I haven’t had much interest in writing lately but every now and then the urge hits me – this one of those times. I recently came a across an advice column written by Amy Dickinson that I simply can’t not comment on. What caught my eye was this letter and reply on firearms: Dear Amy: […]
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9-Year-Old Girl Accidentally Kills Shooting Range Instructor
From Time: A nine-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed a shooting range instructor in Arizona, police say. Charles Vacca, 39, was instructing the girl on how to use an automatic Uzi on Monday when the girl, who was accompanied by her parents, pulled the trigger and then lost control of the weapon, the Mohave County […]
Federal District Court Strikes Down Nation’s Last Explicit Ban on Carrying a Gun in Public
Roughly a year after the Supreme Court’s decision in Dist. of Columbia v. Heller ended Washington D.C.’s defacto gun ban in 2008, Tom Palmer, George Lyon, Ed Raymond & Amy McVey filed a lawsuit along with the Second Amendment Foundation in U.S. District Court claiming the District’s total ban on carrying firearms — open or […]
Poll: 67% say America is more divided than 4 years ago
From Rasmussen Reports: Voters strongly believe the United States is a more divided nation these days, and they think both sides are to blame. Most are also ready to do something about it at the ballot box in November. Sixty-seven percent (67%) of Likely U.S. Voters say America is a more divided nation than it […]
Independence Day 2014: Happy 238th America!
In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which […]
Saturday Serenade: Aaron Lewis – Granddaddy’s Gun
This is one of those songs says more in four and half minutes than a 10,000 word editorial ever could; you either get it or you don’t… and if you don’t, I feel sorry for you.
Video Flashback: President Reagan’s Address to the Nation on Independence Day – 7/4/86
Video courtesy of the Reagan Foundation.
Independence Day 2013: Happy 237th America!
In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which […]
Saturday Serenade: Justin Moore – This Is NRA Country
Saturday, January 19, 2013 is the first National Gun Appreciation day… I’ve been a shooter for most of my adult life, I’ve never been NRA member though. At least not until about week ago. This is NRA Country… A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the […]
Stuck on Stupid: Belleville Cops Booted From Denny’s For… Carrying Their Guns
Just when I think I’ve seen or heard it all, someone, somewhere finds a way to take stupid to whole new level… Consider for a moment the manager of a Denny’s restaurant in Belleville, Illinois who asked five plain clothes police officers to either lock their weapons in their cars or leave the restaurant after another […]
Obama Campaign Officially Jumps the Shark
Wow, just wow. I think it’s safe to say President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign has officially jumped the shark. I don’t know what else to say about their newly released ad featuring actress Lena Dunham comparing voting to losing her virginity: President Obama’s campaign is out with an eyebrow-raising new ad targeting young voters in […]
New Yorker Cover to Feature Empty Chair
Just how bad was President Barack Obama’s performance in the first presidential debate? This bad: Ouch, score one for Clint Eastwood. There’s no denying now that his presentation at the Republican National Convention, which was widely panned as the incoherent ramblings of a senile old man, has resonated in the public consciousness exactly as he […]
Big Bay Boom Fireworks Show A Bust
An unknown glitch caused San Diego’s Big Bay Boom fireworks show to go bust last night when fireworks for the planned 20 minute show ignited almost simultaneously causing massive fusillade that lit up the night shy and rattled windows on North Island and in the downtown area… The entire show was over in matter seconds: […]
Video: Reagan’s Independence Day Speech
President Ronald Reagan’s Address to the Nation on Independence Day on July 4, 1986:
Independence Day 2012: Happy 236th America!
In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which […]