I think the first thing we should do is recognize that we are not going to prevent every instance of mass killing in schools. It’s been going on for a long time. We can get them to be more rare […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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It’s always frustrating for me to discuss gun rights with either side. I have a very clear understanding of The Second Amendment, but that’s not what informs my opinion on current and proposed regulation. I approach this from a more […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yesterday, I shared a simple analysis I performed on Australian gun policy and violent crime in Australia some four years ago. It was picked up by a couple of gun rights groups and shared several more times. This resulted in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Like some of you reading this, I once thought that abortion was health care choice that should be left to the woman and her doctor. When I questioned when life became self-sustaining and when it was no longer self-sustaining, I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A teacher’s union in Michigan is fighting to get a $10,000 severance package for a convicted child molester whose case drew outrage earlier this year when his former school colleagues pleaded with a judge to sentence him lightly (source: Fox […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some time ago, my brother introduced me to this redneck family in Louisiana called the Robertsons. They make these duck calls. They also have this “reality” TV show on A&E. Or least “they” used to. Patriarch Phil Robertson made some […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I often hear folks cite the level of vehicle regulation in the United States as justification to increase firearms regulation. Do they really want to regulate firearms like we do cars? I’m not so sure they understand what they are […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
An article in the Boston Globe explored the idea that Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books were written as anti-New Deal fables and are early documentations of Libertarian ideals. The author Christine Woodside explores the Wilder family papers as well as letters […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Seriously! This is getting to be too much. I find it harder everyday to justify leaving my firearm tucked safely away in my car or even at home while I go about my business in gun free zones. nj.com reports: […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…