Collectivism didn't work 400 years ago either
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Why do we hire retards in the government?
It doesn't seem to matter how many times it's pointed out that gun control doesn't disarm anybody but the honest some statist suggests it as a cure for violence and crime.Holder tells Senate committee Justice Department supports more 'gun control'

In MotoGP news (Spoiler Alert)
Ben Spies finished 7th on the Sterilgarda Yamaha team at Valencia today. Pretty good for his first ride on the Yamaha GP bike and only third race with the big boys. He said Friday he would be happy if he could get a top ten and stayed on the bike. Spies teammate Colin Edwards finished 4th with Nicky Hayden on the Ducati in 5th. Oh and for weird race news Casey Stoner high sides himself on the warm up lap, WTF over?

I might get it
Back at the beginning of September I tried trap shooting for the first time, I got hooked immediately on the game. This after years of viewing shotguns as irrelevant to me for anything other than something more effective than any pistol for zombies. I had two shotgun choices at home a Mossberg 500 built in the 60's with a 26" barrel , variable choke and a youth stock or a S&W 916T I bought at a gun show right after I got back from Alaska that had had it's barrel shortened to a smidge more than the legal length and had no front sight because of it. I found a new 28" barrel for the Smith a couple weeks ago but it doesn't fit me much better than the Mossy. Friday I picked up a 30 y

Another argument against prohibition
From the Campaign for LibertyThe War on Some Drugs