CNN host Fareed Zakaria, like his employer’s parent company, Time Warner, supports the play. Zakaria even went so far as to declare it a “masterpiece.” “If you're in NYC, go see Julius Caesar, free in Central Park, brilliantly interpreted for Trump era. A masterpiece,” he tweeted at the end of May. [More]Spoken like a true "naturalized citizen" and son of an Islamist theologian.
Monday, June 12, 2017
In Character
In the News
There's only one mention of the FOIA results on the NFRTR on the Google News feed -- the one that irrefutably establishes government is prosecuting citizens based on demonstrably unreliable data. [More]
Just that alone ought to concern all, particularly civil liberties watchdogs. Narrowing things down more specifically, there's not a word from any of the national "gun rights" groups, nor do I see anything on so-called "conservative" sites specializing in rewording RKBA stories reported by others.
Coming Soon to a Caliphate Near You
Bratton thinks Europe-like terror attacks are headed for the US [More]Oh, no. We're rigorous.
But if so, being a career "Only One," he's here to ensure Europe-like results.
The Basics
Along with centerfire rifles and sacks of beans, what would any Apocalypse be without a good supply of rubbers, coffee, tobacco and booze? [More]
Seriously.
Seriously.
Astroturf vs. Grassroots?
Funny thing... call for a show of hands and it always seems to be the same ones going up.
We're Number 14!
That's something to brag about? [More]
We now interrupt our regularly scheduled happy talk with some mean old reality:
I guess that should be expected, seeing as how most gun owners won't get off their dead asses and actually do anything.
Molon labe!
We now interrupt our regularly scheduled happy talk with some mean old reality:
I guess that should be expected, seeing as how most gun owners won't get off their dead asses and actually do anything.
Molon labe!
Dance of Fools
City residents hope crime prevention summit will dampen spiking violent crime [More]Waddya think, fellas?
[Via bondmen]
We're the Only Ones Battle-Ready Enough
Douglass cites the rising threat of active shooter situations as the reason why the district’s police department has issued eight semi-automatic rifles to its district resource officers, who have operated separately from municipal police forces since 1972. [More]Ah, "patrol rifles." For the children.
Of course, when you and I have them, they transform into "weapons of war" and "bullet hoses," and their only purpose is to kill as many people as possible.
Funny. I'm still marveling at that 25-foot accuracy standard as being proof of superior professional capability. What percentage of hits "qualifies" and how many tries do they get?
[Via bondmen]
Gimme a Break Redux
A St. Louis County judge, since retired, boasted of his martial arts prowess and said he wanted to fight an officer during a 2015 traffic stop ... Last week, he was found guilty of a municipal DWI charge and received two years of probation and a suspended imposition of sentence. [More]As for the rest of you...
[Via bondmen]
Gimme a Break, Gimme a Break
Caroline Biden admitted Friday to grand larceny and petty larceny, with an agreement to get two years' probation if she repays the money, does 10 days of community service and avoids re-arrest for a year ... In 2013, she was charged with striking a male New York City police officer ... She got treatment for anger problems, and the resisting-arrest case was dismissed. [More]Add "a history of booze and pill addiction."
So with all these "breaks," is she a "prohibited person" or not? Would you or I be?
She's Insincere? Who Knew?
It's similarly easy to detect phony swagger, such as the kind we're seeing now from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y... [More]It is. So who would have been dumb enough to fall for her "phony swagger" in the first place?
Oh.
And as for using that word, why shouldn't she be able to say what she actually did to gun owners who believed their "leaders"?
Hacking a Trail Through the Garden State
The New Jersey machete decision is important because it rejects a “spontaneity” requirement for arming yourself at home (the state’s theory that you could pick up a weapon against an imminent attack, but you can’t come to the door with the weapon just in case). But it’s also important because it reaffirms that the Second Amendment protects not just guns but other weapons as well. [More]Some trough feeder actually wrote that door prohibition into the law, and a majority voted for it? And a majority of "the people" voted these leeches into power?
As for the "other weapons," this would have been a good time for Volokh to remind his readers about the NJ stun gun victory.
Deutschland Unter Alles
According to a Wall Street Journal report in early June (subscription required), members of Germany’s Light Infantry Battalion 413 near the Baltic Sea coast reported last year that they didn’t have enough equipment — anti-tank weapons, sniper rifles or vehicles — to simulate battle. When it became clear they didn’t have enough munitions, they were told to “imagine” the bangs instead. [More]That reads like a Monty Python skit.
[Via Michael G]
A 'Progressive" Tradition
School probing why pro-Trump yearbook photos were altered [More]I guess when one of the tried and true practices is altering history, it's easy to forget.
[Via Michael G]
Queen and Country, God and Guns
What we are beginning to remember is that for thousands of years everyone on this island was armed at all times with daggers—with swords if you could afford them, with throwing axes and longbows for truly special occasions. Personal defence was not just a choice, it meant accepting full responsibility for individual safety beyond city or castle walls. Defending ourselves with grace and strength and skill was something we once took great pride in. [More]If you read one thing today, read this.
[Via Florida Guy]
Unequal Protection
In his dissenting opinion, Mansfield said the decision gives a pass from prosecution for immigrants living in Iowa illegally and using fake credentials, which could also be used to avoid paying taxes or to cover up a criminal history. An American citizen without the protections offered immigrants, however, could be prosecuted for the same crimes. [More]Do you think this might also open the door for voter fraud? Anyway, thank goodness this has nothing to do with that "single issue."
[Via Mark L]
The Shape of Things to Come?
DOJ Decides Not To Prosecute VA Execs Accused Of Intentionally Misleading Congress [More]Then add ducking Fast and Furious...
But he sure is hot to pander to Fairfax and enforce existing gun laws.
[Via Mack H]
Pretty Low-Hanging Fruit There....
A convicted felon admitted in federal court today that he illegally possessed a handgun at a suburban shooting range and then obstructed a law enforcement investigation into the matter. [More]It does raise a question...
I see Midwest is one of the places Snuffy had it in for.
Forget it Jake. It's Chi-Town.
Trumnesty
The jarring thing here is that Trump could fulfill a core campaign promise simply by refusing to renew existing DACA cards. [More]Good thing this has nothing to do with that "single issue."
Has he heard from you about this?
We're the Only Ones Breathing Sweetly Enough
While Sheriff Sally Hernandez isn’t quoted in the statement, it does say she will stand with those “who wish to take a deep breath and taste the sweetness that only true freedom can deliver.” [More]Unless you want to freely own a gun. Then, if the sow had her way, you'd lose that freedom if you didn't obey her. And if you didn't surrender, you wouldn't breathe at all.
[Via Neil W]
Demand to be a Victim
An Indiana lawmaker who has previously been in hot water over social media posts some considered derogatory toward women is again drawing scrutiny, this time for suggesting that women who carry guns are "taking steps" and "learning how not to be a victim" of rape ... The response was swift and included those who were outraged by what they considered Lucas' "victim blaming." [More]Does anyone really care if some "progressive" enabler who would rather see a woman raped and butchered than armed is "outraged" by reality? The next question would be how many are faking their indignation to stir up those who are just plain stupid?
Someone Turned Over the Queen of Diamonds
McCain says American leadership was better under Obama [More]Trump -- and Arizona voters -- had a chance to do something about that and they blew it.
It's not like gun owners as a group didn't have information available to them -- if they'd only looked and then acted.
Boy, that lifting a finger is too much work!
Molon labe!