Bill Gates backing gun control measure

...Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda have contributed $25,000 apiece to the Initiative 594 campaign, joining a growing list of wealthy Seattle-area supporters of the 15-page gun control measure... [More]

What do we expect from an insulated and well-protected elitist who thinks Obama doesn't have enough power?

Candidly, I liked him better when he was voicing Pooh.

The Replacements

Bill Gates thinks super machines could eventually become smarter than humans and take our jobs [More]

So then what happens with all those foreigners you're helping bring in, Bill?

Who wants to disarm for this guy?

Hoist on Their Own Petard

It doesn't strain the imagination to surmise that the prospect of splitting up Google Search and its ad businesses wasn't well received in Mountain View. And Amazon's executives probably aren't too welcoming of a proposal to bar the company from selling directly on its own marketplace. [More]

A government big enough to "regulate" your enemies is big enough to "regulate" you.

I would not look for a sudden change of heart and newfound "conservatism," though. After being publicly sodomized by DOJ, Bill Gates went all Stockholm Syndromed for Big Government on us, and I expect Bezos 'n Zuck et al. to embrace the haze.

[Via Henry Bowman]

A Public/Private Partnership

Microsoft has collaborated closely with US intelligence services to allow users' communications to be intercepted, including helping the National Security Agency to circumvent the company's own encryption, according to top-secret documents obtained by the Guardian. [More]

Knowing of his support for "gun control" and other "progressive" causes, it hardly surprises me to learn that Bill Gates is also an economic fascist. 

He must be a "Thank you sir, may I have another?" masochist, too.

Because he thinks Obama doesn't have enough power.

[Via Jess]

Essential Liberty..? Temporary Safety...? Deal!

The city just installed high-tech cameras that catch every car that rolls through the city limits. And city residents say they are willing to give up privacy for protection. [More]

Mr. Franklin...

Paging Mr. Franklin...

Besides, we need to use "public funds" to keep Bill Gates safe so he can keep using his private ones to support our continued disarmament...

Guest Column: Unintentional Revolutionary

by Ed Dunnigan

Sometimes, an individual gets an idea that is so radical, that his actions change the culture forever. Eli Whitney, Henry Ford, Orville and Wilbur Wright; It is such men that create the societal changes that span decades, or even centuries. Consider Bill Gates; wanting only to make computers as available to the public as televisions, he managed to create an irreversible change in society, especially regarding the exchange of information. Much to the chagrin of the major news agencies, people are no longer reliant upon them to find out what is happening in the world.

But the revolutionary idea doesn't necessarily have to be a new or radical concept; sometimes the idea that is put forth just seems radical because it is old wisdom that has been largely forgotten. Once it is put before a modern audience, the truth contained within the concept resonates with the modern listener, and the person that brought the concept forth is considered to be a visionary, if not a genius.

Dave Ramsey is such a man. Now, before you roll your eyes and move on to the next article, consider this; Dave Ramsey was espousing individual fiscal conservatism at the same time that our president was telling us to charge our purchases and take out loans for the good of the economy. Now that those chickens have come home to roost, Ramsey seems like a prophet.

So what, you ask, does this have to do with guns? Plenty.

President-elect Obama is a product of Chicago politics; the most corrupt, anti-gun, political machine in the nation. His presidency looks to be the first in our nation's history that views gun control, not as some politically expedient platform that he uses to gain congressional support, but as a method of controlling and eliminating his political opponents. We will almost certainly experience a new and more invasive Assault Weapons Ban, and his overt hostility to the idea of concealed carry indicates that he will work to counter all of the progress made by the pro-freedom movement.

With this in mind, it is certainly tempting to go out and charge the purchase price of a semi-automatic rifle, magazines, ammunition, and all of the kit to support such a thing. However, as counter-intuitive as this may sound, I am telling you that that would play directly into the hands of those that would subvert this country, and replace it with their version of a socialist utopia. To go into debt to buy an AR15 is to sell yourself a little deeper into financial slavery.

Modern day Americans are the most indebted generation in our nation's history. An individual that has a mortgage, car payment, and massive credit card debt cannot afford to financially support the people on our side that would fight our legislative battles for us. Think of it; if you are fighting to pay the minimums on your credit cards while maintaining all of your other bills, how can you concentrate your attention, let alone your finances, to donate to the cause? (And by that, I'm not talking about national lobbying organizations that talk a good fight and then compromise with the enemy, I'm speaking of the grass roots organizations that do the hard, hairy, work locally while their national counterparts with the seven-figure salaries travel the cocktail and hors d'oeuvres circuit.)

It is no secret that those that seek to eliminate the Second Amendment fear us. We only have to remember Henry Waxman's mewling about fifty caliber rifles penetrating his limousine to remind us of that fact. They also know that an overt confiscation of our weapons would result in a bloodbath, with their blood as the main ingredient. Therefore, they will hit us where we are the most vulnerable: in the legislature. Make no mistake, The Senate, and The House both run on money, and he with the biggest bag of cash gets all of the attention. A beautiful chronicle of this process can be found in the book "Hill Rat-Blowing the Lid Off of Congress" by John L. Jackey. And while you're at it, read "Ricochet" by Richard Feldman and learn how, sometimes, your worst enemies are your friends. Most of all, read "Total Money Makeover" by Dave Ramsey. It's more than a financial guide; it's a roadmap of the path to freedom.

Freeing yourself from this slavery is the single most important step you can take in redeeming our republic. An individual without debt is better insulated from the idiosyncrasies of the economy than is his leveraged-to-the-gills brethren. One who doesn't have to skip a utility payment to donate to his or her favorite charity can be more effective in the legislative battles. As well, someone for whom taking a day off work to testify before the state legislature isn't a financially-crippling
indulgence can become a powerful force at the grass roots level. Remember, we have no George Soros providing us with endless funds with which to war against our foes. Our strength lies in our numbers, but those numbers are worthless if we can't afford to fight the war.

In short, if you do not currently own a semi-automatic rifle with a high-capacity magazine, learn to be more effective with what you have. In the meantime, listen to Dave's show, read his book, and follow the steps chronicled therein. Whether he intended it or not, Dave Ramsey has given us the tools to fight the coming battle, all we have to do is use them.

There and Back Again--Sort Of

Well, I'm no longer blocked from posting. But Google must have done something in their "fix" to screw up IE. I'm doing this in Firefox, and Safari also works.

Someone suggested clearing the cache, but that can be a pain, particularly if you do it and it still doesn't work. I'll do some searching around--I know there are other Blogspot blogs this is happening to, so rather than try a local fix, I think I'll see what's happening globally first.

Anyway, expect blogging to be haphazard this weekend. My goal is to be up to full speed by Monday.

Many thanks to all of you who generously offered me assistance of all kinds--I may indeed end up taking some of you up on it as soon as I figure out the direction I want to go.

UPDATE: A cursory search as well as comments by some of you here, on the WordPress site and via emails showed the "culprit" to be the Site Meter code. I gather the folks there are doing some upgrading and didn't count on the legendary stand-offishness of Microsoft to play well with others. I removed it and IE is now working. Pity--it was more useful for quick snapshot access to BATFU visits than Stat Counter. Perhaps after they work the bugs out, I will restore the code.

UPDATE: Here's the bird's eye lowdown on Site Meter. They're doing an upgrade and it blew up in everyone's face. The thing is, I went to their site and they say nothing about this, so it's a double screw-up on their part that we have to find out from others.

My suggestion, bearing in mind that I have the computer savvy of a coral reef: Remove the code from your site (but copy it and save it somewhere). Also record the numbers so you know where to reset (this probably isn't necessary because deleting the code should not terminate your Site Meter account, which ought to have the code and last count, but I've always been a big Department of Redundancy Department fan in situations where not having backup might mean either everything I've worked for all these years is lost, lost and gone forever, I tell you, or else it's readily retrievable and restorable.

UPDATE: Bottom line, it's Bill Gates' fault.

Turns out that this was the result of a bug in Internet Explorer, which the Sitemeter developers didn't account or test for. The technical details and a description of the bug involved are here. Does this still mean that Sitemeter are to blame, or are we about to see the backlash shift to Microsoft because of a known bug and a developer not testing.

Why "Authorized Journalists" are Better than Bloggers--A Continuing Saga

A former ABC News consultant fired last year because he couldn't authenticate academic credentials is at the center of a new dispute over apparently faked interviews with Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Bill Gates and others.

Good golly. And ABC News is generally so reliable.

[Via Thirdpower]

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A Consolidated Post

I still need to keep things extremely limited here at WarOnGuns due to the many tasks facing me each day. Rather than a bunch of posts, I'm going to combine everything into one for today, and possibly for the next several days to come. I still don't have time to act on story tips, so don't feel slighted if you sent me a great new outrage. There's only one of me, and he's approaching overload.

Oh, and yesterday's comments about CEOs and "Saw"? Add Bill Gates to the head-in-a-bear trap category for Vista and their new MS Office. I may yet grow to appreciate it, but for right now, ornery traditionalist that I am, I can't fathom why they needed to futz around with all the old familiar controls. But just to qualify things, I couldn't even figure out the lab monkey intelligence test required to finesse open the plastic box my software came in and just said the hell with it and ripped the damn thing apart.

OK, here we go.

This Day in History

As a show of force, two British frigates sail up the Hudson River blasting their guns. Peace feelers are then extended to the Americans. At the request of the British, Gen. Washington meets with Howe's representatives in New York and listens to vague offers of clemency for the American rebels. Washington politely declines, then leaves.

Author David McCullough covers these events and much more in his excellent "1776."

JULY 1957 GUNS Magazine Now Online

Meet the "Shooting King of Iraq."

No, not this one.




This one.

Of particular interest to me in this issue was a Crossfire section letter reminding the editor "It's a Right, Not a Privilege," and a feature about a lady farmer who knew "Guns are Our Protectors." And, of course, there are the vintage ads (and prices).

Grabbers All?

My Rights Watch column for the July 2007 issue of GUNS Magazine about the leading presidential contenders (as recognized by the "official" media) is now online. And before you jump on me, this was submitted before all the buzz about Fred Thompson, or Ron Paul's strong showing among Internet activists.

I actually liked my working title, "Heil to the Chief," but the publishers do, after all, have sponsors, who are probably more than a bit queasy about having their good names associated with such a disreputable and extreme fellow as myself.

Shameless Plug: "A Very Sound Policy"
My Rights Watch column for the August 2007 issue of GUNS Magazine about the Virginia Tech atrocity enablers is now on sale at sensible newsstands throughout the Republic.

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That's it for today. Maybe I'll have some time to post again tomorrow.

As master pianist Fats Waller observed, "One never knows, do one?"

Tipping the Scales

Facing a veto threat from Gov. John Kasich, state senators on Thursday backed off a plan to pass a so-called Stand Your Ground gun rights bill and voted 19-10 in favor of a vastly scaled back bill. [More]

Can there be a more embarrassingly irritating malady to suffer from?

So much for promises they had the numbers to override. That's what happens when "Republicans" let enemies like Peggy Lehner, Stephanie Kunze and John Eklund inside the gates.

So much for principle from the local swamp. They obviously don't believe a predator would scale back his attack, which means once again they're showing the "law-abiding" citizenry that they are what's expendable.

With RINOs Like These...

A bill I drafted about the sale or transfer of firearms has received a great deal of attention. [More]

Not so much the bill as you being an enemy inside the gates. And it looks like those replying are on to you.

I suggest letting @PAGOP know that any further support they provide Santora will be seen as aid and comfort.

There's a surplus of Republicans in the PA House, so tossing one seat if this lump runs again won't hurt them one bit-- meaning if you're a District 163 gun owner and you still help him stay in power, your disarmament is on you.  And under no circumstances should he be considered acceptable for higher office.

Something in Common

What Do Bill And Melinda Gates, The World Bank, Big Pharma, And The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board Have In Common? [More]

Just a wild guess here, but power and money are my top two.

Blood in the Water

But with Ryan leaving Congress and Democrats winning control of the House, Thompson now plans to introduce a bill that will go further than any of those earlier proposals: It will require a background check for every gun sale or transfer, regardless of who’s doing the selling or transferring.  [More]

And perennial gundouche Peter King will be reprising his role as enemy inside the gates.

I wonder how many NY gun owners continually vote to return him to power, and how many of those belong to NRA or its state affiliate.

#GIVINGTUESDAY

On this global day of giving Facebook and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are matching up to $2 million of funds raised on Facebook for U.S. nonprofits. Facebook is also waiving all fees for donations made to nonprofits on Facebook this #GivingTuesday. Make sure your nonprofit is set up to take advantage of the matching funds by using Facebook’s charitable giving tools. [More]

Get that info to any 501(c)(3) you are a member of that promotes the Second Amendment and immigration sanity and urge them to put in for a handout. It's on November 28 so they have time.

Even if it's disallowed, that and the excuse would make for a story in itself.

The Enemy Within

In the wake of the tragedy at Sandy Hook, Republican Sens. Pat Toomey and Mark Kirk broke from the gun lobby and supported a bill to help prevent felons, domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill from obtaining firearms at gun shows and online. This week, they are earning our organization's endorsement. [More]

I've been after that Kirk subversive for years, to no avail.  "Republicans" still enabling him with aid and comfort merit special contempt. And ditto for Toomey. I would rather see both seats go to virulent anti-gun Democrats in order to expel the far more dangerous enemies within the gates.

This is why you should never donate directly to the RNC.

[Via Jess]