Pearls

You know, when you abdicate your personal responsibilities, expect someone else to take them over — and then run your life for you. [More]

MOWCA Blog talks about willful ignorance.

Toy Convertible

ATF Claims Toy Guns Are Convertible to Full Auto Firearms [More]

Nice to see the word getting out. It's a foregone conclusion the "Authorized Journalists" won't do their job until a story's so big it can't be ignored, so I guess it's up to us to bypass them.

Flag Waving

Mike H says look to the past and then raise your own. [Read]

Come and Get 'em

We talked briefly about this here.



Oh, how nice. The cops will return his guns--they just have to "go through the paperwork" and he can "pick them up at a later date".

Funny. I don't seen an offer to deliver them back. I don't see an apology. I don't see anyone begging for forgiveness. And I don't see any consequences spelled out to keep this from happening again.

More here and here.

[Via Kevin Starrett and Orygunner]

Merrily Prepping

The feds are gearing up. [Read]

I didn't think they'd confine it to the education enforcers.

[Via Todd F]

Signs of Peace

Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Baba Adisa Bolanta, has said incessant crises in the country might have led the Federal Government to suspend issuance of firearms licence.Bolanta, who briefed newsmen in Ibadan, on the success of his command, did not disclose the nature of the crises, but he expressed hope that the suspension may be lifted as soon as there are sufficient signs of peace in the country. [More]

"Signs of peace."

You know, when unarmed Christians are no longer massacred by machete-wielding Muslims while the government stands by and allows it to happen.

[Via Paul Gallant and Joanne D. Eisen]

Proof of Weapons Movement Between US and Mexico?

Perhaps we've been focusing on the wrong people:

The Zapata County sheriff Thursday was questioning why a Mexican military helicopter was hovering over homes on the Texas side of the Rio Grande. [More]

Are there standard armaments on Mexican military helicopters, either mounted or carried aboard?

So why aren't we demanding that they surrender so we can make sure they weren't illegally armed--particularly with automatic weapons-- a federal felony in the US unless they've registered their weapons and paid the tax...?

A US citizen would be facing serious prison time--and fleeing across the border to escape would result in extradition back to face charges.

And so what if our "military was informed"? Does our government maintain that invading Mexican government employees deserve preferential treatment over US citizens?

[Via Skip]

We're the Only Ones Using Reason, Not Emotion Enough

"In this case, a 'person of ordinary intelligence' would know that the defendant's conduct was prohibited by statute when he willfully chose to speed at 126 mph on a well-traveled, interstate highway while talking on his cell phone as well as receiving and sending e-mails in the moments prior to losing control of his vehicle," the motion stated. [More]

Doesn't matter. Because:

"We empower them to do things others are not allowed to do," O'Gara said, pointing out that police officers are allowed to wear a gun on their hip while driving a car -- a felony for anyone else.

What part of "Only Ones" don't you inferiors understand?

That's evidently why the government watchdog "Authorized Journalists" removed comments.

[Via MDG]

Why Do ATF Employees Question Fitness of Agent in 'Toy Gun' Seizure?

In fairness to Mr. Crenshaw, this assessment is clearly coming from someone with an agenda. His side of things has not been presented. What hasn't been established is whether that agenda is just, whether that assessment is fair, or whether an accomplished professional is being unfairly maligned by disgruntled colleagues. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a peer review of sorts.

Establishing personal accountability is something those who hide behind bureaucracies to commit abuses fear. Help me shine the light to where they can't hide by sharing this link far and wide?

This Day in History: March 12

There are complaints from every quarter of the remissness of Payment in the Commissary and Quarter Master departments, whether this is owing to the misapplication of Public Money or whether the departments have not been properly supported by the Treasury I will not undertake to determine as none of their accounts either go thro’ my hands or are subject to my inspection. A change is taking place in the Qr. Masters and I hope if the Gentleman who is in nomination accepts that there will be a considerable reform. [More]

GRE Round Up for Mar. 11

There's some good stuff being turned out. I hope you're availing yourself of it, and importantly, sharing these links via emails, on blogs and forums, with your local newspaper editor, etc.

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:
SB 308 is a huge improvement over current law

Howard Nemerov/Austin:
British police take 50 minutes to respond, thieves get away

Daniel White/Cleveland:
Ohio supreme court to decide on home rule vs statewide preemption of gun laws

Denver/Dan Bidstrup:
Expanding the Castle Doctrine in Colorado

Liston Matthews/Knoxville:
Don't bring a knife to a gunfight

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:
Safer Streets 2010: Safer corporations too, Part II.

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Why does Department of Education need 12-gauge shotguns?

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
If Toyota made guns

Chris Woodard/Tucson:
The ‘Myths’ are circulating once again.

Go. Read. And please share the links.

You're doing that, right?

We're the Only...

I'm running out of time for today. I didn't want to let the work correspondent FFFW put into compiling this go to waste (and he tells me he only had time to send me about a quarter of what he's found), so I'm presenting his email below without going throug my usual formatting and titling:

Mahoning County OH sued by man attacked by task force K9, withheld medical care until victim signed liability waiver

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/mar/11/suit-alleges-police-cruelty/?newswatch

Nashville TN METRO police sued by man claiming he was beaten by police who then used makeup to hide injuries for mug shot

http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=12120001

Itasca County MN sheriff's investigator Gregory Alan Snyder, 44 sentenced to 12yrs after pleading guilty to 6 sexual misconduct w/minor charges, originally charged w/33

http://www.startribune.com/local/87266557.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUq9_b9b_jEkP:QUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7DYaGEP7vDEh7P:DiUs

Worcester MA demands man return $47,500 police brutality settlement because his lawyer talked about case afterward

http://www.telegram.com/article/20100310/COLUMN44/3100356

College Park GA police officer Gary Clements resigns after testing positive for cocaine use after prisoner transport crash

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/22801105/detail.html

New Jersey Transit cop Barrington Williams pleads guilty to official misconduct charge after busted with 4lbs of pot he intended to sell

http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2010/03/nj_transit_cop_from_irvington.html

Elgin IL cop Jason Barnard reprimanded for not securing service weapon after wife accidentally fired it while showing it to relatives

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=365045&src=5

Franklin IN cop Bryan Burton faces reprimand for drinking on duty, supplying alcohol to minors, and failing to report accident

http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=12118792

Pierce Co WA deputies sued for posting nude pictures on cop site of cuffed woman arrested for DUI who's pants fell down

http://www.kirotv.com/news/22799184/detail.html

Minneapolis Parks MN Police Cmdr William Allan Jacobs, 66 already facing 2 charges for molesting 15yr old boy suspected of abusing kids since 70's

http://www.startribune.com/local/87229627.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUX

Tuscumbia AL police chief Tony Logan found guilty of DUI after hitting his own mailbox and parked cruiser, tested at .272

http://www.whnt.com/news/whnt-tuscumbia-chief-tony-logan-dui-conviction,0,4133902.story

Gahanna OH cop fired after ticketed for doing 150mph on motorcycle while on disability leave is rehired by arbitration

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2010/03/10/story-gahanna-speeding-ticket-chris-thomas.html?sid=102

Pittsburgh PA police threaten "blue flu" work slowdown over charges being dropped against teen beaten by 2 cops

http://kdka.com/local/blue.flu.Pittsburgh.2.1551045.html

Nashville TN METRO police officer James Stackhouse indicted on allegations of having inappropriate sexual contact with 12 year old last year

http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=12116094

LaFollette TN police officer Justin Lowe, 33 arrested for allegedly pistol-whipping & pointing gun at man's head during card game

http://www.wbir.com/news/watercooler/story.aspx?storyid=115406&catid=141

Prince Georges Co MD settles suit for $100k to man beaten w/baton by cop who conspired w/2 other cops to cover it up

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/crime-scene/from-the-courthouse/pr-georges-settles-police-brut.html

Jersey City NJ police officer Brian Ragauckas, 36 arrested on fraud charges after lying to secure a $530k mortgage loan

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/jersey_city_police_officer_cha.html

Youngstown OH cop Robert Joliff accused of dragging paralyzed man from car, beating him, then abusing his wife when she tried to help

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/mar/10/city-cop-beat-me-paralyzed-man-says/?newswatch

Bunnell FL police officer Russell Nasby, 45 fired for using police resources to stalk his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend while on-duty

http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/flagler/2010/03/10/bunnell-officer-fired-after-stalking-investigation.html

Santa Rosa County FL deputy John Mitchell Tomlinson, 46 arrested on 120 counts of sexual battery on a child between 12 and 18 years old

http://www.navarrepress.com/201003091988/the-news/frontpage/santa-rosa-county-sheriffs-office-lieutenant-charged-with-sexual-battery-%7C-navarrepresscom-r.html

Apopka FL cop Tanya Culver arrested for assault w/deadly weapon after gun fired in struggle when she threatened to kill self & husband

http://www.wesh.com/news/22788811/detail.html

Washington DC cop Michael Baylor who drew gun at snowball fight to get 10 day suspension, not for gun, but for not filing report

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/10-day-suspension-recommended-for-cop-who-drew-gun-in-snowball-fight-87157162.html

Grove City OH youth services cop Steven Howard fired and sentenced to 60days jail after pleading guilty to exposing self inside store

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2010/03/09/story-grove-city-police-officer-exposure-kohls.html?sid=102

Weston MO police officer Kyle Zumbrunn, 27 already in prison for dealing drugs in Sept is now charged with stealing drugs from evidence

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/03/09/1799743/ex-police-officer-charged-with.html

We're the Only Ones Flagging the Play Enough

A sheriff's deputy assaulted and locked up a musician for 13 hours, and threatened to throw him in prison for 3 years, because he didn't like the way the musician treated the flag during a show, the musician claims in Tulsa Federal Court. [More]

So what's worse? Stomping on a flag, or stomping on everything it's supposed to stand for under color of authority?

[Via Carl S]

So THAT Explains It!

I was wondering why that Ohio State shooter didn't obey that "common sense"gun ban.

He was a criminal!

Now does it make sense?

[Via Ed M]

Tales of the TSA

See, we need a "No Guns" list just like the "No Fly" list. [Read]

And afterward, we can all go out with or dates for a Happy Meal. [Read]

[Via Ed M and William T]

We're the Only Ones Not Feeling Your Pain Enough

The recession and the ongoing jobless recovery devastated much of the private-sector work force last year, sending unemployment soaring, but government workers emerged essentially unscathed, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department.

Meanwhile, the compensation for state and local government employees continued to easily outdistance the wages and benefits for workers in private business, a separate Labor Department report showed. [More]

Securing the Blessings of Liberty 'n all that...for themselves and their posterity.

What do you think will happen when TSHTF and the gravy train derails?

The Panic Room

His home in southern Sweden now contains a barbed-wire sculpture that could electrocute potential intruders, a secure space to hide in and an axe which will allow him “to chop down” anyone breaking in through his windows. [More]

But no gun, of course. No wonder he's panicking.

A Homer "DOH!"

“I think it’s a recipe for trouble,” said John Rogers, owner of Katmai Coastal Bear Tours out of Homer...

Rogers...said he won’t allow clients to bring guns onto his vessels. [More]

You remember Katmai...?

If I was going there, I sure wouldn't give this guy my business.

Over the Top

From The Columbian:

Her letter will come in response to gatherings of armed gun activists...

Per the original:

Her letter will come in response to gatherings of armed gun extremists...

"Authorized Journalist" Laura McVicker explains:

Yep, you guys are right that the word 'extremist' sounds over the top. That phrasing was used in the press release. I changed it. Thanks. --Laura McVicker

Nice to know such thoughtful analysis goes into these things, and that gunbanloon talking points are left standing unless and until they get caught...

The Secret Panel

Panelist names will still be withheld until after members interview the nine semifinal candidates this week. The panel will ultimately recommend two to three finalists to Beck. [More]

What possible, legitimate reason could mere citizens have for wanting to know who is behind the selection of a new chief "Only One"?

Hey, what do you want to bet we'll find out the panel has its share of strong gun rights types who are noted for championing the Constitution...?

If I Had My Druthers...

...armed men would kidnap or kill you for having any gun I don't approve of. [Read]

Does that about sum it up, Bob Wiederhorn, you fool...?

We're the Only Ones Charged Enough

Boulder City detectives have arrested Chief Constable Larry Markotay and charged him with several felonies including burglary while in possession of a firearm. [More]

Chances are, had anyone seen him armed and in uniform at, say, a Starbucks, they wouldn't have given him a second glance. You, on the other hand...

It's that "Only One" magic...

[Via Parrothead Jeff]

Short Barrel Shotguns for Department of Education?

What, GOP loyalists expect to turn stuff like this over to the Democrats and not have them use it? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at what government means by "gun free schools."

Share the link so others can audit this course?

This Day in History: March 11

General Philip Schuyler finally wrote to the committee on March 11, 1778, and warned them to take steps to prevent these abuses. Schuyler’s letter, however, did not dampen the zeal of the committee which continued to advocate strict suppression of suspected Loyalists. [More]

Gun Rights Examiner Talks ATF 'Toy Gun' Bust

I got so wrapped up in other posting this morning I neglected to announce that I will be on Trigger Sports LIVE! today at Noon PST. [More]

So much for plenty of advance notice...

GRE Round Up for Mar. 10

There's some good stuff being turned out. I hope you're availing yourself of it, and importantly, sharing these links via emails, on blogs and forums, with your local newspaper editor, etc.

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:

Daniel White/Cleveland:
Gun bans and workplace violence

Steve D. Jones/Fort Smith:
Open carry soon in Arkansas?

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:
Safer Streets 2010: Safer corporations too, Part I.

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Lowering the common sense threshold in Yakima, upping the ante at Starbucks

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
April 19th: Liberty's show of force

Go. Read. And please share the links.

You're doing that, right?

We're the Only Ones "The Honeymoon is Over" Enough

A veteran Apopka police officer is in danger of losing her job after she was accused of firing a gun at her new husband during an argument Sunday. [More]

In danger of losing her job...?

Can you imagine what would happen if a non-"Only One" acted like a drunken, pill-popping, suicide-threatening psycho bi***? With a prior on her record for the same type sh**?

Gee, I wonder why sweetie-cakes here has been married three times?

Yeah, right, per Pagina Helmke et al., this demon hag loser from hell can automatically be trusted seen in public with a gun by virtue of her costume, but you and I can't be.

[Via Ed M, who also gave me the title idea]

The Mask of Zorro

Then, striking from behind the anonymity of a nom d'guerre, came the newly-joined "Zorro" from "Old California" who disputed Avatar's piece with some interesting information and a point of view that could only have come from the Chief Counsel's Office or the Firearms Technology Branch. [Read]

Vanderboegh makes the sign of the "Z"...

We're the Only Ones Gotta Hand It To Us Enough

Wis. Officer Accidently [sic] Shoots Own Hand [More]

You know, the "Only Ones" trained and safe enough...

[Via Harvey]

We're the Only Ones Rubbing the Wrong Way Enough

Police in southern Sweden are investigating claims by an anonymous officer that he and a colleague secretly dabbed the tips of their sex organs against parts of a car driven by female co-workers...[More]

Tips from the friendly officers...?

[Via William T]

We're the Only Ones "No Complaints" Enough

Securing the Blessings of Liberty, Carrollton "Only Ones"-style...

Say, that's some "smoothing over" y'all did there...

[Via Tony G]

First They Came for the Fishermen...

...and I did not speak out because I was not a fisherman...[Read]

I still think we ought to pit PETA vs. the Bradys...

Talking Points

The ATF says if this was a private sale, we may never know how Bedell got his hands on two large caliber handguns. [More]

See, we had to make sure we got those points in there...

High Society

Society backs Sultan's hunting ban [More]

And when we say "society," we mean Vincent Chow.

And when we say "chow," we mean let's make sure we keep our seat at the table...

Projection

Some people may do this with a degree of innocent bumpkinly naiveté, or simple minded strutting machismo but I think that most folks who strap on guns before ordering a cinnamon dolce latte or a macchiato from Chad the Barista are probably latent psychos and potentially explosive and dangerous. [More]

Either that or this guy's just an a******.

Missing the Point

Great people aren't ruled. [Read]

Good ol' Jesse Jackson. Can't you just feel the love?

We're the Only Ones Humane Enough

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo shuttered a Yonkers humane society Tuesday, saying it was a sham group created just to give guns and badges to 16 men with no interest in actually helping animals. [More]

No? So what were they interested in?

Among the members was former Greenburgh cop Erik Ward, who was fired for misconduct after dominatrix Gina Pane alleged that he offered to help her with a marijuana conviction if she would perform sex acts for him.

"He wanted to go to a motel in the Bronx where I would defecate on him, but I told him I was uncomfortable going to the Bronx..."

As far as comfort level preferences go, she has a point.

Sorry--I should have warned those of you in mid-coffee sip...

Dead Elephant Demands Fealty

Mitt Romney has a message to Tea Party candidates nationwide: If you lose your Republican primary bids, stay on the sidelines. [More]

I almost never use the "f" word in my postings.

I just came very close.

Nigerian 'Gun Control' Enables Massacre

So—how's that government monopoly on force working out? After all, if you listen to the globalist citizen disarmament elite, they're obviously the "only ones" who can be entrusted with firearms. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at the peace and harmony of a tropical Sarah Brady Paradise.

Also meet the new Parkersburg GRE and track where Sheriff Mack will be today.

Share the link?

This Day in History: March 10

[More]

A Policy Failure

An Ohio State University janitor who received a bad job evaluation shot two supervisors in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, then fatally shot himself, officials said Tuesday. [More]

But...but...but...

GRE Round Up for Mar. 9

There's some good stuff being turned out. I hope you're availing yourself of it, and importantly, sharing these links via emails, on blogs and forums, with your local newspaper editor, etc.

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:

SB 308 passes Senate Special Judiciary Committee

Howard Nemerov/Austin:

Dad saves 2 daughters’ lives, Commercial Appeal calls him ‘suspect’

Paul Valone/Charlotte:

A rare opportunity for North Carolina gun owners

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:

Safer Streets 2010: Safer Starbucks?

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:

One year after murder of IL pastor, more can be done to defend churches against killers

Go. Read. And please share the links.

You're doing that, right?

That All Depends on the Meaning of the Term "Due Process"

Members of the Legislature’s Criminal Justice Committee have voted to allow a bill to be considered this session that would require police to seize all guns in the possession of a person charged with a domestic violence offense. [More]

Charged.

Just add a dash of bipolar suspicion/jilted love and watch the fireworks begin!

[Via Randall C]

The Top Ten

Top Preventable Causes of Death in the District of Columbia in 2007 and Percent of Overall Deaths:

1. Tobacco 16.6%
2. Poor diet and physical inactivity 15.1%
3. Microbial (infectious) agents 4.6%
4. Alcohol consumption 2.9%
5. Firearms – 2.7%
6. Medical errors 2.7%
7. Toxic agents 2.1%
8. Sexual behavior 0.8%
9. Illicit drugs 0.8%
10. Motor vehicles 0.6%
11. Uninsurance 0.6% [More]

Via Carl S, who notes: "We know the solution for # 5 – the palliative has been proven to work in numerous other locations. Given that fact, why aren’t those who continue gun control held accountable as “aiding and abetting”, accessory before, during, and after murder, rape, robbery, etc ?"

We're the Only Ones Proactive Enough

"Instead of being reactive, we took a proactive approach," OSP Sgt. Jeff Proulx said. [More]

Hey, I'm "disgruntled" and I own guns.

When can I expect the SWAT Team and a stint at the Soviet psych ward?

[Via Rhett]

Daley Calls for New State Laws on Guns

It's pathological. This is one sick @*#! [Read]

There sure are a lot of losers, parasites, degenerates and criminals in Chicago, to keep voting this bloated tick in.

[Via Miles S]

License to Search?

Not, apparently, in Indiana. [Read]

But apparently in Nevada. [Read]

[Via Liston Matthews and Jeffersonian]

We're the Only Ones Cooperative Enough

A 16-year-old student faces a charge of disorderly conduct after a school resource officer says he refused to cooperate during a test. [More]

Hey, if we can't get voluntary compliance, we'll force it out of you.

Who does this kid think he is: an individual with free will and a right to voluntary association?

We'll crush that idea out, stat. Don't want any others getting any ideas...

[Via Harvey]

A Question of Legality

WE have large knives in our homes to cut food. Some people use machetes to clear brush. But when, legally, do knives and machetes become weapons? [More]

About the same time rocks and sticks do.

What, it's not obvious?

A Proponent of "Sensible" Chi-Town Gun Laws

Meet alderman and mobster Fred Roti. [Read]

We're the Only Ones "Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me" Enough

An off-duty Orange County sheriff’s deputy, who allegedly was intoxicated when he crashed his Mercedes-Benz into another vehicle and injured a passenger, had crashed 30 minutes earlier and was allowed to drive from that accident scene by fellow deputies, authorities said Friday. [More]

I'm sure his being an "Only One" had nothing to do with it, and they'd have extended the same "professional courtesy" to you and me.

Aren't you?

[Via Luke]

Shall We Gather At the River?

The beautiful, the beautiful river... [Read]

Why is ATF Ducking Questions about 'Toy Gun' Seizure?

I see them refusing to answer questions. I see them hiding.

I wonder why? I wonder what they have to hide? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column notes a seeming aversion to the light.

That must mean it's time to shine more on.

Share the link and help do just that?

This Day in History: March 9

[More]

Weep for the Republic

...Miley Cyrus... [More]

As told by one of the great and relevant critical thinkers of our time.

It may just be too late.