Sunday, May 15, 2011

Alexandre Dumas, pere, understood

why many of us carry personal arms. In The Count of Monte Cristo, one of the characters puts it this way:
“Unfortunately, madame,” answered Villefort, “the strong arm of the law is not called upon to interfere until the evil has taken place"
Note to all gun free zone advocates. This was true in 1844, is true today, and will be true as long as this earth continues. . .

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Friday, May 13, 2011

Other people's money

I see that Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett has proposed, among other cuts, to cut out the discretionary funds for himself and county commissioners. It looks like most commissioners do not want their funds cut.

Have these commissioners considered that they are using OPM (other people's money) to spend as they please? Maybe for a good cause, but those OP are deprived of the opportunity to spend that money as they see fit.

Would those commissioners come to your house and collect that OPM with the barrel of a gun, so that they could spend it as they please? Not directly  - - they would just send the sheriff.

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Two Examiners, one Irregular, get SOF award at SAF reception

See the story at my Examiner column.

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Poll tax

The Knoxville News-Sentinel printed my letter comparing carry permit fees to the poll tax. Thanks KNS.

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Gun control explained

"Sometimes you have to die for something I believe in."




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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Are we at greater terrorist risk as a result of bin Laden's death?

I cover this over at my Examiner column, titled Osama's dead; are Knoxvillians now at higher terror risk?

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