McCarthy Introduces 'No Rights' List

And as we've seen time and again, suspicion of being a shady character in the eyes of the government can often be something as innocuous as...believing in the Constitution. Add in McCarthy's resurrected rights eradication plot (that relies on accurate record-keeping from people known to lie about it)--and don't forget Peter King's latest attempt at subversion (what is it with New York politicians?) and you have a perfect formula for denying "legal" gun purchases to ...uh...practically anyone the government wants to.

It's the "other purposes" mentioned in McCarthy's bill. [More]

More subversive, in-your-face aggression from the spiteful congressow that brought us the Assault Shoulder Things that Go Up ban...

Also find out who's gloating at gun owners in Oregon and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: May 19

The Friends of Peter Pickman Frye (who is under Sentence to be Shott for Desertion) have earnestly requested a Suspension of Execution, untill they can prefer a petition to the Honble Congress and receive their Determination thereon. As this request was backed by some Gentlemen of distinction I conceived it to be my Duty to indulge them with Time to present their Petition and have suspended his Executiong to the 12th of June next. His Friends beg a pardon, the public call for his Execution; The former say he is Insane, the latter that he is more Knave than Fool. For my own part I neither ask for a pardon, or Execution, but shall strictly execute the pleasure of Congress. [More]

This one intrigued me enough to do a further search. It looks like after a series of stays of execution, Frye was finally pardoned due to "unsound mind."

"I'm a Winner, Pal"

“I’m a winner, pal,” Graham retorted. Moments later, after saying he wants to the party to reach out to independent voters, he said: “Winning matters to me. If it doesn’t matter to you, there’s the exit sign.” [More]

Interesting. We welcome people without core principles and invite those who have them to leave.

In other pragmatic political news, Graham is OK with nationalizing banks.

Hey, fascism and selling out is a winning formula. Everything else is just a loser.

Caroll Quigley would be so proud of this guy.

Stockpile Ammo, Go Directly to Jail

Police: Man said 30,000 bullets were for target practice He is held on $500,000 bail [More]

"Where is the crime?"

Good question.

Aside from the one committed by "the authorities"?

[Via Avg Joe]

Hamblen vs. U.S.

District Court's Memorandum

Ruling in response to a petition by Hamblen for habeas corpus. "The Court concludes that Petitioner [Hamblen] has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right as to his Second Amendment claim..."

Hamblen's Brief

Hamblen's brief for reversal of conviction based on Second Amendment grounds.

Government's Response

Government's answer to Hamblen's Brief. [More]

We've talked about this before. It's a machine gun possession case.

Some "self-defense advocates" would prefer Richard. Hamblen not defend himself. They would prefer someone they themselves want nothing to do with to take one for the team.

We've had, what, 75 years for the "right case" to come along?

We're the Pseudo-Only Ones with a Professional Attitude Enough

In one such letter, a Sheriff's Department captain complained that MTA Officer Miguel De La Cruz had attacked a "near comatose and intoxicated" man without provocation at a downtown subway station. The Sheriff's Department sent its findings to prosecutors, who filed criminal charges against De La Cruz. Last month, a jury convicted him of battery, false imprisonment and filing a false report. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail and was fired by the MTA. [More]

Ah, come on. It was just a "distraction blow." Heck, we teach those at the Academy...

The guy sounds like perfect "Only Ones" material, especially with the way he made sure his victim was pretty much helpless to fight back.

[Via Rodger M]

"The Favorite Son"?

Former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney was the final speaker and gave what may be a prelude to his stump speech for 2012. By appearing before the convention for a second straight year there is no doubt that he is currently the favorite son of the NRA going forward. [More]

You've got to be kidding.

I wonder if anyone opposed to that will be told how "the perfect is the enemy of the good"?

Of course, I also wonder exactly what kind of "American values" Dick Morris represents that we should be "celebrating".

Funny, isn't it, looking at the type of people who are applauded and welcomed into the fold?

There I go being divisive again.

A Killer App

The basic model would consist of a tiny GPS transceiver placed in a capsule and inserted under a person's skin, so that authorities could track him easily.

Model B would have an extra function — a dose of cyanide to remotely kill the wearer without muss or fuss if authorities deemed he'd become a public threat. [More]

Wow, and I thought Collars of Obedience were extreme...

What kind of evil, sick mind thinks this sh** up?

I wonder if Tommy Thompson will insert one?

Ayn Rand's "Playboy" Interview

In a series of intellectually electric conversations with Playboy's interviewer, Alvin Toffler, Miss Rand spoke clearly and urgently about her work and her views. [More]

Interesting find.

[Via Plug Nickel Times]

We're the Only Ones Probed Enough

An internal investigation is underway in the town of Greece where the police chief and two of his top aides are on suspension from the department. [More]

Here are more details on the crash mentioned in the first account. Nice to know "Only Ones" get a pass at our expense, isn't it? Especially when we know how the non-anointed would fare were the situation reversed.

We talked about this before...

[Via metalguy1]

Clinging to Guns...

...at a record pace [More]

I wonder how many were bought without NICS checks...?

[Via Plug Nickel Times]

Mexican Prison Break Shows Deeper Problems than U.S. Guns

There's been a prison break in Mexico...

Everyone who worked at the prison, from the top down, is suspect, or at least "detained for questioning."

Why? [More]

Let a demonstrably corrupt government where officials are complicit in murders have a say in disarming you and me? And just why would we want to do that?

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column asks if the real problem couldn't possibly be systemic corruption from the top down...?

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: May 18

I am extreemly sorry, to find your Excellency hath further reasons, to be satisfied of the Inconvenience arising to the Army, from some of the Troops being clothed in red... [More]

Kicking Surrendered Suspects in the Head is Inexcusable

So what's my beef? Isn't this column supposed to be about "gun rights"? Why the bleeding heart for a reputed gangster? [More]

No "bleeding heart"--but today's Gun Rights Examiner column argues why we all should be concerned.

Bottom line: If the cops can do this to him, they can do this to you. And you'd better believe there are plenty who would cheer on the abuse of a gun owner just as loudly as some would cheer on the abuse of a gangster.

Also learn about a resurrected Real ID threat in Nevada and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: May 17

At Piscataway, the British 42nd, 71st, and 33rd regiments raided Bonhamtown and Piscataway. The British described American casualties as 67 killed and 130 wounded; their losses were placed at 2 killed, 16 wounded, and 12 captured. (May 17, 1777) [More]

The Childrens' Crusade

Ten minutes into arrant mayhem in this town near the Mexican border, and the gunman, a disgruntled Iraq war veteran, has already taken out two people, one slumped in his desk, the other covered in blood on the floor. [More]

Right. The Mexican border is so devoid of any real threats we need to conjure up a stereotyped slander against veterans.

Funny thing is, sources I've checked say CA law does not address Airsoft guns, so they use US code. But the funnier thing is, CA law says an "imitation firearm" is:

any BB device, toy gun, replica of a firearm, or other device that is so substantially similar in coloration and overall appearance to an existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to perceive that the device is a firearm.

We're then told:

No person may openly display or expose any imitation firearm, as defined in Section 12550, in a public place...

Merely having an orange tip as provided in federal law and regulations does not satisfy this requirement. The entire surface must be colored or transparent or translucent.

So take a look at the Imperial Storm Troo...uh...Explorer Scouts in the picture.

I'm note there's an "out" for "civic activities" to allow the proto-"Only Ones" to shoot imaginary veterans to their hearts' content while their less privileged and immune contemporaries would probably draw a SWAT team that would later claim the shots they fired in response complied with department use of force policy...

[Via Michael G]

Don't Call it a Vicious, Unprovoked Kick to the Head...

...call it a "justified distraction blow." [More]

We all buy that, don't we?

We talked about this the other day. There's a lot more to this story, including the online gang clothing business Mr. Placekicker owns. Hopefully I'll have time to write something on this tomorrow for my Gun Rights Examiner column.

Again, I can't help but think of this...

[Via William T]

The Champions of Freedom

McCain: U.S. gun limits won't stop drug cartels
Tells NRA violence in Mexico shouldn't be excuse to restrict gun rights here...[More]

Right. And we all know how credible McCain is on border issues--not to mention on free political speech.

I also like his co-headliner, Michael "What do you need an assault weapon for?" Steele being given a place of honor at the gathering.

There I go being divisive again.

UPDATE:

I see they also had Mitt "Ban assault weapons" Romney and Dick "Suck whore toes" Morris.

Threeper principle freaks need not apply...the Big Tent just isn't that big.

[Via Ed M]

Domestic Diarist Threat in MS Stopped Thanks to Quick Law Enforcement Response

The itinerant journalists of the Motorhome Diaries, who were arrested yesterday in Jones County, Mississippi, are now free on bond, but still face local charges. According to one of the diarists, the arrest -- which started with a traffic stop -- ultimately involved pepper spray and the ransacking of the travelers' vehicle...

In a note to me, Pete Eyre clarifies that he faces no firearms charges, but was threatened with a federal charge and with federal intervention in the case by the ATF...[More]

J.D. Tuccille tells us how, when it comes to government, your motorhome is their castle...

You got a problem with that, boy?

Email contact info doesn't seem to be something they encourage, so I had to use their contact request form, and supposedly someone will get back to me.

Maybe y'all could join me, and think up something appropriate to ask them if they respond...

ATF Gun Raid Sends Us All a Message

The object lesson here could not be more clear--we exist at the convenience and pleasure of the state. What we do, what we may possess, all are subject to permission and revocation that can, at any moment, be violently wrested from us. Nothing is ours. Not our bodies, not our lives. And this no doubt foreshadows some of that "change" and sets the tone we can expect now that the Bureau gets its marching orders from a new administration. [More]

Securing the blessings of Liberty--BATFU-style. Submit or die. And we might just kill you anyway.

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column let's you know your place, at least in the government's eyes.

Also see an expansion of "prohibited persons" warning from Oregon Firearms Federation, and get the latest commentary from my fellow GREs.

I trust I can count on the regulars here, and perhaps some new visitors, to share this link?

This Day in History: May 16

Button Gwinnett, with his second George Wells and Lachlan McIntosh, with his second Col. Joseph Habersham square off in a duel just east of Savannah, Georgia. At 12 paces (about 60 feet), the General and Gwinnett fire pistols. McIntosh sustains an wound in his leg while Gwinnett is shot in the hip. Unaware of the severity of Gwinnett's wound, McIntosh asks if Gwinnett wants to duel again. [More]

Late Start Today

Regulars will notice entries today were posted a lot later than usual. I had to rush the computer into the shop this morning and my whole day is shot.

Anyway, this is all I'll have time for today--I barely got my Gun Rights Examiner column written. Sorry to those of you who sent me in tips--I'm sure I'll get to some of them tomorrow.

U.S. 'Gun Control' Not the Answer to Mexican Crime

We've been off-and-on discussing violent Mexican drug-related crime and the opportunistic plotters in this country trying to exploit it by enacting further citizen disarmament edicts. My last column on this topic includes links to the various decepetions they've been trying.

Information I have received from reliable sources says the Zeta criminal organization is stepping up its ruthlessness on our side of the border. Mules who if detected would previously abandon contraband they were smuggling, must now, under threat of death for failure, protect the drug shipments they are carrying rather than abandon them. To do this, they have been ordered to carry weapons.

And when the Zetas give an order, they expect to be obeyed. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column shows the absurdity of thinking otherwise. Like keeping you and me from buying semi-autos will have any effect on ruthless, decapitating monsters who can buy the "authorities" on both sides of the border. This whole business of an "assault weapons" ban being needed to fight the cartels is such an utter fraud, what must it say about the motives of anyone proposing it?

Also see an alert from Oregon about three bills, and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

Please pass the link along to interested friends.

This Day in History: May 15

You are to repair to Princeton and take upon you the Command of the Troops at that Post. The Troops from Maryland, the lower Counties (on Delaware) and Hazen’s Regiment, together with the Artillery Company, and light Horse now at that place, are to remain there till further orders; all others now there, or that shall hereafter come to that Post (except the Marylanders and such detachments as belong to Hazen’s and the Delaware Battalions) are to proceed immediately on, and join their respective Regiments. [More]

We're the Only Ones Hoping for a Second Chance Enough

A federal prosecutor acknowledged yesterday that she withheld evidence that could have helped clear a defendant in a gun case but said it was an inadvertent mistake and implored the chief judge of the US District Court in Massachusetts not to impose sanctions that could derail her career. [More]

What, you mean like one of those "willful violations" you lot tried to "derail the careers" of a certain gun shop in Idaho over? Was anyone concerned about "derailing" David Olofson or Wayne Fincher's "careers"?

I just need to shut up now before I write something I'll regret.

We're the Only Ones Turned Around Enough

A federal drug agent who helped put more than a dozen local residents behind bars may soon face the same fate.

Lee M. Lucas, 41, was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday in Cleveland on 18 counts related to a 2005 local drug investigation dubbed Operation Turnaround. [More]

Maybe they can bunk him with the guys he set up?

I see the investigation is continuing. Any bets on whether Lucas was the "Only One" in on things?

[Via Joe G]

Pursuing Happiness, Government-Style

U.S. Will Pay $2.6 Million to Train Chinese Prostitutes to Drink Responsibly on the Job [More]

Meanwhile, the Brits are using their plunder to rent pornos.

So what if it means you could miss a house payment or a utility bill or providing an advantage to your children? Master wants it for boner movies and drunken Chicom whores.

But what can we do about it? If we don't obey their strong-arm extortion demands and surrender the fruits of our labors and the time from our lives, they'll dispatch armed teams to kidnap or kill us. If we resist such assaults, initiated on their terms, and at the times and places of their choosing, we and those we love are likely to be exterminated.

And their propagandists will paint us as the terrorist extremists. They'll probably even get a quote from a relieved neighbor or two who had no idea they were living next door to someone with an...an arsenal...and that old "Authorized Journalist" standby, "thousands of rounds of ammunition."

Which may explain the naked contempt the rulers have for us, and why they dare treat so cavalierly that which they wrest from us at gunpoint.

We're the Only Ones Directing Traffic Enough

Police arrested Captain Mike Rigney on charges of trafficking a controlled substance. [More]

A captain? So do you think he was the "Only One" doing it, or do you think he set the tone?

[Via Bill Hicks]

"But No One Expected This Level of Violence"

Keep it up and prepare to be astonished. [More]

[Via Brian F]

An Alert Response

[L]ast month, when a woman was raped and beaten by a stranger in the parking garage of a downtown Boston hotel, there were no mass e-mails, no press releases, no citywide alert...

"It really hit home," said Ken Ham, a member of the association's crime committee. "We really need to let people know." [More]

Why? So they can all head for the Sphinx when the warning alarm goes off?

[Via Ed M]

We're the Only Ones in Your Mind Enough

What's in the mind of the officer may not be what's in the mind of the viewer"... [More]

Well, at least we know what was in the mind of the suspect: an "Only One's" boot.

[Via William T]

Failed on Both Counts

Vigilante justice in Akron pizza shop; owner tells his story [More]

WKYC.com: "Report the Facts. Respect the Truth."

Do you think these "Authorized Journalist" idiots even see the irony?

Why not ask them? news@wkyc.com

[Via David R]

A Question About Hugo Chavez

Why hasn't anyone dragged that ugly Marxist dog out into the street and hanged him from a lamp post? [More]

I guess maybe I'm overreacting. After all, he shares the same goal as many of our political leaders: getting "illegal guns" off the street.

I have another question...

UPDATE: Seems ol' Hugo's only opposed to rich men that aren't him...

Figures.

Because if You Don't We're Going to Hurt You

This is another flagged video, meaning you need to sign up to watch it. [More]

It's the tasing of the pastor we talked about earlier.

You WILL obey the state. Even if you're not doing anything to harm anyone. They simply cannot allow you to get away with disobeying. Because others might get the idea they can get away with it, and then where would we be?

As we've seen time and again, disregarding the law is the exclusive province of those who rule us. As an aside, I've seen some sites discussing this where the prevailing sentiment in comments would just sicken your heart.

Standing up for your rights, alone and outnumbered, is viewed as "asking for it," and when you get "it" for all to see, why it's better than a damn WWF cage match.

"Inspector X"

"When I was young, I worked for ATF."

"There was a movie I saw once starring Burt Lancaster (Valdez is Coming) wherein he was asked where he learned how to shoot. He said, 'When I was an Indian scout!'"

"He was then asked, 'When was that?'"

"He responded, 'Before I knew better.'"

"Same for me."

- Inspector X [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column returns to yesterday...to an interview with a former ATF employee who regrets his past.

Also learn about the assault on private gun sales from Liberty Belles, read about the growing state firearm freedom movement from Montana Shooting Sports Association, and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

I trust I can count on my friends to share today's column link far and wide.

This Day in History: May 14

As the good of the Service depends in a very great Measure on a proper Choice of Officers, and the honour of a superior, as much upon the quality of his Subalterns, I have given you power to nominate yours, Subject to my disapprobation, from which, that no Inconvenience may arise to them or yourself, I must inform you, that I expect your Choice will fall upon Men of Integrity and unexceptionable Character. [More]

We're the Only Ones Scandalous Enough

The NPR series Dirty Money revealed how some police agencies abuse a law that allows them to confiscate suspected drug money. The problems continue, but in Texas that might be about to change. A police scandal has added urgency to reform efforts in the statehouse. [More]

But...but...but why would you need to make a change in law if "Only One" corruption is confined to "a few bad apples"...?

Click on the title link to listen to the segment.

[Via Ed M]

Savage on Olofson

Listen to Len Savage and Aaron Zelman on "Talkin' to America" at JPFO. [More]

Also from JPFO, "The Gang" trailer has been flagged at You Tube for "inappropriate content."

Now who would do that, and why?

Fortify This

Mandatory fotification of bread with folic acid would slash the risk of babies being born with a heart problem, experience from Canada shows. [More]

Mandatory.

Because people who make bread for a living aren't smart enough to figure out what the market wants and needs. We need to add coercion backed by the force of the state into the mix.

Because people can't be trusted to make choices about their own nutrition and what goes into their bodies without the state telling them. And woe unto those who try it.

Because if you don't do what we say, we are going to send agents to take you hostage and destroy your life's work. And if you resist, they will kill you. And they may yet anyway, if we decide to do the raid at 3:00 AM, maybe hit the wrong house, but report afterward we believed that cell phone you were dialing the police on was a gun. Then it will all fall into accepted department policy.

Well, hell, if fortifying bread with this chemical is good, fortifying it with others must be better. And if bakeries must make it, you must eat it. Because it's all for what we say is the public good.

Coming soon to this country if the central planners who know what's best for us have their way. No doubt by international treaty.

We're the Only Ones Baffled by that Attitude Enough

York is baffled by that attitude, saying semiautomatic rifles aren't needed for hunting or self-defense.

“It's a weapon of war, not of sport,” York said. “I'm sure it will be a political battle, but the officers are out in the street fighting that battle every day.” [More]

Now see here Pork...uh Yorky, you mudhead. If you're interested in seeing what fighting a battle every day is all about, you just keep this nonsense up. Otherwise shut up and go direct traffic or something.

Fascist "Only One" enforcer.

I also like the companion article title "Helmke strives for middle ground on gun rights, control." They don't even try to mask the lies.

That Evan Goodenow and the News-Sentinel are quite the little "Authorized Journalist" fascist lickspittles, are they not?

[Via Jeremiah F]

Iowa Mall Terror Prompts Lockdown!

Shoppers at the Mall of the Bluffs Tuesday ducked inside back rooms and U.S. Marshals scrambled to the roof with guns drawn after people called police to report a man with a gun inside the mall.

The man was carrying an umbrella. [More]

I couldn't find a code of conduct for the mall online, possibly because, Iowa being a "may issue" state, the practice of carrying firearms is not prevalent enough for the mall to post prohibitions against...? Anyone from around there, please weigh in if you know something.

How do you think hysterical cud-chewers like this are going to vote when they hear someone tell them we need to ban "assault weapons"?

Add to this indictment of too many of our countrymen a crippling timidity of soul:

These are the heirs of liberty, beneficiaries of ultimate and terrible sacrifices from men who pledged their lives, fortunes and scared honor. They have squandered an inheritance won through blood, powder and steel, and their shameful ignorance empowers further erosion of all our liberties.

Enemies foreign and domestic must laugh at such knee-jerk cowardice. There can be no respect for--and no fear of--that which is on its face contemptible.

It's why the Founders knew a militia from the whole people was necessary to the security of a free state. Which explains why enemies are intent on seeing that concept disparaged and destroyed.

Our preoccupied-with-consumption/fatted calf culture no doubt heartens them tremendously.

[Via Joe T]

The Mexican 'Dog and Pony Show' on Guns

"A big game."

One where the stakes could not be higher. And one where our opponents are professional hustlers.

No wonder they want to cheat us out of our guns. [More]

Tired of being conned? Angered by the outright fraud? Curious as to why the "mainstream media" is absolutely not going to tell you this?

I know WarOnGuns regulars know the answer to that one full well. Others do not.

It's up to us, folk. If you want the information in today's Gun Rights Examiner column known, share it. Otherwise, it will stay buried, the government will continue to press for US gun bans based on Mexican corruption, and the networks and newspapers will cheerlead them every step of the way.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

This Day in History: May 13

I have just now learned from General Mifflin that your Excellency intends to take the field in a few days. I hope your Excellency will excuse the liberty I am about to take in Suggesting that your troops will probably suffer from being so early exposed in an encampment. The variable weather of the Spring and fall have always been found much more destructive to the health of an Army than the uniform heats of Summer or colds of Winter. [More]

We're the Only Ones "A Few Bad Apples" Enough

Two Spring Lake police sergeants have been arrested and their department has been stripped of its criminal investigation duties...

He said he suspects senior officers of lying and directing other officers to fabricate facts in police reports. [More]

Not that it would be fair to tar all Spring Lake "Only Ones" with that brush...wait a minute...I guess it would be...

Well, shoot. Now what excuse do we use?

[Via Lawhobbit]

Ileto v. Glock

Under the terms of the PLCAA, the claims brought here, bythe victims of a criminal who shot them, against a federally licensed manufacturer and a federally licensed seller of firearms must be dismissed. But the claims brought against an unlicensed foreign manufacturer of firearms may proceed. [More]

The opinion, filed yesterday, in online.

Here's the statement from NSSF.

The Legal Community Against Violence, which had filed an Amicus Curiae brief in support of the plaintiffs, had this to say.

[Via GG]

The Equal Opportunity Idiot Box

Women, Stop Watching Oprah and Learn to Love Guns [More]

Women's TV and magazines do seem especially brainless. I don't get it, I guess because the women in my life agree with me.

And that's not to give men a pass. Spike TV and the like represent the antithesis of any definition of "manliness" that really matters.

I know some people who won't have a television in the house. I don't go that far. I enjoy certain things on it.

To me, like with guns, it boils down to personal choices and responsibility.

[Via M. Terry]

Quick, Everybody, Into the Sphinx!

If a gunman were loose on the University of South Florida campus, students would be warned by eight sirens that have been installed across campus. [More]

Might as well make your sense of hearing utterly useless at detecting approaching Morlocks, since Eloi can't do anything about it anyway.

[Via Ed M]

What's in Your Cranium?

Distinctive brain patterns could become the latest subject of biometric scanning after EU researchers successfully tested technology to verify ­identities for security checks. [More]

And coming soon: Wave scans that tell us if you're thinking "properly". That way, we can find out if you're one of those "rightwing extremists" we need to put on our "no buy" list.

Or, as the Keepers of Talos IV warned:

Wrong thinking is punishable. Right thinking will be as quickly rewarded. You will find it...an effective combination

[Via Zachary G]

Start Planning Now

We will accomplish our mission by a peaceful march in Washington DC, the United States Capitol, supported by satellite marches to State Capitols and smaller cities all across America. [More]

You basically have almost a year to prepare, so why not make the decision now this is something you want to do?

Learn more here.

The Mexican Turnover

President Barack Obama's plan to redirect federal funds to the southwest border could mean Orange County stands to lose nearly $6.5 million in funds to house illegal immigrants with criminal convictions – while the state could lose $110 million. [More]

See, if you create the perfect convergence of circumstances and dependencies, you can get away with just about anything.

Any bets the uptick in crime victimization won't be used to demand further disarming of you and me?

Why, when I think "redirect," do I think of Three Card Monte? Maybe it has something to do with this story reminding me of the Mexican Turnover...

Un Espectáculo de Perro y Caballo

So what’s going on here?

One former ATF agent, who also asked that his name not be used, suggests one possibility: “This is all a dog and pony show.” [More]

Told you so.

I may just do a GRE column on this tomorrow.

An "Aspiring Rapper"

Gilmore, who also copped to a stickup of the Hungry Howie's restaurant, told police that he thought the robberies would provide him the kind of reputation he apparently believes is required in the rap world. [More]

If only they'd disarmed you and me, that clerk would be unharmed and this disadvantaged young man would not have ruined his life.

Let's hope he straightens out and gets that music career back on track!

Gun Law-Related Stories Need to Substantiate Claims

Two stories came out yesterday that are spreading quickly through the gun-rights activist community. They both make some pretty definitive claims which I think need to be fleshed out. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at some unsubstantiated claims.

I'm flat-out not buying Politico's report that NRA will support getting rid of the Tiahrt Amendment. As for the Infowars story, the guy may be right, but he doesn't cite a source.

We will see.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: May 12

I can now with propriety Congratulate your Excellency on a Certain and Considerable Advantage gaind over the Enemys best troops; by the Continental Troops of My Division. [More]

We're the Only Ones Meaty Enough

It is alleged that Deputies Joseph Cantwell and Phillip Barnett forced inmate Todd Triplett to place his penis on a sandwich before it was fed to an unsuspecting inmate...[More]

A Happy Meal, "Only Ones"-style...?

[Via Ken F]

Well, Hell, That Sounds Reasonable...

The German government is planning to ban paintball and laser shooting games in reaction to the recent school massacre in which 15 people died. [More]

Nice to know their leaders have such a seasoned grasp of cause and effect...

[Via David R]

Basic Economics

To expect the government to prevent such fraud from ever occurring would be like wanting it to provide cushions for all the children who might fall...

It means forgetting that the execution of these regulations is always entrusted to men who may have all the more interest in fraud or in conniving at fraud since the fraud which they might commit would be covered in some way by the seal of public authority... [More]

See, if this guy were running for public office today, he'd be dismissed as unelectable. A candidate with no principles but better chances would be the one everyone but a few would get behind, and they would be ridiculed and dismissed with contempt as "Turgbots."

We're the Only Ones Hot on Your Trail Enough

Wisconsin police can attach GPS to cars to secretly track anybody's movements without obtaining search warrants, an appeals court ruled Thursday. [More]

Hey, just keeping tabs on the livestock. And wait 'til Wisconsin Tommy starts implanting these in your forehead.

Besides, if you're not doing anything wrong, what have you got to hide?

And if you can't trust Wisconsin "Only Ones," who can you trust?

Misinterpreting the Assignment

District 70 Superintendent Dr. Dan Lere said students may have misinterpreted the assignment.

He says if a student, “actually did illustrate an act of terrorism that they might commit, let’s say against the school, we’ve expelled students for that.”[More]

And the fact that your guy set them up for exactly that would count how much, Dr. Dan?

Funny how when they become the subject of hypotheticals some people get all jittery...

Truth is, it's actually a valid assignment, and could produce some interesting ideas/provoke some interesting discussion. That is, if the intent is not to produce a population that depends on others to "protect" the herd.

ATF Property Seizure Notice-Supplement

This link goes to an embedded version of document I posted earlier today. [More]

That Scribd is pretty neat. Yeah, I know, the youngsters are slapping their foreheads at the fossil. Let me share with you what my high school graduation present from my parents was--a portable manual typewriter.

I have in my life coded assembly parts lists with a #2 pencil using 80 column forms--putting in part numbers, descriptions, quantities, subassembly nomenclatures, engineering changes notice numbers etc., and then taking the batched forms down to a department called "Keypunch."

Like we used to say at the end of the shift as we slid down the brontosarus neck: "Yabba-dabba-doo!"

Also see:

Does ATF want seized property notices noticed?

We're the Only Ones Ribbing You Enough

With our knee. [More]

All within the acceptable range of "Only One" responses...?

I wonder if they rotate ads on this? I got the one from Brinks Security. I was not exactly impressed by its message.

[Via Andre]

Does ATF Want Seized Property Notices Noticed?

Had they wanted to, ATF could have made this available on the Internet in a matter of minutes and then put out a press release. And they could have done it with all the bells and whistles--a nice user-friendly searchable file...had they wanted to. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner gives you what your government will not: An online listing of the seized firearms we discussed here last Friday.

Most gun owners don't even know about this--and that seems intentional. BATFU is doing the bare minimum to comply.

This information appears nowhere else--for now. Please help change that and spread the GRE link far and wide.

Also get the latest from my Examiner colleagues.

And for those of you who weren't around over the weekend, here's what was discussed in my column:

Rep. Peter King plots terrorist act
and
Meanwhile, across the pond in Sarah Brady paradise...

This Day in History: May 11

Congress are desirous to be informed what Number of Men are now under your Excellency’s Command in New Jersey as nearly as Certainty can be arrived at in the present Situation of the Army, in Order that a Judgment may be formed of the Propriety of hastning on or disbanding the Pennsilvania & Delaware Militia now embodying agreeable to the Request of Congress who would be glad of your Excellency’s Opinion on the Subject & that you would inform them whether the disbanding the Militia would be safe & proper or would in anywise interfere with any Plan your Excellency has formed. [More]

Happy Mothers Day

I'm off to the store, to make one of those special dinners a guy like me had to know how to cook up in order to get dates back in my single days. Bone-in rib roast with this Amish horseradish I buy typically works real well on occasions like this, where you want to show Sweetie she's appreciated. Add some red potatoes, carrots, parsnips and mushrooms, and then my special Swiss cheese bread...I'd better get busy.

Done blogging for today. Later tonight I have some scanning to do--that library trip I mentioned yesterday paid off. Lord willing and the creek don't rise, I should have an exclusive tomorrow on Gun Rights Examiner.

This is a Job...for Oath Keepers

"Suggesting that our troops would attack the leaders of the very democracy they've sworn to sacrifice their lives for is an insult to their integrity, honor, and professionalism." [More]

When we see this kind of blatant misdirection happening, let's all take a moment when we can to correct the record. Here's my comment (177):

"Suggesting that our troops would attack the leaders of the very democracy they've sworn to sacrifice their lives for is an insult to their integrity, honor, and professionalism."

Media Matters seems not to understand that accuracy matters. That oath is not to "sacrifice their lives" for "democracy," but to "support and defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic."

Big difference.

Google "Oath Keepers."

By promulgating that deception, Eric Burns is an insult to what is supposed to have been a watchdog, not a lapdog press.

Comment by David Codrea — May 10, 2009 @ 10:09 am

Feel free to join the the fun. Maybe even explain how one could use "Nancy Pelosi" and "domestic enemy" in the same sentence...

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...

Here's what happened:

"Mother told police she feared stalker would kill her. They didn't come. That night she was murdered

"A mother of three was knifed to death by a stalker just hours after she rang police begging for help..." [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column features a warning from an ally who has already gone through what's coming our way.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

Tell a mate, chap, bloke or friend?

This Day in History: May 10

May 10, 1777 at Piscataway, New Jersey - On May 10, hoping to surprise the British 42nd Highlanders that was posted at Piscataway, Maj. Gen. Adam Stephen, with about 150 men, attacked them. Piscataway is located between Brunswick and Amboy. The Americans were driven off, with the British pursuing them for almost 3 miles to the American camp at Metuchen. Gen. George Washington investigated the engagement, causing him to write a strong letter to Stephen expressing how displeased he was with Stephen's conduct. Conclusion: British Victory. Casualties: Americans: 27k, 38-73c; British: 8-9k, 19w [More]

A Plea for Understanding

Folks, I'm working my tail off. I even have to go to the library today to do some research. I have two book reviews in the queue (meaning I have to find the time to read them first), a ton of marketing effort to do for my column, and literally hundreds of emails I process every day--I read them all and try to reply when I can, although of late I must apologize for not being able to.

In short, I am forced to make a decision between:
a. Working on the priorities on my overflowing plate
b. Processing and responding to every news tip I get (many of which are repeats)
c. Having a life, which includes a wife, two sons and a yard and house screaming for attention, not to mention my other professional commitments.

Please, please understand if I don't feature your tip or even reply. It does not mean I don't appreciate your interest, and I apologize if you think it's rude.

There is only one of me, and I'm doing the best that I can. I don't even plan to post on WarOnGuns any more today because of that afore-mentioned library trip, which I hope will result in a pay-off I can share with you soon.

Thank you in advance for understanding and not attributing non-responsiveness to not caring.

Oh, and if you do understand and want to help, share my Examiner column links. Page views help keep meager gruel in feral sons Uday and Qusay's bowls. I've heard some intentionally won't link to my GRE columns because of that.

Rep. Peter King Plots Terrorist Act

Here's what I get from King's bill: They will be able to put a person's name on their "prohibited" list using redacted documents that can be withheld from the victims under the guise that releasing the information compromises national security. They will be able to do this without having convicted that person of a thing in a court of law--the accusation is enough.

At least the Salem witches got a trial, could face their accusers, and hear all the "evidence" against them.

This is intended as an in-your-face threat against activist gun owners, a way to chill their agitation, and ultimately a way to prohibit them from "legal" gun ownership. And they'll get to the less active ones next. [More]

These evil sons of bitches have drafted a declaration of war.

Here's today's Gun Rights Examiner column. Regulars here will realize the importance of sharing it.

This Day in History: May 9

I am afraid we shall never be able to find places vacant, equal to the expectations of the french Gentlemen who are now here, much less for those that will follow. The high Rank conferred upon those who first came over, many of whom had no pretensions either from their Services or Merit, has naturally raised the expectations of those who come properly recommended, to such a pitch, that I know not what will satisfy them. [More]

Not Trying Very Hard

Per JH:

If you haven't seen it, BATF posted thousands of seized weapons in a three page public paid notice in yesterday's Wall Street Journal to the public to retrieve their stolen weapons or they will be destroyed. Since most people don't get the WSJ and there was no copy of this on the electronic version of the WSJ, just how do people access the information? Why did BATF pick a newspaper with limited circulation and not say, USA Today for this paid public announcement? Maybe they did but I didn't hear about it.

Title of the announcement starting on page B8 is as follows:

Heading:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE-BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, FIREARMS, TOBACCO AND EXPLOSIVES (ATF)
Next line:
SEIZED PROPERTY NOTICES

This notice utilized pages B8, B9 and B10 in very small type.

So why wouldn't BATFU post this on its website?


You'd think a "gun lobby" worth its salt would get a friendly congressthing to introduce a bill requiring it.

And There Was War in Heaven

Preemption or "home rule" CCW? [More]

Funny--I don't see a third option...

We're the Only Ones Unprotected Enough

Los Angeles County coroner's investigators, often among the first to arrive at crime scenes, are seeking permission to carry weapons while on the job.

"We're working in one of the most dangerous areas in the nation," said Mario Sainz, a veteran investigator who has been lobbying the county to change its policy. "We've had incidents where the gangbangers -- even though there are uniformed cops -- drive by the scene, randomly shooting, and the coroner's investigator has no means of protection." [More]

Fair enough, Mario. But as WarOnGuns Correspondent W-3, who sent me this observes:

I wonder if the coroners have given any thought to the citizens living in the areas where the coroners are occasionally called to conduct an investigation? Those residents live in, “one of the most dangerous areas in the nation” 24/7, and are expected by the state to do so unarmed.

So are you "lobbying" for them as well? Or do you expect to be Super Mario, that is, an "Only One"?

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...

The Government is pushing ahead with legislation that will criminalise politically incorrect jokes, with a maximum punishment of up to seven years' prison. [More]

How many subversive Limeys does it take to screw up a country?

Shout Our Oaths in the Tyrant's Face

WRSA is going to Washington DC on June 13. Find out why. [More]

So is Mike Vanderboegh.

I have it on pretty good authority they're not excluding anyone who would like to show up and join them.

A Certified Idiot

Police said a Michigan concealed weapons teacher accidentally shot a student in the face during a demonstration. [More]

See, I always assume guns are loaded with plastic bullets, too.

But wait--according to this:

The instructor of the course is certified by this state or a national organization to teach the 8-hour pistol safety training course described in this section.

It's like The Wizard of Oz: They figure if you give the Scarecrow a diploma, he automatically has brains.

We're the Only Ones Shooting Up Enough

Two off-duty Atlanta Police Department officers were arrested early Monday morning in Cherokee County, charged with reckless conduct for shooting dozens of bullets into Lake Allatoona.

At around 1 a.m. Cherokee 911 received several calls complaining about the gunfire. Deputies were dispatched to the Allatoona shoreline, and one reported a bullet landed just 15 feet away from where he stood... [More]

Because "Only Ones" are more trustworthy with guns than you or I...

Delaware Diversity

Apparently, it is never acceptable to say "n....r". [More]

How would I have known without the Delaware DoT bureaucrats to steer me right?

Harvard Study on "Gun Control"

It's "counterproductive." [More]

I could have told them that, and I didn't go me to no Ivy League school..

Love Your Children? Teach Them How to Safely Handle Guns

The unintended consequence of the avoidance approach is it ensures ignorance, so if a child does encounter a gun, they will be clueless as to what to do next. And like it or not, all the theoretical admonitions in the world are no substitute for knowledge and experience. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column advocates education. How telling that the Bradys adopt the Orwellian "Ignorance is strength" position.

Also learn about bills in Oregon and Nevada, and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

Tell a friend?

This Day in History: May 8

I am happy to find that a late resolve of Congress of the 2nd instant, has restored you to the Continental Army. The importance of the Post at Peeks Kill and its appendages has become so great that it is now necessary to have a Major General appointed to the command of it, you will therefore immediately repair to that Post and take charge of it, till a general arrangement of the army can be effected, and the proper province of every Officer assigned. [More]