Tag: Guns

BigDumbJerk

| August 9, 2019

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A friend (a liberalish Millenial, while I’m a Gen-X right-winger) posted this on his Facebook wall; I found it interesting & thought provoking, so thought I’d share it here. Thoughts? More

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By Ricochet Audio Network

| August 8, 2019

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America marvel at the civic illiteracy in the gun debate, as Fox Business Network host Trish Regan asserts that President Trump could simply issue an executive order to ban assault weapons. They also discuss Trump’s bizarre fascination with possibly commuting the prison sentence of disgraced […]

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Guns and Quotes

By Scott Wilmot

Scott Wilmot

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Catholic. Husband. Father. Grandfather. Ohio Farmer. Texas Rancher.

| August 8, 2019

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The most recent mass-shootings have grabbed the attention of the country. I have lots of thoughts on this issue, but I think sometimes it is better to quote others than to give my own rant. My early morning routine helps me organize my thoughts for the day. I probably spend an hour each morning, reading through Catholic Twitter to get my news – I usually browse through around 20 accounts. There were three quotes I read over the past few days on Catholic Twitter on the horrible shootings in El Paso and Dayton that really struck me. One quote has really annoyed me, another quote I posted in the Ricochet Catholics Group, and the final quote I posted at the Firing Line Group. @bossmongo suggested that I should share this final quote on the Member Feed and I thought I should add the others as well.

I’ll start with the final quote first. It comes from John Zmirak, from his article Nazi Gun Control: Three Words that Go Together. He ends his interesting take on an old argument for 2A rights with this:

By Ricochet Audio Network

| August 6, 2019

Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America welcome the exit of Democratic presidential candidate Mike Gravel, revealing he was never really running in the first place. They also push back strongly against Joe Biden’s assertion that white supremacists are winning the culture war. And they have plenty to say after Pete […]

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Six Cops Eighty-Sixed, Starbux Spox Perplexed

By TBA

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| July 7, 2019

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TEMPE, AZ – Short and not-so-sweet: Six (in some stories five) Tempe police were drinking coffee at a Starbucks before going on shift to police July 4th festivities. An unidentified patron complained of feeling unsafe with the police officers there. The person in charge, who knew at least one of the officers, asked them to either move out of sight of the complainer or leave. Cops left.

The Police Union posted about it on Twitter, adding a ‘Dump Starbucks’ graphic. The Union also ‘reached out’ to Starbucks corporate, apparently as corporate was reaching out to them (I am imagining an accidental collision that looks like a glancing open-handed fist bump) with the kind of verbiage that only dedicated flacks can: “We know this is not a national policy at Starbucks Corporate and we look forward to working collaboratively with them on this important dialogue,” and “We have deep respect for the Tempe Police Department and its service to our community,” said the Starbucks statement. “We have reached out to understand better what may have happened in our store, and to apologize for any misunderstanding or inappropriate behavior that may have taken place.”

By I Shot The Serif

I Shot The Serif

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Married to kidCoder. Did not invent the clever handle. Wishes had, but is saved trouble of designing own avatar. Currently job hunting in Dallas, TX. Last updated: 07/28/2018

| June 13, 2019

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There are so many stupid things about today’s Ask Amy column. More

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By Ricochet Audio Network

| May 7, 2019

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America applaud the USA Today editorial writers for pointing out Medicare for All would rip more than 100 million Americans away from coverage they like and run up a cost that even government economists can’t figure out. They also slam Cory Booker for demanding a […]

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By Ricochet Audio Network

| May 1, 2019

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America are exasperated as Democrats and the media breathlessly report that Robert Mueller disagrees with Attorney General Bill Barr’s summary of the report since the very same story confirms that Mueller did not find the summary inaccurate. They’re also disappointed as Juan Guaido’s effort to […]

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By I Shot The Serif

I Shot The Serif

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Married to kidCoder. Did not invent the clever handle. Wishes had, but is saved trouble of designing own avatar. Currently job hunting in Dallas, TX. Last updated: 07/28/2018

| April 30, 2019

Progressives should really focus their efforts on teaching shooters not to shoot. More

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By Henry Racette

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Henry Racette

I'm a fifty-something father of six who divides his time between writing industrial automation software and opining cantankerously about the precariousness of western civilization and the enemies, many unwitting, arrayed against it. I'm fascinated by words, evolution, emergent behavior, the challenge of Islam, the absurdity of the trans movement, and saving the most successful nation and culture in history. I'm a climate empiricist: I'll believe in global warming when I see evidence of global… [more]

| April 28, 2019

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This post from our friend Susan Quinn, on the subject of Florida’s legislation authorizing teachers to carry guns in school (albeit with various restrictions and qualifications) prompted me to ponder, not for the first time, the left’s peculiar antipathy toward guns. It’s often said that guns scare people. I suppose that must be true in […]

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Sign of our Times: A Culture of Fear

By Brian Wolf

| April 12, 2019

Robby Soave: “On Monday, the boys were forced to meet with an assistant principal and an anti-bullying specialist, who quickly decided to punish them for clearly constitutionally-protected speech.”

Truly a sign of our times. Two boys go to a shooting range, train with legal firearms. Post some pictures and innocuous comments about their training and are immediately punished by their school because of the complaints of one panicked parent.

By Kevin Creighton

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Kevin Creighton

I'm an ex-photographer, recovering nerd, online marketing guru, father to two growing young men, husband to a wonderful woman and a servant of the King. In ascending order of importance. I've led the marketing for a number of companies in the firearms world, and I'm an active competitor in USPSA, IDPA and 3 Gun. I'm an NRA-licensed firearms instructor and I have hundreds of hours of training from some of the top names in the business like Bob Vogel, Rob Leatham, Gabe Suarez, Massad Ayoob and a b… [more]

| March 27, 2019

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There’s no easy way to say this, so I’ll just say it. I’ve accepted a full-time job writing and creating content for Ammoman.com, and one of the stipulations of the deal is that I write for them and no one else. Thanks to my old and dear friend Jon Gabriel, @exjon, for giving me the chance […]

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By Ricochet Audio Network

| March 18, 2019

Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America are glad to see not all Democrats have lost their minds after Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet begs 2020 candidates not to campaign on expanding the Supreme Court. They also hammer Beto O’Rourke and other liberals for using the New Zealand mosque massacre to push […]

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It Takes a Village to Make a Village

By Kevin Creighton

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Kevin Creighton

| March 1, 2019

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I’m a third of the way through Tim Carney’s Alienated America and I also thoroughly enjoyed the episode of The Remnant podcast about the book. It’s no surprise to me that I like this book, as the lack of social organizations at a grassroots level is near and dear to my heart, especially when it comes to firearms ownership in America.

Gun owners are being shoved to the side in American culture, and that’s putting the right to self-defense for all Americans in jeopardy. While my focus is on gun rights, the fact is, the decline of social communities outside of politicas is something that is hurting all Americans. So I ask you, my fellow Ricocheti, what can we as individuals to help re-create and renew the social organizations that once held our country together?

By JosePluma

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JosePluma

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Ex Army Officer, retired cop, emergency room nurse. Trouble always seems nearby for some reason.

| March 1, 2019

19 COMMENTS

C&Rsenal is one of my favorite YouTube channels, I even support them on Patreon. They are doing a collaboration with Ian from Forgotten Weapons where they are testing out various WWI light machine guns against each other. Now for those of you who don’t care about any of those things, please stick around, because I have a larger point. Here’s one of their latest videos; please go to about 33:33:

By JimGoneWild

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JimGoneWild is a member of Ricochet.

| February 1, 2019

8 COMMENTS

Want to help stop illegal immigration to the United States? Send Rat-Hole countries our guns. No, not the governments, but the poor average juan and juanita out in the fields and jungles. Provide plenty of ammo too. When I say “send”, I mean have the CIA illegally ship, truck or parachute crates of guns into […]

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By Ricochet Audio Network

| January 29, 2019

Alexandra DeSanctis of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America enjoy watching Howard Schultz and Elizabeth Warren trade insults over Warren’s proposed wealth tax and shudder to think that Schultz might be the most sensible liberal considering a 2020 presidential run. They also slam Kamala Harris for suggesting that lawmakers who don’t support gun […]

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Should You Conceal Carry?

By Ricochet Audio Network