Tuesday, April 16, 2013

ANTI-GUN BILLS EDGE FORWARD

Oregon gun owners --what are you, personally going to do about this? [Read]

If You Do You’re a Fool

Pretty hard to argue with that. [Read]

Recall Hudak

If you're a gun owner and a Coloradan, you really ought to get behind this. [Read]

If you're a gun owner and know some Coloradans, you really ought to tell them about it. Oh, and you also ought to support the sequester.

They also have a Facebook page.

Learn more from Ed Driscoll.

[Via Andrea Shea King]

Chalk Up Another Stupid Idea

Join us on May 18th to draw 12,000 chalk outline bodies on JFK blvd between 20th and 30th streets. [More]
Let's see...assuming all 12 of their Twitter followers show up,  that's 1,000 outlines apiece...somebody's gonna have sore knees and wrists.

Maybe they could use the rest of the city's streets to commemorate victims of government monopoly of force genocide...except that doesn't fit the narrative, does it?

Now Wait Just a Damn Minute Here

I thought erecting crosses on public property resulted in "progressive" lawsuits... [Read]
  
They certainly do bend and selectively enforce things to suit their purposes, don't they?

American Gunfighter

Good aggregator and resource for the latest gun-related news from all over the web!  I've shared their url before and  recommend bookmarking it and telling your friends about this site. [Read]

No Doubt About It

If Gosnell Had Shot Seven Infants with an AR-15, It Would Be National News [More
I like the bit about using scissors to cut their spinal cords. What a monster.

Funny, how when it suits their purposes, Eric Holder & Co. convict people of "scissor violence" by invoking the Commerce Clause.

If You Believe in the Second Amendment...

You're a RACIST slavery supporter! [Read]

History instructor John E. Sharp said it, I believe it, that settles it.

Actually, it was Handgun Control, Inc. board member and Violence Policy Center adviser Carl Bogus who said it and Sharp didn't credit him.  Academics: Is it any wonder we love them so?

And it was Dave Kopel who debunked it:
In my own article, "The Second Amendment in the 19th Century," I detail why Bogus's claims in his article on American history are very seriously mistaken. The problem is that his assertions are based on a highly selective and implausible reading of history. For example, Bogus argues that the Second Amendment was entirely the creation of southerners who wanted strong militias to suppress slave revolts; yet he does not even mention that during the constitutional-ratification debates, the first call for an individual-arms right came from the Pennsylvania dissenters. Similarly, Bogus omits the fact that Sam Adams of Massachusetts, who detested slavery, proposed an arms right at the Massachusetts ratifying convention.

Discussing James Madison's draft of the Second Amendment, Bogus writes, "We do not know why Madison chose to draft his provisions precisely this way. He did not explain his thinking in any speech or letter that has come to light." Actually, Madison did explain his drafting choices. The Founding Father's explanation makes it clear that he viewed the 1689 English Declaration of Rights as protecting an individual right to arms, and Madison wanted the American arms right to be broader and more protective of individual rights than was the English version.
Back to Sharp:
I have yet to hear a conversation informed by this context: When and for what reasons was the Second Amendment drafted?
I wouldn't even know where to begin, legal and scholarly sources are just so damned  abundant. Maybe start here and then spend several years keeping your eyes open and your mouth shut.  Or here.  Or read the Federalist Papers. Or read an amicus brief or two filed in support of Heller or McDonald. Or, you know, use Google...

Unbelievable, that this character presumes to teach and to write about that which he knows nothing. It's nothing short of malpractice. With this appalling admitted level of ignorance and evident lack of curiosity, this guy doesn't even belong in the classroom as a student until he completes some required prerequisites.

[Via Brian Bowman]

Thanks to You, It Works Redux

I like this whole thing a lot…. I will be getting involved with this and use them to send a letter. I hope that you will too. [More]
Maybe they gave him more details than they did me.


This Day in History: April 16

Raid on Wolf’s Den (aka Big Glades or Riddle’s Knob), Ashe County, North Carolina [More]

Monday, April 15, 2013

Gun owners sharply divided over CCRKBA background check support

Gottlieb was also told in correspondence following yesterday’s GRE column that “I kept it straight news without comment, but will tell you I am going to do an editorial piece where I outline my objections.” For what follows, we can leave legal analysis to the experts. These objections are more visceral, based more on observation than anything else. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary asks "Who's rights are they, anyway?"

Our Job

Former U.S. Navy SEAL Dom Raso discusses a situation that happened recently in New Jersey and the complacency our nation has fallen into when it comes to personal protection. [Watch]
I agree -- the New Jersey cops knew they were doing wrong. And I agree, such tyranny is enabled by abdication of the responsibilities of being a free human being.

One Simple Question

Who is this guy? [Watch]

Déjà vu!

Gottlieb on Gun Talk

Tom Gresham just sent me the link to yesterday's program where Alan Gottlieb discussed his rationale for Manchin-Toomey.  [Listen]

Finally, A Valid Reason for Us to Disarm!

Kerry: Foreign Students 'Scared' of Guns in America [Read]
Jeez, if you'd have just explained that from the start, we could have avoided this entire misunderstanding.

[Via Jess]

All They Have to Do...

...is nothing. [Read]

What could be easier?  And it's not like we have (civil) recourse.

But we always knew that was an option, didn't we?  On carry permits, on "assault weapons," on everything...

[Via Bluesgal]

Bonanza

I dunno. It also seems like a way to expose yourself to more "willful violations," and you can bet they'll come after you with full jackboot-stomping force if one of the guns you do the check for ends up being a straw purchase that ends up at a crime scene. [Read]

[Via Mama Liberty]

We're the Only Ones Initiating Enough

Two intoxicated off duty cops pull guns at Billy's Bar and Grill after they initiated fight. [More]
But God forbid you be armed while taking your family to dinner at a restaurant that serves adult beverages.

[Via Steve D. Jones]

Win Fabulous Prizes!

Here's the list of gun giveaways contests for April. [Read]

"I Lived through the Los Angeles Riots"

Start at 2:03 in the embedded video. [Watch and Read]

[Via Florida Guy]

Crashing the Party

The Organizing for Action group set up an information table and hoisted picket signs in a private parking lot adjacent to where the fair was taking place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The gun control advocates, which included Corte Madera Mayor Diane Furst and Larkspur Councilwoman Ann Morrison, were later ordered to move out of the parking lot after the YMCA complained to the property manager in charge of the lot. [More]
Before Ann and Diane got a chance to tell everyone what their personal "gun safety" credentials are...? 

[Via Andrea Shea King]

We're the Only Ones Modern Enough

“In this day and age people are alarmed when they see someone with what you have,” one of the officers told a handcuffed Grisham. “They don’t care what the law is.” [More]

And, as usual, we know the name of the victim, but the "Authorized Journalists" don't care to tell us the names of the "Only Ones" perpetrating this outrage.

[Via Andrea Shea King]

The Skin-Picker Menace

As long as we're focusing on mental health issues, here's a list of folks we probably ought to add to the "prohibited persons" list. [Read]

[Via AlanDP]

When the Antis Talk About the Public Supporting More "Gun Control"...

These are the folks they have in mind. [Watch]

[Via several of you]

Another Way to Prove the Antis are Liars

There are so many, but Kurt has identified a unique one. [Read]

This Day in History: April 15

Col. Cleveland was under heavy guard and a sentinel held one of the colonel's pistols to his head. Capt. Riddle ordered Col. Cleveland to write out passes to certify that each of his captors were good Whigs. Fearing that he would be killed soon thereafter, Col. Cleveland took his time, blaming his delay on poor penmanship. [More]

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Gun group ‘had hand in writing’ Manchin-Toomey background check amendment

“Just so you all know, I am in support on the Manchin-Tooney substitute bill to knock out the bad Schumer Background Check bill,” Gottlieb wrote. “I and our CCRKBA attorney lobbyist had a hand in influencing and writing parts of it. [More]
This afternoon's Gun Rights Examiner report brings some news that some will agree with and others will be saddened and angered by.  Me, I'm hoping I don't have my life destroyed defying it if it passes.

Oath Keepers off to races as NASCAR examines sponsorships

“The potential exposure is in the tens of millions,” he explains. “This could help make Oath Keepers a household name, and help to spread our message about the oath to millions of Americans who may not yet be fully awake to the ongoing assault on our Bill of Rights, and the rapidly increasing destruction of our Republic. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes a race to the finish, with a special guest appearance by Sen. Chris Murphy starring as Dick Dastardly, who attempts to wreck the other cars by spreading a blood slick on the track.

Tonight's Lineup on Armed American Radio

Join the program tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern. I'll be joining host Mark Walters at 8:15 for a focused discussion about a potential complication for the Senate gun control bill. Other guests include:

8:30 - 9: Stephanie Samford, NRA
9 - 9:30:  Joni Gommo and Carrie Lighfoot from the Well Armed Woman and author Alan Korwin, who will stay on for the remainder of the program.
9:30 - 10: Larry Pratt, Gun Owners of America
10 - 11: Roundtable- The usual suspects, including me, George "Mad Ogre" Hill and producer Sean "Seanto" Young.

Click here to find a station near you or to listen via live streaming.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Radio host charges Cuomo/DHS conspiracy against gun owners

Bauerle alleges there is “a clandestine squad” violating the Fourth Amendment and circumventing HIPAA privacy protections in order to revoke pistol permits from those who have been prescribed anti-depressants or who have undergone mental health treatment, calling that “tyranny, plainly and simply.” [More
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report asks what makes us think someone who doesn't respect the Second Amendment would give a damn about the Fourth?

[Via Skip]

Friday, April 12, 2013

Thanks to You, It Works

An email exchange I just had (if your eyes are like mine, click on pictures to enlarge):

Well alrighty then.

Senate gun bill discriminates against key ‘progressive’ constituency

That said, unless and until such changes in federal law are made, or until the Supreme Court decides on the issue (with a ruling not expected until June), the “gun control” package being pushed by the administration will, if passed, continue to, in Obama’s words about marriage equality, “deny gay and lesbian couples the same rights and legal protections as other couples.” [More] 
In the spirit of "Any chair in a bar fight," today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary attempts to ... uh... queer the deal.

The Coming Registry

The good thing is, at least the coming registry will exempt outlaws. [Read]

The bad thing is, adhering to the supreme law of the land should not make one an outlaw.

Chipping Away at the Wall

What's pretty clear by now is no one in authority is going to do the right thing unless they fear doing the wrong thing. [Read]

[Via everrest]

Tonight: Shooting Destination Night

Stop the Threat: Mall Incident [Details

Also, have you been remembering to vote?

This Day in History: April 12

In Council, April 12, 1781 Sir, Having received an application from the commanding officer to strengthen our army below, and being very unwilling to harrass the militia more than shall be absolutely unavoidable, we are in hopes an immediate and sufficient accession of force may be obtained by application to the several counties for their delinquents in militia duty whom the law sentences to six months service. [Source]

Thursday, April 11, 2013

While You Were Sleeping...

Senate Committee Approves Kenneth Gonzales for Federal District Judge [More
Hey, what's a little withholding of evidence among friends...?

[Via Chris Woodard]

S. 691

The latest from Constitution Watch on personal defense capacity magazines.... [Read]

Obama mobilizing ‘gun control’ advocates via social media

“That wave of social media will get seen by millions and millions of people,” he writes. [More]
This afternoon's Gun Rights Examiner report notes you can't compete if you refuse to participate.

We're the Only Ones "Hey Rocky: Watch Me Pull a Rabbit Outta My Hat" Enough

Bullwinkel received 2,689 votes to Heidelmeier's 844...Heidelmeier announced his decision to run for the top village seat a little more than a year after he was ousted from his position as police chief and forced into retirement by the Village Board and administration...Less than two weeks ago, Heidelmeier made headlines after a partially nude photo of him posted on an Internet sex website was circulated throughout the village. [More]
Nothin' up muh sleeve...

We're the Only Ones Soul-Searching Enough

Calling all cars, calling all cars. Be on the lookout for ...uh... Christians... [Read]

[Via Navsail]

Oath Racers


Now that's pretty cool. [More]

Before some of you just knee-jerk dismiss this, I think it can really help normalize and popularize the concept with exactly the right demographic.

Hell, I'd also like to see a FIJA car.

Another Reason for Constitutional Carry

Highway patrol gave feds Missouri weapon permits data [More
I wanted to write a Gun Rights Examiner column on this, but it's looking like other developments and time constraints are going to limit me to just this post for now...

[Via several of you]

UPDATE: Good. Workman picked it up. Now I don''t feel so bad.

We Couldn't Do It Without You!

Was there ever any doubt? [Read]

[Via Florida Guy]

A Clear Choice!

As former Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”), a state legislator, and both a state and federal prosecutor, I’ve spent years protecting our rights under the Second Amendment while at the same time aggressively enforcing our federal and state laws to reduce gun violence. [More]
One might even say a Maximum choice!

Roll Call

Well, this'll take some time to unravel, but when we do, it'll let us name names... [Read]

Exodus

PTR Industries [More]

[Via Florida Guy]

Return of the Gumshoe

The Big Veep
Wait a minute -- if this is true, why did he advise shooting a shotgun blast through the front door?

[Via Jeff H]

NRA scoring on ‘anti-gun amendments’ may be too little too late

Legislative smoke and mirrors notwithstanding, the one truly common sense demand that should be non-negotiable by those who are really interested in discouraging mass shootings is denying the one thing perpetrators crave above all else: Success. Unless and until gun owners demand and achieve an end to phony “gun-free” zones, there is nothing standing in the way of the next killer -- and there will be a next one. [More
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes a desertion under fire, a tepid response, a nod and a wink, and a gathering storm like we've never seen in our lives.

Meanwhile, Over at the Religion of Peace...


An Islamic cleric has cleared the path for rebels in Syria, who are trying to oust President Bashar Assad, to rape women, so long as they’re non-Sunni. [More]
Say, isn't this the team our "progressive" leaders are backing?

Somebody want to tell the anti-gun sweetie-pies here they're considered "melk al-yamin"...?

This Day in History: April 11

I John Kimbrough having borne arms in the service of the King of England against the United States of America and having surrendered myself as a Prisoner of War do hereby pledge my word of Honor that I will remain at and within the limits of ten miles of my own House upon little river until Exchang’d or call’d for by the Legislature of the state of North Carolina or the Commanding Officer of the Southern Army; And that I will not at any time during my Captivity say or do anything injurious to the Interest of the United States. Witness my hand this 11th of April 1781 Test. O. H. Williams John Kimbrough [More]

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Anti-rape underwear highlights absurd desperation of anti-defense mentality

“The underwear, called Society Harnessing Equipment (SHE), deploys a 3,800kV charge to anyone touching the outside of the underwear while protecting the wearer with a polymer lining,” the report elaborates, adding “It can shock an attacker up to 82 times [and] the bra of this underwear set is equipped with GPS tracking device that can notify cops and family members in real-time in the event of an attack.” [More]
This evening's Gun Rights Examiner offering strips down to the basics. Go ahead and share it with any women you know who may not be convinced the choice for armed defense should be theirs, and ask them if they honestly believe this is a superior alternative.

Stop the Threat: Mall Incident

From American Trigger Sports Network:
It's a casual afternoon at the mall. An armed citizen suddenly finds himself in the middle of a gun fight. He has nowhere to go and no place to hide. He makes a dangerous decision to draw his weapon. 

"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. 

Wednesdays 2:00pm PST 5:00pm EST
Thursdays 10:00pm PST 
Fridays 6:00pm PST/9:00pm EST  Fridays 1:00am EST
DirecTV 604/DISH Network 240 on the PURSUIT Channel
Stop the Threat all new episode Mall Incident

A Major Defense Client of the United States

That would be the same United States that's all a-dither on making sure they run background checks on you and me. [Read]

[Via John Richardson, who speculates about the guilty parties ]

Help Wanted

Inquire within. [Read]

[Via WRSA]

Forced?

I guess years of indoctrination work at producing conditioned obedience to perceived authority. I'm amazed no one told her to stuff it. [Read]

Despite the slave labor, her pathetic, lying petition only got 24 votes before it closed down.  I wonder how many would sign one demanding the university fire this ungulate.

Contact Information

jennifer.yucus@mwsu.edu

My Websites

Jennifer Yucus 

[Via Florida Guy]

The Persecute Your with Impunity Act of 2013

Thanks, Republicans!  That oughtta embolden 'em  [Read]

Singin' in the Blood

I'd be curious to see what following the money on this would reveal (their website is registered under a proxy). [Read]

Hot from the Weinermobile

THIS is how they respond to desertion-under-fire betrayal?

It's almost like... nahh, it couldn't be...

The Rifle on the Wall

Well, the first counter-revolutionary act of every government is to collect the guns, and a necessary element of pre-emptive counter-revolution in the American polity is the disarming of the people. Nobody on the left, nobody interested in the radically democratic transformation of our society, should be interested in helping with that. [More
Interesting essay from the political left...

[Via Michael D]

Today's Five-Minute Activism

Just do it. [Read]

Toomey bucks gun owners in background check deal

Another question that might be asked: Why did NRA not issue a very public warning that any caving would result in an automatic downgrading and a commitment to deny future support to defectors abandoning their gun-owning core constituents in time of greatest need? [More]
Today's second Gun Rights Examiner report notes a puzzling betrayal made all the more so by an absence of announced consequences from their biggest boosters in order to persuade them not to desert under fire.

‘Restrictive’ gun laws no impediment to Serbian mass shooting

Not one of these laws had any effect on the decision of the killer, just as nothing being proposed and imposed in the United States will have any effect on the next shooting that will happen here -- except to help guarantee the perpetrator the one thing he desires the most: Success. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes the murderous effects imposed by those who would disarm us under the guise of protecting us from "gun violence."

Vote Early, Vote Often

Don't forget to vote for this today -- we can do it every day through April.

Click here and give the "thumbs up."  That is, unless you believe there's already too much programming on television illustrating the defensive benefits of gun ownership...

We're the Only Ones Who Never Stop Improving Enough

Lowe's worker and part-time cop charged with theft [More]
Yep, no doubt about it. More trustworthy than you and me... 

Using Poll Taxes as a Political Control Tool

Funny what you see when you substitute a few words but retain the same meaning... [Read]

The Darwin State

New Jerseyans Surrendering Guns At Record Pace [More
Considering who would do such a thing, I have no problem with this.

Octogenarians Boycott Victoria's Secret

The Move On group which supports stricter gun legislation is boycotting stores in the Rockford area that sell guns. [More]
What, you mean they're not really "proud defenders of the Second Amendment"?

Personally, I'm glad they don't want guns, although I don't believe for a second that any but their useful idiots don't have plenty.

And as for targeting Dick's, that's really quite alright with me.

As we just saw the other day, you can give the commies more than they could ever get on their own, and they'll still P!$$ on your grave.

Why Republicans Shouldn’t Filibuster the Gun Bill

Because the Washington Post doesn't want them to...? [Read]

The Necromancer

Obama Invokes Newtown Dead... [More
That sounds kind of demonic.

And then there's this:
Mr. Obama, who included remarks respectful of gun owners...
What does that even mean in this context? That he threatened us politely?

It's Got Nothing to Do with Being Fat

In one instance, Moore received over 500 total downvotes by responding to the question "If mayors, celebrities, text can have armed security...why can't I have a gun to protect myself and my family? Am I not just as important?" thusly: 
It's because those people get a hundred death threats every week. How many did you get this week? Usually my answer to a Rightie spewing hate and fear and who wants to know why i have security, I answer them by saying you've already answered your own question. [More]
In other words, yeah, you're not as important.

The death threats claim is overblown as well  -- in numbers and in interpretation of hostile statements expressing wishes vs. actual credible pledges of intended harm.

Rally in Connecticut

John Lott and Stewart Rhodes will be speaking at a Connecticut Citizens Defense League rally at the State Capitol on April 20. [More]

Well, Doesn't THIS Just Make You Want to Blow Your Brains Out...

People who live in states with high gun-ownership rates are more likely to commit suicide ... [More]
More than these guys?

Hell, according to this, there may be a greater risk if you voted for Bush over Gore. And what the hell does this have to do with background checks?

I need to find the actual study and the time to dig into it -- I smell an agenda and some very selective interpretation.

This Day in History: April 10

[More]

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Talking Guns

My Sunday interview with Kate Krueger is now archived. [Listen]

Today's Five Minute Activism: North Carolina Edition

Read and share this.

Sign the petition and get your fellow Tarheel State gun owners to do the same.

If you don't know about these people, set aside some time to learn about them. Yeah, I know, that'll take longer than five minutes, but if you'd been doing what's required as a gun owenr who cares about liberty, this step would have been done years ago.

Don't expect them to do it all without you. They all have lives and time and financial constraints too, you know...

A True American

If you watch one thing this week, watch Manuel Martinez... [Watch]

What an inspiring man.

This sure beats that idiot faux Fudd Bloomberg bought air time for, and that collectivist shill MoveOn,org tried to foist on us.

Just look at the difference -- they resort to phony staged manipulation.  Our side gets the real deal.

I'd love to see this make it to television, but in the absence of that, it's up to us to spread this message as far and as wide as we can.

[Via several of you]

Texas campus stabbings highlight hollowness of college safety pledge

How effective the college’s “commitment” has been, how seriously those who ignore its ineffectual prohibitions take them, and how gravely those paying the consequences of such deliberate indifference suffer should be evident for all to see. [More]
This afternoon's Gun Rights Examiner report makes a point of taking a stab at carving out a slice of anti-gun ignorance disguised as an educational policy.

Easy Listening

Per the Akron Leakin' Urinal:
Listen to the police

By that they mean the politically-motivated "Only Ones" at the FOP.

If by listening to the police we actually listen to the police, well they say:
  • 91 percent support the concealed carry of firearms by civilians who have not been convicted of a felony and/or have not been deemed psychologically incapable
  • 80 percent feel that legally-armed citizens would likely have reduced the number of casualties in recent mass shooting incidents
 It figures they don't mention that inconvenient truth in a rag that's only fit for sopping up puddles.

And Then There Were None

If we were to work on making it a gang of 7, which one would you want to take out? [Read]

The Republicans need a high-profile object lesson, and there's nothing like showing you can unseat one of their "top men."

We're Not the Only Ones...

Regardless of Kabuki backdrops, all is not as portrayed.

Workman has more.

A Good First Step

Pull the rest of your operations out of there, too. [Read]

[Via Andrea Shea King]

The World of Tomorrow


Well, in Oregon they'll be having some gun bill hearings. [More]

Situation Tragedy

Andrea Shea King looks at a new show that may be preempted due to lousy ratings.  Let's just hope not before the episode where she has to eat chocolates coming off the conveyor belt... [Read]

Sounds of Silence

Kurt shows an ignorant noisemaker for what he is. [Read]

‘Progressive’ reaction to Thatcher death shows no amount of appeasement enough

What you voluntarily give up will never be enough. The demand for control is all-encompassing and insatiable. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary notes the collectivists will be happy to accept all the concessions we care to surrender -- right up to the point where they'll no longer have to give us a choice.

This Day in History: April 9

[S]ailors from armed British vessels anchored in the Potomac near St. Clement’s [Blackistone] Island, attempted to land at Stratford Landing as part of their mission to destroy and loot the plantation houses along both sides of the river. [More]

Monday, April 08, 2013

Connecticut Republicans voting for gun ban may go unpunished

It took years of settling for unprincipled GOP poltroons to get places like Connecticut into the sorry state they’re currently in, and now that gun owners there are reaping the results of widespread apathy and settling for the perceived "lesser of two evils," it’s merely a statement of fact to point out that continuing to reward people who betray you gives them absolutely no incentive to change and even less reason to respect you. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column names names.

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Piers Morgan Paradise

A British teenager's plans to carry out a massacre at his school using handguns and explosives was foiled by the FBI after agents received a tip-off from an American chatroom user, a court has heard. [More

The "Authorized Journalists" won't release his name because of his age, and the judge says "I think I speak for everyone when I say we all wish you well."

Reminder on Campus Gun Bills

Oregonians: This is happening today. [Read]

It Takes a Global Village

We haven’t had a very collective notion of these are our children.
 
So part of it is we have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents or kids belong to their families and recognize that kids belong to whole communities. [More]

All your base are belong to us.

[Via several of you]

GOA CSPAN Interview

Larry Pratt takes center stage. [Watch]

Nova

General collapse is the working premise at the highest levels in DC. [More]
We haven't even begun to live in interesting times.

[Via Andrea Shea King]

The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Clubs

If you survive the first wave, the spoils left on the field will be yours.  If you don't... [Read]

[Via Florida Guy]

Are You Paranoid...

...if they really are out to get you? [Read]

Teach Your Children Well

To parents, you must teach your children and instill in them a reverence for and love of liberty.  Even for the old among us, you may very well end up training the very men who would otherwise be your tyrants, but who will remember their upbringing instead.  Mothers and grandmothers, you essentially saved the day in East Germany.  Don’t underestimate your role.  Teaching the children is the most important job on earth. [More]
And teach them to recognize what their orders really mean.

Three Things Come to Mind

First, this was in Florida. Why wasn't the victim armed? [Watch and Read]

Second, note who intervened and saved him.  Good people come in all flavors, and while it would be easy to focus solely on the attackers, justice, decency and reality demand recognition and honor for individual merit.

Third, what the hell is this "elderly" for a 56-year-old?

[Via Dave K]

We're the Only Ones Prematurely Discharging Enough

The Glock handgun accidentally fired, according to the report.[More]
Right. All by its own self. And he had to check it because he didn't know it was loaded.

Any more lies?

Meanwhile, with this drunk shooting up the men's room at a strip joint, the antis are all a-dither over the prospect of you or me having the means of defense while with out families at restaurants that serve adult beverages.

[Via Roger J]

Send in the Clowns

This bozo seems bound and determined to change the song to "Tears of a Clown." [Watch]

A Good First Step

The international community’s decision to finally pass a treaty that will begin to regulate cross-border sales of conventional weapons is a small step in the direction of global sanity. [More]
And here's where that journey of a thousand miles will end.