Daily Archives: April 10, 2010

NYT: Afghan Troops REALLY Suck

The New York Times has been blogging about the indisputable suckitude of the Afghan forces’ marksmanship, discipline, strategy and every other conflict-related skill you can name. And we’ve been blogging their blogging, as bloggers are wont to do. Today’s installment—Afghan … Continue reading

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Editorial: Ammo Sapiens

As some of you may have noticed, I am not any sort of expert on guns. In the late 1970s, I shot a rifle, probably a .22, for about an hour at a strictly-monitored scout range. My brothers were scouts … Continue reading

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Rocky Mountain City Council to Pay $100 Per Stolen Assault Rifle

TTAG has slagged off these gun buyback programs before. A gun amnesty? Sure. If you must. But paying people to hand over firearms—which may or may not have been involved in a crime—is the worst kind of nonsense. The kind … Continue reading

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Ohio Judge to Crime-Concerned Citizens: Arm Yourselves

Josh Sugarmann (Executive director of the Violence Policy Center) and Paul Helmke (President Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence) will be all over this story like a cheap suit in three, two, one . . . To be fair, so … Continue reading

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Question of the Day: Are You Buying Guns Again?

This morning’s New York Times reports that The Well-Off Are Spending Again — but Carefully. The article focuses on your usual bitchin’ baubles: privates jets, big bling rocks, real estate, luxury hotels. What no exotic automobiles? Well, no. And for … Continue reading

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