Since for the time being I find myself yet again stricken with verbal paralysis, I am reduced to stealing other folks’ words about the Michael Brown case. Here’s one interesting bit of context from a fairly credible perspective, IMHO.
read more →I just don’t even know what to say. Other than, “Not again.” I’m tired.
read more →Hey folks! Sorry for my brief hiatus. My mom’s arthritis flared up in her neck of all places, so I’ve been occupied with amateur nursing duties. I’m pleased to report that she’s officially back to her usual trouble-making self, thank…
read more →When I help out with permit classes, one of the things that makes me cringe is when the legal lecture devolves into a “Can I shoot if…” brainstorming session. “Well let’s suppose [fill in the blank]… In that case can I shoot?…
read more →We self-defenders are expected to behave like reasonable people. The Founders entrusted us to wield enormous power — indeed, the power to inflict death — in exchange for our commitment to be honorable stewards of that power (unlike the King). That’s all well and good, but…
read more →I don’t have any kids. Between my two brothers I have a whopping nine — uh, that would be 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 — nephews. They range in age from a few months to 14 years. All…
read more →So, a bunch of you chimed in with responses to the epic battle of Scotchman and Black-Face, which later became a lawsuit decided in part by Hunt-Berlin Coal Co. v. Paton, 202 S.W. 935 (Tenn. 1918). To quickly recap, a strapping young bloke named Paton…
read more →Here’s an interesting set of facts from a Tennessee Supreme Court case from 1918. For some reason I would just love to stage this scene with actors and costumes and props. And appropriate accents (see if you automatically take on an accent…
read more →Sorry, conservatives. I know you all love Ronald Reagan. But it appears his record on guns has been called into question by none other than Glenn Beck’s The Blaze. In January of 2013, The Blaze compiled various bits of evidence regarding…
read more →I usually take NRA publications with a grain of salt, because they shamelessly promote themselves while accusing their opponents of being shamelessly self-promoting. But I recently read an article by Chris Cheng in America’s First Freedom (one of the NRA’s Magazines). In…
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