Author: Stephen Crawford

Mark Kelly Shoots Himself in the Foot

  [The author sat down and interviewed his friend, Mike Shoop]   If Mark Kelly really meant to prove how easy it is to buy a gun, he picked the wrong time and place to do so, in Tucson at Diamondback Police Supply, with Mike Shoop behind the counter.   The story was first reported by Breitbart News , which also visited Diamondback for confirmation. I spoke with Mike about it recently. In February, Mark Kelly tried to purchase a Sig Sauer 1911, a .45 caliber pistol, with a Texas ID. Mike had to turn him down. “That’s the...

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Liberty, Equality and Same Sex Marriage

  It is a truism that liberalists base their conclusions on emotion.   They draw an emotionally satisfying conclusion and work backwards to justify it. Then these liberals try to emotionally discredit inconvenient truths with shouts of racism or sexism. This issue of same sex marriage is a great example. The argument for same sex marriage is mostly emotional. It’s based on the well-known emotion, ‘love,’ according to testimony before the Supreme Court. Isn’t it unfair that two people who love each other can’t be married, regardless of sex? These appeals to emotion are supported with cries for liberty and equality. Opponents are...

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The Other Definition of Marriage

  No, not “same sex.” The one that for the most part shall remain nameless, taboo, sponsored by the letter ‘P’, as in ‘Permanent’ … shudders.   The other day, I was minding my own business, musing about the origins of marriage in consideration of “gay marriage” when a funny thing happened. To wit – Originally, marriage was primarily for children, or because of the near-certainty of having them. A long-term relationship between a man and a woman imposed certain risks and responsibilities upon them. For a woman, an agreement to have sex was usually a life-and-death commitment. If she...

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Dear School: ‘David’ Is Not a Threat

  Since the tragedy of Sandy Hook, panicked administrators have been struggling with school policy, trying to address parental concerns, and trying to prevent something like that from happening at their school.   The problem, though, is that Sandy Hook was not a failure of school policy or law enforcement. Sick people are unpredictable. Even trying to help them or stop them can set them off. Ironically, in this case, the decision to intervene may have triggered the decision to kill. Nevertheless, some administrations seem to be overreacting with panicked attempts to “do something.” Lately, I have seen some...

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