Month: December 2021

Virtue signaling. All my life, I heard about “beating swords into plowshares.” It was supposed to be a metaphor for the warrior who puts war behind him for a peaceful life. I suspect sometimes, it wasn’t so metaphorical. Regardless, it’s a phrase people use even today. It seems there’s a retired pastor who is one

“For the children…” U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich … announced plans to introduce legislation requiring secure firearm storage in homes with children,” Fox News reported. It’s a direct response to the Oxford school murders, following  Rahm Emanuel’s “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste” political template. “The Michigan congresswoman’s legislation, called

The market is going green, for one. The global small caliber ammunition market is expected to see a significant increase by the end of the decade, reaching $9.35 billion in 2028, and registering a revenue compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.3 percent during the forecast period. According to new data from Emergen Research, increased

This Jewish girl’s Christmas story: In the 60s, my parents had a sewing factory (shmata business) in the garment district in downtown Los Angeles.  150 people were employed by my parents – mostly women – of every single ethnicity. Every year at Christmas, a couple of weeks prior to Christmas, my parents put up a

“To really bring this home, ponder this. Lowell and Nashua, N.H., are minutes away from each other. Lowell has a population of a little over 100,000 people, Nashua has a little less. Lowell has one of the most restrictive firearms licensing in Massachusetts. Nashua has no licensing requirement. Yet Lowell had 270 violent offenses in

“Ah yes, I too have often wondered what the Constitution would look like if it were crafted to ram a hard-left agenda down our throats.” A law professor argued in a Boston Globe op-ed that the First and Second Amendments should be rewritten to change how it defines the freedom of the press and the

‘The odds of the Supreme Court accepting any particular case are pretty long, but Nappen’s argument is solid, and his client’s circumstances do provide the Court with the opportunity to not only address the problems in New Jersey’s “red flag” law, but the fact that the state is still treating the right to keep and

Hopefully, SCOTUS doesn’t let down the country. And the Constitution. In hunting, there is an old adage: “aim small, miss small.” The point is that, if you want to hit a target, aim for a small part rather than the whole target. It is often the difference between a total miss and a marginal hit.

Fearmongering and projection are how the Dems roll. One of the most interesting parts of our system of government is the peaceful transfer of power. One government steps aside as a new one takes over, time after time. While some would argue that January 6th is an exception, the truth is that Biden still was

“You’ll notice where the attacks aren’t happening…” U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “Smash-and-grab thieves attack stores around the country, California security guard shot dead as crime rages.” Fox News reports. “A former police officer was shot and killed while protecting a news crew reporting on a smash-and-grab incident.” Part of it, The Hill reports, is facilitated by circumstances arising from Covid, because “[w]ith