We're the Only Ones Collegial Enough

California sheriff's deputy accidentally shot, killed by colleague [  Fox News denies access from Blogspot, so you need to paste the url into your browser:  http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/11/01/california-sheriffs-deputy-accidentally-shot-killed-by-colleague.html  ]

And they were talking about "weapon safety" when "the detective's weapon discharged" !!!

This is what they call ""an improved secondary weapon"?

Thank goodness it was the gun's fault and he made it home safely at the end of his shift.

[Via William T]

Once More unto the Breach, Dear Friends?

In the Nevada desert, Bundy family warns of another standoff [More]

That's an intentionally sensational headline. You have to get down into the fine print to read:

Bundy, 44, wouldn’t say whether he and his family would encourage some kind of anti-government action over Gold Butte, because “I never say what we will do.”

But WaPo has accomplished its goal to let slip the trolls of misdirection and further demonize "right wing extremist domestic terrorists."

[Via Florida Guy]   

Like I Said, 'Low-Hanging Fruit'

Kansas militia says it spurned alleged terrorists arrested in Garden City case [More]

Note you either need to subscribe to get through the paywall or else I'm told you can disable cookies to read this.

Bottom line, no duh on my "low-hanging fruit" observation.

That, incidentally, resulted in a complaint to my editor at the magazine, even though my comment was printed in the newspaper, saying I should instead be "thanking the FBI." I did some checking and found the guy is the head of a construction industry public works lobbying group that has given questionable political contributions to Democrats.

Now why would he do that?

[Via bondmen]

Best Indicator Hillary will Survive

The Germans haven't hanged Merkel yet. [More]

The Defender of Womyn

Nope, no objectifying or taking advantage of messed up girls going on there...

Anchors Aweigh

“You mean it’s not politically correct, and yet everybody uses it?” Trump replied. “You know what? Give me a different term.”

The reporter proposed “the American-born childs [sic] of undocumented immigrants.” [More]

Leave it to an Opposite Day "progressive reporter" to view his function as Defender of the True Faith, to screw up on basic grammar, and to obfuscate an understandable and accurate term by adding five words.

Before It's Confirmed

A thread on 4chan with an FBI insider confirms everyone’s worst suspicions.  The Hillary Clinton email server was merely a distraction from the Clinton Foundation and most of DC is in up to their necks in what could be the biggest scandal of all times.  This inside info from someone claiming to be a high level FBI analyst whose job was to look at the records, with NOTES added to clarify some of the responses. [More]

Now that it's come to my attention, I would be remiss not to share this.

I would be more remiss not to caution against buying into this without corroboration. As noted about another unconfirmed report, be very, very careful with this. We don't want to go chasing after potential disinformation and find out the reason it was put out there is to distract from the real truth and discredit those who propagate it.

This could come from a real whistleblower, or it could just be some troll trying to get us to publicly wet ourselves.

True, the initial catalyst for Project Gunwalker exposure was a forum post from an "insider," but Mike and I were able to gather information from sources we could vet through other proven advisers and weigh that against other corroborating material before we jumped in with both feet.

[Via Robert F]

We Have a Contender

Getting your third husband's name tattooed probably isn't the
brightest idea, either, especially now that it has to be removed...

For dumbest anti-gun celebrity comment I've ever seen:

Melanie Griffith adds, "Most products are carefully sealed with safety catches, tape, cellophane... yet you can buy a gun with no safety element at all. How is that possible?"

Now that's weapons-grade stupid (and stupefying) right there.

I found that article while researching a GUNS Magazine "Rights Watch" column on anti-gun celebrities, and couldn't quite fit the Griffith quote into the flow of the narrative I was building. Nonetheless, it screams for further exposure.

Coming Soon to a Caliphate Near You

Sweden on the brink? Police force pushed to breaking point by violence amid migrant influx [More]

Better there than here. Maybe the horror stories will wake enough up.

Then again, we may have already passed the event horizon, and they're just circling in faster than we are because they're further along.

Raw Deal

I blame Nathan more than the court. [More]

Here's another broken deal.

I don't know what the big deal is -- he just gave them another "existing gun law" they can demand to be enforced.

Because

No other answer to "Why?" is needed. [More]

Most of us could afford one were it not for criminal usurpation relying on  non-existent authority. While I can think of other things I'd rather have, that ought to be my choice.

[Via Florida Guy]   

The Enemy Within

Any gun owner who votes for Mark Kirk or Pat Toomey is voting to keep known enemies in power. [More]

It doesn't matter if their opponents are also enemies. The one inside the camp is always the most destructive and dangerous, and if you help elect them anyway, the message you're sending Republicans is that betrayals don't matter.

A better message to the GOP: Get your people in line. If they won't, get people who will. Support us or feel our pain.

Winner's Circle

You can't be in it unless you compete. [More]

The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming!

[More]

Except:

Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia

Blast from the Past

Murkowski’s Hired Henchman at the Alaska Republican Party Busted for Filing False Police Report [More]

Erasing history was something Stalinists did.

A Dime's Worth of Difference

John Ashcroft: This is Not The Justice Department That I Knew 
[http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2016/10/31/john-ashcroft-this-is-not-justice-department-that-knew.html]*

It is from where I sit, you fraud.

*Fox disallows hyperlinks from Blogspot.

‘Special Prosecutor’ No Guarantee Hillary will be Toppled

Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. It may end up being worse than we can imagine. The only certainty: Being armed will beat the alternative. [More]

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

A Corollary to the Law

Anyone who can't be trusted with teeth can't be trusted without an armful of potassium chloride. [More]

Some things are broken and can't be fixed.

Word

Be Very, Very Careful with This

As unsurprising as this would be, my first thought is "progressives" putting disinfo out there to get conservatives screaming and gloating, then "prove" it's a planted story to discredit them and dismiss the real concerns. [More]

So please-- if there's anything to this and it's reached this stage, there are people in the know with incentive to come out -- our function is to be observant, to test claims where we can, and above all, to not fall into a trap if one is being set.

[Via Keith B]

Child Abuse

America's enemies smile. [More]

[Via Steve T] 

Daisy, Daisy, Give Me Your Answer Do

I see you haven't outgrown your childish mentality any since 1964, have you, Monique? [More]

And Johnson then proceeded to escalate the war, implement the unprecedented welfare state, destroy immigration controls, and let's not forget GCA '68.

If there's one thing that threatens the "progressive" agenda, it's adults.

If the Object is True Security, ADMs ‘Not the Droids You’re Looking For’

Evidently, what the Founders deemed “necessary to the security of a free State” must no longer apply now that venture capitalists and technoweenies have decided an R2D2 clone is just the ticket. [More]

In the annals of stupid products that do nothing but deny reality and create a false sense of security, this one rates right up (down?) there.

Fairfax-Approved Intolerable Acts

This is as offensive and unconstitutional as the NRA’s Project Exile which promotes the enforcement of unconstitutional federal gun laws when state and local authorities make an arrest over which involves a firearm. [More]

Agreed. Some of us were saying that 15 years ago. And warning against accepting "success stories" as gospel ever since.

A Creative New Argument

Appropriating Truman Capote?

It’s a creative new argument, and also one that’s very wrong. [More]

What, the one that was included by the Founders in the Bill of Rights?

Your argument is very wrong, SE Smith. But it's hardly new or creative.

Totalitarians have been using it for years. Along with the evil lie that rights are bestowed by governments, and are what the rulers -- or stupid subversives -- say they are.

Civil Unrest: Post Election Scenarios & Preparation

Are You Ready? [More]

Oath Keepers is offering a free webinar Thursday at 8 p.m. Central.

Instant Karma's Gonna Get You

Beautiful! [More]

Sure, Nelson, go ahead.

Mo' Betta Blues

The ever-propagandizing WaPo gives space to an Opposite Day  "progressive feminist" to justify why she felt compelled to steal Trump signs and deny free political expression to citizens with different views. Or something. [More]

So what else do we know about her?

Per her WaPo bio line, she's a "a writer and publicist living in Falmouth, Maine."

What do you think?

Looks like Betta shut down her Twitter account so people can't tell her what they think of her. But not to worry, the same picture appears here, along with a messaging utility.  I took a screenshot in case that page gets pulled.

Here's the thing about that Maine Public Relations Council -- they claim to have ethics standards:

As members of this organization, we: Operate in the public interest ... Deal fairly with everyone ... Neither create nor operate under a conflict of interest ... Report any unethical or unprofessional practice by another MPRC member to the MPRC Governing Board for potential disciplinary action ... Act in a manner consistent with the letter and spirit of this code and reject counsel to do otherwise.

So if someone contacts them here or here or here, they'll do what, exactly?

Eve of Destruction?

The fact that Comey is taking this action indicates that his hand is being forced and that he [and Obama] have accepted the terms offered by the insurrectionists in exchange for the face saving terms offered. [More]

I agree that he wouldn't have done this had his head not been on the line. If they throw Hillary under the bus and arrest her, we had better all be prepared for violent backlash. I'm not one for specific predictions, but no level of catastrophic disruption will surprise me.

[Via Florida Guy]   

Frigging the Election

Oh, I'm sorry, I meant "rigging." [More]

There is a difference, isn't there?

[Via Michael G]

Distinguished Actors, Guide Us!

There's plenty of equal talent out there that will never win fame and fortune. A lot of the ones who do are essentially lottery winners. What did Dionne Warwick sing?

And all the stars that never were

Are parking cars and pumping gas

And what did Marilyn Monroe say after she hit the big time?

“It means I’ll never have to suck another **** again!”

Even for the exhibitionists and narcissists who won't go that far, there's generally no role they won't take and throw themselves into if it means getting attention and climbing another rung up the ladder. If this guy ever "makes it," look for the media and his "fans" to hang on his every political pronouncement just because he's famous:

[Via Dan]

A Record Year!

Agents Accuse Feds of Covering Up Record Border Detainee Numbers for 2016 Election [More]

Guess who's counting on it?

Thank goodness none of this has anything to do with that "single issue."

Right, Wayne, Alan, Grover, Ted... ?

And Then There Were None

A Facebook friend asked if I knew where he could still get one of these. I asked Rosey V, and what she had left were one XL and two M. My friend is going for the XL.

I don't know what color the two remaining Ms are, and I'm just assuming that the purchase terms remain the same (I'd understand if they are treated as collector's items, but I don't know -- I'm not involved aside from trying to help by posting this.)

If you want one or both of the remaining shirts, contact her directly at Mike's old edress: georgemason1776ATaolDOTcom.

Speaking of Hos

I doubt any undecideds attended. [More]

I can't think of "Ms. Lopez" without thinking of "Taco Flavored Kisses for My Ben." (NSFW)

Ho Huma

[Via Florida Guy]   

Ho-Hum

Not trending. [More]

I wonder why.

Hey, somebody's got to watch the media's six.

Beer Blast

Beer drinkers call for boycott after owner reportedly backs Trump [More]*

Not the ones who are actually customers. I expect to see sales go up now, especially noting the truism that with "progressives," every day is Opposite Day.

This has actually been a preferred brand for years now, and here's the proof  -- something none of the frothing Hillbots saw fit to offer. Based on this, it will continue to be.

* Note-- this is another one of those Fox News links that deny access because they apparently don't want the traffic enough to fix the issue with Blogspot. You can paste the url http://video.foxnews.com/v/5188808161001/?#sp=show-clips in your browser and it ought to work that way.

‘Enforce Existing Gun Laws’ Last Thing Rights Advocates Should Call For

Demanding that government “enforce existing gun laws” is more than a bit like calling on King George to enforce existing Intolerable Acts. We’ll get no points from the gun-grabbers for being “reasonable.” We need to grok that we’re up against agents of tyranny who will stop at nothing, who will greedily gobble up whatever we cede to them, and who will then turn around and still accuse us of being uncompromising extremists. [More]

Repeal existing gun laws.

The World of Tomorrow

As opposed to "The Jetsons," which is what could have been... [Watch]

Thank a Democrat and a cheap labor Republican today!

[Via Florida Guy]   

Tolerant Hillary Supporters

You know, for women, for the poor, for people of color... [Watch]

For "progressives," every day is Opposite Day.

UPDATE: Video taken down. Reposted and story here.

And the Tradition Continues

From the Opposite Day "progressive" Department of Justice... [More]

Nothing to Snitch On

They go to all that trouble and all they come up with is a couple guys made some bad comments. No illegal activities, no acts of violence, no anything. [More]

What a non-story.

[Via Steve T] 

We're the Only Ones Discharging Enough

Police officer’s gun discharges ... an off-duty police officer whose gun discharged ... it went off accidentally ... [More]

Thank goodness it was obviously all the gun's fault! The Akron Leakin' Urinal said it, I believe it, that settles it.

I wonder if there'd be any doubts about filing charges if it had been your or my gun that "went off." Or if our names would be protected from public disclosure.

Surrendering to Extortion

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was able to hammer out the provisions with 23 operators — who run more than 80% of gun shows in the state ... [More]

I'd say do business with the <20% who haven't caved, but the majority of gun owners are content to let the state rape them -- and not just in New York.

Think I'm being overly harsh with a group overwhelmingly populated by do-nothing bellyachers and out-and-out quislings undermining the efforts of a handful of valiant, serious activists?

"We" could have the right to keep and bear arms secured by lunch were that not true.

[Via Dave Licht]

An ATF Cover-Up?

Say it ain't so! [More]

Who could even imagine such a thing?

[Via Keith B]

F**k 'em, Danno

‘Hawaii Five-0’ Blames ‘Gun Nuts’ for Mass Shootings [More]

They're just carrying on a tradition from the original.

Jack Lord would have approved:

A dedicated liberal activist, he was a vocal advocate of gun control in the United States.

[Via Michael G]

Vets All Aboard for Miller

Three Veterans Organizations Endorse Joe Miller for U.S. Senate [More]

That's because the gravy train-riding, meat-eating Empress of the North has been greedily devouring expensive steak dinners while hungry veterans are being run over and thrown off.

We're the Only Ones Stunning Enough

You will respect our authoritah! [More]

Me, I want to see the names of these thugs. U.S. Marshals ain't all cool like Tommy Lee Jones  -- many are more like Marshal Dave.

Clinton appointee Brown sounds like a real sow.

Some Random Thoughts on the Malheur Verdicts

I know there was a juror rights education effort going on .

Alternatively, with revelations of the group being riddled with CIs, and with folks like Mike Vanderboegh smelling provocateurs from the outset, I can't shake a nagging feeling that the government had a vested interest in making sure embedded assets weren't convicted along with the rest of the group. There's no way they could obtain selective verdicts without raising and confirming suspicions.

In either case, the verdicts are of little comfort to the family of LaVoy Finicum.

What a Brilliant Investor!

Longtime Clinton ally Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic governor of Virginia, turned a $100,000 investment in Global Crossing into a profit of more than $8 million before the company’s stock crashed. News of McAuliffe’s contributions of $675,000 to the election campaign of the wife of the FBI deputy director who oversaw the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server rocked the Clinton campaign this week. [More]

That's even better than Hillary did on cattle futures...

This must be why these people are leaders -- they're just so much smarter than us in everything they do.

Plant Manager

Hillary... [More]

Women: Vote for Hillary and See the World

Yes, we know it's your body, but no, you won't have a choice. [More]

[Via Florida Guy]   

Great Observation

What if the judge had called for deporting all blacks to Africa or putting homosexuals in camps? For some reason, I think we would have seen a different response. [More]

Yeah, I don't think Susan D. Isaacs & Co. would have been so "tolerant" in that case. The point being, no prejudices belong on the bench...

I guess -- just to be sure -- we could always ask...

[Click to enlarge]

We may get an answer to that question even if she doesn't directly respond:

An Oregon judge is fighting an investigative panel’s accusation that by declining to perform same-sex weddings on religious grounds, he violated both the state’s constitution and code of conduct for judges.This and other allegations could result in the judge’s suspension or removal from office.

UPDATE: Kevin Starrett of Oregon Firearms Federation tells me Judge Vance Day "was the attorney who successfully argued our case against the Oregon University System when they had a total ban on firearms on their property."

NOT GUILTY

So naturally, assault and arrest the attorney... [More]

Oregon Judicial Commission Predictably Gives Judge Prejudiced against Guns a Pass

The short version: We’re not going to do anything about a clear case of judicial bias and there’s nothing you can do about it. [More]

This is where I typically link to Gomer Pyle saying "Surprise, surprise, surprise!"

'Foiled Robbery'

A storekeeper is warned of suspicious activity in the back alley and takes her handgun to confront the threat. She finds two men and holds them up at gun point while waiting for the police to arrive. The suspects are non-compliant, provoking the armed storekeeper to wield her gun and fire a "warning" shot. [More]

I can hear the panelists ripping into that now... This week on "Stop the Threat"...

Something Must Be Done!

But you don't know what, do you, Mel? [More]*

Join the club.

*This is one of those Fox News links that sometimes results in an "access denied" message. I can't do anything about that, so just search for Mel Gibson and gun and the story ought to show up in the list of returns.

Hillary Strategist behind Trump Supporter Attacks is Prohibited Person Married to Gun-Banning Politician

What’s tough to believe is that there is actually a pool of constituents dumb, dependent and corrupt enough to continue giving such loathsome parasites political power over their lives.  [More]

It's true. Criminals are all for "gun control."

SPLC Lies about Oath Keepers' Operation Sabot 2016

Why would we expect anything else? [More]

They certainly have the usual mob of useful idiots riled up.

Here's the real plan: Discreetly observe in accordance with all laws and report suspected irregularities.

Who could be against that?

And they say there are no stupid questions...

Understanding the Threat

Just don't name it. [More]

[Via Mack H]

Moment of Truth

[Via WRSA]

Empress of the North

You could have been a meat-eater, kid. [More]

Oh, look: Life imitates art.

That's Establishment RINOs for ya-- they spend more on steak dinners than principled conservatives have on their entire campaign.

Is it any wonder they think they're above the rules and will throw you off the train first chance they get?

Coming Soon, to a 'New Country' Near You

A plan comes together... [More]

[Via Florida Guy] 

There's an App for That

To report voter fraud... [More]

I Don't Know What's More Insidious and Pathetic

The easily disprovable lies in this transparent hit piece masquerading as "news," or the ignorant idiot drones swallowing them hook, line and sinker. [More]

It's Not About You, Vacuous Narcissist

And the word is "supposed." [More]

Back by Popular Demand

Or not... [More]

Considering all the Astroturfer noise being amplified by the media, that's pretty good.  It also shows why attempts to control social media are so insidious.

Margin of Premeditated Error

Clinton now leads Trump within the margin-of-error--by three points, 44 to 41 percent among likely voters ...  Third-party candidates play a role here, as Gary Johnson (14 percent) and Jill Stein (7 percent) receive the combined support of more than one-in-five independents. [More]

No rationale Libertarians, Never Trump Republicans and gun owners who won't vote can offer will negate the observable reality that if Trump doesn't win, Hillary will.

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Do it some more! [More]

Either/Or

Why do we need Oathkeepers. Our current military, police, all took the oath. Don’t we trust them like civilians trusted us when we took the oath?

Why is the government, whom we elect, the enemy?

Jim, former Marine, not an Oathkeepers. Once was good enough for me.

Relax guys. The Republic is in good hands. To say otherwise shows disrespect to all who now serve.

Jim (not an Oathkeeper, , and I think this is all a bit wacky). [More]

So is "Jim" just an idiot or a troll? Or both?

A Picture Worth Only Two Words

Here's the picture. [More]

Here are the words.

A Picture Worth a Thousand Words

Rush Limbaugh Recognizes Buried Truth Behind Fast and Furious ‘Gunwalking’

Those guns ended up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels,” Limbaugh explained.

“So the way they do it is to try to create a mass hysteria,” he elaborated. “The program backfired because it was discovered.” [More]

Meanwhile, Soros-funded apparatchiks dismiss that as "wild conspiracy theory," and the mainstream press dutifully spreads the "botched gun sting" misdirection.

The Fact of the Matter is...

...it's either gonna be this guy or Hillary.

[Via bondmen]

One Question...

In order to protect gun rights in our state, GRNC-PVF is seeking volunteers to distribute the remaining voter guides, so that as many voters as possible will be armed with information on pro-gun, pro-liberty candidates, as well as information about their anti-gun opponents.  [More]

If you're a North Carolina gun owner, why wouldn't you help?

Call to Action...

...to Spot, Document, and Report Vote Fraud or Intimidation on Election Day, 2016 [More]

Your help is needed. At the very least, please share the link and spread the word.

Attaboy

The gun rights group has spent more than $26.8 million on ads boosting Donald Trump's campaign or to defeat Hillary Clinton... [More]

I'm quick to point out when they fail.  I'd be remiss not to also point out when they do good.

Sanctuary!

Garcia, who pleaded guilty last month and faces 13 months in prison, had only recently been released from the Kern County Jail. He likely would have been deported again, but local authorities were unable to report him to immigration authorities because of California’s new sanctuary city law, which prohibited the sheriff from communicating with federal agents. [More]

That one hits close to home away from home. I know that area well, and was just there in August visiting a property my wife and I have been partners in for over 25 years,

Fire danger is compounded by bark beetles, responsible for killing millions of trees in the area, and creating plenty of fuel. Add in the near-death through hostile legislation of the California logging industry (the property I mentioned used to be a logging town) and federal and state EPAs creating near-impossible pesticide approval "standards," and is it any wonder Mother Jones ties in "global warming" to advance Rahm Emanuel's tactic to never let a crisis go to waste?

"Progressives."

They'll be the death of us if we let them.

You're No Daisy! You're No Daisy at All. Poor Soul, You Were Just Too High Strung.

Sooner or later, these Hillary thugs are going to mess with the wrong man. [More]

We're the Only Ones Preaching Abstinence Enough

I don't suppose it occurs to Elkhart PD spokesflack Chris Snyder that at 14, what the kid really needs is development-appropriate training... [More]

Sign of the Times

Please help. [More]

How do I put this delicately?

If you're a Nevada gun owner and you're not helping with this, if you're busted on a previously private transfer, expect the same level of support you have given for any appeal you put out.

We're the Only Ones Unmasking Enough

Members of Tufts University’s Greek system have been told they could face “serious disciplinary sanctions” — including a possible investigation by the campus police — for wearing Halloween costumes that offend peers or make the campus community “feel threatened or unsafe.” [More]

I guess going as Amy Schumer is out.

Unclear on the Concept

Parents Television Council Says The Walking Dead Crossed The Line [More]

I don't suppose parents parenting is an option...?

By the way, don't click the link if you don't want spoilers. I'm not happy that I did.

As Long as They're in the Neighborhood

Unable to vote in the presidential election, a group of undocumented immigrants is knocking on doors in Northern Virginia in support of Hillary Clinton and other Democratic candidates, convinced that the outcome of the vote will determine whether they can secure a path to citizenship in the country they have known since childhood. [More]

Hey, they ought to visit that big building on Waples Mill Road in Fairfax and say "Thanks for the deliberate indifference!"

After all, giving Hillary an advantage so she can sign executive orders and make federal court appointments has nothing to do with that "single issue."

Maybe Grover can come down and give them a tour.

Mental Influence

I'll say. Talk about mental. [More]

Figures they're for Hillary.

So are the commies, the Reconquista lobby and Islamist savages.

[Via Florida Guy]   

The Sniper of Mosul

Who knows people with the capability and means to replicate such feats? [More]

You Shall Not Pass!

I don't suppose it occurs to anyone that were "colored spaces" being coerced instead of "spaces of color," the Justice Department would be taking names and the National Guard would make sure there were no entry denials... [More]

And we're the "haters"...

Still Time to Register

TONIGHT!: Free Public Webinar on Emergency Communications & EMP Protection. 8PM Central [More]

Oregon Militia ‘Report’ another Astroturf-Funded Collectivist Smear of Patriots

With us being treasonous bigots and sociopaths as its major premise, we’re absolved of any obligation to wade through any more lies, no matter how exhaustively end-noted they may appear to be. We’re free to follow admonition #2 and “expose who benefits” from this slick piece of propaganda masked as “research,”designed to give collectivist politicians and LE fusion centers cover under which they can continue smearing patriots as “domestic terrorists.” [More]

Judging by the innuendo and conflation, it looks like foundation-funded commies don't approve of guys like me.

Hillary Clinton and the Chain of Command at Waco

Many politicians have a skeleton in their closet. Hillary Clinton has a cemetery, with a sign reading “Waco.” [More]

David T. Hardy explains. 

Activists Must Be on Guard against Entrapment

So while it may turn out to be a good thing that some low-hanging fruit was picked (depending on the results of their trial and not forgetting a presumption of innocence), it’s easy to get distracted. Especially considering how government, “progressive” and major media emphasis is focused on the patriot community while portraying imported Islamists as victims of intolerance. [More]

Let's be careful out there.

What He Said

In science, such insights are described as "elegant." [More]

Snitches and Provocateurs Find Easy Pickings in Low-Hanging Fruit

Now’s as good a time as any to restate concerns and urge cautions in all our communications and activities, and to emphasize that as far as informants, undercover operatives and provocateurs are concerned, what you say and do not only can be used against you in a court of law, the person egging you on may be doing so specifically with entrapment in mind. [More]

The answer is not to withdraw.  Besides, you're already on "their list."

Like a Sturgeon

Actually, I think this would be a lot safer and cleaner... [More]

Hey, I thought Democrats were horrified by Trump sexually objectifying women. Where's the condemnation and disavowals?

'Crime Spree'

On a rampage, this car thief tries to stay one auto theft ahead of the law. Running out of options, he breaks into a house. [More]

This week on "Stop the Threat"...

Miller Campaign Points to Infiltrator as Latest Murkowski ‘Dirty Trick’

Nor is this the first time the Miller campaign has alleged evidence of the establishment-funded Murkowski using “dirty tricks” in its attempts to derail his grassroots challenge to the status quo. [More]

The real question this raises: What does Donald Trump have to lose by reciprocating and endorsing Joe Miller, especially after Lisa Murkowski just tossed him under the Hillary crapper bus?

GOA 2016 Political Ratings

With the caveat that I have not reviewed these to see how closely the commitment to score the "amnesty/pathway to citizenship" danger to 2A has been kept, experience tells me they're still going to be superior to the unreliable (and often deceptive) access über alles crap Fairfax puts out. [More]

Too Much, Magic Bus

Think of it as "progressive" environmental leadership. And they are all leaning "Forward Together."  [More]

(No, this doesn't mean I'm back to "regular blogging"-- if I can do an occasional post I will, but for the time being I'm still limiting my efforts to column commitments.)

Points of Clarification

Inspired by this comment...

The colleges involved are public.

Even so, private parties can and have been successfully sued for violating civil rights. Cases in point, landlords for rent discrimination, employers for EEO violations, businesses for segregated services... And Title IX opens college athletics programs up for all kinds of imposed requirements.

And then there's Section 1983...

It goes beyond race as well, and enters into the ideological -- hence we have lawsuits against Christian bakers for refusing to supply a "gay wedding" cake, and suits over "matters of conscience"...

Note I never specifically defined the legal action I anticipated as being limited to 2A  -- not being a lawyer, I'd hesitate to predict what role that would play as a part of a complaint. My contention here is that the college gun ban is not enforceable and is challengeable -- by the right plaintiff with the right lawyer producing the right arguments in the right jurisdiction. My opinion is that, if handled properly, it is winnable.

College Football Player Gun Bans Could Be Ripe for Legal Challenge

More than what?

The stupid gun ban extends beyond the field, beyond team activities, beyond the school. It intrudes and infringes on private choices to exercise supposedly unalienable rights. And while some may argue that many “college athletes” don’t have the requisite judgment and moral development to be trusted with guns, such rights aren’t something that can be legitimately withheld – at least without full due process and all that implies.  Barring that, any such mandates are capricious, collectivist, tyrannical and un-American. [More]

It would be interesting if a patriotic student athlete defied the ban, bought a handgun, informed his coach and was subsequently barred from playing. I'd bet on that game.