Category Archives: Guns in the U.S. of A.

What happened at our November elections? A few good surprises, a few not so good.

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: Ohio voters legalized marijuana and established a right to abortion. An exonerated member of the Central Park Five won a city council seat in New York, and the mother of a Uvalde school shooting victim lost … Continue reading →

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Have you heard the tale of “Smackwater Jack”?

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Naomi

I play my old pop and folk CDs — carefully transferred from LPs — when I write. I’ve been weeding them out a little; some of those albums no longer seem top notch. I’ve been listening to some fairly boring … Continue reading →

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More about weaponry which, of course, cites Florida

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: “This is the most Florida thing you can do,” said the owner of a Cape Coral roofing company that gives customers a frozen turkey and an AR-15 assault rifle if they buy a new roof. And … Continue reading →

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