Chris Hallquist intrigued me with a recent post about the number of crazy people who think an armed revolution will be needed in the US in the next few years. I'll ignore the horrible infographic he used at the start of the post for now since I'm currently more interested in his attitude toward such an armed rebellion against the government.Chris suggests that these people … [Read more...] about Join the Mobile Infantry and save the world. Service guarantees citizenship!
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The right to keep and bear arms may be coming to Illinois
My home state of Illinois is apparently the last state that still does not provide any way for ordinary citizens to carry concealed weapons. But that may be about to end: In a 2-1 decision that is a major victory for the National Rifle Association, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals said the state's ban on carrying a weapon in public is unconstitutional."We are … [Read more...] about The right to keep and bear arms may be coming to Illinois
On Joel Rosenberg’s Sanity, Safe Gun Handling, and Why You Should Always Check Who’s Sitting Behind You in the Rarig Center Theater
Joel Rosenberg's arrest is getting a bit of coverage around the blogosphere, and while folks like Scott Greenfield and Mike Cernovich are supportive, not all of the coverage is sympathetic. For example, Greg Laden at ScienceBlogs has a less-than flattering piece titled "Jew with a gun tries to make point, gets busted, is very creepy." (I should inject here that Laden isn't … [Read more...] about On Joel Rosenberg’s Sanity, Safe Gun Handling, and Why You Should Always Check Who’s Sitting Behind You in the Rarig Center Theater
25% of Windypundit Blog Team Now In Jail
As I write this, 25% of the Windypundit blogging team is in jail. When I brought Joel Rosenberg in to Windypundit as a co-blogger, I wanted him to cover firearms issues, especially the right to keep and bear arms. And he did, rather rabidly, with some of the longest posts on the blog. Even though his last post was over a year ago, he's still on the masthead, so as far as I'm … [Read more...] about 25% of Windypundit Blog Team Now In Jail
More About the Chicago Gun Ruling
Following up on my earlier post about the Supreme Court ruling against Chicago's handgun ban in McDonald v. Chicago, the case has been sent back to the lower court to figure out the details, so it's not quite time to arm ourselves yet. An attorney involved in the case advised against Chicagoans running out and purchasing handguns until a lower court rules on the matter later … [Read more...] about More About the Chicago Gun Ruling