Author Archives: Weerd Beard

In a “Gun Free Zone” This is News

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Weerd Beard

In NYC for a little over one day NO shootings, or stabbings! It may be a small — or, rather, nonexistent — number, but it’s a heartening statistic: there were no shootings, stabbings, slashings, or murders in New York City … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom, Guns, Politics, Safety, Self Defense | 5 Comments

“Gun Death” Stripper Fight

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Weerd Beard

You never know A woman struck a man in the eye with a high-heeled shoe amid a large melee in a strip club dressing room Friday night, according to an arrest affidavit. That woman, Victoria Perez, is in Travis County … Continue reading →

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Pocket Pistols of the Old West

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Great video here. I really like seeing the Cowboy Action guys shooting Double-Action guns. I’m a Double-Action revolver guy, I see fanning the hammer as a crutch for shooters with bad trigger pulls.

Posted in Guns | 7 Comments

“Gun Death” Counselor

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Weerd Beard

I thought this deserved a separate spot on the “Gun Death?” Files: A suspected drunken motorist accused of driving more than two miles with a dying man on her hood was a former addict who seemingly had turned her life … Continue reading →

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CDC Going After Booze

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Because it makes us fat….kinda The most comprehensive source I’ve come across (and referred to recently here) for uncovering what Americans are eating and drinking—including alcohol—is the USDA’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans, last updated in 2010. And if this CDC … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Food, Politics | 1 Comment

I Welcome The Robot Overlords!

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Umm Yeah It is, perhaps, the most common plot in science fiction books and movies. Robots and intelligent machines develop superior powers and overwhelm their creators. But, although these are just stories, a co-founder of Skype, a leading scientist and … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Safety, Technology | 1 Comment

“Gun Death” NYC

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Again NYC has more blood on its hands. The Manhattan mother of two young children found fatally stabbed in their tony Upper West Side apartment maintained a blog of her children, detailing the “precious hours” she spent with them. Not … Continue reading →

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Evening LOLz

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Via Nerdist LOLZ!

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“Hip Firing”

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Weerd Beard

This last post got me thinking about the anti-rights saw of “Hip Firing”. VPC has one of their great “studies” showing us how amazing it is! First up they need to argue that semi-auto guns can be easily converted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Guns, Politics, Safety | 13 Comments

Public Transit: Its RACIST!

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Yep, seems that the poorer neighborhoods in Boston only have buses, which suck and are slow, while more affluent (figuratively) have Subway access. Makes me think of my wife’s (then girlfriend) Cambridge apartment. It was a studio. Bed in the … Continue reading →

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