Well, They Can't Say They Don't Know...

...about this.


That's every newspaper and TV station in Louisiana that I could find, less the ones I had to contact via their website form. I don't know why some of them make contact so difficult--it's almost like they're afraid they might get a news tip or something. In any case, a few of these addresses bounced, but most were delivered and they all know their competitors have been informed.

Curious, that a bill being introduced to provide for guns in state parks isn't even considered "news" that merits a passing mention. Ah well, we'll see if being prodded like this in front of each other spurs some interest--and if it does, whether or not they'll mention their source.

Also curious is the lack of interest in the "gun blogger" community. Maybe I'm mistaken, this isn't newsworthy after all, and I should just stop pushing it, but in any case, thanks, PolyKahr.

The final bit of curiosity is the utter silence from the "gun rights groups."

Not invented here...?

GRE Round Up for Mar. 23

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:

Howard Nemerov/Austin:
Think before sending: Some emails damage gun rights

Paul Valone/Charlotte:
8th District Republican Tim D'Annunzio speaks on guns, Constitution

Daniel White/Cleveland:
One Ohio newspaper says 'it's not broke don't fix it' of Ohio's gun laws

Dan Bidstrup/Denver:
56 hours and still no news about shooting at the Tanner Gun Show in Denver.....

Steve D. Jones/Fort Smith:

Oklahoma bill will extend "Make My Day Law" to businesses

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Does having health care reform 'out of the way' move 'gun control' up on administration's agenda?

Go. Read. And please share these links.

You're doing that, right?

Unanimous Approval

In the end, the Brady Bill was only able to pass during Thanksgiving break, when a mere three Senators were present to vote on it. All three supported the bill, prompting Vice President Al Gore, then presiding over the Senate, to declare the bill's "unanimous" passing. [More]

The type of integrity we've come to expect from domestic enemies...

Because It Worked So Well for Us

Liquor store widow calls for gun ban [More]

Who better to listen to?

Free-Falling

Free (center), a star of BET's former countdown show "106 & Park Top 10," dances with a group of girls at the "Gun Violence in the City of Wilmington" event at the Delaware Job Corps Center on Friday. [More]

Yeah, dance with 'em. That'll solve everything.

What an Orwellian name she's chosen...

The Only True Solution?

The pre-dawn discovery of two bodies cut into pieces and shoved into two black bags brought a tragic end Monday to a search for two missing police officers in the southern state of Guerrero. [More]

If only they would infringe on our right to keep and bear arms, none of this would happen...?

[Via Ed M]

A Fundamental Right

Universal Gun Care for every American. [More]

While there is Constitutional authority to arm the militia, we do have to be careful about disparaging "right[s] NOT found the Constitution..." (just see Amendment IX).

Of course we have a right to health care. Government has no authority to prevent us from getting it. We just don't have a right to demand anyone else pay for it.

And uh-uh on the "mandate."

But aside from that...

[Via Ben Jackson]

Ready for Consideration

Gun-rights activists say Arizona legislation to allow carrying of concealed weapons without a permit say it should be ready for Senate consideration early in the coming week. [More]

What's to consider?

[Via Zachary G]

We're the Only Ones...

...in with the new...

and

...out with the old...

enough.

Hey [HIC!]...Don't forget me...

I need a drink. "Only One"...

[Via Harvey, Newbius and William T]

"For the Children"

The 41-year-old attacker struck in the morning as students arrived for classes, mingling with parents at the school gates before suddenly pulling out his knife and slashing children, according to witnesses interviewed on local television. [More]

And why didn't the "mingling" parents immediately drop this mad dog in his tracks?

Oh...that's right...

Forget I asked. It was a stupid question.

[Via retrotruckman]

We're the Only Ones Pulling Enough

Retired Ill. Cop Pulls Gun on Officer on Traffic Stop...

Chittick still works for the Peoria Police Department as a civilian employee in the property room...[More]

You know, from the caste Snuffy and Tim-Tom think are the "Only Ones" who should be carrying guns in Illinois...

Say, what's with that "$126.50 bail" and reassignment to a "desk job"? Don't you think you're being a little harsh with him? I mean, every time I've pulled a gun on an Illinois LEO, I didn't face anything nearly as severe.

[Via Harvey]

We're the Only Ones Tested Enough

Texas Cop Exam in Jeopardy After Claim of Cheating [More]

True or false: "Only Ones" are more trustworthy than the rest of us?

[Via several of you]

We're the Only Ones SAPpy Enough

It is particularly noteworthy that SAPS is exempt from the competence standards imposed on civilians. [More]

That's probably because if you're an "Only One," you think everyone else is the sap...

Don't Let the 'Teajackers' Take Over

My, how tolerant and diverse. I guess all viewpoints are morally equal and respectful of liberty.

Still, something seems to be missing...something important. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column talks about something our "liberty leaders" seem to have forgotten.

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This Day in History: March 23

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