Guns, silly.What, you thought it might be something else?
Kurt Hofmann quotes straight from the Imam.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
The True Cause of the Ft. Hood Massacre
Guns, silly.What, you thought it might be something else?
Kurt Hofmann quotes straight from the Imam.
We're the Only Ones...
...Settling Up Enough
...Contradicted Enough
...Sticky-Fingered Enough
...Bulked Up Enough
...Data Mining Enough
...Making a Killing Enough
...Making Withdrawals Enough
...Giving Repeat Business Enough
...Who Really Know How to Treat a Lady Enough
...Fishers of Men Enough
...Teaching Teens the Beat Enough
...Color-Coordinating Enough
...Cutting Back on Greenhouse Gases Enough
...Crash-Testing Enough
...Leaving the Scene Enough
...Backing Our Employees Enough
This is a sample of what I come across every day. I could give them each their own post, but as I've said ad nauseum, I don't want to lose complete focus here, and besides, I'm terrified of being accused of "denigrating law enforcement."
Suffice it to say these are the "Only Ones" that many say are to be trusted with guns. If you and I try it, well, perhaps we can be useful in arranging for some time off...
[Via FFFW]
...Contradicted Enough
...Sticky-Fingered Enough
...Bulked Up Enough
...Data Mining Enough
...Making a Killing Enough
...Making Withdrawals Enough
...Giving Repeat Business Enough
...Who Really Know How to Treat a Lady Enough
...Fishers of Men Enough
...Teaching Teens the Beat Enough
...Color-Coordinating Enough
...Cutting Back on Greenhouse Gases Enough
...Crash-Testing Enough
...Leaving the Scene Enough
...Backing Our Employees Enough
This is a sample of what I come across every day. I could give them each their own post, but as I've said ad nauseum, I don't want to lose complete focus here, and besides, I'm terrified of being accused of "denigrating law enforcement."
Suffice it to say these are the "Only Ones" that many say are to be trusted with guns. If you and I try it, well, perhaps we can be useful in arranging for some time off...
[Via FFFW]
We're the Only Ones Who Are Great Guys Enough
"Gene was a great guy. He was a good cop and I just hope things work out for him in the long run." [More]We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...
Well, there we have it--a police union official's definition of a "good cop."
Gee, with a character reference like that, it's almost enough to overlook that he ripped you guys off for >$75K.
Does 90 days and 3 years probation sound like something a non-"Only One" would get for embezzling a similar sum?
No Easy Answers
Vegas Cop Could Be Charged; Son Accidentally Shoots Self [More]I've posted on stories before about an officer's child shooting himself with an unsecured gun. I don't put these under a flippant "Only Ones" title because that would just be wrong. I can't imagine the guilt and anguish this father is going through, nor how any decent human soul could survive it.
I also don't know what further punishment the state could mete out that would make any difference.
That said, there are sociopaths who wouldn't let it bother them, or would blame the child. And there are fools and opportunists who will blame the gun. I recall one story of some moron who kept an unconfined python that killed his child and he blamed the snake.
And, of course, there is the very real fact that non-LEOs have been prosecuted.
My prayers go out to the child and his parents.
[Via Harvey]
Finally, Some Competent Government Workers
The guards, who are trained not to get involved in physical confrontations, stood by as the girl was beaten, kicked and robbed. [More]I'd say they executed their training flawlessly.
And how about this, from King County Executive Dow Constantine:
"Public safety is our top priority," Constantine said.Comedy gold!
[Via Zachary G]
An Incomplete Inquiry
Funny. With all the blame-apportioning going on, I don't see any acknowledgment that rendering human beings defenseless renders them...uh...defenseless. [Read]
Austin Gun Show Documents Confirm Promoter Given Ultimatum
Sorry, but I just can't add all this up and then join the Blame Boedecker First crowd. And I find that so many in the "gun community" are willing to do so troubling. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at...well, I really can't think of a more appropriate term than "extortion."
Also witness some legislative malpractice, watch a rerun, and get the latest from my fellow GREs.
Every day I ask if the regulars here will help spread the word by sharing these links. Will you?
This Day in History: February 11
At a division Court Martial whereof Lt. Colo. Sprout was President Feby. 9th. Captn. Israel Davis of Colo. Wigglesworth's Regiment tried for fraudulently detaining two months pay drawn by him belonging to Giles Tibbits a soldier to the great damage and distress of the said soldier; [More]