People of the Gun

There's a really handsome guy over there. Word has it Tom Selleck has gone into a descending spiral of depression realizing the competition he has in the gun rights community.

My delusions notwithstanding, why not join us? Wouldn't it be nice to create an album with thousands upon thousands of us proudly standing up for what we believe?

Special thanks to Jeff Soyer for taking this burden upon himself.

We're the Only Ones 'Catch-and-Release' Enough

The two off-duty cops allegedly punched and kicked a 26-year-old Yonkers man who was walking with two women. What triggered the alleged attack was not clear.

Officers from the 47th Precinct, driving by the fight, grabbed the two suspects and handcuffed them, sources said.

But when arresting officers learned the two were off-duty cops, they let them go, sources said.

You know: "professional courtesy."

[Via Declan]

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We're the Only Ones Bada Boom Enough

The acquaintance, a Middletown man, was concerned about the ex of a woman he was dating. He asked Etkin for advice on how to handle the matter. Etkin told the man he'd look into it.

According to prosecutors, Etkin told the man the ex was a high-ranking member of the Genovese crime family, and that a hit had been put out on him. Etkin told him he'd negotiated with organized crime figures to withdraw the hit, for $3,500.

Sounds like somebody's been watching too many episodes of "The Sopranos."

[Via Declan]

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We're the Only Ones Providing and Disposing Enough

The gun used to kill a 15-year-old Trenton youth in a gangland slaying two years ago was provided by a former Mercer County corrections officer who then helped to dispose of the weapon, an admitted accomplice allegedly has told investigators.

Well then, there's only one thing to do. Sue the manufacturer.

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USDA Declares Gun Range Sacrilegious

"This is a sacred site to native peoples," said Monique Sonoquie, a coalition spokeswoman. "Many families and groups use the site for ceremonies and prayers, and having the gun range as close as it is not only unsafe but disrespectful to the sacredness of the land."

If it's unsafe, there ought to be objective evidence in that regard. If the US government is acknowledging something is "sacred" as a reason for permit denial, how is that not making a "law respecting an establishment of religion"?

It sounds to me like the opponents just don't like guns, so they're playing the "culture card."

It also looks like the objective evidence--along with past decades of safe operation--shows that safe and responsible management and operation of the range is readily achievable.

Lawyers, Guns & Money

Chris Horton took the slide show idea and ran with it.

Hopefully, other bloggers will also find utility in this tool and come up with creative ways to employ it in promotion of our rights.

Red's Says "Scuttle Sullivan"

I am urging everyone to contact their Senators to NOT Confirm ATF Acting Director Michael J. Sullivan to ATF Director.

Sounds like a plan to me.

[More about Red's Trading Post from WarOnGuns]

Baltimore Implements Roach Motel Registration

Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon has signed a key component of her crime-fighting plan.

The bill requires gun offenders to register their address every six months.

Looks like the Baltimore Social Registry is finally ready to roll out. Who could be against that? After all, it's not like any one of us deciding that a threat outweighed legal consequences would ever be caught up in such a net.

That the baddest of the bad will ignore this, or that it is unenforceable outside Sheila's jurisdiction is hardly the point. The point is, guns and gun owners can now be vilified and associated with the scummiest dregs of society--perverts all.

Vermin.

What they need now is some way to put serial numbers on list "members." Perhaps some form of arm tattoo, as has been done with "gun criminals" in days gone by?

This Day in History: October 2

Madison's support of the bill of rights was of critical significance. One of the new representatives from Virginia to the First Federal Congress, as established by the new Constitution, he worked tirelessly to persuade the House to enact amendments. Defusing the anti-Federalists' objections to the Constitution, Madison was able to shepherd through 17 amendments in the early months of the Congress, a list that was later trimmed to 12 in the Senate. On October 2, 1789, President Washington sent to each of the states a copy of the 12 amendments adopted by the Congress in September.