Category Archives: Common Sense

Dear Legislator: An Open Letter from Colleen Lawson

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Gail Pepin

I’ve been away from the blog for a while, been travelling and teaching some common sense to law abiding gun owners. I found this video today made by my dear friend Colleen Lawson. She lives in Chicago and she was … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Sense, Firearm Owners Civil Rights | 6 Comments

Responsible Gun Owners, Training and Benefiting a Good Cause.

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Gail Pepin

I know I have been abandoning this blog for a few days but that was because I was spending some quality time with about 70 other gun owners taking responsibility for their own training and safety. The event was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Sense, Training | 10 Comments

How this Blog Started

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Gail Pepin

I have been watching Japete’s Blog lately, all I can do is watch because I have been “banned,” and I noticed that there is a new poster there ( I love peace) that is teetering on the brink of getting … Continue reading →

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Guns, Physicians and Privacy

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Gail Pepin

Who would expect that a routine visit to your family pediatrician would end up with the good Doctor telling you to go elsewhere for your care? That’s what happened to Tom and Amber Ullman when they brought their third child, … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Sense, Firearm Owners Civil Rights, Lies and Misinformation | 25 Comments

Zero Tolerance = Zero Common Sense

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Gail Pepin

This is where all the anti-gun, anti-knife, anti-drug hand-wringing and whining gets us to, silly rules that punish children for just being children. I thought all this was supposed to be “for the children” School staff and administrators, educated people, hiding behind … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Sense, Zero Tolerance | 9 Comments

The New Normal?

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Gail Pepin

This was written in response to Joan Peterson over at CommonGunsense.com, however she refused to post my comment on her blog so here it is including the portions that I had second thoughts about and deleted from my post. You … Continue reading →

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Been Thrown Off a Blog Claiming to Espouse Common Sense?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Gail Pepin

Tired of false promises of thoughtful reflection about the issue of guns and gun violence? Tired of the misperceptions and the culture of gun violence in America? Tired of misrepresentation of facts and the censuring of posts that don’t support … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Sense | 18 Comments