We're the Only Ones Infantile Enough

Police charged a suspect after a bus driver was robbed of his fares, then realized the suspect was a 3-month old baby...The baby had been charged with robbery, extortion and banditry, said local superintendent of police Rattan Sajai.

Hey, this outsourcing of "The Only Ones" files to India is working out just fine. These stories are every bit as ridiculous as our home-grown ones, and I'm getting them for rupees on the dollar...

"Art Imitates Life in Rio"

Police hunted through the shantytowns of Rio de Janeiro on Saturday to try to recover nearly 100 fake guns they fear could be used in real robberies...

The guns were being used for a movie called Tropa de Elite about special units working to contain drug traffic in Rio de Janeiro's shantytowns.

In other words, fake guns were stolen from a fake activity memorializing a fake government program...

This isn't the first time we've visited Brazil here at WarOnGuns...

Also see:

"Brazil Nuts" (GUNS Magazine)
"Blame it on Rio"
"Death Mounts in Rio's War on Crime"
"Brazil's Police 'Execute Thousands' For Peace"

[Via Cousin G]

New Yorkers Waking Up to Bloomberg Menace

Bloomberg, like all liberals, has finally gotten around to wanting our guns.

He started out targeting illegal street guns and has now worked up to licensed guns.

Yep, his true agenda has been revealed for all to see. And as Cousin G observed when he called this story to my attention, "[I]sn't it interesting that all these pro-gun letters appear on a page with the legend 'The Gun Menace'? No media bias here..."

No, of course not. They're "authorized journalists," after all...

[Via Cousin G]

We're the Only Ones Thanking Heaven for Little Girls Enough

Acting on a tip, a detective with the Crimes Against Children Unit (CAC) obtained an arrest warrant Nov. 3 for Rhodes, who is a jailer with the Denver Sheriff's Department. He was arrested for investigation of sex assault on a child and aggravated incest against his two underage girls, both of which are class 3 felonies.

Monsieur Chevalier, s'il vous plait...

[More from "The Only Ones" files...]

[Via Wm H]

This Day in History: November 5

Remember Remember the fifth of November...

'We Looked at Maps..."

A recent letter to the editor about the noise from the Fredericksburg Rod & Gun Club was right on the mark ["Noise from gun club is excessive," Oct. 1].

Like many families in Ruffin's Pond, ours has been enduring this noise ever since we moved in two years ago.

Having lived in another neighborhood with noise problems, we did some checking around and found nothing of concern. There was nothing to warn us about the gun club, though.

We drove the area, looked at maps, every normal thing a person could do, and found no indication of a shooting range. It's as if they want to remain hidden.

Yeah, absolutely no indication.



That's pretty good hiding. It took me all of 2 minutes from California (it would have taken less time, but MapQuest doesn't recognize the apostrophe in "Ruffins".)

Dude, your beef is with your realtor and the seller for nondisclosure, if that's in fact the case. And with yourself, for being an ignorant hoplophobic whiner.

Hint to urban Brie-eaters: Many rural folk like to shoot guns. Another hint: They've been doing it in this country for hundreds of years. It's in all the history books, or at least, it used to be.

Anybody besides me sick of migrants refusing to acclimate and expecting the locals to change to accommodate them--on both the regional and national level?

If I may paraphrase: I love the sound of gunfire in the morning. Sounds like Liberty.

[Letter via Cousin G]

We're the Only Ones Fragging Enough

In yet another instance of fratricidal killings in the armed forces, an Assam Rifles captain and subedar were on Friday gunned down in Manipur by a havildar who later turned his service weapon on himself.

In the interests of cutting costs of high American labor and taking advantage of the global economy, WarOnGuns is experimenting with outsourcing "The Only Ones" accounts to India...

[Via Cousin G, who tells us: "A Havildar is an Infantry Sergeant in the Army of India; likewise, a Subedar is roughly equivalent to an Infantry Warrant Officer."]

Video: We're the Only Ones Making it Up Enough

A San Antonio police officer quits the force days after he claimed his life was in danger during a traffic stop.

Yeah, and after being "The Only One" firing his weapon in public and disparaging "high-powered rifle[s]" in private hands.

[Via Bounty Hunter]

This Day in History: November 4

Patriot William Shippen, of the powerful Shippen family of Philadelphia dies at the age of 89 at his home in Germantown, Pennsylvania, on this day in 1801. He was a descendant of the well-known Edward Shippen, colonial Philadelphia’s mayor and Pennsylvania’s chief justice.

So Sue Me

David Codrea, you're supposed to be a journalist. Aren't you interested in the facts? AHSA has not recieved [sic] any money nor have we requested any money from the Joyce Foundation. Moreover, we have not taken any money from anyone who recieves [sic] money from Joyce. Seems I was wrong back in 1999 when I was quoted in the Washington Post- since then several bad actors within the gun industry have settled. Bushmaster to name one of several. Also, NAACP did not sue for money and I was just a witness in the case and had no stake in the outcome. Get your facts straight next time. Posted by: Bob Ricker at November 2, 2006 12:59 PM [More]

Where to begin...? Bob (assuming it's really you)...may I call you "Judas"? I never said word one about the Joyce Foundation--I merely took advantage of an opportunity on a forum discussing it to publicly tell you what contempt I hold you in. By the way, where does AHSA get its major funding from? And I also never went into what the NAACP was going after in their failed lawsuit, nor your financial relationship with them--It's you and your BATFU buddies at Crime Gun Solutions who say you are "retained in a myriad of litigation cases - for individuals, institutions, and governments." And I love the way you explain switching sides: "Seems I was wrong." Yeah, it seems. We're to believe you had no information on the "bad actors" while you were "acting" in a position of privilege and counsel to them, with access to inside information and records. It's only after you left and stopped getting compensated by them (and switched "allegiances") that it all became clear to you! And just because you cite the Bushmaster settlement doesn't mean they actually did anything "bad." Trying a little sleight of mind on us with your "bad acting" here, Bob? The decision was financial, and damn it, you know it:

In explaining its decision to settle, Bushmaster said half of its policy limits had already been spent on defending the legal case, and the insurance company believed defending the case would exhaust the money available for coverage. "The balance of the insurance policy not spent on legal fees, approximately $550,000, will go to the victims' families for their grief," said the company's chairman, Richard E. Dyke. "Bushmaster strongly believes and vigorously supports the rights of citizens to own and use firearms, and the settlement of this case in no way compromises that stand," the company said in its release. "The Brady Group's . . . attempt to eliminate gun rights of citizens has failed legislatively and will continue to fail with these frivolous lawsuits against gun manufacturers." But with the decision costing the company's insurer $1 million, insurers could pressure Bushmaster and other gun manufacturers to make changes.

As for getting my "facts straight", Jud...uh...Bob, In addition to the post you're responding to, I've written about you and/or your AHSA or CGS cronies here here here here and here and probably elsewhere if I had the time to look, but you should have a clear picture by now of the contempt and disgust I have for you. So I stipulate malicious feelings. If I combine this with defamatory, intentional lies about you, it would seem a hotshot lawyer like you would have a pretty good libel case against me. Go for it, Bob. Put your money where your mouth is. For you to lecture anyone on "facts" is laughable on its face. Let's dance. [Thanks to SayUncle for the heads up]

We're the Only Ones Calling All Cars Enough

Police say a man is on the run with an official Wyoming car, guns and ammunition...Police departments in Colorado have been told to watch for the unmarked vehicle.

You'll recognize it by its distinct lack of markings.

[More from "The Only Ones" files...]

[Via Cousin G]

Give Me Your Guns--It's the Law!

Students wanting to keep a gun on campus must have it stored and tagged at the OSU police department to avoid a citation.

Yeah, I'll remember that, Lt. Shearer.

And you can guarantee all campus predators will register and store theirs, right?

[Via Cousin G]

"Quote of the Day"

Thank you, Cryptic Subterranean. But in all honesty, this is nowhere near as interesting as the Wonder Woman picture.

We're the Only Ones Under Indictment Enough

The investigation that exposed an allegedly corrupt Virginia sheriff's department began with a package containing vials of a date-rape drug...

The result was a 48-count indictment unsealed Thursday with the arrests of longtime Sheriff Harold Franklin Cassell and 17 others. A dozen of them wore or had worn the uniform of the Henry County Sheriff's Office.

Some of them are accused of stealing cocaine, marijuana and weapons from suspects and the sheriff's evidence property room and selling the contraband to criminals, who put it back on the street.

Others are accused of distributing steroids and weapons, including a machine gun with an obliterated serial number.

"These were drugs and guns that were seized as part of their law enforcement duties that were then stolen from the property room and put back out on the streets," U.S. Attorney John L. Brownlee said.

What can I possibly add to this?

[More from "The Only Ones" files...]

This Day in History: November 3

On this day in 1777, General George Washington is informed that a conspiracy is afoot to discredit him with Congress and have him replaced by General Horatio Gates. Thomas Conway, who would be made inspector general of the United States less than two months later on December 14, led the effort.

Shameless Plug: Blast from the Past

I’ll bet most of you didn’t realize you could get two issues of GUNS Magazine each month instead of one—and it won’t cost you a penny more. That’s twice the issues, twice the articles…

What’s the catch? There are two, actually. First, you’ll need an internet-connected computer. Oh, and the second issue you’ll be reading is 50 years old.

Every month this magazine presents on its website a complete issue from the corresponding month of half a century ago. It’s like opening a time capsule...

I just got done blogging about their newest post earlier this morning. "Blast from the Past" is my Rights Watch article for the December 2006 (Lord, already?) issue of GUNS Magazine, on sale now at heritage-treasuring newsstands throughout the Republic.

BONUS: See page 98 to find out how you can win a Robarized Colt 1911 .45 Super.

Guns in Schools

Ultimately, “a school is no place for a gun,” he concluded.

The author was Columbine killer Eric Harris, who chose “Guns in Schools” for his report topic. It’s not hard to see why he would favor “gun-free school zones”...

Inexplicably, agreeing with the Harris position, was NRA’s Wayne LaPierre, who addressed the 1999 members’ meeting in Denver proclaiming “[W]e believe in absolutely gun-free, zero-tolerance, totally safe schools. That means no guns in America’s schools, period ... with the rare exception of law enforcement officers or trained security personnel.”

"Guns in Schools," my Rights Watch column for the November 2006 issue of GUNS Magazine is now online. I hope everyone realizes it's not every national gun magazine editor who would allow me to speak so candidly in their publication...

Letters from "Cousin G"

That's the handle from one of WarOnGuns' newest and most prolific gun news link submitters--he's sent me a lot of stuff in the past few days, but my preoccupation with getting out my own projects has kept me from posting them.

In the interest of not having all his fine scouting work go to waste, I'm presenting his links here, along with his comments:

Because all of the other laws targetting illegal guns in New York simply weren't effective enough...

Be careful what you try to give away...

Another potential school shooting thwarted by alert Principal...

New Jersey Professor repeats same tired lies...

Minesota Student Association Casts Vote for Defenselessness...

Mayor Gets Tough On Guns; Subjects Experience Market Forces...

I can already guess who will get permission, and who will be denied...

Thanks to all of you who send me links. Please be understanding if I can't always get to them.

UPDATE: Cousin G--just had time to look at these--I disagree with your assessment about the principal--time was, a boy having a gun at school was no big deal, and the story says there's no indication he meant any harm. Also deleted one non-working link.--DC

GUNS Magazine, November 1956

• How could you not want to read about "Hunting Elephants With a Deer Rifle"?
• 50 years ago, there was the speculation "Is the Bolt Action Obsolete?"
• And my favorite article in this issue is by the legendary Elmer Keith, who shows it was once possible to have fun with a .50 caliber rifle in California in "Biggest Hunting Rifle Ever Made." They didn't even shoot down any airliners.
• Plus, as always, enjoy the classic ads (and classic prices) of the period.
  

The November 1956 issue of GUNS Magazine is now online.

This Day in History: November 2

The History Channel link is down (again), but I did find a link telling us Daniel Boone was born on this day in 1734.