By Popular Demand

Popular gun rights writer David Codrea noted ... in his Examiner.com blog that he “warned back in 2009 that Obama’s pick to head the [federal job safety] agency, David Michaels, was strongly anti-gun and committed to using regulatory schemes to get his way.” [More]

Well, thank you for the kind characterization, and I can only wish, but in truth, one Miley Cyrus crotch-grabbing story in the "legitimate" press will attract more eyes in a day than the entire body of my work has done since I first started.

The ol' pH Factor 'n all...

We're the Only Ones Family-Oriented Enough

I am taking care of me… I am afraid. At that moment I did not know he was handcuffed. I responded the way I was trained to respond. I reacted to what I saw. If I fail, I don’t come home to my family.”[More]

We could say the same thing...

[Via Florida Guy]

Expanded Self-Defense

How to record police encounters without losing your video [More] 

This helps answer a question pondered here.

[Via Florida Guy] 

Welcome to America, Where Obedience is King!

Today's One-Minute Activism

We can do better than this (poll on right side of article). [More]

Take it and get others to follow suit.

#WeAreEverywhere

We’re going through the proper process for transitioning our Demand Action page to ‘Everytown,’ which takes a few weeks, and acquiring trademark protection for both Everytown and Everytown for Gun Safety. Once that happens, we expect Facebook to shoo these cybersquattters politely off this name/page.” [More]

Hey, what happened to getting there first? These dopes never thought of claiming names before they committed to them?

Should we let them know about this, too? [UPDATE: And this?]

Here's one thing they can't derail: They're promulgating the Twitter hashtag #WeAreEverytown which just cries out to be met with #WeAreEverywhere.

[Via Dave Workman]

Jon Seidel, Authorized Journalist

So he allegedly pulled a blue-steel Intratec .22-caliber submachine gun... [More]

One of these?

Gee, where have we run into this before?

[Via Florida Guy]

We're the Only Ones Commissioned Enough

The murderous Fort Hood shooting spree last week could have been prevented if military leaders were allowed to carry firearms on base, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul said Sunday. [More]

Great idea Mike-- that way, only MAJOR Hassan would have been armed for the first shooting spree!

No wonder YOU'RE chairman!

UPDATE: It's been pointed out I overlooked the part about "senior enlisted men," so do I need to add the category of "NCOOs"...?

[Via Nicki]

Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself

That and executive orders... [More]

I wonder if they've thought through the enforcement implications, particularly with so many of us who just won't play.

A Message from Mike

He can also call me if there's anything that needs to be passed along.

An Idea Whose Time Hasn't Come

Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) has introduced a bill called the "Contempt Act," which would prevent current and future federal employees from collecting their taxpayer-funded salaries as long as they're being held in contempt of Congress. [More]

Unfortunately:

Prognosis 18% chance of getting past committee.
5% chance of being enacted.

Contemptible.

This Day in History: April 17

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