We simply double checked all the firearms were loaded and accessible, and then we rehearsed our battle drills.

“A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” - Amendment II to the United States Constitution