Common Folk Using Common Sense

From The Houston Chronicle: A woman accused of shooting a man with a bow and arrow at her father’s workplace before being shot by two civilians and a Houston police officer has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Julie Parker, 33, was listed in fair condition at Ben Taub General Hospital today [...]

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January 25th marks Burns Night, the night of the Burns Supper, when the children of Scotland and their descendants and those who love them, gather as they have for a couple of hundred years, to celebrate the life and work of the poet Robert Burns (1759 – 1796), who helped establish vernacular Scots as a [...]

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Folks, all three of you, you’ve probably noticed I haven’t been posting anything recently. I’m on Black Ops mission to rescue Elvis from an invading Death Squad of aliens. Nah, actually I’m on a bit of a vacation from the grind of normal everyday life. I’m doing some re-structuring and re-evaluating of a great many [...]

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I’m often asked what firearms I carry, so here goes. 1. My primary carry handgun is a Taurus PT 1911. It holds 8+1 rounds of .45ACP. Currently I’m carrying 185gr Cor-Bon DPX +P ammo rated at 1075fps with 475ftlbs of muzzle energy. 2. My backup and/or pocket handgun is a Glock 26. It holds 10+1 [...]

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Found on Craig’s List: I was the white guy with the black Burrberry jacket that you demanded I hand over shortly after you pulled the knife on me and my girlfriend. You also asked for my girlfriend’s purse and earrings. I hope you somehow come across this message. I’d like to apologize. I didn’t expect [...]

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Carol M. Browner is President-elect Barack Obama‘s pick as global warming czar. Beh. I’m still convinced that all the global warming hysteria is nothing more than an Socialist excuse to redistribute global wealth and not any impending doom of the planet due to driving SUVs. Now we’re learning that Carol Browner is a card-carrying Socialist. [...]

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From Linz at Average Abnormalities: SAFELINK WIRELESS® service is U.S. government supported program for Income eligible households provided by TracFone Wireless, Inc. In order to participate in the SAFELINK WIRELESS® service, persons must meet certain eligibility requirements set by each State where the service is to be provided. These requirements are based on a person’s [...]

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Gunmen shot and wounded an employee of a popular Grant Park bar and restaurant during a robbery early Wednesday morning. A detective is looking for your help in finding the suspects responsible for a harrowing carjacking incident on Christmas Eve in which a woman was run over by her own SUV. “These two guys came [...]

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From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle on Monday shot down plans one lawmaker has to expand the places gun owners in Georgia may legally carry concealed weapons. Cagle, speaking with reporters at his Capitol office, said he had “no appetite” to revisit the concealed carry law. Sen. Mitch Seabaugh (R-Sharpsburg) has been considering [...]

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Via Patterico’s Pontifications: STEP 1: Last Wednesday, Barack Obama said he supported the Senate Democrats’ efforts to prevent Roland Burris from serving as Senator from Illinois. STEP 2: On Monday, the night before Burris was refused entry to the Senate, Obama may have asked the Democrats to change their position and accept Burris. STEP 3: [...]

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From Dave in Nevada, a law enforcement officer, as reported at Townhall: Someone please tell me what a GUN CRIME is? Why is a crime in which a gun is used to kill someone any gosh darn different from a crime in which a knife or car or hammer or pitchfork or crossbow is used [...]

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From Dave in Nevada, a law enforcement officer, as reported at Townhall: Speaking of common sense, I must say that I am in favor of COMMON SENSE GUN LAWS according to what I think is common sense. Here’s my criteria: If you are a bad guy and you get caught with a gun you go [...]

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