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OSD 378: The sin of scandal
Father Mike Schmitz did a video this week about scandal. That word comes from skandalon, the Greek word for a stumbling block or the trigger of a hunting trap. In a Christian context, scandal is the sin of leading others to sin.
Last week...
OSD 377: Hypebeasts as maladapted bees
When a bee colony leaves its honey unguarded, it’s common for bees from a neighboring colony to fly over and rob it. But sometimes the reason the honey is unguarded is that all the bees who made it are dying from a mite infestation. So what...
OSD 376: Hypebeasts as honeybees, Japan edition
This tweet went viral a couple weeks ago:
The translation is:
I want to show the American gun enthusiasts who recently followed me what the Japanese military/firearms hobby world is like.
“An old .22 LR empty box” is selling for $4...
OSD 375: Breaking down each of the ATF’s 34 new rules
The ATF released 34 draft rules this week. They broke them down into five categories: Repeal, Modernize, Reduce Burden, Clarify, and Align. Here we go:
Repeal
1140-AA98: Removing Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached “S...
OSD 374: The law is the law, unless the ATF sends some emails
Last week, we linked a story that we summarized as “ATF will slightly loosen its ban on homemade pistol kits after all”. Here was our recap of the facts:
For those keeping track: these kits used to be allowed. Then the ATF raided Polymer...
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