Timelines. Historical Chronologies, Dates and Commentary

Gristmill. By Dint.

Guns NRA Growth Timeline. Presented by Other NRA, With Demise Events
Natural Resource Auxiliary (other NRA) presents the Guns NRA Timeline and History, in order to distinguish itself. See mass shooting events (3+) interspersed with NRA Growth events, and January 2011 updates as to selected January 2011 shootings of police officers (>3)

Western Ethnic Violence Timeline: Against Non-Papal Christians; Non-Christians; Jews
How drive for Empire changes religion as well as politics. Watch the 600-year head start of papal western Christianity spread by violence in persecutions, exclusions, deaths for conformity; before Islam even was born. How did a peaceful, insightful teacher and healer, become a sworded militancy in furtherance of Empire, Papal and Charlemanic. Islam, after founder's birth 570 est. expanded with its own violence, but allowing some coexistence, into rest of Middle East, Eastern Europe, North Africa, Spain until 1492 ousted.  Meanwhile, Christian Crusades, more territory invasions, forced conversions, kill "heretics", etc. Then another Islamic empire, Ottoman Empire 1299-1923, spread into Eastern Europe, Balkans, stops at Vienna.  Anybody violence-free? No.  To be developed.

Harald Bluetooth and Vikings; Papal Christian Invasions of Norse-Germanic Lands
What triggered the Norse, the Viking revenge against Christian monasteries, then broader, to Christian lands. Speculate if the degree of violence is connected to the violence of the Christian invasions, forced conversions, attacks on populations, dispersals. See Charlemagne.

NRA. Fear Theory; Gun Culture. Everyman Nate Rudy Asclater. Diversions for Population Control; Transparency; NRA

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NRA.  Not Really Altruistic.

Second Amendment meets Placemaking: The Gun Speaks.
Fear theory, context of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, with "safety" the dominant focus once basic needs are met. Uses of guns.  The place of the National Rifle Association in American culture;

Power of the Statutory Pen: Can wipe out inheritances, even require NRA disclosures.
The legislature has the power to give the tools for people to make informed decisions; but everybody's afraid. Where the will, alas.

Nate Rudy, Everyman. Nathaniel Rudolph Asclater Speaks
Meet Nate Rudy, American. Family man. Still, a spinning compass until he found his gun.  Nate Rudy Asclater. Shoot now, ask later, now in his mind. When does fantasy seep out.

A Day in the Life of Nate Rudy Asclater, And Gun
Nathaniel Rudolph Asclater's Wife Speaks. Asks. What is going on here? And update after Nate Rudy joins the NRA.

I Did It! Nate Rudy Joins the NRA and Keeps a Journal.
Nate Rudy has found his voice.  He writes, and writes, and writes. What is in his head, how does he see his place in life, how he can get somewhere he wants. Yes, the NRA.


But is the NRA all that Nate Rudy thinks it is? Is Nate duped? If so, How? Not at all? Does it matter, so long as Nate is happy?

Resume Activities (Curriculum Vitae): Transparency in NRA Corporate Connections Act.
Issue:  NRA official Ronald Schmeits places obfuscated references on his CV as to financial connections.  This draft legislation would ban obscure references, that produce no easy results in a search for a resume entry, or curriculum vitae. Require identification of corporate connections, particularly in banking. Transparency will enable vetting of bona fides of policy and cultural positions.  Who are the associates here? See where ambiguity in such leads us and the NRA. An avoidable dalliance - just be clear up front and the issue goes away.