Yesterday it was a Priority. Today it's a Red Herring

The Myth of 90 Percent: Only a Small Fraction of Guns in Mexico Come From U.S....

But Tom Diaz, senior policy analyst at the Violence Policy Center, called the "90 percent" issue a red herring and said that it should not detract from the effort to stop gun trafficking into Mexico.[More]

Right. When you subversives make the claim, it's Gospel we need to make policy and enact new edicts for. But when it's proven to be a damned lie, all of a sudden exposing that lie is "a red herring."

Good Lord, these people have no shame.

Nice to see some "Authorized Journalist" confirmation for what some of us have been saying all along. Maxim Lott is John Lott's son.

[Via Tom S]

Cause and Effect with Extra Mushrooms and No Anchovies

Finney walked into Your Pizza Shop, 1079 W. Exchange St., with a shotgun and demanded money about 7:45 p.m.

An employee shot Finney...[More]

Funny how that can work out.

Guy should have tried Domino's. They prohibit their employees from having guns.

UPDATE: Cleveland Gun Rights Examiner Daniel White has more.

Meanwhile, Back at the Iowa DOT

Chism said he was stopped for a seat belt violation while driving a grain truck to an Emmetsburg ethanol plant in northwest Iowa. The DOT officer allegedly pulled his gun, shoved it in Chism's face and handcuffed him after harassing him in the hot sun for more than an hour and a half, said Chism's lawyer, Scott Buchanan of Algona.

The farmer never said an impolite word or threatened the officer in any way, Buchanan claimed. He alleged that with the gun pointed at Chism's head, the officer said, "I can do anything I want." Chism was arrested and accused of felony assault on a police officer, but the charge was later dropped.[More]

Gee, we just had one of these guys doing something that smelled funny yesterday.

DOT Officer Keith Truog, huh? Y'know, this is probably a good thing. You could get hurt without a seatbelt. Real bad.

I wonder if Keith really can do anything he wants...? Not that I'd expect anyone to ask him...

We're the Only Ones Training Tomorrow's Nazis Today Enough

"It's a program that gives us a chance to come out to the universities and maybe even the high schools and give the students an idea of what an IRS agent does," said Toni Weirauch, the special agent in charge.[More]

We know what you do, Toni.

Tell me--were your agents armed? Because:

The University is unwilling to allow even the mere presence of dangerous weapons. While some objects are clearly dangerous, what is used dangerously may also be considered a weapon.

Which I guess means everyone there must be naked and manacled to the wall of a padded room.

Good thing I don't see anything in the Cho Empowerment Policy about the fake weapons given to the little proto-brownshirts, and, of course, note the exemption for elite and trustworthy "Only Ones."

How fittingly Orwellian that you include a forced disarmament mandate as Article 22 under your student "Bill of Rights," though. I'd say the fed gov alphabet agencies ought to be able to satisfy their JBT trainee needs nicely from the stock you're raising.

Audit the Fed

Ron Paul’s bill to audit the Federal Reserve (HR 1207) now has 50 co-sponsors, and the numbers keep growing! [More]

It's past damn time.

I notice the slug who purports to represent me isn't listed as a co-sponsor. I'm going to contact him, and demand to know why the hell not.

Why not take a moment and thank yours if he is, and pin his ears back if he's not?

We're the Only Ones Racking 'em Up Enough

Two Baltimore police officers beat a teenager with a baton and a pool stick while he was handcuffed and shackled, then tried to cover up the attack with their sergeant's help, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday. [More]

My friends, we got trouble
(Trouble, trouble)
Right here in Charm City...

Hey, every "Only One" knows the harder you strike with the cue, the more English you get.

[Via Bill Hicks]

Do U.S. Government Arms Exports Play a Part in Arming Mexican Cartels?

It would not seem out of line to ask a government pointing out the mote in our eye to examine the beam in their own. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column features some guest commentary pointing to some interesting facts--and asking some interesting questions.

Also listen to my Andy Caldwell show interview, learn about the latest efforts in Nevada, find out from GOA about the next battle looming, and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: April 2

The importation of Dutch and French ammunition, arms, and other supplies continued unabated throughout the fall of 1776 and the following year. Virginia, while she lacked the ships and port cities of the colonies to the north, had tobacco, which Europe and the West Indies wanted more than any other colonial commodity...Van Bibber and Harrison wrote Virginia's Commissary-General, William Aylett, on April 2, 1777, that tobacco was the only import in the islands that could command cash payment. [More]