Friday, September 06, 2019

Someone's Gotta Do It!

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he will defy NRA, take lead on gun background checks - ‘Someone in the Republican Party has to take the lead on this,’ Patrick said, of requiring checks when strangers sell to strangers. [More]
That's some "lengthy and proven record" he's bragging about.

Waking Up Too Late

“There’s a lot of apathy and smugness and laziness here on the Republican side that’s got to be reversed or there will be a shock to the system at some point..." [More]
Probably not until they're in the tumbrils.

And the demographic changes aren't just from nest-foulers fleeing "liberal states."

I could swear I just heard Sam Houston, Jim Bowie and David Crockett say "F*** it."

[Via Mack H]


A Reminder for Walmart


Remember a year ago when a "good guy with a gun" stopped a shooting spree at your Tumwater store? [More]

If it happens again, now that you're chasing lawful gun owners away, ask a Demanding Mom to work her disarmament magic.

[Via Michael G]

Just When I was Starting to Feel Besieged on All Sides...


...this came over the email transom:


...and let me know that our leaders have it all under control, and we can all get back to the more self-indulgent pursuits that make lives of ease so fulfilling and worthwhile.  Who says they're not relevant anymore?

Yeah, baby!

I need a drink.

The Poster Boy for Bad Precedent

Federal agents interviewed Mr. Dhingra’s mother on Aug. 16. She said that he had schizophrenia and that he had been committed to a mental health facility 14 years ago. [More]
Just great. So this low-hanging fruit basically handed our heroes guaranteed court confirmation, even though this looks to be really more an issue of custodianship than anything else.

There is one significant concession in the way The Times weasel-worded this:
Interest in bump stocks surged after the mass shooting at a concert in Las Vegas in October 2017. The gunman had a dozen rifles outfitted with bump stocks and killed 58 people and wounded hundreds of others.
They never outright said those bump stocks were used in the killings.

Because they can't.

How Do You Say 'Bellwether' in Spanish?

Virginia is a ‘bellwether’ on gun control. Here’s how things have changed [More]
Not one word about the obvious.

Who do these guys think they are? Saviors?

[Via Mack H]

Because It's the Natural Thing to Do

Why Ted Cruz was making a biblical case for gun rights after the Odessa shooting [More]
That used to be preached from pulpits:
"He that suffers his life to be taken from him by one who has no authority for that purpose, when he might preserve it by defense, incurs the Guilt of self murder since God has enjoined him to seek the continuance of his life, and Nature itself teaches every creature to defend itself."
[Via Mack H]

Personally, I Prefer 'Domestic Enemies'

Our elected leaders need to call out antifa for what they are: a hate group. [More]
Yeah, who do those "anarchists" think they are, accusing everybody they hate of being fascists? The San Francisco Board of Supervisors?

What a diseased upbringing Jon Crowley must have had.  I do wonder what he'd actually dare say to a man one-on-one, with no mask and no witnesses.

[Via Michael G]

Hiding what Happened


Rather than man up and take the lead on admitting they were wrong, the Bloombergian cowards are like morally-undeveloped children hoping no one will notice, or if they do, they can shift the blame. [More]

I recognize it because I recall doing something similar in principle -- when I was six.

[Via Michael G]

The Red/Green New Deal

Bernie Sanders Says Abortion Will Help Fight Climate Change [More]
What about moving Third World populations with higher birth rates to areas where more energy consumption opportunities are available?

[Via Mack H]


Their Gal in the Gun Rights Camp

Sadly, not only does the Heritage Foundation appear not to have analyzed those bills, this recent paper appears to be nothing but a recitation of Bloomberg/Gifford’s talking points. [More]
But...but...but lipstick...

Go away, Amy Swearer.

[Via Mack H]

You Will Be Assimilated


Or not.  [More]

Sure can't tell from the way they vote.

Fortunately, our Saviors tell us this has nothing to do with that "single issue."

Part of the Problem


The hamburgers and straws are the least of it with this character. [More]

[Via Mack H]

Assuming It's Really About 'Background Checks'

“The president expressed interest in getting a result, so conversations will continue to see if there’s a way to create a reasonable background check proposal, along with other ideas,” a White House official said. [More]
Well, if all they want is to make sure no one on the list can "legally" buy a gun, anyone advocating that who would reject BIDS immediately outs himself as a liar with a hidden agenda.

[Via Felix B]

Trouble in Paradise

'People are shooting each other for food and water': Bahamas Hurricane Dorian death toll will be 'staggering' with THOUSANDS still missing as bodies pile up and militias are formed to stop looting [More]
How?

[Via Matthew L]

They Did It! They Missed the Barn!

Some solutions offered were non-profit partnerships to deal with trauma, implementing a curriculum to teach conflict resolution and de-escalation, and hosting continuous opportunities to meet. [More]
And all under the protective umbrella of a "gun-free zone"!

[Via bondmen]

Outcomes Guaranteed

The reason for that bias is that political leanings of academic criminologists are liberal. Liberal criminologists outnumber their conservative counterparts by a ratio of 30-to-1. [More]
If the object is to create a crisis that government can present itself as the solution for, who better to seek policy guidance from?

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Psychotic Enough

The letter accuses leadership at the FAMS and the TSA of “gross mismanagement” and describes “an unprecedented number of psychotic episodes suffered by air marshals, to include a recent murder suicide.” [More]
Say, gang, I've got a swell idea! Give them all guns and put them on airplanes!

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Botching Enough

The Harris County District Attorney's Office has dismissed 27 criminal cases and is in the process of reviewing 14,000 other convictions related to the officers charged in the botched Harding Street raid. [More]
Inigo raises a point of order...

[Via bondmen]

'It's Almost as if They're Trying to Condition People to Hate Guns'



"Almost"?

I see a clip from Magnum PC.

Who's the moron stage prop parroting what he has to know is BS at 3:39 (which makes him a person of zero integrity)?

5 Fast Facts

Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani has been identified as the American Airlines mechanic who admitted to tampering with a plane’s navigation system before it was scheduled to take off from Miami International Airport. [More]
There's one other fact I'd like to ask about, assuming entertaining the thought doesn't paint me as a hater...

[Via Florida Guy]   

There's an App for That

Exclusive: Feds Order Apple And Google To Hand Over Names Of 10,000+ Users Of A Gun Scope App [More]
It's all 4-D chess designed to put our opponents off-guard, right?

[Via Bluesgal]

Monkey See, Monkey Do

CVS, Wegmans Joins With Other Stores In Open Carry Revolt [More]
Then they all seem to signal support for infringements outside their stores.

[Via Michael G]

Virtue Bellowing


I'm sure if you ID'd "Billy from Austin," what you'd find out about him would surprise no one. [More]

A Machiavelli quote seems appropriate here.

[H/T Wirecutter]

'Take the Guns First'

“Rather than find clear and convincing evidence, [courts are] basically saying, ‘Better safe than sorry,’” Parris said. [More]
None of which addresses a hard truth that is ignored at everyone's mortal peril.

Unintended Consequences?

Judge Rules Terrorism Watchlist Violates Constitutional Rights [More]
Oops...
The same rules will apply, right?

So Can We Assume Plenty of Penis Comparison Experience?

Geraldo Rivera says that AR-15 owners have ‘small penises’ [More]
Now there's an original thought.

That must not be what he surreptitiously carried on foreign assignment, but what about his "two guards with five guns between them"...?

Still, in fairness, if we can't trust a man whose own five wives couldn't trust him, not to mention the interns, who can we trust?

And it's nice to see ol' horse-fa ... I mean ... Sarah Silverman taking time between red flag-worthy therapy and wetting the bed to agree with him.

All I can figure is, if overprivileged narcissistic degenerates and lunatics are against us we must be doing something right.