by Runaway Slave | Jul 5, 2006 | Essays & Articles, Guns & Gun Control, Libertarian Curmudgeon
Glock 26 Auto-Loading Pistol $600 – $800 LaserMax LMS-1161 Laser Sight $339.00 Glock 26 Features: Safe Action safety Polymer Frame Corrosion resistant Tenifer finish on metal parts Laser Sight Features: Internal Mounting Easy Owner Installation Brightest...
by Runaway Slave | Mar 27, 2006 | Costa Rica, Essays & Articles, Guns & Gun Control, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Politics
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." — Thomas Jefferson Costa Rica has no military. Private firearms are registered and strictly controlled,...
by Runaway Slave | Mar 17, 2006 | Guns & Gun Control, Libertarian Curmudgeon
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by Runaway Slave | Mar 13, 2006 | Essays & Articles, Guns & Gun Control, History, Human Interest, Libertarian Curmudgeon
Personal weapons are what raised mankind out of the mud and the rifle is the queen of personal weapons. — Jeff Cooper “Where’s Winchester?” she asked. The woman is an expat American living here in Costa Rica. She was referring to the word embroidered on my...
by Runaway Slave | May 3, 2005 | Essays & Articles, Guns & Gun Control, Libertarian Curmudgeon
“An armed society is a polite society.” — Robert Heinlein Hoplophobia – n. – an irrational and morbid fear of guns, a term coined by Jeff Cooper, author of The Art of the Rifle, from the word “hoplite,” a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece....
by Runaway Slave | Mar 3, 2005 | Essays & Articles, Guns & Gun Control, Libertarian Curmudgeon
"A gun is a tool." — Alan Ladd in the Movie Shane A few recent news items reminded me that it’s been a while since I’ve confirmed my status as a certifiable gun nut. Here once again, my credentials. Victim Disarmament Continues in Queens World...
by Runaway Slave | Sep 15, 2004 | Essays & Articles, Guns & Gun Control, Law, Libertarian Curmudgeon
"No freeman shall ever be debarred the use of arms." — Thomas Jefferson, in an early draft of the Virginia Constitution. In a stunning victory for common sense and the Bill of Rights, Congress, threatened by voters with having to find honest work, allowed...
by Runaway Slave | Jul 15, 2004 | Essays & Articles, Guns & Gun Control, History, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Rights
Beneath the rule of men entirely great, The pen is mightier than the sword. ― Edward Bulwer-Lytton Most people have never seen Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s famous quote in its entirety. Until I looked it up, I never knew he had qualified the famous second line with a...