Don't Look for GOP to Block Kagan Over Guns

Why would we expect Republican careerists in the Senate, who have taken an oath to "support and defend the Constitution,"to view utter official disregard for the Second Amendment as "extreme"? After all, it says "shall not be infringed," but doesn't say anything about "eviscerated"... [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column makes note of what prominent GOP operatives do not consider to be "extreme". You know, every day stuff, like ignoring the Bill of Rights...

Also get a political update from New Hampshire and see the last of the Second Amendment March videos.

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This Day in History: May 17

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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:

Howard Nemerov/Austin:
Anti-rights groups do our job for us

Dan Bidstrup/Denver:
National Peace Officers Memorial Day

Steve D. Jones/Fort Smith:
Oklahoma governor vetoes Open Carry bill

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:
Safer Streets 2010: No two sides to student safety.

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Gun rights activists East and West essentially the same, waiting for November

LaPierre speech reminiscent of earlier effort to ‘control borders, not guns’

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:

Background checks, liberty, and public safety

From just what kind of danger is Sen. Lautenberg's bill supposed to 'protect' us?

Go. Read. And please share these links.

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Guns Magazine Examines McDonald Case and More

Somehow, with night temperatures still dipping into the 40s where I live, seeing the July issue of GUNS Magazine arrive in my mail box seems premature. But the sun is out as I write this, and I know later today the lawn will demand re-engagement, and that we'll soon reach that time where open windows can't compete with closed ones and the hum of the air conditioner.

This issue, aside from all the great articles by my colleagues, has two features I hope Gun Rights Examiner readers will find of particular interest. [More]

Those would be a reader letter in my defense, and my "Rights Watch" column about the McDonald case.

Once again you can download the current copy of the magazine and win a cool gun to boot.

Also get more Second Amendment March videos.

As noted earlier, Examiner has been having some site maintenance issues, so hopefully it won't take too many tries to connect.

I hope you think your gun owner friends ought to know they can read a magazine for free and that you share the link with them.

Examiner Down Again

They're doing some kind of maintenance and I can't get to the site right now. I did publish a GRE this morning but don't want to post the link here yet because experience hath shewn folks aren't inclined to try again later if they can't get a link to work.

Feel free to click on that Examiner click-through graphic in the left sidebar to see if you can access my site, and if you can, the new column will be on the top of the list. Otherwise, I'll post the link here when it looks like things have stabilized.

This Day in History: May 16

May 16, 1778: Militiamen at Fort Randolph at Point Pleasant repulse an attack by 300 Wyandot and Mingo Indians. [More]

Well, the Sentiment Looks Right

All the right words...[Read]

I'd be more impressed if I saw some Ronnie Barrett-like leadership, though...

[Via HZ]

This is How He Pays Us Back

Gov. Brad Henry, worried about safety concerns, said trained and licensed Oklahomans already may protect themselves by carrying concealed handguns, and it doesn’t make anyone safer to wear a holster and display that weapon to others.

"On the contrary, it makes it more difficult and dangerous for law enforcement officers to try to sort out the good guys and bad guys when they arrive at a crime scene,” he said. [More]

Not the Brad Henry who was A rated and endorsed by NRA? Who ILA's Chris Cox said about:

"Your exemplary record of service as Governor of Oklahoma clearly illustrates your commitment to protecting the rights of law-abiding firearm owners and sportsmen. You have proven time and again to be a close ally and friend of Oklahoma's freedom-loving firearm owners."

I guess when you're term-limited out, you don't have to care about principle?

Like what he did here?

Exemplary.

Maybe we ought to start calling Brad "Kirsten"...

Or "Bill"...

Or "Joan"...

Or...say, maybe there's another way...?

Conservative TVonline Presents Second Amendment March Videos

Videos for the April 19 Second Amendment March in Washington DC are now available online. On Tuesday I posted part one of my speech, "Intolerable Acts," and on Wednesday posted part two--these were YouTube videos cut from footage taken by my friends at Oath Keepers. Another videographer was also recording the events of the day, Alex Rife of Conservative TVonline, and he has posted high quality videos that recorded each speech in its entirety. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column gives those of you who did not make the event a way to experience the day.

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This Day in History: May 15

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Fox News: Airsoft Can be Converted to Real Guns. Will That Make Toy Owners Felons?

Do we now have a new crop of criminals? Hundreds or thousands of them? How could that not be the case? [More]

A new development warranted a second GRE column for today.

GRE Round Up for May 14

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:
The next frontier for gun rights

Dave Workman/Seattle:
NRA gathering highlights America’s conflicting values

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Dubious, agenda-driven 'poll' says women prefer mandated defenselessness

Go. Read. And please share these links.

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The IDAK Theory of Government

I don't believe I've ever seen it more eloquently stated.

We're the Only Ones "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out, Kid" Enough

According to this latest complaint Kwiatkowski, "slammed one teen against the wall, and punched him in his eye twice."

The document then goes on the say officer Raymond Krug, "Shot the other teen two times with the BB guns." [More]

That'll teach those young punks not to shoot a BB gun!

It remains to be seen if anyone will teach the old ones...

[Via Scott W]

Handgun Training on a Budget

For those of us who watch our wallets...[Read]

THIS Hasn't Happened in a While...

And over such really important stuff...Anybody want to see if we can get this to climb past "Twilight"?



It's not like the "Authorized Journalists" are going to make this information known...

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Meanwhile, Behind the Front Lines at Airport Security...

Say, isn't that one of those "invisible to x-rays" plastic "cop killer" guns? [Read]

Quick! This is a job for Frank Lautenberg!

[Via AzHamMedic]

Get Out the Vote!

First, go to Whose Paranoid and read this.

Then go here and do this:
No it won't change things, but I can't think of a simpler or easier way to send a clear message these people need to hear...

Protest and Reply?

...and some additional questions...[Read]

I've said my piece.

What It's Not About...

It's not about "gun control" or "drug control." [Read]

It's about people control.

And this just in: SURPRI-I-ISE!!!!

We're the Only Ones Screwing Around On Duty Enough

A Milford police officer will be off the street for two weeks for having sex with the city's mayor while on duty. [More]

It just went off...oh, sorry, wrong "Only Ones" story...

[Via MS9]

WarOnGuns' Hall of Hoplophobes #1

Fearguth...

And no, I won't link to the obnoxious little self-soiler, but I will say how honored and pleased I am to be despised alongside men the likes of Pastor Kenn...

Here, Fearguth--I think this popped out. You might want to rinse it off before you reinsert it.

As Long as We're Being Observers...

You got nothin' but lying snark. [More]

Figures you think the government grants rights.

We're the Only Ones Evening the Odds Enough

A member of the commission that oversees the Louisiana State Police faces charges including aggravated assault on a peace officer with a firearm following an incident at Harrah's New Orleans casino... [More]

Drunk, belligerent, spoiling for an armed confrontation... See, I would never think of doing something like that, which is apparently this guy's first reaction. I don't even know anybody who would think of doing something like that.

Figures the guy's a connected "official."

Good thing there were some "Only Ones" on scene.

You know, people exempted from those "guns in establishments that serve alcohol" regs the antis insist on imposing on those of us who aren't...

Which at least would save us from the legal risks we'd face if we protected ourselves from a threatening lout on those premises, like the deputies here did.

[Via retrotruckman]

Will Lautenberg Anti-Gun Airport Bill Increase Vulnerability?

Not satisfied with putting grandmothers at risk of losing their legal right to the means of self-defense, or of denying gun purchases to people who haven't even been charged, let alone tried and convicted of any crime, Sen. Frank Lautenberg now means to see us defenseless on the way to and from airports, when we go to drop off or pick someone up. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at the latest assault on freedom by a committed domestic enemy.

Also find out what our foreign enemies are up to with their UN Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence.

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This Day in History: May 14

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GRE Round Up for May 13

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:
Oklahoma State Troopers Association joins the 'Only Ones'

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Why is NRA convention a 'gun free' zone?

Chris Woodard/Tucson:
Arizona gun law and Immigration has made the left desperate

Go. Read. And please share these links.

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Will Arms Trade Treaty Reduce Human Rights Violations in Africa?

Anybody think the solution to human rights violations is to submit to a monopoly of violence solidified by proposed international controls, where we can all become more like Africa...? Hey, at least if your kid gets picked to wear the uniform, it means he's going to eat... [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column posits that there may be a better guarantor for human happiness than an internationally-abetted and enforced monopoly of violence.

Also link up with yesterday's Trigger Sports LIVE! show, and find out what's happening with the campus concealed carry movement.

Share the link? I hope so. Unless you think your gun-owning friends are already on top of all this stuff...

We're the Only Ones Amazingly Graceful Enough

You know, "I once was lost, but now I'm found"...? [Read]

And remember: They're not just "Only Ones," they're Ha-Ha-Ha-Harvey "Only Ones."

[Via Cousin G]

We're the Only Ones Watching Your Six Enough

Officer White ends up shooting McCloskey. Attorneys for White say he believed McCloskey had a gun. However, McCloskey was unarmed and appears docile in the video. [More]

This article appears to be missing some information.

Oh, yeah, he shot him in the back.

I wonder if McCloskey would be facing 11 years had the situation been reversed...

Two more accounts:

• One should not have to beg.
• Get it off yourself?
  

How to win friends and influence people, "Only Ones"-style. Just feel the love.

[Via jg]

Examiner Down

I have a column ready to go but can't access the site or the support center. I have sent an email to my channel manager.

Some others I've checked with can't get to it either.

Here's my main page link.

If you can or can't get to it, please let me know in comments, along with your general region/state.

Thanks.

UPDATE: The site is accessible again, at least from where I am, so I went ahead and posted a new article. Here's today's column, in case you didn't see my announcement. Hopefully it's back to working for everyone again.

This Day in History: May 13

May 13, 1778
The Pennsylvania Packet
PENNSYLVANIA, ss.
A PROCLAMATION
By the SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL of the Common Wealth of Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS the following named persons, late and heretofore inhabitants of this State...

...have severally adhered to, and knowingly and willingly aided and assisted the enemies of the State, and of the United States of America, by having joined their armies at Philadelphia, in the County of Philadelphia, within this State; WE the Supreme Executive Council aforesaid, by virtue of certain powers and authorities to us given by an Act of General Assembly, entitled, "An Act for the attainder of divers Traitors, if they render not themselves by a certain day, and for vesting their estates in this Common Wealth; and for more effectually discovering the same; and for a certaining and satisfying the lawful debts and claims thereupon,"do hereby strictly charge and require the said [names] not rendering himself as aforesaid, and abiding the trial aforesaid, shall, from and after the said twenty fifth day of June next, stand and be attainted of High Treason to all intents and purposes, and shall suffer such pains and penalties, and undergo all such forfeitures as persons attainted of High Treason ought to do. And all the faithful subjects of this State are to take notice of this Proclamation, and govern themselves accordingly. [More]

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

Go. Read. And please share these links.

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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

Go. Read. And please share these links.

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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]