Apprehending the same delay in the Conveyance of the News of Peace by Way of Canada, which you mention, I have written to Brigr Genl McLean, commandg at Niagara, giving him the Information as I had received it from Sir Guy Carleton. This Letter was inclosed to your Care more than a Week ago; I hope it has been received, & transmitted agreeable to my desire. [More]
Thursday, April 23, 2015
This Day in History: April 23
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Oath Keepers providing security in mine dispute with BLM
“This is NOT a standoff with BLM,” the group insists. “We are NOT promoting any confrontation with BLM. This is a security operation for the protection of Constitutional Rights..." [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes sometimes, what is needed, is men with resolve keeping the peace by giving those who would violate it pause.
Distancing Themselves
The families of 11 people killed in the Newtown shooting rampage in 2012 are making it known that they have no association with a gun control group behind a Tim McGraw concert this summer. [More]Plus I see his opening act pulled out.
Good. Maybe it'll be a bust, along with his career from now on.
And speaking of busts...
Seal the Gates
I agree. Keep everyone out. Shut the whole damn place down. [More]
And deport that Verdugo invader.
[Via Florida Guy]
And deport that Verdugo invader.
[Via Florida Guy]
Out with the Old
Well, I don't know-- anyone who can't personally navigate through 74,000 pages of tax laws is pretty suspect in my book. [More]
[Via Florida Guy]
[Via Florida Guy]
Beware of Legal Adversary
If a DGU ever were necessary, and understanding that jurors are picked because of lawyer perceptions of persuadability, would prosecutors or civil lawsuit attorneys be able to make something out of this beyond mere humor? [More]
[Via Thaddeus F]
[Via Thaddeus F]
Allies Allied in Pride
The Labyrinthine World
The National Rifle Association and its two arms for lobbying and campaign contributions may have systemically violated political spending law, a new report claims. [More]We'll have to see how this one plays out. I do find it interesting it has not yet resulted in a categorical denial and an accusation that it's "bull****."
That said, there are undoubtedly enemies who will pull every arcane trick in the book, so suspending any conclusions until this one plays out more seems in order...
[Via JFC]
So Much for Shock and Awe
You'd better believe the embedded domestic enemies behind this know full well the danger of enemies losing respect and fear and replacing it with ridicule and contempt. [More]
[Via Florida Guy]
[Via Florida Guy]
Bureaucratese in Pictures
Heck, it's the whole reason we have government in the first place, and besides, we all know how centrally-planned and controlled agriculture helped make the old Soviet Union everything it was...
Now where were we? Oh yes, STAND AND DELIVER!
This Day in History: April 22
We have received no intelligence from abroad which deserves to be noted, since your departure. The interval between the preliminary and definitive Treaties, has produced several nice and interesting questions. One is whether laws prohibiting commerce with British Ports during the war, have expired with the cessation of Hostilities. A similar one is whether the soldiers enlisted for the war are entitled to a discharge. At least half of the army under Genl. Washington are under this description and are urgent for such a construction of their engagements. [More]
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Cleveland gun edicts violate law, infringe on rights and won’t stop violence
In other words, knowing full well what they are imposing will accomplish no reduction in violent crime, and in fact, violate Ohio law, they are nonetheless using the coercive force of the city to mandate citizen compliance -- or else. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes pandering political parasites desperately trying to appear relevant at the further expense of those they're already feeding off of.
Hack Attack
With all the creative malware coders out there, what could possibly go wrong? [More]
Besides, we need this for security, and it's not like good people have anything to hide.
[Via Florida Guy]
Besides, we need this for security, and it's not like good people have anything to hide.
[Via Florida Guy]
Corruption of Blood
Trying to hide from the actions of your forebears is just silly. [More]
Show me someone who does not have unsavory ancestors. Anyone who would hold that against you is a rank hypocrite not worth worrying about. That this cartoon character is the one doing the worrying -- and that he has willing media co-conspirators, provided they can get away with it -- tells us much about real-life "progressive" character.
[Via bondmen]
Turning Off ATF
Would that there were a switch, but that's not what this is about. [Watch]
If you're an FFL, you don't just roll over for an inspector trying to make you say or do something you're not sure of, especially if there could be negative consequences. No one is saying you have to present an attitude that will be held you, but you can definitely let them know you need to bring your legal partner in on the discussion.
Assuming you have one.
If you're an FFL, you don't just roll over for an inspector trying to make you say or do something you're not sure of, especially if there could be negative consequences. No one is saying you have to present an attitude that will be held you, but you can definitely let them know you need to bring your legal partner in on the discussion.
Assuming you have one.
We're the Only Ones Going to the Dogs Enough
What an irresponsible, incompetent and cowardly thug. What a menace. [Watch]
That's Why They Call Them "Whores"
Top Christie ally defects to Bush [More]Once you see they're unfaithful to their oaths, the fact that they hold no loyalties and take on new johns should come as no surprise. Not that either client deserves better...
The "Law" versus the Rule of Law
THE RULE OF LAW PROTECTS THEM FROM US FAR MORE THAN IT PROTECTS US FROM THEM! [More]Vanderboegh posted the transcript of his Colorado Patriot's Day speech, in which he committed and incited civil disobedience by distributing smuggled magazines "for presentation to anti-gun politicians."
This Day in History: April 21
But, as their situation, by being removed to the interior of the country, is far distant from New York, which will make their march disagreeable and lengthy; we have agreed to submit it to Your Excellency’s option, whether to have them marched the whole distance through the Country, or to have them delivered at the nearest water which may be convenient for your Ships to receive them. [More]
Monday, April 20, 2015
Chicago defensive gun use refutes ‘gun safety advocate’ contentions
What’s evident is that the “gun safety advocates” would rather the driver had been unarmed and the people being fired upon undefended. That way, they would have been able to up their “gun violence” hysteria, plus they would have had fresh blood to dance in and exploit for more citizen disarmament edicts. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes more people are starting to realize the truth doesn't match the desperate gun-grabber narrative.
Hump Day in Salem
Oregon gun owners need to involve themselves in the House Rules Committee hearing on SB 941. [More]
A Major Shift
According to the Pew report, more people believe it is important to protect the rights of gun owners (52%) than to place additional controls on them (46%). The report also said support for gun control has fallen, whether you believe crime in the United States has dropped or not. [More]That's great. Now if you could only convince Alan that the Pew folks are the same ones who show the inconvenient truth about amnesty being a danger to gun rights, so it is not consistent to accept their figures in one instance an not in another -- unless a documented case to doubt those figures can be made.
Barring that, his endorsement of Grover Norquist makes no sense. And now that he's on record supporting making politicians pay for PRIVACY violations in a recent CCRKBA alert, there goes that "single issue" excuse.
Design Flaw
The Vermont House on Friday passed a bill designed to keep guns out of the hands of convicted felons and people who are dangerously mentally ill. [More]What it actually will and won't do should come as no surprise to anyone who is not an ignorant dupe.
True Costs, "Progressive" Style
A lot of who is racking up those costs has been left out, along with how the benefits of lives saved factor in, and what the true costs would be if good people were disarmed... [More]
And Thank You for Your Service
“According to the Congressional Research Service, as of June 1, 2012, 99.3% of all names reported to the NICS list’s ‘mental defective’ category were provided by the Veterans Administration (VA) even though reporting requirements apply to all federal agencies,” Mr. Grassley’s letter said. [More]OK. Next we need to ask who supported NICS as an acceptable "compromise" in the first place, and then ask who is surprised the antis are using that surrendered beachhead to launch deeper assaults?
We're the Only Ones Going Out with a Bang Enough
A psychiatrist has already testified in support of the insanity defense... [More]It sounds like he isn't the Only One who was nuts.
Read My Lips: No New Bushes
There is no way I will vote for this subversive. I don't care who his opponent is or what the gunquislings urge. [More]
At that point the new paradigm will kick in full time.
[Via Michael G]
At that point the new paradigm will kick in full time.
[Via Michael G]
Opposite Day "Progressives" for Hillary
Oh, and if you don't know what that word means, you may wish to stay blissfully ignorant.
And then we have the "progressive" feminists, submissive to a pimp, who all seem oblivious to the radical lesbian contention that male penetration is patriarchal rape (whereas strap-ons evidently represent the epitome of liberation).
I can't help but wonder if any of this could be considered a contribution in-kind...
[Via several of you]
Vermin Bendimover
Yeah, I know, ad hominem, but I don't have time to fisk this lying ignoramus, and besides, the hell with him. [More]
I will give you one example that shows he started it anyway:
One of the things that always strikes me about these anti-gun males is how they're so quick to weigh in on uselessness of guns as a means of defense like they have expertise, without ever being able to cite what trainers they've studied under to be qualified to offer an informed opinion. What it looks like is they insist on everyone being like them.
I will give you one example that shows he started it anyway:
What if you become a target for would-be George Zimmermans?What, you mean what if I were straddling some guy beating his head into the concrete?
One of the things that always strikes me about these anti-gun males is how they're so quick to weigh in on uselessness of guns as a means of defense like they have expertise, without ever being able to cite what trainers they've studied under to be qualified to offer an informed opinion. What it looks like is they insist on everyone being like them.
We're the Only Ones Pooped Out Enough
"TSA will not discuss the mission activities of Federal Air Marshals," Pascarella said in an email. [More]Talk about weasel-wording by euphemism. But now you can excuse yourself to go take a mission activity.
This is hardly the first time we've seen this happen.
Some of the excuse-makers in comments deserve to be flushed.
[Via Harvey]
That Depends on What the Meaning of the Word 'Inappropriate' Is
The "progressivism" is strong in Milford, MI. [More]
And here are the main proponents.
If the objections revolved around the appropriateness of coercing money out of individuals to build communal playgrounds in the first place, that's a different argument. But they didn't. And the stated concerns reminded me of nothing so much as an absurdity skewered on South Park...
The goal is not just to eliminate guns.
And here are the main proponents.
If the objections revolved around the appropriateness of coercing money out of individuals to build communal playgrounds in the first place, that's a different argument. But they didn't. And the stated concerns reminded me of nothing so much as an absurdity skewered on South Park...
The goal is not just to eliminate guns.
The Rest of the Story
When I was posting my article on the Reese family's settlement agreement yesterday, I couldn't get the slide show function on the publishing tool to work. Rather than wait around for a tech support crew that seems to punt more issues than resolve them, I'm just going to post here some photos I intended to include about some of the assets seized, including guns, ammo and safes.
We're the Only Ones ... What Do You Mean We're Not?
Wait -- you mean we're being treated just like everyone else? [More]
What with Opposite Day being in full effect 'n all, it figures a "progressive" vision treatment center would be this blind.
It also seems fair to wonder what the cultural influences on the proprietor have been, and whose interests it serves importing and distributing such sentiment.
[Via William T]
What with Opposite Day being in full effect 'n all, it figures a "progressive" vision treatment center would be this blind.
It also seems fair to wonder what the cultural influences on the proprietor have been, and whose interests it serves importing and distributing such sentiment.
[Via William T]
There Had to Be Armbands
I'd love to see the procurement specs on those...I went looking over at FedBizOpps.gov and got lost in the archives... [More]
I also can't help but wonder why an environmental impact statement requirement was upheld by a federal judge on the guns in national parks issue, but on issues benefiting Leviathan, everybody looks the other way.
Fortunately, WaPo says there's nothing to worry about, and when have they ever been less than reliable as a watchdog against government abuses?
[Via Florida Guy]
I also can't help but wonder why an environmental impact statement requirement was upheld by a federal judge on the guns in national parks issue, but on issues benefiting Leviathan, everybody looks the other way.
Fortunately, WaPo says there's nothing to worry about, and when have they ever been less than reliable as a watchdog against government abuses?
[Via Florida Guy]
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Reese family files settlement agreement with government on seized property
In addition to the division of property reached in the settlement, the Reeses also agreed to give up claims against the government. A perhaps debatable point of the agreement is the concession on the part of a family with seized assets -- trying to defend itself against a government with unlimited resources -- “that neither the United States nor Claimants Rick Reese and Terri Reese substantially prevailed in this litigation.” [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes as good a potential outcome as possible considering the level of coverage and support extended to this family.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
All is Well
I guess people get used to things. Several have contacted me asking if everything is OK because I didn't post yesterday.
Sometimes real life calls. I was out all day yesterday taking care of other business, and unless somebody comes over and volunteers to do my first yard work of Spring for me, I have some rich, full days ahead of me this weekend.
It's funny -- I had the same thing happen earlier this month when I went quiet for a day, and reminded the inquirers it was Easter. I'm grateful for the concern, but the truth of the matter is as simple as I have plenty of real world things needing attention -- including R&R -- that have nothing to do with being plugged into the virtual one.
I may get a post out later today, I may not. The thought of sitting under the trees later this afternoon with a book, a beer and a stogie after I finish up today's labors seems pretty attractive. Ditto for tomorrow. Right now, it's a beautiful day and it's late enough in the morning to where I don't need to worry about noise waking the neighbors.
So thanks for asking. I'm OK.
Sometimes real life calls. I was out all day yesterday taking care of other business, and unless somebody comes over and volunteers to do my first yard work of Spring for me, I have some rich, full days ahead of me this weekend.
It's funny -- I had the same thing happen earlier this month when I went quiet for a day, and reminded the inquirers it was Easter. I'm grateful for the concern, but the truth of the matter is as simple as I have plenty of real world things needing attention -- including R&R -- that have nothing to do with being plugged into the virtual one.
I may get a post out later today, I may not. The thought of sitting under the trees later this afternoon with a book, a beer and a stogie after I finish up today's labors seems pretty attractive. Ditto for tomorrow. Right now, it's a beautiful day and it's late enough in the morning to where I don't need to worry about noise waking the neighbors.
So thanks for asking. I'm OK.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Gun Owners of America leads coalition opposing Lynch confirmation
Noting that “gun rights [are] on the chopping block as early as next week,” GOA is asking supporters to “Urge your senators, especially if they are Republicans, to OPPOSE the Loretta Lynch nomination at every step. And circulate this alert to your pro-gun family and friends as well.” [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report also contains today's Five-Minute Activism project.
A Rare Procedural Move
Training Aids
Look at it this way--that's only 260 rounds per employee, and doesn't that tell us a lot about the way this department has metastasized...? [More]
Anybody know how many of those aren't office staff and do enforcement deployments with ARs?
Nice to know the militia is no longer necessary to the security of a free State...
[Via Florida Guy]
Anybody know how many of those aren't office staff and do enforcement deployments with ARs?
Nice to know the militia is no longer necessary to the security of a free State...
[Via Florida Guy]
We All Agree?
We all agree, of course, that to the extent it’s feasible to do so society should deny bad people access to firearms. (As a practical matter, of course, the feasibility of enforcing such constraints is zero, at least against any bad actor who seriously wishes to obtain possession of a gun, but that’s fodder for another day.) [More]That's why nothing will change until you deny bad people access to society.
[Via Michael G]
A Toothless Measure
Maybe the ones proposing it ought to be the ones to enforce it. That I'd like to see. [More]
UPDATE: Workman weighs in.
[Via Sweet Baboo]
UPDATE: Workman weighs in.
[Via Sweet Baboo]
Protecting Their Turf
The Justice Department alleges that Casillas and Reyes sold 10 guns, including four AK-47 assault rifles, and thousands of rounds of ammunition to an undercover agent posing as a cartel member. [More]Would that they showed such diligence with their own...
[Via Sweet Baboo]
This Day in History: April 16
My meaning however, was only to inform, that there were different sentiments in the Army as well as in Congress, respecting Continental & State Funds; some wishing to be thrown upon their respective States rather than the Continent at large, for payment & that, if an idea should prevail generally that Congress, or part of its members or Ministers, bent upon the latter, should delay doing them justice, or hazard it in pursuit of their favourite object; it might create such divisions in the Army as would weaken, rather than strengthen the hands of those who were disposed to support Continental measures—and might tend to defeat the end they themselves had in view by endeavouring to involve the Army. [More]Also, totally unrelated, but Mike reminds us of another important anniversary.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Tim McGraw lends support to divide and conquer tactic with anti-gun concert
True, the group’s chair, Kristin Lemkau, is an accomplished individual, but that’s in another field, as Chief Marketing Officer for JP Morgan Chase. At least there’s an established gun connection with the bank -- several, in fact. Not only is JP Morgan ATF’s credit card provider, it was a designated landing place to get a double-dipping Fast and Furious manager out of the country, a top Obama campaign contributor, and the bank that abruptly terminated the account of Defense Distributed. It is presumed their card also enabled an ATF Director of Industry Operations to engage in his own form of “double- dipping.” [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes "all hat and no cattle" doesn't apply if the cud-chewers are in your audience.
We're the Only Ones Dead Enough
And the world is a better place for it, which is a hell of a pathetic "testimonial" to a life. [More]
Coming Soon to a Caliphate Near You
I admit I have not had time to give The Betrayal Papers more than a cursory look, but I have to admit, the premise of "Authorized Journalist" complicity is one that resonates with me. [More]
If you've given things a deeper read and have any impressions you want to share, please do so in comments, below.
[Via RTF]
If you've given things a deeper read and have any impressions you want to share, please do so in comments, below.
[Via RTF]
Stock Manipulation
Walmart wins the right to tell some "progressive" activists (posing as a church for IRS purposes) who own under 4k of over 3b shares that they don't get to tell the company how it will be run. [More]
The real question is why it wasn't thrown out in the district court with the "church" and its lawyers sanctioned, because the unrepentant subversives are still making noises promising more agitation. But then again, I don't expect the answer would surprise anyone.
The real question is why it wasn't thrown out in the district court with the "church" and its lawyers sanctioned, because the unrepentant subversives are still making noises promising more agitation. But then again, I don't expect the answer would surprise anyone.
An Incremental Gain
You know, prohibiting the collection of race data. [More]
Prohibit the collection of all data and I'll get excited.
Prohibit the collection of all data and I'll get excited.
Unanswered Questions
Expect them to stay that way, and for anyone getting close to be ridiculed as a conspiracy theorist. [More]
What that does is, it allows "competing" conspiracies, including directed disinformation, to steer a detached public's short attention span away from actual conspiracies.
"Botched gun sting," anyone?
[Via bondmen]
What that does is, it allows "competing" conspiracies, including directed disinformation, to steer a detached public's short attention span away from actual conspiracies.
"Botched gun sting," anyone?
[Via bondmen]
Know Your Enemy
Perhaps "progressive" influences in power merely want to make sure the troops know who to fire on. [More]
[Via Florida Guy]
[Via Florida Guy]
We're the Only Ones Making Amends Enough
Chicago Plans Reparations Fund For Victims Of Police Torture In '70s, '80s [More]And based on political results, the people of Chicago, including the productive sector footing the bill for this redistribution, overwhelmingly support these guys being the "Only Ones" with guns...
[Via Jeff K]
We're the Only Ones Getting Whitey Enough
Jeffrey Walker told jurors that the Philadelphia Police Department drug squad targeted white “college-boy … khaki-pants types” who were “easy to intimidate.” [More]Eric Holder and the civil rights squad will be right on it. I just hope somebody can restrain Sharpton and Jackson...
Y'know, when you realize Philly is ruled by "progressives" and it's known as "The City of Brotherly Love," this makes perfect sense. Kind of like declaring Independence Hall a UN World Heritage site...
[Via Florida Guy]
This Day in History: April 15
On this day in 1783, the Continental Congress of the United States officially ratifies the preliminary peace treaty with Great Britain that was signed in November 1782. The congressional move brings the nascent nation one step closer to the conclusion of the Revolutionary War. [More]They didn't get there by "compromising," they were not deterred by the more "reasonable" who were afraid genuine defiance would make them all look bad, and they did not achieve it without personal involvement, commitment and sacrifice.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Setback in Oregon
With no surprises, the Oregon Senate today passed SB 941, the universal gun owner registration bill. [More]At least they did it the old-fashioned way, with lies and tricks.
Bridge to Nowhere
Moms’ group plans gun control march May 9 on I-90 bridge [More]Is that the same bridge this guy and this kid and this woman wanted to jump off of?
At least its better than in "progressive" San Francisco.
Although in fairness, there have been some gun-related bridge dangers, too.
Another Piece of the Puzzle
That this ATF-created violation involves "millions of 20 gauge and 12 gauge 'pistol grip firearms' that have been lawfully owned by millions of law-abiding citizens for many years" and that "there is no legal mechanism to enable their continued legal possession" is something that has been known by those who are versed in such things for years.
I'm not going to address why this is coming into wider exposure now. What I will offer is further corroboration to allegations that a certain group dismissing everything out of hand has also been aware of of the problem for years:
What I do know is that both ATF and NRA was aware of this in 2009....I know because I personally briefed a NRA/ILA attorney on precisely what you posted.The rest of the entry, on what this source does not know, is not an issue for this piece of the puzzle. I just wanted to establish that the central element of the reports posted to date -- the issue and who is cognizant of it -- is backed by independent claims. And yes, I have that attorney's name and no, he no longer works for them. And if you don't know who is making this claim, and his bona fides, and if you find the vague way this is written confusing, understand that I have to carefully consider what I filter through for public (and official) consumption right now.
More pieces will be forthcoming, both as discovery continues and when appropriate. I know this is frustrating for many people trying to make sense of things in light of scathing comments being made by some. Don't expect a neat package with all the answers -- and the sources -- delivered on demand.
We're the Only Ones Reserved Enough
I can't begin to tell you how many times this exact same thing has happened to me. [More]
This Should End Well
Thank goodness the feds releasing illegal immigrant rapists and murderers has no effect on that "single issue"... [More]
Not Unexpected
Colorado background check, magazine limit repeal snuffed out [More]While that makes the internal argument a moot point, a very real schism remains.
Pieces of a Puzzle Matter
Here is one core conclusion, independently arrived at. [More]
Other such threads are available to pull by those interested in doing some checking on there own. Others will just have to wait, which I suppose means the pillorying from some quarters will continue for the foreseeable future.
Other such threads are available to pull by those interested in doing some checking on there own. Others will just have to wait, which I suppose means the pillorying from some quarters will continue for the foreseeable future.
We're the Only Ones Ministering Enough
A veteran Washington police officer and pastor has been charged with sexually assaulting two teenagers – one of them inside his church while he was wearing his gun and badge and the other inside the police headquarters building on Indiana Avenue NW, according to an arrest affidavit. Darrell Lavon Best, 45, who lives in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and has been on the police force for 25 years, was arrested Monday night in Largo, Maryland, by members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force. He is pastor of God-A Second Chance Ministry Church in Southeast Washington, where both teens were members. [More]How else were they going to learn Best practices?
Monday, April 13, 2015
Building an Audience
If you're going to be in the Houston area on Sunday, April 26, this sounds really fun and informative, and an altogether "different" thing to do... [More]
Also, tonight on "Stop the Threat":
Dark knight Bloomberg’s approval of Jeb and Hillary bodes ill for gun rights
Least surprising of all is Bloomberg’s stated rationale, that “Hillary and Jeb are the only two who know how to make the trains run.” It’s unsurprising because that phrase has its origin as a reference to a popular misconception on the "virtues" of Fascism as practiced by Benito Mussolini. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes Sir Michael of Bloomberg didn't get to be a billionaire by aligning himself with people who stood in the way of his ambitions.
Doesn't VPC Compile Records Like This?
Physician, Heal Thyself
“I can’t function as a normal human being.” [More]So my default position is going to be that you can't, either.
Sounds like this lady needs a custodian. But that's dependent on who's running the asylum...
A Big Believer
"I would totally look into that, because I'm a big believer." [More]Yeah, we know.
And how is "totally look[ing] into that" a pledge to actually do anything? Would you sign, say, a real estate contract with the guy, if you got that response to one of the terms or conditions that was a deal-breaker for you?
Wanna see what else The Donald is a big believer in?
"It's Complete Bull****"
Mike reports on NRA's Chris Cox "categorical denial," caught on video. [More]
As an aside, in the further corroboration department, I pulled a reference to the "pistol grip shotgun-like firearms" before my last GUNS piece went to publication because another credible industry source -- completely unrelated to the other sources and unaware of these developments before I raised them -- was told by the major manufacturer that their attorney had advised no sales without ATF paperwork. That was corroborated by yet another industry source who told us his calls for supplies have not been returned since late March.
Sorry to be so intentionally obscure with identifying details, but the way this works is you don't go outing confidential sources and expect to have any kind of future relationship. Those who have insights into this piece of the puzzle will see that it fits and have a pretty good idea of who some of the players I am referring to are -- and those who do not, well, stay tuned, we're working on it.
The bottom line is, you don't just take some anonymous stranger's word for things and run with it. And you put all kinds of considerations into the front end -- especially over motives and credibility of multiple sources -- before you post word one.
That's why Mike put "WE STAND BY OUR STORY" in all caps.
As an aside, in the further corroboration department, I pulled a reference to the "pistol grip shotgun-like firearms" before my last GUNS piece went to publication because another credible industry source -- completely unrelated to the other sources and unaware of these developments before I raised them -- was told by the major manufacturer that their attorney had advised no sales without ATF paperwork. That was corroborated by yet another industry source who told us his calls for supplies have not been returned since late March.
Sorry to be so intentionally obscure with identifying details, but the way this works is you don't go outing confidential sources and expect to have any kind of future relationship. Those who have insights into this piece of the puzzle will see that it fits and have a pretty good idea of who some of the players I am referring to are -- and those who do not, well, stay tuned, we're working on it.
The bottom line is, you don't just take some anonymous stranger's word for things and run with it. And you put all kinds of considerations into the front end -- especially over motives and credibility of multiple sources -- before you post word one.
That's why Mike put "WE STAND BY OUR STORY" in all caps.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Corroborating details emerging on backroom gun deal with ATF
The “deal” to provide that cover has three components. The first, broadening “sporting purposes” language, will ensure owners of “pistol grip shotgun-like firearms” don’t get caught up in a net of ATF’s making, Vanderboegh reports. The second part will credit NRA for arranging that, and the third will involve a concession -- an ammunition import ban on "specialty ammunition," to include tracers, Vanderboegh continues, albeit noting the main objective is “knocking a bigger hole in the Constitution by (widening the 'sporting purposes' language)..." [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes some are confirming and others are ignoring -- in other words, this story is slowly emerging as experience tells us we should expect. Stay tuned.
Dealing with the Devil
Vanderboegh tracks down information to the sporting purposes/ammo "compromise" story, and comes up with some interesting corroborating details. [More]
This needs to be publicized more, something those who care can't count on anyone but themselves doing. I'm going to go share the link on social media and then post a follow-up Gun Rights Examiner column,
Mike is at the convention as we speak, and may yet have a related surprise in store for us if the heavens properly align.
This needs to be publicized more, something those who care can't count on anyone but themselves doing. I'm going to go share the link on social media and then post a follow-up Gun Rights Examiner column,
Mike is at the convention as we speak, and may yet have a related surprise in store for us if the heavens properly align.
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