http://defmech.blogivists.com The Second Amendment, our best defense against crime and tyranny Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:43:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is now the eleventh hour in the struggle to stop the Democrat drive to socialize medicine. There are two versions of Obamacare,  a house bill and a senate bill, both about 2,000 pages. In my opinion, there is no reason to write a 2,000-page bill unless you want to hide ... http://defmech.blogivists.com/2009/11/20/no-to-obamacare/ Major Nidal Hasan, who evidently perpetrated the shooting at Fort Hood, was not killed in the attack, nor was the female MP or security officer who stopped him.  Initial reports that two others were involved in the incident seem to be incorrect at this time. According to news sources, Hasan is ... http://defmech.blogivists.com/2009/11/06/fort-hood-massacre-updates/ Early news reports on the shooting at Fort Hood indicate that the alleged perpetrator was a U.S. Army major armed with two handguns.  In what seems to be some sort of "reverse fragging" incident, the major apparently "executed" 11 or 12 soldiers and wounded over 30 others, before being killed himself ... http://defmech.blogivists.com/2009/11/05/fort-hood-shooter-apparently-army-officer/ As if we needed another reminder that third party candidates are the real third rail of American politics, the results of the GOP debacle in NY’s 23rd Congressional District should serve as a stinging lesson in Street Smarts 101.  You don’t split the vote by endorsing a third party candidate! "Mistakes ... http://defmech.blogivists.com/2009/11/05/a-third-party-vote-is-a-wasted-vote/ Dennis Prager has posted an outstanding article on the Front Page Magazine Website concerning the fanatical devotion of the Left to the secular humanistic dogma of what can only be called their "religion" of  state control of virtually everything.  Although not mentioned in Prager's post, we have seen this kind ... http://defmech.blogivists.com/2009/10/31/conservative-jews-a-conundrum-for-the-left/ A number of years ago, a religious leader in Denver, Colorado coined the phrase “Demon Guns.” I wrote a poem at the time about the irony of blaming an inanimate object for the violence perpetrated by a few human beings. At this time, as the jails and prisons ... http://defmech.blogivists.com/2009/10/24/2nd-amendment-poetry-the-demon-gun/ Last year, about 11,000 U.S. Citizens were incorrectly denied the right to buy a gun by various government agencies in charge of background checks.  Colorado, just 1 of 50 states, had over 14% of the total number of wrongful denials, which were later reversed on appeal. Of the 5 states with the ... http://defmech.blogivists.com/2009/10/19/move-co-cbi-check-to-nics/ To me, the most troubling aspect of the home-grown Colorado video, Recognizing the 8 signs of Terrorism, narrated by John Elway and Kim Christiansen, is what the video doesn’t say.  It’s useful to alert citizens to suspicious behaviors regard high-value terrorist targets.  People photographing or taking detailed notes regarding dams ... http://defmech.blogivists.com/2009/10/08/recognizing-terrorists/ Today, Denver Post Columnist Joanne Ostrow, in an article entitled "Programs set sights on gun culture," advertises two upcoming anti-gun rights television programs.  The article appears on Page 1D of the paper.  The first show, tonight at 7PM on HDNet World Report, Channel 664 on Comcast, is entitled "Resurgence of ... http://defmech.blogivists.com/2009/10/06/denver-post-columnist-highlights-two-anti-gun-tv-shows/ Once again, Professor Eugene Volokh offers incisive comment in the continuing debate about the efficacy of guns for self-defense.  In remarks about a new "study" regarding shootings in Philadelphia, Dr. Volokh points out the lack of controls regarding critical variables, such as gang membership. The Philly  sample size of 675 isn't as small as some other ... http://defmech.blogivists.com/2009/10/05/new-anti-gun-study-debunked/