Yesterday...

...all my blog posts seem so far away...

Looks like the Blogger system catastrophe wiped out all of Thursday's efforts--a tech notice previously indicated this was temporary and they were going to restore things, so hopefully a day's labors have not been completely wasted...

Baywatch Theme

Don't you worry

It's gonna be alright

Cause I'm always ready

I won't let you out of my sight.

Not if you're paying me this kind of money I won't.


Remember this when we're told California is too big to fail--and because they're about to go under, they need us to rescue them.

An Accelerated Learning Program

Laura Dennis’ son Graham had a pen knife and a Leatherman that school authorities found while they searched a team bus before it headed to a game. He now faces jail time and damage to his permanent record. [More]

And if he doesn't want to go, oath-breaking armed state enforcers will threaten him with up-to-lethal force.

My favorite line:

Doug Edsall’s son Casey had a lighter he also used to fix his lacrosse stick.  The school classified it as an explosive device.

How "progressive" of them.

Education, domestic enemy-style...let us hope these kids learn from it, and never forget.

We're the Only Ones Who Can't Think Enough

NC sheriff defends drug arrest for tortilla dough...Duncan and his spokesman Lt. Randy Sorrells said they couldn't think of anything deputies should have done differently...[More]

And doesn't that just tell us everything we need to know about these dough-brained "Only Ones"?

[Via William T]

Unapologetic

Rather than being embarrassed by this and disavowing it, the Bradys are digging a deeper hole for themselves:

Hey, this is fine by me, in a strictly Sun Tzu kind'a way. I'd just as soon the fanatics who've turned their minds over to the Cult of Helplessness and State Worship remain ignorant of the true nature of those they attack.

I've met literally thousands of gun owners in my life.  I can't recall ever meeting one who worshiped guns--rather, we're the ones pointing out they are tools, even those we enthusiastically appreciate. The reverence is for the rights of free humans.

As for that "dogged support," I guess that explains why gun rights activists have been so quick to excoriate those in the industry who step out of line.  Just ask Smith & Wesson, or Ruger, or H-S Precision, or Dan Cooper, or...

Lie some more, Bradys.  It's all you pathetic subversives have.

License to Warn

Something about putting this message on a license strikes me as...I don't think "ironic" is a strong enough term... [Read]

[Via Mayor Joel Stoner]

First They Came for the Dove Hunters

Iowa Firearms Coalition warns against “a backdoor lead ban on the Dove Hunting rules” and provides contact information for the state senate and house.

Not a dove hunter? Don’t worry, the gun haters behind this will get around to what you are, unless you help stop it here and now.

Iowa gun owners: Click here and here and send a message.

Most Illogical

By this logic, the editorial board should also be an advocate for the Second Amendment. [More]

If they were using logic, they wouldn’t back individual defenselessness.

But this is the kind of lying crap they use to gin up hysterical hoplophobic emotions with.

Will your guns be registered in a global database?

While passage of an anti-gun global treaty by the Constitutionally-required congressional supermajority seems politically unfeasible at the present, an Obama victory in 2012, where he does not need to worry about reelection, could significantly amplify the threat—particularly if Democrat-Lite Republicans continue squandering the gains they made in the last election and alienating their core constituencies. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report processes some data regarding evil calculations.

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This Day in History: May 11

On May 11, 1779, Colonel Kovats gave his life in the American War for Independence while leading the Continental Army cavalry...He is the first Hungarian to give his life for American freedom and independence. [More]

The Safer Streets Newsletter and Commentary

You don't fight crime by chasing it, you fight crime by facing it. [More]

John Longenecker has a new edition.

GRE Round Up for May 10

Here are the latest offerings from my fellow Gun Rights Examiners:

Dave Workman/Seattle:

• Obama on border today; can he explain Holder’s ‘Gunrunner’ discrepancy? 
• BREAKING: Brady Campaign whitewashes ‘Gunrunner’ in new ‘report’

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:

• 247 on 'terror watch list' buy guns, terrorize no one with them 
• 'Project Gunwalker': What Obama will NOT talk about in El Paso today

How Dry I Am

[M]ost of the businesses downtown are gone, most of the people have left as well, in fact, less than 3000 people remain. [More]

2,831 per the 2010 Census.

So why was saving a dilapidated ghost town such a priority?

Disputed and Uncomfirmed

The authors of this "study" by the Brady Campaign are engaging in willful denial of the facts. [More]

So why wouldn't they take that tack? We've already indisputably confirmed they're religious bigots who tacitly endorse the idea of concentration camps for gun owners.

At least they've once more broken their silence. But this latest just proves how tough it is for liars to keep their stories straight. They had no problem disputing or confirming things when they wanted to use Gunwalker to complain how it would never have happened if only we had a permanent gun führer.

Gun owner action needed on Texas campus carry bill

[T]he House must vote by Thursday, May 12...[More]

This morning's second Gun Rights Examiner report asks Texas gun owners to take a moment to contact the help and git 'er done.

"Common" Sense Poetry

Tell the law, my Uzi weighs a ton [More]

No, you tell them.

Better yet, show them.

Your hostess will have plenty around to introduce you to.

An Unfunded Mandate

For now, the system is capable on certain high-end cell phones but starting next year, all cell phones will be required to have the chip that receives alerts. [More]

And you will be required to pay for it.

I wonder if the precedent established here could be applied...?

I'll See Your State...

...and I'll raise you a country. [Read]

Get out.

DOJ to decide on Gun Rights Examiner FOIA appeal

“We will notify you of the decision on your appeal as soon as we can,” Jones advises, leaving the response time open-ended.[More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner notes our public servants will decide if they will get around to complying with the law...eventually...in their own good time...

Also listen to two radio updates on Project Gunwalker.

Share the link? At some point in time?

This Day in History: May 10

This letter contains Major John André's instructions to Joseph Stansbury about the terms of Benedict Arnold's treason to the British. [More]