Tag Archives: right to keep and bear arms

Guns – the canary in the mine

Posted on August 27, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

If you are not familiar with Oleg Volk, visit some of his websites (see below) and enjoy his photography of people and weapons. And share his work with your family and friends who may be hoplophobes and hoploclasts but whom … Continue reading →

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Texas – goodbye?

Posted on June 29, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

It looks like ALL sides are ticked with Texas. Time for a reminder, courtesy of TxDOT (Department of Transportation): Drive Friendly, and Don’t Mess With Texas. Especially if you are living in Texas. What’s it all about? While it is … 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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Technology for liberty 3 – Firearms and not-firearms

Posted on October 11, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

This news appeared a few days ago in Field & Steam: GOEX black powder may disappear because Hodgdon is shutting down its sole plant. To quote the article: “Given the fact that GOEX black powder is generally regarded as the … Continue reading →

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Facts about guns and using them here in the Fifty States

Posted on July 7, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

We can talk a LOT about “Freedom Technologies” as we did in a recent commentary, but one of the very foundational technologies to support and promote is an old one, constantly updated. Firearms. Guns. Personal weapons that do NOT require … Continue reading →

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To arms! To arms!

Posted on June 25, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

The way I read it, Joe Biden has given his blessing to massive private, personal armament. Or, at least, admitted that he and the hoplophobes, hoploclasts, gun-grabbers and their ilk and allies are all dead wrong. We need weapons – … Continue reading →

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What are people scared of? (Guest column)

Posted on April 6, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

This was the question a friend asked a correspondent of ours, a few days ago: ‘Why are people scared to the point where they are buying up all the guns and ammo in the USA? Marty Bugg’s reply is worth … Continue reading →

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Additional thoughts on Biden’s gunning for guns

Posted on March 2, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

David, Tom Knapp, and several others pointed out my typo in the second paragraph, and I realized it was also unclear. Here is what I meant to write and what it now says: “Especially since no doubt many of the … Continue reading →

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Biden’s agenda for guns

Posted on March 1, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

According to various sources, gun sales in the Fifty States (measured by background checks with BATFE and the FBI) hit a new record in January. Back on the 3rd of February, 24-7 Wall Street reported 4,137,480 sales for the first … 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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