Guest Lineup: Monstercast lineup included David Codrea and attorney Stephen Stamboulieh along with AWR Hawkins from Breitbart News, Beth Baumann from Townhall and George “The Mad Ogre” Hill. [More]Stephen and I were on in Hour 1.
Monday, April 01, 2019
About Last Night
Gun Safety-Advocating Actress Pulls Pistol after Failed Shoplifting Attempt
"Do you know who I am?" the former child star and current activist demanded of terrified shop clerks and customers of the upscale fashion house before backing out the door with weapon leveled. [More]I guess she was showing them who's the boss.
About Those Bump Stocks
Another document production response to our FOIA:
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Hey, it's not us inventing a "conspiracy theory."
Seeing as how everybody in the media seems to "know" they were used, and a couple hundred thousand citizens risk becoming felons over this, when do they think it might be a good time to stop dragging their feet on this? Everybody realizes this has been going on longer than the Warren Commission, right?
DC Court Sides with Government in Bump Stock Ban
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Here's the opinion.
It's nice to see it's not unanimous:
Like countless other Americans, I can think of little legitimate use for a bump stock. That thought, however, has nothing to do with the legality of the Bump Stock Rule. For the reasons detailed supra, I believe the Bump Stock Rule expands the statutory definition of "machinegun” and is therefore ultra vires. In my view, the plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits of their challenge and I would grant them preliminary injunctive relief. Accordingly, I respectfully dissent.The question now: Will our vaunted "5-4" SCOTUS again wash its hands of it?
Penalty Flaggers
Nobody suggested that he ever pointed the B.B. gun at anyone, nor that he waved it or flourished it in an ostentatious or angry manner (referring to dictionary definitions of "brandish"). But he was then arrested for two counts of "assault by intimidation" and two counts of brandishing, purely because the two workers said they were afraid. [More]I've recalled before how I had more freedom as a boy in the Shah's Iran than my boys had growing up in the land of the Second Amendment.
I saw some flaggers for pothole fillers a while back and one of them had a hammer and sickle sticker on his hard hat.
[Via cydl]
Attention Hogg
Parkland's David Hogg requests photo of his death be publicized if he dies from gun violence [More]With a caption pointing out his self- and infringement-imposed inability to defend himself.
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, Whereas No Fences Result in Turning U.S. Neighborhoods to This
When they got to the Cicero home where a woman had allegedly “enslaved” Guatemalan immigrants for years, the FBI had to break down every door, a prosecutor said. Inside, agents found “deplorable” conditions. Mold. Cockroaches. Mattresses “all over the place.” And sewage backing up in the basement where Concepcion Malinek allegedly forced the immigrants — one as young as 18 months old — to live. [More]Kind'a rough on their own people there, aren't they? No doubt Trump's fault for being racist...
The important thing is they'll be counted in the census to help Democrats gain even more power.
[Via Michael G]
Goes without Saying
Gang members will not be handing in their guns following the law reform announced by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, a Mongrel Mob leader has said. [More]No worries since the targets are always the "law-abiding."
[Via Michael G]
That Alone Should be Grounds for Removal
"He acknowledged being torn between his heart and his head, as he put it..." [More]So he ended up ignoring "the supreme Law of the Land" and imposing his bias on us all.
My money's still on Dolly photos with this guy.
[Via Mack H]
That Sinking Feeling
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Maybe nobody in Rhode Island owned one? Then again, the state does have plenty of coastline...
Then there are those who have shown us what we can expect from them when ordered to surrender. As for ATF grinding them up, maybe somebody didn't get the memo.
A Matter of Priorities
Dem Offices Remove POW Flags, Replace With Transgender Pride Flags [More]"Oh sweetie. Someday when you grow up, you’ll understand, women can ... have a penis ... And real men love that."
[Via Jess]
The Voice of Surrender
Just as Second Amendment supporters need to suck it up and fix NICS, Second Amendment supporters must also buckle down, and come up with ways to implement EPROs that respect due process and which don’t serve as a tool for permanent gun confiscation. [More]Again I disagree.
[Via Mack H]
It's Alive!
SB 978 Turns Into Monster Anti-Gun Bill [More]Will we see alarmed villagers rush for their torches and pitchforks...?
We're the Only Ones Timed Out Enough
Hillsboro Police Chief Darrin Goudy resigned Friday after city officials said “discrepancies” were identified in his time sheet. [More]So he was a real-life time bandit?
[Via Smitty]
'Kill It Before It Grows'
These bills cannot be allowed to get any traction. In order to make sure they don’t, GRNC is asking that you contact the Republicans in the General Assembly. [More]Good, they recognize pleading with Democrats is generally a waste of time. I'm waiting for more gun groups to figure that out, especially when they ask us to "politely" petition known enemies in safe districts.
Once Upon a Time in the West
The American Old West: How Hollywood Made It “Wild” to Make Money & Advance Gun Control [More]So the proper response to gun-grabber claims that recognition of rights will result in "Dodge City" should be "Your lips to God's ear."
Fallen on Hard Times
Cuomo isn’t the group’s only apparent source of financial woe; its most recent available financial filings show annual donations to the group shrank by $55 million from 2016 to 2017. [More]Well, whose fault is that?
Why would any aware gun owner donate a dime to an organization that promotes prior restraint disarmament, greenlights ATF rule reversals, refuses to recognize the greatest threat to RKBA recognition in its political grades, and uses bogus "reasoning" to do it?
Trump's Fault
Chicago Mayor Pins Blame For Smollett Race Hate 'Hoax' On Toxic Culture Created By…Trump? [More]Me, I blame Canada.
A 'Law-Abiding' Gun Owner
CALIFORNIA FARMER REGISTERS HIS GUNS ONLINE, THEN GETS CHARGED WITH A DOZEN FELONIES [More]That'll teach him.
The question is, will other gun owners ever hear of it and react accordingly?
So much for creating disincentives to obey "the law."
Some view it as a positive when learning about high rates of non-compliance, but keep in mind it means if and when the state ever needs it, there will be a serious charge waiting in reserve to exploit when enforcers come in for something else.
[Via Jess]
UPDATE:
All charges in this case were dropped in February due to a DOJ agent MISREADING A SPREADSHEET!
But the Virtue Dividends are Priceless
Restricting Gun Sales Cost Dick's $150 Million Last Year - America’s biggest sports retailer lost customers, but CEO Ed Stack said it was worth it. [More]At some point we'll see if the shareholders feel the same way. The market is on a short term rise, but if you look at the five-year performance, it's substantially in the red.
[Via DDS]
Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Piers Morgan Paradise
Gun-free London? Teen Shot Dead, Raid Uncovers Multiple AK-47s, Grenades [More]Like I've been saying, we ain't seen nothin' yet.
[Via bondmen]
We're the Only Ones Treating Enough
Video shows inmate with mental illness being beaten in California jail [More]WarOnGuns has obtained another video with sound.
[Via bondmen]
BREAKING NEWS
“The Bigger the Bullet, the Bigger the Hole.” [More]Qua...uh...crack reporters MARGOT SANGER-KATZ, QUOCTRUNG BUI and the newsraper of record have an epiphany that puts them in the running for the coveted Captain Obvious Award.
Not that they want Americans of lesser means living where most homicides are committed able to defend themselves with smaller, cheaper guns. And note their oblivious use of the term "Saturday Night Special."