GRE Round Up for May 12

There's some good stuff being turned out by the Gun Rights Examiners. 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:

Anthony Bouchard/Cheyenne:
Gun control is synonymous with citizen control

Sheridan Wyoming hiring police from out of state, a threat to liberty

Dan Bidstrup/Denver:
New (old) Colorado State University gun policy spreads

Dave Workman/Seattle:
NRA convenes annual members meeting this weekend in Charlotte, N.C.

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Money no object for Mexican drug cartels shopping for guns

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Down for the Count Redux

Woman raped by census worker [Read]

Is "number of victims in residence" one of the questions?

One more report and we'll officially have a spate.

One post yesterday, another today--at this the rate, I'm going to have to create a new archive category...

Third Time's a Charm

Rockland Marylou’s robbed; third time local chain hit in six months [More]

Ah, a spate of coffee shop robberies.

And evidently the assailant had one o' them there pro-stab knives.

Funny...I haven't heard of any similar incidents happening here...at least while our guys were around...

Say, you don't suppose predators prefer easy victims, do you...? If so, somebody'd better tell these guys. At the rate they're raking it in, they ought to be able to buy a latte for the whole Board of Directors in another couple weeks--well, as long as they stick with "tall" and nobody orders a blueberry streusel...

[Via Ed M and W³]

We're the Only Ones Fabricating Enough

The sergeant, Robert Ralston, claimed that he approached a man on the railroad tracks. The man allegedly pulled out a gun and fired, striking Ralston in the shoulder before fleeing the scene.

Nice story, right? Well, Ralston made up the whole thing. [More]

Gee, if he wanted people to think he was a hero, couldn't he have just reported a smoking car or something...?

[Via Parrothead Jeff]

We're the Only Ones Uncooperative Enough

Only hours after Cook County sheriff's officials agreed to join an investigation into the theft of nearly two dozen weapons belonging to south suburban Harvey police, they pulled out. The sheriff's department had joined on the sole condition that its investigation be independent of that of Harvey police, a sheriff's spokesman said, but Harvey officials weren't cooperating. [More]

And that surprises us... why?

Seriously.

Why?

Anybody care to guess how a non-Harvey "Only One" would be leaned on by Cook County enforcers under similar circumstances?

[Via Colt]

What May Be Most Alarming...

GUNS! [Watch]

[Via M. Terry]

Heroes

Let me get this straight: They reported a smoking car to a cop and for that we cheapen the term "hero"? That rates calls from the president and an impassioned paean to not forget being inclusive of Muslims from CNN? [Read]

Does anybody know anybody who would not do the same--and not feel like it was any big deal? Did I miss the part where one of the heroes ripped open the car door, dragged someone out of the flames at the risk of their own life, and then tossed the bomb into the harbor (being mindful not to endanger the nuns and ducks)?

I guess for a culture that plants Teddy Kennedy at Arlington, this is about the level of heroics we can expect. Besides, if we want to see real heroes, there's always TV and the movies...no?

[Via Skip]

Meanwhile, Across the Great Wall in Sarah Brady Paradise...

Yet another knife attack...[Read]

When, oh when will they start employing some common sense knife control and end the madness?

[Via Zachary G]

"I Absolutely Support the Second Amendment"

How can you tell Sandra Hutchens is lying? [Read and watch]

Toy Story

Mike H share his toys nicely with us.

Cool toys, like these and these...

And...hey, wait a minute, if these are toys, what's the deal...?

Dealing With It

We can do it this way...

Or this way....

Satisfied Rapex customer Andrew Dys practically drips with cloying empathy.

Yeah, the gun did it.

What an exploitative, blood-dancing sob-sister.

As Seen on TV!

There are people in this country who suffer from knife-o-phobia. You know who you are, and it’s time to get therapy. A knife is straight, sharp, and elegant. It’s quick to use and easy to clean. For chopping and slicing, it cannot be improved on. [More]

What, you mean anti-stab knives won't help?

Thing is, every one of the items reviewed could be used as an "assault weapon"...

[Vie Ed M]

More Pressing Items

Even if there were any need for this measure -- which there is not -- Ohio has far more pressing items on its agenda, starting with 11 percent unemployment. [More]

Speaking of unemployment as a "more pressing item," and my sense of things based on living in the region says the Plain Dealer has their numbers way low, how they figure driving armed citizens away from restaurants will help the employment situation is one of those mysteries of gungrabber "logic."

It goes right along with teeing off a large segment of the readership/market as your paper "continues to bleed." Yet their anti-defense fanaticism compels them to keep pressing this item...

At least that shows us the quality of their judgment in re self preservation.

Nothing like those dying from their own poor choices demanding we listen to them for pointers on how to live...

"Authorized Journalists"...

Court: Hutaree to Stay Jailed for Now

What the court decides to do after arguments from both sides are heard will certainly be interesting, and possibly indicative of how compelling the government's case really is. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column notes some deadlines, after which we should learn more.

Also get an update on the Louisiana guns-in-parks bill, watch part two of my DC rally speech, and find out what we'll be talking about today on Trigger Sports LIVE!

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This Day in History: May 12

Many of these officers had now overcome their indignation and were ready to sign their allegiance to the new nation. Washington hoped others would follow the New Jersey example. The process began on May 12, 1778. [More]

GRE Round Up for May 11

There's some good stuff being turned out by the Gun Rights Examiners. 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:

Rob Reed/Detroit:
Michigan State Police report shows about 1 in 43 state residents has a CPL

Steve D. Jones/Fort Smith:
Open carry and the elite media of Oklahoma

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Charges, more revelations in Port Orchard slaying

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Satire about anti-gun 'terrorism' hysteria almost too true for humor

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A Snitch in Time

Securing the blessings of Liberty..."Only Ones"-style. [Read]

What does it tell you about the character of people who would resort to these lying, sneaky tactics?

I must live a sheltered life, because I just don't know anyone on a personal basis who exhibits such character traits. Perhaps it's why I've never been attracted to go into "public service."

[Via Carl S]

Meanwhile, Over with the Heirs of the Western Reserve Pioneers...

Squirrel traps family in their home [Read]

But lest we be too harsh in our assessment of the timid Strongsvilleans:

Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) hereof, no person shall discharge any air gun, rifle, shotgun, revolver, pistol or other firearm, or make use of any sling or arrow, within the corporate limits of the Municipality.

Nah, go ahead and be judgmental. Section (c)'s got 'em covered. Unless they'd rather be ruled by rodents.

None of you people have a Crossman...?

We're the Only Ones Justified, Reasonable and Legal Enough

A report from the San Bernardino County district attorney says a police officer who fatally shot a 23-year-old bystander at a pizzeria was legally justified. [More]

Y'know, I'm starting to see Chief James' concern about "officer safety."

This does seem like the simplest solution.

I mean, "fearing for her life" Corporal Lisner did make it home at the end of her shift...

Why else even have "Only Ones"...?

[Via savaship]

We're the Only Ones (and You're Not) Enough

A man shot by an off-duty FBI agent along scenic Tantalus Drive yesterday afternoon was out on bail after allegedly posing as a police officer at the University of Hawai'i last week. [More]

First the fake Census workers, then the fake deputies and now this...well, they say things come in threes. Like "spates."

Fortunately, there was a real "Only One" on hand.

I say "fortunately," because the Aloha State is "may issue," meaning they may not. And isn't this interesting:

In Hawaii, carry is allowed with a permit, but is restricted to "On Duty, In Uniform" and one's employer must register through a local police department. Generally, uniformed security personnel and armored couriers are granted permits.

You mean "Magnum P.I." was fiction...?

[Via HiCarry]

Every Other Implement

The XM25 is the deadliest hand weapon in the army arsenal. Why? Because it can fire 25mm rounds that explode at any distance set by the soldier, killing people protected behind walls or trenches. [More]

For government use only, naturally.

What do you think, Mr. Coxe?

Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birth-right of an American... [T]he unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people.

Oh, yeah, but you don't understand.

Things are different now.

Highly Valued Rights

The city stands to lose two of its most highly valued rights. [More]

The right to ignore the Constitution, where it says "states" get representatives?

And the right to ignore the Bill of Rights, where it says "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed"?

Those highly valued rights?

Back to the Future

A hundred years from now, historians and sociologists will look back on these times and puzzle over the right’s utter fanaticism over firearms. [More]

Not necessarily.

History is written by the victors.

Perhaps your concern, Cynthia Tucker, should be on how the role played by slavery-enablers like you will be remembered...

Derval Implores

Damn.

For a second there I thought it said "implodes." [Read]

Won't you help make sure "Only Ones" are the only ones who can have machine guns?

Especially since the incident DP's doing his blood dance in involved a "legal" collector, didn't it? Mustn't it have...?

And especially especially since the other incident cited involved...uh...this guy.

We're the Only Ones Showing You Our Stinking Badges Enough

Two men posing as sheriff's officers robbed a home in the township early this morning, police said. [More]

On the bright side, at least they weren't fake Census workers...

Down for the Count?

Man killed in home invasion after suspect poses as census worker [More]

And oh, look:

"They were looking for money and my aunt gave them everything that they had and it wasn’t enough for them," Johnson said.

So they took the satisfied Rapex customer advice and gave them what they wanted.

Hmm. Guess that wasn't enough.

So I guess the appropriate response will be one of caution.

How do "Only Ones" do it, at least until they're sure it's safe for them...?

We're the Only Ones with the Right Idea Enough

James, however, says there's another group of private citizens who have the wrong idea about the Second Amendment. It's a growing movement around the Bay Area, California and the country. It's called "open carry," and participants openly carry unloaded firearms in public. [More]

Because as a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and militias, we just can't have people actually, you know, carrying guns.

That's just wrong.

Officer safety comes first, you see. They're taught that from "day one at the academy."

“By far, the survey of membership was ‘ban it completely.’ It just makes it simpler,” James said.

Ah yes, to secure the blessings of LEO simplicity--there's a reason to form a government.

Besides, who do these upstarts think they are? "Only Ones"?

What are Elena Kagan's Views on Second Amendment?

By way of comparison, her position appears practically identical to that of "conservative Justice" Antonin Scalia. [More]

That says a lot about "conservative Justices" these days, does it not?

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at the Supreme Court nominee's own words.

Also, finally, I have a video of my April 19 speech in DC. I posted part one today.

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This Day in History: May 11

On May 11, Potter returned from his leave of absence and Lacey was relieved of his command of the Pennsylvania militia. At the insistence of Washington, Lacey remained with the militia for a short time in order to familiarize Potter with the region. By June, the British had withdrawn from Philadelphia, and the militia's safeguarding of the region was no longer of concern to Washington. [More]

GRE Round Up for May 10

There's some good stuff being turned out by the Gun Rights Examiners. 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:
Supreme Court nominee finds no fault with Heller decision

Anthony Bouchard/Cheyenne:
From crisis to crushing of liberties, happens just that fast

Daniel White/Cleveland:
Keeping guns from terrorists

Dan Bidstrup/Denver:
Will CSU be safe for students now?

Rob Reed/Detroit:
More on how anti-terror laws threaten our Second Amendment rights

Steve D. Jones/Fort Smith:
Oklahoma open carry law in danger of veto

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Public reaction to Port Orchard shooting reveals distrust of ‘system,’ misunderstanding of law

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Will 'pro-gun' Sen. Vitter jump on anti-gun 'terrorism' hysteria bandwagon?

Go. Read. And please share these links.

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We're the Only Ones "In Soviet Russia, Bang Switch Booger Hooks YOU" Enough

...or something.

The sergeant allegedly scratched his nose with his gun and accidentally pulled the trigger. [More]

Good grief.

Some of you probably don't know who Yakov Smirnov is, huh?

[Via Steven K]

We're the Only Ones Chasing Off Our Attackers Enough

Good thing the victim was an "Only One." With a gun. [Read]

If he'd have been an ordinary disarmed DC resident, there's no telling what could have happened to him.

Although why these guys can't just use pepper spray if it's so all-fired effective is beyond me.

[Via Jeffersonian]

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

...defending your mother's life against a slashing attacker is apparently a crime. [Read]

[Via Jeffersonian]

Illinois Carry

Second Amendment Sisters are trying to get the word out. [Read]

[Via HZ]

Gun Owner Murders Bear to Outrage of Trough-Feeders

The grizzly took Jerry Ruth by surprise, bursting from thick brush and biting his jaw almost completely off.

On the ground and barely able to see, Ruth grabbed his .41 Magnum-caliber revolver and started shooting. The third bullet pierced the bear's heart and spinal cord, killing it from 25 feet. [More]

Dang. Don't you know the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees would rather see you dead?

We're told Ruth's actions "provided fodder for a long-standing debate."

No debate about it. We have the right to the best means of defense. And we as individuals get to decide what that is. Looks like Ruth decided right.

And then there's this argument:

"Experience shows that putting firearms and grizzly bears in the same place ends up with dead grizzly bears," said Steve Cain, senior biologist for Grand Teton National Park.

Experience also shows that allowing government functionaries to disarm citizens ends up with dead humans, Steve-O.

Lots and lots of them.

Still, I can't help but wonder if anyone did an environmental impact study...or found any bells nearby.

[Via Ed M]

A Political Prisoner

Complete with "psychiatric evaluation and treatment, including the administration of psychotropic drugs"...[Read]

And naturally, no "crimes against person or property" have been committed. Just possession of things our masters don't want us to have.

William Grigg has the story.

Didn't Stalin used to do things like this?

[Via Ron W]

On the Precipice

The Cliffs of Insanity, to be more precise.

Check out a new addition to the WoGroll.

Click.

Not only the foolhardy are going to fall.

It looks like the whole damn rock face is getting ready to give out.

Which way are you facing?

We're the Only Ones Getting a Break Enough

Cop who said he wouldn't get a break gets a break [More]

Read this story and ask yourself what kind of idiot...

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

[Via Vinnie]

The Scarlet Letter

I encourage anyone reading this to find the names of the cowardly thugs involved in this AND to find their locations and other identifying details AND to post it all online for all to see. [More]

I agree that we don't use public shame as a means of discouraging abusers anywhere near enough. And the most damning scarlet letter I can think of would be "T" for "Tyranny."

I would support a call for the media to do their jobs as government watchdogs and identify government abusers. And I would support a call for grassroots effort to demand citizen oversight of police abuse investigations. And I would support a call for grassroots efforts to indict and prosecute all involved, including any allowing it to happen and covering it up.

If none of those things happen in this case, I think we're going to find support for this call growing. And then some.

Family of FBI Agent Convicted On Gun Charges: 'Battle Lost, War Still On'

I understand that many regular readers will not exactly be sympathetic to the plight of a federal agent caught up in laws he himself enforced during his career. I can't sit here and tell you I'm taking up cheerleading for the guy—but I do believe his side of the story needs to be heard, and I don't see too many outside his family interested in acknowledging that. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner revisits what may not be a done deal. Curious, how the only person presenting an FBI sniper's side of things is an "anti-government extremist"...

Also get an update on Nevada politicians who have answered the Gun Rights Questionnaire.

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This Day in History: May 10

BRISTOL, PA. May 10, 1778
British burn several vessels on Delaware River. [More]

GRE Weekend Round Up

There's some good stuff being turned out by the Gun Rights Examiners. 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:

Dan Bidstrup/Denver:
CSU surrenders on gun ban for the campus

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:
Guns on Campus: The ubiquitous armed citizen, Part III.

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Gun 'buy backs' and math, Chicago-style

Go. Read. And please share these links.

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What Will Gun Owners Supporting Dan Coats Tell GOP?

The one question timid party-first voters, who allow themselves to be serially abused and keep coming back for more (and if you think about that in terms of a relationship, words like "co-dependent," "pathetic" and "sick" come to mind), never can answer:

If you continually reward Republicans for betrayal, what is their incentive to ever change? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column says it's time for voting gun owners to strap on something besides holsters and tell the Republicans "No."

Also get a political update from Nevada.

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This Day in History: May 9

[More]

We're the Only Ones Beating the F*****g Mexican P**s Out of You Enough

Forced Mexican urine evacuation in progress...

Big ass crybaby sorry he got caught and thinking he still deserves his place at the trough. You don't reach a point where you say and do stuff like this just out of nowhere.

Y'know, I don't think I know anybody even casually who would say and do stuff like this. It certainly would not be tolerated by anyone I call friend.

Seattle's police and political establishment has long been hostile to your right to keep and bear arms.

Gee, I wonder why.

What Would YOU Say to 'No Guns for Jews'?

Before you go thinking some neo-Nazi is off on an anti-Semitic rant, Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership is producing another of its unique and hard-hitting documentaries. That's the title they gave it. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column is looking for a few good producers.

Also find out the latest on the Hutaree case and practice a little Romanian journalism.

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This Day in History: May 8

May 8, 1778 at Bordentown, New Jersey - In May 1778, General Clinton was preparing to evaculate Philadelphia and return to New York via New Jersey. To secure the crossing of the Delaware River, Clinton sent a corps of light infantry to destroy the Pennsylvania Navy that was moored at Bordentown and White Hill (Fieldsboro). On May 8, 1778, the British Force landed at White Hill, finding a few of the Pennsylvania boats already scuttled. As the British Force marched from White Hill to Bordentown on the Burlington Road, they were met by two companies of militia with an artillery piece. As the British formed, the militia fired one volley and fled into Bordentown. The British immediately marched into Bordentown and destroyed those vessels that had not already been scuttled. Local loyalists directed the British to the homes of Colonel Borden and other influential rebels, which they burned. Their dark deed complete, the British retired to Philadelphia. Conclusion: British Victory [More]

Why Would Prosecutor 'Misrepresent' Conditions of Hutaree Bond Release?

With the disconnects we've seen to date in the prosecution's case, it's fair to demand that Waterstreet answer some questions, right now, including whether the misrepresentations were due to "misunderstanding" or something else. [More]

They still have not been released on bond, but now new questions arise that should make us examine the nature of the persuasion that has kept that from happening.

As Alice cried, "Curiouser and curiouser!"

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GRE Round Up for May 7

There's some good stuff being turned out by the Gun Rights Examiners. 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:
US Attorney General Eric Holder calls SB 291 "very worrisome"

Liston Matthews/Knoxville:
Gun rights and prior restraint

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:
Guns on Campus: Give me an example of the 'ubiquitous armed citizen', John.

Guns on Campus: The ubiquitous armed citizen, Part II.

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Monroe dog park story spotlights self-defense against animals

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Proposed 'terror gap' laws: Not only unconstitutional, but laughably ineffective

Go. Read. And please share these links.

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"Myths That Make It Hard To Stop Campus Rape"

If you expected "mandated disarmament makes us safer" to be debunked, forget it. [Read]

The very people decrying lack of justice ensure it can't happen. They're too invested in promulgating myths of their own.

"I Come from Intelligence"

Oh? I don't suppose you could...you know...exhibit some? [Read and watch]

Nicki has more. Lots more.

Still Denied

“Mister McCullough has been cleared of any wrongdoing in this case,” Gottlieb observed, “yet the police are retaining his firearm, and will not allow him to register a replacement gun. He intervened in a dangerous situation, at great personal risk, and now he is being put at continued risk by a police department policy that is both arbitrary and capricious.” [More]

There's no denying there seems to be a lot of denial going around as it pertains to government respecting our right to keep and bear arms. Why would they deny the entire reason for keeping them around in the first place--to secure the blessings of liberty?

Denied

[More on the Richard Hamblen case from WarOnGuns]

We're the Only Ones Compensated Enough

Matthew Spillane, a lieutenant who works in the dispatch center and made about $272,000, was scheduled for an eight-hour overtime shift on July 17, when he was supposed to direct the towing of vehicles around the city.

But at 2:45 p.m., an hour and 15 minutes before his overtime shift was supposed to end, police say he was at home, where he accidentally discharged his department-issued gun.

Spillane, who was not injured, was never disciplined. He declined to comment through a department spokeswoman. [More]

It gets better:

“Do they make a lot of money? Absolutely,’’ Linskey said. “But our officers earn every dollar they get.’’

[Via Ed M]

The Open Fly List

TSA Worker Arrested After Jokes, Fight About Size of Genitalia [More]

I certainly feel secure knowing these dedicated professionals are there to ensure my safety.

[Via lots of you]

Making Lemonade Out of Lemons

I'm thinking of purchasing some government-surplus copying machines--perhaps discards from the BATFU Chief Counsel's office... [Read]

[Via Skip]

Hutaree Release Blocked—For How Long?

What will happen? Stay tuned. We have a judge who has called the government's case "woefully inadequate." We have an alleged plot to blow people up yet no explosives were found in the raid. And we have a prosecutor who insists law enforcement and the public will be in danger if the defendants are placed into monitored home confinement. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column watches a ping pong game.

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This Day in History: May 7

Almost immediately, reports surfaced that British and Loyalist troops had committed atrocities, including the murder of prisoners-of-war and setting fire to the American wounded. On May 7, Washington ordered Brigadier General William Maxwell to conduct an inquiry into these allegations so that a report could be made to British commander General William Howe. [More]

GRE Round Up for May 6

There's some good stuff being turned out by the Gun Rights Examiners. 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:

Steve D. Jones/Fort Smith:
NRA grades candidates on the curve

Dave Workman/Seattle:
‘Terror gap’ fraud plays well with Northwest gun prohibitionists

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
If 'gun control' advocates get their way, we'll ALL be 'suspected terrorists'

Go. Read. And please share these links.

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A Special Cinco de Mayo Message

..."to Arizona."

Well, gosh, if rich Hollywood stars feel this way...

UPDATE: The video has disappeared from the linked site.

You can still access it here and I've embedded it below--we'll see how much longer it can be accessed.



If anyone knows how to save these things...

And yeah, that's prohibited person Lindsay Lohan--still exhibiting a level of gun handling that reflects on her entire reputation for personal responsibility and self control:

A lot of movies do use real firearms with blanks instead of mere nonworking props...

War on Guns? War on Drugs?

How about just plain War on America...? [Read and watch]

Didn't I just ask the "anybody think it can't get worse" question in the last post?

If the behavior doesn't improve, this demands getting worse. These are what are known as Intolerable Acts.

[Via jg and TC]

The Shape of Things to Come?

Anybody think it just can't happen here? [Watch]

And worse?

Lots worse?

[Via Jammy]

Making Us All Look Bad

If this story as related is true...[Read]

Sounds like a good way to get your ass deservedly stomped if you try that on somebody who knows what he's doing.

[Via The Bitter Clinger]

O! Say Does That Star-Spangled Banner Yet Wave...?

All I can say is, if anyone wants to consider my flag "incendiary" and "lead[ing] to fights," bring it on. [Read]

Which flag did the school fly that day?

Here's where the buck stops.

[Via Ron W]

All Right Mr. De Mille, I'm Ready for My Clo...

"They're here to protect us and something bad could have happened..." [More]

Well, they're not really, but yeah, if you're going to stage a hostage situation in a populated area, it's probably a good idea to make sure everyone who might happen by knows what's going on.

[Via William T]

Batty in CA

Metal bats already are banned in New York City, Huffman said. [More]

I want to show you something. It's my shocked face.