In 2007 the Rand Corporation was asked to do a study of how effective a New York City Police Officer is with his weapon.  You can link to the original study and its recommendations HERE, but one of their observations makes the ultimate argument for a homeowner having a high capacity magazine....

With so much “gun talk” in the news I am finding that many people, especially, it seems, the media, are not that familiar with basic gun information. Below are some high-level definitions of the most common terms I am hearing on the news.  I am not going to get into the distinctions between,...

The fiscal cliff fiasco just shows what a scam our government has become. There really should not have been any suspense.  Anyone who pays attention knew we would come out of this with a bunch of new taxes and few, if any, spending cuts.  But there are a few other things you should notice....

It will never pass.  Or at least it should not.  But I am quickly losing faith in the courage of our conservative Representatives. Senator Dianne Feinstein is putting together legislation that could be called the Assault Weapons Ban 2.0 that would take two steps forward after the one step...

I have heard a lot of comments from conservative friends and pundits since the Presidential election, and I have to say I like what my friends are saying more than a majority of the public figures. It seems the bottom line for many of the conservative commentators is that it is time to modify...

Growing supplies of crude extracted through new technology including hydraulic fracturing of underground rock formations will transform the U.S. into the largest producer for about five years starting about 2020. Read the story on...

Demand for user data from Google continued to increase this year, with law enforcement agencies nationwide submitting requests 7,969 times for the first six months of the year as compared to 6,321 demands for data during the previous six month period. This data came from 16,281 user accounts...

Eurozone employment hits all-time low in September The number has only been tracked since 1995, and September set a record for the number of Europeans without a job in the single currency area – and analysts expecting no improvement any time soon.  If the 11.6% number they reported is...

The gap in pay between federal employees and private-sector workers has jumped 8  percentage points since last year, according to new data presented at a Federal  Salary Council meeting Friday. On average, federal employees earn 34 percent less than their private-sector  counterparts,...

The number of American workers collecting federal disability insurance  benefits hit yet another record high in October, according to the Social  Security Administration. This month 8,803,335 disabled workers are collecting benefits, up from the  previous record of 8,786,049 set in September....

If you read the great book “One Second After” you know what this can do.  The Boeing missile called CHAMP flew over the Utah Test and Training Range and discharged a burst of High Power Microwaves onto the test site that brought down the compound’s entire spectrum of...

UK Ministry of Defence via CompfightIn two weeks, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is hosting its annual “Urban Shield” preparedness exercise involving about 30 other law enforcement agencies. That’s where they’ll get the chance to test out different drones in simulations of disasters and...

Despite the issue receiving national media attention, Obama supporters continue to threaten to riot (and worse) if Mitt Romney wins the presidential election, raising the prospect of civil unrest if Obama fails to secure a second term. Link to article on...

U.S. Ambassador Terry Kramer warned on Friday that a proposal to give a United Nations agency more control over the Internet is gaining momentum in other countries. Proposals to expand the U.N.’s International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) authority over the Internet could come...

Our company recently had to register a new business name, which in Georgia requires a new business license. E-Verify is not yet a requirement for a license renewal (it will be in 2013), but the over 460,000 individuals who apply for a new license each year in Georgia may be surprised to find...