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An Exclusive Publication of Human Events | Vol. 3, No. 51







This week in Guns & Patriots...
Neil W. McCabe, Editor

Dear Guns & Patriots readers,

In the strange way dates come together, I always associate JFK's assassination with Thanksgiving, the Attack on Pearl Harbor with Advent and the Battle of the Bulge with Christmas.

The Battle of the Bulge is etched into our national psyche because it was such a fierce and powerful surprise that caught our boys in the midst of a deep, dark winter. It was our last Christmas at war, but unlike that Christmas after Pearl Harbor, it was a sucker punch to a country weary from four years of death and sacrifice. We were a nation who understood what war meant, so there were no snappy Battle of the Bulge songs on the radio.

I interviewed Jim Defelice, the author of "Bradley: General at War," about the Battle of the Bulge, and I hope you find it interesting. The audio is part of the Guns & Patriots podcast that I do with Brian H. Darling, who writes the "Legislative Lowdown" column for Human Events.

This edition of the G&P newsletter is the last one associate editor Jen Veldhuyzen helped me with as an intern. Jen is a remarkable young woman, who never imagined she would because enamored with the M-1 Garand or conversant in concealed carry versus constitutional carry. She will continue to contribute, but in the office, I am on my own, again.

Our video this week is a good news story from a Fresno, Calif., television station about a gun store's uniquely tender commercial.

My New Year's resolution? Learn Mandarin Chinese with this week's sponsor: The Pimsleur Approach. I will keep you posted on my progress throughout the New Year. Tell us what language you are learning and how it's going here.

The Go button will take you to the free download page for the GunCount, the gun inventory program with military-grade encryption that we developed to be fully compliant with the BATFE regulations to be true "digital boundbook." GunCountFree is a fully functional version that allows you to load in 10 guns. For more than 10 guns, you can purchase the GunCountPlus.

We just heard from a California crime lab that told us they are using GunCount to convert their inventory from an Excel spreadsheet. Keep the feedback rolling in!

Please take the time to check out all the articles this week, and again have a great Christmas!

Enjoy,

Neil W. McCabe
Editor, Guns & Patriots


Guns & Patriots Podcast, Episode 28
Neil W. McCabe and Brian H. Darling

Editor Neil W. McCabe and Brian H. Darling, Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation discuss the developments on Capitol Hill. Neil also interviews Robert J. Laplander about Medal of Honor Marines presented the medal for combat in Korea in 1871. Neil also interviews Jim DeFelice, the author of "Bradley: A General at War," about the Battle of the Bulge... Read More

Common Sense: Iraq – Victory or Defeat?
Lt. Col. Oliver North, USMC retired

Washington, DC – They are coming home. For the first time since March 19, 2003, there are no U.S. combat or combat support troops in Iraq. There is still a contingent of U.S. Marines guarding the biggest American embassy in the world and the largest military attache's office at any diplomatic mission. But there is no doubt in anyone's mind -- ally or enemy -- that the war in Iraq is over. The only uncertainty now: Who won? Read More

Medal of Honor Roll Call: Fighting in Korea in 1871 (Pt. 1)
Robert J. Laplander

This week and next we will explore a long forgotten military episode in Korea, 1871. In Part 1 we will feature the Marine Corps awardees, while Part 2 will feature the Naval awardees... Read More

Learn a Foreign Language in 10 Days
(Same Method Purchased by the FBI)
The Pimsleur Approach

The Pimsleur Approach is scientifically sequenced to lock languages into your brain. This program has been featured on PBS, recommended by Forbes and has been purchased by the FBI!... Read more

The Battle of the Bulge
Neil W. McCabe

In the weeks before Christmas 1944, the German Army launched a horrific surprise attack against American forces that continued in the following January. Author Jim DeFelice, whose book "Bradley: General at War" looks back at the last great battle of the Second World War... Read More

Emily Gets Her Gun, Part 10: Interstate Travel for a D.C. Gun
Emily Miller

The more I dig into this regulation, the more I wonder: How can it be constitutional for D.C. residents to be forced to go to another state to exercise their 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms? Read More

Landay: I Wrote My Article to Liberate Dakota
Neil W. McCabe

Embedded journalist, who was in the ambush with Sgt. Dakota Meyer, explains why he exposed flaws in the accounts that led to his Medal of Honor award... Read More

Top Marine Stands with Meyer, His MOH, Heroism
Neil W. McCabe

Excerpt: "In the final analysis, I did not find cause to question any single fact, nor minor discrepancy that may be buried in descriptions of a battle that lasted for hours and evoked such bravery in our troops. My only question is -- where do we find such men?"... Read More

Cold War Service Medal OK'd
Steven Robinson

Two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Congress December 15 approved the Cold War Service Medal, as part of the Fiscal Year 2012 defense budget, which awaits the signature of President Barack H. Obama Jr... Read More

Tips on Making Your M-1 Garand More Accurate
Jen Veldhuyzen

Guns & Patriots asked Garand expert Dr. Walter J. Kuleck, a board-member of the Garand Collector's Association and author of several authoritative gun manuals, what tweaks can give your Garand its best competition accuracy... Read More

Another Spree Shooter at Virginia Tech
Raquel Okyay

After a police officer is killed on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Va., December 8 gun control advocates wasted no time in redirecting attention away from the killing itself in order to focus attention on controlling innocent gun owners... Read More

Is Santa a Conservative?
Hugh Bouchelle

Is it possible? Could it be true? Is Santa really a conservative? Read More

The Last Jump Chapter 25
John E. Nevola

Excerpt: "'I can't tell you gentlemen how much I appreciate you telling me about my father,' J.P. said as the waitress cleared the dishes. 'Our pleasure,' said Sky."... Read More

Federalist No. 19: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union (continued)
Publius

Excerpt: "In the early ages of Christianity, Germany was occupied by seven distinct nations, who had no common chief. The Franks, one of the number, having conquered the Gauls, established the kingdom which has taken its name from them..."... Read More

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