Smith & Wesson Sales Growth Slows Dramatically on Ebbing Firearms Demand [More]
Eh. These things have a way of suddenly heating up, and we've got just the administration to do it.
[Via Remarks]
Thursday, September 09, 2021
I Wouldn't Put Too Much Stock in That
And Suddenly It's a Horse Race
Biden dragging McAuliffe down in Virginia, GOP Youngkin surges into tie with 56 days left [More]
Think how much better his chances would be if he built fires in bellies instead of dousing them.
What's the Republican plan to head off cheating?
[Via Michael G]
Tales of the Bizarro World
Lib Activist Group Warns Protesters: Men Can Have Abortions Too, Comparing GOP to Taliban is ‘Islamophobic’ [More]
I wonder if there will be room on the trip for them, too...
[Via Michael G]
We're the Only Ones Recordable Enough
Appeals court reverses itself, rules in Boynton case that people can videotape police [More]
What does it say about "the Land of the Free" when we're more restrictive than China?
[Via Michael G]
Do You Come from a Land Down Under?
“Residents in apartment blocks locked-down by NSW Health are having their alcohol deliveries policed as part of a policy to limit the number of drinks being consumed each day,” NCA News Wire reported. Government goons are rummaging through private mail deliveries, confiscating alcohol and telling Aussies they can only receive a ration of “six beers or pre-mixed drinks or one bottle of wine.” [More]
[Via An Hour of Wolves]
Bill of Health
Virginia schools directing more than $20M toward ‘equity,’ ‘social and emotional’ programs [More]
Gee, and here I was getting ready to think the whole thing wasn't some huge politically motivated scam.
Is there no one we can trust?
[Via Michael G]
Ride Into the Danger Zone
‘Living in a warzone’ Windows shot out of St. Louis high-rise [More]
Maybe they were celebrating Chief Hayden's retirement...?
[Via bondmen]
We're the Only Ones Tried Out Enough
“I thank Chief Hayden for his decades of service protecting the City of St. Louis and its residents. Our city appreciates the leadership he has shown in trying new tactics to help reimagine and improve public safety,” she said. [More]
Yo-daaa...
The media is being coy on what those years of failure are going to continue costing...
[Via bondmen]
Power Play
Senate Democrats are once again looking to change or abolish the filibuster — a procedure that requires most big pieces of legislation to obtain at least 60 votes in the chamber... [More]
I wonder if GoFundMe would accept a campaign to pay for extra armed security for Manchin and Sinema to keep Democrats from taking them out and replacing them with apparatchiks...?
[Via Jess]
Ms. Pelosi, Tear Down This Wall
Police expect Capitol fencing reinstalled for Sept. 18 rally [More]
See, it's only racist if you do it at the border.
I wonder what they'd do if somebody bussed in some illegals to jump the fence...
[Via DDS]
So Much for Plan A
Missouri woman charged with murder removes monitoring device, disappears [More]
Y'know, we ought to get rid of the bars and try that at zoos!
With the excuses she gave, she sure doesn't sound like a very good liar, but when you're young and blonde you don't have to be. My bet is she's been taken in by some weak-minded guy who thinks he's going to save her.
Any takers?
[Via Steve T]
Second Nature
First, “Is it important for men to own firearms to be able to answer the call to oppose tyranny, or in other words, does the militia have a valid role in today’s society?” We may answer, yes, and in the superlative in today’s society. Second, “Should compulsory militia membership be required as a precondition for firearms ownership?” To which we may answer, the mere asking of the question betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the source of our rights, the history of colonial America, God’s expectations for us, and the reasons for the Bill of Rights. [More]
To believe otherwise is to advocate for prior restraints on rights you have no claim to.
Murder by Government Proxy
Man Suspected In Brutal Land Park Rape, Murder Released On Zero Bail Policy - Even though Troy Davis' criminal history includes assault with a deadly weapon and robbery, he was released on bail. The district attorney says the state is seeing a tsunami of violent crimes and public policy is a root cause. [Watch]
Brought to you courtesy of the same cultural Marxists who call white people racists and demand they be disarmed.
[Via 1Gat]
We're the Only Ones Social Enough
The Los Angeles police department (LAPD) has directed its officers to collect the social media information of every civilian they interview, including individuals who are not arrested or accused of a crime, according to records shared with the Guardian. [More]
I wonder what Professor Duane would advise.
Anyone who complies is either ignorant or a coward.
[Via 1Gat]
Truth Be Known
GRNC has discovered through a FOIA request to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff Office (MCSO) that State Senator Natasha Marcus (D)-41st District has propagated a falsehood in the debate over HB398 ... Following the newly acquired information GRNC on Wednesday demanded that President Pro Tempore Phil Berger bring disciplinary action against Senator Marcus as noted in the following letter. [More]
Maybe it was just bad math?
Good luck getting a meaningful response. If every gun-grabber was held accountable for lying to "justify" an infringement, there'd be no Democrats and "moderate" Republicans left in office.
So Much for Instilling Them with a Sense of Awe
[T]he standard for calculating effective deterrence is not in what we think constitutes national combat power, but what the enemy thinks. Wars occur when a nation or force calculates that they stand a good chance of prevailing whether it is a valid judgment or not. [More]
Catastrophic failure of leadership is going to continue breeding disrespect, encouraging recklessness, and getting Americans killed.
So, Freedom Really Is Slavery?
New York Times essay argues Southerners will 'die unnecessary deaths' because of Republican focus on 'freedom' [More]
As opposed to what totalitarians consider necessary deaths...?
Historically, useful idiots like Margaret soon find out what happens when they're no longer needed.
Priming Tomorrow's Extortionists Today!
Richmond to pay students who participate in program to end gun violence [More]
The thought strikes: If it's middle school, presumably some of these feral morons could be double-dipping.
[Via Mack H]
A Red Herring
“No Virginian should ever feel unsafe when they are voting whether they are voting in person on Election Day or whether they are voting in person early,” said Attorney General Herring. “Last year, I made it a top priority to ensure safe, secure voting across the Commonwealth, and I intend to do the same during this year’s election cycle.” [More]
What does he know that useful idiots who voted for him in spite of the blackface can't seem to wrap their silly "minds" around? Aside from settled law that police have no duty to protect...?
And good of him to tell us he's smarter than the Founders, and that which they considered "necessary to the security of a free State," that is, a key provision of that which he swore an oath to support, is "arcane."
I suppose under the kind of regime he's trying to impose, it is.
[Via Mack H]
'Settled Science'
Another peer reviewed study found that after controlling for a wide-range of demographic and social factors, firearm licensing laws were associated with an 11% reduction in firearm homicides in urban counties (1984-2015). This suggests that permitting laws help to address the high rates of firearm violence disproportionately impacting underserved Black communities in cities. [More]
"Were associated with..."
"Suggests that..."
Nothing like imposing prior restraint infringements based on a logical fallacy...
And nothing inspires confidence in a study like an up-front admission that they got the math wrong...
That and just parroting "underserved" makes it so?
[Via Jess]
New Lost or Stolen Gun Reporting Requirement Gives Criminals a Pass
Such an edict will stop no violence and save no lives, negating the core “promise” of the swindle. [More]
It's more than a bit surreal seeing Democrats crow about this after their president let all those guns be "lost or stolen" in Afghanistan.
Tears of a Clown
White House will withdraw David Chipman's nomination as head of ATF [More]
UPDATE-- My reply to the observation that the next one will be as big a POS:
Possibly a more dangerous one because he'll be quieter & better at covering past tracks -- We need to stay on our toes and expose what we find. Hopefully, Dotard-in-Chief Biden will keep exposing his ineptitude & not be able to get that & most of his agenda implemented.