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When I write about cases, legislation and events, I use the term “state” or “the state” to represent the Government. It doesn’t matter if it is the federal, state, or local government. It doesn’t matter if it is a rule promulgated by an agency or a city ordnance. In all cases, it is still “the…

After I posted my truck mess, one of the commenters pointed out that it might be the case that you only have what is on your person in that instant. They are correct. That is one of the reasons I have so many first-aid/stop the bleed kits. For example, the LBV for my office area…

My son is on the spectrum. His idea of fun is computer games. On the great side of it, he has decided that he is going into the trades. I couldn’t be prouder of him. His sibling has given me tunes for Tuesdays, as has his mother. Today I asked for his. He gave me…

My truck is a mess. I try to keep the front in “ok” but the space behind the driver’s seat is reserved for preparedness. This is the “always” things: US Military Sleep System. US Military poncho liner. US Military entrenching shovel US MRE’s, not visible, in the door behind the lens Blowout First Aid Kit…

I’m old enough to remember the events. I remember the Feds telling us that there were no federal snipers pointing guns at the defenders. It was just such a shock to see gun sight camera images of those snipers. I mean, they were clear, and I didn’t know that it was possible with the tech…

Since its inception, the California ammunition background check has been riding at about a 10.8% rejection rate. Of that, more than 50% were in error. We don’t know if the remaining people were actually prohibited, or if they just didn’t bother to go to the trouble of doing the paperwork. About 7,500 individuals are rejected…

Quoting from a charging document: The possession of the charged firearms affected interstate or foreign commerce; that is, before the defendant possessed the charged firearms, it had traveled at some time from one state to another or between any part of the United States and any other country. If you bought a gun manufactured by…

Ok, so If I understand this process correctly, the judge evaluates the character of the defendant based on all available information and uses it to in essence to correct what the judge believes is an injustice, in that the jury erred in its finding. So the judge overrides the jury’s decision. Is it a backdoor,…

The devil is in the details.

How I’m feeling today. Of course Heavy Metal was the naught animated movie of my University days.