Is That a Gun in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Happy to See Me?

The Case For Concealed Carry by Eric Power

My wife showed me a video (Pt. 1) recently that had to do with Concealed Carry licenses. This was a report (Pt. 2) by ABC News that was done a few years ago. It shows their bias against CCW laws pretty clearly, so right off the bat I'm irritated. It was uploaded by a YouTuber with the title "Proof That Concealed Carry Permit Holders Live in a Dream World", so obviously he has his own axe to grind as well. The point of the video, as I took it, was that Concealed Carry permits are useless at best, and dangerous at worst. However, I reject their "controlled experiment" entirely.  They set this test up from their assumption that CCW's are detrimental and useless.  Of course they're going to get the results that they expected!

A Father's Retrospective of September 11th

My Daughter Won't... by Eric Power


Twelve years have passed since that terrible, fateful Tuesday in 2001, when 19 Muslim extremists perpetrated the worst terrorist attack on American soil in the history of our country. They killed nearly 3000 innocent civilians, and brought down or heavily damaged the symbols of economic prosperity, freedom and military might, ideals that have put this country at the top of the list in world history. They may have done more if not for a group of patriots on United Flight 93, who chose to fight and ultimately perish for their country, rather than dying to further the twisted goals of their hijackers. We didn't know it at the time, but the terrorists did something else that day. Whether intentionally or by accident, they set in motion an inexorable change in our nation from which we've yet to recover. Ever since 9-11-2001, our country, in particular our government, has changed to the point where I barely recognize it. What has disappeared in the last dozen years, we may never reclaim.

Know Your Facts Before You Speak

The Emmett Till Reality by Eric Power

Oprah Winfrey used to have my respect. I can't say I ever really agreed with much of what she said, but I had tremendous respect for what she has done in her life. It's waned quite a bit in the last decade but after this recent comment, it has completely evaporated.

She has made a comment multiple times now, while promoting her new movie "The Butler" on the TV talk show circuit, about the Trayvon Martin situation which is just unbelievable.  She equated Trayvon Martin and Emmett Till as being the "same thing." So this intrigued me...who is Emmett Till?  I've never heard the name before. I looked him up. The story of Emmett Till is as horrifying as it is tragic.