We're the Only Ones Chalking it Up Enough

Two teenagers who had been given city permission to write their messages protesting Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama's support for abortion on public sidewalks during the Democratic National Convention this week were shoved to the sidewalk, cuffed and arrested for doing just that.

Because "Only Ones" want to go home at the end of their shift...

The Ol' One-Two

A left...

and a right...

Will anything land?

The opposition is going for a knock-u...uh...out. And the left is showing savage animal attack instincts that ought to make every thinking person glad to have a gun--it's truly not hard to imagine a "Killing Fields" scenario if hate-consumed Daily Kos lunatics ever gain real power.

It's pretty bad when even the Huff-Po is distancing itself.

On the ever present other hand: Without any evidence other than gut feel, so perhaps it's irresponsible of me to bring this up, if the MCain camp truly knew in advance, why did they think it would be smart to not disclose things at the time of their VP pick announcement? I can't imagine a more politically disadvantageous time to reveal a fire than after all that smoke has been generated.

[Rockwell link via Zachary G]

IT IS SO ORDERED

For the foregoing reasons, the Court has GRANTED defendant’s motion for a new trial.

I meant to post on this a few days back but got wrapped up in other stuff and plumb forgot.

It's good news.

Is there any doubt that the purpose of BATFU is to destroy people who are no threat? I guess that explains a lot.

Y'know, we want to make it home at the end of their shift, too.

[Via Of Arms and the Law]

Where's the Scam?

The bicentennial committee said that they would be contacting the State Attorney General and make a complaint with him. They said that they will let him look into the situation... A situation they are calling a scam.

That seems harsh, considering the totality of circumstances and the opinion of the gun shop spokesman they interviewed.

I can understand raising a flag on historical inaccuracies, but it sure seems that could be handled without siccing legal attack dogs on the gun dealer. Did anyone from the committee call them, express their concerns about the design and see what they had to say? Has anyone indicated they were ripped off or didn't get their money's worth? Or did they just go running to the State AG?

Why does the "blazing west" comment make me think there might be some...sentiment at work here?

If you want to check out the work being characterized as a "scam," here's the Historical Armory website. I magnified the video and was able to make out the Edition Code:

franklin-ny-j3md

That's actually some pretty nice work there.

Democracy in Action

Spurred by fear of a violent attack or because they’ve survived one, more Washingtonians are getting a concealed pistol license. License-holders jumped from about 179,000 to 258,000, 43 percent, between 2003 and 2007.

Does somebody want to tell this idiot the people have spoken?

Now if we can just start working on this "license" trap everybody seems so enamored of entering...

A Sketchy Plan

A friend who recently moved writes:

Anybody know of a decent, simple online drawing/CAD routine I can use at internet cafe computers (&c.) until I get my computer online?

My reply:

Boy, do I!

If anyone knows of a better resource, please chime in. In the meantime, enjoy.

If anybody wants to make a gun etching screen capture, I'll be happy to post it or link to it on your site.

UPDATE: Now that's what I'm talkin' about.

Lott on Obama

Gee, The Lightworker sounds like kind of a d....

And here I thought he wuvved us all.

[Via Ron W]

Vigilantes

Officials (love that word) generally don't like vigilantes, that is, those who 'take the law into their own hands'. Argh! The law IS in our hands.

It is, you know.

I just wish more of us would realize that.

A Hot Tip

Forensic scientists could soon be pulling fingerprints from fired bullet casings...

Fingerprinting dust clings to organic compounds like amino acids and urea from skin to reveal prints. But any of those residues on a bullet are likely to be burned away when it is fired...

Now John Bond, a scientist with the Northamptonshire Police and fellow at the University of Leicester, both in the UK, has discovered that fired bullet casings can reveal fingerprints. And it is the high temperatures they reach that make it possible.

Am I reading this right? It took a British scientist to discover you can leave fingerprints on brass casings?

That's why I always advise loading magazines on carry guns with gloves. You just never know when discretion will be the better part of valor.

A Long Shot Short Take

Click the title link to watch the video.

It looks like Kent's campaign has begun in earnest.

Still, I wouldn't be surprised if this widens the field and creates even more competition...:)

A Constitution-Free Zone

Mr. Noble said four or five law officers, plus a police dog, descended on him after somebody reported that he was wearing a pistol on his hip. He said they held him for 40 minutes in a Secret Service vehicle, then took him to the Beaver barracks of the state police for questioning. After being cuffed and shackled, he said, police eventually read him his rights. They also confiscated his pistol.

So much for "shall not be infringed" (that's OK--we're told that's a concept to be put down and ridiculed anyway).

Mr. Obama doesn't trump my constitutional rights. The president of the United States doesn't trump my constitutional rights...

I am reminded of the last dialog exchange in the opening sequence to each episode of "The Prisoner":

"I am not a number — I am a free man!"
(Laughter from Number Two.)

And as long as we're laughing:

Mr. Noble said he had not decided whether to support Mr. Obama...

Good grief.

[Via FatWhiteMan]

This Day in History: September 1

Richard Penn and Arthur Lee, representing the Continental Congress, present the so-called Olive Branch Petition to the Earl of Dartmouth on this day in 1775. Britain’s King George III, however, refused to receive the petition, which, written by John Dickinson, appealed directly to the king and expressed hope for reconciliation between the colonies and Great Britain.