Looking for homes...

Not seriously, but looking nonetheless.

• LUBBOCK: 3111 COUNTY RD 5830
• 4/2, 1806 ft^2 ($125k, built in 1988, on ~5 acres)
• http://www.shoplubbockhomes.com//TX/Lubbock/8393770
• LUBBOCK: 2619 GANNON ST
• 4/3, 1818 ft^2 ($99k, built in 1980, on ~1 acre)
• http://www.shoplubbockhomes.com/TX/Lubbock/8628459
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A teacher married to a police officer... the new middle-class

This post is 100% the result of a lunchroom discussion I had with two colleagues.  During the course of said discussion, I made the above statement.


this article (dated 2008) says that LPD recruits make $41k during their probationary period, which jumps to $45,558 after 18mos of service
http://lubbockonline.com/stories/012008/loc_238353024.shtml

http://lubbockonline.com/education/2012-01-30/lubbock-south-plains-have-lower-teacher-salaries-most-parts-state#.Tyl63cUS08k

$44k avg teacher salary in region 17

(which includes lubbock)

starting salary of $37k (almost $40k)

sorry, i'm conflating region 17 data with data for lisd

region 17 avg is $44,026, while lisd avg is $45,804 (almost $46k)

the starting salary was available only for lisd, and was $37,750

(so, almost $38k)

New Orleans (NOLA) PD, aka NOPD
http://www.nola.gov/sitecore/content/Root/Government/NOPD/Salary%20and%20Benefits.aspx
David Codrea: "Care to factor in benefits and pension, and that you can retire younger than practically anyone in the private sector?"

Propaganda

I'm going to focus on three main issues here:

1. the history of propaganda
2. war propaganda
3. anti-gun propaganda

War Propaganda:

• http://www.greanvillepost.com/2012/01/27/selling-war/
• [also see here]

Anti-Gun Propaganda:

• How Thousands Of U.S. Guns Fuel Crime In Mexico
  http://www.npr.org/2011/01/05/132652351/tracking-gun-dealers-linked-to-mexican-violence
  No mention of Fast & Furious, which new media was already abuzz about
  
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Military

Here I will park everything military-related that isn't parked elsewhere...

http://www.stripes.com/the-challenge-of-telling-uncomfortable-truths-1.166664

SCOTUS

Here I will be parking everything SCOTUS-related...


Gonzales v. Raich:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzales_v._Raich#Dissenting_opinions

Clarence Thomas:

• http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/02/16/does-clarence-thomass-silence-matter
• http://volokh.com/2007/01/28/jan-crawford-greenburg-on-clarence-thomas/
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Carry Issues

Concealed Carry, Open Carry, Campus Carry, etc


It can happen to anyone; it can happen anywhere:

At home...

At work...

On campus...

On vacation...

Misc...

• Woman raped while showing apartment to prospective tenant (Houston, TX)
  Suspect has 'no love' tattooed on neck
  http://www.click2houston.com/news/Woman-raped-while-showing-apartment-to-prospective-tenant/-/1735978/7651518/-/nsphvwz/-/index.html
• UPDATE: Shooting, stabbing in Lubbock at 18th and Utica (Lubbock, TX)
  http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-01-02/shooting-lubbock-18th-and-utica#.TwsU_DVrOqQ
• GA Woman Kills Would Be Rapist With .22 Pistol (Atlanta, GA)
  He surprised and assaulted her as she exited the shower
  http://gunssavelives.net/self-defense/video/ga-woman-kills-would-be-rapist/
• http://www.kctv5.com/story/16583012/gun-packing-woman-turns-tables-on-home-invasion-robbers
• http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Wilmington-police-Jogger-hit-raped-in-alley-2445573.php 
• http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-charlotte/n-c-legislators-must-act-now-to-stop-restaurant-homicide
• http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/01/26/pennsylvania-man-65-fatally-shoots-teen-who-pushed-him-off-bicycle/ (note: and then assaulted and tried to rob him)
• Texas Tech students robbed at gunpoint
  http://www.dailytoreador.com/news/article_81baf290-5152-11e1-bc52-0019bb30f31a.html
• Justice Breyer and wife robbed by machete-wielding man in West Indies
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/justice-breyer-and-wife-robbed-by-machete-wielding-man-in-west-indies/2012/02/13/gIQA7GxaBR_story.html
  In 2004, a group of young men assaulted now-retired Justice David Souter as he was jogging near his apartment in Southwest Washington.
  And in 1996, Justice Ruth ­Bader Ginsburg was the victim of a purse-snatching as she and her husband and daughter were walking near the Kennedy Center
• Justice Breyer robbed by machete-wielding intruder at West Indies vacation home
  http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/13/justice-breyer-robbed-at-west-indies-vacation-home/
• Police: Man shot while answering front door near downtown Houston
  http://www.khou.com/news/local/Police-Man-shot-while-answering-front-door-near-downtown-Houson-140488243.html
• Coffee Shop Manager Hailed As Hero (no less dead, though...)
  http://www.komonews.com/news/archive/3988516.html
• 22 Carnival cruise ship passengers robbed at gunpoint in Mexico
  http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/02/27/22-carnival-cruise-ship-passengers-robbed-at-gunpoint-in-mexico/
• Another school shooting, another failure of ‘Gun-free schools’ act
  http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/another-school-shooting-another-failure-of-gun-free-schools-act
• Rep. Chip Cravaack: ‘What if our pilots had been armed on 9/11?’
  http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/27/congressman-chip-cravaack-what-if-our-pilots-had-been-armed-on-911/
• Redondo Beach double homicide shows no place is safe
  http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/redondo-beach-double-homicide-shows-no-place-is-safe
• Armed Colo. doc helps others flee from gunman
  http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=1904237
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Wild animals:

• Indian leopard attack shows anti-human nature of ‘gun control’ (2012)
  http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/indian-leopard-attack-shows-anti-human-nature-of-gun-control
• Pack of wild dogs believed to have killed Ga. couple (2009)
  http://lubbockonline.com/stories/081909/nat_483210456.shtml
• Lubbock ready to address dog attacks (2008)
  http://lubbockonline.com/stories/021908/loc_248420847.shtml
• Dog attack concerns growing in Lubbock (2008)
  http://lubbockonline.com/stories/022408/loc_250419027.shtml
• KCBD-Lubbock category for dangerous dog attacks
  http://www.kcbd.com/Global/category.asp?C=128106
• List of fatal dog attacks in the United States (Wikipedia)
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_the_United_States
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You should just do kung-fu, run away, or call 911:

• GA Woman Kills Would Be Rapist With .22 Pistol (Atlanta, GA)
  He surprised and assaulted her as she exited the shower
  http://gunssavelives.net/self-defense/video/ga-woman-kills-would-be-rapist/
• FL 82 Year Old Homeowner Shoots & Kills Mask Man w/ WW2 Gun
  http://gunssavelives.net/self-defense/fl-82-year-old-homeowner-shoots-kills-mask-man-w-ww2-gun/
• 11 Year Old Girl Defends Home with .22 Rifle (2010)
  http://gunssavelives.net/self-defense/video/11-year-old-girl-defends-home-with-22-rifle/
• CA Businessman Kills Five Gang Members In Multiple Attacks
  http://gunssavelives.net/self-defense/ca-businessman-kills-five-gang-members-in-multiple-attacks/
• PA Mother Shoots, Kills Armed Robber Who Was Attacking Her Son
  http://gunssavelives.net/self-defense/pa-mother-shoots-kills-armed-robber-who-was-attacking-her-son/
• http://www.kctv5.com/story/16583012/gun-packing-woman-turns-tables-on-home-invasion-robbers
• http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Wilmington-police-Jogger-hit-raped-in-alley-2445573.php 
• http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-charlotte/n-c-legislators-must-act-now-to-stop-restaurant-homicide
• http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/01/26/pennsylvania-man-65-fatally-shoots-teen-who-pushed-him-off-bicycle/ (note: and then assaulted and tried to rob him)

Children are too young to be around guns:

• 11 Year Old Girl Defends Home with .22 Rifle (2010)
  http://gunssavelives.net/self-defense/video/11-year-old-girl-defends-home-with-22-rifle/
• Son Uses Dad’s AR-15 To Defend Home (2010)
  http://gunssavelives.net/self-defense/video/son-uses-dads-ar-15-to-defend-home/
  "We don't try to hide things from our children... in law enforcement."  -- Lt. Jeffrey Stauber, Harris County Sheriff's Office
• 11 Year Old Texas Boy Shoots Home Invaders, Defends Mother (2010)
  http://gunssavelives.net/self-defense/video/11-year-old-boy-shoots-home-invaders-defends-mother-in-tx-2010/
• Phoenix boy, 14, shoots armed intruder while watching three younger siblings
  http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/06/23/phoenix-boy-14-shoots-armed-intruder-while-watching-three-younger-siblings/
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Related articles:

• Amanda Fortini (2012:Jan.12). "Should I Buy a Gun? After falling victim to a string of traumatic crimes, Amanda Fortini considers a controversial means of protection," Elle Magazine.
  http://www.elle.com/Life-Love/Society-Career-Power/Should-I-Buy-a-Gun
• Tueller Drill: How Close is Too Close When Faced with an Attacker?
  http://www.guns.com/danger-zone-how-close-is-too-close-when-faced-with-an-attacker.html
• How will CeaseFire spin this? Homicide no longer among leading death causes
  http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/how-will-ceasefire-spin-this-homicide-no-longer-among-leading-death-causes
• More and more women embracing gun ownership
  http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500202_162-57348612/more-and-more-women-embracing-gun-ownership/
• Concealed-Carry Myths
  http://www.shootingillustrated.com/index.php/18228/concealed-carry-myths/
• School Shootings – You Can’t Sterilize The World
  http://www.ammoland.com/2012/02/28/school-shootings-you-cant-sterilize-the-world/
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Woodworking Projects

Home Improvement:

• http://learning-to-b-me.blogspot.com/2011/03/cabinet-diy-completed-and-tutorial.html