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The Policy Failure Behind 9/11

That the attacks of 9/11 were able to be successfully executed are being blamed on government’s failure — failure to interpret intelligence, failure of inter-agency cooperation, failure to keep known terrorists off the planes and more. But 9/11 was not so much a failure of intelligence as it was a failure of federal policy. 9/11 was just […]

Guns on Airliners

We’ve seen it in the movies — someone shoots a gun aboard an airliner and a vast, gaping hole opens up in the fuselage through which passengers are sucked out followed by seats ripped right out of the floor. It’s exciting to see in a James Bond film but it’s Phony Physics and no more realistic […]

Sitting Ducks Are Easy Targets

Easy Targets The extraordinary events of September 11, 2001 require a serious look at the policies that made these horrific events possible. It is now obvious that we should stop treating hijackings as hostage situations and start treating them like terrorist attacks. We can all see clearly now that airliners are weapons, not merely conveyances. […]

“In Case I Have To Shoot Someone”

Arizona is one of those places where you can still strap a pistol to your hip and walk around in public. It’s not real common though, so police like to check you out if you’re armed in public. I was out taking my Glock for a walk the other day. I made a deposit at […]

Domestic Violence Gun Ban Double-standard

Anyone who had ever been convicted of domestic violence — though it may have been years before — suddenly lost their Constitutionally protected Right to Keep and Bear Arms.