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Richard Pelton's new book License to Kill deals with this very subject. I read the first few chapters. It has the slightly gonzo style of his other works likeWorld's Most Dangerous Places, although the sarcastic humour of WMDP is toned down. I don't know his precise politics. But he's...

>Firearms may be used as weapons, but it is not anything inherent to the >firearm that makes them a weapon. A nail gun doesn't have sights for aiming a deadly projectile. A .22 pistol or rifle does. Same way that while a sword is as much a tool for other purposes as a pen-knife, the...

Okay. Let me ask if this is a fair interpretation of what the 2nd Amendment means. The right may not be directly linked to militia or military service, but it was created in the context of arguments over it. Specifically, over who controlled what in the Republic's military structure and what...

Well, like MacPherson said, guns are arms. That's the specific category of tool they come under. The entire talk about "guns are tools designed to project small pieces of lead" actually leads you into the trap set by the antis. It's the same kind of postmodern semantic redefinition that...

I don't have much of a dog in the 6.8 SPC vs. 6.5 Grendel fight. From what I've seen, they're both interesting alternatives to the current 5.56 Nato. But they both have a problem in that they require current weapons to be redesigned to be used as a service cartridge. 6.8 needs new magazine...

The DropKick Murphies do an excellent cover of that song on their latest CD. Quiet, soft, mournful piece back by piano.

The "warrior statesman" comes from two influences: the Palmach and the two years of conscripted military service that every Israeli (save much of the "haredi" ultra-Orthodox) serves. The Palmach were the front line troops of the pre-Indepedence Hagannah Jewish militia. They were a very...

To be honest, I rather thought I'd get a "you're crazy" or "this is impractical". A couple responses to issues raised: Naturally, the word "militia" would not be used. In fact, I'd suggested using what existing state volunteer militias call themselves these days: State Defense Forces...

A brief note about the musings in this post: I am not about to make a gun control argument that licensing/registration/etc. are legitimate exercises of federal or state power over the militia of the several states. I *am* of the opinion that the "well-regulated militia" defined in the 2nd...

Agreed, ctdonath. I've read a bit about the drafts of the Second Amendment, and how it went from a form similar to that of the Virginian Constitution to its ratified form. My "expanded" 2nd was a theoretical "2A for Dummies" version for those people (like I was, years ago) who didn't...

Successful offences if not huge breakthroughs were possible. The German use of stormtrooper squads and "Von Huttier" assault tactics nearly punched through Allied lines in late 1918. And the Canadian Corps had achieved great things at the Battle of Vimy using a "rolling barrage" of artillery...

Vigilante actions are a symptom of a failed state. They exist where the state has not officially established a formal law enforcement mechanism (such as the vigilance committees in the Old West) or the state has so failed its citizens that they resort to extra-legal tactics (the Skidmore...

As Jack the Ripper said... ...I'll take a stab at this. "A well-regulated militia being neccessary for the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep in their own custody arms suitable for fulfilling the duties required by the common soldier in time of war; and to bear those...

Theorizing, and not joking about that. Inefficient as our gun registry is in this country, fully automatic weapons are considered very very naughty. I have no wish to have some of the fine men and women of the RCMP pay me a visit. I take it a 7mm-08 is not much of an improvement when...

Hello, High Roaders...er, is that High Roadies? I've been a lurker and sometime poster on various gun forums over the years. My practical experience with firearms is fairly limited--a couple revolver/pistol sessions at an Israeli firing range, a visit to a .22 oriented rifle range here at...