Monthly Archives: August 2012

Things I Don’t Get

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

“Non Of The Above Ballot Options”: A quirky Nevada law that Republicans feared could siphon votes from a disgruntled electorate and sway the outcome of close presidential and U.S. Senate races in the state was struck down Wednesday by a … Continue reading →

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The Problem With Modern Prisons

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Now being a gun owner, you can fairly easily get some serious felony charges leveled against you. It can be as innocent as running errands with your carry gun and stopping into the post office, or not noting a binding … Continue reading →

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Protect and Serve

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

And occasionally manhandle A veteran cop was fired and charged with criminal battery after officers reviewed a video of him slamming a woman into her car in Pensacola, Fla. “We have certain expectations of our police officers, and when I … Continue reading →

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Stupid Games, Stupid Prizes

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Compare this story with this one: The Secret Service on Tuesday arrested a Washington state man accused of making an email threat against President Barack Obama and brandishing a shotgun at officers who came to his door….The threat was sent … Continue reading →

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Royal Hog

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Nude photos of Prince Harry have shown up. God bless him! He’s single, he’s a war vet, and now that his older brother is starting to look a LOT like Dad (and sorry guys but your mom had a horse-face, … Continue reading →

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No Gun Mentioned

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

No guns NOT Mentioned LL Cool J plays a special agent on TV’s “NCIS: Los Angeles,” and now he’s caught an actual bad guy. Los Angeles police say the rapper grabbed and held a burglary suspect at his Studio City … Continue reading →

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“Gun Death” More Stabbing

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

People who use the metric of “Gun Death” claim safety if we just ban guns…this is the paradise they want for us: Neighbors had already broken up a fight between a man, his live-in girlfriend and another woman late Monday … Continue reading →

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Feeding Your Relics

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Weerd Beard

I love old guns. Thankfully none of my relics take ammo that isn’t readily available. Still what if your gun shoots a long-dead cartridge. Actually looks kinda fun!

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Carry Ammo Pt II

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Weerd Beard

I’d like to think they read this post, but for whatever reason they repeated the XTP test with the 9×18 Hornady XTP ammo: Looks like, as I predicted the XTP bullet performed identically to the initial test, even with the … Continue reading →

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Modern Updates of Faith

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Weerd Beard

My wife took a class on Buddhism in college, and I was amused by the fact that Buddhists sometimes make prayer wheels out of microfilm. My crude understanding is prayer wheels are an automated form of prayer, and by using … Continue reading →

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