Democrats wanted more background checks. Well, they got them in March. A record of 3,740,688 were processed. Then came April. It did not beat March, but it keeps things moving with a 71% surge over guns purchased in April 2019 (and) 2.9 million background checks.
Blogline of the Day – See! They were doing it back then, too!
ROMAN AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING JESUS FOR VIOLATING STAY-IN-TOMB ORDER. (H/T: Instapunit)
You are responsible for me so I can control you (as I like)
Alternative title 1: Community above the Individual
Alternative title 2: the government has made us all our brothers’ keepers.
That is a political philosophy called Communitarianism. The short definition is a feeling of community but on steroids with the control clamps being brought out of the secret drawers.
Democrat Who Oversaw Fake Impeachment, Says Misinformation is Dangerous
Democrat creep, and serial liar Adam Schiff is making a fool of himself. He has announced on Twitter that false information is dangerous. I agree. Look at what it did to Democrat favorability during that faux-impeachment you performed at the ‘Hill Theater’ inside the Capitol building. It got Wrecked!
The Best Ways To Upgrade Your Business This Year
It is important to always consider ways in which you can upgrade your business. You cannot expect to succeed and compete with other brands if you simply stay the same every year, especially when you consider just how quickly the landscape changes in terms of technology, trends, and expectations. This also makes it hard to … Read more
Another Liberal Reporter Gets Freedom Confused with Fascism
These media idiots are not as dumb as we imagine. They are redefining the effort of people to free themselves from a smothering government as fascist. If they do it long enough, absent meaningful resistance, future generations will embrace their new meaning.
The Velveteen Brew Pub
There are several classic stories — The Velveteen Rabbit, Pinocchio, The Magic City — about toys that become Real. This whole mess — not so much the virus, but government’s wild, flailing, spastic over-reaction to it — is providing businesses with an opportunity to become, in a similar sense, Real — but they will need help from the rest of us to do that.
Predictably: Canada Announces “Assault Weapons” Ban after Nova Scotia Mass Shooting
Almost two weeks ago, we reported on the Novia Scotia murderer. They dressed up like a Royal Canadian Mounty, drove a car made to look like it belonged to the police, and killed 22 people. The police believe he got his guns illegally, a problem whose solution (to the liberal mind) is to make those guns illegal.
The Poll That Sununu Should be Paying Attention To.
George H. W. Bush’s job approval was riding high after the First Persian Gulf War. An approval rating in excess of 90 percent. But less than a year later, Bush’s job approval was under 50 percent. And by July 1992, Bush was below 30 percent job approval. He became one of a handful of incumbent … Read more
Why liberty?
There are a few ways to answer the question: Why liberty? There is, of course, Jefferson’s answer: That everyone is born with a right to liberty is self-evident. Not as in ‘obvious’, but as in ‘requiring no justification’.
How many stories won’t be told?
A young man contacted me last week about how desperately he wants to visit his dying mother in the hospital to care for her during what’s possibly her final days, but the hospital wouldn’t let him in based on the governor’s emergency orders. Neither he nor his mother has Covid-19.
NH Democrat Richard Komi’s Resignation over his Tara Reade Tweet is Not an End it’s a Beginning
Manchester Ward 5 Democrat House Rep Richard Komi has resigned after a tweet suggesting Tara Reade would have to have helped Joe Biden Sexually assault her based on her allegations.
Denmark Reopened Its Economy and There was no Increase in Coronavirus Spread
As we wrestle with the problem or reopening New Hampshire and the nation (faster/sooner), we have news from Europe. Denmark, which began reopening schools, daycares, and small businesses, has not seen a spike in the numbers of infected.
Treating Disease as a War?
Should we be treating a disease as a war? Any serious war suspends liberal society. This means freedoms are lost or face restriction. Is it advisable to have a war on poverty or a war on drugs? If we are fighting a war how is confinement to one’s home honorable? If we are fighting a war aren’t there things for people to do?
ReopenNH Rally Delivers Petitions to Governor – Lots of Pictures!
Recent studies have shown original concerns regarding the coronavirus were way overblown, and that the mortality rate is equivalent to the seasonal flu. But the Governor continues to ignore factual data based on reputable studies and instead double down by continuing to make irrational, emotional decisions based on models that were wildly wrong and thoroughly … Read more
Guns, Libs, and Truth Bombs
I’ve said this before but probably not recently. It relates to one of the primary reasons why Democrats hate private gun ownership. Or, at least my armchair psychology opinion on the matter. A theory based on years of observations.
The Proper and Lawful Response to Sununu’s “Stay-at-Home 2.0” – Ignore It.
So with much fanfare, Governor Sununu announced modifications to his Stay-at-Home Order: The proper and lawful response to “Stay-at-Home 2.0” is to just ignore it. It is proper to ignore Stay-at-Home 2.0″ because it does NOTHING to keep anyone safer from Coronavirus, AND it continues to hobble the New Hampshire economy. And … MOST IMPORTANTLY … Read more
Don’t behave as I demand: Doc threatens Idaho Rep and his family
Wow, just wow. Just like here in NH, Idaho has skewed rates of infection: urban vs rural. So, there are folks wanting those more rural areas to be freed up as they aren’t under the gun like Boise. However Dr. Robert Burnett feels that for this advocacy, they should be denied medical assistance. Not only … Read more
DISQUS Doodlings – No, bartering never left the economic scene
Will the pandemic bring back bartering? The short and to the point answer is: it never went away. Our economic systems started with it and it has continued to this day: two people eyeing what the other person has, figuring out the relative values of each thing, and then trying to do a swap of “equal” value.