Border Control and Gun Rights

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Our Guests: Agent Craig Duff & Author and Gun Rights Activist, David Codrea

This Week: Borders and gun control issues continue to be in the news of late, and often neither of the issues on a good note. We start with Agent Craig Duff, a twenty year U.S. Border Patrol agent to get a look at the realities of the border — is it as porous as the media often makes it out to be? What tools are at their disposal? Is Canada, which has a much larger border with the U.S. than Mexico, overlooked in border security? We'll get a look at what's happening from Agent Duff, who has been an agent on both the southern and northern border so has a very deep understanding of the issues, challenges, and successes on both borders, as well as what they need to make their job more effective.

Then we talk to author and gun rights activist David Codrea who was instrumental in breaking the "Fast and Furious" story.  We discuss new information about Fast and Furious, the current executive orders President Obama wrote regarding more gun control rules, debunk some common anti-gun rights memes, and we wrap things up with his thoughts on the story of ranchers taking over a national wildlife refuge in Burns, Oregon. 

Then don’t miss next week’s show as we continue our discussion on the standoff in Burns with President of Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes and President of American Lands Council, Rep. Ken Ivory.

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A Nation of Fly Larvae

“Safe Rooms” are the last, pathetic, contemptible line of defense of  frightened, passive white people against uncontrolled crime. The first and best defense is a culture that doesn’t commit crime and slams hard any intruding criminal. But this is racism. The second is a Ruger Redhawk and the will to use it, but if the remains are of the wrong color it’s a hate crime. [More]

Welcome to America.

[Via Keith B]

Rep. Greg Walden Addresses U.S. House on Situation in Oregon and the West

More putting things in perspective. [More]

What Kind of Paranoid Would Think That?

[Watch]

The Alinsky Rule 5 is strong in this one.

In the Name of Islam

Damn white Christian males... [More]

[Via Florida Guy]   

UPDATE:

The Muslim man who said Islam motivated him to shoot a police officer does not represent the teachings of Islam, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney stated in a press conference...

And his theological qualifications to make such a definitive assurance are...?

Plea to All Friends of Mike Vanderboegh

Per Mike, the doctors have told him he is not long of this world. As we all know, his financial situation due to years of disability and devotion to the larger issue of self-sacrifice for freedom is terrible.  He is doing what he can to get his affairs in order, but the reality is, his wife will be left in really bad shape.  I would like to help with a funding appeal.

I looked at various "crowdfunding" sites, but there are hoops to jump through and/or  a cut they take. For now at least, in order to get the ball rolling and hopefully growing as it does, I'm asking all of Mike's friends to spread the word and to send gratitude offerings directly to him:

• Paypal to  georgemason1776@aol.com*
• Check, money order, cash, etc. to Mike Vanderboegh, PO Box 926, Pinson, AL 35126.**

You'll note I called it a "gratitude offering." That's proper, as this is being directed to those of you who have received value from Mike's work over the years. That gratitude should also extend to Mike's wife Rosey, who has had to make plenty of sacrifices of her own to enable Mike to do so many necessary things you and I have benefited from.

In truth, many people have and owe Mike plenty, and don't even realize it.

There are people who identify as "Three Percenters" who don't know Mike is the originator of the concept, and who have never heard of Sipsey Street Irregulars. You can generally tell, because, by their words and conduct, they reveal absolute unfamiliarity with the Catechism of the Three Percent, and its "ironclad commitment to no first use of force."

Plenty more have heard of "Fast and Furious." Few know the first report came from Mike, and how creatively and hard he worked after that to dig out more exclusive information, and to make certain the story got noticed by politicians and the press.

The entire movement to restore recognition of the right to keep and bear arms -- and more -- owes Mike for his uncompromising leadership, for his refusal to comply, and for the risks he has assumed with acts of public defiance.

Everyone who is a War on Guns regular and a Sipsey Street Irregular owes Mike for being a constant source of information and inspiration. So no, I'm not begging anyone for donations on his behalf -- I'm flat out observing we owe him, and now's the time to show it tangibly.

You need to first be a force multiplier and spread the word about this to everyone within your sphere of influence  -- email, social media, forums, blogs, whatever, and that includes requesting help from bloggers whose sites you frequent.  If you're a member of a group, you need to pressure it to help. And I'm not talking a one-time deal -- I'm going to be posting regular updates asking you to send reminders.

The next thing you need to do will actually cost you something. You need to donate something. Those of you without similar personal or family medical issues who you think you can't afford to, remember the widow's mite. 

Don't assume someone else will be picking up the slack, so you don't need to do anything.

That's enough for now. I'm going to be regularly following up on this, including with updates. I guess we'll find out who Mike's friends are.

* Paypal form:

$1.00 $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 $5.00 $10.00 $20.00 $25.00 $50.00 $75.00 $100.00    

UPDATE: I'm told just going to Paypal and picking the friends/family option will keep fees from being taken out. I'm also told that there are donation limits Paypal imposes -- it may just be simpler to send a check.

** A friend suggests "writing 'gift' in the memo line of a check, because that clarifies any person can donate up to $14,000 per year to any other person, without either of them incurring tax obligations."

In with the New

It’s been a week since 2016 began, and we are excited to share our plans for the New Year. This will be a critical year for the state of Nevada, as Bloomberg’s Universal Background Check Initiative will be on the ballot. [More]

If Bloomberg wins in Nevada, he'll keep on advancing until he's in your state. Wouldn't you rather stop him before he gets there?

Full Disclosure

Lobbyists in Missouri who have sex with state lawmakers or their aides would have to disclose that activity to the state ethics commission, under a bill introduced this week by a Republican state representative. [More]

I thought being a whore required discretion... this could open the door to valuation for services tax liabilities, contributions in kind campaign finance reporting, etc.

What if it's the politician doing the servicing? What if its politicians making "backroom deals"with each other?

Hey, will there be a reporting form, with activity codes...?

[Via Steve T] 

Hey, We're for Gun Control Too!

Why are you fighting for prior restraints?

Show me where "adjudicated" affords the same due process protections for all those suspected of mental disabilities as are given to those accused of heinous crimes. Answer the questions!

You're not exclusively talking "violent felons" and you know it. You're also talking Americans who have run afoul of citizen disarmament edicts for daring to exercise a right supposedly guaranteed by the Second Amendment.

The truth that needs to be dealt with, and so it won't be, is that anyone who can't be trusted with a gun can't be trusted without a custodian. For as long as that person can't be trusted.

Still, as long as you're going to support the "prohibited person" alternative, there is a much less intrusive prior restraint, and one that creates no record of who purchased what. It's a shame, but no surprise, that we have to access it through the Internet Archive.

Fear Factor

I'm less afraid of the criminals wielding guns in Baltimore, I declared as we discussed the issue, than I am by those permitted gun owners. [More]

That's because you're an idiot. And pretty snotty about your "white privilege," to boot.

How many Baltimore murders have been committed by NRA members again?

With "progressives," every day is Opposite Day.

I'll bet Sharon Tate probably thought she lived in a pretty safe neighborhood, too. As did the Petits.

[Via Steve T] 

We're the Only Ones Lively Enough

According to a court record, the incident began when Lively dumped the contents of a glass potpourri container on the victim after he broke it while unloading items from a shopping trip. Lively then grabbed the woman and dragged her and forced her to the dining room floor. He also forcibly took a cellphone from the victim and twice struck her in the back of the head with his fist, the court record said ... Authorities also said Lively pulled her arms behind her while pushing her tailbone with his knee or foot ... The court record said the woman was left with a fractured tailbone, bruises and scratches. Authorities said portions of the victim’s hair were pulled from her head. [More]

 How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

I don't know why, but I suddenly feel like singing...

[Via bondmen]

Hey You. Yes, You.

We cannot emphasize enough the importance and impact of your involvement.  It is because AzCDL members took the time to contact committee members, legislators and the Governor that Constitutional Carry is now the law in Arizona. [More]

Bloomberg is eyeing Arizona as the jewel he wants for his crown. Just because you're not from there doesn't mean what happens there won't affect you.

Hoplophobia Trumps Obama’s Smart Guns Wishes at Consumer Electronics Show

“I never did expect that an industry defining exhibit like the consumer electronics show would not allow us to demo our product with a gun, or worse even with an imitation gun,” Kiyani remarked. “It’s like preventing Google from demoing its Self-Driving Car.” [More]

It's Opposite Day madness as "progressive" policies prevent "progressive" technology from being demonstrated!

A Recommended Honorable Exit Strategy For Ammon Bundy

Therefore, you need to submit yourself to the authority of the Committee of Safety and the people of Harney County at large, and let them know, in no uncertain terms, that they are now in charge, and you will comply with whatever they decide must be done, whether you agree with it or not. [More]

That does appear to be the way to ensure that belief in self-determination is respected.

No One's Talking About Taking Away Your Guns

Oh, wait... [More]

[Via Neil W]

Yellow Stripe in the Middle of the Road

The deadlock will persist until one of these camps modifies its message and policy platform to draw in the swing nations. Only then can that camp seize full control over the levers of federal power—the White House, the House, and a filibuster-proof Senate majority—to force its will on the opposing nations. Until then, expect continuing frustration and division. [More]

Really?

So you think if "moderates" hold a vote that all those who refuse to surrender must give up and obey, that'll be the last word? And you can't think of anything that might jam up those levers?

[Via Andrea Shea King]

Reserve Your Spot Today!

Be nice if we could get this to turn out 90%+ gun owners... [More]

I Could Not Raise Money this Way

Sorry, but this just isn't very good -- from the phony forced announcer voice to the breathless narrative, to no compelling story, to stock photos and a script overlay instead of interesting visuals ...  [Watch]

If gun groups are going to compete in this realm, they need to understand that the Bloomberg machine employs the finest professional illusionists money can buy. That shows in the production value quality of the work and the elegant simplicity of the propaganda they're planting in viewer's minds. Forget they're spinning fantasies and lies -- what successful commercials don't?

This screams "on the cheap" because it's obviously targeted solely at a relied-upon segment of gun owners under the same philosophy as hysterical list "fax blast" emails and the like -- while most will ignore it, enough will respond with a donation to make the effort pay off.

The other thing that irritated me enough to comment was this bit of breathless and offensive hyperbole:

If Obama follows through with his executive fiat now, it will lead to the loss of our Second Amendment rights by the time he leaves office. 

That is just crap.  No it will not either. Stop talking to gun owners like they're a bunch of goddamn cowardly idiots who will give up as readily as you apparently will.

Stop distracting them from their birthright and the level of commitment it will take to keep it.

It Depends on What the Meaning of the Word 'Support' Is

Now, he's receiving support in some influential circles. The Oath Keepers, which the Southern Poverty Law Center describes as "a fiercely antigovernment, militaristic group," has come out in support of the of the Bundys, with Oath Keepers founder and president Stewart Rhodes posting a passionate letter to the group's website Tuesday. [More]

That "passionate letter" was an urgent warning to keep women and children away after intel had been received that special operations teams might make a move. Further down in the "letter" was this unequivocal statement of position:

Oath Keepers opposes the armed occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge for the reasons already stated here last Friday ...  

That's some "support." We see time and again that for "progressives," every day is Opposite Day.

The Stewart Rhodes quote about who "the only people staying there should be" is  intentionally taken out of context. It's not supportive of the takeover, it's protective of the innocents.

Curious the Prozis find that objectionable and extreme.

News.Mic provides a propaganda platform for "progressive" liars. Like their go-to guys at the SPLC, with its own "antigovernment" lie that conveniently ignores the oath being kept...

There Does Seem to Be a Pattern...

[Via @BoboFromTexas]

Behind the Scenes

Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation based in Bellevue, said he and the gun industry have been working for the past year with suicide-prevention advocates on strategies including safe storage and keeping guns away from criminals and people with mental illness. [More]

Are we talking "strategies" or laws?

Care to share what's on the table?

Why Obama’s Smart Gun Push Will Misfire

Unfortunately for the president and other well-intentioned advocates of electronically enabled gun control, the smart gun, in all of its incarnations, is a fantasy. [More]

I was going to watch the speech but my remote control didn't work, and when I went to go buy new batteries, wouldn't you know it, the garage door opener couldn't have picked a worse time to crap out on me...

[Via Standing Liberty]

When Seconds Count...

As it turns out, ten minutes of 911 call from the mother of the shooting victim give a possible reason. The home invasion, which was carried out on August 6, 2012, in Sharon Connecticut found the victim’s mother zip-tied with her son Luke dead from multiple gunshot wounds pleading with the dispatcher for police and an ambulance for ten minutes. At approximately 6 minutes into the call, she exclaims that ‘she doesn’t have a gun and couldn’t defend herself’ in an audible display of despair.[More]

In other words, they were the true first responders.

On a positive note, CSGV, Everytown, Brady, VPC and every citizen disarming politician out there prefers  this outcome over her dying wish.

Good for the Goose

Of course the guy is a damned and demonstrable liar, but that's not the point to focus on -- it's that usurped powers tolerated from anyone foolishly perceived as "our guy" will be used and expanded by someone not so favored.

[Via David R]

So Much for THAT Scapegoat

Guns Don't Cause Suicide [More]

 Me, I've always blamed tantōs...

[Via Standing Liberty]

White Privilege

As I returned to my seat, White explained why he doesn't especially like the new open carry law. He said he thinks it will cause problems for law enforcement, and he said it could make open-carriers easily identifiable targets for criminals and unlawful shooters. He also said the state, a word which he often sarcastically follows with the phrase "in its infinite wisdom," makes it too easy for people without proper training to legally carry a gun in the first place — people, I thought, like myself.  [More]

Sounds like White could use some remedial education of his own.

But Guess What? We Don't Live in a 'Make-Sense' World

I'll say! [More]

We could, but we don't.

[Via Keith B]

A Warning of Sorts

[More]

You're a hollow man, "Strinder," a troll, with your pathetic and laughable attempt to infuse uncertainty. Some of you no doubt do, predominantly the militant racist Marxist groups. I'd wager the majority are relying on the "Only Ones" to save them. And candidly, I'd be surprised if you personally are not among those.

Still, thanks for validating that all the "gun in the home makes you X times more likely to kill someone you know" BS your side spouts is just that, at least as far as non-criminal people is concerned.

Aren't We Touchy? Maybe it's Too Much Coffee...

Actress Thandie Newton has publicly confronted Starbucks about a London store display featuring a black figure in a loin cloth and safari hat offering up Colombian coffee beans. [More]

What a struggle life must be for an indignant lottery winner "movie star." Either that or it's better than paying a publicist to get her name out there...

She'd have a stroke if someone added a coffee pot to one of these.

You know who else needs to be called out? These stereotyping hatemongers.

But she's not done reeking of superior humanity:

Newton’s proficiency with a firearm, however, didn’t make her forget her values as a human rights activist. “It was weird, it was kind of a bitter-sweet feeling afterwards, I must admit because I am not proud of being good at doing that, I feel really — I am very well aware of the fact that these weapons have been developed and made for only one thing,” she told Uinterview. “I feel very sad about that. I didn’t want, nor did the show [want to], promote weapons and firearms as being cool. It was absolutely not something that I was comfortable with, that notion for a second. So hopefully, that’s something which the audience will take away, there’s always a consequence to any kind of death or injury in the show.”

There, there, Thandie. This'll make it all better.

'Anti-Government'

Look at how the mass media is infusing that term throughout the culture. Some "reporters" use it out of ignorance, but the ones behind them use it to con an indoctrinated public into believing it about those intent on restoring Constitutional limits.

For "progressives," every day is Opposite Day. Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey...

Captain's Log Supplemental

• Concerning Mike Vanderboegh
• Dreams of Obama
• Drilling Holes on the Lifeboat
• Unusually Zealous
• Notes

Stop the Threat

A victim of opportunity, this store owner has his hands full when he is confronted by an armed robber as he is unlocking the door. The robber, demands "Give me the bag!" What happens next is the subject of this weeks' episode.  [More]

On HUNT and Pursuit...

PEACEkeepers?

We thought you said PIECEkeepers... [More]

[Via Florida Guy] 

Hit the...

[More]

Raw Intel

• FBI trying to block alternative media?
• FBI at private airport in Burns

Why the school closures? I'm hearing staging/housing...

Hey, Everybody, Look at Me!

Spike Lee accuses Obama's gun control opponents of taking 'blood money' [More]

I guess he really wants to be noticed, and people just ain't buying what he's selling.

What an over-rated and irrelevant establishment annointee.

La Ciudad del Amor Fraternal

Philadelphia's new mayor, Jim Kenney, signed an executive order only hours after being sworn in that rescinds the city's participation in a controversial program set up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. [More]

"Progressives." Destroying the Republic since ... like, forever.

Besides, it's all just one big World Heritage Site anyway...

[Via Keith B]

Just Spoke with Mike

We had about a 10-minute conversation. He sounded realistic and brave, neither of which surprised me.

Continue with prayers.  Miracles have happened, although "thy will be done" also factors into things.

I understand there will be some kind of house-fixing barbecue in February. I'm also looking into other options, including a crowd-funding appeal, but need to find out who is on board with that in terms of spreading the word, identifying the best platform, administering things, etc., and if anyone else has similar ideas, I want to join in to support the best approach and won't want to step on any toes.

Let's think about it. I have some people to approach behind the scenes.

Oh,and one other thing -- be mindful of his time priorities.

Putting Things in Perspective

And then there's this:

It's not about the Hammonds. It's not about the Bundys. And it's not exclusively about land. Or guns. Or...

They, and of course that includes "Republicans," are out of control everywhere.

Meaning a spark could come from anywhere.

This Again?

Oh look, another fraud pretending to speak for "responsible gun owners." [More]

The administration must really be desperate dragging this tactic (that never worked in the first place) out again.

So naturally, the propagandists makes him appear like he's somebody who matters. Instead of someone who despite national media attention (and Kos lying about a mediocre video going "mega-viral") has a whopping:

Behavior Modification

Although a guidance document does not change the relevant legal standard, the issuance of such a document can affect behavior. Individuals who learn they are closer to the relevant legal line than they had realized might be encouraged to comply with the relevant legal requirements, or they may opt to stop selling guns. In this way, a guidance document may help to discourage behavior the government wishes to control but which may lie beyond the government’s legal reach. [More]

Then again, there are those who look at threats as all the defiance motivation they need.

Trying Out a New Cologne

Yeah, well, if you'd wear a burqa and only go out in public when accompanied by male relatives, this wouldn't have happened, you drunken sluts. [More]

[Via Dave Licht]

Demand Common Sense Democrat Control Now!

Gun violence is at its worst in the cities that Obama won in 2012. Places like New Orleans, Memphis, Birmingham, St. Louis, Kansas City and Philly. The Democrats are blaming Republicans for the crimes of their own voters. [More]

Yep. With "progressives," every day is Opposite Day. Meaning when they call us "haters" and "racists" and "ignorant" and "extremists" and ...

What's the murder rate among the most heavily-armed citizen population on the planet again, you know, the millions of members of NRA, GOA, SAF...?

Gee, maybe it's not the guns.

[Via Sam L]

“Stand Down.”

Allen West has some advice for Obama. [More]

A Major Flaw in the Logic

On Friday, MLA members and others will gather at one of the convention hotels for a rally. Then they will march to the Texas Capitol, and instead of carrying weapons, they will carry books. When they reach the statehouse, they will use books to build "a symbolic gun exclusion zone," and standing in that structure, they will read texts that they have discussed in their classes and that they believe need to be taught in gun-free zones. [More]

Problem is, guys, what you really want is one big "gun-free zone," and any government with the power to do that also has the power to make it a "book-free zone."

I guess if another Charles Whitman shows up, instead of armed students keeping him pinned and minimizing the carnage, y'all could always throw books at him. Heck, you might want to listen to a professional, and deploy with fearsome assault bibles...

[Via Jake S]

The Devil in the Details

“I’m not opposed to background checks,” Second Amendment Foundation Founder Alan Gottlieb told WND and Radio America. “My problem is the devil is in the details, and he’s not really doing background checks. [More]

Why not? You should be.

The devil, Alan, is in the prior restraint. The devil is in usurped powers.

My, Aren't We Smug and 'Progressive'?

What do you think they'd do to this fool? [More]

Duck and Cover

Of course Hillary won't answer the question. The real outrage is that it needs to be asked. [More]

She said something significant that no one seems to have caught, or at least commented on, at 1:12 in:

We've gotta get the economy fixed...

No, I'm not talking about the way she talks based on who she perceives is in the audience to exploit. I'm talking about a direct criticism of the past seven years under Obama.

URGENT Warning on OR Standoff: Military Special OP Assets Have Been Assigned for Standoff. Get All Children Out of There Immediately

Oath Keepers has received very credible information from an active duty source within the special operations community that at least one SOD-X (Reserve/National Guard Special Operations Detachment, see this, this, and this) unit under the command of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) has been tasked for this standoff at the Malheur Wildlife Reserve and moved to the area.  [More]

I just got in and found out about this on my last check of the night. I have not had a chance to ask any questions. Best advice at this point is to keep eyes and ears open.

Oregon Wildlife Refuge Occupation Powder Keg Just Needs a Spark

I mirrored my AmmoLand article from the other day due to relevance for Oath Keepers. [More]

Great Question

[More]

The ATF link is actually very relevant to something I'm working on right now.

[Via Bluesgal]

Unsportsmanlike Conduct

At least in this case, the Bloombergians used real NBA players, although how much of a “role model” that organization provides is questionable. There’s actually a website called “NBA Crime Library” that provides arrests (and often mugshots) for all franchises. The site’s “Hall of Shame” includes records like “Most career arrests, all-time; Most career arrests, active players; Youngest player ever arrested; Youngest player ever arrested twice; Youngest player ever arrested three times; Youngest player ever arrested four times; Youngest player ever arrested five times; Oldest player ever arrested; Greatest span between arrests; [and] Greatest span of arrests.” [More]

My latest GUNS Magazine "Rights Watch column cries foul on anti-gun sports leagues and commentators.

Dark Secrets

I keep rejecting these off-topic comments coming under different posts and from different names:

[Click to enlarge]

I have to assume it contains a malicious link that appears to be targeting "non-progressive" blogs and readers who would be inclined to want to see more. And if it's not, I don't put the work into this just so some damn spammer can hijack my comment threads for free advertising. Warn your friends and if you see such comments appearing elsewhere, warn whoever runs the website.

This is a big reason why I moderate comments.

The Voter Watchlist

Regulars here know about my little truism.

Let's adopt the "logic" of the left for a moment and come up with a corollary:

Anyone who can't be trusted with a gun can't be trusted to vote.

And as long as "progressives" are on a roll, why not extend the voting ban it to all those on the secret "terror watchlist"?

Shouldn’t we demand "rigorous security screening"?

My God, do we want criminals and terrorists deciding our elections? I guess that's the wrong question to ask those who depend on them (along with the dead).

No, of course they wouldn't go for it. But why not ask it loudly anyway?

[Via Laocoön]

The Yellow Woes of Texas

Starting with the Democrat mayor of Dallas... [More]

Yes, of course he's a member.

Obama Gun Grab Speech Reveals Key Weakness

I’m not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. [More]

Well then you're going to be in for a big surprise when you come across people who have it.

Plus, watch Obama dance in a teen's blood while misspelling his name-- three times.

Executive Ordure on 'Smart Guns'

Here.

Everybody Watching This?

You should be. [Watch]

The Most Important News You'll Read Today

The results of my latest liver scan came back. Boil it all down and the odds are that I will belong to the vagaries of history in six months, perhaps more, perhaps less. [More]

I tried to call my friend. It was answered by what I assume was someone in a medical office, who told me "Mr. Vanderboegh will call you back."

I'm going to go pray for a bit.  Feel free to join me.

Missing an Important Fact

In anticipation of today's announcement, the White House has released a "fact sheet" summary for the executive ordure expected in a few hours. [More]

Huh. It doesn't say how many Americans who will not comply that he's willing to have "legally"or literally destroyed. I guess we should assume all of us.

Fine-Tuning

[H[e’s enjoying this other person, this fellow named Donald Trump, out there tuning up the rubes.” [More]

Esquire editor David Granger certainly is smarter, more informed and sophisticated than anyone you or I know, wouldn't you agree?  Or a least more qualified to disseminate fashion tips and drink recipes to suave metrosexuals...

Numbers are Relevant

“Numbers are relevant. The ATF and DOJ did not identify a magic number of weapons that makes you engaged in the business because that would limit their ability to bring prosecution.” [More]

So the purpose isn't "to secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity"?

She's right, though -- numbers ARE relevant.  Right now, I'm thinking three percent...

Oh, and by the way, thanks for Lynch, 10 Senate Republicans. Those on that side of the ledger should be made irrelevant.

Anti-Gun Political Clerk Admits to Lies, Terrorism and Racist Frame Job

McRae is scheduled for sentencing in March. And while another ongoing story appears unrelated, it will be interesting to see if he serves less time than Oregon ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond, who were “accused … of being ‘Terrorists” under the Federal Anti terrorism Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996,’” for their wildfire containment efforts spilling over onto federal land. [More]

Their mistakes, aside from not being a politically-favored color, was not being anti-gun "progressives" working for an Islamist politician, not bursting white powder all over the place, and not leaving an explicit death threat note.

Armed American Radio Redux

Guest Lineup: Alan Gottlieb, The Alan Korwin Experience, Neil McCabe, David Codrea, George Hill [More]

I was part of the Hour 3 "Round Table."

A Taxing Proposition

There’s something funny about the NRA’s tax filings… [More]

Keep in mind The Post is an overt enemy. Still, this does raise questions that ought to be addressed in no uncertain terms.

Trigger Control

Just point and cli... oh, damn... [More]

So put your booger hook ON the bang switch? I always figured some day Jeff Cooper would be made obsolete by technology.

Hey, if the object is to save time, how about a sensor that automatically fires the gun whenever it senses a person in front of the muzzle?

[Via Michael G]

UPDATE: It seems the attention ... uh ... triggered a site takedown.  Fortunately, the Wayback Machine had an archive, so I changed the link.

And then there's this, because "first tier operators" are super-special Only Ones, with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men, and never, ever screw up and always maintain weapons in perfect operating condition, regardless:

This is one poorly thought-out product.

Captain's Log

• Thresholds
• Warped Template
• Godforsaken Government
• Polish Roulette
• Notes

Can't We All Get Along?

What do you think? [More]

We're the Only Ones Peerless Enough

Kansas City police have a high number of fatal shootings compared to peer cities [More]

That appears worth peering into.

[Via bondmen]

Executive Ordure

If you don't work for him, that's what it amounts to. [More]

[Via Mike H]

Totally Fine

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Careful there, Montel. Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.

And I'm Proud to be an American, Where at Least I Know I'm Free

We're the Only Ones Taking Care of Number One Enough

Hundreds of police officers at one of the country's busiest airports say in the case of an active shooter, they are instructed to run and hide. [More]

Hey, they just want to make it home at the end of their shift.

But in a Manner to be Prescribed by Law

Germany: seventy years to go from sheisselord fearsome to scrotally fallow. What a ride. [More]

True, for the moment, it's voluntary and oh, so"progressive." But since when have the do-gooders ever had a grand idea that didn't require expansion? For our own good, of course.

Besides, the "migrants" have housing demands.

Certainly the Third Amendment won't apply if the legal argument is made that "refugees" aren't "soldiers." Tell me there aren't federal judges who would agree with that. That is, assuming the UN Charter isn't the supreme Law of the Globe, making the inconvenient regional BoR a moot point...

[Via Laocoön]

Why Bunkerville was so Right and Burns is so Wrong

All of that said, we must make sure all understand that as ill-advised as this was, it is no worse in its effect than any of the Occupy protests of a couple of years ago. I’m betting it will not be anywhere near as destructive to the facility as the Occupy folks were at every location they protested. Let's make sure that our elected officials understand that we expect the same amount of patience and restraint granted to these protesters as was given to those Occupy freaks. [More]

Bob Wright shares some important observations and insights.

Powder Keg Occupation of Oregon Wildlife Refuge Just Needs a Spark

If things blow up in Oregon, things could quickly get out of control everywhere, and while we can only imagine what that will look like, the certainty is things would be ugly and prolonged. [More]

Like it or not, we’re all in it up to our necks.

Tonight on Armed American Radio

Alan Korwin, Alan Gottlieb, Neil McCabe, George "Mad Ogre" Hill and I will be joining host Mark Walters. The program airs from 8 to 11 p.m. Eastern.

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I'll be on in Hour Three.

3% of Oregon Official Press Release

Unbeknownst to the Idaho 3%, Oregon 3%, it’s leaders, associations, rally participants, or the citizens of Harney County; these actions were premeditated and carried out by a small group of persons who chose to carry out this takeover after the rally. The 3% of Idaho, 3% of Oregon, The Oregon Constitutional Guard, and PPN organizations in no way condone nor support these actions. They do not mirror our vision, mission statement, or views in regards to upholding the Constitution, The Rule of Law, or Due Process. [More]

Yeah, well, like it or not:

So the question, now becomes what are you going to do about that?

You Deserve a Brick Today

Mississippi Councilman Suggests Throwing 'Rocks, Bricks' At Police [Watch]

If that's the case, why does he advocate monopoly of violence citizen disarmament, that is, the police being the "Only Ones" with guns?

Meanwhile, Over at the "Common Sense Gun Safety Law" Advocate's Facebook Page...

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I'm wondering, since Donald Trump is a presidential candidate, if this doesn't merit the Secret Service at least looking into it, as they no doubt would were someone to repurpose it for Obama or Hillary...

We already know this sterling example of the opposition would rather see a woman dead than armed.

Meanwhile,Over at that "National Conversation on Guns" the Antis Say They Want to Have...

Comment left under an article about a washing machine argument gone homicidal  in #1 Brady State California, where "authorities had made dozens of previous trips to the home":

Oregon Standoff Report

Earlier today, I posted on the Oathkeepers  statement reiterating the wishes of the Hammond family that they were going to surrender themselves and did not want outsiders coming in and inflaming the situation. That wish was not honored.

I observed:

This has the potential to go bad real quick, and the repercussions may be far reaching, deadly, and exploitable by those who would use the situation to justify invoking extreme measures under the banner of national security. At this point, I would not rule out provocateurs.

Vanderboegh has an update and further observations, including the situation status as we now understand it. Read what he has to say. It's important:

• Perfect timing for the regime. Federal provocateurs, sociopaths and idiots with a John Brown complex are writing checks that they expect the rest of us to cash in our blood.
• The collectivists have begun to exploit it

Here is a statement from Stewart Rhodes:

Stay tuned.

UPDATES:

• The Google News feed aggregates all media sources.
• It looks like Ritzheimer's planning on dying.