Archive for the ‘Society & Politics’ Category


Constitution? Not in an Airport.

An amusing bit of news: A man who wrote the fourth amendment on his skin was arrested at an airport. A Charlottesville man who stripped down to his underwear at Richmond International Airport to protest security-screening procedures was charged with disorderly conduct Thursday, airport police said. So, just to be clear. If you… …are told [...]

NRA members should join GOA

NRA members should join Gun Owners of America. Why?  Because the NRA is okay with negotiating away free speech. I am a member of both organizations, but I will be thinking long and hard before renewing my NRA membership when it is due. Hopefully, before then, the NRA will realize that it represents its members, [...]

What’s up with California?

Here’s a good article on why California (where I called home for 19 years) is such a basket case: California Crack-up THE PERFECT STORM CALIFORNIA BEGETS A NATIONAL LOSS OF INNOCENCE ONE-PARTY RULE IN CALIFORNIA THE DISHONESTY OF SOCIALIST ONE PARTY-RULE MUCH OF OBAMA’S AGENDA IS ALREADY IN PLACE IN CALIFORNIA THERE’S HOPE FOR A [...]

Gun Free Zones: Great for Criminals, Not so Much for You.

John Lott has a good peice about so-called “gun free zones” where he mentions: “For years I would tell news people about the fact that every single multiple victim public shooting in the US involving more than three people killed took place in one of these gun-free zones.” Every time I see a “no guns [...]

Gun bans in the US to help Mexico?

Not entirely unexpected: Obama to Seek New Assault Weapons Ban. A couple of short points to consider: The former “Assault Weapons” ban did not lower violent crime, and when it expired, violent crime did not increase. There is no such thing as an “Assault Weapon.”  It is a figment of a politician’s imagination; a term [...]