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		<title>GUNSFORSALE</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Mexico Guns for Sale New Mexico Guns for Sale is the easiest, cheapest and fastest way to find used guns for sale. At New Mexico Guns for Sale, you can post your guns for sale online quickly and it is 100% free. New Mexico Guns for Sale allows gun enthusiasts to buy guns online, sell guns <a href="http://www.nationalsportshooting.com/gunsforsale/"><b>...Read the Rest</b></a>]]></description>
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<h2>New Mexico Guns for Sale</h2>
<p><strong>New Mexico Guns for Sale</strong> is the easiest, cheapest and fastest way to find used guns for sale. At <strong>New Mexico Guns for Sale</strong>, you can post your guns for sale online quickly and it is 100% free.</p>
<p>New Mexico Guns for Sale allows gun enthusiasts to buy guns online, sell guns online and trade guns online directly with each other.</p>
<h2>What can’t be sold or bought on New Mexico Guns for Sale?</h2>
<p>No <a title="New Mexico Guns For Sale Online - National Firearms Act" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Firearms_Act">National Firearms Act controlled items</a> such as <a title="New Mexico Guns For Sale Online - Machine guns" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_guns">Machine guns</a>, <a title="New Mexico Guns For Sale Online - Short barreled rifle" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_barreled_rifle">Short barreled rifles</a> (SBRs),<a title="New Mexico Guns For Sale Online - Sawed-off shotgun" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawed-off_shotgun">Short barreled shotguns</a> (SBSs),  <a title="New Mexico Guns For Sale Online - Suppressor" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppressor">Suppressors</a>, Select Fire Weapons, or <a title="New Mexico Guns For Sale Online - Destructive device" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destructive_device">Destructive Devices (DDs)</a> are allowed.</p>
<p>All guns and ammunition posted on New Mexico Guns for Sale must be in accordance with all Federal, State, Local laws, Rules and Agreements. For more information on federal laws relating to the possession and transfer of ownership of firearms visit <a title="New Mexico Guns For Sale Online - Destructive device" href="http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/">ATF Online</a>.</p>
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		<title>Rio Rancho Friends of NRA</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dinner tickets are available through Albuquerque Guns or on-line at Friends of NRA - Rio Rancho. Dinner tickets are $35 each or $65 per couple Mark your calendar this is going to be a great event. RIO RANCHO Friends of NRA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2012 6:00 PM LOCATION The Inn at Rio Rancho 1465 Rio Rancho <a href="http://www.nationalsportshooting.com/rio-rancho-friends-of-nra/"><b>...Read the Rest</b></a>]]></description>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Dinner tickets are available through Albuquerque Guns or on-line at</h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><a title="Friends of NRA - Rio Rancho" href="https://www.friendsofnra.org/EventDetails.aspx?eid=9729&amp;sid=32" target="_blank">Friends of NRA</a> - Rio Rancho.</h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Dinner tickets are $35 each or $65 per couple</strong></h2>
<h2>Mark your calendar this is going to be a great event.</h2>
<div>RIO RANCHO Friends of NRA</div>
<div>SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2012 6:00 PM</div>
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<div>LOCATION</div>
<div>The Inn at Rio Rancho<br />
1465 Rio Rancho Blvd.<br />
Rio Rancho, NM 87124</div>
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<div>CONTACT</div>
<div>Arnie Gallegos<br />
Phone:(505) 350-3114<br />
<strong>Email: </strong><a href="mailto:info@abqguns.com">info@abqguns.com</a></div>
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<h2> Tickets are available <strong>NOW</strong> and only 500 will be available for each item.</h2>
<h2>Raffle tickets are $10 each or three for $20</h2>
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<p align="center"><strong>GUN OF THE YEAR</strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong>Benelli Ultra Light 12GA Shotgun</strong></p>
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<dd>GUN OF THE YEAR<br />
Benelli Ultra Light 12GA Shotgun</dd>
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<li>Weighing an incredible 6lbs.</li>
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<li>Carbon Fiber target rib<strong></strong></li>
<li>Benelli’s proven Inertia driven bolt system<strong></strong></li>
<li>Crio System with 3 chokes<strong></strong></li>
<li>NRA serial number &amp; custom hard case<strong></strong></li>
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<p align="center"><strong>Henry Golden Boy .22LR</strong></p>
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<li>20-inch blued octagon barrel<strong></strong></li>
<li>American walnut stock<strong></strong></li>
<li>Brasslite receiver with nickel plate front &amp; butt plate<strong></strong></li>
<li>NRA serial number</li>
<li>Custom NRA engraving</li>
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<p><a href="http://abqguns.com/main/2012-standard-merchandise-package-labels-with-pictures/" rel="attachment wp-att-577">2012 Standard Merchandise Package</a></p>
<p>Volunteers - Sponsors &#8211; and underwriters are needed for banquet items.  If you are looking for something to do with like minded people give us a call!  505-899-1144</p>
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		<title>Gun History</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jan Morgan A LITTLE GUN HISTORY In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control.. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;&#8212;- In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1..5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;&#8212;- <a href="http://www.nationalsportshooting.com/gun-history/"><b>...Read the Rest</b></a>]]></description>
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<p>Jan Morgan</p>
<p>A LITTLE GUN HISTORY</p>
<p>In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control.. From 1929 to 1953,<br />
about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded<br />
up and exterminated.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<wbr>&#8212;-<br />
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1..5 million<br />
Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and<br />
exterminated.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</wbr><wbr>&#8212;-<br />
Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total<br />
of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were<br />
rounded up and exterminated.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</wbr><wbr>&#8212;-<br />
China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million<br />
political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and<br />
exterminated<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</wbr><wbr>&#8212;<br />
Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000<br />
Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and<br />
exterminated.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</wbr><wbr>&#8212;-<br />
Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000<br />
Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and<br />
exterminated<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</wbr><wbr>&#8212;-<br />
Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million<br />
educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and<br />
exterminated.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</wbr><wbr>&#8212;<br />
Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century<br />
because of gun control: 56 million.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</wbr><wbr>&#8212;-<br />
You won&#8217;t see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians<br />
disseminating this information.</wbr></p>
<p>Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes,<br />
gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens</p>
<p>Take note my fellow Americans, before it&#8217;s too late!</p>
<p>The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them<br />
of this history lesson.</p>
<p>With guns, we are &#8216;citizens.&#8217;</p>
<p>Without them, we are &#8216;subjects&#8217;.</p>
<p>During WWII the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew<br />
most Americans were ARMED!</p>
<p>If you value your freedom, please spread this anti-gun control message<br />
to all of your friends.</p>
<p>The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in<br />
defense.. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more<br />
important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is<br />
supplemental.</p>
<p>SWITZERLAND ISSUES EVERY HOUSEHOLD A GUN!</p>
<p>SWITZERLAND &#8216;S GOVERNMENT TRAINS EVERY ADULT THEY ISSUE A RIFLE.</p>
<p>SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF ANY</p>
<p>CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!</p>
<p>IT&#8217;S A NO BRAINER!<br />
DON&#8217;T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS<br />
IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW ABIDING CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET.</p>
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		<title>Obama Signs Act to Allow Detention of Citizens</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Yunji de Nies Dec 31, 2011 3:14pm With Reservations, Obama Signs Act to Allow Detention of Citizens  Email316Smaller FontTextLarger Text&#124;Print Alex Wong/Getty Images In his last official act of business in 2011, President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act from his vacation rental in Kailua, Hawaii. In a statement, the president said he <a href="http://www.nationalsportshooting.com/obama-signs-act-to-allow-detention-of-citizens/"><b>...Read the Rest</b></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Yunji de Nies</p>
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<h1>With Reservations, Obama Signs Act to Allow Detention of Citizens</h1>
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<div><img title="president obama" src="http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/gty_president_obama_nt_111223_wblog.jpg" alt="gty president obama nt 111223 wblog With Reservations, Obama Signs Act to Allow Detention of Citizens" width="478" height="269" />Alex Wong/Getty Images</div>
<p>In his last official act of business in 2011, President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act from his vacation rental in Kailua, Hawaii. In a statement, the president said he did so with reservations about key provisions in the law — including a controversial component that would allow the military to indefinitely detain terror suspects, including American citizens arrested in the United States, without charge.</p>
<p>The legislation has drawn severe criticism from civil liberties groups, many Democrats, along with Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, who called it “a slip into tyranny.” Recently two retired four-star Marine generals called on the president to veto the bill in a New York Times op-ed, deeming it “misguided and unnecessary.”</p>
<p>“Due process would be a thing of the past,” wrote Gens Charles C. Krulak and Joseph P. Hoar. “Current law empowers the military to detain people caught on the battlefield, but this provision would expand the battlefield to include the United States – and hand Osama bin Laden an unearned victory long after his well-earned demise.”</p>
<p>The president defended his action, writing that he signed the act, “chiefly because it authorizes funding for the defense of the United States and its interests abroad, crucial services for service members and their families, and vital national security programs that must be renewed.”</p>
<p>Senior administration officials, who asked not to be named, told ABC News, “The president strongly believes that to detain American citizens in military custody infinitely without trial, would be a break with our traditions and values as a nation, and wants to make sure that any type of authorization coming from congress, complies with our Constitution, our rules of war and any applicable laws.”</p>
<p>One official explained that President Obama does believe, however, that American citizens can be temporarily detained, and that the military has the right to capture and hold any citizen who is engaged in conflict against the United States. If various provisions in the law prove unworkable, the president could go back to Congress to ask for changes.</p>
<p>“The president is going to adhere to the policies that he has held over the last three years, making sure that none of these congressional provisions impede the ability of the counterterrorism and military professional from keeping the country safe,” the official said.</p>
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<p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/with-reservations-obama-signs-act-to-allow-detention-of-citizens/">http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/with-reservations-obama-signs-act-to-allow-detention-of-citizens/</a></p>
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		<title>Team Synergy Coatings</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; CEARKOTE Fire arms coatings. Now in Albuquerque the best gun coating made. Cerakote is a ceramic based coating that will out wear any other coating . There is no comparison. With over 40 colors to chose from you can use your imagination to customize your gun. The coating can be applied to wood, polymer, <a href="http://www.nationalsportshooting.com/team-synergy-coatings/"><b>...Read the Rest</b></a>]]></description>
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<p>CEARKOTE Fire arms coatings.<br />
Now in Albuquerque the best gun coating made. Cerakote is a ceramic based coating that will out wear any other coating . There is no comparison. With over 40 colors to chose from you can use your imagination to customize your gun. The coating can be applied to wood, polymer, aluminum, plastic, stainless steel and steel. One color 1911 style guns start at $150.00 for the frame and slide.. One color double action semi auto style start at $175.00 which include the 1 piece polymer grips. . I will give a 1 year limited warranty. Guns must be brought in completely disassembled.<br />
<strong>Team Synergy Coatings</strong><br />
5940-A Midway Park Blvd<br />
Albuquerque NM 87109<br />
505 344-9580<br />
www.coat-this.com<br />
Synergynm@msn.com</p>
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		<title>A FAMILIAR PATTERN: AS SALES OF FIREARMS GO UP … CRIME GOES DOWN</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; A FAMILIAR PATTERN: AS SALES OF FIREARMS GO UP … CRIME GOES DOWN December 22, 2011 By Larry Keane This week the FBI released data  showing that violent crime in the United States fell 6.4 percent in the first half of this year compared to the same time period in 2010.  The data also indicated a <a href="http://www.nationalsportshooting.com/gun-sales/"><b>...Read the Rest</b></a>]]></description>
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<h2><a href="http://www.nationalsportshooting.com/wts/nssf_member/" rel="attachment wp-att-759"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-759" title="NSSF_member" src="http://www.nationalsportshooting.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/NSSF_member-300x233.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="233" /></a></h2>
<h2>A FAMILIAR PATTERN: AS SALES OF FIREARMS GO UP … CRIME GOES DOWN</h2>
<div>December 22, 2011 By Larry Keane</div>
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<p>This week the <a href="http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/preliminary-annual-ucr-jan-jun-2011">FBI released data</a>  showing that violent crime in the United States fell 6.4 percent in the first half of this year compared to the same time period in 2010.  The data also indicated a 3.7 percent drop in property crime.<br />
The FBI statistics undermine a favorite argument of anti-gun groups and some mainstream media that “more guns equal more crime,” especially when you consider that the continuing decrease in violent crime parallels record firearm sales.</p>
<p>According to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), a primary source for how industry and analysts gauge firearm sales, this past November marked the eighteenth-straight month that NICS figures increased when compared to the same period of the previous year. Furthermore, this past “Black Friday” (November 25, 2011) <a title="http://www.nssfblog.com/black-friday-sees-record-background-checks-for-firearm-purchases/" href="http://www.nssfblog.com/black-friday-sees-record-background-checks-for-firearm-purchases/">set a record for the most background checks </a>for firearm purchases in a single day (129,166), with a 32 percent increase over the previous single day high.  This milestone was followed by the release of the NSSF-adjusted NICS figures for November 2011 that showed an increase of 16.5 percent over the same month last year.</p>
<p>Of course, there remain two additional statistics that likewise enjoy a symbiotic relationship to America’s decreasing crime rate and growing firearms population, our continuing <a title="http://www.nsc.org/Pages/Home.aspx" href="http://www.nsc.org/Pages/Home.aspx">decline in firearm-related accidents</a>and the <a title="http://www.nssfblog.com/record-low-support-banning-handguns-in-u-s/" href="http://www.nssfblog.com/record-low-support-banning-handguns-in-u-s/">record lack of public support for gun control</a>.  Clearly more and more law-abiding citizens are choosing to exercise their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, and they’re doing so in a safe and responsible manner. This fact, coupled with the empirical data demonstrating a correlation between increased firearms ownership and decreased crime levels, is something we can all be thankful for this holiday season.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Northern Arapaho Man Sentenced for Arson and Burglary (U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming) &#160; U.S. Attorney Christopher A. Crofts announced that on February 29, 2012, Lamar Duran, a twenty-four year old Northern Arapaho Tribal member from the Wind River Indian Reservation, was sentenced for his role in the September 2011, arson and burglary <a href="http://www.nationalsportshooting.com/announcements-and-news-releases-for-u-s-marshals/"><b>...Read the Rest</b></a>]]></description>
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<h3>Northern Arapaho Man Sentenced for Arson and Burglary (U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming)</h3>
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<p>U.S. Attorney Christopher A. Crofts announced that on February 29, 2012, Lamar Duran, a twenty-four year old Northern Arapaho Tribal member from the Wind River Indian Reservation, was sentenced for his role in the September 2011, arson and burglary of the Arapahoe Baptist Church. <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwMzAyLjU5MjU5MjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTIwMzAyLjU5MjU5MjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjg5ODA1NyZlbWFpbGlkPWdhbGxhcm5AcS5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWdhbGxhcm5AcS5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&amp;&amp;&amp;100&amp;&amp;&amp;http://www.atf.gov/press/releases/2012/03/030112-den-northern-arapaho-man-sentenced-for-arson-and-burglary.html">More »</a></p>
<h3>10 Sentenced for Involvement in Straw Purchase and Export Ring</h3>
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<p>McALLEN, Texas – Ten people have been sentenced today for their roles in making false statement on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (<abbr title="Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives">ATF</abbr>) forms 4473 in the acquisition of firearms from federal firearms licensees (<abbr title="Federal Firearms Licensee">FFL</abbr>) and exporting those firearms to Mexico, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.<a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwMzAyLjU5MjU4MzEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTIwMzAyLjU5MjU4MzEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjg5ODA0NiZlbWFpbGlkPWdhbGxhcm5AcS5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWdhbGxhcm5AcS5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&amp;&amp;&amp;100&amp;&amp;&amp;http://www.atf.gov/press/releases/2012/03/030112-hou-10-sentenced-for-involvement-in-straw-purchase-and-export-ring.html">More »</a></p>
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