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Evidently, Joe Bolkcom, Bob Dvorsky, Rob Hogg (Really?), and Herman Quirmbach must really hate gun owners, and would rather you permanently damage your hearing.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
One Step Closer
Evidently, Joe Bolkcom, Bob Dvorsky, Rob Hogg (Really?), and Herman Quirmbach must really hate gun owners, and would rather you permanently damage your hearing.
Sins of Omission
Are You Sleeping, Bourgeoisie?
Another group endorsing Democracy Spring is the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). [More]I understand they'll be providing the music. You know, songs with lyrics like:
Are you sleeping, Are you sleeping,
Bourgeoisie, Bourgeoisie,
And when the revolution comes,
We’ll kill you all with knives and guns,
Bourgeoisie, Bourgeoisie
All this talk of being peaceful notwithstanding, I don't see the angry loons in this mob having the maturity and self-control to keep from acting out on their tantrums.
Saying this doesn't happen at rallies for other candidates only means they don't represent a sufficient enough obstacle that these hive insects feel compelled to swarm on -- yet.
Cleveland should be interesting. So should Philadelphia -- maybe even more so if Chicago '68 repeats itself -- that one horrified and woke up enough of the "Silent Majority" to work in Nixon's favor.
Dangerous places, these Democrat-controlled Bloomberg coalition cities, no?
So -- if (when?) full scale riots break out, with looting, burning, and deaths, I don't suppose One Percenter2 Soros and any of his co-conspirators will be compelled to assume any accountability based on what they knew or should have known...?
So -- One Question:
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That's what they are, you know.
Should't we know before the election? You know, so we can see how they're graded by the gun groups and all...?
Dinner with the Dinosaurs
You mean people who don't have a seat at the exclusive table have different priorities...? [Watch]
Grover-Approved
Brought to you by the letter "A." [More]
The outrageous thing is, those operating the puppets behind the scenes can count on plenty of captivated children to sing their songs.
Any bets on whether or not beating back the recall will even be close?
[Via Laocoön]
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
We're the Only Ones Friendly Enough
About That Lancet "Study"
DRGO tells us not only is the force behind it a major hoplophobe who advocates they should be "reported," but even more recognized "anti-gun researchers" have said she's full of it.
If you go read this now, I believe many of you will want to join me in sharing the link.
We're the Only Ones Petty Enough
Three Santa Ana police officers were charged Monday with petty theft, nine months after being caught on camera allegedly stealing at a pot shop during a raid. [More]I'll bet the theft and destruction that goes along with the threat to life and livelihood doesn't seem all that petty to terror victims.
[Via Steve T]
No One Wants Your Guns, You Paranoids, Redux
Banning guns can’t abolish gun crime but it’s a step in the right direction, which we were right to take [More]We'd better do it -- otherwise, they'll call us "unreasonable" and "extremists."
First The Record and Mail and now The Guardian. And we backward Yanks should so strive for the approval of both, don't you think?
[Via Neil W]
DIY
"Israel Police operates in Judea and Samaria in every place and at all times against the phenomenon of producing and possession of makeshift weapons," said the police in a statement. [More]You mean in spite of all efforts, sufficiently determined people will find a way?
Even guys like this (who really could stand a refresher course in Cooper's rules) ...?
Reaching an Understanding
"Road Rage Intervention"
Adrenaline flows as two drivers engage in road rage after one is nearly run off the road. A screaming match ensues at the stop sign and fists are flying. A couple witnessing the two men make a decision to intervene. [More]This week on "Stop the Threat"...
Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee Garland a Threat to Gun Rights
“JCN chief counsel Carrie Severino said in a blog post that Judge Merrick’s record on the bench since 1997 ‘leads to the conclusion that he would vote to reverse one of Justice Scalia’s most important opinions, D.C. vs. Heller, which affirmed that the Second Amendment confers an individual right to keep and bear arms’”... [More]Garland wasn’t picked because he’ll disappoint “progressives” on guns. The question now is, will Republicans get scared and figure a critical mass of gun owner will let them get away with caving because they have nowhere else to turn?
We're the Only Ones Undetecting Enough
Full Court Press
Click here to watch the Rose Garden presser live.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Monday, March 14, 2016
Grassroots Action Proposed for Constitutional Militia
If you missed this one on the Oath Keepers site, it has now been picked up by AmmoLand. [More]
GOA Defaults on Pledge to Score Immigration on Candidate Grades
So why, when I check GOA’s Congressional ratings, do I see Steve Chabot rated “A,” while immigration watchdog site Numbers USA scores him at “F-” ? Brad Renstrup gets a “D” on immigration issues and an”A” from GOA. William Johnson gets an “A” from GOA and a “C-” from Numbers USA. Pat Tiberi gets a GOA “B” and an immigration group “F.” James Renacci gets an “A-” from Gun Owners and a “D-” from Numbers. [More]I expect I'm probably going to lose some "friends" over this one. I don't expect I'll lose any real ones.
We're the Only Ones Uncompromising Enough
The settlement included an apology by the defendant police officer acknowledging respect for citizens’ First and Second Amendment rights and stating “[it] was not my intention to compromise Mr. Howard’s rights under the Constitution.” [More]Well I hope you guys in Virginia get better training to keep from killing a citizen than Brady Campaign "principled statesman" and Ohio AG Mike DeSwine is willing to ensure.
[Via Mack H]
Coming Down with Both Boots
The Oregon militia members who occupied a wildlife refuge in protest of the government could face decades in prison under a set of new criminal charges, including firearm offenses, theft of public property and damaging a Native American archaeological site. [More]As for the rest of you...
Clear As Mud
It's in vested interests to confuse. [View]
I noticed this too, on mine. As near as I can tell, this is what's going on:
Bottom line as I see it, if you favor a particular candidate, vote for him in the at-large block for the whole state and again in the district block for your district.
I noticed this too, on mine. As near as I can tell, this is what's going on:
66 total delegates - 10 base at-large / 48 re: 16 congressional districts / 3 party / 5 bonusIf you still don't grok the protocol and really want to get confused, allow me to point you to the rules rabbit hole.
Bottom line as I see it, if you favor a particular candidate, vote for him in the at-large block for the whole state and again in the district block for your district.
No One Wants to Take Your Guns!
Well, John Niven does. [More]
Funny, he doesn't flesh out how, what happens if some say "no," and what his personal role in all of this is going to be...
Funny, he doesn't flesh out how, what happens if some say "no," and what his personal role in all of this is going to be...
Size Matters
Because government is a force multiplier for evil, a vote for the small government candidate is a vote for good [More]You mean "for less evil"...?
I vote for good when I engage in a mutually voluntary and acceptable association or transaction. When I vote for a political candidate, I'm picking up any chair in a bar fight I did not start, with the sole intent of extricating me and mine for the time being with minimal injuries.
[Via Michael G]
Espacio Seguro
Students say border protection representatives make students – especially students in the country illegally – feel unsafe. [More]I don't speak "progressive," but I ran it through Google Translate, and essentially, criminals say law enforcers make them feel unsafe.
It's Only Natural
Ted Cruz Is A 'Natural Born Citizen,' Board Of Election Finds [More]Did you get the memo?
Of course, we can also find plenty of considered opinions that disagree. And that's a problem, because this is hardly the final word.
Do you know what could be?
If Sen. Cruz released all sealed documents. He can be the one that ends this.
As long as he's certain of his legal position, why wouldn't he? Because not doing so will only lead to speculation that it would reveal considerations that could make rulings go the other way.
Let me put it another way: You're an employer. You have multiple candidates for a vital job. You ask for documentation on application-claimed background information needed to meet essential hiring qualifications required by top-level policy, and he refuses to produce it.
How do you hire him without violating mandatory policy?
Absolutely
"My conclusion so far is you cannot take an absolutist view." [More]Unless, of course, you're talking absolute power.
Besides, when the Founders wrote the Fourth Amendment, they couldn't have conceived of technological advances that could frustrate a FISA court. Of course they couldn't conceive of a Constitutional FISA court either, but...
Human Target Redux
Who you gonna believe? Lynne Russsell and her husband Chuck De Caro, with their successful DGU against a surprise attack? Or the guy who had plenty of advance warning the demon was coming down the hall and would be silhouetting himself inside a door frame, and who even had time to pull a phone and call for help, and his "solution" is to bring everyone but the would-be killer down to his level of utter helplessness? [More]
I guess admitting what's obvious to everyone capable of thinking would lead to an uncomfortable self-realization.
I guess admitting what's obvious to everyone capable of thinking would lead to an uncomfortable self-realization.
Paving the Pathway
ICE: 124 illegal immigrants released from jail later charged in 138 murder cases [More]Once we welcome more in, secure their position and get that unopposable political majority we're rigging, we'll be in a better position to pass all the "common sense gun safety laws" we want!
You, on the other hand...
Good thing this has nothing to do with that "single issue"! Right, Grover-supporters?
The Daily Bern
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"De-Baathification, eh? Purged?
How very "progressive."
Hey, "due process" is overrated anyway, or at least inconvenient -- plus unnecessary once control is established -- right?
Don't dare reveal yourself as an enemy of The New Order. And we have ways of outing you even if you don't.
I guess I'd better not say anything-- I wouldn't want the hive insects to attack me again for objecting to being "bundled off to Bagram."
Ah the hell with it. Some of us will not go gentle into that good night.
UPDATE: I guess the way I wrote this has confused some. I'm not saying Murty was the Trump-lunger, I'm saying I became aware of his tweet because it was posted on the Trump-lunger's Twitter feed:
In Defense of Ted Cruz
I won't repeat the innuendo here -- or maybe I will and just not give the guy a link instead.
"The Political Insider" is strongly hinting Ted Cruz had an affair. That's what headline surfers will remember and what political enemies will spread as fact.
Foul.
If the guy has proof of what he's implying, he owes it to his readers to produce it. Otherwise, this comes off as just a libelous hit job by someone with an agenda the day before significant primaries.
"The Political Insider" is strongly hinting Ted Cruz had an affair. That's what headline surfers will remember and what political enemies will spread as fact.
Foul.
If the guy has proof of what he's implying, he owes it to his readers to produce it. Otherwise, this comes off as just a libelous hit job by someone with an agenda the day before significant primaries.
Weasel-Wording with Kasich
No, no, no, I didn't say path to citizenship, I said path to legalization. [Watch]Besides, who's interferin'? We're takin' over.
Right, Jojo?
That's the prerequisite step to citizenship. What the hell do we see unfolding before our lying eyes with "[t]he Obama administration's efforts to transform the nation's electorate through immigration"?
Once they're in, how would you "legally" stop it from happening?
What an "assault weapon"-banning fraud. His only "regret" was it wasn't "effective."
Kasich: The choice of The Boston Globe. Yeah, that Boston Globe.
And also the choice of the Lairds of Fairfax.
Yes, Prof. Quigley? You wanted to point something out?
I guess tomorrow we'll see how many stupid Ohio Republicans there are.
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Mr. Nobody
"Nobody cared"? Hey, I cared. I know a lot of loyal Americans who cared. But apparently loyal American conservatives are "nobodies" unless we're beltway vermin, Faux News reporters, judges, or "Republican" politicos. Nice. [More]Because of the outcry calling him on hypocrisy, Farah continues to offer self-serving excuses.
"If I were convinced" sounds like it's coming from the same place the Clintonian "I do not recall" comes from. Who can definitively challenge it?
And who believes it?
Yo, Joe, did you even reach out to Cruz and press his people on why the only documents made public to date don't support eligibility, and the rest are sealed unless and until Ted Cruz has them released? Did you ask his campaign handlers why he just ignores and dismisses this, rather than putting reasonable fears to bed, and share their response?
Yes, this definitely goes back to Obama and the massive cover-up of his background, including his college and foreign travel records -- right down to the laughing things off. It even suggests Cruz himself may have been ineligible to become a senator at the time he assumed office. But what it suggests more than anything is an illegitimate government with clubs held over heads to keep those in the "opposition party" from pressing too hard.
That and a complicit media.
Here's a hypothetical: If you were on the jury for these nutjobs, evidence and testimony make it pretty clear they're guilty of threatening another person. But could you say --beyond a reasonable doubt -- they're guilty of violating the statue against threatening the "president," as defined by the Constitution?
Back to the main point: I see a lot of equivocation from Farah as he strives to argue principles. Unless he can say he's certain, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Cruz is eligible, and lay out a compelling case beyond "Billy's mom let's him do it" and "I'm tired," they're all just words.
Friday, March 11, 2016
How to Reduce Gun Deaths
Lie to get a bunch of edicts passed that you'll never be able to enforce, and if you try, you'll start a civil war! Brilliant! [More]
Want to find out how they plan to do it? Why, looky here:
And remember, with "progressives," every day is Opposite Day.
[Via David H]
Want to find out how they plan to do it? Why, looky here:
To read this article in full you will need to make a paymentBeing a subversive is hungry work!
And remember, with "progressives," every day is Opposite Day.
[Via David H]
Grassroots Action Proposed for Constitutional Militia
“If, on the other hand, the Militia were in operation, then essentially any and every type of ‘Arms’ which had any conceivable use by the Militia (which is essentially every conceivable type of “Arms”) would be absolutely protected by the Second Amendment and the Militia Clauses of the original Constitution... [More]There's a way to make that happen but there's a catch: A critical mass of gun owners need to want it to badly enough to work for it.
We're the Only Ones Discharging Enough
During this transaction the firearm discharged into a wall inside of the unoccupied office. [More]All by its own self...
Two-day suspension...? Yeah, that sounds about like what you or I could expect, don't you think?
What? We'd be breaking the law if we even brought one into a courthouse, let alone boogerhooked it? That's a pretty nice job perk those deputies and child support prosecutor employees have for themselves.
[Via Mike H]
Meanwhile, Over at the Department of Pre-Crime
Heck, as things get more advanced, we ought to be able to skip all the procedural nonsense and get right to the execution. [More]
[Via Florida Guy]
[Via Florida Guy]
So Much for 'Government of the People'
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and some others have continued to resist the transition, however. He has said Congress should have to vote before the administration signs off, but he has not succeeded in requiring that. [More]That's absolutely a correct concern. Why is it not required?
We the People who footed the bill should have a say, through representatives that can be held accountable.
The Cost of Doing Business
Concerns about border security have simmered for years for those who live among the region’s sprawling ranches and rugged mountain ranges. Sometimes, fears boil over, such as after the unsolved 2010 murder of southern Arizona rancher Robert Krentz, who was found shot dead on his property, or after the recent reported kidnapping. [More]Don't worry, Grover and his enablers say this is good for the country.
And soon, we'll be all one big single-party Golden State!
The Emperor's New Clothes
Mr. Nugent hit the nail on the head ... Ted does rant about things but what he says here is correct and I must add now that Obama and his top dog in charge of the Borders has told all of the border patrol people that if they don't like the fact that they are required to NOT do their jobs ... You gotta LOVE Ted Nugent! The guy is an amazing patriot and every word he said is dead on TRUE! ... etc.There's no shortage of uninformed gun owners who, like in this case, not only don't want to know the truth but deny it and oppose others who bring it up.
Out of all the hundreds of comments, it's more than a shame that so few fully understand what's at stake. That's because it's not in the interests of those conjuring an illusion to promote reality. And the few small voices pointing out the naked truth are drowned out.
A demonstrable theme is how the gun-grabbers rely on manipulating the feelings of those who willingly put on blinders and practically beg to be suckered. "Our" side is all too often just as guilty.
Dominion
Especially the theocratic takeover/"transfer of wealth" allegations. The commitment of a proclaimed "Constitutionalist" in upholding the Establishment Clause merits scrutiny given such a background.
That said, I can easily visualize the "other" team wearing black robes and chanting around a pentagram.
Those of you who are for Cruz: Yes, obviously the linked article has an agenda. but it's not about who is saying this or even why, it's about whether or not it's true, and whether it raises legitimate concerns.
We are individually culpable for what those we enable do with the power we cede to them through votes. So it's incumbent on us to do what we can to determine the truth beforehand.
And again, just like with the"natural born citizen" issue, instead of dismissing and ignoring it, Sen. Cruz could do much more to reassure those who are uncertain because of the allegations.
Thursday, March 10, 2016
We're the Only Ones Plundering Enough
This financial incentive, combined with the relative ease with which law enforcement agencies can seize property, is a recipe for abuse, as the countless stories of innocent people subjected to abusive forfeitures attest. [More]And while they have unlimited resources and get paid every step of the way, most of us would be hard pressed to take just a day or two off to appear in court, let alone finance a legal defense that would wend its way through the courts and appeals for years. Especially with our own assets being tied up.
So much for a main justification for even having a government in the first place: "...to secure the blessings of Liberty..."
[Via Michael G]
Are We Not Men?
Are we animals? Or are we human beings? [More]I remember that movie!
What is the law?
Why not do the humanitarian thing, and have a secured route with transports to take them all to Merkel's German border, where an unlimited invitation and welcome has been extended?
It's a win-win.
[Via Geordan]
Speaking of Mockery...
Many have asked me, “What about the question of constitutional eligibility?”
My answer is direct: Obama and the establishment media have made a mockery of the Constitution in many ways, but none more than their attacks on the “natural born citizen” requirement. So much damage was done to that simple clause in the last eight years, I don’t believe there’s any going back. [More]Really?
So rather than explain how your position is consistent with the intent of the Founders and with Constitutional rule of law, you come back with the equivalent of "Billy's mom let's him do it"?
Two wrongs make a right?
You couldn't even pretend to find an argument to justify your unexplained polarity shift? Or if you could, you believe that counter-arguments are more credible, and leave you vulnerable with their inconvenient reminders of of your unprincipled surrender?
So if there's no going back on damage to RKBA in Democrat strongholds, we should just accept and embrace the infringements? Where else will your resignation to lawlessness lead?
The one person who can put a stop to all of this is Ted Cruz.
Motormouth City Madman
You talk about halting the dangerous, America-destroying invasion of illegals across our borders, but you do nothing. [More]What, you mean the dangerous, America-destroying invasion of illegals across our borders you're helping with?
That's What Friends are For
A federal judge clamped a lid on allegations of misconduct against several U.S. Department of Justice attorneys in a case involving retired ATF Agent Jay Dobyns of Tucson. [More]It's a big club and you ain't in it.
Opposite Day 'Progressive' Tolerance and Diversity
An Extraordinary Bethel Mom
I work in a retail environment and occasionally see a gun on a belt. Do I feel unsafe? Of course not! [More]And she's not even a gun owner. But she certainly sounds receptive to being invited to an all-expenses paid range day, lunch included, by someone qualified to give instruction on a range of options. Maybe qualified women from an established, organized group could reach out, and extend the invitation to her husband, so she's not creeped out by an unknown stranger approaching her...
[Via OF THE GUN IN CT]
Meanwhile, Over in Fundamentally Transformed Paradise
Murder Up 27.5% in Los Angeles in 2016 — So Far [More]Looks like there's trouble in #1 Brady-rated/#blacklivesmatter/Norquist Paradise.
Interesting commonalities in those "six most violent areas":
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The conclusion to draw is more complex than the easy one we're being misdirected to. These are populations most directly affected by "progressive" power grab policies, from effecting generational dependencies for votes and control, to over-"immigration" for votes and control.
Then the social techs can apply culture problems incubated in their petri dishes to the entire damn experimental lab. Ergo, "we" need "gun control," etc.
In a way, they're right, but not for the reasons they state: It is a "public health" problem.
No?
Wednesday, March 09, 2016
Moneyed #GunsOut Selfie Campaign Relies on Ridiculous Emotion and Ignorance
Supporters are urged to take “selfies” while flexing their biceps and to tweet them to their followers using a #GunsOut hashtag. [More]Just when you thought the gun-grabbers couldn't get any more ludicrous...
"Unlocked Door"
A burglary goes wrong when the homeowner returns home to find the door ajar. Entering the home unarmed, he confronts the burglar and makes a run for his handgun. The worst happens! [More]This week on "Stop the Threat"...
Ken, Ken, He's Our Man!
Right...?
[Via Mack H]
UPDATE: Well that was fast. I can't read it because they say I've reached my five article limit,but the headline says he withdrew his name.
I, Paranoid
Within Patriot group circles, the response has been more like paranoia, outrage, and some tactical patience. “This action is leading to justifiable speculation and worries that others who assisted in security operations and who were at Bunkerville to show solidarity with the cause of resolving western land disputes may now find themselves rounded up,” David Codrea, a columnist for GUNS Magazine, wrote on the Oath Keepers website on February 18. “… It may be that a massive operation is in the works, but to react imprudently without actual intelligence is a good way to escalate things to the favor of those who wish to discredit the Patriot movement.” [More]How is being accurate in expectations you're now confirming "paranoia"?
I guess I should be glad he chose to cite me as the one counter voice to the DoJ and SPLC, but it sure ain't hard to see where the "correspondent's" sympathies lie.
Opposite Day 'Progressives' Know Best
The gun-control lobby and groups representing domestic-violence survivors both have said in General Assembly committees that women would not be capable of defending themselves with a firearm in an emergency. [More]Yeah -- didn't we just prove that at the Louisville mall...?
[Via Keith B]
Breaking All the Rules
Hero woman shoots her stalker in the throat after desperate chase through mall that began when he started following her in food court [More]These people would evidently rather she had been killed:
Please know that Fourth Street Live! has a code of conduct ... no weapons ...[Via William T]
Sounds of Silence
Mixed Feelings
Chaffetz wants to take guns away from 'Rambo' BLM, Forest Service agents [More]That's the cold end. The hot end, where actual meaningful change can be made, addresses the constitutionality of those departments in the first place.
I could accept taking away arrest powers as a good first step. That said, infringing on having means of DEFENSE as a job condition carries with it a special relationship duty on the part of the employer to protect -- or at least it should.
I don't expect anything to come of this, but we'll know more once we have a bill number. Then we can get the GovTrack assessment on its likelihood to even make it out of committee -- anybody want to lay odds it'll be more than 2%?
Yeah, pretty cynical. I haven't been that impressed with Chaffetz actually doing anything, as opposed to making self-serving noises.
[Via Mike M]
Como un Buen Vecino
A Mexican national suspected of killing his neighbor and three other men at his neighbor's Kansas home before killing another man about 170 miles away in Missouri was arrested early Wednesday, authorities said ... Serrano Vitorino is in the country illegally, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement. He was deported from the U.S. in April 2004 and illegally re-entered the country on an unknown date. [More]These guys never seem to live next to Grover's house, do they?
[Via Geordan]
Official Three Percenter
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This time-wasting, click bait cookie-spreader I got suckered into really isn't all that hard for those of us cursed with trivia-saturated skulls. I just thought the "3%" acknowledgement was ironic.
Unclear on the Concept
For me the choice is clear – Ted Cruz. [More]What's not clear is how you reconcile that assertion with this:
Is he eligible? I don’t know for sure, but I suspect not – at least not by my understanding of what the founders had in mind when they ratified the Constitution.That's your criteria, and the appropriate one, Mr. Farah -- what the founders had in mind. If you have resolved your suspicion, it would be helpful if you explained it to the rest of us.
We're the Only Ones Connubial Enough
Shock and Awe
...400 soldiers in the 67th Signal Battalion at Fort Gordon, Georgia, were subjected to a “white privilege” briefing, including a PowerPoint presentation instructing the attendees: “Our society attaches privilege to being white and male and heterosexual …” [More]Forget "our enemies'"not being afraid of us -- what's happening here is the rulers are molding attitudes against those they consider their enemies. They're furthering the official demonization of those who challenge the legitimacy of their "fundamental transformation."
The Execution of LaVoy Finicum
An FBI agent is suspected of lying about firing twice at Robert "LaVoy" Finicum and may have gotten help from four other FBI agents in covering up afterward... [More]Government not only failed in its duty to resolve matters without bloodshed, it contributed to the conditions making it all but inevitable when their demand for obedience was forced upon a man who would not kneel. They knew this man of unbending principle had never initiated violence and would only react if forced. They set things up so that would be the outcome.
He told them at the first roadblock he was going to go to turn himself in to Sheriff Palmer. Given the circumstances, he could have been escorted securely to do just that, to resolve things peaceably. The enforcers had waited all that time -- they could have called Palmer, assured Finicum he was on his way and no action would be taken, and waited another couple hours.
Lying FBI agents shooting into the truck with no identified threat target as Finicum was trying to exit with his hands up not only violates rules of engagement, it criminally endangered the occupants. As an aside, considering all the years its been in existence and all the money that's been poured into it, how many hostages has the Hostage Rescue Team actually rescued?
Finicum was shot in the back. As for the "justification" that he was going for his gun, not only would self-defense have been warranted, all we really have to go on to accept that, without better video and sound from on-scene recorders, is the word of people who were part of a kill team that is now being investigated for withholding critical information.
This whole thing did not have to happen. Finicum DID initially emerge with his hands up. Government actions prevented that scenario from unfolding. And now they're making noises about how justified they all were.
Another thing that's instructive about all this is in comments under another article about not releasing the names of the police shooters just yet. The hatred, the reveling and joy in the death of a man they revile, and the outright bigotry against Finicum's religion are all evident in those who think agents of the monopoly of violence ought to be able to kill with anonymity. If someone made similar slurs against Islam, these same Prozis would be screaming "Bigot!" and worse. And funny, how they'd take a polar opposite position had a person of a different set of circumstances been killed in a different place, like, say, Ferguson.
I said "Prozis," a term I use to combine "progressive" with Nazi, which is what they really are, as much as they try to project and pin that label onto advocates of Constitutionally-limited government. It's not just an example of Godwin's Law when they really do hate, and really do want the state to crush anyone who's not part of their cult.
As for what happens next, I won't be surprised to see push-back as more and more people have personal lines in the sand forcibly crossed. I don't see that as having a calming effect -- quite the opposite. I won't be surprised if some totally unforeseen wild card decides "it's time."
Whether the Rubicon has been finally crossed or not, and whether more are going to be dragged into this, is yet unknown. I guess we'll all find out.
Tuesday, March 08, 2016
Latest 4th Circuit Gun Ban Decision Highlights Legal Danger for Militia-Suitable Arms
What happens from here is, at best, uncertain. Pessimistically, I expect the court to look out for the interests of the state — they must realize what Branca observed about all “gun control” edicts being vulnerable. I also expect the “precedent” to be applied in other districts. [More]Can you imagine telling a Minuteman his gun had to be turned in for "public safety," and that it was not "in common use at the time"? Modern day gun-grabbers are just as ludicrous, and some of them wear black robes.
Project Conwalker
Lymon, 35, was a convicted killer at the time he allegedly sold $6,500 worth of heroin and firearms to undercover ATF agents last fall. Since his release from prison in 2011, Lymon had been arrested on suspicion of two separate violent crimes. But he was allowed to remain on the streets after the alleged undercover sales to the ATF agents. [More]Hey, how else do you expect them to "botch a sting"...?
[Via Mike M]
Zutritt Verbotten!
You are not welcome here. Arlingtonians will do their best to show you how unwelcome you are. [More]You're the arbiter of who's welcome? Seems to me you're afraid to put that to the test and let Arlingtonians decide for themselves. If they don't want it, the marketplace will induce them to fold or to move.
Not that this guy has ever run a business to know about such things firsthand. And he sure seems overly concerned about comment posters not being from Arlington -- he's never had a problem forcing his brand of advocacy on other communities.
Hey, you know what would be unwelcome in my neighborhood? The guy Levine was a ... uh ... mouthpiece for running a gay prostitution ring out of his apartment.
He also claims he was "a Nazi hunter"?
Sure didn't learn much. Including about telling a people he is hostile toward that they're not welcome, that they have no fundamental right to their traditions and beliefs, or even to exist...
"Progressives." Opposite Day.
Go ahead-- do your "picket line"-- a dozen MILMs for a photo op and then they'll go home. Do your strip mall boycott and punish people who didn't do anything-- which is what "gun control" is anyway.
Can you imagine what Virginians like George Mason and Patrick Henry would have thought of this kapo?
[Via Mack H]
A Simple Equation
“Slaves plus guns equaled freedom.” [More]So naturally, Opposite Day "progressives" want to subtract instead of add.
[Via Florida Guy]
We're the Only Ones Self-Inflicted Enough
Brooklyn cops took suspect’s phone and took goofy selfies [More]They're evidently every bit as smart as they look.
[Via Mike M]
We're the Only Ones Slimmed Down Enough
Sheriffs Association introduces new, slimmed-down version of bill adding felonies that preclude future gun rights [More]None of which negates an inconvenient truth that's apparently in no one's interest to acknowledge...
What Works
I dunno, guys -- have you factored in the massive non-compliance evident in places like Connecticut, California and New York, and the costs of implementation against, say, 3% of gun owners who will not comply...? [More]
Coming Soon, to a State Near You
If we lose this critical battle in Nevada, the same fight will land on your doorstep in the years to come. [More]Would you rather the battle be where they are or where you are? And if you won't help them, why should they help you?
Full-Auto Cultural Terraforming
Automatic voter registration takes hold on West Coast [More]You don't say.
Good thing none of this has anything to do with that "single issue"!
[Via Mack H]
For Science. For Action. For Health.
For manipulation. For propaganda. For totalitarianism. [More]
Their deputy director's name is "Mighty Fine"...? Well alrighty then.
Opposite Day "Progressives" Against Egalitartian Power Sharing got some money from someone to scam the emotional and the uninformed into surrendering their rights and to attack those who see through their BS. These are the Leni Riefenstahlers behind the hogwash.
This is one of those times I wish I could dig deeper on tracing things back to the elitists behind the scenes. Other priorities call...
Their deputy director's name is "Mighty Fine"...? Well alrighty then.
Opposite Day "Progressives" Against Egalitartian Power Sharing got some money from someone to scam the emotional and the uninformed into surrendering their rights and to attack those who see through their BS. These are the Leni Riefenstahlers behind the hogwash.
This is one of those times I wish I could dig deeper on tracing things back to the elitists behind the scenes. Other priorities call...
The Walking Red
“The bills are dead, they just don’t know it,” said Eileen McCarron, president of Colorado Ceasefire, who referred to the gun measures as “zombie bills” at a news conference prior to the bills being heard in committee.
“The people who are here today are on the front lines against the zombie apocalypse,” McCarron quipped. [More]If there's one thing a collectivist monopoly of violence zealot knows about, it's the dead.
She does realize the survivors are armed and fighting for their lives with grim determination, right? And what it takes to stop a zombie?
[Via cydl]
Hiking Up Her Robes and Crapping on the Constitution -- Again
U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has ruled that the plaintiffs in a suit seeking to bar the District from enforcing its concealed-carry regulations "have not met their burden of showing a likelihood of success on the merits" in a motion for a preliminary injunction. The ruling in effect upholds—for now—D.C.'s "good reasoning" licensing scheme. [More]This is the same Nazgûlette who "ruled" We the People couldn't carry in national parks without first doing an environmental impact study.
Unsurprisingly, she's all for non-Fourth Amendment-protected spying.
Catch and Release
A gunman who led Denver Police on a high speed chase and shootout that would result in the gunman’s death and leave one officer with a bullet wound to the leg had been recently arrested and released three times under new “Sure and Swift” policies adopted by the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC). [More]Well that was certainly sure and swift, all right.
What more reason could be needed to conclude that disarming you and me is the only answer?
That and what kind of intolerant racists would have a wall to prevent Gonzales and Padilla from going wherever they want to?
[Via cydl]
The Missing Word in Police Killings
Disabled individuals make up a third to half of all people killed by law enforcement officers. Disabled individuals make up the majority of those killed in use-of-force cases that attract widespread attention. This is true both for cases deemed illegal or against policy and for those in which officers are ultimately fully exonerated. The media is ignoring the disability component of these stories, or, worse, is telling them in ways that intensify stigma and ableism. [More]Interesting.
I wonder if their advocacy for the disabled would extend to the Palm Pistol...
Trading Places
Ohio lost 112,500 jobs due to trade with TPP countries [More]Gosh, that's "critical," all right, Gov. Kasich.
Virtual Safe Space
But now there’s an option for supporters of abortion to completely avoid apparently offensive “pro-life” terminology. It’s a Google extension that changes any occurrence of the term “pro-life” to “anti-choice” in text on the Web. [More]Who'da thunk?
An app to save you from closing your eyes, putting your hands over your ears and going "LALALALALA...."
What will the "progressives" think of next?
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