Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Taking It Personally

I personally concluded that the Second Amendment creates a personal right, under the Constitution. [More]
No it does not. You'd think someone up for being the government's "top lawyer" -- as opposed to an ignorant dumbass -- would grok that simple fact.

And "shall not be infringed" leaves very little room for subjective "reasonable regulation."

[Via bondmen]

Like a Good Neighbor


After burning your kitchen down we thought you'd like some fresh-baked nut roll! [More]

For 'Progressives,' Every Day is Opposite Day

What I had never considered was that she thought of her evil as a virtue. [More]
So we're talking delusional disorder instead of possession...?

'It Accidentally Fired'

All by its own self, no doubt.  [More]

And then we have this "real reporter" gem:
The firearm, a Springfield XD 9mm pistol, was legally registered under his name.
Really?

And yeah, "aggravated assault" fits the second part of the common definition.

There is no excuse for this level of negligence.

[Via Sons of Reagan]

Doing It in Style

Gigi Hadid and Hailey Baldwin use fashion to fight gun violence [More]
The voices of seasoned judgment have spoken. If that doesn't persuade you, I don't know what will.

Just Like the Rest of Us

Actor James Woods: ‘I Have Never Traveled Unarmed Since That Day’ [More]
Thing is, he just sold his house in Beverly Hills last September, meaning he either had one of those "permits" forever beyond the reach of we mere "law-abiding" mortals, or else he took the same risks forced on us.

Speaking of Three-Dimensional Chess

Inside the Mueller team’s decision to dispute BuzzFeed’s explosive story on Trump and Cohen [More]
In one move he neutralized the "witch hunt" accusation in the minds of most observers.

The Things We Do for Love

Brad Pitt is dating Charlize Theron after the pair were introduced by her ex-fiancé Sean Penn [More]
Is she going to make him get rid of his guns, too?

Let's hope so.

Right before she "ghosts" him.

Monday, January 21, 2019

Late Start

A convergence of problems caused by the snow have kept me outside working in the cold all morning until now. Bottom line -- everything is backed up here, including reacting to tips received over the weekend.

Bear with me as I continue to dig out.

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2:30 update: Today's shot. My motivation to start things here now is gone. I'll try again tomorrow.


Friday, January 18, 2019

Lowering the Barr Again

Trump's AG pick was top cop during the federal siege and killing of Randy Weaver's wife and son. [More]
In case this wasn't enough...

Wolves' Breakfast Plans Foiled

Virginia House panel votes down more than a dozen gun bills, including red-flag proposal [More]
The pack leaders are not pleased.

[Via Mack H]

Meanwhile, Over at the Faith Coalition

Everything presented so far indicates the firearms industry would find faith in Mr. Barr as attorney general to protect the lawful commerce in arms. [More]
Besides,who you gonna believe? Us or your lying eyes and ears?

[Via Mack H]

The Fosters


There's the kind "progressives" encourage and the kind they'd like to eliminate altogether.

Tofu Eater

Chernin, who has donated nearly $500,000 to Democratic candidates and causes since 2015, has repeatedly attacked gun rights and Second Amendment activists over the last year ... Chernin also signed a petition backed by a Michael Bloomberg-funded gun control group demanding a federal ban on semi-automatic weapons. [More]
I confess I still take guilty pleasure in watching a Fudd on TV.  He never fails to entertain.

[Via Michael G]

Unmasked


[More]

Design by Committee

STEM students create dumbest smart gun ever [More]
How did they get hold of a real gun to validate their contentions and then get it into the school?  Or didn't they, and the whole "project" is just speculative political bs?

[Via William T]

Ready for a Bastille Day II?

Yellow Vest protestor shot in the back of the head by French police [More]
I'm sure things would settle down if they only formed some kind of public safety committee...

[Via Michael G]

#BelieveWomen?

Parkinson, a former police worker, alleged the rape against her former partner while he was a prison guard at Canberra's jail. [More]
I wonder how many other innocents this foul creature set up.

[Via Michael G]

Meanwhile, Over at the 'Pro-Gun Presidency"...

White House School Safety Commission Recommends Gun Confiscation [More]
Why am I suddenly thinking "Goldfinger"...?

[Via Joseph W]

We're the Only Ones Upset Enough

Sheriffs came to the Roundhouse to meet with lawmakers and listen to the governor's speech, but because they were armed, they were told they couldn't come into the House gallery. [More]
I can't tell you how much that upsets me.

[Via bondmen]

Criminocracy


What would you call it? [More]

[Via bondmen]

So How Many Average American's Tax Payments Will This Cost Every Year?

Polk County Sheriff said Calderon blamed the child... [More]
Another qualifier! Everything about this guy screams "Democrat-in-waiting!"

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones 'Liberating' Enough

Upheaval in the Hillsboro Police Department over theft investigation [More]
So much for being  more trustworthy to have a gun...

[Via bondmen]

Garbage People

Note the force of such dehumanizing invective that transcends political differences. [More]
Are you vermin?

We're the Only Ones Not Guilty Enough


[More]
Why do I feel like a closer look at the judge might be in order?

Or at least getting her name right...?

[Via bondmen]

Zeroing In


[More]
I wonder how long it will take them to notice...

It's easy to do when you work alone and are in a hurry. If an editor did it, the Roman numeral can confuse some.

[Via Wynn A] 

From the Department of Redundancy Department

Under the new law Pritzker signed Thursday, it would be illegal for retailers to sell guns without being certified by the state.  [More]
No, of course it won't eliminate ATF oversight.

This is harassment because he can.

Is anyone surprised to find the people who want to disarm you are also sadists?

[Via Bill in ILL]

The Benefits Line Starts Here



I wonder if anyone in that line would object to someone cutting in front of them. [More]

[Via Dave Licht]

The Gun Went Off

The Mossberg .22 caliber rifle determined to be the gun that killed Allen...[More]
What else could it have been?

Racists and Xenophobes



Either that or lying, subversive hypocrites...

[Via Don J]

Aptronym

Yoni... [More]
How fitting.

What he really wants to impeach are the ideas that got the man elected.


#SheiToo

Former staffer accuses Jackson Lee of retaliation after rape claim [More]
And he was a Beto-besty...?

Expanding Existing Intolerable Acts

The Vichy NRA officially supports Star Chamber-ordered SWATting with no due process. [More]
Here comes their waterboy now:



In the Pink

Gillette has been accused of hypocrisy over its new advert tackling toxic masculinity, with some complaining the brand is itself guilty of sexism. It relates to the issue known as the “pink tax” where products advertised towards women cost more than similar products marketed towards men. [More]
So their masters disproportionately pass along child labor cost savings...?

Missing in Action

2019 WOMEN'S MARCH SPONSORS [More]
You didn't think you could quietly slip away without being noticed, did you, gals?

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Monster Jam Eliminates Incentive for Gun Owners to Attend Their Shows


“Gun outrage grew”?  With whom?  Do they get a lot of whiny harridans in pink pussy hats registering anti-gun indignation at monster truck events these days? [More]
Let 'em fill the stands with leftists since that's who they want to please.

The Takeaway

The country did not just "change". Danish politicians, with their policies, changed it. [More]
What's this got to do with us and guns?

[Via Michael G]

The Cognitive Dissonance -- It Burns!

Supporters of sanctuary cities say they help foster good relationships between law enforcement and immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. [More]
Gosh, now that you put it that way...

[Via Mack H]

The Wrong Question

“Why is a sitting State Senator in Virginia carrying while presenting at a Committee Hearing?” [More]
Where does Lorie Haas find it acceptable for any non-state enforcer to bear arms?

That Mr. Pynchon -- him plenty smart fella.

[Via Mack H]

It's Not Like Predators Ever Go After Calves or Anything

At the time, Stoia was a Stafford County sheriff’s recruit in training. [More]
And she "thinks" cops are the Only Ones who should be armed?

Question: If someone with murder on his mind were endangering her children, what would Annette Hyde be able to do about it?

[Via Mack H]

It Depends Upon What the Meaning of the Word 'Universal' Is


[More]

Nancy...?

[Via Jess]


Guarding with Jealous Attention the Public Liberty

Murphy's Law

New Jersey residents organize effort to recall Gov. Murphy [More]
Good luck with that.

And it's not like New Jersey Republicans offer an alternative.

[Via Felix B]

Living Up to Their Lack of Principles

Are There AR-15-Owning Democrats Defying Boulder Assault Weapons Ban? [More]
Why wouldn't there be? Did you ever know one that wasn't a damn hypocrite?

[Via Jess]

We're the Only Ones Tutoring Enough

Former Maize teacher, ex-cop gets probation in student sex case ... Yelverton, 45, had sex with the girl in his classroom and at off-campus locations [More]
I don't get it -- on the one hand they're "children," but on the other they're mature enough to demand changes to our "gun laws"...?

[Via bondmen]

The Right of the Invaders to Keep and Bear Arms Shall Not Be Infringed

Kate Steinle’s acquitted killer wants gun conviction dropped, too – and he might get it [More]
Yeah, I mean, it's not like he's Wayne Fincher or anybody...

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Unlucky in Love Enough

BOYFRIEND of Louisiana rookie cop who was shot on her way to work is arrested for her murder along with two accomplices [More]
They get to carry in places you and I can't because of superior trustworthiness and judgment...?

[Via bondmen]

Tilting at Windmills


So in order to stop polar icecaps from melting we need a global tax on who, exactly...? [More]

A Public Health Menace

WOMAN'S OBITUARY BLAMING DONALD TRUMP FOR CONTRIBUTING TO HER DEATH "CENSORED" BY NEWSPAPER, NOW SON WANTS APOLOGY [More]
Now that we know the TDS pandemic is fatal, should we consider her Patient Zero?

And if the family believes it proper to use obituaries to express contentious political views, going public with its indignation against restraints, would alternative views be acceptable?

And the Low-Hanging Fruit Award Goes To...

...confidential FBI source...undercover agent...A second FBI source... [More]
So basically they set up a malevolent retard who doesn't even know how to use a gun in order to generate herd-spooking headlines and garner public accolades?

Well why not? They already sold a bridge.

Takes a Licking and Keeps on Ticking

A Florida woman is accused of stealing a man’s five Rolex watches, valued at $108,000, during their date on Jan. 8...Correctional officers found them inside of her vagina. [More]
I see what they did there.

[H/T Wirecutter and CC]

Sic 'em!

One of the most prominent groups advocating for stricter immigration went to court Wednesday to demand a judge order the Southern Poverty Law Center to stop labeling it a “hate group,” accusing the self-described watchdog of running an illegal racket to silence political opponents. [More]
Or as Mike called 'em...

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

#ReleaseTheNRAQuestionnaire

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said Tuesday evening that she is launching a presidential exploratory committee, throwing her hat into a crowded field of potential 2020 White House candidates.  [More]
It's not too late to ask her some tough questions on guns.

You know, instead of deliberately lobbing softballs.

Going to the Mat

Ranchers and farmers near the U.S.-Mexico border have been finding prayer rugs on their properties in recent months, according to one rancher who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation by cartels. [More]
Curious how those with the resources to prove such allegations for all to see don't seem interested.

Open the Pod Bay Doors, HAL

ROGUE AI Alexa DOWN – Amazon helper stopped working, ‘ignored users’ and wouldn’t turn off  [More]
Say, who's up for some RFID-connected "smart guns"?

There is No Try

Cornyn offers 'reciprocity' for 17 million concealed carry permit holders [More]
And the chances of it passing in the now-Democrat-controlled House are...?

But back when they controlled it all it wasn't the right time?

He knows all that, of course. They all do.

We're the Only Ones All F****d Up Enough


Good grief, where to begin...? [More]

Panty fetishists? "Slurred" speech -- in more ways than one? Mowing down a four-year-old ... on the sidewalk?

[Via bondmen]


Arguing Over Trivialities

If Rehaif was not aware of his changed immigration status, his lawyers argue, he cannot be convicted for being an illegal alien in possession of a fire arm under the relevant law. [More]
This goes to a much deeper question.

Like how can your status change and the exit process not begin?

[Via bondmen]

Going for the Brass Ring

Gun Owners of America Funds Challenge to National Firearms Act in U.S. Supreme Court [More]
If nothing else it will strip away illusions from all but the willingly self-deluded.

Killer Instinct

A soulful piano ballad channeling Springsteenian 1980s power rock, Killers frontman Brandon Flowers tackles President Donald Trump's border wall, mass incarceration and gun violence by anchoring each stance with singing "...in the land of the free." [More]
Remember when editor-in-chief Steve Forbes was running for president and wanted us to believe he was our pal?

Nice to see NRATV totally avoid that "single issue" while sucking up to the guy who ultimately approves such subversive paeans. I especially like the "Help Save the 2nd - Donate Now" header.


We're the Only Ones Off the Record Enough

“Why Doesn’t the FBI Videotape Interviews?” [More]
Who's the average accepted-by-the-prosection juror going to believe? Someone he's been conditioned to regard as a hero, or the slob who must have done something wrong or he wouldn't be here?

[Via Michael G]

Home at Last

CNN hires John Kasich as on air contributor [More]
Will they at least give him a donut cushion?

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Resistant Enough

An investigation caused the officers to believe that Collier was drunk and when they tried to arrest Collier for DWI, he resisted and assaulted the officers on the scene. [More]
So can we infer professional courtesy from no mention of guns being drawn...?

[Via Mike R]

Who Says Knowing What You're Talking About is a Requirement?

“We have legislators drafting bills who have no idea how firearms work or any sense of firearm nomenclature,” Fortunato said. “When decision makers want to restrict someone’s constitutional rights, they shouldn’t go off half-cocked.” [More]
I have mixed feelings about this.

On the one hand, do we really want them actually knowledgeable and thus able to craft less-challengeable legislation?

On the other hand, they'll vote it down and demonstrate to all that remaining ignorant is a major part of their agenda.

[Via CDT]

What Does that Tell Us about Him?

Think Progress Writer Was Quite Upset a Concealed-Carrying Woman Killed Her Armed Mugger [More]
That's because he knows she's more of a man than he will ever be.

And can there be anything more Opposite Day than "Think Progress"?

[Via Mack H]

Teach Your Children Well

Company co-founded by Nancy Pelosi's son charged with securities fraud [More]
Don't worry-- he's established plausible deniability.

Besides, he's a member of that Big Club you ain't in.

[Via Michael G]

Fairfax-Approved

Republican Marco Rubio is Pushing a Major Gun Confiscation Bill Through Congress [More]
Don't worry, Chris says it's OK.

Hey, who wants wine?

[Via Wynn A] 

It's Actually More of a Continuum

If leftists believe any of the above, let alone all of it, they are deluded people ... If leftists do not believe those claims, they are not deluded; they lie for effect and, therefore, engage in evil. [More]
It's not necessarily either/or.

And I assume the above holds true for Groverians?

[Via Mack H]

Sly Like a Foxx

Jamie Foxx Calls for Solutions to Gun Violence [More]
What he offers are statements like:
“I kill all the white people in the movie,” he boasted. “How great is that?”
Via Dave Licht]

Sins of the Father

Patterson will not be allowed firearms, contact with Jayme or the neighbors and dog walker who alerted authorities to her escape. [More]
Gotta close that Relative Loophole...

[Via Dave Licht]

It Could Be Worse?

The temporary decree, which will expire in 120 days unless ratified by Congress, is likely to thrill his supporters, but many others fear it will only worsen violence in Brazil. [More]
The cognitive dissonance -- it burns!

[Via Roger J]

Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Botched Brexit means clock ticking on UK's chance for sovereignty, freedom from EU *
Yeah, sure. "Botched."

Opposite Day "progressives" are all for "democracy" until it doesn't go their way.

Mr. Kennedy's warning comes to mind, but the government has pretty much taken the Captain Parker option off the table.

* Fox News does not allow links from Blogger. Paste https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/steve-hilton-original-intent-of-brexit-restoring-freedom-and-sovereignty-buried-by-inept-bureaucrats into your browser.

Representative of Whom?

A federal judge on Tuesday invalidated the Trump administration's addition of a U.S. citizenship question to the 2020 census, the first ruling in a handful of lawsuits that claim the query will hurt immigrants. [More]
See, disenfranchising you and me doesn't count.

An Obama judge said it, I believe it, that settles it. And don't get me started on Harry Reid.

Educated Guesses

LA teachers union advocates for illegals, then complains of overcrowded classrooms [More]
What, they don't teach math?

Too busy with their Opposite Day "progressive" anti-bullying efforts...?

UPDATE: These are the people entrusted with-- what do the collectivists call it? -- "our most precious resource." It's not hard to see how Comrade Duch's can arise from such ranks.

Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Bunch of Media Subversives

Company known for deep cost-cutting offers to buy Gannett [More]
I can't tell you how concerned I am.

Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater

Does this still work?" O'Rourke said. "Can an empire like ours with military presence in over 170 countries around the globe, with trading relationships . . . and security agreements in every continent, can it still be managed by the same principles that were set down 230-plus years ago?" [More]
Yeah, the problem is we've been following the Constitution too closely all these years.

Why not go with something that works?

An Africentric School


[More]
Let me guess: The parents are neither Republicans nor NRA members.

Let me also guess the school is a result of half a century of Opposite Day "progressive" school desegregation efforts.

From Each According to What's His

“He said that in the event the government intervenes, the buildings would then be controlled by a ‘community nonprofit,'” the report said. [More]
How very "progressive."

Another Racist Democrat

Pelosi calls cops to remove illegals from her home [More]
And another target for the Open Properties Foundation...

This is CNN

CNN ANALYST ACCUSES BLACK CONSERVATIVE RADIO HOST OF ‘WHITE PRIVILEGE’ [More]
And then the incompetent EEO hire blamed "her team."

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Masters of Understatement


[More]
Seriously...?

"Authorized Journalists." Is it any wonder I love them so?


One Ring to Rule Them All, One Ring to Find Them


My Precioussss...
One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them. [More]

An Idea Whose Time has Come


I'm starting to warm up to a selectively-applied Open Properties Foundation... [More]

Can we add "birthright family membership" with all attendant rights and privileges for dropping one over the wall...?

Lowering the Barr

On the assault weapon front, the proposal before us is the DeConcini amendment. And I think ... I would support both the Brady Bill waiting period and the DeConcini [semi-auto ban] amendment, provided that they were parts of a broader and more comprehensive crime bill that included ... very tough provisions on the use of firearms in crimes and illegal purchase and trading in firearms... [More]
Yeah, I know.

I took the liberty of modifying the canned letter:



Closing the Stable Door

Democrats still have a strong pull  on a large percentage of Hispanic votes, but GOP support from the group is stable. [More]
For now, not that a stable 70/30 guarantees anything but a win for Team Totalitarian...

And all those rewarded for invading and their children molded by public schools will only guarantee the ratio getting worse.

[Via Michael G]

With 'Steadfast Allies' LikeThis...

It also would allow police and others to seek protective orders preventing someone from buying a gun if they pose a threat. [More]
That's because he's "a steadfast ally in the fight to protect our constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms."

Facts Are a Fickle Thing


Yep. [Watch]

So WTF...?

OK, We Give Up...

The number of airport security screeners failing to show up for work around the country is soaring as the partial government shutdown goes into its fourth week. [More]
Dang. Who's gonna grope Mom?

[Via Dave Licht]

A Temporary Setback


The government attorney assigned as liaison in Terry et al v. U.S. Department of State has been furloughed in the shutdown. We'll pick up again pending appropriations.

Meanwhile, Over in Feinstein Paradise

'LOOKS LIKE MINCEMEAT ALL OVER' Nairobi attack – Four dead and 14 injured as Al Shabaab terrorists launch bomb and gun rampage on hotel in ex-pat district [More]
"Commonsense gun safety laws," anyone...?

Putting the "Reich" in Erenreich.

If I had a gun and knew how to use it, my first target would be the fiends who’ve been destroying Joshua Trees in the eponymous park. The rest of you bastards can wait. [More]
And naturally she doesn't want you to have a gun.

Actually, her whole Twitter feed reads like a parody of the raging bitter leftist hag stereotype. I wonder how many cats she owns.

I know the area in question well -- it was one of our preferred camping sites when we lived in SoCal and we have many happy memories from there. One truism I have noticed about all wilderness areas -- the easier they are to get to by car, the more of an attraction they are for the same types who trash their neighborhoods.

Our groups, which included many of the types of people she seems especially hostile to, applied the same ethic we lived our lives by to making sure what we left were footprints that the high desert winds would soon blow away.

[Via Michael G]

Who Could Have Known?

She said he was wearing an ankle bracelet due to charges stemming from the ex-girlfriend he took hostage. [More]
So obviously, the answer is more New Jersey "laws" to disarm you and me.

Right?

[Via Keith B]

We'll Need More than Whining about It

A New Central American Caravan Forms—And Mexico Is Not Thrilled [More]
So what will they do to stop it, and to send a clear message that new attempts will be repulsed?

An Organization of Bylaws, Not Men

Criticizing NRA Executives is NOT “Attacking the NRA” [More]
Exactly.

Picking Easy Targets

Arab Christians clash violently with police in Haifa over ‘McJesus’ sculpture [More]
But they didn't kill anybody, did they?

Funny how @Jack allows this with no repercussions.

And the Pig Got Up and Slowly Walked Away

Southern Poverty Law Center Quietly Joins the Roster of Big Groups Walking Away from the Women’s March [More]
Reminds me of a song...

Speaking of which...

Are You Sleeping?

...I thought to myself, it isn’t a coup against Trump it’s a coup against us. Those of us who are awake. [More]
And for those who aren't...?

Ourselves and Our Posterity

The U.S. needs a birth rate of at least 2.1 children per woman to replace the current population of the country without experiencing population decreases. [More]
What should the population be? Would deleterious effects of a decrease be the same across the board? Aren't some populations increasing? Is that good or bad? What effect is that likely to have on the balance of political and economic power? Would the main effect of a decrease in the productive sector mean a more rapid collapse of the Ponzi scheme?

[Via Mack H]

Toning Down the Old Toxic Masculinity

‘Cut the Wire,’ a Toy Bomb Game, Is Discontinued After Criticism [More]
They should have told the Marxist bluenoses where to shove the bomb. I don't know any boy that wouldn't think this is cool -- at least until the brainwashers got hold of him or doped him out on Ritalin if he didn't get with the program.

And I believe I owe this man an apology. It's his former colleagues that ought to be ashamed of themselves.

When feral sons Uday and Qusay were cubs, we'd occasionally go to those restaurants that give you those coaster thingies that buzz and light up when your table is ready. We'd pass the time playing it was a bomb and passing it around after holding it a minute to see who it "exploded" on.

We still play it on rare occasions when we find ourselves in one of those joints.

[Via Mack H]

Betrayal in Waiting?

Donald Trump says he’s open to Dianne Feinstein’s assault weapons age limit – or even a ban [More]
Some of us have been careful to clarify we support the agenda he ran on and had eyes wide open on the man, especially considering his past statements.  Some no doubt will once more attribute this to genius-level three-dimensional chess being played out several moves ahead.  Being a man of lesser faith in political saviors, I'm scratching my head over why he seems to think, when beset on all sides, that it's a good idea to demotivate the only supporters he's got left, especially since ejecting him and moving Pence to the top slot might end up being a windfall move.

I got this link from Herschel, who has some thoughts of his own.

And UPDATE: I didn't realize this story was a year old. Still, the caution is timeless.