by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 19, 2018 | Education, Guns, Politics
On this day, 243 years ago, the Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought. “The Shot Heard Round The World,” made legend by Ralph Waldo Emerson, was fired on that fateful day, and the American Revolution was underway. What was that day about? Why was...
by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 16, 2018 | Culture, Guns, Opinion, Politics
Two stories in recent news, one local, one national, serve as stark examples of the decay of our system of government. In New York City, an attorney that specialized in navigating its difficult and seemingly at-whim pistol permitting process is going to trial for...
by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 12, 2018 | Politics
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is a follow-up to Forbidding Happiness, which discusses the infringement of the core Jeffersonian ideal the pursuit of happiness. I recently discussed Thomas Jefferson’s affirmation of three fundamental rights: life, liberty,...
by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 9, 2018 | Guns
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of articles on gun rights. Each addresses a common anti-gun trope. “Why should my state have to respect the lax gun licensing rules of some other state?!” Lets say that you, an American living in America, wish...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 25, 2018 | Culture, Guns, Opinion, Politics
Or… Giving Away The Rights They Don’t Think Matter Yesterday, protestors marched all over the world to protest gun violence and demand more gun control be imposed on America’s citizens. These marches, led by the young, captured national headlines...
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