Daze and Confuse

Go here and vote for "Yes, absolutely. These groups are a militant outgrowth of the GOP."

Might as well convince as many of these yapping ninnies as we can to bark up the wrong tree.

Yes, Kosbots, Newt Gingrich made us do it. Good Lord.

My favorite comment is the second one, by PJ Jefferson:

If you haven't done so already, you should report this guy to the FBI. I don't care if he says he's under surveillance, I would contact them anyway.

And then, like a typical collectivist, he tries to hijack the thread over to his page!

You can get Vanderboegh's side of things, that is, the truth, here.

Holland Tunnel Blocked

"We have got to be finding ways to get (handguns) off the streets, not handing them out as prizes," Liberal MP Mark Holland (Ajax-Pickering) said yesterday. "It really is an insult to a community that has seen so much gun violence and where so many people have been killed ... to give that away as a (raffle) prize." [More]

Settle down, Mark. You'll work yourself into an indignant frenzy and then this will pop out...

[Via The Bitter Clinger]

Refuse to Be a Victim

Robber fatally shot in Miami Burger King holdup [More]

I wasn't there and have no way of knowing how accurate this report is--but I think "arguing" with a masked gunman is pretty much a mistake.

If I feel compelled to draw down on someone, I'd kind of like to not be the focus of his attention...

[Via WJ]

Dial 911 and...

A 911 operator is under investigation for lecturing a kidnapping victim who was later found slain. [More]

Nice job there. I wonder if he'd have hustled a bit more if she'd told him she had a gun?

Oh, and look--the perp had "16 prior felony arrests with three convictions, including a conviction for murder in 1989."

A career criminal murders again. Where have I heard that before? Sounds like they need to disarm you and me.

[Via John G]

We're the Only Ones Fundraising Enough

More Tickets in Hard Times

Cities searching for revenue look to their police departments as a way to cash in. [More]

Hey, why should your hard time be their hard time?

The issue should be safety? Good one!

So what if you can't afford it? You'll just have to do without something else. Your brats don't need milk every day.

But you will come up with the money. It's not like you can do anything about it.

Gotta pay for "Only Ones," you know--so that they can keep on...protecting you.

[Via Ed M]

UPDATE: And look--they don't just write them for money. They can also write them for revenge! [Via Jeff H]

UPDATE 2: And there is still more motivation for an enterprising fixer-upper... [Via DJK]

Meddling with Powers

Rep. Grant Burgoyne, D-Boise, spoke against the bill, saying no one ever expects to see an invasion or a declaration by the governor of martial law, but no one expected to see planes crashing into the World Trade Center either.

"We're meddling here with one of the most fundamental and necessary powers, and I think we need to be very careful how we do that," he told the House. [More]

Interesting perspective--it's not government infringing on your rights, it's you meddling with their powers.

I'd say this country isn't big enough for such divergent philosophies. Something's gotta give.

Who do you think will fold first: You or Grant?

Teach Your Children Well

Per M Terry:

How much h....s... can an "authorized journalist" spew in three minutes of video?

BSNBC reporters on the job...

Couldn't find any contact info. Little wonder - if they were taken to task for spouting bullcrap they'd have to have a legion of ombudsmen on staff...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/29859061#29804534

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/29859061#29804317

Special Forces in Iraq use semi-auto AR-15s? And where's the AK-47?

The kids look like they're having a ball--reminds me of some of the teaching adventures I had with mine. The boy has such an endearing laugh...

Must be tough for the narrator to realize a seven-year-old girl is more capable than he at an essential adult responsibility.

Better not tell Bodyguarded Boss Daley though...he's even less of a man.

[Daley link via DJK]

We're the Only Ones "Say Cheese!" Enough

Two years ago, a Pennsylvania man was thrown in jail for 160 days for refusing to allow police to take his picture. [More]

And what happens if a lowly citizen tries to make it a two-way street and photograph an "Only One"?

Yeah. That's what I thought.

[Via Avg Joe and Jeffersonian]

Gun Carry Law Shut Down Over Environmental Impact

A federal judge ruled there must be a full review of the possible environmental impact of allowing citizens on national properties to carry concealed guns in holsters rather than locked cases. [More]

WorldNetDaily's Bob Unruh weighs in on the recent national parks gun ruling.

He quotes extensively from me and from fellow GRE Ed Stone.

If you like such articles and inclusions, they do take letters. It certainly wouldn't hurt to let them know you'd like to see them use us as sources and link to our columns more...

You might also tell them the link they gave for my column doesn't work...and when a poor writer gets paid by page views...

UPDATE: Emailed the reporter. They fixed the link.

Freedom Fighter Radio

I'll be on.

Tonight.

9:00pm EST.

Here (I see a required plug-in icon, so you may want to check it out before-hand).

Blame Criminal, Not Guns for Oakland Shootings

It also sidetracks our attention from what we should be focusing on: the criminal.

And how is he presented?

Oakland shooter unable to escape cycle of violence...

Family members, angry and upset after their loss, describe Mixon as an deeply frustrated young man who likely snapped under the weight of opportunities missed or denied.

Personal choices have nothing to do with it, you see. It's not like he had anything to do with the "cycle of violence," is it? [More]

Much of the media is focusing on banning guns and sympathy for the Oakland killer. Today's Gun Rights Examiner column is an attempt to steer the debate back in the right direction.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

Please read the column and share the link. And Digg if you're inclined. If a small fraction of regular WarOnGuns readers were members there and helped propagate these links, it could literally increase Examiner column readership by tens of thousands by pushing them to the front page before the resident Marxist Liberty Suppression Brigade could bury them.

This Day in History: March 25

On March 25, 1777, Gates was named commander of Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain, which was made an independent command from the Northern Department. [More]