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More thoughts on the Las Vegas Massacre (#3)

Posted on October 8, 2017 by

By Nathan Barton This week, I’ve lost track of the times I’ve heard politicians say the most disgusting things. First, of course, we have the liberals demanding “reasonable” gun laws. Then we have the conservatives whining about how this isn’t … Continue reading →

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When are we going to learn?

Posted on March 25, 2017 by

By Nathan Barton The end of the world is upon us.  A dozen or more children could have been killed, as Columbine 2.0 (or Sandy Hook 2.0) was narrowly avoided by a vigilant and expertly trained and experienced preschool teacher. … Continue reading →

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Guns, freedom, and safety

Posted on November 21, 2016 by

By Nathan Barton What is it with gun-rights organizations? Or organizations that claim to represent owners and users of firearms? We’ve known that the NRA has been no true friend of liberty for a long time, and in fact, started … Continue reading →

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Seattle’s comeupance – to be followed by that of Washington State?

Posted on November 9, 2016 by

By Nathan Barton Just a quickie: several states, foremost among them, Washington state, are attempting to impose special taxes on any sale of a firearm OR ammunition, with the money supposedly to be used to “study” or “combat” or “deal … Continue reading →

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Guns and Homicides in the Fifty States

Posted on September 10, 2016 by

By Nathan Barton Ryan McMaken at Mises.org recently discussed an FBI report about declining rates of homicides in the Fifty States. Despite the wave of mass killings in the last 7.5 years (while a certain squatter has been officially in … Continue reading →

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“Libertarian” Party Joins the Old Parties?

Posted on August 11, 2016 by

By Nathan Barton Thanks to the folks over at JPFO for this: Bullets First bluntly reports VP candidate William Weld’s interview on REVOLT TV: Libertarian VP Wants to Ban Guns; Rifles are “Weapons of Mass Destruction.” Except that Bullets First … Continue reading →

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Selling us down the river

Posted on July 12, 2016 by

By Nathan Barton Anti-Liberty: Media selling us down the river. No, it isn’t due to their toking up. It is simply the same old transnational socialism/progressivism, perhaps the worst extreme of statism which we now face. Rolling Stone Magazine has … Continue reading →

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