Now Showing as a Blip on Radar Screens Near You

They remain under the radar for now, but expect to hear a lot more about the dual April 19 rallies that will bring anti-government and pro-gun groups to the Washington region. [More]

Well that's not true. There are groups that wish to respect the Constitution, but that's hardly anti-government.

Goodness, gracious. First the mad cow and now WaPo. The radar screens are lighting up.

I've watched with some surprise as the Oath Keepers, battered a bit by reports that call them "extremists," get more mainstream conservative acceptance.

About time some of these freakin' self-styled "conservatives" woke up.

There can be no peace with some of the comment posters--they're bound and determined to seethe in ignorance and hatred. Let 'em.

Good thing for us that they impose a key disadvantage on themselves. I mean in addition to being satisfied Rapex customers.

GRE Round Up for Apr. 9

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:

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Best friend an armed citizen has is his armed neighbor
EXTRA! Say goodbye to Stevens, say ‘hello’ to more armed citizens in WA

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:

Illinois Department of Corrections buying ammo on (not very good) credit

Chris Woodard/Tucson:
Arizona now joins the ranks of Vermont and Alaska.

Go. Read. And please share these links.

You're doing that, right?

We're the Only Ones...

...Who Really Know How to Treat a Lady Enough

...Possessive Enough

...Must-See TV Enough

...Letting Our Fingers Do the...uh...Walking Enough

...Bugging You Enough

...Sharing the Inside Poop Enough

...Who Just Fracture You With Our Driving Enough

...A Bridge Too Far Enough

...In the Spring a Young Man's Fancy Lightly Turns to Thoughts of Love Enough

...'til Death Do Us Part Enough

...Imposing Enough

[Via FFFW]

Ohio Second Amendment March

When Saturday, April 10 at 11:00am Where Ohio Statehouse 1 Capitol Square Columbus, Ohio 43215-4210 The Ohio Statehouse is located in the center of downtown Columbus, at the corner of Broad and High Streets [More]

I can't make that one, but I will be at the national event. And the other one...

Meanwhile, Over in Furious Mike Paradise...

A rampage by gun-slinging youths through New York's Times Square this week underscored a surge in murders and shootings that has some New Yorkers fearing a return to the city's dark past. [More]

You Big Applers better hope TS doesn't HTF, because I've got a sneaking hunch you ain't seen nothin' yet.

[Via retrotruckman]

We're the Only Ones Happy to Oblige Enough

Deputy Suspended for Tasering Students at Their Request [More]

What, you mean we can't interact and contract with minor children as adults?

Who knew?

With judgment like that, aren't you glad he was the "Only One" immune to "zero tolerance" and trusted to be on school grounds with weapons?

[Via Harvey]

Middle Ground

The failure of sensible South Africans to take back the racial middle ground in the country will be serious. [More]

No kidding.

We need to do that here, too.

By "we" I mean "they". I plead "Not guilty."

My tribe is ideological. What we as individuals look like or where our forebears came from has no bearing on acceptance and belonging.

The Table is Set

Let's eat. [Read]

We're the Only Ones Heroic Enough

Deputy accused of hero plot to kidnap wife, rescue her [More]

Good grief.

[Via Luke]

Gun Owners Can Build Bridges with Medical Community

By familiarizing ourselves with some of the medical community's "pro-gun players" and their works, we're in a better position to persuade doctors, who may have unquestioningly accepted certain anti-gun tenets, into taking a closer look. And being able to introduce them to peers who present findings through professional journals lends a credibility that should encourage at least the fair-minded into doing just that. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column suggest actions we might take to offset the top-driven anti-gun sentiment that pervades the medical establishment.

Also catch Wednesday's Trigger Sports webcast if you missed it Live!

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This Day in History: April 9

Extract of a letter from Kildare, Monmouth county, April 9, 1778.

"About 135 of the enemy landed on Sunday last [5 Apr 1778] about ten o'clock, on the south side of Squan inlet, burnt all the salt-works, broke the kettles, &c. stripped the beds, &c. of some people there, who I fear, wish'd to serve them then crossed the river and burnt all excepting Dirrick Longstreet's: after this mischief they embarked. The next day they landed at Shark river and set fire to two small works, when they observed fifteen horsemen heave in sight, which occasioned them to retreat with great precipitation, indeed they jumped in their flat-bottomed boats in such confusion that they sunk one or two of them. One of their pilots was the noted Thomas Oakeson. The enemy consisted chiefly of Greens, the rest Highlanders." [More]