When the Going Gets Tough...

 Gun maker offers $33M to settle suit by Sandy Hook families [More]

The gun maker or insurers?

Additional notes on reflection: Prepare for the feeding frenzy that happens when sharks smell blood in the water. They may be trying to save themselves but they're serving up everyone else. Admitting that I haven't versed myself in this particular case, is it wrong of me to hope that, sensing weakness, the plaintiffs turn the offer down and demand more? I'm wondering if greedy lawyers making it too expensive to surrender may be the best option here.

Houses of Ill Repute?

 In a series of tweets on June 8, Virginia Heffernan, a Harvard-educated columnist for The Los Angeles Times, wrote: “Real-estate listings should include prevalence of gun-ownership in a 50-mile radius and number of annual mass shootings in the region. Time to change what a ‘bad neighborhood’ is.” In follow-up tweets she added, “…and introduce a meaningful tax on guns and gun violence. No one should say ‘this is a great place to raise kids’ about neighborhoods where even one person has an assault rifle.” The idea is to take “race, class [and] politics out of the real estate equation.” [More]

If we're talking L.A., I'd think Neighborhood Scout would provide a more relevant metric. There's no mention of how many houses Hefferman has sold to validate her real estate creds, but who wants to bet race and class aren't factors in where she's chosen to live?

On a side note, this is the first time I believe I've ever seen NRA link to one of my articles -- :

If a recent request regarding Hunter Biden is a reliable indication, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) claims it is prohibited from releasing its records pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act where “the subject of the records request is a third party and a private citizen,” unless the person has authorized the release or the “public interest in the disclosure outweighs the personal privacy interests” of the individual.

I hope whoever did that doesn't get in trouble...😟

A Plan Comes Together

 Geltzer was more explicit on the administration’s link between gun control and quashing domestic terrorism during his interview with NatSec Daily. Asked if gun reforms were imperative to stopping domestic terrorism, Geltzer replied: “I think tackling things that feed into the domestic terrorism challenge is an imperative, and there are a lot of things that feed into it. Easy access to certain types of firearms feeds into it. But so does, for example, polarization fueled by disinformation. That can make recruitment to domestic terrorism causes easier and more likely.” [More]

Gee, I wonder where he's going with this...?

Any of you biggest threats care to guess...?

[Via Jess]

So If It's Not 'Gun Violence,' What Should We Call It?

"THE GUN PROBLEM" IS A SOCIAL ISSUE - It's not about the guns—it's about the people involved [More]

A-yup...

The Very Model of a Modern Major General

General berates Americans on Twitter acting as 'armed enforcer' of Biden admin [Watch]

The PLA's gotta love this guy.

For now.

[Via Jess]

Must Be Your Lying Eyes Again

Chuck Todd: There is no liberal media bias [More]

Hey, the guy is a professional "real reporter," and if there was any fire to this smoke, who is better qualified to find it?

The thing is, I wouldn't be surprised to find most of these cultists believe it.

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Keeping an Eye on You Enough

“You may wonder why you were enrolled in this program,” the letter continues. “You were selected as a result of an evaluation of your recent criminal behavior using an unbiased, evidence-based risk assessment designed to identify prolific offenders in our community. As a result of this designation, we will go to great efforts to encourage change in your life through enhanced support and increased accountability.” [More]

I wonder what "an unbiased, evidence-based risk assessment" would say about the likelihood of WarOnGuns regulars to comply with citizen disarmament edicts...?

[Via Michael G]

The Devil, You Say

 Disband the FBI [More]

Until something is done about what their successors will be empowered to enforce, it will just be a matter of trading in the devil we know.

It's not like the U.S. Marshals have shown any great respect for rights enforcement.

[Via Michael G]

Just So They Know Where They Stand

 NYT Reporter: Trump Supporters are 'Enemies of the State' [More]

Been sayin' Trump's just an avatar.

The cold civil war is heating up.

And the useful communist sympathizer idiots at "The Newsraper of Record" seem to believe they'll remain above it all.

[Via Michael G]

And...?

 We have lingered too long in this strange twilight zone where ego trumps justice, propaganda perverts truth, and imperial presidents—empowered to indulge their authoritarian tendencies by legalistic courts, corrupt legislatures and a disinterested, distracted populace—rule by fiat rather than by the rule of law. [More]

True enough. What I'm not seeing in this is a solution that hasn't been tried and either ignored or rejected by the requisite critical mass.

[Via bondmen]

Playing the Cards They've Got

 Why The Left Can't Let Go Of Jan. 6 [More]

Maybe retitle this "What Desperate Totalitarians Will Do for Power"...

What won't they do?

[Via bondmen]

UPDATE: Ram it down our throats? 

What can I say but "Lucian K. Truscott IV" and "Salon"...?

Can we all get along?

Sure, as long as we do what they and their readers want.

[Via Michael G]

And Make Sure to Wash Your Hands After Each Decapitation

 Even coronavirus couldn’t lower Mexico murder rate, with 29 killings per 100,000 people, study says [More]

Who but an idiot would think it would? Besides, they already wore face masks.

[Via bondmen]

"Cancel Culture" Only Works One Way

 ‘Muslim-free’ gun range closes in Oklahoma. [More]

I'm not sure what he thought was going to happen...

[Via bondmen]

State of Emergency

 Gun Violence "Emergencies" being declared EVERYWHERE... Could it just be about money?... [Watch]

It's sure not about "gun safety"...

And yeah, the trough-feeders smell windfalls. But for the minds behind it all, it's about a totalitarian monopoly of violence, where the useful idiots ultimately end up expendable.

[Via Jess]

Life Imitates Art

 Movie theater shooting: TikTok star on life support, woman killed during showing of 'The Forever Purge' [More]

It's not like California's "May (not) Issue" edicts and the parent corporation's "No Weapons" policy would have allowed them to do anything about that.

I don't get the fascination with the Purge movies, although they do give insights into what insulated Hollywood writers reveal about their own bloodthirsty psyches. 

But what I really don't get is the whole concept of  "TikTok stars," although I imagine an American preoccupation with such trivial distractions is reassuring to enemies foreign and domestic.

Our Friends Across the Aisle

 Every Dem senator votes to advance eco-terrorist-linked nominee who endorsed population control [More]

They don't have to pretend anymore. That's the takeaway.

[Via Michael G]

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Piers Morgan Paradise

A graduate gender studies student at the London School of Economics wrote a paper & gave a presentation where they expressed a desire of putting a knife to the throats of “transphobic” women & making them beg for mercy. [More]

Well, in fairness, it's not like she'd be in a position to pull out a gun and make him (?) blubber for mercy instead... 

And no, of course, don't expect any "feminist" groups to weigh in on this. That's never been what they're really about.

[Via Michael G]

The Exception to the Rule

Funniest thing on the internet. pic.twitter.com/IA4uwTYHUZ

— Big Fish (@BigFish3000) July 27, 2021

Now do one about 4473s...

From A to Z

Bezos donates $100 million each to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef Jose Andres [More]

So he's so rich he can afford to give communists the rope?

When you think about how the Amazon business model has affected the traditional American economy, it's enough to make you wonder about behind-the-scenes investors and a larger plan...

We're the Only Ones Crying Crocodile Tears Enough

 Teary Capitol Police Officer Who Testified About January 6 Previously Defended Violent George Floyd Riots In Kenosha [More]

So this is another Democrat?

And what's the word...?

[Via Michael G]

UPDATE:

That prompted a torrent of racial epithets. One woman in a pink MAGA shirt yelled “You hear that guys? This n***er voted for Joe Biden!” Then the crowd, perhaps around 20 people, joined in the screaming “Boo! Fucking n***er!”

With all the cell phones and security recordings, I'm sure they have more than "testimony" of a Biden-supporting Capitol "Only One" to substantiate that...?

[Via bondmen]

So the Choice is Between 'Trump Supporter' or 'Hate Hoax'?

Swastika found etched into State Department elevator [More]

It's a little premature to be introducing a new logo...

#BelieveChildren

Montana Senator’s Niece Says Joe Biden Fondled Her Nipple When She Was 8-Years-Old But Is AFRAID To Speak Out [More]

This must not have happened because I can't find anything from "real reporters."

I'm sure if the story grows Snopes will come up with some weasel words to sell us on "Unproven"...

Speaking of Systemic Racism

Gardner meltdown deepens: Who falsely put prosecutor's electronic signature on 28 cases? [More]

Don't look at Kim. She swore an oath.

Besides, her constituents love her.

Whatacountry

As long as we're on the subject...

Texas police learn COVID-positive illegal immigrants sent to local hotels, after Whataburger encounter [More]

I'm looking at a menu listing for a Pico de Gallo Burger Whatameal® for $8.89 and I'm thinking for that amount you could buy two pounds of chicken and some rice and feed a family. I recall having a conversation years ago with a friend at work, a black guy, incidentally, who went with me for M1 Garand qualification with the DCM (this was pre-CMP), and he had a similar observation about how people on public assistance would go into 7-Eleven and spend the price of a family meal on chips and soda.

"People don't know how to be poor anymore," he told me, relating how things had changed since he was growing up.

UPDATE: That's a lot of burgers!

Over 40,000 Mostly-Unvaccinated Migrants Released By Biden Skip Out On ICE Appointments ...  just 13% are reporting to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office as instructed.

[Via bondmen]

It's Settled Science!

 A new analysis finds several counties with above-average vaccination rates also have higher COVID case rates, while case rates are falling in counties with below-average vaccination rates. [More]

If this isn't a call for forced injections and new business closures, travel restrictions, and mask mandates, I don't know what is.

Oh, and don't forget the "stickers," although I'm thinking a sewn-on yellow star would be more durable...

Famous Last Words

 

[Via Andy M]