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]

Wrong Question

What if there were no NRA? [More]

Mr. Pynchon has this tactic pegged.

[Via Mike H]

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...?

Walking Robbery

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]