Candid Camera

What with laws against videotaping "Only Ones" once more gaining attention, correspondent Todd reminds us of an earlier U.S. District Court decision in favor of the citizen... [Read]

An Assault Weapon

As opposed to a "patrol vehicle"...? [Read]

[Via retrotruckman]

We're the Only Ones "Joke's On YOU" Enough

Cop walks as DUI charges dropped in fatal '07 crash
'IT'S A JOKE' | Victims' families upset, but may press civil case [More]

I don't get why everyone is so surprised.

Haven't we established cops and booze have a special "Only Ones" relationship?

[Via The_Chef, who has more]

NOT "Assault Weapons"...

"Patrol rifles"... [Read]

That old black magic...

[Via Carl S who wrote them a letter about this. I'll make sure and link to it if they publish it.]

Null and Void

Unlike Judge Weinstein, I have reflexively incorporated into my jury instructions what can only be viewed as an anti-nullification charge: “You should not be concerned about the wisdom of any rule I state. Regardless of any opinion that you may have as to what the law may be or ought to be, it would violate your sworn duty to base a verdict on any view of the law other than that which I give you.” [More]

And then he goes on to tell us that doesn't work. Typical. But not surprising from the Brady talking points he cites.

Screw him. Vote your conscience and nullify the influence of judicial tyrants.

If it doesn't help secure the Blessings of Liberty, the hell with what these arrogant authoritarians say. Besides, they routinely break a more solemn oath every time they put on the black robe...

And yeah, I realize this is a year old. Unfortunately, as long as it is still "relevant," it will remain a timely reference.

[Via cycjec]

Mentally-Challenged Weiss Confused

Weis: 'Homicides continue to challenge us' [More]

Or as Yul Brynner observed in "The King and I":

Is a puzzlement.

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

Full Disclosure

Democrats pushing legislation to require that groups airing political advertisements disclose their donors are trying to prevent the National Rifle Association and AFL-CIO from joining the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in opposing the measure. [More]

I don't get it--I know NRA fought "campaign finance reform," but then they turned around and endorsed one of its primary architects...twice now...

Are Police the Only Ones Who Should be Armed in Establishments Serving Alcohol?

You don't go copping unwelcome feels off people, joke or not.

But there are ways of dealing with those who do that do not involve executing them on the spot. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column gives a sobering look at what can happen when we assume employment equates with trustworthiness.

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This Day in History: June 7

James Warren, on June 7, 1778, tried to summarize the effect of the recent election on him and the state. He had not been reelected by Plymouth voters in May, and the legislature did not promote him to the Council. “[If I were] dismissed from the Navy Board I should be truly a private Man, and an Independent Farmer. . . . I am tired of public life tho’ I was determined never to desert the Colours I helped to hoist. . . . If you Enquire how all this came to pass, I must tell you it is oweing to various causes. The people feel themselves uneasy and don’t know the reason. They have therefore shifted their members more generally than ever.” [More]

GRE Weekend Round Up

Here are the latest Gun Rights Examiner posts:

Dan Bidstrup/Denver:
Easy political activism for gun rights

Rob Reed/Detroit:
The tide turns in the battle for gun rights as the Brady Campaign withers away

Steve D. Jones/Fort Smith:
Does Joyce Elliott and Robbie Wills really care about gun rights in Arkansas?

Liston Matthews/Knoxville:
Restaurant carry again legal in Tennessee

Kurt Hofmann/St.Louis:

A government monopoly on force . . . at the flick of a switch

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And while you're at it, be sure and check out these other liberty-oriented Examiners:

• Kent McManigal/Albuquerque Libertarian
• Kevin Wilmeth/Anchorage Libertarian
• Jesse Mathewson/Cochise County Libertarian
• Anthony Martin/Conservative

Gun-Savvy Citizen Shoots Hostage-Takers, Saves Family and Police Chief

A citizen competent in firearms use saved the day--not to mention a police chief. And this gripping story is but one entry from "Guns in the News" in a just-republished issue of GUNS Magazine.

From 50 years ago. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column provides a literal blast from the past. Two, actually...

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This Day in History: June 6

We will resume War of the Rebellion Year 1778 tomorrow.

Should Law Require 'Shooting to Wound'?

That any would believe Lone Ranger outcomes can be mandated by legislation speaks more to the childish ignorance of much of the political class running our cities. It figures this would be proposed in New York. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column shows what juveniles some urban politicians are when you strip away their mask of pretend authority.

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This Day in History: June 5

If the movement of the Enemy from Philadelphia should oblige the Army to quit this ground before you arrive, I will leave directions for you. I imagine the business you are at present upon cannot suffer by a temporary absence. [More]

GRE Round Up for June 4

Here are the latest Gun Rights Examiner posts:

Dave Workman/Seattle:

Brit shooting aftermath: One psychologist clarifies why restrictive gun laws fail…anywhere

Kurt Hofmann/St.Louis:

Has national park carry saved its first lives?

Chris Woodard/Tucson:
Arizona in the Fed’s firing line - Oh well

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"Fortunately"

Fortunately, NRA members can be confident that NRA will continue, as it has for years, to defend its members’ privacy and its ability to communicate freely with the American people. [More]

By endorsing one of the prime architects of the "campaign finance reform" abomination...? How exactly does that work?

Champion Losers

In yet another nod to the protection of fledgling self-esteem, an Ottawa children’s soccer league has introduced a rule that says any team that wins a game by more than five points will lose by default. [More]

Time was, "Harrison Bergeron" was considered absurd exaggeration to make a point.

What kind of twisted bastard would do this to a child? What kind of loser parent would allow their child to remain under this sick influence? What kind of society would promote this as a policy and expect to survive?

What other species teaches its young to fail?

And how does it serve the ends of those engineering it?

We're the Only Ones "Sexy Time!" Enough

The victims were reportedly as young as 10 years old at the time of the alleged assaults and the assaults continued throughout their teenage years...[More]

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An ex-cop was convicted Wednesday of sexually abusing two women who he promised jobs and child-care program applications. Now he faces a rape trial. [More]

[Via Harvey]

We're the Only Ones Not Smiling and Not on Candid Camera Enough

We talked about this the other day.

Here's more.

These are what all freedom-minded people should regard as "Intolerable Acts."

[Via Todd F]

Cull...Uh...Calling All FFLs,,,

"ATF, in an effort to ensure consistency within the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) community, initiated the ruling released today which provides ATF headquarters oversight of all administrative actions prior to notices being sent to the licensee." [More]

And how is Special K going to do that?

Here's how.

They not only initiate the action, they get to decide any appeals. What could be unfair about that?

What, you can't afford to mortgage your house while we've got your business closed down to fight us in court? Bummer.

The Legend of the West

You might want to have this playing in the background before reading on...

We've got this guy.

And we've even got this guy.

So naturally, NRA puts their money on this guy.

You know, the guy who wanted to effectively end private sales...

I'm sure there's a perfectly pragmatic political reason why we "principles freaks" should just shut up with our silly, unrealistic SNBI naivete and trust the chessmasters know better how to play the game...

Assuming the game they're gambling on is chess...

What the Leopard Taught the Eagle

California bill would increase rules on rifles [More]

Damn state is near drowning with existing debt and we've seen the Canadian experience with a long gun registry--so by all means, blow more government resources on this.

And naturally, Mike "Der" Feuer is at the center of things.

Maybe give 'em what they want instead of resisting? If they won't let you pull back, push forward? There's more than one way to kill a leopard.

DOJ Report Says ATF Unprepared for WMD Response

Meanwhile, we can all sleep a little more soundly tonight knowing we're well protected from the Airsoft Menace and that firearms transfers have been arbitrarily redefined to create industry-wide problems where none existed before. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a report critical of ATF's utter failure to carry out an assigned critical responsibility--issued by the department they report to.

It sure looks like somebody's setting somebody up to take a hit.

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This Day in History: June 4

June 4, 1778: “Today I was ordered to No. 10, but was taken along on this expedition. At the ruined inn called the Risin Sun, to which the command marched, I was detached with 15 men to a hill on the right side of the road where I place 5 sentinels.”
—Journal of Lieutenant John Charles Philip von Krafft, pp. 38-39. [More]

GRE Round Up for June 3

Here are the latest Gun Rights Examiner posts:

Anthony Bouchard/Cheyenne:
Machinegun and cannon shoot, this weekend in Casper

Dan Bidstrup/Denver:
Anyone, anytime, anywhere: Are you aware?

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:
Guns On Campus: Mistaken notions cost student safety.

Safer Streets 2010: Do California and the L.A. Times oppose safer streets?

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Chicago’s 2nd recent self-defense shooting ‘validates lawsuit,’ says SAF founder

Kurt Hofmann/St.Louis:
Will British gun laws get any more restrictive? Is that even possible?

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

Teachers leave boy, 5, stranded in tree because of health and safety (then report passer-by who helped him down to police) [More]

Right then.

In case anyone is wondering why I haven't said anything yet about the Cumbria shooting, I'm wrapping up a column this afternoon on that for my "Rights Watch" submission to GUNS Magazine. I needed to wait for some pertinent information to be reported and now have what I need to finish the article.

We're NOT the Only Ones Catty Enough

Because if we were, there'd be none of this:

He was booked into the Middle River Regional Jail, where he is being held without bond. [More]

How Do You Say "Wascally Wabbit" in Belgian?

European regulators on Monday urged EU governments to adopt new rules banning the international export of hunting rifles and other arms for civilian use. [More]

Well, gee, "sportsmen," maybe there's a reason some of you ought not be so quick to throw EBRs under the bus...what with hanging together/hanging separately 'n all that...

Although I'm sure some sporting gun owners may perceive no need for a EuroFudd "sniper rifle"...

[Via Harvey]

We're the Only Ones Off the Record Enough

In Spite of State Law, Maryland Law Enforcement Officials Still Arresting, Charging People for Recording Cops [More]

Here's the relationship:

We watch you.

You don't watch us.

Or else. Backed by armed force.

Get it?

Uppity damn "civilians."

[Via Mack H]

What Have You Got To Hide?

Under the new bill, anyone buying a prepaid phone would have to give identification, and retailers would have to keep the records for 18 months. [More]

And what legitimate reason could you possibly have for not wanting the government to know?

If you're not doing anything wrong, you've got nothing to worry about.

Right?

[Via Mack H]

We're the Only Ones Shaming You Enough

The men featured on the flier do not face charges in the slaying or outstanding warrants for other offenses...[More]

In other words, they haven't even been charged with anything, let alone tried and convicted, but government feels it can single them out for special negative public treatment.

First, that assumes hard core gang members capable of feeling shame--some revel in notoriety, and this solidifies a street reputation that they've pulled something over on the man.

Second, it assumes it is the function of government to punish people who are legally innocent of any crime. If they can do this to gang members, they can do this to people who self-identify as militia members.

And we've seen where that leads.

[Via Ed M]

ATF, ESF-13 and WMD

So what is the real scary thing? That ATF has been put in charge of "Emergency Support Function 13" to "ensure public safety and security in the event a WMD incident overwhelms state and local law enforcement"? Or that two years later, they still haven't done jack shit about it? Both? [More]

Glad to see Vanderboegh bring this up. I was going to do something about it on Gun Rights Examiner today but opted to cover the Hutaree development because I've been following that story.

I still may post some relevant documents on this tomorrow.

How's That DC "Gun Control" Working Out?

Yeah, this seems like a pretty good reason to tell guys like Dick Heller that they don't have a "fundamental right"...[Read]

No shortage of people out there who can't be trusted without custodians...

The Rise of the Thug Left

"Rise"?

Seems to me they've been thugs from Day One. [Read]

[Via Len Savage]

Indictment Adds Weapons Charges Against Hutaree

This raises questions about what role the reported infiltrator may have played, and importantly, will the government be relying on the NFRTR to prove its case? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a new tack by the government--and asks if an old problem will factor into things.

Also catch yesterday's Trigger Sports LIVE! program.

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This Day in History: June 3

Thomas Shanks was convicted by a ‘Board of General Officers’ at Valley Forge on June 3, 1778, for ‘being a Spy in the Service of the Enemy,’ and sentenced to be hanged. [More]

GRE Round Up for June 2

Here are the latest Gun Rights Examiner posts:

Don Gwinn/Chicago:
The Daley dilemma: what to say when it turns out that "guns is the answer"?

Dave Workman/Seattle:
After today’s UK mass shooting, what makes gun banners think British laws would work here?

Kurt Hofmann/St.Louis:
Mexico City newspaper points to source of drug cartels' guns--the government

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1 Question for Patrick J. Charles

How come you didn't correct your Britannica interviewer after he used the word "grants"? [Read]

Extreme Vigilantism

Homeowner Takes Law Into His Own Hands...

Even though this worked out in this situation, officers do not recommend taking these extreme measures to protect your home. [More]

Leave it to the "Authorized Journalists/Only Ones" alliance to wring their hands over an armed citizen protecting what is his and resolving things without firing a shot.

Best to paint things this way lest people start to think one group may not be as needed as we've been led to believe, and the other may not know what the hell it's talking about...

The Word Made Flesh

So, we have to make sure we’re prepared to answer in this life, or otherwise, as to how we have measured up.” [More]

So I guess that "Wall of Separation" the "progressives" are always pointing to doesn't apply to one of their own...?

I'm sure Americans United will start squawking any minute now...

We're the Only Ones...

...Controlling More than Animals Enough:

Mass. animal control officer accused in gun theft

...Fixing Tickets Enough

Lawtey PD Officer Arrested, Charged with Bribery, Accused of Offering to Take Cash for Tickets

...Unaccountable Enough

"They walked over and talked to him for a minute or two, then walked back to me ... and then stuffed it into my chest, and said, 'He doesn't have to enter your Census. He doesn't have to enter any Census. He doesn't have to fill out any of your forms or answer any of your questions. And if I were you, I'd get into my car and get the hell outta here, right now.'

I just don't have time to do individual posts...

We're the Only Ones Cash Cab Enough

A Chicago police officer was found guilty Thursday of stiffing a cabdriver of an $8 fare and then threatening him at gunpoint. [More]

But aside from that, how is "Bottoms Up" Daley's "Only Ones" paradise working out?

Oh...

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

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

A taxi driver described as quiet but friendly went on a shooting spree across a picturesque rural area of northwestern England on Wednesday, killing at least five people and wounding 25 before apparently turning the gun on himself. [More]

Perhaps they just don't have enough "gun control" yet...?

[Via Steven K]

We're the Only Ones Counterfeit Enough

A former DeKalb County police detective has been indicted on a federal counterfeiting charge.

Lawana Clinton was initially arrested by her police department on charges of forgery and violation of oath of office... [More]

So that means the rest of them are all genuine Oath Keepers...?

[Via Harvey]

Reconsideration

Perhaps it’s time we reconsider the tactical utility of pistols. [More]

Hopefully no one here ever stopped considering it.

The Crystal Ball

I am now ready to predict that President Obama will not even make it that far. I predict that he will resign in discredited disgrace before the fall of 2012. [More]

I'd have picked more basic offenses...and this assumes his going gentle...

I dunno--all the reasons he gives are ones the masses will have a tough time wrapping their arms around. They make sense to genteel Spectator wonk philosopher types who think it matters how many angels can dance on a pinhead. Try it without that dead girl or live boy and I think you just might have cities going up in flames. You probably will regardless.

Although I have no doubt with noises James Carville has been making about administration reaction to the oil spill that Team Hillary is looking into how they can turn all this to her advantage, repercussions be damned...

[Via Len Savage]

South Africa Not Compensating Owners for Surrendered Guns

Rid society of guns. Turn them into the police. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a local step on the march toward a global goal.

Also watch Trigger Sports LIVE!

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This Day in History: June 2

[More]

GRE Round Up for June 1

Here are the latest Gun Rights Examiner posts:

Paul Valone/Charlotte:
UN small arms treaty: How big is the threat? (Part 1)

Liston Matthews/Knoxville:
Tennessee Senate overrides the Governor's veto: what will the House do?

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:
Safer Streets 2010: AB 1934 won't bring safer streets.

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Frustrated neighborhood reacts to burglaries: ‘Call 911 and get out your guns’

Kurt Hofmann/St.Louis:
Does arrest of California man mean that Mayor Daley is 'more equal than others'?

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Dear Special K

I figure if Mike gets to send an open letter I do too. But mine is more a question.

Dear Special K,

You said here that you were blocking your computers from accessing the CleanUpATF website.

How come you're not blocking them from WarOnGuns?

[Click to enlarge]

Gotta love the Out Click...:)

Dear Ken,

Vanderboegh writes an open letter to "Big Ken". [Read]

While he can tell you I've on rare occasions privately disagreed with him, doing so publicly is an "almost never." But in this case, I'm thinking a better nickname would be "Special K."

We're the Only Ones Catty Enough

A state trooper who wanted to stop animals from climbing on his vehicles trapped his neighbor's 5-month-old kitten and shot it to death. [More]

I'd say that's a character indicator...

Wish I had sound mixing skills--I think the "Meow Mix" jingle with machine gun fire and explosives in the background would make an appropriate accompaniment to this...

[Via jpr9]

Welcome to the WoGroll...

...LibertyBase:

Essays on reason, individual liberty, and free markets.

We're the Only Ones Unapologetic Enough

A mother in Franklin said she wants an apology from police after officers barged into her home with guns drawn after, she believes, mixing up her apartment with another. [More]

That a sincere one was not immediately forthcoming tells us much of what we need to know.

[Via Harvey]

We're the Only Ones Drilling Enough

How’s this for an ill-conceived emergency preparedness drill? An off-duty cop pretending to be a terrorist stormed into a hospital intensive care unit brandishing a handgun, which he pointed at nurses while herding them down a corridor and into a room. [More]

Seeing as how all guns should always be treated as if they are loaded and you should never point them at anything you're not willing to destroy, it would have been well within the rights of any of these victims or a witness to it to blow this fool away.

What the hell is wrong with such people? Who would do something like this?

Right--"Only Ones".

And why no criminal assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping charges, and charges for conspiracy?

Right--"Only Ones."

[Via Len Savage]

一連串

Near as I can figure using Google Translator, that's "spate" in what they label "Traditional Chinese". I see "gun control" doesn't work over there either.

See? We're not so different after all. [Read]

[Via Ed M]

Welcome to Gun Burger, May I Take Your Order...?

A Nationwide State-by-State Database Of Pro & Anti RKBA Restaurants & Stores [More]

I've written before about similar efforts by state gun groups. It would be nice to see a national resource where such information is merged.

As such things are dependent on supporter inputs, I contacted the site proprietor, and he tells me he monitors entries against abuse.

Go give it a look, and maybe you can help ID some places worthy and unworthy of our patronage. I'd especially like to see more places find it pays to be "gunfriendly" and to have a way to reward them accordingly. This can help do that.

[Via Plug Nickel Times]

If you want a condiment gun of your own...

"Dear God...

...the [people] have guns!" [More]

Go read this.

[Via Carl S]

Lessons from Lithuania

Part I, in ten points. [Read]

I need point 4 explained in more detail, because I'm not sure what the difference is. If the point is that collectivist fascists have hijacked the term to disparage those who believe in individual liberty, I'd like to see it fleshed out more.

I know "progressives" would have us believe Nazis had no ties with national socialists, but that's all part of their sleight of mind routine, because that's what they are.

The jackbooted authoritarian says you and what is yours are theirs. I don't care if they wear a red star or an armband. They're all my "mortal enemy."

I'll forward this to "Concerned American" so he can clear up any misunderstanding on my part about what he's saying. And I'll look forward to Part II.

UPDATE: Point 4 clarified.

Vanderboegh's Take...

...on the Adevărul article. [Read]

He includes a translation.

I'd mentioned it as a sub-topic here but didn't go into as much detail.

Medical Registry Ignores Benefits of Responsible Gun Ownership

"An ailment." Yeah, I got a bad case of the drive-bys flaring up again and the crack's not helping... [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at another way the antis try to deceive the public.

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This Day in History: June 1

The common opinion in the army is that the enemy are about to leave Philadelphia, while some suspect it to be only a political manoeuvre to draw our army into a disadvantageous situation and to attack them. The Tories are stealing out of the City and taking the Oaths to the State. We have no further account of the famous British Commissioners who are to restore peace to America. I believe before this time they are satisfied they will effect nothing unless they enlarge the powers given by their late act of Parliament. One of our Ambassadors tells us the British Ministry publicly gave out that they have sent half a million of guineas to pave the way to a reconciliation and that Lord North informed Count Maurepas that he was sure of a majority of Congress. To such vile shifts are they drove to prevent foreign powers from assisting or acknowledging us; but all will be in vain. [More]