This Day in History: November 28

After the judgment and loyalty of Silas Deane is called into question, Congress appoints John Adams to succeed Deane as the commissioner to France on this day in 1777. [More]

Situation Normal, AFU

Steps have been taken to tighten restrictions on who gets onto the post...[More]

That's not where the danger came from.

Despite the availability of resources, many soldiers have expressed reluctance to seek mental health care...

Yeah, no kidding...

[Via William T]

Banking on Taiwanese Gun Control

Three masked gunmen robbed the 50-year-old victim on Monday afternoon in the southern city of Tainan... [More]

Aborigines, no doubt.

And just why is it in our interests to put American lives on the line to defend these people?

[Via Plug Nickel Times]

We're the Only Ones "Standard Procedure" Enough

After his arrest, Officer N.E. Keith was placed on administrative leave with pay, a standard procedure in cases like his...[More]

See, if everyone got these job perks, he wouldn't be an "Only One"...

[Via Cocked and Loaded]

So Much for Cooling Off

Prison inmate released Sunday, carjacks vehicle in Rosedale same day... [More]

Don't these damn scofflaws realize that in California, you need to wait 10 days to get a handgun?

[Via Thaddeus Fendon]

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

The WPC stated she had felt threatened by his size - 5' 11" and about 12 stone - and implied that she found it intimidating. [More]

5'11" is too tall? Who the hell is she, Lobelia Sackville-Baggins?

I don't suppose "the professional standards department of Kent Police" might consider the predictable ramifications of giving paranoid authoritarian cowards official power over others...?

[Via William T]

Beware of the Clause

Mama Liberty sends us a video link. [More]

If You're the Praying Sort...

...Jay21 says now is a good time. [More]

Who Will Guard the Guards?

"But what," you may ask, "can we do to help them?" Glad you asked. [More]

Kurt Hofmann asks us to help protect the Oath Keepers.

Gun Grabbers: Who Are These People?

"Anti-gun laws seem to be the brain children of those who would wreck our American way of life, including politicians who should or do know better, and 'write for hire' writers who lack ability to write anything except something that appeals to emotional thinkers or those who can't think at all." [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column presents a voice-from-the-past judgment on subversive enemies of freedom.

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This Day in History: November 27

November 27, 1777

Congress recommends that the states confiscate the estates of loyalist sympathizers noting that such residents had "forfeited the right to protection." [More]

Don't Forget to be Thankful for Your 'Gun Rights'

"He's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll's eyes. When he comes at ya, doesn't seem to be living... until he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white and then... ah then you hear that terrible high-pitched screamin'." [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column brings a message of holiday cheer, reminding us to be thankful for our rights and our means to preserve them against predatory turkeys.

I'm taking the rest of the day off.

You all have a good one.

This Day in History: November 26

Much lately has been urged concerning the reputation of our arms; as if we had long been a warlike nation, whose existence, like the ancient Romans, depended on their military fame. I confess I view the matter differently, and cannot bring myself to believe (how much soever I may wish it) that we are upon a par in military knowledge and Skill with our enemies. Indeed it is not possible, and the sensible part of mankind well know it. [More]

'Not Without a Fight' Gun Rights Documentary Completed

Gun rights documentary maker Max Lemus informs me his "Not without a fight" video has been completed and its official release date is today. [More]

Find out how you can purchase your copy in today's second Gun Rights Examiner column.

This young man invested months of his life traveling the country to interview gun rights activists, and invested his own savings in order to bring this to us, and I think he's created a tool that can be very helpful in spreading the message "outside the choir." When you consider how uncompromising the views presented are, that's really a pretty remarkable achievement.

I'd like to think someone who has earned our support deserves to actually receive it.

If not from you, then who?

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

Britain has built the world's biggest DNA database without proper political debate and police routinely arrest people just to get their DNA profiles onto the system, the genetics watchdog said in a report on Tuesday. [More]

I guess the term "function creep" doesn't strike them as ironic?

[Via Zachary G]

New York Daily News Uses Ignorant Snobbery to Push Citizen Disarmament

[C]reatures such as these will never stop promoting the destruction of our right to keep and bear arms. There can be no compromise with them, because they'll never stop, so long as other, rougher men in the service of the state are willing to enforce their demands at gunpoint... [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner illustrates returns the contempt.

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This Day in History: November 25

November 25, 1777

Lafayette and his 300 troops win a skirmish with a larger force of Hessians at Gloucester, New Jersey. [More]

Gillibrand and McCarthy to Make Illegal Gun Transactions Even More Illegal

That's pretty much the gist of today's press conference. [More]

Here's the follow-up to today's earlier Gun Rights Examiner column. There's not a lot to say because most of what they said was such BS.

A Brief Nod

Is it really as good as a wink to a blind horse? [More]

Grey's Anatomy Spin-Off Webcast Starts Tonight!

Western Rifle Shooters Association tells us about it. [More]

But first they make us sit through some boring economic stuff.

And It's All Perfectly Legal!

There are armed men and women in the tri-counties that we don't hear much about. They aren't police, rather they're ordinary citizens carrying a concealed gun in public-- and it's all perfectly legal. [More]

Provided you can prove to Master that you "need" it.

We're in Bill Brown country now!

I like how some connected businessman's money roll or some club musician's fan interactions are more important than my childrens' lives.

And it's all perfectly legal!

I wonder if they did a quick audit of these counties if you'd find any inconvenient racial disparities in re approvals...

Actually, we don't need to wonder.

[Via Gerhard Paul]

We're the Only Ones Stripped Bare Enough

Newly obtained documents reveal a former Scottsdale police officer may have illegally strip searched as many as 20 Valley women during his two years on the force. [More]

If he'd tried that on some of the women I know, ol' Chong Kim here would have ended up in deep kimche.

The thing about "Only Ones" stories like this that always gets to me is just the fact that they believe they operate in a culture that allows them to get away with it. That and their attitude that citizens are chattel to be used and disposed of as they see fit.

Maybe this is why:

A police spokesman said the department also investigated possible criminal charges against Kim, but determine he did not violate any state laws.

Think they'd have been able to gin up some relevant statutes if one of the victims had...uh...blown this evil pig to hell?

And then there's this:

"Clearly this was an officer who was going way beyond his job description," said Ulises Ferragut, a defense attorney who has been involved in similar cases.

Really? It wasn't within established department protocols? Or is Ulises here just having fun with wry understatement?

William Grigg has more.

[Via Danno and Zachary G]

The Way Things Oughtta Be

Two days after the General’s death, a 14-year-old girl in Bushenyi allegedly killed one Josephat Mpigika, a 40-year-old man who had tried to rape her. She reportedly killed him with a rock accurately aimed at his head. The police arrested her. [More]

Thank goodness some parts of the world recognize the danger posed by guns, and take that awful choice away from women, leaving them with poison and witchcraft.

We could get there some day here, too. Our finest feminist mind is working on it.

[Via Mama Liberty]

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

Thugs who broke a man's jaw on a night out were freed after just one day of their nine-month jail sentences after a judge decided he had been too harsh, it emerged today. [More]

Any questions?

Oh, right, you can't ask them. Your jaw is broken.

[Via Harvey]

Stop with the Fred Maslack Emails Already

Fred Maslack is not a current member of the VT legislature.

Here: See for yourself.

Please stop forwarding the email about him introducing a bill requiring gun ownership. You'll notice they never actually come with a bill number and a link?

I heard such a bill was introduced a while back, but you couldn't prove it by me.

It's kind of like that damned SB 2099 HR 45 email that keeps urging us to SEND THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW. And it seems they're always sent by people clueless as to "BCC," so a "reply to all" delights us all. Not to mention provides a convenient cherry picking resource for spammers, especially as forwards accrue more edresses...

We have real efforts required of us. We can't afford to waste time and energy.

We're the Only Ones Mildly Responded To Enough

Yet despite one officer's own admission of the fraud as well as payroll sheets outlining the officers' misdeeds, no charges were brought against them. [More]

Well, yeah...hh...

Why do you think we call them "Only Ones"?

[Via retrotruckman]

No Business for Randy Rayburn, EVER

"We will have vigilantes shooting up bars all over," said Randy Rayburn, the owner of three upscale cafes, who led opponents of the law. [More]

Insulting, isn't he?

I wonder what Randy's prepared to personally do if someone downscale decides an upscale cafe with unarmed patrons provides an attractive opportunity for those not afraid to ignore the rules when it suits their purposes?

You know, people who look at "No Guns Ever" signs as invitations...?

You can ask Randy. You'll find him down at the Sunset Grill. Or at the Midtown Cafe, or his third "Dine While Disarmed" establishment, Cabana.

Any gun owner who spends a dime in these joints is giving aid and comfort to the enemy.

And here's an interesting twist: Randy's executive chef "specializes in wild game dishes in the framework of contemporary cuisine."

Does that mean they have to shoot it?

Might be an opportunity to do a little CUM ULLA SELLA IN PUGNO TABERNA bridge-building, and find out how many PETA activists in the Nashville area might be outraged at the exploitation and murder of our animal friends just to satisfy upscale gluttony and greed...

[Via Loki1776]

Kirsten Gillibrand Ramps Up Abandonment of Gun Owners

I noticed one conspicuous absence in particular among the signatories: formerly "pro gun" Kirsten Gillibrand, who abandoned her supportive gun-owning constituents to embrace the political opportunities of citizen disarmament. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column once again chronicles the serial infidelities of...well, we know what she is and we've established her price.

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This Day in History: November 24

Information having been given that divers of the late sutlers, and some of the inhabitants have opened tippling houses within and adjacent to the encampment of the army, by which the design of banishing the Sutlers from the army is in a great measure frustrated. The Deputy Quarter Master General is required forthwith, to make diligent inquiry, and examination, for discovering such houses, and suppressing them, and to assure all who are driving this pernicious trade, that if continued any longer, their liquors shall be seized, and they expelled from the neighbourhood of the army, on pain of the severest punishment if they return. [More]

A Conspicuous Absence

An overwhelming, bipartisan majority of members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have signed an amicus curiae, or "friend of the court," brief supporting the NRA’s position that the Second Amendment is incorporated against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. The amicus brief, bearing the signatures of 251 Members of Congress and 58 Senators, was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court today in the case of McDonald v. City of Chicago. [More]

Here's the brief.

Well, well, well...

Guess who didn't sign it?

Just the Idea

“I’m appalled that someone would even consider it. It was only one incident, and it was just the idea. We do not allow guns in the library, no firearms or any weapon in the library.” [More]

So, Larry Frank: What exactly are you personally prepared to do about it should some nonfictional character decide your signs and your indignant opposition are...unpersuasive?

Go "Shhhh..."?

All those books. You'd think the guy would have learned something. Just what the hell are they teaching at all those liberal arts universities that Larry attended?

Oh. Right.

[Via Say Uncle]

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

A MAN had bleach poured into his eyes when he was attacked by two thugs in his own home.

John McGrady had his head kicked on and stamped and he was slashed with a knife when the two attackers burst into his Thornton property. [More]

And every single proponent of human disarmament would rather see this happen to you and those you love than "allow" you to be armed.

With no exceptions.

We're the Only Ones Skimming Enough

A statewide police association will check its financial books after learning one of its board members -- a Chicago Police sergeant -- was charged with skimming $600,000 from the Chicago Police Sergeants' Association. [More]

I'm shocked--shocked--to find no honor among "Only Ones."

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

[Via Harvey]

We're the Only Ones "You Can Leave Your Hat On" Enough

It seems like we just got done talking about Joe Cocker lyrics.*

And now we read this:

Thomas C. Wetherington, 22, says he was treated unfairly when the N.C. Highway Patrol dismissed him in August over a lost hat, especially considering that other troopers have kept their jobs despite having sexual liaisons on duty.

"Look, we've got guys having sex in patrol cars just about every day," said Wetherington, a trooper since 2007. "Why did I get dismissed when other guys get slaps on the wrist?"

Is that what was getting slapped?

Besides, Billy's mom let's him do it.

Still, Bare...uh...headed Tom's assertions notwithstanding, not all "Only Ones" in love stories have happy endings:

A former North Carolina state trooper wants his job back after being fired for having a drunken sexual encounter with another trooper's wife in the back seat of a car headed home from a Christmas party.

The woman's husband was in the front seat.

True class just has a way of coming to the fore, does it not?

You can leave your hat on.

[Via Cocked and Loaded]

* I am reminded in comments the song was written by Randy Newman. The Cocker version was the most popular and the one I associate with the song.

Defining the Terms

Bill would change definition of 'self defense' [More]

I take more of an "I know it when I see it" approach to these things.

[Via Mama Liberty]

An Official Commendation

St. Clair County State's Attorney Robert Haida, whose office filed the charge, said in a prepared statement: "I commend the shop clerk for what is clearly a legal act of self-defense." He added, "This type of defensive action is allowed by law-abiding citizens when violent, unlawful acts are perpetrated against them." [More]

I'd argue with the word "allowed," and maybe substitute "applauded" or some such, but the rest of the sentiment is good.

And as for charging the accomplice, I don't have a problem with that. If he hadn't gone out to commit evil, a violent death would not have occurred.

Still, all things considered, the case could be made that he deserves a commendation, too.

[Via Mama Liberty]

Yeah, Good Luck with That

"There must be a total stop to this senseless violence," he said, recommending that a state of emergency be imposed in the area to disarm all gunmen. "Anything else will not work."[More]

Jesus Dureza, are you really that clueless?

[Via Zachary G]

Will Pentagon Purge Oath Keepers?

And here's one other thing to keep in mind: What do you call a person who has been dishonorably discharged?

That's right, a "prohibited person." Subject to having their firearms confiscated. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a new potential where intended consequences can devolve into unintended ones. Then again, some may be counting on provoking a reaction.

Also listen to a Sunday radio broadcast substantiating that AG Holder is stumping for a course that can only lead to confiscation attempts. Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: November 23

Sir: I am compelled by repeated Complaints of the Inhuman treatment still shewn to the unhappy Prisoners in your hands to call upon you for a clear and explicit answer to my Letter o ? the 14th instant. This I shall expect to receive by Monday Evening next. Their sufferings demand immediate redress, and unless, I obtain the most satisfactory Assurances on this Head, duty will constrain me to retaliate instantly, on the Prisoners in my possession. I am etc. [More]

Good for Thee But Not for Me

Unlike most Chicagoans, Scott could have been a legal handgun owner. Because he had it before the ban was enacted, he was allowed to register and keep it. But the police department says he never did. By having it in the city, Scott was guilty of an offense that could have gotten him jail time. [More]

All these armed Chicago pols, deliberately ignoring the very laws they impose on their subjects.

I wonder if an equal rights lawsuit might not have some merit?

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

[Via Michael G]

No Place to Hide

Mike H thinks there's nowhere to go. [More]

We're the Only Ones Demonstrably Slower than Pizza Delivery Enough

Instead, the 911 operator sent an electronic message to a dispatcher for the Atlanta Police Department, who held the call — for 56 minutes and five seconds — before sending an officer to Phoenix Park. [More]

The lesson here?

The police are not the "Only Ones" who can protect you. In fact, they can't protect you.

Those who don't want to believe that are free to live with their delusions, but have absolutely no say in my ability to protect me and mine, their irrational and childish claims of a "right to feel safe" notwithstanding.

[Via Harvey]

Horror in New York

A subway passenger was stabbed to death in front of horrified riders in a dispute with another man over a seat in the car early Saturday morning in midtown Manhattan, police said. [More]

What do you think the odds are that if someone attacked Furious Mike that the people around him would--by law--be unable to do anything except react in horror?

New Translator Feature

This ought to help bring about better understanding, especially when divergent viewpoints exist. [More]

Isn't it wonderful, the way art and science combine to make all our lives better?

Don't click on link if you're offended by sexual references.

In Loco Parentis

Willows High Principal Mort Geivett and other district officials did not appear to dispute that the parking space was off school property, but they cited several justifications. One of them was the legal doctrine of in loco parentis — where school officials may act in place of a parent for school functions. [More]

In other words, Mort & Co. here think they not only control their inmates who are not directly in their clutches, but based on this, they control them anywhere they happen to be when their parents are not around.

That's pretty loco all right.

Pirate Motives Not as Important as Ability to Repel Them

So basically, we're looking at the classic conflict between secular humanists and religious fundamentalists? Making the unfortunate Chandlers either eco-criminals or infidels? I wonder if the armed detail on the Maersk Alabama worried about motive? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column maintains sometimes "how" is more important than "why" when it comes to sending predators packing.

Also see what Ted Deeds is going to be talking to Tom Gresham about this afternoon, and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: November 22

On November 22, 1777, however, Vail wrote General Washington pleading that he had been “wrongfully Prosecuted & maliciously us’d.” Vail was nevertheless court-martialed and dismissed from service. [More]

Just Give Them What They Want Redux

Hey, we can all stand to lose a little fat anyway. And think how much we'll save on fad diets that don't work... [More]

And look: Peru shows us the Shining Path of "international peace and disarmament policies" Hillary wants to lead us down. Interesting, how there is a common theme of melting things down here.

Of course, that may work against our herdsmen by diminishing the supply of animals plump enough for rendering...

Just Give Them What They Want

Good things the victims didn't resist with guns.

It's just not worth it over a set of wheel rims. [More]

We're the Only Ones Protecting the Infrastructure Enough

The Northern Muckraker bestows an award of sorts. [More]

Deputy Gylfie, do you not realize what a cartoon "Only One" you come off as?

Your performance would be laughable if it weren't so outrageous.

Hey, if anybody from Al-Qaeda is reading this, I'd like to sell you a couple pictures of this target:

This one and this one. Hey, the first one shows tracks.

I can even arrange a tour for you.

And I'll throw this in for free.

Sorry, no personal checks.

[Via Andre C]

The Road Warriors

Bands of roving “road pirates” have been stalking drivers along South Africa’s main highway linking OT Airport to Pretoria for the last three months, raising concerns for the safety of tourists coming for the 2010 World Cup Games. [More]

I've seen this movie. Isn't it the one where the only solution against violent lawless bandits is a private individual repelling them with superior firepower?

Yeah, but that's just wild, unrealistic fantasy. The real world doesn't work that way--at least not in South Africa.

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

The civil injunctions will include bans on meeting other gang members, wearing gang colours, going to certain locations or having a violent dog in a public place.

Breaching a gangbo could require the offender to report to the police regularly, obey a curfew enforced by an electronic tag or attend anger management courses. [More]

Having zero tolerance for "breaching gangbos."

Ingenious. The Empire is saved!

And to think the answer has been right there in front of us all this time...

[Via Whose Paranoid]

Crazy Talk

Sure, this talk of the warmists at Copenhagen planning a new “world government” is crazy. I just wish the warmists wouldn’t talk of it themselves. [More]

Actually, the insanity seems to be from you smart, sophisticated people who are in terminal denial. They can spell their plans out for you, in plain, clear words, and you'll still dismiss anyone who points to those words with caution as paranoid.

How sick is that?

Here's ol' Herman himself, outlining his global ambitions. He's their top guy. He couldn't be any clearer.

Crazy, huh?

I figured out who he reminds me of.
Now all we need to do is trick him into saying "yupmoR naV namreH."

Attack of the Coke Fiends

Coca-Cola is spearheading a coalition of more than 100 companies pushing a United Nations climate treaty to bind the U.S. to cap-and-trade emissions regulation, commit the world's wealthiest nations to a potential $10 trillion in foreign aid and, possibly, form a proposed international "super-grid" for regulating and distributing electric power worldwide. [More]

Just remember where you heard it first.

Holder Tells Senate Committee Justice Department Supports More 'Gun Control'

I held off on bringing this release to the attention of Gun Rights Examiner readers because I wanted to corroborate the claims--which, unfortunately, the official transcript of Holder's prepared remarks, posted on the Justice Department website, do not. So I contacted LEAA and spoke last night with their Chief Operating Officer and national spokesman, Ted Deeds. He told me they were reporting on remarks made during questioning, and sent me a transcript of the appropriate segments of AG Holder's testimony... [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column once more talks about something that not only won't the "Authorized Journalists" tell us about, but what they actively sneer at as unfounded paranoia.

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This Day in History: November 21

Whereas large supplies of Wheat and Flour are wanted for the use of the Army under my command, You are to repair immediately to the State of Jersey and to use every prudent possible exertion to procure such quantities, as may be necessary for the purpose above mentioned, offering and paying for the same a just and generous price. [More]

The Type of Education Money Can't Buy

Near Riots at UCLA Over Proposed 32% Tuition Hike [More]

Hey, it's not like the Marxists on the university payroll--or any of the cops behind the barricades--wouldn't be rioting if they had to take a 32% pay cut. Besides, somebody planted the idea in the the students' heads that the world owes them an education.

What this brings to mind is how potentially explosive things are. While CNN did it's best to paint Oath Keepers as alarmists inventing non-existent threats without cause, it really doesn't take much imagination to conceive of catalysts that could spark scary civil unrest. And it's not much of a stretch to think that some could be killed by authorities as a result. Or vice-versa. Prompting more violence and more crackdowns.

And what if violent resentment spread to other cities?

How sympathetic do you think those "restoring law and order" would be to claims that people in the conflict areas have a right to keep and bear arms?

Be nice to think if you were caught up in that, some cop or National Guardsmen would be remembering their oath, wouldn't it?

The Topsey-Turvey World of Tim-Tom

Oprah Winfrey's expected announcement that she'll end her show -- and the prospect that she'll say goodbye to Chicago – has Mayor Daley placing some blame on the media. [More]

You know, the media that made her one of the richest and most famous and powerful private individuals in the world...

Just like peaceable gun owners are to blame for violent criminals.

Tim-Tom continues with the cartoonish nonsense that defines everything he says and does.

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

Now THAT'S Funny Right There...

Obama bows to Burger King [More]

We're the Only Ones Unapologetic Enough

Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Wednesday that he stands behind Stoddard and does not expect him to apologize at a news conference.

"Superior Court judges do not order my officers to hold press conferences," Arpaio said in a statement. "I decide who holds press conferences and when they are held regarding this Sheriff's Office." [More]

I understand Arpaio is something of a folk hero to many, and the argument over jurisdiction is one I haven't thought completely through, but there really is no damn excuse for this, and to pretend otherwise is the act of an "Only One."

[Via Andre C]

A Second Chance

South Carolina shoppers will get a second chance to buy tax-free guns. [More]

Mama Liberty reminds us we actually have as many chances as we want, and not just in South Carolina:

But, of course, all the NICS checks and other personal information is still required... I much prefer private sales, which are always tax free - as well as having no paperwork. :)

Your state rules--and your tolerance for observing them--may vary.

Survivorman

Colin survived being shot four times at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007. After learning more about our nearly non-existent laws restricting access to guns, he took it upon himself to document how easy we make it for dangerous people to get guns in this country. [More]

I guess cud is easier to swallow than facing the fact that he survived by mere dumb luck, and was absolutely useless in the defense of himself or others.

Maybe that explains the sick need to reduce men who haven't so abdicated to his level...

What an example of Machiavellian truth.

[Via Mack H]

We're ze Only Ones T'anking Heaven for Leetle Gehls Enough

For weesout zem, wat would "Only Wans" do?

Cop Tases 10-Year-Old Girl
and
Cop Shoots 12-Year-Old Girl with Beanbag Round

Take it away, Monsieur Chevalier:

Zose leetle eyes
so helpless and appealing
one day weel flash and send you
crashing through ze ceiling...

Or vice-versa...

[Via Ron W, Zachary G and Jeffersonian]

Red Teeth the Pirate...I Mean, Environmentalist

We've seen Al Sharpton call them the "voluntary coast guard." And we've seen a "white Rat" and Idi Amin henchman describe them as "brave...fisherman...seamen and navigators. They had no choice but to take revenge on foreign shipping and earn a living by ransom demands."

Seriously.

Is this where we break into "Gee, Officer Krupke"? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column wonders what's in a name.

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This Day in History: November 20

November 20, 1777 at Fort Mercer, New Jersey - With Fort Mifflin lost to the British, Fort Mercer appeared to be impossible for the Americans to hold because Gen. William Howe effectively controled the entire area from the Delaware River to the Red Bank. Brig. Gen. Nathanael Greene believed the odds were against the Americans. On November 20, Col. Christopher Greene, judging his garrison to be in a hopeless position, evacuated Fort Mercer with Brig. Gen. Greene's concurrence. The American force burned the fort's buildings and supplies when they finally left. Without a shot being fired, Fort Mercer fell to Gen. Charles Cornwallis. Howe now controlled the Delaware River all the way to Philadelphia. The few American ships that were still upriver were destroyed and burned to prevent them from being captured by the British. Conclusion: British Victory [More]

Whoa, I Left the River Out and I Don't Know Why

Way back when, we talked about mondegreens. And then we talked some more.

This is one of the funniest examples I've seen.

And yeah, I know, internal links in the old posts are mostly dead and gone.

Incidentally, one of the worst examples is when Joan Baez presumed to sing "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down."

It was Stoneman's cavalry.

Barking Up the Wrong Tree

Indian authorities are investigating whether two men recently arrested in Chicago on terrorism charges had a role in last November's attacks in Mumbai that killed 165 people, government officials in India said. [More]

I doubt it. Didn't the attackers use guns?

'Anti-Gunner' OSHA Nominee Advances

The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today approved without question and without comment the nomination of David Michaels, the chief of a George-Soros-funded Project on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy, as the next head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. [More]

WorldNetDaily covers this, and quotes yours truly.

The War on Gottlieb: Notes from the Resistance

Dave Workman fleshes out something we've been talking about here in recent days. [More]

Having an Unreasonable Fit

Under intermediate scrutiny, the government need not establish a close fit between the statute’s means and its end, but it must at least establish a reasonable fit. The government has done almost nothing to discharge this burden. Instead, it has premised its argument almost entirely on Heller’s reference to the presumptive validity of felon-dispossession laws and reasoned by analogy that § 922(g)(9) therefore passes constitutional muster. That’s not enough. Accordingly, we vacate Skoien’s conviction and remand to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. [More]

So does that mean if they come back with a different incantation next time their gun ban magic will work again?

I guess this is a good thing, as far as an incremental step goes. But can you imagine explaining this close/reasonable fit and intermediate scrutiny business--as it applies to national government authority to restrict possession of arms--to an anti-Federalist?

[Via Andre C]

We're the Only Ones Teaching You a Lesson Enough

"As I walked closer, about five to six feet away from them, I heard Chief Ramsey say we're going to lock them up and teach them a lesson," Detective Paul Hustler said in the written testimony, claiming no protesters had been arrested before Ramsey made the comment. [More]

I can't help but notice that Snouty here has as many stars on his shoulder as George S. Patton.

So the function of peace officers is to teach lessons through punishment? Maybe some day, he will be taught a lesson of his own. Something about how he was supposed to be a public servant, not an imperious "Only One"...

No Complaints

Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) has found a solution: Stop Complaining So Much. [More]

Well, I would, you arrogant piece of...work, except you're an F-rated gun grabber.

I'd be delighted if you stopped giving me so many reasons to complain.

[Via Plug Nickel Times]

So Now We Need Designated Defenders?

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state law barring intoxicated people from having guns. [More]

Oh, I guess my title question is answered further down.

I wonder why they don't tack on additional charges for possessing, say, box cutters or matches?

[Via Cocked and Loaded]

We're the Only Ones Rising and Falling Enough

An Oceanside police sergeant called a "rising star" by his supervisors was booked into jail Thursday after pleading not guilty to charges of grand theft, receiving stolen property and conspiracy. [More]

Beautiful Oceanside--I've spent many happy times there.

Of course, I had to be careful, since carrying the means of defense isn't exactly approved of there.

That "privilege" is reserved for the "Only Ones," who are officially considered more trustworthy than I am.

They evidently have nicer TVs, too.

[Via DJK]

CNN Goes After Oath Keepers

Acosta seems incredulous when he asks Rhodes who is talking about taking guns away. The administration and their congressional allies are talking about it, and what's more, they are doing things to incrementally erode our right to keep and bear arms. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at an investigative reporter who seemingly can't find any evidence of current "gun control" efforts.

Also see what WorldNetDaily is saying about yesterday's committee vote for an anti-gun OSHA head, learn about a legal setback for self-defense in Oregon, and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: November 19

November 19, 1777. “These (Gates Northern Army Continentals) reinforcements amount to 5,000 men, but according to rebel reports 18,000 which probably accounts for the rumor they tend to attack us. This we doubt very much because of our well fortified camp, the right flank of which is anchored on the Delaware and the left on the Schuylkill. In the front we have 10 well placed redoubts, which are connected by parapets.”
—Captain Friedrich von Muenchhausen 44. [More]

Anti-Gun OSHA Nominee Michaels Approved by Senate Committee

Of note:

"The HELP Committee voted on Michaels despite failing to hold a confirmation hearing."

So much for new openness and transparency in government. [More]

The rulers continue showing contempt for our concerns, thus today's second Gun Rights Examiner column.

beebobby says

Wonderfully put. Go read the comment by "beebobby."

We're the Only Ones Bargaining Enough

The county has responded to the financial downturn by offering buyouts; raising fees, such as dog licenses; not handing out raises to nonbargaining employees; imposing unpaid furloughs on some workers; and instituting a hiring freeze earlier this year. [More]

So the "Only Ones" have elite compensation status, too? I guess I'm just ignorant as to how it works, since I've only ever been employed on an "at will" basis. If my bosses wanted to get rid of me, they could, which made me try extra hard not to make them want to do that. And when I did get into situations that seemed irreconcilable, I never once had anyone offer me "paid leave" until the situation resolved itself

But it looks the well is going dry.

Gee, maybe more people are going to have to start thinking about protecting themselves.

I wonder if they enforcers are still going to have the manpower to issue self-defense permission licenses?

The CCW Menace

Kristen Rand, legislative director for the Violence Policy Center, states, "This new web site makes clear that contrary to the false promises of the gun lobby the simple and deadly fact is that state concealed handgun systems are arming cop-killers, mass shooters, and other murderers." [More]

The VPC said it. I believe it. That settles it.

I mean, they would never lie about anything, would they?

And it's not like all of their "case studies" have been resolved, meaning...what, exactly, according to the way our legal system is supposed to work?

Besides which, if we're going to play the statistics game, we need to factor in how the "85" number measures up to the millions of citizens who have not shot anyone in the last two-and-a-half years of the VPC "study," compare their rate of being "law-abiding" to, say, the "Only Ones," and then not forget to factor DGUs into the equation, which VPC always manages to conveniently overlook...

What seems to be obvious is Josh Sugarmann & Co. are increasingly showing themselves to be anti-human rights loons who are reduced to coming up with more and more preposterous ways to scream at passers-by for attention.

[Via Mack H and orygunner1]

At Least We're Not Intellectual Property Theft Nuts

Oleg Volk says:

Seattle News used my photo without permission. They did not return my phone call. My attorney is on this matter already. [More]

The subversives at Seattle Weekly have been on a tear against Alan Gottlieb lately: See here and here.

What a great illustration of the arrogance of the collectivists, who think they can control the property of others--including and especially our guns--with impunity...

We're the Only Ones Practicing "Catch and Release" Enough

2 'extremely dangerous' inmates escape Peoria Jail [More]

As a special service to you Illinois ladies out there, the "Only Ones" have developed a special four-part self-defense strategy to keep you safe should you encounter one of the violent animals they've set loose among you:

1. Vomit
2. Surrender
3. (My personal favorite) Scream (while poking with "a rat tail comb")
4. Pull the covers over your head.

With so many available options, we're sure you'll find a solution that works for you!

[Via The Bitter Clinger]

How Stimulating

First, take this:

A $400 tax credit provided by the economic stimulus plan may leave more than 15.4 million Americans owing money to the IRS...

And add this:

In fact, Recovery.gov lists hundreds of millions spent and hundreds of jobs created in Congressional districts that don't exist.

Good ol' government! Why not let them take over health care, too?

It's not like any unforeseen outrageous consequences are likely to happen.

[Via M. Terry]

A Real Bush-Leaguer

Bush aide urges weapons ban to slow Mexican drug war [More]

Yeah, I know.

What did I just get done saying about RINOs?

As an aside, I always get a warm feeling of collegial affinity seeing the "Authorized Journalists" bring in a story some of us were talking about a month ago.

[Via retrotruckman]

You Mean it WORKS?

Somali pirates attacked the ship with automatic weapons early Wednesday about 350 nautical miles east of the Somali coast, but guards on board the craft fired back and thwarted the attempted hijacking. [More]

Gosh, who could have ever predicted that would work?

Still, I wish they'd stop calling them "pirates."

I believe the approved non-judgmental term is "voluntary coast guards."

[Via The Bitter Clinger]