The War on Guns: 08/28/20

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About "The Only Ones"

The purpose of this feature has never been to bash cops. The only reason I do this is to amass a credible body of evidence to present when those who would deny our right to keep and bear arms use the argument that only government enforcers are professional and trained enough to do so safely and responsibly. And it's also used to illustrate when those of official status, rank or privilege, both in law enforcement and in some other government position, get special breaks not available to we commoners, particularly (but not exclusively) when they're involved in gun-related incidents.

Friday, August 28, 2020

A Right Delayed

SAF Joins Lawsuit Challenging California Delays in Processing Gun Transactions [More]

People still buy guns that way?

Speaking of Spiritual Wickedness in High Places

350+ US Faith Leaders Endorse Biden-Harris [More]

Because nothing garners more worldly popularity than being useful idiots for the party of godless communists.

Murphy's Law

“My climb would be swift and steady, but that anxiety — that I would be just as mediocre in the Senate as I was in the House — still haunted me.” [More]

It should.

Murphy said he’d like to give his book to all 99 of his Senate colleagues.

I wonder what the ratio of promotional copies to sales will be, especially after all the free publicity. Too bad there's no Box Office Mojo equivalent for book sales, so we could see how well this does against, say, Miss Sloane...

Upping the Stakes

Fledgling militia group put out call to arms in Kenosha and 5,000 people responded. Now it's banned from Facebook after fatal shootings during protests [More]

I figured this one needed to be a standalone post as opposed to an addition to the list.

[Via Mike F]

Brought to You by Rope-Selling 'Capitalists'

Arizona GOP worried Trump and McSally will cost them the state: “Arizonans are fed up” [More]

Well, the Flake wing of the party is out there spreading a message of defeatism to leftist media, and the lie that she's too "right-wing extreme," that's for sure.

Here's the thing-- if McSally loses, it won't be because her agenda (and what that means for gun owners) was too much like the one Trump promised in 2016.

Oh, look: Fundamental transformation!

In other words, the cheap labor Bloomberg/Norquist "Republicans" she has served, the ones saying we need the GOP to move even further to the left are the ones enabling a Democrat takeover.

What will they do with all that "bipartisanship" when the Party's over?

Reign of Terror 2.0

A guillotine has been put in front of the fencing near the White House. pic.twitter.com/fxS7jVwCaz
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) August 28, 2020

So at what point does "free speech" devolve into "terrorist threat"?

I ask because, while striving to advocate for equality under the law, the thought strikes that if "white nationalist" agitators brought a noose to protest a politician of color, I'd be expecting a minimum of "hate crime" charges to be filed.

Once a Statist Weasel Always a Statist Weasel

As a candidate for Governor, Mike DeWine pledged to work with pro-gun groups toward critically-needed legislation such as Constitutional Carry and Stand Your Ground. However, in the wake of the Dayton shootings, Governor DeWine and Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted instead crafted their own legislation, moving forward on concepts universally rejected by Second Amendment advocates including Buckeye Firearms Association. [More]

But...but...but "principled statesman"!

What did you guys think was going to happen?

We're the Only Ones Surveyed Enough

Officersurvey.com aims to rebuild public trust and train better officers [More]

There's an app for that?

Will the tax cows get a money-back guarantee?

[Via bondmen]

Keep Doing It

As a means of protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Bucks refused to take the court Wednesday afternoon against the Orlando Magic. [More]

Good!

Keep up the good non-work!

[Via bondmen]

Alternatively, You Could Just Expel the Rabble-Rousing Racist Ingrates

Skidmore College Students Demand Firing of Faculty Members Who Attended ‘Back the Blue’ Rally [More]

Any guesses on how many parasites demanding they be the ones to dictate terms pay their own way?

[Via Michael G]

There's a Lesson in Here Somewhere

UPDATE: 'They Would Have Killed Us'; Violent BLM Mob Attacks Rand Paul, Others Outside of the White House [More]

To the "courageous" keyboard comrades ridiculing the claim, he qualified it to say "without the police," meaning presenting a defensive capability deters violence.

Gee, where have we heard that before?

[Via Michael G]

He Alone

...he alone is responsible for the chaos in our country. [More]

What a reality-denying liar. As are his supporters.

I'm loving how triggered and outraged they are over the White House being used as a backdrop, and that they're too stupid to realize he was in-their-faces trolling them for laughs.

It gives me hope that Kurt Schlicter will be proven right.

UPDATE: