“Another CeaseFire employee was sentenced to Cook County boot camp in 2011 for possession of a machine gun/automatic weapon,” the report continues. “Since 2010, five other CeaseFire employees have been sentenced to federal prison -- and a sixth was sentenced to probation -- in drug cases.” [More]If Chi-town gang members and other criminals want us to give up our guns, what could possibly go wrong? After all, they’re on the same side as the Demanding Moms, the Bradys, and the Bloomberg Everytowners, not to mention the official Democrat Party platform and the Obama administration.
Monday, June 30, 2014
CeaseFire criminal corruption may rival that of Bloomberg mayors
Remember the Alamo
How to Make a Prozi Happy
Don't just tell them about guns and penises, but about penises being shot in NDs... [More]
Everybody at HuffPo certainly seems celebratory over this.
Funny, if we're going to segue into a general discussion of people shooting themselves, it seems like they're excluding a certain profession...
Gosh, you don't suppose that could be intentional, do you? Because if somebody wanted to make it worth my while, I bet I could dig up dozens of such stories from this blog alone.
Ain't that right, Lee?
Everybody at HuffPo certainly seems celebratory over this.
Funny, if we're going to segue into a general discussion of people shooting themselves, it seems like they're excluding a certain profession...
Gosh, you don't suppose that could be intentional, do you? Because if somebody wanted to make it worth my while, I bet I could dig up dozens of such stories from this blog alone.
Ain't that right, Lee?
Attention Target Shoppers
If you want to, you know, shop, you're welcome. [More]
If you want to just come in and exploit facilities and disrupt business, sorry, but that's not what their investors expect paid management to allow, and it's certainly not fair to customers who came for the reasons they build stores.
If you want to just come in and exploit facilities and disrupt business, sorry, but that's not what their investors expect paid management to allow, and it's certainly not fair to customers who came for the reasons they build stores.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Uh, no, I don't see any net gains here. Perhaps if I knew what the goal was... [More]
It might help to learn some basic gun safety rules. And spelling. And ... where to begin?
Tilting at Windmills
Bill seeks to disarm federal SWAT teams [More]That certainly seems a worthy goal for overzealous hyper-violent regulatory bureaucrats. So what's the prognosis?
9% chance of getting past committee.Since every one of those agencies can use force to disarm the citizenry on whatever trumped up infraction they wish to cite, I'd count not signing on to co-sponsor a bill like this against a politician's gun rating grade.
3% chance of being enacted.
[Via Harvey]
Last Night on Armed American Radio with Mark Walters
Hour 1- Alan Gottlieb, Hour 2-Attorney Kevin Maxwell and former Washington Redskin now WA State congressional candidate, Clint Didier, Hour 3-Mad Ogre George Hill and David Codrea
Spend that Bloomberg Money! Then Check the Names.
Anybody check those names? How many are unique? Any limits on how many one person can sign? Any schools exploiting child labor in the form of class assignments to provide uncompensated benefits for billionaire Bloomberg's 501(c)(4) corporation? Any "prohibited persons" sign any cards? Any fictitious persons? Etc.?
How many like "Jeffrey Dahmer" are there (directed to SF reps, so no harm done as they're all anti-gun anyway)?
Sorry Richard Martinez. My sympathy has been almost completely replaced with opposition, so the gloves are off. Too bad you chose to attack my rights, and those of my sons.
Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
The thing about rates is if one person out of 10 does something, it appears "worse" than 9 people out of 100.
What are the actual totals compared to the "gun control" states?
How many track back to Only Ones?
How many are criminals, meaning they immerse themselves in unhealthy choices and can't honestly be portrayed as "gun owners"?
You see why the CDC needs a tight rein, to make certain they stay within the boundaries of real research vs. naked propaganda to facilitate gun bans.
I'll leave statistical debunking to pros like John Lott. For deceptive crap like this, I'll merely observe that the responsible gun owners I know share no commonalities with these cesspoolers. Any time the Prozis want to put the ranks of Democrats up against, say, the 5 million members of the NRA, let's go.
I'll even let them throw in the populations of disarmed England and Japan of they really want to do a rate comparison.
[Via Jess]
What are the actual totals compared to the "gun control" states?
How many track back to Only Ones?
How many are criminals, meaning they immerse themselves in unhealthy choices and can't honestly be portrayed as "gun owners"?
You see why the CDC needs a tight rein, to make certain they stay within the boundaries of real research vs. naked propaganda to facilitate gun bans.
I'll leave statistical debunking to pros like John Lott. For deceptive crap like this, I'll merely observe that the responsible gun owners I know share no commonalities with these cesspoolers. Any time the Prozis want to put the ranks of Democrats up against, say, the 5 million members of the NRA, let's go.
I'll even let them throw in the populations of disarmed England and Japan of they really want to do a rate comparison.
[Via Jess]
Aw, Come On
UPDATE: HA!
Kids and Guns
Well, there's this way, and I can't imagine anything more wholesome and hopeful for the future of freedom and responsibility... [More]
And there's the "progressive" way, which, naturally, is the exact opposite.
Can we see a more clear distinction than between an exceptional young lady praised by a proud father, juxtaposed against young boy victims of MILMs encouraged to play with giant dildos? I actually wonder if "adults" putting those things in their hands haven't crossed a legal line.*
Vanderboegh is right about there being two Americas. I know which one I intend to keep living in, and the traditions I will keep encouraging in younger generations.
[Via Kurt Hofmann]
*UPDATE: Anybody able to point to authoritative references? It would make a good article if it violates any child protection laws.
And there's the "progressive" way, which, naturally, is the exact opposite.
Can we see a more clear distinction than between an exceptional young lady praised by a proud father, juxtaposed against young boy victims of MILMs encouraged to play with giant dildos? I actually wonder if "adults" putting those things in their hands haven't crossed a legal line.*
Vanderboegh is right about there being two Americas. I know which one I intend to keep living in, and the traditions I will keep encouraging in younger generations.
[Via Kurt Hofmann]
*UPDATE: Anybody able to point to authoritative references? It would make a good article if it violates any child protection laws.
Welcome to the Mile-High Club -- Whether You Want to Join or Not
Look who in the Mile High City wants to put it behind you and move forward. [More]
It looks like we have yet another definition for hickenlooping.
That archaic Second Amendment has no place in a "progressive" society anyway, right, comrade? Now close your eyes and relax. Or don't. The important thing is, you have no choice.
Right?
[Via cydl]
It looks like we have yet another definition for hickenlooping.
That archaic Second Amendment has no place in a "progressive" society anyway, right, comrade? Now close your eyes and relax. Or don't. The important thing is, you have no choice.
Right?
[Via cydl]
A Brief Three Percent Catechism
These four principles -- moral strength, physical readiness, no first use of force and no targeting of innocents -- are the hallmarks of the Three Percent ideal. Anyone who cannot accept them as a self-imposed discipline in the fight to restore the Founders' Republic should find something else to do and cease calling themselves a "Three Percenter." [More]Mike initiates novices into the fullness of Threeper life.
Also, he called me last night from the airport about this:
...I had another interesting occurrence with my computer this time...Evidently someone with TSA-or-above "authority" loosened some screws or some such to remove a part of the cover--I don't have all the details but I note it's not the first time Mike has noticed peculiar third-party curiosities involving his laptop, and I think documenting that is important (which is why I briefly mentioned it last night on Armed American Radio, just so there would be more corroboration than Mike's after-the-fact say-so if something he does not control happens as a result.
What might happen? I dunno, I really have no basis to speculate, or even conclude that wasn't part of a random routine instead of a targeted action. But spyware and/or malware come to mind, or, noting something someone tried to set up another liberty leader with, there is another insidious potentiality that enemies could try in an attempt to discredit and set up. Like I said, worries about directed tampering could prove to be much ado about nothing, and Mike did not ask me to do anything but be personally aware of his observation, but one thing I learned from Fast and Furious is that the best protection we outsiders have sometimes can be shining bright lights and banging pots and pans.
We're the Only Ones Vs. A Mugged Liberal Enough
"Are you serious?" [More]
I love how Only Ones will apply the continuum of force like this in the name of "public safety." I also love how 'I'm a professor" is supposed to make a difference in how citizens are treated. How very "progressive."
And I don't suppose "Mindy" perceives any contradiction in declaring "...the rights of citizens to carry concealed guns in bars and restaurants – lays the foundation for incident [sic] like this."
Don't worry, Mindy --if the felony aggravated assault charge holds, she won't "legally" be "allowed" to.
I love how Only Ones will apply the continuum of force like this in the name of "public safety." I also love how 'I'm a professor" is supposed to make a difference in how citizens are treated. How very "progressive."
And I don't suppose "Mindy" perceives any contradiction in declaring "...the rights of citizens to carry concealed guns in bars and restaurants – lays the foundation for incident [sic] like this."
Don't worry, Mindy --if the felony aggravated assault charge holds, she won't "legally" be "allowed" to.
This Day in History: June 30
We the Magistrates, and Military Officers of the Town of Schenectady, in behalf of ourselves and it’s other Inhabitants: do most humbly congratulate ... your Excellency, on the signal success of the american arms, during the present War. [More]Compare to:
...Mayor Gary R. McCarthy, Schenectady...
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Armed American Radio Tonight
- Hour One: Alan Gottlieb.
- Hour Two: Pro-gun attorney Kevin Maxwell and WA state 4th Congressional District U.S. House candidate and former Washington Redskin Clint Didier (R).
- Hour Three: Yours truly and "possibly WEZO 'Talk of the Town' morning radio show host Doug Allen."
Join the program from 8 to 10 p.m. Eastern. Click here to find a station near you or to listen via live streaming.
Friday, June 27, 2014
We're the Only Ones Charged Enough
A complaint filed Friday charges 37-year-old Darrin Duane Hirsh of Great Bend with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of criminal threat, domestic battery, two counts of witness intimidation and two counts of violation of a restraining order. [More]And the hits just keep on coming...
[Via bondmen]
A Standing Joke
Krieger determined that the plaintiffs lacked standing in their lawsuit. [More]Mark that, Only Ones. You're the guys they expect to risk all enforcing this nonsense, but you don't have a say.
Feel like tools, yet?
And thanks for nominating her, "Vote Freedom First" President!
WarOnGuns Correspondent CYDL notes some appealing sheriffs, and adds "The ultimate appeal will be this November. We need turnout."
Connecticut Gun Commission Exhibits Mental Issues of Its Own
The latest bizarre proposals, presented under the auspices of the Orwellian-named Subcommittee on Firearms/Ammunition, Best Practices/Protocols and Violence Reduction, are numerous, bureaucratic, unwieldy, terminally politically correct, and frankly, pretty stupid. As far as concerns for gun owners, they boil down to two big showstoppers: They want to "[r]equire that any shell casing for ammunition sold or possessed in Ct. have a serial number laser etched on same for tracing purposes," and "[t]hat a mental health suitability screening process be developed for anyone seeking a license to sell, purchase or carry any type of firearm in Ct." [More]My latest JPFO Alert notes as far as Connecticut anti-gun nuts go, it's a madhouse. A MADHOUSE!
Relatives of criminal shot trying to hold up Waffle House demand 'gun control'
“Tamika McSwain is Williams' cousin and said more training is needed before someone is given a CWP,” the Fox report relates. “McSwain said her family was disappointed that Harrison wasn't charged in the shooting and says her family is still considering pursuing other legal action against him.” [More]Today’s Gun Rights Examiner report notes “respectable boys” behave that way.
An Evolved Twist...
Let's hope MILM there washed those things, so the kids don't pick up anything else.
How very "progressive" the propaganda masters are, putting those things in the hands of child actors. I'm sure they'd dismiss that concern as an uptight, repressed conservative just being a prude.
I note there is no message on "Teach children to respect privacy and property boundaries" and "Teach development-appropriate firearm and other safety lessons."
The forehead-palming thing is, I'm seeing some, who should know better, expressing appreciation for the "cleverness" of the bit, and believing it to be an effective "safety" message that shouldn't be knocked. Congratulations on helping professional illusionists employed by an "evolved" breed of disarmament advocates succeed in their sleight of mind.
[Via MDA]
Politely Phrased
Is Seattle mayor mimicking Bloomy group’s exaggeration, misrepresentation? [More]See, I'd have just asked "Why is the tyranny-minded bastard such a shameless damn liar?" but the question answers itself.
Count Chocula Must Die Redux
In the United States today, the names Apache, Comanche, Chinook, Lakota, Cheyenne and Kiowa apply not only to Indian tribes but also to military helicopters. Add in the Black Hawk, named for a leader of the Sauk tribe. Then there is the Tomahawk, a low-altitude missile, and a drone named for an Indian chief, Gray Eagle. Operation Geronimo was the end of Osama bin Laden. [More]Jeez, life must be pretty good for you, Simon, if this is all you have to grouse about.
What I want to know, as a proud, full-blooded Transylvanian-American, do you have any idea how offensive and intimidating my people find it when you Prozis refer to belly-aching collectivist whiners and parasites, who share no investment risks, as "stakeholders"?
[Via Michael G]
A Fundamental Flaw
...at least as mobilized and well-funded as the NRA and the gun manufacturers are... [More]If it doesn't involve top-down direction and central control, this guy and his minions are blind to the real reasons -- and in denial that ultimately, the decision to capitulate or defy will be individual.
I can't tell you how many times I've seen NRA needing to be dragged into a fight, or seen them and NSSF thwarted on "compromises" by ornery --what did a prag call some of us once? Oh, yeah, "principles freaks" -- who will have none of it.
On the one hand, it makes impatient, impulse control-challenged Prozis overreach, which is always dangerous. On the other, that reveals the ravenous face under the mask and increases resolve to resist, which, lest they forget, is also dangerous.
A Pleasant Point
Congratulations, Frank DiGirolamo of Point Pleasant!There should be a law requiring every household with a gun (no matter what kind) to post a sign in a window or on the front lawn warning that there are firearms in that home. [More]
You win!
We're the Only Ones Packing Enough
Here, kneel on this and I'll see if I can get the latches snapped... [More]
This Day in History: June 27
I have the honor to enclose a cypher which I have been compelled to retain some time for wanting a safe opportunity of transmiting. When more than one word is represented by the same cypher if it should be equivocal, it may be proper to shew which is designed by drawing two strokes under the second & three under the third as for differ 788—difficult 788. tho this will seldom be necessary except now & then at the beginning of a sentence before the sense is sufficiently plain to serve as a direction. [More]I'm looking forward to the next season of "Turn," but it'll be a while.
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Judge speculates on ATF jealousy, perjury, potential criminality in Dobyns suit
“I have to say I don't think there's serious question that certain agents of the ATF here acted inappropriately, likely contrary to Agency policy and maybe even unlawfully in dealing with Agent Dobyns,” Allegra noted. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes the unintended consequences of showing troops you deploy they're not only expendable, they're disposable as a matter of vindictive convenience. In other words, as far as loyalty-building is concerned, they've gone full B. Todd.
The Obvious Solution
Declare they're in recess by Executive Order. [More]
I mean, it's not like presidents are ever impeached over appointments or anything...
Maybe "Ximinez" will fetch the comfy chair in retaliation.
[Via Geordan]
I mean, it's not like presidents are ever impeached over appointments or anything...
Maybe "Ximinez" will fetch the comfy chair in retaliation.
[Via Geordan]
Disloyalty Card
Ah, we see on April 19 you purchased an "assault rifle" and a week later donated to an SPLC-identified "extremist hate group"...A North Carolina hospital official who is using patient’s credit card and store loyalty card transaction details to create so-called patient “risk profiles” donated to Obama for America... [More]
[Via Andrea Shea King]
THE Litmus Test
"If you don’t support the Second Amendment, what else in the Constitution don’t you support?" asked Paul Chauvin, 51. "And I use that as a litmus test, as a guide, to how much someone really respects the Constitution. If they don't respect the Second Amendment, as far as I'm concerned, they don't respect the Constitution anywhere else." [More]That's as far as anyone who can think is concerned. If the Republicans run this ...thing... they can go to hell, because that's what they'll be saying to me.
So You Think You are Strong Because You Can Survive the Soft Cushions.*
Talk about putting the "eh" in "Boner."
Yeah, right, like a court case won't drag on for years after the guy is out of office. And like it won't just turn into another partisan/media cluster.
So who is this skit being put on for again?
If you fraudulent poltroons weren't absolutely compromised and gutless, you'd have impeached him by now.
*
Deflating a Windbag
If you suddenly release all that hot air into the environment, I'll have to reconsider my position on anthropogenic climate change... [More]
Ah, THAT Explains the Proziterians
If you need any further proof they're anti-life, look no further. [More]
What is it they "worship," again...?
What is it they "worship," again...?
Support Your Local Only Ones
Brought to you by Salon, premiere champions of a state monopoly of violence. [More]
We're the Only Ones Identity Thieving Enough
If this is the chief, just think of the tone set for the troops. [More]
What an authoritarian scumbag.
And could the "investigator" be any more obsequious? On the other hand, perhaps that was an act to get his mark to admit things without lawyering up, which takes us back to the warnings Prof. James Duane advises us to heed. (And if you have never seen his video lecture before, do it now, or at least today.)
Why is there any question over what the city must now do?
What really gets me is, I've checked the story out on several "news" sites, and the punk chief actually has some "defenders" making excuses for him and justifying his criminal conduct by attacking his victim. And, as disgusting as such apologists are, I don't sense they're all the chief''s personal friends, relatives and fellow "Only Ones"...
[Via Florida Guy]
What an authoritarian scumbag.
And could the "investigator" be any more obsequious? On the other hand, perhaps that was an act to get his mark to admit things without lawyering up, which takes us back to the warnings Prof. James Duane advises us to heed. (And if you have never seen his video lecture before, do it now, or at least today.)
Why is there any question over what the city must now do?
What really gets me is, I've checked the story out on several "news" sites, and the punk chief actually has some "defenders" making excuses for him and justifying his criminal conduct by attacking his victim. And, as disgusting as such apologists are, I don't sense they're all the chief''s personal friends, relatives and fellow "Only Ones"...
[Via Florida Guy]
We're the Only Ones Catcalling Enough
"It's not a career-ender," Jeff Marano, of the Police Benevolent Association told the Sun-Sentinel. "Did he do something silly? Yeah, but you don't execute a person for that." [More]In that position of armed authoritah over the mundanes, it would be considered a career-ender to any but an enabling whore. And no one's calling for his execution over this, but if you let such a judgment-impaired public safety threat stay on the force, that'll probably just be a matter of time before he merits it.
I also like the way the 911 operator tried to wash her hands of any duty to respond.
10 years at the trough and the punk is secure enough to think he can get away with this? What the hell is it with Broward County Only Ones, anyway?
I mean, they've had such good examples to follow. And naturally, that official criminal was anti-gun, at least for you and me.
[Via William T]
Blurred Vision
Lemke’s vision began when he was an Army diplomat and consulted with foreign governments in regards to drug enforcement and needed single-use cartridges that couldn’t be reused by “the bad guys” after armed altercations. [More]Actually, it might prove a net benefit to society if we encouraged some of those lazy, ignorant morons to take up reloading...
[Via Florida Guy]
That's Why They're Called PrinciPALS
School Principals Use Police Against Parents with Gun Permits [More]In true "For 'Progressives,' every day is Opposite Day" fashion,the biggest bullies, with all that implies about their cowardly natures, are those leading the "Anti-Bullying" programs.
And they wonder why the weaker minds they torment snap.
Kind'a makes you want to see more "news"papers print lists of CCW (VGR*) holders, doesn't it?
[Via cycjec]
*Voluntary Gun Registrants
A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step
That reminds me: has anyone ever identified the cowardly lard-ass CHiPs thug who assaulted Patricia Konie?This is the first of several questions I have concerning Louisiana National Guard actions during Katrina, but we may as well start with the first one. [More]
We're the Only Ones Doubling Down Enough
Women who are married to, or in a relationship with, police officers are twice as likely to become victims of domestic violence than are the rest of the female population. [More]And if they'd do this to people they "love," imagine how they'd take out their hostility and rage on those they don't.
[Via JM]
Administration Spokesperson Chuck Todd
What difference does it make? [More]
NBC journalistic ethics on parade.
Which is why they so jealously guard the keys.
Fourth Estate Fifth Columnists: Julius Streichers and Walter Durantys all.
NBC journalistic ethics on parade.
Which is why they so jealously guard the keys.
Fourth Estate Fifth Columnists: Julius Streichers and Walter Durantys all.
A Woman with Common Sense and Values
And remember, with "Progressives," every day is Opposite Day. [More]
72 Indictments
I'm afraid I'd have to plead "Guilty" to most of these. [More]
Proudly and defiantly "Guilty!"
There's a great line in the old Errol Flynn "The Adventures of Robin Hood" movie.
Proudly and defiantly "Guilty!"
There's a great line in the old Errol Flynn "The Adventures of Robin Hood" movie.
Physician, Heal Thyself
And Mike "The Gun Kapo" Weisser, go do something else to thyself. [More]
Why any gun, ammo and accessory manufacturers supply the guy is beyond me. Ditto for why NRA allows him to present their classes, except if they didn't have the guts to follow their bylaws and expel the other Mike, it's doubtful anyone at Fairfax has the stones to do the right thing here.
Why any gun, ammo and accessory manufacturers supply the guy is beyond me. Ditto for why NRA allows him to present their classes, except if they didn't have the guts to follow their bylaws and expel the other Mike, it's doubtful anyone at Fairfax has the stones to do the right thing here.
This Day in History: June 26
You must have been apprised since that Sir Gu(y Carleton) has desired to make overtures to Congress and General Washington which have "been so ill received that Congress would not even grant a pass to his Secretary, having enacted a resolution to harken to no proposition unless for a solid peace, and with the concurrence (of the Allies)" [More]
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Remember What I'm Always Saying About "Progressives" and "Opposite Day"?
Check out the latest from the "Environmental Protection Agency." [More]
These are the filthy beasts who would control us.
I know she hasn't been there for a few years, but I have to ask: Was Carol Browner?
[Via L. Neil Smith]
These are the filthy beasts who would control us.
I know she hasn't been there for a few years, but I have to ask: Was Carol Browner?
[Via L. Neil Smith]
Three And A Half Funerals
I'm old enough to have seen how Japanese soldiers were portrayed in propagandistic World War II media, with goofy buck teeth and Coke bottle glasses. I understand that now, individuals like you and me, respectable members of the American Productive Class, people who read actual books, Constitutionalists, libertarians, third party voters, hard money advocates, gun owners, Ron Paul supporters, religious folks, are being caricatured the same way, dehumanized, and labeled "terrorists", so it will be easier for young, heavily-indoctrinated, maybe even drugged Homeland Security, TSA, and UN troops to pull the trigger. [More]L. Neil Smith writes a hard, but essential essay to read.
We're the Only Ones Making House Calls Enough
What welcome callers! [Watch]
It has some salty language, so you might want to keep the volume down.
It has some salty language, so you might want to keep the volume down.
‘Feminist’ writer reserves special hostility for armed men
Ann Friedman of NYMag.com has chosen to avoid it, but not before blaming men in general and male gun owners in particular for her particular level of indignant Prozi dysfunction. That's the collectivist way, of course, spreading collective guilt as opposed to holding individuals accountable for their actions. [More]Today’s Gun Rights Examiner report asks why they call people who would prefer to see women raped and butchered like hogs than armed and capable “feminists.” As we see once again, with “Progressives,” every day is Opposite Day.
Deconstructing "The Gipper"
WarOnGuns Correspondent JM notes today's Ted Cruz post and believes this classic Rothbard piece on Ronald Reagan is worth resurrecting as a cautionary tale to keep in mind while we're keeping our eyes open.
A-yup. Nearly 80% of the gun owners who voted in a poll I created based solely on his actions, and without being told who it was about, deemed them “traitorous.”
Which is why seeing ignorant gun owners forwarding disinformation crap like this on social media is always good for a forehead slap.
A-yup. Nearly 80% of the gun owners who voted in a poll I created based solely on his actions, and without being told who it was about, deemed them “traitorous.”
Which is why seeing ignorant gun owners forwarding disinformation crap like this on social media is always good for a forehead slap.
Speak of the Devil
WarOnGuns Correspondent Jess alerted me to a fake Paypal phishing scam he'd received. I guess it was new to him, but I have been receiving similar emails -- often several a day -- for years. I'd no sooner replied that to him, and warned him about malware from clicking on such email links, when this showed up in my inbox, like I would send myself a grammatically-challenged email about an iTunes account I don't have:
It does take me back to simpler times...
A Good First Step
This to me is key: Start privatizing in increments. [More]
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Take successes gained to expand thingsto the state level. People might be amazed how much "government" they can end up doing without. Particularly the "federal" kind.
After that? We'll never get to the Big Step without first learning how to successfully navigate the small ones.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Take successes gained to expand thingsto the state level. People might be amazed how much "government" they can end up doing without. Particularly the "federal" kind.
After that? We'll never get to the Big Step without first learning how to successfully navigate the small ones.
Committed to Ideals
At first glance, Senator Ted Cruz’s wife, Heidi Nelson Cruz, seems to be just the sort of person the Tea Party supporters who celebrate her husband’s anti-establishment positions love to hate. [More]At second glance, too...
Having been caught up in conflation firsthand, I'm as wary of guilt by association as the next guy, and I suppose you can't be "somebody" these days without moving in the right circles... Let's just say if we catch them flashing Illuminati hand signs or making devil fingers...
Seriously, Goldman, Sachs? On the other hand...
I guess we just need to watch those seeking power and compare what they say to what they do. What a concept.
[Via Florida Guy]
A Form Reply from Sherrod
Dear Mr. Codrea:
Thank you for expressing your views on firearms legislation.
The Second Amendment makes clear that Americans have the right to own guns, and the Supreme Court over time has given meaning to this right. Americans know that with rights come responsibilities. And when our children and families are no longer safe at our schools, in our malls, and in our movie theaters, then we as a country must take action.
Last year, the Senate considered bipartisan legislation that would have provided a reasonable approach to expanding background checks for gun sales. While individuals who purchase guns from licensed gun dealers are subject to background checks, those who obtain guns from other sources, such as the internet or gun shows, are not. Senators Manchin and Toomey introduced a bipartisan proposal that would have required background checks for all gun sales in commercial settings. Such a change would help ensure that guns stay out of the hands of criminals or the mentally unstable. Approximately 90 percent of all Americans supported this proposal, but it was blocked by a filibuster that required a supermajority for passage. I am disappointed that a minority of the Senate prevented action on this issue.
Gun control is a complex issue and we must work together to uphold our Constitution while at the same time ensuring that our communities are safe. Should the Senate consider this issue in the future, I will be sure to keep your views in mind.
Thank you again for being in touch with me.
Sincerely,
Sherrod BrownSo how did this weasel-wording fraud get elected to the Senate in the first place?
United States Senator
Easy. Look who the Republicans offered.
How the hell does anyone get fire in their belly for that?
Forget it Jake
It's Chi-Town. [More]
I can think of all kinds of potential, even probably man-made and natural incidents that could make residents wish, too late, that they'd made different choices in who they gave power and listened to.
I can think of all kinds of potential, even probably man-made and natural incidents that could make residents wish, too late, that they'd made different choices in who they gave power and listened to.
This Day in History: June 25
By the News papers I have sent, you will see that the general Disposition of the British Nation towards us had been chang’d. Two Persons have been sent here by the new Ministers to propose treating for Peace. [More]
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Vanderboegh ponders unpleasant truths, restoring Constitution in Texas speech
“We are at present two peoples, two countries really, living within a common border and sharing (mostly) a common language but divided upon the answer to this question: does the government serve the people or do the people serve the government?” Vanderboegh elaborated. “This is not a question that the answer can be finessed, negotiated or ignored. It is one or the other, that of individual liberty as the Founders intended or of collectivist power in service to a few.” [More]
Today’s Gun Rights Examiner report notes no, we can’t all get along. The Prozis won’t allow it. So that means one side must win.
Not a Bad Question, Actually
Why on earth would anyone want to contact their Congress Critters on something that doesn’t exist at the moment? [More]That's a tough one to answer.
I do have a quibble about the self-referencing criticism. If Mike and I hadn't done that, and continuously, how far could we have gotten with this? Or this. Or this. Or any number of exclusives over the years not corroborated by "legitimate media."And, I could have faked all kinds of supporting documents accessible here.
Sometimes, we're all we've got, and people are either going to have to trust us or not -- and let proof of events catch up with the reporting. Or, alternatively, not say anything until ... forever.
Project Vetcroaker
Well, at least we won't have to worry about them getting guns. [More]
No, your family may not have them, either. At least in the dead zones we control, and we're working on expanding those...
Oh, and thank you for your service.
[Via Florida Guy]
No, your family may not have them, either. At least in the dead zones we control, and we're working on expanding those...
Oh, and thank you for your service.
[Via Florida Guy]
Awaiting Moderation? This Needs to Be Seen NOW...
Ain't it something...? Examiner's DISQUS moderator has no problem letting pure unadulterated spam slip through, but get a relevant comment and forget it--particularly one that is time-critical, as after today it won't be able to do any good. Meaning my tech support ticket won't solve anything until it's too late.
So I guess I'd best post this here, in re the McDaniel/Cochran race:
So I guess I'd best post this here, in re the McDaniel/Cochran race:
Terrific article. Thanks. The crying shame is that we could've had several *dozen* Brat-Cantor-type upsets, had the gun rights, tea party, conservative and Republican
communities graded honestly and lifted a finger. Not least, we could've forced Lindsey Graham into a runoff and then defeated him. For evidence, one need only see the Brat-Cantor race. Brat went from being down 33 points to winning by 12 in one month, thanks to haphazard grassroots and talking head support, and thanks to the endorsement, ads and robocalling for Brat by Gun Owners of America. Cantor was defeated despite the NRA endorsing and campaigning for him, despite GOA's failure to downgrade Cantor from an A to the D or F he deserves (thus undermining GOA's own national endorsement and spending for Brat) and despite the national Sterile Bee Queen "Tea Party" groups' passive-aggressive or open support for Cantor, open-immigration and amnesty. Lindsey Graham avoided a runoff by just 9% against 6 more conservative candidates. Given the rapid Brat swing, Graham could've easily lost by 9% instead, forced into a runoff, then defeated, if the major loyal American organizations and talking heads had lifted a finger. At least Graham was only rated C by GOA. But, had GOA's grade reflected GOA's observation of the effect of open immigration on gun rights, Graham would've been an F, that alone might have been enough to hold him to a runoff.
The national "Tea Party" groups "stayed out" of the Brat-Cantor race, yet immediately took credit for it in their typical, fraudulent, Nigerian-style fundraising emails. All major "Tea Party" groups either openly endorse amnesty or passive-aggressively support it (e.g., Club for Growth). Sal Russo's "Tea Party" Express has endorsed amnesty, < http://theteaparty.net/>TheTeaParty.net is in bed with the open-immigration San Francisco neo-"Libertarian" group The Independent Institute (effectively an "Immigration-Socialist" group), and "FreedomWorks" was founded by openly
pro-amnesty beltway lobbyist and Chamber of Commerce waterboy Dick "Amnesty" Armey. All these groups, including "Tea Party Patriots", suck money out of Tea Party candidate coffers with hysterical, fundraising cons claiming to support certain candidates or issues -- 95% of the money actually goes for lavish salaries and sweetheart consulting contracts.
Joe Miller has clearly and consistently opposed
and exposed amnesty in personal communications and campaign emails. e.g.,
< http://joemiller.us/2013/06/amnesty-another-ruling-class-effort-to-destroy-America > http://joemiller.us/2013/06/am...
Also, Miller's opponents are waterboys for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Hence, it's incredible that Miller has no NumbersUSA rating, which means either NumbersUSA neglected to send it to him and make sure he got it, or he declined or neglected to fill out their questionnaire. I emailed Miller and his campaign about this last week, so if he
refuses or neglects to reply or fill it out, then he will pay a price, including my support. I've been a Miller donor since 2010.
It's NOT About Hunting?
Well knock me over with a feather! [More]
If I can't take my Ma Deuce to the petting zoo, what the hell good is it?
If I can't take my Ma Deuce to the petting zoo, what the hell good is it?
Fair is Fair
Medical Marijuana Patients Can't Bring Up Drug's Medical Use In Federal Trial [More]Well, Wayne Fincher wasn't allowed to bring up Constitutional arguments and matters of law, so at least they're consistent...
Calling All U.S. ISIS Members
Seeing as how open carriers and their supporters are all domestic jihadists, shouldn't someone be telling them when and where the next meeting is going to be? [More]
When will orders come to saw some heads off and blow up some infidels?
Y'know, last time I was accused of having "an almost Islamist-like exclusionary world-view," it came from "our side."
When will orders come to saw some heads off and blow up some infidels?
Y'know, last time I was accused of having "an almost Islamist-like exclusionary world-view," it came from "our side."
Keys to the Kingdom
They can only be carried by officially-approved gatekeepers. [More]
Who thought the term "Authorized Journalists" was just a bit of snark on my part?
I can't begin to tell you how many times I've relied on SCOTUSblog to give the first word and the most expert analysis. Although I can guess...
And there are a few other issues that come to mind where "legitimate media" was busy sticking their thumbs up their collective hind quarters.
On the plus side, I'm betting the Government Sanctioned Media Corps will be better looking and have great hair. Back to you, Diane...
[Via Mack H]
Who thought the term "Authorized Journalists" was just a bit of snark on my part?
I can't begin to tell you how many times I've relied on SCOTUSblog to give the first word and the most expert analysis. Although I can guess...
And there are a few other issues that come to mind where "legitimate media" was busy sticking their thumbs up their collective hind quarters.
On the plus side, I'm betting the Government Sanctioned Media Corps will be better looking and have great hair. Back to you, Diane...
[Via Mack H]
Charlie's Idea of Great R&R
Nothing emboldens America's foreign enemies like seeing stuff like this... [More]
...and this (Warning-you'll have to wash your eyes out and your brain will still be indelibly stamped).
And nothing delights America's domestic enemies more.
[Via Florida Guy]
...and this (Warning-you'll have to wash your eyes out and your brain will still be indelibly stamped).
And nothing delights America's domestic enemies more.
[Via Florida Guy]
We're the Only Ones Killing (the) Bill Enough
It was a great session, marred only by the defeat of SB-296/HB-209 by Sen. Jeff Brandes and Rep. Heather Fitzenhagen. This was the bill to allow law-abiding citizens to carry their firearms with them during a mandatory evacuation under a declared state of emergency, rather than leave them in their homes for theft by looters or destruction by hurricanes or other disasters.
However, the Florida Sheriffs Association and numerous anti-gun sheriffs fought to kill the bill. [More]When would you need them more?
So the bottom line is, Jack Latvala and his coalition of police state-enabling RINO kapos and fascist enforcement thugs need to be booted the hell out of power.
And just to show our actions support the alarms we raise, every one of those sheriffs who pressed for citizen disarmament ought to have their departments denied training program participation.
Yeah, like that'll happen...
[Via Andrea Shea King]
Speaking of Crazies...
But crazies are ubiquitous at all levels in our society. [More]Boy, I'll say...
Isn't this the same narcissistic fanatic who is still defending his being totally wrong about "hundreds of millions" starving to death in the 1970s due to "overpopulation"?
It figures he doesn't know a thing about guns and what the Founders "intended."
And it figures the Prozi environmentlcases deem this sanctimonious ignoramus a "global thought leader."
[Via EB]
Speaking of Folly at the Core...
Though well intended, the proposals are folly at the core, said G.A. Buie, principal of Eudora High School in Kansas and president-elect of the 20,000-member National Association of Secondary School Principals. [More]OK, G.A...What a bunch of pathetic excuses you excrete.
Say, right now, you hear shots in your building. You hear children entrusted to your care screaming and running in panic.
The shots are getting closer.
What are YOU prepared to do?
Shut up, G.A. No adult who matters cares what you have to say.
[Via bondmen]
Forget the Brad Pitt Crap
And focus on the man's convictions. [More]
His opponent gets an F.
Why he hasn't gotten on board with this yet is a question those supporting his campaign ought to be pressing him on. Anyone who argues it's not gun-related is either not paying attention or...
[Via Fresch Fisch]
His opponent gets an F.
Why he hasn't gotten on board with this yet is a question those supporting his campaign ought to be pressing him on. Anyone who argues it's not gun-related is either not paying attention or...
[Via Fresch Fisch]
That IS Seriously Messed Up
Still, the giveaway sparked some heated response online. One comment on the church’s Facebook page was: “God Does NOT Condone GUNS, VIOLENCE or WAR!” Another person wrote: “I literally cannot believe you are giving away assault rifles on Father’s Day … That is seriously messed up.” [More]That is messed up -- such attitudes, that is...
The Facebook page is interesting. Oh, I see a "former" Only One has weighed in, babbling about hunting or some such nonsense, and evidently totally ignorant of the law, which is hardly surprising...
Again, seriously messed up...
[Via Michael G]
You Say You Want a Revolution
The founder of the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity and former CIA hand Robert David Steele is predicting Arab Spring-style revolutions in the US and UK and that the 1% will be overthrown. [More]The guy sounds like a flaming "carrying capacity of Earth" Bolshevik, but he may be on to something.
Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You
LAPD Declares Unlawful Assembly After Mexico Soccer Fans Rally, Shoot Off Fireworks [More]Gosh, and those types of fireworks are illegal in California ... you'd almost think these revelers were predisposed to break the laws or something...
At least with the fireworks part, the Prozis are busy going after those trying to comply with the law: They continually try to ban the so-called "safe and sane" state-approved kind that are legal (whistlers, fountains, and the like) that are sold by nonprofits over the Fourth of July period in cities that allow it. A volunteer group can make several thousands of dollars in just a few days to help pay for band/sports equipment and/or uniforms, charity efforts, and the like, so naturally, all such efforts must be condemned and halted.
Bionic Freeloaders
For all your spamming needs:
That appears to be all "arthurboyz" does:
That indicates he gets paid to spam articles to get "free" advertising.
Why would anyone do business with a company that employs such parasitic and corrupt marketing practices? Why would you give them your credit card information? And are they authorized to use Lee Majors' images as The Six Million Dollar Man to sell their video?
I think I'll ask them. Let me publish this first to get a url, and then I'll do an update...
UPDATE-- There we go:
I think I'll ask them. Let me publish this first to get a url, and then I'll do an update...
UPDATE-- There we go:
This Day in History: June 24
The advance of a large body of Greek Indians, headed by a number of their most celebrated chiefs, and warriors, and a British Officer, was announced at half after one o'clock this morning by a most furious attack upon Lieut. ColQ Posey's light Company, placed for the protection of two field pieces, a little in the rear of his Battallion. Their onset was impetuous, and their numbers so superior, as to cause that little gallant corps to fall back a few paces, which put the enemy for a few moments in possession of that artillery, but immediately rallying under the Conduct of Captain Parker, [More]
Monday, June 23, 2014
Bloomberg’s support of Cochran puts gun groups on spot to justify ‘A’ ratings
That said, of more immediate shared concern for NRA and GOA should be what they intend to do now that Bloomberg has thrown his support behind Cochran. Will GOA modify its grade, and come up with compelling reasons for doing so? Will NRA rescind its endorsement and back challenger McDaniel? Will they do it now, today, and make their voices heard loud and clear, for maximum impact, and to help counter an influx of Democrat crossover voters? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes mixed messages that could cause a good candidate to lose, not to mention call some credibility into question that ought not to be.
Last Night on Armed American Radio
GREAT show! NRA’s Catherine Mortenson, Human Events and AAR Washington Editor-Neil McCabe, US Congressman Jack Kingston, famed trainer Rob Pincus, journalist Charles Johnson, David Codrea, from Sportsman Steel Safes, Matt Thompson and more!
A Mapmaking Expedition
Over at Guns Save Lives... [More]
Unfortunately, there's no way to show unreported incidents, where a gun was presented, no shots were fired, and no police report was made and/or it didn't make the papers.
[Via Florida Guy]
Unfortunately, there's no way to show unreported incidents, where a gun was presented, no shots were fired, and no police report was made and/or it didn't make the papers.
[Via Florida Guy]
Follow the Bouncing Ball
I'm starting to think "hickenlooper" is a noun referring to someone who employs circular arguments, or hickenloops, that go all over the place only to end up where they started after pi$$ing everybody off. [More]
I don't see how the "reporter" concluded serial obfuscation and reversals "clarify" anything.
And I still want to hear somebody sing that blues song...
[Via cydl]
I don't see how the "reporter" concluded serial obfuscation and reversals "clarify" anything.
And I still want to hear somebody sing that blues song...
[Via cydl]
What Fates Impose, that Men Must Needs Abide
If it's all an illusion, and there's no such thing as free will, then how can anyone be held accountable for what they do? [More]
Gee, sorry, couldn't help myself with all that background noise...
This must be why we who believe in individual responsibility are so fundamentally wrong.
There are exploitable implications, aren't there?
Gee, sorry, couldn't help myself with all that background noise...
This must be why we who believe in individual responsibility are so fundamentally wrong.
There are exploitable implications, aren't there?
There Is a Rose in Spanish Harlem
Through immigration and redistricting, what is now New York’s 13th Congressional District — a seat Rangel has held since 1971 and viewed as the center of New York’s modern black political power structure — has experienced a seismic demographic shift from majority black to majority Hispanic. [More]Yeah, keep siding with that fundamental transformation. Then find out how expendable you are.
Leave it to WaPo Prozis to use a phrase like "attended by New York’s black political royalty" with not just a straight face, but a fawning one.
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!
Jay Carney during a White House press briefing (6/27/2012): "The president did not know about this tactic until he heard about it through the media; the attorney general did not know about it." [More]Yeah, sure.
Anyone who believes Number 8 surprised them believes in Underpants Gnomes.
If Only There Were No Guns
Police said the driver fired multiple shots into Shamburger’s car, striking him and causing him to crash into a utility pole. The shooter then fled. He was described as a black male 18 to 25 years old. [More]Well, if that doesn't justify disarming all of us, nothing does.
A Grimm Prognosis
For gun nuts, Dale Norman had just become their very own Rose Parks. [More]It figures someone so contemptuous of rights wouldn't even get her name right. It's not like the "A" is next to the "E" on keyboards, so he can't claim it's just a typo.
All he has are childish insults that barely disguise his impotent rage.
If you think about it, that's a good thing.
Protecting the Second
Claire Wolfe explains how those pushing for "universal background checks" are subverting the Fourth Amendment, too. Good stuff -- share it. [More]
Red Alert?
GUN GRAB ALERT! UN Caught Posting New York "DDR" Jobs for DISARMAMENT! [Watch]
Looks real to me--the job, that is. What it ultimately means in terms of real and imminent danger, vs. another ineffectual a bureaucratic placement, is unknown.
Here's a detailed job description. I can't open a related PeopleSoft link without enabling cookies, something I'm not prepared to do at the moment.
"Caught" implies they were trying to hide it. The opening could be related to administrative functions following Obama and Kerry acting like the ATT is something they have legitimate executive authority to regard as de facto ratified. I'd also need to know if such a position has ever been filled here before and what those people did. While I wouldn't be inclined to jump to such "definitive" conclusions, this certainly merits being looked into.
[Via Dave Licht]
The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Superman had X-ray vision. Now, so does the United States military, in the form of an X-ray gun that can see through fabric, rubber and aluminum to find drugs, money, explosive liquids and even people. [More]For some reason I'm reminded of a Family Guy episode...
[Via Florida Guy]
