Category Archives: civil rights

American response to TSA makes me proud.

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Oleg Volk

No, not really.

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Offensive

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Of all offensive legal and political concepts, permit to work has to be among the worst. It’s absence gives people the choice between begging and perishing. Hopefully, with the increased amount of work done on-line and across borders, the state’s … Continue reading →

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Vulturing as a political ideology.

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Oleg Volk

“С туши одного миллионера могут наесться множество пролетариев.” “Many proles can feed off one millionaire’s corpse.” Watching the current Democrat promises, I’ve realized they are a party of scavengers who don’t content themselves with waiting for their prey to die … Continue reading →

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A good fight in a bad cause.

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Watching TSA, DEA, FDA and the rest of the alphabet soup agencies gear up their own little armies brings this picture to mind. Not the trained, well-fed and utterly self-serving bureaucrats who do evil for a paycheck, but the naive … Continue reading →

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Sturmgewehr

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Had Brady Campaign and their ethically deficient ilk been around during WW2, they would have pushed for the disarmament of the guerrillas and other civilians…while turning a blind eye to massacres perpetrated by government troops and their pet paramilitaries. STG44, … Continue reading →

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About that “military-style” buzzword

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Erin Palette wrote an excellent explanation of the anti-gunner’s favorite scaredy-word, “military-style”. The effort isn’t even limited to firearms — just trying carrying a sword or a sabre in Japan, England or many US states! Perhaps the only firearms that … Continue reading →

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Then and now.

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Oleg Volk

The past was never perfect, but certain excesses of today would have been beyond comprehension to our ancestors. And, hopefully, beyond the “Nuremberg defense” for the current perpetrators.

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Hitchhiking isn’t safe? Compared to flying it is!

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Oleg Volk

From yesterday’s conversation with a friend: me: how are you traveling – hitchhiking, bus or plane? she: Plane. I wish I had the funds to make a roadtrip out of the move. But I don’t. I haven’t hitched long distances … Continue reading →

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Happy independence from the United Kingdom day.

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Now that we’ve patted ourselves on the back for the deeds of long-gone ancestors, what are we going to do to gain independence from the imperial creatures closer to home?

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Bad laws and impositions on freedom.

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Oleg Volk

I am not much of a legal expert, so my comments on the recent Supreme Court decision would be by analogy. US has had similar levels of idiocy before, in particular during WW2 and again during the 1970s. Remember “wage … Continue reading →

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Reading Between the Signs, new on CTD blog

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Oleg Volk

An overview of anti-gun signs in Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary.

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What would you do to be free?

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Oleg Volk

If the goal is to avoid indignities great and petty, how does one become more free? Not minding them is one way, but learning to ignore evil doesn’t free us or our beloved from its pysical manifestations. Spiritual freedom does … Continue reading →

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One component of being free.

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Oleg Volk

After years of thinking, I may have figured out which aspect of life makes a person feel un-free. It’s the frequency of having to perform submission rituals. When a feudal lord rides by peasants and they have to kneel in … Continue reading →

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New on CTD: Scary cars, scary guns.

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Read about car mufflers and gun silencers.

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That poxy little Chicago is wagging the whole Illinois

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Champaign County Rifle Association site.

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Will certain amateur features become professional?

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Professionals thrive on feedback. An amateur can shoot at a deer and know he hit the right spot if that deer falls down. If the scope is zeroed right and the amount of compensation was correct, if the rifle has … Continue reading →

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And just across the border…

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Oleg Volk

A Californian living on the border with Arizona, Nevada or Oregon cannot legally buy a modern defensive rifle like an FAL or an AR15. His neighbors living just across the state lines in all the neighboring states can. Either Californians … Continue reading →

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Women and guns: new video

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Oleg Volk
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Fiction is not keeping up with reality

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Oleg Volk

When John Ross wrote his seminal Unintended Consequences, people accused him of being overly dramatic. After all, ATF agents wouldn’t frame people or commit murder, right? When Matt Bracken wrote Enemies Foreign and Domestic series, most readers thought the idea … Continue reading →

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For added Christmas cheer, American STASI is here

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Old news, but well put: TSA = STASI.

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