...is a polite society

Let's Talk Numbers

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 00:46:00 +0000

Why doesn't anyone challenge these people when they start talking about guns and gun violence? Where are the homicides, what are the circumstances surrounding those homicides? Who used the gun? Where did they get it? Should they have been in possession? Anyway, check out the current field of candidates for the Democratic nomination for President and think about those questions while you read about the fight Cory Booker says he's going to bring to the NRA if he becomes president. Go Read It

The Problem in New Zealand

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 22:21:00 +0000

New Zealand had a mass shooting. They already have a bunch of gun control laws in place and it still didn't stop the shooter. As I'll always say, you can't stop a criminal with words on paper.

They are asking who knew what and when, a place where we in the U.S, often start after such a sad event. Here that frequently translates into how the NICS system failed and someone who shouldn't have a firearm ends up with one. Who knows what New Zealand will find out. A certainty is that New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced their laws will change, "the country will ban semiautomatic weapons, assault rifles and high-capacity magazines." For me that begs the question, "If gun crime is already rare, how does a full ban help?" Which should immediately be followed up by asking how New Zealand will go about collecting all the guns. A hearty pat on the back to anyone who guessed that they'll use their registraton rolls as a collection list. Good luck New Zealand gun owners, you're going to need it.

Go Read It (You may need to use an incognito window.)

They Can't Trust Themselves...

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 20:22:00 +0000

...So how can they trust you? Symbolic of the geniuses that Second Amendment loving Americans are up against, here we have an anti-gunner threatening to shoot others (if they owned a gun). There seems to be a lot of this kind of thinking going around. Anecdotal opinion on my part, of course. But, I think their tune would change if they actually did become gun owners. Go Read It.

That's a Double Owie

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Sat, 02 Mar 2019 16:20:00 +0000

Yikes. Go Read It

No New Laws...Enforcement, Please

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 22:06:00 +0000

Latest shooter shouldn't have had a gun. Big surprise that the laws we already have aren't being enforce like they should. Go Read It

Yeah, Right

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 03:29:00 +0000

Like anyone on the gun control side would ever listen to what "super-owners" have to say. Go Read It

What Could Go Wrong?

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 20:48:00 +0000

Dredd in real life. Go Read It

Not a Part of The Solution

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 03:26:00 +0000

Mocking the idea that maybe there's a solution that we haven't thought of yet. Nice. Go Read It

Not Really a Surprise

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 23:35:00 +0000

It turns out that Police don't have a duty to protect anyone. Similar to a case back in 2005 where the Supreme Court said police didn't have to protect a woman from her abusive husband (even when there was a restraining order), a Judge has found that Broward County Sheriffs had no Constitutional duty to confront the shooter at Parkland. Keep that in mind when you turn your kiddos over to a public school with a resource officer. Just one more good example of how poorly Gun Free Zones work. Go Read It

But, but, but, gun control...

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 12:03:00 +0000

Gun control doesn't work. It's really as easy as that. Evidently the shooter was in both France and Germany. There's "gun control" that people here want already in place in both countries. Didn't work. Go Read It.

This is Why

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 01:23:00 +0000

A prime example of why owning isn't the only part of firearms. Seriously, go get some training people.

Go Read It

Uncomfortably Close

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 00:43:00 +0000

We are getting way too close to background checks for everything becoming a reality. Unless you want to have to visit an FFL every time you give or inherit a firearm, you need to call and write your Representative to let them know how you think.

Go Read It

Such a Shame

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 13:19:00 +0000

Friendly fire at Thousand Oaks. Though this article says, incorrectly in the last paragraph, that Long killed the officer.

Go Reed It

Samuel Colt Made Them Equal

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 02:38:00 +0000

Man tries to home invade/rob women, woman shoots man. Center mass people.

Go Read It

Who Was That Now?

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 03:06:00 +0000

By all means, let's hold that bastion of freedom, China, up as an example of good gun policy...air gun policy anyway. <eyeroll></sarcasm>

Go Read It

We All Need to be Reminded

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 02:36:00 +0000

Follow the four rules every single time you handle a firearm. Problems can arise for anyone.

Go Read It

Guns Are Bad, Except When They're Not

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 02:26:00 +0000

Don't you hate it when you try your hardest, but things just don't turn out the way you expect? Seems like that goes for big thinkers, too. The Violence Prevention Research Program at the UC Davis School of Medicine and the Center for Gun Policy and Research at the Johns Hopkins University got together to do a study that ended up showing that strict California gun laws, comprehensive background checks, etc., had no effect on homicide rates there. Turns out, good people who follow those laws aren't the problem. Go figure.

Go Read It

Where'd I go?

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 02:02:00 +0000

Where, exactly, did I run off to? Well, I got lazy. Then my laptop went hazy and I moved over to a tablet. Typing on one of those things is a pain in the hindquarters. Seriously, the only thing worse is hacking out a large amount of copy on a phone. Thank the Lord for Android and swipe keyboards in a pinch. Thankfully, I have now gone back to something with a real keyboard.

Anyway, then I figured that we were on the backside of the Obama administration and it seemed like things were going well for people who were fans of guns. I mean, outside of that administration trying its darnedest to strip us of our rights. There were a bunch of people standing on the front line making sure that we didn't give an inch.

So, I relaxed, rolled over and joined the ranks of the sleeping. But, now, I see things changing again and I feel like I need to step up. Even if only a dozen people are reading this (maybe that's wishful thinking) I need an outlet to get my gun-guy thoughts organized.

Top it all off with the fact that I don't like the idea of a known gun grabber being lined up to be Speaker of the House again. I'm picking up the cause once more and planning to start dropping info and pointing out all the ugly I see.

Join me, won't you?

Does This Worry Anyone Else?

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 20:07:00 +0000

Shedding Some Light on Fast and Furious

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 00:48:00 +0000

America's Misguided Children is telling of a positive move by the Judicial on the Executive.

A Federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committe against Attorney General Eric Holder may proceed.

'Bout time.
Go read it.

Welcome to MRAP University

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:09:00 +0000

Gary Lewis, a senior director of media relations at OSU, told The Daily Caller via email that the “unique, special-purpose vehicle is a replacement” for the “police fleet.” He called the armored jalopy “an all-hazard, all-purpose, public safety-response vehicle” with “obviously enhanced capabilities.”

Go read it.

Politicians Put On Notice

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:51:00 +0000

Recalled. Start passing ridiculous laws and it could some negative political outcome, just ask some lawmakers in Colorado.

The issue came to a head in Colorado after gun-rights activists accused Democrats of ramming through the gun control legislation in the aftermath of a series of shootings which included the killing of 12 people in a suburban Denver movie theatre last year.<br>Angered by the gun control push, gun rights advocates had sought the recall to send a message to current and future legislators that the bills had gone too far with efforts to curb firearm access. Opponents viewed the recall effort as a bullying tactic and not the proper way to handle a policy dispute.

It's a bullying tactic? I'm sorry, but when it comes to politics a recall is the best non-violent way to force politicians to listen to their constituency. Funny that it turns out the people with the guns chose the polite way to get their point across. Recalls can work both ways. Unfortunately when one elects to come down on the side of gun control they have chosen a highly emotional topic and should expect fierce opposition. They should know they will face tough opposition because the fighting spirit still exists in a large portion of Americans. I foresee more of this in the next few years.
Go read it.

When Your Foreign Policy Isn't Working Out

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:25:00 +0000

Let's say that your grand idea to drop some bombs in Syria aren't being received well. What should you do? You should just go and bomb someone else. Pakistan is always up for a little thrill. But have your mouthpiece go around saying it could all come to and end soon.

“The program will end as we have eliminated most of the threat and continue to eliminate it,” Mr. Kerry said at the time in an interview broadcast on state-run television. “I think the president has a very real timeline, and we hope it’s going to be very, very soon.”

I'm Secretary of State and I think, I think, my boss might'a could, maybe, just possibly have a timeline to stop it in Pakistan and start it here at home. Ooops, wasn't supposed to say that last part.

Madness.
Go read it.

Packing My Stuff for Battle Road Shotgun

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 10:36:00 +0000

About to put all my junk in the car for a Fighting Shotgun Class at Battle Road USA. Temps promise to be over 100 degrees (looks like it might make it to 103) and it's a two-and-a-half hour drive down I-35. Hot and a long way away, but the knowledge will be worth it.
Time to hit the road.

What a Surprise [Sarcasm Off]

noreply@blogger.com (flylow) — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 11:30:00 +0000

Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy has just released a study of the relative effects of stringent gun laws. They found that a country like Luxenbourg, which bans all guns has a murder rate that is 9 times higher than Germany, where there are 30,000 guns per 100,000 people. They also cited a study by the U.S.National Academy of Sciences, which studied 253 journal articles, 99 books, 43 government publications, and it failed to find one gun controlinitiative that worked.

Go read it at Examiner.com.