Holder Approved by Subcommittee

Go to Gun Rights Examiner for details. [More]

We're the Only Ones Offering You a Deal Enough

A former North Texas sheriff has admitted to forcing a woman to perform a sex act after telling her it was the only way she wouldn’t go to jail for drugs found in her house, a federal prosecutor said Monday. [More]

What, he didn't check her "Only One"-filed false disease report first?

[Via Lane]

Lager? Isn't that a Kind of Beer?

H. R. 645

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national emergency centers on military installations. [More]

Huh.

You don't think they'll make them "gun free zones," do you?

I wonder if going there will be compulsory if where we live is declared "off limits"?

I wonder if you try to leave if you'll be stopped? Even if disease breaks out, or there's not enough food, or...

Oh well, I'll bet they've learned a lot since Katrina. I'm sure they're doing this for our own good.

Right?

[Via Tom Z]

We're the Only Ones Malpracticing Enough

Terry Neal, a Tampa activist and former City Council candidate, sued the city of Tampa, two police officers and the Police Department, alleging his reputation was ruined when police falsely wrote he had HIV, hepatitis C and a violent mental illness in a police report four years ago. [More]

So if I report that both the named "Only Ones" have oozing genital lesions, and can't "pinpoint where [I] got the information...even when such information is unverified," will my "warning [be] justified to protect [citizens] from even a possibility of a potentially fatal exposure" if these rights rapists ever get them in their clutches?

Hey, at least the chart accuracy gives us a glimpse into what we can expect from government-run health care...

[Via Mack H]

Hose Down

You win the game by how well you aim... [More]

We Didn't Love Freedom Enough

Whatever alibis the Soviet-era Russians and other captive peoples might have had as the Gulag's apparatus churned and grumbled, we kulaks of the Obamanation have no such excuses. [More]

Sure we do. They're just not very good excuses.

Perhaps "I Love Freedom Enough" is a slogan that could be helpful?

It would invite questioning...

Living in Fear

The threats were, in the opinion of security experts we consulted, serious. The individual has a felony record and owns a gun. Police in three states became involved and we hired a personal security team to protect me, my family and TechCrunch employees. [More]

Find the Boots asks some obvious questions.

Maybe Mr. Arrington wouldn't be so fearful if he stopped assuming his safety is something that can be outsourced. There can be something very liberating in knowing what you're capable of in a crunch.

[Via Boondoggi]

And the Meek Shall Inherit What, Exactly...?

U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek said today that last week’s shooting in Miami that left seven injured and two dead shows the need for reinstating the federal ban on assault weapons. [More]

You can contact this f*****g idiot here, if you like.

He's got his filter set to only hear from constituents, so enter 33026 - 6037 as the Zip +4 to get to his online form.

I see he's going after Mel Martinez's senate seat--you know--the RINO who came out in favor or Eric Holder...

[Via Ron Bokelman]

I Have a Better Idea

A new bill introduced in the Congress by New York Republican Rep. Peter King requires mobile phones with digital cameras "to make a sound" when a photograph is taken.

The move is part of the 'Camera Phone Predator Alert Act' and the idea is to ensure privacy and safety of the public, especially children, claims the bill. [More]

I have a better idea. Why not just tie cans to Peter King, so we'll all know a rights molester is approaching?

Where do the Republicans find these nitwits?

And naturally, he's also an idiot when it comes to guns (GOA gives him an "F").

[Via Avg Joe, who wonders if this might have something to do with it]

We're the Only Ones Playing Footsie Enough

Authorities said the St. Lucie County firefighter who took a man's severed foot from an Interstate 95 crash scene last year has been charged with misdemeanor theft.

The firefighter told the Florida Highway Patrol after the Sept. 19 crash that she took the remains to help train her cadaver dog. [More]

So if you give "Only Ones" an inch and they take a mile, what happens when you give them a foot...?

[Via Ron W]

A Hearty Breakfast Starts with Cheerios...

I like 'em. Simple, quick, throw some banana slices on top, add a little milk...

But knocking the bowl over an my workspace, documents and keyboard is not part of a good way to start your morning.

Much cussing, sopping, rinsing and drying later, all technical issues have been resolved.

We now return to our regularly scheduled ranting.

Y'know, I could have just said "the bowl spilled" and "it got things soaked"...

Arrested Development in Georgia Gun Case

An "Authorized Law Enforcement Officer" has been ordered by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, to make an arrest in a machine gun case.

Guess who they're arresting?

Wrong. Not "who."

"What."

Seriously. [More]

My Gun Rights Examiner column for today follows up on Len Savage and the duct-taped upper declared a machine gun.

Links to previous reports and documents, including the warrant, the complaint and ATF correspondence are included.

This has the potential to be a very important case that will impact other manufacturers. I expect it will also provoke a lot of discussion of gun forums. At least it will if some of you post a link to the column on them.

As always, please share it with your friends.

Check out the latest from other Gun Rights Examiners:

• Charlotte Gun Rights Examiner: 'Gun trafficking' bill for NC? Part 3: Traced guns are not 'crime guns'
• Cleveland Gun Rights Examiner: Gun safety training should be a mandatory part of school curriculum
• Los Angeles Gun Rights Examiner: Take me shooting, Part II: Personal Dignity in self-rule.
• St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner: Welcoming the Obama administration, waiting for the 'government monopoly on force,' Part I

This Day in History: January 28

Considering the treasonous acts of the current crop of trustees in New Jersey, I'd say some forfeitures are past due.

Also, a very happy birthday to feral elder son Qusay, who turns 18 today. I was listening to music in the car yesterday, and Alice Cooper's "I'm Eighteen" came on. I was 18 when he released it, and many of us at the time considered it an anthem of sorts.

Naturally, I sang along, poorly, with all the inflections in the right places even though I haven't heard it in decades. It brought with it a very strong wave of emotion--nostalgia, lost youth, a precious son who has grown into a boy and a man...

The lump in my throat grows even now until I notice a sheet of notepaper on my desk, bearing the handwriting of archrival feral younger son Uday with this simple display of what kid brothers are all about:

John's To-Do List:

Be a noob.

God, I love these monkeys. Not a day goes by they don't make me laugh, even when it's at my expense, which, naturally, is probably the most fun.

Anyone who wants a crack at them has to go through me first. If I didn't have them, and the promise of their lives, I don't know if I'd be doing any of this.