A Great Judge of Character

Remember this ghoul?

You know, the "Content-Free, Unprincipled Phony" who donated to SPLC and paid Hillary $200K...?

Trump continues to show the same character assessment acumen that gave us Chris Wray and Bill Barr...

[Via Mack H]

They'd Never Make It in Today's Military

 More Than 120 Retired Flag Officers Call On Americans To ‘Save America, Our Constitutional Republic, And Hold Those Currently In Office Accountable’ [More]

I'll bet not a one of these Nazi fascists has ever put on fake breasts and empathy bellies. There's gotta be a way to strip their ranks and purge these haters and traitors from the benefits rolls...

[Via Mack H]

Well, THAT Didn't Work...

 “The Court finds that the NRA did not file the bankruptcy petition in good faith because this filing was not for a purpose intended or sanctioned by the Bankruptcy Code. Therefore, cause exists under section 1112(b) to dismiss this case, which the Court finds is in the best interests of creditors and the estate." [More]

The NRA in Danger blog has posted the opinion.

Looks like Wayne will keep digging those fingers into the tiger's spine, the interest-conflicted Democrat supporting lawyer will continue to rake in millions and the rubber stamp board will continue dithering, at least until the whole house of cards collapses.  And the members? With no executor appointed, I'm not seeing a plan forward yet (and don't get me started on the guy who wants to put Chris Cox in charge), and I'm sure Letitia James would love to crush them, drive them before her and hear the lamentations of their women.

Wine...?

Enemies Foreign and Domestic

 Democrats' HR1 election bill boosted by liberal dark money group financed by foreign national [More]

Squeeze.

Just Give Them What They Want?

A young British mom was murdered in front of her baby daughter in Greece on Tuesday as she tried to hide from burglars who tied up her husband and hanged their dog outside their house, according to police. [More]

And they don't kill the one witness who can provide authorities with clues?

ANTs in her Pants

 Let’s examine what happens when a fatal shooting occurs: Is it the gun that kills people, as gun control advocates insist? Or is it the person holding the gun, as gun rights advocates insist? ANT would say the answer lies in a different question, highlighting the matrix that enables the action: the pull of the trigger, the explosion of gunpowder, even the humidity of the air that the bullet travels through to reach its target. [More]

I'm not sure where she's going with this, but I won't be surprised to find out humidity is racist.

And what does Mr. Pynchon remind us?

Smell Tester

 Montana: Senator Tester Refuses to Commit to Protecting Your Gun Rights [More]

Who else is only now figuring out the guy's a fraud?

Tap Into Your Inner Ungulate

Learn to Think Like Someone Who Chose to be Unarmed [More]

I tried and then choked on the grass.

Candidly, I also don't see much point, but then, my niche is no longer about trying to argue the self-destructive and the closed-minded off the ledge. 

U.S. Media to Pravda and Izvestia: Hold Our Vodka

 At no point during the discussion did Pope disclose to the audience or to the other attendees that the Trace and the Dart Center were both on the payroll of the country’s wealthiest gun-controller. [More]

Name a DSM outlet that's not on the payroll of wealthy gun controllers.

They Needed a Study?

 Gun buyback programs (GBPs), which use public funds to purchase civilians' privately-owned firearms, aim to reduce gun violence. However, little is known about their effects on firearm-related crime or deaths. Using data from the National Incident Based Reporting System, we find no evidence that GBPs reduce gun crime. Given our estimated null findings, with 95 percent confidence, we can rule out decreases in firearm-related crime of greater than 1.3 percent during the year following a buyback. Using data from the National Vital Statistics System, we also find no evidence that GBPs reduce suicides or homicides where a firearm was involved. [More]

That's not why the antis hold them, is it?

[Via Michael G]

A Preemptive Strike

 DeSantis signed the bill (SB 1884) on Friday after the Republican-controlled Legislature passed it in party-line votes late last month. The bill, which will take effect July 1, will broaden a 2011 law that can make local governments pay as much as $100,000 in damages if they are sued for imposing gun regulations. [More]

Just a thought about unintended consequences, so someone with legal knowledge please give me a read here: Could that be used against "Second Amendment Sanctuary" cities and counties?

[Via Remarks]

The Crappiest Place on Earth

 Disney asks employees to complete 'white privilege checklist,' insists America was founded on 'systemic racism,' according to leaked documents [More]

And what screams that louder than Main Street USA, Frontierland, Tom Sawyer Island, and the Mark Twain Riverboat?

And let's not forget their Dumbo and Peter Pan rides, celebrating cartoons they now issue warnings over because of the crows and the "redskins"...

Or "Snow White"...

It would seem the woker they get, the more they paint themselves into a corner...

Maybe if they tore down the statue...

And just to keep things on theme for this blog, everybody knows about the guns, right...?

[Via Mack H]

Livin' It Up at the Hotel California

Caitlyn Jenner says she favors path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants [More]

And the rational choices keep on comin'...

It's like Archie said...

[Via Mack H]

And This Surprises Who...?

 Attorney General Bill Barr threatened to quit last year over Trump's attempts to fire FBI Director Chris Wray [More]

Some of us had sounded the alarm on both Barr and Wray. How do you keep The Swamp out when you keep letting it in?

Maybe the reason Trump is so good at firing people is that he's so crappy at hiring them.

[Via Mack H]

So Much for Your Body Your Choice

 Casual sex will be allowed again for the first time this year as part of the Government's latest lifting of lockdown measures. [More]

Some don't wait for permission.

And the answer, I'm afraid, is still "No."

The World is Not Enough

De Blasio calls for gun control after Times Square shooting... [More]

Of course he does.

He demands what doesn't work in NYC to be imposed on the rest of the Republic. 

There's a reason such diseased creatures are called "totalitarians."

[Via Mack H]

Define 'Victory'

 If we win the war, what does America look like? [More]

Don't ask me. From where I sit, asking those who complain the loudest to do the simplest of things is like pulling teeth.

Para los Niños

 

Mexican villages arm children in desperate bid for attention [More]

Curious. There's no Mamás Exigen Acción calling them municiónsexuals...

Carrying on the Tradition

 

Found another one. Once again, ordinances/laws against open & concealed carry in certain areas are historically used to criminalize and fine minorities. #ShannonWatts and her army of neoliberal moms are continuing the tradition. https://t.co/GReyzDFV0e@BLM757 @Gabby_Hoffman pic.twitter.com/2TlV08swkU

— MomAtArms (@mom_at_arms) May 8, 2021

Well, it's not exactly like their leadership screams "Diversity!" now, is it?

Schlock Jock

 Leftist anti-gun radio personality glad people are dead because they might be Trump voters [More]

Doesn't this stool sample have a woman to beat up or something...? 

And wouldn't that have made him a "prohibited person" or did the deal his lawyers cut preempt that...?

Told You the Guy Was a Weasel

 However, the Senate created a worse problem. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was told ahead of time that at least one of the Senate amendments if adopted, would violate House rules. This would allow the anti-gunners to kill Constitutional Carry in the House on a technical violation — before the House could even decide to concur or go to a conference committee. Despite knowing this, the Lt. Governor still pushed through his packet of amendments and refused to listen to multiple warnings. [More]

Tell me that wasn't intentional.

And technically, I think the word I used was "poltroon."

UPDATE (via Mack H):

And Donald Trump continues to be Donald Trump. 

Whither Thou Goest

Google has decided it will no longer support Feedburner, so I've removed that gadget from the sidebar over there on the left.  I already have a "Follow by Email" gadget where readers can sign up for updates to this blog, and just under it I am trying out Follow.it.

I'm told they will not spam you and share email addresses.

Having all the modern technical skills of someone still stuck on "C://" prompts who once used engineering drawings and parts lists to manually fill out 80-column forms and send them to a department called "Keypunch" to produce cards that were run through a tape drive mainframe to generate huge tractor-fed dot matrix-printed indentured product structure/bills of material reports, I'm afraid I'm a bit stuck finding the right place in the template to insert activating new-fangled, consarned kid-designed HTML code.

I either did it right and everything will work fine or I screwed everything up and saved Google the trouble of deciding too many "woke" sensibilities have been triggered here and I deserve to be canceled.

Spider & the Fly

Raúl Castro Retires with Blood on His Hands [More]

New articles include:

• A book on Marx by James Simpson
• Several more Cuban tyrannical abuse examples
• Venezuela accepting capitalist bailouts
• Artist alters photos - Khmer Rouge victims smile
• Dispatches from Bolivia, Ecuador, North Korea, and more...

Friend of the Devil

 "I'm only aware of one person that  is openly aligned himself with Gross and I'm not going to bother mentioning his name because he's a red flag law supporter and a charlatan. Whoever else he's aupposedly partnered with or made relationships with should be concerned because of some of the points that Gross is trying to spread here." [Watch]

Who could he be referring to?

[Via Jess]

Too Many Cooks?

 It wasn’t clear why they lit the powder, but the coroner’s office had two theories. They either lit the powder for entertainment or, what seemed more likely, they were trying to light a fire to cook food that was found nearby... [More]

Good grief.

[Via Lane]

An Actual Pre-Crime

 REPORT: ATF Can Use NICS to Monitor People It Suspects Could Eventually Commit a Crime [More]

I guess the "gun rights leaders" who told us NICS was the way to go and even came back with a plan to FIX NICS didn't foresee evil men abusing the system?

Speaking of Boundary Violations...

Is it appropriate to ask your family and friends if they’re vaccinated? [More]

Because you never know when you'll need to report them. For the public good.

There are a lot of things a good community member will need to ascertain about proper actions and views.

I trust you already know about their guns?

New York, New York, It's a Wonderful Town

4-year-old girl, two women shot in New York's Times Square [More]

So...how are all those citizen disarmament edicts working out?

Make Sure You Read the Mall Print

 Aventura Mall shooting: 5 people injured, search for gunman continues [More]

Need you ask?

Seems to be SOP These Days

 The names of the gunman and the victims have not been officially released.  [More]

Their names now have but still not his. 

Why? It's been a day-and-a-half now.

Is it wrong to wonder if something doesn't fit a narrative and if internet trails are being brushed?

The Latest Frame Job

 On May 7, 2021, the Attorney General signed ATF proposed rule 2021R-05, Definition of “Frame or Receiver” and Identification of Firearms. The goal of the proposed rule is to ensure the proper marking, recordkeeping, and traceability of all firearms manufactured, imported, acquired and disposed by federal firearms licensees. [More]

After it's published in the Federal Register it will be posted at Regulations.gov for a 90-day "comments" period, as if their minds aren't already made up. In the meantime, here's the beast in question:

Don't Be a Don't Bee

Samantha Bee Wants to ‘Take Your Guns’ [More]

Samantha Bee is a foreign enemy here under the impossible pretense of "dual citizenship" so that she could reap superior economic benefits while undermining the security of a free state.

[Via Dave Licht]

The Politics of Personal Destruction

 

What exactly did Nearman do to bring down the full force of the left? Mike opened a locked door to the Capitol Building …and walked outside. [More]

Oregon Firearms Federation presents a tale of in-your-face persecution and double standards that deserves to be shared far and wide.

Still a Ways to Go

‘Do Not Rely On The Government To Protect You’: Black Gun Ownership Is Soaring, Here’s Why [More]

If we are to believe the DSM, it's to protect themselves against "systemic racism," even though that's not how their DGUs play out.

Show me a mass exodus from the Democrats and I'll be impressed. 

[Via Mack H]

We're the Only Ones for the Children Enough

  Trooper Charged With Rape Of 11-Year-Old Girl Landed His Job After FBI Ouster Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations [More]

Some monstrous violations can make you rethink public crucifixion as a proportional deterrent. That poor little victim will be damaged for life.

Good thing this will all be the new normal in a few years and relics like me can be cast out as haters.

[Via Mack H]

Southern Comfort

 South Carolina Senate Passes Open Carry Bill [More]

Herschel breaks things down for us. And there are still some procedural matters to iron out and a governor's signature to obtain.

You're On Your Own

 “Property owners are considering the creation of a State Street Association that would hire private security guards to address the homeless situation downtown. [More]

I know State Street well. Santa Barbara was a frequent destination for me in the early Eighties. What a jewel it was and still could be. It's beyond a shame to see this happen, but they've done it to themselves.

And don't count on NRA's A-rated citizen disarmament enforcer to allow non-"Only Ones" to defend themselves.

[Via GP]

Removing a Redundant Prior Restraint

 House approves bill doing away with purchase permits to buy handgun ...The sheriff’s association says the permit system is now obsolete because of a national background check database. [More]

Naturally, the MILMs are screaming "End of the world!"

[Via Jess]

A Right Delayed

Waiting For An Illinois Firearms’ Owner’s Card? Get In Line — A Very Long Line [More]

Don't expect the Illinois State Supreme Court to speed things up -- or to do the right thing.

[Via Jess]

Maricopa Audit

 I got more than one newslink tip on aspects of this:

• Justice Department raises concerns with audit
• Spy Plane Circling Audit Location
• Biden’s DOJ Threatens AZ Over Hand Audit

[Via Mack H, Jess]

The Most Important Qualification

Jones repeatedly asserted during the debate that his experience as a Black man made him more suited for the job of helping Virginia move forward from its racist history. [More]

Funny, I don't see that on the list...

[Via Mack H]

Matter of Fact

50 facts about guns in America [More]

Just a cursory glance through some of these makes me wonder if I could find more than 50 disputes with how they're either describing things or leaving out relevant information. 

Infantile Arguments

 But the historical record demonstrates that the founding generation would have regarded those under 21 as infants who did not have an individual right to keep and bear arms...[More]

What do you, think Tench?

And forget U.S. Code.

Funny-- these are the same lying sacks whose senator wants "infants" to vote.

Bearing Arms has more.

Blast from the Past

 Our friends at MomAtArms remind us that the first impulse self-preserving political trough-feeders have is to protect their precious hindquarters, and if that means constituent disarmament, the historical precedent is there. [More]

I remember that particular historical precedent well. I included it with a list of other infringements an unidentified politician supported and asked readers what they thought of him. Over 75% considered him a traitor.

I guess I shouldn't have been surprised that some got mad at me and tried to make excuses when I told them who he was. I'm also not surprised to see so many gun owners still revere the guy.

But wait, as late TV pitchman Billy Mays used to say, there's more!

Trump-Rejecting Republican Has Plan to Drive Gun Owners from GOP

 

Are Republicans really stupid enough to believe they can take the fire out of the bellies of their core constituents and give the Democrats everything they demand? And still not be ruthlessly attacked as “extreme”? [More]

With "Republicans" like this weasel, who needs Democrats?

We're the Only Ones Problematic Enough

 

This says as much about the department as it does about him.

[Via Matthew L]

Down the Gardner Path

 Kim Gardner faces professional misconduct probe, could lose law license [More]

Gee, that's too bad...

[Via Jess]

So Much for #BelieveWomen

 “The Women of New York and this Country see through your lies…We are coming for you and the rest of our Governor’s accusers….We won’t let you get away with this…Just know that.” [More]

Gosh, it's almost like Democrats have hypocritical double standards or something...

[Via Jess]

A Colorado Democrat Official

"We used to hang people from gas stations. We used to cut off their heads. We don't have to actually cut heads. We just have to say that we're willing to cut off heads. You know what I'm saying? Nobody wants a slicey boi. Nobody wants one of those." [More]

You sound pretty sure of that, swine.

No wonder Colorado Democrats demand citizen disarmament in their platform. 

So: Why haven't they taken it on themselves to enforce their Code of Conduct?

[Via Henry Bowman]

A Good First Step

 Texas Senate approves permitless carry bill - The bill would allow eligible Texans to carry handguns openly or concealed without a license. [More]

There'll be some finagling to match versions, but it should be on its way to the Governor soon.

Not to nitpick or anything, but the way this report is worded makes me wonder if out-of-state visitors will enjoy equal privileges and immunities? And when will state-mandated "gun-free zones" be eliminated, making it true Constitutional Carry?

Hey, be like the antis. Take a win and then press for more.

Boy, Sen. Sarah Eckhardt (D-Austin) sure is a f*****g liar, isn't she?

Remember when Democrat Governor Ann Richards wouldn't let Texans vote on concealed carry? Celebrate the win, but don't be so sure those days are behind us.

UPDATE: Texas GOA says "Don't celebrate yet."

A Difference in Outlook

Oklahoma police chief speaks at funeral of Blair teen killed by his officers in shootout [More]

I can't help but wonder if the family's and the surrounding community's reaction would be the same if...

And couldn't the officers have fired into the air or her leg or something...? 

[Via Mack H]

A Weighty Issue

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is poised to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic Games, a move that will reignite debate over the ethics of trans sport. The 43-year-old, who was born male but transitioned to female in her 30s, is on the verge of reaching the Tokyo Olympics under coronavirus-enforced new qualifying rules. [More]

Now let's see a weightlifter "transition" the other way.

I'm still waiting to see "feminists" have a cow over federal woman-owned/minority/disadvantaged business contracts going to "former" white males...

Bedtime Story

 

Once upon a time... [Watch]

And did I ever tell you the one about the Three Bears...?

[Via Jess]

I Know You Are But What Am I?

While leftists (also formerly known as socialists, communists or generically Marxists) try to disarm Americans, the goal is to coalesce power solely into the hands of government, so it can enforce its will on the public ... They charge "racism" as a ruse to justify disarming peaceful innocent people who have done nothing wrong. [More]

Everybody here knows Marx was an actual racist, right?

So why doesn't everybody know?

The Sellout is Complete

6 Republicans Senators once again provided the quorum needed to pass the bill. Last month almost all House Republicans did the same. [More]

If there is no cost to betrayal there is no incentive to change.

Intended Consequences

Mother of 5 injured in Park Manor double shooting was unintended target, family says [More]

But...but...but David Chipman says accurate firearms must be banned because mere non-"Only Ones" can't be trusted with them!

It Depends Upon What the Meaning of the Term 'Domestic Enemies' Is

 “. . . the members of the the Biden team who have been nominated or have been appointed are now moving in laser-like fashion to try to uncover as much they can about what looks very similar to insurgency movements that we’ve seen overseas, where they germinate in different parts of the country, and they gain strength, and it brings together an unholy alliance frequently of religious extremists, authoritarians, fascists, racists, nativists, even libertarians . . . and so I really do think that the law enforcement Homeland security intelligence and even the defense officials are doing everything possible to root out what seems to be a very very serious and insidious threat to our democracy in our Republic.” [More]

Look for this narrative to be amplified and grow.

Trust But (Don't) Verify

 “The federal government announced the largest medical fraud settlement in U.S. history" ... Pfizer in 2009 agreed to “plead guilty to a felony violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.” [More]

So the question here seems to be: Would you let a self-confessed medical fraud inject you and your loved ones with an untested-over-the-long-term chemical concoction for which you have no legal recourse from side-effects when their assurance boils down to "Trust us"? And the goal is every person on the planet? And the entire DSM/social media oligopoly is set up to cancel those questioning and expressing concerns...?

Let's ask Kaa.

The other thing I find curious is why pharmacies/supermarkets across the land are set up to administer the "vaccine" but no effort was made first to set up mass testing and see who actually registers positive for the virus. Isn't knowing who has it, and especially who is asymptomatic, relevant?

[Via Alan D]

A Deterrent of One

Diner in Louisville draws handgun as armed BLM protesters swarm restaurant [More]

And it sounds like he was perfectly within his rights, that by demonstrating his ability to defend himself he singlehandedly halted further aggression and preserved peace, that like peaceable gun owners routinely demonstrate he did not succumb to the kneejerk bloodthirstiness the antis try to smear us with, and that this should count as a legitimate DGU.

If only "woke" (that is, terrified) corporate America was capable of applying basic principles of defense against communist extortionists.

[Via Jess]

Squat Spotter

  The gunshot detection system that set in motion the recent fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy in Chicago routinely reports gunshots where there are none, sending officers into predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods for “unnecessary and hostile” encounters, community groups argued in a court filing Monday. [More]

So the system is not only an unreliable waste of money but a "public/private partnership" (i.e., economic fascism) scam? Shoot, I could have told them that.

Now guess who was lining his pockets.

[Via Jess]

Human 'Resources'

 

[More]

Weasel-Wording with Merrick

 

And while we're on the subject, what about James Taylor concerts...?

[Via Jess]

Voting with Their Wallets

Gun Sales Hit Record 16 Million. Here’s Every State Ranked. [More]

It's how they vote with their ballots that concerns me.

Reminder

 Jordan Page free concert tonight: 9 Eastern. [Details]

Or you could rot your brain instead...

NRA Watch

• N.R.A. Leadership and Bankruptcy Assailed by U.S. Trustee
• Summary of NRA’s position

The last line from the NRA in Danger blog piece, which really breaks things down so we non-lawyers can understand them, is especially insightful.

As observed before, a desperate Wayne cannot let go because if he does he will be destroyed.

UPDATE: Jeff Knox weighs in.

Another Racist Exposed

NEW: "You're always gonna be a Mexican, you'll never be white, you know that?"
A Latino LASD deputy sent me his bodycam video of a woman claiming to be a teacher launching into a racist tirade against him when he pulled her over in San Dimas. She repeatedly calls him a murderer. pic.twitter.com/Cc8jSVenCQ

— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) May 3, 2021

The Fox News account says they have identified her but are not saying who she is because they have reached out to her. I doubt she would be so considerate of not using the full weight of the "cancel culture" to dox and destroy anyone she hates, and note that her claiming to be "a teacher" very much makes such a creature influencing children a matter of public interest.

Who would bet against me if I speculated she is a "woke" Democrat sympathetic to the MILMs?

[Via Mack H]

The Voice of Reconciliation

 As a nation, we’ve lost the capacity to disagree agreeably, or even debate substantive issues in a rational way that does not resort to lies, conspiracy theories and name-calling. [More]

Says the guy who calls statues "monuments to treason" and endorses Stalinist historical revisionism. Which makes sense when you realize he's basically a communist intent on the government "fundamentally transforming" neighborhoods by mandate backed with arms.

[Via Mack H]

With 'Republicans' Like These, Who Needs Democrats?

Several Senators are refusing to commit to supporting HB 1927—and your right to self-defense. Their refusal could kill our chances at Constitutional Carry this session. This is unacceptable—especially because the Texas House passed this bill with solid bipartisan support. [More]

Are they really stupid enough to think betraying Texas gun owners will stop Democrats from conflating them with every bad name in the book? This is the most fundamental right we have. Voting for any Republican poltroon who votes against this will let them know there is no betrayal they can't get away with.

[Via Lane]

Haters Gonna Hate

Asian woman attacked with hammer in Times Square [More]

That's impossible!

I'm sure it's just an anomaly.

See? I found a case where a white guy was the attacker.

You Could Have Knocked Them Over with a Feather

 

[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jordan-biggs-fbi-answers-fisa-violations-declassified-fisc-opinion]*

Chris Wray's oaths are meaningless?

Who knew?

* Fox News does not allow access to Blogger links.

We're the Only Ones Exclusive Enough

The sheriff’s office does not support the Calaveras county community service militia and has no intention of supporting them.” [More]

And naturally, volunteering to disarm is not enough:

His effort drew quick backlash on social media, some calling it “racist,” “dangerous” and “a target for aspiring insurrectionists.”

Set to Music

 Received via email from Jordan Page:

Click here.

Take a Walk, Fred

After months of watching Republican “leadership” roll over for the supermajority in the Oregon Legislature, some folks had enough. As you may have heard, a recall campaign has begun against Senate Republican “leader” Fred Girod. [More]

Betrayal ought to cost. Allowing it to happen with impunity only guarantees more of it.

Help Wanted: Inquire Within

We need people to show up on Wednesday at 9: 00 AM at the NC General Assembly 16 West Jones Street at the Printed Bills office where GRNC will have a table set up. You will be asked to go to legislators offices and tell them to repeal the racist, Jim Crow-era pistol purchase permit law that some sheriffs are using to obstruct handgun buyers. [More]

If you are able to, why not help? 

More Racist Roots of 'Gun Control'

 Turns out, the FOID card exists because of racial tensions and armed blacks [More]

MomAtArms continues to impress me with its investigative journalism efforts that uncover stuff no one else is talking about.  Here's some other recent stuff I haven't been able to call to your attention because of my family medical hiatus.

Mad Max

“I Grew Up on Guns. Now I’ve Learned to Love Firearm Control: Viewed from the U.K., the American love of weapons is completely understandable, and completely irresponsible.” [More]

Then enjoy your caliphate, you silly wanker. And my answer is still "No."

I actually got sent this piece from SAF with a link to it on their site and sent this reply email:

I should have known it was written by Lee "The Gun Writer" Williams. My point is, so should everyone who reads it.

UPDATE:

A pro-gun Brit responds to ‘Sir Max’ and his anti-gun foolishness

We're the Only Ones Heroic Enough

 Sharyl (on-camera): In a statement, an attorney for the officer insists his “bravery was nothing short of heroic and by shooting and killing Babbitt, he saved the lives of countless members of Congress and the rioters. The nation owes him a debt of gratitude.” [More]

Where have we heard such characterizations before?

And we generally know heroes' names so that they can be paid proper tribute...

[Via Mack H]

We're the Only Ones Problematic Enough

 Pat Colligan, president of the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association, said many officers who have dealt with problems like that have gone on to have good careers. [More]

Why is it the first thing that makes me think of is Natlamp's Frank Rizzo parody?

[Via Mack H]

A New Excuse to Riot

REVEALED: Chauvin juror who promised judge impartiality now says people should join juries ‘to spark some change', wore BLM shirt in 2020 [More]

That ought to warrant a mistrial finding, and you know what will happen if the "guilty" verdicts are voided.

It also ought to result in misconduct charges and prosecution.

I Guess It Depends On Who Does the Killing

 Former BLM Movement Leader Arrested for Interfering in Homicide Probe: Police [More]

Just to be clear, the life he didn't think mattered was black.

[Via Jess]

Open Letter to Sen. Grassley on David Chipman’s ATF Director Nomination

 

It would be not just appropriate, but the Senate Judiciary Committee’s duty, to determine the truth of all the allegations posted on CUATF. [More]

That the allegations are posted at the same source that first brought word of Fast and Furious ought to count for something, and certainly merit being looked into. Please help me convince him by sending him this via his contact form or via social media (Twitter or Facebook).

Spider & the Fly

 Anarcho-Marxists, Rich Marxists, and Mindless Marxists [More]

Including:

• Antifa thriving on campus 
• Northern California Antifa group discussing killing police
• Communist Goal #42
• Antifa Communists Riot and Trash London, Paris, Italy on May Day
• Hammer & Sickle flags at Austin TX May Day demonstration
• and more...

Something "we" don't use nearly enough: Pointing out that Marx was a racist.

My Kind of Town

 Chicago crime: 46 people shot, 7 killed during weekend violence [More]

If only we had "universal background checks," banned "assault weapons" and closed the "boyfriend loophole!"

Forget it, Jake. It's Chi-Town.

We're the Only Ones Terrorizing Enough

 Heavily Armed Biden Goon Squad Storms Trump Supporters’ House Looking For Pelosi’s Dirty Laundry ... COUPLE INTERROGATED AT GUNPOINT FOR OVER TWO AND A HALF HOURS WITHOUT BEING READ THEIR RIGHTS OR SHOWN A SEARCH WARRANT AFTER NO-KNOCK RAID [More]

Say nothing to them. How much clearer do they have to make it which side they have chosen?

[Via Jess]

Final Push

I can’t tell you how critically important it is to keep up the pressure so we can get Constitutional Carry across the finish line! [More]

Unless you're one of these @$$holes...

And it won't actually be "Constitutional carry," as restrictions like "gun-free zones" and due process-denying disarmament will still apply, but it's a good step in the right direction.

It's a shame poltroons like Dan Patrick and other holdouts need to be pleaded with. They should be leaders in this.

The Elephants in the Room

 

Looks like I need to find a photo of a 4WD all-terrain Weinermobile.

Here's the story, an unabashed enemy hit piece, of course, but who gave them the ammo?

More to the point, who gave them the footage? I'd heard a while back that one of the insiders was making a Judas deal with the NY AG to save his own skin but could never get that confirmed. Or did it come from Ack-Mac as an act of F*** Y**! spite?

My other thought is if it can be proven it came from the NY AG leaking it to the media, that could have some exploitable implications.

[Via Laocoön]

This Should End Well

 California is giving 76,000 inmates, including violent and repeat felons, the opportunity to leave prison earlier... [More]

On the bright side, think of all the new "gun violence" the blood dancers will be able to exploit to demand new edicts aimed at disarming you and me...

[Via GP642]

All the News That's Fit to Omit

2 dead, 23 hospitalized after vessel capsizes off coast of San Diego [More]

Leave it to the Associated Press to not just bury the lede, but to suppress it altogether.

Who thinks that's not deliberate and calculated?

So Much for Ourselves and Our Posterity

 US population rises to 331,449,281, Census Bureau says... The release marks the official beginning of the once-a-decade redistricting battles.  [More]

Thank goodness the increases aren't due to the haters!

No worries. Shannon says replacements are on the way?

It looks like the Vote Freedom First President and the rest of the "moderate" Republicans will get their "vision" after all. And funny, now that he no longer needs our votes, how he's out there pushing for "reasonable gun reform measures."

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

A Prohibited Person

Former Oklahoma resident had unknown charge of felony embezzlement for not returning VHS tape rental 21 years ago [More]

Let's hear it for "commonsense gun safety laws"!

And yeah, the charge is being dropped, but until it's expunged there's still that NICS prior restraint so many of our "gun rights leaders" were bragging about "fixing"... Maybe Larry Keane could explain why if he thinks fixing it is good, he wouldn't consider expanding it to be better...?

Commie Bedwetters Scared of Girls

The first conflating mangina the breathless "journalists" talk to really fits a familiar profile. But what caught my eye is the second hysteric, Sen. Richard Pan. You'd think as the son of Taiwanese immigrants he'd appreciate freedom and abhor violence monopolists, instead of hanging up a portrait of a communist stooge.

What is it with our "progressive" leaders and their influencers?

[Via Dave Licht]

Best Laid Schemes ... Gang Aft Agley

This is a very precise phrasing of NRA’s situation, in terms of dismissal for bad faith, that is ulterior motive, filing. The judge sees the issue precisely, and if you look at it with that precision, the only answer is: no, the bankruptcy court does not have jurisdiction, and must dismiss the Chapter 11 case. That will be a disaster for NRA’s hopes. This weekend’s board meeting is just spinning the wheels, approving a plan that will never be accepted by the court because the case will already have been dismissed. That will leave NRA a New York corporation, and leave the NY Attorney General free to dissolve it. [More]

My family's recent adventures in forced reprioritization have kept me from telling you about the NRA In Danger blog. If you want to be informed on what's going, there is no better place to consult and to let your friends know about.

As long as I'm on the subject, here are a couple other websites I call your attention to:

• No Lawyers -- Only Guns and Money
• Frank Tait

I haven't had a lot of time to devote to NRA's self-inflicted sucking wounds, so if you know other websites that offer such well-presented insights, feel free to inform the rest of us via comments.

Back for a Limited Engagement

With our family health scare apparently starting to settle down and life approaching a relative normalcy that now includes a bit of walking on eggshells, I'm going to try getting back to limited operations this week to include blog posts not related to article announcements. 

That said, please don't overload me with news links -- I can probably get to a handful, but there are still behind-the-scenes meatspace demands that will preclude me fielding several dozen tips a day -- the days of 30+ blog posts a day are over for the foreseeable future.

'Daily Defense' Redux

Here's Friday's Armed American Radio "Daily Defense" podcast, where host Mark Walters spoke with yours truly and Lee "The Gun Writer" Williams. [Listen] or [Watch]

‘National Security’ Excuse Takes War on Guns to Dangerous New Level

 

What they’re doing here is a naked, political smear job, journalistic malpractice based on lies, libel, and hate. They’re equating patriotic Americans intent on preserving the rule of law, not of men, with lawless, mass-murdering terrorists. [More]

And we know what the government does to those...

Daily Defense

 

TODAY on AAR Mark closes the week strong with TWO powerhouse journalists, @HT_GunWriter Lee "The Gunwriter" Williams the new @2AFDN Investigative Editor, and @dcodrea David Codrea, longtime AAR contributor and bad ass! 4-5p ET WATCH or Listen live at https://t.co/KjfoJfuN3P pic.twitter.com/FJu5KlQ8c9

— Armed American Radio with host Mark Walters (@aarmark) April 30, 2021

I wish I knew where that "bad" impression came from. Even the feral sons' carni-pigs didn't fear me.

'OK' Corralled

I guess it depends on who's doing it...

As regulars know, I'm still on limited blog posting, but I could not let this go unaddressed:

He held his thumb and forefinger together with his other three fingers extended ... This, whether intentional or not, resembled very closely a gesture that has been coopted by white power groups, alt right groups, and an anti-government group that calls itself the Three Percenters. [More]

What did the founder of the Three Percenters, a proponent of Constitutional government, consistently teach about racism being a manifestation of collectivism?

I thought you had to be smart and informed to get on Jeopardy.  And isn't there a saying about people in glass houses throwing stones?

I guess this means that overwhelmingly white and privileged contestants are saying it's not OK to be white...?

Complaint Seeks Secret Service Compliance with Hunter Biden Gun FOIA Request

The agency is charged with improperly withholding records it is required by Freedom of Information Act laws to produce regarding its role in the case of a gun belonging to Hunter Biden. [More]

It really shouldn't be up to citizens to have to drag sworn law enforcement employees kicking and screaming into obeying the law...

Runcie Getting Chance at Constitutional Justice He Would Deny to Gun Owners

 

It would be ironic indeed, if Runcie is convicted, to note that as a felon, he will become a “prohibited person,” forbidden by “law” to possess the guns he would deny to those of us who aren’t trough-feeding perjurers. [More]

[Deleted remarks about an objectionable threatening comment that violated comment policy and has been removed. "Our side" should be endorsing the American Revolution, not a French one of mobs and guillotines.]

High Apple Pie in the Sky Hopes

As regulars here know, I'm on limited blogging until further notice. That said, several of you have asked me what I think about the Supreme Court taking on the carry case 2A activists are all excited about and the antis are screaming "end of the world" over.

I've been disappointed so many times before, this pretty much sums up my sentiments:

Like the sign says, change my mind. Because I'd really like my pessimism to be proven spectacularly wrong.