There's some good stuff being turned out. I hope you're availing yourself of it, and importantly, sharing these links via emails, on blogs and forums, with your local newspaper editor, etc.
A common complaint is media bias and absence of representation for "our side."
These people work hard to change that and ask for nothing from those of us their labors serve other than to help spread the word. I hope no one thinks that's too much to ask.
Here are their latest offerings:
Ed Stone/Atlanta:
SB 308 is a huge improvement over current law
Howard Nemerov/Austin:
British police take 50 minutes to respond, thieves get away
Daniel White/Cleveland:
Ohio supreme court to decide on home rule vs statewide preemption of gun laws
Denver/Dan Bidstrup:
Expanding the Castle Doctrine in Colorado
Liston Matthews/Knoxville:
Don't bring a knife to a gunfight
John Longenecker/Los Angeles:
Safer Streets 2010: Safer corporations too, Part II.
Dave Workman/Seattle:
Why does Department of Education need 12-gauge shotguns?
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
If Toyota made guns
Chris Woodard/Tucson:
The ‘Myths’ are circulating once again.
Go. Read. And please share the links.
You're doing that, right?
Thursday, March 11, 2010
We're the Only...
I'm running out of time for today. I didn't want to let the work correspondent FFFW put into compiling this go to waste (and he tells me he only had time to send me about a quarter of what he's found), so I'm presenting his email below without going throug my usual formatting and titling:
Mahoning County OH sued by man attacked by task force K9, withheld medical care until victim signed liability waiver
http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/mar/11/suit-alleges-police-cruelty/?newswatch
Nashville TN METRO police sued by man claiming he was beaten by police who then used makeup to hide injuries for mug shot
http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=12120001
Itasca County MN sheriff's investigator Gregory Alan Snyder, 44 sentenced to 12yrs after pleading guilty to 6 sexual misconduct w/minor charges, originally charged w/33
Worcester MA demands man return $47,500 police brutality settlement because his lawyer talked about case afterward
http://www.telegram.com/article/20100310/COLUMN44/3100356
College Park GA police officer Gary Clements resigns after testing positive for cocaine use after prisoner transport crash
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/22801105/detail.html
New Jersey Transit cop Barrington Williams pleads guilty to official misconduct charge after busted with 4lbs of pot he intended to sell
http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2010/03/nj_transit_cop_from_irvington.html
Elgin IL cop Jason Barnard reprimanded for not securing service weapon after wife accidentally fired it while showing it to relatives
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=365045&src=5
Franklin IN cop Bryan Burton faces reprimand for drinking on duty, supplying alcohol to minors, and failing to report accident
http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=12118792
Pierce Co WA deputies sued for posting nude pictures on cop site of cuffed woman arrested for DUI who's pants fell down
http://www.kirotv.com/news/22799184/detail.html
Minneapolis Parks MN Police Cmdr William Allan Jacobs, 66 already facing 2 charges for molesting 15yr old boy suspected of abusing kids since 70's
http://www.startribune.com/local/87229627.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUX
Tuscumbia AL police chief Tony Logan found guilty of DUI after hitting his own mailbox and parked cruiser, tested at .272
http://www.whnt.com/news/whnt-tuscumbia-chief-tony-logan-dui-conviction,0,4133902.story
Gahanna OH cop fired after ticketed for doing 150mph on motorcycle while on disability leave is rehired by arbitration
Pittsburgh PA police threaten "blue flu" work slowdown over charges being dropped against teen beaten by 2 cops
http://kdka.com/local/blue.flu.Pittsburgh.2.1551045.html
Nashville TN METRO police officer James Stackhouse indicted on allegations of having inappropriate sexual contact with 12 year old last year
http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=12116094
LaFollette TN police officer Justin Lowe, 33 arrested for allegedly pistol-whipping & pointing gun at man's head during card game
http://www.wbir.com/news/watercooler/story.aspx?storyid=115406&catid=141
Prince Georges Co MD settles suit for $100k to man beaten w/baton by cop who conspired w/2 other cops to cover it up
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/crime-scene/from-the-courthouse/pr-georges-settles-police-brut.html
Jersey City NJ police officer Brian Ragauckas, 36 arrested on fraud charges after lying to secure a $530k mortgage loan
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/jersey_city_police_officer_cha.html
Youngstown OH cop Robert Joliff accused of dragging paralyzed man from car, beating him, then abusing his wife when she tried to help
http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/mar/10/city-cop-beat-me-paralyzed-man-says/?newswatch
Bunnell FL police officer Russell Nasby, 45 fired for using police resources to stalk his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend while on-duty
Santa Rosa County FL deputy John Mitchell Tomlinson, 46 arrested on 120 counts of sexual battery on a child between 12 and 18 years old
Apopka FL cop Tanya Culver arrested for assault w/deadly weapon after gun fired in struggle when she threatened to kill self & husband
http://www.wesh.com/news/22788811/detail.html
Washington DC cop Michael Baylor who drew gun at snowball fight to get 10 day suspension, not for gun, but for not filing report
Grove City OH youth services cop Steven Howard fired and sentenced to 60days jail after pleading guilty to exposing self inside store
Weston MO police officer Kyle Zumbrunn, 27 already in prison for dealing drugs in Sept is now charged with stealing drugs from evidence
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/03/09/1799743/ex-police-officer-charged-with.html
We're the Only Ones Flagging the Play Enough
A sheriff's deputy assaulted and locked up a musician for 13 hours, and threatened to throw him in prison for 3 years, because he didn't like the way the musician treated the flag during a show, the musician claims in Tulsa Federal Court. [More]So what's worse? Stomping on a flag, or stomping on everything it's supposed to stand for under color of authority?
[Via Carl S]
So THAT Explains It!
I was wondering why that Ohio State shooter didn't obey that "common sense"gun ban.
He was a criminal!
Now does it make sense?
[Via Ed M]
He was a criminal!
Now does it make sense?
[Via Ed M]
Tales of the TSA
See, we need a "No Guns" list just like the "No Fly" list. [Read]
And afterward, we can all go out with or dates for a Happy Meal. [Read]
[Via Ed M and William T]
And afterward, we can all go out with or dates for a Happy Meal. [Read]
[Via Ed M and William T]
We're the Only Ones Not Feeling Your Pain Enough
The recession and the ongoing jobless recovery devastated much of the private-sector work force last year, sending unemployment soaring, but government workers emerged essentially unscathed, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department.Securing the Blessings of Liberty 'n all that...for themselves and their posterity.
Meanwhile, the compensation for state and local government employees continued to easily outdistance the wages and benefits for workers in private business, a separate Labor Department report showed. [More]
What do you think will happen when TSHTF and the gravy train derails?
The Panic Room
His home in southern Sweden now contains a barbed-wire sculpture that could electrocute potential intruders, a secure space to hide in and an axe which will allow him “to chop down” anyone breaking in through his windows. [More]But no gun, of course. No wonder he's panicking.
Over the Top
From The Columbian:
Her letter will come in response to gatherings of armed gun activists...Per the original:
Her letter will come in response to gatherings of armed gun extremists..."Authorized Journalist" Laura McVicker explains:
Yep, you guys are right that the word 'extremist' sounds over the top. That phrasing was used in the press release. I changed it. Thanks. --Laura McVickerNice to know such thoughtful analysis goes into these things, and that gunbanloon talking points are left standing unless and until they get caught...
The Secret Panel
Panelist names will still be withheld until after members interview the nine semifinal candidates this week. The panel will ultimately recommend two to three finalists to Beck. [More]What possible, legitimate reason could mere citizens have for wanting to know who is behind the selection of a new chief "Only One"?
Hey, what do you want to bet we'll find out the panel has its share of strong gun rights types who are noted for championing the Constitution...?
If I Had My Druthers...
...armed men would kidnap or kill you for having any gun I don't approve of. [Read]
Does that about sum it up, Bob Wiederhorn, you fool...?
Does that about sum it up, Bob Wiederhorn, you fool...?
We're the Only Ones Charged Enough
Boulder City detectives have arrested Chief Constable Larry Markotay and charged him with several felonies including burglary while in possession of a firearm. [More]Chances are, had anyone seen him armed and in uniform at, say, a Starbucks, they wouldn't have given him a second glance. You, on the other hand...
It's that "Only One" magic...
[Via Parrothead Jeff]
Short Barrel Shotguns for Department of Education?
What, GOP loyalists expect to turn stuff like this over to the Democrats and not have them use it? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at what government means by "gun free schools."
Share the link so others can audit this course?
This Day in History: March 11
General Philip Schuyler finally wrote to the committee on March 11, 1778, and warned them to take steps to prevent these abuses. Schuyler’s letter, however, did not dampen the zeal of the committee which continued to advocate strict suppression of suspected Loyalists. [More]