Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Look to the Skies!

[More]

Finally, an alien "progressives" agree should be illegal!

[Via Steve T

Separate Ways

It just didn't work out. [More]

But not before she talked him into giving up his "cowardly killing machines."

I wonder if he now feels that was an idiot move, and if he's rearmed yet...

All You Need is Love

That and $40B or so... [More]

[Via several of you]

It's You Haters' Fault

"Inflammatory comments about patrolling and securing Muslim neighbors or barring Muslims from entering this country, having an immigration policy based on religion, is counterproductive to our homeland security and national security interests," he said. [More]
Plus Norquist and Kasich and the Pope don't like it much.  Besides, we're "rigorous!"

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Got a Question?

Then ask it. [More]

‘Open Carry’ RNC Petition Highlights ‘Progressive’ Projection and Hate

There were no shootings, no reported altercations of any kind. As much as that might disappoint “sophisticated” petition supporters leaving comments about “violently fractious racist simpletons” and tolerant sentiments such as “I’m kinda hoping there’ll be a bloodbath at the RNC,” that’s just not the way gun rights advocates conduct themselves. [More]
Perhaps the hate is due to the realization that America’s “gun violence” problems overwhelmingly originate among Democrats and their family members.

The Travelin' Mark & Gabby Magic Thinking Show

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and her husband, retired NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, are announcing a statewide gun safety effort called Virginia Coalition for Common Sense. [More]
Fitting two such glaring contradictions back-to-back is a pretty neat trick in and of itself.

[Via Keith B]

Voice of the Opposition

The protest was held several blocks away from the store in a local park, and most protestors did not come over to the actual location of the store. Kathy Witkowski-Jacobs, a self-identified “hippie” from Arlington who requested to be referred to as “Mama Nanny Cat Dog,” was the lone protestor to show up outside the store. At her feet was a plate of food somebody at NOVA Armory had brought out for her. [More]
You can't make this stuff up.

[Via William T]

Voices In The MindWar

Ken O’Keefe On Fire And Other Hot Things [More]
The Mental Militia continues piercing the veil...

'Fundamentally Honest,' Opposite Day 'Progressive-Style

This may shock you: Hillary Clinton is fundamentally honest [More]
That someone fired for lying is making such a claim doesn't shock me at all, Jill Abramson.

But here, let me agree with you for a moment, and give a demonstrable example of Hillary being precisely honest:
“There is no classified marked information on those emails, sent or received by me."
True.  Official markings are "Confidential" or "Secret" or "Top Secret."


Open Letter to Ted Nugent

Genocide. And all the more troubling that you, an honorary member of The Zelman Partisans, the no compromise, no surrender Jewish RKBA organization, would use that “rat” imagery to promote such acts. As I recall, the Nazis demonized Jews during the Holocaust by referring to them as rats to be exterminated. [More]
Carl Bussjaeger notes some problematic sentiments expressed by the TZP member with the longest media reach.

One major point left unexplored:
(In my personal view, eliminating the handouts would go far towards discouraging leeches, while allowing in those who want a chance to improve their own lot; in such an event, truly open borders would become a good thing for America.)
In the absence of magical transformation, all real world-grounded cautions stand. .

We're the Only Ones Equating Enough

“America is a very safe place, particularly compared to the rest of the world,” said Bratton. But we have our incidents, as we know. We have had more than our share of mass killings. Some committed by inspired terrorists, but the vast majority committed by American citizens living here who have access to firearms.” [More]
Because as we all know, only NYPD can be trusted with firearms. And broom handles.

[Via Michael G]

'Easy Access,' Opposite Day 'Progressive'-Style

Clemons didn’t know how to answer that, though he did mention that Belgium has easy access to guns, though the Brussels attackers used bombs in their assault... [More]
That must be why Gun Policy.org, a group run by globalist gun-grabbers in their own right, assesses Belgian gun laws as "restrictive," right, Steve-O?

It'll never be enough for the control freaks until they have it all -- and then they'll find new ways to squeeze.


Monday, March 28, 2016

About That Right Wing Conservative the Antis Were Hoping For...

Yeah...uh... that didn't exactly work out. [More]

And still more here.

[Via Florida Guy

UPDATE: Original link has been discontinued by that website. It did not have a photo of the suspect. The new story is here.

Gun Ban Case Supreme Court Didn’t Consider Enabled by Phony ‘Pro-Gun’ Democrat

But it was the case SCOTUS didn’t hear that has the most immediate impact on gun owners throughout the Republic, and it’s been enabled by a prominent so-called “pro-gun” Democrat: The ban on guns in Post Offices. [More]
Who would believe someone who supports gun bans and Obama is "pro-gun" and worthy of an "A" rating?

Armed American Radio

I joined host Mark Walters and George "Mad Ogre" Hill for "a classic AAR Roundtable" last night in Hour Three. [Listen]

Exploiting Vulnerabilities

The US election could get worse. It could be a prelude to a civil war. How so? Here's a simple scenario. [More]
Sure it could happen.  What's to stop it?

[Via Skip]

We're the Only Ones Gentlemanly Enough

So far, investigators confirmed the incident began as a disturbance about 5 a.m. Wednesday outside the Red Rose Gentleman’s Club on Santa Rosa Boulevard. The altercation spilled over into a parking lot across the road, and shots rang out. [More]
I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've put myself in this exact situation...

[Via Fred L]

Communist Martyrs High School

High School Mural Features Communist, La Raza Propaganda [More]
Time was, that was from an old Firesign Theater bit.

At least the privileged little Portland "progressives" understand where power comes from.


I wonder if a pro-RKBA/Constitution mural with armed Americans imagery would be allowed?

We're the Only Ones Pointed Enough

FBI employee charged with pointing a gun at woman’s head inside a restaurant [More]
This is why you and I can't be trusted to be armed at restaurants that serve adult beverages. We just don't have the training and experience to produce outcomes like this.

[Via Florida Guy]   

Once Upon a Time

I suppose the endings would have been happier with a woodsman hacking the wolf to death with his axe, and with Hansel and Gretel pushing the witch alive into the oven...? [More]

I suppose as long as we're talking fantasy fiction for children, The Times doesn't want any competition...

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Falsifying Enough

And these the deputies haven't been charged with fabricating a crime ...why...? [More]

That said, the guy really needs to fix his problems with his son.

[Via Florida Guy]   

Nothing Succeeds Like Success


And no one has tried this yet because...?

[Via William T]

We're the Only Ones Divided on Race Enough

Two Atlanta police officers were relieved of duty after getting into a fist fight where a gun was allegedly pulled. They fought over who could run faster. [More]
I don't have their specialized training, so I hope this question doesn't come across as something only an outsider would ask, but I don't suppose they could have ... you know .... raced?

[Via Steve T

Playing Both Ends Against the Middle

CIA-armed militias are shooting at Pentagon-armed ones in Syria [More]
But everybody had background checks, right...?

[Via Robert H]

We're the Only Ones Safely Storing Enough

Oops... [More]

[Via Elliot B]

Well, That Fender-Bender Shooting Finally Happened

We just don't know the circumstances yet. [More]

So naturally, WDJT CBS 58 Milwaukee is telling everyone it was "murder."

I've asked them to explain.

I'd Buy That for a Dollar...

A Family Dollar store clerk fatally shot a suspected robber inside his store... [More]
Good for him. Now zip it and brace for the real costs to appear.

Oh, and to the comment poster who says "I recently purchased a tiny, 9mm handgun. Can carry it unnoticed in my blue jean pants pocket": Invest in a proper holster before you hurt yourself or someone else.

[Via Keith B]

Actions Have Consequences

A South Carolina bill would hold faith groups liable for refugees they settle — including their crimes [More]
Uh-oh. The Red-Green Axis isn't gonna like this one bit.

[Via Keith B]

A Special Meeting

According to the agenda, the Opposite Day "progressives" get into the treason part of the program right after the Pledge of Allegiance.  Say, that is special. [More]

GRNC invites your input.

We're the Only Ones Bashful Enough

Manhattan DA hands another win to the cop-bashers — with Bill Bratton’s support [More]
Wouldn't want any "quality of life" ordinances to complicate public Temple of Baal orgies...

[Via Mike M]56

And Thank You for Your Service!

260,000 Vets Stripped of Their Gun Rights With a Single VA Gun Regulation [More]
See, what we're all overlooking is the Founders wanted to add an "except for" list after "shall not be infringed," but figured everybody would automatically know...

Don't you think...?

[Via Keith B]


The Gift that Keeps on Giving

“Victor Avila is also certain that there is more to come out. He is convinced that his case, where weapons were transferred from the US to a Mexican cartel, must in some way be linked to the wider scandal.” [More]
I need to make time to watch this.

[Via Neil W]

Great Place for It

A plan to exhibit a model of the Temple of Bel — also known as the Temple of Baal — in Times Square or Union Square is awaiting approval from the Mayor’s Office, Michel said. [More]
But gods forbid a hamlet somewhere put up a manger scene at Christmas...

[Via Florida Guy]   

Going 'Mainstream'

We find out who is behind the secretive, and insular Hollywood studios and the massive conglomerates that now own and control every molecule of your news, entertainment and education. We are going to find out what motivates these nefarious entities and how they have been able to use predatory, discriminating, unethical, and often times illegal business practices to maintain power. [More]
And you can help. All you have to do is want to.

We're the Only Ones 'Insider' Enough

Sources told the paper that Emanuel believes only an insider could restore the trust of African-Americans... [More]
Gosh, a new code word, like "teen." So will rappers start saying "Inisda" and do guys like me have to use "the 'I' word"...?

Put another way, Emanuel believes in raciist political pandering and unequal opportunities based on skin color. How very Opposite Day "progressive."

Meanwhile, Kif is lamenting it's not easy being green.

Any bets "gun violence" will go up instead of down?

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

Use 'Weapons of Love'

The Dope said "under tight security"... [More]

A 'Bizarre Flap'

I typically try not to link directly to Examiner.com anymore because it's not a company I choose to solicit page view revenues for, but sorry, Dave, your Norquist column does NOT "tell NRA voting members everything they need to know."

The comment by "carlosperdue" needs to be read by more and addressed in detail by you.

Where There's a Will There's a Way

A new report shows that contraband seized in Ohio’s prisons increased nearly 64 percent from 2013 to 2015. [More]
I guess that's one measure of the "success" we can expect when all the bars being built around us are up.

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Things That Make You Go 'Hmmm...'

We talked yesterday about that Change.org petition demanding open carry at the Republican convention. I still maintain it is a product of "progressives," designed to exploit venue realities, to embarrass, and to engage in some good old-fashioned Alinsky Rule 5 ridicule.

First, we don't know who is behind it -- the petition originator lists himself as "NA" and does not share his identity with anyone he doesn't know. My hometown paper identifies the sponsor  as "Americans for Responsible Open Carry," a group I've never heard of that doesn't appear to have any other sort of web presence. In any case, according to Fox News, the Akron Beacon-Journal is the go-to source for the name, so I asked reporter Doug Livingston how he ferreted it out. He replied that the name has apparently been changed. Unfortunately, a petition url cache search does not offer independent corroboration to further help us determine who is really behind this.

[UPDATE: "Hyperationlist" claims credit while maintaining trolling anonymity.]

Another reason to have doubt: The petition uses the phony, demonizing term "assault weapons" without quotation marks -- something right out of the gun-grabber lexicon, and something no experienced gun rights advocate would do.

There's something else we've come to expect: In all the news stories about this petition, there's no shortage of comments hoping for violence and death as "just deserts" for anyone daring to support the right to keep and bear arms. This report also has its share. And one guy stands out.

Meet Jeffrey Pilz. I can't tell you much about him, because he only shares his Facebook details with "friends," but he certainly has an interesting buildup of hostility eating at him, as evidenced by two separate comments:

and

Curious thing about Jeffrey. One thing we can tell from his Facebook page is he has a friend from Mason City, IA. That in itself would be totally insignificant, except when considered with one other factor, it rises to the level of interesting coincidence, and possibly a lot more.

That's because we have another story out of Mason City, IA, featuring one Jeffrey Pilz, an academic of sorts who has been arrested twice -- once for harassment related to threatening messages, unwanted contact and stalking, and the second time for violation of a no contact order to pressure his target into dropping charges. He was jailed after a plea deal that included a mandatory mental health evaluation. It was a misdemeanor charge, but restraining and mental eval orders generally have an effect on legal gun possession, at least for a prescribed period.

The faces in the two photos certainly resemble each other. The Pictriev similarity meter agrees:
[Click to enlarge]

What are the odds?  But either way, the bloodthirsty comments from the first "Jeffrey Pilz" sure do indicate some anger management issues, like his visceral hatred for others is actually a projection, and like he's a total headcase loser ready to snap.  If these two photos are of the same guy, the people responsible for evaluating his "progress" (maybe Magistrate Ronald J. Wagenaar?)  ought to know how he's "reformed," because all too often we’ve seen tragedies that could have been prevented if warning signs hadn’t been ignored.

Isn't that something  we're told is "common sense gun control"?

Friday, March 25, 2016

Daily Defense


I'll be joining Armed American Radio host Mark Walters this afternoon at 4:30 Eastern to talk about whatever the heck he wants to bring up.

Go to the AAR website and click the "Listen Live" icon to join us.

RNC Convention Open Carry Petition

I agree, everyone should be able to. [More]

That said, my money says this is a ploy by conveniently anonymous antis designed to embarrass the GOP, the candidates and NRA with charges of hypocrisy (and in many cases they would not be wrong). The rhetoric parody is pretty much dead on.

They know they won't have a problem getting gun owners to sign, and the more who do, the more an agenda is served. They also know there's no place in the country big enough to host this where the venue owners would allow it.

It's a pretty clever "Gotcha!" But I'm betting the fake egalitarians behind it don't want open or concealed carry anywhere, unless it's by one of their precious monopoly of violence enforcers.

Xenophobia

When "progressives" level that charge, just remember that for them, they're either liars or fools, for whom every day is Opposite Day.

Charging "xenophobia" is conflation and misdirection. It's how they smear those advocating standards for which foreigners gains entry and for how many can be accommodated.

What "standards"? Establishment-serving ones, like now?

The government has a pretty clear directive for what its policies are required to accomplish.

ALL of its policies.

We're the Only Ones Traceable Enough

Gun used to shoot 3 Chicago cops traced to sheriff's deputy [More]
See...?  I told you we needed "universal background checks" and to sue the manufacturer!

[Via Neil W]

The Deep State Takes Care of Its Own

Merrick Garland, Richard W. Roberts, and the Kenneth Trentadue Murder... [More]
The corruption and cover ups are astounding. I urge you to make this the one thing you read and share today. And then ask yourself why a true investigative journalist like this has to struggle to get by on his own...

I would also urge candidates Cruz and Trump to pledge to order the FBI to release all information Jesse Trentadue is seeking. I ask you to join me in asking them.

[Via several of you]

Sun Sets on British Empire in Portland

"The fact is that the English language is not the only aspect of British colonialism that lingers today." [More]
And a special "Thanks for Being Gutless!" shout-out goes to Ristretto Roasters. Now there's "customer loyalty"!

I don't suppose the protesters would be up to driving down the coast for some chocolate chip pancakes at Sambo's, a longtime fixture and favorite in "progressive" Santa Barbara?

A Willie Horton of His Own

John Saul Miller was dying of cancer when the convicted felon managed to commit two armed robberies last year after being pardoned by Virginia’s governor. [More]
So naturally, McAwful focuses on making sure potential victims for his catch-and-release program are as handicapped from defending themselves as he can arrange...

[Via Mack H]

We're the Only Ones Going Postal Enough

[P]lain clothes NYPD officers who were offended by Grays’ protest of their driving skills demanded his identification. [More]
I guess the guy is lucky, since Liberty-Lynchin' Patrick has declared "lifting a finger" to be a death-defying act.

A Million Here, a Million There, Pretty Soon You're Talking Real Votes

Feeling G.O.P. Peril, Muslims Try to Get Out Vote [More]
Which means they'll vote overwhelmingly Democrat.  Which means, along with "pathway to citizenship" illegals, they'll enable anti-gun legislation and judicial appointments.

Right, Grover? Right, Ted? Right Glenn? Right, Chamber of Commerce, Club for Growth, Reason, CATO, The Independence Institute, Red State...? Right, by default, NRA/"single issue" excuse-makers...?

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Investigation into Alleged FBI Finicum Shooting Evidence Tampering Faces Credibility Hurdles

If confirmed, such evidence tampering at a crime scene would not just be a career-ender for those involved, it would be a crime that merits prison time. And while “Former FBI agents and criminal justice experts have said they’re baffled why elite FBI agents might hide the shots,” the incentive to engage in cover-up does not appear all that puzzling of a riddle. [More]
What possible reasons could there be for the FBI to remove casings from the scene of LaVoy Finicum’s shooting? Will we ever find out?

The American President

If I may, Sen. Cruz, someone endorsed by GOA finding that movie to be quote-worthy, especially from that scene, is problematic. [More]

Case in point:

'I Don't Deserve to Feel Afraid at My School'

Yes you do. [More]

If chalk scares you, that's precisely what you deserve.

Funny though, how your side can use it just fine.

Now crawl back into your Rights-Free Zone "safe space." That "No Guns" sign will give you all the protection you merit.

UPDATE:

So how exactly is saying you're going to hunt a student down supposed to make fragile psyches feel?  And "Trump 2016" is "racial intimidation"?

I guess that's no more ludicrous than "Reason" conflating standards for who should be welcome and how many can be accommodated with xenophobia, or that their writer is "horrified."

GIGO

It affects more than AI, and in fact explains much about how "real" people respond when beliefs are influenced by agendized inputs. [More]

[Via Steve T

'Friendly Fascism'

Yes, but just look at all the amenities in this cage. [More]

[Via Mack H]

We're the Only Ones Carrying Enough

Lawmaker: Let N.J. legislators, judges carry handguns [More]
Even the ones who enact and enforce citizen  disarmament edicts!

Perhaps Mr.Mason would care to weigh in?
"I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for few public officials." (George Mason, 3 Elliot, Debates at 425-426)
Hey, I'm sure once they have theirs, they'll be happy to invite the rest of us to the table.

No?

[Via Mike M]

Can't Be Trusted with a Gun

When I sit down and tell my story, I ask, “Do you think that a young man who would murder his dad a month later with a knife should be allowed to own firearms?” I don’t think there’s one person who would say yes. This would be an unmedicated paranoid schizophrenic having delusions going and purchasing firearms. I haven’t met one person at the Texas Capitol who has said yes. [More]
In other words, he can't be trusted without a custodian.

[Via Mike M]

The Obvious Solution

Background checks and registration, of course! And no straw purchases! [More]

The Black Market will thank you.

[Via Florida Guy]   

We're the Only Ones Not Evident Enough

Two bullet casings that might have proven an FBI agent shot at Robert "LaVoy" Finicum apparently disappeared from the scene shortly after the Jan. 26 highway confrontation turned deadly, according to law enforcement sources and newly released police reports. [More]
No, really, we were just bending over to tie my shoe. Yes, of course I needed help.

[Via Florida Guy]   

Motormouth City Madman Redux

President Obama is dithering while the free world dies at the hands of these rabid monsters. If elected, there is every indication Mrs. Clinton will carry on with the guaranteed horror of self-inflicted multiculturalism that has turned so much of the world into a jihadist playground. [More]
You mean like the kind your buddy Grover wants to impose, Ted?

Go ahead, make my day. Argue that your actions don't contradict your words.

As long as he's going to ignore me, I might as well slap him in the face to  get his attention. So in the spirit of 'VLLA SELLA...":

Hey Zelman Partisans-- does language like this seem reminiscent of anything?
Never invite rats, mice or cockroaches into your home. Kill them all before they even get close. Exterminate them.
That's certainly problematic.

Are you still interested in him being your most famous member?

Blast from the Past

Donald Trump Finds New City to Insult: Brussels [More]
That was from January.  Anybody care to make that call now?

He was right about the "No Go" zones, too.

Ah well, if there's one thing the Fourth Estate Fifth Columnists at The Times are experienced at, it's lying to everyone about enemies.

[Via Brian P]

'Hard Right,' Establishment-Style

Sean Cairncross, the RNC’s chief operating officer, addressed a trio of exclusive, off-the-record gatherings that brought together many of the party’s most prominent hard-right voices, including the the Club for Growth, Family Research Council, and the Heritage Foundation. The gatherings, all in Washington, were the Conservative Action Project breakfast, anti-tax activist Grover Norquist’s Wednesday meeting, and what's known as the Paul Weyrich lunch, named after the late conservative activist. [More]
All pushing essentially the same "immigration" policy as Obama and Hillary.

Yes, Prof. Quigley? You had something to say?

Besides "It's a big club and you ain't in it"...?

A Hypothetical Match-Up


The people want Kasich!!! [More]

The people want more Islamist refugees and amnesty for illegal aliens! And fewer jobs! And "gun control"!

And what we REALLY want is a heartbeat-away-from-the-presidency Democrat running mate!

Feel that fire in your belly flaming up yet...?

What's "reality" got to do with it? Faux News said it, I believe  it, that settles it.

And one thing about about political polls:  There's a difference between "registered voters" and "high propensity voters." Curious, that for such potentially game-changing results, this one polled the former.

It's Free!

From a letter at the end of Camille Paglia's latest proof of bipolar disorder:
I went to the City College of New York in the ’60s. It was FREE ... I do not understand, and neither does my 96-year-old mother, why it was fine for me to have a free education, but not for the students of today. We both wish that Bernie would remind people of these facts when he talks about free college and gets chided for it. 
He gets chided for it because it's NOT "FREE." Somebody pays for it, whether they want to or not, or else.

For "progressives," every day is Opposite Day.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

'Shot Show - Psycho Redux'

Live from Shot Show in Las Vegas, audience participates with host James B. Towle and panel returning guests Wes Doss and Richard Portwood as they watch and comment on Stop the Threat reenactment of "Psycho Redux".  [More]
This week on"Stop the Threat."

Is There a Problem Here, Butch? Then Sign SB 1389

Call Gov. Otter Immediately and Urge Him to Sign Constitutional Carry into Law!  [More]
So when we're told he "Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms," can we take it to the bank?  After all, who helped to give him his position of power and privilege?

My question for you, Governor, is why do you even have to be asked?  Why aren't you leading the fight?

Hubris


It could never happen here! [More]

They Don't Just Hate 2A

Emmerich was allegedly warned by the producer that if he showed his sign, he would be arrested based upon the fact that he was known to the producer as one who displays religious signage. After the producer walked away, Emmerich stationed himself in view of the camera, behind the commentators, and held up his John 3:16 sign. While Emmerich was holding up his sign, a police officer grabbed him from behind by his shirt and neck and moved him out of the view of the camera. [More]
What was "the producer's" name? I'd like to tell him what I think of him.

And why would anyone who cares about RKBA -- Christian or not -- give aid and comfort to the ESPNemy?

The Super Genius Establishment RINO Flack

The super-PAC Make America Awesome launched a Facebook campaign last week with three ads ahead of GOP contests Tuesday in Utah and Arizona ... Each ad is expected to reach around 10,000 voting-age Mormons per day, Liz Mair, the GOP strategist behind the group, told BuzzFeed. [More]
Ol' Liz sure is getting a lot of media play for someone whose "Awesome" PAC Twitter feed, created last year, only has 506 followers, and whose last commercial garnered a whopping 427 YouTube views.

That's some strategist.

Interesting -- she shares a seat (no pun intended) on the GoProud advisory council with Grover Norquisling. And they have even more in common:
Mair’s support for amnesty for illegal aliens, wide-open-borders immigration policies, and public advocacy for the Senate “Gang of Eight” amnesty bill...
She doesn't explain how a pathway to citizenship for a 70-80% Democrat/anti-gun demographic isn't going to Make America Awful.

One factor among many Mair just doesn't seem to get is that Melania Trump is hardly seen as a liability, and this attack comes across more like unprincipled catty jealousy than anything else. All she's "uncovered" is an opportunity that wouldn't have been offered to her.

You start digging back into people's pasts like this and you make your own decisions as a twenty-something fair game.

We're the Only Ones Concerned Enough

"In general, the concept of any kind of weapon that's disguised, so that it's not apparent that it's a weapon, would be cause for concern," said Bill Johnson, executive director and general counsel for the National Association of Police Organizations. [More]
Why, Bill? Flesh that out for us.  Then explain why you trough-feeding ************s endorsed Obama, you oath-breaking ***** of ****.

Y'know, here these designers come up with something so the hoplophobes won't freak, and the Totalitarian Lobby come up with new objections. The reason why is obvious, and is the true cause for concern.

Crippling Hoplophobia

He also tells me that ROTC will be doing these exercises for the next couple weeks. So I reply that I guess I'll be calling 911 for the next couple weeks—and I will. Every time. [More]
I suppose at some point they could just arrest her.

"Associate professor," eh? That means she doesn't have tenure. It's not like liberal arts English writing teachers are rarities, and it's not like she's not considered a mediocrity.

Maybe this is just some plan to reduce vulnerability at a time of fiscal realities by making herself a social justice martyr and adding fear of a legal settlement into the mix.

Then again, maybe she's just delusional:


[Via Steve T

Not Afraid to Call a National Socialist a National Socialist

Assume the position.
The NRA Is Already Back To Making Hitler Comparisons [More]
Gosh, Where would they ever come up with an idea like that from?

These Nazis sure are touchy about admitting who they are.

Speaking of touchy, does headcase "gun criminal" Brock ever use his hands on you, Timothy, or just the paddle?

Short of the Goal

As we near the end of March, we find ourselves approaching the end of our first quarter. We’ve seen great success so far in 2016 to raise the funds necessary to defeat Bloomberg’s Background Checks, but we are not yet at our quarterly fundraising goal. [More]
My unsolicited two cents:

Polling shows those who don't know any better believe "background checks" sound like "common sense," and the average gun owner who buys from dealers and submits to NICS may not grok what the big deal is. That may help explain the lack of a sense of urgency or need on their part and the subsequent funding shortfall. The other side, of course, need not worry about that.

I'd refer to it as "Bloomberg's Private Sale Ban" or "Bloomberg's Total Gun Registration Scheme" or some such in all public statements.

Of course, I'd also point out how you can prove what the grabbers are really after has nothing to do with background checks, but then again, that's something the major players don't want anything to do with. I covered that here (scroll down to where the article talks about BIDS).

That continues to be ignored by practically everyone except me, Alan Korwin, and a handful of others. Too bad, because with a bit of amplifying, the public could be shown how the goal of "background checks" could be achieved without registration -- and that would expose the true goal of anyone who insists transfer records must still be created.

Speaking of major players, it would appear their lack of a funding commitment equal to the task at hand is more motivated by how they will be portrayed as weak if Bloomberg prevails than by anything else. It's not like we haven't seen that concern be their #1 Priority before.

A Prohibited Person

The retired Nevada businessman, who never owned a gun before or after his conviction, said it’s a civil rights issue, not a gun control issue, and that after a felon does his or her time, they should be able to re-join society with the same rights as anyone else. [More]
Everyone is still in denial over the truism.

I'm actually more concerned that he's a Democrat.

We're the Only Ones Unassuming Enough

NYPD: Teacher Killed by Cop in Crosswalk “Assumed Risk” by Crossing Street [More]
It's not much of a risk to assume that excuse only works one way.

[Via Florida Guy]   

What's that Saying about a Broken Clock...?

You know, being right twice a day...? [More]

[Via Jeet]

Mom Demands Answers

So what can we do as parents? You should know if homes your child visits have firearms. Period. You should know where they're stored and how they're secured, and if the owner won't tell you, your child shouldn't be there. [More]
Think it through, lady. Think it through.

[Via Florida Guy]   

The Elephant in the Room of Which We Dare Not Speak

A largely peaceful country remained peaceful... [More]
I suppose everybody is too worried about how others will demonize them and demand their heads to point out an inconvenient truth, one that can be observed throughout this country as well...

Just don't jump to a collectivist conclusion. As noted before:
And we also can't forget to look at race--not as a cause of violent crime, but as an indicator of populations most directly affected by and responsive to a continuing history of destructive government policies. If we're afraid to even address this, we're never going to be able to make things right. And those hurt the most by this self-imposed blindness will continue to be the least prosperous and protected among us.
[Via Neil W]

Maybe It's an Oversight?

I've read this thing forward and backward, and if there's an "I" word or an "M" word anywhere in there, it sure slipped past me. [More]

Imagine, being so intolerant of cultural diversity as to identify your enemy!

Reset

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday threw out a 2014 federal court ruling that upheld new Colorado gun laws. [More]
I suppose we should view this as an incremental "win," but why anyone should have to go through this "legal" nonsense in the first place is an intolerable outrage. Is that because no one running things is smart enough to understand what "shall not be infringed" means, or is there a different explanation?

And yeah, I agree. Stupid question.

[Via cydl]

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Using Administration Criteria, James Taylor Contest Discriminates and Disenfranches

If untold millions of illegal aliens have “earned the right to be citizens,” why haven’t they also earned the right to win OFA’s James Taylor contest? ... OFA believes it should be way easier to vote than to win James Taylor tickets. [More]
If they run a background check, will your name be on the secret "No James List"?

About That 'Single Issue'

What do these guys have to do? Move to Fairfax? [More]

The Nerve of That Man!

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The One That Got Away

High court rejects appeal over ban on guns at post offices [More]
I plan on addressing this soon, probably tomorrow on Oath Keepers.

Where There's a Will, There's a Third Way

Yeah, George, go with Garland. [More]

That would be the same George Will who wrote:
Whatever right the Second Amendment protects is not as important as it was 200 years ago, when the requirements of self-defense and food-gathering made gun ownership almost universal. But whatever the right is, there it is ... Gun control advocates who want to square their policy preferences with the Constitution should squarely face the need to deconstitutionalize the subject by repealing the embarrassing amendment.
What an irrelevant, cloistered nitwit, representing everything the base has absolutely had it with the Establishment over.

[Via Mack H]

No Repercussions?

The disturbing pattern of liberals conflating the idea of protests or free speech with criminal disruption of commerce and infrastructure continued yesterday... [More]
And will continue today and tomorrow...

Even if there's no "legal"price to pay, a growing number of Americans is seeing these vandals for what they are and getting sick and tired of both them and their "cause." Don't be surprised to see a corresponding "unintended consequences" political backlash.  Especially if (when) there's violence in Cleveland.

[Via Mack H]

A Stunning Development

Supreme Court: 2nd Amendment applies to Stun Guns [More]
But...but...but...the Founders could never have imagined....

This one could establish interesting precedent for future attempts to deny technological developments based on "common use at the time" arguments.  Not that I think they're gonna let us anywhere near these babies...

[Via Michael G]

UPDATE: Bluesgal sent a link to the decision. She also has a relevant question:
[I]f they are applying Heller to the "Stun Gun" and the right to carry one, why does this not then apply to the "gun" as well in Massachusetts and elsewhere?

What Would Total Enforced Gun Control Look Like?

Pretty much like this... [More]

[Via William T]

Campus Hijinks

Funny, we just got done talking about those in the last post, and another example pops up:
Queer Devil Worshipers for a Better Future
Time was, sending the first child to college was the often unattainable fulfillment of a dream for families that started with nothing and endured a lifetime of labor and sacrifice most in our generation have never known. So it figures the "progressives" need to spit on that and make it profane, and as with all things Opposite Day, are steering toward a future of misery, horror and death.

[Via Robert F]

Covering Their Tracks

We have more developments in re "College Debate Team Argues Whites Should Die":

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This was a "Response to Skeptics" note under the video.  Guess what you see at the link now?

Ditto for "The University President just ADMITTED this video is authentic: https://twitter.com/PIPability/lists/status":


Hmmm... where have we seen this technique applied before?

Are you people reaching for excuses ready to focus your concerns on why the powers that be want this to go away, instead of coming up with unsubstantiated speculations to absolve the "debaters"?

Coming Soon, to a Terminal Near You.

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I wonder if they had "rigorous security screenings"...?

Sharing is Caring

There is a huge wealth of knowledge out there, so many intelligent voices, and brilliant articles – and many of them are ones you have read and learned from – but, then you move along, and line your proverbial birdcage with those articles and blogs, when you COULD have shared them with a friend or two (or 1,000) with the click of a button. [More]
Agreed.

Why not share a message about where roads lead?

The Art of the Steal

Rancid Prepuce and Dead Elephant co-conspirators plot out a heist. [More]

Where are the McMinn County veterans when you really need 'em? If the GOP Establishment gets away with this, I suspect many of the latter day Athens counterparts will be staying home this time.

Stick a Fork in Him, He's Done

['Top Chef' winner Paul] Qui told police he "only was grabbing and holding her." [More]
Why tell them anything?

Did you think Mike Martinez giving you the "Qui to the city" made you anything more than a stage prop? Guess what Martinez wants to do to everyone.

And now, "thanks" to Lautenberg, you go to the head of the line. In spite of those marks on your face.