Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Thursday, June 09, 2011
Faceoff
U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., has set up a faceoff with Barack Obama's U.S. Justice Department over the agency's refusal to respond to demands from Congress for information about federal Operation Fast and Furious that apparently maneuvered dangerous weapons into the hands of Mexican drug lords. [Read]
With color commentary from...uh...well, you'll know him when you hear him.
Thought I posted this yesterday and just found it still in "drafts."
Close, But No Cigar
An arsenal found in Mexico included at least five assault rifles that U.S authorities trace to a federal operation gone badly awry, according to government documents.I was guilty of using "gone awry" myself early on.
The discovery appears to confirm for the first time fears cited by Republican lawmakers that a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives operation called Fast and Furious failed to stop guns from ending up with drug gangs in Mexico. [More]
And it's not really that they "failed to stop" the guns, is it?
Second ‘Gunwalker’ hearing to ‘examine tragic consequences of Fast and Furious'
“The reckless decisions of ATF and Justice Department officials in Operation Fast and Furious have devastated lives and put fear into communities on both sides of the border,” Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) explained. “By exploring this Justice Department sanctioned program, we can better understand the flawed process surrounding the genesis and implementation of an operation that put guns into the hands of criminals.” [More]
I just got this alert from the Oversight Committee press secretary via email, and it certainly warranted an immediate reaction via a second Gun Rights Examiner column today.
Hopefully, you'll agree this news warrants spreading, and will do so by sharing the link.
Police continue to dispel myth they are ‘only ones’ trusted enough to bear arms
These apples didn’t spoil overnight. And as I said, I have thousands upon thousands of examples amassed over the years, many of them corroborating that misbehavior has been either widespread or widely tolerated, and that those who were not engaging in it looked the other way and kept quiet about it. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column challenges Josh Sugarmann to see whose [list] is longer.
This Day in History: June 9
A detachment of five hundred men from the Virginia and Maryland divisions, with three days provision and their blankets unincumbered with any other baggage, to march tomorrow morning at four o'clock to relieve the detachment under Colonel Stewart...[More]
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Will Holder Hold Preemptive Press Conference Before Hearings?
With that as caveat, a little bird told me that the title question is one worth asking.
I've actually heard more intriguing speculation, but at this point let's just see if anything comes of this.
We're the Only Ones with Sweet Jobs Enough
Felon, fired cop land sweet school jobs in Cicero and Berwyn district [More]And their "official" patron?
Pesek, board president of Morton High School District 201, had ties to a major drug dealer and an Outlaw motorcycle gang member.
Hey, "These are valued people who have served the district well and served the community well."
Seems like they're serving themselves pretty well, too.
Sticker Shock
Boy, if they freak out over "2" decals, what must they think of the "III's"? [Read]
And they really expect us to believe the Baltimore Police Department issues "intelligence bulletins"?
Hey, they're just listening to the advice of Waco Jim and his Southern Preposterous Lie Center handlers...
[Via Jeffersonian]
And they really expect us to believe the Baltimore Police Department issues "intelligence bulletins"?
Hey, they're just listening to the advice of Waco Jim and his Southern Preposterous Lie Center handlers...
[Via Jeffersonian]
Come and Take It
A reminder to those of a globalist bent. [Read]
Ah, the good ol' UN...
I'm on an email list where I just received a warning about the implications of Missouri v Holland, which stated:
Ultimately, the sentiment represented by that Texas flag--how much of it there is and how strong the resolution of those who hold it--is going to decide whether those who would impose disarmament by international treaty on us will triumph, or whether we who would defy and resist will send them howling into the darkness.
I vote for number 2, but then again, I can't even get sunshine patriots to send emails, forward links or toss a few buck Mike's way. I can't even begin to count how many have opined that all our work on Gunwalker has been futile--like any of the naysayers ever predicted things would get as far as they have. Just the kind of companions I want to share a trench with to buck up the old morale before any shots have been fired!
Maybe we should have just kept our mouths shut, and talked about things that are safe, pragmatic, entertaining and fun!
Seeing how much like pulling teeth it is to get some to lift a finger and do something easy kind'a makes me wonder at times who's up for real sacrifices and risks...
Ah, the good ol' UN...
I'm on an email list where I just received a warning about the implications of Missouri v Holland, which stated:
"No doubt the great body of private relations usually fall within the control of the State, but a treaty may override its power."Yeah, that's what the plan is.
Ultimately, the sentiment represented by that Texas flag--how much of it there is and how strong the resolution of those who hold it--is going to decide whether those who would impose disarmament by international treaty on us will triumph, or whether we who would defy and resist will send them howling into the darkness.
I vote for number 2, but then again, I can't even get sunshine patriots to send emails, forward links or toss a few buck Mike's way. I can't even begin to count how many have opined that all our work on Gunwalker has been futile--like any of the naysayers ever predicted things would get as far as they have. Just the kind of companions I want to share a trench with to buck up the old morale before any shots have been fired!
Maybe we should have just kept our mouths shut, and talked about things that are safe, pragmatic, entertaining and fun!
Seeing how much like pulling teeth it is to get some to lift a finger and do something easy kind'a makes me wonder at times who's up for real sacrifices and risks...
California politicians reveal total hypocrisy on ‘gun control’
Perhaps any population that would willingly turn over power to such heavy-handed, self-serving hypocrites is, as a whole, too ignorant to be treated like informed adults…? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary looks at some elite Californians, watches Ferris Bueller's Day (Almost) Offed, prepares for a faceoff and notices some off-target flak in the Pacific Northwest.
This Day in History: June 8
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, June 8, 1779. : Whereas it appears that an agreement was made between the four New-England states ... to keep up a certain number of men in the state of Rhode-Island, so long as the enemy kept in force there ... resolved, that eight hundred men, non-commissioned officers included, in addition to those ordered to be raised to be under the command of Colonel Jacobs, be raised to serve ... in the following manner ... [More]
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Not Just "Authorized Journalists"...
...Joyce Foundation-funded "Authorized Journalists". [Read]
Ethics?
We ain't got no ethics.
We don't need no ethics.
I don't have to show you any stinking ethics!
Ethics?
We ain't got no ethics.
We don't need no ethics.
I don't have to show you any stinking ethics!
Issa releases witness list for first 'Gunwalker' hearing
"This hearing will examine the constitutional questions raised by both the Department of Justice’s refusal to comply with a Congressional subpoena as well as the withholding of documents from a Congressional subpoena," the release advises. [More]Today's second Gun Rights Examiner column shows careful preparations and a strong foundation being built.
Issa is serious about dispensing the Darrelax. No doubt certain people are already feeling the effects.
Not Just "Authorized Journalists"...
Authorized Garden State Journalists! [Read]
It's a Jersey thing!
Except they're evidently suing bloggers in other states.
[Via Tom Gresham]
It's a Jersey thing!
Except they're evidently suing bloggers in other states.
[Via Tom Gresham]
Weiner gives insight into mind of someone who does not trust us with freedom
Let every subversive attempt on your part to disarm your countrymen be met with the reminder that you are a defective, craven wretch who can’t—or more likely won’t—control himself.This morning's Gun Rights Examiner commentary notes that the projections of a twisted freak should not reflect on the rest of us.
No way in hell you’re going to control us. [More]
Also catch up with the latest Gunwalker developments and attend a wiener roast in Massachusetts by way of Wyoming...
This Day in History: June 7
June 7, 1779. The town voted "that they will take a method to raise the soldiers called for to serve in the Continental army." [More]
Monday, June 06, 2011
GRE Round Up for June 6
Anthony Bouchard/Cheyenne:
Yih-Chau Change/Oakland:
Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Yih-Chau Change/Oakland:
Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
The Safer Streets Newsletter and Commentary
Citizen CPR is in the news and I have a brief comment. [More]John Longenecker applies compressions to the body politic in an attempt to resuscitate Liberty...
The Dangers of Bone-Headed Fascist "Progressives" (But I Repeat Myself)
Surely it's time for climate-change deniers to have their opinions forcibly tattooed on their bodies. [More]Tell you what, Fist...uh...Glover. You forcibly tattoo me.
What is it, drunk stupid Aussie week or something?
Downright Dumb Down Under
But unless a determined effort is made by state and federal police to shut down the gun trade, people will continue to be shot. [More]Wait a minute--I thought that's what you've already admitted you've done...?
This is proof that our much-vaunted gun laws are little more than political window dressing.
So your solution is more window dressing?
Have another Fosters, mate.
Project Guntalker
BATFhawk Down
CBS News has learned that the recent case of a Mexican military helicopter forced to land after it was fired upon is linked to the ATF Fast and Furious "gunwalker" operation. [More]
Sir Topham Holder hangs on for dear life as Kenny Kopter dodges Gunwalker fire.
"This," Mike says, "is what ATF HQ was crapping its pants about last week."
We're the Only Ones Camera-Shy Enough
We're the Fauxnly Ones "Ay, There's the Rub" Enough
'Hangover' actor who plays CSI Las Vegas police officer 'pretends to be real cop to get sex' with hotel masseuse [More]He was probably just getting into character...
[Via Portly Pirate]
Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...
Teachers reprimanded two seven-year-old boys for playing army games - because it amounted to 'threatening behaviour'. [More]They're teachers, alright. And how.
'The issue here was about hand gestures being made in the shape of a gun towards members of staff which is understandably unacceptable, particularly in the classroom.'I guess clutching your chest in response and moaning "Ya got me!" would also be unacceptable? Or if they were being disruptive just telling them to knock it off and then going on with the lesson plan--end of story?
No, I guess the only answer is to close the finger bang loophole.
[Via Jeet]
Tea Party Express preemptively surrenders gun rights to RINOs
This column has warned on numerous occasions to beware of “teajackers,” and of supposed “conservatives” who mostly want to conserve their places at a finely-appointed table. Kremer has signaled the Republican establishment that they can feed her followers any floor scraps they like and she will provide the cover to let them get away with it. [More]This morning's Gun Rights Examiner commentary looks at those who think the jackboot on our throats having an "R" on the heel is all the distinction they need to merit our support.
This Day in History: June 6
Baron De Kalb is directed to have two companies of light infantry formed to join you there and act with your corps. He is to endeavour to have a junior officer [sent] to you to command it, that the whole may be under your direction. The intention of your command will be to countenance the militia, plague the enemy and cover the country from the depredations of their light parties, as much as possible. The enemy have now a body at Kings ferry and appear to be establishing a post at Stoney point to which quarter your attention is principally to be directed. [More]
Sunday, June 05, 2011
Issa: Gunwalker 'not a rogue operation"
"Darrell Issa, in an exclusive interview with FOX News today, promised more subpoenas in short order," Mike Vanderboegh is reporting today on the Sipsey Street Irregulars blog. [More]Let the anticipated hearings begin.
Friday, June 03, 2011
House Democrats urge White House to come clean on Gunwalker
“[C]oncerned Americans—regardless of where they stand on gun control issues—deserve prompt and complete answers to the questions surrounding this operation”... [More]This evening's Gun Rights Examiner column reports on a long overdue but nonetheless pleasant end-of-the-week surprise.
Will it help break the logjam, or should we be cynical?
While we're deciding, please share the link.
RIP Joel Rosenberg
Just heard the sad news.
Earlier posts from WoG.
You can see three clips where he was interviewed (along with others, including yours truly) here.
Earlier posts from WoG.
You can see three clips where he was interviewed (along with others, including yours truly) here.
The Safer Streets Newsletter and Commentary
John Longenecker tells us about today's virtual book tour. [Read]
When you're done there, head on over to Kurt Hofmann's place for John's guest blog.
When you're done there, head on over to Kurt Hofmann's place for John's guest blog.
We're the Only Ones with Rights Enough
"He was a bit out of control," recalled neighbor Beth Redmond. "He just kept saying that he was a police officer and he had the right." [More]Y'know, he's got a point--at least as far as the courts these days are concerned.
[Via Plug Nickel Times]
More Than a Fumble
This is not a case of reasonable people disagreeing about policy or practice. This is a case of respected political leaders and activists being called liars by an NRA employee, whom these same leaders say singlehandedly scuttled their carefully crafted rights legislation. There can be no middle ground in a situation like this. [More]We discussed this here and here.
[Via Michael G]
There's Something Missing...
But what would happen if National Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea and fellow bloggers publicly exposed the ATF's Project Gunrunner and its offshoot, Operation Fast and Furious? [More]I left a comment advocating recognition for Mike Vanderboegh.
Anti-campus carry editorial reveals ignorance-based fear
Because apparently, all imaginable campus defense situations involve active mass shooters, and besides, the cops train themselves when encountering a firefight to make no distinction between aggressor and defender, but instead to just kill ‘em all and let God sort ‘em out.Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at some folks who are grateful that adult decisions haven't been left up to them.
That’s what they’re saying! Which makes one wonder why any LEO in his right mind would accept a plain-clothes assignment… [More]
This Day in History: June 3
From his headquarters at the John Wallace house near the village of Raritan, Gen. George Washington directed Gen. John Sullivan to Easton, Pa., with 2,500 troops, including the New Jersey Brigade, in order to wage war against the Iroquois Indians in northeast Pennsylvania and upstate New York. Another 1,500 New York militia will join the movement. [More]Interesting, presenting historical information written like a contemporary news report...
Thursday, June 02, 2011
We're the Only Ones Derailed Enough
Officer: “Nobody’s allowed to take pictures.” [More]So why is it the government watchdog "Authorized Journalists" tell us the victim's name, but not that of the incompetent, oath-breaking authoritarian thugs depriving a citizen of rights under color of authority?
We're the Only Ones Crippled Inside Enough
Rodriquez, whom the officers accused of aggravated assault against a police officer after they Tasered, kicked and hit beat him with police-issued flashlights, says he could not have assaulted the officers or run because the left side of his body is paralyzed from polio. [More]Jimmy? Timmy?
John?
[Via William T]
We're the Only Ones Looking Out for Ourselves Enough
But Sheriff Ewell Hunt told his dispatch center not to issue a "be on the lookout" alert to other law enforcement agencies, saying he would take care of the situation himself... [More]
Nice DIY job there, Ewell!
Mother, please...!
[Via William T]
We're the Only Ones Beefy Enough
“My biggest beef is they took all the discretion away from the sheriffs under the premise of wanting more law-abiding citizens to get permits, but what they’ve done is allowed more people who are criminal, non-law-abiding citizen to carry guns,” Pulkrabek said. “Clearly, this is someone who is not law abiding and clearly not someone I believe should have a gun permit.” [More]If they're serious criminals (or even if they're not) they're "prohibited persons," meathead.
Not that that stops the truly dangerous, regardless of your "beliefs."
[Via Michael R]
Media more concerned with Weinergate then Project Gunwalker
At the very worst, it’s fair to wonder why a breach in a congressman’s Internet security does not rise to a level warranting a federal investigation—especially in an age when Weiner himself is demanding stripping away gun owner rights in secret and without due process in the name of fighting domestic terrorism. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary grills up some media hotdogs for being lapdogs instead of watchdogs.
Also find out why there's a new Project Gunwalker panic at ATF HQ, and why (Surprise!) not all Republicans are your friends.
This Day in History: June 2
After suffering three years of raids, the people of Liverpool, on June 2, 1779 built a battery for the artillery and on October 31 launched their own privateer Lucy. [More]
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Somos Los Unicos...
Mexico arrests police chief, soldiers for gang ties...[More]Damned lax American gun laws...
Who Knew What...
...and when did they know it? [Read]
And who authorized it?
And why the hell aren't more reporting on it? (Oh, wait, we already know the answer to that last one.)
The Lines Are Drawn
It is time to choose and it's your turn. Do not blame us if we take your silence for a decision, because it is. [More]WhoseParanoid agrees in principle--just not on the date.
Safer Streets
John Longenecker brings us more liberty-centered commentary and gives us a heads-up on his virtual book tour. [Read]
Non-Negotiable
As Republicans scramble to find a strong candidate for the 2012 U.S. presidential contest, a group of Iowa Republicans met with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Tuesday to urge him to enter the race, despite his stated disinterest. [More]Nope.
Not him or Romney or Giuliani or...
Not if I have anything to say about it.
Anybody see a Republican Party issue statement on the right to keep and bear arms--or for that matter, on the Constitution?
Teajackers in the Stupid Party are doing their utmost to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Screw these weasels. We're their last hope, not the other way around.
No Somos Los Unicos...or at Least We Shouldn't Be...
Ramon Almonte, the Guerrero state police chief, said on Monday he will ask the federal congress to make it easier for common citizens to get permits for weapons to defend themselves. [More]Si. But I wouldn't wait for permission.
[Via ebd10]
We're the Only Ones Gungrabbing Enough
The Wounded War Vet Menace
Don't Make Me Pull Over...
Oregon Firearms Federation tells us of some pro-gun representatives who are "frustrated by...childish shenanigans." [Read]
It makes me wonder at what point the adults will have had enough.
It makes me wonder at what point the adults will have had enough.
We're the Only Ones Spanky and Our Gang Enough
A female Florida sheriff's deputy handcuffed naked girls to a desk, spanked them with a leather paddle and sent the seamy homemade videos to a boyfriend she met on a fetish web site...[More]Because she's so much more trustworthy in the eyes of society than you or me...which is why if she open carried, the uniform would comfort, whereas if you or I did it, why even those ostensibly in "our" ranks would accuse us of exhibitionism, unnecessary provocation, and spooking the herd...
[Via lots of you]
Accurate Mexican crime gun reporting better late than never
Not that truth stops most of the other “Authorized Journalists” from continuing to use this phony meme to misinform long after it’s been exposed for the lie that it is. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column notes what should be the shameful scandal of our age--the total abdication of most of the "free" press in covering a story of blatant and bloody government corruption, and its continued role as cheerleader for restrictions on liberty. That a report is noteworthy because it is accurate should tell us all we need to know.
Yet another reason why sharing the link is crucial...
This Day in History: June 1
The intelligence that Congress has received from Virga. is very imperfect. Governor Henrys Letters are short and convey nothing more than that the Enemy were in Possession of Portsmouth and distroyed our Stores &c. at Suffolk & burnt that place. I suppose his time is much taken up with Militia Officers. I know something of this business, and a sufficient plague they are to any man who has to direct the operations of the body they command, & who may do for the Spur of an occasion, but cannot be kept long together. [More]
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
GRE Round Up for May 31
The latest from the Gun Rights Examiners:
Anthony Bouchard/Cheyenne:
Yih-Chau Chang/Oakland:
Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Anthony Bouchard/Cheyenne:
Yih-Chau Chang/Oakland:
Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
We're the Only Ones Trained Enough
Jay McDonald, president of the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, said it is ridiculous to compare a trained police officer to a regular citizen who happens have a concealed carry permit.Can anybody think of one good reason why we should be required to feed this parasite?
"We are required to meet a much higher level of training and re-training for how to properly handle our weapons and we are trained to know in which situations to shoot and not to shoot," McDonald said. "If they want to require the same level of training for CCW holders as I have to meet as a law enforcement officer, then we will drop our opposition."[More]
The Safety Dance
We can dance if we want to...[Watch]
And don't you forget it.
Unbelievable how many authoritah-worshipers think they got what they asked for. On a different continent, in a different time, we'd have called them "good Germans."
[Via Orygunner]
We're the Only Ones Until Death Do Us Part Enough
Police say Franklin Co. deputy kills ex-wife in Roanoke and wounds a state trooper on I-81 [More]Obviously more trustworthy to be armed in public than you or me...
[Via a ton of you]
I Love You, You Love Me...
Brave teacher. [Read]
Criminal that people are forced by their government to be helpless, unable to protect the most vulnerable entrusted to their care...
I wonder if any of the guns being used outside by those who not only laugh at--but count on--such restrictions were "walked"? Or sold to them by the same "officials" who restrict the "law-abiding"?
[Via Zachary G]
Criminal that people are forced by their government to be helpless, unable to protect the most vulnerable entrusted to their care...
I wonder if any of the guns being used outside by those who not only laugh at--but count on--such restrictions were "walked"? Or sold to them by the same "officials" who restrict the "law-abiding"?
[Via Zachary G]
THOR's Hammer
I received the following email from THOR Global Defense Group:
And heard immediately back from them:
Some day. The last time Sweetie came home with a lottery ticket, I told her all she's gotta do is get six lousy numbers and she can't even do that right (Owww...). So I'm counting on this ticket I bought at the NRA Annual Meeting to show her how someone who really knows what he's doing gets things done:
I just added some great new photos of the XM408 rifle to our website, you can view the link here:Please feel free to distribute these as you need in print or on your website; contact me if you have any questions or need more information on the XM rifle
Well, you know me. I'd seen a magazine review that only mentioned "official" use. So I sent the following reply:
Is it available to the civilian market?
And heard immediately back from them:
These are now commercially available, let me know if I can assist you with one!Well, yeah,with the paying part would be nice...
Some day. The last time Sweetie came home with a lottery ticket, I told her all she's gotta do is get six lousy numbers and she can't even do that right (Owww...). So I'm counting on this ticket I bought at the NRA Annual Meeting to show her how someone who really knows what he's doing gets things done:
Memorial Day
Yesterday I stood watching a very young woman and her two very young sons crying and asking “Where is daddy” or “why, why, why” and knowing that in all likelihood these armed state enforcers are home with their families sickened and frightened me. [More]Jesse Mathewson attended that rally we talked about the other day.
Should shaving your beard be cause for federal terrorism scrutiny?
So it should come as no surprise to see real indicators of overt malevolent intent conflated with innocent actions, such as shaving a beard, or paying in cash, or traveling an “illogical” distance to a gun-related event. [More]This morning's Gun Rights Examiner column has a close shave with a known "hatriot" extremist and "homegrown terrorist."
Somebody ought to report him. I know when I tried to I never got a response. Warn others against this radical by sharing the link?
This Day in History: May 31
The expedition you are appointed to command is to be directed against the hostile tribes of the six nations of Indians, with their associates and adherents. The immediate objects are the total distruction and devastation of their settlements and the capture of as many prisoners of every age and sex as possible [More]
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Project Gunwalker updates on Armed American Radio
FYI, I'll be joining Mark Walters on Armed American Radio again this evening at 8:30 pm EST to discuss the latest "Project Gunwalker" developments.
Click here for a radio station in your area, or here to listen live via the internet.
Click here for a radio station in your area, or here to listen live via the internet.
Oath Keepers to muster in memoriam of Marine vet slain by SWAT team
I just got off the phone with Stewart Rhodes, founder and president of Oath Keepers. He and Sheriff Richard Mack will be conducting a Memorial Day muster tomorrow morning in memoriam for Jose Guerena, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran... [More]Please spread the word to friends in the Tucson area.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Seattle Gun Rights Examiner co-authors Chicago Sun Times op-ed
Having an editorial published in the Chicago market by a major newspaper that is traditionally hostile to the right to keep and bear arms is an achievement with untold potential--for many of the readers, it could be the first time they have been exposed to such cogent arguments, plus, as this will undoubtedly provoke pro and con feedback (that is, evidence of readership), it could encourage the paper to continue providing a forum for such viewpoints. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column showcases an ideological foray deep into enemy territory.
Friday, May 27, 2011
June is the Month...
That fits in perfectly with those we can expect to see tossed under the bus...
We're the Only Ones...
Got a few of these today and no time for individual posts:
...Love You Long, Long Time, Whether You Want it or Not Enough
...Shaking Down Enough (Note our prior report)
...Who Just Want to Hold You Enough
...Mechanical Enough
...Choking You Up Enough
...Not a Follower Enough
...A Real Mommy's Boy Enough
[Via Portly Pirate, Ron W, William T, Parrothead Jeff, Smiley Starfish]
...Love You Long, Long Time, Whether You Want it or Not Enough
...Shaking Down Enough (Note our prior report)
...Who Just Want to Hold You Enough
...Mechanical Enough
...Choking You Up Enough
...Not a Follower Enough
...A Real Mommy's Boy Enough
[Via Portly Pirate, Ron W, William T, Parrothead Jeff, Smiley Starfish]
In Response to Today's GRE
Just got this via email in response to today's GRE:
Your latest article was spot on. We got hosed by the Brady's and MAIG because they were using a form emailer to send in comments to the OMB. Apparently the OMB doesn't care about automated emails, they just count the pro and anti tally. That's how the anti-gunners beat us.
John Richardson of the blog No Lawyers Only Guns and Money and I were upset that we got one upped. So we worked together to fight fire with fire. I managed to figure out how to set up an automated email system of our own. It took some work but now we have it up and running on his blog. You simply fill out your name, email, city and state (optional), and there is a pre-filled note stating opposition to the plan. You hit submit, and the website emailmeform.com sends the email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov on your behalf with your name, email, and city and state if you provided it, along with the pre-filled note and any changes or additional comments you want.
The website I used to create the form mailer is http://www.emailmeform.com/ They have all sorts of different forms for websites, if you want to check it out. It is free for up to 5 forms. You create the form and tell the form what to do with the submission, and then it spits out a html code you can copy and paste to any website.
We're trying to spread the word as quick and as wide as we can. If you wouldn't mind posting a link to http://onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com/2011/05/easy-way-to-comment-on-atfs-power-grab.html or I attached the html code so you can post it yourself on your websites. Either way this is a simple way for our side to drum up support against this plan.
Also, this will work in the future for these comment periods. Since the OMB doesn't care what you say, only that you are pro or anti, we can use this form mailer for other issues or comment periods.
Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...
Will gun owner apathy enable ATF’s ‘emergency’ long gun registration scheme?
“Profiles in apathy.” You know, inaction by gun owners that enables “gun control," derails valiant efforts and disheartens those who continually find themselves carrying an inordinate share of the burden? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary presents the simplest of tasks, and notes how even this is too much for too many.
This Day in History: May 27
Headquarters, Reading, May 27, 1779
“Major General Putnam about to take command of one of the Wings of the Grand Army, before he leaves the troops who have served under him the winter past, thinks it his duty to signify to them his entire approbation of their regular and soldier like conduct, and wishes them a successful and glorious campaign.” [Read]
Thursday, May 26, 2011
A Difference of Opinion
Per Rand Paul:
UPDATE:
Just received this further explanation from NRA-ILA:
Amendment 363 clarifies that the authority to obtain info under the USA PATRIOT Act does not include authority to obtain certain firearm records.Per Chris Cox via NRA-ILA email:
Thank you for asking about the National Rifle Association's position on a motion to table amendment # 363 to the PATRIOT Act.
The NRA takes a back seat to no one when it comes to protecting gun owners' rights against government abuse. Over the past three decades, we've fought successfully to block unnecessary and intrusive compilation of firearms-related records by several federal agencies, and will continue to protect the privacy of our members and all American gun owners.
While well-intentioned, the language of this amendment as currently drafted raises potential problems for gun owners, in that it encourages the government to use provisions in current law that allow access to firearms records without reasonable cause, warrant, or judicial oversight of any kind.
Based on these concerns and the fact that the NRA does not ordinarily take positions on procedural votes, we have no position on a motion to table amendment # 363.
UPDATE:
Just received this further explanation from NRA-ILA:
As often happens with complex issues, NRA's position on Sen. Rand Paul's defeated PATRIOT Act amendment is being mis-reported by those who either don't understand the facts, or prefer their own version of "facts."
This amendment was rejected by 85 Senators, which included many of the strongest Second Amendment supporters in the U.S. Senate. Unfortunately, Senator Paul chose not to approach us on this issue before moving ahead. His amendment, which only received 10 votes, was poorly drafted and could have resulted in more problems for gun owners than it attempted to fix. For this reason, the NRA did not take a position on the amendment.
To be more specific about the amendment and its problems, the amendment would have prohibited use of PATRIOT Act legal authority for any "investigation or procurement of firearms records which is not authorized under [the Gun Control Act]." There have been no reports of the current PATRIOT Act being abused with respect to firearms records, however supporters suggested a far-fetched scenario in which every firearms sales record in the country--tens or hundreds of millions of documents dating back to 1968--could be sought. Again, we nor anyone else is aware of any case in which this authority has been used to abuse gun owners. (In fact, published reports indicate that few of these orders are ever sought for any reason.)
In particular, the amendment appeared to be aimed at so-called "section 215 letters"--orders from the FBI requiring the disclosure of "tangible things" such as records and documents.
Under the current PATRIOT Act, an application for this type of order with respect to firearms sales records has to be approved no lower than the director or deputy director of the FBI, or the Executive Assistant Director for National Security. The application is made to a federal judge based on "a statement of facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the tangible things sought are relevant to an authorized investigation ... to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities." The judge has the power to modify the order and must direct the use of "minimization procedures" to protect the privacy of Americans.
If the Paul amendment were adopted, the FBI would have used other ways to access whatever firearms records it might need for intelligence or anti-terrorism investigations. This is especially troublesome for gun owners.
This would result in United States Attorneys simply demanding the same records through grand jury subpoenas, which require no judicial approval before issuance. Fighting a subpoena after the fact can be very costly and carries legal risks of its own, including possible charges for obstruction of justice.
Even worse, the government would have used the Gun Control Act's provision that allows the Attorney General to "inspect or examine the inventory and records of [a licensee] without ... reasonable cause or warrant" during a criminal investigation. That means by simply characterizing its activities as a "criminal investigation," it would enter a licensee's premises and demand these records without "reasonable cause or warrant"--in other words, without judicial oversight of any kind, and without any of the procedural limits imposed by the PATRIOT Act.
Therefore, given all of these potential problems for gun owners, the NRA could not support this poorly drafted amendment.
A Publicity Stunt
Cleveland Law Director Robert Triozzi said the case was 'more of a publicity stunt than a legal maneuver' and concluded that none of the city's ordinances conflicted with state law. [More]Yo, Triozzi,
That's some "publicity stunt," isn't it, genius?
Remind me if I ever need a lawyer to retain someone who's, you know...competent.
And not an oath-breaking, Constitution-hating left-wing parasite.
You and Jackson. No wonder Cleve-burg's such a pathetic urban joke, and the kindest thing anyone can say about it is "At least we're not Detroit."
You know what you guys need to do to fix things?
Ban transfats and smoking and drive even more business out!
Uh...I Mean...
Frank...thought Moses would be "great" for the "entry-level position." [More]Yes, it actually says that.
For Law Enforcement/Military Use Only
For a freakin' backpack?
A correspondent contacted me the other day about this:
The lady on the other end told him it was an ATF requirement!
That didn't sound right, so I chased it down with U.S. Cavalry's PR guy, who told me she was mistaken, it was a requirement imposed by CamelBak, whose PR guy elected not to reply.
Funny thing: I noted Botach Tactical had no such requirement yesterday, but someone scrambled and added the caveat.
So I guess the bottom line is, CamelBak doesn't trust you with a backpack. Me, I'd remember that when they offer to trade what they do trust us with for dollars.
Stupid name for one anyway: "Urban Assault Concealment Pack."
Unless they're going to deploy it like Ruth Buzzi.
A correspondent contacted me the other day about this:
That didn't sound right, so I chased it down with U.S. Cavalry's PR guy, who told me she was mistaken, it was a requirement imposed by CamelBak, whose PR guy elected not to reply.
Funny thing: I noted Botach Tactical had no such requirement yesterday, but someone scrambled and added the caveat.
So I guess the bottom line is, CamelBak doesn't trust you with a backpack. Me, I'd remember that when they offer to trade what they do trust us with for dollars.
Stupid name for one anyway: "Urban Assault Concealment Pack."
Unless they're going to deploy it like Ruth Buzzi.
It's the "Patriotic" Thing to Do!
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Here's an old report nobody noticed.
And here's the source.
Drudge has been pretty much useless on Gunwalker, too, as well as the gun issue in general.
We're the Only Ones Running Enough
Four federal agencies are probing an alleged gun-running scheme involving Lake County Sheriff's Department personnel. [More]I guess they don't want any competition...?
[Via HZ]
State-Sponsored Terrorism
School administration came up with a mock scenario of an armed intruder entering the building, and contacted the Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office, which actively participated in the drill. [More]The terrorists responsible for this should be waterboarded to find out who their leaders are--and then a Predator with Hellfires ought to be deployed to take out their command center.
Or at the very least, put them on that "no guns terror watchlist."
[Via Zachary G]
We're the Only One...More for the Road Enough!
An internal affairs investigation after Hamilton's crash "revealed a culture within the SWAT unit, if not the department, that seemingly condones the consumption of alcohol while on-call and/or driving a city of Austin issued vehicle," Frasier wrote. [More]Probably just a few fermented apples.
Hey, they just want to be able to stagger home at the end of their shift...
[Via Lane]
No Longer Applicable
[T]he Constitution is archaic and boring and lots of it no longer applies anymore. [More]Then it's the law of the jungle?
Let us know if it's the position of the political left that there are no longer any constraints.
OK?
[Via Michael G from NewsBusters]
Civil rights group opposes Brady Center on concealed carry
CORE's interest in this case stems from the fact that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self defense is an important civil right that was denied to African Americans under the antebellum Slave Codes, the Black Codes passed just after the Civil War, and under the Jim Crow regimes that persisted into the twentieth century. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column wonders what size sheets we should buy for Brady Center Klan enablers. Do you think we also need to get them waterproof mattress pads..?
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