Dan Cofall Show Redux

For those who didn't know, couldn't listen or didn't give a damn about my appearance yesterday on the Dan Cofall Show, you now have another chance to not know, not listen and not care about my Cornyn bill observations.

Click here. Download Aug. 17 Hour 1. He introduces me @ 15:55 in.

One of the things about host-driven conversations is that you often don't have time or opportunity to fully explore, let alone bring up, all the points you were prepared to discuss, and I'd had two there was just no chance to get into, especially since topics were expanded in the second segment. Which gave us a chance to bring up some other good stuff, including NRA, GOP candidates and "I will not comply."

The first was suggested by colleague Laocoön, who emailed:

A so-called prohibited person should have recourse to appeal an adjudication to a fair jury trial, both for the right of the individual accused and for the public to keep a liberty check on any adjudication system, especially in quasi-criminal circumventions of jury trial like restraining orders, but also in mental adjudication cases. If someone is adjudicated to be unstable and dangerous, then they shouldn't be on the street at all. They should be in an institution. And they should have timely recourse to appeal to a fair jury trial to make sure it's not Soviet style adjudication ... 

I did get a chance to touch on that, just not to focus on it.

The second came from WarOnGuns Correspondent Mack H:

[T]his is an important piece of information to offer as a reminder: the fact the USDOJ proposed back in January 2014 to amend the regulations to 'punish' (my term) those who were committed to OUT-patient treatment. That was not at all what the GCA '68 architects intended ...Does Cornyn seek to repeal that odious, hateful provision? If not, why not? And where does the NRA stand on "outpatient" discrimination?

Good points. I'd like to see answers.

Unfortunately, we still have no text. My guess is the response to those questions will be: No, because he doesn't perceive he needs to, and they're not even going to acknowledge that, let alone bring it up on their own.

Hot Pursuit

An Akron homeowner who fatally shot one of two men who allegedly broke into his home has been charged with voluntary manslaughter. [More] 

This happened right down the road from me.

I don't know if I'd give chase or not. On the one hand, we need to understand the legal environment imposed on us. On the other, the thought of letting these dangerous reptiles go to prey on others could very well be a death sentence for someone more vulnerable, and it's not like the danger could be deemed "over" with absolute certainty.

If I did end up in this situation, aside from clamming up with the police, I'd be working on my lawyer to present the following, or some similar line I'd expect the "Only Ones" and their union reps to use to get a "department protocol" ruling on their shoots:

My client was in fear for his life. He briefly followed the home invaders, to make certain they were leaving and not regrouping for a counterattack or a different point of entry. At that point, his attacker made a motion he perceived as a renewed threat with a weapon.

Waddya think? Got something better, share it. One of us may benefit from it some day.

The Prime Directive

“There are a lot of financial and business reasons why (companies) would want an H-1B worker over an American,” he said. [More]

How does that "supreme Law of the Land" go again, about the whole purpose why we have this government in the first place?  Oh, yeah:

We the People of the United States, in Order to ... secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Baby Steps

How soon before he gets his first teeth? [Watch]

The Issue of the Century

If this results in a further wild surge in popularity and electability, we may just see the "single issue" apologists perceive profit from association and finally come on board. [More]

You know, just like they did with fast and Furious, having ignored it at first, but later making it the main topic at their annual meeting group grope dinner, as well as a fundraising hook.

Gee, no surprise so many neocon sites are ignoring this a full day later.

Sunlight is the Best Disinfectant

They were brought together by a renowned Yazidi s nger Xate Shingali, who formed the 'Sun Girls' batallion to take on Islamic State on the battlefield in Iraq. [More]

They certainly make Shannon and her Demanding MILMs look like the useless cowards that they are.

Captain's Log

• We're the Only Ones Dogged Enough
• Speaking of Lone Wolf Terrorists...
• Homer Kimpson
• Notes

Three for III

I’m Daniel Almond, and I’ve been literally waving the III% flag since 2009. I’m now running for a State House seat in Georgia, and it’s a 100% grass roots campaign. If you call yourself a Three Percenter, support the cause with just a few mouse clicks and keystrokes. Literally less than three minutes of your time... [More]

Daniel organized the Gravelly Point Park "Restore the Constitution Rally"  across the Potomac and in sight of DC, an event I was honored to be included in. Naturally, that got him inducted into an interesting "rogues gallery," highlighted for their thought crimes by our good friends the hive insects at CSGV, again, one I was pleased to be included in.

You can help his campaign here. That is, unless you think there are just too many people like him in politics already, and what we really need to advance RKBA and restore the Constitution are more Establishment-sanctioned "commonsense" bipartisan "moderates"...

An Expert Opinion

"Gun control" makes things worse. [More]

Not that politically-appointed fascist dolt Cathy Lanier will ever admit the logical conclusions of her own statements.

There Will Be Blood

Rosie O’Donnell wants to smear menstrual blood ‘all over some people’s faces’ [More]

Seeing as how that's an excellent way to spread infectious diseases, a potential victim would be more than justified in standing his ground and repelling such a disgustingly insane assailant with a gun.

I love it when "progressives" show the world what they're really made of.

I also love how the "feminists" are all gaga over another cunning runt, the one who ran the London Marathon dripping menstrual blood to make some sort of statement "for an inspiring, empowering reason." Except why she didn't do that in India is another story altogether.

I like her statement of defiance:

If there’s one person society can’t eff with, it’s a marathon runner. You can’t tell a marathoner to clean themselves up, or to prioritize the comfort of others. On the marathon course, I could choose whether or not I wanted to participate in this norm of shaming.

Uh, yeah, in fact you can, at least if you try that here. And basic hygiene and sanitation expectations are hardly shame-oriented. I guess being a rich kid and daughter of immigrants, Kiran is far removed from India's massive cholera problems.

I'm not sure what the laws in the UK are, but you can't intentionally expose the public to biohazardous waste, and as marathons have on-site employees and volunteers, enforceable workplace safety rules exist as well -- you know, along with a host of other regulatory reasons that make artificially importing H1-B visa Indian tech workers so much more affordable for all concerned.

Still, I wouldn't mind seeing Kiran compete in a triathlon, especially if the swimming segment is held off Amity Island...

Hey, who's up for a diarrhea run to inspire and empower against the norm of shaming?

That Assumes They Understand the Issues

All the issues, including what to do about those who will neither comply nor go gentle into that good night... [More]

Powers that be-approved manipulators are providing sellout talking points. What better way than to ask those best qualified to appear on Mark Dice interview videos?

Trump on Immigration

I haven't had time to read down to the details on this, nor to discuss it with some key colleagues, but on the surface it looks like it's ahead of anything any other candidates are proposing. [More]

I'm withholding comment pending doing that, which may take a few days, as I am swamped with other pressing areas that need my attention.

About That Cornyn Bill

I've been asked to share my concerns. I'll do just that this afternoon at 4:15 Central (adjust for your time zone).

Listen live here.

We're Going to Win This Country Back?

How, once the "pathway to citizenship" kicks in while you guys have been utterly and deliberately silent about it so as not to rock any access boats? [Watch]

Hearing "Thanks for having me on" at the very start of this clip set the tone, at least for me. Like the guy has a choice?

I see the expected apologia for the Cornyn bill, which at this writing has still not been posted online, addressing what he calls "misinformation," while totally ignoring some key questions we really deserve answers to if we're expected to climb on board. Instead, we get competing rice bowl accusations instead of guarantees that the term "adjudication" they're throwing around provides equivalent protections to a jury trial, rather than just a rubber stamp from the bench.

And Another Meme

Not only does Vivek have "no regrets," neither do the propagandists propagating his "No regrets/gun violence/public health" advocacy.  [More]

The Latest Meme

High gun ownership linked to high rate of police officer deaths, study shows [More]

Correlation = causation?  Then we must ban ice cream!

There are all kinds of statistical tricks going on to derive the above "claim," and John Lott shows us how they do the con.

There's one other factor, and that's the definition of "ownership," which is a legal and moral term. Mere "possession" of a gun does not qualify for the term any more than being a carjacker makes one a car owner.

No matter: Our Fourth Estate Fifth Columnists are on the job making sure the hive mind is saturated with the lie.  See for yourself how many iterations have been picked up by the Google News feed alone, and  then realize the message is also being propagated by TV networks, blogs, social media, etc.

[Via Dave Licht]

There Can Only Be One

The Walsh administration’s much-touted gun buyback program has taken in just one firearm so far this year [More]

Hey, if it saves one life...

Right? I mean isn't every gun a killer?  Besides, he's not about to admit defeat:

Declaring that “we need to get guns off the street,” Walsh renewed his pitch of the buyback program at a mid-afternoon press conference yesterday. “We need to make sure we double our efforts on that,” the mayor said.

See, if we double our efforts, we can get two guns!

Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy Redux

"They'll try to tell you it's about Benghazi, but it's not," Clinton said, pointing to Republican-led congressional inquiries that she said had "debunked all the conspiracy theories."

"It's not about emails or servers either. It's about politics," she said. "I won't get down in the mud with them. I won't play politics with national security," Clinton said at the annual Wing Ding, a Democratic fundraiser in northern Iowa that attracted three other presidential candidates. [More]

Yeah, nothing contradictory about that.

Expect to see variations on this theme repeated over and over and over again by her operatives and apologists.

We're the Only Ones Scrapping Enough

According to the arrest documents, Kauffman's body was dumped in the woods by a police car, witnesses told investigators. [More]

Even if this bears out, what's the big deal?  The whole purpose behind having "Only Ones" is to maintain a "monopoly of violence."

[Via Florida Guy]  

The Fix is In

Administration officials praised the ruling. [More]

Of course they did.

By the way, calling Larry Klayman a "gadfly": That's some objective reporting.

As for appealing to the Supreme Court, all they have to do is not hear the case.

There is one other "legal" option before deciding all judicial doors have been barred shut:

Precedent has already been set for a federal judge to issue an injunction against implementation of executive amnesty, albeit through a different route.

Back before Congress allowed guns in national parks due to a rider on a credit card bill, a move by the Bush administration though its Interior Department was halted by an injunction from a federal judge siding with a Brady Campaign complaint and ruling that no environmental impact study had been conducted as required by law.

Now that it appears the administration's amnesty action was conducted under DHS memorandum, the parallels are even more marked, minimizing potential executive action immunities. It would seem a lawsuit based on the same grounds filed in a carefully selected jurisdiction would have precedent to achieve the same results.

Yeah, I know, they'd just find a way to weasel out of that as well.  That's because the fix is in and those intent on fundamentally transforming are confident that any opposition will be small and scattered.

Good thing this has nothing to do with that "single issue."