The Good Grendell

Not this one.

This one.

In response to this.

Senator Grendell is a longtime supporter of our Second Amendment rights. He is also a cosponsor of SB 184, the Castle Doctrine.

At this time, Senator Grendell is working with the Sponsor of SB 184, members of the Criminal Justice Committee, and all of the interested parties to ensure that we are able to pass a bill that ensures Ohioans have the right to defend their homes and their lives.

To date, we have had five hearings on SB 184, and we plan on hearing the bill again next week. This is important legislation, and we want to make sure that we get it right. That means that it is taking a little longer than we originally anticipated. However, we are dedicated to getting this bill passed out of committee as soon as possible, which we hope will be as early as next week.

Thank you, once again, for your email in support of the Castle Doctrine and our effort to get a strong bill passed here in Ohio.

If you have any questions or would like a copy of the substitute bill, please let our office know.

Sincerely,

Roman Jerger
Administrative Aide

I'm sure all Ohio gun owners reading this have already sent their emails, right?

Riflemen

Mindful Musings brings us the latest liberty essay by Mike Vanderboegh.

A Prime Example

My heart has been full this week. Here, I'm adding my words to the volumes already preceded.

Mike H shares his thoughts on the passing of Charlton Heston.

A Community Hazard

An 84-year-old man who kept nearly 500 guns, 800 pounds of gunpowder and 75,000 rounds of ammunition at his Ridgefield home pleaded guilty Tuesday to creating a community hazard...

Instead of getting his guns back, Raymond also agreed to have a dealer sell them and turn over the proceeds...

Raymond admitted in court that he kept gunpowder in his garage, where static could have sparked an explosion and a fire in the neighborhood...

Raymond also admitted that he possessed a large-capacity magazine that could carry up to 30 bullets. It is illegal under state law to own a firearm magazine that carries more than 15 rounds.

So "could" is the new standard of guilt in New Jersey? I wonder how many homeowners in his neighborhood have gasoline cans in their garages that "could" release vapors and explode from a static charge?

And while "Investigators have tested the guns and determined that none of them had been used in a crime," I guess breaking an old man is a damn site safer than going after these guys.

[Via Jeffersonian]

She's One of Us!

She described herself as a pro-gun churchgoer, recalling that her father taught her how to shoot a gun when she was a young girl...

And to show us how much on our side she is:

She promises...To renew the ban on assault weapons and repeal the Tiahrt amendment, which restricts federal authorities from sharing gun-trace information with local law enforcement.

Good ol' Hill--the gun owners' champion.

Forgive me if I'm not sure what she means by "the faith of my parents and my grandparents"...

If, as with guns, the opposite of what she claims is true, I hesitate to wonder What she worships.

[Via Plug Nickel Times]

One Milwaukee, Two Milwaukee...

Or should that be "Mississippi"?

Anyway, about the most intelligent thing that comes to mind is the punch line to a really corny old joke.

"One Milwaukee" is yet another in a procession of "progressive" diversions that keep society from addressing the elephant in the room, that is:

And we also can't forget to look at race--not as a cause of violent crime, but as an indicator of populations most directly affected by and responsive to a continuing history of destructive government policies.

[Via Schroedinger's Blog]

This Day in History: April 13

As it is found necessary that a Powder Magazine be built for the use of this Province, capable of holding one thousand barrels of Gunpowder,
Resolved, That Mr. Isaac Coates and Mr. William Moulder be empowered to contract with persons for materials for building said Magazine, and to employ suitable Workmen; and that they draw Orders on the Committee of Accounts for the expenses of the same.