Monday, June 26, 2017

SCOTUS Keeps Door Open on ‘Travel Ban,’ Slams it in Faces of Gun Owners


The Supreme Court kept the Trump administration’s claim of authority to limit travel from six “Muslim majority countries” alive for the time being and dashed hope for gun owners seeking redress for their right to bear arms... [More]
At least Gorsuch came down on the right side on both issues, but now gun owners in occupied territory have a personal risk/benefits analysis to make.

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Piers Morgan Paradise

Police chiefs to discuss offering guns to all frontline officers ... One in 10 said they would quit rather than carry a firearm. [More]
Sometimes, all you can do is shake your head.

[Via Neil W]

Teach Your Children Well


Those of you with young kids should check this out to see if it can be a helpful supplement to what I hope you're already teaching them. [More]

The End Game

So it is with gun control: liberals propose these useless laws and regulations not in an attempt to honestly curb gun violence but rather in a long-form attempt to pass other laws down the road.  [More]
Shoot, Pete Shields let that cat out of the bag back in '76.

But no one wants to take your guns.

[Via Mack H]

Why Do You Think They Call Them 'Fibbies'?

The FBI tried to claim that the shooting at the baseball field was spontaneous and had no target, despite all evidence to the contrary. [More]
It's more than a mystery.

Yul elaborates.

[Via Mack H]

The Measure of the Man

Comey was "calculating, designing to try and get a special counsel because he didn't have the courage to stand in front of the TV cameras and say, 'I want a special counsel appointed,' said Dershowitz. "He did it surreptitiously, through leaks." [More]
The evidence increasingly suggests not much of one...

[Via Mack H]

The Golden Touch

TSA agent caught stealing cash from luggage at Orlando International Airport [More]
What would you rather they grab -- your cash or your "jewels"?

[Via Florida Guy]  

Leaders of the Flock

When Evangelicals Become Useful Idiots for Islamism [More]
And we know what happens to sheep.

Always Think Forfeiture


One of the greatest evils of our system, and especially so when frozen assets deny a proper defense... [More

I note some apologists for/defenders of the practice in comments.

[Via Michael G]

Uncle Tom's Beit Al-Sha'r

German newspaper editor Jakob Augstein, who has been identified as an anti-Semite by some groups in the past, wrote that Muslims in Germany who attended an anti-terror protest in Cologne are “Uncle Toms”. [More]
If ever a cry for karma deserved to be answered...

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Booked Solid Enough

A former St. Louis County deputy sheriff pleaded guilty to a federal theft charge Friday and admitted billing the St. Louis Public Library for work he didn't do, the U.S. Attorney's office said. [More]
On the plus side, he should have plenty of time to catch up on is reading.

[Via bondmen]

More?

Why Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, members of Congress need more protection [More]
More than who?

One anonymous crank call from a lunatic -- who, until identified, may have done this to tar Trump supporters -- does not negate equal protection nor justify infringing on the rights of all but the elites.

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Overseen Enough

The city of Oakland is looking to hire ex-convicts to oversee the Oakland Police Department. [More]
The inmates are running the asylum.

Oh look: They're a sanctuary city and they're going broke, too!

[Via Florida Guy]  

We're the Only Ones Going for Broke Enough

Projection: Chicago's police pension fund will be broke in 2021 [More]
The whole goddam state is going bust.

Time to squeeze the productive some more, and when that doesn't work, demand the feds (the American tax cows) pay for the welcome mat.

You've just gotta shake your head at the blindness of useful idiots who buy into the "progressive" scam.

[Via Matthew L]

The Infringement Continues

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take a case about the boundaries of the Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms, by saying it will not review a California self-defense law. The petitioners in Peruta v. California who asked the Supreme Court to review the case called the controversy "perhaps the single most important unresolved Second Amendment question" left to come before the Supreme Court. The high court's action on Monday will leave that question unresolved. [More]
Meaning Americans will remain disarmed or face the risk of having their lives destroyed.

Everybody knows who thinks they're the boss, right?

It's for damn sure legislative remedies have been exhausted. And now the high court has sided with the power elites.

So what do you do?

I know what I did for over 20 years when I lived in California.

I plan on commenting in more detail later-- I'm waiting to see what SCOTUS does with the foreign travel restrictions so I can do a twofer piece.

[Via Matt F]

You Can't Stop the Signal

Even very poor people with limited tools can make repeating shotguns.  [More]
Somebody needs to tell Aisha she'd be a lot more effective if she wore a pink pussy hat and had a loud mouth. And turned in the gun. Just ask Shannon.

[Via cycjec] 

I Hate to be Disagreeable But...

The NRA is not perfect, but 100 million gun owners agree that the 2nd Amendment gives us the right to own a gun. [More]
I don't agree. Even if I've been called names and had my loyalties questioned because of it.

Thing is, neither did the Founders.

Neither does the Supreme Court.


Toasty

Female robbery suspect shot by armed Quiznos employee during ‘take-over style’ robbery, Salt Lake City police say [More]
Compare this to the behavior of a trained professional.

[Via Michael G]

New York, New York, It's a Wonderful Town

MS-13 is targeting New York for more bloodshed: authorities [MORE]
Thank goodness this has nothing to do with that "single issue."  Besides, they don't recognize that in de Blasio's sanctuary anyway.

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Lee Ann Walters is accused of tearing a novelty license plate off of a truck. Then she backed into the driver, causing a knee injury, and fled the scene. Witnesses say she nearly wrecked her car into concrete pylons trying to flee. She had children in the car with her. [More]
And she an attorney works for these guys?  Guess we'll see if "Put your trust in us" is warranted...