“False is the idea … that would take fire from men because it burns, and water because one may drown in it … The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm those only who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Can it be supposed that those who have the courage to violate the most sacred laws of humanity, the most important of the code, will respect the less important and arbitrary ones, which can be violated with ease and impunity, and which, if strictly obeyed, would put an end to personal liberty. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides …” Cesare Bonesana di Beccaria (1738-1794)
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The Definitive Guide to Flying with Guns
A good overview concerning flying with firearms.
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Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
The problem of course is that people going about their daily business is not probable cause that a crime has been or is being committed; however, it can be flagged as suspicious.
The predictive intelligence program has resulted in people being stopped, searched and in some cases arrested. A network of cameras scans and records vehicle license plate information and an algorithm flags vehicles deemed suspicious based on where they came from, where they were going and which route they took. Federal agents in turn may then notify local law enforcement.
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Understanding the VPN Threat Model
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Cornwallis’ Last Guard — A Carolina Sportsman’s Ghost Story
The year was 1919. The shrill of hounds broke the night’s silence on Abbotts Creek. A huntsman followed their barking on horseback through the Carolina brush. His gun dogs, Cash and Mean, had just bolted to chase what he thought was a racoon. Gun in hand, he dismounted and made his way through the cockleburs to see his dogs barking frantically up a tree.
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You can take the clans out of Africa; but you can't take Africa out of the clans.
In Africa national borders — and thus nations — are matters of political convenience, if not flat-out arbitrary. Only newbies to Africa even think about nationality, old hands know that tribal affiliation trumps all. Remarkably, these tribal affiliations can have a direct impact on who sits in the mayor’s office in a major US city.
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After assisting a pair of detectives with an evidence search I escorted them out of the jail. One turned and said, "You must have a major reputation. That guy was NOT going to go easily, and you showed up and he calmed right down."
"Naah, I'm kind, sweet, innocent and gentle. Everybody loves me."
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Doorbell Camera Shows Dekalb Woman Killed Confronting Burglars
Be careful about confronting burglars. A woman was shot and killed Saturday night after driving up to confront suspected burglars outside her DeKalb County home, police said. Doorbell footage shows the burglary in progress and captures the moment Scott pulled up to the house in her vehicle. One of the suspected burglars then opened fire, according to police.
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American Rifleman Archives: Oxford Gunsight
A very early dot sight using a small incandescent bulb. The working principle is this: The bulb is positioned at the focus of the rear surface of the lens. Light rays striking this surface are partially reflected back to the eye of the shooter. All rays from the same point of the bulb are reflected parallel, and because the aperture for the special little bulb is so tiny the total rays are effectively parallel.
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Notes on Building a Warrior Culture
Yet the truth remains: a society that cannot build warriors cannot defend anything it values. We can talk endlessly about rights, but without the men and women who can protect those rights under threat, they are fragile illusions.
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