The War on Guns: 01/06/15

Tuesday, January 06, 2015

Bloomberg Moms' Foxworthy/Jackson demand unlikely to stop NRA appearances

The problem is, click on the comment poster’s Facebook page and she’s basically a Janis Ian fan. With that thread to pull, it would be interesting to see how many of the MILMs feature either Jackson or Foxworthy on their pages to get a rough gauge of the likely economic toll "progressive" indignation could exact on their careers. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes even a fifth grader knows you don't make threats unless you can back them up, which means being smarter than a Bloomberg chump is child's play.

Debate Settled

Had a discussion going on what constitutes a machine gun over at my post about the guy who rigged cap guns to fire when rotated by a drill.

I was still unconvinced that this would have qualified, so I asked Len Savage. Here's what he had to say:

In US v. Fleischli held that an electronic on-off switch to be a trigger if it is used to initiate a firing sequence....

Red Jacket Firearms registered their drill powered 12 ga version as a post dealer sample.

Under US v. Staples you have to "knowingly possess"....A clever US Attorney could overcome "Knowingly" since the author claims that real guns would work....

Technically speaking, in Akins the ATF claimed the "spring" because it stored energy to initiate a continuous firing sequence to be a "machinegun"....I don't see how a battery does not "store energy" to initiate a firing sequence....through the use of a switch...

By my calculations it fires 6 rounds per revolution, firing for the first 6 revolutions for a total of 36 rounds....

ATF would call it a machinegun if my company sent it in for evaluation...

Now if you rigged 36 revolvers to fire at once, that's NOT a machinegun (heavily regulated) but a volley gun....Which is regulated like any gun you buy from WalMart....(or regulated under the GCA or Gun Control Act)

Go figure???

Logic? You will not find that definition in the NFA meaning of terms. (where the commenter quoted from).

So having limited tools myself, if I used some guy's carpentry equipment to make what started this conversation off, would ATF's newest ruling apply?

Hoist with Their Own Petard

Obamacare Architects At Harvard Furious After Learning They Are Not Exempt From Obamacare [More]

Gee, that's too bad.

[Via Florida Guy]

Because You Asked

Seen at Mike's, in comments:

Mike V, is there any chance of flipping the board of the NRA to a board whose first principle is liberty at all cost? And any ideas on how we do it?

I'm not talking to him now, since it sounds from the rest of his comment like he is involved in grassroots activism. This is addressed to those who are not. First you need to be a voting member. Are you? Are you even a member? Then you need to know who to vote for. How do you do that? Well here’s one way, but based on results, nobody cares.

And then you need to know how to contact candidates directly, something NRA does not see fit to make convenient.

Per Jeff Knox, only around 7% of those eligible to vote do, and they follow in lock-step with what the Nominating Committee recommends. Having tried to change this for years, and seeing how many are unaware or haven't lifted a finger, makes me inclined to say "No, there is no chance."

It also makes me wonder how gun owners who won't even dominate the NRA Board can make good on all that "Molon Labe!" floating around, but that refusal to get involved while things are easy makes it more likely they're going to get exponentially harder.

Taking a Dum...uh...Stand

Fourth Estate Fifth Columnists sure are a whiny lot. [More]

They continue to do this because their sponsors allow it. Their sponsors continue to allow it because of apathy on the part of those who could change things, which would be gun owners who could let them know there is a cost to giving aid and comfort to the enemy.

Ah Well, I Tried

Did you? [More]

Old Yellowstain will be with us a while longer.

By the way, I went to try and watch this on C-SPAN, and you need to sign in with your cable/satellite provider.

What if you don't have one?

The change is recent.

I realize it's a private corporation that gets revenue from affiliate fees, but they also get exclusive access to the business of the whole people.

I received this comment from an activist who tried mightily to make up for what those with reach did not do:

Too late, but here's the prime call list ...* Focused congress call lists like this should've been put together, distributed and posted on web sites weeks ago. But guys like Mark Levin were too busy advancing the allegedly perfect structural formula tweaks that are supposed to automatically save America without the need for focused organization and winning elections (as if having term limits since 1990 saved California!). Rush Limbaugh complained as always, but didn't lift a finger to organize an intelligent campaign. His staffers could easily have done it, but he didn't even bother to ask folks to mindlessly "call your representative" (even if your rep is Boehner or Pelosi). None of the conservative groups, Tea Party groups, gun groups or immigration sanity groups lifted a finger to organize and activate. None of the candidates for speaker lifted a finger. None of the 28 who voted against Boehner lifted a finger. And so we lost by four votes.

* NAYLocal Zip DC phone Fax Local phone
Justin AmashRMIGrand Rapids, MI 49503202-225-3831202-225-5144616-451-8383Michele BachmannRMNDidn't run for re-electionJoe BartonRTXEnnis, Texas 75119202-225-2002202-225-5144972-875-8488
Kerry BentivolioRMICommerce, MI 48390202-225-8171202-225-8171248-859-2982
Marsha BlackburnRTNClarksville, TN 37040 202-225-2811202-225-3004931-503-0391David "Dave" BratRVAAlready against Boehner
Jim BridenstineROKAlready against BoehnerMo BrooksRALHuntsville, AL 35805202-225-4801202-225-4392256-551-0190
Paul Broun JrRGAAthens, GA 30606 202-225-4101202-226-0776706-549-9588
Michael BurgessRTXLake Dallas, TX 75065 202-225-7772202-225-2919940-497-5031
Curtis "Curt" ClawsonRFLCape Coral, FL 33990202-225-2536202-226-0439239-573-5837
Michael ConawayRTXOdessa, TX 79761202-225-3605202-225-1783432-331-9667
Tom CottonRARClarksville, AR 72830202-225-3772202-225-3772479-754-2120
Eric "Rick" CrawfordRARCabot, AR 72023202-225-4076202-225-5602 501-843-3043
Ron DeSantisRFLSt. Augustine, FL 32084202-225-2706202-226-6299904-827-1101
Scott DesJarlaisRTNCleveland, TN 37311202-225-6831202-226-5172423-472-7500
Jeff DuncanRSCAnderson, SC 29625202-225-5301202-225-3216864-224-7401
John "Jimmy" Duncan JrRTNKnoxville, TN 37902 202-225-5435202-225-6440865-523-3772
Blake FarentholdRTXCorpus Christi, TX 78401202-225-7742 202-226-1134361-884-2222
John FlemingRLAShreveport, LA 71105202-225-2777202-225-8039318-798-2254
Bill FloresRTXAustin, TX 78728202-225-6105202-225-0350512-373-3378
Trent FranksRAZGlendale, AZ 85308202-225-4576202-225-6328623-776-7911
Scott GarrettRNJGlen Rock, NJ 07452202-225-4465202-225-9048201-444-5454Louie Gohmert JrRTXRunning for speaker
Paul GosarRAZAlready against BoehnerTrey GowdyRSCGreenville, SC 29601202-225-6030 202-226-1177864-241-0175
Morgan GriffithRVAAbingdon, VA 24210202-225-3861202-225-0076276-525-1405
Tim HuelskampRKSDodge City, KS 67801202-225-2715202-225-5124620-225-0172
Robert HurtRVACharlottesville, VA 22901202-225-4711202-225-5681434-973-9631
Sam JohnsonRTXPlano, Texas 75075202-225-4201469-304-0392469-304-0382 Walter Jones JrRNCAlready against BoehnerJim JordanROHLima, OH 45805202-225-2676202-226-0577419-999-6455Steve KingRIAAlready against BoehnerRaul LabradorRIDCoeur, d'Alene, ID 83814202-225-6611202-225-3029208-667-0127
Doug LaMalfaRCARedding, CA 96002202-225-3076530-223-5897 530-223-5898
Doug LambornRCOColorado Sprgs, CO 80920202-225-4422202-226-2638719-520-0055
James LankfordROKOklahoma City, OK 73102202-225-2132202-226-1463405-234-9900
Cynthia LummisRWYCheyenne, WY 82001888-879-3599202-225-3057307-772-2595
Kenny MarchantRTXIrving, TX 75063202-225-6605202-225-0074972-556-0162Thomas MassieRKYAlready against BoehnerVance McAllisterRLAAlexandria, LA 71301202-225-8490202-225-5639318-445-0818
Tom McClintockRCARoseville, CA95661202-225-2511202-225-5444916-786-5560
David McKinleyRWVWheeling, WV 26003202-225-4172202-225-7564304-232-3801
Mark MeadowsRNCLenoir, NC 28645202-225-6401202-226-6422828-426-8701
Jeff MillerRFLPensacola, Florida 32503202-225-4136202-225-3414850-479-1183
Mick MulvaneyRSCSumter, SC 29150202-225-5501202-225-0464803-327-1114
Randy NeugebauerRTXAbilene, TX 79602202-225-4005202-225-9615325-675-9779
Pete OlsonRTXSugar Land, TX 77478202-225-5951202-225-5241281-494-2690
Scott PerryRPAYork, PA 17402202-225-5836202-226-1000717-600-1919
Ted PoeRTXHouston, TX 77024202-225-6565202-225-5547281-446-0242
Mike PompeoRKSWichita, KS 67207202-225-6216202-225-3489316-262-8992
Bill PoseyRFLMelbourne, FL 32940202-225-3671202-225-3516321-632-1776
Tom RiceRSCMyrtle Beach, SC 29577202-225-9895202-225-9690843-445-6459
Mike RogersRALLansing, Michigan 48915202-225-4872517-702-8642517-702-8000
Dana RohrabacherRCAHuntington Bch, CA 92648202-225-2415714-960-6483
Matt SalmonRAZGilbert, AZ 85234202-225-2635202-226-4386480-699-8239
Marshall "Mark" SanfordRSCMount Pleasant, SC 29464202-225-3176843-352-7620843-352-7572
David SchweikertRAZScottsdale, AZ 85260202-225-2190202-225-0096480-946-2411
Austin ScottRGATifton, GA 31794202-225-6531202-225-3013229-396-5175
James Sensenbrenner JrRWIBrookfield, WI 53005202-225-5101202-225-3190262-784-1111
Christopher "Chris" SmithRNJFreehold, N.J. 07728202-225-3765202-225-7768732-780-3035
Lamar SmithRTXSan Antonio, TX 78209202-225-4236202-225-8628210-821-5024Marlin StutzmanRINAlready against BoehnerRandy WeberRTXBeaumont, TX 77701 202-225-2831202-225-0271409-835-0108
Daniel WebsterRFLWinter Garden, FL 34787202-225-2176202-225-0999407-654-5705
Roger WilliamsRTXAustin, TX 78701202-225-9896512-473-8946512-473-8910
Robert WittmanRVAYorktown, VA 23690202-225-4261202-225-4382757-874-6687YEA
Ted Yoho R FL Running for speaker; weasel

We're the Only Ones Seeing Right Through You Enough

The 50s horror movie had nothing on reality. [More]

Besides, if you've got nothing to hide, what's the problem?

[Via Geordan]

There's an App for That

Depressed? [More]

Thanks for letting us know!

No need for you to have guns around at a time like this!

[Via Jess]

Free Surprise Inside!

BOEHNER, MCCARTHY, SCALISE TO ALL REPUBLICANS ON ALL BILLS: PASS THEM TO FIND OUT WHAT’S IN THEM [More]

Where have we heard that before? Oh, yeah:

I've registered my objection.

Have you?

Keeping Things Civil

Workman covers Sharyl Attkisson's lawsuit and asks where the criminal charges are. [More]

He also notes a peculiarity about one of his source reports, which prompted me to ask a question:

I thought I kept things reasonably civil...

The Cosmic Prepper

So, let's have a little fun here on Zero Hedge, and use this as a test of your TEOTWAWKI preparedness. Our test scenario is that, like in Lucifer's Hammer, BL86 breaks up into several large meteorites between 100 and 800 meters, and many smaller. Let us say that three of the large ones hit in the ocean closest to you, causing both blast waves and subsequent massive tsunamis up to 100 feet high in all directions, and the other two hit a land mass in your hemisphere, causing massive atmospheric debris, torrential rains, no sun, and global crop failures for one year. Let's start by having everyone answer five questions: 1) Do you really want to live? Then, if you do want to live, and setting aside the fact that luck or fate play a big role in one's individual chance for survival: 2) Are you willing to commit murder and/or steal (the same as murder in many survival situations) in order to survive? 3) Are you going to stay put, or go somewhere? 4) How do you rate your chances of surviving 24 months? 5) What is the number one thing you could do in the next three weeks to dramatically increase your odds of surviving 24 months? [More]

Not that a cosmic event is needed to cause widespread destruction and collapse, but as long as we're on the subject of our place in the universe, take a moment and marvel...

And yeah, if you haven't read "Lucifer's Hammer," you missed a good one and ought to rectify that.

[Via Chris M]

UPDATE: I was told by a reader the link locked up his machine-- I have not had any problems with it and a scan of the url detects no malware, but just to be safe I thought I'd better post this warning.

We're the Only Ones Chased Enough

Berkeley County Sheriff Wayne DeWitt sped away from police at 100 mph, ran red light, reports say (with video) [More]

Hey, maybe he just wanted to make it home at the end of his shift...

[Via Florida Guy]

The Spice of Life

Nah, nothing biased in the way "Variety" misrepresents things, although I do wonder who "ry" is and why Brian wants to blow him on TV... [More]

As usual, the real "progressive" entertainment starts in comments.

Looks like the big show is tonight. Looks like we'll need to see it before they tell us who the sponsors/foundations behind it were, and if any tax $ were used.

Man, that's a lot of free press...

[Via Mike H]

A Thousand Cuts

Now they are ready to make their move and I predict it will consist of a number of assaults on the American people. In fact, some of them are already in the works... [More]

Too bad it looks like this is going to come to a head by requiring some to put it all on the line--no doubt many of the same ones who have been doing the work to resolve things by less terrible means. If it does, it will be as much on the heads of the lazy and apathetic as it is on the enemy who gauged a lack of commitment and deemed it safe to press "forward."

[Via Robert F]

Dallas County prosecutor charged with DWI called officers KKK members, black sergeant an “Uncle Tom” [More]

It's not like we haven't seen this exact racist sociopathy / blameless self phenomenon before... and I recall seeing it from time to time before that.

[Via Mike H]

Corruption as Tyranny

The Founders saw that personal and societal corruption was indeed the predicate to tyranny, that it made it inevitable. And who among us, regardless of his or her religious beliefs or moral compass can deny that our society, today, in the 21st Century, is perhaps the ultimate expression of corruption, venality and moral decay? [More]

Vanderboegh brings us Part Four.

The Officer who is the bearer of this, has in charge a number of Marine Prisoners, who were lately captured by a party of Troops on the Sound—There is amongst them one Hoit who has a Commission in the Refugee Corps, but who by his conduct in several instances since he was taken, particularly in attempting to induce Soldiers to desert, does not appear to be worthy of a Parole—Not knowing what was best to be done with these characters I have sent them to your Orders. [More]

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