tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post3858188761606946569..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Off The Shelf:Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19846183538642654312013-02-07T00:26:50.239-05:002013-02-07T00:26:50.239-05:00I've got a copy around here somewhere, should ...I've got a copy around here somewhere, should read it again !davidcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-90512070881125390102013-02-06T11:06:50.579-05:002013-02-06T11:06:50.579-05:00Boat Guy,
Got that one, too. Great book; covers d...Boat Guy,<br /><br />Got that one, too. Great book; covers different topics, though.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34508414951312570252013-02-06T10:56:01.646-05:002013-02-06T10:56:01.646-05:00My "go to" reference has always been Ste...My "go to" reference has always been Stephen Halbrook's "That Every Man Be Armed"Boat Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81357545488030224732013-02-06T10:36:30.271-05:002013-02-06T10:36:30.271-05:00You know, that's been on my "to read"...You know, that's been on my "to read" list for years, and I still haven't read it. It's probably the only major, oft cited, book on gun control I haven't read.<br /><br />I'll have to hunt up a copy.<br /><br />Rob (Trebor)Rob Reednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25629292055741112982013-02-06T09:40:42.794-05:002013-02-06T09:40:42.794-05:00I remember reading it when it first came out and w...I remember reading it when it first came out and wondering why more people weren't acquainted with it.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65107775836214672482013-02-06T09:37:31.465-05:002013-02-06T09:37:31.465-05:00My ONLY gripe with this book (I REALLY appreciate ...My ONLY gripe with this book (I REALLY appreciate Kopels' works) is the subtitle citing "...other Democracies". Certainly someone as learned as Dave Kopel should make the distinction between our Republic and the "democracies". Interesting to note that the Swiss Cantonal system isn't exactly what most people think is a "democracy" either.Boat Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72692696264557722102013-02-06T09:16:26.878-05:002013-02-06T09:16:26.878-05:00First time I've heard of this book, thank you....First time I've heard of this book, thank you.<br /><br />The two "official" reviews are illuminating. Both acknowledge Kopel's scholarship but reject his conclusions. Typical - when facts and logic don't support a progressive's belief, the facts and logic are wrong. And likely racist as well.Steve Skubinnanoreply@blogger.com