The Blame Game

Right lady. It's Fox News's fault. [More]

A Face in the Crowd

What strikes me most about this, aside from the scary government implications, is the thought that this many bread and circus rubes would hit the streets over a damn hockey game. [More]

The pH Factor is strong in these. Life must be good. Western civilization, for the most part, will never know what hit it.

[Via Brian W]

We're the Only Ones "Hot Dog!" Enough

A police dog died of heat stroke after being left in a patrol car in Woodstock, Georgia, authorities said Tuesday. [More]

Aw give 'em a break.

I mean, how * often * does  * that * happen?

[Via William T]

Stop the Threat: Overwhelming Force

From American Trigger Sports Network:

In this week's crime reenactment: A man is home alone when two intruders burst in with firearms demanding money. Stunned, the victim thinks fast and follows a plan of action.

Special Guests: Kelly Muir, Rob Pincus, Steve Vandermolen

Watch on the PURSUIT Channel!
DISH Network: Channel 240 HUNT
DirecTV: Channel 604 PRST
Wednesdays 2:00pm PST 5:00pm EST
Thursdays 10:00pm PST
Fridays 6:00pm PST/9:00pm EST
Fridays 1:00am EST

Also, I just received some happy news via email:

ATSN's Stop the Threat - Home Alone Wins Bronze People's Telly Award! American Trigger Sports Network (ATSN) has been honored by the 34th Annual Telly Awards for outstanding production on their latest series, Stop the Threat, for episode "Home Alone".

Thanks to those of you who helped on this when asked.

We're the Only Ones Escalating Enough

A frantic 911 call is shedding light on a police mistake that turned a lunch date into a showdown with officers. [More]

And naturally, "The two officers, Ariel Savage and Daniel McClain, remain on the force."


[Via Florida Guy]

"Legitimate Media" Hard at Work

All the news we see fit to print. [More]

In other words, you can learn about this from some blogger in Ohio, but not from the major area newspaper in Oregon.

"Authorized Journalists." Is it any wonder we love them so?

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Heroic Enough

A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero who sat next to the first lady during the 2009 State of the Union address was indicted yesterday after being accused of forcing two women to take heroin at gunpoint before raping them. [More] 

Hey, it's a stressful job...who are we to judge until we've goose-stepped a mile in his jackboots?

[Via Neil W]

The Obvious Solution

Sue the $h!+ out of EMC if one of the schools they will cover is shot up. [More]

I'm sure if a shooter started opening up on kids, ol' Bernie Zalaznik would be quite the hero.

He's got "90 percent of Kansas’ 286 school districts"?

Be interesting to find out if any palms got greased to result in such market dominance.

[Via Jess]

Alamo, Washington

A coalition of Washington firearms community leaders is today launching a grassroots campaign to counter the well-financed gun control initiative backed by a Seattle-based gun control group, while also preventing firearms confiscation “by any government agency…without due process.” ... Another member of the WAC board observed that Washington “is the Alamo,” where gun owners are drawing a line in the sand and making a stand. National attention will be paid to the competing initiative campaigns in Washington, because if gun prohibitionists essentially buy an election here, they will do it elsewhere. [More]

Dave Workman puts out an urgent appeal.  Please read this, share this, help with this and urge your gun-owning friends to do the same.

We're the Only Ones Under the Influence Enough

A Fort Worth police officer was arrested over the weekend after being accused of operating a boat while intoxicated...Also last weekend, another Fort Worth police officer was suspected of driving under the influence after he was injured in a motorcycle accident. [More]

One more for the reservoir and one more for the road...

[Via Roger J]

We're the Only Ones Resourceful Enough

Hey, he was an officer and he evidently viewed her as a school resource... [More]

Bloomberg on Parade

His armed bodyguard was sentenced to seven years for attempted murder.

His AstroTurf  bus tour group is calling the Boston bomber a victim of gun violence.

This guy is like a gift.

One thing I want to caution everyone to be careful of is following false leads to where the next bus tour stop will be--unless you can validate it with an email from the No More Names/MAIG group, I'm seeing signs that some with an agenda may be spreading disinformation to send gun activists on wild goose chases.

The best way to validate is to sign up for notification yourself (noting which states the bus will tour to).

National Guard vs Militia: A Graphic Argument

Tony Wilson created a graphic from today's GRE that may prove useful in chasing liars up a tree and leaving them hanging.

Laws discriminate against sex as well as age in Illinois FOID case

Females are clearly being discriminated against by federal law, as they are excluded from recognition as members of the unorganized militia on the basis of sex. That such a law would withstand challenge is doubtful without a redefinition of militia composition to recognize the realities of the role women are capable of and entitled to. That this law has been allowed to stand as written for so long, and that no bill has been introduced to recognize discriminatory exclusions that can be used to deny standing to women, is a discussion Gun Rights Examiner hopes to start with this column. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report starts a national dialogue on the composition of the "unorganized militia" that needs to end with a revision to U.S. Code.  Which politician will have the guts to introduce a bill, and how will those who oppose it justify such blatant, gender-based discrimination?

This Day in History: June 19

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