Year: 2006

(Via Drudge) Whiny children, claims a new study, tend to grow up rigid and traditional. Future liberals, on the other hand … So sayeth Jack…

This one comes to you from the “hard to believe” section: Budget constraints are forcing some FBI agents to operate without e-mail accounts, according to…

(Via Geek With a .45) I have to work harder…. You Are Somewhat Machiavellian You’re not going to mow over everyone to get ahead… But…

Well, maybe sorta. The following is the text of an announcement I received via email from The Second Amendment Foundation: SAF has negotiated an agreement…

(Courtesy of the Second Amendment Foundation) I’m sure my fellow gunnies remember New Orleans’ little problem with the Second Amendment, in which the privately owned…

I’m not particularly religious (not in the conventional sense of going to church and such) but I think God has sent me an abject lesson…

A couple of day ago I posted a bit on this past weekend’s advice from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services and their…

Countertop does an excellent job with the Carnival of Cordite this week. To put it in his words: “…your one stop shop for gunny blogging…

The Register is reporting that RFID tags can be infected with a virus. I’ll bet money if they can be infected with a virus that…

A bad guy learns that messing with a mother protecting her kids is a Bad Idea. Result: One dead Bad Guy, no charges filed against…

Many of you know Bruce Sterling as a science fiction author, and that’s true enough. He’s also an incredible observer of the world. Agree or…

(Via Drudge) Do you know how hard it is to write a blog entry when you’re laughing so hard that your eyes tear up? You’re…

(Via a post on The High Road) The Brady Bunch has release their 2005 scorecard on state guns laws and North Carolina gets a C.…

Wired is reporting thatthe House passed the renewal of the Patriot Act last night. President Bush is sure to sign it. All 16 of the…

(Via Cowboy Blob) The Carnival of Cordite #50. A very large dose of gun-related goodness.

(Via No Quarters) Remember those National Security Letters I wrote about? Well, it seems that the Bush administration has decided tto go for a new…

OK, I’ll admit to being a “flashlightaholic” –there is no such thing as too many flashlights at the Freehold. Go to just about any room,…

This is sort of scarey and creepifying: Army Regulation 210-25: Civilian Inmate Labor Program Now before we all hike off down Conspiracy Theory Lane, we…

(Via Timebomb 2000) In any long-term survival scenario, you’re going to need tools. Making the assumption that electricity may not be available for any number…

(Via the Survivalretreat Yahoo group) I suspect the House-In-A-Box concept wasn’t developed with survival in mind, but it’s still an excellent idea for the survivalist.…

(Via Heartless Libertarian) I wouldn’t have expected this–I would have figured Farnham’s Freehold. You belong in Starship Troopers. Your idea of a good time is…

I love Evil Black Rifles. I really do. They make GFWs nervous (if you’re lucky, they make them void their bladders). EgregiousCharles, writing on Geek…

According to the ATF, they have done no wrong: ATF Sees ‘No Evidence of Misconduct’ in Gun Show Stings Michael Bouchard, assistant director of field…

(Via The Patriot Post) The attitude of people associating guns with nothing but crime, that is what has to be changed. I grew up at…

Illegal immigrants’ children costing N.C. more The cost of educating children of illegal immigrants in North Carolina is more than 20 times what it was…

I’ve had times when I didn’t have anything I felt like blogging about, now I don’t have the time to blog a number of interesting…

The 49th Carnival of Cordite is over at Resistance is futile!. (You of course recognize that next week is the 50th Carnival. Do you suppose…

(Via The High Road) The headline reads: Jury clears homeowner who took cop for intruder A jury took less than 30 minutes to determine a…

I’ve been a fan of S.M. Stirling since I read his Draka works. But in Dies The Fire, the man quite simply outdoes himself. This…

I’ve babbled on enough on this week’s hears on the BATF-Richmond Showmasters gun show hearings of this week. I thought you might want to read…