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Category: Second Amendment

Concealed carry/Second Amendment

Over-selling hand-to-hand combat

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Article: I Carry a Gun. I Don’t Need That H2H Crap! Setting aside for a moment that directly hand-to-hand engaging an assailant is beyond stupid, hand-to-hand c...

Second Amendment

Misunderstanding how insurance works

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

It’s pretty bad when a practicing attorney is far, far off the mark in how insurance works. So time to revisit firearm liability “insurance”, ...

Fifth Amendment/Free speech/Rights/Second Amendment

It isn’t a right if it’s compulsory

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

In the United States there are several rights codified in our Constitution. And one concept about rights many seem to forget is they are entirely voluntary. You...

Second Amendment

Firearm liability “insurance”

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

It’s a general rule of common or statutory law that insurance does not cover intentional actions. Yet, time and again, we see proposals for “gun lia...

Firearms and Ammunition/Law Enforcement/Police/Second Amendment

Responding to a knife with a firearm

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

LA Times Letters to the Editor: “Why do police officers keep shooting people armed with knives?” Oh this is a good one… To the editor: I read ...

Second Amendment

Japan isn’t an argument for gun control

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Article: How Japan Has Almost Eradicated Gun Crime Whenever someone mentions Japan in the context of gun control, there’s always a quick test I do on an a...

Democrat platform/Economics/Free speech/Health care/Politics/Rights/Second Amendment/Socialism

Once a government…

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

A friend of mine recently tagged me on Facebook to ask my opinion on this. Below is my response with some enhancements and additions. * * * * * Quoting for acce...

Economics/Second Amendment/Taxes

Taxing firearms

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Article: Don’t Ban Assault Weapons – Tax Them I’ve said before (here and here) that subtle racism largely fuels the calls for greater financial burd...

Second Amendment

State gun laws and pediatric firearm-related mortality

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Recently the American Academy of Pediatrics published a study concluding that “States with laws requiring universal background checks for firearm purchase...

Concealed carry/Law Enforcement/Police/Second Amendment

Your concealed carry permit is not a badge

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Back when I was first learning about firearms and concealed carry, I came across a video – since removed, unfortunately – called “Your conceal...

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