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- Carpenter's Flight
50 years ago today, Scott Carpenter flew the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962. He piloted his Aurora 7 spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth. In this photo, taken on May 24, 1962, Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter looks into his Mercury-Atlas 7 spacecraft, the Aurora 7, before being inserted to begin the launch. Image Credit: NASA
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Category Archives: Society
Differences
Over the past election cycle there have been a lot of differences pointed out between the two (or three sides) of the political debate. Not only differences in message, but also differences in behavior. The rally on the mall in … Continue reading
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American Mumbai
Over at Blackfive the team took a look at: It’s worth thinking through the problem this author raises: how would the U.S. handle a Mumbai-like terror attack? It’s an interesting post on how different the US is regionally, and why. … Continue reading
Posted in Security, Self Defense, Society, Terrorism
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Semi Random Thread – Work
An old friend and I had a brief exchange of thoughts on Facebook in the last few days. It revolved around an article that concluded that there is an income inequality in the country that is due to the decline … Continue reading
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Evil Walks The Earth
I became a father three months before 9/11. Since that time I have become extremely focused on what takes place around me, and what I have in my bag of tricks to protect my family in times of trouble. Having … Continue reading
Posted in Evil walks the earth, Gun Control, Self Defense, Society
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Too Far
There has been a lot of talk about how far scociety has taken the concept of political correctness. To be honest, I think it is one of those things that has gotten entirely out of control and softened society much … Continue reading
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Personal Defense – Relying on someone else – NOT
Given the content of today’s (16 Jul) Day By Day (see above). I think it is time to comment on this recent story. The first comes from Louisville. As Breda so eloquently put it, “When seconds count…the police are a … Continue reading
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Lethal Force
When I was an active Marine, we had very clear cut rules for the use of lethal force. The civilian world, not so much. With all of the change in society from when I was growing up, and now that … Continue reading
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Realization
There is a very well thought out piece here. Go read it. The article comes from someone that has addressed gun control / violence at the grass roots level. He spells out the urban gun violence problem in two sentences. … Continue reading
Posted in Gun Control, Society
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Open / Concealed Carry
There are a lot of articles, and sides to the “gun control” issue as a whole. While I doubt that this is the case, I seriously hope that much of that argument has been tabled with the recent Heller decision. … Continue reading
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