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OSD 383: The boy who cried Wolford
Courts are fine, culture is final.
Jun 30
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OSD 382: You’re so vague you probably think this law is about you, part 2
The director of the ATF explains how the game works.
Jun 20
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OSD 381: A chaotic tyrant is better than an effective one
Gun companies tried supporting regulators in the 1990s. AI companies are now learning the same lesson.
Jun 15
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OSD 380: Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition
The Second Amendment parallels in the Pope’s encyclical on AI
Jun 8
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May 2026
OSD 379: You don’t even go here
On carrying a gun in a state where you don’t live
May 31
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OSD 378: The sin of scandal
Father Mike Schmitz did a video this week about scandal.
May 23
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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.
May 17
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OSD 376: Hypebeasts as honeybees, Japan edition
This tweet went viral a couple weeks ago:
May 9
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OSD 375: Breaking down each of the ATF’s 34 new rules
The ATF released 34 draft rules this week. Let’s analyze every single one.
May 2
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April 2026
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…
Apr 25
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OSD 373: Guns suck, drone edition
Drones continue to be Second Amendment arms.
Apr 18
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OSD 372: You will be arrested after using a gun in self-defense. Then what?
Two employees at our local gun store here in Austin, Texas were involved in a defensive shooting last night.
Apr 13
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