More Cities are Punishing You...

...and exempting the criminals.

Y'see, since "prohibited persons" can't "legally" own guns, they're under no compulsion to report when theirs are stolen. That's because requiring them to do so would violate their Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination.

But those police chiefs getting their names in the paper won't tell us that, will they?

We're the Only Ones Giving Unwarranted Privileges Enough

Because a conviction of possession of a firearm without an identification card can mean two years in jail, the Ethics Commission determined that Inostroza used his role as a police officer to give an "unwarranted privilege of substantial value" to the councilor's daughter.

But the councilor says she "did the right thing," and has been cleared.

Why is the truth so hard to nail down when dealing with "The Only Ones"?

Full Auto Fundraising

The machinegun fundraiser for the New Hampshire Republican Party on Sunday was an opportunity to let off a little steam and tell candidates in next year's US presidential election that for many Americans, gun rights matter.

While I support the concept of a machine gun fundraiser in principle, my problem with money going to the Republican Party, as opposed to a specific candidate, is that they will allocate the funds to candidates because they have an (R) after their names--not necessarily because they have shown any fidelity to the right of the people to keep and bear arms. So if Giuliani or Mitt is the nominee, guess where the gun owner contributions will end up?

Not a man in the pack is interested in doing anything to roll back federal infringements except Ron Paul. And the "moderate" GOP establishment--and NRA-- are following the same course with him that they used in California to sideline Tom McClintock.

Another Chicago Child Gun Death

Chicago Police on Monday evening shot and killed a teen on the West Side who police say pointed a gun at an officer...The fatal shooting triggered a near-riot by neighborhood residents disputing the police version of the incident...

So when can we expect Jesse and Snuffy to show up at the station?

Prosecute Our Trespasses

"We want sensible gun laws," Jackson said. "You don't hunt with M-16s. You blow holes in tanks with those weapons. They were built just to kill people."

Jesse, listen to yourself. Truth literally has no place in your posturing, does it?

Just how ignorant are your and Snuffy Pfleger's followers, anyway?

Any bets on whether the jury nullifies?

Set Phasers on "Puke"

It looks like a big flashlight — but it's really a nonlethal weapon designed to make you sick.

I have to wonder if some kind of protective lens goggles would defeat this thing...

Assault Rock on ebay

It's used, but in otherwise excellent condition.

[Via Joe Bethancourt]

We're the Only Ones Virtually Immortal Enough

During a demonstration on gun safety to a group of kids in Florida, he accidentally shot himself in the leg...

"My main concern is to make people in the public aware of the fact that I was a productive agent and not some bumbling buffoon that shot himself in the foot."

Could'a fooled me.

But thanks, Lee Paige, Godfather of "The Only Ones," for giving me what I hope will become a virtually immortal term to describe those in positions of civil authority who act as if they're (as Say Uncle says) "Like you and me, only better."

[Via HZ]

This Day in History: August 7

August 7. 1775

In Paris, France, King Louis XVI agrees to send Julien Achard de Bonvouloir to America on a fact-finding mission. He is also instructed to assure the Americans that France has no aspirations for the reconquest of Canada.