Alison Parker and Adam Ward joined a growing list of people murdered with a legally purchased handgun this year in the US. Advocates of “gun rights,” of concealed carry permits, of maintaining an arsenal for protection against the tyranny of the Federal government, or of “Stand Your Ground” legislation should rejoice. Another law-abiding US… Continue reading
What does it take to get gun owners, Second Amendment advocates, the NRA, and anyone who carries a weapon concealed or otherwise to get their collective heads out of the sand? The recent mass killing at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC is yet another tragic incident of innocent victims murdered with firearms. Frankly,… Continue reading
As a card carrying atheist, I am a little fuzzy on the teachings of the Christian church, or for that matter, any church. Like most of us who grew up in the South I went to church as a kid. Like many of us, I quit. Somehow I got the message during my early forced indoctrination… Continue reading
An employee of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency crashed a DJI Phantom 1 into the lawn of the White House about 3:00 a.m. Monday, January 26th. Alcohol may have been involved. The mangled wreck was all that remained of the $479 drone, save for the panic it created among Secret Service personnel charged with guarding the… Continue reading
Mitchell Jessen and Associates In 2005, Mitchell Jessen and Associates was formed, with offices in Spokane and Reston, Virginia and included five additional shareholders, four of them from the military’s SERE program. David Ayers, Randall Spivey, James Sporleder, Roger Aldrich, , a legendary military survival trainer and Joseph Matarazzo, formed the core of the company…. Continue reading