Apparently, Red Dawn embodies conservative nutterdom.

So now are we all just clinging to our guns, bibles, and Red Dawn Collector’s Edition DVDs?

Because Red Dawn is a movie about gun control. At least to a great extent.

Something I wrote about it in 2003:

In all reality the film wasn’t too bad. Good stuff for teenagers, and if it’s got a little “rah-rah America” it’s better than a little of the dark cynicism to prevelant in most movies.

Not coincidentally, the Gotham City of the two most recent Batman films is based on Chicago, not New York City. This makes some sense, because Chicago residents are severely restricted in their methods of self defense. Masked vigilantes might be the only answer.

Eric at Classical Values has a good post up on Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes

He points out a “favorable” new review by Natalie Pompilio of the Philadelphia Inquirer and adds:

I don’t know what Natalie Pompilio’s position is on gun control, and right now I don’t care, because I am always delighted to see fair coverage of this issue — especially the simple acknowledgement that gun owners can be regular human beings.

Like, who knew?

The Ministry of Minor Perfidy has a picture that appears to have been taken at the same event as the photo of the Iraqi police woman with an AK I posted earlier.

Go check it out.

I think the delivery of the Dirty Harry line would suffer from the layers of clothing masking the woman’s expression during the delivery.

Incidentally, I’ve been revisiting the Dirty Harry movies recently. I plan to watch The Enforcer tonight. I haven’t seen that in at least 20 years.

Legions Fate has another excellent rundown with screen captures.

A PPSh makes an appearance.

Via Rummell.

Legions Fate with the rundown of weaponry in Michael Mann’s film ‘Heat.’

Good stuff and definitely worth a look.

Via Rummell.

From the author of Don’t Know Much About History comes America’s Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation by Kenneth C. Davis:

Kenneth C. Davis, author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller Don’t Know Much About History, presents a collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that shaped the nation’s destiny and character. Davis’s dramatic narratives set the record straight, busting myths and bringing to light little-known but fascinating facts from a time when the nation’s fate hung in the balance.

Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington’s inauguration in 1789, America’s Hidden History details these episodes, among others:

• The story of the first real Pilgrims in America, who were wine-making French Huguenots, not dour English Separatists
• The coming-of-age story of Queen Isabella, who suggested that Columbus pack the moving mess hall of pigs that may have spread disease to many Native Americans
• The long, bloody relationship between the Pilgrims and Indians that runs counter to the idyllic scene of the Thanksgiving feast
• The little-known story of George Washington as a headstrong young soldier who committed a war crime, signed a confession, and started a war!

Full of color, intrigue, and human interest, America’s Hidden History is an iconoclastic look at America’s past, connecting some of the dots between history and today’s headlines, proving why Davis is truly America’s Teacher.