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Rick Olson “To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects.” —Margaret Thatcher From Fox News: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died after suffering a stroke at the age of 87. Known as … Read more
“Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas.” —Joseph Stalin
On Saturday, a Union Leader Editorial entitled, “Grabbing gun makers NH’s big opportunity” posited the question, “So why is the state not aggressively pursuing these companies and the jobs they would bring with them?” The UL editorial named
“Human beings can always be relied upon to exert, with vigor, their God-given right to be stupid.” —Dean Koontz A very special HAT TIP goes out to Rocky Mountain Right today. Now I just love snark in the form of a really sharp stick pointed at Kool-Aid-drinkers in Congress. And RMR delivered today! I thought it … Read more
“If there are twelve clowns in a ring, you can jump in the middle and start reciting Shakespeare, but to the audience, you’ll just be the thirteenth clown” —Adam Walinsky
We’ve talked a great deal these past months about a potential gun grab. What went sleepliy unnoticed was Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy’s legislation introduced in July of last year, a bill to make the sale of ammunition “safer for law-abiding Americans” who are sick and tired of the ease with which criminals can now anonymously stockpile ammunition for [sic] mass murder.
Insanity in individuals is something rare – but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. —Friedrich Nietzsche
I am a member of a group on LinkedIn called “Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor Professionals.” In a discussion thread the question was asked, “How do you feel about the banning of AR’s and 30 round clips?”
Nobody defended the current administration’s advocacy for their so-called “assault weapons” ban. In fact all posting are against further measures. It is also important to note that the members of this group do not come strictly from the U.S., as there
“Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.” —Katharine Hepburn Diana DeGette: An example of the sophistication of “the Left” in the gun control argument “Res Ipsa Loquitur”
“God gives all; God asks all.” -Elizabeth Elliot
“I’ve had great success being a total idiot.” —Jerry Lewis
tom·fool·er·y (Noun) Foolish or silly behavior. Synonyms: foolery – silliness – foolishness – buffoonery.
Yesterday, four individuals stopped their vehicle along Interstate 93 North, near the 293/93 fork, parked, unloaded some guns and proceeded to engage in target practice along side the highway, along the area of 1793 Bodwell Road. As Police responded, they discovered the targets had been erected in such a manner that the direction of bullets fired was toward the interstate…where cars…with people were traveling North.
“Foolishness is rarely a matter of lack of intelligence or even lack of information.” —John McCarthy How come the demonstrator did not have any rubber scissors? or a tongue depressor?
In July 2011, Guns and Ammo’s Richard Venola wrote this article speaking directly to the topic of those at our Sporting Clubs who make the shooting experience extremely unpleasant at times. With the recent surge and upticks in new memberships, Venola’s observations, wisdom and experience is never needed more than it is today. I pass this along in the wake of all the publicity surrounding the surge in club memberships here in the Granite State. As President of the Londonderry Fish & Game Club, I insist that our leadership read this and learn from it when we install new team members.
Range Safety is vital, but some of it’s enforcers go overboard. —Richard Venola, Field Editor, Intermedia Outdoors
IMAGINE STANDING UP AT THE CLUB WHEN NEW BUSINESS IS ADDRESSED AND HEARING yourself suggesting, “I’d like to propose that we have a less safe range policy.” Older members might pass out.
But some places actually need it. Every shooter is a range safety officer, and for most of us, the habitual practice of safe shooting is as much a part of us as table manners
“There is hardly any mental misery worse than that of having our own serious phrases, our own rooted beliefs, caricatured by a charlatan or a hireling.” —George Eliot
Last Monday, Steve Shurtleff wrote an op-ed in advocacy for his bill to repeal stand your ground. He tells several lies, makes completely inaccurate statements and could not cite one case where the law was used by a criminal to avoid prosecution. Shurtleff writes,
“For more than three decades, New Hampshire law permitted the use of deadly force in
It is the coward who fawns upon those above him. It is the coward who is insolent whenever he dares be so. —Junius
House Bill 135 passed out of the House this week. The bill repeals the stand your ground bill that was passed over the governor’s veto last year. The vote was very close on this bill and would have failed had it not been for some Republicans that, “jumped ship.”
RINO’s have such a checkered evolution. They were first, “Moderates…” Those Rockefeller Republicans…Republicans in Name Only,” commonly referred to as “RINO’s”… Now
Nonsense is so good only because common sense is so limited. —George Santayana
Welcome to the UK! no, just kidding…actually, one might have thought this joint was in the UK. This food chain would not serve armed Police Officers.
MANASSAS, VA — Eight police officers were refused service at Buffalo Wild Wings on Wednesday, apparently because they had their weapons displayed. As Reported in the Thin Blue line, Eight Prince William County Police officers on duty, but in plain clothes, walked into the Buffalo Wild Wings located near Wellington Road and Market Street, but were refused service by an employee who
“It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs.” —Edmund Burke
The Common Man Family of Restaurants is one of those “rags-to-riches” stories…literally. New Jersey native Alex Ray began in 1971 with a skeptical banker who took the deep breath before granting him a business loan. Today, the common man restaurants employ over 800 people at thirteen locations throughout the state. Alex Ray is considered by many a well-esteemed business professional.
In the past, (Not recently, though) I have eaten at several Common man Restaurants. The food is excellent, the service is
“To insure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough, a police force is needed as well.” —Albert Camus
The Union Leader reports today that another Police officer is under arrest. Fired Manchester Police Detective Stephen Coco is charged with two felony counts of conduct after an accident after Bedford Police allege he hit two teens with his police-supplied under cover vehicle and fled the scene. It would also appear that Coco lied when he told investigators he had been home the night of the crash and that no one had used his department issued undercover Nissan Pathfinder that evening.
And certainty followed with sixty-two comments to date, the same usual pejoratives and slurs against the Chief, Police Unions,
When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns into mere limitation and exclusion. —George Eliot
Yesterday, the Union Leader’s Paul Feely featured a story entitled, Busy gun clubs may have to cap membership. Scott Jenkins, President of the Chester Rod and Gun club had this to say…
It’s one thing to want to grow as fast as you can and not refuse people, but it’s another thing to show up on a Saturday and be turned away because there’s too many people here or there’s a three-hour wait.”
“If people in the media cannot decide whether they are in the business of reporting news or manufacturing propaganda, it is all the more important that the public understand that difference, and choose their news sources accordingly.” —Thomas Sowell
First, there is this story: “Rep Fred Maslack sponsored a bill to register “non-gun-owners” and require them to pay a $500 fee to the state. Thus Vermont would become the first state to require a permit for the luxury of going about unarmed and assess a fee of $500 for the privilege of not owning a gun.”
So there it is. Once again, it is taking flight around the internet as if this is recent news. But…In all reality, Maslack proposed the bill in 2001. Yep! Maslack has not been in the Vermont house for over ten years. This a great story…grabs some real traction
“A truth that’s told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.” — William Blake
Fox News Reported today that Diamondback Police Supply determined that it was in the company’s best interest to terminate this transaction prior to Kelly’s returning to the store to take possession of the rifle.
Fox News says, Store Owner Doug MacKinlay said in a facebook post, “While I support and respect Mark Kelly’s 2nd Amendment rights to purchase, possess, and use firearms in a safe and responsible manner, his recent statements to the media made it clear that his intent in purchasing the Sig Sauer M400
Using the word “gay” as a euphemism for homosexual is fine I guess. But I’ve always thought a word like “fabulous” might have been better. Sure would be a lot easier to tell your parents, “Mom, Dad: I’m fabulous! And my friends are fabulous, too! — Michael Greer
As I pointed out in my September 2012 post, “The Gay Marriage Report Card,” Gay marriage is current law in eight states. Five States have as law, “civil unions.” Thirty-one states maintain constitutional amendments banning gay marriage or recognizing marriage as between a man and a woman.
The Gay Marriage advocacy constituency is still very small when juxtaposed against the larger society. That should not denigrate friends and loved ones who include themselves under the tent of the Gay community. But facts are inconvenient things as hard and cold as they might seem. Why is that important?
“For every credibility gap there is a gullibility gap.” —Richard Cobden
Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee in the 1700’s on discussing democracy opined,
“A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse over loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship.”
It seems there is multiple threads of truth and realism when this notion