Author Archives: SGM P.

The Keychain

Posted on September 25, 2015 by SGM P.

I have a key chain made for me by a friend.  He took an empty, once fired .45 caliber shell casing, inserted a loop through the primer hole to hold a key ring, then seated a new bullet in the … Continue reading →

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A Crime of Location

Posted on September 21, 2015 by SGM P.

I’m sure everybody has heard the story about Sergeant Tahmooressi.  But in case you haven’t, he was a former Marine who got disoriented while driving at night and accidently entered Mexico with two military style rifles in his vehicle.  In … Continue reading →

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What is a Mass Shooting?

Posted on September 21, 2015 by SGM P.

I was doing some research on the internet after the Louisiana Theater shooting.  One of the problems in doing the research is the lack of standardized terms.  Most people would call what happened there a “mass shooting”. The FBI doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Economics 101

Posted on September 13, 2015 by SGM P.

I’ve always been interested in economics.  I wanted to understand how the economy works, what makes it better and what makes it worse.  I tried reading Milton Friedman’s highly recommended book on economics, Capitalism and Freedom.  It was a little … Continue reading →

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The War on Carbon Dioxide

Posted on September 13, 2015 by SGM P.

Hugh Hewitt made this comment the other day on the radio, “In a world full of evil, America declares war on carbon dioxide emissions”. The insanity this statement points out seems beyond belief, yet every day there are more calls … Continue reading →

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My 9mm AR15 Project

Posted on September 12, 2015 by SGM P.

Originally, I didn’t have much interest in 9mm AR’s.  I didn’t like the look of the straight Colt magazines. I liked the rearward slant Glock magazine look even less.  And I didn’t like the look of the small mag in … Continue reading →

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Don’t Like Your Results?

Posted on August 6, 2015 by SGM P.

Politicians live and die by numbers, statistics, polls and data.  So if the results of your programs don’t yield numbers that are favorable and supportive, what do you do?  Simple, you change the way those numbers are calculated or change … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Shootings

Posted on August 4, 2015 by SGM P.

This information was extracted from an article by Erich Pratt posted on the Gun Owners of America website:   Gun Owners of America Many people from the President on down have predicted that the lack of strict gun laws will result … Continue reading →

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$70,000 Minimum Wage Fails!

Posted on August 3, 2015 by SGM P.

Did you read the story in April about Dan Price, the CEO of Gravity Payments, a credit card processing company, who decided to implement a $70,000 a year minimum wage for his company?  Over a period of three years, salaries … Continue reading →

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Changed My Mind

Posted on July 27, 2015 by SGM P.

I’ve changed my mind about the Second Amendment.  I no longer believe the Second Amendment gives us the right to be armed.  I just read Gary Evens article:  The Second Amendment Doesn’t Grant Americans Anything . Mr. Evens explains the … Continue reading →

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