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    • Flowchart: What is an "Assault Weapon?"
    • If I am shooting my registered "assault weapon" in one of the legally allowed places, can I let my friend or child take a few shots with it?
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  • Category 1 Asault Weapons
    • Is an SKS rifle with the "capacity to accept a detachable magazine," but without an offending SB23 feature and without a compatable detachable magazine in the receiver, a category one "assault weapon?"
    • Does the possession of all necessary compent parts of a firearm, that could be used to assemble a Category 1 "assault weapon," possessed in a disassembled state, constitute an unlawful possession of an "assault weapon?"
    • My gun is a Category 1
    • Which components, if possed individually or in combination in a disassembled state would constitute possession of a Category 1 "assault weapon?"
  • Category 2 Asault Weapons
    • Does the possession of all necessary components that could be used to assemble a Category 2 "assault weapon," if possessed in a disassembled state, constitute an unlawful possession of an "assault weapon?"
    • My gun is a Category 2 AK and AR-15
    • Which components, if possed individually or in combination in a disassembled state would constitute possession of a Category 2 "assault weapon?"
    • Would any otherwise legally possessed "upper receiver" if placed on a registered AR15 lower receiver violate any California law?
    • Would the BRP Corps. XMG semi-automatic upper receiver if placed on a registered AR15 lower receiver violate any California law?
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    • HAMBLEN v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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    • HELP OPPOSE ILL-CONCEIVED SAN MATEO GUN CONTROL PROPOSALS
    • NRA/CRPA SUBMIT LETTER OPPOSING GUN CONTROL ORDINANCES BEING CONSIDERED BY THE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
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    • CITY OF EMERYVILLE SEEKS TO PROHIBIT GUN STORES, NRA SUBMITS OPPOSITION LETTER
    • UPDATE: PROPOSED GUN CONTROL IN OAKLAND
    • EMERYVILLE UPDATE: CITY COUNCIL REJECTS PORTION OF LCAV’s MODEL ORDINANCE AND PASSES REMAINDER ON FIRST READING
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  • California Proposed State Legislation
    • NRA URGES GOVERNOR TO VETO DANGEROUS ANTI-GUN BILLS
    • Comments Regarding Proposed Regulation Defining 'Capacity To Accept'
  • California Statutes
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12276.5
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    • Cal. Statues 12078
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    • Restoring Firearms Possession Rights in California
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12022.55
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12276.1
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12275
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12023
    • Cal. Penal Code section 417.2
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12036
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 487
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12088
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12094
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12280(a)
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12288.5
    • Cal. Penal Code section 247
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12086
    • CAl. Penal Code section 171d
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12125
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12803
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12053
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12071.1
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12073
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12501
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12200
    • Cal. Penal Code section 417.3
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12807
    • Cal. Penal Code section 602.8
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12087.6
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12321
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12802
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12800
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12289
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12076
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12806
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12425
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12230
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12804
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12220
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12801
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12809
    • Cal. Penal Code section 374c
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12324
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12072.5
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12251
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12423
    • Cal. Penal Code section 468
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12200
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12808
    • Cal. Penal Code section 417.8
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12805
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12075
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12250
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12355
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12076.5
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12290
    • Cal. Penal Code section 417.6
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12085
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12233
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12320
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12087.5
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12088.3
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12090
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12234
    • Cal. Penal Code section 171e
    • Cal. Penal Code section 384h
    • FACED WITH IMMINENT LAWSUIT, RICHMOND CALIFORNIA CITY COUNCIL REPEALS MAGAZINE BAN
    • LETTER FROM SACRAMENTO CITY ATTORNEY STATING AMMO ORDINANCE DOESN'T APPLY TO ONLINE PURCHASES
    • SB15 - UNSAFE HANDGUNS - MATERIALS
    • COUNTY OF SAN MATEO BACKS OFF ITS CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED GUN CONTROL ORDINANCES
    • UNSAFE HANDGUN ACT
    • LOS ANGELES GUN BUY-BACK PROGRAM
    • LEGALITY OF GUN BUY-BACK PROGRAMS
• California Agency Regulations and Opinions
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    • Assault Weapon Cases
    • DOJ BUREAU OF FIREARMS ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
    • INLAND EMPIRE TASK FORCE FORMED
    • "OPEN CARRY" LASD LETTER
    • Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office One Minute Brief
    • DOJ TYPE 1 FFL STATISTICS
    • Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office Anti-Gang Recommendations and Proposals
    • FIREARM DEALER STATISTICS
  • California Agency Correspondance
    • California ''Assault Weapon'' Statistics.
    • CAL DOJ ACTIONS MAKES HANDGUN BUYERS CRIMINALS
    • ATF Documents available
    • California AW Registration Statistics by county 6-06
    • Special Directive 06-04
    • Mayors Against Illegal Guns - Informatinon re National Summit
    • Legality of Gun Buyback Programs
    • NRA FILES PAPERS OPPOSING CBD TO BAN HUNTING IN MOJAVE PRESERVE
    • ATF MOST CITED FIREARM VIOLATIONS
    • Los Angeles CPA Releases Letter Regarding Home Release with Electronic Monitoring Program
    • ATF FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSEE SEMINAR 2007
    • DOJ DROS Firearm Program Cancellation/Correction Form for Handguns
  • California Agency Opinions
    • .50 BMG Registration
  • California Code of Regulations
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.10
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 979.10
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.20
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 979.11
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.44
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.30
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.31
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.33
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.32
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.40
    • Comments by David Swanson
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.43
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.41
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.42
    • Comments by Gun Owners of California
    • Comments by Bill Wiese
    • Comments of Emmanuel C. Tsompanas P.E., State of California M23297
    • Comments of Blake Aaron
    • Comments by Darren King
    • Comments of Kevin Irvin
    • Comments of Wes Morris, Ten Percent Firearms
    • Organizations Eligible to Hold Fund-Raising Raffles
• Articles, Memoranda, and Commentary
  • Articles
    • CALIFORNIA FIREARMS LAW ADVISORY/WARNING "ASSAULT WEAPONS MODIFICATIONS"
    • NRA VICTORY IN SAN FRANCISCO LAWSUIT
    • SUPREME COURT REVERSES 4TH CIRCUIT IN HAYES
    • JUDGE UPHOLDS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GUN BAN
    • THE IMPACT OF NORDYKE
    • LEGAL COMMUNITY AGAINST VIOLENCE TAX RETURN
    • UTAH FEDERAL COURT REJECTS EMERSON - DECISION BY FIFTH CIRCUIT PENDING
    • ADVISORY OPINION REQUESTS AND RESPONSES
    • CIFTA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
    • FOLDING KNIFE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY
    • REFLECTIONS ON GUNS AND JURY NULLIFICATION - AND JUDICIAL NULLIFICATION
    • SAR LEGAL Q&A
    • SOME THOUGHTS ON GUNSMITHS TAKING NFA FIREARMS FOR REPAIR WITHOUT AN APPROVED ATF FORM 5
    • ATF CONFIRMS STATUS OF TRUST TRANSFERS TO BENEFICIARIES
    • READER QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
    • CURRENT ATF INTERPRETATION OF "MANUFACTURING" BY DEALERS
    • THE NFA REPAIR PROCESS: THE RIGHT AND WRONG USES
    • SEVERAL THINGS FOR THE NON-FFL NFA FIREARM OWNER TO REMEMBER
    • ATF ISSUES FINAL REGULATION ON FIREARM MARKETING
    • EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES IN THE SALE OF NFA WEAPONS
  • Commentary
    • FBI Confirms It: Criminals Ignore Gun Laws
    • ALL CCW PERMIT HOLDERS
    • Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens criticized over CCW *UPDATE:SHERIFF HALTS CCW REVOCATIONS
    • GUN SHOW LAWSUIT ALLOWED TO PROCEED
    • US DISTRICT COURT REFUSES TO DISMISS GUN SHOW LAWSUIT
    • CADOJ Plans To Expand ''Assault Weapon'' Law to Cover ''Series'' Receivers
    • AEAA: PROP H GUN BAN PROHIBITS ACTION FILMS IN SAN FRANCISCO
    • AB50 Dies in Committee...for now.
    • Cal. DOJ Seeks To Raid Gun Background Check Bank Account
    • American Entertainment Armorers Association files Amicus Brief in Prop H lawsuit
    • Assault Weapons: What the Media Won't Tell You
    • ANALYSTS: GUN CONTROL A NON-ISSUE IN 2004
    • BATFE Says Brady Center is Misleading Public
    • California s Wal-mart Settlement Revealed
    • CDC ISSUES REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF GUN CONTROL
    • CONTRA COSTA COUNTYS SYMBOLIC GUN LAWS UNENFORCEABLE
    • Ballistic Imaging Unreliable and Expensive.
    • CALGUNLAWS.COM BETA TESTING UPDATE
    • Comment Letters Submitted to CA DOJ Re: Proposed ''AW'' Regulation Expansion
    • CCW PERMITTEES' PRIVACY RIGHTS BROADENED
    • CALGUNLAWS.COM HAS EVERY UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT GUN CASE
    • Contra County Seeks to Ban .50 Cal.
    • CalGunLaws.com is launched for beta testing.
    • Machine Gun Definition
    • INTERNET AMMUNITION SELLERS SETTLE
    • DOJ 2002 DS ARMS SA58 CONFIGURATION OPINION CONTRADICTS RECENT POSITION
    • HOW THE DOJ EXPANDS ASSAULT WEAPON LAWS
    • The California Bar Opines on Gun Control
    • SYMBOLIC GUN LAW DRAWS SYMBOLIC RESPONSES -- THAT COST REAL MONEY
    • Pre-Litigation Demand letter issued to San Francisco regarding .50 caliber ban
    • ORAL ARGUMENT SCHEDULED ON SECOND AMENDMENT “INCORPORATION” CASE
    • San Francisco UltraCompact Handgun Ban Letter
    • Hypocritical Justification for LAPD Chief's CCW Permit Epitomizes Double Standar
    • 'Criminology & Public Policy' documents available
    • Popular Mechanics: ''Smart Guns,'' Dumb Idea
    • Cop Investigated for Saving Chicken With Air Gun
    • MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
    • San Francisco Prop H Gun Ban Litigation Document Summary
    • LCAV OUTLINES PLAN TO BAN
    • DEMOCRAT BLUE PRINT FOR GUN VOTES
    • Gray Davis' Cop-Killing Gun Law
    • Davis Makes What May Be His Final Jab At Gun Industry
    • HOW THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED: (Danger: Legalese ahead.)
    • The N.R.A. Is Naming Names
    • Protecting Gun Clubs from Criminal and Civil Liability
    • Fresno County D.A. Hunt Letter to California Prosecutors
    • FROM THE JAWS OF DEFEAT!
    • Lead Distribution at Public Shooting Ranges
    • MUCH MORE ADO ABOUT NOTHING
    • LOS ANGELES FILES DEMURRER TO CRPA'S LAWSUIT SEEKING REPEAL OF CITY'S AW BAN
    • Firearms Industry Wins Major Victory
    • Judge overturns San Francisco Gun Ban
    • Proposed AMICUS CURIAE brief by CRPA and LEAA
    • Los Angeles Bans ''Large Caliber'' Firearms
    • MOTION TO DISMISS TRANSCRIPTS IN DC CASE RELEASED
    • Join CalGunLaws.com Now!!!!
    • Hunt v. CA: Declaration of Ignatius Chinn
    • UNARMED FOR THE ELECTION
    • FEC REVEALS BRADY CAMPAIGN $211,000 POLITICAL HYPOCRISY
    • FCI: Gun Show 'Stings' Continue In California and Neighboring
    • Draft Copy of Fifty Caliber Report Released
    • In 1982, Kennesaw GA Asked Sen. Feinstein for Confiscated Guns
    • MARYLAND'S BALLISTIC SYSTEM IS COSTLY AND RELATIVELY UNSUCCESSFUL
    • LAPD PULLS NRA MATERIAL FROM PACKAGING FOR ISSUED GUNS
    • San Francisco appeals to Supreme Court in Prop H case
    • Firearms Appraisals
    • S.F. Gun Ban Notice of Motion
    • ORAL ARGUMENTS SCHEDULED IN RIGHTS RESTORATION CASES
    • DOJ FILES OPPOSITION TO WRIT IN SILVEIRA
    • U.S. Supreme Court ''Requests'' Response in Silveira
    • US DOJ Letter to Bloomberg RE: NYC Stings
    • San Francisco Opposition Brief Now Available
    • Runaway from Runaway Jury
    • Firefighters warned about armed residents in evacuated areas
    • San Francisco Postpones Prop H Enforcement
    • LA COUNTY FACES NEW $13 MILLION
    • San Francisco to Appeal Gun Ban Ruling
    • U.S. SUPREME COURT DENIES CERT IN SILVEIRA
    • HALBROOK RESPONDS TO KABA CRITICISM
    • THE SILVEIRA DEBATE
    • SILVEIRA: SECOND AMENDMENT SUICIDE
    • S.F. Gun Ban Conformed Writ of Mandate
    • MORE ON JUDGE SOTOMAYOR AND SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS
    • NINTH CIRCUIT ISSUES RULING IN U.S. V. STEWART
    • Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!
    • LCAV Amicus Pleadings Now Available
    • NJ: State getting a grip on smart guns
    • NRA Allies File Brief in Support of SF Gun Ban Lawsuit
    • NRA Attorney Report on PROP H Hearing (audio)
    • NRA CREATES ''GOOD GUYS'' LIST
    • NRA sues San Francisco
    • NRA Gun Ban Lawsuit - San Francisco Files Opposition Brief
    • OAKLAND REQUIRES LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS TO BE REPORTED
    • NRA Files Lawsuit Challenging San Francisco Gun Ban
    • NRA sues San Francisco - ReAssignment
    • THE ADMINISTRATION IS NOT DEALING STRAIGHT WITH US ON MEXICO'S GUN PROBLEM
  • Law Review Articles
    • Report of expert commission on Fifty-Caliber Rifles
    • LOCAL GUN BANS IN CALIFORNIA: A FUTILE EXERCISE
    • IMAGINING GUN CONTROL IN AMERICA: UNDERSTANDING THE REMAINDER PROBLEM
    • SUPPLY RESTRICTIONS AT THE MARGINS OF HELLER AND THE ABORTION ANALOGUE
  • Memoranda
    • NRA/CRPA LEGAL ACTION PROJECT STOPS EXPANSION OF LEAD AMMUNITION BAN
    • CLARIFICATION OF NRA'S LEGAL STATUS IN MCDONALD v. CHICAGO IN THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
    • PEOPLE v. PHILLIP DOMINGUEZ
  • Reports
    • Legality of Gun Buyback Programs
    • Gang Crime and Violence in Los Angeles County
    • 2008 MEMORANDUM RE: AB 2062 AMMUNITION REGULATIONS
    • 2006 MEMORANDUM RE: AB 2714/INTERNET AMMO RESTRICTIONS PREEMPTED BY FAAAA
    • 2006 ASSEMBLY BILL 2714 TALKING POINTS
• Media Releases and Coverage
  • Media Articles
    • CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA PROSECUTORS FILE BRIEF SUPPORTING THE SECOND AMENDMENT
    • COURT UPHOLDS GUN RESTRICTIONS FOR DOMESTIC ABUSERS
    • A GLIMPSE AT THE GUN BAN AGENDA
    • AMICUS BRIEF RE: FIREARMS SEARCH WARRANTS FILED
    • ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT NON-COMMITTAL ON PENDING CCW ISSUES
    • PRELITIGATION DEMAND LETTER ISSUED TO CITY OF RICHMOND RE: LARGE CAPACITY MAGAZINE BAN
    • NRA MOVES TO PROTECT HUNTERS FROM AZ LAWSUIT THREATENING LEAD AMMO BAN
    • NRA APPEALS SEVENTH CIRCUIT RULING TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
    • SAN FRANCISCO HOUSING AUTHORITY COMPLIES WITH NRA MANDATED LEASE REVISION ELIMINATING BAN ON FIREARMS IN PUBLIC HOUSING
    • Security at Supervisors Meeting Sparks Complaints
    • SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS ON GUNS FOR DOMESTIC ABUSERS
• Web Links
• Topic Summaries
  • A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF ANTIQUE, CURIO AND RELIC FIREARMS
  • SUMMARY: RESTORATION OF FIREARM RIGHTS
  • Historic Briefs on Second Amendment "Incorporation Filed In Gun Show Ban Appeal"
  • AIR GUN SUMMARY
  • Summary of Fully Automatic Firearms Law
  • Summary of Use of Force and Discharge of Firearm Laws.
  • A Brief Explanation of Assault Weapons
  • Summary of California Importation of Firearm Laws
  • Summary of Ammunition Laws
  • Summary of Transportation of Firearm Laws
  • Summary of Safe Storage Laws
  • Summary of Possession Restriction Laws
  • Summary of Seizure, Forfeiture and Return of Firearm Laws
  • Summary of Handgun Safety and Firearm Certification Laws
  • Firearms Experts
  • Firearms Experts
  • State Preemption of Local Laws Concerning Firearms and Ammunition
  • Summary of Transfer of Firearm Laws
  • Summary of Exotic Weapons Law
  • Summary of Firearm Laws Relating to Juvenile and MInors.
  • Summary of Hunting and Trapping Laws
  • Summary of Firearm Safety Device Laws
  • Summary of Firearm Device Laws
  • Summary of Destructive Devices
  • Steven J. Fitzpatrick
  • Calgunlaws Topics
• Che Talk
  • ISRAEL: GUNS FOR DEFENSE AGAINST TERRORISM
  • FDR, OBAMA, LUCY AND THE DEPRESSION
  • STOPPING POWER
  • NORDYKE ARGUMENT
  • 2nd AMENDMENT ACTION
  • DEALING WITH BARBARIANS
  • HOW MANY GUNS?
  • GUNS AND PENISES
  • MEMO FROM DON B. KATES: NORDYKE'S SECOND AMENDMENT THEORY
  • MILITARY SUPERIORITY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION???
  • ANSWERING CRITICISM OF HELLER
  • THE OBAMA PLAN
  • PREDATOR'S CRIME RECORDS
  • INDIA, DISARMAMENT, AND TERRORISM
  • FT. HOOD MURDERER APPOINTED BY OBAMA HOME SECURITY TEAM
  • WOMEN: SELF-DEFENSE AND CCW LAWS
  • "PROGRESSIVES"
  • A CAVEAT ON THE VALUE OF FELON-IN-POSSESSION ENFORCEMENT
  • MURDER MYSTERY
  • WOMEN & BOYS
  • GUN OWNERSHIP AND HOMICIDE - A HISTORICAL NON-CORRELATION
  • ARTISTS: VALADON & UTRILLO
  • THE DILEMMA OF MODERN ART
  • OBAMA SPIN ON DISASTER
  • DEMOCRACY AND VICTORY IN WWII
  • MURDER IN AMERICA: A HISTORY
  • DIE, OLD PEOPLE!
  • JFK ASSASSINATION FANTASIES
  • SOTOMAYOR
  • JEWS WITH GUNS
  • "TRIAL BY WAR"
  • SEX LIVES OF THE PRESIDENTS
  • A BALANCED APPRAISAL OF FOX NEWS
  • MEN, WOMEN & VIOLENCE
  • WOMEN & MURDER
  • TV SHOW RECOMMENDATION: ROME
  • MOVIE RECOMMENDATION: MONSIEUR HIRE
  • WHITE GUILT?
  • FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
  • THE LONELY LIBERTARIANS: A HELPFUL, IF ELEMENTARY SUGGESTION
  • AIRPORT SEARCHES WITH FULL BODY SCANNERS
  • JFK CONSPIRACY NONSENSE
  • JERRY BROWN
  • OBAMA-CARE RENDERS MAJOR NIDAL OBSOLETE
  • GLAMOROUS PRESIDENTIAL WOMEN
  • TALKING SENSE ABOUT IMMIGRATION
  • WOMEN WHO KILL
  • MUNITIONS THAT WORKED
  • Hoist by His Own Petard . . .
  • MURDER & REPRISAL
  • ENDANGERING PRISON GUARDS
  • ROSA BONHEUR: HORSE ARTIST
  • REVOLUTIONARY WAR HORSE STORY
  • THE LIMITS OF REGULATION
  • CRIMINALIZING HOMOSEXUAL ACTS
  • THE FATUOUSNESS OF SOCIALISM
  • PROMOTING WAR BY ADVOCATING PEACE
  • HEALTH CARE - TORT REFORM
  • ACHIEVING THIRD RATE MEDICAL CARE
  • HATE SPEECH
  • CIVIL WAR
  • OBAMA-CARE DEFINITIONS
  • MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS
  • CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
  • "YELLOW" ROSE OF TEXAS
  • CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND HEALTH CARE
  • INTERNATIONALISM AND TORTURE
  • BOOK RECOMMENDATION
  • THE HOPELESSNESS OF TRYING TO DISARM THE KINDS OF PEOPLE WHO MURDER
  • THE DILEMMA OF MODERN ART
  • HORSES
  • MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS
  • WWII IN A SONG
  • LINCOLN AND THE CIVIL WAR
  • CHILD-REARING & CHILDLESSNESS
  • SOFONISBA - CLASSICAL HEROINE COMMEMORATED
  • TERRORISM BROUGHT TO AMERICA
  • CHURCH-STATE SEPARATION
  • GLOBAL WARMING REDUX
  • SUMMARY OF RESEARCH ON DETERRENT EFFECTS OF THE DEATH PENALTY
  • MISCELLANY