Sunday, January 27, 2013

The Road to Damascus

As a journalist, I lived on the anti-gun side of the national divide for most of my life without questioning. Finally, in editing a daily Opinion page, I saw all the pro- and anti- arguments and statistics. Eventually, the truth became crystal clear: the pro-gun side was right by weight of fact and reason over the anti’s torrent of emotion and feelings. [More]
It can be done.  All you need is a person of intelligence and integrity.

And what does that tell you about the Piers Morgans of the world?

Government procurement reveals hypocrisy on ‘assault weapon’ terminology

No less an authority than our own federal government, under Janet Napolitano and Barack Obama, officially designates these “personal defense weapons.” Why would you want to ban those?

You’re not against personal defense, are you? [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary recommends adopting the government's terminology.  And throwing it back in their damn faces every chance we get.

The Voice of Reason

It not only makes him sound so understanding, tolerant and high road-traveling, but it also accomplishes "divide and conquer" by convincing the Fudds to stay out of the fight. [Read]

What he doesn't say is while he's out there skeet shooting at Camp David, assuming he actually has, he's surrounded by men armed with the finest Personal Defense Weapons money can buy.

You don't think he really reveres traditional "sportsmen," do you, or the thought of 10-year-old boys out for a walk in the woods with Dad and the new bolt-action .22 Marlin?

What he's also not saying is today's "traditional" rifles will be tomorrow's targeted sniper weapons of death, and that, unlike Polyphemus, he won't be honest enough to reveal he'll eat them last.

We're the Only Ones Too Smart Enough

The ad has generated sharp criticism from other area officials and anti-violence advocates. The president of the Milwaukee Deputy Sheriffs' Association, Roy Felber, said it sounds like a call to vigilantism.
    
"That doesn't sound too smart," Felber said. "People have the right to defend themselves, but they don't have the right to take the law into their own hands." [More]
Actually, dumb @$$, you're the one who doesn't sound too smart.

WarOnGuns has located exclusive video of Felber demonstrating his legendary intelligence.

[Via Doug Rink]

Not Content to Go After the Second Amendment...

What? You didn't think the First was safe did you, no matter how much the Regressives pretend that's the one they care about? [Read]

Or the Fourth or the Fifth or the Eighth...?

HEADLINE BREAKING NEWS!!!

Key word "inert."  But the impression has been made.

I wonder if they borrowed it from  Charlie Beck? He won't need his until the next photo op...



Mmm...Mmm Good!

No, it has nothing to do with the Million Mom March, although I may reserve this title for future use.

Went to Kid Sister's house for dinner last night, and one of the menu items was this:


Good stuff.

Afterward, I retired with Bro-in-Law to the garage where we had two propane space heaters cranked up to enjoy some good maduros and a bit of this stuff (the 2011 release).  Wow.  A little goes a long way.

Our Customer Satisfaction Guarantee

"The last thing I want to do is for a guy to go to his car and come back shooting," said Levine... [More]
Well, doesn't that just tell you what "Outdoor Sports Group" thinks of gun owners? You can tell Mr. Levine what you think of the way he portrays his customers to the media: marc@osgshows.com

UPDATE: The allegation that the reporter made this quote up is being tracked down.

Armed American Radio Tonight

The program is broadcast from 8 to 11 p.m. Eastern. Host Mark Walters wants to reserve the first hour for "a frank discussion with listeners," and will be joined in the second hour by Stephanie Samford of NRA. I'll be joining in for the third hour 10 p.m. "Roundtable" along with George "Mad Ogre" Hill and Sean "Seanto" Young.

Click here to find a station near you or to listen via live streaming.

Help the Obama Administration Stop the Flow of Guns to Mexico

Lax controls allow the easy flow of guns across the border and undermine U.S. efforts to combat drug trafficking and transnational gangs. [More]
No, of course it's not a call to come clean on Fast and Furious, which isn't even mentioned.

Gomer?

This is the LA Times, after all --another "Authorized Journalist" venture Mike and I tried to deal with early on that insisted we give up our sources and they'd have "professionals" look into things and take it from there. This time, the crippling blow to the crime lords will take an even more circumventious route than through the cave of the Underpants Gnomes:

Yeah, disarm you and me. That'll show 'em!

This Day in History: January 27

I am of opinion that it will promote the service to form our troops into two brigades, as well for the facility of manoeuvering as for magnifying our force with the enemy, the Maryland troops to form one and Virginia troops the other. [More]