GRE Round Up for May 4

There's some good stuff being turned out by the Gun Rights Examiners. 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:
Times Square car bomb attempt proves ‘loophole’ does exist

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Not just Mexico anymore--now it's Canada that wants U.S. citizens disarmed

Go. Read. And please share these links.

You're doing that, right?

If I Had to Guess...

Homegrown...someone with a political agenda...doesn't like the healthcare bill...[Watch]

No?

We're the Only Ones Official Enough

Concealed weapons now allowed for use by courthouse officials [More]

Ain't that what you had in mind, Mr. Mason?

[Via Anthony Bouchard]

An Open Letter

I suppose if you pay him enough you might get a response. [Read]

[Via Mike H]

The Kloset Klavern

The Brady Campaign has argued that the right to keep and bear arms applied only to the organized militia, but we have yet to see a Brady endorsement for the Deacons. [More]

We talked about the passing of Mr. Hicks here.

My Fox, DC

Whether she wants to be or not. [Read]

And gun carry ban or not.

[Via Steven K]

We're the Only Ones Choking You Up Enough

An off-duty Pittsburgh police detective is charged with choking a fellow motorist and threatening him with a gun after a minor collision along the Parkway East. [More]

I'd actually told myself after the last post that that was enough of the "Only Ones" for today--but how am I supposed to not acknowledge this?

I sure wish someone would take me up on my offer and free me from this...

[Via Harvey]

We're the Only Ones Violating Enough

The police department's child exploitation unit arrested officer Bernett Collins on counts of molestation and exploitation of a minor, sexual battery, enticing a child for indecent purposes and violating his oath of office...[More]

Wait a minute...they can be arrested for violating their oath?

Don't you think someone ought to...I don't know...tell them that?

Oh, wait...

And I'm still waiting for an answer to my question...

[Via Harvey]

We're the Only Ones on Target Enough

Grant grabbed his duty weapon, identified himself as a sheriff's deputy and ordered the woman to drop the knives...[More]

Great job on his part, and I mean that sincerely. He acted like a true hero.

And it's nice to see the headcase was ultimately "persuaded" to act rationally.

Thing is, and the reason this is an "Only Ones" story: Good luck to anyone without connections in SoCal being "permitted" to carry the most effective means of said persuasion.

The shoppers are damn lucky the deputy was there. And the bipolar maniac from hell is damn lucky someone didn't figure out there are all kinds of "weapons" that can be improvised in a Target store, particularly over in sporting goods, hardware, and lawn & garden. While possibly lacking the persuasive power of a gun to stop the violence NOW, they could very well have resulted in her dashed brains and a call for "Clean up on aisle two."

Everybody here is aware like that in public, right?

[Via Ed M]

BREAKING NEWS!!!

Report: Congress makes too many vague laws [More]

Well, this certainly caught me flat-footed...

Thanks for the tip-off!

Does Grandma Slapping Unruly Teen Warrant Lifetime Ban on Guns?

Perhaps the Bradys could explain how rendering this frail little lady defenseless serves the interests of public safety? Of justice? Of basic human decency? [More]

Well, there's your problem right there...

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at the law, and at just following orders. Quite a difference from what the Framers envisioned, it seems to me...

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This Day in History: May 4

On May 4, 1778, the Continental Congress discussed two treaties with the French that had been signed in Paris by American and French officials on February 6, 1778. What are the major provisions of the treaty? What issues do these provisions seem to address? Why do you think the Secret Article of the Treaty was a secret? Compare this treaty with the Treaty of Amity and Commerce, which can be found in the same document. What are the major differences? [More]