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SCOTUS upholds Second Amendment
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Contributed by Bill Faith on June 26, 2008 at 02:25 PM in | | | |
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When they pry it from my cold dead hands ...,
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Contributed by Bill Faith on April 27, 2007 at 12:52 PM in | | | |
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VTech+6: Where to from here?
Not that you asked but I'll tell you anyway: This old dog has damned well had it with all the misplaced sympathy (see for some examples) for the low-life cretin that snuffed 32 innocent lives last Monday morning and I'm done contributing to 32 innocent lives were taken by a rabid animal that should have been locked away somewhere, but whose job should it have been to lock him away? Maybe we need a government commission to set some guidelines. Let's see ... First they can lock up all the Jews, then all the Republicans, ... There ain't no easy answers, folks. ... Maybe we can just turn the whole damned country into a gun-free zone. Like Virginia Tech. Yeah, that'll help. Or maybe we can accept the fact that the occasional rabid dog may always be right over the hill and be prepared, as in "[T]he right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." I haven't seen any final numbers but I know at least one of the VT dead was a military veteran who ran toward the sound of the shooting out of concern for his students. How many more Virginia Techs do we need?
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Contributed by Bill Faith on April 22, 2007 at 02:47 AM in | | | |
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Court rules 2nd Amendment valid
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Contributed by Bill Faith on March 9, 2007 at 04:57 PM in , | | | |
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Not all horror movies have bad endings
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Contributed by Bill Faith on January 18, 2007 at 01:21 AM in , | | | |
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Gun laws we can live with
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Contributed by Bill Faith on January 16, 2007 at 02:16 AM in , | | | |
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A Tale of Two Two years ago, Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards campaigned with the theme “Two Americas.” It was typical liberal tripe that attempted to evoke a form of class warfare between the evil wealthy corporate Republicans and the poor starving children. And while Edward’s characterization of two Americas was off mark, the core phrase has rung true to throughout America’s history. Tories vs. Patriots, Union vs. Confederacy and White Sox vs. Cubs are but of the few rivalries that have threatened our nation’s existence. Only forty years ago, Malcolm X advocated for the creation of a new black nation by having the U.S. cede to the Black Muslim leadership, five southern states for that purpose. Oh that “X,” what a joker. It was a screwball idea that the X-man in later years publicly recanted, but I have begun to believe the idea of really creating two Americas is not without some charm. After all, since the 2000 presidential election, we have become a nation of “Red” and “Blue” states. So why not make it formal? No civil war would be necessary. Just treat it like a messy divorce. Property Settlement Real and tangible property: Each state shall retain ownership and/or governance of all land, buildings, businesses, military bases and natural resources through the consent of its citizenry, as it exists within each state at the time of this decree. Capital Hill (Blue) The U.S. Constitution (Red) |
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Contributed by The Gray Dog on October 19, 2006 at 08:48 PM in , , , , , , , , , , , , , | | | |
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Just curious
Just wondering about arsenals, the personal kind, on the books? Should note I live in the middle of nowhere (and I like it). Calling 911 in the event of an attempted break-in isn't useful. I have: An SKS, minus bayonet. I keep around a thousand rounds on hand for it. A single shot 12 gauge. I keep about a hundred rounds for it. A couple .22s: An AR-7 and a semi auto pistol. The pistol is my home carry weapon. It resides on the web-gear I wear when hiking around here, and otherwise is in easy reach. Web-gear also has a K-BAR strapped to it as well as a folding entrenching tool and first aid kit, canteen, etc. AR-7 is my closet gun. I have about a thousand .22 rounds on hand. A pink pearl handled Raven .25. More or less it's 'The Wife's' bedside weapon. About a hundred rounds on hand. An ancient .38 is my truck weapon. I carry it (openly in WV) anywhere it won't get me arrested. About 200 rounds on hand. I also carry 3 folding blades, a flashlight, and a Gerber multi-tool where ever I go. They're on my belt. So I'm paranoid, but armed. How about yourselves? |
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Contributed by Zero Ponsdorf on September 12, 2006 at 07:55 PM in , | | | |
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Well, Gee Whiz!
AP has a curious story about the crime wave and tourism in DC.
Washington D.C. has some of the most powerful anti-gun laws anywhere in the country. So it must be something else? I had a trip planned to D.C. last month, and I was concerned, because I might be arrested if I was armed. Trip was canceled for unrelated reasons, by the way. Crime is down where ever Concealed Carry Permits are available. Why is that, I wonder? There might be a reason predators seek out the sick and the weak? I think we should boycott places that don't have and support a reciprocal CCW policy. From
So the predators can carry anything and your pocket knife will be confiscated, and a licensed CCW weapon will get you in trouble. If I carry a knife or a pistol and commit a crime... throw away the key. But the notion that carrying a knife or a gun IS a crime is just plain ludicrous! I wish I had your million dollars = crime. |
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Contributed by Zero Ponsdorf on September 1, 2006 at 05:37 PM in , , , | | | |
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Fanya Kaplan Day!
We need another holiday! No, not another of those official days off like White Politicians Day, and Black Politicians Day, and Union Thug Appreciation Day, which really serve only to provide a long weekend. No, this is a meaningful new holiday, but strictly unofficial. It will never be officially recognized. But that need not stop us from observing it, every year, and on its proper date too. And it should appease the feminists since it honors a woman, not for her incidental gender but for her deed. I speak of Fanya Kaplan. The Russian Revolution began on March 6, 1917, and after several days the Tsar abdicated to be replaced by a provisional Government, composed of leading political figures. However, they dithered about taking responsibility, even to the extent of refusing to defend themselves from radicals seeking a second revolution, or to call the much demanded election for a Constituent Assembly. And as a result, on November 8, 1917, Vladimir Lenin led a coup which seized power, partly in the name of calling for that Constituent Assembly. In very quick order, the Constituent Assembly was elected, in the first genuine election Russia had seen since the Republic of Novgorod had been suppressed by Moscow four and a half centuries earlier. But then, to Lenin’s dismay, the Bolsheviks did not dominate the Constituent Assembly, not even near a majority. The SR party was the dominant power, and after a single day of meeting, Lenin dissolved the Assembly with no intent of making such a mistake again. Almost immediately a civil war began to sprout in Russia, Bolsheviks and other hard left parties on one side, and right wing and moderate parties on the other. The Reds controlled the Moscow region among other locations, and during 1918, Lenin began an increasingly severe campaign to bend the other leftist parties to the Bolsheviks’ will, in addition to the pursuit of class enemies. Communist oppression was beginning to take shape. And already many of the fellow-traveling intellectuals began to sense trouble. But few dared do anything as the terror began. Then on August 30, 1918, A young woman, Fanya Kaplan acted. A young intellectual and a member of one of the democratic socialist parties, she wore glasses thick as coke bottle glass but was still near blind. About 7:30 PM Lenin had finished a rabble-rousing speech at the Mikhelson factory, and as he departed, Fanya Kaplan stepped forward and at point blank range emptied her revolver into Lenin. She was immediately taken into custody by the ChEKA (the original ancestor of the KGB), was harshly interrogated, and shot. Lenin was almost killed, and never totally recovered from all the effects of his wounds, which probably hastened his death by several years. But if Fanya Kaplan had been a better shot, she could have ended Lenin’s evil career, and Bolshevism, just as it was beginning. What a heroic deed! What a tragedy it did not completely succeed! How many millions of lives would have been saved had she taken target practice! So let us honor Fanya Kaplan every year on August 30 with pistol practice, and be sure to take a lady as your guest. Women shoot for free on Fanya Kaplan Day! And if you feel a need for a gift for a special beloved, a box of .357 is always appropriate. -Rurik |
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Contributed by George Mellinger on July 31, 2006 at 09:03 PM in , , | | | |
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A duster and someone totally dusted
I saw this report on Liberian tactical art about a year ago, when somebody sent it to me as a very awkward, and bulky, power-point file, which I regret I was unable to post or share. Now Grim has received from Chuck Z. a more civilized (sic) version of this report, and posted it as . Warning. Go to the bathroom first, and do not have any liquids close at hand. This is truly grim humor. And then stop by to pay your respects to Chuck Z, who has visited another . See if you can spot a common theme. -Rurik |
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Contributed by George Mellinger on July 9, 2006 at 10:05 PM in , , , | | | |
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Like they'd have gotten away with it anyway
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Contributed by Bill Faith on July 8, 2006 at 01:47 AM in , , | | | |
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Beware of the dog!
The Emperor Darth Misha I has a post noting the conclusion of the UN conference on Global Gun Control. Read about it And delightful as the graphic is, do not skip the comments. Makes Rurik want to celebrate by going out and getting some doggie treats in the ever popular 7.62x39 size. In 480 BC the Emperor of Persia, the greatest internantional empire of its time, sent to the Spartans a message demanding they surrender their weapons. Leonidas, King of the Spartans, sent a two word reply - Molon labe (come and take them). Same answer works today. |
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Contributed by George Mellinger on July 7, 2006 at 02:14 PM in , , , | | | |