Tuesday, March 05, 2019

Haunted by the Past

But it also makes him vulnerable, because his record over the decades could seem out of line with where the Democratic Party has moved. [More]
There's someone else whose record should make her vulnerable -- if anyone with reach would publicly question it. (That one was submitted for publication on Feb. 13, 2018, and Parkland happened on Feb. 14).

[Via Roger J]

Creepy Crawler

Eric Holder: I won’t run... [More]
Probably because he never learned how to walk without getting caught.

[Via Mack H]

Breaking Through the Brass Ceiling

They belong to women, the fastest-growing population of gun owners. [More]
Who you gonna listen to, ladies? Your own training and experience or George Zornick and The Nation?

[Via Mack H]

#justacitizen

CBS News Wants Guns for Them, but Not for You. [More]
That's because they're "real reporters" employing a "trained professional."

They wouldn't expect #justablogger to understand.

Eliminating the Middleman

Norfolk-based sailor used military discount to buy guns and resell them — sometimes to criminals [More]
Is it unfair to speculate about low-hanging fruit and to wonder if there might be a UBC-vested provocateur lurking in the background somewhere?

[Via Mack H]

The Canary in the Coal Mine

Gun Control In Portugal Serves As A Beacon Of Warning For Gun Owners In America [More]
And yes -- bolt actions will definitely be on the table here. Hell, we've already seen one fruit of "democracy" broach muzzleloaders.

I've seen popular pragblogs dismiss those resisting the Trumpstock ban as "morons" and worse, and getting no small amount of solidarity in comments.

And You Think You've Got Problems?

An Indiana man who yesterday accidentally shot himself in the penis and scrotum does not have a handgun license and could face criminal prosecution, police say. [More]
So he was pre-compensating...?

[Via Dave Licht]

An All-American Boy

Illegal immigrant charged with murder of Mollie Tibbetts wants trial moved to community with more ‘diversity’ [More]
Yeah, someplace where activist gun owners aren't underrepresented...

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Non-Confrontational Enough

WATCH: Parkland Survivor Calls Out Deputy Who Refused to Confront Gunman [More]
Looks like he's still refusing to engage...

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Taking a Dip Enough

Investigation of KCK police chief looks into alleged double-dipping in lake house deal [More]
Let me guess: The investigator yells "Marco"?

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Experimenting Enough

A Kansas City police sergeant is in serious condition after being injured in an accidental shooting early Tuesday at the Kansas City Police Department crime lab. [More]
I always wondered where Ted Olson had landed.

[Via bondmen]

For Want of a Nail

And this nonsense is going to cost us a squad, a platoon, a battalion, a battle, a campaign, and a war. Then a nation. A society. A culture. [More]
Oh, nonsense back. Anyone who has ever seen "Xena Warrior Princess," Wonder Woman or Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow can tell you this guy doesn't know what he's talking about.

And let's not forget Amber Heard...

[Via Florida Guy]   

What a Difference a Day Makes

If you asked me this morning which nation has the most mass shootings in the world, I would have said, with perhaps a flicker of hesitation, the United States. [More]
So all it takes is an open mind receptive to the truth?

OK, so what else could we try?

Smart Pills

“Can you eat something that will actually get to your brain? Can you eat things in parts that will assemble inside your head?” [More]
I remember that joke.

How dumb would you have to be to invite access?

I Like to be in America! Everything Free in America!

Seven illegal immigrants who were arrested in an IRS raid at a meatpacking company that was cheating on its taxes are now suing the government for “profiling.” [More]
SPLC's Meredith Stewart certainly knows how to wormtoungue her way around an argument.

And it sure sounds like James Brantley deserves to be hanged.

About Time Somebody Slapped the CPAC 'Leadership' in Front of Everybody

CPAC and Trump Disappoint Immigration Patriots. Michelle Malkin Issues Both a Wake-Up Call [More]
Seems like the attendees appreciate what the event planners do not, and that's telling.

On a side note, it's nice to see Wayne step outside that "single issue" and acknowledge “For NRA, the freedom of speech is as essential as any other liberty.” Too bad he continues to avoid using that free speech to warn against the obvious.


But why do they keep calling him "CEO," when Article V. Section 1. (b) of the Bylaws clearly states "The Board may not abolish said offices nor create any other offices"?

Welcome to Big League Politics

OCASIO-CORTEZ AND HER CHIEF OF STAFF ‘COULD BE FACING JAIL TIME’ IF THEIR CONTROL OVER PAC WAS INTENTIONALLY HIDDEN, FORMER FEC COMMISSIONER SAYS [More]
Why do I get the feeling that if you followed the thread to its source you'd find an establishment Democrat operative dropping clues?

Why does the saying "Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill" come to mind?

Who's a Good Dog?

Apparently there was a casting call for the actors. "Male Caucasians for Human Dogs..." [More]
Contemptible.

And if any of them ever wins the celebrity lottery or sucks his way to the top to make it "big time," look for his political opinions to be promoted and revered.

When the race war these genocidal maniacs are trying to start happens, look for "dog" to be a staple in high-population "progressive" enclaves.

MARK WARNER BACKTRACKS ON CALLS FOR RESIGNATIONS OF NORTHAM AND FAIRFAX  [More]
Of course he does. It's safe to back away now that the noise has been toned down by those who control the volume...

Monday, March 04, 2019

Common Sense Pressure Cooker Safety Laws Now


These vessels of war, with no legitimate cooking purposes, don't belong on our streets! [More]

Oregon Democrats Demand That You Obey Them -- Or Else

Possession of any magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds will get you 6 months in jail. “Use” of a standard capacity magazine will get you a year in jail and a $6250.00 fine. [More]
Fact: If they can get gun owners to obey this, they can get them to obey any surrender order.  And they just keep slapping and slapping and slapping.

You gotta wonder if someone is trying pushing to create an exploitable event to go after even more.

About Last Night


The Armed American Radio archive of last night's broadcast is now archived to play at your leisure. [Listen]

Stephen Stamboulieh and I discussed the latest happenings in the "Trumpstock" case and also in Young v. Hawaii.

Welcome to Gunkapo County!

Despite having one of the highest percentages of registered Democrats for counties in New Mexico, Rio Arriba has joined more than 20 counties and municipalities throughout the state in recent weeks in passing resolutions opposing proposed gun legislation and declaring themselves a “Second Amendment Sanctuary.” [More]
Do you think they're just stupid, or what?

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Gunsmithing Enough

A sergeant in the New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police Department was arrested Thursday by State Police on charges that he manufactured and possessed firearms, including handguns, assault rifles and at least one fully automatic assault rifle. It is alleged Gregg Marinelli, 38, of Plattekill illegally made the firearms and sold them to others, including members of outlaw motorcycle groups and those with criminal convictions, sometimes delivering them using his marked police car. [More]
I confess it's a bit of a struggle to not reconsider what I just said about prison rape.

[Via bondmen]

Meanwhile, Over at the Provide-All Government

St. Louis County inmate dies; third to die in jail this year [More]
If ever there was a place where a special relationship with a duty to protect existed...

And yeah, the specifics here are not made clear, but there are reasons that assumptions about custodianship abuses and failures come to mind.

I have to shake my head when I see so-called "conservatives" joking about convicts being raped, and wonder how many realize they're just one "commonsense gun safety law" violation away from forced immersion in such environments.

[Via bondmen]

'A True Conservative'



I've never heard of this @RadioFreeTom character, but apparently, he's a f***ing liar or something. [More]

[Via Michael G]

Roberts' Rule of Orders

Hold the Revolution: Roberts Keeps Joining High Court Liberals [More]
You don't say.

It's almost like there's some kind of hidden pressure here...

Mao's Kind of Town

As Many As 5 Socialists Could Join Chicago's City Council [More]
Forget it, Jake...

Old News

AARP: LEFTIST, DEEP STATE SCAM [More]
What to do...?

When a Plan Comes Together

Newly Uncovered Evidence Connects Crooked Hillary and Creepy Podesta to Fake Russian Hoax Before Election [More]
Wake me when they're being frog-marched.

And There Was War in Heaven Hell

Stalinist Democrats Target Their Own [More]
The Lord works in mysterious ways.

The New Stamp Act

There are 175,977 transferable machineguns registered now, and it takes better than 7 months to get a stamp. Throw in an estimated 16 million semiauto AR- and AK-pattern rifles into the mix and you’ll have 92 times as many for 92 times the wait, 644 months (I rounded). It’ll take almost 54 years to get your stamp. [More]
I see Ted is still being a Deutschbag.

Fortunately:
Prognosis: 3% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
For now.

We're never more than one gun-free zone bloodbath away from those odds changing significantly.

Wait 'til You See the Rest of the Cabinet

Bernie Sanders hires illegal immigrant to be press secretary [More]
In a rational world, ICE would drag her off the podium in front of the DSM and escort the whole family to the Rio Grande.

Not All Bad

While Muslim clerics in the United States typically insist they submit to the U.S. Constitution, an Illinois cleric chastised Islamic relief organizations for not stating that an Islamic caliphate is the ultimate objective for Muslims. [More]
So what will happen to all the pink pussy-hatters again...?

Mr. Benny...?

Can't Buy Me Love

O’Tierney opened up about his struggles in a 2017 tweet. Last year, he compared some of his failure in dealing with addiction, which he didn’t specify, to the success he had at Square. [More]
I did my part to save him from a life of excess with more than he could handle.


Your Windy City Weekend Gun News in Review

6 people shot inside private club in South Chicago neighborhood: police [More]
They're kind'a scant on details, especially since the as-yet unidentified perps are still out there threatening "the community."

What they're not scant on is tangentially-related stories. Additional links appearing on the page at this writing include:
  • 2 people shot in Kenwood, police say
  • 2 teenage girls shot in Englewood: police
  • 22-year-old man shot inside staffing agency in East Side
  • Police: Man dressed as mail carrier shoots 2 people inside South Side home
  • Police: Fight led to mass shooting outside South Side lounge; 2 killed, 5 injured
  • Man critically injured in South Shore police-involved shooting identified by mother
  • Man killed, second man wounded in shooting at Orland Square Mall
  • 3 injured after argument ends in gunfire in Englewood
  • CTA driver injured after jumping out window to escape shooting on bus
  • Man, 33, shot while shoveling snow: police
  • Police investigating shooting, 3-car crash near Dan Ryan Expy.
  • 2 people shot to death in Peoria home invasion
This one doesn't seem to fit with the rest:
  • Chicago woman with concealed carry license shoots, kills robber: police
Obviously, we need to discourage the lawful exercise of the right to keep and bear arms, wouldn't you agree?

Forget it, Jake, it's Chi-Town.

And They Say There Are No Stupid Questions

Will voters’ ‘identity politics’ choose new Chicago mayor? [More]
Those Daley and Joyce voters sure are racists.

Forget it, Jake...

To Their Credit

China bans 23m from buying travel tickets as part of 'social credit' system [More]
We could do that here for all you de-platformed "haters" who have no right to speak or to employment or to...

[Via Michael G]

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

NYPD Reports Murders & Rapes Soaring In 2019 [More]
"Despite the city's positive outlook"...

"Aside from that, how did you like the play, Mrs. Lincoln?"

[Via William T]

Anchors Away

Anchor Babies In Canada Could Be Winning Votes For Canadian Conservatives [More]
For U.S. ones, too, in the right states and districts.

Provided they have a clear plan that credibly addresses legal barriers, refutes the counter-arguments, and is made in earnest as opposed to just for "winning votes"...

And provided it's not already too late.

If They Let Us Get Away with This on Bump Stocks, We Can Get Away with It on Anything

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has presented senior White House staff with his plan to effectively ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in convenience stores throughout the United States, according to two sources familiar with the meeting. [More]
Lemme keep looking: I'm sure this authority is right there under Article. II. somewhere...

It's a pattern: Pick something marginalized that most people don't give a damn about -- or even feel negatively toward -- and establish the precedent.

I'm wondering if what ought to be banned are 3D chess pieces...

[Via Roger J]

And Not Just Any Gun

[More]
"Authorized Journalists": Is it any wonder I love them so?

And "big scoop" is on an old tradition...?

The Government They Deserve

NYC Mayor De Blasio's wife spent $900 million in taxpayer money—with no record of how it was used [More]
I don't expect an arrest is imminent...?

From each according to what we say. To us according to our greed...

[Via Jess]

Deboosted

"This occurs because prompts like 'Share this video' are disabled..." [More]
I've personally experienced that with my posts, which is different from all the times I've documented where they've been deemed as spam and/or violations of community standards.

WarOnGuns Correspondent Robert B sent me this link along with a thought I have not seen elsewhere:
Isn't throttling some of the most popular conservative channels doing a disservice to Facebook's shareholders and ultimately violating the corporation's fiduciary duty? Could ultimately be a Sec violation for surreptitiously devaluing company stock? Is Favebook violating the law?
I don't have an answer to that. It brings to mind the nuns buying minimal shares to be able to call for a board response as has happened at S&W and Ruger, but this has the added element of invoking regulators. 

If you have an informed opinion on that, please share it.

#WalkAway

The Great Awakening: Breaking the Chains of the Democratic Party [Watch]
It's a bit heavy on the Republican/Trump Kool-Aid for my tastes, but it still can be a useful tool for persuading some to stick their toes in the water and maybe wade out deeper.

[Via Leslie B]

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Piers Morgan Paradise...

“I’m not asking members of the public to suddenly jump in to assist police officers because we are highly trained in what we do. But what I’m trying to get across is the simple fact that society has changed so much lately that it seems to be OK [to be] more interested in mocking us and filming us.” [More]
To paraphrase Capt. Butler, you deserve to be mocked, and often, and by someone who knows how.

[Via Henry Bowman]

All We like Sheep have Gone Astray

Family members of victims of a Texas church shooting are suing a sporting goods chain that sold the weapons used in the 2017 massacre. [More]
Yeah, like it's their fault.

Are they going to then pay the store that sold the man who stopped the killer his gun?

[Via Michael G]

OFF Message

Received via email:

These could be ordinary phishers of men, but then again, I wouldn't put it past the commie bedwetter gun-grabbers to be doing their part to make things personal.

No Fear of Being Charlie Hebdoed

"A new comic that will turn Jesus into a savage, Conan the Barbarian-type warrior—JESUSFREAK" [More]
Oh, look: Subversive cowards pretending they're edgy.

A Bipartisan Problem-Solver

John Hickenlooper, Democratic Ex-Governor of Colorado, Enters 2020 Race - Former geologist, the 14th member of the field, pitches himself as a bipartisan problem-solver [More]
More like a problem-creator, but what is it we know about "progressives" and Opposite Day...?

What's that political funk I feel coming on?


The Shape of Things to Come

So let’s look ahead and guess what they might do with total registration. [More]
We know what they'd like to do because they've told us.

Sunday, March 03, 2019

Tonight on ArmedAmerican Radio


Stephen and I will be on in Hour Two (9 p.m. Eastern) to discuss the latest developments in the "Trumpstock" case.

Go to the AAR website to find a station near you or to listen via live streaming.

Friday, March 01, 2019

Trumpstock Challenge Update


Well, that was fast: Monday for briefs, Mar. 22 for oral arguments... [More]

Republican appointee Karen LeCraft Henderson disagrees.

And Another and Another...

Another ban on modern firearms has been introduced in the Oregon Legislature. You know where this will go. [More]
They won't stop until they are stopped.

Calling All Infidels!

Twitter Legal Warns Michelle Malkin Her ‘Mohammed Cartoon Tweet’ Violates “Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws” – Which Are Punishable by Prison or Death [More]
"Official correspondence"?

Was the Pakistani government involved in this warning and has there been collusion with Twitter "legal" in what some could view as a conspiracy to deprive an American citizen of rights?

If this can happen to a prominent conservative journalist of national standing, how much more chilling would this be on a citizen without the reach to call attention to being targeted?

Since a foreign government has been implicated, would this not be the province of FBI, State and DOJ to investigate and ensure no violations of U.S. law have occurred -- and to hold persons and governments accountable if there were? Would it hurt to ask?

Or would whoever is doing the "official" chilling want to add another target and platform?

Never Interfere With an Enemy While He’s in the Process of Destroying Himself

Michael Knowles: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is leading Democrats to defeat in 2020 [More]
No duh. Now shut up.


When the Truth is No Defense

Prosecutors have called for French far-right leader Marine Le Pen to be tried for tweeting pictures of atrocities committed by the Islamic State group, judicial sources said Friday. [More]
Why did Americans die to "free" these people again...?

What Else are They Going to Do?

Right Shrugs, as Left Protects Bad Cops [More]
California is lost.

And we all know the reason why, but for some reason, no one wants to talk about it.

[Via Mack H]

No Laughing Matter

‘Is this parody?’ SJW princess Brianna Wu’s gun control thread is pure ‘ignorant nonsense’ — and comedy gold [More]
She'll probably win.

[Via Michael G]

Sorry, Only One of Me


I just can't get to all the news tips and also get to the work that feeds me. Thanks for understanding.

Blast from the Past


In fairness, a muzzle-loader is a "weapon of war"... [More]

[Via Michael G]

Rump Spectacle

Well, it appears that Goldberg is doubling down on his #NeverTrump position because the news broke this morning that he is leaving National Review in the coming months to help create a new conservative media company that is "Trump-skeptical." [More]
See, I don't have a problem with being Trump-skeptical. Been there, done that a few times myself. When the emperor wears no clothes it does no one any good to pretend otherwise.

But what these asses are really doing is subverting the agenda that got Trump elected. What you want to do here is follow the money.

[Via Mack H]

Say It Ain't So!

“The Non-Violence Torrent” is an initiative that, according to themselves, aims to disrupt the 3D-printed gun market. They plan to do this by flooding popular file sharing sites with fake gun CAD files and torrents. [More]
Anti-gunners resorting to LIES...?

This is going to take me some time to process.

[Via Henry Bowman]

Excellent Questions

That’s a more than rational attitude for left-wingers to adopt. But how about President Trump? What interest of his is served by retaining a justifiably damaged Labor Secretary who protects left-wing interests and steadfastly refuses to drain the swamp? [More]
Lemme guess: 3D chess?

[Via Michael G]

Capitalists Announce Rope Sale

In an open letter published Monday, CEOs for Dick’s Sporting Goods, Levi Strauss & Co., TOMS and RXR Realty called on Congress to criminalize the private transfer of firearms. [More]
They really don't believe the tumbrils will come for them...?

[Via Dave Licht]

When You Have No Other Argument...


...resort to childish insults.  [More]

What would Michelle Lujan Grisham know about oaths of office?

[Via Roger J]

Horse of a Different Color

New CPAC stars: Black gun rights activists - Despite strong support for gun control in African-American communities, pro-gun conservatives see a chance to make inroads. [More]
If they're really "pro-gun," they need to stop voting Democrat. Not that the imported cheap labor "Republicans" are doing them any favors...

Speaking of Dumb

An advocate of gun buyback programs, Mike Weisser, the author of “Mike The Gun Guy,” which describes itself as a magazine with news and notes from both sides about guns, called the bill “the single dumbest piece of legislation enacted anywhere in the United States.” [More]
To be fair, gunkapo Weisser is somewhat of an expert on dumb gun legislation...

[Via Neil W]

Speaking of 'Home Rule'...

Custer Becomes a 2nd Amendment County [More]
So this isn't what the "progressives" had in mind when they were screaming "SANCTUARY"?

The Wrong Question

Do persons under 21 have any Second Amendment rights? [More]
Well, seeing as how it's settled that "This is not a right granted by the Constitution. Neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence," perhaps we ought to consult with Mr.Pynchon before answering that.

We're the Only Ones Looking Into Enough

Police are looking into whether the men committed a crime by pointing their guns at the alleged thieves in the parking lot. The tools found in their truck were the victim’s, police said. [More]
Because if anybody can do it, why, they'll no longer be the "Only Ones."

That said, I wouldn't have been inclined to handle it this way.

[Via bondmen]

Much Ado about Nothing

...the new background check bill that passed in the House yesterday wound up including an amendment that requires ICE to be notified when an illegal alien attempts to purchase a firearm in the United States. [More]
So that's our big "conservative" consolation prize? Beefing up "gun laws" instead of addressing the real problem?

If this gets enacted -- which it won't for now barring an exploitable event causing more "Republicans" to turn coat -- cue an activist "progressive" federal judge to void that provision as racist in 3...2...1...

[Via bondmen]

A New Application

But just because SPLC says so, can the State of Michigan use it as a substitute for either a definition provided by the legislature or a conclusion as a matter of law? [More]
Well hell, the opinions of subversives are used to enact "commonsense gun safety laws" all the time.

[Via Michael G]

Red Flag Rising

Andrew Cuomo Signs Gun Confiscation Into Law in New York [More]
Initially look for outlier cases where most gun owners won't think "This could have been me."

[Via Bill C]

UPDATE: Speaking of "ludicrous"...

[Via bondmen]

You've Got to Accentuate the Positive

But of course, the real history of the crusades was vastly more complex, involving a transference of knowledge, science and cultural practices between the Christian and Islamic worlds... We need to focus on highlighting events and figures that helped to rid their communities of injustice... We need to celebrate those from all backgrounds, who contributed to creating the institutions that protect and nurture our society... [More]
Sing it, Johnny!

Take the Momo Challenge!

Cortez
According to the statement, students can receive an anonymous message from an imaginary character named Momo, which will lead students through a series of dares or self-harm. The character even threatens harm if the challenges are not completed, according to school officials. [More]
I see this is making the rounds again. And if that doesn't work, there are always Tide Pods and Blue Whales. Me, I was always kind'a partial to Biggie Smalls.

"Young leaders." Is there anything they can't teach us? That's not self-destructive...?

That's not "progressive"...?

My Opinion Matters!


I got as new telescreen so Big Brother could watch me in HD and the damn legs overshot my existing TV stand cabinet edges so I had to get a new one. Local stores didn't look like I'd be able to get anything affordable and timely, so I tried Amazon, where the left hand, oblivious to the right hand, asked me for a review after several revised delivery notices and ultimate failure to deliver the product:


I always figured you can't go wrong with the truth:


Doing that is evidently a standards violation:


I guess they only want good reviews...?

It's the Talk of the Town!

In America, talk turns to something unspoken for 150 years: Civil war [More]
Maybe to you self-insulated "Authorized Journalists"...

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Holy Toledo!

Lake Erie first lake to be granted same rights as a human [More]
I don't suppose the argument that rights aren't granted by voters will be persuasive here.

This is an urban Democrat wealth redistribution scam, plain and simple. You know, commie parasites stealing from the productive.

Where I live (130 miles from Toledo and 20 miles from the lake as the crow flies), I'm actually billed for sewer by my sewer district, which maintains the infrastructure, and also by Cuyahoga County, because evidently the drainage culvert out front by the road is somehow deemed to seep into a watershed that ultimately finds its way to the Mighty Cuyahoga and then into the lake (although my annual springtime application of Weed & Feed Turf Builder has nowhere near the impact of just one passenger taking a cruise on the Goodtime III).

Hey, at least we're not Detroit.

[Via Steve T] 

Good Thing Most Americans Have Short Attention Spans and Memories

Waco Biker Massacre Prosecutions Continue to Fall Apart as Last Set of Original Indictments Dismissed [More]
Don't hold your breath waiting for them to indict the real criminals.

[Via Michael G]

What's in a Name?

Brady gun control group gets rebranding [More]
So I guess my suggestion of "Treasonous Motherf***ers Trying to Start a Civil War" didn't resonate?

Game of Thrones

The broadening revelations of the lawless, almost putschist excesses of the Comey-McCabe FBI and elements of the Justice Department and the Brennan-Clapper intelligence services invite serious contemplation of how close the United States came to being a country where regime change might be plausibly and self-righteously attempted by what in undemocratic countries is generally known as the secret police. [More]
It's not so much that they're out of control as it is about who's controlling them.

[Via Mack H]

Heresy!

“I will never forget,” she told me, “I fired her Glock 17, and the moment I fired it, I knew if I had this on me the night that I was attacked, I would not have been raped. Firearms are an equalizer,” she said. “They are the greatest equalizer between a five-foot-five woman like myself and the six-foot-tall man who raped me.” [More]
Any room left in that alligator pit?

[Via Mack H]

International Harvester

True Confessions of Texas Vote Harvesters [More]
Looks like next harvest will be even better.

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Reconciled Enough

Leuser faced charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm, but at a hearing Tuesday at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, his son said he didn’t want his father to spend any time in prison. [More]
The son has the option to not sue his father in civil court.  Once it's a criminal matter, it's "THE PEOPLE vs...."

I guess Judge Hill is right -- these aren't "normal circumstance."

[Via Michael G]

Meanwhile, Over at the Fundamental Transformation...

Ilhan Omar: Poster Child for the Red-Green Axis [More]
Was it Bush or Orwell who said "Our diversity is our strength"?

When in Danger, When in Doubt

Active-Shooter Drills Are Tragically Misguided - There’s scant evidence that they’re effective. They can, however, be psychologically damaging—and they reflect a dismaying view of childhood. [More]
Yeah, but in fairness, what kind of rightwing extremist would expect adults to be capable of protecting their charges? Or I should say, expect Opposite Day "progressive educators" to act like responsible adults...?

[Via Felix B]

A Sharp Increase

Police reported more than 4,100 knife-related crimes in 2018, compared to around 3,800 reported during 2017 — and only 400 in 2008. Overall, during the past ten years, knife-related crimes in Germany have increased by more than 900% — from one a day to more than ten a day. [More]
I wonder if Mourtala Madou can help shed any light on why that might be...

[Via Michael G]

But What If Watching Others Get Viciously Attacked Relieves My Anxiety?

The mother of a 5-year-old girl mauled in the face by a pit bull at Portland International Airport has filed a $1.1 million lawsuit against the Port of Portland for allegedly letting a dangerous “emotional support animal” into the airport without a carrier. [More]
I was going to say something flippant about not being able to bring my emotional support Komodo Dragon to the daycare, but the truth is not that far off, albeit at least that's by invitation.

I get seeing eye dogs and the like, but there are a lot of attention-demanding headcases out there imposing their neuroses on everybody else.  It's a wonder the gun-grabbers haven't invented some new kind of "loophole" to disarm them, but in truth, my bet would be we're dealing with Democrats here.

We're the Only Ones Unbonded Enough


No bail for Lawrence cop charged in rape of 13-year-old boy [More]
It must be tough to have them also concerned with what you do out of uniform...

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Physical Enough

Ramsey County Sheriff says corrections officer convicted last year in connection to physical treatment of inmate has resigned [More]
That video works better with a little background music...

[Via bondmen]

Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying What, Exactly?

Weld may join Fremont as “Second Amendment Sanctuary” county [More]
Let me know when their militia refuses to disperse.

[Via cydl]

A Hunting We Will Go!


Be vewy, vewy quiet. [More]

Or what the hell...

Maybe some loud, angry noise and an absolutist rejection of Fuddism are what is needed.

Especially with wascally Wepublicans.

Gun Background Check Bill Won’t Stop Violence but Helps ID Republican Turncoats


What incentive will voting for “Republicans” like these give the GOP to offer better candidates? [More]
What do you call someone who remains with a partner who brazenly cheats?

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Race against Time

Plaintiffs cannot evade meeting the standards for that extraordinary relief by simply asking this Court for an incredibly accelerated schedule on their appeal, which would not provide sufficient time for the government to brief the issues... [More]
Aww, poor guys.

I know we're asking so much of them.  It's not like I'd want to put them out or anything.

Best some of us have our lives destroyed first, and then we can always come up with other legal arguments the "just us" system can ignore and/or twist to suit the persecution's needs.

We're not done.

Also: Bear has some observations.

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

SEC. 3. NEW TERMINOLOGY FOR THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in each of subsections (d)(4) and (g)(4) by striking “adjudicated as a mental defective” and inserting “adjudicated with mental illness, severe developmental disability, or severe emotional instability”. [More]
Well, why not?

If you can redefine “single function of the trigger” and “automatically” for political ends, what won't be off-limits?

Gen.McAukliffe's response comes to mind.

[Via Mack H]

Leaders of the Pack

Progressive activists push 2020 Dems to pack Supreme Court [More]
We know.

They mean to be the Alpha predator pack leaders.

[Via Sam Adams 1776]

The Better to Shoot You with, My Dear


Why do agencies have all this firepower? [More]
Sorry, I guess I should have waited for the question.

[Via Jess]

Criminal Government Negligence

The woman who was arrested in Falmouth on Feb. 15 for allegedly assaulting a 23-year-old Mashpee man wearing a MAGA hat was again arrested Monday, this time by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as an illegal immigrant from Brazil who has been living illegally in the U.S. since overstaying a tourist visa in 1994. [More]
How does it help "secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity" to allow this ingrate to remain in this country another moment?

More to the point and same question, although this time for those tasked with overseeing visas...

25 years and she'd still be flouting if she hadn't gotten drunk and violent? And she's hardly an exception to the rule?  Think anybody will be held accountable...?

[Via Mack H]

More 3D Chess

She was one of the three judges in that circuit to essentially create a right to immigrate and rule that all Somalis, among others, have a right to sue and obtain visas to this country. [More]
So she's a domestic enemy. So is anyone on "the Right" who says otherwise.

[Via Mack H]