ATF trace reports refute Bloomberg's ‘iron pipeline,’ raise 'Gunwalker' question

Yet the “time-to-crime” documented in the ATF report shows a New York average of 13.70 years, as opposed to a national average of 11.20 years, suggesting “iron trickle” would be a more appropriate...Curiously absent from the Mexico report posted on ATF’s website are time-to-crime numbers, generally presented in tracing summaries ATF provides in its domestic reports...[More]

This evening's Gun Rights Examiner report notes a straw substituting for a pipe, as well as a conspicuous absence.

No Debate

“It is extremely important that individuals in the state of California do not own assault weapons. I mean that is just so crystal clear, there is no debate, no discussion.”[More]

Guess where Chicom Leland was born?

No Peking. (More like Taishan.)

ATF whistleblower announces court hearing, cites ‘withering personal attacks’

“These actions,” he claimed, “were designed…to force my resignation/retirement…to punish me for exposing corruption and maybe most importantly … to intimidate ANY other Agents who may support my allegations and consider coming forward.” [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column breaks the news that some will not go gentle into that good night.

Insider Information

We just learned at a meeting with ATF in Washington last week that they will be going to a “100% inventory rule” during inspections, so they may be looking back many years and prior to your last inspection. [More]

FFLGuard has an enewsletter. It has some interesting insights for non-pros, and some essential ones for those who are.

Coming from a background where I helped businesses ensure they were compliant with regulations and audit requirements,  these efforts really make a lot of sense to me. Coming from a philosophy that stresses the importance of education, preparation and training when it comes to self-defense, I would simply point out that includes prudent measures to protect business investments and livelihoods from attack.

Heads We Win, Tails You Lose

By the time the appellate court is able to rule on whether or not Shipley will receive a new trial, Shipley will have served his prison sentence. [More]

Welcome to Borg justice, where resistance is futile.

Oh look: The "Authorized Journalists" have just figured out there might be a story here when testimony can't be used in an appeal because government employees entrusted with maintaining the records somehow mysteriously scratched the disk that wasn't backed up and made it unreadable...seems to me I read something about that recently...but where?

We're the Only Ones Improperly Maintained Enough

The department's investigation after the incident revealed the officer's .45-caliber Heckler & Koch semi-automatic pistol likely malfunctioned because of improper maintenance... [More]

What, you mean you have to know what you're doing with these things...?  Hey, if they expect him to clean it on his own time, maybe he can file a grievance through the union.

I see the instructions call for using "Cleaning solvent/lubricant." Maybe he can also get them for an OSHA violation because they haven't provided him with an MSDS for a product with known carcinogens, and maybe he could even nudge the door open a crack on hazardous waste disposal...

[Via Michael R]

In the Nick of Time

The NPWS finally issued a 48-hour permit to kill the kangaroo, but it has since disappeared. [More]

Good grief.

[Via cycjec]

As If We Needed Another Reason to Tell Them to Go to Hell

Arms trade treaty must include global sale of ammunition, urges Oxfam [More] 

Of course it must.

What's funny is that China is against that.

They Shoot Journalists, Don't They?

If this started happening here, I wonder how many of our precious "Authorized Journalists" would change their tune? [Read]

It's Only a Movie

The first thing I thought of was an order given to Col. Klink: "Continue being a dupe." [Watch]

The second thing I thought of was this.

These guys are working off a script.

[Via Beulah G]

Death List

Well, this certainly makes me feel better about the potential of deploying armed drones domestically. [Read]

We're the Only Ones Fueling Gun Violence Enough

"A person who has a gun is more likely to use a gun," Metz said after the weekly council briefing. [More]

So, Pu...uh...Metz: YOU have a gun...

Workman has more.

Trigger Sports TV Round Table

From American Trigger Sports Network:
Host James B. Towle leads a round table discussion with guests discussing the latest gun issues.

Towle is joined by Barbara Crown, Editor and Publisher of the Hunting Report, David Codrea, Award-Winning Journalist, and Mark Walters, Host of Armed American Radio. The panel discusses a dramatic 911 call, and the hypocrisy of gun laws that surround how an armed woman reacts to a home invasion. The provocative discussion provides viewers with a variety of viewpoints and facts. Trigger Sports TV News keeps you informed on the issues that concern gun owners, hunters and 2nd amendment supporters.

Showtimes - Available on DIRECTV and DISH NETWORK on the Pursuit Channel


Thursday
10:00pm PST


Friday-Shooting Destination Night
6:00pm PST
9:00pm EST/ 1:00am EST


DIRECTV Channel 608 PRST
DISH NETWORK Channel 240 HUNT

And don't forget that two ATSNTV shows are eligible for a Telly Award and could use some viewer support. Please go here and here and give each one a thumbs up. Every day until June 8.

This Day in History: May 31

On the western side of the Catawba River, Capt. John McClure collected a party of thirty-two volunteers and on May 31 attacked a group of Loyalists gathering to take British protection at Alexander's Old Field, in present Chester County. 

Although the Loyalists, led by a Colonel Houseman, numbered about two hundred, they were defeated and dispersed by the small Patriot force. This was the first Patriot victory after the fall of Charleston, and the beginning of a great wave of backcountry resistance to the British and their Loyalist allies. [More]

Speaking of Imbeciles

We could permit each newly elected president to appoint 50 members of the House and 10 members of the Senate, all to serve four-year terms until the next presidential election. [More]

So what we really need is a strongman?

Black pastors take up Holder talking points on both election and ‘Gunwalker’

The harder the Republicans press forward, the more strident and explosive we can expect the pushback to become. That those who make race the issue are prepared to scream “Racist!” seems certain based on their carefully crafted rhetoric, even as they express confidence “that ‘President Obama is going to get 95 percent of the [African American] vote.’" [More] 

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes the only way to deal with the true racists is to expose them for what they are, to dare them to take their best shot, and to throw it back in their faces with resolute defiance.

The fearful and the politically correct need not apply.

The BS-O-Meter is on the Fritz Again

He muffed his statement; the U.S. guns were involved in Mexican crimes, not necessarily drug trafficking. But officials in both governments say U.S. -sourced guns make up a large proportion of guns carried by drug traffickers. 

We rate Moran’s statement Mostly True. [More]

Why, because the Obama and Calderon administrations say so?  Geez, that's some media watchdog keeping an eye on things for us.

Actually, even with their dropping the old lie and admitting that these are guns submitted for tracing, the way this is presented still helps mislead readers into into drawing unwarranted conclusions. There are other factors not mentioned that need to be considered to view things in their proper perspective.

For instance, some of us have documented in the past that guns submitted for tracing account for only a small fraction of total guns seized, and how only about a third of those submitted guns came from U.S. dealers.

And in a report that factors in government sales and non-civilian ordnance, Stratfor concludes:

[T]he 3,480 guns positively traced to the United States equals less than 12 percent of the total arms seized in Mexico in 2008 and less than 48 percent of all those submitted by the Mexican government to the ATF for tracing. This means that almost 90 percent of the guns seized in Mexico in 2008 were not traced back to the United States.

That's hardly "a large proportion."

Yet once again, our anti-gun pal Rep. Moron and his lickspittle camp followers at the Orwellian-named "Politifact" have buried the needle on the old BS-O-Meter.  Maybe all that overload is why they keep breaking the damn thing...

[Via Mack H]

Armed Citizen

Headline links from NRA email:

• How the Media Missed a Self-Defense Gun Story  
• Gun carrying man ends stabbing spree at Salt Lake grocery store 
• Man, 84, shoots home invasion suspect with Korean War gun 
• Fort Worth pastor opens fire on burglar during break-in 
• Lawyer: Walla Walla Store Owner Defended His Property 
• Stepson of Modesto man who shot intruder details frightful incident

Join in the Acclaim

Go here and here and give each one a thumbs up. 

Every day until June 8.

This Day in History: May 30

I have the honour to inform you that, yesterday at three o'clock, P.M., after a march of 105 miles in 54 hours, with the corps of cavalry, the infantry of the legion mounted on horses, and a three-pounder, at Waxhaws, near the line which divides North from South Carolina, the rebel force, commanded by Colonel Burford, consisting of the 11th Virginia and detachments of other regiments from the same province, with artillery and some cavalry, were brought to action. [More]

China condemns U.S. gun ownership as human rights violation

Left unsaid is the inconvenient truth that rendering captive populations unable to resist makes such monstrous crimes against humanity not only possible, but inevitable. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at what filthy, evil commies do best: Lying, stealing, invading, subverting, brutalizing and killing on a mass scale in their lust for total domination. 

We're the Only Ones "Say, It, Don't Spray It" Enough

It is Memorial Day weekend one year later, but four innocent bystanders wounded when Miami Beach police sprayed a car with gunfire still have no answers. [More]

I can't believe dedicated and trained public protectors would be "deliberately withholding the records in an effort to cover up responsibility," can you?

Why, if that were the case, that would make suspect just about everything we've been led to believe about  them being the "Only Ones" who can be entrusted with a "monopoly of violence."

[Via Roger J]

Armed American Radio Recap

I joined Mark Walters in the last segment on Sunday's program. Listen at your leisure as you go about your daily browsing:

• Hour 1 
• Hour 2 
• Hour 3

Grand Reopening After Major Remodeling

Not content with his original design, architect W³ installed some major technological innovations and improvements:

Great--now some of you can boycott me because Coca-Cola attends Bilderberg meetings and cheesed out on ALEC...

Hey, selling out and being an Illuminati pawn has got to pay better than what I've been doing--even if some all-too-common types think otherwise.

Sturm und Drang

Arms manufacturer Ruger...Another manufacturer, Sturm... [More]

"Authorized Journalists." Is it any wonder we love them so?

[Via Kurt Hofmann]

Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?

A Bay Area lawmaker introduced a bill today to close a loophole in the state's assault weapons law allowing "bullet button" semi-automatic rifles that reload in an instant. [More]

Doesn't this control-challenged control freak have some suntan lotion to pilfer, or maybe some shady ladies to visit?

We're the Only Ones Instructive Enough

While in a holding cell, Deputy Carlock continued to verbally harass Nancy, telling her “you will pay”, and admitting that they had nothing to charge her with, but that he would “find something in order to teach all right wingers and tea baggers a lesson.” [More]

I'll say this for the guy--he's an effective teacher.

[Via Mark T]

We're the Only Ones Blazing In Enough

So let's see, they go to a house and roust innocent residents at gunpoint allowing a cooking meal to catch the kitchen on fire, and  the Authorized Journalists can't scream "Heroes!" loudly enough? [Read] 

[Via SAVASHIP]

Just One Question

Am I supposed to care? [Read]

The Original is Still the Best

Don't like bullets? (I don't.)

Don't have any bullets on you? (Nope.)

Let folks know it with this No Bullets pendant. [More]

Yes, please do.  But you need to make it more obvious if you're going to succeed in convincing predators you're the weakest ungulate in the herd.  If I saw that without knowing what it's about, I doubt I'd even make a connection.

If you really want to make sure everyone knows you're the softest target, you still can't beat one of these.

And I found an hysterical one here.

[Via bearandkeeparms]

Flash in the Pan

'Boredom' proves to be trigger for 'flash mobs' [More]

A generality I've observed is people who are bored are boring. Interesting and engaging people are interested and engaged.  Frustrated dullards of the lowest order find refuge in the mob, and an unearned self-image in words like "progressive."

Taste the Rainbow!

What a letdown when we find our heroes have feet of clay... [Read]

Meanwhile, Over in Rahm Emanuel Paradise

A violent holiday weekend ended with eight people reported dead and at least 38 others injured in shootings across the city. [More]

Forget it Jake, it's ChiTown.

We're the Only Ones "Who Will Geld the Guards?" Enough

Alabama Women's Prison Inmates Sexually Abused By Guards, Report Says [More] 

Regularly?  For years?

Why do you think they call 'em "screws"?

Eyyy...

Fonzie says go here and here and give each one a thumbs up. Every day until June 8.

This Day in History: May 29

[More]

Memorial Day 2012

My Uncle Nick did not make it back from WWII.  He was only 19, so he essentially sacrificed life, love and family. Think about that.  I cannot imagine the agony my grandparents had to endure. Over 50 years later, a friend visited the Sicily-Rome Memorial Cemetery where he was laid to rest and brought back a photograph of his grave site which I gave to my mother, and she still wept at the loss of her kid brother.

My Uncle George was a Marine on Guadalcanal and also at Chosin in Korea. He passed away in 2006 and is interred at Arlington. I will always treasure that he took time out in his later years to send me news clippings to write about.

My other Uncle George was also a Marine who served in WWII and Korea. He passed away in 2007.

My father John was a Marine on Guam. He turned 21 on Pearl Harbor Day. He is currently in hospice care.

This is a day I have had  much to contemplate.  I'm sure it is the same for most of you, and especially for those of you either in harm's way or who desperately love those who are.

Armed American Radio Tonight

I'll be joining Mark Walters tonight at 10:00 pm Eastern on Armed American Radio tonight to talk about how Sen. Chuck Grassley holds the key to breaking through the GOP Gunwalker logjam, and also to talk about the latest Illegal Mayor Against Guns, which, and this surprises me--very few gun bloggers seem to have picked up on.

The show starts at 8:00 pm Eastern and tonight's other guests include Gun Owners of America's Larry Pratt, and Sean Carrana talking about how taxpayers are footing the bill for anti-gun activism in some city administrations. Mark will also be featuring  the debut of Madison Rising's version of The National Anthem.

Find more information about tonight's show here, and then click here to find a station near you or to listen live via the internet.

Gun owner action sidetracks Ohio hidden vehicle compartment bill for rewrite

Changes to the language of the bill are now anticipated to address OFCC’s concern that gun owners could be unwittingly snared in a legal net with grave consequences.  [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes a fast-tracked bill hasn't been derailed, but it has been sidetracked...

‘Gun deaths’ vs. ‘car deaths’ charge perceived as ruse for more restrictions

Volokh doesn’t go there in his response, but simply observes “[S]uch proposals are so unlikely to have much of an effect, the gun rights supporters naturally assume that the backers…are actually trying to bring about much more aggressive sorts of gun restrictions.” [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report restates the obvious.

I Sent Mine

In re this.

Even though I've generally found La Tourette to be pretty useless at anything remotely resembling leadership...

Huh--ain't that something?  GOA just provided that service and didn't even ask me for money.

Which is a pretty good indicator that they deserve support...

The Global Language

Coming soon to a Caliphate near you. [Read]

NRA Has Me Covered

Just got an email ad for this.

This is cheaper, although it won't be me who's covered...

Good Enough for Commodus

The Emperor can't be all bad if he gives the "thumbs up" to this and this.

You can do the same every day. And you can spread the word throughout the farthest reaches of the Empire.

Here's why you should.

Rocking Live Memorial Day Weekend

On Armed American Radio...[More]

My Latest Business Venture

Welcome to my new store. Armed-to-the-teeth patrons welcomed. Boycotts by indignant cud-chewers insisted upon.

Thanks, W³! I love it.  I've never been a 3D diorama before!

Are You Sleeping?

[Source]

DSA? Are you sleeping, Bourgeoisie?

The Finest Anti-Gun Lobbyists Your Tax Dollars Can Buy

Jeff Knox picks up on the story and gives it a real exposure boost. [Read]

We talked about it here.

Daily Insanity

And, of course, the way to stop that is by paying these guys to send a fax blast!

Go Time

From Sheriff Mack for Congress:

This is it! We are just four days from next Tuesday's high-profile primary against Lamar Smith. Our radio ads are on the air, our ground game is in full effect, and we're even going up on television with our new ad.

Now is our last chance to increase our media buys so that we can reach as many Texas voters as possible! Please visit my website today and make the most generous contribution you can afford to my campaign. It's officially GO TIME. Let's do this!

He's one of the few candidates whose volunteered statements on the right to keep and bear arms satisfy my questionnaire without having to be asked. I've had the chance to spend some time with him, including in my home, and this man is the sincere real deal.

No Country for Old Men

Russ Caswell, 68, is bewildered: “What country are we in?” He and his wife Pat are ensnared in a Kafkaesque nightmare unfolding in Orwellian language.[More]

Why, you're in Tewksbury, Russ.  Where the Heirs of Liberty won for them by better men do their utmost to impose and serve tyranny greater than any George III could not have dreamed up in his wildest fit of porphyria-induced megalomania!

But they sure do put on a pretty show.  WAVE those flags!

And squeeze, baby.

[Via Jeffersonian]

Harnessing the Power

“We want to harness the power of (the) technology to make schools safer, know where our students are all the time in a school, and increase revenues..." [More]

That's assuming students fed up with being treated like inmates trained for life in an institution instead of taught how to assume the mantle of free citizens don't also harness the power of technology (for $19.99, and it's in stock). Or they could take the economy route and outfit the entire student body with a roll of this. Besides, does moron Pascual really think he and his fellow bureaucratic dinosaurs have a technology leg up on the next generation?

And did you see how much money these irresponsible control freak fools are spending on this stupid, intrusive, totally non-workable boondoggle?  Time to see how many parents in that district aren't hopeless cud-chewers--the fact that the reporter could find supportive ungulates to quote is a good indicator of why some of their offspring may not want to hang around and continue being subjected to daily offenses against their human potential.

And they wonder why some snap.

Welcome to the Party, Pal

Now he wants to sound a warning to others: The system is lopsided. The scales of justice are not truly blind for defendants going up against the big guns and resources of the U.S government. The big lesson he took home after his trial was watched worldwide: The Government is not your friend. [More]

Of course that didn't stop Rob's brother from employing just such tyranny when he was in power. 

Kirk Brown, Authorized Journalist

The Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center each have listed Oath Keepers as an extremist anti-government group. [More]

Oh, it is not, you f-ing idiot.  It's pro-Constitutional government.

Did you even try to talk to anybody there, or is ADL innuendo good enough for you?  You'd think a group with such a name would know better than to employ the tactics it does.

Did you even try to investigate the reasons or the possibility of truth behind the claims on the OK website, Kirk, or are you just a good little talking point parrot?

Say, you're not any relation to "What's Brown and Smells Like Chris," are you?

This Day in History: May 25

[More]

Yet another Bloomberg coalition member arrested

Of special interest to gun owners is that Roque is yet one more member of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” coalition who has run afoul of the law over serious criminal violations.  Gun Rights Examiner has on occasion reported arrests, prosecutions and convictions of numerous other members of a group that seems increasingly comprised of criminals advocating edicts that put the law-abiding at a disadvantage to those who would victimize them. [More]

This evening's Gun Rights Examiner report shares the criminal misadventures of another member of Team Bloomberg--is it any wonder these wretched souls don't trust others?  

Vote Early, Vote Often

Give another thumbs up here and here. And dragoon your friends into this.

If you missed what this is all about, take a moment and go here.

Shipley appeal presents former FBI agent’s side of gun charges

Perhaps most troubling and outrageous is the accusation that “the prosecutors fabricated a story that a firearm that Shipley once owned killed a Mexican army captain, and showed the jury photos of weapons and armament in Mexico that had no connection to this case whatsoever, [and] they improperly sought to inflame the jury with emotional appeal…” [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner follow-up uncovers more disturbing aspects of an already troubling case.

A Strategic Alliance

“Our goal is to leverage the ATFA’s knowledge base to ensure our clients receive the best advice possible. By harnessing this advice and sharing it with our client base, it should decrease actions taken by ATF against FFLGuard clients, thereby resolving matters to the benefit of all parties. Our clients will benefit immensely from this relationship, as it costs everyone a [heck] of a lot less to fix problems in advance rather than fight about them after the fact.” [More]

That's not just a smart approach. As someone who spent many years helping businesses navigate through the compliance and audit maze in several highly-regulated industries, I am certain it's the only one.   

A Divisive Propagandist

So say the inclusive, dispassionate chroniclers. [Read]

Again, I am consumed with envy.

We're the Only Ones Meeting Our Quota Enough

Officers union: Miami Beach brass order 2,000 arrests over holiday weekend [More]

How does that Department of PreCrime motto go again?

"That which keeps us safe also keeps us free."

Not Just Domestic Drones

Armed domestic drones. [Read]

Makes you wonder what kind of drone thinks this will make him safer...

Forward Ho!

And so, the question stands as follows: either one way or the other either back -to capitalism, or forward-to socialism. There is no third way, nor can there be. [More] 

Hey, if it's good enough for Uncle Joe, and good enough for MSNBC and good enough for Obama, who are we to argue? What did you think "progressive" meant, tovarisch?

The Empress of the Universe

If I were empress of the Universe I would insist on every individual having a unique ID permanently attached - a barcode if you will; an implanted chip to provide an easy, fast inexpensive way to identify individuals. [More]  

If you were empress of the Universe, I would do my best to drag your screaming ass to a guillotine.

Triumph of the Shill

And the Leni Riefenstahl Award goes to... [Read]

[Via Jess]

Meanwhile, Still Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...

Father, 56, fighting for life after being stabbed trying to shield dying son from frenzied attack by hoodie gang outside pub after Chelsea match [More]

Ah, just the result the Monopolists wanted!  Just the result they'd like for you!

Still no law against cringing your ground over there yet?  Talk about a loophole...

Good thing the father wasn't armed, eh wot? He might have ended up having them call him a racist.

[Via Jeet]

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...

If we are mark'd to die, we are enow
To do our country loss; and if to live,
The fewer men, the greater share of honour.
God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.

Or something like that... 

[Via cycjec]

We're the Only Ones Lowering Crime Enough

Of course we're doing it by falsifying data... [Read]

But now you be honest--you never really expected truth from ol'  "Put Them On the Ground" Eddie, did you?

[Via Michael G]

OK in DC

This is a reminder that Oath Keepers will at the huge Rolling Thunder event in Washington D.C., May 25-27, 2012, leading up to Memorial Day, May 28. We will also participate in the Memorial Day events there in D.C. [More]

We're the Only Ones All Washed Up Enough

Rankin police officer breaks into neighbor’s house to do laundry [More]

Rocco's modern life.

And judging by his victims' utility bill, he took them to the cleaners. It looks like trespass and criminal mischief in this case would be misdemeanors under PA law.

So, career-wise, are the going to hang him out to dry?

[Via Steve T]

What If?

What then? [Read]

[Via Ron W]

This Day in History: May 24

[More]

Grassley holds key to bypass balking on Holder contempt charges

There is one other option, perhaps the best one, and it’s a course recommended consistently in this column: Reenact the law that expired in 1999 to allow for a truly independent counsel. [More] 

Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary recommends if you can't break the logjam, bypass the damn thing entirely.

In the Wake of Continued Political Stalling on Gunwalker...

...it seems appropriate to resurrect this, and ask why those who have made such great hay of the scandal  seem loath to take a truly meaningful step.

The Once and Future Teabagger

Damned extremists...[Read]

A Nation of Cowards

A-yup. [Read]

Based on the genuine effort and involvement I see put forth by most, I'm not surprised they think they can get away with this.

Duty-Free Schumer

From Chris Woodard on the Gun Rights Examiners Facebook page:

S. 2424: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on mixtures containing n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, 1-hydroxypyridine-2-thione, zinc salt, and application ... Now, I know Chucky has no idea of what this is about. Neither do I. Is there anyone who does??

Here's the bill.  Confusing to us laymen, ain't it?

I asked an industry source and was told:

It is a fungicide/antimicrobial for rubber and plastic products that yes, is registered as a pesticide. Not sure what is the real story behind the duty suspension or who now owns the rights to the molecule.

 Livonia Mark says these guys are involved.  An enterprise ultimately serving the interests of these guys.

No word on what other influences may have been brought to bear, or who benefits financially...

Look, this could just be SOP, and tariff-finagling goes on all the time.  Maybe this will benefit American constituents and the economy.  Who knows?

That's the point. 

Probable Cause

It is what we say it is.  [Read]

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

No Solution

The answer is not to train criminal idiots to be more proficient. [More]

The answer is to keep those adjudicated dangerous and requiring a custodian from being able to harm those who need no such restraint and who coexist peaceably with their fellow human beings.

The problem is, we don't have a system even remotely set up to accommodate that. And there are those benefiting from that who would stand to lose if any changes were made.

Just One Question

Why is it "extremist" to fear this? [Read]

Terms of Service

Gee, I wonder who complained...?

[Via Everrest]

Two Thumbs Up

James Towle on location

My friends at American Trigger Sports Network have two submissions for the 33rd Annual Telly Awards, "honor[ing] the very best film & video productions, groundbreaking online video content, and outstanding local, regional, & cable TV commercials and programs."

I'm asking the regular readership to support their entries for several reasons, the most important being to encourage even more programming that presents firearms and associated rights in a positive light--with the preponderance of so much hostile televised media, consider this one more critical front that informed citizens must man. Sure, things like awards could be dismissed easily enough by the cynical, but every bit of positive sentiment we can introduce into the public forum is important, individually and for a cumulative effect.

On top of that, regulars here know I've been working with host James B. Towle and the ATSN crew for several years now, and my personal testimonial is you will not find a more dedicated group of professionals--who continually and creatively provide unique, entertaining and informative "pro-gun" programming--and who do not not forget the responsibility to also champion the liberty principles behind the sports they love. I can think of no current television efforts that merit wider public awareness, and the growing success of this venture can help spawn untold others--and all the while note you're not seeing any popular demand for shows like "Let's All Disarm with the Bradys!" so this is another niche "we" can dominate.

That's why I'm asking you to go to the Telly website and watch the trailer for "Stop the Threat: The Jogger," where an expert panel analyzes an attack reenactment  (the full episode is available here) and for the "Houston Liberty Festival," raising money to help build homes for disabled war veterans (with the full program online here), and if you agree with me, give these entries a "thumbs up."

Please take a moment to do this and to spread the word. To that end, feel free to repro and share this blog post in total.

And one final note--I don't know what it is about the Telly website and recording votes, but  it is recommended that IE users do it with a different browser like Firefox or Safari.

UPDATE: I'm told the voting will be open until June 8 and that we can vote daily/multiple times/day.

Remember–just go here and here and give each video a “thumbs up.” And tell your friends.

And while you’re at it, bookmark ATSNTV’s website, their Pursuit Channel site, and be sure to watch them if you subscribe to DIRECTV (Channel 608 PRST) or DISH Network(Channel 240 HUNT).

On Impact

GOA has it in Arkansas and Kentucky. [Read]

Rectifying Failure

"It underscores China's failure to police the blatant market in counterfeit parts -- a failure China should rectify." [More]

Oh, they're rectifying failure, alright. Nothing succeeds like supremacy.


What really gets me is, in a different life I spent over 16 years doing regulatory compliance policies and procedures, proposals, system manuals, etc., for a defense contractor--everything from soup to nuts. Here's the relevant section from my resume:

Manager, Systems and Procedures, Hughes Defense Communications 1981 – 1997 Torrance, CA: Originally Magnavox Advanced Product and Systems, the company developed and manufactured satellite navigation and communication products in defense contracting and commercial business areas. • Promoted from Material/Production Control Procedures Analyst in 1987. • Coordinated command media for administrative, engineering, production and quality departments in defense contracting and commercial business segments in compliance with OSHA, FAR, CAS and other applicable regulatory requirements. • Managed organizational documentation, forms design/control. • Performed key role in audits and corrective action/quality improvement cross-functional activities. • Credited with significant responsibility for attainment of ISO 9001 registration. • Developed online media distribution system , reducing costs by 75%. • Supported numerous successful proposal efforts.

I bring this up to establish that while I am offering an opinion based on a media report, it is an opinion formed by no small amount of goal-attaining experience in a heavily regulated and audited supply chain environment. Those aren't mere meaningless words and acronyms in the above list. I just don't see how this could happen on such a scale without a directed blind eye and outright collusion on "our" side.

Should we believe everyone in our leadership has been taken by surprise on this?  Or are there more serious failures that we need to rectify?

[Via Jess]

Holder "Under Gun"

Send us money or a fax blast,  since we've had so much to do with uncovering and advancing the truth from Day One! [Read]

This is the same outfit I cautioned about here.

Tough Spending Decisions

And some not so tough? [Read]

Sean Carrana follows up on his excellent investigative work.

This Day in History: May 23

To digest a perfect plan of operations, of the magnitude of those propos’d by your Excellency demands a much greater extent of abilities, and military experience, than I can pretend to have – It requires a mind, able to comprehend, and to provide, for every possible exigence, so that in case of success, we might be ready, to urge it to the utmost; or of misfortune, to render it, as little distressing as the event could admit, however, Zeal, and duty, induce me, chearfully to comply with your Excellencys request, in the best manner I can... [More]

A Crisis of Legitimacy

I told you earlier he was livid. [Read]

Gun advocates cite legal dangers in Ohio hidden vehicle compartment bill

This is a documented real world issue with documented real world consequences affecting the liberty of everyday Americans, as opposed to the underworld drug culture the compartment bill is presumed to be addressing. Unless SB305 is sidelined, it will have real world consequences in Ohio. [More] 

Today's second Gun Rights Examiner report shows how a new War on Drugs bill under consideration promises to dovetail with the War on Guns and make felons of everyone who uses "legal" tender.

Vanderboegh Medical Update

Mike just called me. He's been ordered back to ER because they've found another infection. He's lucid enough and absolutely livid at the new report about the latest (disputed) balking on the part of the Republicans in re Holder contempt charges, and he's looking forward to letting everyone know just how pissed he is as soon as he can get to his computer.

Guns in Mexico subject of TV panel that includes Gun Rights Examiner

“Host James B. Towle leads a round table discussion with guests discussing the latest gun issues,” the announcement reports.  Towle’s guests for this program include Armed American Radio host Mark Walters, Barbara Crown, publisher and editor of The Hunting Report, and this correspondent. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column checks out what's on TV this week...

After All, "Pravda" DOES Mean "Truth"...

Proposed US law makes domestic propaganda legal [More] 

So The Washington Post and New York Times, et al, all propagating administration talking points, will become even more overt public/private partnerships than they already are, or what?

[Via Ron W]

Majority Rules

And they may just vote for contempt of those seeking justice. [Read]

A number of Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are wary of moving forward with Issa’s proposed measure...

In medical laboratory terms, we call such people "stool samples."

UPDATE: Vanderboegh called me from the hospital--his sources are telling him this is disinformation put out by the other side, and with Jordy Yeager involved, that is believable.  Still, he needs to see some movement on this quickly from the leadership, including to discredit this new account and to get Boehner off the dime. 

Class Day

Featuring that classiest of Attorneys General...[Read]

It won't happen without protest.

[Via Everrest]

The Garden of Earthly Delights

I recall reading about these last year. Pretty cool and fun, and sure to brighten up any garden.

[Via Scott J]

When Raw Milk is Outlawed

The plus side is, everyone they harass, be it milk producers/consumers or people with politically incorrect wood in their guitars, they just keep adding to the ranks of those with an axe to grind. [Read]

Squeeze, baby, squeeze. Until our eyeballs bleed.

Viva Cuba!

vivacuba | May 22 12:08pm | Permalink

Not very edifying to see the world crowing at an attempt to crackdown on corruption; nor is the point made by other commenters that communism/socialism do incorporate some ideals of social equity, help for the underdog, universal education and health care which Cuba has at least to a great extent achieved in comparison with its richer, possibly meaner and more aggressive neighbour ... nor are guns a necessary part of life there either ... please remenber these things before coming down quite so hard ... and quite so meanly..

Yeah, well, y'see, Marxist bedwetter, Castro started out loving guns. It wasn't until he put himself on the top of the heap that he suddenly questioned anyone else having them. And as for coming down hard and meanly, don't tell us, tell them.

F...ing "progressive" idiot.

If Zimmerman Walks

Yet the public mind has been so poisoned that an acquittal of George Zimmerman could ignite a reaction similar to that, 20 years ago, when the Simi Valley jury acquitted the LAPD cops in the Rodney King beating case. [More]

With the caveat that I have no crystal ball and I've been astonishingly wrong before, I think it will be worse. I don't think it will be confined to one city. If so, much of it will be waged by the children of the LA rioters' generation,  no doubt profoundly influenced by the quality of the parenting and the cultural influences they experienced and are immersed in.

Just a Minor Fender Bender

In a statement, Dodgers officials praised stadium security and Los Angeles police for a "quick security response (that) prevented the confrontation from escalating further." [More]

But that did nothing to prevent the targeted victim from almost getting killed by vicious pack animals.  What cowards--can you imagine three grown males holding someone down while the fourth kicks him in the head and face?

What could have prevented them from attacking him, and from anyone getting hurt in the first place?

Forget it--the antis say guns and fender benders don't mix. They would rather you and your loved ones be held down and kicked in the head until the "Only Ones" swoop in to save the day.

A Prohibited Person?

On Nov. 28, 2001, Edwards fired several rounds into the walls of their house during a fight with his wife, police said. He was charged with domestic violence, assault, aggravated menacing and using a weapon while under the influence. He was charged on Feb.23, 2005, with simple assault and domestic violence after another fight with his wife, police said. He pleaded guilty to unlawful restraint in 2002 and negligent assault in 2005, both misdemeanors, Porter said. [More] 

So are they saying the Lautenberg misdemeanor domestic violence prohibition doesn't work?

When Super Soakers are Outlawed...

Even more troubling, Bill Mayfield, who works at Gilmay Guns in Fresno tells KMPH it only costs about $30 worth of parts to transform a toy into a shotgun, and you don't have to be a gun expert to do it. [More]

Well then the solution is obvious: We need to close the gun "parts" loophole!

Either that or the very idea that "gun control" laws can stop anyone determined to violate them is all wet.

This Day in History: May 22

Major Ferguson was appointed Inspector of Militia on May 22, 1780. His tasking was to march to Tryon County, North Carolina, raise and organize Loyalist units from the Tory population of the Carolina Backcountry, and protect the left flank of Lord Cornwallis' main body at Charlotte, North Carolina. [More]

The Chicago Way

ERIC HOLDER AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BEHIND DANGEROUS NEW PROPOSAL TO RESTRICT RIGHTS OF ILLINOIS GUN OWNERS [More] 

Because one thing Illinois evidently doesn't have is enough gun control...


ISRA could use some help on this.

And Though I Wear a Shirt and Tie

I'm still part red man deep inside... [Read]

I knew about Fauxcahontas, but I hadn't heard this claim about Crazy Huss.

Here We Go Again

Three weapons were recovered, including an inert M136 AT4 “LAW” anti-tank weapon, a b.b. gun rifle and a replica 9mm hand gun, police said. [More]

I wonder if the AT4 said "Trainer"?

"Authorized Journalists"--is it any wonder that we love them so?

Vanderboegh Medical Update

I called Mike since he hasn't posted since Friday.  He's still having ups and downs--he had to go into ER because he was having problems with a tube and they've released him but he's going in to see his doctor today.

He was in a good enough humor, all things considered.

Email illustrates need for gun owners to check out solicitors

In other words, saying this kindly, there would appear to be other more pressing priorities at present. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column asks if there might be a more effective way for We the People to engage in the political process than paying private interest spammers to send fax blasts over hysterically-presented non-issues.

Bound and Determined

The controversy erupted in April after Anchorage gun shops revealed that an ATF agent had visited them earlier this year, requesting access to their “bound books,” the volumes that firearms dealers are required by law to maintain, with every transaction involving gun purchases, sales, or other transactions...Great Northern Guns refused to cooperate with the ATF agent’s request, because it is against the law. [More]

Hooray for them--that is a brave and principled stand. Now we need to help them watch their back against retaliation/"Economic Waco."

Here's my problem:

Young’s office appears satisfied that the gun shop flap has been put to rest...

Why, because he received "assurances" after ATF was caught usurping authority, harassing gun stores and violating the frickin' law?  I'm not satisfied and you shouldn't be either.  Let these same bastards catch one of us in a technical violation and they'd come down on us with the full force of the state behind them. 

When Hidden Compartments are Outlawed...

If you live in Ohio, you need to get involved now, as this latest bit of presumptuous police state enabling/ forced degradation has been fast-tracked. [Read]

Ohioans for Concealed Carry elaborates via email: 

URGENT - IF YOU ARE CONCERNED BY THE DANGERS THAT SB305 WILL BRING TO MOTORISTS IN OHIO YOU MUST CALL YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES IMMEDIATELY AND EVERY SINGLE DAY THIS WEEK - DO NOT EMAIL THEM AS EMAIL HAS BEEN RENDERED USELESS -- CALL THEM, LEAVE A MESSAGE IF YOU MUST, AND HAVE EVERYONE YOU KNOW DO THE SAME. THIS BILL IMPACTS EVERYONE -- NOT JUST GUN OWNERS. To identify your representative go to http://www.legislature.state.oh.us -- On the right side of that page click on "House" and "Zip Code" and then enter your zip code. If more than one representative is listed CALL BOTH OF THEM. Leave them a voicemail and tell them you share Ohioans For Concealed Carry's concerns over SB305 and that you do not want it fast tracked to the Governor until it is improved -- or defeated. 

I just did. The staffer for my rep, Kristina Roegner, did not know her position on this but said they had been getting quite a few calls. I conveyed my expectation that we will see leadership from her on this, including a public statement.I got the typical promise that my message would be passed on, but no commitment that my representative would represent liberty.

We shall see, and then we shall react accordingly.  In a perfect world, "leaders" wouldn't need to be led.

UPDATE:

Embedded Assets

Here’s a great way to reduce overhead and be effective at running a national organization dedicated to infringing on the gun rights of everyday people all at the same time… Have cities hire your people for you so that tax payers cover ¼ of your people’s salary and benefits, pay for most of their operational costs, and finance all of their other resources! It also embeds your people as leaders in city government so that you don’t have to lobby there! [More]

Sean Carrana has uncovered a bombshell story, once again proving the value of "Unauthorized Journalists" over the deliberately indifferent/biased/ignorant "professionals."

How unsurprising of hive insect queen Bloomberg to rely on the Chicom final insult of charging for the executioner's bullet.

This one needs to go viral, and safeguards need to be established to send these jackals howling back into the darkness.

UPDATE:  Kurt weighs in.

Core Constituency

53,000 Dead Voters Found in Florida [More]

But requiring ID would be racist.

Except for this.

No Dark Sarcasm in the Classroom

Teacher leave them kids alone [Read]

It's like they go out of their way to hire emotionally-challenged incompetents.

The Big Disconnect

“Every election year, the members of Congress come to pro-gun voters asking to be re-elected, yet we don’t have any pro-gun votes scheduled to come to the House and Senate floor.”[More]

Gee, it's almost like we're being conned or something.

This Day in History: May 21

In a prelude to the Great Raid of 1780, Sir John Johnson and his small army of Tories and Indians invaded Johnstown on May 21, 1780. Their raid began at midnight when they entered the town and systematically killed local patriots and destroyed their homes and property. Local Tories, who had an early warning about the raid, assisted with the raid on their fellow neighbors. [More]

Reaction to serial impregnator shows same mindset as demands for ‘gun control’

So due to outrageous abuses by some, a central government “solution” must be imposed on all. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner offering notes that when it comes to freedom, basing it on the lowest common denominator comes up short.

Armed American Radio Tonight

I'll be joining Armed American Radio host Mark Walters tonight at 9:30 pm Eastern to discuss the latest "Gunwalker" developments, and he invited me to stay over for the 10:00 "Roundtable" segment.

Also on the program, which begins at 8:00: Trainer Rob Pincus,  Top Shot contestant Chris Collins and "The Mad Ogre" George Hill.

Click here to find a station near you or to listen live via your computer.

Breyer push for more protection illustrates elite double standard

That Breyer demands armed police protection provided at taxpayer expense illustrates no small amount of elitist hypocrisy considering his dissent in the landmark District of Columbia v. Heller case... [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner offering  notes some people--those would be our rulers--think they're just more entitled than the rest of us.

Appeals court denies extension in Shipley case despite strangely lost testimony

“The optical media (CDs) marked as Exhibits C & D were imaged, although the file system was corrupted. It is unknown how or why the media was corrupted. The optical media (CD) marked as Exhibit E was visibly scratched. The agent reported that in his opinion, the scratches, in a swirl format, was intentionally done,” a case document reveals. [More] 

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column asks what's a little bit of sabotaged court records among friends?

The State of the Union

Good grief. [Read]

We're the Only Ones Civilly Disobedient Enough

NY Supreme Court Justice Gustin Reichbach Admits to Smoking Illegal Marijuana for Cancer [More] 

So as long as you have a reason you think is good, the law should be disregarded, Judge? I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you--I'm just wondering how you would rule if I had what I thought were good reasons for exercising an uninfringed right to keep and bear arms in New York...?

From the looks of things, particularly the bit about "drawing the distinction between preventing people who need something from getting it, and preventing people who just want to blaze recreationally from doing their thing," it appears you're the arbiter of acceptable rationales.

That is unacceptable.

Pander Mountain

I've sent you a fair question that your gun owning customer base deserves an unequivocal explanation for.  Several of us have.

While I can't seem to locate it to copy and paste here WEAU.com tells us:

In a posting on its Facebook page, Gander Mountain says it's been a longtime partner of the NRA, but that its customers are diverse and have varied interests, so it established a policy recently which prohibits it from hosting events on behalf of political causes or candidates.

We understand. You just want to sell rope.


You corporate Quislings can try to hide from politics, but that doesn't mean politics won't find you.  Do you know nothing about grassroots vs. AstroTurf?  Do your own sales records not show you that your "diverse" customers are buying guns and ammo in record numbers? Do you truly think the unreconstructed Occupiers/domestic enemies who make up the "Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort" are the ones guaranteeing your bottom line, as opposed to being environmentalcases who would ban all "blood sports" and relegate much of the wilderness off limits even to the bear bells crowd? When they're not raiding animal labs or pooping on cop cars?

For people who deal with hunters and the wild, you'd think you know that jackals don't spare those who appear weak. They target them.


Don't expect those who believe like me to take a stand when Brady/VPC/ CSGV circles you and moves in  for being "gun violence profiteers" selling semiautomatic handguns and "assault rifles", or when PETA tells their fellow human-haters how you abet untold animal murders in the name of corporate greed!

Now that you've voluntarily separated yourselves from the pack, you've separated yourself from its protection, and you'll never be more vulnerable.