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USA Today has this. My problem is that so few of these cases are reported that it is hard to know whether there is an increase in the number or a slight change in the rate that they are reported.The 391 killings by police that were ruled justifiable in 2007 were the most since 1994, FBI statistics show. The 254 killings by private individuals foun...

It's almost Halloween.  My children love to dress up in costumes and run around the neighborhood begging for candy like a bunch of little vagrants.  It's a chance for them to interact with the neighbors, laugh with their friends, and just enjoy the evening. Being someone with Pagan leanings, I obviously also understand the meaning of...

From J.R. at A Keyboard and a .45: As a group, Texas CHL holders are the most law abiding citizens of the state. But as in any group, there are those who do not fall within the norm. Tye Burke is one such individual. If this news report is factual, Tye Burke committed a felonious act and deserves to be punished to the full extend of the law. He...

As reported, an off duty Chicago police officer shot and killed an armed criminal who attempted to rob him.  The incident happened on the 6200 block of South Honore.  The armed robber was said to be Sherrod Griffin, a 44 year old convicted felon that was on parole. Griffin’s previous convictions reportedly included armed robbery, [...]...

Sitting back, relaxing on couch after dinner, red wine in hand. In shorts, this is the desert, legs crossed. I feel an annoying tickle on my right leg. Something crawling slowly thru my hair there. Look down and see this fellow (dead in this photo): Killed 'im, but spilled the wine on myself and ruined a pair of shorts. Must learn greater compo...

Do you carry your gun with you all the time? Do you sometimes leave your gun at home when you know you are going to a place that carrying a gun will be consider offensives or disrespectful? Why am i asking you this? I read the post about the soccer mom who brought a gun the her daughter’s soccer game and had upset the parents that were pr...

Cokeville, WyomingFrom Local 8 News of October 20, 2008Man shoots mountain lion in self defenseAn Afton hunter killed a mountain lion earlier this month while hunting deer with his father in western Wyoming.The state Game and Fish Department determined the killing was self defense.Adam Lancaster told Warden Todd Graham that he killed the mountain l...

Wichita, KansasFrom the Wichita Eagle of October 21, 2008Homeowner thwarts home robbery attemptWichita police are looking for three suspects involved in an attempted residential robbery early Monday morning.A 54-year-old man said a man kicked open the front door of his house in the 2000 block of South Madison at about 12:40 a.m. Monday and pointed ...

Anti-Gun-Rights Candidate Could Gut "Heller" Decision By Alan Korwin Now that Barack Obama has received the endorsement of the Brady Campaign gun-control group, will the Supreme Court's findings in the D.C. gun-ban "Heller" case matter? That's the question experts are asking in the wake of Obama's 11th-hour support from America's leading gun-ban ad...

The Uighur saga provides a window on Obama-style counterterrorism. By Andrew C. McCarthy Are you a bitter clinger? One of those American gun owners belittled by Sen. Barack Obama, filled with antipathy for people who aren’t like you? You know, people like foreign Muslims whose idea of a few weeks’ vacation is a course of paramilitary training a...

Bitter had a post earlier about “rednecks for Obama,” saying the astroturf meter was pegged. Bitter and I did a little more research, and found (from Bitter’s): They registered their domain through a proxy. They list a mailing address for merchandise at an address in Pennsylvania while claiming to be in Missouri. The mailing add...

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USCitizen asks what If Columbo were Investigating Obama …...

Get Ready for the New New Deal Obama is much more dangerous to economic freedom   In 1932, Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected president as the nation was heading into a severe recession. The stock market had crashed in 1929, the world’s economy was slowing down, and all economic indicators in the U.S. showed signs of trouble. The...

American Gun Owner = Trained Jihadist The Uighur saga provides a window on Obama-style counterterrorism. By Andrew C. McCarthy Are you a bitter clinger? One of those American gun owners belittled by Sen. Barack Obama, filled with antipathy for people who aren’t like you? You know, people like foreign Muslims whose idea of a few weeks’ vacation...

As a group, Texas CHL holders are the most law abiding citizens of the state. But as in any group, there are those who do not fall within the norm. Tye Burke is one such individual. If this news report is factual, Tye Burke committed a felonious act and deserves to be punished to the full extend of the law.Here is what he is said to have done:From ...

Most of you probably already know that Alan Korwin is the author of many gun related books such as the Arizona Gun Owners Guide which is a must have for all Arizonans. Some of you may not know......

“Grip the gun twenty percent tighter!”I can still hear Todd Jarrett’s voice saying it clearly, not muffled like I heard it on the square range in North Carolina, because I’d neglected to bring my Peltor Tac 6 active hearing protection on the Blackwater trip. (Who knew those AA batteries would still be good three years later?)I didn’t cove...

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New Jersey Rejects Electoral College Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed legislation that approves delivering the state’s 15 electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. The goal is to ensure that the national popular vote winner becomes president. Democrats who sponsored the bill have noted that their party’s 2000 presidential no...

This is an article written more than seven years ago about William Ayers.  I don’t find Obama and his supporter’s deflections on this issue comforting.  If McCain, it turned out, had worked closely with David Duke, and launched his political campaign from his home, would that not be some cause for concern?  If one of my neighbors did...

I'm pretty sure nailing the bulls-eye with even an air rifle makes Sarah weep lightly. ...

(Seen at Ace of Spades HQ). ...

Obama, I mean Senator Obama, sir, Um . . . know you are busy and important and stuff. I mean running for president is very important and . . . ah . . I hate to bother you. I will only take a minute ok, sir? See, I have these missing pieces that are holding me up, and I was wondering sir, if you could take time out of your busy schedule to help me ...

How would you like to meet this heinous, creepy bitch in a dark alley? The first black president of the United States cannot take office on Jan. 20 bereft of a national black agenda. Never mind that the election is still a couple of weeks away.  I realize The Black Messiah is ahead in the polls, but she's pretty presumptuous. ...

Dave Hardy points to an article in the New York Times about some right-leaning judges being upset over the Heller ruling as judicial activism.I would like to make a comment on this because I think notions of left and right justice are dangerous to hold.I think the difference between left and right judicial philosophies is the left wants to have max...

Apparently the Obamatons are rewording Christian rock tunes for the Obama campaign.  Why am I reminded of this? ...

It’ll save you money, and confuse hippies. ...

...Will Smith was supposed to be Neo?...

It seems that the Township of South Harrison, at some point, was looking to establish a gun range for the use of the PD near the Gloucester County Landfill.  But seems to be a debate on who should foot the bill. But ya gotta love this line; we’re talking about a range that would be for the exclusive use of the law-enforcement community peopl...

Tanya picks up the Ruger. Like I said, on the list of firearms that actually have some sort of reasoning behind owning them, a small .380 is definitely on it. Last, and not financially feasible unless someone wants quite a bit of web design, at least not until the girls are in college. A mouse gun makes sense in Florida, especially when you're as a...

Obama's many nefarious ties are a clear indicator of the real Obama agenda. Obama is an icon for socialist radicals hijacking this nation. I'm doing something to fight the radicals. Stand with us at FreedomMarch.org - A Million Patriot March on Nov. 1, 2008.2 Vote(s) ...

From Patrick Stephens: [...] Palin is the only candidate in either ticket that seems even mildly conscious of her own ignorance. When foundering in ignorance, Obama reverts to platitudes, Biden makes stuff up, McCain suspends his campaign, and Palin asks for clarification. Hat tip to The VC.  I think I’d much prefer Governor Palin on the top...

But this is pretty much every reason I won't vote for Obama in a single place. It's missing my pet issue of gun control to boot. I'd like to see refutations of this, though, to see how much of it is colored by the authors' political perspective. This line, though, is funny In fact, if Obama wins on November 4th—and serves one full term in the Ov...