The voice of experience
In Pravda: “Americans never give up your guns.” [ADDENDUM: See this and then this for some strange synchronicity.]
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From Luby’s to the legislature
I didn’t know this woman’s sad but impressive story before, but I came across it the other day. Here’s a video: The title of this post is the title of Hupp’s book, which I have not read. The Luby’s shooter, … Continue reading →
Gun legislation plans?
It’s a good bet. And fast, before the glow of post-Newtown outrage fades. I’m certainly not against all gun legislation. But I am against meaningless and stupid laws that make meaningless and stupid distinctions, and my strong guess is that … Continue reading →
Gun control in the Phillipines…
…doesn’t seem to be working out so well: While the United States has the highest per-person percentage of gun ownership in the world, according to Reuters, the Philippines has a much lower gun-ownership ratio. There are a mere 4.7 guns … Continue reading →
Talkin’ ’bout a revolution: it may be almost 2013, but…
…this story recalls the revolutionary ardor of the 60s: The daughter of a prominent New York doctor and her Occupy Wall Street-organizer boyfriend were arrested after police discovered an explosive used for making bombs and a cache of weapons in … Continue reading →
What about gun insurance?
Megan Mcardle mulls over the proposal to make gun owners buy gun liability insurance, and finds it wanting for a host of reasons. Most of her arguments make sense to me, although I disagree with this particular point of hers: … Continue reading →
Senator Dianne Feinstein…
…takes aim at guns.
Continue reading →What about this mass murderer?
The Newtown killings got the attention of the entire country, and rightly so: a large death toll with young children as the bulk of the victims, and a perp who’d been described as strange and whose motives are still unknown. … Continue reading →
Chaos in the classroom
It may not be such a bad idea, actually, when it’s the ALICE protocol.
Continue reading →Robert Avrech…
…of Seraphic Secret tells the tale of how he become a gun owner. [Hat tip: commenter “IGotBupkis.” And by the way, as a public service to those of you who don’t know the meaning of the word bupkis, it means—well, … Continue reading →
And then there’s the obligatory “the Second Amendment is outdated” editorial
Here you go. And here’s a rebuttal. This is a good opportunity for me to recommend that you read this law review article from 1994 about “assault weapons” and “semi-automatic” ones and how they do and/or do not differ from … Continue reading →
Randall Collins: what’s going on with the rampage killer?
Quite a few people here have recommended reading this piece by University of Pennsylvania professor Randall Collins on the psychology of rampage killers. Written before the Newtown murders, it says a lot that seems correct in describing the inner life … Continue reading →