Newsflash for "Sportsmen"

They're scared of you, too.

Material Gorn

I just snagged this current "Immaterial Girl" tour promo shot from Drudge:


Yeesh!

To each his own and all that, but I don't quite understand why anyone would do that to themselves.

And I couldn't help but think of this:

The Subject at Hand

The blogs bashing the NRA kinda irked me. You guys aren't making any points with that. I'd stick to the subject at hand.

Just what exactly does he think "the subject at hand" is?

And funny, what's considered "bashing" by some.

We're Mad as Hell and Not Going to Take it Any More

Residents in the north end of Hartford said they are fed up with the shootings in their area and are demanding answers from police.

Right there they're telling us they're not going to get any answers.

What I'm fed up with is volunteer inmates making demands that affect me and mine.

UPDATE: TJH point us to a different approach over at Shooting the Messenger.

In a Perfect World

"Of course, in a perfect world there'd be no guns, but you have to live in the world that exists."

I dunno, Brandon--in addition to their protective benefits, they're kind of fun, and shooting offers a great opportunity for cameraderie, be it with family, friends, or even strangers.

I guess a perfect world is in the eye of the beholder.

But you're on the right track with sensing a need to defend yourself and your family. Listen to those instincts. Follow them and learn.

An Alarming Development

Truro police officers responding to a burglar alarm at Manso's unoccupied house in December seized three firearms, including an assault rifle. The weapons lacked trigger locks and Manso did not have a valid firearms license, police said...

"I am charged with a technical violation of gun possession with an out-of-date permit by the very D.A. who is the focus of my book," Manso said in the statement.

Me, I'd be wondering who set off that alarm.

Look Back in Anger

Gun rights advocate David Codrea is an angry guy. For one thing, he is angry about what has happened to Second Amendment rights in America: Just seeing the title of his blog, The War on Guns, is enough to tell one that.

Lately, though, Codrea has been especially angry at Libertarian Party presidential candidate Bob Barr.

Not angry--just insistent on a straight answer. The Barr campaign and the LP addressing this early on and giving their side would have perhaps made all this unnecessary--that they still have not, and that George Dance thinks that's the politically smart thing to do--shows a fundamental disconnect with gun owners who are tired of the same old evasion they can get from either of the major parties.

Go read it yourself, and don't forget Part Two, where it's suggested I'm being "misrepresentative." I'll probably have something to say about that in a few days.

Calling All Spies!

Deane Calhoun, Executive Director, Youth Alive Paul Helmke, President, The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Paul L. Seave, Director, Gang and Youth Violence Policy, Office of the Governor Garen Wintemute, professor of emergency medicine and director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at UC Davis

So, the subversives are going to have a gathering to discuss how they can pressure government to further implement the destruction of the Republic...

Location: The Blue Room at the Commonwealth Club

September 8, 2008
Starts at 05:30 PM

Cost:
Members and Students FREE, Non-Members $18
Location:
The Commonwealth Club
595 Market St.
2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

Who's in that area and can attend?

I see a few potential scenarios: One or two of you can go, and if you sneak in a recording device, we can get some hot Mary McFate-type insider intel on their plotting. Alternatively, a bunch of you from local gun clubs can go down and dominate the meeting just by a being a visible pro-gun presence, and especially during any Q&A by challenging the lies.

I was thinking of just approaching a few of you privately, but this is more fun, putting this out there where the gungrabbers can see it. Now they're going to freak at the possibility that every non-member paying a fee that night might have an agenda of his own. Heck, our "moles" might even have CCWs and be secretly carrying their guns! And by announcing this publicly, it will have the added benefit of heightening hoplophobic angst even if no one from our side shows up at all--because, as we keep trying to tell them--when things are concealed, no one knows for sure.

I actually prefer the first option--at $18 a pop, you don't want to enrich their coffers too much, plus a covert presence adds to the overall level of uncertainty. My recommendation for gun owners in the area--have fun with this.

Sanctuary

An immigrant suspected of being in the United States illegally - freed after being shielded from possible deportation by San Francisco officials despite committing two gang-related assaults as a juvenile - faces charges that he tried to stab a man to death last year in San Mateo County, authorities say.

From the city that says you must be disarmed.

The real criminals are running the sanctuary.

UPDATE: Oh, look, even more...

The Letter

We talked about this here.

AR15.com found a copy.


The thought struck: I know someone who carries a .40 Glock--we all do.

I wonder if they have one of those anonymous tip lines...?

[Via Anonymous]

This Day in History: August 24

On August 24, around midnight, Capt. John Lamb, under orders from the New York Provincial Congress, began dismantling the cannons in Battery Park. They were removing the cannons to place them at a safe site. Capt. George Vandeput, of the HMS Asia, sent a bargeload of his British troops to investigate. They fired a shot to warn Vandeput that something was going on with the Americans. Lamb's men fired on the American barge, killing 1 man. The HMS Asia opened fire on Battery Park and alarms sounded on shore. Expecting their city to be attacked and pillaged, many residents fled, the beginning of a general exodus to New Jersey and Long Island. Conclusion: British Victory