This past week the ‘main stream’ media has finally been reporting on a trend we have been covering for months. The “Knock Out Game”. For those still not familiar with it, the premise is a simple and violent one. Pick a random person and try and knock them out with a single punch by sneaking […]
Where does pacifism come from? I’ve asked myself this question and you may have too. Often times we try and imagine these people come from sheltered lives where the “idea” of violence is one removed from them and it’s more of an abstract thought than something real. If we do think of someone who has […]
Starbucks has taken quite a bit of heat of it’s request for customers to not carry weapons into their stores. This request is what I would refer to as a “soft ban”. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz took to CNN to try and shed some light on his recent open letter to customers where he “requests” […]
During the tragic murders at the Navy Yard I was spending the day with my family and basically ‘unplugged’ from the situation as it was unfolding. I received several messages from friends and via the 13C Facebook page, not just about the shooting but about some of the on air coverage and what was happening. […]
As our hearts go out to the victims and their families in D.C. many pundits are already trying to blame civilian ownership and carry of firearms, specifically assault weapons and concealed weapons permits. See this article through to the end, I have some poignant advice for those of us who would like to help and […]
By now most of you have seen the video of Deputy Andy Cox threatening to murder lawfully licensed concealed carrier Joel Smith. In the video Mr Smith is allegedly stopped for an expired tag and when he tried to retrieve documentation from his vehicle Deputy Cox becomes enraged over Mr Smith not informing him he […]
It was to be Maria Arcos first day on a new job but it ended in tragedy instead. Maria was heading to a bus stop near her home when she was attacked by as many as 15 wild dogs ranging in age from about 6 months old to full grown adults. Apparently this pack of […]