Great to see them getting along, ain't it, Prof. Quigley? I understand the administration needs a new ambassador to Libya... [Read]
[Via bondmen]
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Endnotes
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Huh. Well, that's cool. I always find out about these things by surprise.
Those are pleasant, welcome surprises. Others, not so much.
Imagine my surprise finding this guy feeling free to use one of my works in his publication without even asking, let alone paying.
Some years back I had to send a cease and desist to a place that sells college papers and that changed the title and a few words to one of my GUNS & AMMO magazine articles...oh, look, someone else is selling it now.
I Wonder if Any of Them Used That Shoulder Thing That Goes Up?
Armed American Radio Revisited
- 11-25-2012 Hour 1: News and commentary by host Mark Walters and producer Sean C. "Seanto" Young.
- 11-25-2012 Hour 2: News and commentary -- I join in at the halfway mark.
- 11-25-2012 Hour 3: Roundtable -- George "Mad Ogre" Hill joins in.
We're the Only Ones Offering You a Moving Experience Enough
We're the Only Ones Rapping Enough
A lieutenant in the Dallas Police Department who goes by the name “Lucille Baller” when she promotes herself as a recording artist promises to shoot anyone who messes with her in a rap song that was posted on her website. [More]I listened to the track and could only take about 30 seconds of her "talent." Good grief, that's some irritating **** right there.
[Via Neil W]
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Public interest law firm files brief on Holder case as GOP ‘negotiates'
What is certain, although beyond the ken of those who think such things can be swept under a rug, is that ultimately, if justice is to be served, the “end” cannot be “quiet.” Very real crimes have been committed and very real people have been killed. Any final “settlement” that does not take that into account, and provide for a reckoning with legal consequences, will not be accepted by a core of citizen activists, whistleblowers and survivors demanding nothing less. [More]Today's final Gun Rights Examiner offering (assuming nothing else of urgent import comes over the transom) asks our ostensible representatives what benefits any backroom deal they're trying to cut has for the victims, for those who put their careers on the line, and for us.
Holder, Malloy announce ‘Project Longevity’ aimed at Conn. gang violence
As for today’s presser in New Haven, don’t expect to see any real and lasting impact on crimes of violence, as true root causes are rarely eliminated by throwing good money after bad. Today’s event was about sharing in the spoils of the administration’s political victory, about Eric Holder advancing his agenda incrementally while feeling totally safe presenting himself to a supportive press, and about creating the illusion that those in charge really are, and that they have solutions to justify charging their positions of personal privilege to the productive sector. [More]This afternoon's follow-up to today's earlier Gun Rights Examiner article notes the droppings were the main event at a government horse and pony show.
29th Western Trail Classic & 18th Annual NFAA Marked 3D Champs
The Western Trail Classic is the second largest 3D competition in the world with participants traveling from all across the country to compete. Over 1400 archers attended this match, including women, juniors, peewees, families and some of the worlds finest.
Watch with interviews by ATSN TV Field Correspondent and Smith & Wesson shooter, Molly Smith, as she navigates us through the targets, including the 16-foot-tall monster Big Foot.
Professional archer, Chuck Cooley, describes the event, equipment and some of the various technology employed. Sit back and enjoy this exciting 3-D target National Championship.
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About Those UN Treaties
Not about guns this time, but about that posterity our Constitution tasks the federal government to secure the blessings of Liberty for...
The Family Research Council advises:
The Family Research Council advises:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Monday that he plans to begin floor consideration of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday.
The United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) would pose serious problems for the United States if it were ratified today. Though it is touted as the progeny and logical follow-up to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1991, it is in fact more of a power grab than humanitarian action.
U.S. sovereignty is at issue on a number of fronts, including that the CRPD presumes the establishment of rights contained in treaties that the United States has not ratified, including the International Covenant on Social, Economic, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). These rights are not recognized by the United States Constitution, nor are provided by existing U.S. laws - however U.S. courts could use the ratification of the CRPD to force Americans to comply with other UN treaties which are against American interests.
The original ADA equally protects the rights of all parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children, regardless of the disability status of parent or child. The CRPD would take away this right, obligating our government to ensure that "in all actions concerning children with disabilities, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration." The phrase "best interests of the child" is an international law "term of art," its meaning firmly established through consistent application by other bodies, including the Committee on the Rights of the Child. As one international legal scholar explains, "Best interests provides decision and policy makers with the authority to substitute their own decisions for either the child's or the parents' provided it is based on consideration of the best interests of the child." In ratifying the CRPD, the government would apply this standard only to parents of disabled children - a position antithetical to the protection for parents provided by the ADA.
I urge you to contact your senators today, and let them know that parents of disabled children deserve the same rights as all parents.While I still can't seem to find the clause authorizing any branch of the federal government to be involved in this whole topic in the first place, particularly the way it's been applied in many ways essentially as a wealth transfer mechanism, there's no sense letting the UN in on the action and making it even harder to roll back abuses.
We're the Only Ones Shredded Enough
Speculation will soon be over on asking Holder about Fast and Furious at presser
The press conference is occurring in real time as this column is being typed and posted. It’s results will be known soon enough. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report presents a never-ending story.
Countdown to Holder
The press conference starts in under an hour. Or is it Thursday? [Read]
Anybody think the "Authorized Journalists" in attendance will ask him hard questions on Gunwalker and call him on it if he equivocates?
UPDATE: Today's GRE.
Anybody think the "Authorized Journalists" in attendance will ask him hard questions on Gunwalker and call him on it if he equivocates?
UPDATE: Today's GRE.
She Blinded Me with Science
Gun violence can be solved with science, public health experts say [Read]
Nice job there, "Authorized Journalist" Colleen O'Connor. Why, if one didn't know any better, they'd think this is new, they'd think this is authoritative, and they'd think it encompasses both sides of the cost/benefit equation.
On We Sweep with Threshing Oar
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
Or something like that.
I don't know anyone of value who would object to girls and guns--when we were kids, my big sister got a Daisy along with the rest of us boys, and if I'd had a daughter, she'd have had all options and strong encouragement to pursue whatever interested her, with plenty of opportunities to try new things. I don't object to teaching boys to be nurturing, either -- I was great with infants, and could do a diaper change and then throw my hands up in competitive rodeo calf-roping time.
But we all know that's not what's going on here with these Swedes.
[Via Jess]
Do Something
What, Ray? [Read]
Spell it out. All of it.
Give us the complete list of what it will take to make you go away.
Not that some of us will cede anything to you.
But it's past time you subversives stopped dancing around the edges with "good first steps" and "reasonable compromises."
Define exactly what your end goal is. And make sure you speak for all the hive insects.
Or is it easier for control freaks just to be lying, mealy-mouthed elitist sacks hiding behind meaningless propaganda phrases like "common sense" and ridiculing the concept of the "slippery slope" right up to the edge of the precipice they are forcing us toward?
You too, Lupica. List all the edicts you'd like to empower the state to kill us for defying.
Spell it out. All of it.
Give us the complete list of what it will take to make you go away.
Not that some of us will cede anything to you.
But it's past time you subversives stopped dancing around the edges with "good first steps" and "reasonable compromises."
Define exactly what your end goal is. And make sure you speak for all the hive insects.
Or is it easier for control freaks just to be lying, mealy-mouthed elitist sacks hiding behind meaningless propaganda phrases like "common sense" and ridiculing the concept of the "slippery slope" right up to the edge of the precipice they are forcing us toward?
You too, Lupica. List all the edicts you'd like to empower the state to kill us for defying.
Meanwhile, Across the Ganges in Sarah Brady Nirvana...
He said his daughter "had died on the spot" while his wife was admitted to hospital and was battling for her life.Still?
The Indian capital saw a spate of shootings in September. In one incident, a 23-year-old shot dead his ex-girlfriend and her landlady and then drove to a suburb to kill her father and sister before turning the gun on himself.
A few days later, two friends went on a shooting rampage which left three women and two young girls dead.
Figures for gun seizures in New Delhi show a rising trend. [More]
[Via Roger J]
We're the Only Ones Sticky-Fingered Enough
Manhattan cop busted for shoplifting on Black Friday [More]Ah, from Furious Mike Paradise, where she's automatically more trustworthy than you or I...
Jeez, this is the second thieving "Only One" story in a row, and I didn't even plan it this way...is this going to be one of those days where everything just kind of aligns? Now I at least will be looking to make it a "spate."
We're the Only Ones Hungry Enough
Jail Sgt. resigns amid food card theft probe [More]So why is there any question about felony charges?
Monday, November 26, 2012
DOJ weakest link in cartel gun smuggling wiretap leak
Department of Justice claims of privilege due to ongoing criminal investigations in a gun trafficking case involving Mexican cartels, wiretap applications, smuggled guns showing up at murder scenes, official corruption … it would seem a parallel in many ways to the yet unfolding Fast and Furious debacle. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column notes the weakest link, which also just happens to in some ways be the biggest beneficiary.
Terms of Endearment
From Stephen P. Wenger's 11/25 Defensive Use of Firearms email:
Wenger puts out an invaluable, always interesting email list. He tells how you can get on it on his website.
A List Member Replies: Gary Marbut, a name many may recognize as the author of the Montana Firearms Freedom Act comments:"Safe commuting." I like it.
In your email of today, I notice two items about "parking lot storage." This topic has generally been rebranded/redescribed as "Safe travel to work," to better reflect the most important effect, and to make it obvious that it is less about workplace rules than it is about civil rights. Your change of descriptor would be helpful.Gary's point is well taken but his alternative term seem a bit cumbersome. How about “safe commuting”? It's already the law in Arizona but the semantic correction may be of value to RKBA activists in other states.
Wenger puts out an invaluable, always interesting email list. He tells how you can get on it on his website.
We're the Only Ones Camera Shy Enough
California Man Jailed Four Days for Recording Cops [More]I used to live near Hawthorne. I used to do business in Hawthorne involving getting permits from city government. This does not surprise me at all.
[Via several of you]
Orwellian Free Thinkers
You know, those who call down the force of the state to squelch thought they disapprove of... [More]
The Wrong Way...
...and the right way. [Read]
That's if you wish to win converts.
For those who have no interest in honest discourse because they know full well why they promote the agenda they do, my bias is toward a more primal argument.
That's if you wish to win converts.
For those who have no interest in honest discourse because they know full well why they promote the agenda they do, my bias is toward a more primal argument.
Baby Steps
...which anti-gun activists view as a small step in the right direction... [More]It not only will have no effect on "gun violence," it will also have no effect on gun ownership. What it will do is make Cook County gun shops less competitive. Closing them all down by hook or by crook is no doubt a key goal.
I won't be surprised if it results in a reduction in tax revenues as shopping out-of-county becomes more attractive.
I also can't help but notice that "Authorized Journalist" Ciara McCarthy calls herself a "reporter," but she couldn't manage to find one viewpoint that is against the tax. I guess we should be thankful The Daily Northwestern allows comments.
The Screaming of the Lambs
Dr. Lecter: And what did you see, Clarice? What did you see?
Clarice: Lambs. And they were screaming.
Dr. Lecter: They were slaughtering the spring lambs?
Clarice: And they were screaming.
Dr. Lecter: And you ran away?
Clarice: No. First I tried to free them. I … I opened the gate to their pen, but they wouldn't run. They just stood there, confused. They wouldn't run. [More]
When Seconds Count
The video says even though the mall has "security" on premises, it took them 15 minutes to respond. Note it doesn't say it took them 15 minutes to become aware of the situation. [More]
Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...
Jason Osu, 31, suffered multiple gunshot injuries in the attack on his driveway in Beauclair Drive, Liverpool, last Monday night. [More]Now what?
But...But...But...
A study has found that even with record gun sales, handgun violence in Virginia has decreased. [More]But if it's not the guns, what can it be...?
Trail of Tears
As long as the "let's talk tribal" invitation has been made, substitute "red" for "white," and S.E. Ruckman pretty much applies Magua's contemptuous observation to her people.
Still Confused
Do not be confused by the mistaken information put out by one national gun owners organization. S.3525 does not override current laws and thereby enable the seizure of privately-held land. [More]
I know some good people who are for this and some good people who are against it. But I'd feel a whole lot better if they gave a point-by-point refutation instead of just a blanket denial.
We're the Only Ones Going to the Dogs Enough
I had a similar situation where "an unfamiliar large dog" wandered into my backyard. I made quick friends with him, checked his collar tag and walked him home. [More]
I suppose if if had the benefit of professional training, I could have conducted myself in a way sure to agitate and spook him instead.
[Via Tom S]
I suppose if if had the benefit of professional training, I could have conducted myself in a way sure to agitate and spook him instead.
[Via Tom S]
This Day in History: November 26
Having found it impracticable to move, suddenly, the whole Convention troops, British and German, and it being represented that there could not, immediately, be covering provided for them all at Fort Frederick, we concluded to march off the British first, from whom was the principal danger of desertion, and to permit the Germans, who show little disposition to join the enemy, to remain in their present quarters till something further be done. [More]
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Armed American Radio Tonight
Host Mark Walters will discuss current gun-related stories in the news, address emails, take your calls (1-877-956-9566), and talk guns and stuff with George "Mad Ogre" Hill and Producer Sean C. "Seanto" Young. I'll be joining in at 9:30 and will stay on for the 10 o'clock "Roundtable" hour.
Vanderboegh cites ‘utter, complete and abject failure' of gun-grabbers
“Not only has the aggregate number of firearms increased but the number of firearms PER PERSON HAS DOUBLED!” he answers. “Well, all I can say is ‘Give me some more of that old time (gun control) religion.’ [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report celebrates some unintended consequences.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Obama’s energy chairman paints rifles a ‘terrorist threat’ for Bloomberg group
But the damage has been done, and not to transformers. Wellinghoff has managed to inject an anti-rifle scare into the energy debate that Bloomberg News, in thrall to its billionaire anti-gun zealot master, has the means to disseminate to the general public to manipulate and gin up the fear needed in order for planned “solutions” to be introduced. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner analysis notes there are lies, damned lies and Bloomberg News reports.
Friday, November 23, 2012
The Most Transparent Administration in History
Anybody who can't see right through 'em is either stupid or doesn't want to. [Read]
Destruction of badges labeled ‘juvenile act’ by ATF whistleblower
Cefalu also stated he'd received information from an individual prepared to give sworn testimony that he was present when ATF managers were communicating “specifically regarding the ongoing investigation into the destruction of my badges and stated in substance ‘I just talked to IA, it sounds like they are just going to make this go away.”Today's Gun Rights Examiner report looks at some anger management issues coupled with childish behavior, that is, SOP for dealing with whistleblowers at ATF.
That appears to be exactly what happened. [More]
We're the Only Ones Assassinating Enough
Thanking God for Small Favors
Jeff Knox gives an update on the outrageous ordeal of the Reese family. [Read]
This could not happen in the America we were supposed to have, the ones our forebears fought and died for to bequeath to their posterity. No government instituted to secure the blessings of Liberty would tolerate such injustices, let alone perpetrate them.
This could not happen in the America we were supposed to have, the ones our forebears fought and died for to bequeath to their posterity. No government instituted to secure the blessings of Liberty would tolerate such injustices, let alone perpetrate them.
Silly Syllogism
We know what the conclusion is, that a child was shot and killed by another on a school bus because Republicans won't let doctors ask and advise patients about guns.
Beats me if I can come up with a logical argument that works for that. Especially one that factors in pitchfork murders and home defense guns being rendered useless for that purpose...
Beats me if I can come up with a logical argument that works for that. Especially one that factors in pitchfork murders and home defense guns being rendered useless for that purpose...
Gray Lady Eats Crow
Because, Evidently, Those Aussie Gun Laws Have Worked So Well
That must be why they need more laws. [Read]
Of note:
Of note:
Experts from the United States will visit Australia in February 2013 to train police in tracing and tracking firearms.Which "experts"? "Top men"? Who authorized this? Will all expenses be recovered, and if not, why is it in the interest of the U.S. taxpayer to foot the bill for any of this? And if we have the law enforcement resources to send off on a junket, how sympathetic should we be when we're told more are needed?
We're the Only Ones Robed Enough
Telling colleagues and superiors that he fears a family law litigant, Anoka County Judge John Dehen wants to carry a gun into the courthouse. [More]Well, isn't that special?
I remember being summoned as a juror when I lived in SoCal--if you ignore it they send armed men after you. So there I show up, and they made you empty your pockets and go through a scanner, meaning even if you had a carry permit, which, being unconnected I couldn't get to save my life, you'd have to leave it in your car anyway. And the walk from the parking lot was long and you got to run the gauntlet past all the lovely associates of the defendants du jour...
Yeah, judge. I feel for you.
When Black Friday Comes
He pulled a gun and he wasn't charged? What do you know...two rational responses in a row. Although I do question what deal is worth the time and hassle of waiting in lines. [Read]
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Night of the evil Butterball
This is what the heirs of The Sons of Liberty have been reduced to. This is what they have allowed, and in many cases, demanded. Human beings, with dominion over the earth, scurrying from turkeys. The tolerated degradation of the masses is damned near complete. [More]As is my yearly tradition, I post this little essay every Thanksgiving because, unfortunately, it remains timeless and true.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
ATF notice on disability information collection highlights absurd injustice
In any case, in spite of all forms, notices, comments, appropriations shenanigans and anything else imposed by government between the people and their supposedly uninfringed right to keep and bear arms, one truism remains unrefuted: Anyone who can’t be trusted with a gun can’t be trusted without a custodian.[More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner offering notes there are some things that just aren't made to be bureaucratized: Like freedom.
Diamond Classic Sporting Clays Tournament
James B. Towle, Host of American Trigger Sports Network TV and the Trigger Sports TV crew cover the Diamond Classic at the Greater Houston Gun Club in Houston, TX. Towle is accompanied by Co-Host, Lorie Fowler. They discuss various targets, stations and an amazing 250 foot tower - the highlight of this event!
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We're the Only Ones at the Heart of Things Enough
We're the Only Ones Troubled Enough
Legal logjam lets troubled cops keep their badges [More]I like their definition of "troubled":
Rank and file officers and even chiefs of police have continued to work — for their original agency or a different one — after being sanctioned for violations as serious as killing a recruit during training, waving a gun at random in a bar, falsifying official records and DUI. Some officers were accused of new offenses while they appealed their first cases.[Via CarlS]
Breathless
Right now, your neighbors could be stockpiling weapons in their homes–and it’s perfectly legal. In light of recent violence, some question whether the law makes it too easy to do so. [More]Are there any idiots more useful than "Authorized Journalists"?
All these neighbors, all these guns...quick! Pull out the sensational anecdotes!
Secrets to a Bull Market
Nice paradox for the anti-gunners--the more they threaten, the stronger the sources they want to destroy get... [Read]
I can't help but wonder if any of the well-heeled ones realize that and quietly invest accordingly...?
I can't help but wonder if any of the well-heeled ones realize that and quietly invest accordingly...?
This Day in History: November 21
In General Arnold's letter to Lord George Germaine, which, it is said, will find its way to the public, he expressly says that Congress would not be able to stand their ground half an hour if his Lordship would publicly & under authority declare to America the terms that would be given to all the Colonies. Sir Henry Clinton advises the same thing; and it is confidently said that a declaration will be issued accordingly [More]
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Government think tank reports on congressional investigations of DOJ
Of special pertinence to those interested in the civil contempt of Congress case against Attorney General Eric Holder, to be ruled on by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, are the arguments revolving around the invocation of executive privilege. But those wishing to understand how current debate has been shaped will want to not just focus on Fast and Furious, but to see the historical and legal oversight and separation of powers precedents. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes this is hardly the first time the guards have needed guarding.
PULL!
State Police are investigating the incident. [More]We have no idea. The shot we heard sounded like it came from the direction of the SHARKs. And if they really were using a "rifle," you'd better get 'em the hell out of here.
Speaking of drones, I don't see these freaks on Charity Navigator, but did find them on Guidestar. It merits a closer look if I can find the time.
[Via Jess]
Cash Cab
The ban on guns for taxi drivers is coming from the cab companies. The policy means drivers are forced to find other ways to protect themselves. [More]Carry anyway and don't tell them--it's none of their damn business. The worst they can do is fire you, and they'll never know unless you need to protect yourself, at which point, a crap job will be the least of your worries.
And take some classes and get a better job. The hell with those selfish pricks who would let you die.
I wonder if the pistol-whipped driver the video talks about is going to get a lawyer...? It's not like the cab companies can claim ignorance.
If you're ever in Yuma and need a cab, call and ask if they allow their drivers to carry. If they say "No," tell them you won't do business with them and rent a car. I just checked--you can get an economy model for a whole day for $26 plus gas.
A Shocking Discovery
Signs don't work! [Read]
Two observations:
The negligently-discharging morons are...uh...morons.
And I agree with the cop who said "Know your weapon, know what you are carrying and be familiar with it. There is no reason to unholster your weapon out in public unless you feel your life is in danger."
Two observations:
The negligently-discharging morons are...uh...morons.
And I agree with the cop who said "Know your weapon, know what you are carrying and be familiar with it. There is no reason to unholster your weapon out in public unless you feel your life is in danger."
And Now a Word from People Who Would Be Speaking German if it Weren't for Us
Fight against arms trafficking: Where do we stand? [More]Not behind the Maginot Line, I hope...
And not that it's the German's you need to worry about these days...
Don't bother asking next time.
The Problem with "Gun Criminals"
Federal law barred the shooter, Radcliffe Haughton, from buying or possessing a firearm after his wife obtained a domestic violence restraining order against him. [More]What?
You mean to tell me these people break the law?
Why, there oughtta be a law!
You're a Gun Nut!
I guess that's the best argument a female Ted Kennedy lionizer can come up with. [Read]
Update: Kurt provides a more thorough deconstruction.
Update: Kurt provides a more thorough deconstruction.
Where There's a Will There's a Way
And best of all, it's in California... [Read]
Or maybe worst of all...I can't believe the control freaks will just let this stand. I'm not sure letting the media get a front row seat was such a good idea.
I'm still not clear on how they get around federal law, unless the gun owners themselves are "renting" and operating the machinery?
Or maybe worst of all...I can't believe the control freaks will just let this stand. I'm not sure letting the media get a front row seat was such a good idea.
I'm still not clear on how they get around federal law, unless the gun owners themselves are "renting" and operating the machinery?
Why Not Limit Easy Access to Stupid Republicans, Instead?
"That explosion, yeah, if this doesn't scare ya, you're not breathing," said Merritt. [More]Popped right out, did it, Jimmy?
What is it with Indiana Republicans?
This Day in History: November 20
Sumter placed Colonel Henry Hampton and his South Carolina riflemen in the farm outbuildings. Some units he stationed behind stout fences and others he screened in the surrounding woods. Tarleton came up late in the fall afternoon and chose to make a frontal attack against a numerically superior force, not waiting for his infantry and artillery to catch up. At first he was successful. The Patriot militia fired at too great a distance, and before they could reload Major John Money, commanding the 63d Regiment, hit them with the bayonet. Nevertheless, in doing so, the 63d advanced too close to the farm buildings and came under fire from Hampton's men inside, as usual aiming "at the epaulets and stripes." Money and two of his lieutenants were killed, and according to an officer of Fraser's Highlanders, a third of the privates as well. Meanwhile, other partisans worked their way around their right flank and attacked Tarleton's dragoons who were in their saddles but only watching the action. [More]
Monday, November 19, 2012
NRA director-supported politician wins gun control award
There is no way an NRA board member, especially a long-term one, should ever have endorsed a candidate with Dold’s established anti-gun record and sentiments, no matter what the reason or who his competition was. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes a single-issue organization needs single-issue directors.
To Infinity and Beyond!
Why not? It's all a computer-generated child's fantasy that has nothing to do with reality anyway. [Read]
Those Dangerous Insurrectionists
Kurt Hofmann introduces us to a CSGV ideological soul brother as far as leftist sympathies go... [Read]
Speaking of them, the approaching Thanksgiving holiday gave me another idea sure to give them a case of pretend-indignation vapors, and unlike the last time, you don't need to download an online IED manual.
Speaking of them, the approaching Thanksgiving holiday gave me another idea sure to give them a case of pretend-indignation vapors, and unlike the last time, you don't need to download an online IED manual.
Gun Talk Wounded Warrior Project Interview
Tom Gresham posted his conversation with Wounded Warrior Project CEO Steve Nardizzi. [Listen]
Plus his after-interview comments...
Here's the background on this:
Plus his after-interview comments...
Here's the background on this:
Comparative Statistics for Armed Criminals
That works out to one charge for every 1,161 permit holders, or 0.09 percent. [More]
Anybody want to compare that rate against that of the "Only Ones"?
Anybody?
Violence Policy Center?
It's all in the way you present it, isn't it, "Authorized Journalist" Rick Plumlee?
Let George Do It
"But we don't want to overplay our hand," Harwood added. "As George said tonight, this is an incremental fight and we've got to take small steps." [More]Thanks for helping them do that, George.
I gotcher common ground right here.
Meanwhile, Still Over in Furious Mike Paradise...
Downright Odd, Alright
These guys clearly didn't use their automatic weapons for sport, the way me and my relatives did; they were all about owning them to own them. It's downright odd to possess a weapon that has no other purpose than to kill people just to prove that you can. [More]I guess if you're inclined to bring your biases with you and view everything through the lens of your own preconceptions, you're going to walk away with what you wanted to see.
I had a completely different experience, hooking up with friends, meeting some nice people, having some interesting conversations, and experiencing vicarious joy watching kids have fun.
Gee, Dustin, d'ja ever stop to think maybe it's just you?
[Via Roger J]
A Well-Known Philosopher
And therein lies a huge problem. [Read]
I'm still trying to figure out what she knows that's worth paying to learn.
[Via Michael G]
I'm still trying to figure out what she knows that's worth paying to learn.
[Via Michael G]
Ourselves and Our Posterity
I know a lot concerning the intentions of the gun haters, but I didn’t know until reading Cox’s account that the hatred goes all the way to your children and children’s children. [More]Yeah. Mr. and Mrs. America have kids.
Teach your children well.
Meanwhile, Over in Furious Mike Paradise...
Those who sacrifice essential liberty, n' all that... [Read]
Kung Fu Nuns
I guess CERN is in the enviable position of being a research center with too much money. [Read]
When I saw this story, my first reaction was that line from "The Dirty Dozen" when Donald Sutherland's character, Pinkney, was impersonating a general reviewing troops:
When I saw this story, my first reaction was that line from "The Dirty Dozen" when Donald Sutherland's character, Pinkney, was impersonating a general reviewing troops:
"Very pretty. But, can they fight?"No offense, but I wouldn't want to rely on what I see here in a real encounter.
This Day in History: November 19
On November 19, 1780 the patriots were reinforced by some Georgia troops under Col John Twiggs. Sumter planned an attack on the Tory post located on the Little River, about 15 miles from Ninety-Six. The post was commanded by Col. James Kirkland. Around midnight, the patriots captured a British deserter who informed Sumter that Tarleton was advancing towards the American camp. Sumter immediately ordered a withdrawal of forces. [More]
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