Category Archives: Observations

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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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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Louisiana Theater Shooting

Posted on July 27, 2015 by SGM P.

A man with a history of mental illness opens fire in a crowded Louisiana theater, killing two and wounding nine.  Following the example of their leader, Barack Obama, liberals immediately take to the internet before the facts are known criticizing … Continue reading →

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More Laws for the Lawless

Posted on July 27, 2015 by SGM P.

A person who is determined to commit murder knows he is breaking the law.  So why would we expect a potential murderer, someone who is planning in detail a mass shooting incident, to obey a law that says: You can’t … Continue reading →

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Have the Equipment? You’re Guilty!

Posted on July 13, 2015 by SGM P.

Found this on my Facebook page posted by a good friend.  I attempted to determine who originally wrote this, but was unable to do so. One morning, the husband returns the boat to their lakeside cottage after several hours of … Continue reading →

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Mass Shootings – Only A U.S. Thing?

Posted on July 12, 2015 by SGM P.

In his address to the nation after the Charleston attack, Obama claimed:  “We as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries.”  Earlier in the week … Continue reading →

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Concealed Carry Info

Posted on July 12, 2015 by SGM P.

Info from the Crime Prevention Research Center’s Concealed Carry Report. Crime Prevention Research Center Report Since President Obama’s election, the number of concealed handgun permits has soared from 4.6 million in 2007 to over 12.8 million this year. Over the … Continue reading →

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