“It truly isn’t about law enforcement,” he said. “It’s about calling attention to the grievances and concerns about the federal government.” [More]Well, uh, yeah.
And your point is...?
[Via Gary Marbut]
Notes from the Resistance...
“It truly isn’t about law enforcement,” he said. “It’s about calling attention to the grievances and concerns about the federal government.” [More]Well, uh, yeah.
What possible threat do gun owners think they will face at the library that they would need to come in packing heat? [More]Oh
A Humble police officer remains on administrative leave after authorities said he accidentally shot and killed a suspected car burglar at Deerbrook Mall. [More]"Humble" or "Bumble"?
"This is one of those scenarios in American politics where the smartest, most intuitive citizens need to force legislation upon the people, even when it is not the popular choice...The logical concept is to separate everyone from their guns" [More]
As for this latest attack, note that the police, who cannot protect anyone beforehand, have yet to produce after-the fact results. They’ve “searched several homes,” but the attackers are still at large, and even if they do arrest suspects, there is no guarantee they will be convicted, and if so, removed from society until it’s safe to release them back into it—if ever. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column questions how it can be determined with certainty what a dangerous and evil man wants.
January 25, 1779 at Briar Creek, Georgia - On January 25, at 4:00 A.M., Lt. Col. Archibald Campbell marched the British force 10 miles to Hudson's Ferry. He sent the Light Infantry and the South Carolina Royalists to Briar Creek, an additional 14 miles away, to secure the bridge there. The Patriot force at the bridge had learned of the British approach and set fire to the bridge. The British surprised them as they arrived at the bridge.
For 45 minutes, the skirmish raged on. The British finally forced the Patriot force to withdraw. This allowed the British time to put out the fire and capture the bridge.
Conclusion: British Victory.
Casualties: British: 3k, 6w, 7c [More]
Elected officials of all stripes would be able to carry a concealed weapon anywhere in South Carolina, in the course of their official duties, if a bill to come up this week in a House panel becomes law. [More]Mr. Mason? Comment?
[W]ho are the militia, if they be not the people of this country...? I ask, who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers.Just so we're clear on who's who.
Felony for Doctors to Ask Patients About Guns? [Read]
Tarpon Springs Police arrest a college student taping police activities as part of a group called "Cop Watch" [More]How does the question constantly put to us go? If you aren't doing anything wrong...
A middle-class enclave on the South Shore of the city's southernmost borough is the gun capital of New York, with 509 residents -- or about one in every 57 males -- legally packing heat. [More]I'm not sure they're packing--it sound to me like they have permits for home possession. I dunno, am I reading this wrong or making bad assumptions? Even so:
The well-armed area is also one of the city's safest.
On January 13, 2011, a jury awarded damages of $476,200.00 against Kenneth Wayne Ryals, a landlord who had serially spied on his young female tenants by means of a micro video camera hidden in a DVD player he provided with the rental. Mr. Ryals, who is an Internal Revenue Service agent, had confessed to the Davie Police Department that he had watched Plaintiff for his viewing pleasure...[More]As in "armed IRS agent"...?
The story is that they allows the beautiful young lady reporter to take a loaded weapon and point it over her cameraman’s shoulder. [More]Assuming they didn't have a remote-operated camera...James Towle & crew use those all the time to capture near-target point of view action.
It can shoot up to 90 rounds, great for confronting a serious adversary.Ah, so that's why we might "need" such magazines...?
The Sullivan Law, still on the books as section 400.00 of the New York Penal Law, became a model for gun-control legislation enacted throughout the country. [More]
That four were shot at once in Detroit wasn’t shocking; that they were all uniformed and armed was. [More]Yes, it is shocking that someone would attack armed targets. It is highly unusual and rare.
Will .22 rimfires fall under new reporting controls? Will CA bullet button system be classified as detachable magazine? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at the latest bit of dictation insiders tell me we need to take down.
It’s important when we see personal credibility challenged to keep in mind this is not about the personalities, it is about the allegations. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column warns against getting too personal.
Will others in the media independently investigate this story and report their findings? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column notes the first crack in the dam.
Insider sources claiming they can provide testimony and documentation to confirm allegations raised in the “Project Gunwalker” story reported previously in this column are now in contact and/or have been placed in touch with Senate staffers. [More]We have lift-off.
On Thursday morning, residents had circled with orange marker approximately a dozen pieces of gray metal on Ronald Avenue. Included in their survey were a few deformed, copper-colored bullets with gray metal cores. [More]Back when I lived in Redondo Beach, I could hear them shooting from my house. They didn't do it at obnoxious hours, so I didn't mind it because of the noise per se. Besides, to rip off Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore, I love the sound of a range--it sounds like freedom.
As a liberal Democrat, I worry about the damage we might do by rushing toward a fresh raft of gun-control laws. It's very hard to demonstrate that most of them -- registration, waiting periods, one-gun-a-month laws, closing the gun-show loophole, large-capacity-magazine restrictions, assault-rifle bans -- have ever saved a life...So "as a liberal Democrat," do you feel no complicity for enabling that harm, by giving aid and comfort to those "liberal Democrats" inflicting it on us?
Gun control not only does no practical good, it actively causes harm. [More]
The shooting was deemed legally justified. [More]Who cares? He's just a dead druggie, right?
An armed robbery suspect was shot multiple times Wednesday morning after he forced a cashier into a store office at gunpoint and demanded cash, police said. [Read]
[and]Police are still looking for a North Las Vegas robber they say was stopped by his victim using a handgun. [Read]
The number of traces have continued to increase since then, averaging about 33,000 traces a year in the last four years. [More]Question: Does this number include traces for guns turned in at all those stupid "buy back" theatrical events? Because, if so, just this one local event would account for about 7.5%.
If anything, Mr. Thomson showed great restraint—anyone throwing Molotov cocktails at an occupied house deserves to be repelled using any and all force necessary, including lethal. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column returns fire at the arson enablers.
Their bottom line:Today's second Gun Rights Examiner column brings a response that would indicate we're free to actively object to TSA screening processes without fear of being classified as "domestic extremists."
"Unfortunately, we were unable to locate or identify any responsive records." [More]
Jason Hignight, 32, resigned as a Lubbock police officer shortly before detectives arrested him Tuesday evening. Hignight is charged with two counts of sexual assault of a child and one count of indecency with a child. [More]And again, the "Authorized Journalists" have failed to investigate a key question of protocol...
A federal judge has ordered a life sentence for a southern Illinois sheriff convicted of trafficking marijuana on the job and later trying to have two potential witnesses against him killed. [More]And Illinois, with "Only One" carry laws, is just the place to do it!
An off-duty Norfolk police officer accidentally fired his personal gun inside his home on Thursday. The bullet hit the wall in his home... [More]Norfolk...Norfolk...wasn't I just reading something about their excellent training standards...?
The hard work of creating a more perfect union never stops. [More]Nor, apparently, does the work of destroying it, as this neo-con statist fraud Leavitt has proven throughout his career.
Worker at Coventry Township storefront casino shot in head [More]After he handed over the money.
The single shot ended a tense and terrifying encounter with a gunman who was soft-spoken and chatty, but made it clear he intended harm. [More]So just giving him what he wanted was not an option? Maybe somebody from the Bradys could tell us what to do then?
A PSNI officer has gone on trial accused of possessing too many firearms. [More]"They're always after me Lucky Charms..."
I was stunned at how powerful I felt with the gun in my hand. [More]Well, there's your problem right there.
"Guns empower cowards and criminals..."
A Winter Haven police officer is accused of pilfering a "marijuana bud" following the department's seizure of marijuana plants from a home. [More]See, if you're going to steal someone elses's plants, it's important that you follow official department protocol.
Obama: "We Welcome China's Rise" [Read]
"Weapons, especially … an automatic rifle, have no place in a synagogue," Baer said. [More]Hey, don't tell us.
Are we seeing the beginnings of a new public direction for our true champion, one motivated not by any oath of office or past loyalties, but by blatant self-interest? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks what may be the secret of Reid's success--not that I'm suggesting a caption contest for the accompanying photo or anything...
Quick voteI'd be tempted to vote "Yes" if there were an "I dare you" option.
Should Congress ban ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds?
At this time, it is very important to stress that the Second Department's excellent ruling established that all local handgun control laws are preempted by state law, possibly opening some very strong arguments to challenge other local gun laws. However, if Nassau should appeal, to the New York Court of Appeals, and we are unable to respond because of lack of funds, then there is a real chance of us getting a ruling going the other way that has effect throughout the entire state. [More]You can learn more about the case, including how to donate. Make sure your friends in NY know about it.
..."Unconstitutionally vague"...[More]I was hoping to say more on this, but probably not today...
Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) this weekend called on Congress to reinstate the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004. [More]I guess this domestic enemy doesn't want to run again?
But also understand that so far, attempts to generate interest among various senate and congressional staffers over the past few days has been a frustrating experience of evasiveness and deflection, and that also is being documented. There is far too much at stake for the brave people who are putting themselves on the line to let this continue. To do so is inexcusable. That's why this is being sent to you as an open letter, published on the Internet to apprise the media and interested citizens of the efforts we are taking to bring this matter to light.Today's Gun Rights Examiner column attempts to force some interest. And doesn't that just tell us everything?
What do we tell our guys, Mr. Downey? [More]
The Quarter Master General has represented to me, that our resources in point of forage will not with the greatest œconomy and management satisfy the demands of the Army - unless the Cavalry of Polaskis Legion is removed to some position where it will interfere less with the general Supply - The Counties of Kent and Sussex in your State, he thinks will be able to maintain this Corps, with less inconvenience to the Country than any other place within a reasonable distance. [More]
The bottom line is, insiders are prepared to come forward. Not just with testimony, but with documentary evidence, and it looks like the trail leads to high places in the executive branch. [More]
Sounds about right. Actually, it sounds perfect.gunsensus
meaning: forcing a consensus on people by presenting a fait accompli situation.
pronunciation: gun-sen-sus.
usage: pratibha patil is sonia gandhi's gunsensus candiate.
root: holding the gun to achieve a consensus.
Think about it. The AMA and the NRA working together to do good. [More]Not if it requires tolerating your lying snark and ceding to your list of infringements, you obnoxious malpracticing incompetent.
The bill makes some exceptions, for example prohibiting deadly force if the person entering a home is a law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity. [More]Sorry. I know I lead a peaceable life that does not warrant an official home invasion.
As things stand now, there is no relief from this injustice. Which kind of makes me wonder if these newly-empowered Republicans, the ones who’ve promised us they’re all for principled government—and who were put in power largely through the efforts of involved gun owners—are going to take the lead on fixing this obscene outrage. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at another way simply trying to engage in peaceable air travel can subject good Americans to state-sponsored terrorism. And the highest court in the land just said there's not a damn thing we can do about it.
Reda initially told police Stephens was a daredevil and had jumped off the boat, and that the men were the only ones on board. [More]Well, at least that last part is true.
"The yanked me out of the car, put a knee on my back, and checked my rectum several times," said a 20 year old man who did not want to use his name. [More]
Citty said he supports an individual’s right to own a gun, but he sees no practical reason why someone needs an AR-15 or similar weapon. [More]Keep betraying your oath to create the right set of conditions and you just might find out. You might even end up being thankful when you finally realize why. Or not.
[P]rosecutors in Florida have ruled Baker should not face any charges, even though 18-year-old Carlos Musteller did not have a weapon.
Citing the state's 'stand your ground' law they ruled the 28-year-old was entitled to protect himself. [More]
He wrote a letter to the editor published in the Sunday 1/16/2011 Tampa Tribune that is not available online, but it extremely relevant to what you advocate in your writings. Important enough for me to transcribe it for you...
We need to create laws to help others, not to outlaw items.If the letter becomes available in its entirety, I'll share the link.
So how does one go about decrying this “reasonable, common sense” proposal without appearing to favor stoned-out (or worse) substance abusers walking the streets with guns? Schumer is nothing if not smart and shrewd. He appears to have constructed an argument few would dare publicly oppose.
How’s the line go? “I’m your huckleberry.”
Let’s ask a few questions...[More]