A Proven Formula

It was their informant, Dan Day, who after infiltrating their militia, repeatedly urged the defendants not to let down the “cause” by backing out. He told them outright lies, like that ISIS was recruiting at a local library and that refugees were driving around in $40,000 cars, to keep their anger up. [More]

Stick one directed provocateur asset in the midst of some low-hanging fruit and presto! Headlines!

Hell, even if you get caught, no dumbed-down jury in the world will convict you.

[Via bondmen]

Forty Acres and a Mule Reboot

Revealed: Dream Democrat Agenda Includes Reparations - Behind closed doors, wealthy liberal donors plot universal healthcare, free college, and reparations [More]

"Free."

Opposite Day.

Besides, that doesn't go far enough. Nothing ever will.

[Via Florida Guy]   

Another Stage Prop Heard From

We can all agree that AR-15s are bad machines and we don’t need them in this country. So just eliminate that.  [More]

And those of us who don't agree...?

Doesn't this potted plant have a catamite molester to equivocate about some more?

Comparative Shopping

[Take Action] Gun Rights Will Take a Hit if Kevin McCarthy Becomes House Speaker...urge congressman to commit to vote against Kevin McCarthy for Speaker -- and to support Rep. Jim Jordan instead.   [More]

Yep. About that "single issue":

[More]

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And what about the single greatest threat to it?

[More]

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And so naturally:

And while Jordan got the same rating, a legitimate question to ask is "Why?"

Clear proof is once more making itself known -- and in California. And it's once more being deliberately ignored by Fairfax.

Now guess which messaging will reach and influence more gun owners, who will never know to ask.

Oh, and for the record -- yes, of course I did:

[Click to view]

You?

[Via Felix B]

UPDATE: WarOnGuns Correspondent Mack H sends a relevant link.

Prose and Cons

Some criminals in the Richmond, Virginia area are eligible for a writing class at Virginia Commonwealth University that seeks to deter crime and put low-level offenders on the right path. They write a few essays and avoid jail time. But in response to repeated requests from The College Fix on whether the 7-year-old program has been successful in reducing recidivism, neither the university nor the state government offered any evidence to that effect. [More]

Kill my landlord. Kill my landlord.

[Via Michael G]

How'd This One Slip Through?

If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, we should look down upon Guevara, Castro, and Chavez for the crises they have brought upon humanity in the name of progressivism.  [More]

Amazing that this appears in a college paper. And my guess is "0" comments so far indicates the useful idiots can't think of a coherent rebuttal.  Which means the author should prepare for hate-filled personal attacks and demands to expel such heresy.

[Via Michael G]

Labor Under an Assumption

And in a letter obtained by USA TODAY, Weingarten told Sloan on Thursday: "We can only assume that, in light of your silence and the NRA attacks, you have decided that the NRA business is more valuable to you than students and their educators are." [More]

And I can only assume a lot of things about Weingarten and the union.

[Via Jess]

It's Already Taken

“Never Again”? Really, dude? [More]

Hey, they do wear armbands after all.

And here we thought "progressives" were against "cultural appropriation."

Is it too late to change the title to "Unser Kampf"?

Speaking of which, ol' Chesky here doesn't seem to have learned a thing.

[Via Mack H]

Love, Opposite Day 'Progressive'-Style

“Whenever someone calls you a d**k or whatever,” Hogg responded, “just say ‘I love you,’ honestly.” [More]

Is that before or after you call them baby killers and bitches, and try to economically ruin and disarm them?

Bullies Back Down When Confronted

Southern Poverty Law Center Quietly Deleted List of ‘Anti-Muslim’ Extremists After Legal Threat [More]

So Opposite Day "progressive" warriors are, at heart, cowards when people who aren't afraid of them fight back...?

[Via Michael G]

Another Treason Party Success Story

The father of Imran Awan — an IT aide to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz who investigators concluded made “unauthorized access” to House servers — transferred a USB drive to a Pakistani senator and former head of a Pakistani intelligence agency, the father’s ex-business partner, Rashid Minhas, alleged. [More]

Rigorous!

No Need for the Mask Any Longer

“Yes, I’m running as a socialist,” Mr. Bynum said. [More]

DSA, eh?

Are you sleeping?

Oh, look who he made excuses for.

We're the Only Ones Permitted Enough

Former NYPD Sgt. David Villanueva, a longtime supervisor in the department’s License Division, testified Tuesday that he accepted greenbacks and goodies from Former Assistant Brooklyn District Attorney John Chambers and other gun expediters, to speed up the permitting process. Villanueva — who in February 2017 pleaded guilty to accepting illicit gifts — took the stand against Chambers in Manhattan Federal Court, where the self-described “top firearms licensing attorney in New York” is now on trial facing bribery charges. [More]

Or as I recall from the old NatLamp "Radio Dinner" album:

"So take a tip from a cop who does."

So one of these corrupt bastards would have arrested you for having a gun and the other would have prosecuted you?

I swear, sometimes I think the Romans were on to something with public crucifixion for certain crimes.

One Last Stab in the Back

Paul Ryan’s Parting Gift To America: Amnesty For Illegal Aliens [More]

You wanna know why elephants are dying off?

[Via Felix B]

The Elephants' Graveyard

GOP House members lack insulation: They will crawl out from the smoking rubble of a 40- to 50-seat pounding to find they have lost their majority. [More]

If they do, they'll have only their fecklessness to blame.

Assuming this guy's crystal ball works better than most, I wonder how many who lose will  be those who stood by the stated principles that put Trump in power, as opposed to those who mouthed platitudes while selling out the core.

And I gotta admit, his assessment of the man rings true with me.

[Via Mack H]

Firearms News 2A Roundup

WarOnGuns regulars know about my growing list of columns there. Here are some recent RKBA articles by other contributors I want to call to your attention:

• Maybe Trump’s View of the Second Amendment Isn’t What Gun Owners Thought It Was...
• A Treatise on School Shootings and the Second Amendment
• Recent Wave of State-Level Gun-Control Schemes – Was This a Punt From The White House or a Strategic Move? Part 1 and Part 2
• Firearms News Editor Proclaims “Don’t Let’em Take Your Gun” as the official song of Firearms News Magazine!
• The False-flag Drive Toward Registration, Confiscation: What the heck is President Trump up to?

Yeah, that's a lot of reading and you'ver got plenty of other places to go. Why not bookmark this post so you can look these over as time frees up? And as always, it's not like the DSM is interested in promoting any of this -- so if you get value from these, sharing links is essential to help spread the word.

Capture the Flag and Send a Message to Your Representative

This is a project I did several years ago that I’ve written about a few times over the years–I resurrect it from time to time because I believe it makes a good statement of defiance, plus most of you have probably never seen it. [More]

One good way to celebrate Patriots' Day is to put gun-grabbers on the spot to promote your message of defiance.

Things Must Be Pretty Bad if This is 'Better'

The Deschutes County sheriff would decide whether any local, state or federal gun law is unconstitutional under the measure’s broader interpretations of those rights. And if the sheriff thinks a law is unconstitutional, the measure would forbid the county from enforcing it. Individual violations could result in a fine of up to $2,000. [More]

Do you really want to give that kind of power to one man?

Midnight Revelation

I guess this midnight was 11 hours ago, and now we have until midnight on the 28th to watch.  [More]

Midnight Mugging

[More]

The Stroke of Midnight

Cinderella wasn't watching the clock and is in a hurry. [View]

Here's why.

And the Devil Smiled

Todd Starnes shares his assessment of cultural degradation. [Watch]

Let the Alinsky Rule 5 ridicule commence!

[Via Andrew S]

How Much More Proof Do You Need?

The local CA26 representative does not need to worry about the gun owners in her district because she is insulated by having a large population of illegals who vote to preserve their state and local benefits and to avoid deportation. [More]

Absolutely and without a doubt.

Now name ONE state "gun rights" group that has made illegal immigration and "pathway to citizenship" amnesty a fundamental part of their messaging and political grading, as opposed to ignoring it or dismissing it with the fraudulent "single issue" excuse.

Ditto and especially for NRA, which sets the tone for the others.

For that matter, where the hell are most "gun bloggers"?

Why would anyone send money to a group that denies this, thereby abetting the ongoing political and "legal" subversion and ultimate destruction of the recognized right?

Any of you Grover-supporting prags ready to step up to the plate -- and stay on point?

The lack of leadership on this from the professional "gun lobby" is either madness or calculated.

The Party of the People

Supporters of Boulder's proposed ban on assault weapons, bump stocks and high-capacity magazines are imploring the City Council not to put the proposal to a public vote in November, and rather to pass the ban at the council level as soon as possible. [More]

No one thought Opposite Day "progressives" actually believe in "democracy" when it doesn't suit their purposes and rule can better be established by diktat, did they...?

[Via cydl]

The Last Word

Final Comments On Bump Stock Device Rulemaking... [More]

Herschel notes political decisions don't have to concern themselves with mere reality.

Dial 911 and Die

She was accused of “systematically” hanging up the phone "thousands" of times when people were seeking emergency assistance in the Houston area. [More]

When seconds count, the police won't even know about it.

[Via Felix B]

For the Children

Three gun-rights organizations filed suit against the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services over its requirement that bans home day-care operators from keeping guns in their home. [More]

The "rationale" behind such an edict would need to be applied to all homes with children in order to be "logically" consistent -- which, of course, will be an incremental goal when the time is right.

Once you cross a property line, everything changes. If having guns cannot be permitted there, it cannot be permitted anywhere. That's the "thought" behind "gun-free zones."

[Via Jess]

An Open Invitation

No teachers will be armed at the Clayton School District.  The ruling comes after members at a recent Board of Education meeting unanimously opposed it. [More]

Yet if anyone evil takes advantage of that, it will be the NRA that has blood on its hands?

[Via bondmen]

We're Number One!

Missouri yet again has highest black homicide rate [More]

We clearly need more "commonsense gun safety laws" that only the law-abiding will obey.

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Not Telling Enough

Independence police shot a man on Jan. 30 but won't say who he was or when he died [More]

Because... then you'd know...

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Trilateral Enough

Sharp acknowledged that he, Lynde and his now ex-wife had sex together. [More]

A spate...?

At least giving his precious bodily fluid receptacle lucrative perks on the taxpayers' dime explains why he prioritized maximizing permit extortion money over the right of the people to bear arms.

[Via Steve T] 

Don't Tell Sadiq Khan

Video shows monk seal pup playing with knife [More]

There's no excuse for that!

And I just thought of something: If there really is NO excuse, if there's NEVER a reason, and if anyone who does will be caught and feel the full force of the law, is he prepared to take religion-commanded kirpans from and punish London's "large Sikh population"?

And that calls to mind our own "knife control" laws, and the attendant religious preference discrimination against the rest of us in spite of a crystal clear "make no law respecting an establishment of religion" commandment to government" proscription.

It figures the snarky hive insects at Slate are all for taking knives away from subjects, too.

[Via Matthew L]

A Glimmer of Hope?

Republicans are preparing to open a new front in their push to roll back regulations across the government, using a maneuver that could enable them to strike down decisions by federal agencies that reach back decades. [More]

Including the proposed bump stock tyranny...?

Maybe keeping Toomey around has a silver lining.

[Via Mack H]

A Natural Constituency

Appealing to his left flank, Gov. Cuomo announced Wednesday that he’s signed an executive order to give convicted felons on parole the right to vote. [More]

From the party of criminals, who understandably want you disarmed...

No, of course he hasn't also restored "gun rights. His legion of restored Democrats knows how to get 'em when they want 'em, and when they do, it feeds the exploitable demand for more citizen disarmament.

When parasites outnumber the productive, they can "vote" the latter to be their slaves.

As a corollary to "the law": Anyone who can't be trusted with a gun can't be trusted with a vote.

[Via Bluesgal]

Attacking Their Own

Like a scene from “Tom and Jerry,” workers fruitlessly tried to stomp on the agile rodent when it scurried from a hole in which dry ice had been dropped in an effort to control the furry pests. One worker even swung a shovel at the plucky rat in a comical whack-a-mole routine. [More]

What a clown show.

Where's that other group of socialists when you really need them?

[Via Roger J]

What Does it Say about Gun Owner Commitment...

...when, based on results, a guy in Ohio cares more about gun legislation in Connecticut than 99% of those affected? [More]

Out of all those gun owners, 8 retweets and 11 likes? 13 shares?

Yes, I understand the old paradigm doesn't impress a politically secure majority, i.e., the conquerors. But I'd bet money that's not why most do nothing.

Molon Labe!

[Via Felix B]

The $64,000 Question

Why are State Attorneys General putting up with school walkouts to promote gun control when the walkouts violate state laws against disrupting public schools? [More]

Because the Democrats want it to happen and the Republicans are gutless and focused on politics and optics, and scared scheisseless of provoking a defiant reaction that would require no-nonsense enforcement which would let them be painted as fascists, or else make them look like impotent weaklings...?

Because if it's not that, I'm with Yul.

[Via Felix B]

Works for Me

Repeal ALL Gun Control, Including Concealed Carry Licensing [More]

It's really the only lawful solution.

[Via Felix B]

It Depends on the Objective

Should an anti-American Marxist set the history curriculum for American schools? [More]

If the goal is the internal destruction of the Republic to establish totalitarianism, then it's a prerequisite.

And what an ungrateful piece of sh** lottery winner Matt Damon is.

[Via Mack H]

All We Need to Know for Now

[More]

Just a leftist **** grabbing headlines on her way out the door. We have bigger threats to pay attention to.

Let Repub betrayals and fecklessness take the fire out of enough bellies to blow majorities again and I'll change my tune.

[Via several of you]

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

MEXICO: 80+ CANDIDATES, POLITICIANS KILLED SINCE SEPTEMBER [More]

Maybe I've been wrong for oppposing criminal immigration...

Anniversary

Bitter lessons 25 years after Waco, Texas, siege [More]

James Bovard summarizes them.

Cutting Edge of the Youth Movement

7 Prince George's County elementary students cut wrists at school, officials say [More]

It's always nice finding new leaders for "progressives" to follow.

And the "adult" response is to mandate "a ban on pencil sharpeners at the school"! I love it!

Give those kids the vote!

Questions for Trump Administration’s Bump Stock Prohibitionists Remain Unanswered

Before we allow the government to start apportioning blame, imposing new restrictions, coercing the relinquishment of private property and creating new felony charges with which to ensnare heretofore law-abiding gun owners, don’t we deserve to know the documented scope of the threat so that an appropriate level of response, if any, can be determined? [More]

See the new (and withheld from public distribution) Congressional Research Service report, and exclusively-reported ATF and FBI responses to a Freedom of Information Act request. Then ask yourself why the feds are trying to ram through a power grab while reversing prior legal findings, operating in secrecy, and deliberately withholding information until after the deed is done?

From Each According to His Ability

But the CGCS resolution is not about truth, facts, or logic. [More]

Well, yeah. They're useful idiot Marxists.

Hey, you know what I just realized?  Ol' Karl was a gender microaggressor!

Quick! Tear down all his statues!

Travel Restrictions

“[A] State agency shall not permit a State officer or employee, special State officer or employee, or member of the Legislature to engage in any travel to be paid, in whole or in part, out of State funds, or to be otherwise sponsored by the State, to any state of the United States if that state has not enacted a permit to purchase firearms law. This prohibition shall also apply to any organization that receives aid from the State.” [More]

So the side that's always leveling the accusation are the real xenophobes? Does this mean other states can pass bills prohibiting entry by New Jersey officials?

Sponsors Loretta Weinberg and Linda Greenstein, of course, are two of the same domestic enemies caught on open mike revealing their intention to "confiscate, confiscate, confiscate..."

Dance, Puppets, Dance!

On April 20th, the anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting, American students will walk out of class and protest. [More]

And who controls the schools?

[Via Felix B]

Treasonous Kochsuckers

Koch network releases ad pushing for bipartisan 'Dreamers' deal [More]

Yet somehow the left always seems to tar "conservatives"  with being pawns of these greedy bastards, proving no amount of controlled opposition compromise selling out will ever be enough for those who demand it all.

That said, in one thing, I'm ready to join 'em.

[Via Mack H]

A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations

While not yet a man, Sorosjugend Gauleiter David Hogg may soon be learning his.  [More]

[Via Felix B]

From the City that Re-elected Marion Barry

Washington, D.C., may allow 16-year-olds to vote for president in the 2020 election [More]

Because #MarxForOurLives !

Fourteen or Fight!

How much worse could it be than the present constituency retarded enough to vote for these domestic enemies?

[Via Henry Bowman]

Crazed Gun-Grabbers

The Independence Institute’s own David Kopel was at that meeting, and joined me yesterday to update us and analyze this latest gun grab craze that’s erupting.  [More]

That would be this gun grab craze...

[Via cydl]

Most Recent ITAR Rule

This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest. [More]

You don't say.

I've been interested and trying to understand such effects for years.

And Dig Deep

Please contact the Chair of the Committee, Rep. Marlene Anielski, and ask her to BURY THIS BILL in committe. [More]

Here's something that grinds my gears:

"Click here to find out who your State Representative is."

How can a gun owner not even know? 

Instead of emails, I recommend putting politicians on notice via social media to get the most bang for the buck.  They all have Facebook pages and Twitter feeds where comments and replies are public and your concerns can't just be buried and ignored by staffers running interference.

[Via Felix B]

Not the 'Only Ones'?

A Western Pennsylvania sheriff has issued an order within his department to not conduct county sheriff business with any of the corporations that have decided to cut ties with members of the National Rifle Association. [More]

Hit 'em where it hurts.

[Via Michael G]

Going Out of Business

[More]

Look for future notices from evil black rifle manufacturers if most gun owners don't actually start doing something.

There are still those who don't realize"bump stocks" are just a convenient MacGuffin, oblivious to what the actual threat is.

[Via Len Savage]

Have We Reached Critical Mass for Total Idiocracy Yet?

Would America vote for Oprah for president? [More]

Well, she's acceptably "progressive." And when it comes to politics, she seems to be a natural...

[Via bondmen]

You CAN Stop the Signal

Mother of swatting victim berates Wichita City Council. City turns off her mic. [More]

"One of most influential people in legal education" agrees.

[Via bondmen]

Giving Up the Ghost

Democratic state lawmakers have a new target as they aim to tighten New Jersey's already strict firearms laws: "ghost guns." [More]

They don't want you to have the other kind, either...

[Via Roger J]

Judicial Cognitive Dissonance

In an earlier case, the Massachusetts high court concluded that stun guns just aren't "arms" for Second Amendment purposes, because ...  they aren't usable in the military." [More]

Compare to:

“The AR-15 and its analogs, along with large capacity magazines, are simply not weapons within the original meaning of the individual constitutional rights to ‘bear arms.”

Norman processes the disconnect:

[Via Paul G]

NJ Sheriff and Former Chief Show Contempt for Oaths with 2nd Amendment Infringements

“Those weapons are designed to take out mass amounts of people, for the military to use, for the police to use, should they have to…” [More]

Note he doesn’t define when his sworn duties will require him to issue the orders to “take out mass amounts of people.”

War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery...

...preventing someone from publicly expressing opinions is free speech... [More]

That's the opinion of "one of most influential people in legal education," meaning she gets to help shape the "legal" thought of tomorrow's lawyers and judges.

I note a telling sign from the "protest."

Got that, knuckle-dragging, tiny-dicked ammosexual racists?

Release of Child Executioner Show Absurdity of ‘Prohibited Person’ Edicts

The science of healing diseased and evil minds comes up with no solutions that can ensure the monster will not once more ravage when released from his restraints. The finest minds in psychiatry can offer no more of a cure than ancient Egyptians could exorcise demons using “afa root, onions and honey.” [More]

How is leaving proven dangers free to move among us a solution to anything? Who thinks you can tell them they can't have a gun and that'll fix things?

Counterpoint

STAND FOR THE SECOND IS A STUDENT LEAD, STUDENT DRIVEN MOVEMENT ORGANIZING WALKOUTS AT HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS AMERICA. TO REGISTER YOUR SCHOOL FOR A WALKOUT OR REGISTER TO BE AN SFTS STUDENTLEADER, PLEASE CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW THAT APPLIES TO YOU. [More]

I hope to learn and share more about this in the coming days and weeks. I also hope if it all proves out that those with influence do, too.

[Via Felix B]

Only One Question

Is the demonstrable electoral advantage "immigration" and a "pathway to citizenship" will give the gun-grab lobby considered a "gun issue"? [More]

Anyone who says "No," be the first to not equivocate and try to change the subject.

Let No Good Deed Go Unpunished

Hero Who Shot Man Trying To Kill Cop Gets Sued By Criminal's Family [More]

Where have we seen that entitlement to victimize mentality before?

[Via Neil W]

Dishonored by the Dishonorable

Pennsylvania will no longer honor VA CHPs starting May 16! [More]

I'd ask when they're going to start dishonoring other rights, but you don't need a "permit" for them.

Hmmm...

[Via Felix B]

Keep in Mind

Facebook Blocks OFF. Candidate Ratings Available [More]

There they go wrong-thinking again...

Something else to keep in mind since some of the ratings involve federal candidates -- Anybody with the requisite legal knowledge about elections know if suppressing recommendations is tantamount to in-kind unreported contributions to opponents? Yeah, it's probably a stretch, but VLLA SELLA 'n all that...

How to Defend the Second Amendment

I'd have changed the verb to "argue." [More]

Defending comes when that no longer works.

[Via Mack H]

The Inferiority of Violent, Subhuman Racist Whites Explained

A soon-to-be-released updated edition of an Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. History textbook teaches students that white Christian Americans are finding it “difficult to adjust” to becoming a minority and puts forward the perception that President Donald Trump’s election occurred because his apparent “racism connected with a significant number of primary voters.” [More]

Noble idea, but inculcating self-loathing takes too long. Just exterminate them, which is why we need to disarm them. They stand in the way of "progress."

Hey, it's not my idea.

Need someone to show you the way?

Yeah, I know.  Kooky right-wing conspiracy theories...

[Via Mack H]

We're the Only Ones Self-Destructing Enough

Trump Wants To Protect Police, But The Government Is Missing A Big Problem: Suicides [More]

I could have told him that.

The question becomes how much is attributable to the pressure of legitimate duties.

[Via Mack H]

We're the Only Ones Well-Equipped Enough

Why Does This 11-Member Police Force Have $3 Million Of Military Gear? [More]

I thought we'd already established the reason to have weapons of war is to kill as many people as possible, but then I remembered that when in the hands of our community heroes they are magically transformed into "patrol rifles."

Anybody up for a "Battle of Athens" redux?

[Via Jess]

UPDATE-- I'm getting "404" reports-- I guess they don't want hot links because it's stripping the "http://" out of the url. 

Try copying and pasting http://survivalinstitute.com/why-does-this-11-member-police-force-have-3-million-of-military-gear/ into your browser.

If that doesn't work, I'm fine with not sending more eyeballs over.

A Hoplophobic Breakdown

Woman Calls Police Over Man Wearing Pro-Gun T-Shirt At Park [More]

There is no reason this clear and present danger in need of a mental evaluation should not be identified.

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Collecting Enough

Police believe Drabman is merely a collector, but are investigating whether he was planning any violence. [More]

Yeah, they're the "Ony Ones" allowed to do either.

[Via Dave Licht]

More Blood on NRA's Hands, No Doubt

During the drug deal, Durden allegedly pointed a gun at one of Pineda’s friends. Fearing for his safety and his friends’ safety, Pineda allegedly shot Durden, mortally wounding him. [More]

So what's the problem? And why all the "I love you, Grannie" crap except to manipulate those who feel instead of think?

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places Enough

Texas officer arrested after allegedly searching for her undocumented Mexican boyfriend [More]

Maybe now that she's released she can join him in California, claim political refugee status and get sanctuary. And have some federal judge uphold it and award damages...

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones First-Responding Enough

My main beef here is that citizens who perceived the guy to be a credible enough threat to call 911 were force by "law" to wait for the "Only Ones" to show up and stop him. And I say that as someone who has plenty of gripes about NYPD. [More]

[Via bondmen]

A Brave Voice

School Tells 16-Year-Old Student to Remove Gun Video [More]

In true Opposite Day "progressive" fashion, the biggest bullies are the school adminstrators and teachers.

What a well-raised young lady. These are the voices that need to be cultivated and given a platform. "We" need our own "children's crusade." The reality that their numbers would be a lot smaller could highlight the importance of protecting minority views.

[Via Felix B]

The Bad Seed

A second-grader at Pleasantview Elementary randomly attacked students with a kitchen knife he had brought to school around 7:15 a.m. Monday, injuring three students. [More]

I've long disagreed with official policy of withholding names of minors who show themselves to be particularly dangerous. If and when they're released, those who live nearby, especially those with children, need and deserve to know how to avoid potential local menaces.

I also suspect there is more to this story than we're being told, and that there may be political reasons for that if you look at forced changes in the region.

[Via Mack H]

Capture the Flag

A Jacksonville city inspector walked into a Cedar Hills Estate business to issue a warning citation over the display of military flags and employees said she insulted a customer who turned out to be a military veteran. [More]

Inigo is as puzzled by the mayor's use of "customers" as I am.

I've talked before about arrogant city workers who abuse what little power they have. I laughed when one I got into a heated exchange with (and won) ended up exposed.

The store owner's righteous defiance is what forced attention.

Anybody see what the original sin was?

And all that said, I see people are beating the hell out of the inspector on her Facebook page, where she also has a photo of her husband dying in a hospital bed. I'm not offering that as a mitigating excuse for unacceptable professsional conduct, but am offering a reminder: Sometimes it helps to keep in mind that we all bear our own burdens and sometimes what we don't see is behind what we do.

And that said, she sure does seem to do a lot of Facebook posting on what appear to be workdays and normal working hours...

[Via Torin B]