Prescience

"Gentleman, your world is going to change. I know most of you hunt. I doubt there is anyone here that doesn’t own a firearm. The day is coming when the Federal government is going to try and disarm you. I won’t see it, but you will. Mark my words and be on your guard, the Second Amendment is the only thing standing between you and the suffering you can’t comprehend. Class is dismissed." [More]

Tim Case looks at the past and then looks at the present.

Incidentally, if you missed them, I addressed the three current examples he cites here, here and here.

[Via Ron W]

Another Child Gun Death

Nashville police say a 21-year-old home invasion robbery suspect was fatally wounded by 1 of his victims. [More]

I guess some consider them to fall under the "kids" category up to age 24.

You know, the same people who would prefer the home invasion victims had been disarmed...

[Via John G]

Gun Snitch and 'Buyback' Programs May Cause Unintended Consequences

[T]he plan looks like it could work. If by "work" we mean create a snitch-based police state... [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at an authoritarian initiative in FL, "legal" (?) straw purchases in RI, a legislative threat in OR, and the untimely passing of a colleague.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: June 25

The officers are always to take the most particular care that no damage be done to the property of the Inhabitants where the troops are encamped. The inevitable distresses of war, are so great and numerous, that any addition to them must be deemed to proceed from barbarity and wantoness alone; more especially in us by whom that property was designed, and ought to be protected. [More]

We're the Only Ones Behind the Orange Curtain Enough

Up to 50 Sheriff's Department layoffs coming...[More]

As Head "Only One" Sandra Hutchens does everything in her power to ensure those inclined to obey the law remain defenseless...

Here's hoping more than a few people weigh their chances of being caught vs. their need to protect themselves when clearly OCSD is nowhere to be found--and then just ignore the boneheaded sow.

We're the Only Ones on Probation Enough

Chicago cop who beat bartender gets probation

'I have a fear of the police,' beating victim now says [More]

Figures:

[A]Cook County judge let the suspended cop walk out of court Tuesday with...no time behind bars for his attack on her.

I do disagree with the victim about one thing:

She says it's not quite rational to fear the police...

Sorry, but under the circumstances, as long as the "Only Ones" have no reason to fear us, either "legal" or otherwise, that's a perfectly rational reaction to have.

Here's one other outrage, from Circuit Judge John Fleming:

"If I believed sending Anthony Abbate to prison would stop people from getting drunk and hitting other people, I'd sentence him to the maximum...But I don't believe that is the case."

It's not a question of stopping "people". It's a question of stopping Anthony Abbatte.

Of course Fleming knows that. He's just shown us where his loyalties lie.

Forget it Jake. It's Chi-Town.

Free Survival E-Books

I'd meant to post on this earlier but got wrapped around the axle with priorities. Anyway, better late than never. M.D. Creekmore of The Survivalist Blog writes:

David,

Download my Free ebook collection. Feel free to link to and offer the books to your readers, I am sure they would appreciate the gesture, showering you with praise followed by hugs and sloppy kisses.

The hugs and kisses I can do without. The books, you should not, at least not without first seeing what they are and determining if they offer information that you think you can apply to your benefit.

From what I see, there's not only something for everybody, there's a heck of a lot of good knowledge to choose from.

Check it out for yourself.

We're the Only Ones Storming Enough

Deputies stormed wrong house in anti-gang sweep [More]

Of course they did. Now shut up and sit down.

And I'm sure had one of the wrongly-invaded family members been killed, the "Only Ones" responsible would have been exonerated for following approved procedures.

As opposed to if the situation were reversed...

[Via John G]

The D.C. Gun List

I just got an email asking this:

I understand that the Washington, DC " elitobots" have recently expanded the list of acceptable guns. Do you know where one may find access to this list?

Here's my response. As you can see, it's more of a guess than a statement of authority. If anyone can give a more precise answer, please educate us all:

It sounds like this is what you're asking about. In terms of a "list," it sounds like a bit of chasing around is needed:

"In addition to permitting guns in the District that are legal in California, the city will also allow residents to apply to register handguns that are permissible in Massachusetts and Maryland."

I'm sure there is some overlap in the various lists.

Here's where you would start for CA:
http://certguns.doj.ca.gov/

MD:
http://www.mdsp.org/services/handgun.asp

and MA:
http://www.mass.gov/Eeops/docs/chsb/firearms/Approved%20Firearms%20Roster%2004-2009.pdf

Note I have not had time to give any of these sites more than a cursory glance and am unlikely to dig much deeper. It could well be that DC has developed a comprehensive list that takes care of the work for you, and I'm just unaware of how to find it.

I doubt they have, but it could be. In any case, this is the best I'm likely to be able to do for you. My suggestion would be to call NRA if you need more info.

David Codrea
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The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance
Gun Rights Examiner
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CUM ULLA SELLA IN PUGNO TABERNA

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Blogspot Comment Email Query

For any of you who have Blogspot blogs:

I have things set up so that every time a comment is entered on WarOnGuns, I get an email containing it. I don't do moderation, so that's the way I keep up with who is saying what on this site.

I've noticed over the past few days the comments are appearing but I'm not getting notified. And yes, I've checked my set-up, and the correct email address is entered in my comments settings.

Is anyone else experiencing this?

'Terrorist Watch List' Gun Ban Favors Hysteria Over Rights

Just what we need. A secret, unaccountable list maintained by secret, unaccountable people.

The American way, Comrade Frank Lautenberg-style...

Are you on it? Why? How can you get off it?

We can't tell you. It's a secret. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column expands on yesterday's to give us more evidence of just how subversive this weasel truly is.

Also find out about my California radio appearance later today, hear about the latest legislation from Oregon, see how the situation in Iran applies to us, learn about a rifle shoot for Chi-Towners, and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

There's a lot of information in today's column. I hope you'll share the link with your friends.

This Day in History: June 24

An alarm will be made by the firing of two field pieces, at the park of Artillery, upon which the whole army is to muster and take the ground shewn to the Brigadiers General, with all possible dispatch... [More]

When in Scottsdale...

...avoid Duke's Sports Bar & Grill like the plague. [More]

That is, unless you enjoy being dissed and endangered by an ignoramus.

People realize alcohol and guns don't mix...This is going back to the Wyatt Earp days of the Wild Wild West...I will get the biggest, brightest sign I can get up the hour it passes

Good grief. Yeah, you just keep enabling people to get drunk, Al, and then sending them on down the road.

McCarthy. I wonder if he's related to Carolyn...?

I also wonder what his plan is for dealing with people who count on knowing where "gun free zones" are that handle lots of cash...? Or for protecting his customers and employees? Maybe someone could ask him?

dukessportsbar@netzero.com

Unless he's got a good one, I sure wouldn't risk my neck going into such a dangerous joint. Or give a dime to such an obnoxious and presumptuous dupe.

[Via Plug Nickel Times]

We're the Only Ones Recanting Enough

Zehm died March 20, 2006, two days after he was beaten with a baton, shocked multiple times with a Taser and hogtied...

Police officials initially said Zehm attacked Thompson, but they recanted that claim months later when surveillance video clearly showed Zehm retreating, holding a 2-liter plastic soda bottle in front of his face while Thompson struck him with a baton. [More]

Well then, can they change their story to "no procedures were violated"? And maybe call the bottle a weapon, and cite using it to protect himself as resisting arrest?

At least tell me the "Only One" in question has been suspended --with pay.

[Via Bill H]

We're the Only Ones on the Front Lines of the War on Drugs and Guns Enough

APD Officer Loses Gun, Fails Drug Test [More]

If this doesn't define what it means to be an "Only One,"I don't know what would.

[Via Scott N]

The CNN Version...

Rogue Minutemen leader held in fatal home invasion [More]

And now, as Paul Harvey would say, the rest of the story...

[Via Ed M]

We're the Only Ones Bearing False Witness Enough

Mahoney-Bruer, 49, was arrested and charged last week with three counts of breach of trust and one count of attempting to obstruct justice after an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police Professional Standards Bureau. The 12-year member of the force is accused of using false evidence to lay charges against three drivers last month. He has been suspended with pay. [More]

Who believes he was the "Only One" doing it?

[Via retrotruckman]

"This is Why You're Not Afraid?"

[More]

[Via retrotruckman]

Tom, Dick or Harry's Kids Need Not Apply

"There's going to come a point in time when it's not going to be a pet, OK? It's going to be a kid. It's inevitable." [More]

OK, so we should be able to protect our kids, right?

Uh...not exactly.

"I had no expectation or desire for every Tom, Dick or Harry to be able to go get a permit and do this," she said.

Perhaps if the inevitable kid is from one of the council members' families--or belongs to one of those "callers [who] expressed opposition," things will change.

Perhaps if the child is related to Vice Mayor Larry Small, he will become "really...interested in pursuing this further."

[Via George Copeland--check out his RNC Examiner page]

Back in a Bit

Took elder feral son Uday to college orientation this morning--he'll actually be doing an overnighter in my old dorm. Makes me feel a bit old...

Anyway, this has put me way behind on things and I have some chores I need to get to. I should be back later this afternoon with a few more posts for today.

Lautenberg Bill Will Harass Gun Owners, Not Terrorists

We already know who some in government consider to be "Homegrown Terrorists." We've seen how mere ideology is often enough to cause official suspicion. And some urge more than just denial of rights without due process, actually issuing shrill demands for Stalinist purges.

In America.

It's evident those intent on mandating a government monopoly of force will stop at nothing. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner looks at another kind of terrorism--the legislative kind, sponsored by traitors in government.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: June 23

Permit me to assure you Sir, that it would give me great pleasure to comply with your request for Field pieces, were it in my Power, but it is not. We have not Sufficient for the Army. General Schuyler applied for twelve, by a late Letter, for his department, which cannot be furnished. Our Number is so small, that we do not think it expedient to appoint more than two to each of our Brigades. We are obliged to keep some reserve in case of misfortunes. [More]

"A Poorly Worded Amendment"

As opposed to that hallmark clarity of expression separating Jason Linkins from mere Framers. [More]

Ri-ight.

And why not hashtag "Neda"?

If she were your daughter, wouldn't you want to shoot back?

[Via SJ]

We're the Only Ones Doing No Wrong Enough

Sheriff Says Deputies 'Did Their Job'

Review Finds No Wrongdoing in SWAT Raid That Killed Dogs [More]

If that's true, perhaps we ought to reconsider if this is a job we wish to have done.

Winning friends and influencing people, "Only Ones" style...

[Via William T]

Take It Where They Live

So, on the 4th of July, or any other day you declare your freedom at a tea party, don’t take the celebration to the town square or a park. Go to the homes of the people who have: … erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance”. [More]

I like it in principle.

I'd like to see it fleshed out more. A lot more.

[Via Steve L]

U.S. guns blamed for Jamaican crime

Attempts to blame the U.S. for Jamaican crime are not new. Noises were being made about this years ago. And not just for U.S. guns being responsible for "gun deaths" in Jamaica, but also for U.S. guns being responsible for "gun deaths" in Canada.

Then again, we see the same tactic exploited domestically, with invented terms like "the Iron Pipeline" being used to decry states with "lax gun laws." [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column shows how an old story by the anti-gunners has been dusted off to capitalize on a new approach.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs, including the return of Kurt Hofmann.

And if you missed the weekend posts, here they are:

• GAO 'Mexican crime gun' report 'incomplete'
• Is ATF using 'heavy-handed tactics' on border state gun owners?
  

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This Day in History: June 22

At New Brunswick, General Nathaniel Greene with 4 brigades and a battalion of riflemen attacked a large British force under General Howe as the British evacuate the city. (June 22, 1777) [More]

Happy Father's Day

I'm taking the rest of the day off to be admired by my children. When they wake up. If they don't have anything else to do.

It truly is the most awesome, amazing and meaningful experience of my lifetime.

Is ATF Using 'Heavy-Handed Tactics' on Border State Gun Owners?

"[S]ome of the agents have used heavy-handed tactics. One reportedly demanded that a gun owner return home early from a business trip, while another threatened to 'report' an NRA member as 'refusing to cooperate.'" [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner looks at some disturbing reports NRA has received from members in border states.

Outrageous.

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This Day in History: June 21

From every information lately received, there is reason to beleive the Enemy are evacuating Brunswick by sending One Brigade after Another. It is said they are transporting their baggage both by Land and Water to Amboy with the greatest Industry. If this fact be true, I should suppose it highly expedient that you should detach a Number of Militia well acquainted with the Country South of Amboy, if you have any such, to take post along the River at and near what are called the Roundabouts. If they go there and the Enemy are conveying their Stores down the River, which I beleive is the case, I am persuaded, by a spirited exertion and vigilant conduct, they will intercept and possess themselves of a great part of it. [More]

We're the Only Ones "Enquiring Minds Want to Know" Enough

Two Ohio police chiefs are under investigation for a plot involving the surrogate carrying the twins of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.

The officers allegedly broke into the surrogate's home in an attempt to dig up dirt they hoped to sell to the tabloids. [More]

"Only Ones" and scandal. Hardly news here, but it ought to compete for a while with "Jon and Kate Divorce," or "Morgan Freeman 'Incest' Shocker," and maybe even "Bat Boy Hates Prop 8."

And not to be cruel, but Seth McFarlane kind'a nails it here...

[Via Ed M]

Q&A

To ask -- or not -- about guns in a playmate's home [More]

I know some gun owners bristle at this. It depends on how the question is posed, and the demeanor of the questioner.

I always encourage parents to make an effort to know the home conditions where they allow their kids to play. Are there any aggressive dogs? Does the place look like a dump? Do the parents look and act OK?

Answers to a direct question can be noncommittal:

I'm on top of the hazards in my home and we take care to provide a safe environment.

Depending on how you assess the situation, you can decide to share more information as appropriate. It may be a great opportunity to educate, or you may have a person you don't want your kid being anywhere near.

It's a two-way street.

You don't have guns in your home and proper training to know how and when to use them? How will you protect my child when he's in your care?

[Via Ed M]

We're the Only Ones Underreporting Enough

The Detroit Police Department is systematically undercounting homicides, leading to a falsely low murder rate in a city that regularly ranks among the nation's deadliest, a Detroit News review of police and medical examiner records shows. [More]

So Detroit "Only Ones" are no better than the rest of that hellhole's government? Imagine that.

And they're trying to make it appear safer than it is. I wonder why?

Y'know, they've been doing commercials here to attract tourism to Detroit, and I just have to laugh every time they come on. You couldn't pay me...

[Via William T]

GAO 'Mexican Crime Gun' Report 'Incomplete'

In other words, a bureaucrat with ideological and career incentives--one who is unaccountable to the American people-- is attempting to leverage changes to laws they will be accountable for. And people in positions of influence are listening. [More]

Who is this guy? What does he believe? Who does he serve?

Don't you think--before giving him what he wants--we ought to find out?

And where the hell are the national gun groups on this story?

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column calls for more complete reporting.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: June 20

On June 20, 1777, Burgoyne's expedition set out in full military review before Carleton, who remained behind in Canada with 3,770 troops. On that same day, he issued a proclamation that only served to alienate all the populace. [More]

My DC Fanboys

I've found them here plenty of times before. I just thought it interesting to see what they used as a search term. And it looks like they spent a bit of time here.

C'mon fellas, don't be shy. I don't bite. Why not leave a comment and engage us in some of that Obamarama transparent government dialog? We have plenty of folks here who would love to engage...

To the rest of the regulars, if you click here, it'll ping 'em back from this post. Kind of a nice, friendly way to say "Hi" back.

No Apologies

There are people on my side (well, they say they're on my side anyway) who say we have to apologize for the vehemence with which we defend our liberty and property and who say we must "tone down our rhetoric" and apologize for collectivist haters getting the wrong idea from our message. [More]

S'OK, Mike.

Some of us are happy to see you ramp it up.

A Collective Response

Senate Backs Apology for Slavery...

"You wonder why we didn't do it 100 years ago," Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), lead sponsor of the resolution, said after the unanimous-consent vote. "It is important to have a collective response to a collective injustice." [More]

I don't know about a collective response, but my individual response is I'm not apologizing for anything I didn't do, and I don't authorize anyone to apologize on my behalf.

Besides, as far as I'm concerned, slavery is being expanded to include us all. I think our efforts are better spent exposing overseers like Harkin for the evil frauds that they are.

Kumbaya, My Lord, Kumbaya...

He said the goal of his presentation, called Rachel’s Challenge, is to encourage his audiences to embrace the values like kindness, acceptance and love. [More]

That's fine, Craig, and everyone I know tries to live that way unless and until someone proves themselves unworthy of honor and esteem.

But what are you prepared to do when some monster embraces values like cruelty, rejection and hatred, and does so with murderous intent and capability?

You know, Craig, there are people in this world who would happily hogtie you and your loved ones, rape you in the most horrible ways imaginable, and then go about the business of slaughter as the ones they haven't gotten to yet watch and wait their turns.

I'd say you might want to embrace that, but the truth is, you've devoted your life to avoiding it.

That's some "leadership" you're teaching those girls.

[Via retrotruckman]

The Devil in the Details

Holy bureaucracy, Batman – these statistics are based on an incomplete knowledge of sample size? Not only that, but the much-ballyhooed ‘tracing’ of these weapons is apparently done by looking at the firearm and saying “Yep, that looks like an American weapon.” [More]

Good read. Brings up some good points.

The Fruits of Obedience

Thousands of South African firearm owners who have legally disposed of their firearms could be on the wrong side of the law due to no fault of their own by next month, a hunting body said on Monday. [More]

I'm supposed to give a damn about people who care so little about their freedom that they will "dispose" of their guns? And the best the sportsman's lobby can offer is telling gun owners to contact the government to report themselves and make sure they're obedient to every new outrage?

This is what happens when you follow the counsel of surrender.

Oh, but if it wasn't for CHASA, we wouldn't have any firearm rights left at all...

Yeah, you people keep believing that.

[Via Mama Liberty]

We're the Only Ones "I'm Not Lovin' It" Enough

A Denver police officer has been suspended after allegedly brandishing his gun at a McDonald's restaurant in Aurora after his order took too long to fill. [More]

Hey, at least he didn't mace the window worker.

Ah well, the food probably would have been too salty anyway.

Y'know, these minimum wage workers don't have a whole lot of incentive to put up with crap. Do abusive "Only Ones" not realize when they act like this, they increase the likelihood of themselves and their brethren being subjected to a bit of resentment-driven fast food activism?

One other thing about this story I found almost as disturbing as the allegation--that his partner didn't immediately arrest him.

No doubt just a few bad hot apple pies...

[Via too many of you to list]

We're the Only Ones Serpentine Enough

"We have forced water into the building and some of the snakes trying to escape were shot by our men carrying AK-47s," said Brima Kontu, head of the police station in Gerihun. [More]

What could go wrong?

After all, we're dealing with highly trained "Only Ones" here.

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

Thousands of people are being stopped and searched by the police under their counter-­terrorism powers – simply to ­provide a racial balance in official statistics, the government's official anti-terror law watchdog has revealed. [More]

Political correctness rules! It's much more important than your rights.

Besides, we're all guilty of something.

Got a problem with that, racist?

Anti-Gun Group Lies about GAO Report

In other words, a media professional wrote a headline knowing it was false. The press release was authorized. The VPC legal director is quoted, so we also know it was vetted. The lie was not only calculated, it was sanctioned. And the perpetrators are counting on two things: media complicity and us not knowing any better. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner shows how it's not enough to have a government agency on your side pulling for more gun edicts--the antis still feel the need to resort to lying.

And their strategy is working. The overwhelming amount of "news" articles are all falling for the lie that the solution to Mexican crime is new controls over you and me.

Since I don't see but a few voices out there saying otherwise, your support in helping spread the truth is needed.

Hopefully, the big gun groups will be on this soon. Their competition sure didn't waste any time.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

This Day in History: June 19

P.S. Yr Excy will please to Consider That I am very weak—& wish to be Reinforced. [More]

GAO Gun Trafficking Report Appears Agenda-Driven

[T]he agency tasked with ensuring government accountability to the citizens through their Congressional representatives says the way to do that is by making citizens more accountable to the government. [More]

As promised in today's earlier Gun Rights Examiner column, I've got the GAO report on trafficking of arms to Mexico.

A more agenda-driven piece of propaganda you will not find.

Spread the word on this one--it's important everyone see what's coming at us. This is how the government intends to manipulate things to ram through new edicts that will give them "information on firearms purchases" and end private sales.

We're the Only Ones "Mangled Baby Ducks" Enough

Regina woman bothered after police car mows down ducklings on Ring Road [More]

Yet another example of "Only Ones" engaging in fowl play.

How many remember the Smucker's Jams skit?

"With a name like the 'Only Ones,' we have to be good!"

[Via Luke]

It's Time to Close the Assault Tissue Loophole

He suffocated from a wadded up facial tissue that was found during the autopsy lodged in the child’s oropharynx. [More]

The truth of the matter is, some degenerates can't even be trusted with Kleenex. How messing with you or me is going to change that is something nobody has an answer for, but it doesn't stop the opportunistic from trying it, and the stupid from going along with them.

[Via Tom Z]

The Cougar

Mother fought off cougar to save toddler from attack [More]

Or in the words of Paul Helmke:

Concealed weapons have no place in our national parks, which have always been safe places to enjoy our nation’s magnificent natural and historical treasures...

This woman is living proof that fortune favors the brave, but we must all acknowledge she was very fortunate.

Who'd like to see Paul fight off a cougar, and no, I'm not referring to Sarah Brady...?

[Via Plug Nickel Times, who tells me "Didn't exactly happen in a US Nat'l Park - but those cougars don't read maps anyway..."]

Higher Learning from Princeton

A 77-year-old Princeton woman faced down a man armed with a sawed-off shotgun and sent him running after she pointed her own gun at him, according to court documents. [More]

Creepy story, the way the guy stayed around...it doesn't sound like it would have ended well at all.

And while this Princeton is in Maine, the young men and women of that other Princeton could learn something from this that their university will never teach them.

For starters, every damn one of them is less able to defend themselves than a 77-year-old woman.

[Via David]

"No One Was Hurt"

"Grabs a loaded .40-caliber handgun and chases with the gun, shooting rounds either into the air or into the ground as they were chasing." [More]

Damn lucky no one was hurt.

And further anecdotal proof that a permit holder is no more qualified to carry a gun than I am.

So what's the point?

[Via Mama Liberty]

I, "Low-Level Terrorist"

“Which of the following is an example of low-level terrorism?”

— Attacking the Pentagon

— IEDs

— Hate crimes against racial groups

— Protests

The correct answer, according to the exam, is "Protests." [More]

Does this make me a suicide blogger?

We're the Only Ones Revoked Enough

A district court judge has upheld a decision to revoke Ashland Police Officer Ed Pomponio's license to carry a gun. [More]

But fear not:

Pomponio joined the Ashland Police force last year, and is still permitted to carry a gun while on duty there.

Interesting classification of "Only One." If I understand this right, he's not considered trustworthy enough to carry a gun unless he's in a position of authority over you and me, and then he automatically gets his judgment back.

Did I miss something?

We're the Only Ones Well-Grounded Enough

A Suffolk police officer chasing a suspect on foot in Brentwood on Tuesday accidentally fired a bullet at the ground, police said. [More]

Because, you know, he's the "Only One" professional enough...

And no, you may not know his name.

We're the Only Ones "Reunited and it Feels So Good" Enough

"The only thing that stood between Marxist street thugs and public order was a thin blue line of dedicated, tough Chicago police officers.... [More]

So...who are the "Only Ones" standing between the Marxist street thugs and the public now?

Forget it Jake. It's Chi-Town.

I wonder what their commemorative T-shirts will look like...?

Clay and 12th

A man who was fatally shot Thursday night on Clay Street near 12th Avenue North has been identified as a Metro Schools assistant principal. [More]

Clay and 12th?

Y'know, if that turncoat Phil Bredesen hadn't resigned himself to not provoking another veto override, guess who the people stopped by a park gun ban would have been?

Hint--not the guy who shot the principal.

In light of this murder, who thinks using "opt out provisions" to make Buena Vista Park a "gun free zone" is just the ticket for fighting violent crime?

Somebody needs to "opt out" that weasel Bredesen next time he runs for anything.

We're Not the Only Ones Outraged Enough

When a stray bullet from a gang member's gun struck 3-week-old Luis Angel Garcia in the heart and killed him in 2007, police, politicians and ordinary Angelenos expressed outrage over the infant's death.

But they weren't the only ones. [More]

Actually, if you look at who is carrying guns in LA, it really pretty much is limited to "Only Ones" on both sides of "the law": Police and gangbangers.

The only ones who aren't carrying are those inclined to obedience.

And isn't that outrageous?

GAO Report Blames U.S. Gun Laws for Mexican Crime

See, the problem is, criminals laugh at all the laws against illegal purchases and international arms trafficking that we have now--those are for the suckers who obey them. But if we can just enact a few more prohibitions that will affect the "law-abiding," why everything will fall into place!

And we can confidently make these recommendations while admitting that the data we're using to extrapolate a conclusion is nowhere near complete. But once we get those "bureaucratic problems" ironed out, why, we "expect to fix" that any time now. In the mean time, let's pass more 'gun control" edicts! [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner looks at reports about a new report. I hope to have a report on the actual report later today, and will report on that here.

Got it?

Also learn about an arrogant politician in Oregon, get more info on that KABA fundraiser, and read the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: June 18

Timothy Pickering Esqr. is appointed Adjutant General to the Continental Army. He is to be obeyed and respected as such. [More]

KABA in Need of Funds

URGENT FUNDRAISING APPEAL - NEED TO RAISE $9,870.00 FOR OPERATING FUNDS - PLEASE HELP [More]

I'll add my voice to Vanderboegh's.

I'm not on board with them on everything, including on the best approach at times, and I've had my share of disagreements with Alan Gottlieb over the years. I'm sure I will continue to.

But I think KABA offers a necessary service and is a valuable gathering place.

And yeah, I'm aware they've recently begun registration and realize many don't like it--by the same token, the amount of thread hijacking has greatly decreased, so hopefully some of the newslinks are actually being read instead of having off-topic squabbles started that have nothing to do with what the discussion is supposed to be about...

Regulars here know I never ask for money for myself. So take that for what it's worth.

I have an affection for the site, having worked on many projects hosted there during Angel's tenure. I'd hate to see it become another profile in apathy.

Jesse Jackson Adds to the Hate

And while you're lecturing us on anti-Semites and "hate speech," why not also lecture the inhabitants of...what did you call it...?

Hymietown...?

Maybe you can repeat for them how you're "sick and tired of hearing about the Holocaust"...? [More]

I was finally able to get a Gun Rights Examiner column posted today. This one is about one of the premier hypocrites of our age.

The nerve of this racist con man, lecturing the rest of us on hate.

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UPDATE: Looks like the problems that prevented me from posting today have intermittently spread to preventing access to the column. All I can say is please keep trying and hopefully the work I put into this will make it worth your while.

That's it for Me Today

I've spent the last three hours dicking around with the Examiner.com publishing tool, losing two formatted drafts in the process. I've got the basic draft saved, but am not going to waste any more time prepping it for publication there until they get whatever the problem is solved.

Sorry. Very frustrating, because I've got plenty of stuff piling up that needs attention.

It also means I've used up all my allotted time for WoG today, too.

Sorry again. Ease up on the emails, OK?

I'll try again tomorrow.

In the mean time, if you feel kindly toward my efforts, feel free to click on this link and then explore around on some of the others.

This Day in History: June 17

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"The Police Have the Power to Suspend Your Rights"

So says Shreveport, LA mayor Cedric Glover.

Listen to Part A of Tom Gresham's "Gun Talk" for Sun, 14 June 2009, featuring guest Robert Baillio. The page to access podcasts is here.

Then when you're done, you might consider telling Cedric what you think of his unique view of the social compact.

[Via MS]

We're the Only Ones Doing What Was Proper Enough

``I did what was proper,'' Passaic Officer Joseph Rios III said at a news conference at the office of his attorney, Anthony Iacullo. ``I did what I was trained to do under the circumstances that existed at that time. I stand by my actions.''[More]

Here's the latest on this.

It's like a peculiar form of "Only One" psychopathy, where the victim is to blame.

Here's hoping Officer Rios didn't bruise his arms or anything...

[Via Tom S]

We're the Only Ones Girls Gone Wild Enough

A Portland police officer accused of making dozens of harassing phone calls made his first appearance in court Monday.

Prosecutors claim Joseph E. Wild, 28, made the phone calls to more than one woman, but they won’t say how many women were involved. [More]

I just Googled "phone sex chat" just to find a slogan I could adapt for this story, but prudently decided against clicking on any of the links. Suffice it to say if you're an "Only One," you can "reach out and touch someone" and all you have to do is "let your fingers do the walking."

[Via Jeffersonian]

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

The first “anti-stab” knife is to go on sale in Britain, designed to work as normal in the kitchen but to be ineffective as a weapon. [More]

They're OJ-proof!

Good Lord. The idiots are serious.

[Via Plug Nickel Times]

More Guns, More Regurgitation

Faced with the potential loss of 300 deputies due to budget cuts, the Sacramento County sheriff may consider issuing more concealed weapons permits. [More]

Naturally, the Brady shill is mooing in terror.

Becca Gonzales would evidently rather see citizens dead than armed.

I wonder what her qualifications are to make tactical defense judgments? I mean, why would KCRA seek out a quote from her, but not one from anyone on the gun advocacy side?

Aside from membership in the Stupid Club, does she have any special credentials or expertise that make her an authority on the effectiveness of armed self defense, or is her opinion as valid as, say, asking a cow what it thinks and then posting the content of its cud?

[Via Jeffersonian]

A Thousand Cuts

Have you heard about the latest from Customs and Border Patrol? They now want to classify nearly every pocket knife out there as a “switchblade.” If that weren’t enough, they’ve limited the period for comments to only 30 days and refused to consider extending that period by 120 days. The deadline is June 21. But wait! There’s more!!! [More]

Parrothead Jeff comments on an issue we touched briefly on here.

I've been meaning to weigh in but have had other priorities. Fortunately, some of my fellow Gun Rights Examiners have been able to address this in their columns:

From Dave Workman: "Obama’s Customs agency declares war on pocket knives"
and Kurt Hofmann: "When gun bans are not enough--the war on . . . pocket knives?"

We're the Only Ones in a State of Rage Enough

O’Carroll said the veteran paramedic was trying to protect his patient and that the trooper had no reason to stop the ambulance, let alone try and arrest White. The trooper’s arms were bruised when White resisted arrest, James said. [More]

We talked about this here.

On the job injuries? I'm surprised the "Only One's" not claiming carpal tunnel syndrome from repetitive work-related throttlings.

[Via The Bitter Clinger]

Dash-cam video of the authoritarian, life-endangering thug in action. Punk deserves bruises on more than his arms.

[Via Ed M]

And the delusional bully thinks it proves he was justified.

TXMarko sent me this last link, along with the following commentary:

The Ambulance yielded as soon as it could, another vehicle was in its way, yielding to the ambulance.

He was apparently running high-speed Code 3 to pick up his wife at the restaurant. A “Mystery Woman” enters the vehicle at the restaurant (purported to be his wife), and off he goes again to start trouble.

Why is he running Code 3 after picking up his wife, and involving her in the dangerous “chase”?

The ambulance immediately yields and stops.

The cop disrespects the authority of the paramedic immediately, even after the P-medic informs him that he is the senior official onboard the ambulance.

Even after being told that they have a patient onboard, and that this can be sorted out at the Hospital, the little tyrant still presses and escalates the issue.

The press release on Fox above states that the Troopers decided not to press charges against the P-medic because it would leave that County without a Paramedic. Last time I checked the law was supposedly the law, regardless of circumstances?

The tyrants’ attitude pisses me off to no freakin’ end. His attorney trots out that he is a US Navy Vet that just got back from a tour in Iraq.

I hope you can find the opportunity to work this in, David. The video says it all.

This is an out-of-control child throwing a hissy fit because he didn’t get his butt kissed just the way he likes it (or he was late picking up the wife for dinner, what an excuse to risk public lives).

What Could 'Hate Crime' Bill Mean for Gun Owners?

One thing we should agree on: the right of the people to keep and bear arms is inclusive. It belongs to us all. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at the prospects of adding concealed carry reciprocity to a federal "hate crimes" bill. We need to consider real costs, not just perceived benefits.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: June 16

General Mifflin writes me yesterday the City Militia, will move this morning, I am informed there is about Two thousand Of them, they bring Ten pieces Cannon four, Sixes, & Twelve Prs & One Royal Howitizr, Two hundred Tents, One Thousd felling Axes, One Thousd Spades, & Shovels, One quarter part of the Militia of this State are Ordered out immediately, except two of the Western Counties, the whole, including the City Militia, I am informed will Make Ten thousd Men... [More]

No Country for Old Men

With black bear populations rising, run-ins have become almost commonplace — more than 15,000 in the past year in states east of the Mississippi River...

In a 2006 attack, a 210-pound male bear killed a 6-year-old girl and mauled her 2-year-old brother as well as her mother who tried to fend off the animal....

14 people have been killed in attacks by black bears in North America since 2000...another 10 people were killed by grizzlies during the period, mostly in Alaska and Canada. [More]

Or, as "astoundingly flawed" Paul Helmke tell us:

Concealed weapons have no place in our national parks, which have always been safe places to enjoy our nation’s magnificent natural and historical treasures...

It's no country for ignorant men, either.

[Via Ed M]

Responding to a Variety of Notional Events

These linked exercises are referred to as ARDENT SENTRY 09. Events will take place in multiple venues across the country including Iowa, Kansas, Oregon, Wyoming, and off the East and West Coasts. [More]

Not that I'm getting a notion that this is anything other than standard exercises to protect us while we do our duty as sovereign citizens by borrowing and spending...

[Via Dave Licht]

Are You Deliberately Trying to Start a Civil War?

Just answer the question. Yes or no. Don't insult us with elisions, evasions, dithering, qualifications, or conditional answers. [More]

OK. I will.

Absolutely not. We have repeatedly expressed our desire to be left alone. Our warnings of resolve are in the hopes that you collectivists will stop squeezing.

So no, we're not trying to start one. But some of us are preparing to finish it if you do.

[Via Stewart Rhodes]

We're the Only Ones "To Serve Man" Enough

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]

Prostitute Dies After Being Held in Scorching Outdoor Prison Cell [More]

"To serve man...it's...it's a cookbook!"

Ah well, it's a small price to pay for our heat 'n serve....I mean, serve 'n protect "Only Ones" to keep us all safe from drunken Aborigines and aging hookers.

If I Had Said...

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.

We're the Only Ones On Our Own Enough

Officers often must choose between doing drug gangs' bidding or risking death by refusing. Some who have come to the U.S. to escape the dilemma find the system unsympathetic. [More]

When you think about it, why should Mexican "Only Ones" not take bribes?

Why Didn't OH AG Sign Letter Opposing Semi-Automatic Firearms Ban?

From NRA I learn:

"23 State Attorneys General To Attorney General Holder: 'No Semi-Auto Ban'"...

Your signature is not among theirs. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column asks a question of an NRA "A-rated" democrat.

It also has a link and time if you care to listen to my appearance tonight on a Texas radio program.

And as always, get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: June 15

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]