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Unarmed victims beaten, burned to death
Firearms Control Act forbids gun ownership, results in cold-blooded murder

Great job, IANSA!

We knew you could do it!

And the potential for further success is virtually limitless...

We're the Only Ones Baiting Enough

A stolen theft decoy car being monitored by police crashed into another car as officers tried to disable it, killing the elderly driver of the second car, police said.

Say...that give me another great idea for "The Only Ones" to use to fight crime:

Bait guns! Just leave'em laying around in high crime neighborhoods...

And once we get that remote shutoff switch thingie ironed out, we can require them on all guns.

Hey, if you're not doing anything wrong, why would you object...?

I Have a Bad Feeling About This

George Lucas has created legendary film heroes like Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones, but the US director says that in real life, his hero is Barack Obama.

What the hell is wrong with these people?

We're the Only Ones Calling Out Requests Enough

“Watch it,” the heckler yelled, but they couldn’t hear him up on the stage, even though he was in the first row. So he pulled a .38 revolver from his waistband, where it had been tucked beneath his t-shirt, and waved it in the air...

Tony smiled and reached into his pants pocket and flipped his wallet open in Bo’s direction. “FBI,” he said, though I couldn’t see what he was showing. He held the gun steady.

Ha ha! That's funny! Imagine a federal "Only One" pointing a gun at a singer as a joke to make a song request! And imagine the anti-gun Village Voice* thinking that's a cool story. Ha ha!

It's a good thing there's legislation in most places to keep ordinary people from carrying in establishments that serve alcohol, isn't it? And in the Bronx?

* I used this "Mad on the Street" interview, juxtaposed with H.G. Wells' The Time Machine, as the basis for my Jan. 2000 GUNS AND AMMO essay, "The New Eloi." Unfortunately, it's not online, and because they own the copyright, I can't post it here.

We're the Only Ones Artful Enough

Step away from the sheep, indeed.

It sounds like you would know, "Authorized Journalist" Christopher Knight.

What it sounds like you--or anyone else at The Los Angeles Times who preaches the mantra of the "Only Ones"-- wouldn't know is, the best way not to be intimidated around armed men is to be armed yourself.

Null and Void in Philadelphia

A judge ruled that the City of Philadelphia could not enforce new ordinances that would ban assault weapons and limit handgun purchases to one per person per month.

But he let stand the criminal stolen gun reporting exemption.

Go figure.

The Snuffy You Know vs the One You Don't

When I got the news last night about Snuffy Pfleger's Napoleonic exile, I really didn't have time to do much more than make a quick post. There are a few observations I want to make sure are in the mix.

From the story I originally linked to:

This past Sunday, Pfleger told St. Sabina's congregation that he's received more than 3,000 threatening e-mails – some calling for his death. The messages caused the church to beef up security for Sunday's services.

What--did they say bloodthirsty stuff like "Snuff out Mike P-F-L-E-G-E-R?" And death threats? You reported those for investigation, right?

And what does "beef up security" mean? Aside from the fact that you've shown the only way to opppose a threat of force is to possess sufficient deterrent force, and the display of same is often enough to repel a threat?

Meanwhile, things are getting interesting over at St. Sabina, with the congregation demanding Snuffy's reinstatement--and some going on a hunger strike. It's fairly obvious the loyalty is to the man, not to the church, which lends itself to all kinds of interesting conclusions and creates all kinds of interesting possibilities if the demands are not met.

One other revelation I found quite telling:

Over the weekend, he said that the days since his Trinity address had been the most difficult of his life, even more painful than when his foster son Jarvis was gunned down near St. Sabina on May 30, 1998.

Good grief--literally. It really is all about you, isn't it, Snuffy?

That is simply not a statement anyone who is a real father-- biological or adoptive-- could make. The levels of pain aren't even on the same scale. Or shouldn't be.

Now on to the replacement Snuffy: Here are a couple bits of information concerning temporary stand-in, Father William Vanecko. We might as well just start calling him Snuffy Lite, because:

• He's another anti-gun hand-wringer, and

• He's Boss Daley's brother-in-law.

BATFU to Nevadans: "Read the Last Two Letters of Our Acronym"

Beginning July 1, 2008, Nevada’s Carry Concealed Weapon (CCW) permits will no longer qualify as an alternative to a National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) check through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). [More]

Loose translation in a nutshell:

You're not good enough.

You don't meet our traditional high standards of excellence.

You will be absorbed.

Resistance is futile.

Because everyone knows Nevada CCW holders represent a demonstrable threat to public safety, because "federalism" means the feds call the shots, and because "shall not be infringed" doesn't mention imperial mandarin Audrey Stucko not being able to issue "obey or else" proclamations to American gun owners--under the guise of "services."

Oh, and because it's less dangerous than going after violent criminals--waddya think, we're stucko on stupid?

[Via joefm]

The "Independence Day" Aliens

The environmentalcases at the Australian Broadcast Company have an online propaganda quiz for kids that compares them to pigs for living a modern lifestyle and then tells them at what age they should die to save the planet.

I'm afraid I shouldn't have survived early childhood:


"Planet Slayer."

How fitting. Because these lunatics, and that's what they are, remind me of nothing so much as the aliens from "Independence Day," particularly from the following exchange:

President Thomas Whitmore: What do you want us to do?
Captured Alien: Die. Die.

[Via Cigar Rollers]

A Good First Step

Tom McClintock claimed victory Tuesday night after a costly, bruising Republican primary and prepared to face Democratic winner Charlie Brown in a November match-up to replace retiring Rep. John Doolittle in Congress.

California 4th District gun owners: If you've been involved, now is the time to redouble your efforts--if you haven't been, why on earth not?

A Colorful Tagline

Johnston and his council colleagues are considering a beefed up graffiti ordinance that would...require property owners to remove the graffiti in a timely fashion or face fines..

Yeah, that'll stop the problem!

Just like requiring gun owners to report stolen guns under penalty of law will put a stop to gang killings. Just ask the X-Men.

As for the "program [that] puts kids convicted of tagging walls to work cleaning up their handiwork," I'd want to first make damn sure the city had appropriate liability insurance coverage and some mechanism to keep anyone claiming an on-the-job injury from suing me.

[Via Jeffersonian]

This Day in History: June 4

Patriots in Savannah spike cannon assembled to celebrate the king's birthday