We will soon find out.Apparently it’s an Oscar Wilde quote.
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How many “lone wolves” does it take to make a pack? The lack of a direct connection to organized terror does not lessen the real threat to America. “He acted alone” is just further misdirection from the left.
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Most people don’t do “tests” for fun, but I opted to shoot the IDPA Classifier at Rivanna last weekend. Since I had just participated in the West Virginia State IDPA match a couple weeks ago, and that counts towards the yearly classification requiremen…

Last week, Spencer Devon Brewing announced an upcoming, and major, staff change at the Fredericksburg brewpub.Legume is coming to downtown Fredericksburg and is going to support our vegan, vegetarian and pescatarian friends; which is awesome. What isn’…

The left loves misdirection. They are artists in deception, and they will gleefully revel in the blood of innocent Americans as long as they can promote their agenda of opression. Take for example this email from the Senator from Virginia, Tim Kaine……

After Mass on Sunday, we drove out to Orange, VA for brunch at The Light Well. Coincidently, this was the same place Colleen and I enjoyed lunch on Mother’s Day. The Light Well offers breakfast and lunch foods, along with a small but decent craft beer …

Just a suggestion for today’s activities.Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there. Cheers!
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Most sensible proposal I’ve seen all week.Have a fun weekend, no matter where, or how, your refreshment is provided.
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Earlier this week, I was faced with this comment in an online forum:

“If I had to defend myself, I would not be able to and that does not bother me in the least.”

I think it actually caused me physical pain to read that comment. How can a person have such little regard for their own life, or the lives of their loved ones, as to be comfortable with accepting their own rape or murder? I feel more sorry for any children who might be in this person’s care than I do for them. Not everyone can, or should, carry a weapon for self-defense. But everyone should care about their loved one’s safety, if not their own.

In the recent Orlando terrorist attack, the victims waited three hours to be rescued. We now know the jihadi took time to make phone calls to friends, he also stopped to wash his hands and even clean his gun!!!! Yet no one in the night club stepped up in their own defense, they simply waited. The killer was greatly outnumbered, he was often distracted. There’s a reason a group of street thugs will approach their victim from opposite directions at the same time. You can’t watch in two directions at once. This isn’t meant to blame the victims or play Monday morning quarterback. I’m pointing out a mindset that has become so predominant in this country.

Americans today are brainwashed to think that must obey direction from any authority figure, without question. (And the jihadi with the gun IS an authority figure.) Americans are taught that someone else will save them. Federal and local government agencies, school systems, all teach “cower in place” as a defensive technique. People are trained to mindlessly do what they are told by people who want to kill them. I’ve lost count of the number of security videos I’ve watched where a criminal holding someone at gunpoint will actually turn his back, or set the gun down and start grabbing money from a cash register, and the victim just stands there, even when next to an exit. It’s pathetic conditioning promoted by the leftist leadership; progressives savor mindless cooperation. And it creates victims.

A gun in the criminal’s hand is a dangerous weapon. That’s why a gun in the hand of a competent law-abiding citizen is the best defense. People need to plan, and train, before they face the need to defend themselves. Unless you have decided in advance that you will not go quietly, you will indeed go quietly.

I often think that Colonel Jeff Cooper’s “Principles of Personal Defense” should be required reading in schools. I re-read it frequently. The wake up call has already come. How will you answer?

Last weekend I headed north to Manassas to check out a monthly IDPA match put on at the Fairfax Rod & Gun Club. Driving I-95 on the weekend anytime holds the possibility of sitting in non-moving traffic but I decided to risk it for another chance t…