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]

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]

Hosea 4:6

I try not to enter comment threads under my articles because I've had my say and it's the readers' turn to have theirs. That said, I do see some reactions to my Clint Eastwood story (and under my Facebook post) that I'm going to address.

Some say they don't believe me. As "proof" they offer fake Twitter account posts and memes that have no basis in anything documented that he ever said. The preponderance of people who will swallow falsehoods because they saw something that satisfied their confirmation bias is disturbing. That it comes from "our side," when the ability to sort the wheat from the chaff is available at our fingertips -- with just a bit of curiosity and effort -- is appalling.  It really does speak to how easily people can be swayed by sources they are predisposed to believe, whether there is any real basis for assigning credibility or not, and how easily information that has been researched and validated can be derailed and redirected by introducing straw-men and outright bullshit.

A tangential discussion in one thread actually got into not mistaking Judge Judy, who is a Bloomberg supporter, with Judge Jeanine, who is a Fox News commentator. I bring that up because it provides a perfect example of how what is real can be replaced by what is calculated image. Pirro, if you're not enamored by the trappings of her being a designated "conservative" and care to do some minimal checking, is not what most gun owners encourage themselves to believe she is -- by a long shot.

It's personally frustrating because it can take an effort to dig out the truth but then it just dies in the echo chamber because no one cares enough to spread it, and what propagates instead is the deception. And I'm talking much, much more than silly celebrity stuff.

Back to Eastwood: A longtime trusted industry colleague who saw my piece just sent me a link to Breitbart's article by John Nolte, lest anyone still need more convincing. Or they could just check a news feed. My friend also sent me some insider "intel":

“The best thing we could do is
just get Mike Bloomberg in there.”

Clint Eastwood fooled American patriotic conservatives for decades just like Stallone, Schwarzenegger, and dozens of others. He made a movie of propaganda glorifying murdering communist Nelson Mandela for goodness sakes! However, Eastwood has been a huge gun collector all his life, there is a photo of him at the NSSF show (SHOT Show) in 1962 posing next to the then new Colt AR-15. In the photo attached, he posed for it when he picked up his Weaver Arms Nighthawk (UZI-like) carbine in the early/mid-1980s. (I knew Mr. Weaver and he told me in person about the time when he took this photo of Eastwood in his office in California when he came to pick up the gun *) And a well-known NFA dealer told me years ago about when he sold Eastwood's trust or estate in Idaho a 1921 Thompson submachine gun that Eastwood wanted. Now he backs a communist who wants to ban all guns???? He's another fake from communist Hollywood.

*The current source of this photo states that it was taken in the offices of Combat Arms magazine but this source was also initially confused as to what kind of gun it was (because of the Thompson-style front grip). Bob Weaver publicly, and often, showed this photo, and as recent as 2014 when he was trying to sell the rights and plans to make the Nighthawk carbine.

Or, I guess, you could just go with something that's repeated in comments on the internet, so it must be true.

Gunwalker on Fox

Per Judge Jeanine Pirro, via email, Fox News Channel will be doing a segment on Fast and Furious at 5:40 pm Eastern, then doing a segment on "Justice with Judge Jeanine" at 9:00 pm Eastern.

Check your local cable listings.

Let's Do a Warrrantless Gun Search on YOU, Jeanine

HZ sends us a link to Jeanine Pirro demonstrating how a Republican fascist can be just as loathsome (if not more) as those with "D's" after their names.

If she's so into warrantless searches, I have one for her--or hell--get a warrant--I insist:

"I have a .22, a .38 and a Mauser," she bragged to the annual New York Conservative Party conference in a shameless pandering session to lie about her record and whore for votes.

OK, Jeanine, since we the little people apparently have nothing to hide, where do you keep them? Because as we all know, your husband is a convicted felon, and he can't have access to firearms--which again, for we the little people generally means living in a place where they are present.

For someone who enthusiastically put convicted felons in prison over firearms possession violations, I'm wondering why the double standard, Jeanine--and how it is we ever got to the point where our ruling elites can flout laws they impose on the rest of us with impunity.

If New York law enforcement had a shred of integrity, they'd investigate and prosecute--they do in the poor community based on less reliable tips than a person's own words quoted in a major newspaper. And if this...woman had a shred of decency, she'd go crawl in a cave somewhere in shame instead of flaunting her status as exhibitionist for the police state.

A New York Minute

Yesterday, I said I'd look into whether or not Jeanine Pirro living with a convicted felon husband and several firearms was problematic in the eyes of the law. So far, the code I've been able to find hasn't addressed this specific set of circumstances, although I admit I'm far from versed at interpreting relevant Empire State Consolidated Penal Laws. The difficulty I'm having centers on "presumption of possession." Anyway, I'll continue seeing what I can find out about this--if anyone has any knowledge or leads, please feel free to comment.

While looking into this--as so often happens--another story is emerging that is indirectly related. Pull a loose thread and you never know what the unraveling will reveal. Not to be coy, but let me wait until I compile more (time-consuming) information before saying more...

UPDATE: SayUncle has some thoughts on the legality issue...

Jeanine Pirro--The Gun Owners' Best Friend

Seeking to dispel the notion that her liberal views on abortion, gay rights and gun control might make her not to their liking, state attorney general candidate Jeanine Pirro told the state Conservative Party leadership on Monday that when it comes to guns, she knows a bit about lock and load.

Republican Pirro, the former Westchester County district attorney, said her main goal has been to keep illegal guns out of circulation, not curtail legal gun ownership...

"And, by the way, I have a .22, a .38 and a Mauser," she added, eliciting a big round of applause from the Conservative Party leaders.

Yay Jeanine
She's our gal
We don't have a better pal!

That must be why she joined in the New Yorkers Against Violence Columbine Blood Dance to demand "renewal and strengthening of the federal assault weapons ban."

That must be why she launched a “gun amnesty/buyback” program—“no questions asked,” naturally, “to get illegal and unwanted weapons off the streets.”

Clap, Conservative Party "leaders," for this hypocritical enemy of liberty who didn't need to care about the ability of New Yorkers to defend themselves. After all, she had a taxpayer-funded bodyguard who made more than $87,000 in overtime in addition to his $101,000-plus salary.

Let the Republican leadership (you know--the guys always hitting gun owners up for campaign contributions) spin for you what a great pal she is--or at least cow you into continuing to eat whatever crap they shovel on your tray. Because they owe her one for dropping out of the Senate race against Hillary and it's payback time. Forget that New York gun owners are the ones who will make the actual payment if this citizen disarmament zealot assumes the highest law enforcement position in the state.

Hey, it's fundraising time. That means it's time to obfuscate the record and whore for cash. Besides, who else are the frightened gun rubes gonna vote for?

Yeah, Jeanine knows a bit about lock and load--give her authority and defy one of her gun control edicts and she'll lock you up. Everything else she--and her "conservative" backers are telling you about her affinity for gun rights--is a load of BS.

Because God forbid that boot on your throat has a "D" on it...

UPDATE: I was so taken aback by the gall of this fraud trying to pass herself off as a candidate worthy of gun owner support that I may have missed the real story, which just struck me. In my earlier post about her run against Hillary, it was noted her husband is a convicted felon.

"I have a .22, a .38 and a Mauser." Jeanine announces to thunderous approval.

Where do you keep 'em, Jeanine? Under the same roof as hubby?

Can any felon in New York live with a gun-owning wife? There's no violation of gun laws going on here, is there?

I don't have time to research this right now...I'll look into it later tonight.

Some Choice

Westchester District Attorney Jeanine Pirro is challenging Hillary Clinton for her New York Senate seat.

"'My support in the Republican Party is broad and deep,’ Pirro told the AP when asked about a possible primary. She also said she would seek the Conservative Party's endorsement and noted that she had it for her races in Westchester County.”

“In 2006, New Yorkers will have a choice,” says the 1997 People magazine's "most beautiful people" listee.

So what kind of “choice” will a Conservative Party-endorsed candidate with “broad and deep” Republican Party support offer gun owners?

Oh, let’s just see.

She joined the New Yorkers Against Gun Violence anti-defense zealots in a Columbine High School Memorial Blood Dance to call “for renewal and strengthening of the federal assault weapons ban.”

She launched a “gun amnesty/buyback” program—“no questions asked,” naturally, “to get illegal and unwanted weapons off the streets.”

I guess gun rights aren’t important when your Republican fundraiser husband is a federal prison alumnus—as a felon, he can’t legally own a gun. Besides, when you have a taxpayer-funded bodyguard, one who made more than $87,000 in overtime in addition to his $101,000-plus salary, who need a personal gun?

The New York Republican establishment evidently believes gun owners are so cowed by the prospect of Hillary that they’ll vote for anyone.

The pathetic thing is, they’re probably right.

And don't even get me started on Rudy Giuliani.