Gov. DeWine signs permitless concealed carry bill into law [More]
I've been worried about getting arrested since I moved back here in '07.
Monday, March 14, 2022
At Least He's Consistent
Among his many crimes, Jay has seen at least 22 convictions. [More]
New York says "Hold our beer."
[Via Michael G]
Parade Rest
After 68 years, the Barrington United Veterans Council was removed as organizer of the 2022 Memorial Day Parade, after it vigorously opposed the Town Council flying the BLM flag over the Veterans Memorial. The group’s leader, a vocal opponent, was replaced as Master of Ceremonies by someone who publicly favored flying the BLM flag. Yet the Town Council says the BLM flag dispute had nothing to do with it. [More]
I just mentioned a parade in the last post-- funny how that works.
You know what else is "funny"?
How white the Town Council is.
[Via Michael G]
Aftermarket Accessories
I wonder if my hometown will let me drive one of these in the annual parade... [More]
Add a couple of these and now we're talking!
[Via WiscoDave]
Now That You Mention It...
This actually isn't a scam like all the phony Who's Who solicitations that end up in the spam folder-- I get regular notices of useful papers on RKBA, both pro and con from these folks, that I can read for free, and I'm tempted to subscribe; just not $109/year tempted.
See what academics are saying about me? I can get people to badmouth me for free.
On Good Authority
New York Court dismisses Smartmatic’s 2.7 billion dollar lawsuit against Sidney Powell. The court held it had no jurisdiction over Ms. Powell. It also dismissed Smartmatic’s suit against Fox host Jeanine Pirro. [More]
Others are still in the line of fire.
[Via Jess]
Tangentially-related Update:Tennessee County Dumping Dominion Voting System Due To Vote Tabulation Discrepancies; Voting Shenanigans in Houston
Wake me when big shots are being perp-walked.
[Via Michael G]
Take a Number
Bill Would Require Concealed Gun Processing in Emergencies ... Many Democrats opposed the measure, which could be vetoed. [More]
That's because they'd rather see you dead than armed.
And that said, how sorry am I supposed to feel for someone who waits until there's an emergency to apply, or for that matter, for someone who would let that stop him?
Funny, what we see happening in real emergencies.
[Via Jess]
Now Get in the Van!
President Biden always remembers to take time (and bring a treat!) for the youngest among us. 🍬! [More]
And for older kids, he's got a puppy!
Kinda makes the hair stand up on the ol' legs, doesn't it?
[Via Michael G]
Fourth Time's a Charm
Pfizer CEO says a fourth booster shot 'is necessary' [More]
What's the definition of insanity, again?
[Via Michael G]
Clear Your Mind of Whimsy
“Whiteness is based on delusion, produces suffering, and should be relinquished.” [More]
I wonder what kind of cats Ann Gleig, Joy Brennan, and Jessica X Zu have...
No, the post title is not a Buddha quote. Somehow, The Angry Beavers seemed more appropriate.
[Via Michael G]
Speaking of 'Democracy Dying in Darkness'...
Northwestern University student government votes to limit journalist access to meetings [More]
What better way to teach students the requisite tyrannical arrogance they'll need after they graduate and move on to real government positions.
I do wonder how they can lawfully designate someone a "journalist" and if that means they can exclude students with blogs or social media accounts, and also if there's some kind of state open meetings/records law this runs afoul of...
[Via Michael G]
Whatever Gets the Job Done
This week, more news came to light about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s disqualifications from serving on the U.S. Supreme Court. While Judge Brown Jackson was a student at Harvard Law School, her organization hosted a highly controversial, anti-Semitic speaker on campus. As a nominee to serve on the highest court in the land, this, combined with her previous statements calling the justice system “unfair” to sex predators, should immediately disqualify her to uphold our nation’s laws and Constitutional principles. Her nomination is yet another massive vetting failure from the Biden White House. [More]
Maybe this will be enough to persuade gutless Republicans that this will open them up to accusations they fear, and maybe even trouble a few Jewish Democrats enough to say "No."
It's a cinch we can't expect anything as unimportant to them as the Bill of Rights to be persuasive.
One Word
"We have to be focused on the Iron Pipeline and we have to be focused on the new phenomenon of the Plastic Pipeline, which is being done at home," Deputy Commissioner Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller said. [More]
I wonder if he invented that term all by himself or if one of Bloomberg's Madison Avenue focus-grouping worm tongues came up with that slick pejorative moniker for technology that defeats citizen disarmament.
In any case, I'm with Mr. McGuire:
[Via Jess]
GOA News
From their latest email alert:
- GOA Pushing State Legislatures to Dismantle Gun Control
- Alabama First to Join Constitutional Carry Club in 2022
- GOA Petitions SCOTUS to Smack Down ATF Gun Control
- GOA Battling Biden & Bloomberg Over 2A Sanctuary Law in Missouri
- GOA Helps Defeat Magazine Ban in New Mexico
- GOA in the News
Spider & the Fly
Antifa Perp Walk [More]
Here are the latest outrages the Anticommunism Action Team is alerting us to.
And Then What?
We write to express our grave concern over the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives’ (ATF) continued pattern of enforcing secret guidance. This secret guidance was brought to our attention by those who have received recent threatening letters1 where the ATF makes blanket threats based on the recipient allegedly purchasing and possessing various firearms accessories, none of which are illegal based on any statute or regulation. These letters are in addition to an internal ATF email ordering seizure of various items and referring to those in possession as “defendants.”2 We find this pattern of secret regulation incredibly troubling. [More]
What happens if they don't listen?
Can Anyone Corroborate This?
"NRA ... allegedly told senators they were neutral on the Violence Against Women Act..." [Watch]
It sounds like something NRA would do, but we've all been handed bum steers before, including by people who have proven very credible in the past. I'm not saying that's happening here, I'm just saying if I were on trial and you were on my jury, I'd hope this wouldn't be enough for a "guilty" verdict.
[Via Jess]
Capture the Flag
“It is especially disturbing, because students love that flag, and several students came to El Patio specifically to take their photo with the flag,” Wetstein said. [More]
You tell 'em, Wetstain.
You'll note the "hate crime" is "alleged," so, in spite of the inferences, this is still a "whodunnit," making fair the question "WWJD?" (What would Jussie do?)
How far would these students go if a different flag were burned, and why do the same people who call that "protected speech" say this one is a crime?
[Via Michael G]
Rules are Made to Be Broken -- by the Just Us Department
We're the Only Ones Donating Enough
American police departments have so much extra tactical gear that they're sending it to Ukraine to help the country's mostly non-professional military fight back against the much more well-equipped Russian military. [More]
I understand the sentiment, but it's not theirs to give and raises the question about how truthful they are when they insist on what they need when justifying budgets.
[Via WiscoDave]
Don't Uncork the Champagne Just Yet
The survey also found Republicans making gains among minority groups. By 9 percentage points, Hispanic voters in the new poll said they would back a Republican candidate for Congress over a Democrat. The two parties had been tied among Hispanic voters in the Journal’s survey in November. Democratic margins also eroded among Black voters, who favored a Democrat for Congress by 35 percentage points in the new survey, down from 56 points in November. Support for a Republican candidate rose to 27% among Black voters, up from 12% in November. [More]
That first part, if it bears out, is great, but still says nothing about "pathway to citizenship" voters, and that second part still means Blacks will vote Democrat by landslides.
I also notice another meme that's been growing for some time and will continue to be put forth: Voters may vote for Republicans but not for Trump. It's possible he's really that alienating. It's also possible that this is a way to make people feel like change is possible when it's really just tapping the brakes on Democrat overreach with the heading staying the same.
[Via Andy M]
Order in the Court
In the course of one evening, William Dale Wooden burglarized ten units in a single storage facility. He later pleaded guilty, for that night’s work, to ten counts of burglary—one for each storage unit he had entered. Some two decades later, the courts below concluded that those convictions were enough to subject Wooden to enhanced criminal penalties under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). That statute mandates a 15-year minimum sentence for unlawful gun possession when the offender has three or more prior convictions for violent felonies like burglary “committed on occasions different from one another.” 18 U. S. C. §924(e)(1). The question presented is whether Wooden’s prior convictions were for offenses occurring on different occasions, as the lower courts held, because the burglary of each unit happened at a distinct point in time, rather than simultaneously. The answer is no. Convictions arising from a single criminal episode, in the way Wooden’s did, can count only once under ACCA. [More]
I'm not clear on what this really means because I thought one felony would be enough. Maybe someone familiar with this case can weigh in.
I notice the emphasis on the rule of lenity by Gorsuch, which is a point raised in complaints against the bump stock ban, saying it should apply instead of Chevron deference. I also read resistance to that from others on the court, and Kavanaugh has me worried.
And it makes me wonder...
[Via Jess]
Survey SAYS...
More than 6 in 10 Americans oppose legislation that would prohibit classroom lessons about sexual orientation or gender identity in elementary school, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds. [More]
Funny, they don't tell us what the questions were except for:
Questions 1 to 4 held for later release.5. On another topic, would you support or oppose legislation that would prohibit classroom lessons about sexual orientation or gender identity in elementary school?
That's not very specific and says nothing about what kind of "lessons." Just give 'em carte blanche?
So it's not clear if respondents know about abuses and agendas that prompted fed-up parents to say "Enough!" Especially since search terms that you'd think would return plenty of examples instead overwhelmingly focus on how Christians are evil homophobic bullies. Any suggestion of indoctrination is met with Alinsky Rule 5 ridicule and the same "baseless" dismissal we see for evidence of 2020 election cheating or challenges to the official COVID narrative.
Speaking of parents, they don't tell us how many respondents are. Instead, if a small fraction of readers influenced by the headline read all the way down to the fine print at the bottom of the article, click on the "See the poll’s topline results and details on the methodology here" link and scroll to the second page, they'll find:
This poll is based on a nationally representative probability sample of 622 adults age 18 or older, with an oversample among LGBTQ+ respondents.
Sure sounds like "6 in 10 Americans" to me! What is it about media ethics in statistical reporting or lack thereof?
Note that the phrase "Don't say gay" appears four times on the article page, ignoring the fact that that's not what the Florida bill does or says. And finally, note that most reading this will not put together the connection between this "report" and the financial interests of ABC's owner.
Oh, and look: Yahoo! News picked it up. It looks like it's going viral. as a narrative talking point.
I've been demonstrably wrong about one thing: I generally end such posts by observing that in a few years anyone against this will be branded a hater. It won't be a few years.
A 'Commonsense Gun Safety Advocate' Livin' the Dream
[More]
At least no guns were used, and "progressive" bonus points for wearing a mask!