Archive for August 6th, 2019

Random Open Thread-US Uruguay Tit for Tat

| August 6, 2019 | 39 Comments
Random Open Thread-US Uruguay Tit for Tat

On August 2, 2019, The US State Department released a travel advisory on Uruguay due to increased crime to include homicides, robberies, and carjackings. Uruguay did the same thing relative to the U.S., referencing the mass shootings, and CEOWORLD Magazine’s listing of some U.S. cities. This reminds me of the time when Brazil responded to […]

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What a Tangled Web – Act II, Scene 3

| August 6, 2019 | 24 Comments
What a Tangled Web – Act II, Scene 3

Well, well…. I wondered if there was some undiscovered something that might explain RADM Bolivar’s insistence on ignoring the findings of the courts martial business with Eddie Gallagher. Don’t mistake my suspicions for anything but what they are: suspicions. Sometimes, someone’s behavior seems a bit extreme to me, and the appropriate question to ask is […]

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Tuesday Feel Good Stories

| August 6, 2019 | 21 Comments
Tuesday Feel Good Stories

Magnum Research’s Big Frame Revolver (BFR). Riiiight. Asked if a federal ban on “assault weapons” would reduce crime, Gwen Fitzgerald of Handgun Control Inc. says, “Let’s pass the law and find out.” –REASON magazine, May 1991 (“Gun-Shy Judges” by Jacob Sullum)

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