Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Piers Morgan Paradise

Knife crime has hit a new record high in England and Wales, rising 8% on the previous year new figures show. “The figures for police-recorded crime revealed there were 43,516 police-recorded offences involving a knife or sharp instrument, which is the highest since comparable records began in 2011,” reports Sky News. [More]

We ain't seen nothin' yet.

[Via CDT]

New York, New York, a Wonderful Town

Critics say Bill de Blasio could be doing more to excerpt pressure on his police department to fire Pantaleo, but the mayor has so far bulked and emphasized the importance of due process. [More]

For "everywhere that he go," I consider the source. But what's the deal with screwing up "exert" and "balked'? I don't know if it's a factor here, but I ignore the vernacular-intolerant (and often wrong) Grammarly half the time or more.

As for the story itself, I pretty much only have one question:

Popcorn?

[Via Mack H]

We're the Only Ones Soliciting Enough

Le is the sixth HPD police officer in the last three years busted for allegedly soliciting sex or for other allegedly improper behavior with prostitutes. [More]

Anybody into chokejobs?

[Via Jess]

Forgetting Their Place

"What we know — and what Virginia Beach won't tell us — about the mass shooting" [More]

Well, just who do you think they work for?

[Via Mack H]

They TOLD Me To!

Flores, reportedly a UCSD student at the time of the November 2016 incident, partly blamed campus officials in her lawsuit, alleging Resident Advisors had effectively organized the protest by encouraging it, therefore campus officials shared responsibility for her injuries. [More]

That takes me back to being like seven years old, getting caught doing something stupid, trying to mitigate the judgment by blaming a friend for egging me on, and Mom replying "If Billy told you to jump off a bridge would you do it?"

Is it any wonder that those who have absolved themselves of adult responsibilities are so enamored with what children "think"?

[Via Michael G]

You Can't Go Home Again

Somali-Canadian journalist returns to her homeland to tell ‘uplifting’ stories, is killed by terrorists [More]

Sorry, but I feel as much sympathy as I do for people like this.

And ain't in something when some of them come here and tell us our country isn't good enough for them.

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Aiding and Abetting Enough

ICE releases list of migrants accused of crimes after police ignore detainer requests [More]

This has gotta be a basis for lawsuits.

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Choking You Up Enough

“You force her to do what’s called a ‘chokejob.' ..." [More]

That a 25-year-veteran felt free to do this in front of everyone at roll call tells us much about the whole barrel, no?

[Via Ron W]

By All Means, Send Her Back

America can never measure up to Omar’s high standards—but no doubt Somalia will. [More]

The ever-subversive Vox helpfully explains how even though that's not their intent.

[Via Mack H]

UPDATE -- Yep, send her back.

We're the Only Ones Penetrating Enough

Los Angeles cop faces two rape charges... [More]

I like how the concern is over tarnished badges.

[Via William T]

We're the Only Ones Predatory Enough

In a petition filed earlier this month to obtain a protection order, the wife of a sheriff's deputy alleged Swyers had sent her a letter in March saying, "Every good predator stalks its prey before destroying it." [More]

There's nothing like making a good impression your first days on the job.

[Via Steve T] 

As They Wet Their Fingers and Stuck Them Resolutely in the Air...

Task force stops short of recommending mandatory storage for guns in Lincoln [More]

But they had no problem going full bore with post-decision both-sides-of-the-fence weasel-wording. Some sound like they're almost at the tipping point.

It's just a shame nobody proposed a lock-up-your-pitchforks law.

[Via Steve T] 

UPDATE - A little backstory from last year:

There is more in the Constitution than the Second Amendment, she said. [More]

They want more than "commonsense gun safety," don't they?

Somebody should have challenged her to flesh out the "logic" on that. And somebody needs to tell these loudmouthed, irritating b*****s that the "respect" they're demanding is earned.

[Via Mack H]

We're the Only Ones with Firm Convictions Enough

Dozens of convicted criminals have been hired as cops in Alaska communities. Often, they are the only applicants. In Stebbins, every cop has a criminal record, including the chief. [More]

They're not "prohibited persons"...?

[Via William T]

Advantage, Criminal

The measure not only requires that your self defense firearms be rendered useless, it also, (once again) holds you responsible for the criminal misuse of a firearm stolen from you. [More]

Hey, Democrats gotta take care of their constituencies...

Too Few have Let the Lesson Sink In

However, people who escaped from socialist and communist systems know the crimes that they perpetrate once the Left takes power. [More]

Except the "pathway to citizenship" generally leads straight to the DNC...

We're the Only Ones in Plain View Enough

Thirteen Philadelphia police officers will be fired over racist or offensive Facebook posts. More than 50 other officers are being reprimanded or suspended. [More]

Really?

For some reason, those behind the effort are not in plain view.

[Via Jess]

We're the Only Ones Customary Enough

Gun-running Long Beach customs agent had 41 machine guns stashed at home ... some of which he obtained by using his power as a law enforcement official ... exploiting his status as a law enforcement officer to buy handguns that can’t be sold to the public by a federal licensed dealer."[More]

What was that about violating the trust of citizens again...?

[Via Dave Licht]

Real Reporters

What the hell is this world coming to when those with paid jobs in the media have to reach out to us citizen journalists and/or quote our work? [More]

I remember one who called me for some comments and then started trying to challenge what I told him, and I had to ask him if he called me for my views or to debate me.

Capetown Ladies Sing This Song

High levels of bloodshed this year in mainly poor majority-black and mixed-race areas prompted a provincial official last month to liken the situation in parts of the Western Cape province to a "warzone", with some 2,000 people killed since January. [More]

Doo-dah, doo-dah...

But don't worry about the current containment. More inclusion is part of the plan.

[Via Roger J]

The Forever First Lady

Don't be surprised if she lets the current field of dwarfs exhaust itself, then steps in and her husband becomes the Forever First Man. [More]

Doctors' Orders

[More]

Fill out the prescription here.

Anti Semantics

Unlike the United States, Israel has no right to bear arms... [More]

Of course the people there have the right to keep and bear arms. That it is not "officially" recognized and is being denied them is another matter.

To believe otherwise is to embrace the semantics of the antis, that rights are government's to give.

Meanwhile, Over in 'Gun-Free' Japan

Man shouting ‘You die’ kills 33 at Japan anime studio [More]

So you don't need guns?

A Friend of Schumer

Come on Chuck you better come clean. [More]

I'd have used a different choice of words.

[Via Florida Guy]  

NRA Alt: Shut Up And Train

The last line of defense in America is not a lobbyist wearing $1,000 tasseled loafers, but millions of trained law-abiding Americans capable of defending their life and property.  [More]

True enough. The last line. But without such efforts, the training now can be greatly infringed upon. And as Jeff Knox reminds us, you are the "gun lobby." 

By all means, look at these guys and see if what they offer gives you superior training alternatives. They appear to have a well thought out and comprehensive operation, but I'm not the guy who can write it up in detail with any real training creds authority. You're the one who's going to have to see if this is something you want to pursue, and it's pretty obvious that will require a real commitment.

Meanwhile, Over at the Party of 'Commonsense Gun Safety Laws'...

Husband kills wife and then himself ... Robinson was a democratic candidate on the August ballot... [More]

A line from "Sunshine" comes to mind:

He can't even run his own life

I'll be damned if he'll run mine.

[Via William T]

Riddle Me This

When is "a Des Moines man" not "a Des Moines man"? [More]

When he's an "ICE detainee," of course!

Is it OK to call him that?

[Via Michael G]

Words Do Matter

"Words matter. It's vital that we respect the dignity of immigrants..." [More]

He means invaders.

[Via Mack H]

Meanwhile, Over in 'Our Democracy'

Population shifts set up huge House battleground [More]

Between nest foulers and pathway followers, some of us will soon be up to our necks in it.

[Via Mack H]

Three from the Federalist

Why John Roberts’ Citizenship Decision Is Legally And Politically Corrupt [More]

Because he is.

In Face Of Massive Border Crisis, Democrats Tell Americans Citizenship Means Nothing [More]

They are traitors who will do anything to become unchallengeable totalitarians.

What Happens When Psychiatric Abuse Begins To Affect Politics [More]

"Begins"?

[Via Mack H]

Allies Joining In

[More]

And:

[More]

Two more groups grok the significance of the petition and have notified their members. Thanks, Firearms Policy Coalition and GrassrootsNorth Carolina.

Getting more groups to do this is the key.

We still have far to go and not that much time. Have you signed and shared it? Have you asked the gun groups you belong to?

UPDATE: Thanks, Virginia Citizens Defense League.

No Noose is Good Noose

“Noose” Found At U. Michigan Hospital Turns Out Not To Be A Noose [More]

No matter. The HATE CRIME!!! inference has already been spread.

[Via Michael G]

By 'Bolder Agenda' He Means Bans and Confiscations

I’ve argued that repealing, or at least reinterpreting, the Second Amendment should be part of a bolder progressive agenda on guns... [More]

What can I say besides "Vox"?

Not that illegitimate repeal would delegitimize the right.

That's the whole point of insisting on this.

[Via DDS]

Hot-Dogging It

You Can Rent the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile on Airbnb This Summer [More]

With all the other cost-cutting measures going on, Wayne thought it best to give it up until things blow over.

[Via Steve T] 

Open to Question

This particular case is leading people to question the logic of the San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliot’s new law that would require gun owners to safely store their guns in either a safe or with a trigger device when not in use. [More]

Let's ask Sammy.

Then let's ask the Pitchfork Kids.

Because we should really have no questions about Mara.

 [Via Jeffersonian]

Another Infringement that Won't Deter Anyone but the 'Law-Abiding'

More than half of Illinois’ 2,351 federally licensed gun dealers haven’t applied for state licenses required by the new Illinois’ Firearm Dealer License Certification Act, which takes effect today. [More]

Suppliers for these guys just laughed.

 [Via Jeffersonian]

Good Question

Why did Wayne LaPierre have a shell company for 27 years that shared an accountant and registered agent with democratic activists? [More]

Will pulling the thread lead to something or nothing?

We'll never know unless it's pulled.

Ilhan's Vision

[More]

Any questions?

The Larger Issue

Update: This article was updated on 17 July with the initial headline, ’Chris Pratt criticised for ‘white supremacist’ T-shirt’ being amended to ‘Chris Pratt criticised for T-shirt choice.' References to White Supremacism in this article have been removed. [More]

Well if Ellen Page and Areola Grande are against it...

There's a larger issue, and we'll see how that plays out in the upcoming political prelude to more unrestrained preference signaling. The Democrats will be running on the platform that if you're not one of them you're a racist, no longer welcome in your own country and with all the attendant "benefits" thereof.

And I'm Proud to Be Un-american

Colorado State University lists “America” and “American” as words to avoid. [More]

Who at Colorado State?

Individuals need to own this.

[Via Mack H]

Infringements Even Infringier

Murphy just made N.J.'s gun laws even tougher [More]

And New Jersey Only Ones even onlier!

[Via Roger J]

On This We Can Agree

Most Virginians agree that we can do more to prevent gun violence while upholding the rights of responsible gun owners. [More]

That's what some of us have been trying to get through the useful idiots' thick skulls.

Seeing that true gun safety requires practice, I do wonder which gun shops and ranges "gun owner" Leanne frequents -- and if they really exist why the proprietors don't tell her to get the hell out.

[Via Mack H]

On the Plus Side, It Wasn't a Hate Crime

An arrest has been made in the gruesome murder of 75-year-old civil rights activist, Sadie Roberts-Joseph. She was found dead in the trunk of her car last week. [More]

What was someone twisted enough to rape a nine-year-old doing out of custody anyway?

[Via Michael G]

Down for the Count

Is it fair an act of treason to distribute Electoral College votes and congressional seats by counting all people, not just citizens? [More]

There, I fixed it for ya.

[Via Mack H]

The Lure of 15 Minutes

None of the gun owners I spoke with... [More]

Why would any speak with a "reporter" unless first checking out his past writings and who he works for?

And that goes double for our "leaders."

[Via Jess]

There's an Even Bigger Takeaway

The big takeaway is that in the United States, civil society has declined. While the blame cannot entirely be laid at the feet of big government and big business (individual actors are involved), there is strong evidence to suggest that the crisis in American civil society is driven primarily by the welfare state and government policies favoring deindustrialization, financialization and centralization of the economy. [More]

So our diversity isn't our strength?

That's the one thing I see missing from this.

And the decline isn't universal.

There's a Lesson in Here Somewhere

New Zealand Encounters Problems Enforcing Gun Ban without Registration [More]

Better they're the ones encountering problems.

[Via Jess]

First Do No Karma

Foreign doctors are revealed to be behind 60% of all sex assaults on patients - but NHS wants fewer of them taken to disciplinary hearings [More]

Well, yeah. They need the beds.

[Via Steve T] 

The World is Not Enough

Kamala Harris: Cash Reparations Not Enough [More]

And carrying on in her family tradition, she demands you be her slave to pay for it.

Let's see what Ol' Blue Eyes has to say about that:

Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight it with all of our might
Chances are some heavenly star-spangled night
We'll find out just as sure as we live
Something's gotta give
Something's gotta give
Something's gotta give

[Via Michael G]

Extra Protection Request for ‘Squad’ another Example of Democrat Double Standards

If the president’s message is aimed at any color, it’s the Reds. [More]

What ever happened to “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”?

A Leading Liberal

John Paul Stevens, who served on the Supreme Court for nearly 35 years and became its leading liberal, has died. [More]

Subverting freedom is "liberal"?

[Via Michael G]

Meanwhile, Over in the 'Live Free or Die' State

We at NHFC wanted to email you about the status of four nasty anti-gun bills. [More]

How many gun owners in New Hampshire? How come only 75 "shares"?

[Via Felix B]

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

Trump didn’t make up that rule about coming through other countries to claim asylum. That’s straight out of the Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees. [More]

If ACLU wins, will victims of enabled "refugees" gone bad be able to sue them and Gelernt directly?

We're the Only Ones Ignorant of the Law Enough

In Florida, creating a firearm registry is a third degree felony good for five years in prison. So why did HCSO claim the perp’s gun was “registered”? [More]

Wishful thinking?

Or maybe they know something about what those 4473s ultimately represent...

About That Second Modification...

A facepalm is so as. [More]

I've seen stuff like this happen before with my articles -- it's like they use GoogleTranslate to turn it into a different language and then go back to English or something. I just wish they'd link back to the original, or in this case, to the petition.

Speaking of which, you've signed and shared it, right? And asked your state group to join in?

[Via Lisa B]

A Mugged Liberal

Bullets from a shooting that left a 22-year-old dead in the Austin Neighborhood on the West Side Sunday also found State Rep. La Shawn Ford’s (D-Chicago) car. [More]

Funny, that's what it took...

Meanwhile, Over in the Sanctuary City...

MS-13 gang members in Los Angeles hacked to death seven people in the last two years, including a rival gang member who was dismembered and had his heart cut out by six MS-13 soldiers in the Angeles National Forest for defacing the gang’s graffiti, federal authorities alleged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday. [More]

So they separated them from their families...

The survivors should sue.

Isn't That Convenient

CNN has reported that federal authorities are searching for thousands of conversion devices that render semi-automatic Glock pistols into fully automatic weapons that are considered to be machine guns. [More]

Anybody still of the mind that the last ruling was "just about bump stocks" and won't be built upon?

Today's Five-Minute Activism

Sign the petition [More]

And get your state group(s) to promote it.  And send a "tip" into "conservative" media and gun blogs that you frequent.

Latest Gun Grab Teen Just another Pawn for Older Prohibitionists

There’s nothing like presenting a person of experience, mature judgment and knowledge if you wish to throw away the wisdom of the Founders and replace it with a monopoly of violence, no? [More]

Meet the newest young useful idiot the birthright-stealing swindlers are manipulating.

State of the NRA

Tom Gresham fills us in. Good stuff. While I agree with him that it's [past] time for Wayne to go, I think he needs to hold on for survival.

I plan on writing more about this soon.

A Farewell to Arms

If convicted as charged, Girard Damian Saenz, faces a maximum sentence of more than 40 years in prison, prosecutors said. [More]

They've finally brought charges for a seizure in May. The thing that struck me then and now is that -- uncomprehending LAPD "Only One" notwithstanding --  owning as many guns as you want ought to be a birthright.

The Wall Street Journal story and Heavy.com's 5 Fast Facts don't really clear much up in terms of what I really want to know -- the guy's politics. He did work for a guy who was Bill Clinton's ambassador to Switzerland, but correlation ≠ causation 'n all that...

[Via Roger J]

Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing

Trump promises to look into Peter Thiel's claim that Google may have committed treason [More]

Not that he'll actually do anything...

[Via Jess]

Framing the Terms

FAKE NEWS BEGINS WITH FAKE LANGUAGE - “Politically Correct” language is really Orwellian Newspeak. [More]

Well that's gay.

[Via Mack H]

Wankers of the World, Unite!

Willem Van Spronsen Calls On ‘Comrades’ To Bear Arms In Manifesto [More]

No, he's calling on them to initiate violence. Just like the commie lunatic who shot up the ball field. And Shaun King, formerly with the virulently anti-gun (for you) New York Daily News, agrees, as long as others are the ones risking their necks.

Damn right-wing extremists...

[Via Mack H]

Dumber than the Average Bear

Marple said that's when the crowd began to lob obscenities at him, telling him he was an idiot among other vulgarities. [More]

I don't think I'd have been  "traumatized for the rest of [my life]" if Mama Bear had done what comes naturally.  I would have been angry at the moron though, for necessitating her destruction.

And I think we should know his name.

[Via Michael G]

Electile Dysfunction

Nearly 1 Million Californians Registered to Vote Are Ineligible, Says Non-Partisan Group [More]

Well, then the solution is clear: Double down on the fraud and condemn anyone complaining as a non-inclusive racist.

It's not like anyone in a position to do so is interested in getting serious about stopping it.

[Via Michael G]

The Company They Keep

Before starting to work for the NRA, he started his career as a congressional aide U.S. Rep. John S. Tanner (D-TN). [More]

You know, the guy who endorsed Hillary.

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

So Baring Throats is the Superior Strategy?

Arming all the good guys: an ‘all-around recipe for disaster’ [More]

More "Only Ones" nonsense from someone who doesn't believe your rights are yours.

And if you know any plainclothes LEOs/agents, you might want to warn them away from the "highly trained" Wurie wart who appears to be a disciple of the Garry McCarthy School of Shoot First.

I'd suggest if he doesn't like "shall not be infringed" he's free to go back to Sierra Leone, but we saw what happened when Trump suggested the same to Comrade Ilhan.

[Via Mack H]

For the Situational Awareness-Impaired

Aggression Detectors: The Unproven, Invasive Surveillance Technology Schools Are Using to Monitor Students [More]

Yeah, but it keeps the real solution from derailing the gravy train, so in its own way, it's working fine.

[Via Mike F]

The Coveter Constituency

While most commentators are focusing on Midwestern “battleground” states, the American far-left is looking further South. The Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) and its allies are looking to the millions of black, Latino, and low-income white potential voters in the South and Southwest who lean heavily Democrat, but traditionally vote in low numbers. [More]

The only hope is if they're at least as hard to motivate to actually do something as most gun owners.

The Silent Treatment

This project is a massive look at silencers with testing data that shows exactly what difference a suppressed firearm can make on your sound levels while shooting. [More]

This looks like a fairly comprehensive yet easy to read report worthy of bookmarking and sharing.

Circling Sharks Smell Blood...

... from self-inflicted wounds. [More]

[Via Roger J]

Let's Call This What It Is

An act of war. [More]

[Via  An Hour of Wolves]

The Arbiters of Legitimacy

The giant social network said it would let 'legitimate' gun shops and online vendors exchange instructions for gun printing [More]

So are they curators yet?

[Via DDS]

A Giant Ducey

Ducey previously tweeted in regard to Nike that "we don't need to suck up to companies that consciously denigrate our nation's history." [More]

Now he can't "take a knee" fast enough.

[Via Roger J]

Enemy Foreign and Domestic

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, sent a letter to all the sheriffs in New Jersey, informing them that his office will take legal action against any sheriff that works with ICE.  [More]

Ol' Gurb seems to have a problem with all sorts of American values...

[Via Jess]

A Taste of Things to Come

No lights, big city: Power outage KOs Broadway, Times Square [More]

Now imagine what things would look like in a week...

[Via Dave Licht]

A Learning Experience

We invite you to attend a seminar on Safe Schools and Healthy Students - Sponsored by the AzCDL Foundation and FASTER Saves Lives featuring Lt. Col. David Grossman [More]

Yeah, that's the ticket!

We're the Only Ones Chasing the Dragon Enough

New Jersey cop who overdosed on heroin in patrol car while on duty loses job [More]

Ditto on the BB gun.

[Via Roger J]

We're the Only Ones 'til Death Do Us Part Enough

Off-duty New Jersey police officer kills estranged wife, wounds her boyfriend [More]

Just think-- up until now, he could have arrested you for having an unauthorized BB gun.

[Via Roger J]

A Hero of the Revolution

He’s being treated as a hero in Antifa and anti-ICE circles. [More]

We can never have too many heroes.

[Via Michael G]

Meet the Newest Hater

NC: Man Whose Defense of the Second Amendment Went Viral Announces Run for Lt. Governor [More]

Damn white extrem... uh, oh wait...

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Reversing Charges Enough

On July 6, 2019, after Baytown, Texas police officers violently assaulted Kedric Crawford, police charged him with actually assaulting them. [More]

Stop hitting us with your body!

[Via Michael G]

Rogues Gallery

It's a big club and see who's in it. [More]

[Via Dave Licht]

Heaven's Gate

“We need a coalition of willing for a mandatory distribution mechanism,” German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said. Germany will be taking a “leadership role” in accepting migrants coming from the Mediterranean route, the Foreign Minister added. [More]

Let's do this! Everybody got your nuts off and your Nikes on?

[Via Michael G]

A Gold Hat Gun 'Study'

Substantiation? We ain't got no substantiation. We don't need no substantiation. I don't have to show you any stinking substantiation. [More]

[Via Michael G]

How About This Afternoon by Close of Business?

Trump Reportedly Tells Sources He’s Ready to Remove DNI Dan Coats ‘Sooner Rather Than Later’ [More]

Why did he bring a known oath-breaker on in the first damn place?

We're the Only Ones Rewarding Enough

FBI Offers $5,000 Reward For Semi-Automatic Rifle Stolen From Agent’s Car In Oakland [More]

The professionals always make it look so easy.

[Via Eric N]

Captain's Log

• The root of the matter
• Measured responses
• Savage business
• Straight shooter
• Guncrazy
• Foreign affairs
• Caveat venditor 

All a Misunderstanding

Tucker Carlson doesn't seem to understand that the "AR" in AR-15 stands for "Assault Rifle" [More]

Far be it for the developers to disagree...

I spoke with a troop and he told me Andrew Lawrence has issues.

Media Matters: Is it any wonder I respect them so?

[Via several of you]

We're the Only Ones Self-Protecting Enough

Wichita police did not release the officer’s name but said he was an 18-year veteran of the Wichita Police Department. [More]

Huh. They didn't have a problem making these people's names public...

[Via bondmen]

Frozen, More Like It

Anuszewski said that’s when she debated pulling out her own gun. [More]

I've said before, ultimately it's a matter of will. You can rationalize yourself out of anything.

Cooper's quote about handguns and guitars comes to mind.

[Via bondmen]

Blaming the Victim

Police have seized 19 firearms from a lawyer in Stamford, Connecticut, and charged him with an alleged failure to report the theft of six other guns. [More]

But it sounds like reporting it would have required him to self-incriminate.

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Unwarranted Enough

According to the New York Daily News, federal agents conducted the operation in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park, where they rang multiple doorbells in an apartment building but later left without taking any illegal aliens into custody. The Wall Street Journal reports that agents were turned away because they showed up without warrants. A similar situation occurred in Harlem, the Journal states. [More]

Just when you think you've seen the nadir of law enforcement retardation...