Saturday, March 3, 2018

We must ban guns

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In the wake of another mass shooting , clueless people who demand a tyrannical government continue to call for a gun ban . This time, mor...
Monday, February 26, 2018

Lamentation regarding mass shootings

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In most states, before 1968, a 12-year-old could walk into a gas station and buy a handgun, rifle, or shotgun. He/she could buy ammo to go...
Monday, November 20, 2017

National Popular Vote vs the Electoral College

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The National Popular Vote (NPV) movement would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 s...
Friday, November 17, 2017

Universal background checks for firearm transfers

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Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) wants to criminalize every firearm transfer that isn't conducted in association with a federally-license...
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Gun Confiscation

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We often hear cries for gun confiscation . Somehow, it is is beloved, all the world's crime problems will thereby be resolved. I ...
Monday, November 6, 2017

Dozens more innocent victims shot in a "gun-free" zone

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Yesterday's Texas-church shooter was previously convicted of a crime that made him a "prohibited person" -- one who may no...
Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Caffeine at BYU?!

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or the Mormons) has a health code known as The Word of Wisdom . It is found in Sect...
Friday, October 6, 2017

Firearms and mental health

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Regarding how to prevent mass shootings, a friend and former coworker asked the following: What I'm asking here is your take on Pol...
Thursday, October 5, 2017

On Banning inanimate objects

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The Las Vegas shooter is reported to have had several bump-fire stocks . The typical knee-jerk reaction is a call to do away with "...
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

The only effective way to implement gun control

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Late on Sunday, October 1, 2017, a cowardly madman fired into a crowd of some 22,000 people at an open-air concert in Las Vegas. Dozens we...

Roots of [gun] violence

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Violence (gun or otherwise) has several roots: • Selfishness • Mental illness • A mass "news" media that chooses to profit ...
Thursday, January 5, 2017

Most Americans are socialists, yet deny it

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socialism - A political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchang...
Sunday, December 25, 2016

My gun-rights expectations for 2017

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The Left keeps calling for "reasonable" restrictions on firearms. Unfortunately, virtually every existing gun law and every pro...
Friday, July 8, 2016

Only Black lives matter?

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People who live violent lives typically come to a violent end. That is sometimes the case when a cop confronts a violent thug. A dispropo...
Thursday, June 16, 2016

"Easy access" to guns

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Early Sunday morning, June 12, 2016, a radicalized muslim man shot some 100 defenseless persons, including 49 fatalities, in a "gun-...
Friday, May 27, 2016

Voters allow judges to usurp legislation

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Many, if not most, Americans believe that the US Supreme Court has the last word on what's constitutional or what the Constitution mea...
Thursday, May 26, 2016

Punish laser pointers!

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A mother wants yet another thing banned in our schools because her son was assaulted and injured. This time, it's a laser pointer. ...
Sunday, April 24, 2016

The political-party "establishment"

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When a GOP official (or an official of any other party) says conventions pick nominees -- not primaries, they are correct. And that's ...
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Cynicism and politics

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A friend recently referred me to an essay from Lew Rockwell's website , then wrote, "Kind of bothers me that I've become cyni...
Saturday, April 16, 2016

On Republicans who think they are too pure to vote for the Republican nominee

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Who are Hillary fans going to vote for if Bernie gets the Democrat nomination? Bernie! Who are Bernie fans going to vote for if Hillary ...