We're the Only Ones and You're Not

An Allentown police officer has been suspended with pay after he shot another police officer in the arm with a pellet gun inside the police station Saturday, according to a statement released Wednesday by police Chief Roger MacLean...

Police withheld the names of the officers involved pending the outcome of an internal investigation and would not release the incident report...

Suspended with pay, name and report kept confidential...Yeah, you and me could expect the same treatment if we shot a cop with a pellet gun.

No doubt about it.

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Alligator Problem? Call Tom Lyons

I mean, heck, the gator was barely 3 feet long, if that.

Though Frey is disabled and uses a cane to get around, she wouldn't expect to lose a fight to the death with a gator that small.

All it needs to do is sever an artery and she could have bled to death, Tom. Why on earth would a human choose to "fight to the death" with an animal, when we have tools that can give us instant mastery of the situation?

And you know what, Tom? Golden retrievers aren't small dogs. They instinctively know how to hunt, and this one was reluctant to attack. What did a dog know that you apparently don't, sitting in witless, smug judgment in your cubicle?

As for calling instead of defending herself, three women have been killed by alligators in the past week, and the hotline is "swamped." But you're one of those "Dial 911" types, aren't you, Tom? So I'm sure you won't mind pointing out to your readers the Florida law that makes state wildlife officers liable if they fail to protect a citizen's life?

What, you can't? They have no legal duty to do this, with consequences should they fail?

And what about if she had run away to call and the reptile had snatched a toddler?

Some of us won't cede our birthright to animals, Tom, including the 2-legged kind.

Tell you what, you self-impressed snot: Let's see you go after a 3-foot aggressive gator barehanded. Or better yet, a 2-foot possum, or a 1-foot rat.

I mean, heck, working at a major newspaper, you shouldn't have any problem finding large rats...

Canadians OK With Scrapping Gun Registry?

Many adults in Canada think the federal government should do away with a highly controversial program, according to a poll by Ipsos-Reid released by CanWest Global. 54 per cent of respondents say the gun registry is badly organized, is not working properly, and should be scrapped.

Now hold the phone just a damned minute here. I posted on this a few days ago, and the results being touted by the National Post quoted the Ispos-Reid VP stating:

The concept of a gun registry has taken root across the country. There's a majority, 67 per cent, that's not a small majority, who believe that Stephen Harper shouldn't be doing away with all gun registries.

I think the most salient observation on this came from Jay in the "Comments" section, who noted:

If memory serves, a majority of Canadians said "screw you" at the ballot box to ex-Prime Minister Paul Martin and the Liberal Party. To me, that is a much more convincing opinion poll.

Agreed.

This Day in History: May 18

On this day in 1783, the first United Empire Loyalists, known to American Patriots as Tories, arrive in Canada to take refuge under the British crown in Parrtown, Saint John, Nova Scotia (now New Brunswick), Canada. The town was located on the Bay of Fundy just north of the border with what is now the state of Maine.

Which may explain some of the differences in national psyches...

I also forgot to post yesterday's May 17 entry. Workin' 7 days a week here, with hours in double-digits. I'm bound to forget something...

Gun Not Good Enough for "Only Ones"

When a bullet exploded through her living room's bay window less than 10 feet from her, the initial response of a startled Elise Nakhnihian was to find the projectile.

Her husband, Steven Gittelson, had another idea: Stay out of sight and call the cops...

The couple couldn't have imagined that it was a Princeton Borough police officer's bullet that rocketed into their stately Governors Lane condominium...The shooting was the result of an allegedly malfunctioning rifle that discharged the bullet at the police firearms training range on River Road in the township without the officer who was holding the weapon even pulling the trigger, borough and township police said yesterday.

Just as I suspected. It's the gun's fault.

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The "Only Ones" Loophole

A small number of the gun cases dropped in the state court involved city officers who themselves got in trouble with the law.

Well, du-uh. That's why they're "the only ones."

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Justice Triumphs!

Young Jeezy escaped two gun charges due to insufficient evidence, stemming back to a March shooting incident in Miami.

Thank goodness!

Why the very thought of such a nice young man being in trouble is just too incredible to believe. And this was particularly hard to cope with, as Young Jeezy has been a personal hero of mine for some time.

We're the Only Ones, Eh?

A gun-crazy Canada Customs officer has been fired for posing as Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry with automatic weapons on the Internet...

Airport sources said the photos show the fired officer with a machine-gun. In one photograph the firearm was held to a smirking co-worker's head...

Do you feel lucky? Well do you, hoser?

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Of Course

Saying more than half of all firearms used in street crimes come from 1 percent of licensed gun dealers, Attorney General Bill Lockyer joined gun control advocates Tuesday in a campaign to crack down on gun trafficking.

California, of course, has all of the "reasonable gun control laws" the antis clamor for in other states. But they're not enough. They're never enough.

Lockyer, of course, says you have no right to keep and bear arms, and is backed up by both the state Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

And the gutless US Supreme Court, of course, keeps ducking the issue, despite a clear conflict between federal courts.

Just a Question...

Where was Mike Bloomberg's Straw Purchase Squad when Sarah Brady bought her son that "sniper rifle"?

Turnabout Being Fair Play and All...

The pathetic wretches at Gunguys thought it would be cool to post NRA's tax return and compensation for key executives.

OK. Two can play that game.

Gunguys is part of the Orwellian-named "Freedom States Alliance."


The hoplophobe in the lead story photo on the FSA website is Thom Mannard, Executive Director of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence.

Here is a comparable section from their 2004 tax return:



An interesting sidenote: Despite clear legislative advocacy, these folks claim tax exemption as a 501(c)(3) organization, that is, contributions are deductible.

Hmmm...

This is kinda fun! Shall we continue to play?

This Day in History: May 16

On this day in 1777, British-born Georgia Patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence Button Gwinnett receives a bullet wound in a duel with his political rival, Georgia “city Whig” Lachlan McIntosh. Three days later, Gwinnett died as a result of the gangrenous wound. McIntosh was also shot in the duel, but the wound was not fatal.

Horrors! More victims of "gun violence"...

I've been busy and plain forgot to post the last two days:

May 15:

On this day in 1781, a 352-man-strong Loyalist force commanded by Major Andrew Maxwell surrenders a fortified frame building, named “Fort Granby,” to a Patriot force in South Carolina.

May 14:

On this day in 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention begin to assemble in Philadelphia to confront a daunting task: the peaceful overthrow of the new American government as defined by the Article of Confederation.

Federal Gun Registry is Working, Police Say

Of course they do.

Rep. Moron Proposes Tougher Gun Control

What?

"Rep. Moran"?

There's a difference?

Oh, the Inhumanity!

Bears killed and ate a monkey in a Dutch zoo in front of horrified visitors, witnesses and the zoo said Monday.

You mean real life isn't a Disney film?

A Bloomberg Conspiracy to Violate Federal Gun Laws?

The city hired undercover private investigators who, in teams of two, attempted "straw purchasing," where a convicted felon or someone who does not want a gun traced to him will use a friend or family member to pass a background check. Then the gun gets handed over to the suspicious person.

So if a municipality retains a private individual, he is somehow authorized to break federal law against "straw purchases"? If not, and since this appears to be an admission of a federal felony, where are the charges? And if these private investigators are breaking federal law under instruction from the Bloomberg administration, does that not make this a criminal conspiracy?

[Via John Schaefer]

Oscar Poppa...

...has a new look and a new home.

Check it out and update your blogrolls and/or daily site visits accordingly.

A Good First Step

Why looky here:

Clamping down on straw purchases would stem the flow of illegal guns into the city.

A good first step would be to enact a state law limiting handgun purchases to one a month per buyer.

And what did our good pal Tom Ferrick Jr. have to say about "straw purchases"?

No one is pretending that this one-handgun-a-month ban is the cure-all, but it is a start.

This is actually a dusting off of an old argument. I first wrote about it seven years ago, in "Smart Guns–-Dumb Lawsuits":

But for the gun controllers, that's not all bad-- because based on results, each tragedy provides a new opportunity to exploit, a new press conference to hold, a new law to enact, or a new lawsuit to file. They'll propose further restrictions under the bald-faced pretense that it's "a good first step." They won't tell you that there are already over 20,000 gun laws on the books at the federal, state and municipal level that are consistently ignored by all but the law-abiding.

"A good first step...…" the clueless segment of our victim pool populace will drone back at the proposal of law number 20,001.

A good first step to ensuring this lie will be a non-starter is to be aware that it's being employed--and to expose it as a coordinated talking point whenever it is used.

Defer to the Brainwashed, Poll Concludes

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will have a tough time convincing Canadians it's time to completely scrap the country's expensive gun registry program, a new opinion poll suggests...

The poll of 1,001 Canadians was conducted May 9 to May 11, with a 3.1 percentage point margin of error, 19 times out of 20...

The support is strongest in Ontario and Quebec where 71 per cent and 76 per cent of respondents respectively said they were in favour of maintaining a gun control system.

What a surpruse. Urban constituents, that is, liberals, want more gun control. And we all know how individual rights ought to be defined by the majority--particularly a majority addicted to government influence and control in all aspects of their lives.

In a related poll, a majority of sheep prefer grass...

We're the Only Ones...Hey, Has Anybody Seen My...

A gun that was apparently stolen from a New Haven police detective was used in a December shooting, according to records obtained by the New Haven Register.

So much for useful idiot Tom Ferrick Jr's. contention that keeping guns away from you and me--and giving special advantage to the police at the expense of the people--will cut "gun violence."

[More from "The Only Ones" files...]

On Cutting "Gun Violence"

Politicians against gun control are to blame for violence committed by reptiles? I guess that's easier to sell than the truth: that mad dogs are the inevitable result of the socialist incubator useful idiot Tom Ferrick Jr. and his ilk demand.

This would be easy to fisk if it wasn't so damned difficult to stomach this police state apologist's loathsome opinions. How does someone become this bent?

The liar calls one-gun-a-month schemes "a start"--as if "gun control" in Philadelphia is a virgin subject that's never been tried before.

There can be no peace between us. He and his kind won't allow it.

Molon labe, Tom, you despicable wretch.

You can't take back your words. If history recalls you at all, it will be as an obscure collaborator and enemy of freedom.

More Civility From the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Taking his own lyrics to heart -- shoot back, but don't get shot -- will mean federal prison for a Calgary rapper who fired into a crowd.

But we all know our enemies are guns, not sociopathic reptiles attracted to the thug culture, right, Cass?

Welcome to Brady Paradise!

A loaded handgun was found in the county jail Thursday night, the second time a firearm has been brought into the building's secure areas since September.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

And don't you just love the way this "report" assumes the suspect pool should be limited to inmates?

Carolina Tarazona, Propagandist

Joanne Sanabria, Victim's Mother: If you don't have a badge, if you're not in law enforcement, there's no reason you should have a gun.

I know Carolina Tarazona calls herself a "reporter", but Good Lord...

These Saltatus Cruoris mouthpieces for a state monopoly of power don't even pretend to present both sides any more, do they?

Technical Difficulties

This just in from TriggerFinger:

I had a multiple, simultanous hard drive failure that killed my web and email server. I've managed to put together a replacement but since my time has been at a premium lately it's taking a lot longer than I would like to recover the data from backups and get everything working again.

I'm hoping to have everything minimally functional Monday. Email should be back up right now, and I'm working on websites next, followed by source code repositories.

Feel free to post this email if you feel your readers would like to know where I've been.

So patience. Check back on Monday and rest assured that a legion of highly trained TriggerFinger technical professionals are working 'round the clock to bring you your daily fix of cutting edge liberty-oriented commentary and analysis.

2nd Amendment Saturday

Failure to adhere to the Constitution, through suppression of an enumerated right, whether by law, law enforcement's abuse of ambiguous policy, intellectual dishonesty among the judiciary and legislative branches, abuse of emergency situations to further an agenda, and radical misinterpretations of the word People and Infringed, in a better world, would be followed by petitions, and possible litigation thus resulting in the empirical recognition of such right.

Free Constitution presents his weekly offering.

Bring in the Mounties!

The federal government has launched a probe to find out who leaked details from an auditor general's report.

The New Democrats say that's not good enough and want the Mounties to investigate.

See, the issue isn't that government wasted billions of taxpayer dollars on a bureaucratic boondoggle that only punishes the law-abiding. The issue isn't that contractor improprieties point to corruption and cronyism. The issue isn't even that criminals have stolen firearms from targeted list victims.

The issue is somebody told the people about these outrages.

This Day in History: May 13

Connecticut land speculator, politician, jurist and Patriot Eliphalet Dyer dies on this day in 1807.

I Just KNOW This is Going to Work

County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said the effort would attack gun violence as part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods, which can result in federal prison time for those who commit gun crimes.

"I know this is going to work well because we actually have dollars committed from the state," Worthy said.

Yeah--throw "government" money at it. That always fixes everything, doesn't it? Comments worthy of a statist functionary, Kym...

After all, the Bush administration, with NRA playing cheerleader, has "devoted over $1 billion" to Project Safe Neighborhoods, and we see how well it's worked in Richmond and Philadelphia.

Scots Hire Squirrel Czar

THE Scottish are so concerned about the rampant growth of the Grey American squirrel population, that they are using taxpayers money to employ someone to deal with the problem.

Or as Dennis Walker writes, "You all realize there wouldn't be a story if the Scots could give every 14-year old boy a .22 and some shooting lessons..."

Gestapo Gun Laws

Most upsetting are incidents like the one in Paarl where a robber was arrested and a firearm seized. It was found the gun had been handed in to the police by its legal owner and had subsequently ended up in criminal hands.

Here's a South African who truly gets it. Great letter.

So Much For the Gun Registry...

Two firearms delivered to an Oshawa residence have gone missing and are assumed stolen after they were left in plain view on the porch, police say...

Det. Const. Steve Rhoden said the sporting goods store in Calgary sent the guns with a notice requiring a signature upon delivery. But Rhoden said that when the package arrived in Canada Post's hands, that signature requirement wasn't followed though.

Government. Is there anything it doesn't do well?

We Want the Right to Be Tyrants

"What I’m going to try mostly to do is convince the legislature to let Philadelphia have the right to pass its own gun laws. We had that, when I was mayor, up until 1996 – then they took it away from us. I’d like them to give us that right back," Rendell said.

Translation: We want government to have the right to eradicate individual rights.

And here I thought Rendell was our pal.

This Day in History: May 12

After a siege that began on April 2, 1780, Americans suffer their worst defeat of the revolution on this day in 1780, with the unconditional surrender of Major General Benjamin Lincoln to British Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton and his army of 10,000 at Charleston, South Carolina.

It's Not About Guns

The former Liberal government "broke every rule in the book" when it signed a $273-million computer contract for the federal gun registry -- now the subject of a "stop-work" order -- and never reported the costs or terms of the deal to Parliament, a longtime Conservative gun-registry critic alleges.

It's about political connections, cronyism, cushy deals, corruption and incompetence. In other words, typical government operations.

And individual rights be damned.

Shots Aren't Preceded By "Dear"

NRA wants us to send letters to UN officials protesting their plans for global gun control, and have prepared cut and paste letters for that purpose.

It's hardly the "shot heard 'round the world" Wayne is painting it to be, but OK, I'll send those tyrants a warning letter.

Still, I'll be damned if I call either of them "Dear" or "Honorable."

It's not about controlling the UN. It's about controlling treasonous US representatives.

Yes, I'm all for getting the US out of the UN. And I'm also for getting the "gun lobby" out.

[Via Jed]

So Much For "Project Exile"

"We wanted the NRA to see what's happening on the streets of Philadelphia," he said.

So much for promises.

We're the Only Ones Electrifying Enough

An East Windsor police officer is on the hot seat after shooting someone in the face with a taser. And the victim he tasered is someone who patrols the streets with the officer!...

A prong from the taser went right into the face of the East Windsor officer jolting him with tens of thousands of volts of electricity. It happened Monday night after roll call, when two officers were discussing their tasers and one accidentally discharged his weapon not believing there was a cartridge inside.

Shocking, on the face of it...

[More from "The Only Ones" files...]

A Lecture From Cass

Cass said...

I don't know exactly what your about here. But this is serious. the man will die. It Sounds to me like your blameing rap music. the clear enemy is guns themselves.

Yes, there are people this ignorant.

And no, Cass, I blame the violent thugs who are disproportionately attracted to the rap "culture," using that word less as a decription of a social manifestation and more as an articially created, incubated and sustained societal infection agent, targeted at a control group most succeptible to its destructive effects .

This Day in History: May 11

On this day in 1776, in a letter addressed to the president of Congress, American General George Washington recommends raising companies of German-Americans to use against the German mercenaries anticipated to fight for Britain. Washington hoped this would engender “a spirit of disaffection and desertion” among Britain’s paid soldiers.

"It Depends On What the Meaning of the Word 'Is' Is"

Wyoming is suing the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, saying the agency is relying on a technicality to refuse the right to bear arms to state residents who have misdemeanor convictions for domestic violence...

"Essentially, what the dispute involves is the meaning of the word 'expungement' and how it is applied to firearms disability under federal law," said Eric Epstein, division counsel for the ATF field office in Phoenix.

Hey Eric--what about the meaning of "shall not be infringed"?

Just remember--BATFU reports to the Bush administration.

Vote freedom first!

A Question for the "Pragmatists"

McCain told Imus that he would, if necessary, sacrifice ``quote First Amendment rights'' to achieve ``clean'' government. If on Jan. 20, 2009, he were to swear to defend the Constitution, would he be thinking that the oath refers only to ``the quote Constitution''? And what would that mean?

McCain v Hillary: You'll back him, won't you, and reserve special scorn for those of us who warn against him?

I'm just trying to determine your tolerance threshold for tyranny, and where your line in the sand is.

This Day in History: May 10

On this day in 1775, Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold lead a successful attack on Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York, while the Second Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

My Next Car

Russia's biggest carmaker plans to make a high-tech version of the Soviet-era Lada car that will be named after the creator of the Kalashnikov assault rifle, the Vedomosti business daily said.

"We will probably work... to create a military jeep," said the head of arms trader Rosoboronexport, Sergei Chemezov, quoted by the paper...

Vedomosti suggested the new car could be Russia's answer to the United States' Hummer, a vehicle originally designed for army use that is now a rich city-dweller's status symbol and is increasingly popular on the streets of Moscow.

Right after I win the lottery...

Tragedy and Justice

The father of a three-year-old Detroit boy who fatally shot himself in the head has been charged with second-degree child abuse...a 4-year felony.

Tragic. If you're a moral and rational person, I don't think there's any punishment that could be meted out that would be worse than the knowledge that your actions led to such a result. I'm not saying their shouldn't be legal consequences, but just think life would be literal hell and those consequences would pale against the guilt.

I don't normally post these types of stories. A week and a half ago, a few contributors sent me a link for "The Only Ones" files: a story about the New York police official's son who killed himself with his father's negligently stored pistol. My reply as to why I didn't want to post on that incident:

Yeah, I saw this last night and decided not to do an "only ones" feature on it just because of the nature of the poor kid and the horror his parents must be going through--maybe I'm copping out, but I wouldn't wish this hell on my worst enemy, and I've accused the other side of dancing in blood at tragedies--I just can't bring myself to use this story to my advantage.

I still feel that way. The only reason I bring it up here is to note that under similar circumstances, I see a citizen facing 4-year charges, but not the cop.

State Secrets

The names of those packing heat in Florida should not be a state secret.

Boy, I wish I wasn't in a hurry to get to another 14 hour work day--these morons really deserve a good fisking, they are just so wrong on so many counts.

Example:

In other years, gun supporters have argued that the knowledge that someone had a permit to carry a concealed weapon would be a deterrent to crime. Now they have reversed themselves, contending that keeping concealed weapons permits as public records makes the gun owners vulnerable to attack or harassment.

No, the argument has always been the knowledge that someone is likely to be armed in a given situation is what has been presented as a deterrent. Knowing specifically who eliminates the uncertainty factor and identifies a target.

It's yet another reason why I think whether or not you're carrying should be a personal secret, not a state one.

We're the Only Ones Cleared Enough

The police officer said he had met Alice less than an hour earlier when he found her walking along a road. He said he gave her a lift as she appeared "agitated and drunk".

The officer said he was running out of fuel and went to a cash machine to get money to buy petrol.

He said that on returning to the car he drove a short distance when Alice shot herself with his gun, which had been lying in the car.

What, you're not supposed to leave a loaded gun next to an "agitated and drunk" teenage girl you picked up--I mean, gave a helpful ride to--off the street?

Good call by that police ombudsman, that there's no evidence this was "anything other than a tragic accident". I hope the girl's family that went to her with their dispute is satisfied with the fox's henhouse investigation.

"Gun Control" I Can Live With

The law says police officers must hand in their service weapons at the end of work, unless they have special permission to carry their guns after work. There are good reasons why this provision was included. Now it needs to be more effectively implemented.

Margy Keegan

Gun-Free South Africa

You LEOS didn't think these people who have you pose for photo ops and use feigned concern for officer safety were really your friends, did you? Disarming you except when you're serving the purposes of the state has long been in the plans.

Maybe if you're in the same boat as the rest of us...

[More on the South African anti-defense mentality]

This Day in History: May 9

On this day in 1791, Francis Hopkinson, signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first American secular composer, dies suddenly of a seizure in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Gun Blogs

SayUncle has set up a new website:

It's a completely open forum and anyone can post there...This site is intended to be open to all and welcomes posting by all. If you've ever thought about starting your own gun blog but didn't want the trouble of setting up your own site or didn't think you'd stick with it, now is your chance to try it out. And it's free.

We're the Only Ones Anticlimactic Enough

An off-duty Palm Beach County sheriff's sergeant initially told police he shot a 21-year-old man for stealing his badge and nearly running him over.

But an investigation into the 2 a.m. encounter concluded the two men were in a dispute over $40 because Ira Joe Stuckey did not complete the sex act he was paid to perform on the sergeant.

On April 21, Stuckey, 6-foot-2, 230 pounds and wearing a wig, ended up with a bullet wound in his left arm.

On Friday, Sgt. James Seigfreid, 48, ended up in jail.

Talk about blowing things all out of proportion...

[More from "The Only Ones" files...]

This Day in History: May 8

On this day in 1792, Congress passes the second portion of the Militia Act, requiring that “every free able-bodied white male citizen of the respective States, resident therein, who is or shall be of age eighteen years, and under the age of forty-five years… be enrolled in the militia.”

The History Channel has an "American Revolution" category summarizing what happened on this date. Perhaps I'll begin including a link as a daily feature...

We're the Only Ones Discharged Enough

A Morris County corrections officer was being treated Friday for a hand wound suffered when his personal weapon discharged while he was cleaning it, County Sheriff Edward Rochford said.

"His...weapon discharged."

"[He] was...cleaning his personal weapon...when it discharged..."

"[T]here was one round in the chamber which apparently discharged..."

That's one hell of a willful gun...

[More from "The Only Ones" files...]

Church Group Held Up by Armed Robber

A women's group from Christ Church in Kenilworth was forced to lie face down on the floor by an armed robber.

In the group was a pregnant woman who started having contractions during the robbery.

Well why didn't Reverends John Algera and Stafford Miller step in to help protect them?

Good One!

The campaign against gun violence was begun by the Rev. John Algera, pastor of the Madison Avenue Christian Reformed Church, and the Rev. Stafford Miller, pastor of the St. Philip's Ministry of the United Methodist Church, in answer to a spate of random gunfire that erupted on the city's Northside late last year....

If we want the city to prosper, first get rid of the guns.

LOL!

Gun Battle Erupts at Vancouver Rap Show

A dance-floor brawl early Saturday erupted into gunfire — leaving one man clinging to life in hospital, another suffering from a gunshot wound and pandemonium in a Vancouver venue...

The night's bill featured headliner Lord Finesse(Robert Hall Jr.) from New York, the Chillin Villain Empire from Los Angeles and local rappers Fourth World, who were celebrating the release of their new CD.

Must be the fault of all those American guns. Every time me 'n my homies get around them, stuff like this is always happening...

Bruce Willis Backs Gun Rights

Movie star Bruce Willis supports Americans in their constitutional right to carry a gun, insisting everyone should be able to defend themselves with a weapon if need be.

A statement to the media is nice. How about getting involved now in the fight to protect that right, Mr. Willis?

2nd Amendment Carnival

The 2nd Amendment Carnival will be hosted here on (or around) May 27th, another Second Amendment Saturday. I think a carnival will adequately replace one 2A Saturday a month!

Head on over to Free Constitution for more information.

Chaka Con

Singer Chaka Khan's son was acquitted of murder Friday in the shooting death of a teenager during a party at her home two years ago...

Holland testified that he never intended to kill Bailey when he poked at him with an M-16 assault rifle. The two were discussing an affair the younger man claimed to have had with Holland's girlfriend when Holland pointed the gun at his friend.

An "M-16 assault rifle"? Not an AR-15 or a variant? And in California?

Surely Bill Lockyer's office is all over this?

The trademark incompetence of the Associated Press notwithstanding, what the hell is Chaka Khan doing allowing any kind of gun in her home?

As I wrote in GUNS AND AMMO a few years back, she joined other celebrites in HCI's "Open Letter to the NRA":

"We are not 'gun haters'," they protested, and then demanded limiting handgun purchases to one a month, banning "assault weapons," magazine capacity limits, gun locks and "a 'cooling off' period. . .[that] might just save the life of a child. . ."

Congratulations, Chaka. The 17-year-old your son blew away will now be added to the "child gun death" statistics you and your fellow hypocrites use to further the cause of disarming responsible citizens.

And no doubt the idiots who served on the jury applaud such measures.

Profiles in Courage II

"People have gotten to know him here personally in Rhode Island," Lynch said. "People here respect the fact that he's courageous enough to deal with this in the public eye, which is very difficult."

Right. "Courage." What a way to spin "He got caught."

First Rep. Patrick Kennedy says he consumed no alcohol, then he says he doesn't remember anything. If he doesn't, then how does he know? And why does the hostess at the Hawk and Dove, who says she saw him drinking, not want to give her name? Kinda makes you wonder why someone from the working class would fear the men behind the man described as a hero to them.

We hear all kinds of excuses, from it's the pills to the "Kennedy Curse" to blaming it on his genes. The establishment media has him covered, ginning up sympathy by explaining how such conditions affect "millions". And now, he's wearing his admission to rehab like Teddy wore his neck brace.

Former Louisiana governor, the spectacularly corrupt (Kennedyesque?) Edwin Edwards, is reported to have said the only way he could lose his election was if he was "found in bed with a dead girl or a live boy." So of course Kennedy's government-addicted constituents will continue to back him.

But all this is to be expected. Here's the real crime, being committed right under our noses: The Capitol Police are "investigating" their own, that is, the fox is in charge of the henhouse case. We learn they "have taken disciplinary action against a watch commander for the handling of Rep. Patrick Kennedy's car accident..."

OK. Why isn't he identified? And what "disciplinary action."

As I wrote when this story broke:

Time for an independent investigation--separate [those involved] and put them under oath. Let them know prosecutions will follow lies.

Somebody gave the word to give Kennedy a pass.

Who was it, and how high up did the orders come down from?

Don't expect to see this revealed, though. Such demands will stay in the realm of obscure blogs and kept safely away from an American consciousness that mostly wouldn't care anyway.

And this degenerate, lying mental defective will emerge as a champion of those who can't control themselves, and continue his crusade to control those of us who can.

Second Amendment Saturday

It's that day again.

I'd have posted this sooner but just got in from work :(

Answers for "Blain"

Yesterday's re-visit to an old topic produced some interesting back-and-forth. But the comment that struck me as most in need of exploring is the one that isn't there. It was deleted by its author at the original post, but it still came to me via email.

Meet "Blain":

Ad hominem arguments are much easier than an intellectual debate aren't they? We all only know what we've read about the HRT. I'm willing to guess that none of you have been in the FBI nor have you had any direct relation to them. So we're forced to examine our sources and form an opinion. I for one take the word of a college educated man who chose the path of law enforcement over a white supremacist who stated "The tyrant's blood shall flow" and "Whether we live or die we will not obey you…war is upon our land."

I'm just interested in why you believe your own government would pay for an organization just to kill it's own citizens. What would be the purpose?

As for the last question, oh, I don't know...it's not like governments have ever committed genocide on unfavored segments of their populations before...but in fairness, our current government will generally settle for obedience. The killing only happens if people resist and defy.

And we all know "college educated men" have never committed acts of violence, right Professor Kaczynski? Why I'd bet every one of the feds at Waco had a college degree...

As for that comment about the "tyrants blood," wow, what kind of sicko would utter such a thought? Ditto that part about resisting to the death...

Weaver was a "separatist," Blain, not a "supremacist." There is a difference, and whether one finds it distasteful or not, it's not supposed to mean a death sentence for his wife and son. And we don't have to "take [his] word" for anything--there's that little documented matter of the $3.1 M settlement...

But it sure says a lot about you, that you prefer to believe someone who "chose the path of law enforcement," Blain. As we've seen time and again here at WarOnGuns, they are "the only ones" professional, responsible, believable...enough...

Here are a few of my sources for my opinions on the Weaver incident, Blain. When the prosecutor in the Horiuchi case rolls over after the feds put the squeeze on him with a felony rap, I start to get a tad uneasy with who I can believe...

Horiuchi Prosecutor Forges Ahead

Idaho Prosecutor Under Investigation

Confessions from Ruby Ridge

I love what this state-worshiping creature passes for "intellectual debate". If I'd posted comments this stupid, I'd delete them too.

Oops. That wasn't an "ad hominem" attack, was it?

I believe Mr. Adams would like to have a word with you, Blain. He's much more level-headed about these things than I am.

The Fruit DOESN'T Fall Very Far From the Tree...

Baird wrote that Capitol Police Patrol Division units, who are trained in driving under the influence cases, were not allowed to perform basic field sobriety tests on the Congressman. Instead, two sergeants, who also responded to the accident, proceeded to confer with the Capitol Police watch commander on duty and then “ordered all of the Patrol Division Units to leave the scene and that they were taking over.”

A source tells the DRUDGE REPORT: "It was apparent that the driver was intoxicated (stumbling) and claimed he was in a hurry to make a vote.

"When it became apparent who it was, instead of processing a normal DWI, the watch commander had the Patrol units clear the scene. The commander allowed other building officials drive Kennedy home."

Is this standard procedure? If so, how many other times has it happened? If not, why did it happen this time?

Who were the sergeants?

Who was the watch commander?

Time for an independent investigation--separate them and put them under oath. Let them know prosecutions will follow lies.

Who issued the order to give Teddy's boy a pass?

Oh, and naturally he's a leader in disarming his countrymen...

Lon Horiuchi and the JB...Uh..HRT Heroes

I don't want to debate Ruby Ridge or Waco because you seem to know less than I do. But thanks for assuming I know nothing. I actually know a lot about Lon Horiuchi. I do know he helped rescue hostages that were being held in a hotel and was deployed to several missions in Mexico to stop the drug trade.

Judging from the comments, it would seem an old post has touched a nerve...

MSSA Going Postal

Greetings from Montana, land of the free and long-range shooting.

MSSA is announcing a monthly series of postal, long-range, practical rifle matches. Postal means you can shoot the event wherever you are and mail (postal) or email (preferred) the results of your shooting to MSSA. Anyone, anywhere may shoot this match.

The event for May and the procedures, rules and prizes are posted Online at:

http://www.marbut.com/Postal/

Please feel free to circulate this to all your e-friends. We'd like to see scores sent in from Florida, and South Africa - anywhere. There is no cost to enter.

Best wishes and good shooting,

Gary Marbut, president
Montana Shooting Sports Association
http://www.mtssa.org
author, Gun Laws of Montana
http://www.mtpublish.com

Most Citizens Want Gun-Free SA

Most South Africans want the country to be gun-free, and for there to be harsher penalties for illegal gun ownership.

Hmmm...most citizens want a gun-free SF, too.

And government, particularly a "democracy," is just the vehicle to give 'em what they think they want.

A Compromise on the Right to Bear Arms We Can Live With?

Teddy Bears Have to Meet Consumer Health & Safety Standards...But Guns Don't!--Violence Policy Center

A paint firm here is hoping to add color to wedding receptions in Japan with a new device it has jointly developed -- a gun-shaped party cracker that shoots out a teddy bear.

I'm tempted to say "Go for it," but actually think free market insurance solutions would provide superior consumer protection standards against negligent bear discharge injuries. Besides, when bear guns are outlawed...

Yo, dude-san--finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot...

We're the Only Ones Enraged Enough

After knocking the phone away, McKinney and others said, Coffey put his police-issued Glock pistol to McKinney’s temple, pushing the teen’s head to the headrest.“He held the gun to Eric’s head for 30 or 45 seconds,” Josh Cox wrote,” screaming and cussing.”

Reason Engaged links to a story that will make your blood boil--especially if you're a parent.

[More from "The Only Ones" files...]

T.I. 's G D.O.A.

A Georgia man who was a member of the entourage of best-selling Atlanta rapper T.I. was killed and three others were injured in a gun battle along Interstate 75 in Cincinnati early Wednesday that began as a fight in a suburban after-hours club, police said.

And they seemed like such nice young men...

Shameless Plug: Brazil Nuts

"People here fear the police and their guns more than they do the [drug] dealers," Rocinha, Brazil, slum dweller Denise do Espirito Santo told The Washington Post about the national referendum to ban private gun ownership.

"Brazil Nuts" is my Rights Watch column for the June issue of GUNS Magazine, on sale now at non-seedy newsstands throughout the Republic.

BONUS: See page 100 to find out how you can win a .45 ACP Para-Ordnance SSP-SE1.

Shameless Plug: "O Canada" Posted

It’s bad enough they missed their target estimate a thousandfold. Passed in 1995 with a projected cost of $2 million, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports the gun registry program has now passed the $2 billion mark, with no end in sight.

"O Canada," my Rights Watch column for the May issue of GUNS Magazine, is now online.

[More Rights Watch columns]

GUNS Magazine, May 1956

The Webley company has suffered severely from the Firearms Act of 1920 which outlawed rifles and pistols for civilians in the British Isles. While this law did little to affect the actions of criminals, it damaged one of our principle British industries. Equally, it left England in a totally undefended state in 1940 when after the evacuation from Dunkirk, we had less than a full division of fighting men properly equipped. This state of unpreparedness was caused directly by the Home Office when the anti-firearm laws were passed.

The folly of disarming the people was known half a century ago, but ignored to the detriment of a nation. "The Colt of England" is one of many great articles featured in GUNS Magazine 50 years ago.

Learn about "The Guns of Annie Oakley." Use the benefit of hindsight to see how the question "Can Burp Guns Replace Rifles?" panned out. Discover "The Most Deadly Pistol Bullet," and see how the fate of a premier gun maker was in question in "Will Colt Come Back?"

All this and more, and of course, the classic ads, are in the May 1956 issue, now online.

"I Urged That Guns Be Banned Years Ago"

In 2002 while doing a programme called "The Best by Request" on GBC radio in which I was the presenter, the crime situation was beginning to take root, so I called on the authorities to ban guns in Guyana. I was laughed at...

And you're still being laughed at, you contemptible fool--by the very "authorities" you wish to give unchecked power to.

[Via Jason M]

A Great Way to Put Someone's Life in Danger

A man allegedly walking around an East San Jose home with a gun prompted San Jose police to surround the house for about an hour this morning while detaining the man and securing five other tenants.

San Jose police Sgt. Nick Muyo said police never found the alleged weapon and cannot say for sure whether the man ever held it. Either way, he did not threaten the other residents, Muyo said, and was therefore not arrested.

Just call in a tip from a pay phone, and society's hysterical anti-gun reflexes will take over from there...

Gun Problem in U.S. Needs Compromise

First off, the you'll-take-my-guns-over-my-dead-body group has to give a little.

Over my dead body, you ignorant little girl.

Disarm Us! We Beg You!

Members of Congress are so cowed by the power of the National Rifle Association that they can't hear a cry from US cities: "Please, help us get handguns off our streets." Congress has even tried to block cities from taking action against gunmakers.

More blather from the "Christian Scientists".

Don't you people have medical treatments to withhold or something?

Un Dia Sin Immigrantes

So I guess yesterday was supposed to make some kind of impact, with all those--how did Geraldo refer to them?--"honored guests" not "doing the jobs Americans won't do"...

I did note traffic on LA freeways was a lot lighter, so presumably there were fewer uninsured motorists on the road.

As for everything else, I cook my own food, do my own yard work, clean my own toilets, wash my own car, raise my own kids, and do all sorts of other jobs Mr. Bush tells us we need guest workers for. Heck, I did bottom rung jobs as a teenager, too, delivering papers, mowing lawns, working at a fast food joint, then graduated to manual labor in warehouses and factories (old timers--you remember those--it's where we actually used to produce things) while in college...

Limbaugh Gun Threat Neutralized By Deal

Under the deal filed Monday, Limbaugh cannot own a gun...

Why?

A Blunder Down Under

"I don't think Australians need guns unless it's for your job, or you are in genuine need of protection".

And, if you can believe the government and the media--and why wouldn't we?--"most Australians" want it that way.

Police Raise Concern Over Life-Like Pellet Gun

"Life-like"?

Must be one of those guns with a mind of their own that go off all by themselves...

What do you suppose it wants, and do you think we can reason with it, or is it just too evil and willful to take that risk?

A New Kind of Gun Exchange

The guns are toys, often look-alike AK-47s or 44-magnums, traded in for other toys at St. Stephen's Academy...It was also a chance for the Save-A-Child organization to photograph and fingerprint children.

And since they're being conditioned to be herd animals, this was also a chance to tag their ears.

A "Rational Campaign" for a Ration of...

The mayors of more than a dozen cities, including Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, concluded they must do what Congress has failed to do: fight for rational gun laws.

Here's the new soundbite--expect to see its use spread.

The antis have been using "common sense gun laws," but I guess that's just not snappy enough. Now the buzzword du jour is "rational," with the clear implication that if you disagree, why, you must be irrational...

Rare Tommy gun sells for $80,500

The gun was originally appraised at $25,000, but sold for more than three times that amount. The top bid -- $80,500.

Perhaps I'm just jaded. I mean, how many sheriffs' departments do we find willing to auction off any gun, let alone a machine gun? And I admittedly know nothing about the purchaser.

But with rich benefactors like George Soros and Andrew McKelvey bankrolling the antis, I can't help but wonder if the guy who's got 80+ Grand for a collector's item has donated anywhere near that amount to defending the Second Amendment.

I hope he has--but if there are wealthy rkba supporters out there, how come they keep such a low profile?

We're the Only Ones Sleeping With Our Colleagues and Shooting Them Enough

A police constable was killed, when his colleague accidentally fired his gun here.

Yeah, this happens to me all the time...

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Perverts With Guns

Xavier has gained recognition for his recurring "Idiots With Guns" series. As stupid as some of his subjects are, he's always quick to disclaim:

The purpose of Idiots with Guns is not to humiliate, but to educate.

Meet Verna Bice. This "artist" knows exactly what she's doing, and she's not above using humiliation to indoctrinate. Sorry for linking to pornographic imagery (not due to graphic sexual nature, but because of contrived ugliness), but this is a telling glimpse into how guns are perceived--or at least portrayed--in the mind of Ms. Bice.

This is some sick stuff.

The Moustache Stays

Rosie O’Donnell’s new mega contract with ABC has one absolute proviso: the former talk show queen cannot cut her hair.

Can she at least trim her hooves?

"Thousands Of Guns Taken Off The Streets"

“We don't have to wait for the government to make a difference,” said the Rev. Michael Pfleger, the pastor of St. Sabina. “We can make a difference by taking guns out of our communities. There's no reason for anybody to have a gun in their house unless they're law enforcement, as far as I'm concerned.”

Yeah, right, you sanctimonious witch doctor, we all know police are the only ones who can be trusted with firearms. It looks like somebody has figured out that letting cops fence stolen weapons--no questions asked-- is a no-risk way to make a profit.

There is a bit of a paradox: If churches are doing this to effect political outcomes, their tax exempt status could be scrutinized. If, on the other hand, they're doing this to advance their religious beliefs, what the hell is the state doing expending public funds/manpower to impose this on the public? Where's that "wall of separation" we're told is needed to protect us from theocracy? You can't have it both ways--or doesn't Chicago Police Supt. Philip Cline gushing like a giddy Million Mom as he actualizes Michael Pfleger's superstitious prejudices count?

Oh, and Rafael Romo--sorry to burst your bubble, but what you're doing is "shilling," not "reporting." You wouldn't recognize a watchdog press if it bit you--and it obviously hasn't, you tool.

It's That Day Again

Stan has some 2A thoughts to share...

It's Not About Freedom, It's About Force

The Senate voted 31-8 for the plan, which was pushed by the National Rifle Association and modeled after a Georgia law dubbed the "Shooter Voter" act. The bill breezed through the House 110-6 last week and heads now to Gov. Jeb Bush's desk...

Under the law, businesses across Florida that sell hunting, fishing and trapping licenses or permits would be required to display voter-registration applications.

"Required"?

And if they don't want to, too bad? They have to?

And if they refuse, they'll presumable be arrested and punished? And if they resist and defy they'll be destroyed?

Where did I hear the line "It's Not About Guns, It's About Freedom"?

Why can't store owners be asked to distribute voter registration materials--and if the refuse, be left the hell alone?

Why the need to impose an agenda--any agenda--under ultimate force of arms?

Evil New Super Gun Undetectable--Except for the Parts That Aren't

Cops in New Jersey have made a frightening news discovery.

It comes in the form of a gun, that when place in an airport x-ray machine, is nearly invisible to the human eye.

Uh, that's why they use x-rays--because contents of luggage are invisible to the human eye...

Fontoura said only the steel barrel was visible. The rest of the weapon, including the trigger and stock, did not appear...Police say the gun found in Newark, fires ammunition so fast it can penetrate a bulletproof vest.

I guess a big pipe in a carry-on wouldn't set off any alarms. So much hysteria. So little information.

Hey, that could be the new ABC 7 Eyewitless News slogan...

A Private Party

A federal judge in Brooklyn ruled that New York can have access to gun tracing information gathered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, despite a recently-passed measure that forbids such data from being used in civil suits.

The judge said that measure doesn't apply to New York because it was acting as a private plaintiff, not "the public.”

Well, hey, that door swings both ways, then. If New York is a private party, then its gun control laws should be applied to its agents as private individuals. Any public funds used in pursuit of private aims--including city facilities and compensation for city personnel engaged in pursuing this lawsuit during working hours--should be treated as stolen.

Model Behavior

Don't come between Naomi Campbell and her jeans — the hot- tempered supermodel allegedly attacked yet other maid in an angry dustup over her denim, it was revealed yesterday.

The hell-catwalker whacked Gaby Gibson in the back of the head because she couldn't find a pair of black Stella McCartney jeans, the frightened ex-maid told The Post...

[T]wo months before Campbell was arrested on charges she hit housekeeper Ana Scolavino in the back of the head with a cellphone after accusing her of stealing her jeans...

The fiery femme fatale is notorious for losing her cool, and was once accused of hitting her secretary with a telephone and threatening to throw her from a moving car.

So naturally, since she can't control her own violent emotional outbursts, she thinks you can't be trusted either, and joined other privileged airhead celebrities to demand that you be disarmed.

Better Living Through No Chemistry

The feral government wants to ban private ownership of chemicals, just like their enumerated Constitutional powers authorize them to do.

And remember: Our enemies hate us because we're free!

Permission to Defend

No citizen should face prison for standing up to an attacker. With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Lynch can remove the unnecessary flight-or-surrender restriction that curtails our right to defend ourselves. He should do it without hesitation or regret.

True.

But that Gov. Lynch is even a factor in such a decision shows how completely We the People have tolerated the degradation of our Natural Rights.

We're the Only Ones Tribal Enough

A weapon used during the Nov. 7 execution style triple murder in Hogback was allegedly a shotgun that was originally from a Navajo Nation police department...

"Currently, there are weapons missing from our police departments and there is a lot of anxiety over that. We are doing what we can to locate those weapons."

A more cynical person than I am might wonder if Eugenia and Samson are related, and if that has any bearing on this.

A New Gun Argument

The mayors, Menino said, do not want to meddle with the rights of hunters.

That's your "new gun argument"? Sorry pal, "The 2nd Amendment ain't about duck hunting" bumper stickers have been around for years. Clinton and Kerry in camos didn't fool us then, and you're not fooling anyone but the fools now.

The National Rifle Association regularly says that we don't need new laws and should simply enforce the regulations on the books. But if many of the existing laws are unenforceable, that statement is meaningless.

That's because gun control laws don't work. Some of us wish NRA would accept that simple fact, but evidently they think that message resonates with enough voters to advance their agenda, and they're playing a political game.

Basically what you're saying is, if 20,000 laws on the books are ineffective, 20,001 will do the trick. In what other demonstration of cause and effect would that not be considered insane?

Yes, there is a cultural difference between big cities and rural areas, but it's a difference in how guns are used. Rural people treasure their guns mostly for hunting and recreation, and as collectors. In inner cities, guns -- especially handguns -- are used almost entirely to threaten or kill other human beings.

You want a "new gun argument"? You haven't got the guts to explore a "new gun argument."

But it's inarguable that the culture you rail against, where handgun abuse is the highest, resides in areas where the populace overwhelmingly votes in lock-step with the "gun control" slate.

Sorry, E. J. Dionne Jr. You've demonstrated nothing new here. You're just another in a long train of boringly unoriginal hacks trotting out the same old tired arguments as you cheer on the police state. You're just another ignorant socialist who would be useless in a defensive situation, but insistent on imposing your contemptible impotence on all men--as long as other men do the enforcement.

Napolitano Retains Power to (Try) Seizing Weapons

State senators failed by one vote Wednesday to override Gov. Janet Napolitano's veto of legislation to trim gubernatorial powers to seize weapons.

The 19-10 vote — one vote short of the necessary two-thirds margin — came even after Sen. Dean Martin, R-Phoenix, speculated that Napolitano vetoed the measure so she could use her emergency powers to take weapons away from members of the Minuteman Project patrolling the Mexican border.

Why this is even debatable is beyond me. Special contempt goes to Rebecca Rios, who fled like a coward from taking a stand, and Robert Cannell, who's "not willing to override the governor" on the Bill of Rights.

Gun Crime Soars

GUN crime in Islington has soared by more than 80 per cent in the last year.

Maybe Mayor Bloomberg & Co. can achieve the same results in this country--just like they have in their violent crime-infested cities.

Senior Disarmament

THE son of a wealthy retired businessman who died of three shotgun wounds claims the tragedy could have been avoided...

Company director Angus Ashton, 56, said his father, who suffered from dementia, had his driving licence taken off him by the DVLA on advice from a doctor. But he still held a licence for three shotguns.

"The bottom line was that my father could not legally drive a car but he could own and shoot a gun," he said.

So naturally the solution is to disarm the elderly--probably the most law-abiding and least violent demographic on the planet--and leave them vulnerable to physically stronger predators.

"I Think Police Need Total Control"

An Oklahoma legislator said he hopes to make some changes to a new law that makes it illegal for authorities to confiscate weapons during a state of emergency.

State Rep. Mike Shelton said House Bill 2696 has placed the power of the law into the wrong hands.

"During states of emergency, I think police need total control. They don't need to worry who has guns and who doesn't. If the governor calls for Oklahomans to relinquish their guns, the public needs to do so," Shelton said.

Some people are hell-bent on making peaceful coexistence impossible.

Make sure you take the survey.

[Via Jason M]