Category: Firearms
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Operation Choke Point and the Erosion of Freedom
by Jason Stotts Today is the Fourth of July or American Independence Day. It’s a day when we celebrate the freedoms we have by enjoying spending time with our families, having barbecues, going to parades, and watching fireworks. It’s a day when we should be contemplating what freedom is and what it took to achieve…
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A Government For, or Against, The People
by Jason Stotts In honor of Halloween, I recently watched Night of the Living Dead for the first time. One of the things that really struck me about the movie, which is probably not most people’s response, was just how very different the government’s position was in regards to the people. Night of the Living…
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Guns and Crime
by Jason Stotts I hate how everything that becomes politicized becomes covered in layers upon layers of lies and deceptions as people try to bend reality to meet their political agendas. Frankly, I find it disgusting. Firearms are definitely one of those topics where people let their emotions run roughshod over their reason and attempt…
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Freedom and Tragedy: The Story of Les Miserables
by Jason Stotts Note: this essay primarily deals with the story of Les Miserables as portrayed in the musical (and consequently film) version, but draws from the book to fill in the gaps in the story. If you have not seen the film or read the book, you should wait to read this essay until…
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The Forgotten Victims of Gun Control
by Jason Stotts Doesn’t it seem like the Republicans and Democrats have been awkwardly pro-rape lately? A couple of days ago a bunch of satirical posters appeared on Facebook purporting to be from the “Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence,” a principally democratic group that seeks to outlaw guns and remove them completely from American…
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On Guns
by Jason Stotts Recently, I’ve gotten into guns and shooting as a recreation and sport. This is strange, perhaps, since I developed my interest after I had already moved to California from Ohio (anyone who knows anything about how terrible the guns laws here will appreciate this fact). It’s also strange in that I’ve owned guns…
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“I was Anti-Gun, until I got Stalked”
by Jason Stotts Here’s an interesting article from Salon.com about a woman who was against guns, until she was stalked and had to start carrying a gun in order to protect her life. I told [my boyfriend] a firearm in the house made me nauseous [sic.], that I feared the weapon would be turned on…
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The State of Washington has Officially Incorporated the Second Amendment
by Jason Stotts In a landmark ruling yesterday, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington has officially incorporated the Second Amendment in their state! This is amazing and sets a precedent for the upcoming SCOTUS case McDonald v. City of Chicago. Here are some of the highlights of the opinion, the full text of…