We've discussed the goings-on in Vermont quite a bit here at WarOnGuns and at Gun Rights Examiner, and I keep getting more email updates that there's just not enough of me to keep up with, considering all the other stories demanding attention. So I thought it appropriate to remind readers this is an ongoing issue that should be of interest not just to Vermonters, but to all of us who need to be on guard against municipalities trying to enact patchwork quilt gun grabs, such as a stealth threat I recently exposed in Ohio.
My suggestion is to bookmark the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs website and consult it on a regular basis--and if you're a Vermont gun owner to do your part to help them continue the fight. I'll be keeping an eye on things in case there are any big developments requiring special reporting, but for the most part, and to the relief of most, there's only one of me.
Monday, January 13, 2014
AP Coverage
Fast and Furious, that wasn't a story, but this, why, judging from the picture, a dozen or more people must have shown up!... [More]
It's not enough they want to humiliate you and make you stand in line and set yourself up for confiscation. They want it all and they will never stop, which makes NSSF's propensity for preemptive surrender to domestic enemies all the more baffling.
And the Fourth Estate Fifth Columnists are there to make sure any concessions are never even mentioned the next time the "gun lobby" is accused of being intractable.
"We understand that there are gun rights, but the increasing lethality of these weapons has got to stop," Ron Pinciaro, of Connecticut Against Gun Violence, said.Flesh that out for us, Ron. The firearms you hive insects want militarized police shock troops, deploying with true "weapons of war," to seize from your countrymen have been around for how many decades?
It's not enough they want to humiliate you and make you stand in line and set yourself up for confiscation. They want it all and they will never stop, which makes NSSF's propensity for preemptive surrender to domestic enemies all the more baffling.
And the Fourth Estate Fifth Columnists are there to make sure any concessions are never even mentioned the next time the "gun lobby" is accused of being intractable.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Not that everyone is equipped to recognize it as such.
Starship Troopers
They conveniently overlook his contempt for collectivists and what is arguably his most famous quote.
We're the Only Ones Colliding Enough
See, if we allow anyone besides trained police officers to carry guns, people will end up using them in minor fender benders... [More]
UPDATE: Guess who got arrested...
[Via Dave Licht]
UPDATE: Guess who got arrested...
[Via Dave Licht]
Another Rule Change
It's what they do when their side gets called on a foul. [More]
They're taking comments until Feb. 27. Talking points are suggested in the above-linked article.
They're taking comments until Feb. 27. Talking points are suggested in the above-linked article.
It's Just a SHOT Away
Workman is on the ground at SHOT Show and will be filing reports this week from there. [More]
All They Need to Confiscate
You are required by law to return your firearm registration certificates... [Watch][Via Paul W. Davis]
The Voting Dead
I'd Like to Go All Sally Field for a Moment...
I knew this went out as an Oath Keepers email earlier this month but hadn't seen anyone post it. Thanks, guys. [More]
Mission Accomplished!
What was the mission again...? [More]
Thank goodness none of that applies here, where government monopoly of violence supremacy is unquestioned because resistance would be futile!
Thank goodness none of that applies here, where government monopoly of violence supremacy is unquestioned because resistance would be futile!
This Day in History: January 13
We are I believe the only nation who suffer their people to carry on a commerce with the enemy in time of War. [More]
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Tonight on Armed American Radio
The program broadcasts from 8 to 11 p.m. Eastern. Click here to find a station near you or to listen via live streaming.
You can also watch the studio feed at Sean "Seanto" Young's IRF News.
MAIG documents suggest misuse of public funds, conflict with Brady Campaign
MAIG had not yet merged with MDA at the time the information requests were filed, and the question of whether city facilities, assets, personnel and clock time were used to work on the Moms’ group operations and activities, in addition to MAIG’s, merits being looked into. Such an audit should include as many other personnel as may have been involved, along with relevant phone records, emails and time reporting, if applicable. Of interest would be if political advocacy posts on social media coincided with working hours, suggested by a preliminary investigation. [More]Today’s Gun Rights Examiner report notes a billionaire helping finance his hobby on the public dime. As outrageous as that is, I have to admit seeing his hatchet man slapping around the head of the Brady Campaign is pretty darn funny.
Saturday, January 11, 2014
DeBlasio conspicuously absent as Bloomberg still listed on MAIG site
That this has evidently not happened yet may just be a bit of payback, or, if his resentment for past attacks is strong enough, DeBlasio may wish to pursue an independent “gun control” agenda without giving any support to the Bloomberg efforts altogether. If that turns out to be the case, it would be a major embarrassment, not to mention a supreme irony, for Bloomberg to lose his flagship New York City at the same time he is expanding MAIG efforts into the states. [More]Today’s Gun Rights Examiner report notes a personality clash between petty egotistical tyrants and does what it can to help egg on a full-blown feud.
The Eliot Ness Building
[More]
The retro cable channel replays "The Untouchables" reruns late every weeknight and I've been watching them. Audiences back then never asked "Why?"
Mike has some interesting commentary, including about the real Eliot Ness.
And yes, he has been the patron saint of ATF and of all the Jr. G-Men, too.
"ATF for Kids"... Good God. Do they really pay someone to do a monthly "word search" puzzle, and doesn't that just scream for a parody where you can find the names of the kids listed here?
I just wish they'd bring back the drawing contest.
The Hunt for the SS Sipsey
[More]
My unsolicited two cents, since I haven't been asked, but my advice would be to rig for silent running...
Friday, January 10, 2014
Gunny Ermey Lion Kill Evokes Visceral Reactions
...cowardly and cruel... sickening snaps... [More]Y'know, that does work on the emotions. For instance, in me, it stimulates the urge to break out my Center for Biological Diversity gorilla hand ashtray and enjoy one of those cigars I get that are rolled from tobacco grown on slashed and burned rainforest land...
[Via Mack H]
Metcalf ‘death threats’ warrant official investigation
“Death threats poured in by email,” he writes.
Really? Actual “death threats”? And they “poured in”?
Each one of those would be a crime.
Have these “death threats” been reported to the authorities? Which ones?
If not, why not? [More]
Today’s Gun Rights Examiner advocates all death threats be taken seriously -- assuming we’re not just being subjected to agenda-driven “legitimate media” hyperbole...
We're the Only Ones Increasing in Numbers Enough
A fifth Omaha police officer has been fired over the controversial arrests of three brothers at a north Omaha home last year. [More]How many more bad apples before the barrel becomes suspect...?
I remember posting on this video back when, and in utter disbelief that this many "resources" were used in the response.
[Via Gerald O]
We're the Only Ones Wounded Enough
What a Misleading Headline
We're the Only Ones Golden Parachuted Enough
I've been in the wrong line of work all my career. I never got a termination settlement like this from any of my past employers... [More]
[Via Jeffersonian]
[Via Jeffersonian]
Much Ado About Nothing?
"Almost Unimaginable"...
UPDATE: You hear me, Issa, Grassley and Johnny-come-Bob-Goodlattelately?
Evidently not.
[Via everrest]
Justice Delayed, Justice Denied
Jeff Knox does a superb job of weaving all of the complicated points and events into a comprehensive summary narrative that brings us up to date on the travesty that is the Reese case, and the injustices they are still facing. [More]
He's the only one talking about this* besides yours truly and the Tea Party Patriots of Luna County. Why do you suppose that is?
To give you an idea on "legitimate media/Authorized Journalist" priorities, if you do a Google news feed search for the term "Reese," you will learn all about actress Witherspoon's "bikini body" in story after story after story.
I guess that's why they're "real reporters," deserving of special Feinsteinian status and protections, and we're not.
*I am reminded Matt Bracken champions the Reese family on Facebook.
THIS Tool Again
LaTourettesyndrome was my congressman until he left for greener pastures. I wondered why he was so worthless until I figured out being so was part of his agenda. [More]
He was one of two "Republicans" (Scott Rigell being the other) to vote against the Eric Holder criminal contempt charge.
He was one of two "Republicans" (Scott Rigell being the other) to vote against the Eric Holder criminal contempt charge.
Mothers of Invention
Another group of demanding mother......s, inventing new ways to subvert freedom... [More]
Thursday, January 09, 2014
A First in Connecticut
That he said he had no idea the new law was in effect makes my sympathy level go way down. [More]
If he was telling the truth, as opposed to just trying to minimize his consequences, it means he's been letting others carry the load.I'll have a tough time getting behind supporting him unless I can establish to my satisfaction that he was simply lying about that to protect himself.
If he was telling the truth, as opposed to just trying to minimize his consequences, it means he's been letting others carry the load.I'll have a tough time getting behind supporting him unless I can establish to my satisfaction that he was simply lying about that to protect himself.
Well, That Was Fast
The antis just got done telling us Bloomberg was standing down on guns. [More]
Gosh, if you can't believe them, who can you trust?
Expect much more, Evergreen State.
Gosh, if you can't believe them, who can you trust?
Expect much more, Evergreen State.
**it Happens
“I’m a gun owner. It happens,” she said Wednesday, adding that she was following safety precautions as she unloaded her Ruger 380 semi-automatic handgun. [More]Yeah, it always goes "Bang!" when I do that, too.
Well, well, well: Looky here.
Now looky here.
I know: What difference does it make?
[Via William T]
2A Protection Bill in Florida
I was forwarded an email asking to share a link to urge gun rights/freedom activists to ask Florida legislators to support the Second Amendment Preservation Act. [More]
Per the Florida Tenth Amendment Center:
If you're a Florida gun owner, are you going to sit by and let some guy in Ohio do more to promote and advance this than you will?
[Via Andrea Shea King]
Per the Florida Tenth Amendment Center:
Gun Owners of America has thrown its weight behind the Florida Second Amendment Protection Act. The proposed legislation would prohibit any state cooperation with federal acts that violate the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. “No agency of this state, political subdivision of this state, or employee of an agency or political subdivision acting in his or her official capacity, or corporation providing services on behalf of this state or a political subdivision of this state shall enforce any federal act, law, order, rule, or regulation of the federal government of the United States regarding a personal firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition within the limits of this State.”They include links to the draft bill as well as an executive summary and talking points here, along with action items they need help with.
If you're a Florida gun owner, are you going to sit by and let some guy in Ohio do more to promote and advance this than you will?
[Via Andrea Shea King]
So What's His Name?
Because as long as the government keeps the stuff illegal, related violent crime will be pervasive, and I want to see if the rich, famous and no doubt bodyguard-protected SOB who is helping to perpetuate all that is a mouthy anti-gunner... [More]
Demanding Moms let slip agenda to prohibit all gun sales, not just illegal ones
What’s clear from the outrage and disappointment is, contrary to what the name of Bloomberg’s front group implies, it’s not just illegal guns that are being attacked. All guns, and the means to lawfully obtain them, are targets. [More]Today’s Gun Rights Examiner report shows, rhetoric about reasonableness and “gunsense” notwithstanding, screaming harridans will do what screaming harridans do.
DAFR Fights Dismissal of Challenge to CT Gun Law
Disabled Americans for Firearms Rights tells us in an update that the State presented oral arguments to have their case dismissed. [More]
Kurt wrote about these folks and the issue of gun edicts being especially dangerous for the disabled a few weeks back.
You can learn more about the case here and here.
Kurt wrote about these folks and the issue of gun edicts being especially dangerous for the disabled a few weeks back.
You can learn more about the case here and here.
Giving Up, or Laying Low?
Remember what Obama did before the last election? [More]
This is tactical. The strategy here is to secure the power first. After that, they'll do what people with power do.
With a vengeance.
This is tactical. The strategy here is to secure the power first. After that, they'll do what people with power do.
With a vengeance.
This Day in History: January 9
On January 9, 1782, Greene dispatched Brigadier General Anthony Wayne to Georgia with a regiment of dragoons. General Wayne conducted a war of attrition against the British defenders of Savannah. [More]
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Stop the Threat Encore Presentation: Lunch Break
This week's crime scene: An armed citizen makes a decision whether or not to stop a burglary in process at his favorite donut shop while on a lunch break.
Hosted by James B. Towle with Special Guests: Kelly Muir, Rob Pincus, Steve Vandermolen
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Ringing in the New
The Senate Judiciary Committee will be introducing its first gun control bill on January 17, at 3:30 PM in Hearing Room F at the Capitol. This is the bill we told you was coming banning private transfers and starting the registration process. [More]So how about it, Oregon gun owners? Do you think OFF should have to make this all go away all by themselves, without any help from you?
Remember this? No, I don't suppose most do.
Well guess what? Bloomberg formed a well-funded and professionally-staffed lobbying action group in August, and if you think the state gun groups have been overwhelmed before, just wait 'till they try to keep up with the assault they'll be facing this year, especially while welfare parasite gun owners sit by the sidelines and let others do all the lifting.
Hey, maybe the do-nothings can be surprised when new laws are passed, and they end up standing in a line complaining...
Keeping Up Those "A" Ratings
In a chat session this month with the liberal magazine Texas Monthly, Cornyn revealed he and Lindsay Graham will introduce a bill strengthening the NICS federal gun owner registration database and place more Americans on lifetime gun ban lists. [More]Some in the "gun establishment" have been itching to use this as a sellout point since right after Newtown. I was privy to some insider conversations where the sentiment was our legislators have to give their constituents something. We know NSSF is behind it, and through a combination of carefully crafted weasel words here and tactical silence there, so is NRA.
I haven't seen the bill (I didn't find it yet on GovTrack) to compare how it actually reads against the allegations, but that doesn't change my position of not giving anything up through preemptive surrender. I don't care what it says, if it cedes an inch, then no.
They're feeling bold enough to do this because it's been green-lighted, and probably written, by the same genius minds who sold out "undetectable guns" and, years earlier, normal capacity magazines, a betrayal that would have given a distinct market advantage to positioned insiders.
Hey, remember when NRA was dragged kicking and screaming into promising they would score the Sotomayor vote? Lindsey? And Kagan? Lindsey?
How come they still give him an "A"?
Too bad some of us weren't successful at ginning up enough support when it was Holder's turn at bat, which was also good for Lindsey.
I'm sure I'll have more to say about this later.
January vBlast
FFLGuard has posted their latest video. [Watch]
If you're an FFL, watch and learn more. If you patronize an FFL you're interested in keeping around, show him this.
If you're an FFL, watch and learn more. If you patronize an FFL you're interested in keeping around, show him this.
The 2014 Walter Duranty Semi-Finals Officially Kick Off
CCDL Nixes "Blue Collar Republican"
I just received this press release from CCDL:
Groton, CT- January 8th, 2014 The Connecticut Citizens Defense League (The state's largest grass roots 2nd Amendment rights group) Is speaking out against Mark Boughton's official bid for governor. CCDL President Scott Wilson stated the following: "Gun owners in Connecticut are not going to accept or vote for candidates that support gun control; especially ones seeking the highest of State offices". Wilson went on to say: "Mayor Boughton is a coalition member of an active anti-2nd Amendment organization (MAIG) that claims to support sensible gun reforms. In reality the group, 'Mayors Against Illegal Guns' continually works to infringe on the rights of law abiding gun owners. The Mayor's statements about the recently passed gun laws, are also very troubling to gun owners in Connecticut".Hopefully, his collar won't be all that's blue.
Molon Labia
I've heard of snatching guns, but this is ridiculous! [More]
"Space aliens" indeed. Like they need those to make this unearthly weird.
Why am I reminded of the old joke about Princess Margaret, and the punchline "Find the keys to the Bentley and we can drive out"?
"Space aliens" indeed. Like they need those to make this unearthly weird.
Why am I reminded of the old joke about Princess Margaret, and the punchline "Find the keys to the Bentley and we can drive out"?
Meanwhile, Over in Dead Hugo Chavez Paradise
Former Miss Venezuela Monica Spear and British ex-husband shot dead in robbery [More]And in case anyone is wondering:
The regulation of guns in Venezuela is categorised as restrictive.
In Venezuela, civilians are not allowed to possess machine guns, sub-machine guns, carbines, pistols and revolvers, be they automatic or semi-automatic. Civilians are only authorized to hold .22 rifles and shotguns.
Nappen Wins in NJ
Today the Superior Court Of New Jersey ruled that New Jersey Towns can NOT add requirements to the gun license process. [More]
The decision is here.
Good job, Evan Nappen.
Also in the Garden State: NJ2AS filed a brief challenging "justifiable need."
El Salvador gun 'study' repeats familiar pattern
The claim of a massive percentage is a familiar one to those who have seen the same technique used by the Obama administration and its supporters to justify tighter U.S. gun restrictions. After all, having U.S. guns recovered from violent crime scenes was at the core of Operation Fast and Furious “gunwalking.” [More]Today’s Gun Rights Examiner report notes an old familiar scam routinely used by government and con artists (but I repeat myself): Using phony statistics to defraud the ignorant out of what is theirs.
You might want to have this playing in the background while you read it.
We're the Only Ones Repeating Enough
Authorities said at the time that authorities repeatedly ordered the teen to drop the gun and fired several shots after the teen did not follow their demands. [More]All in three seconds.
I repeat my challenge to all the "Only Ones" apologists: Yell at someone walking on a sidewalk with his back turned to you to drop what he's carrying and see if he doesn't turn in your direction to see if he's the one you're yelling at and to try to understand what you want.
I don't need to goose-step a mile in their jackboots before judging them.
When I was a kid, we lived in Tehran for almost five years -- my Dad was plant manager for a tire factory there. I routinely rode my bicycle around with my Daisy Model 99 strapped over my shoulder--and even discouraged wild pack dogs from approaching on a few occasions.
I enjoyed more freedom in the Shah's Iran than boys do today in the land of the Second Amendment. Think about that.
Drowning in Statistics
Workman throws some cold water on a hot topic. [More]
Some of it soaks an indignant Mom with predictable results:
Some of it soaks an indignant Mom with predictable results:
Spreading Like Kudzu
"Toys for Totalitarians"... [More]
Not bad for a phrase that made its first appearance two-and-a-half weeks ago.
Not bad for a phrase that made its first appearance two-and-a-half weeks ago.
The Lesser of Two Evils?
"[G]ood friend and business partner [of] Terry McAuliffe" Haley Barbour, and "Republicans" like him? [More]
Really?
A compelling case could be made that they're actually more evil.
Really?
A compelling case could be made that they're actually more evil.
This Day in History: January 8
On January 8, 1782, the South Carolina legislature met in Jacksonborough with Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene and his large Patriot army between them and the British army in Charlestown. [More]
Tuesday, January 07, 2014
ATF and HHS propose new mental health, background check gun rules
As with all such comment opportunities, it is important to provide observations and concerns that will be practically and legally useful, particularly if enacted rules ignoring legitimate concerns provoke legal challenge. [More]Today’s Gun Rights Examiner report notes a chance to talk the megalomaniacs and paranoids down from projecting their own inner demons without having to resort to restraints.
A Mayor FOR Guns
"The right of the people to bear arms should not be infringed," he said. "I will remove Chambersburg from Mayor Bloomburg's [sic] Mayors Against Illegal Guns list. It is a solicitously-named organization that goes against the people and the right to bear arms." [More]Plus, office aside, why would a good and decent man want to associate with known criminals?
[Via Carl C]
And the Winner Is...
Surfin’ Safari Bonus Awards go to to: Sipsey Street Irregulars and War On Guns, both tireless guardians of the 2nd Amendment. [More]Thanks for the kind recognition, Andrea Shea King!
Mike and I both get our share of slings and arrows, so the occasional "attaboy" is much appreciated.
Real Reporters
This is how the talking points are spread. [Watch]
Here, let me show you something, and this is spontaneous, not planned, so we're going to find the results together:
This is my shocked face.
[Via Florida Guy]
Here, let me show you something, and this is spontaneous, not planned, so we're going to find the results together:
This is my shocked face.
[Via Florida Guy]
We're the Only Ones Pointed Enough
I so hope this is true. [More]
If it is, there should be an award named after him.
And a prison address we could write to him at, as would happen to one of us.
[Via several of you]
If it is, there should be an award named after him.
And a prison address we could write to him at, as would happen to one of us.
[Via several of you]
Don't Think of Them as "Vigilantes"
Think of them as a citizen militia. [More]
Corrupt and brutal domestic "Only Ones" take note.
Nah, those of you who are corrupt and brutal are too dumb and arrogant, so I'll change that to those of you who aren't, take charge.
Corrupt and brutal domestic "Only Ones" take note.
Nah, those of you who are corrupt and brutal are too dumb and arrogant, so I'll change that to those of you who aren't, take charge.
You Can't SEE Me...
[T]he decision to hand off the case shows Christie, a possible 2016 presidential candidate, does not want to call attention to the state’s restrictive gun controls. Christie spokesman Michael Drewniak says the governor supports the state’s gun restrictions. [More]Sorry, but that ploy provides very poor cover.
[Via William T]
A Practical Application
The Bigger Picture
Every indicator I've seen says Fast and Furious was just one component of a foreign and domestic policy agenda. Some day, the official players and the truth will be known. I'd like to think it will be in my lifetime, but I'm not holding my breath. My guess is this will be a job for historians, not "journalists." [More]
"Botched sting" my...
[Via DF]
"Botched sting" my...
[Via DF]
More Questions Needed
Yeah, like where they presume to get the authority to override "shall not be infringed"...? [More]
EXTRA! BREAKING!
Oh, look: She's a gun-grabber, too!
Gomer?
We're the Only Ones Out of Time Enough
"Then all of a sudden, this Southport cop came, walked in the house [and said]: 'I don't have time for this. Tase him. Let's get him out of here,'" Wilsey said.There's a lesson here...
An officer used a stun gun on Vidal, "he hit the ground [and] this guy shot him," Wilsey said.
Wilsey said that when he demanded to know why his stepson had been shot, the officer replied, "'Well, I'm protecting my officers.'" [More]
UPDATE: Herschel weighs in.
Riggio's Reprieve
A federal judge on Monday stripped away a key element of Chicago's gun ordinance, ruling that it is unconstitutional to prohibit licensed gun stores from operating in the city. [More]While this may give John Riggio some relief, Snuffy just had his death wish targets expanded.
UPDATE: Workman reports "Chicago ban on gun sales unconstitutional, says judge."
The guy had to go to law school to know that?
"America's Favorite Black Conservative"
Interesting lady.
I admit I'm a bit surprised the techno-billionaires chose to honor a non-Marxist.
Monday, January 06, 2014
‘Guns across the Border’ one of ‘Best of 2013’
Mike Detty’s firsthand narrative of his role in “Operation Wide Receiver” has been selected as one of the top 10 books written by Southern Arizona writers in 2013, J.C. Martin of The Arizona Daily Star announced Sunday. [More]Today’s Gun Rights Examiner report notes an honoring and a dishonoring. Guess which one ATF is responsible for?
Sounds Like a Good Ruling
BadBlue
Interesting uncensored news aggregator based on social media mentions, with no human editors... [More]
They have a gun page, too.
They have a gun page, too.
An Uplifting Experience
And the sculpture will use recycled metal that came from parts of confiscated guns that were melted.[More]I wonder if any of those had been walked?
You know what would be great? Invite some cartel folks to the unveiling. I'm sure they'll be moved.
What I don't get is, if El Paso has $70,000 to spend on this kind of nonsense, why are they hitting up property owners for a tax increase?
It sounds like the only things being lifted, up or otherwise, are productive people's wallets.
[Via Florida Guy]
Attention Austin Gun Owners!
Conclusive Results
The purpose of the present study is to determine the effects of state-level assault weapons bans and concealed weapons laws on state-level murder rates. Using data for the period 1980 to 2009 and controlling for state and year fixed effects, the results of the present study suggest that states with restrictions on the carrying of concealed weapons had higher gun-related murder rates than other states. It was also found that assault weapons bans did not significantly affect murder rates at the state level. These results suggest that restrictive concealed weapons laws may cause an increase in gun-related murders at the state level. The results of this study are consistent with some prior research in this area, most notably Lott and Mustard (1997). [More]Uh-oh. Time to ramp up the ad hominem attacks, noisy repeated lies, and emotionally-charged non sequitur anecdotes...oh, and cancer wishes. Don't forget the cancer wishes.
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