I Guess this Means 'Smear the Queer' is Definitely Out

Mercer Island School District communications director Mary Grady explained the district’s decision via email: “The Mercer Island School District and school teams have recently revisited expectations for student behavior to address student safety. This means while at play, especially during recess and unstructured time, students are expected to keep their hands to themselves. The rationale behind this is to ensure the physical and emotional safety of all students. [More]

And like the "progressive" weenies they are, they backed down, but still did so using collectivist terminology like "stakeholders."

I got your stakeholder right here:

Game of Thrones

The Environmental Protection Agency over the past decade has spent a whopping $92.4 million to purchase, rent, install and store office furniture ranging from fancy hickory chairs and a hexagonal wooden table, worth thousands of dollars each, to a simple drawer to store pencils that cost $813.57. [More]

Please: Tell me some of the higher-tier stuff is made with ebony and ivory...

Hey, you wouldn't want to put an expensive gorilla hand ashtray on that institutional crap from Office Max that comparable private sector offices are stuck with.

Who Speaks for Oath Keepers?

[W]e need to be careful to make it clear when we’re speaking on behalf of the organization, such as while participating in directed operations and outreach efforts, and when we’re speaking solely for ourselves. [More]

Hey, neat hat. So can I presume you're on board with personally arresting politicians...?

Anti-gun Academics Presume to be Above Law, Not Liable for Consequences

The most telling thing about all this is no one who wants to prohibit the tools of self-defense is willing to acknowledge a special contractual relationship with a duty to protect all who submit to their demands, and to assume an attendant liability should they fail in that obligation. Why wouldn’t they – unless they know they have no way of guaranteeing it? [More]

Make the antis accountable for damages made worse by their policies.

Bad Invasion

When a home intruder breaks into the wrong home, three residents point their weapons on him simultaneously in a crime scene defense that may be considered excessive. [More]

Unless they sodomize him before the execution and eat him afterward, I'm wondering what the problem could be...

Guess I'll have to watch and find out...

Caught Up in the Spectacle

“When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby talk, when, in short, a people become an audience and their public business a vaudeville act, then a nation finds itself at risk: culture-death is a clear possibility.”—Author Neil Postman [More]

It seems like a pretty good time to revisit some words about mass madness.

Say, did you hear what Kim Kardashian tweeted about the Pope?

A Tale Told By an Idiot

That's why Heidi Kendall, a volunteer for the local chapter of Moms Demand Action, called the ordinance a first step. [More]

An estimated 20,000 "gun laws" already on the books nationwide and these liars always characterize the infringement du jour as "a first step."

Want to hear what the next steps sound like?

It's obvious Jim is no relation to Ted.

Quentin M. Rhoades attempts to inject some rational considerations into the discussion.

But ultimately, for those of us who are done giving up a thing, and for whom "I will not comply" is more than just a slogan, the idiotic proposal is full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

Just take a look at compliance rates in places like Connecticut and New York if you doubt that comprehensive enforcement is something they don't dare try once their bluff has been called.

The bottom line response to all the would-be controllers and their useful idiots who demand a step-by-step forced march to a monopoly of violence:

No. Your move.

Make sure you bring that "lot of great supporters."

[Via Catherine]

It's a Big Club*

And you ain't in it. [More]

*

The Ruse of the Phisherman

Maybe they just forgot to roll out the welcome mat... [More]

"I Don't Want to Hear the Name 'Old Yellowstain' Again"

"Find somebody else to sing about. That's an order." [More]

And I was all set to go with this:

But, still, why would Nunes, considered a conservative himself, so scathingly attack fellow conservatives, as well as repeatedly defend Boehner?

Is a puzzlement:

Hey, maybe "conservative" Devan or someone equally acceptable to the establishment will replace him...?

UPDATE: Look who "House conservatives [are] warming up to":

Of course the fix is in.

A Prince Among Men

I'd say throw him in with the general population, except such creatures have the resources to buy safe passage anywhere. Maybe the best thing to do is swap him to a rival tribe for someone of value. [More]

And then we have Speeyad al-Raceer, here...

We're the Only Ones Offended Enough

Off-duty cops who plan to see the pope during his tour of the Big Apple ​are being warned to leave their guns at home — or face being ​sent away and ​reprimanded by NYPD brass, police officials warned in a memo ... “This is our city and we should be able to carry,” a police source said, describing the policy as “very offensive.” [More]

What, you don't like it? Awww, poor baby.

And whose city is it, again...? The mansion now belongs to the hired help?

What's offensive is the rest of us would get a hell of a lot more than a reprimand. From you disgruntled "Only Ones."

Question of the Day: Would You Send a Gun to Defend a British Home?

Knowing what we do now, noting the likely course the UK and its people seem determined to chart for themselves, if a similar plea for help went out today, would you send a gun to defend a British home...? [More]

Be sure to leave a comment under the article with your answer for all to read.

And Remember, for "Progressives," Every Day is Opposite Day

On public lands, Congress should stand with American people, not anti-government extremists [More]

How the  organization -- that centers its entire existence around the oath its members take to the Constitution  -- can be characterized as "anti-government" is not explained, naturally.

Our State Fair is a Great State Fair!

Except for the occasional armed robbers taking advantage of the No Guns policy...

[Via Harvey]

Sympathy for the Devil

Gimme that old time religion?

Opportunistic political panderers from both parties, along with special interests are having a field day attacking Ben Carson for saying he does not believe Islam is consistent with the Constitution, and that he "would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that.”

Thinking they've found a prime "Gotcha!" to exploit, people who ignore the Constitution whenever they find it an impediment are dragging out the First Amendment Establishment Clause, and the Article VI prohibition on religious tests. The thing is, Carson never said there oughtta be a law -- he merely stated what he made clear was his personal viewpoint, and last I checked, we're still allowed to have those, even if some might take offense and issue fatwahs.

Here's the thing. Were a Muslim to be elected president (and yes, I know some will say one already has been), if he did not hold Shariah "law" above the secular as the "supreme Law of the Land," prevailing worldwide Islamic thought would brand him an apostate. And this is the person who would appoint an Attorney General, Supreme Court Justices, and... Again, there can be no law against those positions being filled by the "faithful," so whether or not you're OK with that is up to you. But as with all the politically correct uproar following Carson's response, the devil is in the details, because the implication is that anyone not OK must be a xenophobe, an extremist, a bigot...

Since we're talking about religions, do you think there'd be such an uproar if Carson had opined he wouldn't feel comfortable with a chicken-sacrificing Santeria practitioner in the White House?

Hell, let's cut to the chase. Let's talk about an ancient and established religion, one that is recognized by the government, one with practitioners throughout  the land, and one that involves itself in vigorous legal and outreach actions centered around all kinds of Constitutional issues, including, as a plus for those who value "progressive" causes, women's reproductive rights and same sex marriages.

I'm talking, of course, about Satanism.

I'm also talking about moral and logical consistency, which means if the "outraged" rival candidates and pundits are going to exhibit any, they have to agree that they could support a Satanist for president, and condemn as intolerant anyone who would venture that they are disqualified by "virtue" of their religion.

If what everyone in the field is professing truly reveals their unwavering principle that religion doesn't matter, they should have no problem publicly agreeing with consistent substitutions. Whether such a candidate would have a chance is not the point. And would the establishment candidates decry that as unacceptable intolerance?

Let's test some convictions, shall we? How would these alterations to on-the-record statements of conviction fly with the respective campaigns?

Marco Rubio: "I personally do not believe that your religious denomination being a Satanist should disqualify you from serving in office."

Jeb Bush: "The former Florida governor believes an individual’s faith being a Satanist is irrelevant to seeking the White House or any public office..."

Lindsey Graham: “[Carson] is not ready to be Commander-in-Chief. America is an idea, not owned by a particular religion ... [he]needs to apologize to American Muslims Satanists."

Ted Cruz: In trying to navigate a minefield, Sen. Cruz got it right that the Constitution prohibits religious tests as a matter of law, which, as we've already noted, is irrelevant to what Carson actually said.  Cruz should now weigh in on if he'd have issued a different statement had Carson said he "would not advocate that we put a Satanist in charge of this nation."

John Kasich: "Although Kasich did not say he would have a problem with a Muslim Satanist president, he did not directly address the issue and answered the question more broadly." (Kasich being a weasel-wording equivocator...? Say it ain't so!)

Bobby Jindal:“If you can find me a Muslim Satanist candidate who is a Republican, who will fight hard to protect religious liberty, who will respect the Judeo-Christian heritage of America ... I will be happy to consider voting for him or her.”

Rand Paul: "...did not indicate he would have any objections to a Muslim Satanist president in an interview on CBS Sunday."

Donald Trump: "Would I be comfortable?" (Well, would you be?)

Mike Huckabee: "I don’t think we ought to just disqualify from somebody because of his or her Satanist faith."

George Pataki: "You know, they said the same thing back in the past, you couldn’t have a Catholic president, you couldn’t have a Jewish president, you couldn’t have an African American or a women president and now Dr Carson is saying you can’t have a Muslim Satanist president and I think it is just wrong.”

Carly Fiorina: "When host Jimmy Fallon asked Fiorina if she was affirming that she would be fine with a Muslim Satanist president, she confirmed, 'Yes, I would be fine with that.'”

Bernie Sanders: "I am very disappointed that Dr Carson would suggest that a Muslim Satanist should not become president of the United States."

Hillary Clinton: "Hail Lord Sata... uh, not really, but she did tweet:

Martin O'Malley: “American people are better than latest Trump/Carson/GOP anti-Muslim Satanic bigotry. Hate is not an American value. #diversityisourgreateststrength. It’s sad to see the party of Lincoln being led by candidates who choose bigotry against Muslim Satanic-Americans over 'united we stand.’”

Lincoln Chaffee: “Regarding Dr Carson’s statement that a Muslim Satanist shouldn’t be president, Article II Section 1 of our Constitution clearly states the qualifications for the presidency. Dr Carson should discontinue his campaign based on making such an uninformed and discriminatory statement that a Muslim Satanist shouldn’t be able to ask American voters to have the freedom to make that decision.” (First of all, Carson never said that, and second of all, who seriously gives a damn what Lincoln Chaffee has to say about anything?)

Lest anyone think this comparison for the sake of establishing consistency is insulting to Muslims or Satanists, and God forbid I'd ever want to do that, I'd presume to think the latter would agree that the candidates ought to extend to them comparable recognition to their beliefs. As for the Islamic community, I'll offer them the most respectful acknowledgement I can: Equal treatment.

So how about it, fellas? Can I put you on record as agreeing with and embracing this change?

And maybe getting some of your high ranking religious leaders to endorse it...?

All Things Considered

Missoula considers background checks for all gun sales [More]

Since when has a little thing like the law stopped determined "progressives"?

Speaking of which, between transplanted Californians bent on continuing to foul whatever nest they fly to, and the young skulls full of mush, look for this not to be the last attempt.

[Via Catherine]

And the Crowd Went Wild

The thought strikes to combine this with the running of the bulls... [More]

The Pilgrim's Progress

Sanctuary!

“The Church in the United States knows like few others the hopes present in the hearts of these ‘pilgrims.’ . . . Offer them the warmth of the love of Christ and you will unlock the mystery of their heart. I am certain that, as so often in the past, these people will enrich America and its Church.” [More]

Heck, what American doesn't like pilgrims?  And he's right, you know, at least about that "enriching the Church" part:

Immigration from Latin American countries has kept Catholic number stable in recent years, and 39 percent of American immigrants are Catholic.

Now that the hemorrhaging has stopped and they're stabilized, the birthrates'll have things climbing in no time.

And don't worry about that "wall of separation" forcing all Americans to bear burdens that will benefit the Church. Prozis only bring that up when they want to go after conservative value issues.

We're the Only Ones Practical Enough

The vehicle can withstand fire from almost any armament, and while some would say that's overkill for a local police force, Winder said it’s a matter of practicality. “I think people should be aware that in the Salt Lake Valley there are hundreds, if not thousands, of 50-caliber rifles in the possession of civilians," Winder said. [More]

They oughtta be OK as long as they don't run  into any "unarmed" men...

I also nominate Max Roth and Fox 13 News for an "Excellence in Authorized Journalism Award," for definitively informing us:

With the proper permit, these big guns are legal to own.

Really?

On a side note, who's the smirking idiot who introduced the segment?

[Via Todd S] 

We're the Only Ones Objectively Reasonable Enough

U.S. District Judge Kenneth Ryskamp ruled that Deputy Ramesh Nandlal was entitled to qualified immunity, and that he made an "objectively reasonable mistake" when he shot and killed Richard Montero, of Greenacres, in April 2010. [More]

Yeah, it was all a "mistake":

Objectively, who could possibly find such "commonsense crime control" unreasonable?

CCDL Poker Run

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In what looks to be a fun event and a nascent tradition, Connecticut Citizens Defense League is raising money for its litigation fund. [More]

You May Already Be a Weiner

According to an internal memo from MWW chief Michael Kempner, Weiner was a victim of the media who left of his own accord to start his own company and “He understands that his presence here has created noise and distraction that just isn’t helpful.”[More]

What, you idiots didn't think Carlos Danger would be an unhelpful distraction from the start?

And he really didn't go willingly?

I love the insult-trading that's followed. Hopefully, more laughs at the expense of that sick joke will be forthcoming.

Put Out My Hand and Touched the Face of Allah

Just in over the email transom:

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Can I bring my radio?

Hey, what the hell... ?

Promotion open to all U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia...

What a bunch of xenophobic racists!

Called Out on a Callout

A pet peeve is "readers" who aren't actually readers, and who glom on to a headline or an isolated highlight and presume that's enough to condemn the article and the writer as unprincipled betrayers and worse. That's the case with a callout in my "Rights Watch column, "I Will Not Comply," in both the print and digital edition of the September issue of GUNS.

Understand that I submit articles months in advance of the publication sent to subscribers and newsstands, and have absolutely no layout input or control. That said, let's look at context, which you can read for yourself in either the above-linked iPaper version or on the website preview copy:

“[T]he bottom line is the state must try to enforce the law,” The Hartford Courant railed, noting “scores of thousands of Connecticut residents failed to register their military-style assault weapons with state police. 

“If you want to disobey the law, you should be prepared to face the consequences,” the editors, who had no personal skin in the enforcement game, proclaimed.

Read the whole article. I was condemning that statement, not endorsing it.

Over the years I have consistently challenged those who advocate "Enforce existing gun laws" by asking if they would also urge the government to "Enforce existing Intolerable Acts."

You Mecca Me Hot

I could go for some of those ribs... [More]

Cry 'Havoc!' and Let Slip the Dogs of War

"What I want for you to do is call off your f–king dogs, Barack!" [More]

Narcissistic. Entitled. Persecution complex. Paranoid. Yep, just the qualities the job requires.

And what could illustrate the "progressive" Opposite Day truism better than "Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill" saying they're "not going to get down in the gutter" and then launching a totally ad hominem attack including making fun of a guy because he's bald?

When Pigs Fly

I don't suppose it's in the public interest to know "the former official's" name...? [More]

FSBO

Charming fixer-upper needs TLC and a few holes patched... [More]

For Shame

Fox's Shep Smith Shames Those Who Call Pope's Agenda 'Political' [More]

I wouldn't worry about a self control-challenged headcase who brings such shame to himself shaming anyone else.

Fun with Hoplophobes

Bring some of these foam beauties into "No Guns" zones and leave them laying around. With a message screened on the side, these could make for a good guerrilla marketing campaign.

You'd probably need to make them fluorescent or Furious Mike red, though, just so the Only Ones can make it home at the end of their shift without having to resort to standard protocol against anyone who thinks they're pretty neat and picks one up.

Then again, the thought strikes that the Demanding MILMs are dumb enough that you could probably leave these black and convince them to put their logo and the Everytown url on 'em as a way to shock the public into the need for "common sense gun safety laws."

THREAT AVERTED!

My 91-year-old mother was visiting my sister, who flew her back from Arizona on Monday. Mom had to have knee replacement surgery a while back, and she always so informs TSA when she flies. They still subjected her to the full group grope experience. But hey, I remember the last time radical American nonagenarians took over a plane, so thank God for otherwise unemployable goon vigilance!

Especially with Mad Maxie et al. on the job!

Still, I wonder how our crack guardians of the skies would fare against someone who actually is a threat.

Nice to know the plan is to bring in bunches more unvetted refugees from places that do have a track record...

Further Urgency

The Atlantic notices the suspicious goings-on in Waco. [More]

Time to poke the Grassley staffers and remind them of their promise to me...

[Via Jake S]

UPDATE: I'm told the second link doesn't work for some.  Here's what I was referring to:

I Didn't Know Facebook Had Standards to Violate

They blow up so fast these days. [More]

Fantasy Matchup

I Would Vote for Donald Trump over John Kasich [More]

I would vote for a turnip over John Kasich.

When he decided his vote for the "assault weapons ban" was politically the wrong thing to do, he didn't apologize, tell us why it was wrong and ask forgiveness.

He told us it's because it wasn't "effective."

[Via Mack H]

We're the Only Ones Not Kitted Up Enough

Four police officers who were flagged down by a store manager as his colleague detained a thief just feet away allegedly said they were "not kitted up" to help and drove away. [More]

Life across the Pond in Piers Morgan Paradise...

So, what do you think?

Would you?

[Via Steve T] 

The Art of the Possible

I referenced a quote the other day in my "American Lives Matter?" post.

War on Guns Correspondent JFC notes:

Origin and comment on "politics is the art of the possible." Politics is the art of the possible. Otto von Bismarck, said in 1867. Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. John Kenneth Galbraith Letter to John F. Kennedy (1962-03-02), printed in Galbraith's Ambassador's Journal (1969).

Good rejoinder.

Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste

And that goes double for an opportunity to create a crisis. [More]

[Via Florida Guy]   

The Secret Room

Assuming you'll still need one if a home invader is in a position to find it... [More]

Special Dispensation

Pope Francis met with 89-year-old Fidel Castro, who holds no office in Cuba, but not with any members of the dissident community — in or outside of prison. [More]

But...but...but...

This weekend, Pope Francis will visit Philadelphia’s Curran-Fromhold Jail as part of his visit to the United States.

It's no doubt because prisons in Cuba are a lot more "progressive" than ours...

Why We Fight

You tell me. [More]

Tell me the cause of diversity and tolerance wouldn't benefit from a mass infusion from this culture -- a voting infusion.

It Ain't Over...

... 'til it's over. [More]

Some Bozo's Hand

“I’d probably just fix some of the gun laws,” he said. “In Canada, we don’t really have any guns and there’s no gun violence, so that really solves it. I mean, they think that it’s for protection and stuff, but it always ends up in some bozo’s hand.” [More]

The Biebs says as he ignores all rules and as his bodyguards brandish...

It would almost be worth it if he led a raid...

One Thing You Can't Hide...

...is when you're crippled inside. [More]

Shout it Out!

[More]

Proverbs 9:13 comes to mind...

The I-Team

They've just now figured out that sometimes prosecutors offer plea deals?  [More]

And that those who would disarm you and me play catch and release with those who, based on results, can't be trusted without a custodian?

That is some crack investigative "news" team. With just the right amount of breathless indignation to spook the herd into a hoplophobic tizzy.

[Via Randy H]

A Ringing Endorsement

Let's hear it for suicide! [More]

Just not with a gun.

[Via Michael G]

NY Prosecutor Gun Ban Indicative of Wider Intent

As for the DA gun ban, while the initial impulse may be to laugh at the hoist-on-their-own-petard plight of anyone who is willingly a part of such tyranny, if allowed to stand you can bet the gun-grabbers will expand it to other government jobs, and turn their sights on the private sector if they can figure out how. When “progressives” ridicule gun owners parroting the tactical “no one wants to take your guns” talking point, they are doing what they do best — lying. [More]

You have to wonder about the type of person who values a job over freedom, and why such people gravitate toward government careers.

Moneyed Interests

[More]

American Lives Matter?

Even those plotting and implementing the cultural terraforming of the Republic? And the suicidal useful idiots enabling them? [More]

Thing is, the truth is out there, and most who are aware of it won't even lift a finger to help spread it, let alone make calls or do anything beyond that. Besides, if the establishment Republicans do anything more than offer equivocal platitudes, Obama will shut down the government and blame them!

I hate to sound negative in the face of such good intentions, but who thinks calling McConnell and Boehner is going to be effective?  I just wish I had something superior to offer. The best I can come up with is sending a message directly to the RNC, and let them know you will work to defeat every Republican who does not champion a one-line continuing resolution provision that "No funding shall be provided for bringing Syrians into the U.S. under any program."

What, you need those who prefer to dodge and hide for other priorities?

Thing is, for any outreach to work, they'd probably need to get a minimum of hundreds of thousands of such messages this week alone, with growing numbers after that. I doubt this blog post will even yield a dozen, and that's being wildly optimistic.

Where we find ourselves is the dead end Americans have allowed themselves to be led into every time they listened to "lesser of two evils" counsel from advocacy "leaders" with access and influence as a prime motivator to play along. This is the only possible conclusion to electing someone who "agrees with you 90% of the time" on the sanctity of the Bill of Rights, instead of taking them out as an example to all others, and repeating the process until those seeking office get it right.

For analogies, would you go out on patrol with someone who was only going to shoot you in the back 10% of the time? How many times would you let a spouse cheat on you? Why continue to partner with someone who betrays your trust, your freedom, your happiness, your life -- and your children?

We're told "politics is the art of the possible" by rice-bowlers who disparage those testing new limits of possibility as "extremists."  We're told "the perfect is the enemy of the good" by those who would have us believe it's pragmatic to overlook some lies and betrayals as long as illusions are maintained.

Time's running out for all that. We are so screwed. And there ain't no easy way out.

Team Bloomberg: Your One-Stop Choice for the Finest Corruption in Government Money Can Buy

Kathleen Kane's law license suspended by PA Supreme Court [More]

Oh no. Not the anti-gun Kathleen Kane supported by Michael Bloomberg...?

First we had to start documenting his notoriously criminal mayors. Now it looks like another category for government attorneys may be needed.

Hey, diversification and expansion -- that's what it's all about!

We're the Only Ones Easily Discharged Enough

“The type of weapon he had, could easily discharge. We’ve investigate similar type incidents before,” said Trooper Vascetti. [More]

And what did you do about it...?

See Spot Kill.

[More]

[Via Florida Guy]   

UPDATE: And for those with less childish literary preferences...

And the Directed Destruction Continues

What? You want the Republicans to defund this treason? [More]

But then Obama would shut down the government and the media would blame them!

Isn't that the excuse that keeps them from doing anything meaningful?  Besides offering pandering platitudes...?

The Fix is In

FBI refuses to cooperate in Hillary Clinton email server probe [More]

And some believe Mutually Assured Destruction doesn't work...

A Record High

The immigrant share of the population has more than doubled from what it was in 1980... [More]

Intentionally accelerated cultural terraforming proceeds unabated, with betrayals ignored by many who are looked to as leaders, and who could make a difference. 

Anyone have any idea why Obama is pushing for citizenship ahead of the 2016 election?

Anyone...? Bueller...?

Good thing this will have no impact on that "single issue"!

Once is happenstance.

Curious, how it appears growing "I will not comply" participation will become the alternative to surrender, and the best recognized "gun rights leaders" either ignore it altogether or disparage adherents as "extremists."

Twice is coincidence...

How?

Ugh. [More]

[Oh, and here's how.]

We're the Only Ones Strafing Enough

So in the name of public safety, they cause the guy they're chasing to jump from a moving vehicle, which once out of control crashes into an oncoming car and injures people?  [More]

[Via Florida Guy]   

Immigrant Who Found Refuge in U.S. from Mugabe Terror Disparages Oath Keepers

Rather than organizing and taking up arms to fight oppression by the government of fellow collectivist Robert Mugabe in his native Zimbabwe, Mudede found it a lot easier (and safer) to abandon his country and bring his “values” to the United States. Talk about someone with cause to be anti-government, at least anti- some governments. And in order to become a citizen here, he took an oath, which at the time, still included a requirement “to bear arms in defense of the United States.” [More]

Just what this country needs -- more anti-gun Third World commies bringing their nest-fouling practices to the land that gave them refuge.

Like a Bridge Over Stubbled Squatters

Muslims are transforming Europe, says Art Garfunkel in warning over dangers of mass migration [More]

Gosh. What  a rightwing racist thing to say.

If She Didn't Want to Be Raped, She Shouldn't Have Dressed That Way

And if she didn't want to be killed... [More]

[Via Florida Guy]   

Open Letter to Guns.com

GOA addresses a piece that is now catching a lot of heat. [More]

As occurs significantly more often than not, I agree with Mike.

Since the original piece brought Larry Pratt's judgment and character into question, names and affiliations of the principals behind the site would seem appropriate -- if for no other reason than to assure their readership that other organizations won't directly benefit from making gun owners support for GOA problematic.

One Pill Makes You Larger and One Pill Makes You Small

And the ones Big Brother gives you

will let him control all... [More]

[Via Florida Guy]   

Captain's Log

• Thou Shalt Not
• Presuming to Command
• Supermarket Sweep
• Notes

Opposite Day "Progressives" Gone Wild

I don't suppose they've done a mandated environmental impact study on the effects of the lead they're prepared to introduce if anyone defies their petty tyranny...[More]

Utah Supreme Court: Employee Right to Self Defense Trumps Company Policy

Instapundit cites the opinion... [More]

Here's the decision.

Dissenting Associate Chief Justice Lee certainly sounds like he's never been forced to personally realize that any decisions resulting from a threat to your life have nothing to do with the money. He's probably never had to face the consequences of not acting...

[Via Michael G]

Nothing Personal

[More]

Oh, good. For a moment there, I was afraid it may have been something I said or did...

I see the principled souls at Wikipedia didn't want their entry taken personally, either.

We Should Inspire More Kids Like Ahmed

[More]

Funny, I don't see full indignation mode Prozis saying anything about this -- or launching similar attacks against one of their media heroes...

[Via several of you]

"Trump is a Charlatan"

Maybe. [More]

Name one who's not, Jack Kelly. Do you have a solution, or are you just here to pee in the pool?

Because the other charlatans -- including those in the media abetting their efforts -- are trying to move energy and focus over to alternative charlatan Ben Carson, who has recommended the same 'Chicago/Cheyenne" 2A infringements as Obama, and who will pave that pathway right along with Jeb. That's because the establishment knows he and his more laid-back following will be easier to either sideline or outmaneuver.

So what do we do if Trump is lying?

I don't know -- what do "we" do if any of them are lying? And what's with "if"? Either a line will be crossed that's a catalyst for responsive actions or it won't be. Unless/until that happens, Trump at least is promulgating a message that is waking some people up and motivating others. Perhaps that's all the usefulness we can expect from the guy.

In the mean time, ain't no sin in noticing the increasing desperation of those with a vested interest in the cultural terraforming of the Republic.

AP Waco Shooting Analysis Makes Congressional Inquiry All the More Urgent

“We definitely appreciate you taking the time to contact Senator Grassley,” the staffer replied. “If you can give us your email or mailing address, the Senator will be able to send you a more detailed message regarding your comments. Thank you.” [More]

Begin holding your breath for anything actually relevant and unequivocal ... NOW!

An Immigration Policy I Could Support

"...[T]hey must be able to speak Danish.” [More]

That's for Syrians and Somalis coming here.

Just to show equal opportunity, if immigrants are native Europeans, maybe they should have to speak Urdu or something.

It would certainly get the numbers back to sustainable levels.

Bush Appointee Bars Fast and Furious Evidence from Terry Murder Trial

Bury’s ruling is not likely to lessen skepticism on the part of those who believe the system is rigged, and that for reasons yet unknown, wagons for both parties have been circled. [More]

"Bury."

Appropriate name for the judge, eh?

Jiffy Pop, Jiffy Pop, the Magic Treat...

Unless that ammo is dangerous/defective, I'm trying to think of a legitimate reason for this. [Watch]

I'd accept because you can afford it and it's fun to watch.

What none of us should accept is this.

[Via Florida Guy]   

Something Must Be Done!

The Daily Caller picked up my latest GUNS Magazine "Rights Watch" column. [More]

Ignoring Bloomberg and Moms Demand Action, Kroger Continues Record Growth

So much for phony polls with loaded questions designed to produce predetermined propaganda campaign results. So much for social media, where the Bloomberg-funded and promoted hashtag #groceriesnotguns has only been used about a dozen times so far this month. Maybe having “snot” in their message wasn’t the best tactic. [More]

Corporate extortion victims take note -- profits come from the grassroots, not from the AstroTurfers.

Trump on Guns

Brought to you by NRA and NSSF. [More]

Criminal Violates Every Gun Law in NYC

Lupica says we need more gun laws. [More]

Keep your fingers crossed.

Taking Out Walls

Guns are part of American recreation and culture, and many people want them for home defense. My grandfather, of blessed memory, grew up in Pennsylvania and was part of that culture. He hunted regularly and belonged to the National Rifle Association. He told me he canceled his membership when the NRA insisted on the right to own assault weapons. He explained to me, "If you shoot an assault weapon in home defense, you'll take out a wall of your house. If you shoot a deer with it, there will be nothing left of the deer to bring home. It just doesn't make any sense." [More]

He forgot the part about heat seeking ammunition cooking them from the inside...

With the resources available to learn the subject matter, there is really no excuse for this, other than Kapo Mezler is an ignorant, lazy and foolish man.

Wrong Again

Conservatives warn Ahmed Mohamed’s arrest was terrorist ‘setup’ to make Islamophobia seem racist [More]

That's not what I warned at all, Travis Gettys, but you know that.

Ditto for characterizing a group that exists to uphold the oaths its members took to the Constitution as "anti-government" -- that can't be done except by Opposite Day Prozi liars.

Tell you what, though -- why don't you take my challenge and try to take that metal case with a Frankensteinian circuit board apparatus past the Secret Service and let us know how the experience turned out for you.

Opposition to Campus Carry Relies on Defenselessness and Offensive Stereotypes

People who behave responsibly don’t suddenly undergo a Jekyll-Hyde personality change by crossing an invisible property line. Someone who can be trusted to carry a gun across the street from a Florida university won’t suddenly morph into an agent of destruction simply by entering a campus. [More]

You'd think even an academic would be smart enough to figure out defenselessness gives predators an advantage. You'd think.

Maybe there's something else going on here...

Knock, Knock

Find out "Who's there" tonight on "Stop the Threat." [More]

Some, But Not All

A federal appeals court has struck down as unconstitutional some of the District’s handgun registration laws, including requirements that gun owners re-register firearms every three years and are limited to registering only one pistol per month. [More]

But:

The court did uphold other parts of the law, including the requirement that gun owners be fingerprinted and photographed.

Because those obviously aren't infringements. Right?

[Via @pamnsc]

The Next Generation

Conquest through breeding... [More]

A "Progressive" Opposite Day Dilemma

How can we ban something while still pretending we support it...? [More]

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Piers Morgan Paradise

Hand over your guns, says chief inspector [More]

Coming soon to a colony near you...

Unsportsmanlike Conduct

He reportedly did not suffer serious injury, but did need 10 stitches after the game. [More]

I think you guys just contradicted yourself there.  Plus we can't know his attacker's name because he's a minor?  And he was flagged for a personal foul but not ejected?

How is this not assault with a deadly weapon...?

Here's an update -- just as I suspected: Fritz Moncion, 18, is a good young man from a good family who was reacting to a cheating attack and racist oppression. besides, we all make mistakes.

He reminds me of me in High School, what with my part time $1.35/hr. job at Burger Chef handed to me solely because of privilege.

[Via Florida Guy]   

UPDATE: Last link either deactivated or "made unavailable" on Facebook -- here's what it went to:

UPDATE: Let's all join Salaam Ismial and "oppose the lynching campaign."

Unclear on the Concept

Gunless Jeb echoes Barack Obama's "Chicago/Cheyenne" misdirection. [More]

[Via Dave Licht]

An Anti-Violence Advocate

A Missouri man suspected of fatally shooting a Kentucky state trooper was an active supporter of the "Black Lives Matter" movement who advocated against violence, a Facebook page shows. [More]

Every day is Opposite Day!

[Via Florida Guy]   

Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You

Mexican Drug Cartel Takes Innocent Young Man, Rips His Eyeballs Out And Skins His Entire Face Off His Head [More]

And if you're against their right to freely travel here, you're a hater.

Divided We Fall?

Not sure what to expect. [More]

The tat gives me hope that he might understand.

[Via Mike H]

Beyond the "Single Issue"

WarOnGuns Correspondent "Laocoön" sends some reminders in re Carly FioRINO and the "greatest civilization in the world," sleeping with the enemy,  and management by disaster.

In true "progressive" Opposite Day fashion, Ms. H-1B Champion (when it was her turn in the barrel) and outsourcer, the head of her Super PAC is also president of the Orwellian-named "Americans for Job Security."