Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Bloomberg apparatchik’s dark past provides clues to anti-gun present

What drives Mascia is anybody’s guess, but chances are her father having been an underworld killer with multiple hits under his belt had an influence. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes when you're Meadow Soprano, it's less discomforting to blame guns than Daddy.

Making Us All Look Bad

With the staff they have, the years they've been doing this and the policies and procedures they must have in place -- and if they don't, someone making beau coup bucks ought to be canned -- how the hell can this happen? [More

The enemy, of course, is having a field day.

We're the Only Ones Demotivated Enough

Police Officers: Morale Is Low In Departments Across The Country [More]
You ought to see how some of the recipients of wrong house raids and pet-shootings feel. Not to mention people subjected to an up-to-lethal continuum of force for exercising a right that supposedly "shall not be infringed"...

The Ministry of Dissent Suppression Redux

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has handed a gift to the Kamala Harris for U.S. Senate campaign, allowing Ms. Harris to collect confidential taxpayer information about donors to charities and nonprofit advocacy organizations, all without probable cause and a warrant. [More]
So what could go wrong with that?

Oh...
CAC and its supporters were harassed throughout the Roberti recall campaign. Death threats and intimidating phone calls were received. Break-ins occurred. Phone lines were cut. Supporters found their names printed in newspapers—along with insinuations that they were affiliated with white supremacists...
So when "progressives" talk about "transparency in government," they mean via a one-way mirror only they can see through. And when Kamala the Red does it, you know she's looking through the glass darkly.

[Via Mack H]

We're the Only Ones "Beat Me in St. Louis" Enough

A U.S. marshal was among four people cited for assault in an apparent case of road rage Sunday, authorities said. [More]
After all, it is the Hateway to the West...

[Via bondmen]

Too Much, Magic Bus

Illegal immigrants being transported late at night by DHS to "Detention Centers" in Victorville, CA on the corner of Route 395 and Bear Valley Rd, (161 miles away from Mexico Border!!!) - includes 'Somalis' and 'Africans' ... [Watch]
Why would the most transparent administration in history cover up all the windows?  Oh, yeah, "progressives"/Opposite Day...

I'd say something about a "pathway to citizenship" and their having "earned the right to vote," but this is a single issue blog, and if the major gun groups (except for upstart GOA) think this will have no effect on RKBA, who but a "basher" and an "extremist gadfly" would argue against them?

[Via Florida Guy]   

Today's Five One-Minute Activism: GOA Ohio Alert

ACTION: Urge your state representative to cosponsor and support Constitutional Carry legislation. By using this link here, you can use a pre-written to contact your legislators. [More]
Shall we see how long that takes?

My computer clock just turned to 8:28.

Oh, look (click graphic to enlarge): That was burdensome and arduous.  And I feel like I just used up all my "political capital" to boot.

The Beginning of the End?

Armatix ‘Smart Gun’ Developer Out: Is The Company Itself Doomed? [More]
I'm actually very surprised that more gun rights advocates haven't noticed this story, as it's been a hot button issue and this is definitely a development that's in their interests to keep apprised of.

Part of it is no doubt due to who broke it and a stronger desire on the part of the majors not to "tip the whipper."

The end result is, since mine was published almost a week ago, the only article appearing in Google's news feed is Bob Owens'.

It's just another illustration of  why it's wrong to suppress news because you have a grudge against its bearer. Those who do are serving their interests first, not those of their contributors.

And the Winner IS...

Bosch Fawstin is the artist who won the "Draw Muhammad" contest.  WarOnGuns Correspondent Mack H tells us he is also a creative and talented advocate for the right to keep and bear arms. [More]

If the SPLC hates him, that's good enough for me.

Let's just hope if she does this again, the event promoters now know better than to select a "gun-free" venue.

We're the Only Ones Covered Up Enough

We demand the full and unconditional release of the DCI's investigation into Autumn's shooting. Her family and the people of Burlington deserve to know the truth. [More]
Hey, personnel records are private! Besides, I'm sure you'll find he was following established protocols. Just thank goodness our community hero made it home at the end of his shift, and is back out there serving and protecting!

Curious, though, how "vicious" dogs in stories like these never seem to press on after being missed by shots.  You'd think nothing would stop an actual savage animal attack but being put down...

[Via Michael G]

Daddy Issues Writ Large

Herschel updates us on Jennifer Mascia, Bloomberg's snotty apparat-chick. [More]

What I didn't talk about yesterday is where her zealotry could be coming from: Did you know her father was a Mafia hit man with at least six kills?  And she credits that with helping her see "shades of gray"? And she still loves him, but based on results, has contempt for gun defense advocates?

Yeah, this is what Bloomberg hired to shape America's perception of guns.

One can only wonder what demented motives and lusts are squirming around in that troubled skull when "Tommy Gnosis" takes over.

UPDATE: Bloomberg apparatchik’s dark past provides clues to anti-gun present

This is a Job for Executive Orders!

They can do anything, you know. [More]

All you need is the power to back them up and force your will on every country and culture in the world.  Speaking of which, whatever happened to tolerance, and diversity being our strength?  We should be bringing such people into our communities en masse, forcing Christian bakers to provide wedding cakes, and most importantly, signing them up to vote...

[Via Ned W]

Knuckling Under to Bloomberg?

NC Republicans...?  Never! [More]

I mean, look how firmly their national counterparts stand up to Obama.  Oh, wait...

Like a Walk in the Park

Oh, those kooky teens and their madcap hi-jinks! [More]

Oh, those kookier victims-in-waiting, shocked, shocked that anything bad could ever happen there, and disturb their feelings of safety.

Baa2

They're poor little sheep who have lost their way. [More]

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

Change

Here's one more thing Obama and the "progressives" have collectivist ["we"] hopes for. [More]

Hey, did you hear about the new "news" organization that will do exactly that?

A Far Better Ride

Remember the Davos plan featured yesterday to force people out of their cars and into public transit? Here's another great reason. [More]

This Day in History: May 13

Genl. Washington and Genl. Carlton have had an interview on the subject of arrangements for executing the provisional Treaty. It was interrupted by the sudden indisposition of the latter. In the conversation which took place he professed intentions of evacuating New York and all the posts in the U.S. held by British Garrisons as soon as possible, but did not authorize any determinate or speedy expectations. He confessed that a number of Negroes had gone off with the Refugees since the arrival of the Treaty, and undertook to justify the permission by a palpable and scandalous misconstruction of the Treaty, and by the necessity of adhering to the proclamations under the faith of which the Negroes had eloped into their service. He said that if the Treaty should be otherwise explained, compensation would be made to the owners and to make this the more easy, a register had been and would be kept of all Negroes leaving N.Y. before the surrender of it by the British Garrison. This information has been referred by Congress to a Committee. But the progress already made in the discharge of the prisoners, the only convenient pledge by which fair dealing on the other side could be enforced, makes it probable that no remedy will be applied to the evil. [More]