VA, ATF say no guns for Iraq war vet

How did such a state of affairs come to be?

Why don't we ask that "gun lobby" we're told never compromises? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a crazy story out of Arkansas.

Also get an update on some "pro-gun" phonies in TN.

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

Lifted like a rag doll and hurled into cell: Shocking video of police brutality... on 5ft 2in tall woman, 59, found asleep in car [More]

That's a lot safer than dealing with people who can fight back, don't you think?

[Via Brent Crude/Bill O' Rites]

Sandpoint Native

Oh, look...anonymously throwing out the charge of coward. How brave is that? [Read]

Forget It Jake, It's Chi-Town

Former gang member Reginald Berry Sr. said police would be better off if gang members were given job offers instead of threats of jail time. [More]

And just what are they qualified to do?

Oh, right.

[Via Harvey]

More On...

...finding your inner moron...[Read]

We're the Only Ones Believable Enough

"Who is a jury going to believe: Me? Or a bunch of police officers?" [More]

It is one of the outrages of our age how many automatically default to the "Only Ones."

[Via William T]

And They Say There Are No Stupid Questions...

All we ask is that they register on a government list. What's the harm if it makes the rest of us feel better, and can help the police in their often thankless task of trying to uphold law and order? [More]

That sounds like something I'd write if I was trying to be sarcastic. This useful idiot is serious.

America--Love It or Leave It

Well I loved it, and it left me. [More]

WRSA presents a catchy tune with a message that needs to be heard by more.

This Day in History: September 5

September 5, 1778 at New Bedford, Massachusetts - On September 5, a British raiding force landed near New Bedford. They managed to destroy 70 vessels and a large number of buildings. Conclusion: British Victory [More]

Earthquake

What with New Zealand in the news, what would you be prepared to do if the Big One happened here? [Read]

What about if Marjoe Gortner showed up?

First Contact

Are you on a Government list? [More]

Aren't we all?

Why do I hear the theme song from "Cops"?

We're the Only Ones Excessive Enough

3 officers resign over allegations of excessive force [More]

If they are using excessive force, what amount of resistance would not be excessive?

[Via Tom S]

We're the Only Ones "Yeah, That's the Ticket!" Enough

Officer Waits Weeks To Report Stolen Guns
Constable Dale Selvidge Left Guns In Patrol Car [More]

Let's see, he left them in his car to keep his kids safe, but the car lock doesn't always work, and he offered a job to work on the car to two strangers he pulled over, and he doesn't know if they saw the guns, and his dogs were barking, and he isn't sure if the guns were stolen then, and then he left town and...

What do you mean this story stinks to the high heavens and you've heard better lies out of four-year-olds?

Why on earth would his accounting of things make anyone suspicious?

I mean, the whole magic of being an "Only One" we are told, is it makes you more trustworthy than everybody else...

[Via Brian F]

We're the Only Ones Whittling You Down to Size Enough

The name of the involved officer has not been released, but Seattle Police Chief John Diaz did comment on his performance.

"He's considered a very good officer. He has a good record," he said. [More]

I'll bet.

And not only that, he was following established department protocols!

Workman has more and says not so fast...

[Via William T]

NC Emergency Gun Ban Update

I talked about it here.

The governor's office is saying that's a "rumor" and not true.

Sure it is, say:

Paul Valone

and

John Richardson.

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

Two police officers have been suspended from driving duties after they stopped a suspected drink driver then wrote-off his sports car by crashing through a garden wall. [More]

"Only Ones" are the same the world over, aren't they?

Thank goodness they got that menace off the road!

[Via Scott N]

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

Police use helicopter to track man who took kindling from nature reserve [More]

I know Robin Hood got in trouble for going after the King's deer--perhaps they don't want commoners grabbing the Royal wood...?

Anyway, I'm glad to see things have settled down over there to where they have the resources to devote to stuff like this--because we all know that if anything dangerous and bad goes down, they're "not obliged" to do anything about it.

[Via Steve T]

Feds to Gun Seller: Profile or Else!

Velte pointed out that "There is no way for a citizen to know who is here legally or not. In fact, under Austin’s ‘sanctuary city’ policy, not even the police officer at the door of the gunshow was allowed to ask a person’s immigration status, yet the average Texan inside the show is expected to assume that a person standing before them with a Texas driver’s license is in the country illegally just because they look Mexican and speak Spanish." Velte noted that the federal government’s lawsuit against Arizona was based on that very type of conduct: Concluding someone could be here illegally based on their looks or their language. [More]

Just so we're clear: Every one of us who conducts a private sale is in danger of the same destruction of our lives.

And then there's this:

Federal prosecutors said Ronning sold two gun silencers, seven assault weapons and a machine gun to undercover agents and others posing as Mexican citizens without identification at the Yosemite Boulevard business.

It looks like they failed at using Mexico to get new "gun laws" passed, so now they're just using Mexicans--both real and simulated.

I smell set up. And the questions raised in the first case as to why the violator has not been pursued tell me it's because you don't discard working assets.

[Via lots of you]

Open letter to Haslam and McWherter: How serious are you about gun rights?

There is a way to nail both these power-seekers down in advance on how much real trust they're willing to place in We the People, and prove them to be fork-tongued opportunists if they later betray their promises.

Why would anyone who is honest and sincere fear that? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column challenges some contestants to actually compete.

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This Day in History: September 4

September 4, 1778. The Netherlands and the U.S.A. sign a treaty of amity and commerce. During the war, this country contributed by harassing British shipping. Also, between 1780 and 1794, the Netherlands will supply the fledgling American government with aid and loans. [More]