Saturday, August 11, 2007
My Kind of Gals
They sure make our Million Mommy types look pathetic, don't they? Even the women members.
Book Learnin'
"If the kid has a backpack next to them, or under the desk, they can pick it up, the straps act as a handle and it becomes a shield," Curran said.
It's much lighter than a 15-pound police vest. After three years of experimenting, the backpacks that were tested by an outside lab ranked threat level two. It stops an assortment of bullets, including 9-millimeter hollow point bullets.
It'll also give the assailant a nice target to aim at center mass. Besides, guess what else will stop "an assortment of bullets, including 9-millimeter hollow point bullets"?
How about just an ordinary backpack that doesn't cost $175 full of...uh... books?
But I wouldn't recommend betting my child's life on that. What would I recommend?
Oh, gee, I don't know.
Besides, Wayne doesn't like the idea.
Just So We're Clear on How This Works
...Carranza, who has a fake Social Security number, had been arrested on charges of raping a 5-year-old girl and then threatening the child and her parents. In that case he faced a 31-count indictment.
In another, he was arrested on assault charges stemming from a bar fight.
Immigration officials apparently were aware of Carranza's illegal status since his prior arrests, according to Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura.
The solution, of course, to prevent such execution-style killings by known illegal immigrants is to disarm American Citizens.
Take San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (please!), who is trying to shut down the gun show at the Cow Palace (it's not even in his jurisdiction), while declaring San Francisco a "Sanctuary City" for the likes of Mr. Carranza.
As we've seen before, this despicable, out-of-control reprobate just ignores laws he objects to, but will not tolerate even the hint of defiance for one of his edicts.
That is the very definition of rule of man, the very definition of tyranny.
We're the Only Ones Permissive Enough
[I used BugMeNot to bypass site registration]
The FBI is looking into concealed-gun permits issued by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, according to documents filed in a lawsuit that alleges former Sheriff Lou Blanas issued permits as political favors....The lawsuit, filed in December 2003 when Blanas was sheriff, alleges that Blanas denied David Mehl, a chemical engineer, and Lok T. Lau, a retired FBI agent, equal protection under the law when his office turned down their applications for gun-carry permits.
Gee, you don't suppose having one of their own get denied was what prompted this. do you? I mean, it's not like this hasn't been SOP for California Sheriff and Police departments...
All animals deserve equal protection, but some animals deserve more equal protection than others.
[Via 1894C]
[More from "The Only Ones" files]
Nuge to Red's: You're on Your Own
"At this time, it does not appear that Ted's schedule will permit."
Yeah, 10 minutes of the Great Man's time is a lot to ask for.
The guy's in Boise, making untold profits off a fan base that includes untold thousands of gun owners and he can't be bothered?
Ryan has been trying to work with "his people," so he knows about the situation at Red's Trading Post. Evidently he doesn't want to involve his name in the controversy. Because if he wanted to, he could point Ryan out in the audience.
Ryan says "the positive side is I still get to see Ted in concert."
If it was me, I wouldn't go.
"What Better Person..."
...to explain to you how to make one of these videos than someone who knows absolutely nothing about technology?
Yeah, like firearms technology, seeing as how you Brady Luddites want to ban those employing designs that were developed in the same period as the light bulb.
Lewis Black adds his peculiar brand of acting like a smug urban smart ass while remaining typically unfunny in this latest Brady Campaign propaganda foray. He invites us to submit our own videos and "Tell us what you feel" (significantly, not "what you know"), and the thought strikes that we could do a repeat of the Million Moon March--except I fear the effort would be wasted and they'd never show critical viewpoints.
Pity, because the one I had in mind involves a look-alike of Black sitting at an identical set, going into his whiny rant when suddenly...well, let's just say it involves ski masks, rubber gloves and a meat fork, and he's powerless to stop it.
Hey--it's funnier than what he's doing, and he's a professional comic.
Years ago, I did a video called "Minute Men." We were at a gun rights rally in Sacramento, CA, and I set up a camera on a tripod and gave attendees (who signed a release) one minute to speak their mind on the right to keep and bear arms. I still have the tape and really ought to get it converted to digital format, edit it and post it online. All I need is the time to teach myself to do all that.
Guest Editorial: Liberty is Risky
By Charles H. Sawders
In a free society potential behavior cannot be punished. To the extent that it is, is the measure of the absence of liberty.
Unacceptable behavior proscribed by law, may be punished. But in a free society what one might, maybe, could, possibly, perhaps, be able to do is not grounds for punishment or truncation of rights. Only after the unacceptable behavior has occurred can a free society protect itself by punishing the actor, both as retribution and deterrence. Any punishment or restriction prior is a veto of liberty.
Liberty is risky. We must rely on the good natures of our fellow citizens to a large extent. Though risky, it has proven throughout history to be much safer than entrusting ourselves to the good natures of governments.
Those unwilling to risk liberty can always find a master. If that be their desire, I will not strive to prevent such, so long as they seek subservience and servitude on a personal level. They are not empowered to seek either, nor a master, for me. When they venture to do so they have become my enemy. An enemy who will not be tolerated. An enemy who will be counted among the forces of evil by free men everywhere.
Also by Charles H. Sawders:
The Downsides of Liberty
In a free society potential behavior cannot be punished. To the extent that it is, is the measure of the absence of liberty.
Unacceptable behavior proscribed by law, may be punished. But in a free society what one might, maybe, could, possibly, perhaps, be able to do is not grounds for punishment or truncation of rights. Only after the unacceptable behavior has occurred can a free society protect itself by punishing the actor, both as retribution and deterrence. Any punishment or restriction prior is a veto of liberty.
Liberty is risky. We must rely on the good natures of our fellow citizens to a large extent. Though risky, it has proven throughout history to be much safer than entrusting ourselves to the good natures of governments.
Those unwilling to risk liberty can always find a master. If that be their desire, I will not strive to prevent such, so long as they seek subservience and servitude on a personal level. They are not empowered to seek either, nor a master, for me. When they venture to do so they have become my enemy. An enemy who will not be tolerated. An enemy who will be counted among the forces of evil by free men everywhere.
Also by Charles H. Sawders:
The Downsides of Liberty
This Day in History: August 11
Under the present Situation of Affairs, I can give you no better direction than to remain at your post and collect all the force that you possibly can, the Season of the Year is to be sure inconvenient for the Militia to be out, but the necessity of the Case requires that as many as possibly can, must be retained in service, for if Genl. Burgoyne persists in his advance upon our Northern Army, we must offer them support or suffer him to make himself Master of all the Country above.