Monthly Archives: January 2016

Stupid is as Stupid Says

This statement by the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) has to be the dumbest thing I have ever read. “To date, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) has prevented more than two million convicted felons and other … Continue reading

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The NICS System

Two of President Obama’s original 23 Executive Orders  and two of his subsequent Executive Orders  on gun control dealt with improving information flow to the National Instant Background Check System (NICS)(I don’t know why they leave the “B” out of … Continue reading

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The 22 Step, 4 Month Process to Own a Gun in DC

Every State has a different process to legally obtain a firearm.  Some State governments feel if the process is long and complicated, it will somehow result in less firearms in criminal hands.   So let’s look at the gold standard of … Continue reading

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Inconvenient Gun Facts for Liberals

Nicholas Kristof is a liberal journalist writing for the New York Times.  On 17 January 2016, he published an op-ed piece titled: “Some Inconvenient Gun Facts for Liberals”. Below are four letters to the editor taking Mr. Kristof to task … Continue reading

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Small Time Dealer

The intent of one of Obama’s latest executive orders is to ensure that if you’re “in the business of selling firearms”, you must get a license, a Federal Firearms License.  Sounds like a good idea, right?  But for those that … Continue reading

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Hillary Declassified

If Hillary Clinton did not realize that some emails she received, based on their content, contained classified information even though they were not marked as such, she is too stupid to be President of the United States and Commander in … Continue reading

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Higher Education?

A new, recently released study found that nearly 10 percent of college graduates in the United States think that TV host Judge Judy sits on the Supreme Court! The same study also found college graduates lacked basic knowledge on all … Continue reading

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Attention Muggers!

Good news!  If you are a mugger, robber or rapist that works in the Commonwealth of Virginia, your job has just been made safer.  The Governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, with the help of his Attorney General, Mark R. “Red” … Continue reading

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Gun Facts and Figures

Found this list of gun facts with references on Gun Watch and thought them worthy of reprinting.  Since the author gave permission to reprint, here they are. My comments on some of the entries are listed underneath in italics.  Total … Continue reading

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You Got to Read This!

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice.  On January 4, 2013, 20 days after the Newtown School shooting, the NIJ published this report as an attachment to a … Continue reading

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