Violent Right Wing Homegrown Terrorist Racist Militias At It Again

Or not...[More]

[Via Tom Z]

Gary S

In "Comments":

Came across this site quite by accident and cannot believe the intolerant attitude of some and the manner in which Dick's opinion is simply rubbished. Dick has a valid point and what is contained here does not constitute proof - it is hearsay and opinion. Why would anyone in their right mind want to go anywhere with a concealed gun or a unconcealed gun? Does a gun make you more of a macho man? A modern day Billy the Kid! I always thought that the pro gun groups were loony - this site and the attitudes of those that post on it proves it. [More]

Thanks, Gary S. People like you do more to discredit yourself than anything I could possibly come up with.

What do you think with "rubbished"? A Brit?

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

Or at least more prosperous ones. [More]

Pools More Dangerous than Guns for Kern County Kids

Knowledge is the key to safe practices. Ignorance leads to tragedy. Provide age-appropriate gun training to those in your care. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column encourages education--for the children.

Plus, I'll be on the Andy Caldwell Show (KINF AM 1440, Central Coast, CA) at 4:00 pm PST to discuss, among other things, New Jersey's one-gun-a-month bill and ACORN's role in using tax money to stump for citizen disarmament. I've included a live stream link. I hope you have a chance to listen.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: August 27

As most of the Men in this County have left their families at home and turned out in a spirited manner in defence of their Country, it is hoped that the Troops under your command will not in the least injure their property, by destroying their Fences, Corn, or Fruit. [More]

Chris Bunch Supports Gun Owners--Will They Support Him?

This isn't something you can wait on, or figure the other guy will do. Will you do something? Anything? [More]

I've said it before--apathy is as great an enemy as opposition. Tonight's Gun Rights Examiner column attempts to give another push.

Anybody wants to lend a hand, I won't say "No"...

Translators Wanted: Inquire Within

WRSA needs some cunning linguists. [More]

Guvermint Skools

'Education' misspelled on CMS teacher coaster [More]

If they were truly educated, they'd forget working out a deal with the vendor, make lemonade out of lemons and sell these things as a fundraiser to people who think it would be funny to own one.

I imagine they'd recoup their $1,500 and even make a profit.

Following the Narrative

Bill Whittle looks at media whitewashing. [More]

Wait...can I still say that?

[Via Tom R]

We're the Only Ones Who SHOULD Have These Things

"The bottom line is people simply should not have these things and that's why we have laws against them." [More]

So does that mean that, unlike Soylent Green, "Only Ones" aren't people?

And I wonder what Mr. Coxe would have to say about this?

[Via Santander]

A New Twist

These are some of the same stupid laws that we have to follow — and some that are being proposed — for legal gun ownership. [More]

Marc Folco addresses alcohol and firearms. Throw some tobacco in there and we could have a pretty good time--as long as we left government out of the mix.

[Via Robert B]

We're the Only Ones Threatening Enough

The 10-year department veteran used a knife to threaten one man, then left. However, he returned a short time later, kicked foot [food?--DC] out of the man's hand and pointed the .45 caliber Glock semiautomatic handgun at his head. [More]

I've been to Old Tony's many times. I also walked neighborhoods distributing flyers for Proposition E many years ago. The good sheeple of Redondo Beach decided that "Only Ones" like Officer Chong could be trusted with guns.

They called it "a vote of reason over fear."

Oh, and the councilman mentioned in the Prop E link? He's the one I wrote about here.

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

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has advised staff to replace the phrase “black day” with “miserable day”...

The National Gallery in London believes that the phrase “gentleman’s agreement” is potentially offensive to women... [More]

If their governments were more niggardly, they wouldn't have money to waste on this foolishness...

The Rules of Engagement

"We're not looking to come across as being heavy-handed," he said. "We want to make sure that everybody knows what the rules of engagement are to help spur greater compliance, so that enforcement becomes less of an issue. But we're still going to enforce." [More]

Thank goodness you're not being heavy-handed, Scott Wolfson.

"Rules of engagement." Over this. Good grief. At what point do your JBTs get to shoot?

I guess "Chairwoman" works for Inez Tenenbaum, in a Chicom kind'a way, although with all those "Czars" flitting about, I'm surprised she's not called "Czarina."

Anybody know if there's a feminine form for "Führer "?

Why am I thinking of a fictional passage in a yet-unwritten novel where a Jart is used to provide ironic justice...? Remember those? I miss 'em--they were fun. I think I need to buy a set if I can find one--better yet, two sets, so I can offer one for sale in defiance of power-mad authoritarians.

Gun Registration Not Supported by History

As for those on "our side" who feel a compelling need to volunteer that the Heller decision combined with Militia Act intent now makes mandatory gun registration "legal," remember that the Constitution is the "supreme law of the land." They and those who would exploit their "reluctant" admissions would do well to remember that some of us know you don't need to wear black robes and speak all the ritual judicial incantations to understand the intent behind our right to keep and bear arms-- and our commitment to preserving and restoring it. [More]

Today's second Gun Rights Examiner column is the third part in a series necessitated by ostensible "pro-gun scholars and advocates" who seem to think mandatory gun registration would be constitutional. Fortunately, I get some expert help.

Part 1: Gun registration is NOT constitutional

Part 2: Militia Act did not establish constitutionality of mandatory gun registration

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Important Update to Chris Bunch for Congress Appeal

I've been advised that a special election primary will be held on Sept. 1, which is NEXT WEEK with a runoff in Nov. So it is critical that support be given NOW... [More]

Today's first Gun Rights Examiner column is a special update to yesterday's article about a congressional candidate who's not afraid to take a hard line stance on the Second Amendment.

I believe if we sit back and let others spread the word on this one, nothing will get done. I also believe apathy will destroy any incentive politicians have to seriously champion RKBA.

I hope you join me in promoting this information.

This Day in History: August 26

The officers commanding corps are to see that their men's arms are immediately cleaned and put in the best order possible; that the ammunition likewise be carefully inspected, and the proper number of rounds for each man completed; that the bayonets fix well; that the flints be screwed in fast, and every thing put in perfect readiness for action. [More]

What?

You mean they didn't do this so the government would have authority to mandate gun registration???

Gun Owners Should Support Chris Bunch for Congress

We have a politician principled enough to give us what most will not: unequivocal answers on his support for the right to keep and bear arms. [More]

I put out a second Gun Rights Examiner column today to introduce you to a citizen running for public office with guts enough to answer this with no weasel words.

I hope you appreciate that as much as I do, and do what you can to support this man, starting by sharing the GRE column link with your gun owner friends.

A Mugged Liberal

State Sen. R.C. Soles shoots one of two home intruders [More]

What?

You can't mean anti-gun State Sen. R.C. Soles...?

Or is he? While Grassroots North Carolina has had problems with him, NRA gave him an A.

You know, the same as for Bill Brown...

[Via Jeffersonian]

King of the Hill

The Battle of Kings Mountain, South Carolina, occurred on the 7th day of October, 1780, and resulted in the defeat of Lieutenant Colonel Ferguson, who commanded the royal forces, and the loss of his command, not one man escaping from the battle field. [More]

Well, no one expected that outcome, now did they...?

[Via Stewart Rhodes]

The Latest West Coast Trend

Self-caused internal collapse. [More]

Spreading eastward to a state near you.

Man, I'm glad I'm outta there.

[Via Chris Horton]

Time to Ban Assault Cars in Nashville!

Pedestrian accidents are on the rise in Metro Nashville, where hundreds are hit, hurt or killed by vehicles each year. [More]

Not that we want to confuse "assault cars" with "patrol cars"...

You know what would probably stop this?

Mandatory training, registration and licensing.

Oh, wait...

[Via Mama Liberty]

Meanwhile, Back in Homer Simpson's Home Town...

Increased police presence pledged for Springfield [More]

I guess the solution to violent crime is to give Chief Wiggums more power. Lord knows your chances of getting him to agree to this aren't guaranteed.

Funny how all those hoops have absolutely no effect on predators, isn't it?

Doh!

[Via Brian F]

Militia Act Did Not Establish Constitutionality of Mandatory Gun Registration

Of course there were militia rolls--you can't have a command without knowing who's in it. And of course commanders would ensure the men were properly equipped. It's hardly a surprise that some lists would have been kept verifying this. But this was applicable to militia service only. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column argues that some "pro-gun scholars and advocates" are really stretching when they opine the Militia Act established a precedent for gun registration.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: August 25

August 25, 1777

Washington marches toward Wilmington, Delaware, in an attempt to block the British advance on Philadelphia. [More]

Mabell Labe

Fellow patrons had their cellphones temporarily confiscated to prevent pictures from being taken. [More]

The nerve of these people.

I'd have refused and dealt with the consequences. Seriously. There's no way I would consent to this.

UPDATE: Some have reported problems accessing this. It still works for me, but for those of you who can't make the link work, here's a screen shot with red underscoring added by me:

Some Questions for Danny Tarkanian on Guns

The Mason-Dixon Polling and Research survey, reported Sunday in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, showed GOP candidate Danny Tarkanian leading Sen. Harry Reid by 49 percent to 38 percent. [More]

As far as Harry Reid goes, the NRA is significantly more impressed with him than GOA is. The reality is, NRA is probably not going to give up their relationship with the majority leader over a challenger.

Which means if Danny Tarkanian wants to impress gun-owning Nevada voters, he's got some 'splainin to do--which he evidently hasn't so far...

Now's your chance, Mr. Tarkanian.

Will you answer a few questions?

Will you give gun owners a reason to look to you for leadership?

This looks like the perfect campaign to force this issue. It's not like the anti-gunners have a lock on Nevada. So he can't harm himself by being unequivocal and strong.

I'm sending this to Mr. Tarkanian via email. Whether he responds or declines, you'll know about it.

UPDATE: He passed with flying colors.

We're the Only Ones Hierarchical Enough

A retired Lorain police sergeant has said that when he was on the force, his fellow officers engaged in “nonconsensual sexual misconduct” with members of the public while they were on duty and weren’t meaningfully disciplined for it, according to court documents filed Wednesday. [More]

Nonconsensual sexual misconduct”?

Is that "Only One" code-speak for "rape"?

Well, yeah, I understand why there was no "meaningful discipline," seeing as how the immediate response that a rape attempt deserves would deplete the force of so many "bad apples" there apparently wouldn't be that many left in the barrel...

Dr. Syn Alias The Scarecrow‏

Mike H revisits a television show from the past. [More]

We've talked about this before.

We're the Only Ones Selling It, Loving It Enough

A St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff's deputy booked with malfeasance in office was fired Friday afternoon after he was caught selling Sheriff's Office property on eBay, Sheriff Wayne L. Jones said. [More]

Whatever it is, you can get it from "Only Ones"!

[Via Harvey]

Some TN Permit Holders are Now Felons

The effect of the new law is that now even non-violent felons are prohibited from possessing any firearms and also from buying firearms (TCA 39-17-1316) and also from having a handgun carry permit (TCA 39-17-1351) even if they have previously had their full rights of citizenship restored by a Tennessee court. They cannot hunt with a firearm. They cannot have a firearm in their home for self-defense. They cannot work as an armed guard. They cannot work in an armed law enforcement position.

They are unindicted felons instantly on July 1, 2008 whose names are in many state databases as firearms owners. [More]

How did this happen?

Apparently, the current NRAILA lobbyist chooses not to consult me or to my knowledge any other practicing Tennessee attorney with experience in these areas.

Well, perhaps "the current NRAILA lobbyist" has superior credentials...? I'd think working for the Council on Foreign Relations would count for something...

[Via JH]

Gun Registration is NOT Constitutional

Where I can and do disagree is with any representation that the Founders would have considered mandatory gun registration constitutional. These were the people who wrote "shall not be infringed" into the Second Amendment, and they did not delegate to government any power over gun ownership. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column disagrees with some "reluctant... 'pro-gun scholars and advocates'" who, for reasons of their own, feel compelled to make unwarranted public concessions to the enemy.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: August 24

General Greene's and Genl. Stephen's divisions are to march to morrow morning at four o'clock precisely, if it should not rain, towards Wilmington, and encamp on the first good ground beyond Naaman's creek. All the horse are likewise to march at the same time, and proceed to Wilmington, and encamp on the first good ground there, or in their neighbourhood thereof. [More]

Are You Doing Business with Anti-Gun Companies?

There’s an old bumper sticker that says "Ted Kennedy’s Car Has Killed More People than My Gun." Perhaps it’s time to create one that says "Sara Lee Has Killed More People than the Manson Family." And to wonder why they don’t focus on controlling their product quality instead of our guns. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner posts an old article a magazine feared to publish. I posted this several years ago on WarOnGuns, but most readers will not have seen it before.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: August 23

On August 23, 1777, Arnold was told of the success of his agent's mission. He next received word from Colonel Gansevoort that St. Leger was retreating. [More]

'Travel Icon' Frommer Just an Anti-Gun Bigot

Two truisms come to mind that Arthur's anti-gun adventure confirms: Write what you know and there's no fool like an old fool. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at an ignorant old fool.

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This Day in History: August 22

August 22, 1777

British Colonel Barry St. Leger abandons Fort Stanwix for Canada as Arnold's forces approach. [More]

We're the Only Ones Striking with Force Enough

Metro Gang Strike Force members committed crimes by taking home property that had been seized during their police operations...The property included flat- and large-screen TVs, laptops and other computer equipment, electronics and recreational items such as water scooters. [More]

No doubt just a few bad apples. I mean, only a third of them were "implicated."

Do the folks prosecuting these guys have any idea how long it will take to train replacement "Only Ones" to become this accomplished at being lying, thieving, thugs?

[Via Buzz G]

The Mercenary

Part of my job as Founder is to extend invitations for people to speak at these events. Recently, I invited a famous Second Amendment activist. I asked him to spend five minutes on stage. He said he would be very happy and honored to attend the Second Amendment March ... but only if we paid him $40,000. [More]

Not that I consider myself to be in the exalted rank of important bigshot 2A luminaries, but I feel like I'm pushing things asking people to share GRE links...

I've got nothing against people making a living. It's why I encourage you to buy books from guys like Matthew Bracken and David E. Young, or purchase videos from JPFO...

But $40K, two first-class tickets, luxury hotel accommodations...I guess this cat figures his pearls of wisdom and ability to inspire us, the little people, are enough of a contribution.

I'm really curious as to who it is. I have a suspicion, based on a certain NRA director who has been reported as charging that precise amount to attend board meetings, but it would be unfair to consider that conclusive without facts. I'm going to email Grand Rapids GRE Skip Coryell and if he reveals it later, I'll be able to tell you if I was right.

I wonder how much Patrick Henry charged for his "Give Me Liberty" speech...?

Crisis Needed

Vanderboegh tells us why. [More]

Real Homeland Security is Being Maintained

A tip of the hat to those who have stirred the debate. [More]

Larry Pratt puts the armed protester brouhaha into proper perspective.

We're the Only Ones Clubbing Around Enough

A suspended Shafter police officer is facing felony assault charges after videotaping himself clubbing a prone suspect who didn't resist, officers said Wednesday. [More]

And then he falsified the police report? Why that's unheard of!

Y'know, when I see our fine "Only Ones" getting in trouble over little things like this, it makes me nostalgic for the good old days of street justice.

[Via Harvey]

We're the Only Ones "Is This Some Kind of Bust?" Enough

An embarrassed Sheriff Gary Painter fired one Midland County deputy and suspended three others without pay after a scantily dressed waitress holding a rifle posed for photographs on the hood of a patrol vehicle. [More]

Now hold the damn phone here a second--the "Only Ones" magical "patrol rifle" juju is so powerful that one given to a ("Twin Peaks"!) pseudo-Hooters gal by DUI-eligible boobs with badges is a mere "rifle", but if you or I have one while we're stone cold sober it would instantly become a "semiautomatic mass killing machine"...?

[Via Matt S]

We're the Only Ones Re-Employed Enough

West Palm Beach police officer who beat handcuffed suspect gets job back...

In June, Schwartz and Graham were arrested on misconduct charges after an investigation by state and federal authorities found they falsified police reports after the May 2008 beating. [More]

Hey, when you have this level of on-the-job experience, the "Only Ones" can't afford to lose you, especially when you consider how long it takes to train a rookie into becoming such an accomplished lying thug.

Thank goodness for the police unions who make sure those "few bad apples" stay in the barrel! Now that's diversity!

Bonnie Erbe Exemplifies Media Elites' Hatred for Gun Owners

Citizens are children, you see. And children need guardians.

The adults, that is, the government, must keep grown-up things away from them.

For their own good. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner shows how a prominent "Authorized Journalist" relies exclusively on name-calling and lies.

Also learn about a pro-RKBA "filk" music album and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: August 21

The Conduct of Genl Howe is extremely embarrassing. He left the Capes of Delaware the 31st Ulto. and having never been heard of since the 7th Inst. off Sinapuxent. It was generally beleived here, that he had passed the Capes of Virginia, and that Charles Town in South Carolina was the object of his expedition. We were so fully persuaded of this, and convinced of the impracticability of affording it succour in time from this Army, that a Resolution was come into this Morning, to move to morrow towards Hudson's River, if approved by Congress, to avail ourselves of any advantages, circumstances might point out. The destination of the Fleet, if for Chesapeak Bay, must soon be known, and the Army will remain here, till further intelligence is obtained on the Subject. At present, I think it not unlikely, that their appearance off the Capes is to amuse and that their designs may yet be against Charles Town. [More]

Too Many Tips

I just can't cover them all. Please understand if I haven't gotten to yours--it doesn't mean it's not as deserving of being featured as anything else--it just means there's only one of me and I have other responsibilities to attend to.

We're the Only Ones Minty Fresh Enough

They wouldn't let May out of jail for three months until tests proved the so-called drugs were candy.

While May was behind bars, the Kissimmee Police Department towed his car and auctioned it off. He lost his job and was evicted. [More]

And the "Only Ones'" War on Everything continues...

What, your life was destroyed? Hey, they were just following department protocol.

Every damned "officer" involved in this outrage should be publicly identified, held personally criminally and civilly accountable, and humiliated and shunned by all decent people.

Oh, I forgot--they can kidnap and hold us hostage for that, too.

[Via "Bill Hicks"]

A Snuffyless Mantra

Hernando Zavala gets a letter published. [More]

He tells me via email:

Just one gripe. They edited my letter ... I called it the "Daley/Pfleger" mantra. They dropped the Pfleger.

Maybe they're afraid of being "snuffed out".

We're the Only Ones Unidentifiable Enough

A 34-YEAR-OLD woman, the mother of a 12-year-old girl, has been locked up in a Virginia jail for three weeks and could remain there for at least another month. Her crime? Blogging about the police. [More]

How dare a mere subject presume to monitor the exalted "Only One" drug warriors.

Look--I'm "identifying a police officer."

[Via JPR9]

Oh, My Achey Fordy Seven!

They've since corrected it, without admitting anything, of course.

Forget "write what you know." No one in power really wants "Authorized Journalists" to know what the hell they're talking about. They're too useful using their vast reach to spread exploitable ignorance.

[Via Daniel Barnett]

We're the Only Ones Getting Carried Away with Our Work Enough Update

We talked about this here.

It's over.

[Via Laurel]

Another Racist Obama Protestor

Correspondent ZGeorge points us to an MSNBC video and notes:

MSLSD crops the video of the guy in Arizona to obscure the fact that he is black and then Contessa Brewer and her crew of spit bubble blowers go on about how white people are carrying guns around presidents of "color."

A little background:

The guy carrying the gun is black - not white.

The event is no where near Obama.

The guy carrying the gun cleared this with the police department ahead of time.

Open carry of firearms in Arizona is legal.

Not surprising.

The socialists want us to believe using "socialist" to describe their socialism is a racist codeword.

This nitwit would have us believe the Obama /Joker poster originated with racists. I still haven't seen a retraction on that one.

Hey, it's not us intent on rendering "people of color" defenseless by force of the state--it's them.

And we all know how MSNBC feels about guns. The very thought sends a sensation down their legs, albeit a wet one, as opposed to a "furrowing".

We're the Only Ones Just Popping In Enough

“I instinctively slid [my gun] off my belt and placed it in the center console, and armed the alarm,” Brown said. “I didn’t want to take it in. I was only going in for a hot second.” [More]

Understandable attitude for an "Only One" with his eye trained to see potential crime scenes in his jurisdiction. We all know nothing bad ever happens in stores or their parking lots.

Besides, we also know how quickly you can get in and out of Home Depots. Who would have time to do anything in a span as brief as "a hot second"?

Oh, wait...

[Via Harvey]

Can Obama's Anti-Gun OSHA Pick Be Stopped?

As usual, the major players are all silent on voicing their position on the nominee. If past actions are any indication, they'll only enter into the controversy if dragged kicking and screaming by the grassroots, which generally means too late to change the outcome. Their apologists may point to the recent setback on Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation, and come up with all kinds of excuses why the realpolitik course is avoidance. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column notes that ultimately, the answer to the title question rests with us.

Here's what it boils down to: If you and I do nothing, and accept confirmation as inevitable without lifting a finger to stop it, no, he can't be.

If you and I do something that requires very little time and effort, and then urge every gun owner we know to follow suit, there could be a chance.

If you're just coming into this discussion, it would help to read Part One and Part Two.

Also, Jennifer Freeman of Liberty Belles gives us a language lesson.

Tell a friend? And take five minutes to contact a few people?

Have you read the latest from all the Gun Rights Examiners?

• Atlanta: Ed Stone
• Austin: Howard Nemerov
• Boston: Ron Bokleman
• Charlotte: Paul Valone
• Chicago: Don Gwinn
• Cleveland: Daniel White
• DC: Mike Stollenwerk
• Denver: Dan Bidstrup
• Grand Rapids: Skip Coryel
• Los Angeles: John Longenecker
• Minneapolis: John Pierce
• National: David Codrea
• Seattle: Dave Workman
• St. Louis: Kurt Hofmann
• Wisconsin: Gene German

This Day in History: August 20

Would it not be much more for the honor and interest of America to turn such a part of our force, against our enemy to the northward as no longer to leave it in doubt who shall have the ascendency in that quarter? [More]

Shouldn't You Be in Bed?

If this doesn't work, we can extend hours even longer. [More]

And we'll just enforce that with our "manhunters" here...

[Via Tom Z]

We're the Only Ones Going Home to Mother Enough

A San Diego police officer is facing misdemeanor charges after witnesses say she got drunk and started waiving her gun around in a bar while off duty. Carlsbad police did not take the officer to jail. Instead, they released her to her mother. [More]

Now, like some of the comment posters, I don't want to hear that she got special "Only One" treatment. I'm sure the coroner would eventually release us to our family, too.

[Via DJK]

We're the Only Ones Gaming the System Enough

A former Lawrence police officer has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of federal wire fraud for selling stolen video games on eBay last year while he was a member of the police department. [More]

Because the "Only Ones" are more trustworthy than you are at being "first-person shooters"...which is why they get access to more "cheat codes" than the general population...

[Via Darrell W]

"A Pointless, Bureaucratic Knee-Jerk Reaction"

I wouldn't say "pointless," because that presupposes the NZ police establishment doesn't understand full well its actions are tyrannical. [More]

You can get background on this story here.

[Via Snake9, who has more]

I Wonder if You Could Book...

...a hunting or shooting vacation, and make arrangements to ship your guns? [More]


I also wonder if YourTravelBiz is ideological or simply mercenary, and if they'd extend a similar franchise program to a gun group...?

[Via JPR9. who "wonder[s] if their funding is drying up."]

"The Sight of Such a Weapon Can Make You Crazy"

Yeah, just knowing it can shoot down airplanes...[More]

Why it can totally screw up one's sense of proportion.

Along those lines, JFC copied me on his correspondence to the "Authorized Journalist":

Dear Ms. Barry:

On 12.7-caliber miscalculation:

In "South Ossetia Tries to Disarm Its Citizens"

You wrote: "...12.7-caliber machine gun..."

Try .50 caliber Browning Machine Gun [BMG] (12.7x99mm NATO)

See:

.50 BMG
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The .50 Browning Machine Gun (12.7x99mm NATO) or .50 BMG

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.50_BMG

For more conversions:

Inches mm
.177 4.50
.22 5.59
.357 9.08
.40 10.16
.45 11.43
.50 12.7

Cheers,

JFC

About that Right Wing Militia Threat...

Correction: I mean the federal agent provocateur threat... [More]

Not that this will stop the SPLC from stirring things up and smearing patriots for profit.

Vanderboegh clued us in on this insect almost two months ago.

Be the Best Witness You Can Be

That and give them what they want.

We can't have any heroes any more.

At least not ones who don't work for the state pretending that's their job.

Otherwise, people might start getting ideas...and start undermining all that dependency we're relying on...

[Via Mama Liberty]

Wising Up to Bloomberg

Buckeye Firearms Association tells us of more defections. [More]

We're the Only Ones Standing By Enough

Two Marin County sheriff's deputies watched from 50 feet away while a man killed two people with a shotgun on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge last week. [More]

It may surprise you to find I agree with Sheriff Doyle, and I'm not playing "Monday- morning quarterback" for the officers' actions/inaction.

What I will criticize is the perception that the police will protect you. That and the way much of California, particularly Marin County, makes it highly improbable that any but an "Only One" will ever legally have a gun on their person in a public place with which they can defend themselves.

Oh, and also Sheriff Doyle's insistence on keeping things that way...

[Via Ed Stone]

We're the Only Ones Getting Carried Away with Our Work Enough

A statewide manhunt was launched Tuesday after deputies say a Katy ISD police officer was abducted by a fellow cop. [More]

Let the average cud-chewer see Office Reyes with a gun and they shrug it off. Let them see you with a gun and let the bladder releasing begin.

We need to do what we can to change that societal perception, particularly in light of leg-furrowing hoplophobes like Chris Matthews dominating their sources for opinions. Which is why I continually give attention to the "Only Ones" files...

[Via Bill C]

OSHA Pick Michaels Will Use 'Public Health' Scheme to 'Regulate' Guns

Does anyone doubt that Michaels will bring a similarly creative agenda to apply through regulatory measures under the guise of "occupational safety and health"? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column recalls recent history when anti-gun agency heads used the "guns/public health" fraud to advance their disarmament schemes.

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Have you read the latest from all the Gun Rights Examiners?

• Atlanta: Ed Stone
• Austin: Howard Nemerov
• Boston: Ron Bokleman
• Charlotte: Paul Valone
• Chicago: Don Gwinn
• Cleveland: Daniel White
• DC: Mike Stollenwerk
• Denver: Dan Bidstrup
• Grand Rapids: Skip Coryel
• Los Angeles: John Longenecker
• Minneapolis: John Pierce
• National: David Codrea
• Seattle: Dave Workman
• St. Louis: Kurt Hofmann
• Wisconsin: Gene German
  

This Day in History: August 19

Edward Willcox, Quarter Master to Capt. Dorse's 44 troop charged with "Desertion, taking a horse belonging to Col. Moylan's regiment, and a trooper with his accoutrements," found guilty and sentenced to be led round the regiment he belongs to, on horseback, with his face towards the horses tail, and his coat turned wrong side outwards, and that he be then discharged from the army. [More]

There Is Still Time

"There is still time for Congress and the president to take steps to keep loaded firearms away from the valleys of Yellowstone, the cliffs of Yosemite, and the Statue of Liberty — but they need to act quickly," said Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. [More]

Settle down, Paul. Don't get so worked up that things start popping out.

[Via Ed M]

Failure to Comply

Good, powerful essay... [More]

[Via Mike H]

Another Option

Interior Ministry says recent surge in violence has it receiving twice as many requests for firearms permits. Number of appeals over denied requests nearly triples; those ineligible for gun license opt for tear gas, knives [More]

No doubt the way those ineligible here opt to obey the law...

The hard core bad guys all have guns.

[Via Joshua M]

A Happy Anniversary

The superintendent of the isolated Harrold Independent School District, about 30 miles northwest of here, made history last August when he and his school board decided to allow select teachers and staff members at the 110-student school to carry guns on campus — a first for Texas and the nation. [More]

I wonder why Wayne isn't calling for more?

[Via Mama Liberty]

We're the Only Ones Conducting Business as Usual Enough

Price conducted "business as usual" at City Hall Friday, just hours after he learned he would face at least one criminal charge. [More]

That's the thing about all these "Only Ones" stories--they're not unusual.

[Via retrotruckman]

Obama's OSHA Pick is Anti-Gun

We're dealing with someone who views guns only in terms of their misuse. Their protective benefits are not even considered in his advocacy for treating them as a public health issue. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column highlights a renewed effort on an old front.

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Have you read the latest from all the Gun Rights Examiners?

• Atlanta: Ed Stone
• Austin: Howard Nemerov
• Boston: Ron Bokleman
• Charlotte: Paul Valone
• Chicago: Don Gwinn
• Cleveland: Daniel White
• DC: Mike Stollenwerk
• Denver: Dan Bidstrup
• Grand Rapids: Skip Coryel
• Los Angeles: John Longenecker
• Minneapolis: John Pierce
• National: David Codrea
• Seattle: Dave Workman
• St. Louis: Kurt Hofmann
• Wisconsin: Gene German

This Day in History: August 18

Bennington, August 18, 1777.

"Dear GENERAL,

"THE late signal success of a body of about 2000 troops, mostly militia, under the command of Brigadier General Stark, in this part of the country, on the 16th instant, over a party of about 1500 of the enemy, who came out with a manifest design to possess themselves of this town, as will appear by the enclosed, is an event happy and important. - Our troops behaved in a very brave and heroic manner; they pushed the enemy from one work to another thrown up on advantageous ground, and from different posts, with spirit and fortitude, until they gained a complete victory over them. [More]

Light Posting Ahead

Got stuff goin' on.

If I post here at all over the weekend it will be to promote a new Gun Rights Examiner column. I'll try to get to that as I can. Check here and there over the weekend if you're so inclined.

Please understand if I don't reply to emails in the interim. Matter of fact, I wouldn't mind if some of you held them back so I'm not facing hundreds when I can give my inbox some attention.

SPLC Report Smears Oath Keepers, Militias

The well-paid exploiters at the misnamed Southern Poverty Law Center are at it again.

At what?

Lumping patriots and Constitutionalists with haters. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column wonders if sometimes threats must be manufactured to keep the money coming in.

Tell a friend?

Have you read the latest from all the Gun Rights Examiners?

• Atlanta: Ed Stone
• Austin: Howard Nemerov
• Boston: Ron Bokleman
• Charlotte: Paul Valone
• Chicago: Don Gwinn
• Cleveland: Daniel White
• DC: Mike Stollenwerk
• Denver: Dan Bidstrup
• Grand Rapids: Skip Coryel
• Los Angeles: John Longenecker
• Minneapolis: John Pierce
• National: David Codrea
• Seattle: Dave Workman
• St. Louis: Kurt Hofmann
• Wisconsin: Gene German

This Day in History: August 14

If Howes Army is at Sea, his Men between Decks will suffer, beyond Expression. Persons, here, who have been at Sea, upon this Coast, at this Season of the Year, say, the Heat is more intollerable, on Shipboard than on Land. There is no Comfort to be had any where, and the Reflection of the Sun Rays from the Deck, are insufferable. [More]