Sunday, May 31, 2015

Before and After

What a difference an hour makes:
The story so far is here and here.

Another One Bites the Dust



In addition to the first article,* another article was just "unpublished" by the "gatekeepers" at Examiner.com. Here is the excuse they used:
The thing is, this person is making that up as a phony excuse to suppress this article-- I never submitted this article by claiming "newsworthy" status, but merely submitted it as a subjective column, which they publish all the time. See? The box wasn't checked and they know it.

Here is what they don't want you to see:
EIN News features ‘unpublished’ Gun Rights Examiner article





The unexplained removal of an article relevant to readers of this column prevents not only them from seeing it, but also journalists subscribing to the EIN News service, effectively suppressing the information from the public.
The unexplained removal of an article relevant to readers of this column prevents not only them from seeing it, but also journalists subscribing to the EIN News service, effectively suppressing the information from the public.
Screen shots by D. Codrea

“Embattled Hastert was no friend to gun owners despite ‘A’ rating,” one of the linked headlines in the Saturday EIN Newsdesk alert informed subscribers. The service, maintained by professional editors, provides subject-customized news monitoring and distribution “for journalists and other professionals world-wide who are deeply involved in very specific topics. Our vertical niche publications reach industry leaders and decision makers...”

The problem is, any journalists, industry leaders and decision makers clicking on the link will get an “Uh-oh” 404 message (“Not Found”). That’s because, for reasons not yet explained, on Friday, shortly after the article was published, the story was taken down from Examiner.com by unknown company moderators without explaining the reason behind the decision.

“This article has been unpublished by staff,” a note on the publishing/editing tool advised, something discovered purely by chance after I saw the column had disappeared from the Gun Rights Examiner home page. “Contact support with any questions.”

That was Friday, and despite multiple emails, no answer to the query has yet been received, leading to speculation why this was done in the absence of any “official” word. Whatever it was, it did not trouble the editors at EIN News, who, before it had been taken down without notice, thought the story significant enough to include in their alert to industry professionals. Maybe it’s all a mistake, or maybe there’s a technical reason -- or maybe it’s a matter of some arbitrarily-interpreted “standards” violation, except Examiner has featured one of the potential triggers in numerous headlines, not to mention actively promoted regular columns that are NSFW (by a long “shot,” if you care to risk reading the last paragraph). Since they have not responded to queries to explain why the column was pulled, all that’s left is to guess. Or perhaps all that's needed is for someone with an axe to grind to click on the "Report this content!" link accompanying all articles on this site. Pending a response, which I will make available to readers either here or at The War on Guns blog, the article has been reposted in total on that blog so that readers can see it for themselves.

In the meantime, while all the “real reporters/legitimate news media/Authorized Journalists” are repeating salacious speculations about the unfolding Dennis Hastert scandal, and generally parroting the work of others and rewriting (rewording) stories off the same sheet, none of the journalists are likely to see a dimension to discussions about the former Speaker that no one else is talking about: How he promoted ending all private sales at gun shows and denying handguns to citizens old enough to vote, marry, and enlist in the military, and how he was given an “A” rating by the National Rifle Association after doing so.

That means most news consumers, and most gun owners, for that matter, will never learn of it either. What remains to be seen is if this follow-up article will be allowed, or removed once posted. That will tell much to gun rights advocates looking for uncensored information they’re not getting anywhere else.

*Text and link added.

EIN News features ‘unpublished’ Gun Rights Examiner article

The problem is, any journalists, industry leaders and decision makers clicking on the link will get an “Uh-oh” 404 message (“Not Found”). That’s because, for reasons not yet explained, on Friday, shortly after the article was published, the story was taken down from Examiner.com by unknown company moderators without explaining the reason behind the decision. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes you can't stop the signal-- even if those trying are ostensibly there to amplify it. Now we'll see if they "unpublish" this one, too.

"Unpublished" Examiner Article

This is what has been removed from the Examiner.com site. I am posting it here to keep the information from being suppressed. I'm also going to continue tracking down why it was torpedoed in the first place.
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Embattled Hastert was no friend to gun owners despite ‘A’ rating

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has been indicted on “one count each of structuring currency transactions to evade currency transaction reports and making a false statement to the FBI,” NBC News reported Friday. Further reports citing “two federal law enforcement officials” suggest the politician-turned lobbyist has been paying hush money to cover up sexual abuse accusations dating back to when he was a high school teacher and wrestling coach.

That the charges come now, when Hillary Clinton’s star is rising amidst allegations of her past improprieties, is perhaps to be expected as a politically smart way to take such focus off the presumptive Democrat front-runner. In any case, it illustrates that the greatest danger to Republicans comes not from principled conservatives criticizing betrayals by party elites, but from those elites’ own actions. It also makes it fair to wonder if anyone else in the leadership is similarly vulnerable and compromised – a theory some have suggested as a potential explanation for a succession of seeming surrenders following last November's political polarity shift.

In any case, gun owners with long memories will shed no tears over Hastert being in the hot seat. Many of us still remember May, 1999, when, per CNN, “House Speaker Dennis Hastert entered the fierce debate on gun control ... saying he favored raising the minimum age for owning a handgun to 21 and requiring background checks for all sales at gun shows.”

It was especially “puzzling” at the time, as “[a]n aide from [then-Senate Majority Leader Trent] Lott's office told CNN that ... the gun control issue is not slated to come up in the House of Representatives anytime soon.”

“Where the hell is it within the Constitutional powers of the federal government to enact any kind of gun control legislation at all?” I asked in an angry open letter response to Hastert. “Where the hell do you get off endorsing a handgun ban for a segment of our population that is old enough to vote, to marry, to parent and to go to war and die protecting your sorry politically opportunistic @$$?”

Adding insult to injury, the following month, Hastert refused to use his position of influence “to ‘whip’ members into a unified party line” on guns, The Los Angeles Times noted. “Hastert has spoken favorably of new gun safety measures since the Littleton, Colo., high school massacre.”

Curiously, even after those betrayals, NRA still gave Hastert an “A” rating. Evidently giving them some of what they wanted, including access to his office, was enough to induce Fairfax to overlook the infringements he favored imposing. In any case, with the triumphant attacks on Republicans that are certain to come (and the “progressive” braying has already predictably started), principled “no compromise” gun owners can at least prove a substantial level of separation from the inevitable guilt-by-association conflation.

UPDATE: Indications are the allegations concern sexual misconduct with a student.


Friday, May 29, 2015

Embattled Hastert was no friend to gun owners despite ‘A’ rating

In any case, gun owners with long memories will shed no tears over Hastert being in the hot seat. Many of us still remember May, 1999, when, per CNN, “House Speaker Dennis Hastert entered the fierce debate on gun control ... saying he favored raising the minimum age for owning a handgun to 21 and requiring background checks for all sales at gun shows.” [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner notes a guy who wasn't one of ours, despite what the grades say.  Hey -- maybe allegations of sexual misconduct with a high school student explain why Hastert wanted to keep them disarmed for a few more years -- and maybe they call them RINOs because they're horny...?

UPDATE: WTF?  I have an email in. There is absolutely no legitimate reason for this.

Dobyns Update

A thorough examination of the allegations of fraud and misconduct leveled against DOJ’s attorneys in their handling of my lawsuit remains ongoing. [More]
These things take time. And a toll on those pursuing them...

For the government, it's easy. They've got unlimited resources and a whole bureaucracy incentivized to insulate. But numbers notwithstanding, what they don't have is that all-important component we talked about earlier  -- will.

We're seeing that here.

Why Not Obamaguncare?

Hey, it's a right, isn't it? Even more so than "health care"? [More]

Demand making it mandatory for all Americans, with government subsidies for the "underprivileged," and see how the Prozis howl.

Just meet objections with a haughty Pelosian "Are you serious?"

Your Papers...

You don't think it's actually a right, do you? [More]

Like Peas and Carrots

A new analysis of 2013 polling data on gun control that appeared yesterday on a blog from the London School of Economics and Political Science shows a majority of Democrats favor stricter gun laws, while coincidentally this morning’s Rasmussen Reports reveals a new survey showing more Democrats think illegal immigrants should be allowed to vote. [More]
I wonder if there's any connection...?

Most Aren't All That Clear on "Dig-Your-Grave" Laws, Either

Media STILL Doesn’t Understand “Stand-Your-Ground” [More]
It's true that most "Authorized Journalists" don't let personal ignorance get in the way of acting like they know what the hell they're talking about. The more insidious threat comes from those who do, and lie/suppress the truth anyway.

[Via Michael G]

Signs of the Times

Helping is quite simple. While you are out running errands, or if you have some time to be proactive and go check the doors and signs at local government places... Take a moment to snap a picture of the sign, note the address, write down who the controlling government agency is, and email it all to us at: GunBusters@FloridaCarry.org   [More]
Spreading the word to Florida gun owners seems a splendid Five-Minute Activism task for today.

A Few Bad Apples

Prosecutorial and police misconduct are often dismissed as just a few bad apples doing a few bad apple-ish things. But what happens when it’s entrenched and systemic and goes unchecked for years? That looks to be the case in Orange County, California, where the situation got so completely out of hand this spring that Superior Court Judge Thomas Goethals issued an order disqualifying the entire Orange County District Attorney’s Office (that’s all 250 prosecutors) from continuing to prosecute a major death penalty case. [More]
Who thinks this is the only barrel full, and that the same findings could not be reproduced throughout the (former) Republic?

Funny, how "progressive" Slate knows how corrupt everything is, yet still does everything in its power to ensure a monopoly of violence entrusted to the abusers, and to condemn the egalitarian power-sharing afforded by the uninfringed right to keep and bear arms. It's part of that differing "solutions" to the same perceived problem I referred to in the previous post.

[Via Michael G]

The Eve of Destruction

While some with opposing ideologies will no doubt share similar perceptions of the problem, it's the differing "solutions" from where the conflicts will arise. [More]

This "communitarian" bullshit is a "progressive" idea whose time has come -- and gone, yielding misery, destruction and genocide.

We are living in incredibly dangerous transformative times. Many who do not pray now will take up the practice as things continue to unfold.

[Via Len Savage]

A Capital Idea

What? You mean the First Amendment doesn't apply either? [More]

Shooting at Will

Having the means and training alone doesn't cut it and never has. [More]

Will is the key to victory or defeat -- within an individual, within a group and within a population.

This Day in History: May 29

I am also informed from West point, that the Measles is very prevalent among the Troops in that Garrison, which absolutely requires their being supplied with a proportion of fresh Meats, for those who are sick. [More]

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Newsweek spreads ‘terror loophole’ fraud with terror tactics of its own

“Individuals on the consolidated terrorist watch list -- including notorious terrorists such as Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri -- attempted to purchase guns from licensed dealers,” Parsons and Sofer bemoan. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes he would have gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for those darned "common sense gun safety" advocates.

None Dare Call Them "Thug"

A 31-year-old woman and a young boy were shot in the head Thursday, becoming Baltimore’s 37th and 38th homicide victims so far this month, the city’s deadliest in 15 years. Meanwhile, arrests have plunged: Police are booking fewer than half the number of people they pulled off the streets last year. [More]
Damn racist white devils, and let's hear it for the "Only Ones" -- they'll protect us!

If this doesn't convince everyone of the need for universal background checks, nothing will!

UPDATE:
Family members identified the victims to 11 News as Jennifer Jeffrey and Kester "Tony" Browne. Relatives said Jeffrey just got married a month ago to her husband, who is currently serving a 20-year prison term on felony assault and gun charges.
Well I'll be darned-- "a gun in the home" can endanger women and children -- as long as they're part of a violent criminal subculture!

Earth-Shattering News!

ADVERTISING IS MANIPULATIVE AND STUPID! BUYING WOMEN JEWELS INCREASES LIKELIHOOD OF GETTING LAID! [More]
Fortunately, the headcases at Media Matters don't need to advertise, because their bills are paid.  And they're not all that interested in women, either, from what I hear...

They Want You Dead

Literally. [More]

See anybody on the list who opposes citizen disarmament?

[Via Florida Guy]  

A Proven Threat to Others

Anyone who would do this to someone for the reason stated... [More]

[Via Mack H]

A "Progressive" Idea

You know, return to segregation... [More]

Only by going backward can we go forward, or something all Opposite Day-confirming like that...

[Via Mack H]

Good Gopher?

We'll see if they accept the urls I submitted... [More]

[Via Florida Guy]   

Buy One Get One Free

Judge denies ‘admin. stay’ in District of Columbia CCW case; Salem rally set [More]
Workman is offering a twofer...

Show Me the Money

This reflects a sick, twisted, and depraved set of values. [More]
It also kind of explains Bloomberg's MO of buying his way.

Influencing the Culture

Cultural influencers include Russell Simmons, Aasif Mandvi, Alyssa Milano, Padma Lakshmi, John Hodgman, Amanda Peet, Melissa Joan Hart, Tiffani Thiessen, Tunde Adebimpe, Mario Batali, and Perez Hilton. [More]
I was trying to figure out what influences they had, and then thought maybe "trichomonas vaginalis" should go in front of "culture"...

If people are really looking for something orange to wear on June 2, there are "Guns Save Lives" stickers that should do the trick nicely...

From the "Because Only Whites Can be Racists" Department...

THIS IS INDEED A CALL TO ACTION FOR EVERY AFRIKAN REVOLUTIONARY ON THE PLANET TO KILL ALL WHITE DEVILS AND RECLAIM YOUR RIGHTFUL POSITION AS RIGHTEOUS RULERS. [More]
Well alrighty then.

[Via Florida Guy]   

Sons of "Apostasy"

[More]

This one resulted in some interesting back-and-forth in my head.  


[Via Florida Guy]   

IFC Alert

Just as we predicted, the Omnibus Firearms Bill has gone to a conference committee. This means 10 legislators will almost certainly decide the fate of everything in this bill. [More]
Includes contact information.

Cruz Control?

"Did GOA call you?" a friend asked last night. "You know, about the Cruz thing."

They were going to call people who signed up for their tele-town hall meeting so gun owners could ask questions of the candidate. Not only did I not get a call, which I'd like to attribute to more interested participation than they could accommodate, but I can't find any after-action reports, including entries on their Twitter/Facebook feeds, and their dedicated "town hall" site page gives a "404" message.

Likewise, Cruz's social media accounts are silent on this.

I'm going to try to get some answers. In the mean time, anybody know what happened?  Here's hoping the Prozis haven't scared candidates away with their "racism" lies.

The Lesser of Two Evils?

Pataki? [More]

Really?

But...but...but... court nominees!

What about 'em?

At least with a Dem, prags won't be able to delude themselves and talk others into thinking gun owners have anything other than a committed enemy in the White House.

This Day in History: May 28

As the war is now brought to a close and it is supposed the army will soon be disbanded it becomes my duty to complete the Maps we have compiled in such a manner as to make them answer the most general use. I presume a publication of them will be deemed indispensable towards giving the world that clear knowlege of the operations of a war, to which the present revolution and the establishment of a new empire is owing, which its importance and Justice to the merits of the principal actors in it may deserve. [More]

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Weekend rally to defy new Oregon gun edict

Standing against politicians bought by a billionaire obsessed with controlling others are defiant gun owners, who will not comply and who will not back down. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes the Prozis have bought themselves a "law" -- now all they need to do is enforce it.

The Old Stall Tactic

It's what Prozis do when they know they're losing. [More]

Also from Workman: The Duke's birthday. I'll hold on the celebration until I clear something up.

Pay No Attention to This

It has nothing to do with the "single issue." [More]

If you don't believe that, just ask NRA.

Unimaginable

Being the oxymoronically-named Josh Earnest... [More]

Unheard Of

A gun shop in Virginia? Outrageous! [More]

What ever happened to "home rule"?  You know, where we rule your home? And no, of course the reverse doesn't apply when we wish to enact "common sense gun safety measures" that encompass Everyperson in Everyhome in Everytown...

[Via Michael G]

Pre-Programmed Bias

Soon to be live-streamed to the chip in your brain... [More]

[Via bondmen]

Knife Rights News Slice™ eBlast

Texas Sen. Whitmire Playing Dirty Political Trick -  Knife Rights' "Illegal Knife" Ban Repeal Bill Yanked - CALL TODAY! Pass It On! [More]
If you're from Texas, make this today's Five-Minute Activism project. If you're not, make it your task to tell friends who are about this.

Let's Make a Deal!

Clem, who likes to promote himself as a friend to gun owners, sold his vote to the Speaker, and voted to impose the universal background check bill on gun owners. But he insisted that he’d extracted some concessions for his sell out. The “dash 9″ amendments appear to be the “great bargain” he struck. So what did Clem get? Under this amendment, not only could you lend a firearm to a friend to go hunting, but he could also have it while going to and from hunting! Wow. [More]
With friends like these, who needs enemas?

These self-appointed "negotiators" always offer chips that don't belong to them.

Bad Conduct

That'll teach her. [More]

This is clearly someone who doesn't fit in with the new ethos.

It's Not Just About Guns

Anyone telegraphing not just his intentions but his moves that way, especially taking almost a full second for windup and delivery, would not only not get through on someone who knows what they're doing, but has left himself open for a multitude of crippling reflexive counter-attack options. [More

Don't rely exclusively on a gun.

I guess I'm just upset because they referred to a 63-year-old as "elderly."

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

And Thank You for Your Service

This is symptomatic of a larger plot. [More]

Against this, among other things.

Lefty with a Gun

If I were an FFL or range owner, I'd tell the damned enabler to get the hell off my premises. [More]

[Via Michael G]

#CutTheCheck

Nice to see it's all about principle. [More]

[Via Harvey]

We're the Only Ones Taciturn Enough

Hartford Police Have Little To Say About Pastor's Shooting [More]
I suppose they could say "All our Connecticut 'gun control' laws have absolutely no effect on that 'string of gun violence in Hartford over the past several weeks,' and us being the Only Ones trusted to keep and bear arms actually makes things more dangerous for everybody" but then again, that's not the line they're paid to parrot.

[Via William T]

We're the Only Ones Patrolling Enough

The two officers posed in front of the sign with patrol rifles. [More]
Nice to see these boys sensitive to a public interest not to stir the pot. Or should I say "private interests," since they're the ones who pay the price, while those at the trough use reactions to make the case for even more transfers of wealth?

Guess what turns the very same firearms into "assault rifles"?

[Via bondmen]

How About #InnocentLivesMatter?

Hmmm... [More]

Hmmm...

Those are some example being set of what life would be like without official violence.

At least Cleveland's been surprisingly OK after the Brelo verdict.

This is a job for Reverend Al! If anybody can light a fire, he can!

Workman has some observations about blame.

Fourth Estate Fifth Columnist in Training

Ethnic Minorities Deserve Safe Spaces Without White People ... White people may experience occasional and unacceptable prejudice, but not racism. [More]
Says the racist segregationist...

The rant speaks volumes about academia and the training it provides budding "journalists." The decision to post this speaks volumes of the evil minds behind HuffPo.  The 119K Facebook "likes" this article has garnered thus far speaks volumes about its "progressive" readership.

This kind of hate is not as rare as we might comfort ourselves to imagine.

No wonder they want our guns.

We're the Only Ones Custodial Enough

Authorities say an off-duty police officer has been arrested in connection to a double shooting believed to have stemmed from an ongoing child custody dispute. [More]
What was that Norman Bates line?

[Via Steve G]

Common Sense Drug Control

If you can't keep drugs out of the controlled environment of prison, what level of control must be exercised to control guns in society? [More]

[Via bondmen]

‘Gun shop’ wasn’t only thing fake in CeaseFire ‘social experiment’ PSA

It had previously been known that the “gun store proprietor” behind the counter was an actor -- and one who has previously made a living glorifying fake “gun violence” -- but up until now, speculation on if the “customers” were also plants has been just that. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report provides another venue to expose the deceptive tactics of the AstroTurf gungrabbers in their desperation to influence public opinion.

The Best Laid Schemes o' Mice an' Mechanical Men

Hackers wanted, inquire within. [More]

Actually, that may not be necessary if past precedents of "servants" becoming the masters hold true. The ones smart enough to turn their wealthy "employers" into "cyborgs" will no doubt be smart enough to realize the power potential this will give them.

Liberty Arms Expo 2015

[Click to enlarge]
Arms Expo is a gun expo and patriot campout for the whole family. Join us for two days of outdoor events, speakers, family activities, vendors, and private gun sales. [More]
June 20-21 in Yakima.  Mike Vanderboegh will be among the speakers.

I'll be doing an article with more details in the near future. In the mean time, please make sharing their website link today's Five-Minute Activism project.  And while you're at it, they could really use a hand.

Sympathy for the Devil

This tells you all you need to know about whether ATF should stay or go. [More]
There's a reason the Prozis want to bury it beneath more insulating layers.

And there's a reason gun owners should oppose that.

It's not about "staying or going," since the functions will remain.

What they're doing here should be obvious to anyone with an eye on the ball.

A Reminder...

...about Mike's itinerary... [More]

Think of the toll being on the road like this must take. Not to be overly-melodramatic, but a prayer for our friend's well-being and safe return seems appropriate. As does a show of earthly support.

¡Adios, America!

“This has been our law for 50 years now, and I blame the Republicans for idiotically continuing it,” she continues. [More]
You'll get no argument from me.

This isn't a racial thing. That's just something the Prozis throw out there to scare people away from addressing what it is -- an irreconcilable cultural/ideological thing, moving us closer to a system of coercion and force and control by those who have no intention of securing the Blessings of Liberty, but in fact, achieving quite the opposite.

Neat media trick, though, where they get to paint someone -- in this case, a Mitt Romney cheerleader and friend of Bill Maher -- as being "extreme" on an issue.  They do the same thing with NRA, accusing it of being uncompromising, and calling politicians like George Bush and John McCain "right wing conservatives." That allows anyone more principled to be dismissed as a homegrown terrorist and domestic enemy.

This Day in History: May 26

I am at this Time from Motives of Humanity induced to Address Your Excellency. Richd Dickinson a Tenant and Prisoner of the Saragthtoga Convention was some time Since artfully made Drunk and inlisted by Captain Conner in Colo. Willets Regiment of State Levies and since forced from his Family who being peculiarly Circumstanced are reduced to extreem distress... [More]

Monday, May 25, 2015

A Scary Place

“The world is a very scary place right now, especially for people of means; they feel cornered and threatened”... [More]
Awww.

You guys should see what the rest of us are faced with.

So that's why so many elitists fund citizen disarmament, and not a one has stepped up to the plate to counter Bloomberg dollar-for-dollar? And why even "conservative" Kochsuckers are abetting the grand sellout?

That said, anything given, that allows people to avoid working for themselves, generally isn't appreciated and used wisely. If an "angel" did come forward, it would just give the slacktivists more of an excuse to keep doing nothing. I just find it instructive, that's all, that no billionaire has ponied up $50M or so because he believes the right of the people to keep and bear arms is actually necessary.

Practical Reality

Seems to me if we can be trusted "when the team is up against it -- and the breaks are beating the boys," we can be trusted ALL the time. [More]

They're admitting they don't have the manpower to enforce their stupid, presumptuous rules. They're also admitting the act of being armed alone is not a threat -- it's how people conduct themselves.

This Day in History: May 25

With great satisfaction I inform you the King of Great Britain, over the great water, hath made peace with all your elder Brothers in America, hath declared them an independent people and hath given up all right and claim to this Country, and to the Government thereof. This great event I congratulate you upon. I shall send you shortly the articles of Peace by your friend Colonel Martin our Agent appointed for Indian affairs and hope they will give you Joy. [More]

Friday, May 22, 2015

Group Used Actors for NYC Gun Store Facade

“Actors are interviewed on camera in a fake gun store,” the permits’ scene descriptions reveal. [More]
We knew the store was fake and the "proprietor" was an actor. My Freedom of Information request produced the permits showing the "customers' were actors as well. So when States United Against Gun Violence aka CeaseFire tells us it was "a hidden camera social experiment to debunk safety myths," the only myth that's been debunked here is their sneaky con job attempt at manipulation.

Also, it seems no paperwork was required to control all that "inventory," which, per New York law, also applies to "prop guns."

Includes links to permits and correspondence.

Republican 'leaders' block and derail campus carry in Nevada

Naturally, they both have excuses. Per the Reno Gazette Journal, Brower, “said his committee would not hear the bill because it lacked the support necessary to pass his committee,” and Roberson evidently thought prohibiting those convicted of domestic violence from gun ownership (!) was cause enough to leave all people vulnerable to campus violence. That campus carry won’t have support if the "leadership" isn’t making it a priority and an expectation becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes it's not just Democrats we need to guard against.

The Color Orange

I guess that's one way for the antis to make their numbers appear larger than they are. [More]

Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent

And all-around press flack for the antis... [More]

One source, VPC, no alternatives allowed, even though they are readily available, and this is "news"?

So there have been no lives saved, no DGUs?

The overwhelming number of them without firing a shot...?

Want to compare "concealed carry killers' to "Only Ones," Freddie, you "Authorized Journalist/Legitimate News Media/Real Reporter" hack?

[Via Neil W]

UPDATE: And I learned from his Twitter feeds that Freddie is one of those  who don't trust the police to do the right thing by the community-- which makes his stumping for them being "Only Ones" all the more of a disconnect with anything resembling logic.

Axis Sally and Tokyo Rose...

Meet Jihad Jane. [More]

They seem  to attract their share of American fools -- assuming the posters aren't all part of the shill game. I notice Mike's comment was deleted.

Anybody think these foreign enemy propagandists publish anything that isn't Ayatollah-approved?

Hack Attack


Someone is posting a lot of T&A photos.

What's disappointing, but not surprising, is the number of visitors who don't recognize a hack when they see one, and are vowing to have nothing to do with OK because they assume the photos were authorized.

So When Do the Riots Start

I guess "Hands up, don't shoot" doesn't apply when you've bound them... [More]

Predictably, this comment appeared under my article from one of the serial trolls:
This from the side that started Moms Demand THE DAY AFTER Sandy Hook, impatiently anticipating the opportunity to hit the ground running.

Me, I like this comment left at Mike's.

We're the Only Ones Toilet Trained Enough

Capitol Police set for toilet training after breaking ‘rule number one,’ leaving guns in lavatories [More]
Actually, if they have to unstrap, shouldn't it be rule number two?

But We Need It Just in Case

FBI admits no major cases cracked with Patriot Act snooping powers [More]
I also can't help but wonder how many jihadis have been taken down at the gate by TSA.

This Day in History: May 22

That Mr. Dana be informed that the Treaties lately entered into for restoring peace, have caused such an alteration in the affairs of these States, as to have removed the primary object of his mission to the Court of Russia, the acquisition of new supports to their Independence... [More]

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Emergency Response

Persons evacuating from a designated mandatory evacuation zone can lawfully carry firearms without license for up to 48 hours while in the process of evacuating. [More]
Florida Carry notes a simple change, effective immediately, that they helped bring about to "allow lawful gun owners to bring their guns with them during an emergency rather than being forced to leave them behind to fall in to the hands of looters or be destroyed in a disaster."

GOA supporters to question presidential hopefuls in ‘tele-town hall meeting'

In a way, that could end up being a litmus test of sorts by which gun owners will be able to separate politicians who will stand with them from those who will abandon them and turn tail at the first threat of “bad” press. That could be helpful in gauging if candidates are willing to stand fast on principles they actually believe in, or if they have merely been offering insincere platitudes in the hopes of gaining knee-jerk votes. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes the "progressive" forces of inclusion and tolerance are frothing at the mouth in their desperation to scare GOP candidates away from GOA. Now at least we'll get to see how many poltroons are running courtesy of the Orwellian-named "People for the American Way."

Too Big to Succeed?

Make Big Government Fail [More]
I just don't see those with power giving it up unless there is a credible "or else" should they refuse.

[Via Robert F]

We're the Only Ones Youth-Oriented Enough

The city’s narcotics cops are being told to stop arresting suspects over the age of 40 — a major strategy shift designed to target younger dealers, who are more likely to carry guns and use them, The Post has learned. [More]
Forgetting for a moment the entire "war on drugs" argument, this means smart entrepreneurs will adjust their sales force accordingly, and distribution will increase... and those over 40 will have more incentive and less fear to carry protection.

"Progressive" Opposite Day "law enforcement" policies, you know, really designed to make the problem worse and the "demand" for more of the same --which is the biggest and most destructive dependency of all -- increase.

[Via Harvey]

An Academic Solution

The solution to gun-related crime is not further arming the public. It involves enacting comprehensive gun control laws that prohibit many forms of gun ownership, significantly curtailing or eliminating access to and the ability to purchase guns, and implementing programs in which the government confiscates or purchases illegal guns already in circulation among the public. [More]
Oh, look: The guy is into extraterrestrials.  I was wondering what planet he lives on.

He has, however, provided us yet another handy link to throw back at anyone using the "No one wants to take your guns" lie.

[Via Neil W]

UPDATE: Workman weighs in.

How Come We're Never Offered "Bans" Like This?

I'd accept my not being subsidized and otherwise being left alone as a "common sense" gun "compromise" I could live with. [More]

Except for the "arming" mandate in Article. 1. Section. 8., but the government has been ignoring that since, like, forever anyway...

We're the Only Ones Supporting Your Sheriff Enough

A former southwest Missouri sheriff pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to embezzlement and using his position to promote a fraudulent investment scheme. [More]
And here he is daring to do what he does best...

[Via bondmen]

The Legacy of PATCON

This was an effort by the FBI to infiltrate so-called Radical Right groups with informants and provocateurs. In a telephone interview, Trentadue told me that he firmly believes that there is a connection between the PATCON-related FBI initiative to arm biker gangs, and the bloodshed in Waco over the weekend. [More]
I'll bet voting for the lesser of two evils, and sending pre-written emails or fax blasts to politicians in safe districts will fix all this in no time!

[Via JM]

Seeking the End

Obama seeks to end immigration enforcement by local, state police [More]
Of course he does.

That's not all he seeks to end.

That Depends on What the Meaning of the Word "Strong" Is

Rand Paul is too strong on the Second Amendment, according to the NRA [More]
Oh, no, that's not it, there just wasn't time!

Yes, Fletcher? You had something to add?

There is one huge bone I have to pick with Paul that in my mind disqualifies him -- and the organization he solicits for, NAGR, which, despite all claims of being hardcore, is conspicuously silent on the matter. Go to their website and find all the leadership examples to prove that wrong.

How the hell can you be "too strong" on 2A if you're setting up conditions for its political evisceration?

Don't argue with me -- argue with the NeoComs, who know exactly what they're doing.

Sons of Tyranny

Feds go after motorcycle gang members – by claiming rights to their logo [More]
So if they focus on other "social undesirables," what's to stop them from co-opting "III"...?

This Day in History: May 21

[O]f reciprocal Benefit to both Countries; but from the Distance between Great Britain and America, it must be a considerable Time, before any Convention or Treaty for establishing and regulating the Trade and Intercourse between Great Britain and the said United States of America, upon a permanent Foundation can be concluded: Now, for the Purpose of making a temporary Regulation of the Commerce and Intercourse between Great Britain and the said United States of America... [More]

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Armed American Radio

I'll be joining Mark Walters this afternoon to talk about Nerf bullets, water balloons and whatever else he feels like bringing up.  The program starts at 4 p.m. Eastern, and you can find a station or listen live via the AAR website.

Murdered executive supported ‘gun control’-backing politician

It is not known at this writing is if they knew their killer(s). Also unstated at this time is if Savvas Savopoulos or his wife Amy owned guns, especially in light of the bureaucratic hurdles associated with "legally" owning firearms in the District, and if they did, if that would have made a difference. What is known, but is not being disclosed by mainstream media, is that the executive and his company supported a politician who is a strong proponent of “gun control.” [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes a gun may not have made a difference, but no one has a right to make that choice for another. As for this being "too soon," if left to the antis, the time to explore this further would be "never."

Welcome to All

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Not that we really want you people in our parks or restaurants...

[Via Mack H]