SALT and Light

Get the evil to agree and we'll talk. And it'll still be "No."

First and foremost, this thing is useless in terms of militia utility. And at the up close and personal level, if I feel compelled to defend my life and the lives of my loved ones, the last thing I'm going to be worrying about is the ultimate well-being of the threat. Typically, I appreciate options that allow for escalation if the situation, the urgency and your training tell you that's appropriate, but I'm having a hard time seeing how someone committing to the SALT gun will have time to recover should Plan A fail.

I can't help but wonder how these two guys would fare against somebody who means business. And how "non-lethal" this thing would truly be against the #1 cause of "gundeaths", noting what can happen using just blanks.

I note this was on Indiegogo for crowdfunding but that link went dead -- I assume it probably ran afoul of their policies?

[Via David H]

Keep Digging, GOP

Most conservatives, however, did in the end vote for Ryan. [More]

No, none did, although plenty of frauds who call themselves that sold out their constituents and the Republic.

We're the Only Ones Putting the Blame Where It Belongs Enough

FBI Director James Comey blames citizens with cameras for increase in violent crime [More]

How do you expect us to do what we do best if we know someone's watching? And we would have gotten away with it too, if it hadn't been for you meddling citizens.

On the other hand, us keeping you under police state protective surveillance, why, that's for your own good.  Besides, what have you got to hide?

[Via Florida Guy]   

We're the Only Ones Disarming Enough

The officer explains for his safety and mine, he needs to disarm me for the stop. [More]

There's a lot of appreciative praise for the attitude of the citizen and the police, and the outcome of this story. Me, I'm puzzling over the one-size-fits-all default, and what other assumptions and options are available.

[Via cydl]

UPDATE: The Captain's Journal has some tactical observations.

For the Record

The Florida Sheriffs Association voted in secret and announced that there are 47 unidentified Sheriffs opposing Open Carry. You deserve to know where your Sheriff stands. [More]

Why would anyone keep servants who steal?

Great Point

Comment left under a recent AmmoLand post:

Of course it’s not enough just to vote. You have to organize, volunteer, donate, sacrifice. But it’s so much easier to blab about how you’ll be there for us, right behind us, “when TSHTF”, when you wouldn’t lift a finger to repel an invasion when there was no risk to yourself.

Why should I believe someone who has done none of that will suddenly change stripes when things get ... uh ... y'know, "really hard" doesn't even come close.

Why Johnny Can't Read Think

Between bloated administrators and union heads, is it any wonder the system is cranking out aspiring rappers and crack whores? [More]

Government creates the problem, government takes credit for the "solution," implanting biases to further solidify control. And the urban failures taint the numbers for the whole, allowing for comparisons to the rest of the world and alarmist demands for more money (so the ones responsible can lather, rinse, repeat)...

It'd be interesting to take the cities on that bar chart and post the salaries of the superintendents and "collective bargaining" thugs. It'd also be interesting to compare performances of quasi-welfare parasite systems, run by those with "liberal arts" degrees, with those run by people with competence in business, math and other (actual) sciences.

But don't worry -- Common Core will save us!  Either that or separation of school and state...

Hey, would the Fightin' Prussians make for a politically acceptable mascot for Gramsci High...?