This Day in History: June 21

From every information lately received, there is reason to beleive the Enemy are evacuating Brunswick by sending One Brigade after Another. It is said they are transporting their baggage both by Land and Water to Amboy with the greatest Industry. If this fact be true, I should suppose it highly expedient that you should detach a Number of Militia well acquainted with the Country South of Amboy, if you have any such, to take post along the River at and near what are called the Roundabouts. If they go there and the Enemy are conveying their Stores down the River, which I beleive is the case, I am persuaded, by a spirited exertion and vigilant conduct, they will intercept and possess themselves of a great part of it. [More]

We're the Only Ones "Enquiring Minds Want to Know" Enough

Two Ohio police chiefs are under investigation for a plot involving the surrogate carrying the twins of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.

The officers allegedly broke into the surrogate's home in an attempt to dig up dirt they hoped to sell to the tabloids. [More]

"Only Ones" and scandal. Hardly news here, but it ought to compete for a while with "Jon and Kate Divorce," or "Morgan Freeman 'Incest' Shocker," and maybe even "Bat Boy Hates Prop 8."

And not to be cruel, but Seth McFarlane kind'a nails it here...

[Via Ed M]

Q&A

To ask -- or not -- about guns in a playmate's home [More]

I know some gun owners bristle at this. It depends on how the question is posed, and the demeanor of the questioner.

I always encourage parents to make an effort to know the home conditions where they allow their kids to play. Are there any aggressive dogs? Does the place look like a dump? Do the parents look and act OK?

Answers to a direct question can be noncommittal:

I'm on top of the hazards in my home and we take care to provide a safe environment.

Depending on how you assess the situation, you can decide to share more information as appropriate. It may be a great opportunity to educate, or you may have a person you don't want your kid being anywhere near.

It's a two-way street.

You don't have guns in your home and proper training to know how and when to use them? How will you protect my child when he's in your care?

[Via Ed M]

We're the Only Ones Underreporting Enough

The Detroit Police Department is systematically undercounting homicides, leading to a falsely low murder rate in a city that regularly ranks among the nation's deadliest, a Detroit News review of police and medical examiner records shows. [More]

So Detroit "Only Ones" are no better than the rest of that hellhole's government? Imagine that.

And they're trying to make it appear safer than it is. I wonder why?

Y'know, they've been doing commercials here to attract tourism to Detroit, and I just have to laugh every time they come on. You couldn't pay me...

[Via William T]

GAO 'Mexican Crime Gun' Report 'Incomplete'

In other words, a bureaucrat with ideological and career incentives--one who is unaccountable to the American people-- is attempting to leverage changes to laws they will be accountable for. And people in positions of influence are listening. [More]

Who is this guy? What does he believe? Who does he serve?

Don't you think--before giving him what he wants--we ought to find out?

And where the hell are the national gun groups on this story?

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column calls for more complete reporting.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: June 20

On June 20, 1777, Burgoyne's expedition set out in full military review before Carleton, who remained behind in Canada with 3,770 troops. On that same day, he issued a proclamation that only served to alienate all the populace. [More]

My DC Fanboys

I've found them here plenty of times before. I just thought it interesting to see what they used as a search term. And it looks like they spent a bit of time here.

C'mon fellas, don't be shy. I don't bite. Why not leave a comment and engage us in some of that Obamarama transparent government dialog? We have plenty of folks here who would love to engage...

To the rest of the regulars, if you click here, it'll ping 'em back from this post. Kind of a nice, friendly way to say "Hi" back.

No Apologies

There are people on my side (well, they say they're on my side anyway) who say we have to apologize for the vehemence with which we defend our liberty and property and who say we must "tone down our rhetoric" and apologize for collectivist haters getting the wrong idea from our message. [More]

S'OK, Mike.

Some of us are happy to see you ramp it up.

A Collective Response

Senate Backs Apology for Slavery...

"You wonder why we didn't do it 100 years ago," Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), lead sponsor of the resolution, said after the unanimous-consent vote. "It is important to have a collective response to a collective injustice." [More]

I don't know about a collective response, but my individual response is I'm not apologizing for anything I didn't do, and I don't authorize anyone to apologize on my behalf.

Besides, as far as I'm concerned, slavery is being expanded to include us all. I think our efforts are better spent exposing overseers like Harkin for the evil frauds that they are.

Kumbaya, My Lord, Kumbaya...

He said the goal of his presentation, called Rachel’s Challenge, is to encourage his audiences to embrace the values like kindness, acceptance and love. [More]

That's fine, Craig, and everyone I know tries to live that way unless and until someone proves themselves unworthy of honor and esteem.

But what are you prepared to do when some monster embraces values like cruelty, rejection and hatred, and does so with murderous intent and capability?

You know, Craig, there are people in this world who would happily hogtie you and your loved ones, rape you in the most horrible ways imaginable, and then go about the business of slaughter as the ones they haven't gotten to yet watch and wait their turns.

I'd say you might want to embrace that, but the truth is, you've devoted your life to avoiding it.

That's some "leadership" you're teaching those girls.

[Via retrotruckman]

The Devil in the Details

Holy bureaucracy, Batman – these statistics are based on an incomplete knowledge of sample size? Not only that, but the much-ballyhooed ‘tracing’ of these weapons is apparently done by looking at the firearm and saying “Yep, that looks like an American weapon.” [More]

Good read. Brings up some good points.

The Fruits of Obedience

Thousands of South African firearm owners who have legally disposed of their firearms could be on the wrong side of the law due to no fault of their own by next month, a hunting body said on Monday. [More]

I'm supposed to give a damn about people who care so little about their freedom that they will "dispose" of their guns? And the best the sportsman's lobby can offer is telling gun owners to contact the government to report themselves and make sure they're obedient to every new outrage?

This is what happens when you follow the counsel of surrender.

Oh, but if it wasn't for CHASA, we wouldn't have any firearm rights left at all...

Yeah, you people keep believing that.

[Via Mama Liberty]

We're the Only Ones "I'm Not Lovin' It" Enough

A Denver police officer has been suspended after allegedly brandishing his gun at a McDonald's restaurant in Aurora after his order took too long to fill. [More]

Hey, at least he didn't mace the window worker.

Ah well, the food probably would have been too salty anyway.

Y'know, these minimum wage workers don't have a whole lot of incentive to put up with crap. Do abusive "Only Ones" not realize when they act like this, they increase the likelihood of themselves and their brethren being subjected to a bit of resentment-driven fast food activism?

One other thing about this story I found almost as disturbing as the allegation--that his partner didn't immediately arrest him.

No doubt just a few bad hot apple pies...

[Via too many of you to list]

We're the Only Ones Serpentine Enough

"We have forced water into the building and some of the snakes trying to escape were shot by our men carrying AK-47s," said Brima Kontu, head of the police station in Gerihun. [More]

What could go wrong?

After all, we're dealing with highly trained "Only Ones" here.

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...

Thousands of people are being stopped and searched by the police under their counter-­terrorism powers – simply to ­provide a racial balance in official statistics, the government's official anti-terror law watchdog has revealed. [More]

Political correctness rules! It's much more important than your rights.

Besides, we're all guilty of something.

Got a problem with that, racist?

Anti-Gun Group Lies about GAO Report

In other words, a media professional wrote a headline knowing it was false. The press release was authorized. The VPC legal director is quoted, so we also know it was vetted. The lie was not only calculated, it was sanctioned. And the perpetrators are counting on two things: media complicity and us not knowing any better. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner shows how it's not enough to have a government agency on your side pulling for more gun edicts--the antis still feel the need to resort to lying.

And their strategy is working. The overwhelming amount of "news" articles are all falling for the lie that the solution to Mexican crime is new controls over you and me.

Since I don't see but a few voices out there saying otherwise, your support in helping spread the truth is needed.

Hopefully, the big gun groups will be on this soon. Their competition sure didn't waste any time.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

This Day in History: June 19

P.S. Yr Excy will please to Consider That I am very weak—& wish to be Reinforced. [More]

GAO Gun Trafficking Report Appears Agenda-Driven

[T]he agency tasked with ensuring government accountability to the citizens through their Congressional representatives says the way to do that is by making citizens more accountable to the government. [More]

As promised in today's earlier Gun Rights Examiner column, I've got the GAO report on trafficking of arms to Mexico.

A more agenda-driven piece of propaganda you will not find.

Spread the word on this one--it's important everyone see what's coming at us. This is how the government intends to manipulate things to ram through new edicts that will give them "information on firearms purchases" and end private sales.

We're the Only Ones "Mangled Baby Ducks" Enough

Regina woman bothered after police car mows down ducklings on Ring Road [More]

Yet another example of "Only Ones" engaging in fowl play.

How many remember the Smucker's Jams skit?

"With a name like the 'Only Ones,' we have to be good!"

[Via Luke]

It's Time to Close the Assault Tissue Loophole

He suffocated from a wadded up facial tissue that was found during the autopsy lodged in the child’s oropharynx. [More]

The truth of the matter is, some degenerates can't even be trusted with Kleenex. How messing with you or me is going to change that is something nobody has an answer for, but it doesn't stop the opportunistic from trying it, and the stupid from going along with them.

[Via Tom Z]