Just answer the question. Yes or no. Don't insult us with elisions, evasions, dithering, qualifications, or conditional answers. [More]OK. I will.
The family of an Australian Aboriginal elder who died after being "cooked" in the back of a prison van on a scorching hot day is considering suing, they said. [More]"To serve man...it's...it's a cookbook!"
Prostitute Dies After Being Held in Scorching Outdoor Prison Cell [More]
If he had said, "Gun ban attempt is coming," I wouldn't bat an eye. I disagree with him about how successful such an attempt is likely to be. You don't get much more paranoid than gun owners. [More]And you don't get much more ignorant than opinionated chatroom blowhards who pronounce judgments on articles and writers without reading what they actually said.
From NRA I learn:Today's Gun Rights Examiner column asks a question of an NRA "A-rated" democrat.
"23 State Attorneys General To Attorney General Holder: 'No Semi-Auto Ban'"...
Your signature is not among theirs. [More]
I never forgot your declaration when I had the pleasure of being at your House in 1768 that you was ready to take your Musket upon your Shoulder, whenever your Country call’d upon you, I heard that declaration with great satisfaction, I recollect it with the Same, & have seen it verify’d to your Immortal honor & the eminent advantage of the Illustrious cause in which we are contending. [More]
We've seen how some would like to exploit the Holocaust Museum shooting to erode liberty. We've seen how some would like to enact preventive measures against what they perceive as "hate speech" to the point of rounding up it's "promoters."Today's Gun Rights Examiner column challenges the assertion that you can't yell "Fire!" in a crowded theater.
Which brings us to a question I said I'd explore today: At what point do others have a right to intervene with our freedom of expression? And what does that have to do with "gun rights"?
A piece I wrote ten years ago opens the door to that conversation [More]
On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress, seeking to promote national pride and unity, adopted the national flag. "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation." [More]
Why is it your "Final Solution"...I mean, "Last Roundup" to oppose neo-Nazism sounds just like something the Nazis would do, Bonnie? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner...y'know, this one is just unbelievable. Honest to God, it's like some people want to start a civil war. Either that or she's just a stupid b****.
June 13, 1777 Colonel Daniel Morgan assumes his first Continental command position [More]
The chairman of the Hamilton County Democratic Party is asking local officials to take action to keep guns out of parks and restaurants. [More]All guns, or just the ones owned by people who obey citizen disarmament edicts?
A Haverhill woman says she had a harrowing brush with the wild, when she was surrounded by coyotes while walking her dogs in a wooded area. [More]That's what happens when we forget our place in the food chain.
Court documents said anti-terrorism agents keep an eye on the gun range because the informant says it's known as a militia training center.
But Faire claims the word "militia" is just a part of an inside joke. He says his group is a local chapter of Project Appleseed, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching marksmanship and preserving gun rights. [More]
Yeah, those are some dangerous hombres there.
Todd Blodgett, a former White House aide who worked as an informant within white supremacist groups...Hmmm...
The US Senate has backed a bill giving the government far-reaching new powers to try to curb smoking among Americans...
President Barack Obama hailed the passage of the bill [More]
No doubt just what the Founders intended as a delegated federal power.
Yes, the DHS "flip book" titled "Active Shooter-How to Respond" certainly looks authoritative, although I don't quite get what the shuffling silhouette zombies on the front are supposed to represent. Why don't we flip through it and see? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column questions whether a government brochure explores all options.
On June 12, 1777, Maj. General Arthur St. Clair assumed command of the 2,546 Continental troops at Ticonderoga as Gates departed. [More]
AAAGHH!!! HELP!!!! GUNNNNS!!!!!Oh, wait, they also said this:
What we are seeing play out in tragedies across our country is the mixing of the insurrectionist idea with increasingly weaker gun laws. [More]You want to talk about a not so "loosely-knit political movement" (or a "loosely-wrapped" one is more like it) let's look at the effort to stifle speech away from areas the left doesn't want discussed--from out-and-out endorsement of expanding "hate speech" edicts, to the evil deception of associating anyone advocating the Second Amendment as guarantee against tyranny with homicidal racists.
Polk County Sheriff's Department officials said Wednesday a shot intended to be non-lethal that was fired at a man during a standoff situation turned out to not be a beanbag round. [More]Oops.
A rookie police officer who drove an SUV over a sunbather on the beach last month received seven days' suspension as part of his discipline for the accident.[More]Good grief.
A Town Council debate over banning Tasers in the resort was met with some resistance by council members eager to have one for their own protection at home or work. [More]What? It will be binding on us too?
Police Chief Bernadette DiPino, who initially brought the issue before the council last month, said Taser use has been studied in depth by Maryland law enforcement agencies and it's judged to be a safe alternative to deadly force.In other words, it's OK if she uses it, but you're just not competent and trustworthy enough.
DiPino wants to ban sales and possession of electronic stun guns because, like a handgun, "it's more likely to be turned on you when you carry it than it is to be utilized to defend yourself."
Gun owners are going to be seeing a lot more calls for gun control, for "hate speech" control, for denying rights without due process...we're going to see many more attempts to paint us in the most negative of ways. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner looks at the mob mentality being inflamed by the enemies of freedom. Their lies need to be exposed to all who will listen.
If the Ships that went out are intended for Delaware Bay, the Troops at Brunswic and Amboy will either follow immediately by Sea or wait till they hear of their arrival in the Bay and then make a sudden march to meet them. The Flag upon the Tree was seen yesterday, but if you will hoist it about half way up the Body, it will be more distinct. [More]
There's been a gunfight at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington., D.C.I posted a second Gun Rights Examiner column today to cover this breaking story. You can return to this column throughout the day to check the news link, and if anything significant becomes known, I'll be making updates.
I'm including the Google News link for search terms 'holocaust museum shooting'. It should update with new report links as they become available. [More]
This past week the newspaper was served with a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. attorney's office demanding that we turn over all records pertaining to those postings, including "full name, date of birth, physical address, gender, ZIP code, password prompts, security questions, telephone numbers and other identifiers ... the IP address," et (kitchen sink) cetera. [More]Under the circumstances, I did the only thing I could.
Now that I know the Fed Gestapo have subpoenaed records to identify commenters, please add my name to their list.Just tell me who to send the Bite-Me-Gram to...
My hope is we can restore the Republic and one day give them, personally, and those who issued their orders the opportunity to see if the Nuremberg defense works.
What kind of Nazi weasels are these g-men?
School Gunman Was Ex-Cop, Police Say [More]And he retired from NYPD in good standing...
When the Bullocks returned home from a family member's funeral on Friday, they found blood and three bullets on their front porch – along with a note to call the Blue Ash Police Department about their dog. [More]Why would you reach for a cornered dog? And a Chihuahua mix?
"The civilian was nowhere in the officer's line when he fired the shots," she said, and officers have the right to shoot vicious dogs. [More]"Nowhere in the officer's line" ? So that explains how the "civilian" got hit!
I received a link to a very interesting video a few days ago. It took me a little time to get around to watching it due to summer activities, but when I finally did, I was very glad I took the time. [More]Kent McManigal links us to two videos. I started watching the first one and it looks real interesting. I'll need to find time over the next day to watch them both completely.
Despite a Democratic Congress and President, it's been a bad time for common sense measures to curb gun violence. [More]To paraphrase something I once heard Jim Houck say, go visit Dachau and then come back and tell us about "common sense" gun control.
They say the officer who taserer [sic] her and took her to be booked for resisting arrest was completely justified.However, Winkfein says that’s a lie, and the video appears to back her up. [More]
I don't suppose ratcheting tensions down a notch is ever an option when it's a question of instant obedience to "Only One" commands?
I'm sure there will be some who will say she's lucky he didn't just shoot her.
[Via Avg Joe]
Heavens! How many guns and ammunition will help chest thumpers feel safe? My family hunts and feels no need for assault weapons. People with all those guns do not make me feel safe! They are downright scary.How many times have we seen "I'm a gun owner/hunter BUT..." as the preface to advocating citizen disarmament? Just another example of antis trying to claim the reasonability high ground via a deceptive playbook talking point.
Ann Omdahl, East Grand Forks, MINN
Some time ago I wrote The Poor Man's Survival Arsenal and The Poor Man's Survival Arsenal Revisited, both articles detailed a bare bones set of firearms – this basic set of firearms would cover everything from foraging to self defense, yet be low cost.I'm sure there could be no end to the personal preferences debate. Still, this is useful to get people thinking and to get a dialog going, which is what M.D. Creekmore is looking for.
This post expands on the concept of building an arsenal while considering different budgets and needs. [More]
Russia's police force is blighted by corruption, brutality and outright torture. [More]Well, America can't take a back seat to a bunch of damn Russkis. There must not be a brutality gap!
So, according to the experts, guns offer protection against dangerous people in dangerous places, they are a deterrent to violence, and carrying them provides more safety than not carrying them. [More]At least as it applies to "Only Ones."
It is with inexpressible regret the Commander in Chief has been driven to the necessity of doing a severe, but necessary act of Justice, as an example of what is to be expected by those daring offenders, who, lost to all sense of duty, and the obligations they owe to their Country, and to mankind, wantonly violate the most sacred engagements, and fly to the assistance of an enemy, they are bound by every tie to oppose—A spirit of desertion is alonethe most fatal disease that can attend an army, and the basest principle that can actuate a soldier; wherever it shews itself, it deserves detestation, and calls for the most exemplary punishment... [More]
Let us hope this optimism is fulfilled. Not that a "good" ruling will mean the battle is over. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at some hopeful speculations--with caution.
Dear mother these few lines Comes with my duty to you to let you know that i am well at present and hope that these few lines will find you the same I reseived your letter by Job Lunt and was very glad to hear that you was well we arived here the fifth day of april and are Stationd at the old fort in good barracks at present our men is most of them well and we have good lowence but things are very dear... [More]
Golfers arrested after fighting off gang attempting to steal clubs...Officially insane.
According to reports, the players were about to tee off on the fourth hole of the course in Bromley, Kent, when they were confronted by a group of teenagers brandishing planks of wood. [More]
Police allege Det. Stephanie Lazarus, 49, shot her ex-boyfriend's wife, then harbored the secret for more than two decades. [More]Y'know, I was just saying to myself this emphasis on the "Only Ones" is getting a bit overwhelming.
Charges won't be filed against troopers or a paramedic, involved in a scuffle near Paden. [More]It wasn't the paramedic who deserves to be charged. He didn't assault anybody.
Document shredding puts Strike Force in doubtThe whole team?
The integrity of the team of 34 officers and supervisors from 13 local law enforcement agencies, who focus on gang- and drug-related crime, now is so damaged by the unauthorized destruction that it may never restart operations. [More]
Should states loosen restrictions on guns? [More]I've talked about Parade Magazine before.
Holloway appears to comply, but Rios jumps out and begins hitting him with his fists and a baton. [More]Let the "Only One" apologies begin.
Taser use to obtain DNA not unconstitutional [More]Now imagine if they tried this at Gitmo.
Boys who have a so-called "warrior gene" are more likely to join gangs and also more likely to be among the most violent members and to use weapons, a new study finds. [More]Ah!
Richmond Coliseum Bans VCDL Stickers! [More]With the hive mentality exhibited here, I'm tempted to stop calling them "antis" and start calling them "ants." They get so worked up over repressing people they're almost comical.
Stay tuned - this could skyrocket.Let us hope.
It may surprise some, but I won't argue too hard against the mayors' assertion that criminals won't file off or replace imprinting parts, and won't stop to pick up spent casings. They could, but why should they? Since their guns are the "illegal" ones the mayors say they're against, that is, since they're almost certainly stolen/black market guns, it's not like lawful purchase records can be traced back to them.Today's Gun Rights Examiner shows our old pals the Mayors Against (Your) Guns still trying to baffle everyone with BS.
And it's not like one violent sociopath will let this nonsense slow them down one bit. [More]
All our accounts, for several days past, agree, that the Enemy are preparing to make a considerable embarkation of Horse and Foot, and by the Quantity of Water, Hay and Provision of other kind it should seem that they are going out to Sea. But tho' this is the appearance, I beg you to keep a good look out lest they make a sudden turn towards you. [More]
I firmly believe as great an enemy of our rights as those who are against them are those who say they are for them but do nothing. Apathy is as great a threat as enmity. Possibly greater. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column reminisces about the Citizens of America national media campaign I was part of some years back, as the apathy that prevented it from flourishing is still with us today.
If the place is Such that he cannot safely plant a Guard there for fear of the Enemy, he would by the same rule lose his Artillery, as he has not Men to Support them. If any Works are necessary at the passes he mentions, I should think small Redoubts Sufficient to oppose musquetry. [More]
Take out a cop and you can now "pinpoint" where the others are. Want to find out who the undercover guy is (remember, all officers involved in this latest shooting were in plain clothes)? Easy, he's the one with the tricked out future weapon. And it's not like uniformed officers ever have need for stealth--why not force them to use guns that emit audible and visible signals? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at the latest ridiculous proposal by NYPD.
Republican legislators in the Texas House of Representatives were so hell-bent on passing this repressive and useless "Voter ID" law that they scuttled their own time-honored rules of procedure just so they could keep Democrats from blocking a vote on the Voter ID bill. The result was a five-day filibuster on the House floor, courtesy of Democratic legislators, that stretched over Memorial Day weekend. When the dust settled, Voter ID was dead, but so were hundreds of other bills which were simply tossed aside by House Republicans in a vain effort to save Voter ID. One of those bills thrown on the funeral pyre was the campus concealed-carry bill, which had already passed the Texas Senate and was simply awaiting a vote in the House. [More]So the Brady propaganda is just that.
PROPOSED REVOCATION OF RULING LETTERS AND REVOCATION OF TREATMENT RELATING TO THE ADMISSIBILTY OF CERTAIN KNIVES WITH SPRING-ASSISTED OPENING MECHANISMS [More]As opposed to "patrol knives," I suppose...
He called himself the Lion King, the emperor of Galveston, and more simply, "the government." [More]I wonder where "Only Ones" get the idea they can be abusive with such impunity, if not from years and years of getting away with it while those in the know turn a blind eye so as not to rock their own boats...
She said some occurred within obvious earshot of security guards...Funniest mouthpiece line:
"Judge Kent and I refuse to be part of the circus."Good one, Dick Deguerin, with just the right amount of feigned indignation over nonexistent dignity. As if you freak show exhibits rise to the level of circus.
So why might I have anything negative to say about New Bethel Church in Valley Station pastor Ken Pagano "encouraging people to bring their guns to church on June 27"? And why might I be unimpressed by his assertion that "This is for anybody that believes in second amendment rights. And that is the buttress to first amendment rights"? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column tells why.
The Major General of the day is, in some sort to represent the Commander in Chief -- He is to give directions for all guards, parties and detachments -- to receive reports of the proceedings, and of every occurrence of any importance, both in and out of camp. All deserters and prisoners, other than for common military offences, to be brought to him for examination, and disposed of by him -- All detachments, or reinforcements arriving, to be reported to him immediately, on their arrival, and to take his orders -- He is to superintend the regulation of the camp, and the execution of all General orders... [More]
The girl, whose name has not been released because she's a juvenile, pleaded guilty...Via Avg Joe, who writes:
Cody Barden was hit by a vehicle and left unconscious by the side of the road. [More]
Unless I'm missing something here, the victim who is an under age kid gets his name in the paper but the under age criminal can't have her name in the paper.The story identifies them both as high school students, but I guess it's possible Barden is 18...?
It doesn't matter what small percentage of the population stands up to oppose American tyranny -- IT WILL STILL BE ENOUGH. [More]If freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose, it might be wise for those doing all the squeezing to not create a situation where there's no way out but through...
Some restaurateurs were also opposed to the bill, saying it would hurt business in an already struggling industry. Randy Rayburn, owner of Nashville's Sunset Grill, posted a sign in his window earlier this week saying “No Guns Ever.”That's this place.
Dave Nguyen, general manager of Rooster’s Sports Bar and Grill in Rocky Hill, says guns will be banned at the business despite the recently passed “guns-in-bars” legislation.Trust your safety instead to highly trained career bouncers with tasers. Yeah, that makes sense.
Several weeks ago, STRATFOR heard from sources that the FBI and other law enforcement organizations had been ordered to “back off” of counterterrorism investigations into the activities of Black Muslim converts. At this point, it is unclear to us if that guidance was given by the White House or the Department of Justice, or if it was promulgated by the agencies themselves, anticipating the wishes of President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder. [More]Well, jeez, guys...
President Obama should immediately issue orders to allow military recruiters to be armed for self-defense. [More]Sorry, Mr. Blackwell. No "Only Ones."
"Don't get in the way as the Citizenry arms itself, and as members of the Citizenry the military recruiters will also be armed.
And what can be said for a school that sets aside a free-speech zone, as Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, Texas, has done, but that will not allow an empty-holster protest by students regarding the weapon-carrying issue in that free-speech zone. [More]I never understood the motivation to hold an empty holster protest, and candidly, think it's a misguided idea. But be that as it may--it sounds like the guardians of tolerance and diversity are determined to make a filled holster protest inevitable some day.
FIRE reported Brashier was ordered into a meeting with school officials, "who told her that passing out her non-commercial pamphlets was prohibited as 'solicitation.' Furthermore, they insisted that the college pre-approve any pamphlets, that pamphlets like hers would not be approved, and that Brashier destroy all copies of her pamphlet," the organization reported.And what have we learned from this...?
"At one point during the meeting, Dean Yvonne Burns reportedly said, 'You may want to discuss this topic but the college does not, and you cannot make us.' Brashier was warned that any further efforts would be considered 'academic misconduct.'" [More]
There are new developments for two stories presented here this week. The Tennessee guns in adult dining establishments veto has been overridden, and NRA is appealing the Seventh Circuit ruling upholding gun bans. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column brings us up to date. You'll note a side trip to a Nashville restaurant I'll have more to say about later.
The Commissary General to have his slaughter-house, at least a mile in the rear of the camp, and to be very careful to have the offals, of what he kills, buried, a sufficient depth under ground: He must be provided with waggons, to convey the meat to places near each Brigade, for the more commodious distribution of it; and must see that no relicts are left in those places, through carelessness. As proper precautions, in the regulation of this part of the Commissary General’s department, are essential to the health of the army, The General hopes he will be particularly attentive to it. [More]
The four kids were apparently rummaging through some sort of trash dumpster and told cops that's where they found the toy gun, police sources told NBCNewYork.com. One of the juveniles picked up the fake gun, put it in his belt and started walking away with the other three kids when a woman spotted the gun in his waistband and called police. [More]You wanna see something really scary?
Boogedy!The officer then told me to get on my knees. I asked am I free to go. He then stated no...Just so you know your place.
I asked if I was not being told why I am being detained, I was going to get up and leave. At this time the officer told me, if you do that you will be tazered and handcuffed. [More]
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The bodies of two men believed to have been electrocuted while stealing copper wiring were found early Tuesday on an abandoned driving range in Riverside County, authorities said. [More]I bring this story up because of this:
A law intended to deter metal theft took effect in December and requires recycling centers to take a customer's photo, thumbprint and identification for every transaction over $20.Hmmm. Sounds just like our issue.
Both men were charged late Tuesday with one count of first-degree murder of a peace officer, one count of first-degree murder, and one count of attempted murder. [More]Now wait a minute--it says the officer was in plain clothes.
Watch "Only One" Abbate get "thrown"--no wonder he was in such fear:"What went through your mind when that happened?" Hickey asked."That I was receiving an injury due to someone throwing me," Abbate answered. [More]
States can not only ban guns, they can ban self-defense. That's what a court just ruled. And we're told it is the "conservative" position... [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner looks at a Seventh Circuit decision acknowledging a government power to ban not just firearms, but self-defense.
Yet, as the Enemy, on their part, are using every devise they are capable of, to seduce both Soldiers and Citizens from our Service into their's and have succeeded but too well. [More]
