This Day in History: August 28

I am much pleased that our Friend General Greene has been able to restore our broken affairs in the Carolinas. I must confess his success has been far beyond my most Sanguine expectations. I wish ardently that the great New England States would exert them selves once more to give you an army to Chastize those Boasters that speake such bigg swelling Words in New Yorke. [More]

Documentary to show ‘Second Amendment in crosshairs’

Gun rights advocates who see a value in countering the well-funded media efforts of control zealots like Michael Bloomberg, the constant barrage of anti-gun sentiment promulgated by so-called “news,” and the mindless cheer-leading of Hollywood numbskulls that serve only to egg on a fan base that values being entertained over being free have a chance to put their money where their mouth is. As of moments ago, the “Infringed” Kickstarter page went live and is now open to receive contributions to help make this important project a reality. [More]

This afternoon's Gun Rights Examiner report asks gun owners who complain of unfair mass media treatment what it's worth to them to counter such messages.

Conn. gun rights group rejects ‘lockstep’ GOP gubernatorial candidate Boucher

“Very simply, gun owners have had it with these lawmakers." [More]

Today’s Gun Rights Examiner report notes some activists who are refusing to be used, and who are putting turncoat Republicans on notice.

Another Public/Private Partnership

Hey, what's wrong with a little common sense press control? [More]

The Suppressor of Record

Because the Times is the nation’s “newspaper of record,” and you are unquestionably the nation’s leading reporter of stories... [More]

Yeah, they've done such a bang-up job on "Gunwalker."

[Via Michael G]

Asignación de Datos

This illustrates one of the main ways government creates a national demand for enhanced militarized policing and "gun control," and public/private partnership mouthpieces like award-winning plagiarist Sari Horwitz are right there to cheer them on. [More]

We're the Only Ones Roughing It Enough

"Alcohol is suspected," Whitmore said. "This is gross negligence." [More]

Really Steve? It's not more than that?

Is that what you'd be telling the papers about me if I'd shot a gun to scare off feral pigs invading my campsite?  Would your colleague Wes Simmons be dismissing it all with a chuckle?

Yeah, these state-sanctioned gang thugs are the "Only Ones" we can trust to carry guns, right California?  Right, L.A. Times?

[Via Random Generic Guy]

Still Putting the "eh" in "Boner"

This joker is such a putz. [More]

The Thug Report

Interesting website.  That body count table ought to be a widget. [More]

A culture that allows this cannot long survive.

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Informed Enough

"Our information is that the individual fought back and that may have made this, you know, a worse situation," Spokane Police Chief Frank Straub said on Monday. [More]

Yeah, just give 'em what they want.  Even if what they want is you.

If Shorty had given them what they deserve, the young worthies would be the latest martyrs to exploit and stir up rage for.

A Public/Private Partnership

Interesting. Try to call Hillary, get a call back from the head of Google's main squeeze. [More]

And remember: Don't be evil!

[Via Russ H]

It's a MAD House! A MAAAD HOUSE!!!

As in "Mapping Arms Data"... [More]

Just think what we can do with this once we have universal registration! 

Technology, of course, can be used or abused.  In the hands of globalist bedwetters it will tell one story, but this tool actually has some cool potentials someone who knows the right information to collect -- say a John Lott or a Gary Kleck -- could no doubt make productive use of.

The site being reported on takes a bit of time to load and is not supported by IE, so they say to use Firefox or Chrome. I have no idea how or if it works with stuff like Tor or not.

[Via Lou S]

Murderers for Gun Control

Boy, you can sure tell a lot about people from the company they keep. [More]

Kurt just found the second one in a week.

I think Bloomberg needs to bankroll a "Criminals Demand a Plan" group...

This Day in History: August 27

The Whig commanders called out the names of leading Patriot commanders and ordered their forces to attack from different locations, while in reality the same sixty men attacked again. The Whigs continued the deception, convincing many Loyalists that they were under attack by nearly 1,000 men, and causing chaos within the Tory militia. [More]

Last Night on Armed American Radio

Live from the Crossbreed Holster Studios at Tampa Florida’s Talk 860 WGUL and Sarasota’s News Talk 930 WLSS. The Bullet Hole Gun Shop, owner and FFL holder Fran Misantone, Robert Zimmerman talks brother George visiting Kel-Tec plant, Author of The Cornered Cat and co-author of Marks first Book Lessons from Armed America,trainer and expert, Kathy Jackson, David Codrea, George “The Mad Ogre” Hill, private security expert, Scott Currie.

• AAR 8-25-2013 Hour 1
• AAR 8-25-2013 Hour 2
• AAR 8-25-2013 Hour 3

Charles Heller of JPFO also showed up in Hour 3.

More on Oath Keepers

"Militialaw's" reply comment deserves a wider read than just leaving it buried under an old post. [More]

I have further rebuttal points I could make, but I just don't have the time to tear into this right now. Oh, what the hell.

I am not one who thinks we are going to vote or sue our way out, so we're not that far apart on that assessment.  I keep going through the motions because I believe the more people we can get to go through the process and see no that relief is allowed will prove valuable.

[UPDATE PARAGRAPH: Plus, every once in a while we manage to advance or at least repel. Note the success of a critical mass relying on the old ways to keep anything from passing on the national level after Newtown -- so far. I was privy to some discussions with some industry insiders and they were convinced we would have to give up something, because Congress couldn't just do nothing. I was part of a small group that insisted we will not be scapegoated and no compromises would be quietly accepted.]

I see assertions like "OK are the only ones who have a chance of succeeding," and phrases like "crossing the Rubicon," and can't respond with knowledge because I don't think anyone knows what the catalyst event is going to be, what the individual tripwires to result in a series of cascading reactions will be, and what other factors will come to play.  And just as whatever unfolds will bring an individual decision to you and me, so will it happen with individual Oath Keepers.  

I believe the OK mission is valuable for setting up a pool of potential allies who will, in some way and due to some reason, result in some worthy allies and some worthy leaders.  I believe that is worth encouraging. Those are beliefs. Sorry, it's the best I've got, and I haven't met the man who can give better.

What I know is that Stewart Rhodes is a man of integrity. I don't agree with him on everything, and I don't agree with every decision he's made, and I'm sure he would say the same thing about me. And I also understand there are considerations that apply to an organization that do not apply to free agents like me, and I accept that, even if I don't always like the results.  But I've been  with the guy on several occasions, he's been my house guest on several others, and I'll tell you right now I would have no problem trusting him to have my back.

We're the Only Ones Resourceful Enough

Because "Resource Officers" are the "only ones" who should have guns in schools, right? [More]

Yeah, right-- the gun discharged.

Alas, Brave New Babylon

WRSA has the latest from Matt Bracken. [More]

Comment critics notwithstanding, I really have nothing but superlatives for the way this man writes, and the knowledge and intelligence he draws from to do it. I've been in awe since the first "Enemies" book.  It figures establishment publishers won't touch him.

If I ever have the dough, and fat chance of that, there are several essential contemporary writers I would be honored to bestow grants on so they could do what they do worry-free.  Bracken would be at the top of my list.

Pyrrhic Victory

Even if she does beat it, what effect will it have on depleting her political warchest? [More]

Because that's how gun activists ended the political career of former CA Senate President Pro Tem David Roberti after the guy shoved through the first semi-auto ban.

Recalls can be wonderful that way--and who cares what it costs the state?

Bipolar poll respondents who say they're against the new gun edicts and also against the recalls need to get their heads out of their hindquarters.

[Via Jess]

Expedited Return

I'll go you one better, sheriff  --unless the guy is arrested, he shouldn't have his guns taken at all.  And if he's charged but considered safe enough to release on bail to await trial, he ought to have his guns handed to him when you set him loose, and keep them pending conviction and incarceration.  [More]

If it's a matter of you need to keep the gun he used as evidence for an investigation, and if the guy doesn't have something suitable to replace it with, your department ought to be required to provide him with a loaner.

Anyone who can't be trusted with a gun can't be trusted without a custodian. It is that simple.

[Via Bluesgal]

A Chi-Town "Toy"

Cool set of wheels! [More]

How much does it weigh and what's the height of the bridge? I'm trying to figure me out some newtons here...

[More]

We're the Only Ones Doubling Down Enough

Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. [More]

I'm sorry, but I  just wouldn't give this guy a third shot. Not as an insurer, not as a club officer, and not as a student.  I know some people swear by the guy and say he's the ginchiest, but two NDs hitting students and you're out.

And no, I don't care if the first incident was decades ago.  Time to retire.

Nice to see at least the "real reporter" figured out he was cop at the time of the first incident, although the ... uh ... only one I know reporting that he still  maintains active duty status is me.  I can't help but wonder if there would be charges were he not in cozy with the local constabulary.

I wonder how many of the "progressive" commentators making insulting posts about gun owners adhere to an "Only Ones" worldview...?

[Via several of you]

It Only Sounds Good to the Ignorant

That's what the antis are counting on. [Watch]

Incidentally, this is another way of approaching the same question I almost got arrested for asking back in '96, and that eventually led to my adoption of the term "Authorized Journalists."

Another Senseless Gun Death

Why, oh why couldn't it have been a knife death instead, like "Demand a Plan" policies would have guaranteed? [More]

[Via Florida Guy]

No Doubt Safer Than Asbestos and Thalidomide

The US Department of Homeland Security has expressed interest in giving non-lethal offensive capabilities to drones used by its Customs and Border Protection service. Any such move is bound to be contentious, and tagging might prove more acceptable to US public opinion. Drones could also use smart tagging during riots so that the people involved can be identified and later arrested. [More]

So if they use this powdered nanocrystal aerosol domestically and indiscriminately, as in "riots" (itself often a subjective term when those who have peaceably assembled get attacked by force initiators who will brook no lack of deference to "authoritah"),where the wind could evidently carry it to more than just the principals involved, and people breathe it in, what studies/clinical trials have been conducted to ascertain the long-term effects of such particles becoming embedded in lung tissue, etc., what were the methodologies used, were they published and peer-reviewed, etc.?

Would it be measured in parts per million? Per billion?

I mean, if there's a chance my government is going to spray me or mine or anybody else with this, I want to make sure somebody actually knows what exposure levels have been determined safe.

Maybe Voxtel's George M. Williams Jr. could conduct some trials where he has his two children breathe in various levels of his magic dust, and then get back to us in a decade or two... 

Oh, and I hate to bring this up, but if a federal judge was going to require an environmental impact study on concealed carry before allowing guns in national parks, just imagine what  stuff might do to condors, spotted owls, delta smelt and Delphi Sands Flower-Loving Flies...

Oh, and I hate to bring this up right now, but what if it gets into the water supply...?

[Via Florida Guy]

So You Want to Make a Federal Case Out of It?

Connecticut Carry says "Yes." [More]

I Have a Delusion

"... the color of one's skin remains a license to ... murder with no regard for the content of one's character," he said, calling for "stand your ground" self-defense laws to be repealed in states where they have been enacted. [More]

 Among some, there's no doubt about it.

If any sick, cowardly animal in any skin tries this with me or mine, and if the content of his character ends up all over the sidewalk, well, all occupations have inherent risks.

I had a chance to watch some of the DC festivities on CSPAN. I was horrified.The central theme: If you're not a white-blaming collectivist, you're a racist.

I think a lot of good people are getting pretty sick of it all. Especially when the results of "home rule" are so apparent for all to see.

We're the Only Ones Disregarding Enough

It's tough to know the truth of this incident, but not tough at all to see a tremendous conflict if such a "stand down" call is allowed, one that really illustrates the danger of "Only Ones" exemptions. [More]

If her call ends up being deemed unjustified, there are legal consequences. 

I don't suppose they'd be willing to extend that "call off" authority to all of us...?

Caffeinated Propaganda

The media blares an AstroTurf stunt all over the place, and of course it's a dud. [More]

But most won't know that, and reality won't stop the Fourth Estate Fifth Columnists from blaring it all over the place next time. And the next.

A message needs to be implanted in the public consciousness.

That, of course, is why Dianne Feinstein and others are calling for "common sense press control."

Under such exclusions, Mike and I could have gone to jail over this.  Talk about chilling whistleblowers. Not to mention us lowly "Unauthorized Journalists."

Sergio and Julio

I was sent this petition link on Facebook.  Two teens were busted in Mexico for drugs in the car. Their families want to free them.

Typically I am leery of such, as the story given can often be one-sided, and decided to do some checking.

Turns out the father bought the van from a government auction -- it had been seized in a drug raid and police had found drugs in it. Even our government, according to Professor Jonathan Turley, "has admitted the likely error on their part and written a letter to the Mexican police that "Torres Duarte could have had the cocaine without knowing when he was arrested driving the car in Mexico.”

The petition is gaining support, and I certainly encourage that, but I also think there's something else that could be effective at getting official attention to ensure the facts of this troubling case get adequate public scrutiny, and that if an injustice has been done that it be made right.

I just sent the following to the Mexican Embassy in Washington:

That's tough for older eyes to read, so here's the text of my message:

Please give this your full attention:
http://jonathanturley.org/2013/08/15/fully-loaded-van-for-sale-teens-arrested-in-mexico-after-drugs-found-in-van-purchased-at-government-auction/

The facts of this troubling case need to be openly examined, and if there is a reasonable doubt that these boys have been wrongly convicted, your government must set things right. In the absence of that, I will be contacting my representative and asking that Congress use its authority to defund economic assistance programs to your country, and will be urging others to do the same.

With over 138,000 supporters having signed a petition at this writing (http://tinyurl.com/lhn9fxj), it's not difficult to see how widespread grassroots support for this idea could create a bipartisan demand that Congress could not ignore.

Yeah, I know, I'm against the foreign aid  as a matter of legitimacy and principle, too, but VLLA SELLA 'n all that.

The bottom line is, particularly if airing the facts shows the kids were railroaded, this could gin up popular support for Republicans with the Hispanic electorate that wouldn't involve caving on illegal immigration.  And yeah, I also know that the GOP establishment is probably too unimaginative, corrupt and dumb to show principled leadership on anything, but just maybe if enough of us contact the Mexican ambassador, it will shake something loose.

What have you go to lose, two minutes?

Regnat Populus

And being rulers, the decision to carry arms as they please is theirs. [More]

Anti-gun pol considers concealed carry after home break-in

Howze is a doctrinaire Detroit Democrat. When she had a chance to expand authorized concealed carry locales to protect against mass shooters, she voted “Nay.” [More]

This morning's Gun Rights Examiner report notes a conversion on the road to Damascus of sorts, right about where it intersects with 8 Mile Rd.

White Extremists

I'm actually surprised these guys haven't been officially listed yet on SPLC's "Hate Watch" page... [More]

UPDATE: Kurt has lots more.

Photo Finish

If they beat it, is there a trophy or something? [More]

If only they would complete their job of disarming the "law-abiding" ... why, that'd be one for the record books!

This Day in History: August 26

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Tonight on Armed American Radio

Host Mark Walters will be broadcasting tonight from WGUL Talk 860 in Tampa.  He tells me his guests tonight will include author, blogger and trainer Kathy Jackson, reps from The Bullet Hole gun shop, and private security expert Scott Currie.  I'll be joining in during the third hour.

The show airs from 8 to 11 p.m. Eastern. Go to the AAR website to find a station near you or to listen via live streaming. You can also watch the proceedings on producer Sean "Seanto" Young's Indy Radio Factor live studio feed.

If You See Something, Say Something

Read and watch this and seethe.  [More]

Note the naive little girl at the end who is relieved if something like this happens, the "heroes" will save  her. Just like government--create a threat and then provide the rescue--it's one of the oldest tricks in the book. It figures this whole thing was engineered by the parasite class.

Thing is, there's no lawful way I know of that people can be taken hostage in a terror situation without their knowledge that it's all kabuki and their consent to participate.

As such, and since it appears very real crimes have been committed, I figure the best way to bring those responsible to account --and to keep this nonsense from happening again-- is to report it to the proper authorities.  Isn't that what we're told we must do, instead of being "vigilantes" and taking the law into our own hands?

So I reported the crime to the FBI:

If your eyes are like mine, you won't be able to read this even if you click on it and enlarge it, so here is the text I sent them:

I wish to report a multiple kidnapping/hostage-taking situation that includes assault, battery and conspiracy, not to mention reckless endangerment.  All the evidence with leads to parties involved in the conspiracy has been video-recorded and you can view it here: http://www.wnd.com/2013/08/students-not-told-kidnapping-actually-swat-training/    

I know of no legitimate statutory authority under which school and police officials could lawfully subject minor citizens to such treatment without knowledge and consent, and as such, the perpetrators’ motives notwithstanding, the act of displaying a weapon, taking them hostage, binding their wrists and subjecting them to terror are criminal acts that demand prosecution. Furthermore, as Ohio is a "shall issue" concealed carry state, a citizen could very well have seen this and attempted to intervene, creating a potentially lethal situation.  You are now on notice that very real terror crimes are suspected of having been committed by these boneheads. The evidence is before you and I intend to inform others that you have been notified.  I call on you to investigate this incident and, if no lawful reasons exist to sanction children being taken hostage without their knowledge or consent, I call on you to arrest and prosecute all perpetrators and co-conspirators.

Me, they'll just ignore.  Hell, they may even threaten me under the Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 1001 fines and imprisonment warning they make against "false information," but since this is true, and since it appears the SWAT team and school administrators really did engage in terrorism, I don't see how.

So in the interests of making enough noise that it can't be ignored, care to join me?

UPDATE: An evident comment from the police chief says it's all a big misunderstanding and the kids were informed.

I still don't know what the hell he means by:

Unfortunately, some of the information released to the media portrayed this as an event in which police and school officials took advantage of innocent children who had no idea that this was a mock incident.  

That tells me it was not a media error, and that they were going on information released to them by the LEOs.

Troy confirms Weis not on team as another controversy emerges

“Our immediate actions today re-affirm our commitment to the fundamental individual right to bear arms,” she concluded. [More]

Today's last (I hope) Gun Rights Examiner report notes sometimes you no sooner get done cleaning one mess than you find another one that's even worse.

ATF advances executive gun controls with proposed trust rule change

That no violent crime-reducing justification has been advanced pointing to gun trusts as a problem shows this move to be about the Obama administration flexing its executive action muscles. [More]

This afternoon's Gun Rights Examiner report notes there's more than one way to skin us of our rights.

UPDATE: See addendum from Joshua Prince.

Fundraiser to be held tomorrow for oath-keeping Florida sheriff

As a result, Finch is facing felony charges with no income with which he can support his family, which includes two special needs children, or to defend himself, a situation Gun Rights Examiner readers will recognize as the same tactic the government is using to break down the defenses of the Reese family. [More]

Today’s Gun Rights Examiner report addresses a frequent criticism/complaint I hear about Oath Keepers supposedly not interposing themselves in situations where their decisions can make a difference – here is one who did, and he’s being hung out to dry. Now it’s time for those critics to step forward and interpose themselves into this situation -- provided they’re not just a bunch of all-talk hypocrites who demand others do what they will not.

Caught in the Act Redux

ATSNtv's new "Stop the Threat" episode plays again tonight. [Details]

Mike the Hero

You keep believing that, Yoav Gonen. [More]

Yet the very numbers presented show Bloomberg's position losing by a landslide among the general population.

"Authorized Journalists": Is it any wonder we love them so?

Secret Power

If only more good people realized we all have it... [More]

Ayoob on Zimmerman

Liston Matthews has compiled links to Mas Ayoob's trial observations. [More]

A Taxing Proposition

Hey, someone's gotta pay for what you had no part it -- might as well be you. [More]

Ulterior Motives

While advocates of the bans like to claim that there are good, lead-free alternatives readily available, the truth is that these projectiles, along with being expensive and often hard to find, could be declared illegal under existing federal law. [More]

The antis, of course, know that.

Jeff Knox also makes a great point about Civil War battlefields.

This Day in History: August 23

On the moment of my arrival here to day, was surprised to find the demand of teams encreased to eighty, in which it is said your Excellency acquiessed. This will totally put it out of our power to draw forage from below the lines to form the magazines mentioned in my instructions, or to perform the ordinary duties of teams in this army. I submit to your Excellency whether it is not more than probable that the enemy will in the course of the campaign make some movements which may require my speedy removal to oppose them. How humiliating must it be to me, at such an instant, perhaps with the clamors of a country, to be fixed in a camp unable to move, when the force your Excellency has honored me with is much more than sufficient for the defence of Westpoint? [More]

Get Shorty

The cowardly savages did. [More]

Too bad he wasn't equipped to stand his ground. And kill them.

Then the racist misogynist hive insects at CSGV could make another lying video.

UPDATE: Workman weighs in.

Murderer for ‘gun control’ highlights evil absurdity of citizen disarmament

“Engulfed in an orgy of violence, my last month of freedom was chaos,” Lennon reveals. “Home invasions, robberies, murder -- at the center of it all were guns. [More]

Today’s Gun Rights Examiner report is hardly surprised to find a convicted murderer coming down squarely on the side of “progressives”  when it comes to Second Amendment infringements.

A Conditioned Response

Chris Woodard examines the effects of apathy and ignorance. [More]

Gun Crazy

I never have understood why some in the pro-gun camp give Winkler the time of day, let alone invite him to address their gatherings. [More]

Those Kooky Teenagers...

...and their madcap hijinks! [More]

[Via Florida Guy]

We're the Only Ones Helpful Enough

While being dragged, Ruiz’s head struck each step on the way down. His head hit the steps so hard a witness reported hearing the blows and says she cried because “that’s not right, to hurt nobody like that.” [More]

Who is this police state apologist newsreader who looks sincerely and dolefully at the camera at the end of the segment and says "Tough call, a split-second decision as well"...?

[Via M. Terry]

Preparing Young Minds for Their Proper Role

Principal Dana Carter at Calimesa Elementary School had reportedly instituted the policy, which called for students at various times of the school day to kneel down on one knee and wait for the principal or another administrator to dismiss them, as a safety measure. [More]

WarOnGuns has obtained exclusive video.

Man, I sure hope for ol' Dana's sake he didn't do this to any Muslim kids...can you imagine what they'd do if they found out he compelled blasphemy?

[Via Kurt]

How to Protect Yourself from Bear Attacks

There's the Fox & Friends way... [Watch]

And there's the way that works.

I Know You Are, But What Am I?

A national socialist is calling "extreme right-wing" bloggers Nazis. [More]

Infinity!

We're the Only Ones Unprofessional Enough

Four DeKalb County Sheriff's Office employees are facing punishment after they were found to have acted unprofessionally during an arrest. [More]

Oh, I don't know.

As professional stormtroopers, they were top notch. Except they got caught, necessitating administrative public penance kabuki:

"I will tell you I was very appalled by what I heard. It is not what I expect from my deputies," said Brown. 

Don't worry, Sheriff. I'm sure they were just a few bad app...uh... a "rogue subset"...

We all know DeKalb is de place for devoted deputies.

[Via Bluesgal]

Casting Call

From Jennifer Cruz:

I am happy to say that I am working on a project with a TV producer to create a pilot for a docu-series. I'm looking for true stories of mothers who have killed to protect their families. If you have a story or know of anyone who does please contact me. You can send me a message on Facebook or contact me via email at jenniferlcruzAThotmailDOTcom . I ask that you will all share this around and help me get these stories quickly. I know that they are out there, but they are also sometimes hard to find. However, with all of your help I know we can get this pilot into a series to show countless people that guns really do save lives. 

My only caveat would be to always consult your lawyer before making public statements related to such serious legal matters.

Jesse Frowns

Restrain yourself, Reverend.

Such outbursts of emotion are unseemly in a man of your stature.  [More]

"Progressive Wordsmithing"

You know, lying. [More]

[Via Andrea Shea King]

But You're Just Giving It to the Democrats!

There would be a difference? [More]

[Via Florida Guy]

Comic Book Fantasy

"I would ask this question: If you need a bulletproof backpack, wouldn't the child also need a bulletproof front pack and a helmet and a Captain America shield?" [More]

Told ya.

[Via Florida Guy]

The Non Sequitur King

Obnoxious Paul Whitefield overdoses on stupid. [More]

Again.

This Day in History: August 22

Have halted the army at the junction of the roads leading to the church, where it will remain (or advance towards the Hudson should it be necessary) until the baggage is secured. I have sent an express to know its present situation. The baggage of this army I have ordered on to Crompond where I shall probably make my first encampment. [More]

ATF ‘qualifying event’ rule threatens sheriff gun auctions

“This presents a serious issue,’ the FFL observed. “Based on this ruling, no FFL may process auctioned firearms for any police agency in the state unless the firearms are transferred to the FFL by the police agency." [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes tangled webs sometimes catch other spiders.

Another "Stand Your Ground" Vigilante

More "gun violence" and proof that cops are the "Only Ones" who should be armed in bars... [More]

No?

vLadd has a question for the bar owner...

Transmutation

The Mighty Quinn turns victims into criminals with the stroke of a pen. [More]

On Sunday, Governor Pat Quinn signed Illinois House Bill 1189, a law that will, among other things, impose requirements--on pain of criminal charges--on victims of crime. If your gun is stolen, and you fail to promptly notify the police, you are now the criminal.

Guess who's immune?

Does anyone think violent criminals won’t enjoy an exemption from admitting they had a gun based on the Haynes precedent?

More Gun Violence, Another Gun Death

Damn "stand your ground" vigilantes! [More]

Maybe vLadd & Co. can make another lying video, showing rows of corpses lying on a kitchen floor...

We're the Only Ones Young at Heart Enough

• A former Akron police detective has pleaded guilty to five sex-related offenses involving juveniles.
• A Tennessee cop is accused of searching for pornographic images of underage girls on his patrol car computer.

Hey, one more and we'll have a "spate" of bad app ... uh ... rogue subsets.

And I think I may have found an answer for the Eternal Question: It all depends on the toy being promoted.

Taken for Granted

The NRA Foundation is accepting applications for its 2014 grant cycle. [More]

Sharpton, Paging Rev. Sharpton...

You might want to look into this.. or this... or this... or this... or

No?

[Via Florida Guy]

We're the Only Ones Squatting Enough

When Eric and Sharon were finally allowed back in their home last week, they found evidence that Pollock's husband, Manatee County Sheriff's Deputy Leon Pollock, also lived there. [More]

Who's been sleeping in my bed...?

[Via Florida Guy]

We've Got Some Good News and Some Bad News

Which would you rather hear first? [More]

Who Knew?

Neighbors: Alleged shooter quiet, friendly [More]

See, we're ALL powderkegs just waiting to go off. Ergo, none of us can be trusted with guns. Except the "Only Ones," of course, who are there to protect us.

This presentation fits right in with a meme the antis use ad nauseum, that everyone is law-abiding until the moment they are not. It's not until we get to the photo caption, at the bottom of the article in the sidebar, that we learn "Hill had previously been arrested for making terroristic threats in Henry County."

A Common-Sense Approach

"It's basically a common-sense approach. Businesses have these buttons all over the place," said Mario Civera, a county council member in Delaware County, Pa., which is installing panic buttons in its 237 schools. [More]

You keep telling yourself that, Mario. because the con is working:

Principal Julie King says parents have thanked her for the new security system, saying it gives them peace of mind.

And here's a testimonial to prove it.

We also obviously need some "common-sense gun laws."

Say, as long as we're on the subject and you have the budget for this sort of thing, have you guys considered bulletproof whiteboards...?

What a "progressive"-sounding name. Nice gig you got yourself there, James Orvis.

Enemy in the Gates

I guess Troy must have a new open borders policy, and doesn't even require enemies to sneak in by hiding in a wooden horse any more... [More]

Why Do You Think They Call Them Dicks?

I'm sorry, "Dick's"... [More]

Do you know anybody still shopping there? Have you asked them why?

Safe Passage

One man was killed and 11 other people were wounded in citywide gun violence, including five people who were shot outside a church on a Chicago Public Schools “Safe Passage” route on the North Side. [More]

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

If only they'd disarm you and me...

This Day in History: August 21

“Tuesday [that is, August 21] a Flag returned here from New-York, which brought from the Hospital-Ship 51 American Prisoners, two of which died on the Passage, and the other are in a sickly and emaciated Condition.” [More]

Woman sought TRO, feared Holder would kill her in intervention to contempt case

In her declaration, Bridgewater asserted “Notice was NOT given for the following reason: I fear that the defendants will kill me and/or cause great bodily harm and prevent from filing this action and/or Notice…” [More]

Today's exclusive Gun Rights Examiner report notes that as far as courtroom insanity goes, when it comes to this administration, crazy is in the eye of the beHolder.

Don't Call Them "Illegal"

Because some would find that offensive... [More]


[Via several of you]

But...But...But...

...if we can't trust CSGV about the police being there to protect us, who can we trust...? [More]

"Comments are Disabled for this Video"

Of course they are. [Watch]

It's all part of that "national conversation on guns" the antis say we need to have.

[Via Andrea Shea King]

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Piers Morgan Paradise

Nice to see their anti-terrorism efforts keeping abreast of the latest threats... [More]

[Via Florida Guy]

More on the Bloomberg Gun Bust

Or perhaps "Morons at the Bloomberg gun bust" might be more accurate... [More]

[Via several of you]

Alinsky Rule 5

Andrea Shea King notes some who have mastered it. [More]

Who Needs 'em?

I mean, what are the chances you'll ever run into multiple predators any time and anywhere? [More]

True, it happened to me one time two decades ago, with the two-legged kind, and I was able to dissuade further approach toward myself, my wife and infant son simply by producing a tool of discouragement, but that was then, this is now, and besides, being in Southern California, I was guilty of being one of those "gun criminals" the "enforce existing gun laws" crowd says "make us all look bad," so it would hardly be pragmatic and responsible to endorse that.

Point of order: They're "personal defense capacity" magazines.  Obama's DHS says so, and I know they would never lie to me.

Discrimination

See, it's OK when "progressives" do it... [More]

We're the Only Ones Excessive Enough

The Minneapolis Police Department is defending itself against 61 lawsuits alleging that officers used excessive force that led to injuries, 53 of them filed from 2011 to 2013. [More] 

"A rogue subset"...

Hey, that may just be a worthy successor to "a few bad apples."

[Via William T]

If You're Not Doing Anything Wrong...

...what have you got to hide? [More]

Besides, don't you know you can't hide anything from god?

THAT'll Show Us

Earlier today, former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer has urged Australian tourists to boycott the US in the wake of the shooting murder of the Melbourne baseball star.

Mr Fischer said he was deeply angered by the latest tragedy and said turning our backs on America would help send a stern message about the need for tighter gun control. [More]

Yeah, right, it's the productive sector's fault.

You go ahead and boycott, Tim.  Decent people don't much want your kind around here anyway.

This Day in History: August 20

Congress requires Vermont to relinquish territory east of the Connecticut and west of the present New York line before admission as a State. [More]

Holes and Leaks

Step One: Before doing anything else, get this playing in the background.

Ready?

Vanderboegh's got his share of holes and leaks, and not just in his body.  And it looks like things could get interesting mid-week, thunderstorm-wise.

This is only addressed to those who answer "Yes" to the following question-- everyone else go on about your business:

Do you get value from what he does?

If you do, shouldn't you let him know?

When's the last time you sent in a voluntary subscription stipend for services rendered?  Ever?

When's the last time you urged your friends to help?

There's a "Donate" link in the right sidebar over at SSI. If you hate Paypal and refuse to use them, there's always the old-fashioned way at P.O. Box 926, Pinson, AL 35126.

Armed American Radio Redux

Last night was the Alan Korwin experience, all three hours.

I joined in during Hour 3, along with George "Mad Ogre" Hill and Larry Allen from AAR affiliate KROP AM 1300 in Brawley CA.  I had a bit of a disagreement with Alan on the benefit potential an influx of millions of currently illegal aliens will have on gun rights (something I'd discussed at Gun Rights Examiner in June), and hope we'll have time to revisit that in a future program.

• AAR 8-18-2013 Hour 1
• AAR 8-18-2013 Hour 2
• AAR 8-18-2013 Hour 3

Akron shooting shows problem is criminals ‘on the streets,’ not guns

“All these guns on the street! We have to do something about the guns on the street,” Summit County Councilwoman Tamela Lee, who had attended the Bloomberg-funded photo op declared. [More]

This evening's Gun Rights Examiner commentary notes part of the problem may be there are too many "progressive" anti-gun dupes on the street, although you can't tell it by MAIG rally attendance in Akron.

Is This Some Kind of Bust?

Well, it's very impressive, yes, but we need to ask you a few questions... [More]

Such as where are the "fully automatic machine guns" coming from, and have you traced any of the "high capacity assault rifles" to Fast and Furious...?

Bulletproof whiteboards a comic book denial of ‘gun free zone’ realities

The reality is, anyone attempting to stop determined armed attackers holding up a whiteboard is relying on comic book superhero fantasies such as Wonder Woman’s bullet-deflecting bracelets combined with the speed of the Flash. [More] 

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes the danger in making real life rules based on fantastic fiction. That supposed adults operate under such childish assumptions to deny the rights of those who do not makes this all the more outlandish and offensive.

We're the Only Ones Unsuspecting Enough

Harris County sheriff’s Deputy Brady Pullen is suing the family of a man he shot to death after responding to a 911 call last year, alleging he and other officers were not properly warned about the danger they faced. [More]

Yeah, hell, what kind of psychic powers would it take for a cop to respond to a 911 call to a residence and expect it might involve physical danger?

[Via Florida Guy]

A Question of Competence

But somehow, with few exceptions, mainstream media ignore the far-more-dangerous clowns in the Obama administration — those whose incompetence in the Fast and Furious scandal has led to human tragedy and deaths. [More]

I would argue that something else led to that, and the incompetence was in their getting caught.

Not of the Body

"John Morse doesn’t share our values and doesn’t have our support”... [More]

WarOnGuns has obtained exclusive video...

[Via cydl]