DWAYNE FERGUSON PLEADS GUILTY ON WEAPONS CHARGE. BUT WILL HE LOSE HIS “CARRY” LICENSE? WILL HE LOSE HIS HANDGUNS?
You may recall the Dwayne Ferguson case. But, for those of you who might have forgotten, we give you the following facts, as posted first in the Arbalest Quarrel on February 23, 2014: “Officials at Harvey Austin Elementary School, located […]
Read MoreGUNS, KNIVES, AND OCCAM’S DANGEROUS RAZOR
SCENARIO: Two American citizens are standing in line, one morning, waiting to purchase a cup of coffee at their local coffee shop. One American is a life member of the NRA and believes strongly in the sanctity of the Bill […]
Read MoreOF CHAINSAWS AND GUNS
Let’s start with four axioms. 1) Sensory data give rise to perceptions. 2) Perceptions form beliefs. 3) Beliefs create urges. 4) Urges compel action. Keep these four axioms in mind as you read through the following two thought experiments. THOUGHT […]
Read MoreAPPS: CA Registration Scheme?
APPS (Armed & Prohibited Persons System): California’s Universal Registration Scheme?
Read More“EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY”: BLOOMBERG’S BLUEPRINT FOR DESTRUCTION OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT?
Michael Bloomberg has a slick new website for his antigun group, “Everytown for Gun Safety.” The NY Times provides a link to it in an April 25th Article by Jeremy Peters, “Republican Resigns From Bloomberg Gun Safety Group.” Jeremy Peters has […]
Read More“SMART GUNS” FOR GUN OWNERS: A NEW MONITORING DEVICE!
Let’s shed a tear for Belinda Padilla. Belinda is unhappy, perhaps even frightened. Belinda’s unhappiness is understandable; her fear, not undeserved. Who’s Belinda Padilla? Why is she unhappy? Why, perhaps, is she frightened? Read on. Belinda works for a German […]
Read MoreDOES A SINISTER AGENDA LURK BEHIND BLOOMBERG’S $50 MILLION PLAN TO CURB GUN VIOLENCE?
The Arbalest Quarrel took a look at a New York Times Section called “Room for Debate.” As the title suggests, it’s an opinion page. “In Room for Debate, The NY Times invites knowledgeable outside contributors to discuss news events and […]
Read MoreNY SAFE: ON DETACHABLE MAGAZINES
RECAP The ‘assault weapon’ is the cornerstone of NY SAFE. It’s a “new take” on an old strategy antigun zealots used two decades ago. Former President Bill Clinton signed the “Assault Weapon Ban” into law in 1994. The “AWB” was a federal […]
Read MoreSTRATEGIES FOR DESTRUCTION: HOW ANTIGUN GROUPS SUBVERT THE SECOND AMENDMENT
There are many strategies antigun zealots use to undermine the Second Amendment. Let’s take a look at a few of them. One way is through enactment of Federal and State Statutes. At the moment we have hundreds. The antigun zealots […]
Read MoreUPDATE ON THE DWAYNE FERGUSON ANTIGUN ACTIVIST CASE
You may recall police arrested gun control activist Dwayne Ferguson last February for carrying a gun into a school building. The police confiscated the handgun at the scene. We discuss the background of the case in our posts of February […]
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