Senate committee to hold firearms in commerce hearings-why is information so scarce?

"The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing entitled 'Firearms in Commerce: Assessing the Need for Reform in the Federal Regulatory Process' for Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building," the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary website informs us. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column asks what's it all about. I wish I could say it's unbelievable how getting a straight answer out of some people is like pulling teeth, but I would actually expect nothing less than what is chronicled here.

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This Day in History: September 8

September 8, 1778 at Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts - On September 8, a British raiding force attacked the island of Martha's Vineyard. They destroyed several vessels and seized a large number of sheep and oxen for the British army. Conclusion: British Victory [More]

GRE Round Up for September 7

Steve D. Jones/Fort Smith:
Disarming heroes and shooting cops in self-defense

Liston Matthews/Knoxville:
Why is the left hostile to America?

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Is this what Washington Post calls "sensible" gun regulation?

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Legal self-defense in Chicago: the poor need not apply

School's anti-gun bigotry is what's offensive

It reminds me of nothing so much as a paraphrasing of the Mr. Mackey character from South Park: "Guns are bad, mmkay?" And those other ridiculous cartoon characters in San Francisco who would also eradicate the mere image of guns from the public consciousness... [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column finds perverse rules of the narrow-minded a lot more offensive than any slogan.

Also get an update on an unarmed war vet and an unshouldered "Only One."

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A Vegetative State

“I don’t want to see guns,” said Zsuzsanna Legradi, a 42-year-old gardener. “No one should have guns. It is bad enough that people have knives.” [More]

Or shovels, rakes and weeders, you f-ing idiot.

"Staying Safe" in the City of Brotherly Love

Many Asian students who walk into South Philadelphia High on Tuesday morning will be carrying something besides books.

In pockets and purses, they'll tote a pamphlet called "Staying Safe." [More]

So, like, are they supposed to make a Millwall brick with it or what?

Gee, what's this hostility against Asians by the race card players about? But what do I know--being a "right wing extremist" automatically makes me the hatriot here.

[Via Brian F]

The Restroom Horror

Nothing was found in Tennessee Tech’s Johnson Hall Tuesday afternoon after the building was put on lock down and later evacuated when someone reported having seen a person with bullets in one of the building’s bathrooms. [More]

How easy it is to shut everything down. At least, thank goodness, no canisters were involved.

Maybe it was just a fashion statement...?

And why does a GFW sound like a liberal arts degree?

[Via Carl S]

A Message for Kevin

Stop being an @$$hole. If that's possible for you.

I have an elderly relative whose home was broken into. I can tell you first-hand the sense of violation and lingering fear that put into this sweet soul generates an anger in those of us inclined to be protective that you do not ever want to encounter.

Trust me on that one.

[Via Carl S]

The Wrong Victim

Naturally, the "Authorized Journalists" focus on the "cop" part. [Read]

Seeing as how that choice is available in FL to non-"Only Ones" (albeit permitted ones), I'd prefer to focus on the "armed citizen" aspect.

[Via William T]

That's ONE Perspective...

"People in Arizona carry guns," said Detective David Ramer, a Chandler police spokesman. "You better be careful about who you are picking on." [More]

I'd actually recommend not picking on anyone, but I'm coming from a different worldview...

[Via Tom S]

How Dare You Exercise Your Rights...

...without OUR permission! [Read]

Having worked in a job where I had to deal with city bureaucracies for permits, I've seen first-hand where the petty tyranny and corruption leading up to Lord Acton's truism begins. Mean little people, with no personal success but power over others who are out there achieving...

There was always left a trace of 1930s Germany in the air of those offices.

It's either a testament to American tolerance that more sneering, bullying martinets aren't dragged over the counter and onto the streets, or an indictment on how far we've allowed ourselves to be abused.

[Via Darrel W]

No, I Don't Mind

From Kerodin, via email:

Hi David,

I hope you don’t mind, I wrote on your Only Ones concept today...

You can read what he wrote here.

For the record: Of course I don't mind. It makes me happy every time I see the term used--it's what I'd hoped for, and if it can spread far and wide, I'll be delighted.

Besides, it's not my concept. I just borrowed it.

Lee Paige gets all the credit.

So Kerodin might want to ask him if he minds...:)

We're the Only Ones Unexplained Enough

"All of the agents on the stand were confused. Nobody knew what the law was," Pierson said. "How could they hold this man to that higher standard and convict him of a felony when they couldn't explain the law?" [More]

Now if we could just apply this rationale to everyone, and not just "Only Ones"...

This Day in History: September 7

On September 7, 1778, Blackfish's force arrived outside Boonesborough. Boone counted 444 Native Americans and 12 white men. The former were mostly Shawnees, with a number of Cherokees, Wyandots, Miamis, Delawares, and Mingos. The latter were French-Canadian militiamen from Detroit, former French subjects now fighting on behalf of the British Crown. Although this was the largest force yet sent against the Kentucky settlements, taking a fortified position like Boonesborough would still be difficult without artillery to reduce the stronghold. [More]

The Missing Links

On Gun Rights Examiner, that is...

Some of you who have been kind enough to include the GRE page on your blogrolls may be wondering why no reciprocity.

It's not my fault, honest. I had categorized sidebar links, but among many other snafus with the site "upgrade", my established list has disappeared and I haven't been able to access the proper system tool to fix that for the past month.

This is among literally dozens of "improvements" I and others have written tech support tickets on, and all I can say is you should see what this mess looks like from our end.

Please be patient. Everything I can control I am controlling. As for the rest, I am screaming as often and as loudly as I can.

I just want you to know I'm not intentionally taking advantage of your recognition.

Just Give 'em What They Want--And No Anchovies

Police allege deliveryman was killed for $100, pizza
Two of three arrested are high school students [More]

I like the characterization of these reptiles as "high school students." Make's 'em sound just like Archie and Jughead.

Chalk another one up for longstanding Domino's policy!

At what point could the civil case be made that their management "knew or should have known" something like this would happen?

Speaking for myself, I could never patronize a business that callously puts human beings in harm's way. If a driver got hurt or killed during a delivery to me, I'd wonder if he'd still be OK if I only hadn't called...

I note they're soliciting photographs for their new ad campaign.

Here's a good one.

And here's another.

[Via Ed M]

No Duh!

Child-abduction study finds capable kids are their own best defense [More]

So are capable adults.

That we even have to argue the point shows demonstrates the pervasive social insanity crippling our culture.

[Via William T]

Share Your Story?

Is there a story to share?

Not the Founders' "Well Regulated Militia"

So how would you characterize this?

A latter day marque and reprisal contractor, or "a convenient way to bypass posse comitatus"?

And would you take orders from someone acting in either capacity?

We're the Only Ones Wounded Enough

A Diamondhead man who shot an off-duty police officer in the shoulder after the officer tried to stop his wife for a possible traffic violation won’t face charges, the Garland County prosecuting attorney said. [More]

You mean he was following official free citizens protocol and got away with it?

There's got to be a lot more to this story--it sounds like a case of out-of-control road rage from someone used to having his "authoritah" instantly produce cringing obeisance.

It also sounds like, if they rejected the "Only One's" story and did not prosecute the citizen, that he lied to an official police investigation.

It sounds like he should not only be fired, he should be prosecuted.

Unless what we're seeing is another example of that old double standard...

[Via Harvey]

The Wrong Place to Shoplift

See, if we didn't have those mean old gun shows, this would never have happened.

They certainly do allow some unsavory punks into those places at times, don't they?

[Via Gun Rights News]

What Makes the Muskrat Guard His Musk?

Courage!

That's easy for the guys who control the guns to say. Maybe if they didn't make it so damn fraught with legal peril for someone who isn't an über-bürger...

[Via Harvey]

FBI case shows government double standard on guns and freedom

New laws are the last thing we need--besides, they always seem only to apply to those of us targeted for control, with carve-out exemptions for the you-know-whos. [Read]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column shows the difference between us and them. At least in their eyes.

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This Day in History: September 6

[More]

VA, ATF say no guns for Iraq war vet

How did such a state of affairs come to be?

Why don't we ask that "gun lobby" we're told never compromises? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a crazy story out of Arkansas.

Also get an update on some "pro-gun" phonies in TN.

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

Lifted like a rag doll and hurled into cell: Shocking video of police brutality... on 5ft 2in tall woman, 59, found asleep in car [More]

That's a lot safer than dealing with people who can fight back, don't you think?

[Via Brent Crude/Bill O' Rites]

Sandpoint Native

Oh, look...anonymously throwing out the charge of coward. How brave is that? [Read]

Forget It Jake, It's Chi-Town

Former gang member Reginald Berry Sr. said police would be better off if gang members were given job offers instead of threats of jail time. [More]

And just what are they qualified to do?

Oh, right.

[Via Harvey]

More On...

...finding your inner moron...[Read]

We're the Only Ones Believable Enough

"Who is a jury going to believe: Me? Or a bunch of police officers?" [More]

It is one of the outrages of our age how many automatically default to the "Only Ones."

[Via William T]

And They Say There Are No Stupid Questions...

All we ask is that they register on a government list. What's the harm if it makes the rest of us feel better, and can help the police in their often thankless task of trying to uphold law and order? [More]

That sounds like something I'd write if I was trying to be sarcastic. This useful idiot is serious.

America--Love It or Leave It

Well I loved it, and it left me. [More]

WRSA presents a catchy tune with a message that needs to be heard by more.

This Day in History: September 5

September 5, 1778 at New Bedford, Massachusetts - On September 5, a British raiding force landed near New Bedford. They managed to destroy 70 vessels and a large number of buildings. Conclusion: British Victory [More]

Earthquake

What with New Zealand in the news, what would you be prepared to do if the Big One happened here? [Read]

What about if Marjoe Gortner showed up?

First Contact

Are you on a Government list? [More]

Aren't we all?

Why do I hear the theme song from "Cops"?

We're the Only Ones Excessive Enough

3 officers resign over allegations of excessive force [More]

If they are using excessive force, what amount of resistance would not be excessive?

[Via Tom S]

We're the Only Ones "Yeah, That's the Ticket!" Enough

Officer Waits Weeks To Report Stolen Guns
Constable Dale Selvidge Left Guns In Patrol Car [More]

Let's see, he left them in his car to keep his kids safe, but the car lock doesn't always work, and he offered a job to work on the car to two strangers he pulled over, and he doesn't know if they saw the guns, and his dogs were barking, and he isn't sure if the guns were stolen then, and then he left town and...

What do you mean this story stinks to the high heavens and you've heard better lies out of four-year-olds?

Why on earth would his accounting of things make anyone suspicious?

I mean, the whole magic of being an "Only One" we are told, is it makes you more trustworthy than everybody else...

[Via Brian F]

We're the Only Ones Whittling You Down to Size Enough

The name of the involved officer has not been released, but Seattle Police Chief John Diaz did comment on his performance.

"He's considered a very good officer. He has a good record," he said. [More]

I'll bet.

And not only that, he was following established department protocols!

Workman has more and says not so fast...

[Via William T]

NC Emergency Gun Ban Update

I talked about it here.

The governor's office is saying that's a "rumor" and not true.

Sure it is, say:

Paul Valone

and

John Richardson.

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

Two police officers have been suspended from driving duties after they stopped a suspected drink driver then wrote-off his sports car by crashing through a garden wall. [More]

"Only Ones" are the same the world over, aren't they?

Thank goodness they got that menace off the road!

[Via Scott N]

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

Police use helicopter to track man who took kindling from nature reserve [More]

I know Robin Hood got in trouble for going after the King's deer--perhaps they don't want commoners grabbing the Royal wood...?

Anyway, I'm glad to see things have settled down over there to where they have the resources to devote to stuff like this--because we all know that if anything dangerous and bad goes down, they're "not obliged" to do anything about it.

[Via Steve T]

Feds to Gun Seller: Profile or Else!

Velte pointed out that "There is no way for a citizen to know who is here legally or not. In fact, under Austin’s ‘sanctuary city’ policy, not even the police officer at the door of the gunshow was allowed to ask a person’s immigration status, yet the average Texan inside the show is expected to assume that a person standing before them with a Texas driver’s license is in the country illegally just because they look Mexican and speak Spanish." Velte noted that the federal government’s lawsuit against Arizona was based on that very type of conduct: Concluding someone could be here illegally based on their looks or their language. [More]

Just so we're clear: Every one of us who conducts a private sale is in danger of the same destruction of our lives.

And then there's this:

Federal prosecutors said Ronning sold two gun silencers, seven assault weapons and a machine gun to undercover agents and others posing as Mexican citizens without identification at the Yosemite Boulevard business.

It looks like they failed at using Mexico to get new "gun laws" passed, so now they're just using Mexicans--both real and simulated.

I smell set up. And the questions raised in the first case as to why the violator has not been pursued tell me it's because you don't discard working assets.

[Via lots of you]

Open letter to Haslam and McWherter: How serious are you about gun rights?

There is a way to nail both these power-seekers down in advance on how much real trust they're willing to place in We the People, and prove them to be fork-tongued opportunists if they later betray their promises.

Why would anyone who is honest and sincere fear that? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column challenges some contestants to actually compete.

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