AMAZING. Newsweek has published a photo essay of gun owners and they are all normal people. No demonizing, no snide remarks, just photos of average people who take personal responsibility for protecting themselves and their families.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
One Nation, Under Gun
From Wolfesblog:
If You Can't Beat 'em, Smear 'em
"All of these facts undermine Respondent's claim that Petitioner was out to 'intimidate and harass' the inspectors," the filing said. "It is equally as likely that Respondents decided to exaggerate innocuous circumstances to justify terminating an inspection that was not finding any regulatory violations or breaches of the Court's order."
Yeah, that and lie.
[More about Red's Trading Post from WarOnGuns]
Reasonable Compromise
The following comment appears after the article. Not sure why they ID'd me as "Anonymous," since I submitted my name and got back an email from their News Editor thanking me for my comments. I noticed the links didn't translate into their form either.
John, it's real easy to call for "compromise" in a generalized way and expect to come off sounding like you're "reasonable".
Maybe if you'd define some of the specific compromises you'd like to see, we could let you know if we agree.
How does John Mecklin define "reasoned common ground"? And how can we "collaborate" with people who--despite your and Ray Ring's apparent beliefs that they can be sated, do indeed want to disarm us?
Conspiracy hysteria? Hardly. Don't take it from me, take it straight from the sources, compiled and verified by Eugene Volokh, Professor of Law, UCLA Law School, including:
"1. Quotes from gun control proponents praising the slippery slope, and urging mild restrictions as steps toward a total ban.
"2. Citations to laws that in fact ban all guns or all handguns.
"3. Quotes from politicians urging gun bans.
"4. Quotes from leading media figures and institutions urging gun bans.
"5. Quotes from advocacy groups urging gun bans."
(See: http://www.gunscholar.org/gunban.htm)
Why not write another opinion piece? Let us know how you intend to find a solution to such a seemingly "intractable" agenda through "compromise".
Those of us who believe in reasoned discourse can't wait to hear your proposals.
The Baltimore Social Registry
A Baltimore City Council committee has approved Mayor Sheila Dixon's proposal for a public gun crime registry -- similar to sex offender registries....
Gun offenders who fail to register could face jail time.
The term "gun offenders," of course, includes those who are caught with the means of defense on hand because they fear for their lives. As for those who commit violent crimes, one can only wonder why most of them are living among us in the first place, and how many of the remainder are already registered with parole officers...
And, of course, no murders will be prevented. And of those that are solved, how many does anyone honestly think will be because of this stupid list?
But it gets herhonor's name in the paper, and she can brag to her willing dupes in "the community" how she's protecting them. This is just another small step in the agenda of portraying all gun owners as seedy, as perverse, as less than righteous human beings, as...vermin.
All the News That's Fit to Print
Lowlifes too stupid and irresponsible to be trusted with matches create a child endangerment scenario where the inevitable happens. And the "authorized journalists" are all over it, naturally, as it suits their agenda.
Sounds like a great reason to demand more laws to disarm you and me.
Sounds like a great reason to demand more laws to disarm you and me.
How to Deal with the FedGov
Lie.
This guy admitted lying to "illegally" purchase guns. Two cops are dead in the sequence of events that followed. He'll get "three to four years."
Wayne Fincher told the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. He peaceably owned guns--which he manufactured and which never entered interstate commerce, and were never used for any purpose other than to serve in the Constitutionally-recognized Citizen Militia. He got six-and-a-half years.
The moral here is, when dealing with the government, lie. It's a language they understand. And one more thing, perhaps the most important: confess. They get off on knowing they've broken you. And they seek revenge on those who won't break.
This guy admitted lying to "illegally" purchase guns. Two cops are dead in the sequence of events that followed. He'll get "three to four years."
Wayne Fincher told the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. He peaceably owned guns--which he manufactured and which never entered interstate commerce, and were never used for any purpose other than to serve in the Constitutionally-recognized Citizen Militia. He got six-and-a-half years.
The moral here is, when dealing with the government, lie. It's a language they understand. And one more thing, perhaps the most important: confess. They get off on knowing they've broken you. And they seek revenge on those who won't break.
US v Kwan Update
From Len Savage:
I went looking to see if this story has been picked up by the "authorized journalists." It hasn't been, of course, but they were sure all over him when it suited their purposes to paint him as a domestic terrorist). And they sneer at mere bloggers as their circulations plummet.
I did find that Ryan Horsley posted on this already, so he gets the "breaking news" credit.
The Judge set aside the Jury's verdict, and granted motion for re-trial. He stated reasons that the ATF/US attorney mis-stated the facts. The Judge gave the US Attorney three weeks to consider dismissing the charge, appeal his decision, or get ready for a new trial. I will let you know how the next hearing goes in a couple of weeks. This good news for all the 9th circuit...
I went looking to see if this story has been picked up by the "authorized journalists." It hasn't been, of course, but they were sure all over him when it suited their purposes to paint him as a domestic terrorist). And they sneer at mere bloggers as their circulations plummet.
I did find that Ryan Horsley posted on this already, so he gets the "breaking news" credit.
This Day in History: August 9
On our side, all accounts agreed, that a number of the enemy is killed; the flower of our militia either killed or wounded, except 150, who stood the field and forced the enemy to retreat; the wounded were brought off by those brave men; the dead they left on the field for want of proper support.