This Day in History: February 22

Likewise Thomas Whitney of Colo. Bowman's Company of Artillery tried for the same crime found guilty and sentenced to receive one hundred lashes on his bare back well laid on. [More]

GRE Round Up for Feb. 21

There's some good stuff being turned out. I hope you're availing yourself of it, and importantly, sharing these links.

A common complaint is media bias and absence of representation for "our side."

These people work hard to change that and ask for nothing from those of us their labors serve other than to help spread the word. I hope no one thinks that's too much to ask.

Here are their latest offerings:

Steve D. Jones/Fort Smith:
Fort Smith National Historic Site will allow firearm carry Monday, February 22

Liston Matthews/Knoxville:
TN candidates respond to gun rights quiz - TN 3rd US District: Irion

TN candidates take the gun rights quiz

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:
Safer Streets 2010: Still Schooling Bill O'Reilly, Part II.

Safer Streets 2010: Will Bill O'Reilly apologize to the folks?

Also note Austin GRE Howard Nemerov has a piece in Pajamas Media:
National Parks Are Safer with Right to Carry Law

Magazine Explores Lack of 'Common Sense' in Gun Debate

The "common sense" theme established by the letter is happily coincidental. My "Rights Watch" column for the month is "Senseless in Seattle," commenting on media coverage and calls for more "citizen disarmament following "the murder of four police officers in a Pacific Northwest coffee shop by a felon with a history of violence"--one aided and abetted by family members. Yeah, a lot of sense that makes, to impose more infringements on you and me. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column, while a shameless plug, looks at a commodity that is all too uncommon in the gun debate.

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This Day in History: February 21

I shall say to you exactly what I said when I gave my blessing to the grandson of the wise and famous Franklin, the most honoured of American citizens: I spoke only these words, "God and liberty." [More]

We're the Only Ones...

...Refinancing Autos Enough

[T]he police and the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office refused to release most of the patrons' cars unless they paid $900, plus towing and storage fees.

...Amending Our Accident Report Enough

A city police officer faces a 30-day suspension after he allegedly hit a fleeing suspect with his patrol car...That story is different than the initial reports of the incident...

You know, the one where they said he tripped...

...Making a Surprise Entrance Enough

Moreno Valley police say they thought they were dealing with a burglar when they got into a fatal confrontation at a home last week.

But family members of the man they shot, Jose Ruiz, say he was entering his own home after locking himself out.

... Spreading Fear and Mistrust Enough

"I am afraid to call police if someone breaks in my house," said Curtis James. "They might shoot me, tase me for nothing."

..."Who can you trust, if you can't trust the police?" asked James. "Who can you trust? It makes no sense for them to do stuff like that."

..."For the Children" Enough

Why was city police Sgt. David Schauwecker allowed to remain on duty after a criminal investigation into his possible possession of child pornography had begun.

...Making an Offer You Can't Refuse Enough

The former police chief of the Chicago suburb of Melrose Park was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison for having his officers work as security men for his company while on duty and pressuring businesses to use their services.

[Via FFFW]

We're the Only Ones Repossessed Enough

A former Okaloosa County deputy living in Navarre has been charged with misusing his Sheriff's Office computer to help his wife's business.

William "Bill" Schinstine, 51, faces 195 felony charges of computer access without authority and 195 misdemeanor charges of misuse of confidential information for using state databases to research vehicles to be repossessed by Susan Schinstine's repossession service, the Okaloosa Sheriff's Office said. [More]

Glad to see he was well enough to do this while he was off on sick leave--being too fragile to perform his "Only One" duties had me worried there...

[Via Luke O]

Seeking an Endorsement of Sorts...

...from the Brady Campaign. [Read]

Don't Neglect the Basics

NJ police officer dies in accidental shooting [More]

The incident as described indicates a level of negligence I would not expect from someone who has received even rudimentary gun safety training. At a time when survivors are hurting, I didn't want to exploit this with a flippant "Only Ones" title, but how an officer could make such a grave mistake is something I just can't fathom.

[Via Talie]

Wayne Fincher Legal Updates

MOWCA Blog has posted the Decision of the 8th Circuit and Motions [Read]

[Also see WarOnGuns' Wayne Fincher archive]

"I Have Always Relied on the Kindness of Strangers"

Problem is, some strangers aren't all that kind--and you can never rely on the ones who are being either around or capable. [More]

[Via William T]

GRE Round Up for Feb. 20

There's some good stuff being turned out. I hope you're availing yourself of it, and importantly, sharing these links.

A common complaint is media bias and absence of representation for "our side."

These people work hard to change that and ask for nothing from those of us their labors serve other than to help spread the word. I hope no one thinks that's too much to ask.

Here are their latest offerings:

Ed Stone/Atlanta:
GA Bills: SB 342 removes the government's power to seize guns

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:
Safer Streets 2010: Schooling O'Reilly.

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Parks gun regulations change Monday while anti-gun hysteria never changes

That All Depends on the Meaning of the Word...

...and who's doing the defining.

Mike H discusses Public Safety and Interpretation.

Is 'Gun Group' Giving Cover for Oregon Gun Control?

"What they HAVE done is give cover to the anti-gun politicians who can now say that a 'gun group' supports overturning the progress we made with your help last year." [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a resurfaced state gun rights group with a problematic past and present.

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This Day in History: February 20

But there may possibly be some scheme or party forming to your prejudice. The enclosed leads to such a suspicion. [More]

Down the Hatch

Hatch: Tea Party movement threatening to tear GOP apart [More]

'Bout damn time. Keep tearing.

Particularly when they offer us fascist creeps like this...

We don't need you. You need us.

Do what we say or become extinct. We'll still have guns. (I do hope whenever you hear someone say how we must make this or that political choice or we'll lose our guns!!! you take a moment to publicly slap the weasel for being a dullard and a coward, and let him know that he may, but yours they're going to have to work for.)

But one thing Hatch won't do, he said, is vote against Obama appointees for partisan reasons.

Not for partisan reasons, you dope. For principled ones.

O brother, where art thou?

Half of the Equation

A British company is cashing in on security concerns around the World Cup and is marketing "stab proof" vests... [More]

You realize what this means?

All we have to do now is issue killers stab-proof knives and we can all relax.

You Americans with your guns...

We're the Only Ones Non-Destructive Enough

Documents have surfaced regarding an ongoing investigation being conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) involving the disappearance of approximately 500 firearms from Cleveland Police Department.

...The owner of Sportman’s Outlet, Gary Lee, met with investigating officers in November 2009, per the documents, and told them that Kelley had advised him he “could keep any firearms that he wanted from the CPD’s destruction orders rather than destroying them.” [More]

Nice to see he's still out there doing raids in his "Only One" capacity...

[Via FFFW]

A Matter of Interpretation

In a 1997 book, "A Matter of Interpretation," Justice Scalia wrote that he viewed "the Second Amendment as a guarantee that the federal government would not interfere with the right of the people to keep and bear arms."

Yet, this next passage gives court watchers some pause. "Of course," Justice Scalia continued, "properly understood, it is no limitation upon arms control by the states."[More]

I'm afraid William Rawle had a different view...and he was in a position to know...

Leave it to a charlatan to represent clear meaning as being subjective.

Professor Quigley? Your cue...

Child Protective Services

“These guys in black guns and they were on the side of the roads, trying to stay out of view. I was in a position where I could see them..." [More]

Any questions?

[Via Smiley Starfish]

An Imminent Threat...

...in Iowa...[Read]

Sure to spread out if it succeeds there...

How DARE They Propose...

...making it a day of inclusion, tolerance and diversity? [Read]

[Via JFCA]

What's Really Nuts

Ala. slayings accused likely insane [More]

And her husband and no one at the university noticed that? And they left her free to roam among a populace mandated defenseless?

The thing is, they had been warned. And the university's response?

"Podila just sort of blew us off"

It would appear she returned the favor. Ironic.

And this business that you're not "allowed" to defend yourself is stark raving mad.

[Via Ed M]

We're the Only Ones Counseled Enough

The Broward Sheriff's Office deputy who left his assault rifle in his car has been counseled for failing to follow proper procedures, according to records released Thursday. [More]

See, if he'd have participated in a wrong house raid and shot an armed homeowner with it, that would have been "proper procedure."

Some of you may take me to task for this, but I don't think a disparity of penalties for what would happen if you or I had done the same thing applies here enough to make this a true "Only Ones" story.

Why? Because of this:

"Patrol rifles will not be stored in a vehicle during off-duty hours," according to the Sheriff's Office policy manual on rifle storage. The words "will not" are in bold type.

See, if it had happened to you or me, it would have been classified an "assault rifle".

There's a big difference, you know...

[Via GunFreeZone]

Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts

Lower Merion School District officials brag that they give every one of their 1,800 high-schoolers laptop computers to "ensure that all students have 24/7 access to school-based resources."

Instead, they ensured they got a 24/7 sneak peek into students’ private lives by secretly monitoring webcams embedded in the laptops to spy on teens and their families at home, according to a federal, class-action lawsuit filed this week in Philadelphia. [More]

Teaching children to be inmates instead of citizens, of course...it's all part of a plan.

And surprise, surprise--the government "gives" you something and there are strings attached.

Me, I'm hoping an analysis of what they spied on will disclose some sexual activity, and they can be prosecuted for viewing child porn.

If you really want to be disgusted, look at the poll results where about 6% either support it or aren't morally developed enough to object.

[Via Ed M]

The Finest Hour

Vanderboegh shares Waco Jim's... [Read]

GRE Round Up

There's some good stuff being turned out. I hope you're availing yourself of it, and importantly, sharing these links.

A common complaint is media bias and absence of representation for "our side."

These people work hard to change that and ask for nothing from those of us their labors serve other than to help spread the word. I hope no one thinks that's too much to ask.

Here are their latest offerings.

Howard Nemerov/Austin:
Do Tea Parties breed plane bombers?

Paul Valone/Charlotte:
Armed defense at Front Sight: Intermediate tactics and skills

Daniel White/Cleveland:
Brady campaign gives Ohio's gun laws a failing grade

Steve D. Jones/Fort Smith:
Gun ban at Buffalo River National Park in Arkansas

Liston Matthews/Knoxville:
Does University of Tennessee discriminate against student-athletes?

Dave Workman/Seattle:
WA Supreme Court: ‘2nd Amendment applies to the states via 14th Amendment due process clause’

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Is an Illinois lawmaker trying to conflate 'pro-gun' with 'pro-crime'?

'Conservative' Bill O'Reilly Supports Gun Confiscation in Emergencies

The Founders would be doing a facepalm. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column follows up on Stewart Rhodes' appearance on The O'Reilly Factor.

"Conservative" Bill really is an authoritarian control freak who doesn't show the slightest understanding of the Constitution or the Bill of Rights.

Tell a friend? Especially if they think this self-serving fraud is some sort of voice of common sense...?

This Day in History: February 19

[More]

Washington Supreme Court Holds Second Amendment Is Incorporated

The case is State v. Sieyes; six Justices (including the Justice who dissented in part) took this view, two didn’t reach the question, and one signed the majority opinion but with the notation “result only,” which I take it also means that she didn’t express a view on the question. [More]

Wonder how this will affect McDonald...?

[Via Ed Stone]

I no sooner get this posted than I see Dave Workman is on it.

Stop Illegal Mayors

Hah! [Read]

Spread the word on this one.

[Via David Hardy]

Good Luck to You...

Det. Tuason...[More]

Let's see, Bay Area IP address...I wonder if it could be either him or a co-worker...?

Sorry pally--I consider it a "mistake" when I forget to carry the "2." Unless you mean he considers it a mistake that he allowed his true feelings to be exposed...

Laughing at citizens who can't get permission to carry concealed and "joking" about getting time off for killing one who carries openly hardly qualifies...

Do You Trust the Police?

JPFO wants to know...[Read]

[Via Ron W]

Helping to Spread the Word

Via email:
My reply after viewing that site:
Just doing my part to help spread the word...

We're the Only Ones "Because I Said So!" Enough

Four women, two of them well into middle age, were discussing funeral plans for a friend when an Atlanta police officer told them to move.

Three did but one asked “why.” In answer to her question, Minnie Carey, then 61, was handcuffed, put into a police wagon and taken to jail, where she was held for nine hours. [More]

Maybe it's because "Only One" Brandy Dolson has a girl's name and has to prove what a big man he is to compensate? Maybe a sailor broke his heart?

Publicly ridicule bullies like this. They started it.

CUM ULLA SELLA IN PUGNO TABERNA

[Via Harvey]

We're the Only Ones Burning with Passion Enough

A police officer with three years on the Mineral Wells police force was in Palo Pinto jail on Tuesday facing three arson charges. [More]

You know, a spate...

A "model officer"...

Why does that remind me of Eddie Casales? (Work for it.)

[Via Harvey]

The Sincerest Form of Flattery

Police push for warrantless searches of cell phones [More]

Imitation...

[Via William T]

We're the Only Ones Hurting Enough

Since his arrest in a gruesome triple slaying, Edward Covington has fought with, cussed at and threatened detention deputies, once even trying to bite a jailer's finger, officials say.

But that didn't stop Covington's father, a former detention deputy, from telling him to "put a hurting" on his jailers "when they come through the door"...

The elder Covington was assigned to Falkenburg Road Jail. His son, a former state corrections officer, remains confined at Orient Road Jail. [More]

Sounds like a chip off the old cell block. You know, an hereditary "Only One."

[Via Ed M]

We're the Only Ones Chiefly Responsible Enough

Ex-NYC police boss gets 4 years in prison [More]

Sweet deal, when the chief crook is an "Only One" who gets to enforce keeping the rest of us disarmed.

That's generally the way it works, of course...if we let it.

[Via Zachary G]

We're the Only Ones Putting Guns on the Street Enough

Report: Officers lose 243 Homeland Security guns [More]

And when can we expect the criminal prosecutions and closure/seizures that would happen if this were a private enterprise...?

Oh, that's right--"Only Ones."

I'm just sitting here shaking my head.

[Via Ed M]

GRE Round Up

There's some good stuff being turned out. I hope you're availing yourself of it, and importantly, sharing these links.

A common complaint is media bias and absence of representation for "our side."

These people work hard to change that and ask for nothing from those of us their labors serve other than to help spread the word. I hope no one thinks that's too much to ask.

Here are their offerings from the last 24 hours.

Ed Stone/Atlanta:
Open carry deters armed robbery in Kennesaw

Howard Nemerov/Austin:
Donna Campbell on gun rights

Daniel White/Cleveland:
National Parks gun ban set to expire, hysteria reaching critical

Dan Bidstrup/Denver:
The second amendment and federal buildings

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:
Safer Streets 2010: Lady Liberty Is Partisan, Part IV.

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Finnish commission recommends handgun ban; Wire Paladin, San Francisco

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Defeat of Maryland semi-auto ban shows power of grassroots

Old TV Western Shows Folly of Citizen Disarmament

I love it when a writer ties in enduring principles with illustrations from popular culture. It not only makes for an interesting read, it automatically appeals to a broader audience and makes them receptive to learn more. In his piece yesterday on Finnish gun control, of all things, Seattle Gun Rights Examiner Dave Workman illustrated his point by recalling an old episode of the TV western from long ago, "Have Gun Will Travel"... [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column lets you vicariously experience what it's like to be "a knight without armor in a savage land."

Also see through an effort in Oregon, visit "The Spin Zone" with Oath Keepers, learn how to buy a gun in D.C., see who is running for the NRA Board, and watch a rerun--and, of course, get the latest from my fellow GREs.

Anything else I can do to induce you to share the link...?

This Day in History: February 18

February 18, 1778
"There has been no considerable desertion from this camp, to my knowledge within a few days past, nor have the Enemy made any number of Prisoners on the other side of the Schuylkill…" Washington to Nathanael Greene (Fitzgerald, Vol. X, 476) [More]

The Clouseau Solution

Law enforcement officials were seen escorting employees one by one of the company out of their 35,000-square-foot facility on Allied Drive. Each employee was searched next to their personal vehicle, had their vehicle searched and, when cleared, were allowed to leave the premises. No individuals were witnessed being arrested. [More]

I suspect everyone and I suspect no one.

Is this your minky?

[Via jpr9]

Reminder

I'll be on Trigger Sports LIVE! in about two hours (Noon PST), internet connectivity in a snowstorm willing...

Join us?

A Matter of Choice

I fear too many have already made the wrong one.

Read this.

That Vanderboegh--he's one hell of a writer, isn't he?

And Again...

I keep telling you, I don't go out of my way looking for "Only Ones" stories...and once more, you can't tell it from today's lineup.

To critics, am I really supposed to ignore this...?

[Via Tavis]

We're the Only Ones Showing Off Enough

Authorities show off security system in Tampa [More]

And yeah, I know "Authorized Journalist" police state cheerleader Howard Altman tells us it's for "drug dealers, smugglers and terrorists," like arranging their own ride to do their secretive business is beyond them, but we all know who is most likely to be intimidated.

"We want people to know we are here...We want the traveling public to get a sense of security, to know we are here."

We want you to know that we can subject you to whatever we want any time we want.

We want you to know we're the "Only Ones"--and you're not.

And the fed tells us his activities aren't "threat driven."

Say, I wonder--has Greyhound started issuing safety guarantees yet?

[Via Ed M]

And Now a Word from Albany Police Officers Union President Chris Mesley

Two words, actually.

The first begins with "F."

The second sounds like "ewe."

Which may turn out to be fitting if the sheep end up offering more mutton and wool to this scavenger.

[Via Long Island Mike]

We're the Only Ones All Touchy-Feely Enough

Police stop-and-frisks soar by leaps and bounds to record high [More]

Ah yes, "Only Ones" ensuring their status by securing the Blessings of Liberty in Furious Mike Paradise.

And if you lift a finger...

[Via Harvey]

The One Thing That's Missing...

Begin transcript about half-way down page:

Finder, along with a group called Ceasefire PA has launched a grassroots campaign to get local governments to sign on to what's become a highly controversial law called "Lost and Stolen Ordinances." Supporters of gun rights hate it. The ordinances require gun owners to report if their weapons have been lost or stolen usually within 24 hours. [More]

The one thing that's never mentioned in this--and I wish the pro-gun people they interview would pick up on this--is there is one group that will always be immune to these stupid edicts: the criminals who are causing the problem.

Why, you ask?

Since they're "prohibited persons," how can you compel them to incriminate themselves if their gun is stolen? And since they're "prohibited persons," they can't "legally" own guns in the first place.

We're the Only Ones Washing Away Our Sins Enough

Cop forgets child porn in laundry room...But the forgetful officer will not face criminal charges, as a prosecutor was able to ascertain that the pornographic material consisted of evidence in an ongoing police investigation. [More]

I mean, who doesn't keep kiddie porn on the same memory stick as pictures of his own kids? And what "Only One" doesn't mix evidence with personal items?

Ewww...the term "tainted evidence" just popped into my mind...

Still, I can't help but wonder if he was using New Blue Cheer...?

Prominent Liberal Democrat Shows Good Understanding of Second Amendment

I'd like to share a quote with you from a man who was once the leading voice of "liberalism" on the national stage...[More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column shows every so often, left and right do a polar switchy thingie...you can witness one from half a century ago.

Also read some commentary from Nevada, find out about paranoid South African rulers, and watch my appearance later today on Trigger Sports LIVE!

All this plus the latest from my fellow GREs.

You are forwarding these links around, aren't you?

This Day in History: February 17

Lafayette hurried to Albany and arrived on February 17, 1778, though the authorities had not expected him before the 25th. He wanted to see how much had been done in preparation and what he had to do. [More]

We're the Only Ones...

...Double-Teaming Enough...

Two on duty cops accused of sexual romp
Reliable sources say strippers seen in cop car

...Undocumented Enough...

Muldrow Police Chief Tony Lewis said he began an internal investigation into the actions of Officer Joey Oliver after receiving information that Oliver allegedly used unnecessary force then failed to complete official reports.

...Electrifying Young Minds Enough...

It is the fourth lawsuit to be filed in a month against Kankakee School District 111 and the Kankakee Police Department over incidents where a school resource officer allegedly shocked students who volunteered for demonstrations of this taser gun.

The newest lawsuit brings to eight the number of students whose parents have filed lawsuits over the incident...

...Keeping it All in the Family Enough...

A Glasgow man and his girlfriend have filed suit against the law-enforcement officers who arrested them — and shot her — in Louisville after he was mistakenly identified as a suspect...

The lawsuit, filed late last month in Jefferson Circuit Court, claims that as Brewer tried to flee, law-enforcement officers shot at him, girlfriend Courtnie Pruitt and their two small children “without legal justification,” permanently injuring Pruitt and leaving a bullet in her arm.

...Staying on the Track Enough...

A Terrebonne Parish detective pleaded guilty Friday to criminal mischief in connection with the illegal placement of a GPS tracking device on a high-school coach’s car.

The device was allegedly placed there on behalf of a local businessman by a state trooper, who faces a similar charge and is the subject of a State Police investigation....

...Trosclair told officers that Ledet was “stalking him because he refused to allow his son to play baseball for the school,” the police report says.

[Via FFFW]

Because It's Better...

...to be methodically executed than armed? [Read]

If they had time to rush her, they had time to shoot her.

By pushing her out and locking the door, everyone on her side of it was put at risk.

I do note that the link to the OC Register piece is bringing up a "404" message, so read into that what you will, including nothing.

[Via Texas Shooter]

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

Oh, my apologies to the UK...this is happening in Colorado...

It will never be enough for them--no amount of control over the choices of others, no matter how ridiculous and offensive, will ever satisfy the perverse obsession that so grips such control fetishists.

I guess my question is, why would any independent-minded man or woman pay any heed at all to these f****** idiots...? Particularly with their predator-enabling campus ban on real guns...

Especially since we never know when some other lunatic leftist academic might go on a rampage...

Don't Mistake Lack of Trying...

...for lack of desire. [More]

The direct approach ain't working.

Don't relax though--he still has EOs, treaties and national disasters in his options toolkit. Not to mention the potential for a convenient high-profile event...

[Via Ed Stone]

The Conclusion They Want Us to Come To

End private sales. [Watch video]

Todos vamos a estar bebiendo sin Burbujas-Up y comer ese guiso arco iris!

Because we all know that in Mexico, only Los Unicos are to be entrusted with deadly firearms!

Here, I'll prove it...

[Via Ed M]

The Devil's Advocate

McGowan [sic] told the crowd she was ambushed by the question and was playing devil's advocate because that was her role as a political analyst.

"What I said then I said for entertainment value, because that was my job," McGlowan said. [More]

Yeah, right.

Seeing someone determined to keep a death grip on a lie is both disturbing and revealing. I think it's pathological.

Tea Partiers--cut your losses. Let her go.

We're the Only Ones with Several Reasons Enough

A Torrance police sergeant will not be charged in an off-duty hit-and-run collision, although he admitted he fled because his "judgment was impaired by alcohol," according to prosecutors.

Redondo Beach City Prosecutor Brenda Wells said Tuesday that she declined to file a criminal case against Sgt. Michael Mastick for several reasons. [More]

"Several reasons?"

Well, yeah. First off, he's an "Only One."

And then he's an "Only One."

And let's not forget that he's an "Only One."

And thank goodness! Do you know what kind of trouble you can get into for drunk driving, fleeing an accident and lying to an official police investigation?

That's why they needed to bring in the irreproachable Inglewood PD--to prevent any "appearance of a conflict of interest." Just so we all know he's getting the same treatment they'd afford you and me.

[Via RM]

We're the Only Ones Untouchable Enough

Rourke’s daughter, frantic for her father’s safety, demanded that his assailants leave him alone, only to be given an abrupt reminder of how members of the state’s coercive caste perceive the rest of us: “You don’t ever touch a cop,” one of them snarled at her. [More]

I guess that's the PA "Only Ones'" version of "lift a finger and die"?

[Via Zachary G]

What Does Bayh Leaving Senate Mean for Gun Owners?

We'll have time as this race defines itself to learn more of the prospective candidates. For now, though, one thing should be clear to Indiana gun owners:

Coats is your enemy. Of all the likely candidates presented, he is clearly ineligible for your support. Do not let the Republican establishment foist him on you. Let them know early and often that he is unacceptable. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at who is scrambling to fill a void.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

Will you help me promote it by sharing the link?

This Day in History: February 16

On this day in 1778, two future presidents of the United States, John Adams and his son, 10-year-old John Quincy Adams, sit in Marblehead Harbor, off the coast of Massachusetts, on board the frigate, Boston, which is to take them to France, where John Adams will replace Silas Deane in Congress’ commission to negotiate a treaty of alliance. [More]

I wonder what he'd have said if a representative from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education had shown up and told him that kid needed to be in school...or else...?