Notes from the Resistance...
"As a leader in the national gun use coalition, even though we might disagree on this issue, I encourage you to denounce the Oregon Firearms Federation statement." [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column features some words of encouragement.
But for fairness’s sake, I wanted to offer AS&E’s defense on the health front.
The company’s vice president of marketing Joe Reiss told me in an interview that any dosage received by a human from these backscatter vans would be “exceedingly small,” far smaller than a medical x-ray. He says that the vans’ dosage falls well within the health standards set by American National Standards Institute, and AS&E’s marketing materials say that the scan’s x-ray levels are equivalent to the dosage received in fifteen minutes inside a typical airplane. [More]
What, profit-motivated economic fascist Joe Reiss said it, you believe it, that settles it?
Yeah, well, I don't know that, do I? I'm not privy to their calibration validation, and I'm certainly not notified when parameters are exceeded. Plus I haven't been given an opportunity to sign an informed consent.
If anyone finds out this is being used on them, why shouldn't they treat it as an assault in progress and respond accordingly?
And why shouldn't they come up there and object in person?
For fairness's sake...?New Orleans police officers who lie while on the job or file a false police report can be immediately fired under new regulations that will go into effect next week. [More]Good grief. I'm wondering what job I've ever had where it was not assumed that lying would be grounds for immediate termination. Nice to see our standard bearers for official trustworthiness are finally getting around to paying this concept lip service.
Even after the landmark Supreme Court decisions that gave individuals across the country a right to have a gun in their home for self-defense, the gun lobby still isn't happy. [More]What a strange thing to say for people who are presuming to speak for God.
August 25, 1778 at Nail's Fort, Georgia - In August, Capt. Joseph Nail gathered most of the local settlers into Nail's Fort when the Creek Indians attacked their settlement. The fort was built on the north side of the Broad River, at Deep Creek. It was for protection against Indian attacks. [More]
...that military service is grounded in an oath to support and protect our Constitution, but also may necessitate the sacrifice of some of the very rights we defend. [More]Insidious.
A 3-year-old child used the gun of an off-duty Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer to shoot himself in the thumb Friday outside a Gastonia liquor store... [More]Gee, that never happened to my kids. Maybe if I'd had the benefit of being an "Only One"...
Canada's police chiefs voted unanimously Monday to endorse a new national firearms policing strategy and delivered a ringing endorsement of the national firearms registry. [More]Of course they did.
In a further blow to those pressing for the institution of controversial net neutrality rules, it emerged on Monday that the Gun Owners of America (GOA) has exited the Save the Internet coalition backed by pro-regulation liberal groups such as Free Press. [More]I can understand that--as the effort evolved, government empowerment dangers became more apparent.
And keep in mind--in both these flubbed propaganda events, the anti-gun "klutzes" in question did not have a predator with murder on his mind charging them or brandishing a non-disabled weapon of his own. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at some New York pols who think home invaders deserve a government-enforced advantage.
Viking 44: These f--ing morons that are complaining about enhanced searches would be the very same who would be up in arms should something terrible happen on a flight. To keep my flight safe, they can frisk me, scan me, search me, whatever they want. Anyone that is offended by the searches should get in better shape so they dont feel so self conscious,,,,. [More]Valhalla, I am coming!
The bell has rung.China to restrict knife sales ahead of Asian Games [More]I want to show you something. It's my shocked face.
Yellowstone's grizzlies are going to be particularly hungry this fall, and that means more dangerous meetings with humans in a year that is already the area's deadliest on record. [More]The antis, of course, would rather see the bear get fed while you and your loved ones die screaming in agony and terror. So much so that they lie about the risks of "allowing" us to defend ourselves.
It doesn't have to be this way. Not all law enforcement officials believe they should be the "only ones" capable of an armed response to aggression. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at two successful home defenses and two different attitudes.
Mendoza was demanding his job back... [More]On the plus side, every single one of his victims were complying with Philippine "gun control" edicts...you know, the ones that said Mendoza was the "Only One" who, by virtue of his uniform, could carry a rifle around in public and not be challenged.
Mexican Police Help Murder Their Own Mayor [More]See, if only police were the "Only Ones" with guns...
If the Philadelphia experiment stands, look for it to be emulated by other municipalities throughout the Republic. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a novel way to shut down bloggers, courtesy of the city where Independence Hall stands.
But what are principles when you're a Hollywood elite, and you can send mixed messages with impunity? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a mixed message from yet another Hollywood hoplophobe.
PRESS RELEASE…Video/photos of All Speakers Armed Open Carry “Restore the Constitution” Rally Greensboro National Park NC [More]Check it out.
A former Tennessee Highway Patrol officer is accused of doing drugs and spending time with a prostitute....Inadmissable Enough
The blood test in question shows that Bisard’s blood alcohol content level was more than twice the legal limit when he plowed into two motorcycles, killing one person and seriously injuring two others....Crashing Enough
A detentions deputy has been accused of driving under the influence after she was found crashed into a pole with two inmates....Helping Ourselves Enough
A Clayton County police officer was indicted in federal court Wednesday on charges of taking money and using his law enforcement position to protect drug dealers.Just remember, Josh thinks these guys should enjoy a monopoly of violence, and Paul thinks I'm denigrating law enforcement...
Jonathan Callahan, 27, also was indicted by a federal grand jury for stealing guns and money from people during two traffic stops.
What started as a walk to the park with his dogs ended with a trip to the hospital for a Denver dog owner. 32-year-old Mark Ashford says he was beaten black and blue by two Denver Police officers. [More]That'll teach him to offer an abuse victim his services as a witness! We won't stand for "uppity"!
Court files indicate that Holtquist allegedly told police he fired a .22 caliber handgun out the window of his pickup at least 10 times. "Joshua stated that he had been consuming alcohol and lost all his money at the Saloon Number 10," Witcraft stated.See, this is why they can't let you and me go armed in establishments that serve alcohol.
Holtquist said he was frustrated because of the vehicle in front of him. Holtquist allegedly told investigators that being caught would jeopardize his possible future employment with the Pennington County Sheriff's Office. [More]
Whaddya know?One minute Bruce and Elaine Reager were watching TV inside their duplex on Summerdawn Street, and the next, Meridian Police had broken it down.
Officers were searching for the suspect of a 911 domestic violence call, but admit they went to the wrong home. [More]
"If you've been convicted of a crime, in essence, this will act as a digital scarlet letter. If you're a known shoplifter, for example, you won't be able to go into a store without being flagged. For others, boarding a plane will be impossible." [More]Or buying a gun if you're on a "terror watch list"?
Opting out actually puts more of a flag on you than just being part of the system. We believe everyone will opt-in.Followed by wishful excuse-making from the rope-selling capitalist:
"We're not talking about anything different here--just a system that's good for all of us."Yeah, pal. And they'll eat you last?
See, we're really nice guys now. Those other "old school" progressives, well, they were just perverts. You can trust us with a monopoly of violence. Honest. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner observes latter day German National Socialists want everyone disarmed but themselves.
"Small gun groups don't stand a chance"Communications are interrupted in less connected-to-the-grid parts of the world. Somebody needs to tell that to this guy.
But that’s ok. As long as such uncertainty exists, the Second Amendment is doing its job. As long as government fears an armed populace, and based on all the idiot laws they’re trying to pass, they sure must, a powerful check on tyranny remains in place. After all, it is an evident truth that the strength of our nation can be measured by its freedom, and the Second Amendment is the key bellwether for this freedom. We can see in its erosion the breakdown of trust between government and the governed, and the attendant instability and conflict that is inevitable when this happens.If none of us stand a chance, why would we take a chance on a stand?
The seemingly paradoxical truth is, if you want to create a stable, peaceful and free society, where a Chechnya-style conflict becomes the unlikeliest of possibilities, you must guarantee that the whole people can arm themselves to the teeth. For only by making the cost of infringing our rights too high can we make those who would abridge them afraid to act. Just as, at the individual level, a criminal avoids a potential victim who may be armed, so too does this work on a societal scale.
The Hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this, that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked, that has not gratitude enough to acknowledge his obligations. [More]
