EPA Rejects Lead Ban Petition

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I'll bet somebody dressed Lisa down but good.

GRE Round Up for August 27

Here are the latest offerings from my fellow GREs:

Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:
Race-based riots underscore the need for personal protection on the Iowa State Fairgrounds

Liston Matthew/Knoxville:
Harry Reid

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Five years later, no accountability for post-Katrina gun grab

Read and support these guys, will you? Share their links?

Also make these other Liberty-oriented Examiners regular stops:

• Albuquerque Libertarian
• Cochise County Libertarian
• Conservative
• Michigan Firearms

An Incomplete Announcement

NRA-PVF announced today that it will not be endorsing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for re-election in the 2010 U.S. Senate race in Nevada. [More]

So what's stopping them from endorsing Sharron Angle?

Enough with the chess games already.

Do the right damn thing.

August 27th Safer Streets Newsletter

Longenecker's latest. [Read]

Restraint

He didn't see the people stranded in New Orleans that Friday as enemies who needed to be neutralized but as Americans who needed rescue. Honore did not come in firing. Not only that, he thought it important to avoid the appearance that waging war was his desire. His soldiers have their trigger fingers ready, but video footage shows Honore ordering them to lower their guns and cussing at those slow to obey. They were there to save people, not shoot them. [More]

OK, fine, but the question in my mind is, what would he have ordered had those people been armed for self-protection?

Who would he have restrained at the bridge, and how?

[Via Matt S]

I Never Ask Anyone to Do Something...

...I'm not willing to do myself.

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This, to my mind, is the way you talk to these people. If enough of us did, we wouldn't have a problem.

We're the Only Ones Urban Cowboy Enough

Boise police reports say Love was riding a mechanical bull at Dirty Little Roddy's at 6th and Main streets just before midnight when a bar employee saw Love had a handgun. [More]

No, we won't tell you what we did about it because he's been exemplary for all these years and just made one bad decision...

Now if you did it, well, sure, we could tell you then what would happen...

Hell, Buddy Love here just might be the one to take you down for it, and you just might get to see a dirty little roddy up close while in our custody.

No bull.

[Via Harvey]

We're the Only Ones Giving You Guidelines Enough

Most of the incidents have involved people walking home from MBTA stations between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m., and were committed by men in their early 20s. [More]

Man, the ol' Patriot Ledger is sure pushing that profiling envelope, aren't they?

And it's not like MBTA passengers stand much of a chance against muggers. Not being "Only Ones" n' all, who can carry more than a whistle...

It does seem their safety list is missing a few tips, you know, common sense stuff like they tell you to do in Illinois like:

1. Vomit
2. Surrender
3. Scream (while poking with "a rat tail comb")
4. Pull the covers over your head.

[Via Ed M]

They Never Asked MY Opinion

How many times have you heard about supposed public sentiment and had that reaction?

Now your opinion is being asked for. And with more than just loaded questions that steer your response options to designed conclusions. From Jesse Mathewson:

[O]ver the next few weeks I hope to publish many interviews with numerous people from various backgrounds specifically looking at the idea of freedom. If you or anyone you know would like to be interviewed please send me an email at jesse.mathewson@autpaxautbellum.net and label it (Freedom Interview) everyone is receiving the exact same interview, the questions are open ended and allow for your ideas to be put down. Once received I will ensure that outside of grammatical and spelling changes the interviews remain unchanged, again thank you to my readers and feel free to share this!

Yes, do.

South of the Border, Down Mexico Way...

From an anonymous but historically-reliable source:

See the following and watch the videos:

http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2010/08/videos-de-la-balacera-en-reynosa.html

This battle between the Gulf Cartel and the Zeta's occurred approximately 1/2 of a mile south of the border and the area can bee seen using Google Maps- enter:

Laureles, Ernesto Zedillo, Reynosa, México

You will see to the immediate west a road oriented North/South named Presa de Las Adjuntas. From the north intersection of Tiburcio Garza Zamora, south to Brasil (on the west) to Sauce (on the east) streets the main blockades and battles occurred. There were other blockades and battles, but not as coordinated in the use of vehicles to stop traffic. There is little detailed information regarding body count or wounded that I have been able to acquire and will not speculate. The battle DID cover 8-12 blocks and included the use 30-40 vehicles as barriers, cover, and concealment.

The newspaper in McAllen, Texas, right across from Reynosa, Mexico is still doing it's level best to keep as much information from the public as possible and this is the extent of it's reporting:

http://www.themonitor.com/articles/reynosa-42168-dead-violence.html

Heard on the local talk radio station there yesterday morning an American businessman who stated that the workers at the "maquila" (factory) he was at had to take cover in a safe that is designed to withstand a .50 even though the front doors and glass had been hit, no one was seriously injured and yes, there was full-auto involved.

Things down along the river ARE severely escalating and can be seen by reading The Monitor's recent headlines over the past month.

All together now:

Damned American gun shows! Damned expired "assault weapons" ban!

Almost...

From David Olofson, via email and reposted here with permission:

I will be leaving Green Bay on the 3rd of September. My release date is not until the 5th, but because it is on a weekend they will be processing me out on the last working day instead. It should be a nice weekend with the wife and kids before having to spend a few weeks putting stuff back in some semblance of order. The problems we have endured are fare from over, but we should be able to make the best of a bad situation not just for ourselves, but for everyone else.

My access to the net until I leave is very limited. I will be on just twice more. Once home, and after I get my computer in good running order I will have better communication, and be able to actually spend some time on the phone. I look forward to a lifestyle that is not quite so sedate...

My best to all and hope to talk to you soon.

Can somebody give me a moral answer to why this man and his loved ones were forced to endure all this...?

Tell EPA to reject lead ammo ban

Legalistic arguments aside, the answer from the gun owner community must be a resounding and defiant "No!" [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column asks gun owners to get the lead out and tell EPA they will not be getting the lead out.

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This Day in History: August 27

Muster Roll of Capt. Randall's Company in His Majesty's Loyal American Regiment Commanded by Colonel Beverly Robinson, August 27, 1778 [More]