What we’re seeing in terms of strategy on the part of doctrinaire anti-gunners is nothing new. They’ve always exploited anecdotal tragedies to whip up emotions, and then used that to go after our rights. [More]My latest GUNS Magazine "Rights Watch column is now online. It was submitted for print publication on April 1, thus the reference that "Zimmerman...at this writing has been charged with no crime."
Friday, April 13, 2012
Stand Your Ground
'Stand your ground’ laws must be applied equally for all
Still, morally, are we dealing with the same circumstances and different outcomes? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column advocates for the radical concept of equal justice.
The Lie Behind the ATT
Paul Gallant, Alan Chwick, & Joanne D. Eisen continue with their great series of exposés on the global gun grab. [Read]
We're the Only Ones with a Firm Grasp of the Situation Enough
Good grief. [More]
The most telling part:
[Via more of you than I can shake a...uh...stick at]
The most telling part:
They had plenty of opportunities over the course of many years to do something about it and they refused to...Yet they still released him on an unsuspecting public.
[Via more of you than I can shake a...uh...stick at]
There's an App for That
And they say there are no stupid questions. [Read]
Which, naturally, means there's a federally-funded "answer."
[Via Chris C]
Which, naturally, means there's a federally-funded "answer."
[Via Chris C]
NBC Would Misrepresent on Guns?
Say it ain't so! [More]
We've come to rely on them so.
Besides, what incentive would "experts" have...?
We've come to rely on them so.
Besides, what incentive would "experts" have...?
Where Angels Fear to Tread
The HSI Special Response Team serves warrants and apprehends international criminals considered too dangerous for other law enforcement to go up against. [More]Yeah, like deadly Minnesota hackers.
And ferocious California counterfeit software traffickers and embezzling technology company CEOs!
Watch out--this one's got a shotgun! Whew, that was close.
Just remember: They intend to go home at the end of their shift, and yes, whatever they do to get there will fall under approved department protocol.
You wouldn't be one of those rightwing extremists who have a problem with that, would you?
[Via Plug Nickel Times]
Stop the Threat
A worker on his lunch break, returns from grabbing a fast food lunch and parks in a quiet parking lot. He is approached by a panhandler in an encounter that turns tragic.
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Calderon Misfires
Kopel does a pretty good job here with what's on top of the table. [Read]
Me, I still think if the cartels wanted the guy dead, he'd be dead. Meaning no way do I believe his hands are clean.
Me, I still think if the cartels wanted the guy dead, he'd be dead. Meaning no way do I believe his hands are clean.
What New York Needs
It ain't a microstamping law. [Read]
Those "Authorized Journalist" Fourth Estate Fifth Columnists get more shrill by the day.
Those "Authorized Journalist" Fourth Estate Fifth Columnists get more shrill by the day.
The New Scarlet Letter
A regressive propagandist is trying to tag Matthew Bracken with the "R-word." [Read]
We had this conversation here almost four years ago. Why this is being resurrected now is interesting, and I suppose we can expect to see that brush used to tar those of us who have enjoyed and endorsed Matt's work.
It's a curious double standard. For instance, in a prior award-nominated work of disaster fiction (one the "liberal press" deemed "wildly entertaining" and "a work in the grand tradition") the subject of cannibalism practiced by some of the characters did not result in such accusations. Gee, I wonder why.
Anyway, prepare yourself for some opportunistic feigned indignation and name-calling. As I told Matt when he called the pending article to my attention:
It's not people like us trying to disarm and further restrict the rights of the minority community, or using that as an excuse to disarm everyone else. It's the ones pointing their fingers.
We had this conversation here almost four years ago. Why this is being resurrected now is interesting, and I suppose we can expect to see that brush used to tar those of us who have enjoyed and endorsed Matt's work.
It's a curious double standard. For instance, in a prior award-nominated work of disaster fiction (one the "liberal press" deemed "wildly entertaining" and "a work in the grand tradition") the subject of cannibalism practiced by some of the characters did not result in such accusations. Gee, I wonder why.
Anyway, prepare yourself for some opportunistic feigned indignation and name-calling. As I told Matt when he called the pending article to my attention:
Looks to me like you're handling it just fine--the guy has an obvious agenda to tear you down in front of his progressive echo chamber--and I doubt it will sell any books--so your only incentive to play is to get your words in, which his fanboys will ignore. But if you do decide to do a Q&A, the one thing I would make loud and clear is that it would be cowardly and racist to avoid the issues you raise--kind of like when Hollywood changed Tom Clancy's Arab terrorists to neo-Nazis in "The Sum of All Fears"--political correctness is a form of tyranny, and is racist on its face--you won't play that game. If he thinks it is improbable for people of any race to devolve into unspeakably brutal practices when their daily survival is at stake, it's up to him to substantiate that loopy conclusion--and urban areas will be the ones where high demand competition for resources will quickly separate the sheep from the wolves--and a gang predator hierarchy already exists there, so guess who's going to dominate, and guess how important a role moral constraints will play in their conduct?I'll say this much more: I've been communicating with Matthew Bracken for years, and in all that time he has never uttered a remotely racist sentiment--not a name, not an observation, not a joke...and I do not maintain relationships with anyone who does. Everybody I know and like treats others based on what their actions as individuals merit.
It's not people like us trying to disarm and further restrict the rights of the minority community, or using that as an excuse to disarm everyone else. It's the ones pointing their fingers.
Ballad of Sergeant Hack
Interesting video. Good singer. [Watch]
It was made in my home town. The man has written a book about his life and also runs a pretty neat business.
It was made in my home town. The man has written a book about his life and also runs a pretty neat business.
Vanderboegh Medical Update
I just spoke with Mike's wife Rosey.
They did an endoscopy yesterday and confirmed he's not leaking from the surgery, but the infection is also not draining and he had a rough night. He's scheduled for another surgery at 1:00 this afternoon to drain and clean out the infection.
"Hopefully," she says, "this will be the last one."
If you're the praying type, right now seems like a pretty good time.
They did an endoscopy yesterday and confirmed he's not leaking from the surgery, but the infection is also not draining and he had a rough night. He's scheduled for another surgery at 1:00 this afternoon to drain and clean out the infection.
"Hopefully," she says, "this will be the last one."
If you're the praying type, right now seems like a pretty good time.
This Day in History: April 13
From ten o'clock on the night of April 13, 1780, a swift, silent march was undertaken along the road to Moncks Corner by Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton and his men. They encountered no American scouts or patrols. When they reached Moncks Corner, they caught the Americans completely by surprise. Not only had there been no patrols, but Brig. Gen. Huger had placed his cavalry in front of his infantry. [More]