From your lips, Katie, to God's ear. [Read]
This could be the biggest development to date in terms of giving incentive to roll. If so, what a scoop!
SAF: I hope you haven't engraved the next "Journalist of the Year" plaque yet.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Bring It On, You Moron
Can you imagine being stupid or racist enough to vote for this addled...thing? [Read]
Has Guam tipped over yet?
Has Guam tipped over yet?
In a Crossbow-Free Zone?
Earlier, Casper College spokesman Rich Fujita said the incident involved a crossbow or another similar weapon, Fujita said. [More]And now they may be changing it to a "sharp-edged weapon"...?
But what about the rules...?
City attorney’s comments spotlight how California gun laws endanger citizens
Here you have a municipal legal official admitting murders are on the rise, criminals are running rampant, a dwindling police force is powerless to prevent it, and the same city and county authorities who have only approved 2,800 people out of over 2 million residents in an area of over 20,000 square miles won’t give their permission to carry the means of defense unless you can satisfy them that your “cause” is “good.” [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report looks at a place that's morally, as well as fiscally bankrupt.
DEFENSIVE USE OF FIREARMS: Revised and Updated
From Stephen P. Wenger:
If you have been waiting to purchase autographed copies of my book – for yourself or as gifts – a new shipment arrived yesterday and I'm ready to ship again. Fairly detailed instructions for either purchase with a mailed check or online are posted at the link below. Particularly if the copies are to be use as gifts, don't forget to include the name(s) for the inscription. Feel free to add any appropriate comments, such as “from your friend...” and/or a date other than the one of the actual purchase. If you make your purchase online, you should find ample room for that in the box for the name. Just make sure, if purchasing more than one copy, that it is clear what is to be inscribed in each one. Again, thanks for your support – the small revenue from purchases directly from me helps support both the website and these mailings. (If you are unfamiliar with the book, scroll upward on the linked page.)That would be this linked page...
Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...
Lord Justice Leveson has condemned decades of "outrageous" behaviour by newspapers as he urged the Government to set up a new media watchdog underpinned by legislation. [More]
You know, "Authorized Journalists." Or over there I think they spell it with an "s" instead of a "z."
We're the Only Ones First-Responding Enough
A 43-year-old state trooper has been charged with larceny, accused of stealing jewelry and cash from the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash on Route 15 in Fairfield ... [More]I was wondering where the third leg of that spate I'd talked about the other day went...
The Cattle are Lowing
Meat-eaters "easily cheat, lie, forget promises and commit sex crimes," an Indian school textbook for 11 and 12-year-olds writes. [More]I guess an herbivore would tend to think unkindly, if you can call cud regurgitation thinking.
Me, I agree with A no. 1: "You can be a meat eater, kid."
And speaking of A1, tonight's steak night. I need to go get some good mushrooms for that.
'Author Korwin disavows e-mail scare under his byline'
Veteran Arizona gun rights advocate Alan Korwin, author of several gun law books and a prolific writer, is scrambling to distance himself from what appears to be a rather cleverly concocted fraud that takes something he wrote almost four years ago and makes it look like some brand new sinister scheme he has uncovered. [More]I got an email from Alan the other day about this and was going to write something about it, but Dave Workman beat me to it.
Those of us who keep abreast of such things had our spider senses tingling when the old gun list with the fake front end first appeared, and resisted weighing in until we could verify things--a good rule of thumb I've repeated time and again: Unless an email comes with a link to a credible source, treat it as suspect, particularly if the sender doesn't seem to know what "BCC" is and the last line urges you to "SEND THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!"
Which hasn't kept those who don't keep abreast of such things from rendering snotty, ignorant judgments. I've been relatively silent about the "prags" in recent years, because the flame wars are a distraction, and I figure I'll do my thing and they can do theirs. But this comment demands an apology, and an honorable man would give it, meaning don't expect one anytime soon:
countertop Says:He's more credible than you. And a better man.
November 28th, 2012 at 8:15 am
As credible as the lists author. Or the first “gun rights” group he lists at the end.
I have no problem with bloggers who wish to remain anonymous due to political repercussions to their real lives--some of them can make valuable contributions, and it's not exactly like it isn't a time-honored American tradition. But when they use that anonymity to disparage and insult people who work under their own name, that's just plain cowardly, despicable, and revealing of character, or lack thereof.
Speaking of characters, last time I crossed paths with this Fairfax über alles pole-smoker, the "fairly well-connected lobbyist [and] former trial attorney" recommended that I be sued (which shows how incompetent he is, how he has no understanding of the Bill of Rights and is indicative of why we're in the mess we are with boobs like him having access to politicians) and ended up promising to issue a rebuttal--which he never delivered on.
If you want to reply, "Countertop," you worm, you don't get anonymity here. You lost that privilege when you sniped at a good man from the shadows like the ... what did Vanderboegh call you? ... like the "swinging cod" that you are. Post under your real name and I'll be happy to publicly slap you around like you deserve.
My bet is, if you choose to reply at all, you'll only do it from a safe haven and prove my point.
Direct Links
A gun smuggling operation run by former Columbus town officials had a direct link to targets of the bungled “Fast and Furious” operation run by federal officials in Arizona, according to reports obtained by the Journal. [More]And there's another direct link to DOJ in that case as well.
What's to "negotiate"?
The Thinking Machine
This is a bit before my time, but I did work with similar technology--I recall filling out engineering parts lists on 80-column forms that would then go to the keypunch department to create cards to feed the tape drive mainframe, and then receiving the resulting (massive) tractor feed-printed indentured bills of material/exploded product structure tab runs...that and everybody smoking cigarettes in the office... [Watch]
Damn the Principles, Full Speed Ahead
While I have concerns about the "Sportsmen's Act" and he supports it, John Richardson's endorsement of holding fast to principles is exactly right. [Read]
It's amazing, the hostility that inflames some ostensibly on "our side" who are so quick to abandon them in order to score a perceived benefit. Nothing comes without a cost.
It's amazing, the hostility that inflames some ostensibly on "our side" who are so quick to abandon them in order to score a perceived benefit. Nothing comes without a cost.
Sounds of Silence
Proponents say there's no reason to ban the devices that screw onto the muzzle of a firearm to catch the blast and muffle the sound of a shot. Not only do they prevent hearing damage, supporters say, they also reduce noise pollution. [More]So why just for Fudds? And why the damn tax?
This Day in History: November 30
Although appearances are not very flattering at present, I hope they will in time become more so. Patience, prudence, and perseverance sometimes effect much. It is in my opinion very important that no dissatisfaction be expressed in America at the conduct of Spain. Complaint and disgust can answer no good purpose, but may be productive of many disagreeable consequences. A cautious silence is the more necessary, as I am confident that there are persons in America who would make a merit of collecting and transmitting the sentiments of Congress, or members of Congress, on subjects interesting to the views and objects of persons in power here. [More]
Thursday, November 29, 2012
‘Long overdue’ Whistleblower Protection Act signed into law
“What effects will that have on information being suppressed so the public never finds out about it? What would have happened had this been in effect for the Fast and Furious guys? And what is the likely impact on future Clean Up ATF dialogue?" the source was asked. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report looks a gift bill in the mouth. I hope it's supporters are right to view this as something to celebrate.
They're Making a List and Checking it Twice
CSGV's "Traitor's List," that is...
We already know my "boss" Mike is on it.
So are Kurt and I:
I have a ready-made signed confession list for them from a bunch of extremists -- aging white males, at that -- who signed onto the insurrectionist language "That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends,
it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it ... when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the
same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism,
it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and
to provide new Guards for their future security."
And then, of course, there's "progressive icon" John F. Kennedy...
And "progressive icon" Hubert H. Humphrey...
But that was than and this is now. If you believe the right of the people to keep and bear arms has a last resort purpose of keeping enemies foreign and domestic in check, and of resisting tyranny no matter from where it comes, then you, too are on their enemy's list.
Meaning they would like to see you arrested, tried, convicted and executed. But first you need to surrender your guns.
We already know my "boss" Mike is on it.
So are Kurt and I:
And then, of course, there's "progressive icon" John F. Kennedy...
And "progressive icon" Hubert H. Humphrey...
But that was than and this is now. If you believe the right of the people to keep and bear arms has a last resort purpose of keeping enemies foreign and domestic in check, and of resisting tyranny no matter from where it comes, then you, too are on their enemy's list.
Meaning they would like to see you arrested, tried, convicted and executed. But first you need to surrender your guns.
Die, Traitors, Die!
Kurt notes those who would eviscerate the Second Amendment have no use for the First, either. [Read]
What a surprise--they brook no dissent. Yeah, I'll be surrendering my guns to these hive insects real quick.
I actually look at Ladd & Josh as our men in the gun ban camp, and would like to see more "gun control" supporters contribute to, that is, squander their money on CSGV -- they're such obvious barking loons and so utterly inept at making anything but childish noise, they act as a drain on limited resources that might otherwise be applied against us by a more competent threat.
Of course, my track record of backing such groups is about as good as my success at picking presidents...
Remember the last one I endorsed, "Handgun-Free America"?
Neither does anyone else.
What a surprise--they brook no dissent. Yeah, I'll be surrendering my guns to these hive insects real quick.
I actually look at Ladd & Josh as our men in the gun ban camp, and would like to see more "gun control" supporters contribute to, that is, squander their money on CSGV -- they're such obvious barking loons and so utterly inept at making anything but childish noise, they act as a drain on limited resources that might otherwise be applied against us by a more competent threat.
Of course, my track record of backing such groups is about as good as my success at picking presidents...
Remember the last one I endorsed, "Handgun-Free America"?
Neither does anyone else.
Occam's Razor
So the simplest explanation is they have to do something with their money? Really? [Read]
I guess that makes more sense than wondering if they're preparing a haven for after an expected major conflict...?
I guess that makes more sense than wondering if they're preparing a haven for after an expected major conflict...?
Revisionist History
Federal Court of Appeals Misstates Georgia History to Subvert Second Amendment [More]These guys have a dishonest agenda? Say it ain't so!
Ed Stone adds an important dimension to the recent bit of judicial activist right-to-carry subversion.
A Public/Private Partnership
That'll teach 'em to be compliant inmates! [Read]
Let's see, you compel them to be there and then you compel them to surrender all rights while you set your indoctrinators loose on them. I'm actually surprised more don't snap.
[Via Plug Nickel Times]
Let's see, you compel them to be there and then you compel them to surrender all rights while you set your indoctrinators loose on them. I'm actually surprised more don't snap.
[Via Plug Nickel Times]
A Departed Son, Father, Husband and Great Patriot
Alrighty, then, we can just forget that little "3 a.m. home invader" thingie... [Read]
A River in Egypt
Imagine that -- the guy who helped jump the tracks praising the engineer... these stupid ******* have learned nothing -- except how to walk away from the twisted wreck with the contents of the mail car safe. [Read]
The Latest Fad
Apparently there is no correlation between single motherhood and homicide. [Read]
"Scapegoated"? Gee, no agenda there.
And progressive "Authorized Journalists" are happy to jump on the bandwagon.
See?
Well hell, some sociology professor said it, I believe it, that settles it.
Except the graph seems to assume a specific demographic enjoys co-equal credit for a trend, no? On the flip side, the same ideologues like to point out America is the most "violent industrialized nation" or some other line of bilge as if there aren't millions and millions of peaceable gun owners who get along just fine, thank you, with lower crime rates than those in "gun-free" Japan, and that it's from some concentrated populations where the majority of the problems emanate from.
What I don't see is the percentage of people convicted of violent crimes correlated with those who come from either broken homes or homes that were never whole in the first place. And it also seems extremely simplistic to draw any conclusions from such a narrow data set that--and one that does not account for changing conditions and effects years down the road.
Before drawing any, I'd like to see someone do a serious correlation of high violent crime areas and low ones, and factor in, among other things (like government subsidization), the single female head of household demographic. Not that I'm representing myself as a competent statistician or the following example as the final word, but I would like to see someone who is address this on a larger scale: Take a low violent crime rate city and a high violent crime rate city. Now look at the percentage of single female parent households.
Case in point, I did a post some years back using the 2000 census to compare that metric in relativley low-crime Seattle to relatively high-crime Milwaukee, and observed:
Sure, there are plenty of other factors, including income, education, relative population ages, race, etc., and no one is saying just having "a man" around is the answer--unless he is a good and caring man. But all of these considerations are why you need someone who knows how to identify and crunch all the right numbers to come up with models that can best approximate the reality.
And that's why everybody jumping on this latest bandwagon is not only wrong, but those doing it know it is, and they're manipulating opinion to advance an agenda. Because, ultimately, what they really want to do is keep us from looking at the impact of policies they espouse on populations most directly affected by and responsive to a continuing history of destructive government policies.
That way, they can keep on keepin' on the road to collectivism, and growing the dependency vote.
I'd like to see somebody like John Lott take this topic on.
"Scapegoated"? Gee, no agenda there.
And progressive "Authorized Journalists" are happy to jump on the bandwagon.
See?
Well hell, some sociology professor said it, I believe it, that settles it.
Except the graph seems to assume a specific demographic enjoys co-equal credit for a trend, no? On the flip side, the same ideologues like to point out America is the most "violent industrialized nation" or some other line of bilge as if there aren't millions and millions of peaceable gun owners who get along just fine, thank you, with lower crime rates than those in "gun-free" Japan, and that it's from some concentrated populations where the majority of the problems emanate from.
What I don't see is the percentage of people convicted of violent crimes correlated with those who come from either broken homes or homes that were never whole in the first place. And it also seems extremely simplistic to draw any conclusions from such a narrow data set that--and one that does not account for changing conditions and effects years down the road.
Before drawing any, I'd like to see someone do a serious correlation of high violent crime areas and low ones, and factor in, among other things (like government subsidization), the single female head of household demographic. Not that I'm representing myself as a competent statistician or the following example as the final word, but I would like to see someone who is address this on a larger scale: Take a low violent crime rate city and a high violent crime rate city. Now look at the percentage of single female parent households.
Case in point, I did a post some years back using the 2000 census to compare that metric in relativley low-crime Seattle to relatively high-crime Milwaukee, and observed:
Just look at the comparison between "female householders, no husband present" (8.09% vs. 21.07%).Lather, rinse, repeat. Does anyone really think there's no correlation?
Sure, there are plenty of other factors, including income, education, relative population ages, race, etc., and no one is saying just having "a man" around is the answer--unless he is a good and caring man. But all of these considerations are why you need someone who knows how to identify and crunch all the right numbers to come up with models that can best approximate the reality.
And that's why everybody jumping on this latest bandwagon is not only wrong, but those doing it know it is, and they're manipulating opinion to advance an agenda. Because, ultimately, what they really want to do is keep us from looking at the impact of policies they espouse on populations most directly affected by and responsive to a continuing history of destructive government policies.
That way, they can keep on keepin' on the road to collectivism, and growing the dependency vote.
I'd like to see somebody like John Lott take this topic on.
This Day in History: November 29
After the winter of Valley Forge, Black slaves and free men were welcomed into the American Army. [More]
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Anti-gun federal panel torpedoes right to carry in New York
That this particular panel would arrive at the conclusion they did should hardly surprise anyone who understands who they are and that expecting fair and unbiased judicial review from establishment-approved jurists with an agenda is a myth perpetuated to give such courts the appearance of authoritative legitimacy. In fact, all three of these characters have pasts and documented sympathies that would have made any other ruling improbable, to put it kindly. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report looks at a serious bit of judicial activist subversion--a huge legal setback for the Second Amendment that could pave the way for more if you and I allow it.
Hipshot
Without immersing myself in the argument--and I do think it's useful to show how the antis lie to conflate semiautos with machine guns--I do want to make one quick point about how "military-style assault weapons" have the added feature of letting one fire from the hip:
Congratulations, No Hard Feelings, How Can I Help?
Great to see them getting along, ain't it, Prof. Quigley? I understand the administration needs a new ambassador to Libya... [Read]
[Via bondmen]
[Via bondmen]
Endnotes
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Huh. Well, that's cool. I always find out about these things by surprise.
Those are pleasant, welcome surprises. Others, not so much.
Imagine my surprise finding this guy feeling free to use one of my works in his publication without even asking, let alone paying.
Some years back I had to send a cease and desist to a place that sells college papers and that changed the title and a few words to one of my GUNS & AMMO magazine articles...oh, look, someone else is selling it now.
Armed American Radio Revisited
- 11-25-2012 Hour 1: News and commentary by host Mark Walters and producer Sean C. "Seanto" Young.
- 11-25-2012 Hour 2: News and commentary -- I join in at the halfway mark.
- 11-25-2012 Hour 3: Roundtable -- George "Mad Ogre" Hill joins in.
We're the Only Ones Rapping Enough
A lieutenant in the Dallas Police Department who goes by the name “Lucille Baller” when she promotes herself as a recording artist promises to shoot anyone who messes with her in a rap song that was posted on her website. [More]I listened to the track and could only take about 30 seconds of her "talent." Good grief, that's some irritating **** right there.
[Via Neil W]
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Public interest law firm files brief on Holder case as GOP ‘negotiates'
What is certain, although beyond the ken of those who think such things can be swept under a rug, is that ultimately, if justice is to be served, the “end” cannot be “quiet.” Very real crimes have been committed and very real people have been killed. Any final “settlement” that does not take that into account, and provide for a reckoning with legal consequences, will not be accepted by a core of citizen activists, whistleblowers and survivors demanding nothing less. [More]Today's final Gun Rights Examiner offering (assuming nothing else of urgent import comes over the transom) asks our ostensible representatives what benefits any backroom deal they're trying to cut has for the victims, for those who put their careers on the line, and for us.
Holder, Malloy announce ‘Project Longevity’ aimed at Conn. gang violence
As for today’s presser in New Haven, don’t expect to see any real and lasting impact on crimes of violence, as true root causes are rarely eliminated by throwing good money after bad. Today’s event was about sharing in the spoils of the administration’s political victory, about Eric Holder advancing his agenda incrementally while feeling totally safe presenting himself to a supportive press, and about creating the illusion that those in charge really are, and that they have solutions to justify charging their positions of personal privilege to the productive sector. [More]This afternoon's follow-up to today's earlier Gun Rights Examiner article notes the droppings were the main event at a government horse and pony show.
29th Western Trail Classic & 18th Annual NFAA Marked 3D Champs
The Western Trail Classic is the second largest 3D competition in the world with participants traveling from all across the country to compete. Over 1400 archers attended this match, including women, juniors, peewees, families and some of the worlds finest.
Watch with interviews by ATSN TV Field Correspondent and Smith & Wesson shooter, Molly Smith, as she navigates us through the targets, including the 16-foot-tall monster Big Foot.
Professional archer, Chuck Cooley, describes the event, equipment and some of the various technology employed. Sit back and enjoy this exciting 3-D target National Championship.
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About Those UN Treaties
Not about guns this time, but about that posterity our Constitution tasks the federal government to secure the blessings of Liberty for...
The Family Research Council advises:
The Family Research Council advises:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Monday that he plans to begin floor consideration of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday.
The United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) would pose serious problems for the United States if it were ratified today. Though it is touted as the progeny and logical follow-up to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1991, it is in fact more of a power grab than humanitarian action.
U.S. sovereignty is at issue on a number of fronts, including that the CRPD presumes the establishment of rights contained in treaties that the United States has not ratified, including the International Covenant on Social, Economic, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). These rights are not recognized by the United States Constitution, nor are provided by existing U.S. laws - however U.S. courts could use the ratification of the CRPD to force Americans to comply with other UN treaties which are against American interests.
The original ADA equally protects the rights of all parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children, regardless of the disability status of parent or child. The CRPD would take away this right, obligating our government to ensure that "in all actions concerning children with disabilities, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration." The phrase "best interests of the child" is an international law "term of art," its meaning firmly established through consistent application by other bodies, including the Committee on the Rights of the Child. As one international legal scholar explains, "Best interests provides decision and policy makers with the authority to substitute their own decisions for either the child's or the parents' provided it is based on consideration of the best interests of the child." In ratifying the CRPD, the government would apply this standard only to parents of disabled children - a position antithetical to the protection for parents provided by the ADA.
I urge you to contact your senators today, and let them know that parents of disabled children deserve the same rights as all parents.While I still can't seem to find the clause authorizing any branch of the federal government to be involved in this whole topic in the first place, particularly the way it's been applied in many ways essentially as a wealth transfer mechanism, there's no sense letting the UN in on the action and making it even harder to roll back abuses.
Speculation will soon be over on asking Holder about Fast and Furious at presser
The press conference is occurring in real time as this column is being typed and posted. It’s results will be known soon enough. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report presents a never-ending story.
Countdown to Holder
The press conference starts in under an hour. Or is it Thursday? [Read]
Anybody think the "Authorized Journalists" in attendance will ask him hard questions on Gunwalker and call him on it if he equivocates?
UPDATE: Today's GRE.
Anybody think the "Authorized Journalists" in attendance will ask him hard questions on Gunwalker and call him on it if he equivocates?
UPDATE: Today's GRE.
She Blinded Me with Science
Gun violence can be solved with science, public health experts say [Read]
Nice job there, "Authorized Journalist" Colleen O'Connor. Why, if one didn't know any better, they'd think this is new, they'd think this is authoritative, and they'd think it encompasses both sides of the cost/benefit equation.
On We Sweep with Threshing Oar
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
Or something like that.
I don't know anyone of value who would object to girls and guns--when we were kids, my big sister got a Daisy along with the rest of us boys, and if I'd had a daughter, she'd have had all options and strong encouragement to pursue whatever interested her, with plenty of opportunities to try new things. I don't object to teaching boys to be nurturing, either -- I was great with infants, and could do a diaper change and then throw my hands up in competitive rodeo calf-roping time.
But we all know that's not what's going on here with these Swedes.
[Via Jess]
Do Something
What, Ray? [Read]
Spell it out. All of it.
Give us the complete list of what it will take to make you go away.
Not that some of us will cede anything to you.
But it's past time you subversives stopped dancing around the edges with "good first steps" and "reasonable compromises."
Define exactly what your end goal is. And make sure you speak for all the hive insects.
Or is it easier for control freaks just to be lying, mealy-mouthed elitist sacks hiding behind meaningless propaganda phrases like "common sense" and ridiculing the concept of the "slippery slope" right up to the edge of the precipice they are forcing us toward?
You too, Lupica. List all the edicts you'd like to empower the state to kill us for defying.
Spell it out. All of it.
Give us the complete list of what it will take to make you go away.
Not that some of us will cede anything to you.
But it's past time you subversives stopped dancing around the edges with "good first steps" and "reasonable compromises."
Define exactly what your end goal is. And make sure you speak for all the hive insects.
Or is it easier for control freaks just to be lying, mealy-mouthed elitist sacks hiding behind meaningless propaganda phrases like "common sense" and ridiculing the concept of the "slippery slope" right up to the edge of the precipice they are forcing us toward?
You too, Lupica. List all the edicts you'd like to empower the state to kill us for defying.
Meanwhile, Across the Ganges in Sarah Brady Nirvana...
He said his daughter "had died on the spot" while his wife was admitted to hospital and was battling for her life.Still?
The Indian capital saw a spate of shootings in September. In one incident, a 23-year-old shot dead his ex-girlfriend and her landlady and then drove to a suburb to kill her father and sister before turning the gun on himself.
A few days later, two friends went on a shooting rampage which left three women and two young girls dead.
Figures for gun seizures in New Delhi show a rising trend. [More]
[Via Roger J]
We're the Only Ones Sticky-Fingered Enough
Manhattan cop busted for shoplifting on Black Friday [More]Ah, from Furious Mike Paradise, where she's automatically more trustworthy than you or I...
Jeez, this is the second thieving "Only One" story in a row, and I didn't even plan it this way...is this going to be one of those days where everything just kind of aligns? Now I at least will be looking to make it a "spate."
We're the Only Ones Hungry Enough
Jail Sgt. resigns amid food card theft probe [More]So why is there any question about felony charges?
Monday, November 26, 2012
DOJ weakest link in cartel gun smuggling wiretap leak
Department of Justice claims of privilege due to ongoing criminal investigations in a gun trafficking case involving Mexican cartels, wiretap applications, smuggled guns showing up at murder scenes, official corruption … it would seem a parallel in many ways to the yet unfolding Fast and Furious debacle. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column notes the weakest link, which also just happens to in some ways be the biggest beneficiary.
Terms of Endearment
From Stephen P. Wenger's 11/25 Defensive Use of Firearms email:
Wenger puts out an invaluable, always interesting email list. He tells how you can get on it on his website.
A List Member Replies: Gary Marbut, a name many may recognize as the author of the Montana Firearms Freedom Act comments:"Safe commuting." I like it.
In your email of today, I notice two items about "parking lot storage." This topic has generally been rebranded/redescribed as "Safe travel to work," to better reflect the most important effect, and to make it obvious that it is less about workplace rules than it is about civil rights. Your change of descriptor would be helpful.Gary's point is well taken but his alternative term seem a bit cumbersome. How about “safe commuting”? It's already the law in Arizona but the semantic correction may be of value to RKBA activists in other states.
Wenger puts out an invaluable, always interesting email list. He tells how you can get on it on his website.
We're the Only Ones Camera Shy Enough
California Man Jailed Four Days for Recording Cops [More]I used to live near Hawthorne. I used to do business in Hawthorne involving getting permits from city government. This does not surprise me at all.
[Via several of you]
Orwellian Free Thinkers
You know, those who call down the force of the state to squelch thought they disapprove of... [More]
The Wrong Way...
...and the right way. [Read]
That's if you wish to win converts.
For those who have no interest in honest discourse because they know full well why they promote the agenda they do, my bias is toward a more primal argument.
That's if you wish to win converts.
For those who have no interest in honest discourse because they know full well why they promote the agenda they do, my bias is toward a more primal argument.
Baby Steps
...which anti-gun activists view as a small step in the right direction... [More]It not only will have no effect on "gun violence," it will also have no effect on gun ownership. What it will do is make Cook County gun shops less competitive. Closing them all down by hook or by crook is no doubt a key goal.
I won't be surprised if it results in a reduction in tax revenues as shopping out-of-county becomes more attractive.
I also can't help but notice that "Authorized Journalist" Ciara McCarthy calls herself a "reporter," but she couldn't manage to find one viewpoint that is against the tax. I guess we should be thankful The Daily Northwestern allows comments.
The Screaming of the Lambs
Dr. Lecter: And what did you see, Clarice? What did you see?
Clarice: Lambs. And they were screaming.
Dr. Lecter: They were slaughtering the spring lambs?
Clarice: And they were screaming.
Dr. Lecter: And you ran away?
Clarice: No. First I tried to free them. I … I opened the gate to their pen, but they wouldn't run. They just stood there, confused. They wouldn't run. [More]
When Seconds Count
The video says even though the mall has "security" on premises, it took them 15 minutes to respond. Note it doesn't say it took them 15 minutes to become aware of the situation. [More]
Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...
Jason Osu, 31, suffered multiple gunshot injuries in the attack on his driveway in Beauclair Drive, Liverpool, last Monday night. [More]Now what?
But...But...But...
A study has found that even with record gun sales, handgun violence in Virginia has decreased. [More]But if it's not the guns, what can it be...?
Trail of Tears
As long as the "let's talk tribal" invitation has been made, substitute "red" for "white," and S.E. Ruckman pretty much applies Magua's contemptuous observation to her people.
Still Confused
Do not be confused by the mistaken information put out by one national gun owners organization. S.3525 does not override current laws and thereby enable the seizure of privately-held land. [More]
I know some good people who are for this and some good people who are against it. But I'd feel a whole lot better if they gave a point-by-point refutation instead of just a blanket denial.
We're the Only Ones Going to the Dogs Enough
I had a similar situation where "an unfamiliar large dog" wandered into my backyard. I made quick friends with him, checked his collar tag and walked him home. [More]
I suppose if if had the benefit of professional training, I could have conducted myself in a way sure to agitate and spook him instead.
[Via Tom S]
I suppose if if had the benefit of professional training, I could have conducted myself in a way sure to agitate and spook him instead.
[Via Tom S]
This Day in History: November 26
Having found it impracticable to move, suddenly, the whole Convention troops, British and German, and it being represented that there could not, immediately, be covering provided for them all at Fort Frederick, we concluded to march off the British first, from whom was the principal danger of desertion, and to permit the Germans, who show little disposition to join the enemy, to remain in their present quarters till something further be done. [More]
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Armed American Radio Tonight
Host Mark Walters will discuss current gun-related stories in the news, address emails, take your calls (1-877-956-9566), and talk guns and stuff with George "Mad Ogre" Hill and Producer Sean C. "Seanto" Young. I'll be joining in at 9:30 and will stay on for the 10 o'clock "Roundtable" hour.
Vanderboegh cites ‘utter, complete and abject failure' of gun-grabbers
“Not only has the aggregate number of firearms increased but the number of firearms PER PERSON HAS DOUBLED!” he answers. “Well, all I can say is ‘Give me some more of that old time (gun control) religion.’ [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report celebrates some unintended consequences.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Obama’s energy chairman paints rifles a ‘terrorist threat’ for Bloomberg group
But the damage has been done, and not to transformers. Wellinghoff has managed to inject an anti-rifle scare into the energy debate that Bloomberg News, in thrall to its billionaire anti-gun zealot master, has the means to disseminate to the general public to manipulate and gin up the fear needed in order for planned “solutions” to be introduced. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner analysis notes there are lies, damned lies and Bloomberg News reports.
Friday, November 23, 2012
The Most Transparent Administration in History
Anybody who can't see right through 'em is either stupid or doesn't want to. [Read]
Destruction of badges labeled ‘juvenile act’ by ATF whistleblower
Cefalu also stated he'd received information from an individual prepared to give sworn testimony that he was present when ATF managers were communicating “specifically regarding the ongoing investigation into the destruction of my badges and stated in substance ‘I just talked to IA, it sounds like they are just going to make this go away.”Today's Gun Rights Examiner report looks at some anger management issues coupled with childish behavior, that is, SOP for dealing with whistleblowers at ATF.
That appears to be exactly what happened. [More]
Thanking God for Small Favors
Jeff Knox gives an update on the outrageous ordeal of the Reese family. [Read]
This could not happen in the America we were supposed to have, the ones our forebears fought and died for to bequeath to their posterity. No government instituted to secure the blessings of Liberty would tolerate such injustices, let alone perpetrate them.
This could not happen in the America we were supposed to have, the ones our forebears fought and died for to bequeath to their posterity. No government instituted to secure the blessings of Liberty would tolerate such injustices, let alone perpetrate them.
Silly Syllogism
We know what the conclusion is, that a child was shot and killed by another on a school bus because Republicans won't let doctors ask and advise patients about guns.
Beats me if I can come up with a logical argument that works for that. Especially one that factors in pitchfork murders and home defense guns being rendered useless for that purpose...
Beats me if I can come up with a logical argument that works for that. Especially one that factors in pitchfork murders and home defense guns being rendered useless for that purpose...
Because, Evidently, Those Aussie Gun Laws Have Worked So Well
That must be why they need more laws. [Read]
Of note:
Of note:
Experts from the United States will visit Australia in February 2013 to train police in tracing and tracking firearms.Which "experts"? "Top men"? Who authorized this? Will all expenses be recovered, and if not, why is it in the interest of the U.S. taxpayer to foot the bill for any of this? And if we have the law enforcement resources to send off on a junket, how sympathetic should we be when we're told more are needed?
We're the Only Ones Robed Enough
Telling colleagues and superiors that he fears a family law litigant, Anoka County Judge John Dehen wants to carry a gun into the courthouse. [More]Well, isn't that special?
I remember being summoned as a juror when I lived in SoCal--if you ignore it they send armed men after you. So there I show up, and they made you empty your pockets and go through a scanner, meaning even if you had a carry permit, which, being unconnected I couldn't get to save my life, you'd have to leave it in your car anyway. And the walk from the parking lot was long and you got to run the gauntlet past all the lovely associates of the defendants du jour...
Yeah, judge. I feel for you.
When Black Friday Comes
He pulled a gun and he wasn't charged? What do you know...two rational responses in a row. Although I do question what deal is worth the time and hassle of waiting in lines. [Read]
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Night of the evil Butterball
This is what the heirs of The Sons of Liberty have been reduced to. This is what they have allowed, and in many cases, demanded. Human beings, with dominion over the earth, scurrying from turkeys. The tolerated degradation of the masses is damned near complete. [More]As is my yearly tradition, I post this little essay every Thanksgiving because, unfortunately, it remains timeless and true.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
ATF notice on disability information collection highlights absurd injustice
In any case, in spite of all forms, notices, comments, appropriations shenanigans and anything else imposed by government between the people and their supposedly uninfringed right to keep and bear arms, one truism remains unrefuted: Anyone who can’t be trusted with a gun can’t be trusted without a custodian.[More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner offering notes there are some things that just aren't made to be bureaucratized: Like freedom.
Diamond Classic Sporting Clays Tournament
James B. Towle, Host of American Trigger Sports Network TV and the Trigger Sports TV crew cover the Diamond Classic at the Greater Houston Gun Club in Houston, TX. Towle is accompanied by Co-Host, Lorie Fowler. They discuss various targets, stations and an amazing 250 foot tower - the highlight of this event!
Pursuit Channel (DirecTV 604 PRST/ Dish /Network 240 HUNT)
Showtimes
Wednesdays
2:00pm PST
5:00pm EST
Thursdays
10:00pm PST
Fridays-Shooting Destination Night
6:00pm PST
1:00am EST/ 9:00pm EST
We're the Only Ones Troubled Enough
Legal logjam lets troubled cops keep their badges [More]I like their definition of "troubled":
Rank and file officers and even chiefs of police have continued to work — for their original agency or a different one — after being sanctioned for violations as serious as killing a recruit during training, waving a gun at random in a bar, falsifying official records and DUI. Some officers were accused of new offenses while they appealed their first cases.[Via CarlS]
Breathless
Right now, your neighbors could be stockpiling weapons in their homes–and it’s perfectly legal. In light of recent violence, some question whether the law makes it too easy to do so. [More]Are there any idiots more useful than "Authorized Journalists"?
All these neighbors, all these guns...quick! Pull out the sensational anecdotes!
Secrets to a Bull Market
Nice paradox for the anti-gunners--the more they threaten, the stronger the sources they want to destroy get... [Read]
I can't help but wonder if any of the well-heeled ones realize that and quietly invest accordingly...?
I can't help but wonder if any of the well-heeled ones realize that and quietly invest accordingly...?
This Day in History: November 21
In General Arnold's letter to Lord George Germaine, which, it is said, will find its way to the public, he expressly says that Congress would not be able to stand their ground half an hour if his Lordship would publicly & under authority declare to America the terms that would be given to all the Colonies. Sir Henry Clinton advises the same thing; and it is confidently said that a declaration will be issued accordingly [More]
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Government think tank reports on congressional investigations of DOJ
Of special pertinence to those interested in the civil contempt of Congress case against Attorney General Eric Holder, to be ruled on by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, are the arguments revolving around the invocation of executive privilege. But those wishing to understand how current debate has been shaped will want to not just focus on Fast and Furious, but to see the historical and legal oversight and separation of powers precedents. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes this is hardly the first time the guards have needed guarding.
PULL!
State Police are investigating the incident. [More]We have no idea. The shot we heard sounded like it came from the direction of the SHARKs. And if they really were using a "rifle," you'd better get 'em the hell out of here.
Speaking of drones, I don't see these freaks on Charity Navigator, but did find them on Guidestar. It merits a closer look if I can find the time.
[Via Jess]
Cash Cab
The ban on guns for taxi drivers is coming from the cab companies. The policy means drivers are forced to find other ways to protect themselves. [More]Carry anyway and don't tell them--it's none of their damn business. The worst they can do is fire you, and they'll never know unless you need to protect yourself, at which point, a crap job will be the least of your worries.
And take some classes and get a better job. The hell with those selfish pricks who would let you die.
I wonder if the pistol-whipped driver the video talks about is going to get a lawyer...? It's not like the cab companies can claim ignorance.
If you're ever in Yuma and need a cab, call and ask if they allow their drivers to carry. If they say "No," tell them you won't do business with them and rent a car. I just checked--you can get an economy model for a whole day for $26 plus gas.
A Shocking Discovery
Signs don't work! [Read]
Two observations:
The negligently-discharging morons are...uh...morons.
And I agree with the cop who said "Know your weapon, know what you are carrying and be familiar with it. There is no reason to unholster your weapon out in public unless you feel your life is in danger."
Two observations:
The negligently-discharging morons are...uh...morons.
And I agree with the cop who said "Know your weapon, know what you are carrying and be familiar with it. There is no reason to unholster your weapon out in public unless you feel your life is in danger."
And Now a Word from People Who Would Be Speaking German if it Weren't for Us
Fight against arms trafficking: Where do we stand? [More]Not behind the Maginot Line, I hope...
And not that it's the German's you need to worry about these days...
Don't bother asking next time.
The Problem with "Gun Criminals"
Federal law barred the shooter, Radcliffe Haughton, from buying or possessing a firearm after his wife obtained a domestic violence restraining order against him. [More]What?
You mean to tell me these people break the law?
Why, there oughtta be a law!
You're a Gun Nut!
I guess that's the best argument a female Ted Kennedy lionizer can come up with. [Read]
Update: Kurt provides a more thorough deconstruction.
Update: Kurt provides a more thorough deconstruction.
Where There's a Will There's a Way
And best of all, it's in California... [Read]
Or maybe worst of all...I can't believe the control freaks will just let this stand. I'm not sure letting the media get a front row seat was such a good idea.
I'm still not clear on how they get around federal law, unless the gun owners themselves are "renting" and operating the machinery?
Or maybe worst of all...I can't believe the control freaks will just let this stand. I'm not sure letting the media get a front row seat was such a good idea.
I'm still not clear on how they get around federal law, unless the gun owners themselves are "renting" and operating the machinery?
Why Not Limit Easy Access to Stupid Republicans, Instead?
"That explosion, yeah, if this doesn't scare ya, you're not breathing," said Merritt. [More]Popped right out, did it, Jimmy?
What is it with Indiana Republicans?
This Day in History: November 20
Sumter placed Colonel Henry Hampton and his South Carolina riflemen in the farm outbuildings. Some units he stationed behind stout fences and others he screened in the surrounding woods. Tarleton came up late in the fall afternoon and chose to make a frontal attack against a numerically superior force, not waiting for his infantry and artillery to catch up. At first he was successful. The Patriot militia fired at too great a distance, and before they could reload Major John Money, commanding the 63d Regiment, hit them with the bayonet. Nevertheless, in doing so, the 63d advanced too close to the farm buildings and came under fire from Hampton's men inside, as usual aiming "at the epaulets and stripes." Money and two of his lieutenants were killed, and according to an officer of Fraser's Highlanders, a third of the privates as well. Meanwhile, other partisans worked their way around their right flank and attacked Tarleton's dragoons who were in their saddles but only watching the action. [More]
Monday, November 19, 2012
NRA director-supported politician wins gun control award
There is no way an NRA board member, especially a long-term one, should ever have endorsed a candidate with Dold’s established anti-gun record and sentiments, no matter what the reason or who his competition was. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes a single-issue organization needs single-issue directors.
To Infinity and Beyond!
Why not? It's all a computer-generated child's fantasy that has nothing to do with reality anyway. [Read]
Those Dangerous Insurrectionists
Kurt Hofmann introduces us to a CSGV ideological soul brother as far as leftist sympathies go... [Read]
Speaking of them, the approaching Thanksgiving holiday gave me another idea sure to give them a case of pretend-indignation vapors, and unlike the last time, you don't need to download an online IED manual.
Speaking of them, the approaching Thanksgiving holiday gave me another idea sure to give them a case of pretend-indignation vapors, and unlike the last time, you don't need to download an online IED manual.
Gun Talk Wounded Warrior Project Interview
Tom Gresham posted his conversation with Wounded Warrior Project CEO Steve Nardizzi. [Listen]
Plus his after-interview comments...
Here's the background on this:
Plus his after-interview comments...
Here's the background on this:
Comparative Statistics for Armed Criminals
That works out to one charge for every 1,161 permit holders, or 0.09 percent. [More]
Anybody want to compare that rate against that of the "Only Ones"?
Anybody?
Violence Policy Center?
It's all in the way you present it, isn't it, "Authorized Journalist" Rick Plumlee?
Let George Do It
"But we don't want to overplay our hand," Harwood added. "As George said tonight, this is an incremental fight and we've got to take small steps." [More]Thanks for helping them do that, George.
I gotcher common ground right here.
Downright Odd, Alright
These guys clearly didn't use their automatic weapons for sport, the way me and my relatives did; they were all about owning them to own them. It's downright odd to possess a weapon that has no other purpose than to kill people just to prove that you can. [More]I guess if you're inclined to bring your biases with you and view everything through the lens of your own preconceptions, you're going to walk away with what you wanted to see.
I had a completely different experience, hooking up with friends, meeting some nice people, having some interesting conversations, and experiencing vicarious joy watching kids have fun.
Gee, Dustin, d'ja ever stop to think maybe it's just you?
[Via Roger J]
A Well-Known Philosopher
And therein lies a huge problem. [Read]
I'm still trying to figure out what she knows that's worth paying to learn.
[Via Michael G]
I'm still trying to figure out what she knows that's worth paying to learn.
[Via Michael G]
Ourselves and Our Posterity
I know a lot concerning the intentions of the gun haters, but I didn’t know until reading Cox’s account that the hatred goes all the way to your children and children’s children. [More]Yeah. Mr. and Mrs. America have kids.
Teach your children well.
Meanwhile, Over in Furious Mike Paradise...
Those who sacrifice essential liberty, n' all that... [Read]
Kung Fu Nuns
I guess CERN is in the enviable position of being a research center with too much money. [Read]
When I saw this story, my first reaction was that line from "The Dirty Dozen" when Donald Sutherland's character, Pinkney, was impersonating a general reviewing troops:
When I saw this story, my first reaction was that line from "The Dirty Dozen" when Donald Sutherland's character, Pinkney, was impersonating a general reviewing troops:
"Very pretty. But, can they fight?"No offense, but I wouldn't want to rely on what I see here in a real encounter.
This Day in History: November 19
On November 19, 1780 the patriots were reinforced by some Georgia troops under Col John Twiggs. Sumter planned an attack on the Tory post located on the Little River, about 15 miles from Ninety-Six. The post was commanded by Col. James Kirkland. Around midnight, the patriots captured a British deserter who informed Sumter that Tarleton was advancing towards the American camp. Sumter immediately ordered a withdrawal of forces. [More]
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Armed American Radio Tonight
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