Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Another One Bites the Dust


First Bill of Rights Day and now this:


UPDATE: Looks like they have been persuaded to reconsider. Now to figure out why it happened, or as I suspect, who complained to make it happen.

ANALYZING THE BUMP-STOCK-TYPE DEVICES RULE


Bear runs through many of the technical flaws. [More]

I have an AmmoLand piece submitted and to be posted soon highlighting some of the legal challenges coming out.

Scarcely Containing Their Disappointment

NRA ‘disappointed’ by bump stock ban [More]
What did they think was going to happen?


Life in the Glass House

State Sen. Kevin Parker ordered a government aide to kill herself Tuesday in a public tweet that has since been deleted. [More]
This is the corrupt punk who wants to use social media posts to ban people from owning guns,

[Via Felix B]

What Did Goldfinger Say?

The White House School Safety Commission’s report recommends gun confiscation orders as part of an overarching response to mass shootings in gun-free schools. [More]
Once is happenstance...?

Twice is coincidence...?

The third time is what, again?

What is going on with this guy?

[Via Wynn A

Make America Wait Again


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What a time to be pushing friends away.

[Via Felix B]

Felons by Spring

The new regulations, which were signed by acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, will take effect 90 days after being published in the Federal Register. A Justice Department official said that would likely happen Friday. [More]
We'll just see about that.

[Via Roger J]

UPDATE: GOA to file suit.

Isn't it Good Norwegian Wood?

This self-delusion about Islam can take extreme forms. Glazov mentions the Norwegian activist Karsten Nordal Hauken, whose main response, after being anally raped by a Somali migrant, was to feel profound guilt over his rapist’s subsequent deportation. [More]
This biological dead-end is just an outlier. Useful idiots intent on subjecting us all to their delusions are everywhere.

[Via Mack H]

A Preventable 'Reign of Terror'

Garcia has a lengthy criminal record that dates back to 2002, including charges for illegal firearm possession and meth, according to the Fresno Bee. Before his 2014 deportation, Garcia had three Immigration and Customs Enforcement violations. Boudreaux wouldn’t confirm Garcia's immigration status at the time of his death or what country Garcia originated from. *
Why the hell not?

Boy, if this doesn't call for disarming you and me, I don't know what does.

[Via Wynn A

* Fox News does not allow access to Blogger links. To read, copy and paste: 
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-man-previously-deported-in-2014-goes-on-24-hour-reign-of-terror-before-dying-in-police-chase .

Keep Your Enemies Close and Your 'Friends' Closer

How Republicans Have Damaged the 2nd Amendment- 12 Firearms News Articles That You Should Read [More]
And then share...

A Broader Effort

With backing from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and key chairmen, Democrats will move to require federal background checks on all gun sales, part of a broader effort by the party to advance long-stalled gun control measures. [More]
You know, that "slippery slope" we're "paranoid" about...

And Swampublican turncoats will be happy to join them.

It Happens Every Time

Democratic gains raise odds for gun control in Minnesota [More]
You don't say.

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

Meanwhile, Over at the Front Lines of Caucasiaphobia...

Healing from Internalized Whiteness [More]
Meet "the teacher":
As a person with multiple marginalized identities...
So are we talking "Three Faces of Eve" or "The Exorcist" here...?

[Via Mack H]

It's Academic

The Network of Concerned Academics claims that the Trump administration has “manufactured a media crisis around issues of free speech.”  [More]
And to prove it they're going to shut down anyone who disagrees.

[Via Michael G]

Getting in Touch with His Inner Collectivist

For 2 years I felt like a fraud as a Republican [More]
You are a fraud. Posing as a Republican was an effect, not a cause.

[Via Mack H]

A Bold Move

In a bold move to address its affordable-housing crisis and confront a history of racist housing practices, Minneapolis has decided to eliminate single-family zoning, a classification that has long perpetuated segregation. [More]
Well that'll ensure a dependent constituency. And result in more flight, reduced property values and... I guess developers bribe better than house realtors?

Hey, who thinks "gun violence" will go down?

[Via Mack H]

We're the Only Ones Kidding Around Enough

Virginia sheriff's captain arrested for child porn gets no jail time [More]
At least now we know what he was doing after he made it home at the end of his shift...

But wait: the source story points to a problematic scarcity of evidence.

I say we apply the Chief Shaw standard.

 [Via Jeffersonian]

A Fair and Equitable Process...


...Opposite Day "progressive"-style... [More]

Chief Shaw's attitude sure is telling:
“From my experience and knowledge, people just don’t say that people made terroristic threats out of nowhere,” he said of the anonymous complainants. “It has to come or stem from something, so you have to help us out here.”
What could go wrong?

[Via Mack H]

Not the 'Only Ones'

Oregon GOP Official Suggests Hiring Private Militias as Security for Republicans [More]
The author seems all over the board on that, and the Three Percenters photo caption pretty much shows subject matter ignorance resulting in the spreading of misinformation.

[Via William T]

Your Tax Dollars at Work


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You'll be happy to know those tasked with disarmament have all the tools they need to make it home at the end of their shift after prevailing at yours.

[Via Len Savage]

Your Lying Eyes

Nvidia’s Scary AI Generates Humans That Look 100% Real [More]
True, as with all tools, the potential for victimizing others through abuse exists.

Anyone who can't be trusted with AI...

On the plus side, who needs overprivileged useful idiot "Hollywood stars" anymore?