Archive for March 5th, 2007

Two words: See it!

No, it’s not gory. No, it’s not a horror movie. Think All the King’s Men. It’s the best movie I’ve seen since The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.

Posted by rightwingprof on March 5, 2007 at 3:03 pm under TV/Movies.
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A big hunk of beef and a black lab. What more could you want? Hat tip: Tim Blair.

Posted by rightwingprof on March 5, 2007 at 12:38 pm under Dogs, Food.
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Spoilers. If you haven’t seen it yet, don’t click the more tag!

Posted by rightwingprof on March 5, 2007 at 12:16 pm under BSG.
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I saw a posting on last night’s BSG that made me jump out of the chair. I’m watching it now (and I’ll link to that post I read after I’ve seen it).

Posted by rightwingprof on March 5, 2007 at 11:02 am under BSG.
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US Firearms Production, 1985-2004 (PDF source). Note the bolded years:

Year
Handguns
Rifles
Shotguns
Total
1985 1,550,071 1,140,669 769,505 3,460,245
1986 1,427,627 970,541 641,482 3,039,650
1987 1,658,832 1,006,100 857,949 3,522,881
1988 1,745,722 1,144,707 928,070 3,818,499
1989 2,031,425 1,407,317 935,541 4,374,283
1990 1,838,895 1,156,213 848,948 3,844,056
1991 1,838,266 883,482 828,426 3,550,174
1992 1,525,218 676,808 805,761 3,007,787
1993 2,655,478 1,171,872 1,148,939 4,976,289
1994 2,581,961 1,324,240 1,254,926 5,161,127
1995 1,722,930 1,440,699 1,176,958 4,340,587
1996 1,484,477 1,424,319 926,732 3,835,528
1997 1,406,505 1,281,162 918,759 3,606,426
1998 1,284,755 1,345,899 1,036,520 3,667,174
1999 1,331,230 1,569,685 1,106,995 4,007,910
2000 1,281,861 1,583,042 898,442 3,763,345
2001 943,213 1,284,554 679,813 2,907,580
2002 1,088,584 1,515,286 741,325 3,345,195
2003 1,121,024 1,430,324 726,078 3,277,426
2004 1,022,610 1,325,138 731,769 3,079,517

Here’s a line chart of the above data, excluding totals, to emphasize the spike in sales:

So why the spike in sales in 1993? What happened in 1993?

The Brady Bill.

So here’s a cold, hard lesson for gun-grabbers. Pass gun control legislation, and we buy more guns.

Posted by rightwingprof on March 5, 2007 at 10:22 am under Guns, 2A, Conservatism.
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Posted by rightwingprof on March 5, 2007 at 9:43 am under Free Thread.
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