Western Civilization
31 May 25 “There is freedom waiting for you,On the breezes of the sky,And you ask, ‘What if I fall?’But, oh my darling,What if you fly?” Erin Hanson “The Sovereign Citizen,” a (perishable) legacy of Western Civilization. Property (real estate) ownership is key to all our freedoms! Who owns land outright can expel anyone from […]
Absolutes!
27 May 25 ”In the ways of vice, men urge each other onward. How shall anyone be restored to thepath of safety when impelled forwards by the multitude, without any counteracting influence?” Seneca, 60AD During the French and Indian Wars (1754-1763), the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), and the War of 1812 (1812-1815, actually just a […]
Update!
25 May 25 Update from Jerusalem, from friends living there: “A few hours ago, terrorists in Yemen fired their 44th (since the ‘Ceasefire’s’ implementation) ballistic missile at Israel. When this happens, Home Front Command sends a special ‘beep’ to our phones. When there is no ‘stand-down notice’ within within 2-3 minutes, sirens will sound. Then, […]
Another Religious/Political Murder!
23 May 25 “We trust our eyes, but most of us see only what we wish to see, or what we sincerely believe we should be seeing, not what is actually there, right in front of us!” Marriott Yesterday’s precipitous, depraved double-homicide just outside the Jewish Museum in Washington DC illustrates, once again, the way […]
Delusional “Security Theater”
17 May 25 “One day everything will be well. That is our hope. Everything’s fine today. That is our illusion” Voltaire “Security Cameras,” the highly-visible feature of ever-delusional “Security Theater” Early Friday morning, at least seven dangerous, violent felons escaped from the New Orleans Parish Jail. They broke through a wall and escaped through […]
The last 150 years!
13 May 25 “Cynics are right, nine times out of ten.” Mencken The last 150 years of military rifle development. How we got here! Progressive-burning, high-energy smokeless propellant was invented by a French chemist, Paul Eugene Vieille, in 1884. Vieille’s invention instantly rendered all black-powder firearms obsolete, although it would take at least the next […]
Another Bear Attack
9 May 25 “‘This is very unusual” will continue to be a sorry epitaph etched on gravestones of the self-deceptive and blithely unprepared! Training axiom Yet another fatal bear attack, this one in FL on Monday evening. The offending black bear appears to have violently entered the victim’s (age 89 w/mobility limitations) home. Victim was […]
EDP
5 May 25 “EDP,” (for “Emotionally Disturbed Person”) A week ago in Tucson, AZ, an innocent thirteen-year-old girl, who had just departed her middle-school in order to board a city bus, was approached by an “EDP.” He was mumbling incoherently. This EDP then precipitously attacked the girl, grabbing her and striking her several times. She was […]
Gun industry legends Dave Spaulding, Massad Ayoob, Mike Boyle, and John Farnam join Fernando Coelho to dive deep into the history of the gun industry, shedding light on how firearms and firearms training have transformed over the decades. They discuss the dramatic shift from traditional print reviews to the digital age of internet forums, social media influencers, and YouTube personalities of the industry.
