The Gorp: Stupid and Toxic

From HZ:

Chicago's "only ones" assisted in getting the message out today for the Day of Concern. I saw them on the news parading around a school assembly with this book and helping the kiddies make their Student Pledge Against Gun Violence (i.e. "no guns for me" pledge). At first glance, I thought the book was a benign (neither pro gun nor anti gun) gun safety book until I saw the back flap here and realized it's more like touchy-feely feel-good nonsense.

Makes sense to have a gun hater teaching about gun safety instead of Eddie the Eagle.

Anyway, I never heard of the book, the Day of Concern or The Pledge (of course I'm getting old and could have just forgotten)... as usual, wanted to make sure you didn't miss it.

MY PROMISE TO THE GORP
I promise you, Gorp
and Yinklebugs, too
I promise McHenrys
and the Towers, I DO

I promise Ms. Lilly
her chauffeur and Brady
I promise her chef
and her cool cousin Sadie

I want to be safe
and I promise you now
I WON'T play with GUNS
NEVER -- NO HOW !!

Everybody remember "Cat's Paw" from the original Star Trek?

"Spock? Comment?"

"Very bad poetry, Captain."

Aside from the obvious fact that we're dealing with bleatings for fools by fools, this stupid Gorp is actually dangerous, and may get a child killed.:

What do you think
of a Gorp who would drink
29 bottles of silvery ink?

A Gorp who would slurppp
A Gorp who would slopppp
gulping down ink
to the very last
D
R
O
P!

These moronic zealots are encouraging children to emulate the Gorp when accidental poisoning is cited as a "leading cause of death" by the National Safety Council, and accidental firearm deaths don't even make their chart?

How evil is that, to allow your fanaticism to put the lives of children at risk, and why are Daley's goons taking part in exploiting such incompetent child endangerment just so they can maintain their brutal monopoly of power?

We're the Only Ones Best Dressed Enough

The patrol, which has been wearing the peaked hats and distinctive bow ties for about 70 years, recently was named America's "Best-Dressed State Law Enforcement Agency" by the National Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors.

Ah yes, the coveted Diebitsch-Heck Award...

[Via HZ]

Limiting Liberty

The District of Columbia government on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to address only a single issue, if it agrees to hear the city’s appeal seeking to reinstate its flat ban on private possession of handguns. In a reply brief, found here, city officials contended that the only issue the Court need decide is the meaning of the Second Amendment as it applies directly to the city’s specific ban on pistols. This would involve an inquiry aimed at what the Amendment’s words mean, “construed in light of their history, purpose, and place in this Nation’s tradition.”

Amazing, the shameless contortions. I'll leave it to the legal pundits to analyze this latest tactical ploy--what strikes me is more basic: I'm sure we've all noticed how honest people posing honest arguments don't need to stoop to arcane and obscure twists and maneuvers to make their case. The DC government brought this fight upon themselves, and now they want to tie their opponent's hands.

If the District were an individual, what do you think that would say about his character?

[Via Paul Nelson]

Compromise

The National Rifle Association did not endorse McClintock for the special election leaving gun owners to speculate about whether it is better to vote for a questionable Republican or an anti-gun Democrat. Since winning the Governor's seat, Mr. Schwarzenegger has banned .50 caliber rifles and passed the microstamping bill. I guess now we have our answer.

It looks like we're about to conduct the same experiment on the national level. I trust no one expects different results?

Castle Doctrine Working in SC

D. Martyn Lloyd-Morgan tells us how.

BATFU Rebuked

The Committee encourages ATF to consider lesser gradation of sanctions for record keeping errors.

That's not how you speak to a dog if you expect obedience. Of course, if it were my dog, we'd have gone to the vet for a shot a long time ago.

Y'know, for some reason I can't clear the theme music from Old Yeller out of my head...

[More on BATFU and Red's Trading Post from WarOnGuns]

An Unauthorized Journalist

A television reporter investigating a story on school violence was arrested after carrying a loaded gun onto school property, authorities said.

Be nice if he uses this experience to champion RKBA from his position of influence--that is, if they let him retain his "authorized journalist" status.

[Via Sam]

We're the Only Ones Exhausted Enough

It doesn't particularly look safer to me.

So'd you hear the one about the moron terorist: when they told him to blow up a bus he burned his lips on the exhaust pipe...?

[Via Stieger]

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This Day in History: October 25

On this date Robert Hanson Harrison wrote to Congress from headquarters of the withdrawal of the army to its new position, leaving 1,400 men at Mount Washington and 600 at Kings Bridge. A surprise of the British was attempted by a detachment under Col. John Haslet, of the Delaware Regiment, which only partially succeeded. Maj. John Green, of the First Virginia Regiment, was badly wounded.