Tag Archives: gun control

The shot heard ’round the world – a quarter-millenium ago

Posted on April 19, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Today, of course, is 19 April 2025. On Wednesday, 19 April 1775, in the British colony, the Province of Massachusetts Bay, several small groups of farmers, tradesmen (and probably ne’er-do-wells) stood up to and fought several units of British regulars. … Continue reading →

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Celebrity-murderer or adult delinquent?

Posted on July 23, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

An article from Rob Morse back in April triggered some thoughts about the recent killer in Pennsylvania. And the media (mainstream, social, and alternative) response to it: to say nothing of the usual hoplophobes and hoploclasts in high places. We’ve … Continue reading →

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Change is coming – and maybe from the “top” – are we misjudging Uncle Joe on guns?

Posted on September 23, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

The Price of Liberty makes no bones about just we think of Beloved Senile Leader (BSL). As corrupt and (now probably titular) powerful crime lord, as a liar to rival Baron Munchausen, as a poster child for exposing abuse of … Continue reading →

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Band-Aids and public schools

Posted on October 3, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

In the past several months, especially after the horrific events in Uvalde, the concept of “school safety plans” has been raised and discussed a lot. As far as we can tell, virtually every school, public and private, from Preschool to … Continue reading →

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How many battalions…

Posted on July 7, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

… does the pope have? This question is sometimes attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, way back in 1810 or so. Stalin (yes, THAT Uncle Joe) cribbed it in 1945, asking “how many divisions does the Pope of Rome have?” Whether it … Continue reading →

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Guns and statistics – liberties and lies

Posted on May 12, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

A guest column by Don Robinson Some time ago (back in 2017), Don answered a question, and his answer is worth reading. The question: What statistics would convince “pro-gun people” (who love guns) that less access to guns and certain … Continue reading →

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Why are gun owners opposed to gun registration?

Posted on May 2, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Guest post by Gregory K. Taggart, courtesy of Slow Facts. Some editing by TPOL. Question: “Why are gun owners against a central gun-owner database, also referred to as “Gun Registration”? At its root, the concept of a central gun-owner database … Continue reading →

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Is it for the children???

Posted on December 3, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

In one of the recent spat of mass shootings and killings across the Fifty States, we have the Michigan killings in Oxford High School. The 15-year-old shooter (still alive and bugging his jailers about how much press mention he is … Continue reading →

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Hypocrisy on steroids – poster child Alec Baldwin

Posted on October 22, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

News out of New Mexico this week tells a “tragic” story of how a liberal, antigun activist/actor shot and killed one innocent woman and seriously wounded a man with a “prop gun” on a film set in Santa Fe. Alec … Continue reading →

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Outgunned

Posted on January 9, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

According to a friend, here in the Fifty States, 9 billion rounds of small-arms ammo are manufactured every year, of which 5 billion are centerfire and 4 billion are rimfire. The military has 1.5 billion rounds of small-arms ammo in … Continue reading →

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