Vanderboegh Medical Update

Just spoke with Mike.  I note he posted yesterday but not today.  I asked him how he is and he said "Up and down."

He sounded more down than up, and he admitted he was tired when I told him that, so I let him go. Let's pray tomorrow he sounds more up than down.

Paris ‘gun prank’ with Pippa points to bigger ‘joke’

Curious, then, that in spite of photographic evidence, French authorities have not filed charges yet because “no one has come forward with a formal complaint on the matter.” [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary notes it's not so good being le garçon de pisse.

No Surprise

That bit about no prize. [Read]

That's OK. We're in this for the money and supermodels anyway.

Free High-Capacity Magazine

The digital edition of the June 2012 issue of GUNS Magazine is now online.

Click here to read it.

It includes my "Rights Watch" column previously posted to the website, "Mexican Standoff."

We're the Only Ones Judgmental Enough

A former state judge who pleaded guilty to takes bribes to dismiss traffic and misdemeanor tickets was sentenced to 5 years of probation, federal prosecutors said. [More]

Talk about something that merits a public hanging...I wonder who he bribed to get off so easy?  Or is that just standard "professional courtesy"?

[Via Carl S]

Back Mack

Do you live here?

Then go here.

He needs volunteers and donations.

Praise the Lord Buddha...

From "Playing Gods"

...and pass the ammunition. [Read]

A deadly Thai insurgency has Buddhists scrambling for guns.

Good. If you meet the Buddha in the road, arm him. 

"Community-defense units." I guess that's the politically correct way of saying "militia."

LTE

Have you written one?

They Shoot Pigs, Don't They?

Evidently not. [More]

Some Disquieting Statistics

TCIRV offers some disquieting statistics: Just 2 percent of Toledoans commit 70 percent of the city's violent crime. Nearly 2,500 city youths belong to 25 active gangs.


About 85 percent of suspects in shooting incidents are black males. As much as 90 percent of crime in Toledo involves black perpetrators and victims. [More]

If only they would disarm racists like you and me...

They Call Me Mr. Kwaku Redux

Ghanaians Called Upon to Rise Against Gun Violence [More]

Ghana? You mean the place with a private ownership rate of .4 firearms per 100 people, where "legal" guns are outnumbered by "illicit" ones by an almost two-to-one estimate?

I had some business dealings with someone from there once.  I could have made a fortune.

We're the Only Ones Minding Our Own Business Enough

The top Tennessee Highway Patrol officer in this area, Capt. David Allred, has been demoted and one of his officers suspended, but state officials who made that decision remain secretive about the details. [More]

Yeah, what the hell makes you think police business is your business?

[Via Carl S]

Doggone Offensive

Ted Kennedy BFF Orin Hatch is doggone offended by people of conservative and libertarian principles. And he's going to punch them in the mouth for dumping on him.  [Read]

And the GOP establishment will help him do it, doggone it.

[Via Michael G]

Stop the Threat: "Co-Worker Assault"

From American Trigger Sports Network:

An angry former employee takes out his revenge on a co-worker who led to his firing. Watch as the panelists analyze this crime.

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Forgetting for a Second Who's Doing the Talking Here...

...I'm having the dickens of a time taking just the words he's saying and challenging some of his conclusions. [More]

This Day in History: April 17

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