We're the Only Ones Waffling Enough

A Waffle House employee is suing the Gwinnett County Police Department over what he says was an unprovoked encounter with an officer who stunned him with a Taser. [More]

What is it about rooty tooty fresh and shooty "Only Ones"?

[Via Ed Stone]

Bring in the Clowns

84 weapons traded in for circus tickets during gun drive [More]

Because we all know that only these guys should have guns.
What a bunch of Bozos.

[Via retrotruckman]

He Said There's a Storm Coming In

Yes, I know. [More]

[Via Cycjec]

Hoka Hey and Garry Owen

IMHO, we could use some commanders now like Custer and Miles. And for that matter some like Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. Men of honor who keep their oaths. [More]

Mike H points out some inconsistencies in the Custer legend. Has history unfairly smeared him?

I don't pretend to know, but nevertheless, this is an engaging read.

"The Defective Bill is Absurd"

Handgun sales and purchases by New Jersey Retail Dealers are going to virtually end after November 2009. This is because the New Jersey legislature hurriedly passed the so-called “One Gun a Month” bill (A339), which was known to be seriously flawed. The defective bill is absurd, as it address a non-existent problem. No self-respecting gun trafficker would obtain their handguns by first applying for New Jersey Handguns Permits, paying over $50 in fees, and insuring that any handgun he sells on the street was papered to him! Notwithstanding just how idiotic the law is, it awaits the Governor Corzine’s signature and there is no reason to believe he will veto it. [More]

Evan Nappen analyzes the latest outrage in New Jersey.

Related Reading: "Will N.J. 'one gun a month' bill stop the violence?"

New Orleans Still Illegally Confiscating Guns

With all due respect, Mr. DA, and it appears very little is due, that's not your call. As an officer of the court, sworn to uphold the law, you don't get to disregard it, or to make up edicts of your own.

This is the kind of authoritarian mentality that leads to "terror watch list" gun bans, to prior restraints, and to "no rights" lists where suspicion trumps all. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column identifies an official who has stolen a citizen's gun--under color of authority. SOP for The Big Easy, right?

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This Day in History: July 3

This print shows the fight on July 3, 1777 between Patriot militia and Loyalist troops supported by Indian allies in the Wyoming Valley in northern Pennsylvania. After a brief but fierce battle, the militia troops fled, only to be pursed, especially by the Indians, who killed and tortured those they could catch. This "massacre" became a rallying point for Patriots leading to retaliation in the Sullivan-Clinton campaign against the Iroquois in 1779. [More]