We're the Only Ones "Blind Date" Enough

Orban allegedly forced the woman to drive to a Fontana industrial area, raped her and left, getting a ride back from Jelinek. Investigators say they suspected Orban after he left his service revolver in the woman's car. [More]

Westminster cops are still issued revolvers?

The good thing is, being in Southern California pretty much assures that the "Only Ones" legally allowed to carry were in total control of a criminal situation.

[Via JFC]

"Der Feuer" Continues Hate Campaign Against Gun Owners

A California Democrat is proposing a new law requiring residents to register their shotguns and rifles or go to jail...Feuer is no friend of firearms owners...[More]

Talk about an understatement.

Hey, it's nice to know that they have a handle on real crime in Kollyfornya and that the Golden State economy is healthy enough to handle the extra load in terms of record keeping, policing, prosecution and jailing of otherwise productive citizens. So nobody is going to be coming to the rest of us for a bailout because they're "too big to fail" or anything, right?

"Der" knows his proposal will have no effect on crime other than to squander limited law enforcement resources and create a new class of "criminal." It's been the same with every other attack on freedom he's gotten ink for over the years.

So why does he do it?

Easy.

Because he hates you and he can.

Because his constituents let him.

We're the Only Ones Sickening Enough

Judge in Danziger case sickened by 'raw brutality of the shooting and the craven lawlessness of the cover-up' [More]

Which means, Bill O'Reilly, you're a pinhead.

[Via jpr9]

A Case of Mistaken Identity

Vanderboegh links to a putrid Daily Kos post so I don't have to.

I actually take heart reading stuff like this. Conflating us with Nixon, who wanted to ban handguns, and Bloomberg...?

Sun Tzu advises to know your enemy. They're oblivious to who we are and what we believe, and prefer instead to follow in lockstep like lemmings the talking points put out there to demonize/dehumanize us.

It's a two-edged sword--while it creates a dangerous climate for us as a group being vilified, the differences from, say, 70 years ago in Europe, are that we are not ethnically separable, we are not segregated into enclaves and we are not unarmed.

Look at some of the tags--these creatures think our motivational inspiration comes from Rush Limbaugh? Sarah Palin? Michelle Bachman and Glenn Beck?

I say let them think we're too dumb to form independent thought without corporate media and Republican establishment leaders, and dismiss us as as low tooth-to-head ratio slack-jawed yokels. Knowing the skills some non-urban folk have at the basics, from a strictly Darwinian sense we'll see who is more highly adaptable when TSHTF.

Bumper Sticker Logic

Dennis Henigan, Vice President for Law and Policy at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, systematically analyzes and dismantles the simple, effective slogans that the disciplined messaging of the gun lobby has burned into the consciousness of the American people. Henigan dissects the superficial appeal of such catch-phrases as “Guns don’t kill people. People kill people,” “When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns,” “An armed society is a polite society,” and other simplistic themes that have come to dominate the perennial debate over the role of guns in American society. [More]

That's the good thing about writing your own press release--it makes you sound like you've actually got science and reason on your side, doesn't it?

As long as we're doing bumper sticker slogans, here's some the Brady cud chewers (talk about "superficial") can use:

NO GUNS IN THIS HOUSE--EVER

I'M UNARMED. PLEASE DON'T HURT ME

JUST GIVE ATTACKERS WHAT THEY WANT

KEEP KIDS SAFE BY TEACHING THEM AVOIDANCE AND IGNORANCE

REPEAT A LIE LONG ENOUGH AND IT BECOMES THE TRUTH

THERE'S A SUCKER BORN EVERY MINUTE

Etc.

Feel free to suggest more slogans in "Comments".

Nothing to Fear But Intermediate Scrutiny Itself

This news is a couple of weeks old, but I don't think anyone here has discussed it yet...[More]

Maybe not there, but I certainly discussed it here. Heck, some of us complained years ago this would be the establishment fallback point that would allow them to give lip service to 2A without upsetting the balance of power.

I disagree that "gun controllers need not fear 'intermediate scrutiny'." I think that level of official arrogance ought to scare the hell out of everybody who is paying attention, particularly if what some perceive as an opportunity to gain ground is perceived by others as a line in the sand.

Medical Establishment Hostility to Guns is Long-Standing and Pervasive

[I]t's all too predictable that we see much of the "medical literature" promulgating the guns = public health threat meme, ignoring the protective benefits of guns in private hands. The thought that gun control = public health threat evidently either does not occur to many of the researchers or else it just doesn't fit in with their agenda. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at top-level medical malpractice.

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This Day in History: April 8

The Ranger left the French port of Brest on April 8, 1778. At the slow sailing speed of the day, it was April 15 before the ship entered the channel between England and Ireland. (Jones would have seen this as a more direct route to less defended targets in Ireland and the west coast of England and Scotland.) The weather that day was windy and overcast. This limited visibility would have blocked the American's view of potential targets. However, British warships could not have spotted Jones unless they were very close. [More]

GRE Round Up for Apr. 7

There's some good stuff being turned out. I hope you're availing yourself of it, and importantly, sharing these links via emails, on blogs and forums, with your local newspaper editor, etc.

A common complaint is media bias and absence of representation for "our side."

These people work hard to change that and ask for nothing from those of us their labors serve other than to help spread the word. I hope no one thinks that's too much to ask.

Here are their latest offerings:

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Snohomish County councilman misrepresents law to push anti-gun agenda
Good shooting of one bad man, good arrest of another

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:

Tea Party activists dismissed as 'stupid people with guns'

Go. Read. And please share these links.

You're doing that, right?

Volunteers of America

What people can do to volunteer at this point is to sign up at the Muster 4-19 networking site I've created for the event and RSVP for the "leaders' recon/ dry run taking place on the 18th at Ft. Hunt, the day prior to the Big Day.

Can you please pass this as well as the link to anyone who can help out:

http://muster4-19.ning.com/events [More]

This is for the Restore the Constitution Rally.

Not to be confused with the Second Amendment March.

I'll be at both.

Because my friends asked me to, and I will not let them stand alone.

Some People Simply Shouldn't Have Guns

I've said it before, some people simply shouldn't have guns. But aside from either putting them under custodial care or removing them from society altogether, I just don't see what you can do about it that won't mess with those of us who have no problem being free and responsible human beings.

The truth is, some people shouldn't have telephones.

Some people shouldn't have chocolate bunnies.

Just how low of a bar setting are we willing to tolerate?

We're the Only Ones Knocking Off Enough

"They have to knock, state a purpose, say they have a warrant and give time for the person to surrender"...[More]

Really?

Since when?

[Via FFFW]

We're the Only Ones Choking You Up Enough

Derek Cherven, 28, a trooper assigned to the Bristol district attorney’s office, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment yesterday morning in Wrentham District Court on charges of assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, after he allegedly tried to strangle his girlfriend, authorities said. [More]

Well, it looks like they're treating him like they would us: identifying him, relieving him of duty, RO, etc...

So why present this as an "Only Ones" story?

Just to point out that this is one of The Entrusted who allegedly committed an act of violence, as opposed to threatening to commit one. But the anti-gunners continue to ignore such stories and insist that We the People are the "only ones" can't be trusted to keep and bear arms.

[Via Ed M]

Time For Another Common Sense Gun Control Law

No-Fly List Includes the Dead [More]

And don't we have some politicians who think such lists are reliable enough to deny gun purchases?

Why yes, we do.

Thing is, there already are laws in many locales that interfere with our ability to "legally" transfer arms to our heirs--either because of permitting "requirements" or because of banned grandfathered weapons.

We all know what we've got to do in those situations, don't we?

The only danger is, some future historian might try to make the case that because guns aren't showing up in probate records, they must not really have been all that prevalent. Just before he claimed the dog ate his homework or whatever...

Nawww--who but a knuckleheaded liar relying on agenda-driven subversives and the media running interference for him would have the gall to try something like that...?

An Obstructed View

OUR VIEW: Mental health awareness, not guns, can prevent shootings [More]

So you're supposed to yell out "We understand that you're crazy!" and that'll stop things?

Or what?

My guess is, the people being shot realized their attacker was a lunatic, and that was the least of their immediate concerns.

And speaking of nutty, this one really strikes me as a reality disconnect:

(Certainly the Kent State incident was also evidence of a national distress, but one we’re not likely to see again soon.)

Having experienced then and now, I wouldn't be so confident at predicting what "we're...likely to see again soon" under the current "national distress" level.

We're the Only Ones In a Hurry to Bug Out Enough

“I’ve gotta run!” [More]

So let's see:

He's all for disarming you and me, and maintaining the "Only Ones" distinction. But he's not about to risk his own precious bee-hind should things go awry...

Forget it Jake, it's Ch-Town.

Still, I wish I could get this song out of my head...

[Via Parrothead Jeff]

In the Green Zone

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, one of the state's leading Democrats, said Illinois doesn't have enough pockets of hardline conservatives for the tea party to have widespread success like it might in other states.

"I'm not at the level of any great fear at this moment," he said. [More]

I don't suppose it's occurred to you that if you do reach that level, it may be too late?

[Via HZ]

What You Mean "We"?

If we can't or won't cure the stupid, at least we can disarm it. [More]

Is that the Royal "We" or do you plan to personally do your part?

Kurt Hofmann writes more about this loathsome punk.

Is Your Doctor Qualified to Give Gun Safety Advice?

OK doc—you want to advise me? Sure. Just write down what certifications you've earned establishing your qualifications to do so—or let me know if you've received no such training but are presuming to pass yourself off as competent and authoritative anyway. Then make sure you verify your malpractice insurance covers dispensing unqualified recommendations presented as medical advice—just in case I follow it and something goes horribly wrong. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column notes that just because someone is an expert in one field, it doesn't automatically make him an expert in all.

Also help some "gun extremists" set off a "bomb" that will be felt in Washington, and join me today on Trigger Sports LIVE!

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This Day in History: April 7

In this instance West's subject is the collapse of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, on April 7, 1778, during a fractious debate in the House of Lords about the worsening crisis over the future of the American colonies. [More]

You can read about it here.