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Dec
30
Re: Brooke’s comment on “Pobre Mexico!”
December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Brooke commented today on my “Pobre Mexico…” post of August 21st, which you can find under the Category of “Foreign Gun Laws.” The comment reads, “i don’t get wheat your trying to say. what are the facts that you know about?”
To Brooke,
Fact One: Capitalization is our friend.
Fact Two: Your school apparently cheated you on spelling [...]
Dec
28
“Santa Claus Shooting” points out California gun law failures
December 28, 2008 | 1 Comment
We don’t have all the information yet on the Christmas Eve massacre of nine people in Covina, California. The killer, Bruce Jeffery Pardo, was apparently desperate, because of a recent divorce settlement and previous job loss. The murderer killed himself after fleeing the mass shooting and arson at the Ortega residence, home of [...]
Dec
25
Will volunteers abandon national parks due to legal concealed carry?
December 25, 2008 | 1 Comment
In a letter to the editor on Page 11 B of the Denver Poston 12-16-08, Norm Tempel of Estes Park worried that “thousands of hours of volunteer service may be lost,” because volunteers will be concerned about the dangers posed by licensed concealed carry permit holders in the parks. This fear seems typical of Liberal ideation that [...]
Dec
23
British “Public/Private Partnership” could mean a home isn’t a castle
December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
In a post entitled “Meanwhile Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise,” on David Codrea’s Blog, The War on Guns, we learn that those “sophisticated” Anglo-Saxon gun banners may allow private debt collectors to break down residential doors and physically restrain British subjects, while taking their property in the settlement of private debts.
Under the proposed new “powers,” bailiffs working [...]
Dec
21
Gun Control Research-There is no “Gun Show Loophole”
December 21, 2008 | 1 Comment
I deferred comments during the heat of the election on a study done in the fall by researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Maryland. The study, cited by the Citizens Committe for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, looked at more than 3,400 gun shows in California and Texas [...]
Dec
19
Poor Chicago-So corrupt-So like Mexico in its gun laws
December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Drop back in time to December 3rd. On Page 19A of The Denver Post, the article reads, “Cops charged with protecting drug dealers.” No this is not Northern Mexico. This is Chi-Town, which maintains a handgun ban and severe restrictions on other civilian firearms’ ownership.
It seems “fifteen Illinois law enforcement officers” were busted by an FBI [...]
Dec
17
Gun Control Research-The CDC Study-Lack of Evidence
December 17, 2008 | 1 Comment
A comprehensive study done by one of the most prestigious scientific organizations in the country has found no statistically significant evidence that gun control has prevented a single violent crime.
If you believe that scientific research is the most logical way to understand the reality of the world, then you pay attention to studies done [...]
Dec
15
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus sue CU
December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Last Thursday, Students for Concealed Carry on Campus filed a lawsuit against the University of Colorado for prohibiting persons with concealed carry permits from exercising their right to self-defense on the campuses of the CU system. You will remember that an appeal by this group to the CU Board of Regents failed earlier this [...]
Dec
13
Order of Battle-JPFO-some of the good guys
December 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
In keeping with the metaphor of war discussed in the last post, it is important to know on the battlefield of politics those who are your friends and and those who are your enemies. Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) is one of the ideologically strongest advocates for American Citizens to retain [...]
Dec
10
“Imminence of Hostilities”-A Metaphor of Politics and War
December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Some gun owners, notably those who voted Democrat in the last election, don’t seem to be worried about their right to self-defense under an Obama Administration. I believe they should be concerned. Thomas Campbell aptly said, ” …coming events cast their shadows before.” Indulge me for a moment in the metaphor of politics as war.
Churchill [...]