The Battle of Athens (sometimes called the McMinn County War) was a rebellion led by citizens in Athens and Etowah, Tennessee, United States, against the local government in August 1946. The citizens, including some World War II veterans, accused the local officials of political corruption and voter intimidation.
If you haven’t figured it out before this moment, I am a terribly undisciplined blogger. At one time I somewhat-routinely did a link-around to give readers the benefit of finding new blogs, or great stories, unbelievable news, or just a good laugh. Haven’t done one in ages and I have a few excuses but...
Not only did the state of Pennsylvania not inspect the clinic of heinous abortion ‘doctor’ Kermit Gosnell who routinely slashed the throats of aborted babies who refused to die, the state completely stopped inspecting all abortion clinics in 1993 until and unless  a direct complaint was made against one of the clinics – oh...
In the interest of time, I’m posting an email from Tulsa citizen watchdog and business woman Cris Yeoman Kurtz, with some added information. Your voice on critical legislation is needed now. Oklahoma Senate Main Switchboard: 405-524-0126 Â Â Â Â 800-865-6490 Call your own OK Senator as well as some of those in...
Stacy Swimp is the president of the Frederick Douglass Society. At a press conference, he is asked to explain his comment that gun control has a history of “Black people control: (CNSNews.com) – Gun control dates back to laws before and after the Civil War that prohibited or restricted African Americans from owning firearms, a...
Oklahoma State Senator Nathan Dahm has authored S. 552 which will provide for “gun owners, over the age of 21, and not a convicted felon, to keep a pistol in their vehicle for self defense.” Oklahoma State Representative Lewis Moore (R-96th) is the primary Oklahoma House author. For full details on S. 552 and...
John Lott has an excellent piece in the Wall Street Journal on the “facts” about assault weapons and crime. I’m outlining a few of them here, and urge you to read the entire article if you, like I, are not well-versed on what an “assault weapon” is or is not. Note most of what...
The word “paroled” is the focus of this story. Two Webster, New York firefighters were murdered, and three others wounded by a convicted-murderer-turned-sniper, allowed to plead-down the vicious hammer-beating of his grandmother to manslaughter, resulting in her death. This is what happens in liberal states. William Spengler, Jr. should have never been released, but after 17 years,...
In 2012, President Barack Obama's adopted hometown had 506 murders, including more than 60 children. Philadelphia, a city that local television newscasters frequently call 'Killadelphia," saw 331 killed last year. In Detroit, 386 people were murdered.
The Militia Dilemma
A new Rassmussen poll shows that 65% of adult Americans “recognize their right to own a gun was intended to ensure their freedom,” 17% disagree and 18% haven’t a clue. While honest polling gives us a glimpse of where America stands, what a majority of Americans think about any provision in the U.S. Constitution...
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