Category Archives: civil rights

If you have nothing to hide…

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Imagine a most upstanding human, righteous, kind and lawful. That human gets elected to hold some office. Should that person not worry about government spying because they would never find anything compromising about him? Surveillance can be used for more … Continue reading →

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Peaceful uses of explosives

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Oleg Volk

In response to my recent post, everyone focused on combat uses of explosives. While that is an important use, it is relatively uncommon. Just as firearms are used for recreation, hunting and other non-defensive uses far, far more often than … Continue reading →

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Ever wondered why Japan has no gun rights movement?

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Consider that the ready access to explosives has been only restricted in the US for less than one lifetime. How many civil rights RKBA activists even try to get access to explosives and various tools containing them (grenades, mines, detcord, … Continue reading →

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ATF trying to make NFA compliance process even more onerous

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Oleg Volk

This time, by restricting NFA trusts. You can comment on their web site. Here’s an example of a constructive comment written by my IP attorney Glenn Bellamy, aka Armorer at Law. Rob Allen and Joe Huffman also have sample letters … Continue reading →

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Busy, busy…in America and in Russia.

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Oleg Volk

While I have been scrambling, camera in hand, through rocky hills of Austin, TX with my friends from TWS, quite a few of my photos got circulated in Russia at the second RKBA convention.  Many will see yourselves on the … Continue reading →

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The right to self-defense in New York City?

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Oleg Volk

The endgame of oppression is usually somewhere between the psychotic mass murders of the Nazi Germany or Pol Pot’s Cambodia and the more pragmatic feudalism we see now in Russia and New York City. The retiring Mayor Blomberg — famous … Continue reading →

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Jeopardy, opportunity, ability

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Oleg Volk

The shooting of Andy Lopez for the “crime” of carrying an airsoft toy gun in California is interesting for several reasons. One, the shooter is an acquaintance whom I know through the Firing Line forum and regard favorably, largely thanks … Continue reading →

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Social service homicide

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Oleg Volk

The killing at LAX was done rather inefficiently, but the sole surprise is that this hasn’t happened much sooner. Given that our side — non-government people — tends to avoid violence, this was probably squabbling among thieves escalating to a … Continue reading →

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Scary Halloween thoughts.

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Oleg Volk

This year, same as last, the scariest deeds aren’t being shown on C-SPAN. They are being done on the quiet — so take C-SPAN level of scary and multiply it by some unknown but considerable coefficient to get the idea … Continue reading →

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Slavery reparations?

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Has anyone considered the reparations owed to those who served involuntarily as draftees before that shameful practice was discontinued? Unlike the reparations to the long-dead slaves who were in bondage pre-1860s, these actually have a chance of reaching the living.

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Self-defense on the job?

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Very interesting article and comments: http://www.volokh.com/2013/10/13/may-employer-fire-employee-based-employees-reasonable-job-self-defense Summary: yes, they can. So discretion in bearing arms is important to avoid being fired prior to needing to defend yourself. Of course, the legal right to fire an employee extends to unarmed self-defense … Continue reading →

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Is “federales” a swear word?

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Oleg Volk

The term was long in disrepute in Mexico and much of the American South. Will the threats, vandalism and obstruction by the various DC-inspired goons make the spiteful federal Napoleons and their henchmen as popular as syphilitic shithouse rats? They … Continue reading →

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Two lessons from the biker attack on a family in NY

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Oleg Volk

We now learn that cops were among the bikers who attacked a traveling family in New York and took an active role in the beating. Two lessons jump out at me: 1. Given a choice, try to avoid jurisdictions like … Continue reading →

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Price comparisons

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Just an idle thought: from 1900 to 1933, US dollar was worth roughly a pennyweight (1/20 troy ounce or 1.556 gram) of gold. As of today, gold trades for just under $43/gram. A dollar today buys about 67 times less … Continue reading →

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Ink and Lead

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Oleg Volk

“Treaties may be written in Ink, but they are ratified in Steel and Lead.” Appleseed

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Appleseed

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Knowing and understanding the past is the first step to securing the future. Project Appleseed helps us understand how America came to be as a free country. They teach the basics of marksmanship, too.

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Interesting discussion on Facebook

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Roadblocks and blood-letting in Tennessee

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How police lost the fight for hearts and minds

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Oleg Volk

As communication technologies improve, most Americans are learning that police forces include many psychopathic, murderous thugs. Videos of police committing rape, murder, mugging and other crimes under the color of the law are everywhere. It’s only a numerical minority of … Continue reading →

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No such thing for the antis as “safe enough gun”

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Oleg Volk

The technology behind this carbine is 1860s. The design is 1870s. This one is in .44Mag, but they are also available in .45Colt — again, 1870s technology that can work even with black powder and cast lead bullets. As we … Continue reading →

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They won’t ban your single-shot .22, right?

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Oleg Volk

.22 rifles are, by definition, rifled. In quite a few countries, that’s subject to a higher level of restriction than smoothbores. 22LR round is fixed ammunition, and that is also more restricted compared to loosely loaded black powder guns. The … Continue reading →

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