Monday, December 23, 2013

The Beginning (and End?) of a Beautiful Friendship

I just got this email the other day from my new "friend" Sara Armstrong, RNC:

My reply:

It seems a reasonable question to me, but she hasn't written back -- maybe she doesn't want to be friends anymore...?

We're the Only Ones Not Passing the Smell Test Enough

How the hell is an 85% failure rate probable cause for searching someone? [More]

And how many "successes" are really due to subtle hand cues?

[Via Florida Guy]

We're the Only Ones Armored Enough

The occupying force proudly shows off its new toy that, according to the chief, "provides a high capability of protection for our officers and the community." [More]

Well, for the officers, anyway...

[Via Florida Guy]

Elementary, My Dear Watson

We don't even need to invoke a favorite quote. The only "impossible" you have to eliminate is the argument of the antis. What remains is not only probable, it's what's evident. [More]

Deadline fast approaching for new Connecticut gun ban/registration edict

That raises a key question for gun owners opting for obedience: If an order is later given to surrender your registered firearms, will you also obey that? After all, the same justification and reasons can be given for doing that as are being given now, and the compulsion to obey would actually be stronger -- the “authorities” will now have conveniently coerced lists which you provided to assist them in identifying you, where you are, and what you have. [More]
Today’s Gun Rights Examiner column notes time’s up. What will you do?

Selective Outrage

See, if "hate speech" is directed against gun owners, it's not news. [More]

Kalashnikov Dead

One hell of a designer... [More]

Listen to CBS blame the AK for "kill[ing] more people than any other firearm in the world."

Herschel has more.

Armed American Radio Redux

From host Mark Walters:
NJ carjacking murder commentary, CT Carry.org’s Rich Burgess, David Codrea, Rob Pincus talks staying safe from predators during busy holiday season and George Hill talks guns, gear and Phil Robertson.
UPDATE: Today's GRE covers more of Rich's message for Connecticut gun owners.

A Funny Thing Happens...

...when people are given enough information to actually understand the issue... [More]

And the Winner Is...

Newsbusters has some Fourth Estate Fifth Columnist awards... [More]

[Via Michael G]

Confidentially Yours

It appears to be a step in the right direction. [More]

Now the work needs to be done to keep the presumptuous bastards from getting your names in the first damn place. But the "groups" can't do it alone. Every gun owner must do his or her part and help in ways they can.

I think less of those who won't than I do of the antis.

UPDATE: Anthony Martin shares his observations.

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Mike is out delivering presents to the less ethical among us as part of his Toys for Totalitarians program... [More]

One Bone to Pick

It wasn't "we." [More]

[Via Florida Guy]

One Thing You Can't Hide

Only the ethically challenged and morally disabled would want to harm the physically more vulnerable. [More] 

This give me an idea. I'm not ready to flesh it out yet, but it's based on combining this with the story about the African farmer and the leopard.

For the time being, take it away, Mr. Lennon...

Arrested Development

Workman weighed in on the New Jersey carjacking. [More]

It's Funny Because It's True

Think about it. [More]

BOHICA

The group, which McDevitt said includes a diversity of opinions, has met in private with advocates on both sides of the gun access debate, mental health practitioners and researchers, school officials and police chiefs from rural, suburban and urban areas. [More]
Really? They've met with someone from the "shall not be infringed" side? I must have missed that part.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in Burlington, they've "yielded results."

Sorry, fellas. The "Authorized Journalists" covered for this miserable failure as much as they could without becoming obvious laughingstocks themselves.

I guess there'll never be a need to go "through every Middlesex village and farm for the country folk to be up and to arm" anymore.  Besides, they're probably all at Wegman's.

This Day in History: December 23

I could wish to receive some directions from Your Excellency relative to these unhappy Men, or that I might be Authorized and enabled to furnish them with some Assistance, as many of them are almost naked and have not a blanket to lay on.[More]