The officer's have given convincing proofs that every thing possible was done by them to check the Mutiny upon its first appearance, and it is to be regretted that some of them have fallen sacrifices to their Zeal. [More]
Thursday, January 03, 2013
This Day in History: January 3
Wednesday, January 02, 2013
EXCLUSIVE: Feeding Frenzy
Meanwhile, a Gannett newspaper in New York published an interactive map with the addresses of gun permit holders, and another of their papers in Iowa published an editorial calling for repeal of the Second Amendment, declaring the NRA a terrorist organization, making ownership of semi-autos a felony, and killing gun owners who refused to give theirs up. Really. [More]"Feeding Frenzy," a summary of some of the more egregious assaults on gun owners over the past few weeks, is my latest "Rights Watch" column for GUNS Magazine.
We're the Only Ones Talking a Walk on the Wild Side Enough
Because he had not been fired for those similar wrongdoings, Hochhauser determined that Barker couldn't be fired this time either. [More]Everybody had to pay and pay...
The Enemy Within
I have only one thing to add: There should also be ample rewards for those who rat out anyone who is hiding an assault weapon in his/her possession. [More]Yet this person's Facebook page says "Self Employed. 25 years engraving firearms."
WTF?
I see she's also as historically ignorant as Piers Morgan. And not just about technology, but about how kindly resistance units traditionally take to collaborators and snitches.
Love, Indian Style
Women in Delhi are rushing to apply for gun licenses in the aftermath of the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student who died in hospital last weekend, but most will be left defenseless as a result of India’s strict gun control laws. [More]Sorry, gals. That's the way Rekha and Sanjay love it. So much that they're demanding we import it here.
[Via Jess]
Leaning Forward
Convenience Store Robbery
In this week's crime re-enactment, a man and his pregnant wife shop in a convenience store, when a robber enters with a shotgun demanding cash. Stop the Threat host, James B. Towle and guests Rob Pincus, Kelly Muir and Marc MacYoung weigh in on this incident and offer their expert comments in a lively discussion.
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A Moderate Republican
Maybe we will also disagree about the fact that if the government decides to go door-to-door, you and your arms, no matter how powerful, stand no chance. [More]Not very imaginative, is this no-line-in-the-sand coward?
Funny-- as final as he makes it sound, he doesn't list any credentials to assure us his opinion in this matter is informed.
[Via Michael G]
Exceeding Expectations
Armed Teachers: Over 600 Have Applied for Training [More]But...but...but...:
Ladd Everitt, spokesman for the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, said teachers groups have made clear they do not want educators armed.Incidentally, based on that second link and other stuff I've seen elsewhere recently, I'm delighted to see people looking into simulation scenarios.
They're Absolutely Right!
Superintendents shouldn’t be asked to decide which teachers are armed [More]I agree.
It's none of their damned business.
Safer for Everybody!
"It will be a lot safer for the officer and for the person being shot," said Jim Greer, the CEO who joined the company in 2008. "What our products are going to do is stop and defuse threats." [More]I thought the threat of being killed did that.
Safer for the person being shot. Good grief.
If this isn't the greatest technological innovation since the 571B Banana Slicer, I don't know what is.
For LEO use only--any bets their unions will nip this in the bud? Any surprises if someone gets the bright idea to mandate it for the rest of us?
LAPD endangers selves and public with gun safety violation at ‘buyback’
But here’s the one question I really wanted to ask, and since all “official” media members covering the event are evidently oblivious, someone sure needs to: What the hell is one of Beck’s “Only Ones” (and where that term came from is especially significant here) doing with his booger hook on the bang switch at the “buyback”? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary looks at LAPD's Orwellian definition of "public safety." Oh, and I also propose a new "gun control" law at the end that we ought to all get behind--just to show that we can be "reasonable" when it comes to "commonsense" gun safety measures. Matter of fact, I forgot to add that I think violation of it ought to be a felony.
It's Not Just the Second Amendment They're Going After
Hey, why would anyone need to write this kind of poetry? [Read]
And You Can Always Pull the Covers Over Your Head
Not like this, you won't. [Watch]
Tell me their "Only Ones" simulation didn't present a perfect target with no danger of harming anyone else in the line of fire:
No, duh. And there's a difference between training and conditioning.
You go be a rabbit.
Tell me their "Only Ones" simulation didn't present a perfect target with no danger of harming anyone else in the line of fire:
"What we've learned about these active shooting events is that the goal of the shooter is to harm as many people as possible."
No, duh. And there's a difference between training and conditioning.
"We need to take out own personal safety seriously."Some of us do take our own personal safety seriously, Gail Orr-Smith. We also take seriously anyone who would impede our right and ability to preserve that safety.What we don't take seriously are incompetents dishing out the stupid like they're some kind of authority.
You go be a rabbit.
Hypocrisy Doesn't Even Begin to Cover It
Armed guards from RGA Investigations have taken up post at the Journal News’ Rockland County headquarters [More]What steaming piles these wretched people are.
This Day in History: January 2
Resolved, That the above named Gentlemen, or any two of them, or when more are present in Congress a Major part of them, be and they hereby are fully impowered, with the Delegates who are or may be appointed from the other American States, to Concert, Direct and Order such further measures as appear to them best calculated for the Establishment of the Rights, Liberty and Independence of the United States of America, upon a Basis permanent and Secure against the Power and Art of the Brittish Nation; for prosecuting the present War, concluding Peace, Contracting Alliances, Establishing Commerce, and guarding against any future Encroachments and Machinations of the Enemies of the United States; with Power to adjourn to such times and places as shall appear most Conducive to the Public Safety and advantage:--And it is hereby injoined, that at least four of the said Gentlemen constantly attend on the business of their Delegation. [More]
Tuesday, January 01, 2013
Thank You, Donald Kaul
What a great service you have done by taking off the mask and showing us the end game. [Read]
New Year’s resolutions can promote gun owner activism and freedom
[M]uch of the current mess we find ourselves in -- from a renewed anti-gunner feeding frenzy demanding new edicts and bans, to the shortages we see enabling prices in some quarters to rise through the roof -- can be attributed, at least in part, to gun owner detachment, apathy, and unwillingness to personally share in the burdens of gun rights activism. That’s a shame, because it really doesn’t require a lot of effort to get and stay engaged, and the personal rewards and friendships made can be invaluable. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column is accompanied by a picture that we have the ability to change. Happy New Year? A lot of that depends on us.
Supply and Demand
I've been told in comments to yesterday's column to get a clue about it, and that there's no such thing as price gouging in a free market.
I guess the clue I've been missing is that we have a free market -- for guns or anything. Even the black market is subject to artificial disruptions by those who will brook no competition to the established order, which ensures the bosses get their taste.
In the midst of all the frenzy, it's nice to see principled businesses show us that leadership is best exhibited through personal conduct. I know nothing about Daniel Defense except what I read in this story. What it tells me is they are a company we all should learn more about and measure their competitors against.
I guess the clue I've been missing is that we have a free market -- for guns or anything. Even the black market is subject to artificial disruptions by those who will brook no competition to the established order, which ensures the bosses get their taste.
In the midst of all the frenzy, it's nice to see principled businesses show us that leadership is best exhibited through personal conduct. I know nothing about Daniel Defense except what I read in this story. What it tells me is they are a company we all should learn more about and measure their competitors against.
Digging In
“We are not going to back down. We are not going to give in. And we are not going to concede one more inch,” said Jeff Knox, the executive director of the coalition. [More]As long as digging in is to secure the beachhead from which to launch the liberation...
Ring in the Old
NBC decided the proper way to ring in the new year was with a tribute to globalism by replaying Beyonce's "World Humanitarian Day" video shortly after midnight.
Soviet propaganda poster designers had nothing on these people. The priestess stands before the altar, and the cosmic imagery-saturated video shows rapturous audience members writhing in worshipful ecstasy as surely as if they were handling snakes, while their gods dispense salvation against calamity.
We've seen such celebrity-driven worship services before.
Beyonce, of course, is one of those demanding a plan.
Along with other "humanitarians."
We've seen such celebrity-driven worship services before.
Beyonce, of course, is one of those demanding a plan.
Along with other "humanitarians."
Monday, December 31, 2012
Armed American Radio ‘Round Table’ addresses price-gouging on guns and more
Had the majority of gun owners spent the last several years ponying up tens of dollars toward memberships or supporting special projects, they would not now be faced with the prospect of spending extra hundreds or more, assuming the racks, counters and shelves haven’t already been emptied of all the good stuff. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary notes there's plenty of blame to go around for today's higher prices.
The Few, The Proud
In my 8 years of service I could probably count on one hand the number of people that I met who would forcibly disarm the American public. The vast majority of American service members that I know and that I served with recognize that the Constitution is what we pledge to obey. [More]I hope you're right, Marine. Great letter, by the way.
No Foolin'
Do not be fooled by a belief that progressives, leftists hate guns. Oh, no, they do not. What they hate is guns in the hands of those who are not marching in lock step of their ideology. They hate guns in the hands of those who think for themselves and do not obey without question. They hate guns in those whom they have slated for a barrel to the back of the ear. [More][Via several of you]
It's Not About the Money?
Meanwhile, Over in Furious Mike Paradise
Beware: 11,000 psychotics on streets [More]Considering the promised response to lifting a finger, that sounds like a lowball estimate to me...
[Via bondmen]
A Professor of Constitutional Law
I've seen somebody else called that, too. [Read]
I wonder how subversive academics are going to fare if the hive insects get their way and start something that meets with resistance?
UPDATE: An NC Gun Blog anticipates if the professor gets his way, some of us will be donning black masks.
A-yup.
I wonder how subversive academics are going to fare if the hive insects get their way and start something that meets with resistance?
UPDATE: An NC Gun Blog anticipates if the professor gets his way, some of us will be donning black masks.
A-yup.
What You'll See in the Rebellion
Bob Owens' crystal ball is probably about as tuned in as anyone's. [Read]
This really is a good summary of potentialities. If it happens, I guess those of us who have already publicly chosen sides will find out if we bet on the right team.
This really is a good summary of potentialities. If it happens, I guess those of us who have already publicly chosen sides will find out if we bet on the right team.
Escalation
Journal News To List More Gun Permit Holders After Uproar [More]
If the Journal News really wants to escalate like this, and if retaliatory publication of management and staff addresses has not worked, and if their intent is to expand their efforts, then it's time to do the same.
Who are their big advertisers? They're the ones who are giving the Journal News the resources to do this, are in effect giving aid and comfort to the enemy. By default, they have become legitimate targets in this cold war the paper started, just as surely as supply convoys would be in a hot one.
Contact them and let them know if they don't cut off the funds, they will have chosen their side, and will be subject to the same tactics those they're enabling are using. Ask them if they think such publicized actions may have a deterrent effect on potential customers, and if that might give a competitive edge to rival dealerships. And don't accept the excuse that there's a contract -- by their own actions, the Journal News will have invalidated that by creating a situation that produces the exact opposite of what their advertising program promises -- driving customers away instead of bringing them in.
That's the kind of revenue loss that could really cripple a newspaper in today's economy, and since the parent corporation Gannett is no friend and could have put the brakes on this at any time, there's no reason why this tactic shouldn't spread to all of their holdings.
Or do nothing and watch this gun owner outing spread to other newspapers, emboldened by the simple observation that they'll be allowed to get away with it by the very people they're attacking.
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Post-Columbine essay asks questions that still have not been answered
An essay written during the Clinton administration after the Columbine school massacre asked a series of questions about human nature and the right to life and liberty that I believe are especially valid now, in a post-Newtown anti-gun frenzy that dwarfs what I assessed back then as "dark times for defenders of the Second Amendment, probably as perilous as they have ever been." [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner offering dusts off an old effort from the past that shows some things have not changed.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
German gun registry ensures only law-abiding will be caught in net
Their entry for Germany maintains “The estimated total number of guns held by civilians in Germany is 25,000,000.” Cutting to the chase, the report gives other critical pieces of information about “unlawfully held guns”: Their numbers are estimated at 17,000,000, or “20.614 illicit firearms per 100 people.” [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner entry notes it's what's not counted that counts.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Issa notes 113th Congress rules will keep Holder subpoenas from expiring
“Without these provisions, the Justice Department could have argued that its obligation to produce subpoenaed documents expired with the previous Congress.” [More]Today's third Gun Rights Examiner report notes it ain't over 'til it's over.
El Paso Times repeats discredited Mexican recovered crime gun lie
“Will you issue a clarification?” she was asked. [More]Evidently not, so today's second Gun Rights Examiner feature does it for her.
Going for the Record
The last time the city reached the 500-homicide mark was in 2008, when the year ended with 512 killings. [More]Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.
[Via Kid Sis]
Gun group says active killer events quadrupled after Gun Free School Zones Act
“As you can clearly see, the frequency of Active Killer Events QUADRUPLED following the enactment of the Gun-Free School Zone Act in 1990,” it concluded. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes an increase that our government told us wasn't supposed to happen, meaning it was inevitable.
"Your Privacy is Our Promise"
That way, when you open your indignant yap about gun control for the masses, no one will ever know what a bloody hypocrite you are... [Read]
Besides, out of the millions who buy tickets to whatever it is you do, losing a few now and then won't even register on the bottom line.
And us? We'd just as soon anyone unbalanced enough to idolize walking stage props stay unarmed--it makes our job so much safer.
[Via Kid Sis]
Besides, out of the millions who buy tickets to whatever it is you do, losing a few now and then won't even register on the bottom line.
And us? We'd just as soon anyone unbalanced enough to idolize walking stage props stay unarmed--it makes our job so much safer.
[Via Kid Sis]
Certificate of Surrender
It Must Be That Time of Year Again
You know, for jack-booted oath-breaker Charlie ("weapons of war/weapons of death" for me but not for thee) Beck to trot out the inert trainer so the summoned "Authorized Journalists" can experience group hysterical paroxysms. Does it look like the same dead, hollow tube to you? [More]
And those of you wanting to dispose of "crime guns" take note:
Villaraigosa looks good, doesn't he? Hiding behind that zoning violation wall with his tax-funded armed security detail while banging the newschick reporting on him gives him a certain glow.
[Via Steve T]
And those of you wanting to dispose of "crime guns" take note:
Beck acknowledged that the weapons would not be checked for connections to crimes before being melted down. He said the sheer number would make that difficult, and he does not want to deter people from turning in firearms.Say, what a convenient way to get rid of recovered Fast and Furious guns...no questions asked!
Villaraigosa looks good, doesn't he? Hiding behind that zoning violation wall with his tax-funded armed security detail while banging the newschick reporting on him gives him a certain glow.
[Via Steve T]
Meanwhile, Across the Great Wall in CSGV "Monopoly of Violence" Paradise...
China's government tightened Internet controls Friday with approval of a law that requires users to register their names after a flood of online complaints about official abuses rattled Communist Party leaders. [More]You know, the champions of human rights.
I guess Jingjing and Chaccha need better tools to do their job.
Speaking of that, everybody knows what a tool Jackie Chan is, right?
Shooting Destination Night: 5th Annual Mammoth Biathlon
Molly Smith, ATSN Field Correspondent, takes us to the 5th Annual Winter Biathlon in beautiful Mammoth Mountain, CA. Molly has a chance to speak with Winter Olympic hopefuls and the organizers. Conditions are great on Saturday, but cold and snowy on Sunday. Molly gets her hands on a rifle and takes aim.
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Works for Me
But people in this traditionally self-reliant section of timber country aren't about to raise taxes to put more officers on the road. Instead, some folks in Josephine County, larger than the state of Rhode Island, are taking matters into their own hands — mounting flashing lights on their trucks and strapping pistols to their hips to guard communities themselves. [More]Instead of complaining about their level of training, sheriff, train them.
[Via Ed D]
The Answer
OK, daughter of the Fudd, if it isn't to arm the teachers, what is it? [Read]
She sure packs a lot of concentrated stupid into one brief essay. Amazing what qualifies for a Pulitzer and a professorship these days, isn't it?
She sure packs a lot of concentrated stupid into one brief essay. Amazing what qualifies for a Pulitzer and a professorship these days, isn't it?
So Much for the Content of His Character
The White House selected Dixon for the task force because of his position as vice president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. [More]
Really?
It makes sense though--they embrace total gun bans, even in the home.
And he now presumes to help decide "Who should actually be allowed to have assault weapons? Should it be an everyday thing? Or should it be a process you have to go through to get an assault weapon?"
"I encourage people to send their ideas to my email address, jdixon@petersburg-police.com." Dixon said.
Well ... oblige the man.
A Civil Debate
Stigmatizing Gun Owners Makes Civil Debate Impossible [More]
I have the same sentiment about this as I did about that "civil tone" we spoke of the other day. Would you rather have an uncivil debate or a civil war?
I've got news for you, pally, it should be impossible, unless you're interested in making concessions with tyrant wannabes or their useful idiot mob followers. Truth isn't debatable, and any goose who hasn't made up his mind at this late stage, well, life is tough, it's tougher when you're stupid, and when things get really tough, having softer targets may buy the harder ones more time to fortify.
We're long past the stage of rebuttals with those making plans to force their will upon us, and they can't say they haven't been warned.
[Via Neil W]
Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...
"In law there is no dispute that Mr. Clarke has no defence to this charge. The intention of anybody possessing a firearm is irrelevant."[More]Joyce Lee Malcolm's latest foray into inconvenient truths notes the best laid plans of the Queen's subjects and those of the Empire's former prison colony haven't exactly panned out as intended. You realize, of course, the quote I selected from it is exactly applicable to David Gregory's legal dilemma, those who would defend him notwithstanding.
This Day in History: December 28
On December 28, 1780, Morgan used Washington's dragoons and mounted militia to subdue 250 Georgia Loyalists at Hammond's Store near Fort Ninety-Six. [More]
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Of Course You Realize This Means War
Bring it on. [Read]
I'm actually glad to see this--she way overplayed her hand, has shown the antis for what they are, and has just done more to unify gun owners than anything in recent memory.
I'm actually glad to see this--she way overplayed her hand, has shown the antis for what they are, and has just done more to unify gun owners than anything in recent memory.
D.C. chief and ATF head asked who authorized violation of magazine ban
The truth is, the issue isn’t really about throwing David Gregory and the production staff of "Meet the Press" in the slammer anyway -- that would just be an amusing side benefit, especially if they were put in with the same threatening and demeaning treatment and terrifying characters you and I would be subjected to for the “crime” of possessing verboten boxes and springs. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report can't help but notice the elitist nature of the egalitarians.
Die. I Hope It's Painful.
The Chicago Tribune and six other newspapers owned by Tribune Co. are dropping the services of Associated Press, effective in early January. [More]Gee, and they always brought us such important stories.
We're the Only Ones Love You Long, Long Time Enough
The THING That Would Not Die
"Business Decisions" Have Consequences
But don’t protest a business — one, by the way, that is not hindering a person’s rights whatsoever — that is simply making a decision to give up market share to competitors on a particular kind of weapon. [More]Bull. It's abandoning their brothers-in-arms on the battlefield and leaving them to stand or fall while the cowardly profiteers who want the benefits without the rigors or risks slink away. It is emboldening the enemy.
Dick's and Quislings like them deserted us in time of need. Their competitors who did not collapse before we even engaged, but who have held fast and faithfully, and stand with us through the storm, are the ones who have earned our continued association.
Nixon's the One
Nixon opposes concealed carry gun bill for Missouri schools [More]Thank goodness he and his family remain protected and safe!
This Day in History: December 27
Cornet Merrit was in the rear trying to fight off Maj. Horry's men, but they caught up with him. Cornet Merritt had two horses shot out from under him and was so stunned by the fall of the last one that he was left for dead. Maj. Horry's men took his boots, helmet, and weapons. When he recovered his senses he escaped into the swamp and hid. [More]
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
You'll Shoot Your Eye Out, Kid
Now that's a Christmas present for a boy! As Doug Rink says via email, he even kind of looks like Ralphie. [More]
It doesn't say, but it kind of looks like Washington, D.C.
What the hell happened to this country?
It doesn't say, but it kind of looks like Washington, D.C.
What the hell happened to this country?
How Come the "Temperance" Zealots Are So Damned Intemperate?
We just saw the tobacco analogy. So naturally, now the booze people need to put in their two cents. [Read]
Ask yourself what type of control freak thinks freedom is a vice.
Ask yourself what type of control freak thinks freedom is a vice.
Henigan is Right: Treat Guns Like Tobacco!
What a great and truly progressive idea! [Read]
I just got a box of maduros delivered by UPS. I didn't have to go through a background check or anything, and can buy as many as I want as often as I want--off the internet or over the phone, and from dealers in other states. And while there are "No Smoking" zones, no one prohibits carrying them concealed wherever I go. And I can even have them while enjoying adult beverages!
The more I think about this, the better I like it.
I just got a box of maduros delivered by UPS. I didn't have to go through a background check or anything, and can buy as many as I want as often as I want--off the internet or over the phone, and from dealers in other states. And while there are "No Smoking" zones, no one prohibits carrying them concealed wherever I go. And I can even have them while enjoying adult beverages!
The more I think about this, the better I like it.
A Civil Tone
Jeff Weinstein, president of the Maine Gun Owners Association, said destroying guns is an ineffective approach to reducing crime, but he urged people to be civil when expressing their opinions. [More]Why? We've already seen the "common ground" that results from when anti-gun sentiment prevails. It's past time this Hammond character was reminded of the "Life is tough. It's tougher when you're stupid" truism in no uncertain terms.
And unless those discussions invoke "How about 'No'?" as the default position on "gun control," leave me out of them. What would you rather have, an uncivil tone or a civil war?
Message in a Bottle
Keep buying cheap crap from the latter day slavers. [Read]
The human rights advocates thank you.
[Via Jess]
The human rights advocates thank you.
[Via Jess]
Cummings seeks dismissal of Fast and Furious suit against Holder
Characterizing the committee’s actions as a “rush toward unnecessary conflict” and referring to such litigation as “unnecessary and premature,” the petitioners ignore official stonewalling now measured in years, documented lies submitted to congressional investigators, and the deliberate indifference shown by Cummings and other Oversight Democrats when publicly asked to look into allegations of waste, abuse, corruption and fraud by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives management long before the public had ever heard about Fast and Furious. Had they provided such high-profile scrutiny, there is every possibility gunwalking attempts would not have been dared, and those killed as a result might still be alive. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes the latest sabotage attempt by Old Bloody Hands and his fellow administration-supporting domestic enemies.
Sauce for the Goose
...home address and phone number of Journal-News publisher...[More]Sow the wind 'n all that...
[Via Neil W]
A "Pro Choice Liberal"
Agree. The radical nra has never met a gun they didn't like regardless of who is killed or how many. Ignorant gun culture. There are HUMANE options, and this article reiterates these people love guns more than people or children. SELF-DEFENSE works-knock a gun out of someone's hand, mace, tasers, bullet-proof vests are all HUMANE options. Time for the gun people to lose some rights-REGISTER ALL GUNS/AMMO so law enforcement can look up home # or license plate # and see how well you're armed before the NEXT tragedy happens. Also, where are the ATF stats on guns? Oh yeah, radical gun/nra people BLOCKED those. Ridiculous gun toters. Time for CHANGE!!! RESTRICT GUNS!!! [More]That doesn't sound very "pro choice" or "liberal" (in the classical sense) to me... Oh, now I get it: "War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength..."
I love hive insects like this clown. Their utter inability to mask their totalitarian sympathies does more to create opposition than any arguments I could come up with.
Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...
Our Bloke in the Gun Ban Camp
Mike says "Hands off Piers Morgan." [Read]
I agree, and for Mike's reasons. Old Piers fires up the gun owner base in a way Mitt Romney never could.
Not that I think the petition is anything more than symbolic anyway, but those who only see the benefits of deporting him are not considering the costs of having a fedgov empowered to be the final word in this.
It's a reverse of what the anti-gunners do, when they gin up the hysterics over the economic "costs of guns" but omit factoring in any economic benefits.
I agree, and for Mike's reasons. Old Piers fires up the gun owner base in a way Mitt Romney never could.
Not that I think the petition is anything more than symbolic anyway, but those who only see the benefits of deporting him are not considering the costs of having a fedgov empowered to be the final word in this.
It's a reverse of what the anti-gunners do, when they gin up the hysterics over the economic "costs of guns" but omit factoring in any economic benefits.
Why Didn't We Think of This Before?
Rev. Jackson asks inmates to help end gun violence [Read]
Yeah, that'll work! OK, everybody, we can disarm now.
Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.
The Voice of Calm
Now that the militia has given way to the National Guard, there remains a responsibility to accept reasonable regulation of ownership, transfer and use of firearms. [More]Really? "Impartial reviewer" Cook is dragging this old saw out for an audience that may not have heard it before? So we should just ignore this?
Such a reading fails to note that the Framers used the term "militia" to relate to every citizen capable of bearing arms, and that Congress has established the present National Guard under its power to raise armies, expressly stating that it was not doing so under its power to organize and arm the militia.Mr. Pynchon? Do you have any relevant observations about this?
I guess lies told in a calm voice are intended to provide a soothing counterbalance to all the shrieking going on.
Gee, that's funny. Do you see a place to comment over there at The Times, so maybe readers of this book review can be set straight? Or is anyone who regularly turns to them to stay informed a lost cause anyway?
We're the Only Ones Penetrating Enough
A gang-rape victim from Uttar Pradesh's Ambedkar Nagar, who was again violated by the investigating officer (IO) probing her case, has now alleged that she was also raped by the inspector in charge of the police station where she had lodged her complaint. While the IO was arrested on December 14, no action has been taken against the inspector. Now the victim has written to the chief minister for justice. [More]Why? So he can have his turn?
And why isn't this surprising?
And where the hell are Rekha and Sanjay when you really need them?
Skirting the Issue
Yeah, I'd say provocation exists. It's just probably not over the same thing this barbaric moron is focused on. [Read]
This Day in History: December 26
I have, as I then observed, a very high opinion of your merit and military talents, and hope they will not go unrewarded; but such rapid promotion as you sollicit, without some very obvious cause, would afford ground of complaint to Officers of older standing than yourself in the Army. [More]
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Have a Blessed Christmas
My Christmas wish for you is that you have as much love in your life as I have been fortunate to find in mine. It surely beats all the riches in the world. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner piece repeats my traditional message of gratitude to, and hopes for, you who share with me in promoting and spreading Peace on Earth through individual Liberty and Security.
Merry Christmas.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Nadler parrots falsehoods stumping for gun bans, extols ‘monopoly of violence’
“[T]he state ought to have a monopoly on legitimate violence,” Nadler continued, parroting a prime National Coalition to Ban Handguns talking point, which in itself relies on German sociologist Max Weber, whose support for amending the Weimar constitution abetted the establishment of emergency powers to bypass Reichstag consent, allowing Adolf Hitler's rise to unchallenged power.” [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary notes what liars those who demand we bend our knee and bare our throats to them are.
An Act of Hatred
We need to make it a project after Christmas to find and publicize the home addresses of everyone responsible for this. If people's family members were hurt or killed as a result of this, would it be that mystifying to think some might forgo the lawsuits and seek personal retribution? [Read]
God, this is outrageous!
[Via Robert F]
God, this is outrageous!
[Via Robert F]
There's Something About Bruce
Bruce Abernathy walked away with an assault rifle after sitting through a 30-minute background check at the Texas show.Fudds aside, how is it possible ignoramuses like this exist among semi-auto owners?
"There should be more strict background checks," said Abernathy, a Dallas resident. He said there should be a 30-day waiting period to buy weapons and a thorough background check that includes five references. [More]
A Romanian Christmas of Days Gone By
Understand what those shrieking for a monopoly of violence are siding with, whether they know it or are just useful idiots.
No Place is Immune
Still, seeing this kind of foolishness coming out of Alaska is disappointing -- for some reason, I've been operating under the comforting illusion that somehow, things were different there. [Read]
I'm sure those who live there and have experience with these character at the ADN aren't surprised though... Maybe this is just a case of the cold keeping things from spoiling as quickly.
I'm sure those who live there and have experience with these character at the ADN aren't surprised though... Maybe this is just a case of the cold keeping things from spoiling as quickly.
A Funny Thing Happened at the Exclusive Hollywood Benefit Screening
We just saw some Hollywood celebrities demanding disarmament.
They really ought to sit down and talk with this guy before being so cavalier about it. Funny, how the mob didn't see sympathetic "progressives." It only saw potential victims.
We've visited Mr. Avrech's work before here, some years back. He sure knows how to tell a story. This reminds me I'll need to make the time to visit it more often.
They really ought to sit down and talk with this guy before being so cavalier about it. Funny, how the mob didn't see sympathetic "progressives." It only saw potential victims.
We've visited Mr. Avrech's work before here, some years back. He sure knows how to tell a story. This reminds me I'll need to make the time to visit it more often.
Celebrity Demands
While the NRA takes aim at Hollywood for promoting violence, more than two-dozen A-list celebs fired back today with a new YouTube video demanding a plan to reign in gun crime. [Watch]There's only one appropriate response to these vacuous, over-privileged dilettantes, and Skip Coolzip's got it.
I- I-Me-Me-Mine
I suggest having this playing in the background before reading this.
Not that Inouye was any great pal, but it does give further insight into the Narcissist-in-Chief.
Not that Inouye was any great pal, but it does give further insight into the Narcissist-in-Chief.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
NRA and LaPierre unite disarmament advocates as gun owners remain divided
True, LaPierre's more moderate approach does seem to some as the more pragmatic path, but that presupposes moderation works against a lynch mob, which is what he, and we, are facing. [More]This evening's Gun Rights Examiner commentary does a postmortem on yesterday's NRA presser, and anticipates that traps are being set for tomorrow morning's scheduled ambush on "Meet the Press."
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