A Matter of Opinion

I sure wish this would translate into political results.

The Long Road to Redemption

Rapper T.I. has admitted having unregistered machine guns and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Now he has a chance to avoid a lengthy prison sentence by telling kids not to make the same mistakes he did.

That's great. That makes the 6+ years Christian family man and patriot Wayne Fincher got all the more understandable. Maybe Wayne should learn to rap about violent, racist and lewd themes.

Read some of his innermost thoughts and tell me if you'd want this thug anywhere near your children.

[Via MacEntyre]

Will SCOTUS Hear Rick Stanley?

An important free speech case will be considered before the United States Supreme Court this Friday, March 28. The Court will decide whether to grant a writ of certiorari in the case of Rick Stanley v. State of Colorado.

Rick Stanley is in prison for six years for threatening to have two Colorado judges arrested for ignoring his Constitutional right to bear arms. He appears to be the only U.S. citizen ever to be imprisoned solely for threatening to issue an arrest warrant.

It's troubling that I can find nothing about this on SCOTUSblog.

But in my opinion, informed liberty activists need to know about this case, and here's a convenient way to get the "Cliffs Notes" version. Take a few minutes and watch this video:



In case you're wondering why I'm making so much noise about recent "adventures" with Marshal Dave, it's because I know what happened to Rick and what can happen to anyone who speaks in a way the masters disapprove of. Those corrupt robed vultures in Colorado are on par with Jimm Larry Hendren.

If you haven't already seen it, please take another minute or so to read this, written almost four years ago to no avail.

VBS.tv Special Report on Front Sight

From Rory Ahearn, VBS.tv:

Hey War on Guns,

Over here at VBS.tv we love guns. Seriously. Like L-O-V-E. So when the chance came to head out to Pahrump, Nevada to attend the gun training mecca Front Sight, it was like Christmas all over again.

Jesse Pearson pulled the short straw and got to head out for a long weekend on the ins and outs of self defense, gun maintenance, and valuable lessons such as the way to put someone down, really, is to place two shots in their thoracic cavity and then, if they are still coming, send one coup de grace to a little box on the human face that’s framed by the eyebrows and the upper lip. We had a blast and think that given the current strife over the 2nd Amendment, the timing of this piece could not be better.

After all, when the meth head kicks down your door looking for cash, do you want a Glock or an egg beater? That's what I thought.

4 Part Series on Front Sight on VBS.tv
Part 1 of 4 - http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id=1460774120
Tactical firearms training in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Part 2 of 4 - http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id=1460763090
Jesse's shooting partner is terse, but supportive.

Part 3 of 4 - http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id=1465378645
A not too surprising consensus on the importance of the second amendment.

Part 4 of 4 - http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id=1463310997
When someone's at your door, screaming "Where's my drugs?" you should be on the ready.

I thought the content would be perfect for fans of the site, hope you agree.

Stay locked and loaded,

Rory

OK, I know, it starts out a bit spammy and all, but this really is an excellent piece. It takes about 15 minutes to watch all four clips.

It fits in nicely with a recent announcement from Alan Gottlieb about Front Sight's latest promotion.

Now Isn't That Creepy?

Looks like BATFU and Dave Meyer are playing hardball. Those search terms intersect with WarOnGuns here:



Jody Keeku is the agent who went after David Olofson. The nexus was from the following factual and legitimate reporting by Mike Vanderboegh, which said, in total:

The Special Agent in Charge Jody Keeku asked FTB to re-test the firearm and this time use soft primered commercial ammunition.

So as anyone can see, we're clean.

I guess while Marshal Dave is sending smoke signals to peaceable activists, there are some interesting sentiments posted on other sites. If you had money riding on it, would you think it more likely this guy is a patriot or an infiltrator--or maybe just a convenient excuse in case people get called on the carpet for their ham-handedness?

Because of the latter two possibilities, and the likelihood that this last linked webpage may end up disappearing--and only for those reasons, I am posting a screenshot below. Who knows--if things ever devolve to the point where those of us skirting the edges of the web need to present evidence in our defense, it might be helpful to do the forensics on where this originated from.


Pardon me if I'm starting to wonder at what point someone will notice this story outside of a few limited reach liberty sites.

Another Pro-Gun Idaho Candidate

We've been discussing Clayton Cramer's bid for the Idaho Senate, and now Judy Boyle tells me she is running for District 9 Idaho House of Representatives seat B.

I don't know Ms. Boyle but I like what I see on her site, and especially like that she worked with that remarkable patriot, the late Helen Chenoweth-Hage.

Follow the title link and visit her site to learn more.

As a side note, when I post local information, particularly about candidates for public office, please feel free to share those links on gun forums and regional political websites, and via email to your like-minded friends. Since WarOnGuns is not geography-specific, I don't expect most readers to put a lot of follow-up into candidates from other states. But it would be helpful to deserving candidates if gun owners in their districts would take the initiative to become force multipliers, and rather than just reading about them, take a little time to spread the word.

Jimmy Williamson, Chief Only One

It's only gonna be split seconds here, and I could see innocent people maybe being shot by the police.

Which police would those be, Jimmy? The ones hiding behind trees or the ones hiding behind cars? Seems to me over 30 of the Virgina Tech folks died hours after the boys in blue arrived. And we know how much help the professionals were at Columbine.

You're in plain clothes--why wouldn't cops shoot you in an off-campus situation where you weren't known? After all--you're carrying. But I forget--you're one of those trained "Only Ones" I've documented time and again who are just so much damn better than the rest of us at everything. Yeah, I guess I could see your guys making a bad situation worse.

So in your genius mind, you think police "maybe" shooting trumps an assailant "definitely" doing so?

But if figures. While suspending the real Bill of Rights, which in and of itself makes you a criminal, the best you can give us is a "victim's bill of rights"? It doesn't occur to you that you're helping create victims?

Or maybe it does, and that's the way you want it.

[Via HZ]

"The Squalid Extortion Ring"

In the fashion of a Mafia underboss delivering an extortion threat, Meyer told Horsley that he might want to "pass along" the warning to Codrea and Zelman...

William N. Grigg fills in a lot more of the details about our recent misadventures with "Judicial Security Inspector" David A. Meyer.

I note Meyer says ""The conversation I had with [Ryan] isn't for publication. You'll have to call the Marshals Service public affairs office in Washington, D.C. to find out anything more about it."

Fair enough.

I don't see an edress and don't want to talk to them without a lawyer at this point, but if anyone wants to follow up on this, I'd be interested in hearing what kind of runaround you got...

This Day in History: March 28

I must desire that you will inoculate your men as fast as they are inlisted; that while preparations are making for them to take the Field, they may not be retarded on that account. Let them not at any rate be detained for Carbines; But on the other hand, forward them to Camp as fast as a Troop is made up and out of the Small Pox. Surely Mr. Hunter can furnish Pistols as fast as they are wanted.

Technology

There is one thing gun lovers won't understand. It is very simple. The word that sums it up is: Technology.

I see. The superstitious barbarian who views objects as animated totems lectures those of us who know better.

So, Richard A. Benton, why not lecture designers, manufacturers and increasingly sophisticated users of firearms, ammunition, scopes and the host of other equipment and apparatuses about their understanding of technology?

Here's some technology for you, Richard. The rounded end goes in first.

Whiny anti-gun males. Talk about an evolutionary dead end.

[Via Bruce W. Krafft]

"Deadly Cop-Killing Guns"

A deadly trade is occurring along the U.S. border with Mexico, federal officials say -- a flood of guns, heading south, used by drug thugs to kill Mexican cops.

I know! Let's gut the Second Amendment out of the Bill of Rights to ensure a police state monopoly of force in another country!

That'll fix everything!

Good grief.

[Via SameNoKami]

Stayin' Alive

"She was doing everything she was supposed to do to stay alive"

We discussed this here, and even had an opportunity to get clarification from her karate instructor.

She fought with all her skill and all her might.

I'm sorry, ladies, but except for extremely rare exceptions, that will never be enough. That's just the way it is.

Wouldn't you rather be able to reach for something that will give you a chance to repel an attacker without having to be touched?

And don't worry about loudmouthed fools who say an attacker would just take the gun away and use it against you. Invariably, they are all talk and slink away when asked to demonstrate how that's done.

[Via Rick R]

Senility Sets In

Yes, I can make the excuse that I shouldn't scold the children while doing research, but calling to younger son Qusay "I want your guitar and amp out of my machinegun" provided even more opportunity for riotous ridicule than normal.

Of course I meant "living room." I think.

Time for my cookie?

AK-47s Threatening Nuns, Orphans, Kittens and Ducklings!!!

But it was unremarkable in that one of the guns brandished was an AK-47-type rifle — a powerful, rapid-fire weapon that has long been used in Third World conflicts but is increasingly being used in American street fights.

Ah, the old Sugarmann Switcheroo. Nice job there. "Authorized Journalist." I'll bet most of your readers don't even know you're practicing sleight of mind on them.

Matt Sedensky...Matt Sedensky...

Where have I heard that name before...?

Just so we're clear: of all violators of journalistic ethics (talk about an oxymoron!), the AP has consistently been one of the worst offenders, and has a demonstrated track record of being nothing more than a propaganda organ of statists and employer of professional liars. So it's no surprise that some in government wish to give them special status over mere lowly bloggers who bring you information the big guys won't.

[Via HZ]

Speaking of Politics...

...I just got the following from the Tom McClintock campaign:

As you know, however, my liberal opponent is a multi-millionaire and I am not. Instead of writing myself a check for hundreds of thousands of dollars, I must rely on dedicated individuals like you, who have stood with me through thick and thin and wholeheartedly believe that we will bring our Republican principles back to the forefront of our nation's political discourse.

We have a finance deadline coming up on March 31 and the more funds we can show on that report the more secure our position as the front-runner becomes. Will you help me show as commanding a position as possible on March 31?

Well, California gun owners? Will you?

An Army of Davids

Clayton Cramer give us an update on his campaign. People from all over are stepping up to the plate, which means you District 22 Idaho gun owners have no excuses.

He's agreed to do a WarOnGuns interview, and I'll be announcing details when I finalize things.
I'm glad it's not An Army of Daves.

The One

With almost no debate, the council voted 6-1 to pass Councilman Zack Scrivner's resolution encouraging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that the Second Amendment provides an individual right to bear arms, and that no government should be able to infringe on that right.

...The sole dissent came from Councilwoman Sue Benham, who said the resolution was just another attempt by a council member to make a political statement. She said as an elected official, she supports the Second Amendment and the rest of the Constitution.

I remember many years back helping represent the Second Amendment contingent by marching in the US Constitution Day parade in the People's Republic of Santa Monica with other members of the Westside Firearms Association (soon to become the NRA Members Council of Westside Los Angeles), as well as my wife and two young children. Of many insults and obscenities hurled at us by the urban Marxist worthies as we passed, the one I remember most vividly was "Go Back to Bakersfield!"

Yes, Councilwoman Benham, resolutions are political statements, but you're not against all of them--for instance, when other council members wanted to declare that Bakersfield would endorse English and not be a "sanctuary city," you had no problem offering "a competing proposal...to recommend that the federal government enforce its laws."

So don't give us that. You're demonstrably not against resolutions per se. Just the ones you don't support, like the right of the people to keep and bear arms.

Like Tip O'Neill famously said, "All politics is local." The council sets the tone for the community, and what they do or do not endorse sets a leadership example for the voting constituents.

I again recall, a couple years later, a subversive on the Redondo Beach city council proposed a resolution of support for the state of California's proposed new (the Perata "features" version--the Roberti-Roos "model" version being deemed not tyrannical enough) "assault weapons" ban. Showing up in force, speaking request cards filled out and speeches ready, the cowards first moved it to the end of the agenda hoping they'd lose us from attrition, and then decided not to vote on the matter.

So your sole refusal to support the resolution should be noted, Ms. Benham, and Bakersfield gun owners should react accordingly when you run for future office. And hollow protests of support for "the Second Amendment and the rest of the Constitution" notwithstanding (and I can point to any number of politicians who make that claim, right before revealing their big "but"), your true agenda is being just another in a long line of self-aggrandizing democrat operatives ruining the promise of what once was "The Golden State."

As an aside: citizen activists are not doing themselves any favors remaining oblivious to the workings of local government. I recommend having your city government website bookmarked and knowing where to access agendas for upcoming meetings and minutes of past ones, so that you know who to support and who not to, and when organized attendance is required. No, I'm not suggesting becoming a cable TV meeting junkie--this can be monitored and accomplished in about 5 minutes each week, with organized responses limited to an "as needed" basis.

[Via Maureen]

This Day in History: March 27

Sir: I take this earliest Opportunity to acquaint you that the Men of War and Transports with the ministerial Troops sail'd this Afternoon from Nantasket Harbour. There is only a Man of War and two or three other arm'd Vessels now remaining there. In Consequence of this Movement I have ordered a Brigade to march To-Morrow Morning for New York, and shall follow with the Remainder of the Army as soon as I can receive certain Information of the Fleet being clear off the Coast, and that we are in no further Danger of their returning to attack us at a Disadvantage.

We're the Only Ones Going Clubbing in New York Enough

Disgusting video footage of New York cops clubbing and arresting peaceful Tibetan protesters who were merely walking down the street has gone relatively ignored beyond Youtube.

...One officer identified as "Delgado" is seen in the video pushing people as the group crosses the street.

Another officer, identified as "Serano" is caught threatening to kill two protesters as the cameraman passes. He later admits to the threat and apologizes for it.

Maybe they could send these "Only Ones" to China to help with Olympic security.

To paraphrase the Dalai Lama:

“If someone has a baton and is trying to club you, it would be reasonable to club back with your own baton.”

[Via Done! SEO]

Amnesty Means Amnesty

A crackdown on guns is meeting some resistance in the District.

Good. What a stupid idea this was. What stupid people run DC.

I especially like the comment by spokesflack Traci Hughes:

[I]f evidence of other crimes is found during voluntary searches, amnesty will be granted for that crime as well.

"Chief Lanier has been clear...Amnesty means amnesty."

So a killer's best legal protection would be to invite them in to see the bodies and present them with the murder weapon and a detailed confession? Smart!

That reminds me of nothing so much as Sgt. Lou's search of Mr. Deets' house on South Park, where he finds severed hands attached to the wall but concludes:

This isn't the guy. The serial killer always cuts off the victims' left hands...Well those aren't left hands. See, on your left hand, the thumb faces to the left. Those are all right hands.

I can hear it now:

I see you like cutting the eyes out of photos of women. My son is a big fan of that too.

[Via Jeffersonian and Plug Nickel Times]