1. Doing a little better than last week, though still struggling with melancholy and difficulty making myself be productive. 2. The shooting in Maine yesterday actually happened close to where my sister lives. She and all her friends are safe, thank God, but please pray for everyone involved and everyone in the area, who are … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Mostly Gun Control and Melancholy
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Larry Correia Explains it All
I actually first encounter the incomparable Larry Correia via one of his essays on gun control (it was the Big One). Suffice to say, like that raw abortion footage video I saw in high school, it irreversibly fixed my views on the subject and turned my position from 'this' to 'radically this'. Anyway, he's at it … Continue reading Larry Correia Explains it All
Anti-Gun is not Pro-Life
[Note: I wrote this piece for another site, but since it doesn't seem to be being published there I'm putting it here. It's intended as a bit of a companion piece to my most recent 'Federalist' article]. I’ve heard some people talking about the recent student march in Washington saying things like “it’s really a … Continue reading Anti-Gun is not Pro-Life
New Federalist Article
...With a title that doesn't really match the point. I didn't want so much to make a simple 'abortion kills more people than guns' argument, but to point out how fundamentally different the two positions - pro-life and pro-gun control - really are. Oh, well: go check it out for yourself Sample: Of course the … Continue reading New Federalist Article
A Primer on Gun Suppressors
Here's a good article in The Federalist arguing why law abiding gun owners might want to own a suppressor and why (as usual) Liberals don't know what they're talking about. The best part is when the author quotes a Washington Post piece that claims a YouTube video of a man firing a suppressed .22LR demonstrates that "silencers … Continue reading A Primer on Gun Suppressors
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