Monday, February 09, 2015
Heading for Home
Vanderboegh is at SeaTac waiting to board within the hour. He can't hook into the wifi there, so he asked me to pass along his plan to update us when he gets home.
Me, I'd expect him to be exhausted, and recommend we not burden him with emails and comments until after he gets settled in and takes care of the pile no doubt awaiting him.
I told him not to pull a Conrad Hilton and start calling people "Peasants"... :-)
Me, I'd expect him to be exhausted, and recommend we not burden him with emails and comments until after he gets settled in and takes care of the pile no doubt awaiting him.
I told him not to pull a Conrad Hilton and start calling people "Peasants"... :-)
Last Night on Armed American Radio
Alan Gottlieb updates gun owners on latest court actions in DC and TX, Lee "The Gun Writer" Williams from Sarasota Herald Tribune joins ranch owner Chris Baden discussing court injunction keeping him from shooting on his own 1400 acre ranch, Rob Pincus talks training tour, Amber Kunau and Carrie Lightfoot discuss The Well Armed Woman, David Codrea wit and wisdom. [Listen]I was on in the last half of Hour Three. We talked about Bloomberg's latest self-outing as a racist, the gun-free PA mall shooting by someone "legally" prohibited from having a gun, and more.
We're the Only Ones Stripped of Everything Enough
Kensington Sgt. Keith Barrow, 47, was suspended after a woman — who he paid $70 for sex — stole his police gun, badge and handcuffs while he was sleeping in a Reno hotel room, his lawyer said. The prostitute gave the weapon to her drug-dealing pimp, who accidentally shot himself in the leg with it the next day, police said. [More]$186K/year and all he can afford is a $70 whore? Still, they ought to give him an award. After all, due to his actions, an armed criminal is now off the streets.
The story doesn't say if he's married, and I'm wondering if that might impact the goal of wanting to make it home at the end of his shift...
[Via Harvey]
The Single Failure
The inability to enact new gun safety laws after the Sandy Hook school shooting ranks as "the single failure" of his tenure, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. said in a televised interview. [More]But think of all those Mexicans you guys succeeded in killing with walked guns, plus you managed to keep everybody who deserved it out of prison.
Several from Workman
Because I don't post full speed on the weekends, I'm catching up with his recent columns, newest first:
Throwing Down the Gauntlet
Why don't we get together at the NRA Convention, somewhere off venue of course, and debate these issues? [More]As the gadfly/mudbug rhetoric heats up, here's a chance to cool it down and focus on the truths behind the claims, instead of the personalities and emotions behind them. That ought to be the aim of us all.
I don't expect this proposal will be accepted, but if it were, I'd sure want to attend.
"Citizen Sam"
Possibly the ugliest troll I've yet encountered (and I've come across some real hive insect Bolsheviks) is polluting the comment thread over at my column on the tyranny enforcer Bratton making "resisting arrest" -- as defined by NYPD -- a lifetime firearms disability.
I can't tell if he's an Only One, a terminal copsucker, or a "progressive" seeking to disrupt, but in any case, this is a good example of a latter day "Good German" that's every bit the enemy of freedom as the most rabid leftist -- from his other Disqus comments, I'm assuming he fancies himself a "conservative" who's too stupid to realize he's a fascist. .
I can't tell if he's an Only One, a terminal copsucker, or a "progressive" seeking to disrupt, but in any case, this is a good example of a latter day "Good German" that's every bit the enemy of freedom as the most rabid leftist -- from his other Disqus comments, I'm assuming he fancies himself a "conservative" who's too stupid to realize he's a fascist. .
A Clique of Gadflies
Phil Watson with the Second Amendment Foundation criticized the “we will not comply” movement as a “clique of gadflies.” [More]Really, Phil?
I repeat my challenge to you personally:
Deconstruct this, point by point. Tell us every assertion that's demonstrably wrong, and prove it.
Sorry you're so invested in what didn't work to where you need to publicly lash out at a new paradigm, and do so relying on ad hominem. I'm sure those he's attempting to appear "reasonable" to appreciate the sound bite, not that they won't turn around and paint the less confrontational as "extremists" whenever it suits their purposes.
[Via Steve Ramsey]
This Day in History: February 9
The winter following, Nelson remained at this fort and was in it when Col. Willett advanced with a body of troops, February 9, 1783, with the intention of taking it by surprise. [More]
Sunday, February 08, 2015
Vanderboegh speech highlights gun advocate divide
I don't have a crystal ball, but I believe disparaging and dismissing what we saw yesterday will not serve those doing so well, especially since there is nothing you or I can do about dissuading further such demonstrations. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes the principles behind the protest so many evidently fear. Includes video of Mike Vanderboegh's speech.
Tonight on Armed American Radio
- Hour 1: Alan Gottlieb
- Hour 2: Lee Williams and Chris Baden followed by Rob Pincus in the final half hour
- Hour 3: Amber Kunau and Carrie Lightfoot-Well Armed Woman followed in the final half hour by yours truly and George "Mad Ogre" Hill
Saturday, February 07, 2015
Bratton ‘resisting arrest’ proposal a ploy to strengthen police state
“NYPD Has a Plan to Magically Turn Anyone It Wants Into a Felon,” Gawker Justice observes in a more hard-edged assessment that includes examples of resisting arrest charges being deliberately unjustly applied. And it’s that felony rap that should most outrage right to keep and bear arms advocates, because such convictions will result in lifetime prohibitions against owning guns, outcomes Bratton and his boss, socialist mayor Bill de Blasio, wouldn't mind seeing more of. Understand these are people who want to deploy with machine guns to control protesters, a wish they've apparently publicly backed down from -- for now. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes these people are terrified of us. If they weren't, they wouldn't be so desperate to stamp out any chance of resisting their will.
Get Off His Side?
He raises points that no doubt are agreed with by many. [More]
That said, people with a different line in the sand are making their defiance known. Whether what happens today causes more to join them or more to distance themselves remains to be seen, but there will be resurgences as infringements without recourse increase. The antis are going to keep pushing, and a growing number of gun owners are getting sick and tired of being told their only option is to repeat failed tactics in places where they have no chance to succeed.
You don't have to like it or feel comfortable with it. I've taken some recent heat for expressing caution and doubts myself. But the one thing we must never forget is that the true extremists are those who would criminalize rights.
That said, people with a different line in the sand are making their defiance known. Whether what happens today causes more to join them or more to distance themselves remains to be seen, but there will be resurgences as infringements without recourse increase. The antis are going to keep pushing, and a growing number of gun owners are getting sick and tired of being told their only option is to repeat failed tactics in places where they have no chance to succeed.
You don't have to like it or feel comfortable with it. I've taken some recent heat for expressing caution and doubts myself. But the one thing we must never forget is that the true extremists are those who would criminalize rights.
Once More into the Breach
Mike reports and philosophizes from Puyallup in anticipation of today's event in Olympia. [More]
I'll do what I can to pass along unique information as the day progresses. In the mean time, stay tuned to this Facebook page and this Twitter feed.
For instance, let's see if this changes, or if the strategy is just to shut everybody out:
I'll be adding updates throughout the day to the link list at the end of my GRE article.
I'll do what I can to pass along unique information as the day progresses. In the mean time, stay tuned to this Facebook page and this Twitter feed.
For instance, let's see if this changes, or if the strategy is just to shut everybody out:
Wait a Few Days, You'll Hear About It
Besides, if he wasn't already doing the Lord's work, how else would we ever notice all those screaming headlines about Brian Williams, or learn that Rosie O'Donnell is exiting "The View"?
The guy was useless in Fast and Furious, too, until "real reporters" got involved. How much information preceded that and has still never been noticed outside of a niche readership again?
It may seem like I'm just bitching for self-serving reasons, and guilty as charged, but the bottom line is this allows the narrative to be controlled by those who would control everything else. And as per standard Bizarro World practice, the illusion of a masses-reaching "maverick" serves that purpose well.
A Wasted Life
I've spent my life studying this, so I won’t return to address idiots with lame, stupid, ignorant arguments and inane insults. [Comment must load]I'm glad you're impressed with yourself, Sophie. My reactions to that statement are "You didn't learn much" and "Good, but you're projecting."
Friday, February 06, 2015
Gun-Grabbers Keep Pushing Deception Masked as Settled Truth
For starters, “ownership” is a legal and moral term. There can be a big difference between a gun “possessor” and a gun “owner,” and a huge difference in terms of how the two groups behave... While the “reports” will start out talking “gun deaths” to sway the headline surfers and the reading-challenged, it turns out what’s really being highlighted are “rates.” And those hardly reflect real numbers to show where more people are being murdered by criminals with guns they obtained illegally. [More]My latest JPFO Alert notes the lies just keep on coming. And if we want people to know, it's up to you and me to tell them.
Grassley puts hold on judicial nominee involved in Dobyns case
“[B]efore we vote on the Davidson nomination, I wanted to note that recently unsealed court documents in the case of Dobyns v. United States have prompted some questions that need to be answered,” Grassley commented. [More]This evening's Gun Rights Examiner report notes a significant development in a story that most of Big Boy Media doesn't think is news. The parallels with this and Fast and Furious are almost eerie in terms of what that took to get noticed.
Saturday rally to illustrate new paradigm in gun rights advocacy
The thing is, what I think, or what you think is a moot point as far as Saturday’s planned actions are concerned. Regardless of sentiments, fears, cautions and warnings, it’s “Game on,” and the activists will not be deterred. This is the new paradigm all of us, but especially the "gun groups," need to get used to, because it effectively nullifies any "compromises" some may be inclined to agree to. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes defiance that makes enforcement problematic has the potential to completely change the game. Like it or not, we may just be entering the next phase.
We're the Only Ones "You AND Your Little Dog" Enough
Tragically, the shots he heard came from an Officer Joseph Pitts, the first to arrive on the scene. He had just shot and killed Davis' three-legged dog, Tooter. Three witnesses all claim the officer never announced his presence or identified himself as a policeman. Upon entering the room, Davis was shot, twice, by Officer Pitts. [More]Dial 911 and die. They not only have no duty to protect you, when they kill you, there always seems to be a handy "following department protocol/wanted to get home at the end of his shift" absolution rationale.
[Via Ned]
As the Old Paradigm Fades
A BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNING PERMITTING THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED HANDGUNS ON PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL PROPERTIES. [More]I guess I'm getting jaded about legislation the sponsors know will go nowhere dealing with an area they really have no moral or lawful say in. Yeah, I understand the author is in there swinging, but there's a growing movement that's getting sick and damned tired of all the posturing and games, while rights we clearly understand are ours are being denied by self-serving oathbreakers, and citizens are being intimidated and punished for exercising them.
Some people are through asking. They're going to start taking back. Like it or not.
[Via cydl]
The Power of the Purse
A Time-Honored Tradition
So Bolsheviks hate Nazi rivals and free speech. What else is new? [More]
Surprisingly, we do have some common ground on guns, at least with what he's revealed so far. But anyone who would deny fundamental rights based on ideologies, as opposed to actions that actually victimize, is not to be trusted.
[Via Florida Guy]
Surprisingly, we do have some common ground on guns, at least with what he's revealed so far. But anyone who would deny fundamental rights based on ideologies, as opposed to actions that actually victimize, is not to be trusted.
[Via Florida Guy]
It's the Morally Right Thing to Do
You know, reward foreign lawbreakers with money that's not yours and infringe on the unalienable rights of Americans... [More]
Here's a telling quote:
I see he's got all kinds of awards and decorations. I seem to recall another high-ranking military hero who turned to the dark side.
[Via silentscope 47]
Here's a telling quote:
“Of course it could, but I don’t control life off campus...”But in his little corner he presumes to control life. I guess it goes with being used to instant obedience. That must be why he's not too worried if his demands may affect men who formerly served under him.
I see he's got all kinds of awards and decorations. I seem to recall another high-ranking military hero who turned to the dark side.
[Via silentscope 47]
This Day in History: February 6
If Historiographers should be hardy enough to fill the page of History with the advantages that have been gained with unequal numbers (on the part of America) in the course of this contest, & attempt to relate the distressing circumstances under which they have been obtained, it is more than probable that Posterity will bestow on their labors the epithet & marks of fiction for it will not be believed that such a force as Great Britain has employed for eight years in this Country could be baffled in their plan of Subjugating it by numbers infinitely less—composed of Men often times half starved—always in Rags—without pay—& experiencing, at times, every Species of distress which human nature is capable of undergoing. [More]
Thursday, February 05, 2015
Update from Mike
He called me twice today so far, once prior to takeoff, and again from Houston, where he informed me he suspected the broccoli cheese soup from a joint in Terminal C of having ill effects on him, and asked me to pass that message on to the 100 Heads Life and Casualty Company in case it does him in.
I told him it reminded me of nothing so much as Fry from Futurama getting parasites from eating an egg salad sandwich he got from a truck stop restroom vending machine.
UPDATE: On the ground in WA.
I told him it reminded me of nothing so much as Fry from Futurama getting parasites from eating an egg salad sandwich he got from a truck stop restroom vending machine.
UPDATE: On the ground in WA.
We're the Only Ones Familial Enough
Cop Who Held Wife & Children at Gunpoint in Hostage Standoff With Police, Gets to Stay a Cop [More]Gosh, what a dilemma for "progressives" who say guns need to be confiscated from people accused of domestic violence and police are the Only Ones who should be armed.
Funny, how the monopoly of violence cultists never have anything to say about the myriad instances where their blind faith has been refuted. It's almost like they're a bunch of damned liars or something...
[Via Florida Guy]
Loretta's Going Down
I think I remember seeing that at a dorm keg party where the guys had rented a projector...
Oh, sorry, bad assumption on my part. [More]
Oh, sorry, bad assumption on my part. [More]
Who in Their Right Mind?
“Who in their right mind would ask the Congress of the United States — who can’t cobble together a fiscal policy — to assume control of monetary policy?” Richard Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, said during an interview with The Hill. [More]Yeah, best to trust us shadowy, unaccountable plutocrats! Besides, you don't want to see how the sausage is made. Or at least we don't want you to.
I don't suppose it occurs to this economic fascist that you could replace "fiscal" and "monetary" with just about any other policy issue, like "defense" or "gun" or...
Not that I'd kneejerk disagree, but somehow I don't think that's what he has in mind...
We're the Only Ones Helpful Enough
“We’re just here to help you — come out with your hands up”... [More]I'm only surprised they didn't yell "Fooled ya!"
Here's the (very slow-loading, for me) "document dump" on the John Geer case. I like how they made a point of taking pictures of all of his firearms, just to make the case for how dangerous their victim was. That oughtta make the due process-free domestic disarmament demanders come in their pants. They reminded me of trophy photos:
[Via Mack H]
Godspeed, Mike Vanderboegh
I'd also be inclined to ease up on the emails and comment submissions until further notice.
We Don't Particularly Like Guns
But we like the money more. [More]
Read another way, the official position of the Boston University Board of Trustees/Executive Committee is that gun companies do not cause unacceptable social risks and harm.
That's useful, so use it. Start your argument with "No less an authority than..."
[Via Michael G]
Read another way, the official position of the Boston University Board of Trustees/Executive Committee is that gun companies do not cause unacceptable social risks and harm.
That's useful, so use it. Start your argument with "No less an authority than..."
[Via Michael G]
Vote Unadulterated "Single Issue"!
We're the Only Ones Resourceful Enough
A Bothell police officer accused of having sex with a girl she met while serving as a school resource officer has been charged with sex crimes. [More]Is this is the way "progressives" protect the children -- setting armed predators loose among them?
Hey, at least the resourceful "mentor" was a subject matter expert.
At least she was prepared to respond lickety-split...
[Via Michael G]
Stop Them Before They Kill Again!
Some experts predict that for the first time in decades, firearms will kill more people nationwide this year than motor vehicles. [More]Somebody who thinks that inanimate objects "kill" is considered an "expert"?
By Opposite Day "progressives," I guess yeah...
No mention of DGUs, naturally, which is another front where they've resurrected an old lie for a new audience of ignoramuses.
And if they're really intent on bringing suicide front and center, perhaps they ought to take a look at the Only Ones they want having guns (for now)...
[Via bondmen]
UPDATE: Correspondent MM advises John Lott has deconstructed the numbers, once more illustrating the truism about lies, damned lies and statistics being used by Monopoly of Violence cultists in order to con the gullible into surrendering their rights.
Stolen Valor
Brian Williams admits that his story of coming under fire while in Iraq was false... [More]It's not the first time he's been caught in a lie, but that time it was an "approved" one.
Maybe I'm being too harsh with that characterization. After all, he says:
I made a mistake in recalling the events...That's reminiscent of:
So I made a mistake. That happens. It proves I'm human...Besides, what difference does it make?
This Day in History: February 5
I am also informed by that General Officer, that there are two obstacles which still greatly oppose & retard the success of collecting your Recruits, viz. the want of Provisions to support and carry them to the place of general Rendezvous; and the want of efficacious means for apprehending Deserters... [More]
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
The Blood Dancers' Wish List
And we want one of these, and one of these, and... [More]
Kurt looks at "progressives" working themselves into an eye-rolling frenzy fantasizing about all the edicts they'd love to be able to impose, and have somebody else can enforce.
Kurt looks at "progressives" working themselves into an eye-rolling frenzy fantasizing about all the edicts they'd love to be able to impose, and have somebody else can enforce.
‘Hobbit ring’ school suspension merits closer look
What’s unknown is how much of the story as reported comports with the totality of events and what was actually said and done. If all is as related in the OA Online report, it recalls other hysterical overreactions on the part of teachers and school administrators, such as the account of a child suspended for biting a strawberry tart into something supposed adults said looked like a gun, or the teen confronted by officials and police for fantasizing about shooting a neighbor’s pet dinosaur, or my personal favorite, a county-wide school lockdown and detention of a student after a worker misinterpreted the lyrics to “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” that accompanied a voicemail. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report looks at those who covet the ring of power to the point of madness.
Be That Way
If that's the way you want it. Karma has a way of catching up. Too bad the animals will no doubt prey on others before they're sent to the oblivion they deserve. [More]
Pity such nullification never seems to take place when a gun rights advocate is charged with the victimless exercising of his right to keep and bear arms.
Hey, if I said anything about deporting the goddamn Somali back to the hellhole he came from to see how he likes justice there, would that make me a racist?
[Via Florida Guy]
Pity such nullification never seems to take place when a gun rights advocate is charged with the victimless exercising of his right to keep and bear arms.
Hey, if I said anything about deporting the goddamn Somali back to the hellhole he came from to see how he likes justice there, would that make me a racist?
[Via Florida Guy]
Markley's Law Writ Large
Maybe it's penis envy? [More]
Oh, wait, I know -- its' submission to the will of the dominant males in their lives, because everyone know an armed woman is 3,473,683 times more likely to be the victim of domestic abuse and killed after her gun is taken away from her.
It's settled science!
Sorry, ladies. The people who promote that are "progressives," and we have to assume they're smarter than us and know what's best, right?
Oh, wait, I know -- its' submission to the will of the dominant males in their lives, because everyone know an armed woman is 3,473,683 times more likely to be the victim of domestic abuse and killed after her gun is taken away from her.
It's settled science!
Sorry, ladies. The people who promote that are "progressives," and we have to assume they're smarter than us and know what's best, right?
No on Lynch
GOA explains why. [More]
We will all come to regret that NRA stood by and did not lead in this, as they have not led in so many other vital areas. This should be a scored vote.
Sadly, the near certain outcome is all too predictable.
We will all come to regret that NRA stood by and did not lead in this, as they have not led in so many other vital areas. This should be a scored vote.
Sadly, the near certain outcome is all too predictable.
Get Well Soon
Sheriff Richard Mack is recovering from a heart attack. [More]
Interesting story, how he drove himself to the hospital rather than wait for second responders.
Interesting story, how he drove himself to the hospital rather than wait for second responders.
We're Not the Only Ones
Detroit police chief James Craig – nicknamed “Hollywood” for his years spent in the LAPD and his seeming love of being in front of the camera – has repeatedly called on “good” and “law-abiding” Detroiters to arm themselves against criminals in the city. [More]What is this guy, some kind of manhood-compensating anti-government white racist?
Quick! Somebody think up a new charge to level, because white-privileged Shannon couldn't very well play the Uncle Tom card without massive blow-back.
When East Meets West...
You know, the cultural revolutionaries who call those with the power to make forced obedience costly "human rights violators"...
[Via cydl]
A Game of Inches
We're the Only Authorized Journalists Simulated Enough
The Social Engineering Network
Oh, look, twice in one morning I'm harping on the tactical and strategic importance of being on "social media." [More]
[Via Florida Guy]
[Via Florida Guy]
Washington State Patriots Bail Fund Info
It's nice to see others are thinking of this in advance. It would also be nice to see a tally for how much they collect that's earmarked for legal defense, just to see how deeply declarations of support prove out.
Switching gears, you know how I'm always bugging people to get on social media, saying it's not about trivial pursuits but about command, control, communications and intelligence? And not ceding an important front to the enemy? In the words of a friend and colleague:
If you have any comms with any of those folks, tell them (pls) to get their damned Twitter feeds up, running, tested, and publicized NOW, with a comms plan to live-Tweet events there on Sat so that the world knows WTF is happening live-- It is the second most important thing (besides being there) and is a helluva lot more important than a 6 or 12 hour delayed-After Action Report..I'd add have someone there streaming live video.
Back to the defense fund: Support it and spread the word, or be ready and committed to provide aid on a moment's notice, like Mike knows I am.
Stop the Defen...Uh...Violence
Moretti Underground Redux
My Monday night interview discussing ATF/DOJ "fraud on the court" in the Jay Dobyns case has now been archived. The segment begins at 1:01.
This Day in History: February 4
George III issues Cornwall’s Proclamation of Cessation of Hostilities (which would later culminate, in September, with the Paris Peace Treaty), ending the American Revolution. [More]I'm probably going to continue this series through the year 1783 until then, and maybe even afterward to highlight conflicts of establishing the new system, but perhaps not daily. Or perhaps I may go back to the beginning of conflict and start doing things chronologically from the start of action. Or I may just hang up this feature altogether, or figure out some other way to present a daily account of what it took to shake off a crown.
Those of you who have been following this feature have no doubt noticed that in addition to the "big" stuff, I've tried to present everyday stuff to give a feel for the sacrifices "ordinary" people went through, and factors that need to be considered to obtain a more whole picture, stuff like supplies, logistics, tactics, personalities, regional matters, schisms, etc. Those are things that would have relevance should all avenues of peaceable redress be blocked and should some decide an "obey or be destroyed" alternative is not acceptable.
Tuesday, February 03, 2015
There's a "Good Reason" for Tyranny?
The rulers in D.C. seem to think so. SAF hopes to persuade them otherwise. [More]
They'd better, before protesters decide there's more than one Washington to make a statement in. It's not like it hasn't been proposed before. Several times over the years. And the way things seem to be going, some day it's bound to happen.
They'd better, before protesters decide there's more than one Washington to make a statement in. It's not like it hasn't been proposed before. Several times over the years. And the way things seem to be going, some day it's bound to happen.
Carter SecDef nomination raises concerns for gun owners
Gun owners have a vested interest in seeing this area of authority explored in further detail. The hearings would allow Carter’s position to be made absolutely clear so that interested parties will be informed parties who can then decide on how they want to advise their senators. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes you sometimes find a gun rights nexus in places you'd never think to look...
For Better or for Worse
Like it or not, it's gonna happen. [More]
Like it or not, Mike's going.
That means all the pro and con advice is now a moot point.
This is the new paradigm all of us, but especially the "gun groups," need to get used to, because it effectively nullifies any "compromises" some may be inclined to agree to. Ultimately, people are going to choose to obey or disobey. Ultimately, people are going to choose if they wish to confront. Once the decision is made, our approval and agreement don't matter. Nothing we say or do is going to stop it.
Once the decision is made, we can condemn them as extremists who make us all look bad, or we can remind any so inclined that the real extremists are those who would deny rights and force their will on others.
I suppose we'll see how many urging "go" will go themselves, and how many who won't will help with the legal costs. But for now, let's think positive, and hope that this turns out to be the genius move some believe it to be.
I don't recall ever praying to be proven absolutely wrong before. That is now my prayer.
Like it or not, Mike's going.
That means all the pro and con advice is now a moot point.
This is the new paradigm all of us, but especially the "gun groups," need to get used to, because it effectively nullifies any "compromises" some may be inclined to agree to. Ultimately, people are going to choose to obey or disobey. Ultimately, people are going to choose if they wish to confront. Once the decision is made, our approval and agreement don't matter. Nothing we say or do is going to stop it.
Once the decision is made, we can condemn them as extremists who make us all look bad, or we can remind any so inclined that the real extremists are those who would deny rights and force their will on others.
I suppose we'll see how many urging "go" will go themselves, and how many who won't will help with the legal costs. But for now, let's think positive, and hope that this turns out to be the genius move some believe it to be.
I don't recall ever praying to be proven absolutely wrong before. That is now my prayer.
Newsworthy
Not Quiet on the Western Front
The culture war is still in the cold stage. [More]
There are some people who need to realize that could quickly change if the pressure doesn't let up. And there are others who do realize, and are intentionally provoking with each new calculated assault on liberty.
There are some people who need to realize that could quickly change if the pressure doesn't let up. And there are others who do realize, and are intentionally provoking with each new calculated assault on liberty.
The Particulars
NRA beating this particular drum in this particular way is particularly galling. [More]
They had to be dragged in -- and you can prove that for yourself by following the way the story was finally forced into the public consciousness -- which naturally assured they would never, ever acknowledge those doing the prodding. It's hardly surprising to see that "tradition" continue.
They never weighed in until after Grassley started making noises. Guess what had to happen before he did.
No offense or disrespect is meant toward the outstanding and original work done by Sharyl Attkisson, but if you click on the "prove...yourself" link, you can see how much preceded the first CBS News report. If your exposure is limited to what the big boy media and the guys driving the weinermobile say, you'd never know any of that.
They had to be dragged in -- and you can prove that for yourself by following the way the story was finally forced into the public consciousness -- which naturally assured they would never, ever acknowledge those doing the prodding. It's hardly surprising to see that "tradition" continue.
They never weighed in until after Grassley started making noises. Guess what had to happen before he did.
No offense or disrespect is meant toward the outstanding and original work done by Sharyl Attkisson, but if you click on the "prove...yourself" link, you can see how much preceded the first CBS News report. If your exposure is limited to what the big boy media and the guys driving the weinermobile say, you'd never know any of that.
You Win Some, You Lose Some
Lane County Flip Flops, Wasco County Steps Up [More]Politicians cheese out because they think they can. They think they can because not enough gun owners have convinced them they can't.
One Hurdle Cleared
A bill to repeal the requirement for background checks on firearm transfers between private individuals and the fees levied to carry out the background checks passed the Senate Judiciary Committee today on a 3-2 vote. [More]I'll bet these guys are going to be relieved. My sources tell me they've basically been shut down, frozen in fear over the prospect of running afoul of a "gun law."
[Via cydl]
UPDATE: I am told "All the house bills died in committee along partisan lines, 6 -5. These are the repeal of the mag ban, repeal of the 'universal' background check and extending self-defense rights to one’s business."
For the Children
Who would you rather have on your side in a self-defense situation -- any number of "prominent" anti-gun males, or this 11-year-old girl? [More]
[Via bondmen]
[Via bondmen]
This Day in History: February 3
Mr Fitz-Herbert presents his Compliments to Mr Adams, and as he is obliged to go to Versailles tomorrow, begs leave to propose to him and the other American Ministers Plenipotentiary for the Peace to meet at his (Mr F’s) lodgings on Wednesday next at eleven o’clock for the purpose of conferring together upon the subject of the definitive treaty... [More]
Monday, February 02, 2015
School FOIA response points to law violation by anti-gun filmmaker
With events and actions established, the Oakland Police Department probably won’t do anything unless public pressure makes ignoring things problematic. They have evidence that a gun, real or imitation, was brought into a school within their jurisdiction. They have the ability to determine if exemptions were in force if the firearm was real. They have a statement from the school director that if the gun was a replica, it was not authorized. They have cause to investigate to determine if any violations occurred, and no excuse not to aside from they don’t want to. On the flip side, it’s tough to believe they would not throw the book at gun rights supporters for bringing a nonexempt real gun or unauthorized replica gun into a school in order to make a pro-gun advocacy point. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes it looks like real law was broken by those demanding more laws, and wonders if the David Gregory Effect will once again come into play.
Exclusive: “Green Decoys” Lure Sportsmen Into Deceptive Trap
Employing a “divide and conquer” strategy against gun owners, often pitting sport shooters against those who own firearms for the primary purposes of protection and freedom, is hardly new. It’s been tried before with other well-funded shill groups established by those who can’t push citizen disarmament edicts through if they’re up front about their intentions, so they instead package them in a way to induce well-meaning but poorly informed gun owners to take the bait. [More]My latest GUNS Magazine "Rights Watch" column is now online.
What's to Consider?
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Consider contacting your commissioners and sheriff to let them know that many counties are taking courageous steps and they should too. [More]I rarely find myself not in lockstep with my friends at Oregon Firearms Federation, but in this case, my reaction is to say "'Consider,' hell, just do it."
Nothing to See Here
So 18 million foreign students and workers — including many university-trained workers — have jumped into the U.S. economy since Obama was inaugurated in 2009. [More]What could this possibly have to do with guns?
And just to add insult to injury...
Thank goodness the Republicans will save us.
Last Night on Armed American Radio
Record setting US Army Ranger Sniper Jim Gilliland, Next Level Training's Mike Hughes, US National Rifle Team shooter Anette Wachter, David Codrea. [More]Host Mark Walters was planning on Jay Dobyns making a return appearance, but an important family matter came up, meaning he'll be scheduled for another program.
It did give Mark and me the full third hour to have a good in-depth conversation.
Suing Everytown
Caught in a damaging lie, and this time, it may cost them... [More]
Bob Owens has the scoop. This is a case to watch.
Bob Owens has the scoop. This is a case to watch.
Ask a RadFem
A Commitment to Core Principles
Evidently that involves "progressive" academics yakking at some egghead group grope and doing nothing to address getting their cowardly hindquarters out of the way and to stop presuming to make personal defense choices for others... [More]
Not that I have strong feelings on the subject...
It's funny. 40 years later, I only remember the names of four professors, and I'm a guy who can quote Star Trek verbatim and knows all the words to old TV theme songs. The one I remember best was Joe Begala.
As for everything else, Fr. Guido Sarducci was right.
Not that I have strong feelings on the subject...
It's funny. 40 years later, I only remember the names of four professors, and I'm a guy who can quote Star Trek verbatim and knows all the words to old TV theme songs. The one I remember best was Joe Begala.
As for everything else, Fr. Guido Sarducci was right.
The Way Things Oughtta Be
The bosses ought to be able to freely come a-callin', with everything that implies. [More]
[Via Florida Guy]
[Via Florida Guy]
Perpetual Hickenlooper Blues
From CYDL:
Hick was on a local show over the weekend where the public was encouraged to send him questions. Apparently more than a few folks asked about the repeal of our Bloomberg laws. Here’s what he said:
@9NEWSpolitics@hickforco what do you think about the overwhelming push to recall your draconian #2A bills that you didn't even read??
— Dr Conner (@askdrconner)
"Well, I haven't seen the overwhelming desire," Hickenlooper said. "That's a legislative issue." The governor says he hears plenty of support for his background checks bill. (He's said before that the magazine limits measure was tougher for him.) "I think it makes Colorado a safer place," Hickenlooper added. "No one has brought to me information or data that suggests otherwise."
Then, a more, umm… urgent issue. A lack of restrooms on the highways...
Here’s the whole enchilada.
Temporarily Going Underground
Too bad it's gotta be done underground, as most "real reporters" have no incentive to tell people about corruption in the administration they still have a giddy crush on. The problem with that, of course, is if it's not "headline news," the politicians figure it's safe to ignore and they can get more ink making noise about something else.
That's why I keep asking for force multipliers to spread the word.
You'll be able to click here to listen.
Paging Jojo Krako
Who's offerin' amnesty? We're reformin'. [More]
Ain't that right, Jojo?
These people sure are adept at weasel-wording and avoiding admitting the inevitable. What liars -- both Walker and the increasingly useful-to-the-establishment Breitbart, which is proving increasingly useless in other vital areas.
Ain't that right, Jojo?
These people sure are adept at weasel-wording and avoiding admitting the inevitable. What liars -- both Walker and the increasingly useful-to-the-establishment Breitbart, which is proving increasingly useless in other vital areas.
Repeal Rally
The text of Graham’s measure, HB 1886, is fairly simple. It would send the 18-page gun control measure, passed by voters last November, back to the voters at the next general election. [More]If there is information that says gun owners can expect better funding, a superior information campaign and different results from last time, I haven't seen it. The other factor to be considered involves all those "wild cards" who are determined to force the issue.
Maybe this week I can find time to flesh out some further thoughts on that.
Guidance Counselors
So if this isn't an admission that despite denials, the administration was stiffing and choking disapproved industries, why the need for clarification? [More]
Like a Good Neighbor
I have a very good friend whose neighbor is on vacation. Because of beaucoup snow, he has been putting tire tracks in the neighbor's driveway so the house appears occupied from the road. Due to the current heavy snow conditions, this morning, after he cleared his own driveway, my friend took his snowblower next door and did that one, too, on his own initiative and without being asked.
This has multiple benefits of establishing continual goodwill, and also in keeping his neighborhood protected by removing a telltale sign that could attract burglars. While my friend is also active in national and state-level matters -- and in a good way or he wouldn't be my friend -- this is getting involved locally and personally, something we also can't overlook.
And sure, it would have been a lot easier to ignore things, with plenty of excuses to justify non-involvement. My friend is not the type who considers his sole contribution to be having an opinion.
I'm certain there would be no shortage of private jetsetter-funded environmentalcases who would condemn my starting-to-get-up-there-in-age friend for using a gas-powered Briggs & Stratton assaultblower, and would prefer he increase his heart attack risks by doing things the Gaia-friendly way (hey, do we have to show respect and spell that G--a?). Besides, he's one of those evil gun owners, and we could all do with fewer of those selfish haters, right?
This has multiple benefits of establishing continual goodwill, and also in keeping his neighborhood protected by removing a telltale sign that could attract burglars. While my friend is also active in national and state-level matters -- and in a good way or he wouldn't be my friend -- this is getting involved locally and personally, something we also can't overlook.
And sure, it would have been a lot easier to ignore things, with plenty of excuses to justify non-involvement. My friend is not the type who considers his sole contribution to be having an opinion.
I'm certain there would be no shortage of private jetsetter-funded environmentalcases who would condemn my starting-to-get-up-there-in-age friend for using a gas-powered Briggs & Stratton assaultblower, and would prefer he increase his heart attack risks by doing things the Gaia-friendly way (hey, do we have to show respect and spell that G--a?). Besides, he's one of those evil gun owners, and we could all do with fewer of those selfish haters, right?
Looks Like I Kicked Over Yet ANOTHER Hornet's Nest
My challenges to those of you urging Mike to go:
- Do so publicly under your own name.
- Go with him.
- Start a fundraising campaign -- right now -- to cover anticipated legal costs.
A Libertarian Paradox
This time, frequent comment poster russn8r, whose conclusions about the destructive results of "amnesty" I happen to agree with, crosses swords with my friend Bruce Krafft in addressing "no borders" libertarianism as endorsed by another friend, L. Neil Smith. See comments under the linked article. [More]
I agree that, assuming we're not on the cusp of a new dark age, governments, which are a form of social technology, can evolve to the point where the advantages of voluntary and contractual associations and self-government, with private enforcement via positive and negative incentive mechanisms, would replace what is currently being haphazardly and unjustly done through coercion and force. Once we had tribal chiefs, then kings, and now, evidently, sorcerers. Perhaps there will come a time when we can rule ourselves without interference, and render those who would control us lunatic curiosities and pariahs .
That said, I don't see how we are to get from here to there by opening the floodgates to the system currently in place and occupying the same territory with disparate cultures, especially with the next step in that plan apparently being civil war by selective assassinations after the political consequences some of us are warning against actually occur. I didn't see that point denied.
As I've noted before, and will repeat here again, if anyone has actual data -- not opinions or wishful thinking-- to refute the documented observation that the millions of illegal immigrants the Obama administration says "have earned the right to be citizens" will not politically identify overwhelmingly with the Democrats and the gun-grabbers, present your evidence. That's the dispassionate discussion I am offering once more.
But do me a favor and present your views over there. That's where more people need to see the conversation, plus I'm overwhelmed with work today and will make comment moderation here a lower priority than getting my primary tasks done.
I agree that, assuming we're not on the cusp of a new dark age, governments, which are a form of social technology, can evolve to the point where the advantages of voluntary and contractual associations and self-government, with private enforcement via positive and negative incentive mechanisms, would replace what is currently being haphazardly and unjustly done through coercion and force. Once we had tribal chiefs, then kings, and now, evidently, sorcerers. Perhaps there will come a time when we can rule ourselves without interference, and render those who would control us lunatic curiosities and pariahs .
That said, I don't see how we are to get from here to there by opening the floodgates to the system currently in place and occupying the same territory with disparate cultures, especially with the next step in that plan apparently being civil war by selective assassinations after the political consequences some of us are warning against actually occur. I didn't see that point denied.
As I've noted before, and will repeat here again, if anyone has actual data -- not opinions or wishful thinking-- to refute the documented observation that the millions of illegal immigrants the Obama administration says "have earned the right to be citizens" will not politically identify overwhelmingly with the Democrats and the gun-grabbers, present your evidence. That's the dispassionate discussion I am offering once more.
But do me a favor and present your views over there. That's where more people need to see the conversation, plus I'm overwhelmed with work today and will make comment moderation here a lower priority than getting my primary tasks done.
Missing the Bigger Picture
Comment poster Russn8r schools a couple of willfully blind and excuse-making deniers, not that I expect either will do anything but argue with someone they ought to just shut up and listen to. [More]
Not Helping
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But not you, right, chatroom warrior?I always wonder if these things come from antis trying to create an impression. In this guy's case, we may find out, as including the president in his online fantasies may catch the notice of those who do not take such comments lightly, and who have the capability of compelling Disqus to share everything it has on the guy:
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We're the Fauxnly Ones Pulling Over Enough
A police impersonator tried to pull over an off-duty officer early Thursday morning, police said. [More]Be aware of these, and how often they've been documented, if for no other reason than the phenomenon may help with a legal defense claim some day.
We're the Only Ones On Thin Ice Enough
You know the nearer your booger hook to the bang switch, the more you're slip firin' away...Police say an officer in northern Ohio slipped on the ice during a drug search and accidentally shot himself in the hip. [More]
I'm thinking musical extravanganza here, Lee Paige On Ice...
[Via Sweet Baboo]
This Day in History: February 2
The Points to be considered are 1. Passports to be given to and received from the British Minister, for British and American Vessells, and 2d Preparations for the Signature of the definitive Treaty, both upon the Propositions of the British Minister Plenipotentiary. [More]
Sunday, February 01, 2015
Tonight on Armed American Radio
- Hour One -- Sniper Jim Gilliland discusses the attacks against Chris Kyle and his sniper brothers by the likes of the loony left
- Hour Two -- US Rifle Team shooter Annette Wachter; Founder of Next Level Training and Send Me Ammo dot com Mike Hughes
- Hour Three -- Now that national media has noticed the unprecedented action by the federal judge in his case alleging "fraud upon the court" by Department of Justice attorneys, Mark and I will be resuming our conversation with retired ATF Agent Jay Dobyns to assess where we -- because this affects all of us -- are now, and where we need for this to go.
The program broadcasts from 8 to 11 p.m. Eastern (adjust for your locale). Click here to find a list of stations nationwide, or here to listen via live streaming.
Yeah, I know, there's supposed to be some kind of game on or something this evening, but at least here there won't be any under-inflated balls.
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