On Rights
There are no "rights".You have no "rights".There are merely revokable privileges that those with more power grant to those who have less power.
View ArticleAll purpose complaint form
To save the people of the United States some time, I have developed an all-purpose complaint form that can be used by liberals, conservatives, progressives, reactionaries and anyone who remains after...
View ArticleAdult conversations require adults
Calling the Colorado shootings "senseless killings" is redundant. It would seem that killings are senseless, regardless of the method used. I do not want to call some of the diaries and comments I have...
View ArticleHartford CT gun task force
Hartford CT has finished the first year of a program to reduce gun violence, and the results are in. A 40 percent drop in gun homicides, and a 30 percent drop in first degree assaults with a firearm. I...
View ArticleTwo scenarios for defeat
Why the Republicans lost: Scenario 1 A meat locker, location unknown. An energy-efficient LED bulb hangs from an ancient fitting, shedding light but no heat on the shivering figure below. Reince...
View ArticleHow much violence is enough?
Clearly, we all have a point where we know that there is too much violence. In the past few weeks the outrage meter has been pegged, and for reasons that are entirely justified. But what about the...
View ArticleOn gun control, who decides?
Sites like Dkos, C&L and shows like Rachel have mocked conservatives for bringing in nothing but men to testify on women's rights, and showing their contempt towards feelings about women by...
View ArticleGuns and tradition
I'm headed out for holiday relative-wrangling, but a quick thought before I go. The American Revolution was fought with many privately owned weapons. Those privately owned weapons helped make this...
View ArticleI am an ignorant SOB, part 2
I did not mean to stir up such a firestorm with the first post, so let's try it with a little more clarification and nuance.I am getting on in years, but though I am a reasonably intelligent individual...
View ArticleWhat is it about guns, anyway?
Leave out the 2nd amendment, the NRA, liberal, conservative, whatever. Let me ask you to ask yourself a few questions:Does a person have a right to defend themselves and their family from an attack? if...
View ArticleQuirks of the NY SAFE Act
Reading over the actual text of the act, there are a few quirks of note. This is not written as a pro- or anti-critique, just pointing out some idiosyncracies of the law as written.1) There is no law...
View ArticleWorld's worst gun ban?
You want to pass something that looks like a gun ban, but want it to be as ineffective as possible...
View ArticleQuick analysis of the CT gun bill
The bill to be voted on today by the CT legislature seems to be SB1060, given emergency certification this morning and which if passed, the governor has said he might sign as early as this evening....
View ArticleGun control and buggy whips
I have long been of the opinion that the problem with gun violence is not guns, but people inclined to use them to do violence. A news item from overseas is bringing home how this should start being a...
View ArticleRKBA: Why are guns even an issue?
Seriously. What do Democrats actually gain in exchange for running around with their hair on fire about guns? To begin with, remember that credible, liberal Constitutional scholars think that the...
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