Xenophobes

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]

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]

It's Only 'Common Sense'

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[Via bondmen]

For the Children

Three of these inmates had been convicted of raping children. So, while liberals race to save prison inmates from coronavirus, we are releasing sexual deviants back into the community to rape again.[More]

"Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me..."

[Via bondmen]

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]

Necktie Party

Governor Northam ditches ties, citing infectious pathogen risk [More]

Besides, there's no place to put them when you're wearing a hood.

[Via Roger J]

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.

There's a Corollary in There Somewhere

Is The Constitution Worth Dying For? [More]

Let's ask the General:

[Via Mack H]

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 Div

Comeau 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...:-)