Democracy Has Been Destroying the 2nd Amendment

IF we truly operated as a Republic there would be no worries about any laws being passed to infringe on the right of the people to keep and bear arms. But we do not, and the media isn’t about to do anything but push the lie that we are a democracy. [More]

Before totalitarian rule by the few can be secured, the plan is to turn the whole place into one big destroyer-run  "autonomous zone." Most frustrating of all is how many nominally on "our side" say "our Democracy" and don't even realize they are wrong -- and why.

The Man with the Plan

"We had a plan. I always had a lot of confidence in our plan. And I think the president and Jared had a lot of confidence in the plan. And it was unfortunate that we diverged from the plan right as we came down the stretch," Parscale said. [More]

It appears no one had a plan anticipating the steal... 

[Via Mack H]

For Some Reason

 In my experience, a non-response response is a typical opening gambit when an agency doesn’t want to provide the requested information.  [More]

Yep.

The question is, "Why doesn't it want to"?

[Via Herschel]

Fouling the New Nest

Just As We Feared – California's Economic Refugees Ruined Arizona in the 2020 Election [More]

As late TV pitchman Billy Mayes used to say, "But wait, there's more!

[Via Michael G]

Enemies of the People

 Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Leaders Sentenced To Prison For Protesting Communist China [More]

Well, if they wouldn't be welcome at Indiana University, why should they be welcome there?

[Via Michael G]

It Takes a Thief

@Stanford is literally outsourcing the writing of its free speech policies to Antifa. @palumboliu , who is the founder of the Campus Antifascist Network, a bona fide Antifa group, is now leading the committee on "campus speech." [More]

Hey, who better to take the lead on sexual abuse than a serial rapist?

[Via Michael G]

The Fairer Sex

 2 Leftist Women Arrested On Charges Of Terrorist Attack on a Railroad [More]

No doubt upset because no man would want them...

[Via Michael G]

Walter Williams, R.I.P.

 This is a loss for all of us, but an especially devastating loss for the black community, which desperately needs leaders like him. Most of them have probably never even heard of him, and most of their "leaders" would have agreed with Joe Biden that he "ain't black." [More]

[Via Michael G]

The Blacklist

 Sorry, I didn't realize that was racist. [More]

I sure hope I don't get blackballed.

[Via Michael G]

This is CNN

Legal experts say this may be a felony. We‘ve referred it to law enforcement. [More]

So propagandists are now demanding to imprison journalists?

Mexico to Chicago: Sostenga Mi Cerveza

 

GRAPHIC: 18 Shot During Cartel Shootout at Bar in Mexico [More]

How those leyes de sentido común sobre armas or however you really say it workin' out for you fellers down there...?

[Via Wynn A] 

He Should Talk

 "Section 230 is the Internet’s most important law for free speech and safety," Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said. "Weakening Section 230 protections will remove critical speech from the Internet." [More]

That's almost funny.

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Blaming the Victim Enough

 “The streets are absolutely flooded with stolen guns,” Maryland Heights Police Chief Bill Carson said. The chief said many of them are coming from legal gun owners who are carrying them in their cars. [More]

I don't suppose any of that could be attributed to "gun-free zones" requiring the "law-abiding" to temporarily disarm...? 

And I don't suppose a parable about motes and beams might apply here...?

[Via bondmen]

Playing Catch-Up

Community leaders fear women are increasingly caught up in St. Louis violence [More]

Saying they're "caught up" apparently absolves them of responsibility for making choices to immerse themselves and be willing participants.

[Via bondmen]

From the Party of Proletarian Solidarity

 So here's Biden's pick for press secretary wearing a communist hammer and sickle hat in 2014 [More]

Of course, USA Today claims it's being taken out of context. Why a Soviet hammer and sickle is perceived as less offensive than a Nazi swastika in any context remains unexplained.

[Via bondmen]

Agitprop You Can Control With

 Three Ways America’s Mainstream Media Resemble Communist Media [More]

That's why I call 'em the DSM...

[Via bondmen]

Another Name for the 'Gun Violence Memorial'

Police Say Homeowner Shoots 2 Suspects, Killing 1 In Elk City Home Invasion [More]

There seems to be a lot of that going around lately.

Shannon and the Hogglet would rather the homeowners had been killed than armed, preferably, for obvious reasons, with guns.

[Via bondmen]

Gun Prohibitionists Exploiting Suicide to Advance Disarmament Agenda

What we’re dealing with here is yet another rich Democrat-funded “Astroturf” campaign using slick Madison Avenue ad techniques to make it look “grassroots.” [More]

It's tough to accept they're doing it for our own good if the "solution" is to pass edicts enforceable by men with guns.

Iowa Alert

Iowa DNR is falsely claiming the authority to override Iowa Law and usher in sweeping changes to approved hunting cartridges. [More]

So what's an NRA-endorsed governor doing appointing someone with such an apparently thin CV to a position of such power and impact over others? 

I'd be asking Kim Reynolds.

Onward Christian Soldiers?

Why We Refuse to Fight- Servile Christians embrace surrender as a virtue [More]

A 1747 Philadelphia sermon comes to mind:

"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 Michael G]

Common Law

 The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its sister organization, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state of Maryland’s ban on common semiautomatic rifles. [More]

Here's the complaint.

One of these days I hope to be surprised and see someone with the resources argue that "common" means by the military and actually make core "militia" purpose a central part of the complaint.  

They Burn Heretics, Don't They?

 Using statistical analysis, a senior lecturer from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) has demonstrated that COVID-19 has resulted in no excess deaths, yet the university has censored the article online. [More]

Well, what else are Opposite Day "progressive" institutions of knowledge supposed to do?

[Via Laocoön]

In Passing

Two men with awesome minds I had the privilege of working with when I was involved with the Westside Los Angeles NRA Members Council have died:

J. Neil Schulman: He actually passed over a year ago. The man had a formidable intellect and it was reflected in his work.

Randall Herrst: He was a wizard with facts, numbers and legal/legislative matters, and was an indispensable resource for those of us who weren't. 

Rest in peace, gentlemen. Thank you for your exceptional efforts which all gun owners continue to benefit from, even if many will never know.

[Via Howard K]

Risky Business

The role of government in reducing risk becomes more pronounced after a crisis. [More]

It doesn't really reduce risk-- it transfers it and ultimately increases it.

 [Via Michael G]

The Only Good Trump Supporter is a Dead Trump Supporter?

 Jamelle Bouie, formerly of Slate and now with the New York Times, has written articles under headlines like “There is no such thing as a good Trump voter,” arguing that such people “don’t deserve your empathy.” [More]

Note who gives this mob inciter a megaphone. Genocides are born from such rhetoric.

[Via Michael G]

Today's 'Stop the Steal' Collection

 This post will be updated throughout the day as new and non-repetitive links are received. As always, I can't guarantee the credibility of links, so look at everything with an eye toward testing claims for proof.

• Trump mail ‘Undeliverable,’ 388,000 ballots backdated, ‘disappear’
• OH tea party leader: declare martial law, hold new vote
• Democrat Operatives in MI & GA Changed Military Ballots
• N.Y. Congressional Race Up in the Air-55 Uncounted Ballots Found
• History repeating itself?

[Via  Michael G,  Mack H,  

I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar

 

[More]

Now is the time for small businessmen to feel a self-awakening coming on and beat "progressive feminists" at their own mandated wealth redistribution game by taking advantage of federal woman-owned business contract award preferences.

[Via Michael G]

Community Organizing Not Just for Subversives Anymore

 In Defense of Community Defense Groups - In one California county, residents turn to privately organized community groups for defense and support. [More]

There is a positive model here that can be built on. Then again, that does require some involvement and effort...

[Via Mack H]

All in the Algorithm

Up until two days ago, if you'd clicked on the "In the News" widget in this blog's left sidebar, which links to a Google news feed search for my name, the initial results would have gone to my AmmoLand articles, with the most recent on or near the top. This has been that way for years and has been a way to route readers to my articles.

It's been changed, so instead, it gives preference to articles that mention my name, or in one case, someone with the same name in a two-year-old article from a local news channel (and I feel sorry for that guy and hope my work hasn't caused him any grief). Bottom line, you have to get a couple pages in to start seeing my stuff appear with any regularity and the effect of this is that already limited-readership articles are now even harder to find.

Forgive me for considering past disconnects and wondering if there is intent in that, not specifically toward me, but toward all who advance alternatives to the approved narrative.

Gun Owners Without Borders

 The Right to Own a Gun Isn't Just for Americans [More]

Unbelievably, so many miss that point.

I can't tell you how many times I've seen ignorant writers -- some purporting to be on "our side" -- pontificating about how "there is no right to bear arms in [pick a country]." It's as frustrating as those -- again, from many supposed "pro-gunners" -- who say 2A is "granted" (somebody tell Lone Star Gun Rights?), and my "favorite," rice bowl gun groups sending out hysterical fundraising alerts telling members how if this or that does or doesn't happen WE WILL LOSE OUR GUNS!!!

[Via Jamie E]