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Apr
27

On abridging rights

written by paul

Ever since Cho Seung-Hui murdered 32 innocent people before he ended his own existence on this globe, certain elements of society have been hot on the trail to terminate the right of the people to possess effective means of self defense. They blame the instrument for the crime that was committed with it.
Now, if [...]

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Apr
27

My Citizenship

written by paul

Living in South America has been one of the greatest blessings of my life. I thank God that my parents raised me and my siblings on the mission field in Brasil. The opportunity to live in different places and to learn from folks with different backgrounds has been important to my way of [...]

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Apr
20

Thoughts upon the renewal of my pistol license

written by paul

Here we are four days after the horrific slaughter at Virginia Tech. It so happens that I’m in the process of renewing my pistol permit. Needless to say, ideas about personal protection and means to do so have been running through my head this week. I live in a country where the [...]

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Apr
19

When guns are outlawed

written by paul

Guns are not completely outlawed here. But they are VERY expensive to obtain legally. They are also available on the black market, but most folks can’t afford them even then. So what to do when you can’t get a gun? What if you want to continue your life of [...]

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Apr
17

It was only a matter of time

written by paul

April 16, 2007 – a day that will long haunt our nation.
On Monday, April 16, 2007, 23 year-old Cho Seung-Hui (Cho being the surname), a South Korean residing legally in the US since 1992 and enrolled as a student at Virginia Tec, walked into a residence hall and murdered two people. The [...]

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Apr
15

Computing differently

written by paul

Obviously, anyone reading this blog has at least a passing interest in computers – or you’d not be on the Internet reading this blog!   A recent spate of e-mails on an e-mail list I belong to was sparked by yet another new windoze based virus.  It shows that we also care about security [...]

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