Friday, October 12, 2007

Right to Bear Arms Placed on Administrative Hold

The Board of Firearms Permit Examiners refused to hear any gun permit cases at its regular meeting Thursday, saying a lawsuit brought against the state police by one of its own board members may constitute a conflict of interest.

Translation: Screw with us, Bub, we'll shut the whole thing down--which is what we'd prefer to do if the power trip didn't give us such a heady rush and sense of self-importance. We're bureaucrats and we rule you. Our forms and stamps and procedures are more important than your life, more important than your liberty, more important than your pursuit of happiness. And more important than the safety of your loved ones. We are government, duly appointed, backed by overwhelming force, and that's the way it is.

I know of someone who couldn't get a permit in California if he tried. He defended himself and his family twice in the almost 30 years he was there (without firing a shot), never reported either incident to the authorities, and he apologizes to no man for it, although I'm sure there's no shortage of "gun rights activists" who would tell you he'd have deserved what he got if caught: You know, either being killed or separated from his wife and children, that is, his deepest and most abiding loves--and thrown in prison for years at the mercy of the most violent societal dregs imaginable. He knew full well the risks and assumed them soberly, although with a burning resentment that such a terrible choice, with such life-destroying consequences, could be forced on a supposedly free man.

I have reason to believe this scofflaw radical also defied the California "assault weapon" registration edict and still has his semiauto rifle in spite of mandates from the state DOJ with the enthusiastic cooperation of the NRA, so we're talking one serious attitude problem here.

I sure hope he doesn't end up making us all look bad.

Time to Act!

Jenna’s mother, Lisa Sutton, said: “I think schools should check pupils’ bags.

Yes, it's time to act! Lord knows nothing has been done in the UK to date--it's like a virgin field of snow, with nary a track to be seen.

Since we don't know who can be trusted, the answer, of course, is to restrain the liberty of everyone.

Why not just cut to the chase, Lisa, and shackle everybody in a padded room?

Here it Comes...

Every Republican candidate – including current front-runner Rudy Giuliani – has promised to appoint originalists and textualists to the Supreme Court.

And we can believe what Rudy promises, because he's our friend.

I've been saying this is coming. Expect a lot more paving of the way in the months to come.

Anybody think this does not reflect the sentiment of management in Fairfax?

Craig on Red's

He says he can't really do anything because it's in federal court. Ordinarily, I'd say at least he could be using his bully pulpit to call public attention to it and to press for BATFU investigations, but with his recent media difficulties I'm not sure his direct involvement would be helpful at this point.

On a related subject, this blog has been getting quite a few hits from the feds in recent days--particularly from DOJ--and I also see they're then exiting the site directly to Red's...

[More on Red's Trading Post from WarOnGuns]

Rape Victim Delivers Message To Other Women

"The only one who can really protect me, is me."

There's really nothing else to say, except that anyone who would interfere with her right to do so, especially after reading about the terrifying and horrible dehumanization this poor woman was forced to endure, is either irrational or evil.

[Via Tony G]

We're the Only Ones "Days of Our Lives" Enough

The board will consider whether Giusto, once a driver for former Gov. Neil Goldschmidt, lied about when he first heard about Goldschmidt’s statutory rape of a 14-year-old when he was mayor of Portland...

The board also will decide whether Giusto lied to reporters about his role in a controversy involving then-Multnomah County Crime Commission Chairman Jim Jeddeloh, including when Giusto first began dating Jeddeloh’s wife, Lee...

The second allegation in the letter concerns Giusto’s approval of a concealed handgun license to Jim Jeddeloh, the then-chairman of the Citizens Crime Commission.

Giusto told reporters he had not been aware of Jeddeloh’s criminal background, which included two arrests for drunken driving and allegations of domestic violence, when he approved his application. Normally, a record would mean an automatic denial.

Sleazy soap opera, anyone?

Today, on All My Only Ones...

[Via Jeffersonian]

This Day in History: October 12

2nd Pennsylvania Regiment...Authorized on October 12, 1775 in the Continental Army as the 1st Pennsylvania Battalion and assigned to the Main Continental Army.