Category Archives: rkba

Learning from history.

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Oleg Volk
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Rape culture? Aim and fire on it!

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Oleg Volk

It’s funny to hear leftists accuse others of supporting rape culture — as if Hollywood isn’t all about sexual coercion, while conservatives train people (including women) to defeat would-be rapists.

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If a knight was like a tank…

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Oleg Volk

…a heavy musket was like an RPG. It didn’t give a guarantee of a win, but required armor to get so heavy as to be physically nonviable and prohibitively expensive. A real musketeer would have had a sword or a … Continue reading →

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…and the dog returns to its vomit: Germany and its Nazi legacy.

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Oleg Volk

My friend Miggy made me aware of an interesting development: a court rules the members of the least socialist of the German political parties may not own guns. A friend who is a member of that party commented: Long story: … Continue reading →

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No pushover.

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Oleg Volk
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The motive of your enemy is not relevant to the choice of remedy.

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Oleg Volk
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Movies claim that good guys would feel bad about killing evil-doers…

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Oleg Volk

…but that’s utter BS. St.George didn’t take to drink after slaying the dragon. Neither did Bard the Bowman, the archer who slew Smaug. And I am quite sure that every man who shot down a Soviet or Russian helicopter with … Continue reading →

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Musings on the occasion of October 7, 2023.

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Oleg Volk
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The will is critical.

Posted on December 27, 2023 by Oleg Volk
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Know “why” is as important as knowing “how”.

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Oleg Volk

Incidentally, the rifle shown is the perfect configuration for left-handed shooters. Completely ambidextrous Sig M400 SDI lower is combined with the left-ejecting Pro 2A Tactical upper. The result is a tac driver that’s also sound suppressor-friendly.

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Life skills.

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Oleg Volk
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Heinlein was right.

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Oleg Volk
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Sten

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Oleg Volk

It’s all fun and games until people who didn’t want to be involved are forced to participate. Then it’s game over for the original participants.

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There’s no cavalry to the rescue.

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Oleg Volk
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“No civilian needs…”

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Oleg Volk

A common statement from the fans of government monopoly on force is: “no civilian needs such weapons”, with “such weapons” being whatever they are trying to ban. Let’s look at this statement more closely. The Secret Service staff are civilians. … Continue reading →

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Bio-political musings

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Oleg Volk

Much of the political process can be likened to auto-immune disorders: segments of the body politic hijacking the defensive organs of the society, such as police, to attack other elements of the body. In that way, a small and relatively … Continue reading →

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The problem with socialism

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Oleg Volk
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Vicious enforcement of arbitrary laws.

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Oleg Volk

The utterly illogical and pointless nature of the US gun laws can be illustrated with this simple example. Let’s take a gun owner who has an AR15 rifle. Since barrels are available in different lengths, the owner pays a $200 … Continue reading →

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Present danger in Washington state

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Oleg Volk
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Technology isn’t the devil.

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Oleg Volk

Until 1994, any teen in America could buy a 30-round magazine, in person or by mail. From 1957 to 1968, they could buy an AR15 to go with it, mail order if they so wished. After 1968, they would have … Continue reading →

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