BREAKING NEWS: US ATTY RENEGES ON DROPPING HARASSMENT CHARGES AGAINST RED'S!

In a stunning reversal, US Attorney Deborah Ferguson has gone back on her agreement to withdraw harassment complaints against Red's Trading Post. She is apparently angered over Ryan Horsley's recent public statements defending his actions.

More will be released on this story pending a statement from Mr. Horsely. WarOnGuns will continue to follow developments as they occur.

[More about Red's Trading Post from WarOnGuns]

Pack Dogs Join in Cornering Fincher

Time was, "authorized journalists" considered themselves watchdogs over government. Here's the latest "official news" on Wayne Fincher--not a deviation from the government line in the pack:

Judge says Ark. Militia Leader Lied about Assets

Fincher Ordered To Pay For His Attorneys
Judge says militia leader misled the court about finances

Appeals Court Calls Fincher On The Carpet
Militia leader has 10 days to answer financial questions

So much for the court of public opinion. Why mess up a good story with the other side? And think how much money we'd save if we could just let people get convicted in the press.

Red's "Gets Breath of Fresh Air"

Federal authorities have agreed to tell a judge in Idaho that the "threat" from a gun-shop manager they had complained of probably wasn't anything significant, the manager has told WND.

1 Less Sheep for Wolves to Worry About

I just ran across this outstanding comment on KABA:

Dear, I would rather get tied up and watch you get raped than be a man and defend you.

Guns Magazine, August 1957

"Is the Tommy Gun a Police Weapon?"

"Whose Fault is it if the Police Can't Shoot?"

Looks like a special "Only Ones" edition, doesn't it? My favorite anecdote is the one about the police lieutenant who couldn't figure out how to uncock his pistol without firing it, especially juxtaposed against a Crossfire letter complaining "The police here are very reluctant indeed to allow private citizens to own or use rifled weapons."

The August 1957 issue of GUNS Magazine, including the classic period ads, is now online.

A Very Sound Policy

Larry Hincker, associate vice president for university relations, positively dripped with ridicule for Wiles’ plea in his rebuttal, using terms like “inane,” and admonishing the student for not feeling safe with “hundreds of highly trained officers armed with high-powered rifles encircling the building and protecting him.”

“Guns don’t belong in classrooms,” Hincker concluded. “They never will. Virginia Tech has a very sound policy preventing same.”

"A Very Sound Policy," my Rights Watch column for the August issue of GUNS Magazine, is now online.

Shameless Plug: The Final Frontier

What manner of people do 21st Century bureaucrats think pioneers who would "tame a world" will be?

"The Final Frontier," my Rights Watch column for the September issue of GUNS Magazine, is now on sale at newsstands throughout the known galaxy.

BONUS: See page 100 to find out how you can win a.375 Ruger Hawkeye with a Leupold scope and a Tichbourne knife.

Updated Fincher Links

Paul W. Davis reminds us that all court documents concerning the Wayne Fincher case can be found at:
http://www.arkansasmilitia.com/raid/FincherDocket.html


Judge Hendren's latest attack is at the following link:
http://www.arkansasmilitia.com/raid/docket/doc_65.pdf

"Oscar Stilley specifically asked for Congressional findings that proved the government had jurisdiction over Wayne's machine guns," Davis notes, but Hendren ruled that Congressional findings were not required for jurisdiction. That document is here:
http://www.arkansasmilitia.com/raid/docket/doc%2032.pdf

This Day in History: August 1

On August 1, early in the day, Sumter appeared opposite of the Tory position. He sent a request to Turnbull for the Tory force to surrender. Turnbull sent back a response that said that if Sumter wanted the post, he would have to "come and get it."