We're the Ones Overwhelming Enough

'Penis Man' Graffiti Artist Arrested by '25 Heavily Armed SWAT Officers' [More]

An amateur dick sees first hand how much harder "professionals" can screw you.

And that said, while I don't condone such overkill, f*** that destructive leftist whiner Schomer. It's a cinch he's never done the work necessary to have property, only to have some POS parasite come along and vandalize it. Forcing a fellow citizen to come up with the cost of repairs is actually stealing those many hours of the victim's life that could otherwise have been spent in pursuit of prosperity and/or happiness.

I wouldn't lose any sleep if someone kicked his @$$.

[Via Steve T]

They're Mistaking Him for Someone Who Cares

Virginia Delegate Embarrasses Himself With His Definition of an 'Assault Weapon' [More]

He's not embarrassed in the least. He's done what he set out to do and in his solidly Democrat district, his people outnumber ours so much he ran unopposed.I've even seen gun owners ridiculed for correcting gun-grabber ignorance -- like we're showing how out of touch we are with what matters by being pedantic.

He's not humiliated, either, although that's what he and his fellow totalitarians are setting out to do to gun owners.

The ones who should be embarrassed, but don't have the presence of mind to be, are the useful idiot constituents who obliviously cede their rights to authority perverts.

[Via Mack H]

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Piers Morgan Paradise

CHICKEN WIRE - Britain’s worst KFC installs WIRE FENCES at counters after staff are attacked [More]

I can't tell if that refers to the wire itself, the food being served or the subjects who tolerate a deplorable state of mandated defenselessness.

[Via Steve T] 

Do as We Say

Not as we do. [More]

[Via Jess]

If You're Not Someone We Find It Politically Advantageous to Smear as a Hater and a Terrorist, You've Got Nothing to Fear

Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut want to create a new state police department to “specialize in investigating far-right extremist groups and individuals.” [More]

Of course, they do. How else are they going to exploit the "All white gun owners and Republicans are Nazis" lie?

Y'know, I could swear I posted something about this a few days back, but can't find it now.

[Via Jess]

The Commie Star Vanishes

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What a novel and forward-thinking "progressive" idea!

Tell me they didn't figure it would play better to their target audience the way they deliberately posted it.  And they call us the racists.

It's Only Common Sense!

Under Virginia bill, some teen killers would be allowed to carry a gun [More]

Yes, outrageous, but the larger issue is being missed here.

[Via Michael G]

#BelieveBipolarHeadCases

The latest example is Ben Feibleman, who is using his real name to fight the allegations against him, made by a woman who, as usual, gets to keep her anonymity and is only referred to as Jane Doe in court documents. [More]

So much for equal protection.


[Via Michael G]

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Why You Makin' Fun of Me?

Harvard student demands you stop making fun of her field of study [More]

Perhaps she's too young to have heard of the Streisand Effect?


[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Facing Enough

Rogue NYPD officers are using a sketchy facial recognition software on their personal phones that the department’s own facial recognition unit doesn’t want to touch because of concerns about security and potential for abuse... [More]

Gotta come up with some pretext for "probable cause" to "justify" an armed roust...

[Via bondmen]

And the Indignant Entitlement Award Goes To...

Video from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department shows Gardner driving a city-issued Ford Escape on Market Street without the headlights on. [More]

So she did something the rest of us would be pulled over and ticketed for, and pulls the old "Do you know who I am?" while screaming "Racist!" act.

What a responsible steward of the public's trust and treasure.

Abd oh, look: We have a runner-up!

[Via bondmen]

Mmm-Mmm! Hey Starving Man: This Steak Sure is Good!

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, tweeted a new video of its next-generation assault rifle. Defense Blog said General Dynamics is developing the weapon for the Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon – Automatic Rifle (NGSR-AR) program. [More] 

Standing army only. The Militia of the whole people need not apply.

Just like the Founders intended.

[Via bondmen]

Good Question

Where are the Prosecutions for Fast and Furious? [More]

Been asking that one myself for some time.

One caution-- I note she includes some other cases where it's implied they were part of  Operation Fast and Furious. That was a specific effort out of Phoenix Field Division.  That's not to say bad stuff didn't happen -- in several of the examples, such as Detty and Felix, I've written extensively. But lumping them all in together actually helps confuse the specifics in each.

[Via Michael G]

NRA BOD Endorsements

Several of you have asked for mine. I have none at the moment but am working on a revised questionnaire to define my criteria for a "thumbs up."

In the meantime, WarOnGuns Correspondent Andy M sends his:

They all say the right things to questions on the 2A and claim to be stalwarts of gun rights, but how will those who seek your approval answer these questions intended to ferret out the status quo, establishment, and obsequious Board seekers best personified by Tom King and Scott Bach? How will Anthony Colandro answer them? 1.) Do you approve of the continued employment of Josh Powell and his salary of $700,000? (Or whatever it is.) 2.) If not, what do you intend to do to change this situation? 3.) What reforms do you think are necessary to put the NRA back into financial order and regain the trust and general backing of the gun community? 4.) Will you publicly disagree with NRA leadership if you thought they were doing something not in the best interests of the membership and preserving the Second Amendment? 5.) Do you think that legal immigration must be checked/restricted? 6.) Do you agree that the below listed salaries of NRA senior managers are fair given the current downdraft in revenue caused by ongoing controversies? Would you support a salary cut of 40% for these managers with the money saved put into the 2020 presidential election? 7.) Do you approve of the stripping of committee assignments from the following Board Members who were critical of the CEO? 8.) Define "Independent Board Member". 9.) Will you seek to reduce costs associated with Board meetings by housing Board members in rooms that cost no more than $135 a night? 10.) Ex SEAL Eric Frohardt was reportedly paid over $525,000 as the director of NRA Education and Training in 2018. Do you agree with this salary? If not, will you seek to reduce it immediately to a amount commensurate with the industry?

Those Who Presume to Inform

Now watch Vice journalist Brian Anderson break all four rules while pointing a Tommy gun at his cameraman [More]

"Authorized Journalists" and Vice: Is it any wonder that I love them so?

[Via Michael G]

Help Me Help You, But First Help Yourself

WARNING! Legislative session starts Monday (Jan. 27th), with at least 12 gun bills already listed- most of them bad!

I'd give you a link, but the only one I have goes to a Mailchimp notice, meaning anyone could hit "unsubscribe."

I guess providing useable and sharable links is beyond many "gun groups." Without them, to put it mildly, reach is limited.

The original sender, Utah Shooting Sports Council, hasn't updated its main page since Jan. 2019. Their "Current Alerts" page hasn't been updated since 2018. Ditto I saw no FB or Twitter links to grab a notice from there.

So many gun groups appear not ready for prime time-- meanwhile, the progs are all slick and well versed on using C3I to their advantage.

[Via Felix B]

So Now We're 'Unsavory'

“The ideas originated in the racist right.” [More]

I have a piece I turned into AmmoLand last Thursday but delayed by the editor attending SHOT Show, which explores such smears against gun owners and shows how these are the identical talking points used by the domestic enemy communists.

[Via Tristan M]

Capitalists Announce Rope Sale

FLIR is discontinuing certain Outdoor product lines as it further heightens its focus on the professional user. Select handheld product lines will continue to be offered commercially, but remaining products will be further focused toward law enforcement, public safety, and other professional users. [More]

Don't think of it as "economic fascism." Think of it as a "public/private partnership."

Hey, someone's gotta help ensure the confiscators make it home at the end of their shifts.

Why They Need to Disarm You and Me

Because you'll never see highly-trained and trusted "Only Ones" doing stupid sh!+ like this. [Watch]

Oh, wait...

[Via Laocoön]

The Basest of Motives

Speculation that Nazzaro was a federal agent [More]

And were he a Russian asset, as others have speculated, it's in their interests to create heightened divisiveness.

Someone's gotta pick the low-hanging fruit to fake the semblance of credibility for the wider smear job.

[Via Jess]

The Voice of Experience

“When his fantasy of becoming President came true, his narcissism developed a pathological dimension. [More]

At the risk of leaving myself vulnerable to accusations of anti-Semitism, that sure looks to me like a classic case of projection.

Speaking of anti-Semitic activities...

[Via Michael G]

Tracking the Zombie Apocalypse

Wuhan Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Global Cases (by JHU CSSE) [More]

So whaddya think? A weaponized biotoxin that escaped the lab? Curious, how North Korea looks clean. Think they'd report it if it wasn't?

I heard the perfect complement to Coronavirus is Lyme disease...

[Via Michael G]

Once is Happenstance

Top FBI Agent Died After Uncovering Hillary Clinton Funneled Billions of Tax Dollars from State Dept. to Clinton Foundation and Cronies [More]

Been a while since we heard from Goldfinger...

[Via Jess]

To Boldly Go?

The new US Space Force logo is giving strong Star Trek vibes [More]

Noting the penchant for ignoring forewarnings, I get a different vibe.

Fun fiction aside, we don't really want to be like Star Trek.

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No, of course not.

Words Have Meaning

Why Are You Losing Your Freedoms? The Semantics of Manipulation [More]

Here's a 2012 classic by John Ross that would serve us all well to note and take to heart.

The Man Has Issues

Former Del. Rich Anderson announces bid to lead Virginia Republicans [More] 

Anybody see Word One about guns or immigration?

[More]

Why not?

Weasel-worded "I support the Second Amendment" equivocation in 3...2..1...