Why Would Prosecutor 'Misrepresent' Conditions of Hutaree Bond Release?

With the disconnects we've seen to date in the prosecution's case, it's fair to demand that Waterstreet answer some questions, right now, including whether the misrepresentations were due to "misunderstanding" or something else. [More]

They still have not been released on bond, but now new questions arise that should make us examine the nature of the persuasion that has kept that from happening.

As Alice cried, "Curiouser and curiouser!"

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GRE Round Up for May 7

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:

Ed Stone/Atlanta:
US Attorney General Eric Holder calls SB 291 "very worrisome"

Liston Matthews/Knoxville:
Gun rights and prior restraint

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:
Guns on Campus: Give me an example of the 'ubiquitous armed citizen', John.

Guns on Campus: The ubiquitous armed citizen, Part II.

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Monroe dog park story spotlights self-defense against animals

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Proposed 'terror gap' laws: Not only unconstitutional, but laughably ineffective

Go. Read. And please share these links.

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"Myths That Make It Hard To Stop Campus Rape"

If you expected "mandated disarmament makes us safer" to be debunked, forget it. [Read]

The very people decrying lack of justice ensure it can't happen. They're too invested in promulgating myths of their own.

"I Come from Intelligence"

Oh? I don't suppose you could...you know...exhibit some? [Read and watch]

Nicki has more. Lots more.

Still Denied

“Mister McCullough has been cleared of any wrongdoing in this case,” Gottlieb observed, “yet the police are retaining his firearm, and will not allow him to register a replacement gun. He intervened in a dangerous situation, at great personal risk, and now he is being put at continued risk by a police department policy that is both arbitrary and capricious.” [More]

There's no denying there seems to be a lot of denial going around as it pertains to government respecting our right to keep and bear arms. Why would they deny the entire reason for keeping them around in the first place--to secure the blessings of liberty?

Denied

[More on the Richard Hamblen case from WarOnGuns]

We're the Only Ones Compensated Enough

Matthew Spillane, a lieutenant who works in the dispatch center and made about $272,000, was scheduled for an eight-hour overtime shift on July 17, when he was supposed to direct the towing of vehicles around the city.

But at 2:45 p.m., an hour and 15 minutes before his overtime shift was supposed to end, police say he was at home, where he accidentally discharged his department-issued gun.

Spillane, who was not injured, was never disciplined. He declined to comment through a department spokeswoman. [More]

It gets better:

“Do they make a lot of money? Absolutely,’’ Linskey said. “But our officers earn every dollar they get.’’

[Via Ed M]

The Open Fly List

TSA Worker Arrested After Jokes, Fight About Size of Genitalia [More]

I certainly feel secure knowing these dedicated professionals are there to ensure my safety.

[Via lots of you]

Making Lemonade Out of Lemons

I'm thinking of purchasing some government-surplus copying machines--perhaps discards from the BATFU Chief Counsel's office... [Read]

[Via Skip]

Hutaree Release Blocked—For How Long?

What will happen? Stay tuned. We have a judge who has called the government's case "woefully inadequate." We have an alleged plot to blow people up yet no explosives were found in the raid. And we have a prosecutor who insists law enforcement and the public will be in danger if the defendants are placed into monitored home confinement. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column watches a ping pong game.

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This Day in History: May 7

Almost immediately, reports surfaced that British and Loyalist troops had committed atrocities, including the murder of prisoners-of-war and setting fire to the American wounded. On May 7, Washington ordered Brigadier General William Maxwell to conduct an inquiry into these allegations so that a report could be made to British commander General William Howe. [More]