Monday, April 04, 2022

What If You Presented a Solution and Nobody Cared?

 This is how the Senate Judiciary Committee could block Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court from reaching the Senate floor. [More]

Yep.

So why are our "gun rights leaders" at NRA, GOA, and SAF (not to mention the overwhelming majority of "Second Amendment writers") deliberately ignoring this? And don't tell me it's because they don't know.

Careful What You Wish For

 He Murdered A Two-Year-Old, Then He Faced “Prison Justice” Inside The Walls [More]

If the state is going to take custody of a person, it is up to the state to ensure safe custodial care.

"Conservatives" cheering this on need to consider how they would fare in that environment if caught defying disarmament edicts, and I suspect that most of us would be correctly perceived as easy targets without alliances.

[Via WiscoDave]

Systemic, Right?

 In July 2021, Demarcus Adams, 21; Jarius Brunson, 22; and Brandon Miller, 22, were enlisted members of the U.S. Army and stationed at the Fort Campbell military installation in Clarksville, Tennessee, and were charged by indictment with crimes stemming from the purchase and transfer of dozens of firearms to the streets of Chicago.  [More]

Sounds like somebody's being "overrepresented" again... 

[Via bondmen]

Jackboots of Any Stripe are Never a Good Idea

 Leftist Infiltration of the Police Will Lead To Tyranny [More]

Any standing army will. That's kinda why the Founders had a different idea about "the security of a free State."

And about a lot of things.

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Expendable Enough

California Man Arrested After Two "Expended" Rocket-Launchers Found In Trash-Can Near School  [More]

Shades of Charlie Beck...

I like the way the anal "Only One" on Fascbook gets all defensive with unimpressed comment posters.

[Via bondmen]

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

NY mobster who killed 3 escapes federal custody in Florida ... Taddeo failed to return from an authorized medical appointment and “was placed on escape status” on Monday, a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson said. [More]

Inigo speculates.

[Via bondmen]

Good Guy with a Gun

 Armed robber shot, killed by customer inside store in North Philadelphia [More]

Instead of giving them what they want, consider giving them what they deserve.

I notice Breitbart is making a big deal out of the defender being "permitted." If he hadn't been, would his actions have been any less worthy?

[Via bondmen]

Making Limónada Out of Limóns

 Heavily Armed Human Smugglers Arrested at New Mexico Border Patrol Check [More]

I hope they've made notice of which gun manufacturers to sue!

[Via bondmen]

Expedited Tyranny

 However, according to Silencer Shop, the long waits seem to be over with the introduction of the ATF’s eForm process which Silencer Shop has seen bring back approved forms in as little as 6 days. [More]

They say that like it's a good thing.

[Via bondmen]

Cutting Edge Advice

 Armed robbers gave CTA passenger a switchblade, told him to use it so he doesn’t get robbed again: prosecutors [More]

Be funny if he'd stabbed the guy and taken his gun...

[Via WiscoDave]

The Road to Epiphany

 
In other words, they'd never considered the Second Amendment before but were just kneejerk against it because of conditioning. Even if they do reconsider, their opinions will be reactive. Don't expect too many to realize that having an armed and trained population before an invasion could be a deterrent that could discourage one from happening in the first place.

Every Party Has a Pooper

 Largest rise in gun ownership? African-American women [More]

Good on them, BUT, we need to ask a few questions before we start uncorking the champagne: How do they vote and what effect has that had on the entire demographic?

[Via Jess]

We're the Only Ones Meeting Target Enough

 Civil rights lawsuit exposes Rockford DPS traffic stop quota [More]

So much for "securing the Blessings of Liberty." Look at the way these thugs treat this citizen, and over what?

"Back the Blue," right?

[Via Michael G]

Can We All Get Along?

 Gun owners can change the trajectory for gun reform in this country. It's time to bring them into the fold, talk with them directly and encourage them to share their perspectives with the country. [More]

I guess when calling us traitors and racists, and wishing us disarmed and dead doesn't work, new tactics are called for.

[Via Jess]

'Packing' the Park

WarOnGuns Correspondent Remarks reports:

I was watching the Tampa NBC affiliate (WFLA) Sunday morning news and saw that there was a Tampa Stop the  Gun Violence Crusade rally in a park. There was a quick distance shot of the crowd, and there were more people on the stage than there were in the crowd. Other shots disguised the low attendance by using close-ups. 

They're not the only "news" outlet engaging in  "editorial discretion." "The community is planning to pack Ragan Park again," the 10 Tampa Bay teleprompter reader assures viewers at the end of her "report."

Can We All Get Along?

UCLA's race and equity officer who wished death upon Clarence Thomas once admitted to staging a race hoax [More]

Now ask how people who want "conservatives" dead feel about them owning guns.

[Via Michael G]

More Signs of the Apocalypse

 In case of a nuclear explosion, FEMA warns to try to keep 6 ft social distance and wear a mask for covid. [More]

The Divine Comedy...

And just because your area has become a radioactive wasteland is no excuse to not refer to survivors by their preferred pronouns.

[Via Michael G]

Works for Me

 So let’s get rid of the license to fish. [More]

Casey Weinstein, my rep, has been the beneficiary of stupid white Democrats and the Republicans putting up moderate dullards incapable of igniting a fire in any bellies.

[Via 1Gat]

Only People with Honorable Intent Assume Honorable Intent

I just assumed he wouldn’t demonize or curse at a guest; he would moderate; he would entertain counter-arguments; he would defend fair play. [More]

Well, that was foolish. "Progressives" are vicious and want to destroy us. Don't assume media invitations aren't calculated set-ups.

You gotta know how to read the engagement terrain and when to say "No." 

We're the Only Ones Letting Bygones Be Bygones Enough

Victoria Police wants Australians 'to forget what they’ve been up to’ [Watch]

Amazing what you can get some people to do for authority, a salary, and a pension.

[Via Jess]

All You Need to Know

  I do not hold a position on whether individuals possess natural rights. [More]

So in addition to not being a biologist, she's not a philosopher.

I feel a Dr. McCoy mix coming on...

[Via Michael G]

Exalting Our Betters

 Your Top Priority is The Emotional Comfort of the Most Powerful Elites, Which You Fulfill by Never Criticizing Them. [More]

And Whoopi says it's racist.

[Via Michael G]

A Piece of the Action

 “We are focused on one account [@realDonaldTrump] right now, but this is going to be much bigger than just one account, and it’s going to go on for much longer than just this day, this week, and the next few weeks, and go on beyond the inauguration,” Dorsey said in a video recorded January 8, 2021. [More]

Or to channel Kirk replying to Jojo, "Who's content providin'? We're content denyin'!"

Tangentially-related UPDATE:

Elon Musk Buys 9% Stake in Twitter Valued Around $3 Billion [More]

Lemme know when he starts having people fired.

And everybody realizes what one good EMP could do to share prices...?

[Via Michael G]

An Opportune Time

 REP. JACKSON INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO DEFEND GUN OWNERS FROM ANTI-SECOND AMENDMENT POLICIES [More]

With 25 Republican cosponsors.

Forgive my lack of celebratory enthusiasm, but I have my reasons.

[Via Jess]

Mixed Messages

 “There’s a reason law enforcement officers overwhelmingly oppose permitless carry: it makes their jobs harder and puts their lives – and the lives of the people they’re sworn to protect – on the line,” said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action. [More]

So Shannon is complaining about making it harder on trigger-heavy racists who disproportionately kill blacks...?

[Via Jess]

AzCDL Legislative Update

We expect these bills, and several others, to be headed to floor votes soon. [More]

You can't fight effectively if you don't know the terrain, the threats, and where advances can be made. And you won't know that unless you organize.

Spider & the Fly

Got Cockroach Milk? [More]

The Anticommunism Action Team brings us the latest totalitarian abuses from China, Cuba, Peru, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Chile, Colombia, the Biden administration...

Your Legal Right to Choose Your Disarmer

 Judge Throws Out NY State’s Democrat Gerrymandered Congressional Map “Unconstitutionally Drawn With Political Bias” [More]

Yeah, well, if prominent New York Republicans are like Peter King and Jeanine Pirro, what difference does it make for gun owners?

[Via Henry Bowman]

Fallen Idols

Noted in Passing: The End Of The Movie Star [Watch]

Even Hollywood's storied past was absolutely polluted with narcissism and insatiable perversion.

Speaking of the past, a friend and I were talking, jeez, over 35 years ago now, about celebrity worship and how in ancient times entertainers seeking kitchen scraps were treated like servants. He leaned back in his chair, imitating a king on his throne, and declared "Make us laugh or we'll kill you!"

Ah, the good old days...

[Via  An Hour of Wolves]

#BlockThatPick!

Sen. Ted Cruz: We are one vote away from losing our fundamental liberties [More]

For some, it'll take more than that.

There is one thing you and other prominent Republicans can use your bully pulpit for to see that it doesn't come to that. Why is it all we're seeing from you is public handwringing as the inevitable floor vote will allow your warnings to come to pass-- instead of loudly pressuring Senate Judiciary to deny a quorum?

If You're Happy and You Know It Clank Your Chains

Slavery or Victory? [More]

Ask our countrymen who think the answer is more government.

UPDATE: 

Texas TL in Exile Ep 19 [More]

Daily Defense Redux

David Codrea flips anti-gun rights? Say it ain’t so! [Listen]

As I texted Mark before the program:

I'm going through a list in my head to come up with every cliché I can. And when you come up with any argument, I'll ignore it and say something else stupid, just like the real antis.

Then when the time came, I realized in real-time that some arguments are so stupid, if I made them it would immediately give the gag away.

The Fix is In

The perpetually disappointing Chuck Grassley complains about Democrat document stonewalling in Ketanji Brown Jackson's SCOTUS nomination [Watch]

Life imitates art.

Notice what our Republican "leader" and "conservative" Fox News won't even mention...?

See, they need to keep that on the down low or the plausible deniability of "I voted against her" gets revealed for the fraudulent CYA excuse that it is.

OK, Groomer

 Leaked documents show how teachers recruit students, form gay and transgender clubs in schools [More]

"Everyone"? 

In Everytown?

Nope, nothing presumptively totalitarian about any of that...

Ace of Spades has more.

[Via Michael G]

Pull-Ups and Pull-Downs

 On Friday night, New York City Eric Adams (D) took to Twitter to tout a judge's decision to keep his mask mandate in place for children 2-4 years old. [More]

You ever try to get a toddler to wear a mask, Eric, especially when they need a nap or just feel like throwing a fit?

No, of course, you haven't.

Swell guy, eh, Tucker?

[Via Michael G]


Love for Sale

 The legislation would ban the use of public resources to enforce orders from the Biden administration unless not doing so would jeopardize federal funding. [More]

Well, there's a hole you could drive an MRAP through.

So what does that make them?

[Via Jess]

Not Our Job

 There are two letters from the FBI to Mr. Curtis W. Gilbert, Deputy Assistant Director, Enforcement Programs and Services at the ATF. The two letters basically tell the ATF they need to tend to their own house and that the FBI is not responsible to do their dirty work. [More]

Yeah, we remember the last time they did that.

[Via Jess]

It's the Demographics, Stupid

 Roughly two million people coming into the US since the start of the Biden administration is enough to shift voting blocs. [More]

Good thing this has nothing to do with that "single issue," right, national and state gun groups, cheap labor Republicans, and suicidal idiot Jo Jorgensen voters?

[Via WiscoDave]

A Matter of Degrees

But advocates on both sides actually agree on one thing about guns: the governor isn't doing enough. The thing is — they don't mean it in the same way.

"He's signing people's death sentences — [that's] what he's doing, and it is very dangerous," Erick Bellomy, Ohio lead of Brady: United Against Gun Violence, said.

"The laws are on the books, but you've got to get down to enforcing them," Rob Sexton, Legislative Affairs Director for Buckeye Firearms Association. [More]

Seems like a distinction without a whole lot of difference...

And Right on Cue

Biden uses Sacramento shooting to push gun control agenda... [More]

Let the blood dancing begin!

This came out after my AmmoLand piece. So, I'm sure, have a lot of tweets from the usual suspects.

The one thing they'll all have in common: None of what is being demanded would have stopped a damn thing.

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UPDATE: Rob Bonta joins the conga line.

[Via 1Gat]