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Incendiary Image of the Day: Berry Good Idea? Edition

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Dave Barry (courtesy herald.com)

I like Ralph [not shown]. Ralph is a friend of mine. Ralph is a friend of ours. And Ralph reckons there’s no need to be respectful of gun control advocates’ sensibilities. He’s happiest getting down in the gutter with them and giving gun grabbers both barrels – metaphorically speaking. As for whether or not gun rights advocates should tone down their rhetoric so as not to scare the firearms fence straddlers, well, that’s just not Ralph’s nature. Nor, apparently, Dave Barry’s. I have pretty daughters and a sense of humor. But I wouldn’t wear it. Not because Austinites would be offended – as some would be. Because funny T-shirts tell a joke and . . . stay there, long after you “got it.” Saying that, I would definitely wear it around the house, especially when my daughters’ boyfriends were around. Trust but intimidate. [h/t CN]

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Robert Farago

Robert Farago is the former publisher of The Truth About Guns (TTAG). He started the site to explore the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns.

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  1. “Boy, look at me. You see that little girl right there? She’s my only little girl, man. She’s my life. So if you have any . . . thoughts . . . about huggin’, or . . . kissin’, you remember these words: ‘I’ve got no problem going back to prison.'” – Bill Engvall

    The 14-year-old daughter of a friend brought her boyfriend to a 4,000+ attendee Science Fiction convention we all go to every year. She presented him to me and I told him I was delighted to meet him. Then I added “Understand this, if you make her cry then I will make you cry.” He nodded and agreed, saying that he’d heard variation on that theme quite a few times that weekend.

    Oh, and for those who don’t know, I am 6’5″, 300+ pounds with a shaved head and big red/grey beard. Also my heart surgeon commented that I had the biggest chest cavity she had ever seen.

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  2. Well said. That’s a very sound summary of God’s mind (as I understand it) on individual responsibility and use of force.
    I do however posit that “kill” does not mean “murder” as the word (ratsach) is used to refer to accidental killings also, as in Deuteronomy 4:42. “Unjustified killing” might be a more accurate term than either “kill” or “murder”. /quibble
    But good work and stand fast in the faith!

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    • I agree with your point that Wikipedia is NOT a source. But it is a good starting point. Read the articles/sites in the references section. If they’re valid and reputable (not all of them are) then cite those.

      It’s what I do whenever I see “according to Wikipedia”, and on rare occasion that I cite Wikipedia it’s what I hope other people are doing.

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  3. I enjoyed the article from our 51st stater in the great white north :). It honestly blows my mind that when you get into parts of Canadia like Alberta that are very rural, that firearms arent a normal part of life around there, some of the most beautiful mountains I have ever seen though.

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  4. YM makes a point, but in doing so throws the 300 odd people who were the “day late dollar short crowd” under the bus. Those poor bastards will be the first to get the letters and subsequent door kicks.

    Those are the people who are under the hammer, and I fear for them and their families. Would he be so quick with the same opinion if he were one of the 300?

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  5. BTW, US Special Forces including the SEALs use almost exclusively the H&K 416s with a 10.5″ barrel suppressed and H&K MP7s suppressed. However, Special Forces units can use whatever they want. I always carried what most of the other guys carried so kit was interchangeable. This was the H&K 416 and Sig Sauer P226 9mm pistol. However, I knew an old school Senior Chief that still carried a highly modified 1911 Combat Commander .45 cal. In my many years of experience with the AR I have found that DI and pistons have their pluses and minuses. I started converting or doing ground up AR builds with Adam’s Arms a few years ago (they are out of my home state and Jason is a jam up guy) and I couldn’t be happier. The advantage to me is a completely clean chamber and BCG. Literally, you just wipe it down. Also, if you run a suppressor, the weapon cycles so much better with an adjustable piston system (the reason SOCOM likes to run pistons). Either way you can’t go wrong. For anyone to say that the AR is “battle proven” because it has been in many wars and won is ridiculous though. Military issued bottom of the line Colts are POS. The US has won wars because of the people. I have personally known Marines that could kill someone using a banana as a knife! I’m an Air Force SF guy but the most terrifying and devistating piece of US military equipment is a 19 year old pissed off Marine!

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  6. “HB 875 would dangerously expand this law even further to protect felons who kill.”

    Oh noes! Those ex-cons should just let themselves be killed. Fur da childrenz.

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  7. To the folk of the great and grand lands of the north: YOU ELECTED TWITS TO OFFICE JUST LIKE THE NUMBNUTS DOWN HERE. START THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THAT, PRONTO ! Maybe you will be able to salvage some of your God given rights.

    Elect Mark Steyn to parliament !!

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  8. I agree with Yankee, though I find it hard to admit it…

    I like to listen to what he has to say because he is a sharp guy who makes some good points.

    But, he gets under my skin. Even the should of voice bothers me, that backwoods, West Virginia (I think) accident with a slight lisp, and coupled with the mild aroma of pompous arrogance, it’s like nails on a chalkboard for me.

    I would probably received his message better if I could just read it and never have to looked at him or heard him.

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  9. To the folk of the great and grand lands of the north: YOU ELECTED TWITS TO OFFICE JUST LIKE THE NUMBNUTS DOWN HERE. START THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THAT, PRONTO ! Maybe you will be able to salvage some of your God given rights.

    Elect Mark Steyn to parliament !!

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