Sunday, January 09, 2005

The Caliber of This Argument is Small Bore

.50-caliber spuriousness…

If the following argument for banning individuals’ right to own a .50-caliber rifle,

"They can pierce the skin of an aircraft,"

uttered by Daniel R. Vice, of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, is the main basis for banning the right to own a .50-caliber rifle in California, it won’t be long before California attempts to ban ownership of any type of gun, whether it be a handgun, shotgun, or high powered pellet gun.

“California Bans a Large-Caliber Gun, and the Battle Is On."

Posted by John Venlet on 01/09 at 07:21 AM
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EPM2b Gene

Dogs and seizures…

My Aussie, Iz, and her sister, Zader Mae, suffer from seizures.  A most disheartening affliction to observe.  Iz suffered from half-a-dozen of the seizures in 2004, and she started 2005 off with a bang, suffering two seizures in about 10 hours time, one at around 9 P.M. New Year’s Day, followed by a second seizure at around 3:35 A.M. on the 2nd.  Dang it!  In an unusual coincidence, Zady also suffered two seizures in about a ten hour timeframe, also on New Year’s Day and early in the A.M. on the 2nd.

Thus it was with interest I read this BBC News article titled “Epilepsy gene identified in dogs." Though the information presented in the article is of little value to the Iz, it’s interesting to note none-the-less.

Posted by John Venlet on 01/09 at 06:32 AM
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