BACKGROUND CHECKS:



From my email.

CNN PERFORMS a random act of journalism. Accident, no doubt.

WOMAN STOPS GRIZZLY ATTACK with .25 caliber pistol.

This is a story of self control and marksmanship with an itsy bitsy shooter by a woman against a fierce predator.

What is the smallest caliber you trust to protect yourself? The Beretta Jetfire.

While out hiking in Alberta Canada with my boyfriend we were surprised by a huge grizzly bear charging at us from out of nowhere. She must have been protecting her cubs because she was extremely aggressive. If I had not had my little Beretta Jetfire with me I would not be here today!

Just one shot to my boyfriend's knee cap was all it took ... the bear got him and I was able to escape by just walking away at a brisk pace.

It's one of the best pistols in my collection ....

From my email. Remember, in case of emergency, you don't have to be the fastest runner; just faster than the slowest runner.

[UPDATE & BUMP] My wife and I were at the gun range today; there were several of these Berettas for sale. Needless to say, I didn't tell my wife how useful they might be.

A MODEST PROPOSAL for dealing with the sequester. C'mon, Republicans, punch back.

PROGRESS IN DETROIT? "[I]f you want smaller government and lower taxes, the secret is to rapidly grow the size of government until it collapses."

THE HOLLYWOOD TAX STORY they won't tell at the Oscars.

IS HE FREAKIN' NUTS, or does he just play one on CNN?

JEEZ, I'M RUNNING OUT OF TAR & FEATHERS: Top Cuomo Aide Delivers Public Rebuke of State Worker Who Talked to the Press. Even if the guy had been subject to disciplinary action, this was beyond the pale.

A CRIME NOT TO HIRE FORMER CRIMINALS? Not if they're white males.

JUST WHEN YOU THINK your former home can't get any crazier: Illegal immigrants hold rally at state capitol.

YOU DON'T SAY: It's not about education, it's about control.

A HUMANITIES PHD does not seem likely to ever be a career-enhancing move, for the simple reason that a PhD is a lengthy apprenticeship designed to teach you the skills needed to do exactly one thing: be a professor. Unfortunately, this also appears to be becoming true of the science and engineering doctorates as well. At this time, I would not recommend going beyond a Masters degree to any of my children/grandchildren.

Paul Greenberg agrees.

PUNCHING BACK: Greedy class-action lawyers take one on the chin. Here's a personal example of their greed.

WHY DO DEMOCRATS hate American manufacturers? Answer: they don't hate manufacturers; they hate manufacturers who threaten their ability to control Americans.

PAUL GREENBERG remembers Kate Smith.



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A VICTORY FOR CONCEALED CARRY: the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals let stand a December ruling by a three-judge panel of the court that forces Illinois to adopt a concealed carry law, thus affirming that the right to bear arms exists outside the home.

ON W.

IF WE COULD ONLY sequester fraud, waste, abuse, and absurdity, we could save trillions....

DAN MITCHELL on the United States of Taxes:

…new taxes on high-income Americans are a matter of necessity and fairness; they are also a necessary precondition to what in time will have to be tax increases on the middle class. …As the economy strengthens and the population ages, more taxes will be needed from further down the income scale… But there will never be a consensus for more taxes from the middle class without imposing higher taxes on wealthy Americans, who have enjoyed low taxes for a long time.

Read it all.

GUN LAWS are needed to keep manufacturers from relocating.

Being punched back hurts.