The 11th Hour

This is it. Tomorrow will be the most crucial national election affecting gun rights I've ever seen, and I was born in the Truman administration.

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column is up.

We'll know tomorrow whether we're consigned to the frying pan or the fire.

Gun Talk

Click on the title link for my chat with Tom Gresham and some callers.

The program went well, a lot of fun, but the hour sure passed quickly. Tom, as always, was a gracious host, easy to talk to. We focused mostly on the Cooper Firearms fiasco and talked a bit about Sen. Obama.

I told Tom I agree with the senator on one key point: He will not take my guns.

UPDATE: I just ran across this announcement.

We're the Only Ones Not Deemed Criminal Enough

The San Francisco Police Department will conduct an internal investigation into the actions of an off-duty officer whose gun went off Friday night at a small Halloween party in unincorporated Los Altos, authorities said.

The negligent firing of a gun can be a crime. But the incident was not deemed criminal and the officer was not arrested, said Sgt. Don Morrissey of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department.

• Daly City: BART updating sign to show underpass 11.03.08

Of course it wasn't--it's not like a police report would be filled out or an arrest would be made or criminal charges filed if you or I were drinking and urinating in yards and discharging firearms around children. In the Frisco area. If we were "Only Ones."

A Gun to His Head

Nevada state senator battling for re-election in Las Vegas is asking local television stations to stop airing an ad during which a gun appears to be briefly pointed at his head...

The ad claims it is funded by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee.

Well, that figures. If they can't document a gunthreat(TM), they'll create one.

Daily Blotter

From Mama Liberty, who notes:

Very chilling. Not one story of self defense...

Politics, Schmolitics

I'm not sure what round this is...as I said when I first weighed in, I'd like to see this go offline for a while to see if a whole greater than the parts can be achieved. I see via email Vanderboegh has made an overture to do that...

And not to diminish the value of other comments I've received so far, but this one strikes me as particularly insightful.

SCOTUS to Hear Hayes

No. 07–608. United States v. Randy Edward Hayes.
Certiorari to the C. A. 4th Circuit.
For petitioner: Nicole A. Saharsky, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice,
Washington, D. C.
For respondent: Troy N. Giatras, Charleston, W. Va.
(1 hour for argument.)

This could have major implications, if adding "domestic" considerations into the mix for convictions that did not originally contain that element is allowed.

Hmmm. I wonder if that list of briefs in support of respondent is complete...?

[Via W-3]

Help Sen. McClintock Get Out The Vote

Last chance, Californians. Via email:

Volunteer to Get Out The Vote

As we approach the final 48 hours of the campaign, help Sen. McClintock get out the vote in the 4th Congressional District. Over the weekend hundreds of volunteers made thousands phone calls and even walked precincts in the rain! You can join the growing grassroots army to keep this district Republican. For more information please call our Roseville Headquarters at (916) 783-4411 or (530) 613-1188.

McClintock/Victory '08 Campaign Offices:

Main Campaign Headquarters
1700 Eureka Rd, Ste 170
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 783-4411 or (530) 613-1188

Auburn HQ
655 High Street
Auburn, CA 95661
530-921-2244

Nevada County HQ
2038 Nevada City Highway
Grass Valley, CA 95945
(530) 273-5107

El Dorado County HQ
191 Placerville Drive
Placerville, CA 95667
(530) 295-0818

Lassen County HQ
30 S Gay Street
Susanville, CA 96130
(530) 601-0672

Oroville HQ
2167 Montgomery
Oroville, CA
(530) 921-2368

They need help today, right now. And they'll be able to use you even after the voting starts--to make sure voters in the district who haven't voted get calls urging them to do so.

You'd better believe the opposition will be doing that.

I'm the Only One Taking You Out Permanently Enough

The race between longtime U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings and his challenger, Dr. Marion Thorpe, in District 23, has apparently taken a nasty turn...

Thorpe said Friday that after the debate, Hastings whispered in his ear when they embraced on stage "You mention that impeachment ... again and I'm taking you out permanently."

"Nasty"? As in "criminal"?

So there is an investigation, right? Are we all free to make implied death threats to specific candidates for federal office? Or is that a privilege reserved for the political nobility subset of the "Only Ones"?

Boy, those criminal anti-gun racists sure are angry, aren't they? Maybe that's why they don't trust us with weapons...

On the plus side, guess who took the Superman symbol down from his website?


In your face, Hastings.

It Also Pinpoints

ERDS automatically will highlight anyone who is carrying explosives, or who has handled chemicals such as Semtex or TNT, or has fired a weapon.

Go to the range, become a suspect. Not that they have to worry about that in the UK.

Coming soon to a continent near you.

We're the Fauxnly Ones Enough

"I woke up everyday with the intention of, 'Hey, I'm really doin' some great things here.' And I fed off of it and I enjoyed it. And you know, I slept good at night. I really did. I thought, man, 'I'm putting drug dealers out of business,'" he tells Couric.

What a loser.

The fake "Only One," too.

And the chief doesn't sound like much of a prize himself.

[Via ChuckAtPodunkOutpost]

This Day in History: November 3

Major Andre was captured by General Montgomery, in Upper Canada, while on his way to Quebec, November 3, 1775, and taken, with other officers, to Lancaster, where he became an inmate of Caleb Cope's house. There, the eldest brother, John, then 13 years of age, received lessons in drawing from Major Andre; and the three brothers, John, William and Thomas had, in after life, vivid recollections of their games of marbles and other juvenile sports with the lively young English officer, who was destined to figure so terribly in the after history of this country.