The Wrong Question

A relatively famous person in the gun owner rights movement recently criticized this outcome and asked how we can stop illegal straw purchasers if we allow such releases.

In other words, he supports the Brady Act and "background checks," and believes  gun owner control edicts actually work. And has no problem with the fedgov assuming powers nowhere delegated to it in the Constitution. And doesn't really believe in "shall not be infringed."

I guess I really am in the extreme. Were it up to me, guns would be freely traded, and anyone who couldn't be trusted with one would have the appropriate custodial arrangement.

An Unvarnished Opinion

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Well, naturally I wish he'd actually read the article, but aside from that, is he really that far off?  I guess I'm more than jaded by the number of readers who won't even lift a finger to share a link let alone kick in a few bucks for something righteous when I ask them nicely. I continue to wonder how many actually do anything besides post "Molon Labe!" comments, and what they'd do if real and prolonged risks and sacrifices were required. And yeah, how many of us are physical or skill equals, let alone training and equipment matches for warriors? And more than that, how many have the mindset and the will? That's not something most will know until they stare down the beast.

Them's fightin' words? There are hard truths we all need to face, even if telling them to us this way is rude and provocative, and riles us. I suspect it's partly meant to.

It will not be the fictional romantic adventure. And more than one of our stalwarts will find themselves making choices they would disparage as the acts of cowards from their present position of comfort and security.

That said, I have to believe I'm on the winning side.  When I no longer do is the day I hang this up.

A Wynn-Win Situation?

Casino Mogul Steve Wynn to Be RNC Finance Chair [More]

I'd feel better if he got his $50,000 back.

We're the Only Ones Self-Loathing Enough

The rate of suicide among CPD officers is 60 percent higher than other departments across the U.S. [More]

And how much higher is it than for us non-"Only Ones"?

Isn't that a justification the totalitarian lobby uses to call for our disarmament?

And to think that this is happening in "The City of Heroes."

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

Self-Defense in a Gun-Free Zone

Will keep an eye on this. It does give hope to see outspoken millenials who have not succumbed to "progressive" brainwashing. [Watch]

[Via Skip W]

Weekday Readin'

It was supposed to be weekend, but I'm just now getting to this. [More]

Nice to see Elias pursuing a rediscovered calling.

Making jewelry and casting gold, eh?  I'd probably end up like Johnny Tremain.

Just Give Them What They Want

What if what the animals want is to shoot you after you fully comply with their demands? [More]

[Via Florida Guy]   

Well That Explains 'Former'

Customer shoots robbery suspect who turns out to be former employee [More]

He got lucky. Handing his gun off to the clerk was stupid. As was the "warning shot." And as was the desire "to wound." But there's no arguing -- despite all that -- his gun made all the difference.

Now I hope he goes out and gets some training, because life-and-death situations rarely prove so forgiving of so many fundamental errors.

Case in point: the "law" saying the perp was a prohibited person.

[Via Keith B]

Of Course You Realize This Means War

If truth can be said, President Trump has declared a war far more dangerous to himself than if he had declared war against Russia or China. [More]

I just hope those who wish to treat his presidency as an act of war are deterred from a sneak attack by the potential for commensurate personal consequences.

Captain's Log

• Chare-on and the ferry to Hades
• Resistance is futile
• We're the Only Ones neighborly enough
• Deliberance

Spot the Difference

Click on pics to enlarge:

[Before]

[After]

Gee, I wonder what happened...

[Via Jeet]

Life Imitates Art

It's been done -- and better:

[Via Florida Guy]   

Front-Runner?

10th Circuit judge Neil Gorsuch has now risen to the top of President Trump's list of potential Supreme Court nominees ...  Judge Gorsuch joined in one opinion, United States v. Rodriguez, 739 F.3d 481 (11th Cir. 2013), which causes us to have some concern about his understanding of the relationship between the government and an armed citizenry. [More]

Nail this guy down now.  Don't let him weasel-word his way through the hearings, and don't let him fall back on an "I can't discuss a case that may come before me" dodge.

This is a job interview.  The candidate who wants the job needs to convince the employer he's the right one for it.

[Via Herschel]

Can There Be No Peace Between Our Peoples?

Short answer: No. [Watch]

"Tolerant" Opposite Day "progressives" won't allow it and, more and more, I don't particularly want to "coexist" with threatening, loudmouthed crazy people.

Crocodile Tears

Watch: Senate Minority Leader Schumer Tears Up as He Vows to Fight Trump’s Ban [More]

I'm reminded of an old Disney Sing-Along video we used to play for feral sons Uday and Qusay when they were little.

Good grief, I still remember the lyrics...

Unintended Consequences

The shooting came on the weekend that Trudeau said Canada would welcome refugees, after U.S. President Donald Trump suspended the U.S. refugee program and temporarily barred citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States on national security grounds. [More]

Convenient.

And doesn't Canada have the complete (stated) Everytown wish list already fulfilled?

This is one to watch, particularly after they name the suspects.

UPDATE:

One of the two suspects in Quebec mosque shooting is “of Moroccan origin” [More]

I don't know, Gomer-- do you think we'd better wait until they ID both of them...?

Here we go:

Witnesses Said Gunmen, Armed With an ‘AK-47,’ Opened Fire Upon About 40 Worshippers While Yelling ‘Allahu Akbar’ [More]

Congratulations, Baby Pierre (or should I say "Fidel Jr.?*). Keep that "progressive" welcome mat rolled out!

Naturally, most of the establishment press (with a special nod at MSNBC, which is still citing "Islamaphobia") has not reported on this development at this writing.

UPDATE: This, of course, is what they wanted to report, and some did. [Via Michael G]

UPDATE: Aaand, not so fast:

University student Alexandre Bissonnette is suspected of carrying out the Quebec City mosque massacre alone, police sources have revealed. 

* And yeah, I've seen Snopes, which is hardly unbiased and presumes way too much to be definitive.

Meanwhile, Over in the 'Real World'

I was taken to task recently (by someone claiming to be an ex-"Only One") for suggesting an ordinary citizen would get in hot water for having an unsecured gun stolen from his car, and then told to "live in the real world."

This "real" enough...?

Leni Riefenstahl was a Rank Amateur

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Now seems the time for some valspeak.

"Chicago Justice"?  Talk about an oxymoronic show title.

And with featured trailer dialogue including gems like "These are the heroes who never stop fighting" and "If that gun was used to shoot somebody, we're gonna find out," what's not to gag over? 

Meaning they have their target audience pegged. Hey, nothing succeeds like success.

Now somebody ask those actors what they think about Trump.

The 'Gun Prosecution' Playbook

Here's how the fedgov does it. [More]

I may have more to say on this later.

Godwin ... Paging Mr.Godwin...

Lily Tomlin Likens Donald Trump’s Tactics to Those of Nazis [More]

Thing is, she didn't say that while hiding in an attic or from behind barbed wire, did she?