Paul Valone/Charlotte:
Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:
Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
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"Mostly True" [More]Not really, because it's not the whole story. It's not even the most significant fraction of the whole story.
Angelenos have a meaningful opportunity to make our city a model of gun violence prevention. [More]Hahahaha! Good one, Eric Garcetti and David C. Bohnett!
This would include any memorandum, report, summary or other communication that describes what happened at the meeting, including a description of any oral briefing and what was said by both sides, and include copies of any such documents filed or stored, or designated for filing and storage, at the Office of Public and Government Affairs. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes there is no (legitimate) reason why this information should not be shared.
In what has been dubbed “Project Gunwalker” ATF is accused of allowing hundreds of AR and AK- type rifles to be sold in questionable sales and smuggled across the border – including two rifles recovered after a shootout with bandits on the border in which Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was killed.Time's up. If you don't email your objections now, today, this afternoon, it will be too late.
The implications of the Project Gunwalker scandal are that ATF has already been receiving significant, voluntary cooperation from gun dealers in the border states, but that the agency has used that cooperation more to build support for their Project Gunrunner interdiction program and justify the need for the emergency reporting regulation by inflating the numbers of illegally “trafficked” weapons tracked across the border. [More]
Two words: Project Gunwalker.Do it now. Get your friends to do it now. The flat-out plain truth: Any regular here or at Sipsey Street shouldn't need to be asked.
Let's see what allegations of ATF management's mishandling of the Southwest Border Initiative prove out in Sen. Grassley's investigation before we start giving them even more power.
‘‘I have communicated with the Wellesley Police Department and the MassBay public safety office to express my dismay about this breach of security in no uncertain terms,’’ said MassBay president Carole M. Berotte Joseph in a letter today to students, faculty, and staff. [More]So basically you're admitting nothing you and your rules and your "Only Ones" and the illusions they provide can be relied on to protect people within your jurisdiction, and instead what we're likely to see in time of critical need is a total system failure?
A New York Police Department detective has accidentally shot herself in the thigh, but the injury isn't considered serious. [More]Furious Mike's Finest have a Lee Paige Award contender.
Oregon State Police (OSP) is asking for the public's help for information that will lead to the recovery of a department handgun that was left Wednesday afternoon in a restroom at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. [More]I want to show you something. It's my shocked face.
Man Charged After Shooting On MTSU Campus [More]Dammit, don't even college students know how to read these days?
County Commissioner Burt Aaronson called for the ban last month, during a meeting of the commission and the county's legislative delegation. [More]
Panel Kills Bill Allowing VA Residents to Use Deadly Force [More]I don't seem to recall asking anyone for permission...
A paper with a “conservative” reputation has finally noticed. It’s one of the few media outlets that have reported on this developing story, and focuses entirely on a major story that broke on Gun Rights Examiner a full six days ago. Other “mainstream press” organizations covering this to date can be counted on one hand. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes the absence of interest--not necessarily in the story, but in making it known. This is the reason I constantly ask for links to be shared.
Don’t put wire on your windows – it might hurt burglars! Villagers outraged after police order them not to protect garden sheds [More]This is my shocked face.
Gelman is accused of stabbing three people to death...[More]Are they sure they don't mean "spate" instead of "spree"?
Swiss voters firmly rejected a referendum that would have forced soldiers to end the longstanding practice of keeping army-issue firearms at home and tightened restrictions over civilian gun ownership. [More]Who but a traitor or a fool would push the alternative?
Pentagon Fingered as a Source of Narco-Firepower in Mexico [More]I want to show you something. It's my shocked face.
Fox News host Greta Van Susteren is pressing for the White House to come clean with the family of a slain Border Patrol agent and provide details about his death. [More]Hey Greta: Here are some details. He even uses the phrase "come clean," so it would appear you share a common goal.
We make people leaders for a reason: we expect them to lead. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes sounds of silence coming from a section that by rights, should be making more noise than just about anyone.
When 700 loyalists set up camp along Kettle Creek on February 14, 1779, less than a day's march from Fort Heard, they knew to be prepared for an attack. [More]
"'As community leaders we must promote safety. The possession of guns increases the risk of tragedy,' Neal said." [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column notes it's a funny thing about some people who don’t trust the rest of us with guns…
NRA is now the fourth and (by far) largest of the national organizations to inform its membership and the public of developments in the ongoing investigation of allegations dubbed “Project Gunwalker”...[More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes an 800-Lb. gorilla weighing in but still not tipping the scales.
"With more than 650,000 members and supporters nationwide" being called upon to support this effort, this announcement signifies an important development in efforts to ensure that full and fair hearings with open public scrutiny will be held. [More]
"Hey, I thought she was mine! I was gonna do her!" [More]Glad to see Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force has found gainful employment.
Referencing the letter from Sen. Charles Grassley to Attorney General Eric Holder obtained and posted in Wednesday’s Gun Rights Examiner column, the story presents a report by New 3 Tonight‘s Stacey Delikat (see sidebar video player), who obtained an exclusive telephone interview with Carolyn Terry, the slain agent’s stepmother. [More]Today's second Gun Rights Examiner report gives us the first televised report on the "Project Gunwalker" allegations that I've seen.
Cartel Gunmen Steal All of Town’s Police WeaponsSee? You don't need to set up any elaborate cross-border scheme to have it happen...
(Xalapa, Veracruz) The Veracruz municipality of Rafael Lucio, nestled in the mountains, had all of the police department’s weapons stolen by an armed group of gunmen. Now the municipal mayor of this town of 7,000 people, has refused to equip the 13 officers with replacement weapons. The Secretary of Pubic Safety has denied the municipality even has a need for weapons. [More]
Redmond Shocker: Police Lieutenant ArrestedFrom Kevin Starrett, who notes:
Larry Prince Accused of Selling Guns From Armory, Taking Funds [More]
And yesterday we had “Ceasefire Oregon” testifying that license holders can’t be trusted.
An Oregon State Police detective lost her handgun during a restroom stop at a hospital in Portland. [More]But hey, she's "extremeley disappointed."
Senator's letter: Stepmother alleges cover-up in border agent's death [More]TSRadioNotes highlights an individual motivated to determine the truth.
Federal Agency Bans Lead Ammunition for Depredation Hunting of Birds [More]
It’s clear by now that informing the public on the implications of “Project Gunwalker” is not (yet) a media priority. That’s why it’s up to those who have been following this story to continue calling attention to it, and here’s another way to do that... [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes if you want something done, you'll have to do it yourself.
[A] briefing was scheduled today in the “other Washington” with members of Sen. Charles Grassley’s staff regarding the “Project Gunrunner” sting operation that now appears to be linked to the murder of a federal Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent. [More]Dave Workman brings us new information in the ongoing "Project Gunwalker" story.
[A] meeting with staff members and, presumably someone from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, was on today’s agenda.I'd have loved to have been a fly on that wall. Hopefully Workman will be able to give us an update on what transpired. Stay tuned.
In a letter sent on Wednesday to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, complained that the response to his Jan. 27 letter containing the allegation has “been little more than delay and denial.” [More]Really?
The "666" and "Mark of the Beast" in the title of today's column are not really intended as a theological reference--it's just a handy coincidence that "six hundred threescore and six" happens to be the number of firearms going to Mexico that BATFE's operation seems to have "lost" (just as part of "Operation Fast and Furious") [More]The power of Kurt compels you...:)
It seems clear from Senator Grassley's response that he is not impressed by Assistant Attorney General Weich's categorical denial or the warning to drop the investigation. In fact, the very last part of the letter is the most poignant as it includes a personal plea from Agent Terry's Stepmother...[More]T.L. Davis once more summarizes where we are to date. Make sure you share his link. We need everyone pushing this story to the media and to your representatives.
A former Walpole police officer, who resigned after being accused of stealing repeatedly from a supermarket, was hired recently by the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Department because the sheriff believes he “deserved another opportunity.’’ [More]Well, they say character is very important in law enforcement, and he certainly does sound like one. Thank goodness this isn't indicative of something being wrong with either his morality or the way he thinks--otherwise, if that manifests itself in a way where a citizen is harmed, why, the taxpayers could be sued!
Mexico's Gun Supply and the 90 Percent Myth [More]Who knew?
Neil Dickson owns a gun. But he says there should be tighter regulations, more gun control laws. On Monday afternoon, he voiced that concern to his congressman, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4.Really, Neil? Anybody? Easily? Automatic?
"Ownership should be earned. It's a privilege," said Dickson, vice president and branch manager at Stamford First Bank. "Anybody can easily buy an automatic assault weapon. There should be required training and extensive background checks before people are allowed to own a gun." [More]
One month after Tucson's tragedy, Gabe Zimmerman's fiancee, Kelly O'Brien, is in the state capitol calling for reduced bullets in gun magazines. [More]Sorry, no. And I'm afraid that's non-negotiable
Raleigh police officers at center of sexual misconduct probe [More]
[A]dministrative violations may have occurred and that they stemmed from voluntary interactions between a small number of officers and non-departmental individuals...Think Sweetie's gonna buy that line...?
You cannot sit on the sidelines and watch, expecting justice and truth to come rolling down without effort. You must demand it. You must jump into the fray, swinging. [More]Yeah, he's talkin' to you.
I was thinking how terrible this whole “Project Gunwalker” is going to become for the BATFE. [More]Kirby Ferris at Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership is "very worried about the state of affairs..."
I just had an intimidation meeting with my local IRS agent. He is looking to put me in jail for failure to pay Social Security Taxes for the past two years totaling some $20,000 over the period of 2008-2010. I wondered why the Social Security Administration continued to hit the Guardians of Liberty website so long after all of the other Feds had left, now I know why. [More]It's not like it hasn't been done before.
Today was day 3 in DC for me, and I had two scheduled appointments. The two major issues I wanted to discuss at both meetings were healthcare and "Project Gunwalker". [More]If Mark Roote can actually visit his reps, why can't everyone at least write to theirs?
Instead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' proposed requirement that firearms dealers near the Mexican border to report multiple purchases of high-powered rifles will undergo a standard, three-month review period, opening it to public comment. [More]I recommend keeping comments simple and straightforward. For instance, ask them why they should be trusted with even more power and authority when they abuse what they've already got to pull crap like this.
Doctors, churches and women's groups want ex-soldiers to store their military-issued firearms in secure army depots. [More]In other words, the people who won't be doing the protecting...?
On February 10, Capt. Robert Anderson received a message from Capt. James Little asking for assistance against the South Carolina Loyalist Militia, commanded by Col. James Boyd, at Cherokee Ford. The ford was located on the Savannah River. Anderson arrived at the ford shortly after the Loyalists bypassed the ford. Anderson and Little's militia crossed the ford into Georgia in order to attack Boyd when he crossed over the Savannah River. [More]
I have obtained a copy of that letter and supporting documents, including National Tracing Center Suspect Gun Summaries, Suspect Person Information Reports and a Significant Information Report on weapons recovered at the scene of the firefight where Agent Terry was killed...[More]In case you don't recognize a bombshell when you see one, this is what it looks like.
What did Mr. Churchill say about doing things while they’re still easy? [More]Today's second Gun Rights Examiner column tells what you can do to help the Project Gunwalker investigation expose wrongdoing. You want to help us do that, don't you?
The defendants sought summary judgment for qualified immunity, but a Detroit federal judge denied the motion as to four jail deputies, finding that they did not qualify for immunity because they purposefully ignored Bishop's pleas for help. [More]One would think the same charge of deliberate indifference could be leveled against officials sworn to uphold the supreme law of the land who turn a blind eye toward infringements of basic guaranteed rights.
Darwin's Lord Mayor Graeme Sawyer has been found guilty of illegally possessing a replica gun and silencer. [More]No worries, mate:
[N]o conviction was recorded for the offence.Well tie me kangaroo down, sport. But after all, he is Lord Mayor.
At CIA, grave mistakes, then promotions [More]Kind of like getting the Mexican attaché gig?
DOJ, ATF, and those involved need to remember that it wasn't the Watergate break-in that destroyed Richard Nixon. It was the cover-up. [More]John Richardson gives a summary of the stonewalling.
Pharr man claims Mexican gunmen pushed him to smuggle machine gun [More]
My liberties are not up for debate, discussion, or a majority vote in congress. [More]A-yup.
There are many questions that require answers--under oath. One of the behind-the-scenes advisors Mike Vanderboegh of the Sipsey Street Irregulars blog and I have been relying on throughout the course of our investigation has come up with five of them that go to the heart of the matter. [More]
On February 9th, Capt. Wheatley went out on reconnaissance with 20 mounted Rangers, and Col. Marbury quickly got news of this patrol. He sent Capt. Cooper with 12 men. When Capt. Wheatley stopped to cook dinner, Capt. Cooper rushed the camp and captured them without any resistance. [More]
Mike Vanderboegh of Sipsey Street Irregulars obtained the pdf file of Weich’s letter to Sen. Charles Grassley, which I’ve posted on Scribd, and also included as jpgs in the sidebar slide show. [More]Breaking news: Expected denial and stonewalling have begun. Stay tuned. And share the link?
The bill was introduced late Monday by Rep. Steve Farley of Tucson and 19 other Democratic lawmakers. [More]Well, that's certainly a shocker.
Connolly's attorneys argue a 1982 Florida statute of limitations on second-degree murder expired because Connolly never handled the murder weapon. [More]But note they don't say he's not a POS who doesn't deserve whatever he gets.
Judge Who Held Jurors All Night Leaves Early to Attend Daughter's Soccer Games [More]See, her time is important. Yours? Eh...
Va. House OKs use of deadly force against home intruders [More]They have a say in it?
[I]n the world of collegiate pistol shooting, MIT ranks among the elite. [More]But before we get too giddy...
It is, of course, the Brady Campaign wish list (the one for this year), one that's being sold to us by oath-breaking politicians, media cheerleaders, anti-defense special interests and their useful idiot followers as “common sense” and “a good first step.” [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at what's on the agenda if the antis get their way.