Entries from June 2007
From Rich Lowry at Townhall.com:
Beware of an aroused citizenry. It’s an admonition that should be ingrained in the brain of any run-of-the-mill politician, let alone someone who has ascended to the United States Senate.
But from the Olympian heights of the world’s greatest deliberative body, it is often forgotten. So senators got a reminder in the [...]
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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Immigration · The US
June 29th, 2007 · Comments Off
The iPhone by Apple, sold exclusively by AT&T.
Yes, I want one.
No, I don’t have one.
No, I won’t be getting one anytime soon.
Yes, $600 is a bit pricey for me. All of my phones have been the “free with contract” types.
No, don’t call/text/email me from your iPhone. I’ll just hang up on you in [...]
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Tags: Science
June 29th, 2007 · Comments Off
Author, gun enthusiast, and Marine Lt. Colonel Jeff Cooper coined hoplophobia about 20 years ago, combining the Greek words “hoplon” for weapon and “phobos” for terror. Basically, it means having an irrational fear of guns.
The Utah Shooting Sports Council says hoplophobes should stay out of the Second Amendment debate. “Hoplophobes are common and should [...]
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Tags: Guns
June 28th, 2007 · Comments Off
I had a Precision Spinal Cord Stimulation System by Advanced Bionics permanently implanted.
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Tags: Blog · Health
June 28th, 2007 · Comments Off
Criminals are not applying for permits to carry guns. Law-abiding permit holders are not creating law enforcement problems. So stop criminalizing handgun owners and go after the criminals. Duh.
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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Guns · The US
June 27th, 2007 · Comments Off
The Sandusky Register, and it’s managing editor Matt Westerhold, has saw fit to publish the names, ages, and cities of law-abiding citizens whose only “criminal” act is to have a concealed carry permit.
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Tags: Absurd · Crime/Law · Guns · Media · The Left
June 25th, 2007 · Comments Off
As summarized by legal scholar Don Kates in The American Spectator:
Over the 30-year period from 1974 to 2003, guns in circulation doubled.
Over the same 30-year period from 1974 to 2003, murder rates declined by a third.
On a state-by-state basis, a 1% increase in gun ownership correlates with a 4.1% lower rate of violent crime.
Estimates of [...]
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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Guns · The US
June 23rd, 2007 · Comments Off
Below is my second attempt to convince my Senators, Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, to vote against the current Amnesty Bill.
Both Senators, Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss, from Georgia are Republicans and are generally well-liked in their (my) home state. Time will tell whether they’re RINO’s are not.
Georgia is the newest fight in the [...]