2009 – Page 147 – Shall Not Be Questioned

World War II Database

Dale Carpenter, over at the Volokh Conspiracy, pointed to this World War II veterans database.Â I was happy to find my grandfather already in it.Â I have his Wehrmacht dress bayonet, which fits nicely on the Mauser 98K.Â Both owners of the previous probably never laid eyes on Der Vaterland again.Â Lucky for me, my Grandfather was not to suffer the same fate.Â He was wounded by German sniper.Â Aiming his rifle, the bullet traveled down the length of his arm, exited through the elbow, re-entered his side and exited out the back.Â It was a ticket home, as he was not expected to fully regain the use of his arm, though in time he regained most of it.Â He was overseas for about a month, if I recall, before he was wounded.Â I remember seeing the scar as a kid.

Most of what I know, I know from my father.Â I only remember my grandfather telling us once about being shot, and not in any great detail.Â Like most veterans of his generation, it wasn’t something they really talked about.Â Many of their stories will be entirely lost to history, but perhaps they would prefer it that way.

Cowboy Action Shooting, PA States

Looks like Cemetery attended the PA State Shoot this weekend for Cowboy action.Â I would suggest that one should beware any man who carries his guns in a coffin gun case.

Sad, But True

Dave Markowitz has a great photoshop of the White House bathroom.Â Sadly, I think they use the same toilet paper in the Congressional washrooms too.

Which Groups Sell Your Information?

Interesting contrast between groups.Â A journalist working on a story about interest groups who sold information to telemarketers had his one dog join the NRA, and his other dog join HCI (now the Brady Campaign).Â Guess which group sold his information?

Frank Buckles

He’s the last suriviving World War I veteran.Â Video here.Â We do hope that Congress agrees to pass a World War I memorial project.

Well Wishes

Dave Hardy was diagnosed with bladder cancer, and is going in for a cystectomy.Â These days, they can rebuild you a new, largely functioning bladder, after removing the diseased one.Â My understanding is that the surgery tends to be pretty successfull, so we wish Dave the best of luck, and hope he’ll be with us for a long time to come.

Bryan Miller’s New Project

Bryan Miller is speaking in a different language these days, trying to get churches involved in his lost cause of gun control:

Heeding God’s Call is adding a different religious voice to the national gun-control debate, which members say has been dominated for too long by conservative Christians opposed to firearms regulation.

The group has partnered with more than three dozen Philadelphia-area congregations â€” including Jews, Muslims, Quakers, Catholics and Protestants â€” to work against gun violence.

“Every faith tradition calls on its followers to be their brother’s keeper,” said organization co-founder Bryan Miller.

As comical as it might seem, Bryan is no doubt well aware that the lack of grass roots in the gun control movement is, at this point, limiting their ability to accomplish anything.Â To his credit, he’s trying to do something about that, and churches could very well prove to be fertile recruiting grounds.Â No doubt many religious folks know better than this, but all he needs is a handful, and there’s no motivator more powerful than being on a mission from God.

Those of us who can speak to religious people, in their own language, need to work to counter this, especially if Miller’s philosophy starts making its way into your own church.

Year: 2009