Tuesday, November 23, 2010

We're the Euronly Ones Shockingly Powerful Enough

The shocking powers of prosecution the EU has over all of us [More]
Sounds like as good a reason to say the hell with seeking peaceable redress as any...

Equal Rights Under the Law

Fortunately, they didn't say anything about "privileges," did they? [Read]

Oh, they did?

You and I Get Irradiated and Groped...

...and this guy gets air-chauffeured. [Read]

You can't make this stuff up.

We're the Only Ones Using the Nuclear Option Enough

Federal agents hired to transport nuclear weapons and components sometimes got drunk while on convoy missions, a government watchdog said Monday. In an incident last year, police detained two agents who went to a bar during an assignment. [More]
As Homer Simpson said, "It's nuke-yular."

And these are the morons who don't trust us with guns.

We're the Only Ones Lighting Up Yor Life Enough

The sergeant specifically blamed the placement of a light switch under the trigger guard on his .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol. [More]
Well, it's gotta be something's fault...

Be interested to see if he gets away with this--that excuse might come in handy some day.  But then again, it may be reserved for more special people than us just plain folks...

[Via William T]

For Every Action...

...there is an equal and opposite reaction. [Read]

There are laws of man and then there are laws of physics...

[Via cycjec]

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

A POLICE chief has sparked fury by calling for kids aged 10 to be allowed to use guns such as rifles. Do you agree with him? [More]
The bleating from some of the sheep is just too contemptible--some truly will deserve their fate.

Meanwhile, take heart--not everyone is so removed from the "gun culture"--take, for instance Will's main squeeze...

[Via cycjec]

We're the Only Ones Informative Enough

A Chicago Police officer was a partner in crime with his informant -- a drug dealer who has allegedly killed at least two people and was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by the city for information that led to arrests of his rivals, according to law-enforcement sources and an indictment unsealed Monday. [More]

You mean paid snitch programs can foster police corruption and abuse?

This is my shocked face.

[Via FFFW]

But I Repeat Myself...

Lying collectivist bastard...[More]

Philadelphia ‘secret police’ threaten to ‘lock up’ citizen for open carrying

Apparently, in the city of Independence Hall, secret police wearing full length black coats and red arm bands can rely on intimidation to infringe on the right of the people to keep and bear arms—and are confident from experience that they can get away with evading personal accountability for it. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column notes that turning on a light is the best way to deal with those who would hide in the dark.

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This Day in History: November 23

I have wrote you repeatedly but have not been honored with any reply, which I impute to the uncommon hurry in which you must have been, since you left us. I have long since been impatient to see you in this City for many, very many Reasons as well public, as private. I shall hope for that pleasure, before I leave America, meantime you will oblige me by sending me a Bill for the Amount of the Goods sent you if agreeable to you, as I am remitting whatever I can to France against my return for which am extremely impatient. I pray of you to make inquiry if a passage can be procured from Boston soon in a good Vessel for France or Spain I care not which - the port waits & I cannot add any thing but my Compliments to Mrs. Hancock & that I am as ever with the most sincere attachment. [More]

Monday, November 22, 2010

GRE Round Up for November 22

Here's the latest from my fellow GREs:

Liston Matthews/Knoxville:
Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Also check out these other Liberty-oriented Examiners:

Clearing Up the Confusion

“Our concern is that the public not confuse the people implementing the policies with the people who developed the policies,” said Sharon Pinnock, the union's director of membership and organization. [More]
Yeah. Since when don't we consider "I was just following orders" to be a valid excuse?

Liberty News/Safer Streets

John Longenecker has a new edition of his newsletter.

Click here to read it.

Click here to subscribe.

No More Mr. Nice Guy

Vanderboegh has more on Traver. [Read]

He also notes the need for light posting ahead. Having some idea of the workload in front of him--and the obstacles he's dealing with--I would suggest the kindest thing his friends could do right now is give him some peace.

That means hold off on nonessential emails and the comments that require his interrupting things to moderate.

The Story of Two Guns that Killed Police Officers

Good grief. They're serious. [More]

It does kind of tell you all you need to know about "Authorized Journalist" Cheryl W. Thompson, though, doesn't it?

WaPo. This is my shocked face.

[Via David R]

It's All a Mistake

TSA chief: Body scan boycott would be mistake [More]
Why, what kind of urine-soaked fool wouldn't want us to irradiate and leer or grope at him--or his kids? McWopski thinks we ought to start calling them "Chesters."

Besides, if you're a statist pervert, you might just like it. Ewww...

Y'know, when I see a line like this, I can't help wondering how long the thin blue line would hold if the detainees decided they wanted to reclaim control over themselves.

That could be expanded to all other areas of government bullying, you know. When you just think about the disparity in numbers involved, the fact that obedience to tyranny is essentially voluntary, and dependent on--or vulnerable to--a critical mass really hits home.

No Wonder

Some Quincy Point residents are wondering just how safe their neighborhood is following a home invasion and shooting on Friday. [More]
If all you can do is wonder, it means you haven't taken your part in things seriously.  I guess some people believe that responsibility is handled by others.


[ Via Ed M]

"A Possible VUFA Violation"

VUFA Violation.

That sounds obscene.  If you think about it, it is. [Read]

We talked briefly about going armed to the End the Fed Rally a while back.

Mark Roote did.

Watch two Men in Black (with freakin' red armbands!!!) employ coercion and intimidation to violate his (and by implication, our) rights.

Watch how one of the official oath breakers refuses to ID himself (@1:43)--so aside from the NAZI armband, how are we to know he's REAL Gestapo? I guess the answer is defy him and find out?

The Cliffs of Insanity has more here and here.

Of Course it Won't Reduce Crime

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

But it should give the "Only Ones" more shielding to hide behind in the event of an active mass shooter...[Read]

[Via Ed M]

Giving a Pass

As opposed to passing? [Read]

We already know the '86 machine gun ban is illegitimate as far as "shall not be infringed" is concerned.

[Via Concerned American and Sipsey Street Irregulars]

Worth a Thousand Words

John Richardson gives us a picture. [Read]

NJ radio station urges Gov. Christie to ‘Free Brian Aitken’

A web page headlined by radio personalities Dennis & Michele on New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio has posted an appeal to Gov. Chris Christie to grant clemency to gun owner Brian Aitken,  who was imprisoned for gun possession while moving between residences—something supposedly legal under both federal and New Jersey  laws. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column updates a story we first discussed a month ago. We also learn Judge Andrew Napolitano will interview Aitken's parents tonight on Freedom Watch.

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This Day in History: November 22

``Sabbath morning, 22nd. Our Party retreated yesterday to the Meeting House, where a recruit of some hundreds joined them with some Artillery, and some of our Party crossed the Swamp, and coming near a thicket where they expected an Ambuscade might probably be, Col. James Screven and one more, went forward to examine, the Colonel, and one Continental officer, and Mr. Judah Lewis, were shot down. The Colonel had three wounds; the other two killed. A flag was sent and brought off the Colonel.'' [More]

Sunday, November 21, 2010

ATF ‘cease and desist’ order to parts-maker defies logic and law

This looks like nothing so much as a clumsy attempt at entrapment--if they can get him to acknowledge in writing that what he is doing constitutes manufacturing firearms, they'll be able to use that to obtain a warrant, do a raid and then characterize it to a jury as Celata's "admission/confession." [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at bullies, yet another economic Waco in the making, and dirty fighting.You know, BATFU.

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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Sharpton endorses NYPD community gun snitch program to promote 'civil rights'

But don’t expect to see the opportunistic Sharpton turn down media exposure because he cares more about the liberty of his constituency than he does about self-promotion. Or for Commissioner Ray to turn down a chance at promulgating more of the meaningless babble that agenda-driven “authorized journalists” like Debusmann seem to lap up...[More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column notes there are civil rights and then there are unalienable ones...

And no shortage of charlatans who would exploit the one while subverting the other...

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Friday, November 19, 2010

GRE Round Up for November 19

Here's the latest from my fellow GREs:

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Also check out these other Liberty-oriented Examiners:

A Self-Correcting Problem?

In my estimate, the TSA workers will no doubt, within one year, be getting signs of radiation poisoning and most likely an increase in cancer by thousands of percentage points due to their work around the radiation. [More]
Hey! Let's get him in front of that flower-scopee and see what inside of him!

We're the Only Ones Incompetent Enough

Collins’ attorney argued Collins was incompetent to stand trial and was being evaluated for a head injury that stemmed from falling down a ravine at work.

At the time of his arrest, Collins was still employed as a police officer...[More]
This evokes nothing so much as NatLamp's "Radio Dinner" Frank Rizzo bit (11:43 on side 2)...

[Via FFFW]

We're the Only Ones "Queen to King's Level One"* Enough

A squad of cops in bulletproof vests swooped into an upper Manhattan park and charged seven men with the "crime" of playing chess in an area off-limits to adults unaccompanied by kids -- even though no youngsters were there. [More]
I guess age discrimination is OK if the government does it?
 
I'm wondering when this heavy-handed stormtrooping actually will turn into "a broken windows thing." And a lot more.
 
[Via William T]
 
*

We're the Only Ones "B-Team" Enough

Kind of like a straight-to-DVD version of "The Expendables"...? [Read]

Ferrigno--Look out behind you!

FERRIGNO!

I'll tell you how old I am--I remember Peter Lupus when he billed himself as Rock Stevens in sword and sandal flicks. I thought his having a vaccination scar was the funniest damn thing...

I don't mean to be so contrary, especially as a citizen militia advocate, but I've just never been enamored of "star cops."

And I still think Sheriff Joe's got some 'splainin' to do.

[Via William T]

We're the Only Ones Spoiling the Barrel Enough


PD: 3 officers indicted on felony charges...Harris said he has suspended 25 other employees from off-duty work. [More]
One question: Is a "spate" of bad apples more than a "few"?

[Via Danno]

Never Mind...

John Richardson asks what's the difference between the Bradys and Emily Litella. [Read]

One more time and we'll have ourselves a spate...

The Experts Agree

Security forces also have seized tens of thousands of venerable assault rifles such as the AK-47 and its American cousin, the AR-15. U.S. and Mexican experts say 90 percent of such semi-automatic rifles are smuggled from the United States. [More]
No, not under oath they don't say that. "Authorized Journalist" Tim Johnson.

But I know we can't expect to bother you with independent fact-checking or government watchdogging when there's so much talking points parroting to be done.
 
[Via JR in Kansas]


Historically Huge

"This whole (Pistol Grip Shotgun) Destructive Device issue is easily the hugest single regulatory f-ckup in the history of ATF." [Read]
Vanderboegh gives us yet more on this.

We're the Only Ones Priceless Enough

Speeding and hitting a boy: $185.

Leaving him permanently brain-damaged and quadriplegic, and then getting off with a ticket: Priceless.

And no, you don't have a need to know if further discipline was applied. And "Authorized Journalist" Hayley Peterson apparently doesn't think the name of the Montgomery County District Court judge who rendered the wrist slap needs to be public information, either.

Amazing, who the law is really designed to protect and serve.

There are some things money can't buy.  If you're an "Only One," this child is apparently not one of them.

Nice to know that, per pound, your kid is probably priced cheaper than chicken.

[Via lots of you]

Once Upon a Time...

There was a time when the major media used to do the reporting citizen journalists now do. Today, the media content themselves with recycling White House press releases and dismissing real reporters as "conspiracy theorists." [More]

Do mental health study findings demand disarming one in five Americans?

But if this survey is true, can we as a society afford allowing twenty percent of the population to roam free among us potentially armed? [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column wonders how much worse things could be if the inmates really did run the asylum.  Nutty idea, freedom...

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This Day in History: November 19

As the British strategy formed, British Gen. Augustin Prevost sent his younger brother, LtCol. Mark Prevost on a forging expedition against the Liberty County settlements of Newport and Midway. He also directed Col. Lewis Valentine Fuser through the inland waterways to capture Sunbury, the second largest town in Georgia. On November 19, 1778, Prevost crossed the Altamaha River with 750 men and ravaged the plantations, killing or capturing the male citizens. [More]

Thursday, November 18, 2010

GRE Round Up for November 18

Here's the latest from my fellow GREs:

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Also check out these other Liberty-oriented Examiners:

Dire Need

Not bad, starting at $65K. Plus they start you right out with fantasies about that "Only Ones" attitude that separates "Us" from "Them."

Check out the "r" in "Dire." Is that a pistol motif à la "The Sopranos" logo?

What I'm not seeing is if this is actually an ad placed by the Bureau or if this is some matchbook training school--Regardless, somebody figured out they could make money appealing to a certain type of mentality.

UPDATE: Matchbook U. Not an offer of employment!  Financial assistance available if qualified!

A"Pro-Gun Democrat"?

Man Shoots TV Over Bristol Palin Dancing
Suspect surrendered after 15-hour standoff with cops [More]
I dunno, I pretty much have to fight the same impulse whenever that methane-spewing RINO cow Meghan McCain gets air time.

[Via Shy III]

A Student Debate

Try debating Cho. [Read]

Let us know what he says.

If They Can Do This to Cell Phones...

...they can do this to cars. [Read]

And to "smart guns."

And the winner of the coveted "Just Doesn't Get It" Award:
“Am I on a rampage,” said LaHood...“Yes, I am, and why shouldn’t I be?”
Let's just think about that for a moment. 
[Via Mack H]

An Unappealing Development

But don't worry--John Richardson tells us that's good news. [Read]

And I Used to Be an American

(Chorus)
And I used to be an American,
where I think I once was free.
and I won’t forget the men who groped,
and grabbed and pawed at me.
Alvie rewrites some lyrics.

My Man Mitthead Redux

This anti-gun slug wants the top spot.

This one never stopped wanting it, and he's apparently considered a "frontrunner" of sorts.

Fortunately for him, the signals have been sent on multiple occasions.

See, the whole purpose of the Tea Party movement and the groundswell of citizen dissatisfaction with oppressive government has been to make sure Establishment RINOS get more power over our lives.

Note to Stupid Party: You will blow it all.

Note to Fairfax: This ain't a chess game.

"The Agility to Pivot"

We just saw one take on this.

Figures this Republican idiot would endorse the polar opposite:
I'm one of those who happens to support the full body scanner.
And, oh, look: same signal-senders!

Anybody still have any questions about "Vote Freedom First"?

Someone to Watch Over Me

Kottkamp wanted the state to pay for 24-hour security from his full-time escort and driver, a captain in the Florida Highway Patrol, which would have cost thousands of dollars. [More]
Let me guess--the gallant captain would have been able to protect his charge from al-Qaida...how?

Any "Only One" action going on here? You talk a great game, Jeff.

If you did a statistical analysis of Religion of Peace victims, how many Florida political elites have they racked up, as opposed to, say, "ordinary citizens" who travel overseas at their own risk, and who are banned from defensive options by law?

[Via Ed M]

We're the Only Ones Pawn Stars Enough

A south Georgia police officer has been suspended without pay after his indictment on federal firearm charges along with two pawn shop owners and two store employees following an undercover investigation. [More]
I sometimes get the feeling this whole unreal "Only Ones" phenomenon is a bad reality show.

[Via FFFW]

The "No Only Ones" Bill of 2010

If we can't grope, they can't. [More]

This guy gets it.

Amazing how many from "our side" have tried to torpedo him. The rhetoric when he was running for president is telling.

Of course, look where they were getting their signals from.

[Via FFFW]

We're the Only Ones Drawing Enough

When the We Demand Someone Else Pays for Us crowd and "Only Ones" collide...[More]

Popcorn?

[Via FFFW]

We're the Only Ones Undead Enough

A Raleigh police officer was arrested Tuesday on charges that he posed as a dead man to get a prescription painkiller. [More]
Sounds like he could use more Brainnnsss...

[Via Fill Your Hands]

Brady Campaign endorsed ‘gun criminal’ legislator

Do you get the feeling that perhaps there’s a bit of projection going on? I mean, how could you trust others to behave responsibly when that ability is apparently so personally elusive?

And it gets better. Guess who endorsed Myers in 2008? And guess whose proposed laws get cited in a propaganda report demanding to shut down “rogue gun dealers” in PA? [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column introduces you to a convicted "gun criminal" and Brady Campaign pick who doesn't trust YOU with guns.

Also get more discussion on the pistol grip shotgun issue and revisit the predictions of a seer.

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This Day in History: November 18

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

GRE Round Up for November 17

Here's the latest from my fellow GREs:

Paul Valone/Charlotte:
Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:
Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Also check out these other Liberty-oriented Examiners:

We're the Only Ones Putting the Uppity Down Enough

Ex-trooper pleads guilty in civil rights killing [More]
So why is it SPLC portrays armed civil rights activists who defy "Only One" monopolies as haters, again...?

[Via Ed M]

And the Winner Is...

Massachusetts. 

Which really screws up the "official" talking points.

[Via Ed M]

We're the Only Ones Paying Tribute to Our Own Enough

Portland police Chief Mike Reese announced today that he's suspending Capt. Mark Kruger for 80 hours without pay and sending him to "Tools for Tolerance" training for erecting a public tribute to five Nazi-era German soldiers at a city park while employed by the police bureau.[More]
I love it: As punishment, the wacky Portland national socialists are sending him to a Tolerance Lager.

[Via FFFW]

We're the Only Ones "Wreckless" Enough

Do you think somebody should tell the highly paid "Authorized Journalists" at WISHTV8 how to spell, or do you think someone was being clever...? [Read]

He fired inside the car. During a fight with Sweetie. Where do they find these violent morons they unleash on the rest of us?

And I guess the fact he only faces "possible disciplinary action from the police merit board" means what? He gets to keep his gun?  Those Lautenberg misdemeanor domestic violence prohibitions for life don't apply to "Only Ones"?

[Via FFFW]

The Peace Angel

Courtesy of Lee Baca, Republican. [Read]

It's not exactly like the fricking idiot knows what else to do about L.A.'s gang problem.

Me, I object.  Where's that "Wall of Separation" when you really need it, or doesn't that apply to collectivist religious totems?

Hello? ACLU?

We're the Only Ones Uncharged Enough

Think all that would happen to you or me for gunning down an unarmed man would be to see that we lost our jobs? [Read]

"Only Ones" gun exceptionalism, Sam Adams-style.

[Via Jeffersonian]

Something in Common

Only one person on the scene was in a position to call the shots.  Literally. [Read]

[Via Mama Liberty]

Moro...uh...More on Travers

John Richardson asks about stealth media. [Read]

Gunning the Engine

Truck purchases. Free AK-47s. [More]
Oh, the humanity!

[Via lots of you]

It's Time...

...to demand oversight hearings into ATF. [Read]

I
couldn't
agree
more.

And I, too, would like to see R.A. Bear vindicated.

So would Benjamin, seen here catching 40 winks with yours truly and elder feral son Uday, lo, those many years ago...

Point/Counterpoint

Workman vs. Hofmann.

I know whose side I'm on in this one.

How about you?

Obama could appoint Traver to head ATF without Senate approval

If Obama perceives his presidency is going to be a one-termer, or even if he’s gambling that conditions will change enough to make the fallout to his next campaign worth the risk of a temporary appointment, what’s the downside? After all, what’s he going to do—make conservative gun owners not want to vote for him?

Is this going to happen? Is this a real danger?

Who knows? Maybe not.

The point is, it could. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column asks "What if?"  And more importantly, "What's to stop him?"

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This Day in History: November 17

In a November 17, 1778 letter to his superiors in Canada, Butler blamed Joseph Brant and his Indians for the massacre of the inhabitants of Cherry Valley. Contrarily, American historical records report it was Butler who ordered the killing of the women and children at Cherry Valley, not Brant. [More]
Hence the first documented use of "The Butler did it"...?

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

GRE Round Up for November 16

Here's the latest from my fellow GREs:

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Also check out these other Liberty-oriented Examiners:

It's Always Funny in Philadelphia

Philadelphia officials clear 19,400 fugitives [More]
Well...yeah.

They need to conserve precious law enforcement resources to keep people from being insolent.

[Via Steve T]

Surprised by the Notion

Tashonna Wicks wants to attend Kilgore College next semester. She was surprised by the notion, "Not everyone is responsible enough," she said. [More]
Well, if you wish to be less than a full citizen and relegate yourself to being dumb meat, Tashonna, I support that--just as long as you don't also expect me to support you.

But you're right: Freedom is for "grown ups."

Come to grips with that notion and you may be even more surprised.

[Via Michael R]

We're the Only Ones Just Being Stupid Enough

No. That's just being dangerous and creepy. [Read]

It's the kind of dangerous creepiness that merits just being shot when caught in the act.

[Via FFFW]

Georgia REAL Right to Carry

Naturally, the "anti-Liberty establishment" does not approve.

And some gun owners are our worst enemies. Hey Barbara Glore, that's some big "but" you have there, lady.

The CBSAtlanta story is here, and there's no shortage of ignorant comments where readers could benefit from a reality infusion.  The video said there was a poll, but the one on the main page now deals with airport security--if anyone can find it, please give us the link in "Comments."

Georgia Gun Owners is carrying the load on this and could use your help:
Help?

Meanwhile, Over in "The Beloved Country"...

So much for that Invictus "master of my fate/captain of my soul" blather. [Read]


More proof strict "gun control" works...but not the way most think.  What did ol' Morgan/Nelson say?
It is a human calculation.

[Via cycjec]

We're the Only Ones with Screwy Policies Enough

Drew Binkley was promoted to deputy sheriff because of his hard work, dedication and years of service ... not because he is screwing the sheriff's daughter...you better look in your policy manual at the reasons you may be dismissed #10, page four which states 'publicly criticizing any official decision or policy. P.S. You screw with me and I'll use #10 on you. [More]

If he does this to subordinate "Only Ones," can you imagine how he'd screw with just plain folks?

All totally within established department policy, of course...

But I'm no doubt being unfair, because if you look at what he says about himself, we find:
He was taught the values of honesty, fairness, and respect for others and their feelings... He believes in equal justice for all...I believe in a friendly and peaceful work place, a work place where individuals respect each other, a work place free of racism, sexual harassment and violence.
[Via FFFW]

A Hero's Welcome

A dog rescued from Afghanistan after she alerted soldiers to a suicide bomber was accidentally euthanized at an Arizona shelter on Monday. A Pinal County Animal Care and Control employee has been placed on administrative leave for failing to follow procedures and euthanizing the wrong dog. [More]
Well, there's a missed opportunity...

[Via Michael G]

ATF testimony admits many unregistered machine guns allowed by ruling

You got that, right? They’re the same gun. If you put one produced before the deadline and one produced after it side by side, you would not be able to tell the difference. They would look and function identically. Own one without registration and you’re fine. Own the other without registration and you’re looking at serious time in the federal slammer, as well as becoming a “prohibited person”-- for life. Assuming you survive the arrest.[More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at yet another outrageous and absurd BATFU inconsistency that they nevertheless can and do destroy people over--and evidently, all for no good reason.

Also meet Obama's pick to be the Chief BAT-F... U...--and tell NRA why they must score confirmation votes against whoever approves this character.

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This Day in History: November 16

“I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way.” [More]

Monday, November 15, 2010

'Watchmen' Reminder

Mike Vanderboegh and I will be on "The Watchmen" this evening. Click here to listen live, starting at 8:00 pm EST.

GRE Round Up for November 15

Here's the latest from my fellow GREs:

Mike Stollenwerk/DC:
Sean Carrana/Orlando:
Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Also check out these other Liberty-oriented Examiners:

A Unanimous Decision

Just remember this when the feds tell us we must bail out California because it's "too big to fail." [Read]

And oh, look: They can afford this, too.

If I Had a Hammer...

“We need the hammer,” said the mayor about the city’s ceaseless pattern of gang- and illegal drug trade-related shootings. [More]
Because poor New Jersey just doesn't have strong enough "gun control" laws.

Not that this might possibly be construed as all their idiot citizen disarmament edicts being fraudulently useless at accomplishing their stated purpose or anything...

Give us more of what doesn't work! And federalize it!

Hey, who can really blame them: If that approach is good enough for Vulcan chess masters...

[Via securityconsultinggroup]

We're the Only Ones Putting Guns ON the Street Enough

Someone broke into a law enforcement training center in July, stealing nearly $7,000 in guns, and federal investigators are seeking help from the public to solve the case. [More]
Gee, I wonder who that "someone" was, how he knew they were there, and why they weren't locked up in a safe...I also wonder how come we're just now hearing about this...

I like that $2,500 reward for $7k worth of guns.  Reminds me of the story about the old man and the talking frog...


[Via Fill Your Hands]

We're the Only Ones "Real McCoy" Enough

Initially, police thought 25-year-old Britney Shatzer, who was robbed at 38th and High School Road, was the victim of a police impersonator. [More]
Nope, although how you could get authorized and unauthorized strong-arm robbers confused is understandable...

[Via William T]

Just What We Need

Give BATFU even more stuff to screw up. [Read]

Peter Greenberg of CBS

Incompetent or liar?

We report, you decide.

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only...Huh? What?

Ransom could only stand with his hands in the air and yell that he was not shooting.

“I guess they couldn’t hear me,” Ransom said Friday.[More]
Bunches of you sent me links to the backfiring van story over the weekend. Mack H sent me this one, that seems to really put the danger these morons who shot their own windows out in their bungling panic pose to the community.

It really fills me with confidence knowing the KC Fusion Center is urging them to be on the lookout for...uh... us...

Dear Employee

WRSA asks readers to send an email and make a call. [Read]

I trust that's not too burdensome and grinding a request?

Threeperplatform

Kerodin asks "What's the downside?" [Read]

A Clear Connection

The incident marks the second armed robbery around the Harvard campus in the past several days, following the mugging a man in Harvard Yard early Thursday morning. It is unclear if the two robberies are connected... [More]
Well I can think of one connection: In both incidents, the victims were unprepared to do anything but obey and hope the assailant would let them escape with their lives.

Actually, I can think of another connection: That's the way "authoritah" wants it to be.

[Via Ed M]

We're the Only Ones Troubled Enough

Cummings said the $500 he was paid to attend each poker game was "just for my troubles" for "hanging around at a party." [More]
Because he's such an "appealing" guy to have around, you see.

[Via FFFW]

But Wait--There's More!

Billy Mays passes out Kewpie dolls during the Night of the Living Fudds. [Read]

Would but this were only an absurd dream that Mike is boldly interpreting for us.

Some have no clue what to do next when the nightmare is real. Which shouldn't surprise us. Anyone who actually believes alerting gun owners to the very real dangers and outrages threatening us, and then forcing the issue out into the open equates with "devouring of our own" is hardly someone I consider on my side.

I guess we can just ignore things and hope they go away...instead of exposing the enemies of Liberty for what they are...

I know where I stand on this.

A Tale Told By an Idiot

Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. [Read]

This is the guy who's pleased as punch that Breyer used his work in the McDonald dissent.

Get this, egghead:

Shall not be infringed.

Then get this:

We will not disarm. And we will not disaffiliate.

What happens after the government summons the militia is not the issue here.

A Star is Born

The New Jersey governor not only rocked on the 2010 campaign trail, he quickly became a regular on short lists of Republican presidential prospects. [More]
Yeah, I guess if the GOP wants to blow it, go for it. 
Yet another reason why giving to parties and associations is a self-defeating, stupid idea, unless, of course, you're a Vulcan chess master, and then it evidently becomes a smart way to store up that political capital we're constantly being reminded is so easily exhausted.

ATF position on pistol grip 'shotguns' creates new danger

That would seem to indicate there’s no issue with violating National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR) requirements, right?  No worries if you own one, or want to buy one…?

Not so fast.  If the pistol grip firearms are not “shotguns,” what are they? [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column won't urge you to get a grip unless and until the risks for doing so are determined.

Also wa...uh...listen to "The Watchmen" tonight, when Mike Vanderboegh and I will be discussing this and the Airsoft debacle.

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This Day in History: November 15

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Gun owners dodged bullet on lead ammo ban

Here’s something that hasn’t been discussed much—outside of this readership—concerning the head of the EPA who allowed the petition to move forward in spite of a clear lack of authority to approve it:
…Jackson "was responsible for banning bear hunting in New Jersey," and yet she was confirmed by the Senate despite that established history. Supporting such candidates should always be graded as an anti-gun vote. We just can't afford to let them slip under the radar.
That’s something we who believe in the right to keep and bear arms need to demand from our “gun lobby” groups if we hope to see things change. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column highlights my latest GUNS Magazine "Rights Watch" effort--and notes a way to minimize self-inflicted wounds.

Plus you get to read the entire current issue for free.

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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Day of Reflection

From Vanderboegh:

Part One

Part Two

ACLU head Romero responds to Gresham

It's interesting that Gresham noticed the deflection from the issues he'd raised to discuss promotional points he had not. That's an M.O. the ACLU has employed before, particularly where the Second Amendment is concerned. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at an unconvincing response, which, when you consider who's giving it, shouldn't really surprise anyone.

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