Year: 2008

and I could only use them to solve 3% of crimes. But then, yours truly suspects it never was about crime solving anyway. I wonder…

In local politics, Randolph County (NC) voters rejected a sales tax increase in the May 6 voting. A disgruntled County Manager Richard Wells said: We…

(Link via the Drudge Report) In yesterday’s primaries, 27% of Republican voters in North Carolina voted against John McCain, while 23% of Republican voters in…

(Via Pirate 4×4) And yes, you should prepare to be pissed. (Why do you expect differently when BATF is involved?) The BATF is apparently auctioning…

Providing, of course, people actually notice it: Doctors know some patients needing lifesaving care won’t get it in a flu pandemic or other disaster. The…

Go Ugly Early–an A-10 provides some very close air support. Be sure to note the distinctive sound made by the GAU-8 cannon. I used to…

One method of storing away extra food for lean times is in the freezer. While not suitable for long-term storage (especially in a situation where…

(Via LawDog) Jim March’s Revolver Checkout Procedure. print it out and file it away–there will be a test the next time you buy a revolver.

There are good and valid reasons why our ancestors hunted out the big predators in their midst: A nanny pulled a 2-year-old girl from the…

(Via Timebomb 2000) This has been a poor week for posting–again. Sure, we have O’blah-blah and Pastor Wrong, our current economic spasms, Daddy Freakazoid in…

Even in Moscow on the Catawba (otherwise known as Charlotte, NC), We the People are finally beginning to understand that the responsibility for their personal…

Actually , this Sunday it’s “Videos”, since I skipped last Sunday. First, we have the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) paying Iraq a visit in full…

This is too cool not to share. Mrs. Freeholder is working on an advanced degree, and needed to type fractions in the traditional format–numerator, horizontal…

(Via the Drudge Report) Three men and two women were fatally shot Wednesday afternoon inside a home in the Chatham neighborhood, police said. Shot, as…

(Via Timebomb 2000) But when a Wall Street Journal columnist starts warning people to stock up on food, you have to wonder if the end…

You know, even in the South I don’t expect the media to be a friend of gun owners. But when it happens, I am happily…

OK, I’m stupid–I just had to see what else was on Youtube. The Leningrad Cowboys do ZZ Top… Led Zeppelin… Metallica… and much, much more.…

(Via Timebomb 2000 and To The Point News) On. So. Many. Levels. A Finnish band with the Red Army Choir and they’re doing “Sweet Home…

Today is Patriots’ Day, in which we celebrate the Battle of Lexington and Concord–“The Shot Heard Round the World”. Or at least, we should be.…

You must go read about Major Chuck’s day at the range. Cover your keyboard first.

(Via Wired) If we could all face our end with this much grace….

Here’s something we rarely see from the media–a positive story about someone successfully defending themselves with a *gasp* gun! I will note that, while it’s…

And yesterday’s move by Wal-Mart to sign onto His Idioticness Michael Bloomberg’s “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” anti-gun agenda is one of those decisions. Wal-mart has…

Yes, it’s April 15–they day that all wage earners in the United States should realize that we live with a gun held to our head.…

This week, we have a suggestion from the Mountain Man. Unfortunately, you can’t embed this one, since military.com doesn’t support that. So click to see…

If I do, I guess I’ll call it the “Conspiracy Theory Flake of the {whatever period} Award”. Today’s nominee? is Alicia Keys, who has moronically…

Have you ever had a day where the headlines are just rubbing you wrong? Well, I am. Here are a few of today’s headlines from…

(Via Timebomb 2000) Here’s a 17 minute video of a guy making his own triodes. I suppose this might be a useful skill at some…

Jed at FreedomSight has the latest on the Cavalry Arms raid. Fair warning, you may want to remove all breakable object from areas near you–say,…

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