'Broken Gun' Conviction Upheld by Court

What a federal agent did during a testing procedure to result in "automatic" fire from an AR-15 has no bearing on the case of a man convicted of transferring a "machinegun" after he loaned to a prospective buyer the gun he considered a semi-automatic rifle, according to a ruling from a panel of appellate judges. [More]

Bob Unruh and WorldNetDaily flesh out the story I talked about here.

Thing is, at this writing, WND is the only other news outlet talking about this. And most"gun-bloggers" aren't giving this any attention either.

Maybe I don't have a very good sense of what is newsworthy.

Olofson Machine Gun Transfer Conviction Upheld

David R. Olofson's conviction "for knowingly transferring a machinegun in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(o)" has been upheld. [More]

Gun Rights Examiner has the story, including a downloadable copy of the decision.

We're the Only Ones Listed Enough

When the Mansfield woman ran outside to confront them, they said they weren't stealing because the item was offered for the taking on Craigslist...

The e-mail address Craigslist identified as the sender of the ad belongs to one of Huwitt's neighbors, Chad Lee Hickey, an Arlington police officer. [More]

He didn't think it would come back to him? Where do they get those Arlington "Only Ones"?

From Craigslist ads?

[Via Smiley Starfish]

"Not an Abuse"

It was not an abuse of discretion for a court to exclude the defendant's expert from the courtroom while the government's expert was testifying. [More]

This, of course, refers to Len Savage. He was not allowed to be present while the government expert witness testified in the Olofson case. So he could not take notes and challenge where misinformation or spin was being presented to alert the defense attorney or prepare his own statements accordingly. And this was, incidentally, a documented reneging on the part of the prosecutor.

This is what is now concluded to be non-abusive of our rights. Anyone who thinks this will just apply to guns is in for a rude awakening.

I will have more news on this case to bring you today--I am awaiting information and a green light. Stay tuned.

We're the Only Ones "I am Legend" Enough

“He approaches legendary in my profession in New York City,” former co-worker Kieran Breen said. [More]

Gee, no wonder "Five retired and active New York City police officers defended" him. You know, the ones whose union rep gives us the "lift a finger and die" warning against...

Look what the living legend did to a teenage girl "leaving a church function," and how he abusively endangered and assaulted the other kids in the car.

Then ask yourself if you'd been popped for everything he was, including the unlicensed handgun in New Jersey, what the odds are you'd have received probation. Isn't possession of a firearm during an assault supposed to be an automatic enhancement whether you use it or not?

The legendary Santos Tirado looks to me like the very definition of an "Only One."

What's the Harm in Waiting for Government to Recognize Rights?

Your lives just aren't worth that much to us. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column explores how a right delayed is a right denied.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs and click on over to an old article about bears.

Tell a friend? I sure hope so.

This Day in History: May 4

Gotta get down to it.
Soldiers are gunning us down.
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her and
Found her dead on the ground?
How can you run when you know?