Weekly Roundup # 19
A collection of interesting articles you may not have seen by authors you may not have read
The Weekly Roundup is a feature offered to my readers in addition to my regular articles. The Roundup is a collection of mostly recent articles you probably haven’t seen by writers you may not have read. The intent is to provide some interesting reading for you while providing some exposure for some great writers. Enjoy!
Black Bart was a very successful stagecoach robber in 1870’s California robbing 28 stages over an eight year period. Learn about Black Bart and the beautiful commemorative Colt SA pistol struck in his name in this fascinating article by Alan Garbers.
Recently there was a school shooting in an Iowa high school killing one and injuring five. The story broke, was reported briefly and quickly disappeared from the news cycle, why? Jordan Boyd examines the possibilities in The Only School Shootings Corporate Media Don’t Hype Are by Gender-Fluid Murderers.
Wayne LaPierre has stepped down as the longtime head of the NRA. Read Cam Edwards’ view on the matter in What Anti-2A Activists Don’t Get About LaPierre Leaving the NRA.
Some of you may remember seeing a video on the news last year showing a legally armed citizen shooting an armed robber in a Houston taco shop. Many in the gun community felt that excessive force might have been used and the concealed carrier would likely face charges. A Houston Grand Jury felt otherwise. Read about it in The Houston Grand Jury That Cleared Taqueria Hero Knows Good Guys with Guns Stop Crime by Jordan Boyd.
People in America sometimes have a collective memory regarding historical events, in other words we sometimes remember descriptions of events rather than actual events. James Watkins examines this phenomenon in The Fabricated Memory of January 6th.
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