GRE Round Up for June 25

Here's the latest from my Gun Rights Examiner colleagues:

Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:

Short articles for a Friday afternoon

I received a response to my first article about the Sheriffs and the possibility of some of them not playing...
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Dave Workman/Seattle:

For gun prohibitionists, the clock is ticking, but state of denial remains

Those who watched John Stossel’s program on the Fox Business channel Thursday evening, which focused on the...
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Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:

Is Chicago trying to stifle right-to-carry 'town hall meetings'?

Back in April, I wrote about IllinoisCarry's announcement of a series of "town hall meetings" throughout the state, to educate the public...

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While you're at it, be sure and check out these other Liberty-oriented Examiners:

• Kent McManigal/Albuquerque Libertarian
• Kevin Wilmeth/Anchorage Libertarian
• Anthony Martin/Conservative

On the One Hand...

...we have a democrat who has been OK on guns but then supports the left's agenda.

On the other hand, we have a republican who voted to ban semi-autos.

Listening to these hustlers pitch to "sportsmen"--and then listening to said sportsmen tell us how honored they are to be singled out as marks--works better than Benefiber.

If no one has previously thought of this term to describe the con job playing out, allow me to propose "Fudd Control."

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The Chicken or the Egg

With poor governance, rampant corruption, a collapsing economy and an extremely high-strung nation, the chicken-or-the-egg theory applies. When a government is entirely incapable of providing security to its citizens, it takes up arms to protect itself, and when the going gets tough those arms are used. And now that the population is armed to the teeth, disarming it is going to be a mammoth project and one that the government is not only unprepared to undertake, it seems to see no need to do it.

Why any sane person would allow themselves to be disarmed--especially under these conditions and by such a government--remains unquestioned.

The solution, of course, is freedom. Authoritarianism, by it's nature, cannot produce peace, tranquility and stability. Adding more repression into the mix will produce exactly the opposite of the intended consequences.

NOTE: For some reason, while I can access this url, Blogger will not let me embed it (I get an "illegal character" message), nor does a Tiny URL substitute work. Here it is in case you can copy and paste it into your browser and access the article that way:

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\06\25\story_25-6-2010_pg3_2

We're the Only Ones To Grandmother's House We Go Enough

This directive, issued by a fragile female octogenarian confined to a hospital-style bed and tethered to an oxygen tank, was interpreted as “aggressive” behavior by Officer Thomas Duran, who ordered one of his associates : “Taser her!” [More]

Honest to God, folks, I don't go looking for these and you're only getting the tip of the iceberg in terms of what readers send me. I've literally got a dozen more in my inbox received since yesterday that I won't have time to get to. So to those of you who aren't seeing your tip featured, I'm sorry--there's only one of me and I need this site to be more than an "Only Ones" aggregator...

[Via Zachary G]

We're the Only Ones Inconclusive Enough

According to an internal affairs report, the men ordered more than three dozen alcoholic drinks, hassled waitresses and patrons and snapped illicit pictures of themselves in the bathroom.

The report states that officials could not conclude whether the deputies were drunk when they drove their county vehicles later that night. [More]

No, of course not.

But what if they had been?

Haven't we already established they're the "Only Ones" who can be?

[Via Ed M]

We're the Only Ones...

...Looking for Closure Enough

The goal was to avoid state prison time, John Pozza, Segawa's attorney, said outside court.

"He's looking for closure," the Murrieta attorney said.

...Making Restitution Enough

Former Memphis Police Association president Tommy Turner has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $25,000 from the union in a settlement that requires restitution but no jail time.

...Beating More Than the Rap Enough

"You're watching a handcuffed young man being beaten by law enforcement officers, and the only charge is official oppression? Where's the assault charge?"

...Cu...Uh...I Mean Unbecoming Enough

The charges stemmed from the officers' involvement in a group sexual encounter with a woman that later led to charges of intimidating or tampering with a witness.

...Keeping an Eye Out for You Enough

A federal jury awarded a city man $300,000 after finding he was beaten and blinded in his left eye by a city police officer following a 2004 motor vehicle stop.

[Via FFFW]

Contest Entry

Let’s have a caption contest, see who can come up with the best caption for this photo. I’m thinking we make a demotivational poster. [More]

I'll Take Liberty wants your...somehow, "entry" seems inappropriate in this case...

The Magic Number

48% See Government Today As A Threat to Individual Rights [More]

Do you think there might be a catastrophic failure point?

The French Connection

French labour unions staged a day of strikes and street rallies on Thursday to protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age beyond 60 years [More]

Gee, I wonder how much further back they'd have to push it if we weren't being forced to work until we drop to help pay for, among all the other demands on the fruits of our labors, a large part of their protection?

Not that l'idiot in charge has clue one about the security of a free state...

Casino Royale

California welfare cards can be used in many casino ATMs [More]

That place is so far gone...

And their "leaders" are acting like the priority is to go after open carriers. It does explain why some of them are figuring armed security details aren't such a bad idea, strictly from a personal interests point of view.

Anybody think Arnhole's minimum wage proposal will apply to the Praetorians?

I don't think the most egregious parasites are willing to take that gamble.

Is Bill O'Reilly claiming 'all' Mexican cartel guns come from U.S.?

While he defines himself as an "independent" and an admirer of Robert Kennedy, what's telling is it serves the agenda of the political left to attack him as an arch-conservative. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner looks at a false alternative.

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This Day in History: June 25

On June 25, 1778, Virginia's five delegates to Congress, led by Richard Henry Lee, signed the Articles. [More]