Vol. 6 Update

Hadn't had a chance to update links to the latest Journalist's Guide since the 17th, and it took a full hour.

Check out how much we--and by "we," I include Dave Workman and Kurt Hofmann--have done since then.

Click.

The work is being done.  And how. Whether it's being read and shared is beyond my control.

ATF Chief Counsel’s office warned management of Gun Rights Examiner column

"And who were they afraid of? A few -- very few -- dissident ATF agents and lowly gun rights bloggers who, by Internet standards, were hardly noticeable or noticed. Yet, even at this early stage, we were apparently living in their heads rent free, all expenses paid." [More]

This morning's Gun Rights Examiner report highlights an acute and comprehensive awareness of danger early on.

That All Depends on the Meaning of the Word "Works"

The buy-back held at a Port Richmond church netted weapons ranging from a Nazi SS officer’s 1939 Luger pistol, to a sawed-off shotgun that appeared to have been fired at least once, a Glock 9mm with armor-piercing “Black Talon Deep Penetrator” bullets and an easy-to-hide pen gun able to discharge a single bullet. [More]

Good grief.

This Day in History: September 27

September 27, 1779 - John Adams is appointed by Congress to negotiate peace with England. [More]

Where Due

The Captain is right--we should have been given links and name credit in the Fox piece--but my biggest beef is with Drudge, who has never given a link to exclusives we have generated even though I always send him the tips. [Read]

Fox interviewed Mike and they may be doing a story on us.

Workman also comments, and also calls out Drudge.

"The Teacher"

Hey man, what's the plan what was that you said? [Read]

Funny how national socialists like to throw the "N" word around.

And what's pretty much becoming a standard practice when it suits their purposes prompted this email to the "Authorized Journalist" who filed the report:

Seems like a fair question to me, but what do I know about such lofty professional matters? We'll see if she responds.

We're the Only Ones Overzealous Enough

My favorite part of this story is actually the comment by disgusting police state apologist "kannemartin":

That traffic officer you want fired has worked tirelessly for years at KPD.

Yeah, and I'm sure she exhibited the same level of competence. Wonder how many innocents she victimized in her tirelessness...

And why the hell don't we know this incompetent disaster's name?

I'd Like to Thank the Academy

This was a total surprise.  I made sure to let all know that Mike Vanderboegh shared in it, as did many folks who, for now, must remain anonymous. 

So was this. Mike got one, too.

Actually, up until about a week ago, the fact that I was on the agenda to "speechify" was a surprise, too.

Thirdpower has a bunch of photos posted, here and here and here.

Dave Workman has a write-up.

The Gun Rights Policy Conference was a pretty cool event--got a chance to network with a lot of folks, meet and re-meet  a lot more, and importantly, participate in several foundational meetings regarding a Gunwalker documentary being undertaken by an established professional, Fleming "Tex" Fuller.  More on that to come. For an indication of what kind of access Tex is capable of getting, watch all four parts of "First Strike."

I'm particularly grateful to Alan Gottlieb and Dave Workman. I'm very glad I finally made it to one of these.  What a lot of hard work and expenditures they put into this.

"But most media are playing them down"

Yep. [Read]

Hard Questions

Here's an easy one:

Why are you still calling this criminal conspiracy "a failed sting"?

Me Bitching Again

Read what Mike had to go through to make our latest story happen. Not just a mental ordeal, but a very real physical one for someone with his health conditions.  No hyperbole, that's the kind of stuff that could kill him.

I throw my hands up that a guy who  had to borrow money for gas to get home has thousands of regular readers, and the vast majority who receive regular value from his contributions seem utterly indifferent to his survival via a voluntary subscription or an occasional donation.

So who's going to fill the void if he cannot continue? 

The "Authorized Journalists" ignoring Gunwalker have T&E accounts and get their flights and hotel rooms and meals paid for--along with nice salaries, as well as broad and deep organizational resources.

We are bringing stories that no one else is.  Elite media still has not said word one about Indiana gunwalking or the chief counsel's email to Melson setting the stage for official whistleblower intimidation...hell, as far as they're concerned, this ain't even a scandal yet--and we'll see if our latest smoking gun reaches outside our limited readerships.

Plain and simple: It will not unless you share the links.

You  personally.

Breaking: Letter implicates ATF in committing straw purchases for Gunwalker

A letter forwarded on Friday by a proven reliable source to Gun Rights Examiner and Mike Vanderboegh of Sipsey Street Irregulars documents Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives management authorizing the sale of firearms, which sources say were intended for delivery to cartel purchasers as part of the “Fast and Furious” / ”Gunwalker” scandal. [More]

Note the time of this post.  That after getting up early to finish the Gun Rights Policy Conference and then drive back home from Chicago--that's because Mike and I realize how important it is to keep giving the media documented stories to ignore.

I'm going to bed.

Just One More

GUNS Magazine has posted my latest...[Read]

Time for Just One More

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering hundreds of buyouts and early retirement packages to help avoid layoffs or furloughs, a bureau official said on Wednesday. [More]

You don't say...

It for Now

I have a ton of things I'd like to post on, both here and at that other place, but am out of time.  I'm scheduled to do my dancing poodle act on Saturday and have prep work and family matters I must deal with beforehand.

So don't look for comments to be moderated or emails answered--I will take a laptop but have no idea how much time I will find to generate any content, even though I'm busting to get two more columns out asap.

ATF Counsel email to Melson on Gunwalker-Terry murder link preceded intimidation

Examined objectively, Rubenstein admitted guns were purposely allowed to walk, that walking guns to a foreign country must be hidden from the public, and that if the Mexicans found out about it, cooperative law enforcement efforts would be jeopardized. [More]

Another exclusive from Gun Rights Examiner and Sipsey Street Irregulars, evidently because elite media wants us to continue to break new ground while they either ignore or undermine the search for the truth...

Includes copies of the emails.

This Day in History: September 22

Treaty entered into with the Indians of Nova Scotia from Cape Tormentine to the Bay De Chaleurs, September 22nd, 1779 [More]

Hi!

Yes, it is all about you. [Read]

Issa holds telephone press conference on ‘Gunwalker’ with bloggers

A developing consensus among online reporters following this story: If elite media “Authorized Journalists” can’t be trusted to report on it, a means now exists to bypass the former exclusive gatekeepers and get the word out. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report prescribes a bypass operation.

This Day in History: September 21

The Battle of Baton Rouge was a siege during the American Revolutionary War that was decided on September 21, 1779. Baton Rouge was the second British outpost to fall to Spanish arms during Bernardo de Gálvez's march into British West Florida. [More]