Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Tacit Admission


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Glad to have played some small part in raising awareness about that.

Note that their response does not deny that but instead they deflect and change the subject.

Trump Bump Stock Ban Must Be Fake News



If it wasn't, you'd think NRA-ILA News would have something about it... [More]

Bump Stock Ban Signed by Acting AG to Prompt Legal Challenges


Ironically, if the challenge from these anti-gun senators is upheld, it could conceivably invalidate everything Whitaker signs, including the “bump stock ban.” [More]
Anyone who thinks this is “just about bump stocks” is missing the point.

We're the Only Ones a Driving Force Enough

"Oh, I told them," he said, "... don't pass, you know, anything related to guns. I asked them to repeal guns in cars." [More]
You know, the "legal" ones, because the "illegal"ones are already prohibited.

Besides, we all know police are the "Only Ones" who can be trusted with guns in cars in Memphis.

Their elected communist "leaders" said it, I believe it,that settles it.

[Via Bluesgal]

Thanks for the Tip

Mr. Buchanan: We Are Not a Democracy—And the World Needs to Learn From Us [More]
I don't think Buchanan is confused -- his column is critical of the results of democracy and does give a nod to "Republic."  I think his critic is taking this out of context of the whole body of Pat's work and missing those nuances.

Does Buchanan really have to include a caveat every time he uses the word for those who evidently haven't been following along?

And why does this come to mind?

[Via Mack H]

Call of Duty

Police, schools had no duty to protect Parkland school shooting victims, judge rules [More]
Gee, really?

Time to stir the useful idiots up for more self and student protection prohibtions.

[Via Mack H]

School of Hard Knocks

From rapes to arsons to guns, Florida’s school districts are hiding countless crimes that take place on campus, defying state laws and leaving parents with the false impression that children are safer than they are. [More]
Yeah, we saw.

It's just a matter of prioritie$.

Who "want[s] to scare away students as funding is based on enrollment "?

Especially when you can just scapegoat gun owners to facilitate the disarmament goal?

[Via William T]

A Pretty Inflated Opinion of Herself

Schumer gushed, “Oh, I love my body. I love my breasts. I love my arse. I love my vagina. I love my legs. I love my arms. I love my ears. I love my toes. And they all move and are healthy, [so] I’m grateful.”[More]
Why do I feel a sudden impulse to check my tire pressure...?

[Via William T]

Dealing with Effects

Lesson 1: A failure to recognize past failures dictates calls for more restrictive legislation...Lesson 2: Politicians prefer grand gestures over measured policies...Lesson 3: Long term and secondary consequences are rarely considered. [More]
All true, but there's a more fundamental and evil dynamic that's left unaddressed.

[Via William T]

The Law is What We Say It is

... Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto held a press conference to propose a trio of anti-gun city ordinances that, if enacted, would constitute a direct violation of Pennsylvania’s state firearms preemption law and Pennsylvania Supreme Court precedent. [More]
There will be no justice until those violating the law are arrested, prosecuted and punished.

Do such teeth for personal accountability exist, and if not, why not?

Sorry -- I just caught myself buying into the "There's no such thing as a stupid question" lie...

[Via Jess]

Beyond Measure

Measuring Left-Wing Authoritarianism in America [More]
Hey, you with the banned Pez dispenser: Are you gonna bake me a cake or what?

[Via Michael G]

The Company He Keeps

Meanwhile, in his professional capacity as Alcoff, he’s been quoted in press releases from Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and appeared at an event with Democratic Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia outside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in March and has been pictured alongside Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown and California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters. [More]
There's overt and there's covert.

[Via Rusty Shackleford]

We're the Only Ones Blacklisted Enough

St. Louis prosecutor's office, police commander must explain list of blacklisted officers, judge says [More]
Aren't things like official (mis?)conduct better kept buried, ignored and "need-to-know"?

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Assimilated Enough

The legislation would force any city with a population of 5,000 or less with an area of less than two square miles to disband their police department and contract for law enforcement services with either the county police department or a larger neighboring city. [More]
We are the Borg...

Besides, local accountability is overrated, at least if the great object is total, global control.

[Via bondmen]

Backdraft

Fire marshal files court papers alleging FDNY cover-up in death of firefighter in Harlem during filming of Edward Norton movie - “There is no doubt in the professional opinion of (Specht) that Edward Norton’s movie production company was the precipitating cause of the fire that caused the death of Firefighter Davidson,” the notice of claim says. [More]
Hey, "carbon footprints" don't apply to Big Club members.

[Via bondmen]

The Art of the Deal

It was unclear if Mexico would give anything in return. [More]
To be fair, they've already sent us their homeless and tempest-tossed...

Mystery to Me


Officials baffled by large migrant groups at remote crossing [More]
Whatever could be driving them to escape detection?

Yul?

Rendering Unto Caesar


Bear has some suggestions for sending more than demanded and then some. [More]

If I had a "bump stock" (say, something I had no use for until being told I couldn't have one and got just to establish standing  -- and that's a big "if"), my inclination along with filing a lawsuit would be to follow the #IWillNotComply paradigm.

If I were inclined to surrender my property, I might be inclined to turn it over to another government agency first, my local federal collection center, addressed to ATF (c/o 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.?) and marked "POSTAGE DUE -- CONTAINS BUMP STOCK" and let them deal with the additional uncompensated expense:


Maybe I'd even do it wearing a large hat and sunglasses, or a disguise, just in case that's frowned upon through regulations.

Then again, I like my first inclination better. If I had a bump stock...