Thoughts on Colorado – Freedom vs. Safety

This is was written as a comment on this NYT piece.  I’ve made it much longer here because the NYT limits space. — Restricting access to firearms will never stop these kinds of attacks.  As a society we need to resolve ourselves that some people are crazy...

Give a Lamb a Gun

Herman Cain has a new website complete with video.  My first as so far favorite video is entitled Give a Lamb a Gun. It’s a priceless quote from Benjamin Franklin. The video is under 2 minutes… go check it out.

Obama Must Speak Out on Chicago Carnage

Headline: Obama Must Speak Out on Chicago Carnage That Kills Too Many Kids via The Daily Beast. The story in generally not worth reading. But my comment is: Chicago has the most restrictive gun control laws in the country. What’s needed is not any new laws but...

Emanuel Plans Changes to City’s Gun Law

A few days ago… Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to rewrite Chicago’s firearm ordinance in response to a ruling by a federal judge who struck down a section of the city’s law he called vague and unconstitutional.  … Last week, U.S. District Judge...

Gun Ownership Up, Crime Down

Gun-control advocates are noticeably silent when crime rates decline. Their multimillion-dollar lobbying efforts are designed to manufacture mass anxiety that every gun owner is a potential killer. The statistics show otherwise. Last week, the Federal Bureau of...