Monthly Archives: September 2015

Blog Shootup/Meetup October 10, 2015

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Dwight Brown of Whipped Cream Difficulties and I are putting on a gunny/VRWC blog shooting meetup/Tweetup at the Eagle Peak Gun Range in Leander on Saturday, October 10, at 5 PM, to be followed by a group dinner at the … Continue reading →

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$500 Million for 54 Syrian Rebels?

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Anyone paying attention has long known what a miserable failure Obama’s Syrian strategy (such as it is) against Bashar Assad has been. But only recently has it come to light just how ridiculously expensive that miserable failure has been: The … Continue reading →

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“The left is why they leave the left”

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Lawrence Person

When you start grabbing a third pull quote from a piece is when you realize that it needs a post of its own. Such is the case with this Nick Cohen piece on why Jeremy Corbyn’s election has finally forced … Continue reading →

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Houston Zoo Forced To Remove No Guns Signs

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Chalk up another win of the rule of law over irrational hoplophobia: “Houston Zoo in Texas came under fire recently for signs near its entrance that say the zoo bans guns, leading to the zoo being forced to take the … Continue reading →

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Shuffling Deck Chairs on the BattlegroundTanic

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Battleground Texas announced a new advisory board: The Advisory Board will be made up of Naomi Aberly, Jeremy Bird, former Dallas Mayor and Ambassador Ron Kirk, Congressman Joaquin Castro, Eric Johnson, Austin Ligon, Jennifer Longoria, Brownsville Mayor Tony Martinez, Eddy … Continue reading →

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Tenth Planned Parenthood Video Drops

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Is it 10? I may have missed one or two along the way. Funny how Planned Parenthood’s defenders always speak as though it is a sacred charity, but when Planned Parenthood personnel don’t know they’re on camera, it’s “an industry.” … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Corbyn’s Shadow Cabinet Freakshow

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Lawrence Person

I know I should be talking about Trump or immigration or jihad, but fresh takes just aren’t occurring to me this morning. So instead, let’s just talk about newly minted Labour head Jeremy Corbyn’s freakshow of a shadow cabinet. (For … Continue reading →

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Stupidist “Gun Safety” Gizmo Ever

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Just when you think you’ve already seen the most idiotic ideas in firearms “safety” gizmos, this comes along. It’s a mini clip-on airbag condom for police sidearms to reduce the muzzle velocity of their first shot to nonlethal velocity. This … Continue reading →

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Sanders Leads Hillary by 10 in Iowa

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Early polls, plenty of time, yadda yadda. But there’s no way that a presumptive frontrunner should be down 10 points in Iowa to an elderly socialist. Now is probably the time for Clinton to panic. pic.twitter.com/fRONuHa6kH — Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) … Continue reading →

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UK’s Labour Party Swerves Hard Left, Elects Jeremy Corbyn Head

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Lawrence Person

UK’s Labour Party just elected hard lefty Jeremy Corbyn as leader. How hard lefty? He makes Bernie Sanders look like Bob Dole: Nothing should detract from his record as an unreconstructed socialist peacenik. He is stridently anti-American and has declared … Continue reading →

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