Politics

Background check to be a parent

/ hsoi

Continuing this morning’s theme of “Asinine in England”, apparently now there’s a proposal for homeschooling parents to have to undergo a criminal background check in order for the government to deem them fit and qualified to teach their children.

Unbelievable.

So you don’t need a background check to send your children to government school, but if you want to teach them then you do. Of course we can enter into the slippery slope here because if you’re unfit to teach your children, wouldn’t you be unfit to be a parent? How soon until your children would be taken away from you (given how the UK governments behave these days)? Who deems what a fit or unfit parent is? Why just stop at a parent that wishes to teach, how about any and every parent because if you’re not fit to be with the child during the day, why should you be fit to be with them during the nights and weekends?

As well, one side-effect would be killing off homeschooling, which is well-likely a hidden goal. Lord knows we can’t have free-thinkers in our midst, nor encourage thought other than government-sponsored. Too dangerous for a well-controlled society.

This is government gone amuck. This is intrusion. This is daft.

Bowling is dangerous (apparently)

/ hsoi

Who knew that bowling could be so dangerous, but thankfully we’ve now got a UK Government study telling us so. Thank God for the government telling us these things.

Back in my day, people took bowling as a P.E. class because it was a joke. But apparently now evil bowling lanes are just waiting to gobble up and physically mangle our children. They must be banned! Or at least:

 

Its authors even considered ordering every bowling alley to put barriers across lanes. But they were forced to admit defeat – after realising that bowlers must be able to see what they are aiming at.

 

I wouldn’t even call that a modicum of common sense winning out; that’s still too generous.

And did you know, if you continue to breathe, you might suck in a bug that could cause you to choke and die. Better stop breathing now because the risks of choking on a bug are too great!

*sigh*

What’s worse than taxes? The spending.

/ hsoi

From John Stossel:

It’s not that taxes don’t anger me. They do. But I’m more angry about the arrogance of the ruling class. It reminds me of Walter Williams’ riff: “Politicians are worse than thieves. At least when thieves take your money, they don’t expect you to thank them for it.”

Taxes, even counting hidden taxes, are not the real measure of what the thieves take. The true burden of government, the late Milton Friedman said, is the spending level. Taxation is just one way government gets money. The other ways — borrowing and inflation — are equally burdens on the people. (State governments can’t inflate, but they sure can borrow.)

O’Reilly told me that America is ready for a tax revolt. I hope he’s right. But I don’t think it will happen until more people see the ruling elite for what it is: a gang of arrogant bullies that has the audacity to believe that they know how to direct our lives better than we do.

That’s why, bad as the taxes are, I’m more upset about ObamaCare, Medicare, the “stimulus,” the auto bailout, the bank bailouts, the Fannie/Freddie bailouts, the trillions in guarantees, and on and on.

The politicians’ spending schemes represent presumptuous interference in our lives. They are an assault on our autonomy.

Raging Against Self Defense – A Psychiatrist Examines the Anti-Gun Mentality

/ hsoi

From JPFO, an article by Sarah Thompson, M.D. examining the anti-gun mentality.

This is not some “anti-gunners are morans [sic]” piece. This is a serious, rational examination by a psychiatrist into how people come to hold anti-gun mentalities. From the use of defense mechanisms, like projection and denial, to how rage factors into the equation. Ms. Thompson also provides techniques for improved communication between those for and against guns.

Well-written piece worthy of being read by those on both sides of the issue.

Comparing Political Philosophies

/ hsoi

An article by David Bergland comparing (modern) Liberal, (modern) Conservative, and Libertarian viewpoints on various topics.

The article grants it makes general statements, but it strives to provide a fair summary of how each viewpoint views these topics.

Join the TSRA

/ hsoi

If you’re a gun owner, gun enthusiast, hunter, sportsman, or someone that cares about preserving the rights that our country and the State of Texas was founded upon, you should become a member of the Texas State Rifle Association.

Yes it’s also important to be a member of the National Rifle Association, but they mainly work on a national level. Many of the laws that affect firearm use and ownership are state laws, and the TSRA is the big important voice here. Thankful that we have concealed carry in Texas? Thank the TSRA for their efforts. In addition to legislative activities, TSRA also promotes things like local hunting opportunities, youth programs including Boy Scouts and 4-H, and women’s programs. There’s a lot more involved in keeping our freedoms than just legislative activities — it’s getting out in the field and participating in events and being a member of our community.

If you enjoy your freedoms, do something to help preserve them. Join the TSRA today.

Disclosure: I am a Life Member of the TSRA and Life Member of the NRA. I wrote the above purely on my own volition.

An Interview with KR Training’s Karl Rehn

/ hsoi / 2 Comments

Karl Rehn, the “KR” of KR Training, is my primary firearms instructor and an all-around swell guy. I find via Linoge an interview with Karl regarding the Ft. Hood shootings. Worth a read.