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Month: June 2008

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Who do you want to believe?

Would you rather believe Code Pink, John Murtha and the New York Times, or would you rather believe a guy who was there? As Under…

June 30, 2008February 13, 2021
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An amatuer’s reading of Heller

No, I’m not a lawyer and I’ve never played on on TV (thank your lucky stars). However, I believe I’m a reasonably intelligent and well-educated…

June 28, 2008February 15, 2021
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Have the stock markets lost their mind?

You have to wonder, when a company like General Motors is only worth $7 billion–1/9th as much as MacDonalds. Sure, GM has more than its…

June 27, 2008February 15, 2021
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And this just in from the far-left fringe…

You just knew that the Heller decision would unleash the nutballs, didn’t you? “To Catch a Predator” and the handgun ruling I hope Mr. Bronstein…

June 26, 2008February 15, 2021
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Well that was quick

(Via the Drudge Report) The U.S. Supreme Court says Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, and the ruling will likely…

June 26, 2008February 13, 2021
Heller wins!  Heller wins!  Heller wins!
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Heller wins! Heller wins! Heller wins!

(OK, I’m late. I’m also at work and had to wait until lunch. Sue me. Some links via the Drudge Report.) The Supreme Court has…

June 26, 2008February 15, 2021
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See ya ’round, George

Comedian and satirist George Carlin has died at age 71. He had a knack for skewering some of our worst points, while leavening it by…

June 23, 2008February 13, 2021
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Your Sunday Firepower Video

Let’s stick with the theme of “Less publicized parts of World War II,” shall we? This time, let’s take a peak at the Finnish Air…

June 23, 2008February 13, 2021
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Yep, that’s me…

Your result for The Personality Defect Test… Sociopath You are the Sociopath! As a result of your cold, calculating rationality, your introversion (and ability to…

June 21, 2008February 13, 2021
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Make the Election About Iraq

(Via the Patriot Post) Columnist Charles Krauthammer puts forth the proposition that McCain should make Iraq one of the primary topics of this election in…

June 20, 2008February 15, 2021
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Programming the next generation

(Via The Smallest Minority) Start them off early….

June 19, 2008February 13, 2021
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Remember Haditha?

(This isn’t something I’ve been blogging about. Others, especially the crew at Black Five, have done a very comprehensive job. But I’m moved to post…

June 19, 2008February 13, 2021
Is it possible to combine a holiday, a range report and “birthday gun” porn all into one post?
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Is it possible to combine a holiday, a range report and “birthday gun” porn all into one post?

Well duh! Yes, Father’s Day 2008 was spent, in part at the range, with my Dad and my kids. Three generations out on a rather…

June 18, 2008February 15, 2021
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Sandbagging politician so-and-so

Obama cares! He really does! And I’m sure he will still respect us in the morning, too….

June 17, 2008February 13, 2021
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Your Sunday Firepower Video

Let’s take a trip back to World War II, but to an area often largely ignored–the efforts of the Poles in the fight against Germany:…

June 16, 2008February 13, 2021
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Class III fun

(Via Wired) 5 minutes and 16 seconds of full-auto goodness…

June 12, 2008February 15, 2021
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“But there’s no way we could deport all the undocumented immigrants…”

That’s the argument the pro-illegals crowd makes–that there are so many illegal aliens now in the US that there is no feasible way to capture…

June 12, 2008February 15, 2021
Wow, that’s some expensive oil
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Wow, that’s some expensive oil

CNBC made a little gaffe this morning. The headline was right, but the text showed the price in British Pounds. I was lucky enough to…

June 11, 2008February 13, 2021
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Respect My Authorti!

I just love good Security Theater: A new Transportation Security Agency (TSA) policy will block passengers from flying if they do not have proper ID,…

June 11, 2008February 13, 2021
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Interesting…

(Via Timebomb 2000) Historic food prices.

June 11, 2008February 15, 2021
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Ve vill haf ORDER!

I should hope I don’t need to say what I’m thinking. But if I’m the least bit psychic, several school officials and LEOs have just…

June 11, 2008February 13, 2021
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News on Red’s Trading Post

(Via FreedomSight) Many blogs have been keeping track of the doin’s that surround Red’s Trading Post, and Idaho gun store that ran afoul of our…

June 10, 2008February 13, 2021
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Your Sunday Firepower Video

On Monday again. I hate being busy…

June 9, 2008February 13, 2021
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Another “Guns stop crime” post

Lincoln County Sheriff’s officers are searching door-to-door in east Lincoln following a home invasion early Monday. According to a news release, a man and his…

June 9, 2008February 15, 2021
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Tee Hee

Given European proclivities, I bet the PSH factor went off the scale: German police have discovered a well-preserved WWII anti-aircraft cannon in a German man’s…

June 8, 2008February 13, 2021
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This just in from the Dept. of the Blindingly Obvious

The head of the World Health Organization’s HIV/AIDS department has officially admitted for the first time that there will be no global epidemic of the…

June 8, 2008February 13, 2021
The significance of today
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The significance of today

June 6, 1944. D-Day. Thank you, gentlemen.

June 6, 2008February 13, 2021
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What happened?

Did I go to sleep and wake up in a surveillance state? From Ars Technica: Congress urged to investigate ISPs over user tracking From The…

June 6, 2008February 13, 2021
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Guns stop crime

The LawDog has yet another case of guns, in the hands of good people, stop crime. Of course, it’s being whole-heartedly ignored by the media,…

June 4, 2008February 15, 2021
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The Fat Lady sings

Well, if one can believe the lame-stream media, it’s all over for Hillary but the cryin’. And the recriminations, and the blame and so on…

June 3, 2008February 13, 2021

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