New Civil War for Dummies

"Conservative" Brett Stephens of The Wall Street Journal is all in for Hillary. [More]

Because it's behind a paywall, I find I can access it by pasting the title "NeverTrump for Dummies" into Google search and clicking on the link they provide.

And for the record, if you're a Steve Wynn "conservative," you're the damned enemy.

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Piers Morgan Paradise Caliphate

Submit. [More]

England swings like the pendulum do.

We're the Only Ones Uncut Enough

Defending police who killed a man with schizophrenia, attorneys for San Francisco told the Ninth Circuit on Monday that officers had a reasonable basis to view the man's 1-inch blade as a deadly weapon. [More]

I'll tell you right now I'd use all force at my disposal against someone coming at me with an X-acto knife-- those things could completely slice through an artery in one swipe.

That said, per the family, that's not what happened.

I guess that's why we have trials.

[Via Mack H]

A Child Could Do It

There's a reality lesson in here somewhere... [More]

[Via Keith B]

Speaking of Unclear on the Concept

Left-wing groups warn the Democratic nominee ... [More]

Really? She'll be in power and you think you can warn her? Do your own black hearts really not tell you the level of ruthlessness to expect?

And why does Trotsky come to mind?

[Via Mack H]

We're Number One!

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town. [More]

[Via Keith B]

Targeted

Exposing The Gun Control Agenda: A SPECIAL ONE NIGHT EVENT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29! [More]

Find a theater near you.

There's one 10 miles from me, so I'm planning on going.

[Via Oregon Firearms Federation]

We're the Only Ones Unclear on the Concept Enough

Because protocol. [More]

[Via William T]

Nothing Says 'Never Again'...

...like an armed Jew. [More]

It's a California-based group. And they offer gun training.

[Via Felix B]

The Right to Defame?

“It’s ironic that people who so passionately defend the Second Amendment want to trample the rights guaranteed to a filmmaker under the First,” Stefan Friedman, a rep for Soechtig, told Deadline on Tuesday. [More]

Self-righteous indignant little fake whiner, aren't you spokesflack Stefan?

What's ironic is the antis were the ones who  coined the "Even the First Amendment has restrictions" argument as a way to attack the Second, conveniently avoiding any pesky differentiation based on prior restraint arguments. And why looky here:

Our speech might not be protected if it falsely damages someone’s reputation...

Bummer being hoist on your own petard, ain't it...?

[Via Keith B]

If You Believe in 'Shall Not Be Infringed'...

You're definitely a "deplorable." [More]

[Via bondmen]

The Enemy Within

Poll: 60% of California Republicans Back Newsom’s Gun Control  [More]

There is no creature more useless than a centrist Republican.

I remember this quote from years back and believe it should be attributed to Doug Bandow, but have not been able to confirm that.

Anyway, I hope they enjoy the tumbrel ride.

Not the First Time I've Disagreed with Powell

She should have done a ‘Full Monty’ ... [More]

Dear God, no...

Hijacked

And here I thought I was inviting a discussion on epistocracy... [More]

A Good Democrat?

"The NRA is proud to endorse Chris Koster and we urge Missouri's gun owners and sportsmen to get out this November and vote to elect a governor with a proven record of fighting to preserve the Second Amendment." [More]

You mean the "active supporter of Hillary Clinton"? The guy who donated big money (he's in the "between $10K - $25K category) to the Clinton Foundation, which promotes, among other things, a glowing eulogy for Sarah Brady, advice from Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords to graduating students to "make our communities safer from gun violence," and a boast about how the [Bill] Clinton Administration made "communities safer [through] commonsense gun laws"?

The guy who rolled over for Obama's executive actions on guns despite a clear duty to defend state interests?

The guy who remains intentionally off the record on the Norquist/Bloomberg Amnesty Alliance? Thank goodness that -- aside from guaranteeing a "pathway to citizenship" Democrat supermajority allowing legislatures to pass whatever gun edicts they like and assuring friendly court appointments to uphold them -- this has nothing at all to do with that "single issue."  Right, Messrs. LaPierre and Cox?

Oh, but he's on our side! He saw which way the political winds were blowing and backed a "right to bear arms amendment" (after voters showed what they expected)!  He'd never betray us if political circumstances created different opportunities, like, say, Kirsten Gillibrand and Harry Reid (and plenty more I could name) did, would he?  Those were just flukes when NRA allowed its members to be used and discarded, right?

Besides, the Republican he's running against, former SEAL and Purple Heart/Bronze Star recipient Eric Greitens must be a gunsquish RINO, right?

Ummm... no. No. And no.

So what kind of game is the Vulcan chessmaster playing here?

One thing you can be sure of: It will rely heavily on pawns.

UPDATE: WarOnGuns Correspondent MM calls our attention to a Koster post at The Zelman Partisans. I see they too have noticed a discrepancy with those orange cards -- as have I.

Before you go over there, you might want to have this playing in the background.