Armed Maine Residents Try to Forcibly Quarantine Out-of-Towners By Blocking Their Road With a Tree [More]Interesting: Vinalhaven has about twice the number of registered Democrats as registered Republicans.
[Via Jess]
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Xenophobes
[Via Jess]
Something Smells Fishy
Court records show the wife who fed her husband fish cleaner (poison?) has a history of mental illness (paranoia, depression, donating to liberal politicians & Super PACS) [More]A rejoinder sometimes attributed to Churchill comes to mind.
[Via Michael G]
The Upper Class Twit of the Year
It strikes me that it's terribly funny that the response of some Americans to a virus is to buy guns [More]The guy oughta stick to what he's good at.
It strikes me as terribly pathetic that subjects prefer having that choice decided for them by their overlords.
[Via An Hour of Wolves]
Our Bad
CBS News Says ‘Editing Mistake’ Led To Misleading Video Showing An Italian Hospital During Segment On New York’s Coronavirus Crisis [More]At least ABC News got the eradication efforts right...
[Via Michael G]
Not Dead Yet
Brian Lane lawfully purchased three bump stocks before the rule took effect and raises a Fifth Amendment challenge that the federal government must compensate him for taking his property. The federal government responds that the rule falls under a valid use of the police power, which requires no compensation. But as explained below, the federal government forgot the Tenth Amendment and the structure of the Constitution itself. It is concerning that the federal government believes it swallowed thestates whole. Assuming the federal government didn’t abolish the states to take their police power, the Court DENIES the motion to dismiss WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The Court will allow the federal government to try again and explain which enumerated power justifies the federal regulation and whether it allows a taking without compensation. [More]The whole business of taking in the first place isn't resolved and the judge seems to accept the 'bump stocks were used" contention with no official confirmation, but this does throw a nice wrinkle into things plus appears to my untutored mind to create a conflict between courts, a requirement for SCOTUS reconsideration.
[Via Stephen Stamboulieh]
Will Tyrants Survive an End Game Disarmament Edict?
Will the Second Amendment Survive Coronavirus? [More]It will thrive. This business of us using the forms of government to do things "lawfully" is just us being nice. Take those away and make it "Surrender or die" and we'll be talking a whole new dynamic.
Just try and stop us.
Right, Dr. Banner?
[Via Michael G]
A 'No Returns' Policy
Though President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) has been accused of not taking the China Virus seriously, he is working the issue his own way. Recently, he said that Mexicans in the United States shouldn’t travel to Mexico... [More]Think about that for a moment.
UPDATE: Look what can be done when the will exists.
Essential Freedoms are Overrated Anyway
Unless we find some way to rein in the government’s power grabs, the fall-out will be epic. [More]But just think how safe we'll feel!
[Via Mack H]
Woke County
I don't see this posted in GOA's "State Alerts" yet, so I'll just post a screenshot of this update on Wake County:
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An Unarmed Suspect
Lundy lashed out, complaining Marshall wasn’t following coronavirus social distancing guidelines, and allegedly slugged her in the head, knocking her to the ground, according to police sources. [More]So it's not uncommon for fist attacks to be lethal, and that justifies using all force necessary to stop them?
Unless it's Slappy, here...?
[Via Michael G]
Found in Translation
I am most grateful to John Comeau, who applied his time and skills to transcribe the handwritten letter from my AmmoLand article on Civil War gun confiscations:
Here's what I got so far. Some of it makes no sense which means I obviously guessed the wrong words, but if I got the names right you might have some more grist for searches.
Hookstown Penna July 26 1861Genl. H. B. BeiselDr Sir
Your favor of 22nd wish to Major Littith is before me. I am at a loss to understand how it is that the Gov. and Adjutant Genl. authorized you to hold the Arms and equipments now in your possession. the order is in direct opposition to the instructions received by me on yesterday to collect all arms &c good and bad in the county and ship to E. M. Biddle Adjutant Genl. immediately [....] a circular from Maj. O. H. Wheeler which will explain itself.
Acting by virtue of authority delegated to me by [....] Wheeler I now authorize you to box up and ship to E. M. Biddle Harris burg all the arms and equipments now in your possession and belonging to your company, taking care to mark on boxes 2nd Brig. 19 Div. of which you will make a full and exact report to me, giving the number of arms of each of the [.....] necessary equipments on receipt of which I will send you a receipt for same and just as soon as the Arms are remodeled you will receive a sufficient [...] to equip the [.] which you are now organizing. Any necessary expenses which you may be at in having Arms &c hauled to Brighton will be paid by me Make out a bill in due form for same & send it to me receipted.
The circular which I now enclose you in this you will please return Your request to meet with you on Saturday 3rd July will be promptly attended to by Littith or myself.
I am very truly yours J M B Carothers Deputy Brig [....] 2 Brig 19 DivComeau continued with further observations:
E. M. Biddle is mentioned on this page... H. B. Beisel is mentioned on p. 301 of this book as being on the "committee of 100" in Beaver County...archive.org has the whole book for download.And David Hardy clued me in to "The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies," for those lazy days when I find myself with too much time on my hands which so plague me...:-)
Monday, March 30, 2020
Civil War Arms Collection Order Raises Historical & Contemporary Questions
My primary interest in this is to determine where Wheeler got off ordering arms to be surrendered, and what would have happened had a gun owner told him to go pound sand. [More]It looks like habeas corpus may not have been the only thing Mr. Lincoln sanctioned suspending...
Confronted Bully Backs Down
N.J. GOV. MURPHY BACKS DOWN, ALLOWS GUN SHOPS BACK OPEN IN SAF VICTORY [More]That means Murphy knew his position was unlawful but tried to abuse his powers of office to bully it through anyway.
Think about the character of that kind of character. And the majority of New Jersey voters are evidently fine with that.
Welcome to the Party, Pals
Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a federal civil rights lawsuit in California have filed a revised complaint, adding to the list of defendants to include the City of Los Angeles and Mayor Eric Garcetti, and the City of Burbank and City Manager Justin Hess. [More]Good. I hope California gun owners do more than bellyache on forums and help with the legal costs.
Now when is the Trump administration going to make good on its commitment and start protecting critical establishments that reopen in defiance of local orders? If Garcetti blatantly violated other civil rights, DOJ would dispatch agents to stop him quickly enough, and without teeth, such proclamations become mere political pandering.
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[Via Carlos Perdue]
Work It Out Privately
Child Custody Conditions Restricting Parents' Speech and Gun Storage [More]Bring the state into it and dead poodles are the least of your worries.
You'd think survivalists would know that.
On a related note, there's a reason why I only refer to my guys as feral sons Uday and Qusay and have learned not to post current pictures from which they can be identified. If they want to enter the pit it will be their decision, not mine.
[Via Michael G]
Forbidden Knowledge
Gun-Rights Activist Releases Blueprints for Digital Guns - Cody Wilson calls the move impervious to legal challenge [More]I know it's impervious to moral challenge, but I'm not sure I'd bet on "legal."
And now, here's Anoushka Pinto of MEAWW to bring in the PSH for those of you who don't subscribe to WSJ and like your "news" peppered with hand-wringing anti-gun editorializing.
[Via bondmen]
No Time Like the Present
De Blasio says not “time to look backwards” at his Wuhan coronavirus failures [More]What personal cowards these people who would disarm us prove to be. When they get caught and they know they're wrong, they act like children desperate to escape the consequences of their misbehavior.
[Via Michael G]
Bullet Points
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police, for firearm sales surcharge, for Firearm Records Check Fund, for retail dealer required to be licensed and for licensing of dealers, providing for ammunition purchase authorization permits, establishing the Ammunition Safety and Enforcement Fund and providing for transporting ammunition into this Commonwealth. [More]With "Republicans" like Thomas Murt, who needs Democrats? Until gun owners make sure the GOP understands that, the betrayals will continue.
[Via Geoffrey H]
Runs for the Border
Kathy Griffin tried to cut in line for COVID test, turns out she had diarrhea after Mexico trip [More]What a surprise. And what an apt ailment.
If someone called her a stupid, horse-faced c***, could they be sued for libel, or would a truth defense with "loser pays" be a deterrent?
I ought to do a pool on which new "husband" decides he just can't stomach it anymore and sues for what he came for in the first place: Kathy's or Amy's.
Rhymes with 'Coup'?
Dr. Fauci In New England Journal Of Medicine: Coronavirus Less Severe Than The Flu [More]So after people's lives, jobs, businesses, and the economy are destroyed, along with the "Republican form of government" the Constitution was supposed to guarantee us, can we expect Emily Litella to come out?
Meanwhile, on the other side of the bipolar information machine:
The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, the U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert warned on Sunday...[Via DvD]
Intended Primarily
Ohio sets all-mail primary April 28: How to request a ballot [More]Looks like I'm out of a job this time around.
And with the Democrats playing their "disenfranchised" shenanigans for all they're worth, it's important that gun owners put their cynicism aside and make this minimal effort.
Help Wanted, Inquire Within
We are a group of volunteers working tirelessly to keep all of our constitutional rights. We need your contributions to move forward to keep the citizens of Wake County and others from having their rights stripped away. [More]The suit they're paying for doesn't come from a Beverly Hills tailor.
Some Things Never Change
Allow me to weigh in a bit. I’ve never seen or heard of this guy (“Caleb” from Gun Nuts Media – I have no idea if that’s his real name or a nom de guerre). I have visited his site once as you’ll see below, and I’ll never visit again. [More]Huh. You should'a asked me.
Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe
A federal judge ordered 10 illegal aliens under Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in New Jersey to be released, finding that their underlying health conditions makes them vulnerable to coronavirus. [More]And we would expect anything less from an embedded ObamaDemocrat on the federal bench?
[Via Michael G]
Titles of Nobility
Harry and Meghan 'will beg Donald Trump for secret service protection' after LA move [More]Well, there's "royalty" and there are "commoners." It's right there in the Constitution, isn't it?
Remember what Mr. Paine told us?
Ah, good, he told them to pound sand.
Harry ain't the brightest bleeder from Buckingham, is he?
Wallis Simpso... uh... Meghan is counting on that.
[Via An Hour of Wolves]
Playing TAPS for the Constitution
Don’t Exploit the COVID-19 Emergency to Push the Anti-Gun TAPS Act [More]More pushback against sterile bee queen Amy Swearer and her Conservative, Inc. drones.
I just received more links than I know what to do with, so with the caveat that I may or may nor have even clicked on some of these, let alone read them to see if I'm 100% with 'em, here ya go:
- Firearms Policy Conference HR 838
- Firearms Policy Conference TAPS
- Tenth Amendment Center
- Big League Politics
- GOA
- Crime Prevention Resource Center
- The Federalist Society
- The National Interest
- Ricochet
And you could always just go here and here...
[Via Felix B]
Cowboying Up
Texas Cities and Counties Can't Close Gun Stores as Part of Coronavirus Closures - So opines the Texas AG, interpreting Texas state statutes (and not needing to consider the Second Amendment). [More]What about these guys?
[Via Michael G]
Call to Arms
We're the Only Ones On Again, Off Again Enough
Los Angeles Sheriff Reverses Course AGAIN!?, Orders Gun Stores to Close to the Public [More]If he were obstructing another civil right, the Feds would arrest him.
I guess we get to see how serious they are about what's critical.
The Other White Meat
The elephant is dead. Capitalism is gone, the republic is gone. What we have now is an opportunity to feed off of the dead elephant, to stockpile as much as we can, to distance ourselves from each other and prepare for the ultimate battle for survival. [More]The Republic: It's what's for dinner. At least per TL Davis.
Call me a cockeyed optimist, I'm not sure we're there yet. In any case, I'm not ready to abandon the remarkable system bequeathed us by the Founders even if those who rule appear to be, if most they rule are oblivious to what they've allowed themselves to be swindled out of, and if many who won't be ruled have concluded it's "Game over."
Come back to me when the lights go out.
The Hole Truth
What became clear during the Kavanaugh hearing is that Ford's story had holes in it. [More]So does Reade's.
More Evil Right-Wingers
Wilson was linked to the neo-Nazi groups National Socialist Movement (NSM)... [More]And that is what's being presented as another "one of us"...?
Maybe they're referring to the member of the central government's standing army...?
The FBI sure seems to be getting even dickier these days. Does anybody else get the feeling this Wray guy's first loyalty may not be to his oath?
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But hey, it's not like a voice vote has ever come back to bite us in the ass before, right, gun owners?
UPDATE:
John Lott writes a much-needed "In Defense of Congressman Thomas Massie."
[Via Michael G]
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Tonight on Armed American Radio
Join Mark THIS Sunday 3-29-2020 from 7-8pm ET (4-5pm PT) for a special pre-AAR Monstercast Armed American Radio Facebook LIVE event from the AAR Crossbreed Holster studios right here! The studio line will be open and we'll be taking your calls! [More]Mark Walters will be hosting a good old fashioned "round table" in Hour Three (10 - 11 p.m. Eastern) with yours truly, journalist Neil W. McCabe and Brad Premo of Leadslingers Whiskey.
The "pre-show" with video on Facebook starting at 7 followed by the rest of the program. If you want to listen in from a station near you or via live streaming, go to the AAR website.
Saturday, March 28, 2020
Synchronicity
President Trump’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has revised its guidance of critical infrastructure to include the firearms industry as part of the Essential Critical Infrastructure. This revision comes shortly after Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners of California (GOC) sent a letter to the administration urging inclusion of the firearms industry. [More]
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The president doesn’t shy away from issuing executive actions on guns when they serve his purposes and he is depending on gun owners to be reelected in November. It would be more than appropriate if he ordered Homeland Security to recognize the need of the people to lawfully obtain guns during national emergencies to the point that a disruption in supply “would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof.”
Do it, Mr. President.
Unless it's all been just words and the Second Amendment is now officially deemed “non-essential.”
Friday, March 27, 2020
Happy Birthday, Mommy
My Mother is 96 today.
She still swims laps and walks a couple miles most days.
Here's the card I made her, front and inside:
Where the Rubber Meets the Groad
Global condom shortage looking likely after world's biggest producer shuts down over coronavirus [More]That oughta send the aninmaladjusted environmentalcases into a[nother] rage (not that they weren't causing unintended consequences).
[Via Jess]
Down By the Old Mills Ream
We urge you to contact Governor Mills and respectfully request that Gun Shops be added to the list of “Essential Businesses” as soon as possible. [More]One question: Why would I want to be respectful to a turncoat?
[Via Felix B]
The Big Sleazy
Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans refuses to take responsibility for her decision not to call off Mardi Gras over concerns of the Wuhan coronavirus. That decision has caused New Orleans to become the epicenter of coronavirus cases in the state of Louisiana, according to medical experts. So who exactly does the Democratic mayor blame for not canceling Mardi Gras in her own city? Donald Trump. [More]Well, Louisiana does rank 49th out of 50, and I bet if you took New Orleans out of the equation they'd move up considerably.
[Via Michael G]
The More You Shoot the Better You Feel
The people panic buying now are mainly first-time gun owners and anti-gun hypocrites. [More]They still need to learn and fast. Ranges that are closing down due to government stay-at-home orders demonstrate how infringements make things more dangerous for everybody.
[Via bondmen]
Keep On Truckin'?
Truckers Call for Second Amendment Right Nationwide During Emergency [More]Only for truckers? And only during emergencies?
Can we exclude these guys, who supported Hillary and who represent Biden campaign workers?
Welcome to the Party, Pals
Defense attorneys for the famous couple and other parents still fighting the charges say the case cannot stand because investigators bullied their informant into lying and then concealed evidence that would bolster the parents’ claims of innocence. [More]Well, yeah, nobody actually takes what the Bureau's slogan stands for seriously...
So rich, leftist celebrities should get a pass on the type of enforcement their political choices impose on the rest of us...?
[Via Michael G]
But They've Always Been So Good at Listening Before...
ATF TO DISREGARD GUN OWNER INPUT ON PREVENTING ILLEGAL REGISTRATION [More]It's his to blow...
[Via Jess]
The Solution We've All Been Looking For
Former British PM Gordon Brown Calls for New Global Government to Fight Impact of Coronavirus [More]H.L.'s gettin' a workout today.
[Via Michael G]
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Trump Pills
Episode 871 Scott Adams: It's Time to Stop Using an Obama Afghanistan Strategy Against a Virus [Watch]I stipulate I'm absolutely not qualified to weigh in with an informed opinion on the science, but this looks like something to ask those who may be. $20 and "a bit of diarrhea" or "drown in your own lung juice"? Centralized planning by those whose incompetence and power obsessions got us into this mess, or take matters into our own hands?
It does seem worth asking your doctor what he'd do if things got up close and personal.
One other thing Adams mentions briefly toward the end is pressure from the people as a factor in government deciding to reopen businesses, and that makes me wonder if we will start to see civil disobedience. I know many are desperate. As I mentioned in an earlier post, younger feral son Qusay is a chef at a local restaurant (who is still working thanks to take-out and catering orders while most of the staff has been "furloughed") and he told us one of their food suppliers had a "friends and family" sale to unload inventory that's not moving and get some cash coming in, and to mitigate its losses.
True, cities can retaliate against individual businesses by pulling their licenses, but if a critical mass of the tax base joined forces and had a reopening "strike," what are they gonna do? Send the cops in to round up them and their customers?
When the choice is between dying and trying, what have people got to lose?
[Via Carlos Perdue]
UPDATE - This seems relevant:
“What does Governor Doug Ducey know about medicine? He’s a stupid politician. You, my doctor, who specializes in respiratory illnesses, is a far better expert on the subject. You more than anyone should know when it is safe to give this test, and to whom. That you are allowing a politician tell you how to treat your patients is to my mind literally unethical.”[Via Michael G]
#BelieveWomen
Biden’s “hands were on me and underneath my clothes,” she said. “He went down my skirt but then up inside it and he penetrated me with his fingers,” she added. [More]I wonder if @womensmarch is going to even acknowledge this.
Thursday, March 26, 2020
As Rome Burns
Italian leaders fiercely reprimand residents defying lockdown protocols -- “I’m getting news that some would like to throw graduation parties," De Luca said. "We will send the police over. With flamethrowers.” [More]One could argue he was combining dark humor with hyperbole, but when the balance of power is that disparate, a pointed reminder is in order.
[Via Jess]
Upon Reconsideration
Gov. Tom Wolf is quietly allowing gun shops to reopen on a limited basis during the coronavirus pandemic after several justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court urged him to do so. [More]And as noted the other day, bizarrely enough, three DEMOCRAT judges...
[Via Jess]
Job Qualifications
The Atlantic Tells Joe Biden All He Needs to do is ‘Stay Alive’ [More]At least until the inauguration...
What more do we need to know about the Democrats?
Or The Atlantic...?
[Via Michael G]