Notes from the Resistance...
A federal appeals court has upheld an Alameda County ordinance that prohibits guns at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, dealing a setback to gun show promoters. [More]Here's the opinion.
In addition to this morning's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee to testify about "Project Gunwalker,"* Attorney General Eric Holder is also scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee tomorrow. [More]This morning's Gun Rights Examiner column notes an encore performance.
On May 3, Lt. Col. John Laurens and a 250-man detachment of the North Carolina Light Infantry were on a mission to bring back the Patriot rear guard before the British cut them off. When they encountered the British, Laurens chose a bad position for his troops. The British fired long-range artillery at the Patriots, who were powerless to do anything. Laurens was shot in the arm and his horse was killed by artillery fragments. [More]
On Saturday evening at a Second Amendment Foundation reception, that point was brought home when the pair of bloggers who uncovered and then doggedly pursued the story that is now the "Gunrunner/Fast and Furious" scandal...I almost hung up on a snotty CNN producer some months back when he deferred investigating Gunwalker unless we gave up our sources to him because they "need to be more careful than bloggers."
Their fine work, individually and collectively, may well be the tipping point that convinces industry leaders that the new media contains both solid writers and responsible journalists, despite the fact most don't have business cards with familiar logos or mastheads. [More]
"Tomorrow, Attorney General Eric Holder will testify before the House Judiciary Committee," an email sent this afternoon by the Deputy Press Secretary, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform announces... [More]What did he know, when did he know it, and what will he admit to under oath?
I had the pleasure of returning to Armed American Radio last night to update host Mark Walters and special in-studio guests author Kathy Jackson and Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network founder Marty Hays on the latest “Project Gunwalker” developments. [More]This afternoon's Gun Rights Examiner commentary gives a recap of last night's national radio appearance and includes a link where you can listen to an archived copy of my interview.
City officials failed to discipline two traffic officers who appeared in a pornographic film while on the job, NBC4 LA has found. [More]I think I'm starting to understand--if you film them when they don't want you to, you get beaten up. But if you film them when they want you to, they get beaten o...or something...
When: Tuesday, May 3, 2011. 7:00 PM Eastern Standard Time - 9:00 PM Eastern Standard TimeClick here for details.
Where: A video conference from your desktop or laptop
Subject: Preparation for the collapse of the currency and social unrest. Global Structure and the transformation of America.
Oath Keepers Founder, Stewart Rhodes, will be participating in a Nationwide Video Conference this coming Tuesday, May 3, 2011, from 7pm - 9pm Eastern.
John Bolton suggested Friday that Barack Obama is laying the foundation to push an ambitious gun control agenda if he wins a second term. [More]Oh, absolutely.
Why isn’t every single office-holding recipient of NRA generosity on record demanding full and open investigations into how the Gunwalker scandal came to be, who authorized it, what damage has been done, what dangers still exist, and who is behind the evident cover-up? What reason do any of these beneficiaries of gun owner trust and benevolence have for not being vocal and tireless leaders in demanding something they owe us anyway—the truth? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary notes it's time to put an "or else" behind the words. There's really no valid reason not to, and if it doesn't happen, we may as well just fold up the Gunwalker tent and stop making noise about it.
