Notes from the Resistance...
In fact, the bill enhances A.T.F. enforcement and oversight powers...[More]But dealers can get graduated penalties and "willfulness" can factor in, so the trade-off is deemed worth it.
As authorities searched for the assailants in recent stabbings at two area colleges, college officials and security specialists said the attacks underlined the uneasy reality that even secluded campuses are susceptible to violence from outsiders and can reasonably do only so much to prevent it. [More]Prevent it?
It's no accident that the violent crime plague is the worst in cities already under the (illusion of) control of Bloomberg & Co. Their "solution" is to extend their enlightened rule over the rest of us, who have no problem controlling ourselves and who just want them to leave us alone. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a report that illustrates, more than anything, just how clueless the gungrabbers really are.
Family members claim they called police for help Wednesday morning, but when officers arrived, they were treated like criminals and an officer shot and killed their family dog. [More]That'll teach 'em!
This all boils down to a simple point that you're missing: one cop is worth 4 or 5 civilians and a dog's life isn't worth squat.[Via M. Terry]
Like their reactionary counterparts in the Middle East, the American Taliban fetishize guns and weaponry. [More]
Instead, Police Officer Robert Lane told Bowling he was going to jail because DEA agents “do pretty much whatever they want,” the judge wrote. [More]As long as we understand those are the rules, well OK then.
A former Houston police officer has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for stealing $166,400 and trying to steal more than $435,000 in American Red Cross funds for a bogus basketball camp that supposedly was held for children displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. [More]"Only Ones."
According to Cantor Nathan Lam, the film’s executive producer and a man I have met several times at a neighbor’s home, 90% of American Jews can trace their ancestry to Poland before the mass murdering began. [More]So why the bloody hell is this even an issue?
Border agents seized a 50-caliber assault rifle...[More]You know, one of those bolt-action "assault rifles." Going to Mexico! Which is why we need to reinstate the ban!
Will NRA tell us how they have currently been graded, so we can take that information and "put it in the forefront of [our] decision-making"? How else would we be able to?Today's Gun Rights Examiner column asks nothing of Chris Cox that his own words don't prime us to expect answers to.
And if they do, will they also explain how they derived the grades if asked for details?
How will not doing either "encourage" us? How will taking no position "position [them] to help [our] rights"? [More]
Accordingly, on September 27, 1778, Quartermaster Benjamin Hart secured quarters for the six troops of Baylor's Dragoons in six different barns along the Overkill road (in what is now River Vale), while Colonel Baylor made his headquarters at the dwelling of Cornelius A. Haring, about a half mile above a bridge over the Hackensack River. The Dragoons drove some cattle with them and privates in the Third and Fifth Troops were posted as forage guards that night. The remainder of the men bedded down in barns near their unsaddled horses. Although the Overkill Neighborhood was infected with Loyalists, the position seemed sensible and secure, provided the usual precautions against surprise attack were taken. [More]
What, that's not fair? It's not right to judge policy based on isolated incidents?Today's Gun Rights Examiner column will transport you to a special kind of Paradise...pack your bags--but leave your gun.
You mean the demonstrable M.O. of the anti-gunners is wrong? [More]
As we (my Wife and I) were travelling through Tennessee, we were stopped by a Tennessee State Trooper (Officer Michael Loftis, Badge #331), because the tinting of the windows on our vehicle was too dark. After checking my license, registration and insurance and verifying that they were up to date, Officer Loftis then asked with no probable cause, if I had any drugs or weapons in the car. [More]And then guess what happened...
The National Republican party’s 2010 Pledge to America. http://pledge.gop.gov/I went to a local "Tea Party" event a few days back and left in disgust as the career politicians elicited cheers from a well-intentioned but manipulable crowd--when they rattled off the name of a notorious GOP gungrabber, I decided not to embarrass my son by yelling "Bullshit!"
Pretty words and admirable sentiments, but is everyone in the GOP committed? Or, is this pledge scheduled to expire on November 3rd like the oath to protect and defend the Constitution expires the first time it becomes inconvenient?
Is the GOP committed to repeal all unconstitutional legislation and abolish all bureaus and departments that are unconstitutional?
Is the GOP committed to remind the Supreme Court that it was not established by those who framed the Constitution to interpret the clear words of the Constitution according to the prejudice of individual justices?
Is the GOP committed to remind the president of his limitations as to informal declarations of war and to presidential orders that carry the weight of legislation that only the legislative branch is authorized to pass?
Is the GOP really serious, or does it plan to return to business as usual after November 3rd?
We need to think about this before any of it is taken at face value.
Y'all take care
18 women claim Brooklyn cop Charles Derosalia illegally strip-searched them...but he's calling them all lying druggies. [More]Who to believe...18 "lying druggies" or a New York "Only One."
Deputy in town for firearms training accidentally fires weapon in hotel room [More]
Lewiston Police conducted an investigation and determined the accident was not reckless discharge of a firearm, which is a crime.Well thank goodness for that! Still, I have to wonder just what the hell does qualify as a "reckless discharge of a firearm" in Lewiston, and if who you work for has any bearing in the determination? What do you think they'd have decided had it been the hapless shower-taker firing into the "Only One's" room?
"Who Erik was and the picture they are portraying do not mesh," said Lisa Mayo-DeRiso, a family friend. [More]Of course not. What did William Casey recommend? Blame the dead guy?
But simmering questions about whether Scott's death will receive a fair examination at the coroner's inquest have stirred debate about a review process that has excused every Las Vegas police slaying but one in 34 years.See, the process is designed to produce standard outcomes. Things go so much smoother that way.
What? There's still a shooter on the loose, police have not secured the area, and Stokes expects emergency medical technicians to put themselves in harm's way, potentially increasing target opportunities and the number of victims to include themselves?Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at an anti-gun councilman who demands others put themselves in harm's way.
Apparently...uh...yeah. [More]
Charging private citizens seems to be a growing trend by public police forces, apparently to cover their budget shortfalls. [More]No thanks--I'm not in the market for those services today, and in truth, I'm kind of a do-it-yourselfer. If I need you though, I know where to call.
Residents will soon be sipping beer during events and carrying concealed weapons in Hillsborough County parks. [More]At the same time?
Man arrested after lawmen mistake heart medicine for cocaine...Who Have Always Relied on the Kindness of Strangers Enough
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Five Armed Robberies...Standing United Behind Bill Enough
Cozzi is serving a 40-month sentence in federal prison. The Chicago police officer was caught on tape beating a man named Randle Miles in 2005....What's All this Racket? Enough
Miles was handcuffed and shackled to a wheelchair.
Former Lee County Sheriff E.J. Melvin has been indicted on 47 new charges, including racketeering and money laundering, and prosecutors said Wednesday the allegations represent more layers of a complex drug conspiracy case.And they're all just so much better and trustworthy than you and I in oh, so many ways....
St. Petersburg police Sgt. Paula Melanson told Manatee investigators that White's behavior "rose to the level of a criminal violation and the only reason he was not arrested was because he was a deputy sheriff." [More]You know, a two-tiered justice system. The St. Peterburg police just admitted it's official policy.
Patton, who is charged with second-degree murder and is being held in the Fairfax jail without bond, is a former Alexandria City sheriff's deputy. [More]He brought plastic ties to bind his victims and it's only second degree? That doesn't show premeditation?
Perhaps dissenting justices would be more sympathetic to the right of self-defense if they had a burglar downstairs in their homes. [More]Perhaps.
The parents of a teenager say an off-duty San Jose policeman showed up at their home and handcuffed their son for having sex with the officer's 14-year-old stepdaughter. [More]And they just let him?
Retired Army Sgt. Steven Kropf apparently flashed his military identification card on Monday and drove onto the post carrying a revolver he used to kill one woman and seriously injure another, officials said Tuesday. [More]Here it comes:
Generally speaking, people are not supposed to carry loaded private weapons on post, an official said.That would be the generals speaking.
It's about making sure that we have resilient systems in place where we can react and respond and take care of our Soldiers, family members and civilians here on post."React and respond. After you're dead.
Wadsworth police say a gun-carrying couple helped them catch a man who was allegedly beating his girlfriend in a parking lot in front of her two small children. [More]Let's see, he's 18, sweetie has two kids already, they're not married...
What can you do?Today's Gun Rights Examiner column asks you to make a couple of phone calls. Be curious to see how many who claim they're ready to fight a rebellion can be persuaded to take a significantly less involved action...
Go to the U.S. Senate website and use the "Find Your Senators" tool in the upper-right corner of the page.
Call your senators NOW. [Read]
Appraisal of a gun lost by Joseph Cadanes Hogeland when he was taken prisoner "at the Liberty Pole" on September 23, 1778. [More]
The childish political thought of the Tea Party [More]See, the left uses words like "extremists" and "hatriots."
Tea Party, NRA and GOP to Gain 623 State Level Seats in November [Read]Interesting. I'll be even more interested in a post-election analysis.
Discussing The Right To Keep And Bear Arms [More]Everybody here knows about this guy, right?
Cop, Two Dispatchers Fired for Faking Crime Scene in Effort to Reunite Lovers [More]Good grief. It's like a bad sitcom.
UN: Rich must not cut aid to poor to balance budget [More]Translation: The global government requires forced wealth transfers to prop up corrupt and tyrannical regimes.
[T]he district's policy distinguishes between a Class A weapon, including "Firearms — any kind of gun," tear gas and explosives — and Class B weapons, including toys, knives, chains or razor blades. She said the toy gun was a Class B weapon and not a firearm, which state law describes as weapons that "expel a projectile by the action of an explosive."Well that's very different. And the official reaction?
The penalty for Class A weapons: a one-year expulsion; for Class B: a 10-day suspension.
"The way to avoid all of this is, don't bring what you think is a toy and we think is a projectile."Why do "officials" get away with such arrogance?
Haynes was uncooperative at the scene of the shooting, refusing to give a statement or explain what had happened, according to the sheriff's office incident report...When asked again what had happened, Haynes repeats, "A kid suffered a gunshot wound to his hand." [More]
You know, the gun went off...
It says he's "not technically an undercover officer."Ex-trooper convicted in double fatal crash wants money for his injuries [More]The sisters probably brought it on themselves and then tried to play the victim--it's not like non-"Only Ones" haven't tried that scam before...
Politics, we are told, as if majority opinion is the final determinant of liberty, is the art of the possible. What envelope the safe-players have pushed to know what's truly possible remains unsaid. Can you imagine where we'd be if our history was one of avoiding risks? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column tries to push some buttons in order to push some envelopes.
On September 22, 1778, Gen. Sir Henry Clinton ordered Maj. Gen. Sir Charles Grey, Maj. Gen. The Marquess Charles Cornwallis,and Brigadier General Edward Mathews to mobilize troops in an effort to provoke Gen. George Washington into a battle. [More]
September 21, 2010Also see: "Is Ike Skelton 'a steadfast supporter of freedom'?"
Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund is proud to endorse Vicky Hartzler for Congress in Missouri's Fourth Congressional District.
Vicky served in the state legislature from 1995-2000, earning an A+ rating for her unwavering support of the Second Amendment. She is just the type of person we need to stand against the anti-gun agenda of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The incumbent representative, Ike Skelton, has shown his true colors in the current session of Congress by repeatedly siding with Pelosi on issues important to gun owners.
Three times in 2009 he voted against amendments to repeal a gun ban in national parks, while at the same time voting to massively expand the amount of federally controlled land.
And in 2010, Skelton voted for a bill that would strangle the First Amendment rights of groups like Gun Owners of America. The so-called DISCLOSE Act would impose a host of new restrictions on groups like GOA, effectively limiting our ability to hold individual congressmen accountable in the weeks leading up to an election.
Missouri's gun owners and sportsmen expect their elected officials to represent their interests, not those of the liberal House Speaker from San Francisco.
That is why Gun Owners of America stands with Vicky Hartzler. She will oppose any and all gun control schemes that come to the House floor, and she will fight to remove unconstitutional gun laws on the books.
Vicky gets it right when she says, "Only the people have Liberty -- Washington's power is on loan."
GOA urges all gun owners and sportsmen to get behind the Hartzler campaign by volunteering, putting out a yard sign, and contributing to this important race. You can visit www.vickyhartzler.com for more information.
And most importantly, please remember to vote for Vicky in the November election, and make sure your pro-gun family, friends and neighbors do the same.
Sincerely,
Tim Macy
Vice Chairman
Paid for by Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund is a project of Gun Owners of America.
A man is set to have his ninth and tenth children by ten different mothers at an expense to the taxpayer of up to £2 million [More]And "the taxpayer," of course, by and large demanded a system that made this outcome inevitable.
"We ask you to explain what you want from us, what we should try to publish or not publish, so we know what to expect," it added. [More]What can you expect?
FBI Agents, Including Female Bodybuilder, Arrested For Alleged Steroid, HGH Use [More]"Only Ones" and 'roid rage--now there's a combination with comic potential, as in "Now Hulk MAADDD!"
"I felt threatened by her," said Jones. "She had threatened me and I told the police that. And she was threatening my family at the time of that incident. I just reacted to what she had done." [More]So I murdered her. "Execution style."
RCMP have laid five charges against a Calgary man related to the operation of a website highly critical of Calgary police officers. [More]That would be this one.
"[O]ppositional defiant disorder (ODD)"...[Read]And hey, if you're nuts, why would we allow you to have guns?
Just seven months after the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office concluded a year-long undercover drug sting that nabbed nearly 100 suspects, and six months after his office received an award for the operation, Sheriff Greg Champagne said the District Attorney's office will have to drop the charges against approximately 60 of the suspects because the credibility of the lead deputy in the case has been compromised. [More]Did I already say "Aw go on"?
In much the same way that those with mental problems are disproportionately attracted to the mental health fields, those who have problems with authority are disproportionately attracted to a profession that allows them to exert it over others. [More]Aw go on.
"The thought that a victim's body would somehow be used as a lure ... I don't know who could ever see it as a lure, that's almost gallows humor," he said. "To have an autopsy be used as a premise for a social engagement is just beyond anything anybody could imagine." [More]Yeah, every time I tried to arrange my dates around dead victims, I never seemed to get anywhere.
Former Putnam Sheriff's Detective Mike Hoover was arrested Sunday and booked into the Putnam jail on charges of assault and public intoxication. [More]What--no charges for this?
He had been placed on administrative leave from his job several weeks prior to that while the TBI investigated an incident in which a friend of Hoover's had allegedly used Hoover's service weapon in an altercation.[Via Carl S]
