Old TV Western Shows Folly of Citizen Disarmament

I love it when a writer ties in enduring principles with illustrations from popular culture. It not only makes for an interesting read, it automatically appeals to a broader audience and makes them receptive to learn more. In his piece yesterday on Finnish gun control, of all things, Seattle Gun Rights Examiner Dave Workman illustrated his point by recalling an old episode of the TV western from long ago, "Have Gun Will Travel"... [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column lets you vicariously experience what it's like to be "a knight without armor in a savage land."

Also see through an effort in Oregon, visit "The Spin Zone" with Oath Keepers, learn how to buy a gun in D.C., see who is running for the NRA Board, and watch a rerun--and, of course, get the latest from my fellow GREs.

Anything else I can do to induce you to share the link...?

This Day in History: February 18

February 18, 1778
"There has been no considerable desertion from this camp, to my knowledge within a few days past, nor have the Enemy made any number of Prisoners on the other side of the Schuylkill…" Washington to Nathanael Greene (Fitzgerald, Vol. X, 476) [More]

The Clouseau Solution

Law enforcement officials were seen escorting employees one by one of the company out of their 35,000-square-foot facility on Allied Drive. Each employee was searched next to their personal vehicle, had their vehicle searched and, when cleared, were allowed to leave the premises. No individuals were witnessed being arrested. [More]

I suspect everyone and I suspect no one.

Is this your minky?

[Via jpr9]

Reminder

I'll be on Trigger Sports LIVE! in about two hours (Noon PST), internet connectivity in a snowstorm willing...

Join us?

A Matter of Choice

I fear too many have already made the wrong one.

Read this.

That Vanderboegh--he's one hell of a writer, isn't he?

And Again...

I keep telling you, I don't go out of my way looking for "Only Ones" stories...and once more, you can't tell it from today's lineup.

To critics, am I really supposed to ignore this...?

[Via Tavis]

We're the Only Ones Showing Off Enough

Authorities show off security system in Tampa [More]

And yeah, I know "Authorized Journalist" police state cheerleader Howard Altman tells us it's for "drug dealers, smugglers and terrorists," like arranging their own ride to do their secretive business is beyond them, but we all know who is most likely to be intimidated.

"We want people to know we are here...We want the traveling public to get a sense of security, to know we are here."

We want you to know that we can subject you to whatever we want any time we want.

We want you to know we're the "Only Ones"--and you're not.

And the fed tells us his activities aren't "threat driven."

Say, I wonder--has Greyhound started issuing safety guarantees yet?

[Via Ed M]

And Now a Word from Albany Police Officers Union President Chris Mesley

Two words, actually.

The first begins with "F."

The second sounds like "ewe."

Which may turn out to be fitting if the sheep end up offering more mutton and wool to this scavenger.

[Via Long Island Mike]

We're the Only Ones All Touchy-Feely Enough

Police stop-and-frisks soar by leaps and bounds to record high [More]

Ah yes, "Only Ones" ensuring their status by securing the Blessings of Liberty in Furious Mike Paradise.

And if you lift a finger...

[Via Harvey]

The One Thing That's Missing...

Begin transcript about half-way down page:

Finder, along with a group called Ceasefire PA has launched a grassroots campaign to get local governments to sign on to what's become a highly controversial law called "Lost and Stolen Ordinances." Supporters of gun rights hate it. The ordinances require gun owners to report if their weapons have been lost or stolen usually within 24 hours. [More]

The one thing that's never mentioned in this--and I wish the pro-gun people they interview would pick up on this--is there is one group that will always be immune to these stupid edicts: the criminals who are causing the problem.

Why, you ask?

Since they're "prohibited persons," how can you compel them to incriminate themselves if their gun is stolen? And since they're "prohibited persons," they can't "legally" own guns in the first place.

We're the Only Ones Washing Away Our Sins Enough

Cop forgets child porn in laundry room...But the forgetful officer will not face criminal charges, as a prosecutor was able to ascertain that the pornographic material consisted of evidence in an ongoing police investigation. [More]

I mean, who doesn't keep kiddie porn on the same memory stick as pictures of his own kids? And what "Only One" doesn't mix evidence with personal items?

Ewww...the term "tainted evidence" just popped into my mind...

Still, I can't help but wonder if he was using New Blue Cheer...?

Prominent Liberal Democrat Shows Good Understanding of Second Amendment

I'd like to share a quote with you from a man who was once the leading voice of "liberalism" on the national stage...[More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column shows every so often, left and right do a polar switchy thingie...you can witness one from half a century ago.

Also read some commentary from Nevada, find out about paranoid South African rulers, and watch my appearance later today on Trigger Sports LIVE!

All this plus the latest from my fellow GREs.

You are forwarding these links around, aren't you?

This Day in History: February 17

Lafayette hurried to Albany and arrived on February 17, 1778, though the authorities had not expected him before the 25th. He wanted to see how much had been done in preparation and what he had to do. [More]

We're the Only Ones...

...Double-Teaming Enough...

Two on duty cops accused of sexual romp
Reliable sources say strippers seen in cop car

...Undocumented Enough...

Muldrow Police Chief Tony Lewis said he began an internal investigation into the actions of Officer Joey Oliver after receiving information that Oliver allegedly used unnecessary force then failed to complete official reports.

...Electrifying Young Minds Enough...

It is the fourth lawsuit to be filed in a month against Kankakee School District 111 and the Kankakee Police Department over incidents where a school resource officer allegedly shocked students who volunteered for demonstrations of this taser gun.

The newest lawsuit brings to eight the number of students whose parents have filed lawsuits over the incident...

...Keeping it All in the Family Enough...

A Glasgow man and his girlfriend have filed suit against the law-enforcement officers who arrested them — and shot her — in Louisville after he was mistakenly identified as a suspect...

The lawsuit, filed late last month in Jefferson Circuit Court, claims that as Brewer tried to flee, law-enforcement officers shot at him, girlfriend Courtnie Pruitt and their two small children “without legal justification,” permanently injuring Pruitt and leaving a bullet in her arm.

...Staying on the Track Enough...

A Terrebonne Parish detective pleaded guilty Friday to criminal mischief in connection with the illegal placement of a GPS tracking device on a high-school coach’s car.

The device was allegedly placed there on behalf of a local businessman by a state trooper, who faces a similar charge and is the subject of a State Police investigation....

...Trosclair told officers that Ledet was “stalking him because he refused to allow his son to play baseball for the school,” the police report says.

[Via FFFW]

Because It's Better...

...to be methodically executed than armed? [Read]

If they had time to rush her, they had time to shoot her.

By pushing her out and locking the door, everyone on her side of it was put at risk.

I do note that the link to the OC Register piece is bringing up a "404" message, so read into that what you will, including nothing.

[Via Texas Shooter]

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradi...

Oh, my apologies to the UK...this is happening in Colorado...

It will never be enough for them--no amount of control over the choices of others, no matter how ridiculous and offensive, will ever satisfy the perverse obsession that so grips such control fetishists.

I guess my question is, why would any independent-minded man or woman pay any heed at all to these f****** idiots...? Particularly with their predator-enabling campus ban on real guns...

Especially since we never know when some other lunatic leftist academic might go on a rampage...

Don't Mistake Lack of Trying...

...for lack of desire. [More]

The direct approach ain't working.

Don't relax though--he still has EOs, treaties and national disasters in his options toolkit. Not to mention the potential for a convenient high-profile event...

[Via Ed Stone]

The Conclusion They Want Us to Come To

End private sales. [Watch video]

Todos vamos a estar bebiendo sin Burbujas-Up y comer ese guiso arco iris!

Because we all know that in Mexico, only Los Unicos are to be entrusted with deadly firearms!

Here, I'll prove it...

[Via Ed M]

The Devil's Advocate

McGowan [sic] told the crowd she was ambushed by the question and was playing devil's advocate because that was her role as a political analyst.

"What I said then I said for entertainment value, because that was my job," McGlowan said. [More]

Yeah, right.

Seeing someone determined to keep a death grip on a lie is both disturbing and revealing. I think it's pathological.

Tea Partiers--cut your losses. Let her go.

We're the Only Ones with Several Reasons Enough

A Torrance police sergeant will not be charged in an off-duty hit-and-run collision, although he admitted he fled because his "judgment was impaired by alcohol," according to prosecutors.

Redondo Beach City Prosecutor Brenda Wells said Tuesday that she declined to file a criminal case against Sgt. Michael Mastick for several reasons. [More]

"Several reasons?"

Well, yeah. First off, he's an "Only One."

And then he's an "Only One."

And let's not forget that he's an "Only One."

And thank goodness! Do you know what kind of trouble you can get into for drunk driving, fleeing an accident and lying to an official police investigation?

That's why they needed to bring in the irreproachable Inglewood PD--to prevent any "appearance of a conflict of interest." Just so we all know he's getting the same treatment they'd afford you and me.

[Via RM]

We're the Only Ones Untouchable Enough

Rourke’s daughter, frantic for her father’s safety, demanded that his assailants leave him alone, only to be given an abrupt reminder of how members of the state’s coercive caste perceive the rest of us: “You don’t ever touch a cop,” one of them snarled at her. [More]

I guess that's the PA "Only Ones'" version of "lift a finger and die"?

[Via Zachary G]

What Does Bayh Leaving Senate Mean for Gun Owners?

We'll have time as this race defines itself to learn more of the prospective candidates. For now, though, one thing should be clear to Indiana gun owners:

Coats is your enemy. Of all the likely candidates presented, he is clearly ineligible for your support. Do not let the Republican establishment foist him on you. Let them know early and often that he is unacceptable. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at who is scrambling to fill a void.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: February 16

On this day in 1778, two future presidents of the United States, John Adams and his son, 10-year-old John Quincy Adams, sit in Marblehead Harbor, off the coast of Massachusetts, on board the frigate, Boston, which is to take them to France, where John Adams will replace Silas Deane in Congress’ commission to negotiate a treaty of alliance. [More]

I wonder what he'd have said if a representative from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education had shown up and told him that kid needed to be in school...or else...?

String Theory

Secret Service Views String of Biden Motorcade Collisions as 'Separate'

Vice President Biden's motorcade has been involved in three accidents, one of them fatal, in the last three month... [More]

What's with this "string"...?

I thought three was a spate...

What Did You Expect?

That they'd respect you afterward? [More]

[Via retrotruckman]

We're the Only Ones "For the Children" Enough

A former Bakersfield Police detective has been charged with possession of child pornography after FBI agents allegedly found explicit photographs and emails that contained multiple references to raping and killing children. Investigators say more than 600 very graphic child porn images were found. [More]

Another "Only One" revealing his true nature on the Internet...?

[Via FFFW]

A Political Opportunity

The gun grabbers are at it again in Maryland. Next month, the state's House Judiciary Committee will initiate hearings on legislation forcing firearms enthusiasts to register with the state government before they can exercise their Second Amendment rights. [More]

Huh. Maybe Tea Party darling Angela McGlowan can move and run for office there.

[Via Don H]

We're the Элиты Bouncing Back Enough

Medvedev orders curb on ‘rubber bullet’ guns...

During the ensuing argument, Lt Maurin pulled out a pistol and fired a shot at the leg of the snowplough driver, Vladimir Demidov, investigators say. [More]

And for that, you must pay, Tovarishch...

[Via Long Island Mike]

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...

A firearms officer who fatally shot a colleague in the chest had been told to keep his gun pointed down during the training exercise, an inquest heard. [More]

Here's hoping they drive that lesson home before the next public service expedition...

[Via Harvey]

I Remember This Song...

Every move we make is monitored. Every call we make can be traced. Every email we send can be captured. Every financial transaction we do is data-based. [More]

Sting, right...?

[Via Ron W]

We're the Only Ones "Make Me a Sergeant in Charge of the Booze!"* Enough

Sgt. Wilson said the gunman was Jeffrey Grahn, 46, of Boring, a sergeant with the Clackamas County sheriff's office for the past 15 years. [More]

You know, one of the "Only Ones" we can trust to carry guns in eating and drinking establishments.

Just ask the Bradys. They'd be absolutely horrified at the prospect of a citizen being able to drop this badged mad dog in his tracks.

Or better yet, ask this guy. He could use the paid time off.

[Via Michael B]

*

Analyze This...

Let me get straight to the point: Americans' profound distrust of government is neurotic -- irrational, defensive and born of emotional trauma. [More]

See, individual liberty is a delusion of mental illness. It's really all about our having Daddy issues.

Gregory Rodriguez said it, I believe it, that settles it.

Come, embrace emotional health by accepting your place in, and your obligations to the collective.

[Via Ed M]

Looks Like God Told Her Neighbor to Shoot Back

The sheriff's office reports that 47-year-old Kathleen Aceto showed up with a gun and began shooting Friday morning. A man in the house grabbed a gun and fired back, and Aceto ran away. [More]

But the antis ridicule the notion that the same response would have worked on Amy Bishop...

[Via Ed M]

Mental Illness on Parade

Hoplophobia destroys lives. Just look at poor Dee Beck, living under the delusion that others are responsible for her decision to react to their exercising Liberty and self-reliance with ignorance, bigotry and self-imposed terror. [Read]

Bloomberg Told No Gun Show Stings in W.Va.

Now hold the phone, Mr. Post—either illegal sales were conducted, in which case your guys participated, or they weren't.

Which is it? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner looks at something that should make Furious Mike even madder.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

Tell a friend?

This Day in History: February 15

I am constrained to inform you, that the situation of the Army is most critical and alarming for want of provision of the meat kind. Many of the Troops for four days and some longer, have not drawn the smallest supplies of this Article. This being the case, it is needless to add more to convince you of their distress. They have been on the point of dispersing and without the earliest releif, no address or authority will be sufficient to keep them long together. Their patience and endurance are great, but the demands of nature must be satisfied. I must therefore, Gentlemen, in the most urgent terms, request and entreat your immediate and more active exertions to procure and forward to Camp, as expeditiously as possible, all the provision of the meat kind which it may be in your power to obtain. [More]

A Sunday Visitor

Sorry--I don't want to know badly enough to click on that link.


I'll assume it's BATFU again, perhaps the chief counsel's office getting in a little weekend overtime...

About That New Era of Transparency...

Behind closed doors and with no cameras present, President Obama signed into law Friday afternoon the bill raising the public debt limit from $12.394 trillion to $14.294 trillion. [More]

Eh. You'd have just spent your "fair share" on non-government-essentials anyway.

Sorry, There's Just Not Enough of Me

I literally have several dozen emails waiting for me to open this morning, to read and consider as tips to post here or at GRE.

I apologize, I just can't get to them all. It's Sunday. It's Valentine's Day. I have a family. And I'm making dinner.

I appreciate those of you who take time out of your lives to reach out--I sincerely do. So please understand that I probably won't get to them, and tomorrow, there will be dozens more waiting for me to address.

Thanks and I'm sorry.

A Gun-Free Questionnaire

Responding to yesterday's post where Gun Free South Africa revealed the end game for all their ilk, Cemetery's Gun Blob asked if I'd seen their questionnaire.

I have now...

[Click to enlarge]

About that "Rate My Professors" Reference in Yesterday's GRE

Comment poster "Jason" took exception to my including it:

The bit about her being a socialist is beneath you. You should be embarrassed. Even bringing it up is ridiculous, but using that website as a credible source is insane.

Well, pally, my point was more about how the media would handle the information, with my belief that any tie-in with the "progressive" agenda would be minimized. I stand by my assertion that had there been any tie-in between Prof. Bishop and any perceived "right wing" movement, that "news" would be trumpeted. But they'll downplay any association with the left.

In any case, it was not beneath, and did not embarrass a "progressive" San Fransisco Chronicle blogger who wrote "Dr. Amy Bishop of Alabama-Huntsville well regarded by students."

And--surprise--go ahead and find that "socialist" reference. He instead posits this brilliant "progressive" excuse:

Dr. Bishop may have experienced a kind of anti-intellectual prejudice from the University of Alabama-Huntsville culture that could have just driven Bishop batty

Right.

Just fyi, his column is --at this writing-- the #1 hit on a Google search for "Amy Bishop."


And here's a screenshot of the "Rate My Professors" entry in question, just in case...

So no, Jason, I won't apologize when we can see the current #1 Internet source for all things Amy is covering it up, and painting her as the victim of not enough "progressive" thought.

"A Terrible Idea"

What is?

Freedom to carry. In a Republic that guarantees "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

In Wyoming...

Rep. James W. Byrd, D-Cheyenne:

“I think it’s a terrible idea,” Byrd said after the House vote. “First of all, it adds another level of danger to our peace officers who are the front line in the field. It ties their hands in determining whether or not an individual is lawfully carrying a weapon or not.

In Wyoming, officers are out on their own and don’t have the luxury of having backup with them at all times, Byrd said.

Oh, and the people you're supposed to represent do?

Rep. Pete Jorgensen, D-Jackson:

[He] went further, saying that loosening gun control regulations, except for hunting, would be dangerous to everyone.

"I've been in situations in other countries working where I'm glad I didn't have a gun," said Jorgensen, who served overseas in the U.S. Army. "I've not sure I would've controlled myself."

Maybe we should start calling him "Projection Pete".

The "terrible idea" is letting these two oath-breaking subversives anywhere near the controls of power.

We've heard what a comparative paradise WY is to much of the nation when it comes to gun rights. Will those of you who live there allow serpents to remain in the garden unchallenged? Because they'll stay, they'll prosper and they'll propagate unless you do something about it.

Well If THEY Don't Have To...

...why do we?

Killer-Releasing Delahunt 'Perfect' Brady Campaign Candidate

What that means is, he, like they, wishes for you to be effectively defenseless against released killers with guns. Not just at universities, but everywhere. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a politician who earned a "100" from the antis. Boy, if this guy decides to run again, have I got a campaign endorsement for him.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

Tell a friend?

This Day in History: February 14

On February 14, 1778, while in Quiberon Bay, Ranger received the first recognition of the American flag by a foreign government when it was saluted by the French fleet. [More]

Why was Huntsville Shooting Suspect Set Free After Killing Brother?

Due to breaking news about the University of Alabama in Huntsville shooting suspect, I put out a second Gun Rights Examiner column.

I wish I could say you're not gonna believe it, but I'm afraid those of us who find common ground here are getting tougher and tougher to surprise.

Click here to read it. And pass the link along...

Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes Respergo?

Sorry. We all know my Latin is nonexistent, and it's as close as I can get to "Who will guard the splash guards?" using an online translator. [More]

Still, what a useful device for all those "Authorized Urinealists"!

Another New York Republican

Though not currently enrolled in a party, he is known as a Democrat. But if he ran for the Senate, it would very likely be as a Republican or independent so he could avoid a costly primary.

As a candidate, Mr. Zuckerman would be following the path of a close friend and fellow media executive, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who switched his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican to run for office. [More]

Professor Quigley? Your cue...

When in Doubt...

...dictate. [Read]

I wonder what they mean by "other domestic policy priorities"?

Help Out with a Petition?

They say they have 25K so far.


I doubt those are verifiable, but what the hell. The thought strikes: Remember the Million Moon March?



Gosh, so many could support this cause.

I wonder if Charles Manson would like to sign up? Pol Pot? Richard Speck...?

How do you say "Any carafe in a coffee house fight" in Latin?

Iowa Patriots

A new addition to the WoG Roll...

Click here to check it out.

The End Game

Gun Free SA wants gun ownership illegal [More]

Of course they do. So do our own domestic enemies.

Why was there ever any doubt?

When they make noises about us being "paranoid", that's all part of a plan with this end game in mind.

Why is that so hard for some to understand?

About Those Green Police

Going green will not be optional in Cambridge, Mass., if the Cambridge Climate Congress has its way. It will be mandatory. [More]

Well, gee--does that mean they really don't want us to treat this like a joke...?

Huntsville Shooting Another 'Gun Free Zone' Failure

For now, one story, from MSNBC of all places, makes the point that must not go unacknowledged:

"Gina Hammond, a UAH student, told WAFF that she lobbied the University of Alabama trustees to allow students with gun permits to carry their weapons on campus. She was turned down." [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column amplifies a point.

Also learn of a victory in Seattle, watch a news clip from Wyoming, hop on over to Knoxville for some schooling, and end up in Tucson, where I want to introduce you to a helicopter pilot.

The get the latest from my fellow GREs.

You are sharing these links, right?

This Day in History: February 13

I am informed, that you have been since September last, absent from your Regiment, on a Furlough given you by General Gates; which must be supposed to have expired before this; I have to desire you will, without fail, immediately join your Regiment. [More]

Anybody Smell Anything...

...burning?

No Reasonable Expectation

In that case, the Obama administration has argued that warrantless tracking is permitted because Americans enjoy no "reasonable expectation of privacy" in their--or at least their cell phones'--whereabouts. [More]

Truly.

Since when is expecting fascists to respect privacy reasonable?

Why Not?

If the you don't need one to carry a nuclear football, why should you need one to carry a gun? [Read]

A Way Out of Violence

Gun control! [Read]

Then our urban areas will be all free Bubble Up n' rainbow stew!

Why hasn't anybody thought of trying this sooner?

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...

Judges call for change in gun laws after Merseyside man has sentence cut [More]

We must make them more illegal!

We're the Only Ones "Just Let Me Whip This Out" Enough

Two off-duty Los Angeles police officers were arrested Tuesday night after allegedly pistol-whipping and injuring a Whittier man during a fight.

Whittier police said one of the suspects thought the 31-year-old resident was paying too much attention to an argument the officer was having with his girlfriend.

The officers had been drinking... [More]

He's lucky he didn't make any "furtive movements"--otherwise "2 week off!!!"

[Via HZ]

We're the Only Ones Advising Enough

Vallejo police advise citizens against arming themselves [More]

Don't you people know that's why we have "Only Ones"?

[Via Talie]

A Counter Terrorism Brief

Just in case you want to keep your eye on the bad guys...

[Click to enlarge]

[Via Anonymous]

We're the Only Ones Trafficking Enough

Thirteen officers and a trio claiming to be corrections officers were charged with conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute for collectively accepting $145,000 to transport what they thought was cocaine from Miami-Dade County into Palm Beach County, authorities said. [More]

See? Just a few bad apples.

[Via Harvey]

Senator Gronstal, You Have the Floor

We presented these petitions to him and respectfully asked him to help move this bill and guess what he did with your petitions: he threw them on the floor!!!! [More]

So isn't it time you showed Sen. Gronstal what you think of him?

[Via Zachary G]

A Safer Community

“We feel our community is safer having this kind of weaponry off the street,” intoned a spokesman for the Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts police department. [More]

William Grigg has a different opinion.

[Via lots of you]

We're the Only Ones "Rectum? Damn Near Killed 'im" Enough

The City of Boise wants to make it clear that they are not admitting guilt in the case of a man sodomized by Boise police with a Taser gun. [More]

What a crock of...

Just a few bad dingleberries...?

And get a load (sorry) of the "Only One" who filed a suit of his own.

What an a******.

We're the Only Ones Terribly, Terribly Wrong Enough

They said Campbell, who was shot in the back by officers and was not armed, should not have died that day. [More]

So if I do the same thing, we can chalk it up to flawed policies, incomplete training and my bad, but otherwise we're cool?

But then again, I don't have any "Only Ones" protocols to fall back on, do I?

[Via FFFW]

We're the Only Ones Suffering the Children Enough

Langer was arrested at his home July 2, 2009 by Center Police on a warrant issued out of Mesa County alleging nine counts of sex assault against a child and one count of first-degree sex assault. [More]

You'd think by now I could get an answer to my question...

[Via FFFW]

Yo, Angela...

This is why:

Cuban police will begin an unprecedented program for registering unlicensed weapons in the hands of private citizens, the state-run media reported on Thursday.

Armas para que?

McGlowan Damage Control on Guns Does More Damage

Quite simply, she has lost all credibility with me. Sorry, but I just don't believe this latest round of claims--and as a matter of fact, I find them insulting. The way you've tried to handle this convinces me I'm right not to trust her or you. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at how not to do damage control. I'm sure it will anger some who place a movement over why there's a need for one in the first place.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: February 12

February 12, 1778
Desertions were "astonishingly great." B.G. James Varnum to Nathanael Greene (Trussell, "Birthplace of an Army," 66) [More]