This Day in History: November 8

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Victorious Obama rockets back onto ‘gun control’ radar with UN arms treaty

More likely this is an in-your-face to “the gun lobby,” and a bellwether for things to come—all those things anti-gun opinion shapers ridiculed as paranoia back when that served the agenda. Look for them now to ignore past protestations and focus on whatever “gun control” proposals the administration puts forward, be they bills the president will want Congress to advance or, barring that, whatever he thinks he can get away with by executive order or ATF ruling. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes that was quick. This isn't even the column I wanted to write today, but it kind of shoved its way to the front of the pile.

Let's Make a Deal

I have to say, Republican "leadership" like this deserves every loss it can be made to suffer. [Read]

John [he puts the "eh" in] Boner has been the despicable and useless poltroon who ran interference for the administration on Gunwalker, too.  The only explanation that makes sense, aside from being in the tank from the beginning, is Mike's theory about photos with Dolly the Love Ewe.

I got those Yellowstain blues...

UPDATE: "Out of context"? So what context should we take this in?

Pistol Training with Phil Strader & Max Michel at MGM Junior Training Camp

THIS WEEK, beginning November 7th, on ATSN TV:

Phil Strader and Max Michel teach students, including ATSN Field Correspondent, Molly Smith, at the MGM Junior Shooters Camp at Parma Rod & Gun Club in Parma, Idaho.

Phil Strader is a  former U.S. Capitol Police firearms instructor and three-time Steel Challenge champion and Max Michel is three-time World Speed Shooting Champion and six-time USPSA National Championships among nearly 100 other major championship wins.

Learn what the juniors are practicing to improve pistol shooting speed and accuracy and try it yourself!

Pursuit Channel (DirecTV 604 PRST/ Dish /Network 240 HUNT)

Showtimes
Wednesdays 
2:00pm PST
5:00pm EST

Thursdays 
10:00pm PST

Fridays-Shooting Destination Night
6:00pm PST
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A Dead Girl or a Live Boy

I don't think even Edwin Edwards, for all his corruption and reliance on a degraded supporters, ever envisioned how much the right constituency would let someone get away with, as evidenced by this and this.

Keeping Things in Perspective

We are everywhere.

[Via Capitalism Institute]

We're the Only Ones Mystified Enough

“At this point, it’s unclear what the motive was. We’re looking at a variety of possibilities. One of them is an obvious robbery. We’re also looking at the background of the victim, trying to see if there are any disputes that might have resulted in this,” said Anthony Guglielmi, Baltimore City Police spokesperson. [More]

Yeah, gee, whatever could have motivated this? If only there were some clue...

And any chance Jesse or Al will be interested in helping to get some justice and peace...?

When I Was a Child...

This dislike of firearms continued into my adulthood...[More]

As far as I can tell, you've never reached it. But thanks for illustrating that the compulsion to ban guns and control others really does spring from childish fears, ignorance, personal incompetence and self-loathing.

We're the Only Ones PO'd Enough

"I said really, he is 3 years old, and he said it doesn't matter," said Dillan's grandmother, Jennifer Warden. "[He said] It is public urination. I said we are on our property and he said it's in public view."[More]

As is typical more often than not, we know the name of the mom and the grandmother, and we even know the name of the three-year-old, but the the name of the badged pissant spraying all over those he has been given power over is somehow a state secret the Authorized Urinalists dare not divulge. At least it looks like the mayor and chief ended up reversing things as far as the ticket goes--but here's the thing: Not only is their unfixed dog out there throwing his authoritah around and bullying the people he's supposed to be serving, his "courtesy" of writing a $2,500 fine we learn about in the first link turns out to be utterly without merit under state law.

Protection of public employees being what it is these days, things are probably set up so they can't fire Barney Fife outright, but I'd say the public has a right to know who this menace to society is, and see what other examples of abuse they can pin on him--surely this can't be the first time he's whizzed on a citizen. At the least, people ought to be able to simulate taking a leak every time he passes by, and then point and laugh at the silly sumbich.

[Via Jeffersonian]

This is It

Ayup. This is it, all right.

I'll have something to say later in the day. Maybe. Meanwhile, some links:

• Second Amendment Results
• Doomed Beyond All Hope of Redemption
• One thing should be clear to everybody, if it wasn't before.

This Day in History: November 7

On November 7, 1780 General Orders noted: “The fire engine being put in good repairs the Garrison Q’r M’r [Quarter Master] will see that it is properly executed and a proper number of men from the artificers assigned to work it.” [More]

Feinstein rumored to be pushing semi-auto ban if Obama reelected

"The ATF personnel noted are indeed the players,” the source replied, “but what is noticeably absent is anyone from the executive level, AD or DAD [Assistant Director/Deputy Assistant Director]--the policy implementer/makers. That part is strange and shows that while ATF may have had to go to the meeting, the Bureau and DoJ are not necessarily supportive. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report shares a pre-election rumor--and a prediction about toast.

How to Reply

So I'm giving it some thought on how to reply. Suggestions? [More] 

Yeah, I have a suggestion. Present the mall manager with a Gun Surrender Protection Contract, adapted from the one I designed to use at "buybacks":

Personal Safety Guarantee 

The [Name of Company or Agency: ____________________________] agrees that a special relationship exists between our organization and [Name of Individual Entering Premises Disarmed: _____________________________] by virtue of his/her abiding by our “No Firearms” mandate. Because we have encouraged him/her to be personally defenseless, we hereby agree to assume responsibility for his/her personal safety and protection, and admit liability should we fail in this duty.

_____________________________
[Signature/Title/Date] 

And Penn Square Mall, being in Oklahoma, means it's a "one party consent" situation, meaning you ought to be able to lawfully secretly video-record their refusal and post it in on YouTube.


[Via Jeffersonian]

The Great Password

The country is in danger. We will march out of the shadows. We will go forward. Forward is the great password. [More]

Despite All Those Background Checks

One of the top Secret Service Agents assigned to President Obama's protective detail has apparently taken his own life. [More]

I can't shake the feeling there is a lot more to this story that we many never learn.

A Right Wing Conspiracy Theory

If Issa really wants to save U.S. and Mexican lives, he should convene hearings on banning the sale of high-powered weapons. I think Holder would be happy to testify.  [More]

Alrighty then.

And anytime this buffoon wants to compare original sourced notes on Wide Receiver...

Psychopathological

Anyone who can equate the ownership of semi-automatic weapons with the abuse of children is obviously teetering on the edge. [More]

Teetering?

Preemptive Violence

Could I use non-deadly force to bring him down and render him not a threat? [More]

I'd like to see you try. Really. What are you going to do, slap him with your ghillie brogues?

This is the little CSGV/Brady fanboy who wanted to report Kurt to the FBI and get him fired. Naturally, he's also a Benedict Arnold fan.

[Via Jeffersonian]

Important Second Amendment Case, And Why Elections Matter

Something to consider as you do what your informed conscience tells you is the right thing...[Read]

This Day in History: November 6

While I sincerely lament the distressed and exhausted situation of the Southern States, I cannot but hope the Enemy have committed themselves so far as to be made to repent their temerity; especially since I have received information of a more recent date than Your Letter, of the success of the Militia against Col Ferguson: this I flatter myself will give a better aspect to your affairs, and will awaken more extensively that spirit of bravery and enterprise which displayed itself so conspicuously on the occasion. [More]