Author Archives: MamaLiberty

Living Alone, Staying Alive

Posted on 2014-05-18 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty Last week I wrote about the priorities of training, with ongoing situational awareness and realistic analysis of your individual risk factors as potentially even more important than your gun handling skills, vital as those are. This week I’d … Continue reading →

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Self Defense Training Priorities

Posted on 2014-05-14 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty I read quite a few shooting and personal defense type blogs, and occasionally participate in such forums as well. Most, of course, reflect the interests of men, and young men seem to be fairly dominant. Even the blogs … Continue reading →

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Shoot – Don’t Shoot! How Do You Know?

Posted on 2014-05-04 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty Remember that you may only use lethal force if you (or others) are in IMMEDIATE danger of death or serious bodily harm. The better you plan and the better you can identify that danger, the better the outcome … Continue reading →

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Sex: The New War on Men

Posted on 2014-05-03 by MamaLiberty

By Gordon E. Finley, Ph.D. It cannot have escaped anyone’s notice that on May Day (May 1, 2014), and within hours of one another, the nation and the media have been bombarded with more than a half dozen exquisitely choreographed … Continue reading →

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The Fire of Statism

Posted on 2014-05-02 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty If your home was burning, how would you put out the fire? Would you stand on the edge and attempt to smother the sparks jumping out, hoping that you might keep it from spreading? Would you entertain any … Continue reading →

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Fedgoons in Wyoming

Posted on 2014-04-23 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty Surveillance might not work out quite as intended here in the rural West. The other day I went to town and saw a big, black SUV at the only signal light in town. It had quite a few … Continue reading →

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Let’s Try That Again

Posted on 2014-04-20 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty Last week I wrote, Bloomberg and MDA to Empower Women. I was a bit surprised at some of the comments I got, both on the blog and elsewhere, so it seemed like a good idea to come back … Continue reading →

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Bloomberg and MDA To Empower Women?

Posted on 2014-04-16 by MamaLiberty

Bloomberg: I won’t run for president, ‘plain and simple’ Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, which is part of Bloomberg’s initiative, said her organization plans to reach out to women and mothers over the next several months leading up … Continue reading →

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Some Truth About Narcotics and “Addiction”

Posted on 2014-03-11 by MamaLiberty

By Susan Callaway, RN To paraphrase what I’m told is an old American Indian saying: Don’t judge someone unless you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. I’ve walked in those shoes. Both as a nurse and as someone who has … Continue reading →

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Addiction and Dependence

Posted on 2014-03-09 by MamaLiberty

By Susan Callaway, RN First, define “addiction” as you understand it. Then do a search on that word. I’ll wait. Ok, that was a trick question. But I hope you did a search anyway. In case you didn’t, here are … Continue reading →

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