Category Archives: Freedom

That Rosa Parks Line

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Weerd Beard

There’s the line going around that “I Don’t NEED an AR-15 with 30 round magazines any more than Rosa Parks NEEDED to sit in the front of the bus”. Now first, to be fair I’ve never been physically endangered because … Continue reading →

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More Piers Being an Idiot

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Weerd Beard

I think Peirs Morgan is the best thing for the gun rights debate First up, again with the “100 Round Magazines” crap. Like that’s relevant, as Peirs wants to ban 30 round magazines, as well as 20, 15, hell maybe … Continue reading →

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They Don’t Get It

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Weerd Beard

Or Refuse to get it. Chris Mathews: The mood of the “Guns Over People” party is increasingly to vote for guns. Vote for war. Vote against people. Why? I cannot figure. To paraphrase an old saying: “Guns don’t vote; people … Continue reading →

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Street Barter

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Weerd Beard

I think we’ve talked about this before, but washing detergent is being used as a street currency. “Tide bottles,” Ben Paynter writes in this New York piece, “have become ad hoc street currency, with a 150-ounce bottle going for either … Continue reading →

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Anti-Freedom

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Weerd Beard

Firing Health Workers for refusing a flu shot: Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won’t get flu … Continue reading →

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How the Gun Debate Should Look

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Weerd Beard

Via Sean He has a play-by-play analysis. I just like that this debate is an ACTUAL DEBATE. Also its nice to see such a good fight done by a grassroots activist vs. a paid shill from the Joyce Foundation.

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More Dishonesty From Joan

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Weerd Beard

She wants to hide her intentions: Could the reason for this unreasonable resistance be that requiring background checks on all sales is an inconvenience? Not compared to burying your small child whose body was riddled with bullet holes. Could it … Continue reading →

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Writing Laws For Crimes that Didn’t Violate Them

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Weerd Beard

In 1934 the NFA was enacted, and it was pushed by the horrible crimes of people like Al Capone, John Dillinger, and Bonnie and Clyde, among many other Prohibition and Great Depression era criminals. Of course the guns used were … Continue reading →

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Register Guns Like Cars

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Weerd Beard

Just Though I’d post a pair of videos about a car Adam Carolla bought that was previously owned by Paul Newman. The safety features are all dictated by the racing league. The car has no DOT safety features and is … Continue reading →

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When Your Government Fails

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Weerd Beard

You need to protect your town yourself: Several hundred civilians have taken up arms in two towns in a southwestern Mexico state and are arresting people suspected of crimes and imposing a curfew, leading authorities to promise to reinforce security … Continue reading →

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