Shameless Plug: Stand Your Ground

It’s not our fault that anti-defense misfits don’t trust themselves and transfer their self-loathing to the rest of us. Their hysterics don’t entitle them to impose their will on the rest of us under force of law. Just as we must sometimes turn and repel someone attacking our person, so must we defend against any who would attack our rights.

"Stand Your Ground" is my February Rights Watch column for GUNS Magazine, available now at steadfast newsstands throughout the Republic.

BONUS: See pg. 84 to find out how you can win an FM 9mm Hi-Power M95 Detective Model and Mitch Rosen Premier holster.

Buck-Buck-Buck-AWWW

A PFA order is not a quick fix for everyone. It is a tool and just like a hammer or wrench...

So is a gun, Beata. Try using your tool to repel an attack.

Why does "Peck Little" evoke images of a witless clucking hen?

N.C. Man Arrested for Stun Gun in Baggage

A North Carolina man is charged with unauthorized use of a weapon and attempting to board an aircraft with a weapon.

Chicago Police say a screener at O'Hare International Airport found the stun gun in baggage belonging to 35-year-old John Adegbenjo of Winston-Salem last night. He was going through a security checkpoint at the time.

Oopsie!

Who does that guy think he is?

Juan Hinojosa?

We're the Only Ones Lawful Enough

A police officer arrested Tuesday along with three other men who were allegedly carrying illegally defaced handguns is suspected of robbing drug dealers in Manhattan.

But lift a finger against these guys and you'll have Patrick Lynch to contend with.

Besides, who's gonna have more credibility in the courtroom: some lowlife street scum, or a sworn officer of the law?

Like a Good Neighbor, Rob Hansen Is There

Including a new addition, the 35,000-square-foot building will offer 12 pistol ranges, five 100-yard rifle ranges and an 11,000-square-foot space for a game similar to paintball, but without the mess....

Still, the project has triggered concern from neighbors.

Before the county Board of Adjustments and Appeals approved the project in January, about 100 residents signed a petition opposing it, said Rob Hansen, who lives nearby. He worries about accidents in the parking lot.

"I don't want a gun range, even if it's indoors, 300 feet from my back door," he said. "It only takes one accident, and I don't want that to be my kids."

In other words, if you don't have legitimate concerns, invent some. And make sure they're as hysterical as you can make them sound, to ensure the press repeating them.

Federal Agent Shoots the Beaver

Hey, I'm just reporting what happened.

Blatant Anti-Gun Bias

Nicki adds her insights to the Katherine Letellier brouhaha.

For You, It's a Felony. For Me, It's an "Oopsie!"

Banno, 48, of 411 W. Thousand Oaks faces one count of boarding a plane with a weapon, a Class 4 felony punishable by either probation or up to three years in prison.

Banno was arrested shortly before 8 a.m. Nov. 22 by airport police as he tried to pass through the security checkpoint on his way to catch a flight to Florida. The weapon, a .380-caliber handgun, showed up as his carry-on bag was sent through the X-ray machine.

You know what his mistake was, right?

He's not a political elite.

We're the Only...Ahhh...That's Quite a Coincidence, Wouldn't You Say...?

A Waterloo police officer accidentally shot his gun while investigating a shots fired call Monday.

[Thanks to Benson]

The Doppelganger from Dimension X

There's only one explanation.

The Barry Campbell I referred to was obviously Evil Barry from a parallel universe.

Firearm Saved Us From Four Armed Hijackers

In this country orders are placed with hijacking syndicates for low-mileage luxury cars for sale in adjacent countries, information being obtained from motor dealer staff as to car types and names and addresses of purchasers.

Well, that would certainly make me eager to register my firearms, as is being demanded. Then orders could be placed for expensive guns, and the crime syndicates would know the names and addresses of their owners.

[Thanks to John Schaefer]

Well, They Selectively Edited My Response...

...to our old pal Katherine Letellier. You remember, the teacher who claimed quotes from the founders supported a collective rights theory of the Second Amendment, and then couldn't substantiate her position when I challenged her.

For reasons known only to the editors of The Free-Lance Star, they chose to omit the last two sentences, that is, the whole point of my letter:

Since she made a public claim, wouldn't it be appropriate if she provided some of those quotes that she says exist? Or issued a retraction if she cannot?

Why do you suppose they did that?

What's Wrong With This Picture?

No, I'm not pointing out that some sheep would rather have merchandise than freedom tools, or that cops and businesses are funding another pointless media-circus "buyback." We should have come to expect such nonsense by now.

What I find truly absurd about this article is this:

The two were among dozens of gun-toting residents who converged on a shopping center parking lot Saturday to anonymously [emphasis added--DC] swap firearms for gift certificates as part of a program aimed at reducing violence in this crime-plagued city.

Good job, Sandy Cohen of the Associated Press!

You've now announced the names of "Big Daddy" Willis, Charlene Watt and Ruther Daniels. But I suppose if these three had the acumen to withhold their names, they wouldn't be turning in guns for gift certificates.

Wonder what poor Charlene will do when she finds out she needs to turn in about 20 more shotguns to get that plasma TV?

We're the Only...HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

REGIONAL police director Prospero Noble has directed all policemen to seal the barrels of their service firearms with masking tapes starting December 30 to assure that no indiscriminate firing will welcome the New Year.

Noble said he would conduct an inspection on December 31 to check if all the policemen under his command followed his directive.

Uhh...Prospero?

They couldn't just take the tape off after your inspection?

"Please, Let Us Debate Gun Ownership Without 'Acrimony'"

Why become "very angry" at my merely expressing an opinion with which one disagrees?

Well, John Paul, maybe it's because you are free to ignore our opinions and no ninjas will come after after you.

Guess what happens to one of us when we ignore one of those evil citizen disarmament edicts you promote?

What Have We Been Saying All Along?

Wouldn't it make more sense to define the ultimate battle as one for a national ban on handguns...?

Sorry, Jenny Price.

You get the same answer I gave Sallie Tisdale.

[Thanks to GunShowOnTheNet]

Merry Christmas

May the meaning and joy of Christmas fill your heart with peace and gladness.

I'm taking a few days off to give those I love some undivided attention. I have the luxury of doing this because on a cold night in 1776, better men than me gave up their Christmas.

Count your blessings, love your loved ones, and I hope to see you back in a few days.

Merry Christmas.

[The Nativity, 1597, by Federico Barocci]

Pentagon Forced To Ship Ray Gun to Iraq

Boy, if I had a ray gun, nobody could force me to do anything.

Humor aside, it's an interesting read. I've questioned the non-lethality claims from the outset. And you can bet such technology will be withheld from the Constitutional militia.

I didn't have time to track down a photo of the beast. I'm wondering how big the dish is, and how hard it would be to hit at 500 meters...

Tow Firm Shooter Faces Gun Charge

A Jackson businessman who shot and killed a suspected burglar is facing a new charge because of a conviction more than two decades ago.

He defended himself against a burglar, but because he was on the wrong side of the law himself a quarter century ago, the LaPierre Center to Prevent Gun Violence (formerly National Rifle Control, Inc.) promotes this policy:

Any felon caught with a gun, no matter what he's doing, goes to jail for 5 years, period.

Too bad he didn't let his attacker hurt or kill him--then he wouldn't be facing charges. Plus, think how happy it would have made Wayne.

We're the Only...Ahhh, Shoot, They're Out of Paper...

The city's police chief left his loaded service pistol in a restaurant bathroom last month and didn't realize it until another officer returned the gun to him.

When he realized his mistake, Chief Bob Deutsch wrote an e-mail to the entire department stating what he had done. He then wrote himself a written reprimand.

Don't you wish you could write yourself up when you screw up on the job?

Bad me. Bad, bad, bad...

I do wonder what punishment the Chief would have gone for had one of his employers, that is, one of us tax cows, done the same thing. Think it would have resulted in a reprimand, with public endangerment charges waived...?