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Could you look him in the eye and deny him?
In a prior posting I linked to this video: It’s footage from the 1992 L.A. Riots (after the Rodney King verdict). It’s about the Korean shopkeepers arming themselves, standing on the roofs of their...
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There may not be enough time for someone else to respond
Greg Ellifritz writes about the recent Sparks, Nevada school shooting. 4) Time. The entire attack, from the time the first child was shot until the shooter killed himself, lasted less than three...
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We are not the people you should be afraid of
The Texas Department of Public Safety keeps track of conviction rates for Texas Concealed Handgun License holders. You can see all the published reports so far, and here’s the 2011 list (latest as of...
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Your business, or your rights?
The other day when I attended my Texas Concealed Handgun Instructor certification renewal class, many people arrived quite early (including myself). While in line waiting for the doors to open, I...
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A question
If a woman carries pepper spray, is she paranoid? She’ll have it on her keychain or in her purse, and she has it with her every time she leaves the house. So, is she paranoid for doing so? If she...
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Got out of bed this morning? You’re one of the lucky ones.
Apparently 600 people in America die every year getting out of bed. Imagine that. You wake up in the morning, and fall out of bed… and that’s it. 600 people in America each year. I wonder what...
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Real solutions, please
Charles C. W. Cooke makes an important observation: You will notice that in not a single one of the cases [high-profile mass shootings] listed above did a perpetrator buy his weapon through an...
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Don’t deny the less capable
“Just run away.” “Just kick him (in the crotch).” “You’re a young/strong/big guy, who would mess with you?” These suggestions tend to be predicated by either your current situation or my current...
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Applying 1A to 2A
David Kopel, an adjunct professor of advanced Constitutional law, has published a paper examining how SCOTUS has used the First Amendment for guidance on Second Amendment questions. You can read a...
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One Inch Tall
If you were only one inch tall, you’d walk beneath the door, And it would take about a month to get down to the store. A bit of fluff would be your bed, You’d swing upon a spider’s thread, And wear a...
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