There's a Word for That

Trump: 'Take the guns first, go through due process second' [More]

That's called "tyranny." No prominent Democrat would be allowed to get away with saying that without enraging every gun owner rights advocate out there.

You don't have enough enemies who want to see you impeached and even imprisoned?

I strongly suggest you rethink what you just blurted out and then explain yourself in detail and apologize for misspeaking, because if that wasn't just running your mouth before thinking it through, you've just put yourself on equal footing with the worst of them.

Due process as an afterthought, Mr. President? How about if we have Mueller do that with you?

Dicking with Dick's

I just had a thought on my Dick's Sporting Goods piece. I'm not a lawyer, so bear with me on this.

If they refuse to sell rifles to citizens under 21 where it is lawful to do so, how is that not challengeable in court? Protected classes included things like race, sex, religion, "orientation" and age, right? They couldn't refuse to sell you a rifle because you're a minority or a woman or Muslim or a gay, could they?

Any lawyers out there care to share your expertise, or maybe just cut to the chase and find plaintiffs to initiate a class action lawsuit?

UPDATE: Prof. Volokh says "Depends..."

Dick’s Leads the Way on Divide-and-Conquer Defeatism

Besides, Dick’s has gone beyond just controlling its own business. They’ve joined forces with the gun-grabbers to try and control ours. [More]

Why give aid and comfort to a sniveling pseudo-capitalist rope-seller that has gone out of its way to attack our rights when there are plenty of patriotic American businesses deserving of our patronage?

From the Fine Folks Who Prefer Murdered Children Over Lawfully-Armed Citizens

In Oath Keepers Webinar, Student Gun Control Activists Are ‘The Enemy’ [More]

I'm glad I didn't talk to her when she solicited comments from me. She's clearly an apparatchik with no regard for understanding readily findable reality and truth ("militia group ... anti-government" ) or context.

And goddamn right. Anyone who wants to disarm the American people is an enemy. Be interesting to see what all those smug superior beings would be prepared to do if a need to defend themselves ever arose.

And keep those comments classy, progtards.  I especially like the one making fun of me for having pneumonia.

One School Shooting Killed Hundreds Despite Gun-Grabber Wish List of Edicts in Place

Now think what the emotion-driven antis, vampire politicians and the DSM would do if a school massacre on that scale were to take place in the United States, especially on the heels of Marjory Stoneman Douglas. [More]

The same people who want to disarm us are the very ones setting up all the necessary conditions for an American Beslan.

Readiness Review

Still recovering. For the balance of the week I'm going to work on article announcements and commitments, plus do a few blog posts. But I'm still not ready to give tips the attention they deserve and comment mod will be even slower than usual.

And the Fix Is In

Couldn't get four to agree to hear the obvious, huh? [More]

Good thing this has absolutely nothing to do with that "single issue."

Isn't that right, everyone with a voice who represents himself as "pro-gun" and has deliberately stayed silent on this?

State of Disunion – Besieged on All Sides: Outline for My Portion of Tonight’s Webinar

Oath Keepers will be hosting a webinar tonight on “The Florida School Shooting and How to Counter Renewed Efforts to Disarm Us.” I’ll be joining author Matt Bracken and Stewart Rhodes tonight at 9 Eastern. These are the topics I intend to cover, presented here to give those undecided on participating an idea of information to be shared, and to keep things organized so that webinar attendees can follow along. [More]

I hope you can join us.

Slow Going Ahead

After a week of a steadily worsening cough to the point that I'd have to fight blacking out (along with plenty of other symptoms), I bit the bullet and went to urgent care yesterday in the hopes of scoring some antibiotics and prescription cough syrup. They checked me into their emergency wing, hooked me up to an IV and ran a battery of tests, including EKG and x-rays.

Pneumonia.  They wanted to transfer me to the hospital. I persuaded them to release me and let me self-monitor at home with the promise that if conditions worsen I won't be stupid, so here I am with those antibiotics and that prescription cough syrup I went in for in the first place. There's a whole story about U.S. health care costs, including malpractice-driven overcautiousness in here.

Bottom line -- Drained and struggling to focus though I may be, I've got over a hundred emails waiting for me, most with tip links. I'm not going to get to most of them. And just because I don't do much blogging on weekends doesn't mean there isn't plenty going on behind the scenes. This weekend there wasn't, and I'm in a hole.

My goal today is to prep for tonight's Oath Keepers webinar (register here) and to get another AmmoLand article done, and to do another article for each by month's end, at which point my GUNS Magazine "Rights Watch" column deadline hits. All without overtaxing myself and getting plenty of rest and fluids.

So if you're one of those who took the time to find a story of interest and send me the link, thank you. Just please understand if I can't get to it and if my priorities over the next few days preclude many tip responses.

Raising Rifle-Buying Age to 21 Leads to Inconvenient Truth

But what these examples of past freedoms enjoyed by young people throughout our history prove beyond any doubt is that we, who they furiously demand to disarm, could be trusted with guns when we were young, as could those who raised us. [More]

Republicans either need to stop being useful idiots or else admit the false “conservative” wing is — and has been all along — a controlled opposition con job.

They Don't Even Pretend to Be Objective

Here's definitive proof that a good guy with a gun doesn't always stop a bad guy with a gun [More]

No one said they "always" would. Especially if they're cowardly the "Only Ones" CNN is stumping for.

Florida Action

The candidates who came to us as Florida Gun Owners during the primaries have now become lawmakers. Those lawmakers are now being pressured in to selling us out. [More]

If you're an active Florida gun owner rights advocate, you know who is best to approach. If you're not and you don't, whose responsibility is it to fix that without delay?

People Who Live in Glass Houses

So you're saying misery loves company? [More]

Not that I believe any claim they make. Note they don't say "who"?

[Via Roger J]

Think of the Good We Could Do if We Put that on Pay-per-View

“As a non-black person of color, my place here is not to speak for my black family members…My place here is as an accomplice, to throw my body into the twin, heartless gears of white supremacy and anti-black racism that run this city and university — to force them to grind to a halt.” [More]

Damn. Get rid of the belly-bar safety shutoff and I used to have just the mill for that in the old pharm rubber department I used to be foreman of back in the late Seventies. Alas -- a Democrat-dominated union strike where  we supes got office workers up to 98% efficiency within a week convinced management to move operations to a clima más amigable...

At least the town now has a Fin Feather Fur.

[Via Michael G]

Sticking with What Works

GUN CONTROL IDIOT, JERRY BROWN, SIGNS BILL MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO STOP A SCHOOL SHOOTING WITH A GUN [More]

Idiot? I dunno-- I think he knows exactly what he's doing by further ensuring utter reactionary helplessness. A couple more, especially if they're high-profile events, and watch all politicians suddenly "see the light." 

Mission accomplished! At least in the headlines.

On the positive side. I'd expect Wayne and Chris probably have pretty good retirement packages.

[Via Michael G]

Be Careful Who You Get in Bed With

Gov. Greitens indicted for felony invasion of privacy stemming from affair [More]

Thanks goodness the Lairds of Fairfax left themselves an out...

[Via Steve T] 

Enforce Existing Intolerable Acts?

I have an idea: Trump should propose legislation that exactly replicates existing gun laws. [More]

I have a better idea: REPEAL existing gun laws.

It'll never happen? Politically, probably no.

[Via Michael G]

Bravo

I for one am SICK TO DEATH of fake news outlets pretending this is about a rifle- its not. [More]

Read the entire thread.

Now share it.


[Via Florida Guy]   

The Controlled Opposition

CPAC: Where Everyone Thinks Trump Supporters Are Nazis [More]

Surely we've all known for years it was a Swampfest...?

[Via Mack H]

Rebecca Moron

“Hi. Suddenly there is a Confederate flag flying in front of a house in my Greenwood neighborhood. It is at the north-east corner of 92nd and Palatine, just a block west of 92nd and Greenwood Ave N. I would love to know what this ‘means’… but of course don’t want to knock on their door. Maybe others in the area are flying the flag? Maybe it’s a story? Thank you.” [More]

And if it were?

As for being so specific about location, that's not the kind of personal location information that should be volunteered by the thoughtless Seattle Times. It took all of 90 seconds to get a street view and an apartment number. They've not only endangered you, they've endangered the innocent neighbors you felt compelled to snitch on, hoping someone else would do the confrontation.

Who better to heed then "progressive journalists" clueless about all self-protection considerations -- or just uncaring?

[Via Mack H]

And Best of All, You Get NOTHING!

Republicans would be wise to let that reciprocity provision die and send a clean Fix-NICS bill to the Senate. The House can throw in a ban on so-called bump stocks, which let an AR-15 rifle fire more rapidly.  [More]

Do we know how to horse-trade or what?

[Via Mack H]

It Depends Upon What the Meaning of the Term 'Right Thing' Is

President Trump, during a meeting with teachers and law enforcement officials, said he is not in a battle with the National Rifle Association (NRA) and indicated the organization just wants “to do the right thing.” [More]

Translation: Oh sure, they'll make some noise for public consumption. But they've signaled behind closed doors they've got his back.

[Via Wynn A] 

So Much for Staying Anonymous

A 36-year-old man was arrested after police and SWAT officers were called to the Peninsula Beverly Hills Hotel Thursday morning to investigate a report of a man being held hostage — a claim that investigators later determined to be bogus. [More]

Does this mean he won't get the reward money?

[Via Jess]

Let's All Go to the Movies!

Right. Pay for the privilege of subjecting ourselves to a couple hours in a "gun-free zone" while  Natalie Portman leads a team of "assault rifle"-bearing womyn warriors. [More]

That would be this Natalie Portman.

[Via bondmen]

Commientious Objector

I will never have a gun in the classroom, and if required to, I would resign. [More]

That would probably be a good thing.

That's because, along with being an excuse-making sniveler, you're a social studies ("social justice") indoctrinator and a liar.  And we see that talking point being played out on cue by others in the hive.

No one is "required" to carry a gun.  The Founders put in a militia duty exemption for those "conscientiously scrupulous against bearing arms."

What you want to do is impose your choice on everyone, that is, to take away the choice of those who would exercise their fundamental rights under force of state arms.

[Via bondmen]

Forgetting His Place

Burglary victim scolded for ‘Dead or Alive’ wanted poster [More]

Who does this guy think he is? The New Black Panther Party?

[Via bondmen]

BREAKING NEWS!!!

USING WEAPONS CAN CAUSE CATASTROPHIC TISSUE DAMAGE!!! [More] 

And rifles can be more powerful than handguns!

And if a lowly .223 will do that, just think about larger calibers!

So who better would we want to have exclusive use of those than Master?

Ol' Dr. Heather sure looks like she'd be a lot of help in a "gun-free zone" attack, doesn't she?

[Via Dave Licht]

So-Called ‘Conservatives’ Need to Stop Offering Gun-Grabbers Concessions

I guess it’s no surprise to see NRO offering a sop, as if that will satisfy those who’ve made it clear they want it all. National Review founder William F. Buckley didn’t really get the “shall not be infringed” thing either, on either prior restraints or on militia-suitable arms. And sorry, but David French's is not a “conservative” voice I want representing gun owner interests if the extent of his judgment is to throw the circling pack of Democrat jackals a scrap of flesh. Nor is Ben Shapiro's. [More]

I wish Sealab Bizarro would "help" someone else.

It's Called 'Free Enterprise' for a Reason

[More]

Fine, gutless idiots. It'll hurt you worse than it does me:

You're not my only option.

We're the Only Ones Taking Care of Number One Enough

Broward Sheriff Scott Israel said Thursday the school resource officer stationed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas was suspended without pay after he learned the deputy never went into the building when the shooting began. Broward Sheriff's Office [More]

Hey, he wanted to make it home at the end of his shift. Kind'a like Columbine.

And who better to heed on disarming people who would go in than Scott Israel?

Fair is Fair

Ok Kids, 21 It Is [More]

After all, anyone who can't be trusted with a gun can't be trusted without a custodian.

Back By Popular Demand?

Two-thirds of Americans now support stricter gun control measures – including nearly HALF of Republicans [More]

Assuming this result of loaded questions asked of people who don't understand their implications is true, what the Elephants had best get straight is if they abandon their base, they'll never have power again.

It will be instructive to see how many gun owners will hold on to theirs.

[Via Dave Licht]

How Much of an Exception to the Rule?

Murder charge filed after nurses seen on camera laughing as veteran gasps for breath [More]

You have to wonder how often death by neglect happens yet never gets exposed.

[Via Florida Guy]   

The Feel-Good Video of the Season

The begging @ four minutes in brought a smile to my face.

[Via Florida Guy]   

The Going Rate

From Len Savage:

In a 5th circuit case I was asked to explain the legal definition of a machinegun so that it would be easily understood....I was also tasked with explaining how rate of fire is NOT part of the definition. 

If bump stock could have been banned by any interpretation of current law the previous administration would have banned them. 

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UPDATE: If One Drive gives you trouble, try accessing on Scribd.

To Their Credit?

What if the finance industry — credit card companies like Visa, Mastercard and American Express; credit card processors like First Data; and banks like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo — were to effectively set new rules for the sales of guns in America? [More]

I believe market opportunities will attract entrepreneurs.

Also, I'm not certain what kind of collusion is allowed under existing regulatory frameworks they all must abide by.  A coordinated closing off of the entire market would seem to invite that other "progressive" policy, antitrust laws.  And there's always the boycott factor, especially if all do not go along. Not to mention political pressure. For instance, JP Morgan has plenty of dealings with the feds, and why not have a political push for agencies to not use banking services that discriminate against gun owners?

We'll see.

Boy, the weasels sure want to destroy a basic right, do they not?

Burn Her!

A mob is impervious to reason. [More]

They'll Never Stop

GUN CONFISCATION COURTS TO BE PROPOSED [More]

And they'll keep pushing and pushing and pushing until they force a pushback.

The Cultural Divide

An Aussie gun-grabber admits their disarmament edicts won't work here. [More]

[Via Roger J]

And What Have We Learned fromThis?

State Department of Justice Bureau of Firearms investigators who raided the Ponder home were looking for four illegal firearms that Ponder had registered, the attorney general said. [More]

That'll teach him to obey the law.

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Camera-Shy Enough

Body camera bills in Kansas face opposition from police... [More]

Of course they do.

[Via bondmen]

A Rational Response

Teachers sign up for free concealed carry training [More]

So they' won't be networking...?

[Via bondmen]

There's Us and Then There's You

Lawmaker gets probation for drunken driving, gun violation [More]

It's a big club and you ain't in it.

[Via bondmen]

The Fairfix Is In?

Big NRA sellout on guns to be announced Friday? [More]

I cannot overemphasize that this is uncorroborated. Now that it's out there I'd be derelict not to present it, but caution against kneejerk buying into it as gospel.

It names Col.Brown and says he's threatened to resign. I've emailed him and asked if this is true.

UPDATE-- He emailed me back:

[Via Dave Licht]

Out of the Question

Unfortunately there are many key questions lost in the race to score political points from the shooting. [More]

There's a difference between "unfortunately" and "deliberately." And between "lost" and "buried."

[Via Ron W]

Black Lives Matter?

Planned Parenthood Attacks Trump Judicial Nominee for Being White [More]

So they want judges to look more like their victims?

[Via Mack H]

The Useful Idiot Network

The schools signed up as host schools on The Action Network website. [More]

You know, the folks with the commie fist  run by a jihad/sharia-endorsing, accused sexual assault enabler who attacks female genital mutilation survivors.

You know, Shannon allies who employ armed guards.

Oh, and look:

Officials from Hamilton High School in Chandler and Highland High School in Gilbert did not respond to requests for comments on Monday.

That shouldn't be an option. That's not why they've been hired.

There are individuals who can be identified and held accountable.

[Via Bluesgal]

With 'Supporters' Like These...

Here Is What A Gun Violence Reduction Act Should Look Like From A Second Amendment Supporter [More]

Lemme know when one shows up.

[Via Mack H]

“How Much Are You Worth Nancy?”

Oh, they're talking about money... [More]

[Via Michael G]

The Genocide-MindedProfessor

Prof: ‘MAGA Maggots’ ‘Feasting On The Corpses Of Murdered Schoolchildren’ [More]

And we all know what a monopoly of violence does to vermin.

[Via Michael G]

No Way to Run a Republic

Cries to 'Ban the AR-15' Based on Ignorance and Hysteria [More]

Which maked living in a hysteriocracy all the more perilous.

[Via Mack H]

Riling the Mob

That's exactly what Drew Griffin and CNN did. And everyone who reacted with an attack on that woman is no different from a raging lynch mob member. [More]

And you'll notice they're not attacking Michael Moore and the anti-Trump rallyers, goddamned "progressive" hypocrites and cowards.

[Via Michael G]

Coming Soon to a Caliphate Near You

80% are of Pakistani heritage [More]

But it would be hateful to come to any generalized conclusions.

[Via Michael G]

False Assumptions

I didn't get picked. I volunteered... [More]

Good kid.

But Mom, who would have been fine with a white child standing in front, is being praised for her parenting skills? At least the kid hasn't automatically adopted her melanin über alles attitude, even if she does dress him to reinforce that.

And no one lauding the "brave boy" thinks to ask why a 10-year-old needs to "volunteer" for anything, or why all the adult "teacher" can do is lock the door and paper over its window?

[Via cycjec] 

Children Should Be Seen and Not Heard

Texas school will suspend gun control protesters: ‘Here for education, not political protest’ [More]

Right on.

And they have other standards as well.

But there's still a core issue that needs to be addressed.

[Via Jess]

A Staunch Supporter

"I absolutely believe that in this country if you are 18 years of age, you should not be able to buy a rifle, and I will support a law that takes that right away," Rubio said at CNN's town hall in Florida. [More]

If that doesn't merit "the highest attainable 'A+' rating from the NRA," nothing does.

[Via Felix B]

BREAKING NEWS!

CHRIS CUOMO'S A LIAR! [More]

What?  We already knew that...?

[Via Jess]

We're the Only Ones Letting No Good Deed Go Unpunished Enough

Hero Citizen Stops Potential Mass Shooting, Amarillo Police Shoot Him [More]

Hey, how are we to know he's a fellow superhero if he's not wearing a costume?

Suppliers and Demands

It's not just homicides that have increased in Baltimore — commercial robberies are up 88 percent [More]

And when stores are driven out, the ruling "progressives" will complain it's easier to buy a gun than fresh vegetables.

And, of course, the reason why everything is so crappy is because of racism.

[Via William T]

Attack of the Pod People

Just last week, Congress was calling on Tide to change the design of the Pods so teenagers would stop eating them. This week, teenagers should determine gun policy. [More]

Hey, Fourteen or Fight, baby!

[Via William T]

Diversionary Tactics

The policies were called “diversionary programs” and were essentially about stopping High School students from being arrested. Law enforcement was instructed to avoid arrests and defer criminal conduct to school administrators. [More]

And the rest is history...

[Via CDT]

A Question of Credibility

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Colton Haab said he was approached by CNN to ask a question at Wednesday night's town hall but decided not to after the network gave him a "scripted question," quashing one he wrote himself. Haab, a member of the Junior ROTC shielded students while the school was under attack from the shooter, said he was going to ask about using veterans as armed security guards. [More]

The most busted name in news...

CNN denies it, so the question becomes "Who do we believe?"

A kid who risked his life to save others or the DSM?

[Via Jess]

Fools' Paradise

Ensuring the safety of every student at Clarksburg is a top priority and a responsibility that I take very seriously. [More]

Obviously not.

And back to our story:

Parents piled into a PTSA meeting Thursday night at Clarksburg High School to ask school officials about the incident and how a student could bring a loaded gun onto campus. This is a closed campus, meaning all doors are locked. However, students are not individually searched. One parent said maybe that should change.

Teach your children well...

[Via Dave Licht]

That Depends and So What?

Sen. Nelson took time on February 15 and 16 to claim the AR-15 is “not for hunting” but for killing. Because of this, he intimated that AR-15 does not enjoy Second Amendment protections. [More]

If they couldn't be used to kill,what good would they be as a check on tyrants?

[Via Wynn A] 

Age Discrimination

In the wake of the deadly school shooting in Florida last week, one gun shop owner has decided to act, and will no longer sell AR-15 rifles to people under age 21. [More]

Fine. Sue his ass, f-ing idiot.

Anybody see a story mentioning the name of the gun shop?  Curious they want to make gun owner feedback so hard.

Full Flake Out

[More]

Still counting...

[Via Bluesgal]

The People Have Spoken

Reader reaction to another hand-wringing self-flagellator getting his AR-15 minutes of fame... [More]

One thing I've noticed about these exhibitionists is it never seems to be easy or straightforward to trace their inernet footprints for political affiliations, yet they all seem to have no problem getting widespread media attention. It really seems like preparations are in place to activate when opportunity arises.

[Via Bluesgal]

Cody Davis, Liar

I was able to buy an AR-15 in five minutes [More]

No he wasn't. But he should have been able to.

Coming of Age

Trump has discussed raising the minimum age for gun purchases: Report [More]

You have to wonder how much is just noisemaking or if the guy really thinks we have no other choices.

[Via several of you]

On a Need to Know Basis

[More]

Fatal Attraction

FBI bureaucratic failures and willful blindness rack up a horrifying body count. [More]

And don't get me started on field operations...

I think everyone could use an attitude adjustment about now:

[Via Mack H]

Blast from the Past

ABC News Found Lying about Guns...Again [More]

Conditions were being set up for a perfect storm back in 2008.

And they'd have gotten away with it too, if it hadn't been for those darned whistleblowers.

"90%." How many times did we have to debunk that lie?

[Via Jake S]

Seen and Not Heard

Florida legislators vote down motion, won’t hear assault rifle ban bill as Stoneman Douglas students look on [More]

Jeez, WSVN 7 News, focus on manipulation much?

[Via Florida Guy]   

A Second Amendment Guy

Now, I’m a Second Amendment guy. I believe Americans who are sane and not criminals and pass a genuine background test should be allowed to own weapons for home protection and for target shooting and for self-defense. [More]

So you're not really "a Second Amendment guy."

Anyone know why? Anyone...?

[Via Mack H]

And Leave the Driving to Us

Three buses set out for Tallahassee carrying 100 students... [More]

Who paid for the buses?

Why isn't that stated?

[Via Dave Licht]

'bout Damn Time

Fla. State Lawmakers Propose Bill To Reverse Gun-Free Zone Laws In Schools [More]

"Some Republicans" fighting this need to be identified and replaced.

[Via William T]

There's No Intent Exemption

By doing that he made the barrel shorter and thus potentially made an illegal SBR. [More]

If he's allowed to get away with it, no matter for how long, I've got to be able to get away with it, too.

[Via Jess]

And a Child Shall Lead Them

[More]

The problem is, rampant childishness is what has always enabled manipulative "progressives" to advance their agenda.

[Via Michael G]

The Voice of Experience

Columbine survivor introduces bill to expand concealed-carry in schools [More]

I dunno, man. What do Emma and David and especially Wayne have to say about that?

[Via Michael G]

A Foot in the Door

[More]

You'd better not only close that one but bolt it shut.

[Via several of you]

You Sly Dog

Students, it should be clear to you by now that the adults responsible for protecting you have been unable, unwilling or incapable of doing so. [More]

Oh wait... this isn't his resignation letter?

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Reasonably Fearful Enough

“Stop!” the officer is heard shouting. He calls 17-year-old John by name. The van keeps backing out and the officer jumps aside and fires two shots from the side. [More]

So was it coming at him when he fired or not?

[Via bondmen]

More Blood on NRA's Hands, No Doubt

The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis announced that Ralph J. Evans Jr., 29, of Pagedale and Julius D. Evans, 31, of Uplands Park, had been charged in the killing of Tyrone A. Grady. [More]

If only they would disarm you and me!

[Via bondmen]

Arizona, Hey Won'tcha Go My Way

“I was chosen to be resettled in Arizona,” he told SBS News through a translator. “I don’t know their reasoning, but they chose Arizona for me.” [More]

I don't know either. But the important thing is, "they" do.

[Via Wynn A] 

A Load of Malarkey

X-Products Owner James Malarkey Thinks The Magazines He Sells Should Be Restricted By Law [More]

With gunkapos like this, who needs gun-grabbers?

[Via Joseph W]

What if They Gave a Reenactment and Nobody Came?

The reenactment was to include firing black powder muskets as a part of the history lesson, but the group was told that’s against the rules. According to a city law which says you cannot “Use, maintain, possess, fire, or discharge any firearm.” [More]

Yep -- and it's ironic, considering the Red Coats being the "Only Ones" authorized to bear arms was what gave us something to reenact in the first place. Under "Park Regulations":

9.36.061 Firearms, air guns, and other weapons. No person other than peace officers in the discharge of their duties shall use, maintain, possess, fire, or discharge any firearm, air gun, spring gun, bow and arrow, slingshot, or any other weapon potentially dangerous to wildlife or human safety, except in areas, at times, and under conditions designated by the Director for such use. 

It could be that there are certain lawfully-enacted steps that must be followed for rule waivers, including notification and public comment periods, and that safety and liability considerations would need to be satisfied. That said, if the park district has known about this since "late last year," there's not much reason why that couldn't have been worked out by now except bureaucrats behaving like bureacrats.

My guess is if they really wanted to, they could have.

So who is "the Director"? And which council members have not been working to resolve this?

Any chance they could be "incentivized"?

A Set-Up?

Last weekend, while doing what seemed to be a regular interview, I discovered that a movie is being made with the intent to discredit gun-rights leaders across the country. [More]

I'm passing this on with the caveat that I have not personally done a thing to verify the allegations. Nor will I have time-- I'm simply posting this becuase I've been asked to share it. Here's the suspect group's web and Facebook pages. Who.is shows a proxy.

And this is the email received by another group from the alleged "scam contact":

[Click to enlarge]

I'll send them the link and invite them to comment.

UPDATE: AmmoLand has more.

Kasich’s Renewed Betrayal Foreshadows Establishment GOP Retreat on Guns

In Kasich’s case, it was no surprise.  As a congressman, he was one of 46 Republican members who helped pass the 1994 semi-auto ban by a narrow 216-214 vote margin, putting him on a first-name basis with Bill Clinton.  Then, when running for governor and needing the votes, he “convinced” (a more than willing) NRA to change his “F” to an “A,” paying them back with “good” gun actions as long as he felt pandering to Ohio gun owners was in his political interests. [More]

Once a betrayer always a betrayer.

A Bump in the Polls

Presidential Memorandum on the Application of the Definition of Machinegun to “Bump Fire” Stocks and Other Similar Devices [More]

Well look who told him it was OK.

Asking you was just a formality.

Then Again You're Not Hollywood Royalty, Are You?

George Clooney continues his charitable giving– now half a million dollars to the March for Our Lives. He and wife Amal will make an appearance at the gun control rally. [More]

No worries. No expense will be spared to ensure the twins will be protected by "their own bodyguards" while George and Amal are out there trying to get laws passed to make the rest of us criminals for having the means to protect our children.