Category Archives: Gun Rights

On Liberty and Security

Posted on October 17, 2017 by The Political Hat

     One of the greatest American virtues is not just a willingness to stand on one’s own two feet, but a moral imperative to do so. Not everyone is a Randian hero, and people do need help from time to time, … Continue reading →

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Gun Non-Crime Bad; Gun Crime Good

Posted on May 31, 2017 by The Political Hat

     The histrionic insanity the many anti-2nd Amendment zealots have quite often reaches the point of punishing kids for simply liking a picture of what turns out is not an actual gun: “Ohio middle schooler Zachary Bowlin learned a valuable lesson … Continue reading →

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While The Worst are Full of Passionate Intensity

Posted on May 24, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Rousseau’s Volonté Générale presumes that there is a general and common will amongst the collective of a nation. While the concept of a “General Will” is a fanciful notion of a false god, and readily dismissed previously, it nonetheless can … Continue reading →

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One Close Election Balances Another

Posted on January 9, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Last November, Bloomberg’s anti-2nd Amendment brigade outspent pro-2nd Amendment lovers and passed, by less than 1%, a flawed anti-2nd Amendment initiative measure that required FBI background checks for almost transfers of possession of firearms, even temporary ones amongst people at … Continue reading →

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Happy Bill of Rights Day!

Posted on December 15, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Today is the 225th anniversary of the first ten amendments to the Constitution coming into effect. The original Bill of Rights contained a preamble stating that the clauses were “declaratory and restrictive” — i.e. they restricted the Federal Government and … Continue reading →

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The Family That Shoots Together…

Posted on October 7, 2016 by The Political Hat

     …is the family that fears no criminal scum. “An entire family participated in the shooting of an intruder who broke into a house less than a mile from his own residence. A mother, father, and adult son were awoken to … Continue reading →

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Arbitrary and Capricious Elimination of a Fundamental Civil Liberty by Bureaucrats Coming to Nevada

Posted on December 18, 2015 by The Political Hat

     Nevada state Senator, and Congressman wannabe, Ruben Kihuen wants to allow bureaucrats to arbitrarily destroy the fundamental civil liberty of the right to keep and bear arms by barring people from buying guns via addition to a Federal “No Fly … Continue reading →

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Happy Bill of Rights Day!

Posted on December 15, 2015 by The Political Hat

     Today is the 224th anniversary of the first ten amendments to the Constitution coming into effect. The original Bill of Rights contained a preamble stating that the clauses were “declaratory and restrictive” — i.e. they restricted the Federal Government and … Continue reading →

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The ACLU Supports Arbitrary and Capricious Suspension of Civil Liberties to Fight “Terror”

Posted on December 9, 2015 by The Political Hat

     The American Civil Liberties Union likes to pretend that it “wubs” civil liberties for American.  However, they only pretend when it is politically useful for them to do so.      Case in point: No fly lists.      The ACLU is suing against … Continue reading →

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Microphone Fellatio Aficionado Attacks Civil Liberties In California

Posted on October 22, 2015 by The Political Hat

     California Lt. Gov. (and former San Fransisco mayor) Gavin Newsom has decided that Gov. Moonbeam isn’t anti-civil liberty when it comes to the 2nd Amendment, and is pushing oppressive measures that will thrill the elite (who are protected by armed … Continue reading →

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