LDF's Best of 2005

While I really enjoy the blog form of publication, it has one major weakness:
With every new post, previously written content becomes slightly less accessible and is eventually pushed off onto archive pages. Thus, I am presenting to you my favorite posts from 2005 so that those who missed them have another chance to easily find them.

Gun/Shooting Related

• Civilian Gun Owner Mark Wilson Saves Lives in Texas
• Teaching Children About Guns in Minneapolis
• Why Allow High Capacity Magazines
• New Safety Laws Needed (Satirical comparison of gun control to car control)
• Interesting Gun Law Legal Battle
• UDF Gets Robbed after posting "No Guns" Signs
• Marksmanship Classes in AZ Schools
• Photos and Videos of Bullets Impacting Objects
• Gun Control Issues (Gun-friendly legal developments)
• CCW Holder Saves Woman from Repeated Stabbing

Self Defense: Never Give Up

• Gnome Chucking Granny Thwarts Burglar
• Teen Girl Captures Mugger
• Man vs. Bear: Martial Arts Battle
• 73 yr Old Woman Foils Thief
• 10yr old Girls Beat Kidnapping Martial Arts Instructor
• Antonio Banderas Repels Home Invader with Zorro Sword
  

Politics

• West Virginia Makes English Official Language
• We are a Republic, Not a Pure Democracy
• Bush vs Posse Comitatus

Movie Reviews

• Alone in the Theater (A negative review of Alone in the Dark)
• Serenity

Immigration and Border Security

• Why Isn't Securing the US Border a Higher Priority than Securing Iraq's?
• Project Minuteman
• Illegals Speak about Minuteman Project
• Secure Our Borders Before It Gets Ugly
• Minuteman Project Wrapup
• Illegal Aliens Bring Crime and Disease and Bankrupt Hospitals
• Border Patrol Ordered Not to Capture Illegals In Order to Downplay Minutemen Success
• The Flames of France: Coming Soon to a City Near You

Government Run Amok

• U.S. Supreme Court Betrays Nation
• Supreme Court Justices Ponder File Sharing
• More Contempt for the U.S. Supreme Court
• Homeland Security Keeping us Safe from Babies
• FBI Spies on Citizens without Oversight
  
  

Individual Rights and Privacy

• Employees Forbidden to Smoke Even While Away from Work
• Freedom of Speech and Privacy
• Smile: You're on Camera!
• A New Way To Spy on People via Email
• Employees Punished for Off Duty Actions
• Overseas Call Centers Selling Personal Data

Miscellaneous

• Lessons from Katrina