Gun Issues

The Gun is Civilization

Posted by Stephen on August 8, 2010 at 11:58 pm

by Maj. L. Caudill USMC (Ret)
Human beings only have two ways to deal with one another: reason and force. If you want me to do something for you, you have a choice of either convincing me via argument, or force me to do your bidding under threat of force. Every human interaction falls into one [...]

Burglarized cabin’s owner jailed for shotgun booby-trap

Posted by Stephen on May 29, 2010 at 7:44 pm

TURTLE LAKE, Wis. — What was he supposed to do?
It’s not a question so much as a challenge. A challenge to anyone who thinks Lenny Miller was wrong to booby-trap his cabin with a shotgun.
Three times in eight months, the cabin had been burglarized.
His hunting rifles were stolen. His fishing gear, too. And his tackle [...]

The Swiss Gun Tradition

Posted by Stephen on December 9, 2009 at 2:26 pm

If only the US were like this. I don’t necessarily agree with the mandatory training and arming though. However I need more information before making a good speculation on the subject.

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Save Those Bullets for the Monsters

Posted by Stephen on November 23, 2009 at 3:34 pm

John Quincy Adams once said that the United States does not go “abroad, in search of monsters to destroy.” We all know that ceased to be true a long time ago. Over the last hundred years or so America has identified (created) a number of monsters and in most instances has been unsuccessful in destroying [...]