When in Scottsdale...

...avoid Duke's Sports Bar & Grill like the plague. [More]

That is, unless you enjoy being dissed and endangered by an ignoramus.

People realize alcohol and guns don't mix...This is going back to the Wyatt Earp days of the Wild Wild West...I will get the biggest, brightest sign I can get up the hour it passes

Good grief. Yeah, you just keep enabling people to get drunk, Al, and then sending them on down the road.

McCarthy. I wonder if he's related to Carolyn...?

I also wonder what his plan is for dealing with people who count on knowing where "gun free zones" are that handle lots of cash...? Or for protecting his customers and employees? Maybe someone could ask him?

dukessportsbar@netzero.com

Unless he's got a good one, I sure wouldn't risk my neck going into such a dangerous joint. Or give a dime to such an obnoxious and presumptuous dupe.

[Via Plug Nickel Times]

We're the Only Ones Recanting Enough

Zehm died March 20, 2006, two days after he was beaten with a baton, shocked multiple times with a Taser and hogtied...

Police officials initially said Zehm attacked Thompson, but they recanted that claim months later when surveillance video clearly showed Zehm retreating, holding a 2-liter plastic soda bottle in front of his face while Thompson struck him with a baton. [More]

Well then, can they change their story to "no procedures were violated"? And maybe call the bottle a weapon, and cite using it to protect himself as resisting arrest?

At least tell me the "Only One" in question has been suspended --with pay.

[Via Bill H]

We're the Only Ones on the Front Lines of the War on Drugs and Guns Enough

APD Officer Loses Gun, Fails Drug Test [More]

If this doesn't define what it means to be an "Only One,"I don't know what would.

[Via Scott N]

The CNN Version...

Rogue Minutemen leader held in fatal home invasion [More]

And now, as Paul Harvey would say, the rest of the story...

[Via Ed M]

We're the Only Ones Bearing False Witness Enough

Mahoney-Bruer, 49, was arrested and charged last week with three counts of breach of trust and one count of attempting to obstruct justice after an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police Professional Standards Bureau. The 12-year member of the force is accused of using false evidence to lay charges against three drivers last month. He has been suspended with pay. [More]

Who believes he was the "Only One" doing it?

[Via retrotruckman]

"This is Why You're Not Afraid?"

[More]

[Via retrotruckman]

Tom, Dick or Harry's Kids Need Not Apply

"There's going to come a point in time when it's not going to be a pet, OK? It's going to be a kid. It's inevitable." [More]

OK, so we should be able to protect our kids, right?

Uh...not exactly.

"I had no expectation or desire for every Tom, Dick or Harry to be able to go get a permit and do this," she said.

Perhaps if the inevitable kid is from one of the council members' families--or belongs to one of those "callers [who] expressed opposition," things will change.

Perhaps if the child is related to Vice Mayor Larry Small, he will become "really...interested in pursuing this further."

[Via George Copeland--check out his RNC Examiner page]

Back in a Bit

Took elder feral son Uday to college orientation this morning--he'll actually be doing an overnighter in my old dorm. Makes me feel a bit old...

Anyway, this has put me way behind on things and I have some chores I need to get to. I should be back later this afternoon with a few more posts for today.

Lautenberg Bill Will Harass Gun Owners, Not Terrorists

We already know who some in government consider to be "Homegrown Terrorists." We've seen how mere ideology is often enough to cause official suspicion. And some urge more than just denial of rights without due process, actually issuing shrill demands for Stalinist purges.

In America.

It's evident those intent on mandating a government monopoly of force will stop at nothing. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner looks at another kind of terrorism--the legislative kind, sponsored by traitors in government.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: June 23

Permit me to assure you Sir, that it would give me great pleasure to comply with your request for Field pieces, were it in my Power, but it is not. We have not Sufficient for the Army. General Schuyler applied for twelve, by a late Letter, for his department, which cannot be furnished. Our Number is so small, that we do not think it expedient to appoint more than two to each of our Brigades. We are obliged to keep some reserve in case of misfortunes. [More]

"A Poorly Worded Amendment"

As opposed to that hallmark clarity of expression separating Jason Linkins from mere Framers. [More]

Ri-ight.

And why not hashtag "Neda"?

If she were your daughter, wouldn't you want to shoot back?

[Via SJ]

We're the Only Ones Doing No Wrong Enough

Sheriff Says Deputies 'Did Their Job'

Review Finds No Wrongdoing in SWAT Raid That Killed Dogs [More]

If that's true, perhaps we ought to reconsider if this is a job we wish to have done.

Winning friends and influencing people, "Only Ones" style...

[Via William T]

Take It Where They Live

So, on the 4th of July, or any other day you declare your freedom at a tea party, don’t take the celebration to the town square or a park. Go to the homes of the people who have: … erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance”. [More]

I like it in principle.

I'd like to see it fleshed out more. A lot more.

[Via Steve L]

U.S. guns blamed for Jamaican crime

Attempts to blame the U.S. for Jamaican crime are not new. Noises were being made about this years ago. And not just for U.S. guns being responsible for "gun deaths" in Jamaica, but also for U.S. guns being responsible for "gun deaths" in Canada.

Then again, we see the same tactic exploited domestically, with invented terms like "the Iron Pipeline" being used to decry states with "lax gun laws." [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column shows how an old story by the anti-gunners has been dusted off to capitalize on a new approach.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs, including the return of Kurt Hofmann.

And if you missed the weekend posts, here they are:

• GAO 'Mexican crime gun' report 'incomplete'
• Is ATF using 'heavy-handed tactics' on border state gun owners?
  

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This Day in History: June 22

At New Brunswick, General Nathaniel Greene with 4 brigades and a battalion of riflemen attacked a large British force under General Howe as the British evacuate the city. (June 22, 1777) [More]

Happy Father's Day

I'm taking the rest of the day off to be admired by my children. When they wake up. If they don't have anything else to do.

It truly is the most awesome, amazing and meaningful experience of my lifetime.

Is ATF Using 'Heavy-Handed Tactics' on Border State Gun Owners?

"[S]ome of the agents have used heavy-handed tactics. One reportedly demanded that a gun owner return home early from a business trip, while another threatened to 'report' an NRA member as 'refusing to cooperate.'" [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner looks at some disturbing reports NRA has received from members in border states.

Outrageous.

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This Day in History: June 21

From every information lately received, there is reason to beleive the Enemy are evacuating Brunswick by sending One Brigade after Another. It is said they are transporting their baggage both by Land and Water to Amboy with the greatest Industry. If this fact be true, I should suppose it highly expedient that you should detach a Number of Militia well acquainted with the Country South of Amboy, if you have any such, to take post along the River at and near what are called the Roundabouts. If they go there and the Enemy are conveying their Stores down the River, which I beleive is the case, I am persuaded, by a spirited exertion and vigilant conduct, they will intercept and possess themselves of a great part of it. [More]

We're the Only Ones "Enquiring Minds Want to Know" Enough

Two Ohio police chiefs are under investigation for a plot involving the surrogate carrying the twins of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.

The officers allegedly broke into the surrogate's home in an attempt to dig up dirt they hoped to sell to the tabloids. [More]

"Only Ones" and scandal. Hardly news here, but it ought to compete for a while with "Jon and Kate Divorce," or "Morgan Freeman 'Incest' Shocker," and maybe even "Bat Boy Hates Prop 8."

And not to be cruel, but Seth McFarlane kind'a nails it here...

[Via Ed M]

Q&A

To ask -- or not -- about guns in a playmate's home [More]

I know some gun owners bristle at this. It depends on how the question is posed, and the demeanor of the questioner.

I always encourage parents to make an effort to know the home conditions where they allow their kids to play. Are there any aggressive dogs? Does the place look like a dump? Do the parents look and act OK?

Answers to a direct question can be noncommittal:

I'm on top of the hazards in my home and we take care to provide a safe environment.

Depending on how you assess the situation, you can decide to share more information as appropriate. It may be a great opportunity to educate, or you may have a person you don't want your kid being anywhere near.

It's a two-way street.

You don't have guns in your home and proper training to know how and when to use them? How will you protect my child when he's in your care?

[Via Ed M]