The Cornered Cat
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Feelings

In the aftermath of tragedy, we are often treated to a spate of political articles and news stories chiding firearms owners for putting our right to own and carry firearms above the desire of other people to “feel safe.” Yet … Continue reading

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“Fight like a cornered cat”

As most people who read this blog know by now, one of my taglines is, “If you have to fight, fight like a cornered cat.” When people hear me say that, they tend to assume that I mean that you … Continue reading

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Right to Remain Silent

In 2013, the US Supreme Court ruled (in Salinas v. Texas) that in a police investigation a person must specifically invoke their Constitutional right to remain silent. Otherwise the very fact that they said nothing in response to questioning may … Continue reading

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Too many funerals

Over on Gun Culture 2.0, social scientist David Yamane had an unpleasant interaction with a colleague on Twitter. That colleague shut down their conversation in an emotional way, saying that he’d been to “too many funerals.” Prof. Yamane asks an … Continue reading

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Resources for Conversations with Anti-Gun Friends

As a rule, I don’t particularly enjoy talking about gun politics. It’s one of the (many!) reasons I’ve generally steered away from the subject on this blog. There have been some exceptions, of course, because sometimes it’s just about unavoidable. … Continue reading

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“Slap his face and walk away”

Q: “I have often wondered why the old advice of ‘Slap his face and walk away’ is no longer taught in response to an insult or a sexual slur.” A:  Because it’s a terribly bad idea to turn a verbal … Continue reading

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Landowning Nobility & Property Rights

Historically, one of the reasons European peasants were denied the right to own or carry around firearms was because other people owned the land upon which they lived and worked. Peasants owning weapons would violate the property rights of the … Continue reading

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Escalate the violence?

“If you use a gun, that will just escalate the violence” presupposes two things. (At least two things.) One, it presupposes that using the gun is not effective, or that you’ll use it in an ineffective way. Because if the … Continue reading

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