Category Archives: civil rights

The economics of gun control.

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Oleg Volk

We talk often about the technical aspects of gun control. Arbitrary specifications, capricious enforcement, massive mis-allocation of resouces… What are the financial effects of gun control as proposed by Feinstein and others of her kind? The most immediate effect is … Continue reading →

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A good reason for liberals to oppose gun control

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Any gun control will be viewed as the fault of the Democrats. The electoral fallout from that would push the Democrat social agenda back by many years. So what do liberals want more, gun control or all those other changes, … Continue reading →

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One devious reason for the illogical nature of anti-gun laws

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Most violations of the myriad of Byzantine laws and regulations are prosecuted as felonies. Having an 11-round magazine in a state that forbids anything over 10 opens a person for prosecution. If that prosecution succeeds — a lifetime disenfranchisement AND … Continue reading →

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The mad numerologists of gun-control

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Oleg Volk

The push to restrict magazine capacity focuses on the apparently magic number “ten”. Reduce Americans to ten-round magazines and no more mass murder, they claim. Let’s look at where this leads. Ten rounds has been the standard capacity for military … Continue reading →

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Victimizing the survivors

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Supposedly, some totalitarian regimes bill the families of executed criminals (or dissidents) for the bullets used by firing squads. Probably an urban legend, but our great leader and his friends in congress are trying to top it. All the proposed … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on school shootings

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Oleg Volk

1. Mass murderers who plan on killing themselves after the spree are not deterred by posthumous legal penalties. Really. Trying to disarm everyone who can theoretically snap is impossible — witness the Russian cops doing mass shootings against the disarmed … Continue reading →

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Vampires in Tennessee

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Turns out that vampires are now real. Stakes won’t work on them because of armor, and other means may be at the defender’s peril because they have official backing. Curious to see how long it will take before the first … Continue reading →

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How gun control laws have consequences for their authors

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Oleg Volk

What happens when some legislator votes for a gun control bill to make it into a law? Adding restriction on gun ownership makes violent crime more frequent. It makes defensive weapons more expensive. And it puts a few people in … Continue reading →

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My take on the current feeding frenzy

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Oleg Volk

I do not think that it will amount to anything in terms of gun control. When our side is voting with thousands of dollars in purchases and many hours of activism, training and lobbying, the other side has only talking … Continue reading →

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Calling gun rights enthusiasts in Guam, Puerto Rico, Marianas

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Oleg Volk

I’d like to get in touch with pro-RKBA people at those locations. Feel free to give them my email (olegvolk at gmail). This is time-sensitive.

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How much can you hate a plant?

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Marko the Munchkinwrangler sums up the social effects of prohibitions in the most eloquent way.

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The Hidden Inflation.

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Producers are under two pressures: to raise prices to account for the loss of purchasing power of each dollar, and to lower prices to attract customers with declining incomes. They most obvious way to accomplish both is to keep the … Continue reading →

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Guns & Coffee Challenge Coins

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Virginia Open Carry sells these challenge coins to raise funds for pro-RKBA outreach. The coins aren’t very expensive, $15ea or five for $50, but they are now offered at a $3 discount with the coupon code OLEG. Get a neat … Continue reading →

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Intrade banned, a very bad sign for our future.

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Oleg Volk

The only way totalitarian governments can exist in the long run is by suppressing accurate information. Today, US government forced Intrade.com to close, removing one of the most accurate prediction devices recently developed. This is one of many recent steps … Continue reading →

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Censorship.

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Oleg Volk

A journal I follow had a note: “Livejournal is blocked in Kyrgystan, Kazahkstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, so apologies for the long delay and if I have neglected you guys.” So there’s a definite USSR flavor to some segments of it. … Continue reading →

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Defensive Voting.

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Two-party system pretty much guarantees defensive voting by informed people. Most Republicans I know hold their noses when voting got GOP. The most common positive view of McCain I heard was “He’s old, maybe he’ll die soon after the election.” … Continue reading →

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Knowledge As a Defensive Fortification

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Oleg Volk

As you probably read in my posts, I consider weapons useful in improving personal safety. But training and carrying weapons doesn’t guarantee safety — a handgun isn’t armor. Due to the expense and the inconvenience, few of us wear body … Continue reading →

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The Preferred Role of Guns in the Political Process

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Recently, I wrote of the limited utility of sharpshooters in standing battles. I also write often about the importance of marksmanship and gun ownership. How do these two statements fit together? Where most of the population is unarmed and untrained, … Continue reading →

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The mis-directed fetish of marksmanship.

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Oleg Volk

I am a great fan of armed and trained civilians. But I’d like to point out that the “hundreds of thousands of deer hunters” are no military snipers and do not overmatch regular infantry. A very well trained rifleman with … Continue reading →

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Quoted on Voice of Russia

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Recently, I responded to questions from a journalist writing for an English-language publication there. The article, Gun Controlling Your Children: a Family Affair just came out. Technically, it has several phrasing and factual errors but the overall tone and the … Continue reading →

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