Tag Archives: Guns

Advice for Journalists on How to Write About Guns

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Over on NRO, Robert VerBruggen offers some sage advice for journalists on how write about guns without making yourself look like an idiot. Especially important is his second point: “If you’re going to write that a certain kind of gun … Continue reading →

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Republican Judge Killed by Left Wing Extremist Insane Lunatic

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The good news is Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is alive and able to communicate. Sadly, Federal Judge John Roll, appointed by President George H. W. Bush to the bench in 1991 is dead. Roll received death threats over his ruling … Continue reading →

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Jared Lee Loughner is a Left-Wing Extremist Raving Nutbag

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The evidence is now in, and what little seems to be known about accused Arizona shooter Jared Lee Loughner from people that knew him was that “he was leftwing” and “liberal in wanting to change the way the world was … Continue reading →

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“Each subject is unlocatible!” or the Unreadable Manifesto of Accused Gabrielle Giffords Shooter Jared Laughner

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Here is part of the alleged manifesto of accused Gabrielle Giffords shooter Jared Laughner (which comes from people doing screen caps of his purported videos): Hello, and welcome my classified leak of information that’s of the United States Military to … Continue reading →

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A Centennial Worth Celebrating

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Lawrence Person

This year is the hundredth anniversary of John Moses Browning’s Colt M1911 automatic pistol, the basis of pretty much every automatic handgun. The design is so successful that, to the untrained eye, a .45 automatic manufactured today will look very … Continue reading →

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Linkswarm for December 22, 2010

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Lawrence Person

A few bite-sized links of interest for the holiday season: Michael Barone digs deeper into the census data. Among the tidbits: Five of the seven states with no state income tax gained the most population, and the other two each … Continue reading →

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Dallas Jury to Rebecca Aguilar: No, You Can’t Have a Successful Lawsuit. Not Yours.

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Dallas Reporter: Gun owners exercising their 2nd Amendment rights by killing home invaders are evil. Here, let me badger one on camera. Dallas Station: You’re fired. Dallas Reporter: I’ll sue. Dallas Jury: Get stuffed Bonus: Ms. Aguilar simply can’t stop … Continue reading →

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John Lott on Obama’s Anti-Gun BATFE Nominee

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Lawrence Person

John Lott has more information on Andrew Traver, Obama’s anti-gun nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE): The fact that Mr. Traver uses the same misleading claims as groups such as the Brady Campaign shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Americans Don’t Want to Ban Guns (But Democrats Still Do)

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Lawrence Person

According to the latest Gallup poll: Americans’ support for stricter gun control laws has gradually declined over the last two decades, from 78% when this question was first asked in 1990 to 49% in 2008, and 44% in 2009 and … Continue reading →

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TSA Confiscates Nail Clippers from Soldiers

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Soliders who were carrying guns. That’s some mighty fine security screening you’ve got going on there, Lou… (Hat Tip: Say Uncle)

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