A Weiner in the White House?

Michael Savage...says he may leave the airwaves to make a bid for the presidency.

Why not?

All the other "conservatives" are frauds, so what's one more?

We're the Only Ones Speedy Enough

A Bartow County couple is fighting back against neighborhood speeders. Lee and Teresa Sipple live at the bottom of a steep hill outside of Rome and say most motorists ignore the posted speed limit and zoom by their house, endangering them and their 2-year-old son. But now, fighting back could land them in jail.

Lee and Teresa Sipple have an upcoming court date to see if they will be arrested for messing with a cop...

Lee says his most surprising catch yet? A neighbor who ought to know better. “Kennesaw police officer...

According to the warrant affidavit filed by Officer Perrone, he says the Sipples did harass him by sending his employer multiple e-mails in an effort to get him in trouble. Kennesaw Police say they are investigating and have counseled Perrone before for improperly flashing his badge at the Sipples.

I guess the Sipples didn't realize they were messing with an "Only One."

Air Head Judge Rules Air Gun a Weapon

An AirSoft gun might not be able to cause that much physical damage, but Judge John S. Kennedy determined Monday that the plastic BB-shooting guns, designed to be safer than traditional metal projectile BB and pellet guns, are capable of causing serious bodily injury - at least to the eye.

And for that, this evil tyrant sentenced the young man to "130 days to 23 months" of captivity, locking him in with brutal, vicious animals who will no doubt welcome the fresh, innocent young meat.

The bast*** had even "tabled an offered plea." Oh, but he relied on stare decisis, woudn't you know. Nothing we can do about that--our hands are tied.

This kid got railroaded by an absurd "law," a more absurd precedent, a "public defender", and a cowardly judicial tyrant.

It's nice if you have the faith to believe that some day, these black-robed Nazgûl will stand before another Judge, but it would also be nice to see them reap rewards for their tyranny in this life, and wind up in the same chains they worked their lives to help forge.

God, this has me mad.

The "Only Ones" Loophole...

You know that beating of a rookie cop in Queens from yesterday? It turns out that suspect victim Danny Fernandez was staking out cops so he could steal a gun. Fernandez had been waiting three hours until decided to attack Officer Joseph Cho with a baseball bat in Jackson Heights at 1AM.

Who needs gun shows when you have walking display cases delivered right to your neighborhood?

And before dismissing this as bringing a bat to a gunfight, note he'd have probably gotten away with it if other "Only Ones" hadn't been nearby. An interesting clip involving knives and guns is posted at Crime, Guns and Video Tape.

It's one of the reasons why I prefer concealed vs. open carry--unless and until that becomes common practice, I'd just as soom blend in with the background noise, thank you.

We're the Only Ones With a Vested Interest Enough

A police officer making a traffic stop escaped serious injury when a bullet fired accidentally by a fellow officer struck his protective vest, police said.

I wonder if they'll start calling the negligent "Only One" "Clod" Torres...?

Here's another take on this.

[Via AC]

David Hardy "Gun Talk" Interview

Those of you who read and participated in yesterday's WarOnGuns interview with David Hardy should also enjoy Tom Gresham's radio interview.

We're all going to buy a copy of Hardy's "In Search of the Second Amendment" DVD to educate ourselves and others with, right?

We're going to do it today, right?

Guilty Verdict Extinguishes Our Light

The lights are going out all over the United States. Another one went out Jan. 12, when “Compassionate Conservative” Judge Jimm Hendren kicked the Constitution (U.S. and Arkansas) out of his courtroom by disallowing its mention, then made the jury leave the courtroom during Wayne Fincher’s own reasoned, knowledgeable defense of his militia and his weapons.

Barbara McCutchen got her letter printed in the Times Record, and it's a good one.

[More about Wayne Fincher via WarOnGuns]

This Day in History: February 6

1778: France recognizes US, signs treaty of aid in Paris (First US treaty). England immediately declares war on France.

1788: Massachusetts becomes the sixth of the United States.

"In Search of the Second Amendment"--An Interview With David T. Hardy

A growing body of serious research, led by eminent professors, historians, lawyers and Constitutional scholars, is providing overwhelming evidence that “the people” of the Second Amendment refers to you and me.

That introduction is from the March 2007 issue of GUNS Magazine, where I review attorney and author David T. Hardy's new documentary, "In Search of the Second Amendment."

My conclusion:

David Hardy has given us an important tool to use in educating ourselves and others.

Here's a brief summary about Mr. Hardy and his film:

David T. Hardy served as producer and director of In Search of the Second Amendment. He is an attorney and Second Amendment author, whose 1974 law review article, “Of Arms and the Law” played a key role in beginning the academic rediscovery of the Second Amendment.

Hardy is author of five books, including “Origins and Development of the Second Amendment” and the N.Y. Times bestseller “Michael Moore Is A Big Fat Stupid White Man,” which rebutted Moore’s slander of the NRA, Charlton Heston, and gun owners. He is also author of twelve law review articles, including one on firearms laws that has been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and eleven of the thirteen U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals.

“I spent thirty years researching the right to arms, and four years of my life creating this film. My purpose was to produce something not only educational, but compelling. There’s been enough preaching to the choir. I wanted to produce something that would win hearts and minds, that would convert anyone with an halfway open mind into someone who appreciates and values the American right to arms.”

And now on to the interview...

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DC: There are plenty of books on the subject of the Second Amendment. Why do we need a DVD?

DH: There are indeed plenty of books on the right to arms -- almost all of them written by people interviewed in the documentary. If you want a thorough grounding in the Second Amendment, you can buy 2-3-4 of them, and spend a week or two reading them and trying to memorize their content. Or you can watch the movie, and learn all you need to know in two hours. And this time, you'll remember it all.

It's also great for educating your children, and winning over the undecided. A week's reading assignment will be a chore for the first, and laughed off by the second. Offer them an entertaining and educational movie, and you'll win them over.

I mean -- how many people have read a book on 18th century naval history, but watched "Master and Commander?"

DC: Give us a synopsis of your video—what should someone who is thinking of buying it expect?

DH: The *complete* story of the right to arms, beginning with the earliest Britsh law, moving forward to the colonies, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. From there to the earliest American legal commentators, all of whom said it was an individual right. Then the Black experience -- disarmed under Slave Codes, and then under the Black Codes, which led to the 14th Amendment (1868), which was meant to stop state disarmaments of people. Then the use of arms in the civil rights period -- "nonviolence" got the press, but a lot of civil rights workers survived because they were armed. Finally, the current value of the right to arms, genocide, preservation of democracy, 2.5 million defensive uses per year.

This isn't me talking (I do the narration, just to fill gaps) but twelve professors of constitutional law, attorneys, Prof. Kleck on the 2.5 million uses, two armed civil rights workers.

DC: What do you say to someone who says times have changed, that history is interesting but not relevant to the present? After all, it’s not like we have citizen militias any more.

DH: And we saw the impact of that in Hurricane Katrina. Organize people, and they're a pack. Don't, and in a disaster they become a helpless herd.

Several of the professors address just that question. At a practical level, Prof. Reynolds discusses how his idea of an international right to arms, to prevent genocide, is gaining some traction. Prof. Kleck discusses 2.5 million defensive uses. Two attorneys discuss how the police have no legal duty to protect you.

And Prof. Barnett points out that if people want others to respect their rights, they must be prepared to respect our rights to arms; any method that can be used to destroy the second amendment can be used to destroy any other right, as well.

DC: Who is your audience, or put another way, what’s your plan to get your message outside the circle of gun owners who agree with you, especially to people who have formed their opinions based on what they learned in school or picked up from the mainstream media?

DH: My first effort is to get it out there -- which means to activists. They can become an Army of Davids, to use Prof. Reynolds' book title. With this DVD, each gunowner can become a one-man or one-woman PR firm for the right to arms.

From there, I can try to expand, to radio talk shows, that manner of thing, and carry the message further.

To help them with that, I put a license on the website. After April 1, any purchaser can show the DVD on local cable TV without limit. The antis have no comparable tool. We can swamp them.

DC: You make a point of illustrating the role firearms played in the defense of civil rights. Why is it that today’s minority leaders not only don’t tell their followers about this history, but many actively promote citizen disarmament in the very communities where individuals are most at risk from violence?

DH: I suspect it's largely a matter of fashion. "Nonviolence" caught the media eye, and nobody is going to go against that tide. But the civil rights workers I have in the film said that, while the leadership back in New York or wherever was appealing to nonviolence, most civil rights workers went nowhere without a gun. One says that when he came into the office after being chased by the Klan, all the others asked him why he didn't use his gun, and he was startled when one pulled a revolver out of his pocket, gave it to him, and said it was a loaner, he had another one in the car.

DC: Do you think a bunch of academics are going to appeal to “ordinary” people?

DH: These ones will. All are incredibly articulate -- no eggheads here. Actually, law profs are rarely eggheads. They're training people to survive in a courtroom, not a library.

DC: Are you getting much help spreading the word from pro-gun organizations, gun magazines, websites, etc.?

DH: Some. NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund was very, very helpful. Gun Owners' Foundation helped, too. Paladin Press and Ruger helped as well.

Gun Owners and JPFO have ordered some to distribute, and some gun bloggers have helped to promote it. I've sent review copies to a number of gun magazines, but the only response has been from Gun Week, Soldier of Fortune, and you.

DC: What can supporters do to help you promote this documentary and expand its audience?

DH: Get one, or better yet two, and give the spare to your school or library. Show it on cable TV. If you have an email list, tell them about it.

DC: Assuming you recoup your production costs, what are your plans to grow your audience?

DH: If I can make enough, I'd like to start running ads (I had only enough for one to date) to get it out there. I'd also like to hire a publicist to lobby for radio talk show coverage.

I may this year start work on a followup that will deal with the history of the modern gun and antigun movements. I've got 30 years of research there, too. There's history there, and nobody's getting younger. We've already lost the two key players, Harlon Carter and Neal Knox.

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I'd like to thank Mr. Hardy for participating in this interview, and for putting up with my playing "Devil's Advocate" on a few of these questions.

He has agreed to check in from time to time today to answer questions from WarOnGuns visitors. Please--it will be appreciated if everyone follows a few simple ground rules: Stay on topic, give others a chance, and keep your question brief. Just post your question below as a "Comment," and he will do the same--please also note that we don't expect him to be hostage to his keyboard all day waiting for queries to pop up. It's OK to ask a question if his answer to the previous one hasn't appeared yet--he'll get to them as he checks in.

I haven't established a cut-off time for this--he'll let us know when he needs to check out.

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Here's how you can order your own copy of "In Search of the Second Amendment":

Send check or money order for 24.95, plus $2 s&h (Arizona residents add $1.52 sales tax) to:
Second Amendment Films
8987 E. Tanque Verde
PMB 265
Tucson AZ 85749

Or click on the "Buy Now" Visa/Mastercard icon in the left margin of the documentary website.

UPDATE: INTERVIEW OVER, THANKS FOR CHECKING IN, BUT THIS TOOK PLACE FOR ONE DAY ONLY, SO COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.

Swabbing Away at Freedom

The Justice Department is completing rules to allow the collection of DNA from most people arrested or detained by federal authorities, a vast expansion of DNA gathering...The amendment permits DNA collecting from anyone under criminal arrest by federal authorities...

Not "convicted," mind you...

Y'know, I've been "detained" by federal guards at Border Patrol checkpoints (that are a hundred miles from the border!) asking me questions before permitting me to drive on. I've been "detained" by TSA employees at airports...

Just relying on the language of this article, I could see swabbing checkpoints. And why limit it to the feds? I know my local "Only Ones" need all the tools we can give them...

I know--in today's era of heightened Homeland Security, where Lite-Brite Mooninites could show up on any corner to imperil us all, we need to make some personal sacrifices.

Maybe we could make a DNA check an integral part of clearing gun purchases! Who could possibly be against that common sense measure for the children, especially if it saves one life?

The scary thing is, government feels confident enough to publicly propose this stuff.

And remember, our enemies hate us because we're free.

About That Vote...

Westchester gun-licensing plan up for vote today...

Basically, they're deciding on which set of bureaucrats gets delegated with the charter to infringe on the right of the people to keep and bear arms.

I wasn't aware that I gave another human being authority to vote on my unalienable rights. Were you?

What if they all got together and voted that you couldn't own a non-approved book, or go to the church of your choice? What if they voted they could board their enforcers at your house any time they so decreed? What if they voted they could arbitrarily enter your house and search it and you any time they wanted, and use what they found against you in criminal proceedings? What if they voted they could force you to testify against yourself? What if they voted they could just take your property without compensation, or hold you without charges, or convict you without due process, or deprive you of the right to trial by jury? What if they voted they could punish you with torture or disfigurement? What if they voted to deny you a host of other rights, and to assume powers never intended for or delegated to them?

Why should a vote that abrogates the Second Amendment be considered any less of a tyrannical outrage? But that's assuming all the other Rights have been left untouched. How many have they already" voted" on? How many rights have been trampled, how many powers usurped?

And how many of our relatives, friends and neighbors are even aware of what is being stolen from themselves and their children, let alone give a damn? Any bets on the results if gun licensing was decided by popular vote?

We're the Only Ones In Flagrante Delicto Enough

The Mayor of St. Ann's Bay, Delroy Giscombe, has been slapped with charges of illegal possession of firearm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault at common law, stemming from an incident in Bamboo, St. Ann, two months ago...

The complainant Donald Herd, a St. Ann taxi man, told police that he was assaulted and threatened by Mr. Giscombe after catching the mayor in bed with his (Mr. Herd's) wife at the plaintiff's home last December.

Sounds like Wifey wasn't the only one who got scr....

[More from "The Only Ones" files...]

We're the Only Ones Negatively Charged Enough

The trial of a Pinellas County deputy accused of misusing his stun gun on a man in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan is scheduled to begin Monday. Deputy Richard Farnham of Tampa is accused of kicking and using the stun gun on Navarre resident Daniel Thompson.

It sounds like that charge had quite a kick to it. Let's just hope The Amazing Electro and Lightning Lord don't find out about someone else horning in on their act.

[More from "The Only Ones" files...]

We're the Only Ones uh...Monopolar Enough?

Two witnesses say a bipolar man killed Friday night was unarmed, on his knees and holding his hands in the air when Fort Myers police officers shot him.

Thank goodness he was unarmed--we wouldn't want violent crazy people running around with guns.

[More from "The Only Ones" files...]

This Day in History: February 5

On this day in 1777, Georgia formally adopts a new state constitution and becomes the first U.S. state to abolish the inheritance practices of primogeniture and entail.

We're the Only Ones Until Death Do Us Part Enough

Prosecutors have charged a retired New York City police officer with the murder of his ex-wife, who was a member of the Kane Triplets in the 1960s...

Mr. Galtieri filed for divorce in 1999. He came out on the losing end of the fight for the family’s assets when his wife produced evidence that he had violently abused her for decades.

[Via Declan]

Reminder: David Hardy Interview Tomorrow

We're going to be discussing his new documentary, "In Search of the Second Amendment." Mark your calendars and think of a question that you'd like to ask him.

UPDATE: I forgot to mention, he'll be the featured guest on Tom Gresham's Gun Talk today at 3:05 pm EST.

New WarOnGuns Poll: Likelihood of Armed Resistance in Your Lifetime

See the left margin for the new poll, created from a suggestion posted by regular correspondent Straightarrow.

Last week's poll results (click on picture to enlarge):

What was the reasoning used, and upon which reason all American governments were intended to be founded?

29

The Free Wayne Webring continues to grow...

"Gun Scare" Clears Concourse: Boogedy-Boogedy!

A concourse at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport was cleared Friday night and five planes unloaded after a security worker saw what was believed to be a gun passing through an X-ray machine...

But I guess stopping the conveyor belt and checking inside the bag would have been too complicated.

All I can say is, we're damned lucky no Lite-Brite Mooninites were involved. Speaking of which, if you'd like to design your own city-crippling terror device, have I got a website for you!