Vermin Bendimover

Yeah, I know, ad hominem, but I don't have time to fisk this lying ignoramus, and besides, the hell with him. [More]

I will give you one example that shows he started it anyway:

What if you become a target for would-be George Zimmermans?

What, you mean what if I were straddling some guy beating his head into the concrete?

One of the things that always strikes me about  these anti-gun males is how they're so quick to weigh in on uselessness of guns as a means of defense like they have expertise, without ever being able to cite what trainers they've studied under to be qualified to offer an informed opinion. What it looks like is they insist on everyone being like them.

We're the Only Ones Pooped Out Enough

"TSA will not discuss the mission activities of Federal Air Marshals," Pascarella said in an email. [More]

Talk about weasel-wording by euphemism.  But now you can excuse yourself to go take a mission activity.

This is hardly the first time we've seen this happen.

Some of the excuse-makers in comments deserve to be flushed.

[Via Harvey]

That Depends on What the Meaning of the Word 'Inappropriate' Is

The "progressivism" is strong in Milford, MI. [More]

And here are the main proponents.

If the objections revolved around the appropriateness of coercing money out of individuals to build communal playgrounds in the first place, that's a different argument. But they didn't. And the stated concerns reminded me of nothing so much as an absurdity skewered on South Park...

The goal is not just to eliminate guns.

The Rest of the Story

When I was posting my article on the Reese family's settlement agreement yesterday, I couldn't get the slide show function on the publishing tool to work. Rather than wait around for a tech support crew that seems to punt more issues than resolve them, I'm just going to post here some photos I intended to include about some of the assets seized, including guns, ammo and safes.

We're the Only Ones ... What Do You Mean We're Not?

Wait -- you mean we're being treated just like everyone else? [More]

What with Opposite Day being in full effect 'n all, it figures a "progressive" vision treatment center would be this blind.

It also seems fair to wonder what the cultural influences on the proprietor have been, and whose interests it serves importing and distributing such sentiment.

[Via William T]

Captain's Log

• The gun went off -- No, really
• We're the Only Ones family planning enough
• Notes

Two from Liston Matthews

• Parks carry bill ready for Haslam's signature
• Bad Daddy's Burger bar bans lawful guns

There Had to Be Armbands

I'd love to see the procurement specs on those...I went looking over at FedBizOpps.gov and got lost in the archives... [More]

I also can't help but wonder why an environmental impact statement requirement was upheld by a federal judge on the guns in national parks issue, but on issues benefiting Leviathan, everybody looks the other way.

Fortunately, WaPo says there's nothing to worry about, and when have they ever been less than reliable as a watchdog against government abuses?

[Via Florida Guy]   

This Day in History: April 20

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Reese family files settlement agreement with government on seized property

In addition to the division of property reached in the settlement, the Reeses also agreed to give up claims against the government. A perhaps debatable point of the agreement is the concession on the part of a family with seized assets -- trying to defend itself against a government with unlimited resources -- “that neither the United States nor Claimants Rick Reese and Terri Reese substantially prevailed in this litigation.” [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes as good a potential outcome as possible considering the level of coverage and support extended to this family.

All is Well

I guess people get used to things.  Several have contacted me asking if everything is OK because I didn't post yesterday.

Sometimes real life calls. I was out all day yesterday taking care of other business, and unless somebody comes over and volunteers to do my first yard work of Spring for me, I have some rich, full days ahead of me this weekend.

It's funny -- I had the same thing happen earlier this month when I went quiet for a day, and reminded the inquirers it was Easter. I'm grateful for the concern, but the truth of the matter is as simple as I have plenty of real world things needing attention -- including R&R -- that have nothing to do with being plugged into the virtual one.

I may get a post out later today, I may not.  The thought of sitting under the trees later this afternoon with a book, a beer and a stogie after I finish up today's labors seems pretty attractive. Ditto for tomorrow.  Right now, it's a beautiful day and it's late enough in the morning to where I don't need to worry about noise waking the neighbors.

So thanks for asking. I'm OK.

Gun Owners of America leads coalition opposing Lynch confirmation

Noting that “gun rights [are] on the chopping block as early as next week,” GOA is asking supporters to “Urge your senators, especially if they are Republicans, to OPPOSE the Loretta Lynch nomination at every step. And circulate this alert to your pro-gun family and friends as well.” [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report also contains today's Five-Minute Activism project.

Groping for Answers

Actually, that's not what they were groping for... [More]

[Via several of you]

A Rare Procedural Move

Seems to me there's a much more fundamental "process" that's not being followed here, and what would be really rare, unfortunately, is if it were... [More]

[Via cydl]

Training Aids

Look at it this way--that's only 260 rounds per employee, and doesn't that tell us a lot about the way this department has metastasized...?  [More]

Anybody know how many of those aren't office staff and do enforcement deployments with ARs?

Nice to know the militia is no longer necessary to the security of a free State...

[Via Florida Guy]   

We All Agree?

We all agree, of course, that to the extent it’s feasible to do so society should deny bad people access to firearms. (As a practical matter, of course, the feasibility of enforcing such constraints is zero, at least against any bad actor who seriously wishes to obtain possession of a gun, but that’s fodder for another day.) [More]

That's why nothing will change until you deny bad people access to society.

[Via Michael G]

A Toothless Measure

Maybe the ones proposing it ought to be the ones to enforce it. That I'd like to see. [More]

UPDATE: Workman weighs in.

[Via Sweet Baboo]

Protecting Their Turf

The Justice Department alleges that Casillas and Reyes sold 10 guns, including four AK-47 assault rifles, and thousands of rounds of ammunition to an undercover agent posing as a cartel member. [More]

Would that they showed such diligence with their own...

[Via Sweet Baboo]

This Day in History: April 16

My meaning however, was only to inform, that there were different sentiments in the Army as well as in Congress, respecting Continental & State Funds; some wishing to be thrown upon their respective States rather than the Continent at large, for payment & that, if an idea should prevail generally that Congress, or part of its members or Ministers, bent upon the latter, should delay doing them justice, or hazard it in pursuit of their favourite object; it might create such divisions in the Army as would weaken, rather than strengthen the hands of those who were disposed to support Continental measures—and might tend to defeat the end they themselves had in view by endeavouring to involve the Army. [More]

Also, totally unrelated, but Mike reminds us of another important anniversary.

Tim McGraw lends support to divide and conquer tactic with anti-gun concert

True, the group’s chair, Kristin Lemkau, is an accomplished individual, but that’s in another field, as Chief Marketing Officer for JP Morgan Chase. At least there’s an established gun connection with the bank -- several, in fact. Not only is JP Morgan ATF’s credit card provider, it was a designated landing place to get a double-dipping Fast and Furious manager out of the country, a top Obama campaign contributor, and the bank that abruptly terminated the account of Defense Distributed. It is presumed their card also enabled an ATF Director of Industry Operations to engage in his own form of “double- dipping.” [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes "all hat and no cattle" doesn't apply if the cud-chewers are in your audience.