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Armed Citizens Save Lives

Published on May 28, 2023 By sirrahc

“I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.” — George Mason, co-author of the Second Amendment, during Virginia’s Convention to Ratify the Constitution, 1788 After nearly 250 years as a nation, Americans are still debating the actual […]

Elon Musk is No Conservative Savior

Published on June 19, 2022 By sirrahc

Please, don’t be taken in by Elon Musk’s charisma and rep as a high-tech visionary. Don’t get me wrong, Musk is a very bright and forward-thinking guy, even if a touch eccentric. I like and admire some of the projects Musk has spearheaded (e.g., SpaceX/StarLink), even if I find others to be ill-advised (e.g., The […]

Will U.S. Become COVID Police State Like Australia?

Published on October 3, 2021 By sirrahc

“[Z]ero cases actually means zero jobs. It means zero hope. It actually means zero freedom at the end of the day because you’re not getting on with life.” — Evan Mulholland, director of communications at the Institute of Public Affairs in Australia As a result of fears over the spread of COVID-19, Australia has instituted […]

Gun Confiscation without Due Process

Published on August 12, 2018 By sirrahc

“When a person is stripped of their constitutional rights, albeit temporarily, without being given the chance to make their own case based on what can be entirely arbitrary accusations, this is the removal of due process.” — Matt Agorist, independent journalist and Editor-at-Large at the Free Thought Project Following the mass-shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas […]

Problems with Banning Bump Stocks

Published on March 4, 2018 By sirrahc

“By the way, bump stocks — we’re writing that out. I’m writing that out myself. I don’t care if Congress does it or not. I’m writing it out myself, okay? You put it into the machine-gun category, which is what it is. It becomes, essentially, a machine gun. And nobody’s gonna be able — it’s […]

Some Inconvenient Facts on Guns and Homicides in the U.S.

Published on February 25, 2018 By sirrahc

Following the Parkland school shooting, the issues of who’s to blame and “what kind of gun control can we pass now?” have been at the top of Current Events news here in the States for several days. It’s the usual stuff — lots of calls for banning guns, reinforced by slogans and “information” by activists […]

Racial Profiling, Black Crime, and Criminal Justice

Published on May 22, 2016 By sirrahc

“Though prosecutors and judges may well make discriminatory judgments, such decisions do not account for more than a small fraction of the overrepresentation of blacks in prison.” — James Q. Wilson and Richard Herrnstein, Crime and Human Nature Once again (as I did here, here, and here), I would like to cite from Jason L. […]

Was Jesus a Sword Toting Conspiracy Theorist?

Published on May 12, 2010 By sirrahc

As a follow-up of sorts to my last post, I have a guest post from my friend, Jamie Davis, of “Durable Faith” blog. ======= Was Jesus a Sword Toting Conspiracy Theorist? Jesus was actually pretty clear on self-defense, telling his disciples: “If you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one…” Many Christians […]