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The Morphing of America

Burt Prelutsky — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:00:53 +0000

I keep hearing from older Americans that the best thing about getting closer to the end is that they got to live most of their lives in an earlier and much better version of America.

A lot of that can be attributed to having lived during a time when you could trust what you read in newspapers so long as you discounted what ran on the editorial page. These days, just about every page reads like an editorial ...

Gun Fiction vs. Gun Facts: What Gun Control Supporters Don’t Know

Christopher Cook — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:20:49 +0000

The Crazies

Burt Prelutsky — Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:05 +0000

A serial killer has been on trial in Philadelphia for several weeks and yet the TV networks that love to devote every waking hour to covering a murder trial if it involves the likes of Casey Anthony or Jodi Arias, have totally ignored it. I’m referring to the trial of a ghoul named Kermit Gosnell, who made a practice of murdering babies born alive after he botched late-term abortions.

Obviously, the reason that all the TV networks other than Fox have ...

Bill Requiring State Agencies to Sell Forfeited Firearms Signed Into Law

Press Release — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:35:08 +0000

Representative Brenda Barton (R-Dist. 6)

STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX (April 30, 2013) – Late last night, Governor Jan Brewer provided advocates of responsible governance and Second Amendment rights with reason to celebrate. HB2455 (unclaimed property; firearms; disposition), sponsored by State Representative Brenda Barton (R-Dist. 6), was signed into law.

The bill requires state and municipal agencies to sell unclaimed or forfeited firearms. Once it takes affect, the legislation will preserve valuable property from unwarranted destruction and prohibit the acquisition of firearms for the purpose of disposal ...

HOPLOPHOBIA: Gun Fear—The Most Dangerous of All Phobias

Guest Contributor — Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:22 +0000

by Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D., ABPP and Alan Korwin, Author, Gun Laws of America

First in a series

Is Hoplophobia Real?

Abstract: Hoplophobia, the morbid fear of guns, is a real, extremely dangerous, widespread and clinically recognizable complex specific phobia with a number of unique characteristics, described. It has caused and continues to cause grievous harm in America. Dr. Sarah Thompson, M.D., author of two seminal papers on gun phobia, claims hoplophobia is little more than name calling and rare, points we dispute.

Because one of the ...

Citizen gun owners: Law enforcement is on your side . . . overwhelmingly!

Christopher Cook — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:50:03 +0000

In March, PoliceOne conducted “the most comprehensive survey ever of American law enforcement officers’ opinions” on the subject of gun control, and the results are stunning. Simply put, law enforcement officers are overwhelmingly of the belief that more gun laws will not help reduce crime, and than guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens will.

This was no small survey, either. Over 15,000 “verified law enforcement professionals” took part, and there were 28 questions. Seventy percent of respondents were “field-level ...

Opportunism not playing well for Jeff Flake

seeingredaz — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:14:17 +0000

Even when Flake inadvertently votes the right way, he backtracks when confronted The latest Public Policy Polling survey does not bode well for Arizona’s junior senator Jeff Flake. In fact, after just 3 months in office Flake has already become one of the most unpopular senators in the country. We’d understand if Flake lost favor [...]

Texas V. Tyranny: Abbott Warns Obama

Sharon Sebastian — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:20:49 +0000

America is in a gunfight. The bad guy government wants to disarm the good guy citizens. The battle: tyranny versus freedom. The Obama government has started the bleeding-out of Constitutional rights and protections for all citizens through its ramped-up attacks and erosions of Constitutional amendments. On patrol at the Constitution’s perimeter are leaders like Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, among others, who refuse to back down and bow to totalitarianism.

Few Americans are aware of the surprisingly ...

Miranda rights vs Right to keep and bear arms. The Left reveals its true colors.

mesasmiles — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:57:38 +0000

I don’t think I’ve seen the American Left in such nimble mental gymnastics, ever. We just got through hearing from many on the Left, including President Obama, how, if we could save just one child, we should move to restrict … Continue reading →

Bombs & Other Disasters

Burt Prelutsky — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:10:30 +0000

I’ve been holding off writing anything about the horrific events at the Boston Marathon until the suspect or suspects had been arrested because until then, I couldn’t see any point in discussing it. Then it occurred to me that what I was overlooking was the way that every other media outlet has covered the story.

That first night, even Fox devoted every single second to repeating the few facts anyone knew and showing the same ten seconds of video. I’m not ...