by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 13, 2016 | Guns
One of my oldest and closest friends is a list maker. He keeps track of various things in his life (e.g. collections, states he’s visited, concerts he’s seen) by writing and maintaining various lists. I have a bit of that bug myself, and it’s been...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 9, 2016 | Culture, Guns, Opinion
The first feel-good story to come out of this year’s Olympics is that of 19 year old Ginny Thrasher, who won the first gold medal of the games. Thrasher, you see, won her medal in a very un-PC sport: shooting. Specifically, she won in 10 meter air rifle, which...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 5, 2016 | Culture, Drug Policy, Guns, Health, Politics
Here’s a little tidbit you may not know: In some jurisdictions, stun guns and tasers are more restricted than handguns. This bit of oddness (guns are clearly more lethal than tasers) is being challenged on Second Amendment grounds by people involved with the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 1, 2016 | Culture, Election, Guns, Opinion, Politics
The Cold War thriller The Hunt For Red October included a gracious exchange between the Soviet submarine captain (Marko Ramius, played by Sean Connery) and one of his officers (Vasili Borodin, played by Sam Neill). In it, Borodin mused on what he would do after they...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 31, 2016 | Guns
While the majority of the country has moved in a pro-gun-rights direction (41 states have Right-to-Carry/Shall-Issue laws or better, 11 of those have Constitutional Carry laws of some form), a handful of states have chosen to buck the tide and enact more restrictive...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 16, 2016 | Culture, Guns, Health, Opinion, Politics
I’m a bit of a jack-of-all-trades, and I’ve accumulated skills and experience in carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, masonry, cooking and similar manual arts over the span of my life. I’m also a bit of a tool nut, and have accrued a fairly...
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