Still a Ways to Go

Start @ 1:22 to listen to an interview with J.D. Vance.

I can see where people are going to be attracted to him. Still, no one wants to ask him my questions, and until I hear some credible answers I'm holding back.

[Via Jim S]

I'm Not Ready to Embrace the Guy Just Yet

 JD Vance argues to get rid of the ATF, says a gun registry is ‘disarming’ citizens [More]

Sounds great! He's our guy, right?

People who want to get elected can say anything. Vance would carry a lot more weight with me if he'd explained some of the 180s he's done and unequivocally answered some direct questions about other inconsistencies and concerns that he has up to now avoided.

[Via Jess]

Youngkin at Heart

He must be one of us!

Richard Cullen to leave McGuireWoods to serve as counselor to Youngkin [More]

The same enemy inside the gates who said this?

The proposed restrictions have also received strong backing from Richard Cullen, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, who says gunrunners consider Virginia a "handgun supermarket."

"They come into the state and go into a store and buy handguns by the dozens, with hardly a question asked," Mr. Cullen said. "Then they haul the guns north and sell them on the street for cash or drugs at profits of 300 and 400 percent. No other East Coast state has gun laws as lax as Virginia's laws -- not South Carolina, not Georgia, not Florida. Nobody. This has to stop."... "New laws aren't the answer to this problem," said S. Vance Wilkins Jr., the House minority leader who is a major opponent of restrictions on gun sales ... Mr. Cullen disagrees. "We've tried everything else," he said, "and now we've got to take extra steps."

And this?

U.S. Attorney Richard Cullen, a Republican who joined forces with Democrat Wilder to boost the idea, said passage of the bill "will have a substantial impact on gun trafficking out of Virginia."

I hate to say "I told you so."

[Via Mack H]

The Wrong Man for the Job

Kasich Republican J.D. Vance: The Worst Option in Ohio's Senate Race [More]

That was kind'a my conclusion.

[Via Michael G]

Show Me the Man

Prosecutor in Trump criminal probe convenes grand jury to hear evidence, weigh potential charges [More]

Vance, of course, is a demonstrable domestic enemy and the privileged son of an inner circle globalist.

The purpose of this is to strangle a Trump 2024 run in its crib.

What was it Lavrentiy Beria said...?

Their First Mistake

Kinsman and Hare testified that they felt threatened and acted in self-defense. [More]

Didn't they know you're not allowed to do that in New York City?

Especially with DA Vance out to further promote his political ambitions at the expense of your rights.

When 'Progressives' Collide

Cuomo orders state attorney investigation into how Manhattan DA handled Harvey Weinstein allegations [More]

Schneiderman vs. Vance?

That's like watching a fight between a rat and a snake.

NY DA Vance Cites ISIS as Reason to Disarm Countrymen while Unvetted Foreign Nationals Given ‘Sanctuary’

As for Vance’s charge that ISIS will benefit if your right to keep and bear arms is recognized and honored, it’s fair to explore what’s wrong with immigration and refugee policies that allow unvettable foreign nationals into the country in the first place. But rather than address that problem, New York City, under socialist Mayor Bill de Blasio, has proudly declared The Big Apple a “sanctuary city,” and pledged to fight President Trump’s travel restrictions (which we should be learning more about later today if the Supreme Court weighs in as expected). [More]

For "progressives," every day is Opposite Day.

UPDATE: Site was down and is now working again.

Rights-Free Zones

"Concealed carry reciprocity is an attack on local law enforcement, and an attack on local laws ... The same laws that apply to rural areas should not apply to urban areas with millions of people and thousands of police." [More]

Absolutely! It's not like there's a "supreme Law of the Land" or anything. Besides, what did Dear Leader say about Chicago and Cheyenne?

So out with free speech. And being secure in your person and effects. And how can you self-incriminate if you're not doing anything wrong?

Ditto with "cruel and unusual punishment." And equal protection. And due process...

Oh, and while we're tightening the iron grip on OUR home, we're also coming after yours. You didn't think protestations over "home rule" meant anything besides ruling all homes, did you?

Vance and "Der" Feuer. Figures.

[Via Bluesgal]

Great Observation

What if the judge had called for deporting all blacks to Africa or putting homosexuals in camps? For some reason, I think we would have seen a different response. [More]

Yeah, I don't think Susan D. Isaacs & Co. would have been so "tolerant" in that case. The point being, no prejudices belong on the bench...

I guess -- just to be sure -- we could always ask...

[Click to enlarge]

We may get an answer to that question even if she doesn't directly respond:

An Oregon judge is fighting an investigative panel’s accusation that by declining to perform same-sex weddings on religious grounds, he violated both the state’s constitution and code of conduct for judges.This and other allegations could result in the judge’s suspension or removal from office.

UPDATE: Kevin Starrett of Oregon Firearms Federation tells me Judge Vance Day "was the attorney who successfully argued our case against the Oregon University System when they had a total ban on firearms on their property."

Ah Well, I Tried

Did you? [More]

Old Yellowstain will be with us a while longer.

By the way, I went to try and watch this on C-SPAN, and you need to sign in with your cable/satellite provider.

What if you don't have one?

The change is recent.

I realize it's a private corporation that gets revenue from affiliate fees, but they also get exclusive access to the business of the whole people.

I received this comment from an activist who tried mightily to make up for what those with reach did not do:

Too late, but here's the prime call list ...*  Focused congress call lists like this should've been put together, distributed and posted on web sites weeks ago. But guys like Mark Levin were too busy advancing the allegedly perfect structural formula tweaks that are supposed to automatically save America without the need for focused organization and winning elections (as if having term limits since 1990 saved California!). Rush Limbaugh complained as always, but didn't lift a finger to organize an intelligent campaign. His staffers could easily have done it, but he didn't even bother to ask folks to mindlessly "call your representative" (even if your rep is Boehner or Pelosi). None of the conservative groups, Tea Party groups, gun groups or immigration sanity groups lifted a finger to organize and activate. None of the candidates for speaker lifted a finger. None of the 28 who voted against Boehner lifted a finger. And so we lost by four votes.

* NAYLocal Zip  DC phone  Fax  Local phone
Justin AmashRMIGrand Rapids, MI 49503202-225-3831202-225-5144616-451-8383Michele BachmannRMNDidn't run for re-electionJoe BartonRTXEnnis, Texas 75119202-225-2002202-225-5144972-875-8488
Kerry BentivolioRMICommerce, MI 48390202-225-8171202-225-8171248-859-2982
Marsha BlackburnRTNClarksville, TN 37040 202-225-2811202-225-3004931-503-0391David "Dave" BratRVAAlready against Boehner
Jim BridenstineROKAlready against BoehnerMo BrooksRALHuntsville, AL 35805202-225-4801202-225-4392256-551-0190
Paul Broun JrRGAAthens, GA 30606 202-225-4101202-226-0776706-549-9588
Michael BurgessRTXLake Dallas, TX 75065 202-225-7772202-225-2919940-497-5031
Curtis "Curt" ClawsonRFLCape Coral, FL 33990202-225-2536202-226-0439239-573-5837
Michael ConawayRTXOdessa, TX 79761202-225-3605202-225-1783432-331-9667
Tom CottonRARClarksville, AR 72830202-225-3772202-225-3772479-754-2120
Eric "Rick" CrawfordRARCabot, AR 72023202-225-4076202-225-5602 501-843-3043
Ron DeSantisRFLSt. Augustine, FL 32084202-225-2706202-226-6299904-827-1101
Scott DesJarlaisRTNCleveland, TN 37311202-225-6831202-226-5172423-472-7500
Jeff DuncanRSCAnderson, SC 29625202-225-5301202-225-3216864-224-7401
John "Jimmy" Duncan JrRTNKnoxville, TN 37902 202-225-5435202-225-6440865-523-3772
Blake FarentholdRTXCorpus Christi, TX 78401202-225-7742 202-226-1134361-884-2222
John FlemingRLAShreveport, LA  71105202-225-2777202-225-8039318-798-2254
Bill FloresRTXAustin, TX 78728202-225-6105202-225-0350512-373-3378
Trent FranksRAZGlendale, AZ 85308202-225-4576202-225-6328623-776-7911
Scott GarrettRNJGlen Rock, NJ 07452202-225-4465202-225-9048201-444-5454Louie Gohmert JrRTXRunning for speaker
Paul GosarRAZAlready against BoehnerTrey GowdyRSCGreenville, SC 29601202-225-6030 202-226-1177864-241-0175
Morgan GriffithRVAAbingdon, VA 24210202-225-3861202-225-0076276-525-1405
Tim HuelskampRKSDodge City, KS 67801202-225-2715202-225-5124620-225-0172
Robert HurtRVACharlottesville, VA 22901202-225-4711202-225-5681434-973-9631
Sam JohnsonRTXPlano, Texas 75075202-225-4201469-304-0392469-304-0382 Walter Jones JrRNCAlready against BoehnerJim JordanROHLima, OH 45805202-225-2676202-226-0577419-999-6455Steve KingRIAAlready against BoehnerRaul LabradorRIDCoeur, d'Alene, ID 83814202-225-6611202-225-3029208-667-0127
Doug LaMalfaRCARedding, CA 96002202-225-3076530-223-5897 530-223-5898
Doug LambornRCOColorado Sprgs, CO 80920202-225-4422202-226-2638719-520-0055
James LankfordROKOklahoma City, OK 73102202-225-2132202-226-1463405-234-9900
Cynthia LummisRWYCheyenne, WY 82001888-879-3599202-225-3057307-772-2595
Kenny MarchantRTXIrving, TX 75063202-225-6605202-225-0074972-556-0162Thomas MassieRKYAlready against BoehnerVance McAllisterRLAAlexandria, LA 71301202-225-8490202-225-5639318-445-0818
Tom McClintockRCARoseville, CA95661202-225-2511202-225-5444916-786-5560
David McKinleyRWVWheeling, WV 26003202-225-4172202-225-7564304-232-3801
Mark MeadowsRNCLenoir, NC 28645202-225-6401202-226-6422828-426-8701
Jeff MillerRFLPensacola, Florida  32503202-225-4136202-225-3414850-479-1183
Mick MulvaneyRSCSumter, SC 29150202-225-5501202-225-0464803-327-1114
Randy NeugebauerRTXAbilene, TX 79602202-225-4005202-225-9615325-675-9779
Pete OlsonRTXSugar Land, TX 77478202-225-5951202-225-5241281-494-2690
Scott PerryRPAYork, PA 17402202-225-5836202-226-1000717-600-1919
Ted PoeRTXHouston, TX 77024202-225-6565202-225-5547281-446-0242
Mike PompeoRKSWichita, KS 67207202-225-6216202-225-3489316-262-8992
Bill PoseyRFLMelbourne, FL 32940202-225-3671202-225-3516321-632-1776
Tom RiceRSCMyrtle Beach, SC 29577202-225-9895202-225-9690843-445-6459
Mike RogersRALLansing, Michigan 48915202-225-4872517-702-8642517-702-8000
Dana RohrabacherRCAHuntington Bch, CA 92648202-225-2415714-960-6483
Matt SalmonRAZGilbert, AZ 85234202-225-2635202-226-4386480-699-8239
Marshall "Mark" SanfordRSCMount Pleasant, SC 29464202-225-3176843-352-7620843-352-7572
David SchweikertRAZScottsdale, AZ 85260202-225-2190202-225-0096480-946-2411
Austin ScottRGATifton, GA 31794202-225-6531202-225-3013229-396-5175
James Sensenbrenner JrRWIBrookfield, WI 53005202-225-5101202-225-3190262-784-1111
Christopher "Chris" SmithRNJFreehold, N.J. 07728202-225-3765202-225-7768732-780-3035
Lamar SmithRTXSan Antonio, TX 78209202-225-4236202-225-8628210-821-5024Marlin StutzmanRINAlready against BoehnerRandy WeberRTXBeaumont, TX 77701 202-225-2831202-225-0271409-835-0108
Daniel WebsterRFLWinter Garden, FL 34787202-225-2176202-225-0999407-654-5705
Roger WilliamsRTXAustin, TX 78701202-225-9896512-473-8946512-473-8910
Robert WittmanRVAYorktown, VA 23690202-225-4261202-225-4382757-874-6687YEA
Ted Yoho R FL Running for speaker; weasel

Urban prosecutors form group to demand ‘gun control’

Where the funding for the effort is coming from, and if city funds have been used to foot the travel and expense bill for the Atlanta summit and other ventures is another area meriting disclosure. At this point, the group is new enough to where they do not yet appear listed on the Guidestar nonprofit website, and Secretary of State corporate entity searches yielded no results in California and New York, from where Feuer and Vance respectively hail. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes some fraudulent political elites trying to lay more Astroturf down over the grassroots.

A New York State of Mind

So let me get this straight--when it comes to New York accepting a national standard, Vance pleads "home rule." But then he turns around and wants to impose New York rules on everybody everywhere else. [Read]

I guess propaga...uh...reporter Sally Goldenberg couldn't find any alternative viewpoints to consult to lend balance this "straight news" piece and correct some of its "misassumptions"?

Knife Rights News Slice

In this issue:
Knife Rights v. NYC / DA Vance Lawsuit Update
Boston Proposes Anti-Knife Ordinance
Save $5 Attending New York Custom Knife Show
Carry a Knife - Save a Life™
2012 National Knife Law Preemption Campaign
WIN Prizes in our 1st Annual Facebook Jack-O'-Lantern Contest [More]

Because keeping and bearing arms applies to knives as well as guns...

Keeping and bearing arms applies to knives as well as guns

Yeah, right. Privileged, multi-generational career parasite Cyrus Vance and some politically-ambitious cop administrators don’t trust you to have the judgment to carry a knife without their say-so, and their answer is “No.” [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column celebrates sharp-dressed men and women.

Take a stab at sending the link to your friends?

We're the Only Ones--No, WE'RE the Only Ones...

In what was described by authorities as "a road rage incident," a Jackson County sheriff's reserve deputy was charged Thursday with aggravated assault with a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of a crash and reckless driving, according to Florida Highway Patrol reports...

The driver of the other vehicle was confirmed to be off-duty officer Charles Vance of the Metro Nashville (Tennessee) Police Department.

So which one is the ONLY Only One? Well, this statement says it all:

Samuel Efurd III was not booked into jail Thursday, but was given a notice to appear...

"Professional courtesy," I suppose. Because we know what happens to a mere citizen who "lifts a finger."

Banned Forever!

[More]

As a rule, I stay away from forums. While there are some notable exceptions, I've found too many of them are simply places where the closed-minded congregate to insulate themselves from anything that challenges their preconceptions. Too much nastiness and not enough thought go into many of the posts, and it's clear that many comments are the results of hip shots based on other posted comments rather than actually considering what the original source of the discussion had to say about a subject. That's why you'll find--in some of the forums discussing the Bush administration approving the "collective rights" theory of the Second Amendment as justification for its new space flight security rules--the major premise is ignored in favor of people ridiculing guns on spacecraft--a debate topic for another day, to be sure, but only incidental to the topic I was writing about.

But then you get acts of actual sabotage, where the poster knows damned well what he's doing, and whether out of fear or hatred, lashes out with lies, ad hominem attacks, and proclamations that are simply and demonstrably wrong.

Meet NRA grassrooter Mike Haas, someone who has been vocal at attempting to derail just about every Second Amendment activism effort I can recall being part of over the past 10 years. I'm not sure if it's pathological with this guy or if he simply views any new ideas that don't come from his camp as threats, but the guy's a Fairfax worshipper of the first order. Fortunately, he's also incompetent and dishonest, so his attacks are easy to defeat simply by presenting the documented truth.

Because I've been banned for "insulting" him from CalGuns forums, (and from accessing the website itself--at least from my home computer) and because CalGuns.Net will not allow a man who's been attacked to defend himself, which is pretty telling about their mindset, I'm presenting my rebuttal to Haas' baseless attack here:

Response to Mike Haas

I note Haas has not addressed what I actually wrote, just went straight into character assassination. That's one of the oldest deflection tactics in the book. I see some of you have opted to take his side just because, which is your choice and your right. If anyone here is interested in looking a little deeper, read on.

I've never joined a forum before, because they are typically not the most effective means of using limited time if my goal is to reach a wider audience--and the only reason I'm posting here is to defend myself against an unprovoked attack. I probably won't be back, but in any case will not even be able to check for a few days because I'm heading to the mountains with no computer access. We'll see if open minds are receptive to a counter to Mr. Haas' peculiar venom. And for the record, he never contacted me first--something I've done and documented numerous times when I've had differences with NRA.

Stick to the topic I actually wrote about if you're going to "debunk" what I said, Mike. Yes or no, did the FAA cite the "collective rights" theory of the 2nd Amendment as their legal justification for imposing their rules, and yes or no, did the Sr Counsel for the FAA say that this was approved by the executive office of the president? You don't have to be a legal scholar or have some sort of special qualifications to "interpret" that, Mike. Answer those basic questions.

Where to start? How about me being "one of the most anti-NRA entities one can encounter." Note he hasn't given you an actual example of one of these "attacks" because, then you might have to look at the uncomfortable fact of whether or not what I said was true--for instance giving anti-CCW sheriff candidate Bill Brown in Santa Barbara an A rating. The fact is, I AM the NRA--life member,former members council officer, long-time volunteer and financial contributor--you can read my position on that here:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2005/08/im-nra.html

Then there are the fabricated LIES, yes, I said "lies"-- about our petition effort. It's still online on KABA. Go ahead, Mike--out of all the entries at http://www.keepandbeararms.com/petition/, please point everyone to the fundraising appeal--that's what you told them we were trying to do. Good Lord--coming from an NRA management apologist with their interminable fundraisers, that sounds kind of like a pimp calling me a slut. The point of our petition was also well explained, and we never pretended it was one of those "official" ones Mike wants to belittle us for not being--gee, kind of like those appeals and cards and things NRA management sends its members to contact our representatives--along with a plea for more money. We were pretty proud of our effort, actually, Mike--got some national press, got mentioned twice by Wm F Buckley, writtten up several times on WorldNetDaily, and got responses from every state in the union--over 30,0000 of them, which, while a number you might laugh at in your superiority, ain't bad considering IT WAS ENTIRELY SELF-FUNDED and with all work done by basically 3 people. I personally spent a couple hundred out of pocket. I do recall one or two people enclosed 5 bucks or so. And, oh, keeping names and addresses is now "illegal"? So NRA management will destroy their lists? Hey Mike, you missed again--we kept no names and addresses--we sent them all to Mr. Ashcroft. How can I prove that? Not directly, but indirectly--find ONE Ashcroft petition signatory who says we then used the petitions to send him junk mail or spam. You can't Mike, because you don't know what the hell you're talking about. Oh, and a "PS" I almost forgot--you know who else supported the petition--publicly--wrote me a nice letter, wrote about it in his column, and even signed up supporters at his class? The late Col. Jeff Cooper. So I'm pretty comfortable with the company I kept on that effort. Mike.

You want to talk Silveira now? How it had such a losing streak? As opposed to the winning streak on 2A Mike and his friends have achieved? Take a look at why the 9th circuit said it didn't have standing--gee--couldn't have anything to do with PRECEDENT established in prior losing efforts that those friends engineered, could it? We had a unique effort and we were right--and we had a lawyer doing the scholarly work who had actually been part of a winning Supreme Court effort, and who, unfortunately, died shortly before cert was denied. We can't rehash the whole thing in this forum--if any of you have the time, the whole thing is still over at KABA and you can see for yourself what we said and did, and again, I'm proud of that effort and the people I worked with as an unpaid volunteer, as was Angel, who Mike hates, which may explain some of this, and Brian Puckett. But here's the one thing I want those reading this to walk away with: Silveira established no new precedent, as Mike seems to indicate with the "damage" he accuses us of almost doing--and for someone who questions MY legal acumen and talent, "the defendant" who "was hardly the ideal gun owner" in the Silveira case was the state of California, Mike, via AG Lockyer and Grey Davis, and Sean Silveira et al were the PLAINTIFFS. So you again don't know what the hell you're talking about. But let's take a look at the character of these "defendants" Mr. Haas would have you doubt just based on his say-so--you know, the "less than ideal" gun owners. It's copied directly from the complaint.
33. Plaintiff JACK SAFFORD is a resident of Corning, California, husband and father, and owns substantial acreage/farm land. He owns his own insurance agency and is a model citizen. He is a graduate of California State University, Chico.
34. Plaintiff SEAN SILVEIRA is a resident of Marin County, California, husband and father of two, and owns real property in Marin. He is a civil engineer, model citizen, and a graduate of California State University, Chico.
35. Plaintiff PATRICK OVERSTREET is a resident of Marin County, California, husband, and owns real property in Marin. He is employed by the San Francisco Police Department as a S.W.A.T. officer, and a graduate of California State University, San Diego.
36. Plaintiff DAVID K. MEHL is a resident of Sacramento, California, husband, and owns real property in Sacramento. He is a chemical engineer, graduate of the University of California, Davis, and a model citizen.
37. Plaintiff SGT. STEVEN FOCHT is a resident of Placer County, husband and father, and owns real property in Placer County. He was a Marine Corp sniper who performed military functions in Desert Storm, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Thailand, in addition to Mogadishu,Somalia. He was honorably discharged, and currently a Sergeant in the California Army National Guard. He is a model citizen.
38. Plaintiff SGT. DAVID BLALOCK is a resident of Sacramento County and owns real property in Sacramento County. He was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division who is a Purple Heart recipient from combat injuries (AK 47 round through his arm) occurring in the Noriega police operation (invasion of Panama) and currently a Sergeant in the California Army National Guard. He is a model citizen.
39. Plaintiff MARCUS DAVIS is a resident of Sacramento, California, husband and expecting father, and real property owner. He is mortgage broker, graduate of the University of California, Davis, and a model citizen.
40. Plaintiff VANCE BOYCE is a resident of Colusa, California, husband and father, and real property owner. He is a of California State University, Fresno.
41. Plaintiff KEN DEWALD is a resident of Paradise, California, husband and father, and real property owner. He was honorably discharged from the Air Force, and is currently employed as a California Correctional Officer and a model citizen.

Go ahead, Mike, you ignorant fraud. Tell your admirers on this board how these "defendants" are "far from ideal gun owners".

Now we can get into my recommendations of "civil disobedience"--you know there's no tradition of that in forging freedom for this country--no, I'm sure Thoreau and others would have applauded NRA grassroots having DOJ reps come before their membership to tell them the 2nd Amendment is not an individual right, and then demand they fill out registration forms for property they already lawfully purchased and owned. Yep, guilty as charged, and proud of it--because we've seen through the Bill Doss example how NRA's lawyer provided the escort service to surrender that registered weapon to the state. I don't know what the hell good Mike thinks 2A is if it means we're just going to obey every order the govt issues to us--including surrendering our firearms to the state on demand. If that's your idea of skillful activism, Mike, go for it. Me, I'll defy and resist and disobey, and live with the stinging pain of having incurred your bitchy and impotent scorn.

I guess we could now get into a debate on what kind of talent I AM close to possessing, but you know what, Mike? I really don't care what you think about me. I play damned well with others--that is, with men and women whom I respect. And I don't consider us on the same "side" Mike--You publicly lie about people and their efforts, and you don't know what you're talking about. I want as far from that side as I can get.

I'll be back in a few days. Feel free to use it to your best advantage. Someone who lies and doesn't know what he's talking about doesn't worry me too much.

Just see if you can nail him down to address the specific points I made in the article he used as the catalyst for his stupid, ineffectual attack.

David Codrea

One final word to those who are members and supporters of CalGuns Forums: Do you like being fed demonstrably false information, and then having what you're allowed to see and comment on manipulated and censored? Do you think it's fair to attack a person, his efforts and his reputation, and then prohibit that attacked party from presenting the truth? Then you've found the right place. Enjoy your association with such transparent and malicious propagandists.

Me, I'm not afraid of entering the lion's den, alone and against all they can muster, but surface appearances indicate they're afraid of me--even on their own turf. And unlike those cowardly gatekeepers who manipulate what they will allow you to consider in a debate, comments here at WarOnGuns are open--I think with the exception of some spam, a few pornographic comments and some ill-advised statements that might be construed as threats, I've never interfered with anyone saying anything--including comments highly critical of me.

I'm even going to be gone for a few days without computer access, so now's the time to get your cheap shots in, boys, and I use that term deliberately. You have something to say? Go for it.

That includes you , Mike.

Aw, For Cryin' Out Loud

Airman arrested for Airsoft.

Stop it.

Just stop it.

Be sure and watch the video.

Sgt. Brian Vance, what the hell is wrong with you?

Good Lord.