Tuesday, December 11, 2018

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

Police tow Maryland man's car after stopping to help victims in fatal crash [More]
I believe we'd see less of this crap if "reporters" made it standard practice to include officer names in their stories -- and if there were a requirement that departments can't withhold them.

[Via Henry Bowman]

Son of a Botch

Feds don't want El Chapo's jury to hear about botched 'Fast and Furious' sting that let guns flow over border [More]
Repeat a lie often enough...

[Via Wynn A

It Rarely Gets More 'Commonsense' Than This

CHURCH BLOODBATH Gunman ‘storms Brazil cathedral during mass killing four before turning gun himself’ [More]
But...but...but...

I'd Like to Dedicate this Decision to Christine Blasey Ford

Kavanaugh just voted with the high court’s leftists to stop Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood at the state level. [More]
Some threat.

We'll see how mixed that bag is.

A College Fix

On Friday, activists announced online that 79 teaching assistants had signed a petition in opposition to the Silent Sam plan, and indicated they would “withhold [the] grades” if Chancellor Carol Folt and the UNC Board of Trustees did not relent. [More]
Fire them.

And if I were a student I would sue -- both the university and the individual responsible for withholding my grade.

[Via Michael G]

The Definition of Insanity

Gun-Control Fails in California... [More]
And what doesn't work there, we demand be imposed everywhere!

For "progressives," every day is Opposite Day.

In the Spirit of Bipartisanship

A bipartisan group of more than 40 ex-senators are calling for the current members of the upper chamber to join together to defend democracy, saying that the U.S. is entering a "dangerous period" as the investigation into Russian election interference nears its conclusion.  [More]
More "our democracy" claptrap...

Unless I pony up a view fee -- which ain't worth it to me to do them the service of  sending readers their way -- I can't access the WaPo original to see who the "Republicans" are. I have a feeling there would not be any surprises. I'd bet I could even find something I've written about most of them and it would not be laudatory.

[Via Steve T

Why Do You Think They Call Us Totalitarians?


There are so many controls, perhaps the best thing to do would be for all of us to simply ask:


[Via Michael G]

This Is the Christmas Liberals Want

Acting under the authority granted in Section IV of the Emergency Presidential Powers Act, the FBI seizes guns and ammunition from American homes. The reclaimed arms are subsequently melted down on the orders of Arts Minister Harvey Weinstein, after which the resulting molten materials will be used to craft a giant "open door" installations on the southern border, where it will be assembled by the shackled hands of former ICE employees. [More]
On the plus side, there will be no lumps of coal.

[Via Jess]

Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears a Crown

James O’Keefe and Project Veritas Make First Amendment History: Secret Recording of Massachusetts Public Officials Deemed Constitutional [More]
Me, I think they ought to have to wear bodycams that livestream to the cloud.

[Via Michael G]

Everybody's a Skeptic

Stephen Curry doesn't believe in the moon landing. [More]

That's OK, I don't believe in Stephen Curry.

[Via Dave Licht]

We're the Only Ones Youthful Enough

You can now be as young as 18 and get a deputy job in Sedgwick County Jail. [More]
Why the controversy? If teenagers can determine gun laws, what can't they handle?

[Via bondmen]

Just Stick Your Head in this Noose and We'll Do the Rest

Effective immediately, any requests for a determination on how an accessory affects the classification of a firearm under the GCA or NFA must include a firearm with the accessory already installed. Except in cases of conditional import determinations, FTISB will not issue a determination on an accessory unless it is attached to the submitted firearm. [More]
Does this sound like a potential way to inciminate yourself or am I reading it wrong?

Evidently it could:
Simply put, if an individual or company submits an accessory to ATF for classification and it is not attached to a firearm, they won’t be rendering any decisions on it. Some readers inquired what would happen in a case where the accessory made the firearm subject to the control of the NFA. In the past, ATF has returned those items to individuals or companies that hold the appropriate type of SOT. If the individual or company lacks the appropriate SOT, ATF has not returned the item. To the best of my knowledge, ATF has not previously charged any individuals with GCA or NFA violations for seeking a determination.
[Via bondmen]

Setting Up for the Real Thing

Boulder's AR-15 Certification Ordinance Sure Sounds Like A Test Run For A Gun Registry [More]
I'd say it sounds like a test run for confiscation prep...

[Via bondmen]

Stock-in-Trade

Yet a key reason why Dick’s has done better is the Trump tax cut, which it used not to raise wages but to nearly sextuple its share buybacks, funneling cash to investors. “They increased their buybacks more than average,” says Howard Silverblatt, an analyst at S&P, “and buybacks support the stock.” [More]
So sell it back.  And leave Ed Stack holding the bag when the true "value" becomes unmistakeably clear.

[Via Michael G]

Take a Memo

FFLs generally not being SACs, it’s hardly surprising that no FFL (including several at ar15.com, as well as Georgia and Ohio FFLs contacted) have seen this memo. [More]
It's OK -- the majority of KSTP viewers never paid that much attention in the first place and have already forgotten it, so it's not like a few gadfly bloggers with niche readerships will matter.

Survey SAYS

Specifically, the survey asked people to give their "best guess" on what percentage of Americans owned firearms. [More]
Anybody else find "political science" to be an oxymoron?

[Via Roger J]

Since When Does Reality Factor Into It?

Reminder: You Can’t “Buy Back” Something You Never Owned  [More]
Me, I like the way these things encourage people who know nothing about actual gun safety or relevant edicts to handle, clear and transport firearms.

[Via Michael G]

As Media Adds to ‘Bump Stock’ Confusion, Attorney Asks Fundamental Question


It’s of particular significance because Senate Democrats have filed a lawsuit claiming Acting AG Matthew Whitaker is legally not qualified to serve in that capacity and a “win” for them could conceivably invalidate everything he signs, including the “bump stock ban.” [More]
Did the “bump stock” ban memo go out as reported and who signed off on the rule? Acting AG Whitaker? And what happens to rules he signs if the Democrat lawsuit disqualifies him as ineligible for that position?