Chief Flynn Excuses Failure of Law to Hold Criminals Accountable by Lowering Bar for Citizen Disarmament

In other words, because Milwaukee won’t hold criminals accountable for their actions, the solution is to lower the bar for what it takes to disarm citizens. And attack those who disagree as crazy and irresponsible. Standard gun-grabber M.O…[More]

Why would you expect a man who won't keep his vows to keep his oath?

We're the Only Ones Unquestioning Enough

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Forget what the NIJ said about how ineffective these pathetic PR stunts are. Forget that in the name of "gun safety" the Fort Worth cops are offering incentives for people who may not have a clue on how to safely handle guns to unload and transport them. Be ironic to see someone coming in unwittingly "brandishing" and then observe the resulting mayhem, especially if the "Only Ones" feared for their safety.

The message to all criminals (and criminal defense attorneys) in the Fort Worth area: If you get caught and charged with illegal gun possession on July 8, your defense should be you were taking it to the "buyback" and the flyer didn't specify how it should be transported. And relying on the promise of "no questions asked" induced you to forget your "prohibited person" status in favor of turning your life around!

UPDATE: And I totally forgot to add a comment about buying guns violating Facebook policy. I guess that's another perk of being "Only Ones."

[Via Brian M]

The Gun Law We've All Been Waiting For

A BILL - To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed firearm anywhere in the United States, with certain exceptions. [More]

How about nowhere that I can't?

That said, this is basically much ado about nothing in terms of real change, but about plenty in terms of real insight:

[Via Wynn A]

A House Divided Makes Us Stronger?

IMMIGRANT OF THE WEEK: HENRY BELLO (OBOTETUKUDO) [More]

Wait a minute -- "The newspaper of record" told us he was a Californian...

Rigorous!

[Via Mack H]

And They're Letting Them Just Walk Around, with Unfettered Access to Everyone and Everything?

France identifies 100 registered gun owners on terror watchlist [More]

Any of them own a giant pink inflatable pig?

[Via David Drake]

Doing the Jobs Mexicans Won't Do?

American model Lauryn Elaine, French model Marie Brethenoux and Turkish model Elif Celik were taken into custody on Thursday because Mexican authorities believed they were “‘working’ without a visa.” [More]

Huh. I guess "sanctuary" isn't reciprocal. Their citizens come and work (and use public resources)  illegally here, by the millions, and those objecting are called racists and told to go back to Europe.

That said, nice huddled masses yearning to breathe free.

[Via Steve T] 

We're the Only Ones Undisclosed Enough

The FBI and investigating law enforcement agencies have declined to identify the other four agents who were on the scene. The FBI spokesman also declined to discuss whether they were still members of HRT or, like Astarita, had been moved to an “administrative capacity.” [More]

Stonewalling? The Feds...?

"You take the red pill—you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes."

On a tangentially-related note, anybody ever figure out how many hostages the HRT has rescued? Last time I raised that question, some bird of prey feathers got ruffled.

[Via Rough and Ready]

Still Crazy After All These Years

Why the NRA has turned from fear to hate [More]

Right. They're the ones doing this.

Paul Waldman. Figures.

It also figures they don't provide for comments.  Mustn't alter the echo chamber acoustics.

GOGI

Repeated and widespread fraud within the global refugee system highlights the limitations of the vetting process.  [More]

Now wait just a damn second there-- we have it on good authority the process is "rigorous."

The biggest problem with this (positively Groverian) Heritage Happy Talk about "reform":

Anybody see the words "vote" or "Democrat" in those 50 times throughout the report they mentioned the word "assimilate" in some form? And what "American values"?  The ones that are being disparaged and eviscerated as racist, sexist and LGBTQphobic, by the very party the neocons are assuring will become a politically unchallengeable majority, with attendant control of legislatures and courts?

Nothing here will stop the cultural terraforming and the political takeover. And no one at Heritage can answer my challenge:

Produce credible data – not anecdotes, not opinions, but something that can be independently validated – that "birthright citizenship" and a “pathway to citizenship” for MILLIONS of foreign nationals, "legal" and illegal, WILL NOT overwhelmingly favor Democrats and anti-gunners.

And while you're at it, explain how the best thing we can do for that "single issue" is to ignore those realities when we endorse politicians.

Florida Tax Collectors to Openly Carry While State Forbids the Right to Citizens

“I ask, sir, what is the militia?” founder George Mason asked and then answered. “It is the whole people, except for few public officials.” [More]

We're the Only Ones taxing enough.