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Monthly Archives: March 2009
A RESPONSE TO A GUN CONTROL LETTER
The local newspaper printed a letter to the editor a half dozen years ago, peddling gun control and fear of guns. I made a colander out of his argument and he responded with a claim that England’s “reasonable and effective … Continue reading
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THINKING ABOUT A GUN FOR EMERGENCIES?
People ask me what kind of gun to buy. I don’t know! It depends on what you want to do with it. The gun you need for an elephant hunt is much different that the one you need to pot … Continue reading
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THINKING ABOUT BUYING A GUN?
That’s a good thought. By all means do. But let me ask you a question before you reach for your wallet or purse. Are you a super careful person. One who always crosses the T’s and dots the i’s? The … Continue reading
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YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT WILL TURN UP
In preparing to digitize my 26 filing cabinets of gun control data to put on the web, I found a folder of news reports of various city administrations that severely under reported serious crime in their jurisdiction. The Rogues Gallery … Continue reading
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A TRANSLATOR HAS A TOUGH JOB
It is somewhere between difficult and impossible to properly translate one language into another. For example, King James ordered the Bible translated into English – and the result is much like wearing someone else’s clothes. You seldom “look right” and … Continue reading
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A LITTLE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
One of the gun bloggers had me counting on my fingers, tonight. I have made a lot of miles in my time – and had a few confrontations with those who believed what is mine should be theirs. September 1, … Continue reading
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WER’E GETTING TO THE POINT!
Blogs are supposed to be fun – and if anyone has been following this (I’m afraid to look!) it probably has not been fun. At all. But I intended to write a gun blog, and the Alley is supposed to … Continue reading
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HOW MANY MURDERS ARE THERE?
The Statistical Abstract of the United States says the homicide RATE was 5.2 per 100,000 population in 1960, that the rate supposedly peaked at 10.5 in 1975 and again in 1980, and that it has declined to 6.1 in 2005. … Continue reading
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HOW MANY AMERICANS OWN GUNS?
That’s another good question – but not a significant question. The usual reason for asking “how many” is to make some sort of “risk assessment,” so the real question becomes “How many people have every day exposure to firearms.” How … Continue reading
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HOW MANY GUNS ARE TOO MANY?
In order to properly discuss some aspects of the “gun control question” we need a simple answer to a complex question. How many guns and how many gun owners are there in America? That’s a good question. I wish there … Continue reading
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