Category Archives: Freedom

What Does it Mean, Then?

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Sebastian links this story on Black Friday: Gun dealers flooded the FBI with background check requests for prospective buyers last Friday, smashing the single-day, all-time high by 32%, according to bureau records….The actual number of firearms sold last Friday is … Continue reading →

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Their Words

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Weerd Beard

This has been bouncing around a lot at Joan Peterson’s blog. Confiscation of guns. A few commenters and the Joyce/Brady shill have been dancing around it for a while, but now she up and said it. I guess your definition … Continue reading →

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The Question of “Need”

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Cargosquid pointed out a very apt quote from Joan Peterson that fits well with this story from this weekend. ” A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep … Continue reading →

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Heading North

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Weerd Beard

I’m heading North for Thanksgiving weekend with the family in Maine. Try as I may, I won’t be gun free, actually rather than my standard light carry gun (Holidays have lots of hugging, unless people are expecting it a shoulder … Continue reading →

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How Gun Control Works

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Weerd Beard

The anti-rights groups are all parroting this story: Ending gun violence: Odom family’s story: MyFoxBOSTON.com We have a family from the poor section of Boston. Its an older story so I don’t know any details beyond what is covered here. … Continue reading →

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More on DEA and Iodine

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Weerd Beard

More Feds destroying personal innovation because somebody might do something bad with it. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and state regulators say druggies can use the single ingredient in his “Polar Pure” water purifier — iodine — to make crystal … Continue reading →

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Condensed Lies

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Weerd Beard

You gotta love this new ad campaign from Students for Gun Free Schools First they’re talking about Colleges…but do you see any of this shit in College? The kids look like high schoolers acting out a scene from middle school. … Continue reading →

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What Did You Expect?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Barron brings the story of a TSA agent in a bit of trouble. The suspect, Harold Glen Rodman, 52, allegedly was wearing his uniform and displayed a badge to the victim, a 37-year-old woman. Police arrested Rodman on Nov. 20. … Continue reading →

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My Dark Past

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Weerd Beard

I went to school for Marine Biology, and until I switched to the pharma industry I made the bulk of my bread for the National Marine Fisheries Association (NMFS, a division of NOAA). It was decent money, I met some … Continue reading →

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More of this Shit

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Jack reports that now you can’t buy Iodine in stores. After canvassing local chain drug and grocery stores, we’ve found out that you can no longer buy iodine to treat small cuts and skin abrasions. The reason is that meth … Continue reading →

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