Gray Lady Gloats

In fact, Mr. Obama has long been a supporter of the argument, disputed by this page, that the Second Amendment bestows an individual right to bear arms unrelated to raising a militia.

And The Times wonders why its readership is in the toilet.

Expect to see these "talking points" parroted all over the leftist media. Also expect it to come from the RINO wing of the Republican party, the neoconartists who maintain we just weren't neoconny enough, and we need to steer the ship even further to port side.

McCain lost because he sucks. He wants to end private sales. Sure, some gun owners dutifully fell in the nose-holding line, but that's not enough. Without inspiration, there is no fire in the belly. That reflects on donations, volunteers, enthusiasm and even participation in the process.

And bringing up Elizabeth Dole as proof that the dream is over? The same Liddy Dole with the huge "but", whose husband also betrayed us? What NRA was doing getting into bed with this cow in the first place is a better story.

Still, The Times may be right, and pragmatic politics may not save us. I know some don't think we should make any plans or practice before the Big Game, or even talk about it, but every serious player I know is doing an equipment check and running through playbooks prior to suiting up.

Just in case anybody actually has to go out on the field and get dirty.

I know talking about the insurrectionary intent the Founders envisioned for the Second Amendment makes some uncomfortable, but without it, what good is it?

[Via Michael G]

UPDATE: Vanderboegh weighs in.

OFF H-S Precision

Kevin Starrett of Oregon Firearms Federation recommends:

Since HS has no interest in addressing the outrage of gun owners (who rightfully consider a hired killer to be a poor spokesman for a firearms manufacturer) we think it's time to turn our attention to their business partners. We hope you do too.

Yep--they're still silent.

Guess I'll follow up with a daily reminder (see left sidebar).

Appeal for Information in Fincher Case

Fellow 2nd Amendment advocates:

I am filing a petition for writ of certiorari in the Fincher case pro bono publico. The only hope I think we have of getting the writ granted is a strong showing that the holding of DC v. Heller is being ignored, or, at best, treated with a complete lack of seriousness by the nation's inferior federal courts.

Stewart Rhodes has been capably assisting me on the case, but, I learned tonight, he has run into an unfortunate family emergency which prevents him from doing all the legal research he would like to for Mr. Fincher. This puts me me in a time-crunch, given all the detailed preparation a petition necessarily entails. Hence I reach out to you. If you know or have heard of any cases which might fit my bill, would you please be kind enough to reference them to me?

Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. On my own behalf, and that of Mr. Fincher, many, many thanks for any help you might offer.

Quentin M. Rhoades, Esq.

If you know of any cases that match what Mr. Rhoades is looking for, he can be reached at qmrATmontanalawyerDOTcom.

[Wayne Fincher case reporting at WarOnGuns]

This Day in History: December 3

On December 3, 1775, the flag of the 13 original Colonies is raised for the first time. Navy lieutenant John Paul Jones hoists the Continental Colors, also called the Grand Union Flag, aboard the warship Alfred anchored in the Delaware River.

Statement from Remington on HS-Precision

From AR15.com:

To get this thread back on topic - update from Tommy Millner at Remington:

Because its thanksgiving and everyone is off, we have not made contact with HS. We have taken any reference to HS from our web site..

When you first emailed me I honestly did not recall horiuchi's name so you caught me unawares. I also do not read the blogs so the fact there was an issue came as a surpise.

In any event, HS makes a great product and we are a large customer of theirs. Why they would pick a super controversial spokesperson is beyond me. Doing this violates pure business common sense. Early next week we will use whatever persuasive powers at our disposal to get HS to do the right thing..

Do me a favor and tell those on the bolgs that Remington and I are now fully aware of the issue, in full agreement with the outrage, and will do what we can t exert pressure on HS to reverse course.

Thanks

Tommy

[Via Rick R]

The Aim of Mayors

We're having a gathering of eagles, and I didn't know about it.

Mayors Against Guns is coming to Cleveland this afternoon. Had we known in advance, we could have organized a delegation.

Instead, I have to settle for today's Gun Rights Examiner column.

GUNS Magazine: December 1958

"The Rifle in Atomic War."

"Crossfire" letters about the Swiss "Nation of Riflemen."

Guns, ballistics, hunting, shooting and the classic period ads and prices (check out the Solothurn on pg. 45).

The December 1958 issue of GUNS Magazine is now online.

Enjoy.

A Tale of Two Citizens

Meet Mr. 138 and his perfect counterpart, Bearcat357, with his motto "I [club] Libs."

Try as I might, I can't decide which one I'm prouder to share a Republic with.

Maybe if We Ignore it it Will Go Away?

Using November 25 as the earliest starting point I can find, I'm tempted to post a daily reminder...which would make this Day 8...

Checkpoint Gun Check

We spoke the other day about the proposed domestic deployment of 20,000 troops. A question has been posed to me via email about this photo from the MSNBC story:

Notice the green banding on the weapon of the soldier (a woman?) at the left? Now maybe that just has to do with the sling mounts - but I've also seen those types of markings on unloaded weapons - specifically there so one would know they were unloaded.

Maybe someone else would know more on this - but it led me to wonder if she was just out standing there like a scarecrow?

Anyone who can educate us on this, please do so.

We're the Only Ones on an Easy Path to Easy Money Enough

“(Shamah) sought all those privileges as a police office as just an easy path to easy money,” Morrissey said.

Goodness. If we can't trust Windy City "Only Ones," who can we trust to show us the right path?

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

[Via The Bitter Clinger]

We're the Only Ones Displaying Affection Enough

According to court documents, the 14-year veteran of the department threatened to post sexually explicit pictures of the woman and sell them on eBay if she "did not immediately respond to his communications, answer his questions about her contacts with other people or agree to resume sexual relations with him."

Some "Only Ones" really know how to romance a gal, don't they?

Pac-Man Eats Ditka?

“Pacman to Ditka: “From my cold, dead hands!”...

Mr. Ditka’s proposal to strip all professional football players of their God-given right to self-defense is nothing less than communism.”

This one is making the rounds in the gun community and it seems some in our ranks are eating it up.

Understand that "Serious Sports News Network" is a satire site.

The other joke, of course, is that meathead Mike Ditka.

[Via SameNoKami]

This Day in History: December 2

On 02 December 1775, John Mayfield of Browns Creek, a Ninety-Six District militia captain serving under Colonel Thomas Fletchall, was captured along with several other officers at McLaurins Store in the Upper Saluda region. The commander of the Whig forces that captured Mayfield was Colonel Richard Richardson, who, shortly after the capture, wrote a letter to the ad hoc Whig Council or Committee of Public Safety in Charles Town (Charleston).

Another One Bites the Dust

Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford arrested on federal charges

What is it with these guys...?

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter

[O]ne of my first concerns involved police arresting gun owners who open carry--a legal practice that can still result in dangerous encounters with law enforcement officers who may not know that (or may know and act anyway).

Here's today's Gun Rights Examiner column. Tell a friend.

We're the Only Ones Straight and True Enough

"It's purely an issue of safety," Woznick said. He said he isn't able to test residents "to make sure that their aim is straight and true."

We all know average citizens are just too incompetent to safely handle dangerous and powerful assault air rifles. Besides, with all the documentation we've amassed here at WarOnGuns, what kind of squirrely person wouldn't place total faith in the "Only Ones" to protect their nuts?

You gotta wonder who would know if somebody just took care of the nuisance by themselves on the sly...

[Via MacEntyre]

A Modern Muster

[Use BugMeNot to bypass site registration]

The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to Pentagon officials.

I can't help but wonder what kind of paranoid fool/disloyal American would even worry about that. Besides, if you really want to help, just go about your business and muster on over to the mall.

[Via Avg Joe]

It Would Be Like Atlas... I Dunno... Shrugging or Something...

Saying Texas firearm laws are overly restrictive, a group of gun advocates is lobbying state lawmakers to permit wearing handguns in plain view.

Y'know, if everybody just did it, what could they do about it?

Our problem is that nobody will--because they know they'd stand alone--and even be condemned by the majority of their fellow gun owners for making "us" all look bad.

This isn't to put down the open carry activists--they're doing what they can with what they've got.

You Didn't Say "Mother May I?"

Burress, the police said, did not have a permit to carry a gun in New York City. A law enforcement official said that the gun, a Glock semiautomatic pistol, was recovered at Burress’s home in Totowa, N.J.

How did NYC get authority to do that?

And he could still "still face felony charges that could result in up to seven years in prison" even without intent to harm anyone?

Bloomberg and his New York "Only Ones."

Did I mention I don't think we use the term "Nazi" anywhere nearly often enough?