NRA to score Kagan vote

What remains to be explained:

How will the vote factor in to candidate evaluations?

How has the earlier Sotomayor vote been factored in? [More]

Today's development warranted a second Gun Rights Examiner column.

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Another Preventable Child Gun Violence Incident

When one of the suspected burglars kicked open a window, the boy grabbed a rifle and fired. Both burglars then fled, officials said. [More]

Shhhh....Don't tell Project ChildSafe...

[Via lots of you]

The Silos of Responsibility

The primary aspects of the plan — identifying impact players and directing social services at them and their families — are similar to antiviolence efforts the city and private organizations, including the Boston Foundation, have launched in the past. [More]

That's just what's lacking in our urban areas: yet more government involvement.

Hey, they say it's "a brilliant idea," so who am I to argue?

But why can't I shake "Gee, Officer Krupke" out of my head?

Anyone who uses terms like "silos of responsibility" has so mastered political weaselspeak, you just have to kind of shake your head in awe. That must be where you store things before the delivery trucks of control arrive. Or something.

[Via Ed M]

Will Delaware anti-carry gun law 'enhance public safety'?

[I]f you decide you'd rather be judged by 12 than carried by six, just keep in mind that you'll no longer be just a criminal, you'll now legally be a violent criminal, subject to a mandatory minimum eight-year jail term. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at tyrants enhancing punishment against the most basic of human rights and lying about why.

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This Day in History: July 1

Washington sent a report to Congress on July 1, 1778 describing the actions taken during the Battle of Monmouth (in part)

After marching about five Miles, to my great surprise and mortification, I met the whole advanced Corps retreating, and, as I was told, by General Lee’s orders, without having made any opposition, except one fire given by a party under the command of Col. Butler on their being charged by the Enemy’s Cavalry, who were repulsed. [More]