Monday, February 28, 2022

‘Only Ones’ and GOP Turncoats Derail Indiana Permitless Carry

“I sure hope you choose to show deference to law enforcement professionals who understand the magnitude and the frontline effects of this legislation, rather than the possibility of getting reelected or unelected the next primary,” Carter continued, further spreading the hilariously disprovable lie that police are the “Only Ones” professional enough to be trusted with guns. [More]
So the whole point of the American Revolution was so that, once victorious, the people would have to "defer" their (and their posterity's) rights to the orders of rulers and their "standing army" enforcers?

The Ruse of the Fisherman

 Vatican Calls for a ‘Cultural Revolution’ to Fight Climate Change [More]

Because what better way to promote global justice and peace than by confirming Putin as the go-to guy for the West's energy needs? 

[Via Michael G]

Just Like at Kent State!

 Hundreds of National Guard troops have been deployed in Washington, D.C. to help deal with trucker convoy protests that are set to start this week, officials have said. [More]

Breaking "news" about finding a truckload of guns in 3..2..1...

[Via Michael G]

Consider the Source

 ABC, CBS Distort History to Mark 10th Anniversary of Trayvon Martin's Death [More]

Well, yeah. A for-profit "news" business would be nuts to turn down free "reporting."

[Via Michael G]

Closing Ranks

 Harvard has decided to close a 17-year-old campus police station because students said it made them feel “intimidated.” [More]

If you think about it, that's kind of what they're there for.

I don't suppose there'll be a move for DIY armed security? No?

Harvard Crimson may take on an entirely new meaning.

As for "disproportionately targeting black and brown people," who is it who does that again...?

[Via Michael G]

All Politics is Local

Both Yamhill and Columbia County have Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinances, passed with OFF’s support. Both are being challenged by the state and well funded anti-rights organizations. [More]

The same hypocrites who bellow "Home Rule!" when they want to totally gut preemption...

We're the Only Ones Persistent Enough

 SCSO arrests THP trooper for violating protective order again [More]

Hey, if at first you don't succeed...

Were they having a Lex Luthor convention?

[Via Steve T]

It All Adds Up

 The introduction to author and mathematician James Lindsay’s new book, “Race Marxism: The Truth About Critical Race Theory and Praxis” is a perfect summation of its contents... [More]

So his choice of profession tells us he's a racist?

[Via Michael G]

As Long as We're Pointing Fingers...

 Violence is in the offing and it’s the fault of our schools - Some students now think it's OK to use violence to silence others [More]

They share their portion of the blame but I'd say the real problem starts closer to home.

[Via bondmen]

Q&A

 Why Is The Left Ignoring Ukrainian Gun Rights? [More]

Because.

I've got a follow-up I'm finishing off for Firearms News.

[Via bondmen]

Speaking of Social Equity...

 This might be the most portentous moment in our political lives: the commercial elite, the new Patrician class, is drifting full fascist, while the Plebeians (the ancient designation of commoners) are pushing for uncompromised freedom. That’s an upheaval that realigns nearly everything.  [More]

Me, I'm thinking of investing in tumbrels...

[Via bondmen]

And the Devil Finds Work for Idle Hands

"Where Young People Can't Find Jobs" [More]

You know what we need to do? Train more kids in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Studies, send more production overseas, and bring in more foreigners! 

Good thing that has nothing to do with that "single issue!

As an aside, there sure are a lot of "Help Wanted" signs not coming down around where I live.

[Via bondmen]

And the James Hodgkinson Award Honorable Mention Goes To...

A far-left New York City man was convicted of threatening to kill Senator Manchin (D-WV) and two Fox News hosts, the feds announced on Friday. [More]

I'm trying to remember the last time I read about a Republican/NRA member doing something like this...

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Moonlighting Enough

 NYC Firms Hire Off-Duty Police Amid Soaring Violent Crime [More]

They've always had a financial incentive for crime to get worse and this just ups the rewards.

[Via bondmen]

Speaking of Foreign Invasions...

 “Information stated that cartel groups were discussing killing U.S. law enforcement personnel along the border near Fronton, Texas, between Miguel Aleman and Los Guerra, Tamaulipas, Mexico,” the alert states. [More]

Will they do it with "walked" guns so the grabbers can make new demands?

[Via bondmen]

It Makes Ethno Sense at All

Bill Gates funnels $1 MILLION to push 'math is racist' narrative ... The group suggests implementing “ethnomathematics” as an antidote. [More]

He should start by only using ethnoaccountsreceivable for incoming revenues,  ethnoaccountspayable for all his payroll and purchases, and ethnotaxpreparation for all his personal income and corporate earnings filings.

Maybe he can end up with an ethnocellmate.

[Via Michael G]

The Mask Skeptic Loophole

More than half a dozen Republican senators penned a letter last week demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) reject a request to stamp those who protest airplane mask mandates as “terrorists.” [More]

And then the evil grabbers want to use the "No Fly List" to go after gun owners

[Via Michael G]

Figures Lie and Liars Figure

 Did guns REALLY pass car crashes for deaths in US?… Or is there something else hidden in the data? [Watch]

I also question "years lost" being the same across the board regardless of daily lifestyle choices between average Americans and the preponderance of homicide victims.

[Via Jess]

AzCDL Legislative Update

It's almost halftime at the legislature and the clock is ticking. Bills that have passed out of the House or Senate are on their way to the other chamber. Those that haven't made it through the gauntlet of committee hearings to which they were assigned are now dead. In between are a few that are being held on either the House or Senate calendars--they need to move soon or they will also be dead for this session. Here's where things stand. [More]
There are still some good bills in play that could use a push.

Spider & the Fly

  • Ortega Convicts His Opponents - Because He Can
  • Cuban intelligence laying the groundwork for Chinese expansionism
  • China aiding and abetting North Korea’s human rights atrocities 
  • North Korea’s crackdown on foreign videos 
Latest headlines from the Anticommunism Action Team... [More]

It Depends Upon What the Meaning of the Word 'Crime' Is

 FCC Reminds Amateur & Personal Radio Users Not to Use Radios in Crimes [More]

Assuming they don't mean this, might we speculate if they mean this?

[Via Lane]

Sign of the Times

My wife and I were doing a favor for an elderly neighbor picking her up a brand they don't sell at the supermarket we shop at, resulting in my first and last experience at Meijer, which I then remembered about.

I don't believe that sign is "legal." It's probably their corporate cowardice way of getting the grabbers off their backs without actually having to do anything -- aside from insulting gun owners and sending a dangerous signal to those who fear being resisted.

Promises to Keep?

To induce Ukraine to give up the nuclear weapons inherited on the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the U.S., Great Britain and Russia agreed to provide assurances. If Washington were to allow Russia to gobble up the rest of Ukraine, it would tell non-nuclear states they must have nuclear arsenals because they cannot rely on the nuclear weapons powers for security. [More]

What a mess "world leaders" put everyone in.

[Via Agustin B]

19 Crimes

 And I'm not talking about the Aussie wine. [Watch]

I got confused for a second by the editing @ 1:30 when the woman USA was talking about the modifications and then it cut to a pair of hairy hands demonstrating them. 

[Via 1Gat]

Popcorn Movie

 Curtis Reeves found not guilty of second-degree murder [More]

As if I need another reason not to go to movie theaters...

I've gotta say, I have mixed feelings about this, starting with the apparent avoidability of it all and followed with concerns about the appropriateness of the response.  I'm not going to play Monday morning eight years later quarterback, but I am trying to put myself in that situation as it's been related and reflect on what I'd have hoped to do differently. 

[Via Remarks]

Speaking of 'Commonsense Gun Safety'...

Woman who fired warning shots to scare intruder says Oakland police treated her like criminal [Watch]

Does she get points for having her gun registered and keeping it in a lockbox?

[Via 1Gat]

Messin' with Texas

 In accordance with a new state law, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in an effort to stop the federal government from regulating silencers that are made in Texas. [More]

Now imagine the type of frenzied control freak who won't stand for that.

[Via Jess]

A Fly in the Ointment

 Gun rights groups' wave of lawsuits could change America's relationship with firearms [More]

If by "change" you mean "partially restore"...

Aww, the Giffords flack is disappointed.

[Via Jess]

Sometimes the Victim Deserves a Little Blame

  Lara said he had nothing to hide from the officers and allowed them to search his vehicle.  [More]

My sympathy meter just went down a notch. You'd think a guy with his background and in that unusual situation would know a thing or two about loose lips, giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and how authoritarian robots operate.

Or at least know the story about the scorpion and the frog...

[Via  An Hour of Wolves]

What Hath Citizenship Incompetence Wrought

If you want to reduce gun violence, New York City Mayor Eric Adams thinks, you need to go after guns. [More]
That's because he's a limited imagination fascist thug elected by greedy system manipulators, coercion fanatics, trough-feeders, and dolts.


[H/T JPFO]

Just Between Us Girls

JUST IN - Biden admin presented China with intelligence on Russia's troop buildup in hopes Xi would step in. Chinese officials rebuffed the U.S. and apparently shared the information with Moscow. [More]

I wonder how much laughing went on.

[Via Henry Bowman]

Something Must Be Done!

 Richmonders Involved to Strengthen Our Communities is demanding a face-to-face meeting about recent gun violence with Mayor Levar Stoney ... “We’ve been trying to get him to do his job to end the scourge of gun violence in the city for the past two years, and he hasn’t done his job,” said Rabbi Michael Knopf, Temple Beth-El. [More]

What do you suggest he do, Rabbi?

[Via Mack H]

Republicans Don’t Need to Roll Over for Gun Prohibitionists’ Choice for Supreme Court

What this means is there is one chance to deny a quorum and that rests with the Republican members of Senate Judiciary... [More]

There is a way, but "political courage" being what it is, the few voices calling for it won't be enough without a lot more joining in.