Tuesday, August 15, 2017

So What We Need are 'Reasonable Restrictions' and 'Compromise'?

Rallies with guns cannot be treated, for First Amendment purposes, in the same fashion as rallies with no guns. [More]
Why? Because Slate says so?

Slate?

Now the First and Second Amendments are incompatible, so one of them must go? Why not both?

They're getting to that. All the Marxists know how to do is demand obedience enforced through a monopoly of violence.

I've been to plenty of rallies with guns. I've never seen those on the side of the Constitution initiate violence with them.

Charlottesville reflected a deliberate stand-down ordered for political exploitation purposes. Some friends of mine are working up an analysis of that along with a comparison of results where peacekeeping was proactive. I'll be sure to link to that when it's posted.

[Via TheFakePundit]

Watts’ NRA ‘Hate’ Smear Part of Renewed Collectivist Effort to Discourage Truth

The truly radical idea, of course, is that exercising an entitlement recognized in the Bill of Rights is intimidating to any but aggressors, and that Americans who do so are a threat to be neutralized, as Watts’ ”Disarm Hate” Twitter header photo suggests. [More]
What she's demanding is that gun owners be disarmed for those who hate them.

Monday, August 14, 2017

Life Imitates Art

WarOnGuns has obtained exclusive footage of defendant David Mueller's reaction to the settlement awarded Taylor Swift for his cheeky groping of her:


The "symbolic value" certainly does seem "immeasurable to all women."

[Via Carlos Perdue

When Rules Collide

A few years ago, when discussing a variety of issues with the noted and very talented Class 2 manufacturer of firearms, Len Savage of Historic Arms, we discovered an oddity in the firearms law. [More]
T.J. Mullin at Outdoor Guide Magazine brings us up to date in "Shockwave Skirts Rules, Saves Lives."

Here's the backstory. ATF explained in its 2009 Newsletter.

As I wrote in 2015 at the now-defunct Examiner.com:
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ classification of pistol grip only firearms with 14” barrels that fire shotgun shells and are over 26” in overall length as neither “shotguns” nor National Firearms Act “Destructive Devices” or “Any Other Weapons” has created a situation wherein the agency must either quietly save face or have it exposed that untold numbers of good faith gun owners currently legally possess firearms problematic for the government to allow. 
Somehow, I don't think it's our "small cadre" that's weaving that "tangled web."

The Reality Shannon Watts Denies

Man savagely slays his mother, sister and her friend with hammer in Long Island [More]
This is why men who cherish women want them to be able to protect themselves. The reality is, Xena, Black Widow and Diana Prince are fantasies and true "woman warriors" are the exception. And it's why those who scare women who don't know any better out of responsible gun ownership are the ones endangering their followers and enabling attackers.

Sadly for her, her daughter and their friend, it appears the victim bought into the anti-DGU propaganda:

(We'll see if Facebook allows the page to remain.)

[Via Jess]

We're the Only Ones Filial Enough

Former St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said he was shocked to hear about a four-page indictment laying out federal charges of wire fraud and embezzlement against him mother. [More]
There's a spot in me heart which no collen may own...

And Chief Dotson? I'm shocked, shocked...

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones with Firm Convictions Enough

Former Missouri law officer convicted of double murder [More]
It appears the only ones without unshakeable convictions are the dumbass hung jurors.

[Via bondmen]

The Finest Commie Protestors Money Can Buy



Are you ok with participating in peaceful protests (optional)? [More]
What's optional? Our protesting or their hiring if we're not OK with it?

Craigslist took down the original, but the Wayback Machine caught it.

One wonders: Can incitement charges be dismissed due to a First Amendment "performance art" excuse? How this is not eligible for a RICO look-see is unclear, and on the civil front, the words "knew or should have known" come to mind when considering consequences and the culpability of the money men behind them.

Gee, "progressives" pretending "actors" are activists.  Who ever heard of such a thing?

Here's how the scam works.

[Via DvD]



We're the Only Ones Embarrassed Enough

Dupuis initially took to Facebook to express his displeasure, stating, "I will be looking for a new ENT, just asked to leave ... because I am wearing my gun, badge, and ID. I have never been so embarrassed ... in my 35 years of law enforcement. ..." [More]
I'd say "Welcome to the party, pal," except I see the chastised clinic has jumped on the "Only Ones" exclusivity bandwagon.

I'd be looking for a safer place than one that just notified the world it is a "gun-free zone."

Michigan Adoption Rules Demonstrates Gun-Grabber Preference for Ignorance over Knowledge

(Photo: Oleg Volk)
Responsible gun owners know that one size does not fit all, and while there are situations where it makes sense to keep unauthorized hands away from stored guns, the most effective thing a loving, gun-owning parent can do for their children is to give them development-appropriate (notice I did not say “age”) education and training – as opposed to the incompetence-assuring ignorance and avoidance demanded by the antis. [More]
In other words, the “law” requires families submitting to pitchfork murders of children. And forbids young people from saving their own lives and the lives of others from depraved predators...

Saturday, August 12, 2017

Second Amendment Author and Attorney Documents Lethal Government Actions


“Texas City, the Tuskegee Syphilis study, Ruby Ridge, Waco, Fast and Furious, the VA hospital scandal – time after time, government employees kill Americans by negligence, stupidity, or agency corruption, and time after time they escape all legal accountability.” [More]
David Hardy's newest book is "I'm from the Government, and I'm here to Kill You."

Friday, August 11, 2017

The New Säuberung


"Don't be evil," Opposite Day "progressive"-style... [Watch]

[Via Jeet]

Not a Day Care?

“There’s a huge difference between good education and ‘safe’ education,” the university president added. “I’d rather have the first and not the second.” [More]
So how come you treat your adult students like dependent children?


Don't worry, your policy -- the same as Larry Hincker's -- makes sure you won't have the second.

[Via Mack H]


We're the Only Ones Takin' Over Enough

Highway Patrol tells troopers to write 2 tickets an hour, but ‘this is not a quota’ [More]
Ah, Jojo Krako logic!

[Via Florida Guy]   

Stossel Enables NYC Government to Traumatize Gun Owners

Yeah, John, we know they're monopoly of violence fascists. [More]

So why are you actively abetting the cultural and political terraforming that will enable them to take over the entire Republic?

In addition to explaining the California experience, produce credible data – something that can be independently validated – that “amnesty” and a “pathway to citizenship” for MILLIONS of foreign nationals in this country illegally (and even legally, with current culturally suicidal policies) WILL NOT overwhelmingly favor Democrats and anti-gunners. Show us your sources and methodologies for determining this WILL NOT result in supermajorities in state and federal legislatures that will be able to pass all kinds of anti-gun edicts.

Show us how this WILL NOT result in nominations and confirmations of judges to the Supreme and federal courts who will uphold those edicts, and reverse gains made to date. The sudden passing of Justice Scalia, and the precarious balances of the Heller and McDonald decisions, ought to drive home for all how dangerously critical that is.

Notice I didn’t ask you for platitudes, or for anecdotes about exceptions to the rule, or about who is turning up in increasing numbers at gun stores and ranges – that doesn’t matter if you can’t point to a corresponding overriding shift in voting trends. I didn’t ask for wishful speculation about how education and outreach programs MIGHT help bring more over to the NRA side.

I asked you to show how all credible estimates putting the disparity at over 70% Democrat and anti-gun are wrong (and how the needle barely moves in the right direction after 20 years). If you think that can be changed, you’re going to need to be specific about how (assuming it can be done, which you’ll also need to spell out), and how by then the damage won’t be irreversible, beyond any kind of beltway insider political “solution.”

Like Grover Norquist, NRA and everyone else I've issued this challenge to, you won't directly and unequivocally answer it either, because you can't.

Chaos Theory

Monument Avenue Commission's first public hearing borders on chaotic [More]
Bringing chaos and destruction is what Opposite Day "progressives" do. To go any deeper into that involves spiritual matters they deny in their obsessed rebellion against the way things are.

[Via Mack H]

A Cold Day in Hell

On Tuesday and Wednesday, more than 1,000 law enforcement officers fanned out across San Francisco and San Mateo counties to serve warrants and conduct probation searches as part of Operation Cold Day ... Authorities declined to say if certain gangs were targeted, citing the ongoing nature of the investigation. [More]
Yeah, none of the reports seem to want to give out any identifying information. I guess if a threat is still out there, they want us to be surprised.

Y'know, 90 guns out of 75 arrests does not a "pipeline" make, not that I want to cast any clouds over their moment in the sun. Still, that's a hell of a lot of resources for such a pissant historic haul, not that any "Authorized Journalist" would broach such an impolite observation during the media victory event.

[Via Dave Licht]

Without a Trace

For calendar year 2016, ATF’s NTC traced more than 364,000 firearms.  In the Caribbean countries of the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago a total of 2,340 firearms were traced.  In the Central American countries of Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama, a total of 5,728 guns were traced.  Pistols again topped the list as the most recovered type of firearm, except for Haiti, where shotguns were the most traced firearm. During that same time, the NTC traced 13,452 firearms recovered in Mexico, and 1,549 firearms recovered in Canada.  [More]
Find any, you know, guns you let "walk," or are those still out there?

Do You Come from a Land Down Under?

The Federal Government’s gun amnesty has turned up some incredible historical finds across WA, with owners handing in rare weapons dating to before the Boer War. [More]
You better run, you better take cover.

[Via Michael G]

Blind Justice?

MORE ON THE LEFTIST JUDGE WHO APPROVED MUELLER’S GRAND JURY [More]
Impartiality, Opposite Day "progressive"-style...

[Via Michael G]

Framing the Terms


Mueller Backers Should Be Confronted with His Past Hedging on Government Killing American Citizens on U.S. Soil


“Does that only apply to a U.S. citizen that’s overseas, or does that apply to a U.S. citizen that’s here?” Rep. Kevin Yoder asked then FBI Director Mueller about an order from Attorney General Eric holder authorizing the assassination of Americans fighting on the side of “terrorists.”
“I’d have to go back, I’m not certain whether that was addressed or not,” Mueller replied. [More]
This is the guy determining the fitness of others to govern? Not that the power interests and their wholly-owned creatures like Thom Tillis and Lindsey Graham want this exchange remembered...

I Want My MTV



After posting yesterday's memorial for the anniversary of Mike Vanderboegh's passing, WarOnGuns Correspondent Christopher P sent me a video of one of Mike's speeches. It was almost like he was still with us.

Here are some more (not all posted by friends) that you can view at your leisure.

And more.

Thursday, August 10, 2017

For 'Progressives' Every Day is Opposite Day


Tourists benefiting the economy are not welcome. [More]

"Refugees" are.

The Art of Product Placement


@ismailkidd

Pantie-wadding in 3...2...1... [More]

Walmart, which started out all corporately correct 'n all when they were told, now says it ain't so.

[Via Elder Feral Son Uday]

Sounds Pretty Typical

Neighbors say Carter was a quarrelsome, argumentative man. Court records claim Carter had a history of disputes with multiple neighbors. His front yard was crowded with cars and hand lettered anti-Trump signs. [More
Frustrated "progressive" losers exploding in violence? Where have we seen that before?

No wonder they project their defects, impulses and knowledge of the darkness they're capable of on the rest of us. No wonder theirs is the party of citizen disarmament.

[Via Michael G]

Lest We Forget



Today marks a sad anniversary:
Freedom Movement Loses Important Voice with Passing of Mike Vanderboegh

Why Don't We Pick on Someone Our Own Size?



It seems like we're doing this backwards. [More]

For some reason I'm reminded of a routine that took place in the cafeteria of my freshman dorm. There was a football player, a guy who went on to play pro and even earned several Super Bowl rings.

One of the guys from my floor I regularly ate with was the same height as me and even skinnier (I was 6/2" and 155 lbs. at the time, so you can imagine), and every time the player passed our table, my buddy, under his breath just loud enough for us to hear, would mutter things like "Come on. I'll fight you right now, motherf*****."

I guess you had to be there, but Jeez that was funny.

Red Greens

NY Times Adds Major Correction Undermining Story on ‘Suppressed’ Climate Change Study [More]
In other words, fake news.

From our thought leaders in "progressive" environmentalism.

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Known By the Company They Keep

Male prostitute, 26, dies of meth overdose at Hollywood home of high-profile Democrat donor [More]
Hey, at least he champions minority hires...

Find the Missing Words!

Acid attacks crime wave sees Britain’s top cop and Home Secretary back increasing stop and search powers [More]
Now search the story for "Islam," "Muslim," "refugee," "immigrant"...

Sorry -- being a kneejerk hater, it looks like I was barking up the wrong tree. Khan says the violence is attributable to YouTube videos.

Hey, use what works.

There's No Such Thing as a Bad Boy


As long as Donald Trump doesn't stem the flow of Fruit Loops or something... [More]

This is what the "progressives" and their phony opposition have created. On purpose.

You Guys Really Think That'll Stop the Guillotines?

Another tech titan joins Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg in supporting free cash handouts for Americans [More]
We're surrounded by a cultivated pack of savage and ravenous hyenas!  I know-- let's throw them some scraps of flesh and see if that sates them!

The social engineers are starting to realize they've painted themselves into a corner. When TSHTF, would you rather be a One Percenter or a Three Percenter?

Resistance is Futile. You Will Be Assimilated.

You will get chipped — eventually [More]
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."

Curious, how the more "progressives" push, the harder not being reminded of some of the old warnings becomes.

We're the Only Ones Going Clubbing Enough

Former FBI Agent and Daughter Convicted of Killing Her Husband by Bashing Skull With Baseball Bat [More]
Why? Didn't LEOSA provide for retired "Only Ones" to carry a gun?

U.S. Attorney Statement on NJ Gun ‘Buyback’ Shows Need to Further Clean House


So leave it to USA Fitzpatrick to support both, and to utter an asinine sound bite taken straight out of the Bloomberg playbook: “Those are weapons of war, those are weapons designed to kill as many people as possible as quickly as possible.” [More]
Would you rather have “weapons of war” or agents of tyranny?

We're the Only Ones Searching Enough

As he asked for records tied to gun rights, a lawyer was escorted to a courthouse bathroom for a gun check. He wants to know: Were the two related? [More]
Hey, if you want to stay healthy, you shouldn't bring up issues we don't want raised.

This one came out in late June and I missed it. It's definitely worth learning more about, and keeping apprised of developments.

Wednesday, August 09, 2017

Not Despised By All


GOA likes USCCA just fine. [More]

It's a shame some would rather take the concept and then torpedo them.

Intended Consequences?




[Via Florida Guy]   

It's a Small Club and We're In It


Oh, what a tangled web we weave!
"A small cadre"? At least they didn't say "cabal." Or "cell." [More]

And at least they spelled our names right.

It does look like we've got their attention, but it makes us sound like conspirators harassing the poor government, doesn't it? I mean, who but agitating extremists would want to know rights aren't being wrongfully denied, if records are accurate and if consistent rules are being applied equitably to all?

No time like the present to keep the momentum going.

And Lord knows being "largely unsuccessful" couldn't have anything to do with judicial bias and agenda precedent over principle.

Looks like AUSA Kolsky was appointed in the Obama administration, and previously clerked for Barry Silverman on the Ninth Circuit...

Also looks like Sessions was cleaning house and didn't lift the rug...

The New Monogamy

With "progressives," every day is Opposite Day. [More]

Cosmo... That figures.

"Joe" certainly sounds like he has earned the overt contempt.

And more.

Probably a Moot Point Anyway

Constitutional Carry is What We Need, NOT National Reciprocity [More]
True.

Anybody see any "leaders" with political access interested in blazing that trail? Or any "followers" organizing in any significant number to force the priority?

I'm not holding my breath for either. Especially considering the evident level of commitment.

Gunslinger


Don't overlook the basics. [More]

Speaking Truth to Power

Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber - How bias clouds our thinking about diversity and inclusion [More]
You shouldn't oughtta have brought that up...

It does provide an interesting glimpse of tolerance for non-approved ideologies in a culturally-terraformed America...

Good thing none of this has anything to do with that "single issue."

Ain't that right, Sundar?

[Via Mack H]

Michael G adds more.

Not Without a Fight

With the European Union and Europe’s political establishment failing to secure Europe’s outer borders, stamp out Islamist terrorism, or clamp down on rampant migrant crime, the ordinary citizens of Europe are increasingly turning to self-defense and counter-terrorism training. [More]
Does Jean-Claude know?

[Via Mack H]

We're the Only Ones Smoking Enough

According to charging documents, Olsen admitted using a cigarette to start the fire "because he wanted to feel the excitement of it." [More]
Sounds like just the kind of guy we ought to be giving power over the rest of us to...

[Via Florida Guy]   

'Illegal' Cellphones?


Don't you mean "undocumented"? [More]

If "controls" against contraband are so porous and penetrable in a prison situation ... well, you know where that thought goes.

[Via Mike H]

Lawsuit Filed Against State Department for Ignoring Fast and Furious Freedom of Information Act Request


There are multiple reasons for filing the request, AmmoLand Shooting Sports News reported when the FOIA ... was filed, primarily because it explores an area that has been left largely unresolved by official inquiries from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General. [More]
The 20-day window to comply closed over a year ago. They have no intention of doing anything but continuing the in-your-face stonewalling. And if the court allows such a clear violation to prevail, it will at least be further corroboration that true peaceful redress protections are a fiction.

The Benefits of Cooperation


You get raided. [More]

Better to stonewall and destroy records like Democrats.

Unable to crush the Deplorables (yet), the Enemy is desperate to destroy their avatar.

Remember all "Republicans" enabling this -- especially the ones with "A" ratings.

Tuesday, August 08, 2017

Gun Nonviolence

Two good Samaritans suffered stab wounds on Sunday when they tried to come to a woman’s aid in a Publix parking lot in Seminole. That’s when Pinellas County deputies say a third good Samaritan with a gun stepped in and put an end to the struggle without firing a shot. [More]
So violence was stopped, peace was restored and lives were saved thanks to a murderous, knuckledragging, racist ammosexual with a gun?

The title is a term that ought to be used.

Taking the High Road?

Nice strawman argument, equating defining the enemy with name-calling.  [More]

Here's why he consistently does it:
I am a liberal...
Right.

You can't enable the enemy and be a friend. And denying the nature of that enemy is either a calculated act of deception or proof of useful idiocy.

Anybody think anything less than lives and freedom are at stake?

Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuehrer


Ein Stimme! [More]

Cooper's Rule 5?


Don't stick a gun up your... ? [More]

A Bipartisan Push



It goes in easier if you grab your ankles. [More]

Tillis again.

You know, the "top recipient of NRA support."

Vote the "right way" on guns now and prep for the long run with plausible deniability for the inevitable decisions.

Good thing none of this has anything to do with that "single issue."

Stop the Threat

"Road Rage Intervention" comes from Episode 12 of Season 7. 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]
Blessed are the peacemakers...?

Profiles in Apathy Redux

It's been up three weeks, has less than two to go and is only a quarter way to 80K? [More]

So much for "our" strength being grassroots vs. Astroturf.

Moldy labia!

An Ideal Solution?

That’s why we created the Ideal Conceal Cellphone Pistol, the discreet and easy-to-use double-barreled derringer that’s designed to look like a smartphone when folded up. [More]
We've talked about this before with mixed feelings. A major point in its favor is that Chuck Schumer got his knickers twisted.

Free advice to the webpage author:  Lose the line "The 2nd Amendment gives Americans the fundamental right to bear arms..."

If you don't know why, you've got some basic catch-up to do.

We're the Only Ones Possible Enough

He held open the possibility that the placement of drugs in the can was a reenactment of finding a second bag at some point when body cameras weren't rolling, but said that would be "inconsistent with the way that police officers do business." [More]
Yeah, sure.

With this line of bull coming from the top, who still thinks it's not systemic?

And why are the co-conspirators still unidentified?

[Via Florida Guy]   

Predictable Outcome

“He had a knife, I had pepper spray,” Lopez-Rivas told News 4 JAX. “And even though I ran for blue lights that are scattered all around, [he was] faster, stronger, and I did not win. . ." [More]
Don't worry, Charles K. Smith will save you!

Curious, how "egalitarian" Opposite Day "progressives" oppose equalizers...

[Via Michael G]

Gimme That Old Time Religion

Hillary Wants to Preach [More]
It's been a while since I've heard 'The Lord's Prayer' said backwards

[Via Florida Guy]   

Rules of the Road


But it's dated. These days it should probably say "How Not to Get Shot By the Police." [Watch]

[Via Matthew L]

‘Lies of Omission’ Offers Millennials Perspectives on Guns, Freedom


“Share this with your children & grand-children … If they are getting their information from their iPhone or ANY of the mainstream media outlets who pander to those in power – PLEASE – get them to devote an hour to watching this. Hopefully, a light will come on; something which is often unavoidable when facts collide with perceptions. Then encourage them further to fact-check what they hear in this film.” [More]
If you could speak to the younger generation, what would you say?

Monday, August 07, 2017

Well That Was Fast

Being away from communications access for most of my 10-day absence sure can be interesting. Just found out about Scaramucci.

Could'a told Trump the guy was trouble.

We're the Only Ones Mourning Enough

Indianapolis police say a gunshot that grazed an officer near the end of a police funeral at Bankers Life Fieldhouse appears to have been accidentally discharged from another officer's holstered weapon. [More]
Fortunately, their prohibited items policy limits weapons possession only to such highly trained professionals.

Third Time's a Charm

It was everyone else who was confused, not me. [More]
Obviously.

Last Chance

Trump is not our last chance. He's your last chance. [More]
Reminds me of something Mike said:
If we no longer have the GOP (I refuse to call them "Republicans," for they are not) to protect our rights and liberties anymore, you no longer have them to protect you either. You are now getting a taste of what it is like to talk to our side directly, unfiltered and you do not like it nor do you understand it. One other thing -- if the rule of law no longer protects us from "gangster government," it no longer protects gangster government and its minions from us, either. And remember this has NOTHING to do with the GOP, the NRA, the talk show circuit or any of the rest of your convenient, comfortable boogeymen which you blame. You no longer have them to protect you. You have us surrounded, you poor bastards. 
[Via Len Savage]

We're the Only Ones Strongly Supportive Enough

Brand, like Dyer, is a strong Second Amendment supporter. [More]
Not that I think much of an "Only Ones" expansion proposal limited to city employees, but characterizing the mayor and chief that way really is further proof that for "progressives," every day is Opposite Day. And that makes anyone opposed to infringements and permission denials an "extremist," which, of course, is part of the plan.

I also like how the Bee "editorial board" claims "City Hall already has a sound policy in place."

Remind you of anyone or anything...?

[Via League Barclay]

We're the Only Ones Drawn Out Enough



Realizing who you're dealing with and what they are capable of getting away with, I would not be arguing or moving my hands. All other considerations aside, the object here is to survive the moment.

[Via Florida Guy

And Here's a List of Our Vulnerabilities...


For some reason, the title "Tojo Tours Manhattan Project" comes to mind... [More]

[Via Fresch Fisch]

You Can't Win if You Don't Play


[More]

Must Read



I haven't yet, but the faith Matt Bracken has earned from me is strong. [More]

Here's why.

Exclusive: The Long March

The Long March was a retreat by the Red Army trying to evade Chinese Nationalist forces that nonetheless served to enhance the prestige of Mao Tse-tung, enabling his ascension to unchallengeable power, the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. The analogies to “progressivism” and “fundamental transformation” seem almost eerie. [More]
My latest GUNS Magazine "Rights Watch" column was posted during my absence.

Well, I'm Back


It's kind of nice disconnecting for a while. And now I've got more work in front of me than Carter has little liver pills, so please factor that in to expected responsiveness over the next few days.



Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Hiatus


Not really, but I know that
upsets the animaladjusted.
I expect to be back around Aug. 7 or thereabouts.  In the interim, comments have been turned off and I ask you to hold off on emails and "social media" contacts.

Two things to watch for in my absence:

  • T.L. Davis will be announcing the release of "Lies of Omission."  Please keep an eye out for it and then help spread the word.
  • GUNS Magazine will be posting my latest "Rights Watch" column. It's called "The Long March," about the recent goose-waddle from Fairfax to DC.

I've unchained feral sons Uday and Qusay and opened the basement door to give them free rein of the redoubt in my absence. I'd better not find a gnawed shin bone like last time.

Defense to Manipulate Jury in Steinle Murder Suspect’s Trial by Blaming Gun


It figures that his attorney is going to do everything he can to create confusion in the minds of a jury that will be required to meet a “beyond a reasonable doubt” evidence standard for a “Guilty” verdict. [More]
We can't very well have them questioning "sanctuary" policies, can we?  May as well take advantage of that anti-gun ignorance we've been fostering all these years. Good thing none of this has anything to do with that "single issue."

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

We're the Only Ones Friendly Enough

After shooting one of their own, St. Louis police to research policies to prevent friendly fire [More]
How about policies not to shoot us mundanes? I'd like to make it home at the end of their shift, too.

Or our dogs...?

[Via bondmen]

Shall Not Be 'Forbidden'?

"The District’s good-reason law is necessarily a total ban on exercises of that constitutional right for most D.C. residents. That’s enough to sink this law under (the 2008 U.S. Supreme Court’s Heller ruling).” [More]
It's another incremental step in the right direction, but I will still point out that the bar for "infringed" is considerably lower than a "total ban."

Don't expect the legislatures or the courts to acknowledge that unless they have no choice.

Flake Out

A new poll shows Kelli Ward, the conservative Pro-Trump challenger surging against Senator Jeff Flake. [More]
Will Trump repeat the same mistake?

Will Arizona gun owners, influenced by an NRA that is deliberately indifferent to what Flake is enabling?

[Via Neil W]

Not Interested

New law that encourages voluntary background checks at Va. gun shows is yielding few tangible results  [More]
So much for the grabber lie about how most gun owners support stronger background checks.

[Via Mack H]

Parliamentary Procedure


The function is supposed to facilitate, not redirect or obstruct. No excuses, fix this. [More]

[Via Mack H]

We're the Only Ones Easily Startled Enough


[More]
[Via several of you]

UPDATE: The blame should be put where it belongs, on Islamophobia and drugs. Right?

[Via Mack H]

S-M-R-T...



Sing it, Homer!

[Via several of you]

A 'Progressive' Solution


Unarmed liberal white women can come to to the rescue, stopping all those evil white men from being violent haters! [More]

And what works on them will surely work on "teens."

Hey, if a French cartoonist says this is the answer, who are we to argue? Je suis Charlie 'n all that!

Monday, July 24, 2017

Trump’s Communications Pick Invites Legitimate Questions on Principles and Loyalty


Maybe he doesn’t need to have unshakeable beliefs in order to do his job, which, after all, is to come up with excuses, diversions and happy talk to offset a media pretty much doing the same thing to see that the illusions it casts are the ones that prevail. Still, just the fact that communications come down through him makes their credibility susceptible to the type of ridicule now being heaped on the administration by its political and media enemies. [More]
Does “full transparency” mean you can see right through him?

Armed American Radio Redux


I was on last night in Hour Three. [Listen]

Among other things, including Katie Couric and Christopher Wray, we talked about President Trump's new anti-gun propagandist and why I'm loathe to give him a pass.

T.L. Davis joined Mark Walters and me for the first segment to talk about "Lies of Omission." (I just realized I failed to mention Larry Pratt in my intro.)

A Poignant Reminder


Mike Vanderboegh's birthday would have been Sunday. Rosey told me she planned on visiting his monument.



We're the Only Ones Incredible Enough

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has collected the names of about 300 deputies who have a history of past misconduct — such as domestic violence, theft, bribery and brutality — that could damage their credibility if they testify in court. [More]
You know, just a few bad apples.

The ones we know about.

And no, you can't know who they are. Who do you think you are, their employer?

Besides, we're the ones who ask what you have to hide.

[Via Jess]

It Can't Hurt to Ask

Please contact senator McCains office.....602-952-2410 and insist that he do the right thing for the country and RETIRE.
I was asked to pass this on to the readership via email. What I expect instead is we'll see all kinds of obstruction in the coming months from a committed ideologue with a magnified sense of historic legacy and nothing to lose.

You can also use a hashtag.

Told Trump he should'a picked Ward...

I wonder if he'll Flake out again?

[Via Dave Licht]

We're the Only Ones Enterprising Enough

Two former Baltimore police officers pleaded guilty Friday to federal racketeering charges, admitting that they committed armed robberies, made fraudulent overtime claims and filed false affidavits. [More]
I'm sure they're just a few bad apples.

No?

Let's hear it for "progressive" government!

[Via William T]

Houses of the Holey

Man shot and killed during Dothan church burglary [More]
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.

And watch the rest of the sheep stampede off a cliff.

[Via William T]

Who Keith Represents


Isn't it obvious? [More]

Are you sleeping?

[Via Wynn A]

Balancing the Books

The Bill For Treating A Gunshot Wound In Chicago: $21,000 For The First 35 Minutes [More]
The thing about economic impacts is there's a whole 'nother side that isn't even being mentioned.

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

Besides, it's not their money.

[Via Keith B]

We're the Only Ones Fast-Tracked Enough

'We have a very robust training and hiring process. This officer completed that training very well, just like every officer. He was very suited to be on the street,' she said. [More]
Yes, we can see that.

So is "robust" anything like "rigorous"?

[Via Keith B]