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Year: 2012

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And then a miracle occured

The ATF has decided that Bonnie Parker’s Colt Detective’s Special should get some special love, and gave it a new serial number so that it…

September 24, 2012February 15, 2021
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You’ve got to be kidding me

Blogger’s last new interface was a complete disaster, and lost us Frank James as a blogger.  I gave it a good try, but reverted back…

September 20, 2012February 13, 2021
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Arrg!

Today be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, ye scurvy dogs! Get in the spirit before I have ye walk the plank!

September 19, 2012February 15, 2021
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I wouldn’t bet on it

IRS: Agents will not be involved in tax audits, pursuing Americans without health insurance That one ranks up there with “The check is in the…

September 16, 2012February 15, 2021
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Nothing changes

Year 11 since our world changed in fireballs of jet fuel and collapsing buildings. And the only changes I see are for the worse. Instead…

September 11, 2012February 13, 2021
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The Brady Bunch’s collective (ist) heads have just exploded

(Via Survivalblog) Someone, with rather more time and machinist skills than I, and probably considerably more discretionary income as well, has decided to one-up all…

September 10, 2012February 13, 2021
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The FBI knows your face

(Via the Drudge Report) And we all know that the FBI never, ever abuses their power.

September 9, 2012February 13, 2021
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US Debt tops $16 trillion

(Via the Drudge Report) That’s $16,000,000,000,000 if you want to see all the zeros. “They” say that it’s OK, because we owe it to ourselves.…

September 5, 2012February 13, 2021
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You’re doing it right

(Via all over Gunnyland) Quick reaction, committed himself, moving and firing–pretty much nailing it. And one of the bad guys as well. I can’t wait…

September 4, 2012February 13, 2021
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Fourth Amendment? Meh.

In which our government passes 335 laws to bypass the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. You should wonder about a government that ignores the basis…

September 3, 2012February 15, 2021
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A step in the right direction

In Tuscaloosa. Alabama, students and teachers are being taught to defend themselves by attacking an armed intruder, rather than cowering under their desks while waiting…

September 2, 2012February 15, 2021
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I shall now issue my endorsement for President of the United States

(I’m sure you have been just waiting for this. 🙂 I’ve just posted this as a response to a thread on Timebomb 2000, but after…

September 1, 2012February 15, 2021
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I didn’t know that was possible

(Via the Drudge Report) Texas legislative district maps are rejected by a Federal court because… …state prosecutors failed to prove that Texas lawmakers did not…

August 29, 2012February 15, 2021
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But why wouldn’t I secure my guns in my home?

Because your teenage son might have to shoot his wife-beating father. My heart goes out to the kid. What a thing to have to carry…

August 28, 2012February 15, 2021
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I can’t think of a better reason to get fired

R. Lee Ermey, everyone’s favorite Marine DI, wasfired from his Geico commercial gig because he (correctly, IMO) identified an elephant in the room. Pity I…

August 27, 2012February 15, 2021
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Ever wonder where the Bushmaster folks went?

When Cerberus Capital bought Bushmaster, there was rumored to be something of an employee exodus. Apparently, that rumor was true. It seems those who left…

August 26, 2012February 15, 2021
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What part of “former” don’t you get?

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is a butthurt that some former military and spooks think the Commander-in-Chief is also the Security Leak-in-Chief.…

August 22, 2012February 13, 2021
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Coolest blog entry I’ve seen lately

Apples. Really.

August 22, 2012February 15, 2021
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Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight

(Via Timebomb 2000) And note that swords don’t work any better. You have to wonder just how long it’s going to take Bad Guys for…

August 21, 2012February 15, 2021
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Figure it out

(Via the Downrange TV Forums) Free ballistic calculators.

August 19, 2012February 15, 2021
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And another happy ending

(Via Timebomb 2000) An Alabama woman arms herself with a gun while her daughters get an axe and a butcher knife. Bad guy home intruder…

August 19, 2012February 15, 2021
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Another happy ending

Bad guy decided to visit a motorcycle dealership to steal a new bike. Local PD detective helps him to assume ambient temperature in preparation for…

August 18, 2012February 15, 2021
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Un-effing believable

(Via Guns.com) Gun store is shut down by ATF. Reopened by the brother of the original owner, who decides to pursue a new business model–reporting…

August 18, 2012February 13, 2021
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We hate it for you

Unions are ticked off that the Democrats are holding their convention in North Carolina. They say that “The state has been dubbed by some as…

August 15, 2012February 13, 2021
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Anything your car says can and will be used against you in a court of law

(Via the Drudge Report) “Improved!” Event Data Recorders, colloquially known as “black boxes” will be coming soon to new cars. While they might tell us…

August 15, 2012February 15, 2021
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Of interest

In the prepper community, there is a subculture who considers what it would take to survive the total collapse of civilization and rebuild “after”. For…

August 13, 2012February 13, 2021
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Really?

They didn’t take a formal vote, but the vast majority of Penn State trustees voiced support for the university president’s acceptance of severe penalties imposed…

August 13, 2012February 13, 2021
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Free Money!

It’s right there in the book! Atlas Shrugged, p. 670! Not really. The actual story is that a Chevron refinery had a fire, and a…

August 11, 2012February 15, 2021
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Um…OK

An airline has some bikini-clad cuties dancing down the aisle of a plane to a song with lyrics of “I’m crazy for banana” and they…

August 10, 2012February 13, 2021
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Going from “too big to fail” to “too broken to save”

While I’m grateful that someone, somewhere, is starting to figure out private businesses that are failing need to be allowed to fail, the concept of…

August 10, 2012February 15, 2021

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