Had they done that—and had a vote occurred—it could have widened fractures in Democrat solidarity and further weakened the administration’s influence. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a dodged bullet, but notes the gun ain't empty yet.
I wonder if an NRA sticker would do it? Is this not a real-world example to prove the answer is "Yes"?
A diabetic suffering "a medical emergency caused by dangerously low sugar levels" was pulled over by Hamilton County Sheriff's officers, Tasered repeatedly, "violently dragged from the vehicle, thrown on the ground, kicked in the head by a boot, and stomped mercilessly while lying on his back," the man claims in Federal Court. [More]Yeah, these damn people who can't control their own body chemistry piss me off, too.
A deputy had knowingly operated the Golden Eagle II radar unit to clock speeds and write traffic tickets even though he lacked the mandated certification and training.So what can we conclude about the character of someone who would lie in order to extract revenue from citizens under color of authority? And what should the proper response be when waylaid by an armed highwayman?
Making matters worse, the deputy, Steven Gagnon, repeatedly lied about his certification status to his supervisors, the commander said. [More]
The city of Plano faces a lawsuit levied by the family of the man who was accidentally shot and killed by a Plano police sergeant in October...What do you think the chances are you'd remain anonymous and on paid leave if you accidentally killed an "Only One"?
The officer, who was a part of an undercover narcotics unit, has not been identified yet and is still on administrative leave as the police continue with an internal investigation stemming from the incident. [More]
Three masked gunmen storm a local bank, terrifying tellers and customers. Investigators released surveillance photos in hopes of getting the violent robbers off the street.
The men robbed the Fifth Third Bank at Lorain Avenue and Fulton Road in Cleveland just before 3:00 p.m. Friday. [More]
A former special agent with the Cleveland Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives pleaded guilty to stealing money that had been seized during the execution of a federal search warrant. [More]Just one bad apple in the BATFU barrel, right?
More than 18 months after U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspectors were supposed to start enforcing stringent ID requirements at the nation's land borders, millions of travelers are still being admitted without passports or other secure IDs, a new government audit shows. [More]"Millions."
Liars or incompetents. There’s no third way here. Unless you want to include “lazy.” [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at some lazy, incompetent liars. You know, typical anti-gun "Authorized Journalists"...
The troops from New York, under the command of Lt. Colonel Archibald Campbell, arrive at Tybee Island on December 23, 1778. They are a month late. Forces from St. Augustine under the command of Augustine Prevost join them. Together they march on Savannah. [More]
“One Shot provides the warfighter with a distinct advantage,” said Dan Schultz, vice president for Lockheed Martin’s Ship and Aviation Systems business. [More]I don't suppose it's in anyone's interests to ensure that those deemed necessary to the security of a free State have a distinct advantage...?
The Army’s Aviation Applied Technology Directorate also recently awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to incorporate One Shot technology into the Autonomous Rotorcraft Sniper System, which features a powerful rifle fitted into a highly stabilized turret mounted on board an unmanned helicopter or tower.I'm assuming this won't be available to We the People, either. If you were tasked with monkeywrenching this, how would you go about it? Might be best to have that theoretical discussion now...
Their actions provoked a reorganization and professionalization of the militia, which became known as the National Guard. [More]Just the "organized" part, Pauline.
"They look just like real guns," said Salay. "I know, because I have 20 firearms myself." Salay said he is an NRA-certified gun instructor, a military veteran and a Boy Scout leader. [More]Oh, that explains it.
Further, the report claims “The regulation proposed is outside the statutory grant of authority to record information about multiple sales of firearms,” a concern Second Amendment scholar, author and attorney David T. Hardy details on his Of Arms and the Law blog... [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column clears up some confusion caused by a bureaucrat who doesn't want to confuse us as he confuses usurpation with legitimate authority.
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Head Quarters, Middle Brook, Tuesday, December 22, 1778.
Parole Narraganset. Countersigns Otis, Portsmouth.
At a General Court Martial whereof Majr. Genl. Lord Stirling was President, held the 4th. of July last at Brunswick and at other times and places afterwards by Adjournment for the trial of Majr. Genl. Lee on the following charges... [More]
I wanted to make sure everyone heard from me about this law enforcement initiative so there isn’t any confusion. [More]No confusion here, Ken. I know exactly what this is about.
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
For Immediate Release
December 21, 2010
Contact: Caroline Brewer, 202-289-5769 or cbrew@bradymail.org
BRADY CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCES ‘GODDARDS ON GUNS’ BLOG
“Father and Son take on gun lobby after VA Tech Tragedy”
Washington, D.C. – A father who nearly lost his only son to gun violence, and that son, who survived being shot four times in the worst school shooting in U.S. history, are adding their voices to the blogosphere, the Brady Campaign today announced.
Virginia Tech survivor Colin Goddard and his father, Andrew, who are both active in the gun violence prevention movement, are teaming up to write a blog about gun issues.
“Since being shot at Virginia Tech, a number of people have told me that crazy people are going to do crazy things and there’s nothing we can do about it,” said Colin Goddard, 25. “I reject that premise. There are things we can and must do. One of them is to speak out against America’s epidemic of gun violence and talk about the solutions. My voice is my greatest weapon, and blogging with my father is one of the ways I intend to use it.”
The Goddards didn’t know it then, but the April 16, 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre, in which 32 students and teachers were killed, would be the event that would help them find their voices on gun violence and spur them to pursue meaningful social and public policy changes to prevent similar tragedies.
The Virginia Tech killer, who carried out the massacre with two semi-automatic assault pistols, should not have been legally allowed to purchase those guns because of his history of mental illness. When the Goddards discovered how easy it is for dangerous people to get guns in America, they vowed to fight for change.
Colin Goddard, who now works at the Brady Campaign as Assistant Director for Federal Legislation, went to gun shows with a hidden camera in 2009 as an intern for Brady to expose the loophole that allows private sellers to sell guns without criminal background checks.
That experience, and Colin’s work at Brady, inspired filmmakers to make the young man’s story the subject of a new documentary, Living for 32, which has been accepted for competition in the Short Films category at the Sundance Film Festival (see http.www.livingfor32.com) and is being screened at select venues around the country. The producer is Maria Cuomo Cole, who blogged about Colin and guns on campus on the Huffington Post recently. The post is available here.
Andrew Goddard, a retired engineer who resides in Richmond, Va., became president of the Richmond Chapter of the Million Mom March shortly after the Virginia Tech shootings.Any bets on whether or not these professional victims will allow "reasoned discourse"?
As Andrew sat near his recuperating son’s bedside that snowy April day and noticed that “sandbags are piled against the wounds to stem the bleeding, but the sheets and pillow slowly turn from starched white to dull red,” questions nagged and tugged at him. “What circumstances caused this terrible event? Where did (the shooter) get his guns and what made him want to shoot all those people? What could have been done to prevent this?” Andrew recalled with Colin in their introductory blog posted at bradycampaign.org and www.hufffingpost.com
The Goddards will blog about “the flow of guns between the legal and illegal markets, state and federal gun legislation and policies, mental health, school and university policies, and America’s culture of gun violence in general.”
Colin Goddard can also be followed on Twitter and Facebook.
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As the nation's largest, non-partisan, grassroots organization leading the fight to prevent gun violence, the Brady Campaign, with its dedicated network of Million Mom March Chapters, works to enact and enforce sensible gun laws, regulations and public policies. The Brady Campaign is devoted to creating an America free from gun violence, where all Americans are safe at home, at school, at work, and in our communities.
Skylar Torbett, also a junior, said administrators told him, "The candy canes could be used as weapons by sucking on them and making them have sharp points." He said neither he nor any of their friend did that. [More]
Mother Kathleen Flannery said a administrator called her and explained that, "not everyone wants Christmas cheer. That suicide rates are up over Christmas, and that they should keep their cheer to themselves, perhaps."Perhaps school administrators should be invited to help push those rates up a tad more--that would probably cheer everyone else up considerably.
Metro randomly inspects bags [More]So does that mean the left's foremost legal authority was wrong to tell us we could board with our guns to go shoot in Maryland...?
If you have a "remote" affiliation with a gang or you have a "federal gun" law enforcement is "coming for you." [More]
The 26-year-old mother of six...Yeah, the problem is obviously toy guns.
A felony theft charge against Foucault was dismissed as part of a plea agreement reached with the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office. [More]Still, I wonder how many people he put away in his career on gun and drug charges...?
Livery Cab Drivers To Receive Bulletproof Vests [More]And then they'll turn their backs on their fares leaving the back of their heads the most opportune close-range target.
As of February 2010, it is against federal law for a convicted felon to possess, purchase or wear any type of body armor.[Via David R]
Dr. Helen Minciotti said it, I believe it, that settles it.
The man accused of shooting and killing his estranged wife and her boyfriend is a federal law enforcement officer. [More]And he worked the Hartsfield-Jackson beat?
Woman arrested at port, accused of having Border Patrol gun [More]And she may have other items she got from them...? How?
"The National Rifle Association in America is the standard by which all gun owners judge themselves," said Rahoul Rai, NAGRI's semi-official spokesman. "Here is an organization that has protected the fundamental democratic right [to bear arms] which has withstood the test of time. Which has brought gun ownership not just to the United States but to the whole world. For us in India, this is the beacon of hope." [More]Considering the political climate, it is a good first step, and gives them a model for organizing and lobbying. As for the hyperbole and evangelical fervor for all things Fairfax, they're new at this. Give them time and some will get to here:
हम हर जगह हैं
First, all possessors of potentially harmful powers could be subject to a background check if they did not have the powers from birth. If they failed the background check, they could be forbidden to use the power (although use in self-defense might still be allowed by the Constitution). A registration scheme would be likely (Note, this likely would not run afoul of the Constitution because it does not apply to all mutants or superpowered individuals, just those with potentially harmful powers).How do you say "ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ!" in Kryptonian?
Second, exceptional powers could be subject to a permitting system including more thorough background checks and training requirements. Some powers could be expressly prohibited outside police or military use. [More]
"Our next step is to win the appeal to vindicate Brian. I am confident of our success." [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column presents an appealing and vindicating story.
He escaped again, but was retaken on December 21, 1778, having to spend Christmas in prison. [More]
Good job to all who joined in the effort to free Brian Aitken. [More]This news warranted a second Gun Rights Examiner column for today.
So we’re looking at 2.5 weeks to generate comments on a regulation of this magnitude? During holiday season? No online comments for this regulation. Congress to recess in mere days. Nicely done. [More]GunLeaders.com has further important thoughts to share on the BATFU long gun registration story. It looks like they're intentionally making things difficult.
Customs agent indicted for smuggling guns, drugs [More]
The Orlando Police Department soon could have two sniper rifles more common on the battlefields of Afghanistan than in an American city, if a grant from the NRA comes through. [More]Because if we lose cops, we lose!
"I've just given you an order and told you to remove those signs from the property," he growled. [More]For those who say "It could never happen here," of course it could. Thugs like this are more than willing to fill the Gestapo role.
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There really should not be any dispute about this. It is not an argument about policy. It is about nothing more, or less, than who can look up a number in a government publication more accurately. [More]While true, that's not what it's about.
The family had an electric fence, but there was not a sign alerting the officer it was there, Daniel said. [More]In the course of our daily walks, the wife and I pass literally dozens of such yards with yapping mutts asserting their territoriality. They're knuckleheads--that's what they do. If we acknowledge them at all it's to laugh and tell them how good and cute and brave they are, and to apologize for not having any treats.
This is the public face of the state of the nomination. I’ve also received information from a confidential source that paints things in a very different light. Understand that this may or may not unfold—while my source characterizes it as “solid intel, as far as it goes,” that qualifier acknowledges the reality that sometimes things don’t go as we’ve been told, and sometimes, there is intent behind that. With that caveat, here’s what I’ve been sent, edited only for expletives... [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at the public face of things and then takes a peek behind the scenes.
Of the frigates the Deane was fully manned and ready for sea: the others would have been nearly so, if privateering had not made it practically impossible, without great delay, to get men for their crews (Publ. R. I. Hist. Soc., viii, 255, 256; Brit. Adm. Rec., A.D. 489, No. 19, December 20, 1778, intelligence collected for Admiral Gambier.) These six frigates represented almost the entire strength of the Continental navy in commission in American waters at the end of 1778. [More]
That’s funny. I don’t see anything in there about “Assess where in the Constitution such authority in data-gathering is determined consistent with the intent of the Founders that 'the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.'" I guess that kind of archaic thinking generally results in a scornful “Are you serious?” rejection these days… [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column urges you to make sure BATFU botches a bypass operation.
The Founders knew what was “necessary to the security of a free State.” Even if the Bradys and the government pretend they don’t. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at the exact wrong thing to do when civil order collapses.
It is hard to believe that most ordinary N.R.A. members would not agree something must be done about the cross-border sale of war weapons that underpins the drug scourge.
If it takes an executive order to cut the carnage, President Obama should not hesitate.You'd think people covering politics for as long as they have would be a lot smarter than that.
A 12-year veteran of the MARTA police force pleaded guilty to stealing more than $26,000 worth of equipment from his employer and then pawning it. [More]You know, Atlanta, where only the "Only Ones" should have guns at the airport.
I wonder if an NRA sticker would do it? Is this not a real-world example to prove the answer is "Yes"? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column demonstrates the inherent dangers of truth in advertising when the message advocates "Every One" instead of just "Only Ones."
By the time Hamilton entered Vincennes on December 17, so many Indians had joined the expedition that his force had increased to 500 men. As Hamilton approached Fort Sackville, the French-Canadian militia under Captain Helm deserted, leaving the American commander and a few soldiers to surrender. The townsfolk promptly renounced their allegiance to the United States and renewed their oaths to King George. After the recapture of Vincennes, most of the Indians and Detroit militia went home. Hamilton settled in at Fort Sackville for the winter with a garrison of about 90 soldiers, planning to retake the remaining Illinois towns in the spring.
Conclusion: British Victory [More]
About 100 guests came and went from the celebration during the course of the evening, but only sheriff's deputies were involved in the scuffle.[More]And it surprises anyone to think they're the "Only Ones" who can't celebrate non-violently why again?
It was unclear if alcohol was involved, but sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said "it was a Christmas party, one could assume there was" drinking.Better not let you and me carry into an Applebees though, even if we don't drink anything. We're just not as awesomely trustworthy as these trained professional "peace officers."
Hey, someone had to teach the kid that smoking is bad for his health.One witness described the exchange saying, “The officer (Erin Robles) initially confronted the student over a cigar. Some words were exchanged and the officer “slammed the student into a wall, threw him on the ground, took out her Pepper Spray, slammed him into the bus, broke the window out of the bus with his head, sprayed him in the face and slammed him into the bus some more.” [More]
The killing was a shocking end for a notoriously brutal man who had terrorized the area for years with seeming impunity from the law until he was struck down in a moment of vigilante justice. [More]If people can't get justice and protection from official or private tyranny any other way, don't be surprised when they "take the law into their own hands."
This ordinance shall not restrict the use of a facsimile firearm for self defense of a person’s residence or place of business. [More]Just in case you've received professional training that says your best defense is an impotent bluff.
City with strictest gun control laws has most officers killed by gunfire [More]Well then, stop it.
The Brady Campaign today announced that it and Colin Goddard, an Assistant Director of Legislative Affairs at the Brady Campaign, would be active in opposing concealed weapons on campuses in Texas and other states. [More]Naturally. If his core competency is to be a human target, imagine how the thought of a man who's not helpless and useless in an active shooting situation must threaten his self-image.
