“I would have thrown [government informant Jose Roman] out of the store," the Las Cruces-Sun News reported Reese maintaining under oath. "I would not put my wife and sons in harm's way, ever." [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes there are those who are trying their utmost to do just that, and asks why the State Department can make an appearance here but not in the case where the government did what they're accusing the Reeses of.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Gun dealer Reese takes defense stand in firearms smuggling case
About Last Night
Listen at your leisure (and tell a friend):
- 7-29-2012 Hour 1 ("Bill O'Reilly," Alan Korwin)
- 7-29-2012 Hour 2 (Alan Korwin, Larry Pratt)
- 7-29-2012 Hour 3 (Roundtable)
All By Their Own Self
Look, guys, you did good, and no doubt you did quite a bit of the heavy lifting, and thanks and all, but good grief, what is it with you always taking all the credit?
Meanwhile, Over in Third-Ranked Brady Paradise...
Mass. dad shoots his 2 kids, 1 fatally, kills self [More]I don't understand.
Dr. Suzanne just got done telling us "In my own practice, most patients I ask about guns tell me that they don’t own any. This isn’t surprising because Massachusetts has one of the lowest gun ownership rates of any state (and, as it happens, the lowest rate of gun-related deaths)."
So that means we need "laws" even more draconian than they have in Kennedyland? What kind of "slippery slope paranoid" would think that's the agenda?
Ask Dr. Suzanne!
Dear Dr. Suzanne,
I hear this ticking noise coming from under the hood of my restored '65 Buick Special. It's got the old Wildcat 310 V8 and standard "three-on-the-tree" manual transmission. It does pretty good on oil and I checked all the belts and nothing seems to be leaking anywhere.
What would you recommended I look at next?
What? You have no fricking idea?
Well what makes you think you're qualified to give advice on gun safety and storage as if you're an authority and know what the hell you're talking about on issues outside of the practice of medicine? Just because you're a doctor?
What kind of gun safety training and certification have you obtained, and what are the qualifications of the accrediting body? Will you list your credentials for us?
Will your malpractice insurance cover you if someone gets hurt or killed listening to you because they were unable to retrieve and enable a locked and unloaded gun in time to respond to an emergency need? Will you assume personal liability if it does not?
See, after the car part, doc, you ought to be able to answer all of those questions if you're going to be responsible for your professional counsel.
If I were one of your patients, I'd insist on it.
I hear this ticking noise coming from under the hood of my restored '65 Buick Special. It's got the old Wildcat 310 V8 and standard "three-on-the-tree" manual transmission. It does pretty good on oil and I checked all the belts and nothing seems to be leaking anywhere.
What would you recommended I look at next?
What? You have no fricking idea?
Well what makes you think you're qualified to give advice on gun safety and storage as if you're an authority and know what the hell you're talking about on issues outside of the practice of medicine? Just because you're a doctor?
What kind of gun safety training and certification have you obtained, and what are the qualifications of the accrediting body? Will you list your credentials for us?
Will your malpractice insurance cover you if someone gets hurt or killed listening to you because they were unable to retrieve and enable a locked and unloaded gun in time to respond to an emergency need? Will you assume personal liability if it does not?
See, after the car part, doc, you ought to be able to answer all of those questions if you're going to be responsible for your professional counsel.
If I were one of your patients, I'd insist on it.
For All You 'Slippery Slope Paranoids'
It could have happened here in New Jersey...Our laws have been ranked the nation’s second-best by the Brady Campaign...[More]So it could have happened in spite of that? Which means you want:
Hit it, Oliver Twist.
Nicely Done
The National Rifle Association's Political Victory Fund says state Senate candidate Frank Niceley has been "deliberately misleading voters" by saying in campaign literature that his NRA rating is "A+" instead of the "C" that has was assigned for the 2012 primary. [Read]
In a way it's kind of funny to see a politician try to convince voters he's the darling of the NRA even when he's not. It's also kind of funny to see how realpolitik plays out against the contentions of the delusional.
Go ahead, turncoat wannabes: Listen to Oliver Willis. Believe him when he says "The NRA is a gang of very strange, conspiracy-theory spewing, racist, bigoted know-nothings who don’t give a damn about the safety of their fellow citizens. They would rather the streets be flooded with all manner of weapons rather than ever allow a single law or regulation that would govern the world of guns."
If we're going to have enemies, it's in our interests to keep them ignorant and have them underestimate us, and Ollie here is doing a splendid job of that.
Thanks, Ollie! Nicely done.
We're the Only Ones Suspended Enough
A 17-year veteran of the New York Police Department has been suspended without pay after a kidnapping victim was found tied up in his garage. [More]As if there's not enough clutter. But suspend your disbelief--I'm sure he has a good explanation, and, after all, that's why we call so many of Bloomberg's Finest the "Only Ones."
[Via Kevin Starrett]
This Day in History: July 30
An instance of treachery which took place about this time, ruined all confidence between the regulars and the militia... [More]