Thursday, August 30, 2012

A Sign of the Times

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More Gun Violence in Texas!

I'm sure Dan Gross wishes no guns had been present and the woman had just been brutally stabbed to death, because we're better than this and besides, do we want to live in a society where the answer to violence is more violence? [Read]

Second Amendment bloggers share concerns over training police for domestic war

A training program for civilian police by the United States Marine Corps has caused concern among liberty activist/Second Amendment-supporting bloggers, resulting in a call to demand accountability from the Marines and from Congressional representatives...[More
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report asks what else the class is taught...

We're the Only Ones Well-Grounded Enough

LAPD officers slam cuffed woman to ground [More]
Hey, they wanted fo go home at the end of their shift [Fist Bump! Yay!]

Treat Guns Like Cars!

You know, with licensing and registration... [Read]

[Via William T]

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

Ultimately, it's about thought control. [Read]

[Via Jeet]

"This is About Public Safety..."

...and guaranteeing it for those who count on helpless prey. [Read]

Thank Mayor Jackie Holcombe and her fellow Councilgeese, predators.  People with such childish illusions belong on playgrounds, not in positions of "authoritah."

Michael Schlink looks like the only member with a brain in his head and the integrity to remember his oath of office.

What Can Brown Do [To] You?

We shall see. [Read]

"We Are Better Than This"

Y'know what, Jim? [Read]

We ARE better than this.

No thanks to you.

Glad to See Craigslist is Good for Something...

...besides meeting your attackers and contracting STDs. 

This is pretty funny. I love the enlarged ears. [Read]

[Via Len Savage]

Halftime Report

From GOA...[Read]

Reducing Tensions

That's Regressive for "Rabble-Rousing." [Read]

Good Answer

It beats "because I can" in terms of resonating with those who might never have considered the scenario. [Read]

We're the Only Ones Flushed Enough

A gun belonging to a member of Mitt Romney's U.S. Secret Service detail was found unattended in the bathroom of the candidate's charter plane Wednesday afternoon. [More]
Project Gunwiper? At least CBS can legitimately claim they broke this story.

That's one career down the crapper--or should be. What is it about sh...y "Only Ones"?

To Whom It May Concern

So sorry to hear about  [INSERT NAME HERE] [More]

One of the most heart-wrenching scenes in Mel Gibson's brilliant "We Were Soldiers" deals with the way death notices were delivered to the wives.

I'll not ask my mother how her parents got the news about her kid brother, my Uncle Nick.  Some years back a friend went to Italy to visit relatives living near Nettuno and took a photo of his grave. This was over 50 years after the fact and it still made her weep.

I saw McCain seemingly making the case for Syrian intervention last night in his RNC speech and wondered why he was not pelted off the stage instead of cheered.

This Day in History: August 30

One of America’s greatest generals for capturing Fort Ticonderoga with Ethan Allen and leading the charge at Saratoga, he felt unappreciated, so AUGUST 30, 1780, General Benedict Arnold conspired with British General Clinton to surrender West Point for 20,000 pounds, equivalent to one million dollars today. [More]