Monthly Archives: September 2007

Everyone has a teacher to thank for something

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Phil Kadath

Maybe soon, gunnies will have two A high-school teacher in Medford, Ore., is suing for the right to carry a Glock to school. Her ex-husband, she said, has threatened her life. She’s already done what the experts advise: had him … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day, 08/18/2007

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Alaska

From the Reagan Diaries: Friday, July 24 [1981]: Met with Congressmen who want the “Legal Assistance Program” continued. We have proposed reducing it. We don’t object indeed we support legal aid for people too poor to hire a lawyer when … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day, 09/17/2007

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Alaska

From a ROTFLMAO thread on Calguns, an example of really really bad lawyering by the enemy in the DC gun law case (Heller/Parker): This was not a mistake in the classic sense…. It was a lack of imagining the possible. … Continue reading →

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I suppose I should explain my absence

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Phil Kadath

Well, let’s see: After last week’s work fiasco (the boss-lady fired another one, and then yet another one left sick on Tuesday for the rest of the week with some sort of strep-throat crap, making an office that usually runs … Continue reading →

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Ultimate Handgun Cartridge?

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Alaska

No, this isn’t the old 9mm vs. .45 ACP topic that’s been beaten to death. One of my instructors from the Bower Shooting Clinic has an excellent article about his quest for a handgun cartridge that would allow him to … Continue reading →

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Pirates, Jihadis & LNG

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Alaska

That’s Liquefied Natural Gas. A while back I posted about the possibility of tankers full of refined gasoline starting to clutter our waterways, and in the comments Rivrdog pointed out that LNG tankers are already there. Well, there’s a pretty … Continue reading →

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Buy a Contender Barrel from Red’s!

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Alaska

It’s possible some of you may not have heard of Red’s Trading Post, Idaho’s oldest gun shop, which is fighting hard against what really and truly appears to be an unjust vendetta by the ATF to shut down a number … Continue reading →

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Assistance, Please

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Alaska

A while ago I found a deal I couldn’t pass up on some new containers for my earthquake stash of drinking water. (My Reliance 7-gallon jugs are fine, but they’re just heavy enough to be awkward to move around a lot.) … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day, 09/16/07

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Alaska

As I mentioned, I was sidelined by illness most of last week and part of the previous one. As a result, I’m way behind on book reviews — but not on books. Here’s another good one: They should have feared … Continue reading →

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As you can probably guess

Posted on September 14, 2007 by Phil Kadath

I worked rather late this morning and have nothing to offer in the way of blogging. Unless you count this link to a loop of The Frederalist, Fred Thompson. If I could figger out how Reynolds did it, I’d do … Continue reading →

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