Krako... Paging Jojo Krako

NRA opposes legislation banning bump stocks [More]

Who's legislatin'? We're regulatin'.

[Via Jeffersonian]

Who's Militarizin'?

The Italian government has defended its decision to use soldiers to patrol cities in an effort to curb crime, rejecting criticism that it will "militarise" the streets.

Yeah, why would anyone think that?

For some reason I'm reminded of Captain Kirk's exchange with gangster boss Jojo Krako in the Star Trek episode "A Piece of the Action":

Krako: Thought you guys had laws, no interference.
Kirk: Who's interferin'? We're takin' over.

[Via Zachary G]

Jojo Krako Ammo Control

Who's interferin'?  We're takin' over. -- From "A Piece of the Action": Captain Kirk's response to Iotian gangster boss Jojo Krako's objection that the Prime Directive forbids Federation interference with developing cultures. 

Who's makin' a rule? We're offerin' a framework. -- From ATF, on why their proposed ammo ban is exempt from the Administrative Procedures Act. 

I'll be joining Charles Heller today at 1 p.m. Eastern on "Liberty Watch Radio" to discuss this and more.

If you live in the Tuscon area, you can listen in at KVOI 1030 AM, The Voice.  If not, you can pick up live streaming here.

The Jojo Krako Defense

The Washington Post liberally borrowed and duplicated material from the Arizona Republic earlier this March... a Post reporter lifted a couple paragraphs...a review of the reporter concluded there were no other examples of plagiarism. [More]

Even though the unnamed reporter (Sari Horwitz!) did it in two articles?

Some of you may remember "A Piece of the Action."


Who's plagiarizin'?

We're borrowin'.

That must be why she apologized and has been suspended?

It's the same Pulitzer Prize winner who teamed up with the guy who figures Mike and I, who broke the story he was feeding off of, were not worth mentioning by name.

The canons of "Authorized Journalism"!

I wonder how much of their anti-gun hit piece series was pl...uh...borrowed from the Brady Playbook?

A Piece of the Action

YouTube CAUGHT Red-Handed in Blatant Hypocrisy on DeSantis Masks-Optional Video [More]

Or as Kirk said to Krako:

Who's content providin'? We're content denyin'.

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Expediting Enough

Three retired NYPD officers were among five people arrested as part of the ongoing probe into members of the department expediting gun permits for cash. [More]

I understand they plan on using the Jojo Krako defense:

Who's infringin'?We're expeditin'.

[Via Jess]

JoJo Krako Due Process

A federal appeals court says police in Connecticut did not violate the rights of an 87-year-old man when officers seized nearly 60 firearms from his home on the belief he was a convicted felon, which it turned out he wasn't. [More]

In other words:

Who's violatin'?
We're takin'!

We're the Only Ones Big Brotherly Enough

“I hope people don’t perceive this as ‘Big Brother,’ ” Wichita police Sgt. Kelly O’Brien said.  [More]

No, of course not, Sarge.

We've seen enough Jojo Krako logic around here to anticipate:

Who's Big Brotherin'?

We're improvin' safety.

Especially the all-important "officer safety."

[Via Jeffersonian]

Jingjing Krako

Who's censorin'? We're managin'. [More]

Who's interferin'?  We're takin' over.

Y'all remember Jojo?

How about Jingjing?

The Squire of Gothos

Maybe it's the Landru kick me 'n Mike have been on of late, compounded with Bloomberg's recent  "Don't call it gun control, call it regulation" protest that reminded me of nothing so much as Captain Kirk's rejoinder to Jojo Krako, but something about yesterday's GRE suggested another Star Trek analogy:

"The documents create a picture of not just a hostile sexual environment but a truly weird one," it observed. "This isn't Clintonesque lunging on Bloomberg's part, but rather, what is alleged here is a broader, more juvenile kind of control."

"Juvenile"?

Like in Trelayne, an alien "child" with more power than he could responsibly wield due to his immature and amoral development?

The same logical grievances apply:

I object to you. I object to intellect without discipline. I object to power without constructive purpose.

 I may just start calling the self-appointed little aristocrat "The Squire of Gothos."

Paging Jojo Krako

Who's offerin' amnesty? We're reformin'. [More]

Ain't that right, Jojo?

These people sure are adept at weasel-wording and avoiding admitting the inevitable. What liars -- both Walker and the increasingly useful-to-the-establishment Breitbart, which is proving increasingly useless in other vital areas.

A Technical and Statutory Decision

So "the ATF can't ban bump stocks without Congress"...? And they went looking for reasons the first time out?

So Marion wasn't being straight about "wink and nod"?

And what now about the genius Jojo Krako move...?

About that "Shall Not Be Infringed" Part...

...ahhh, yeah, see, that says "people," not "persons"... [Watch]

Besides, didn't the Feds already explain that to Jojo Krako?

[Via Benjamin D]

Jojo Krako Gun Control

"Some people are under the misconception that we are trying to control possession of firearms and that is so far from the truth." [More]

Yeah. All we're trying to do is say you can't possess them unless we give you permission!

Who's controllin'?  We're takin' over.

We're the Only Ones Riotous Enough

Expecting something, fellas...? [More]

Funny, noting who rules the turf they think the hot spots will be in.  I wonder why that is.

In the spirit of Chubsy-Ubsy and Jojo Krako, don't call it "riot control." Call it "commonsense crowd safety laws."

It's the "progressive" thing to do!

[Via Jeffersonian]

Jojo Krako Thought Control

 Lara Trump, former President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law and Fox News contributor, reported on Tuesday evening that Facebook banned video from her account featuring the former president speaking and threatened to remove any further content posted “in the voice of Donald Trump” from its platform. [More]

I remember that episode:

Who's content providin'?

We're content restrictin'?

A supposed alternative, DJTUp.com is presenting itself as an "Uncensored Platform Uniting People," and accepting name reservations. Before getting too excited, I'd note that the site is registered by proxy so there is no way to tell who is really behind it, and plenty of trustworthiness doubt is being raised. Between that and the obvious implication that the effort is Trump-related means that I'll give it a pass on volunteering any data to these folks and let those less wary than me be the testers.

5th Circuit Invokes Rejoinder to Krako

U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey dismissed the claims in December 2010, saying Houston failed to allege sufficient facts to show how authorities violated his right to bear arms by retaining his pistol. [More]

Jeez, talk about picky. Just because we confiscated your registered firearm and refused to return it doesn't mean we're infringing.

It was said best in "A Piece of the Action":

Who's interferin'?  We're takin' over.

It looks like we have the "Vote Freedom First President" to thank for this Zainey character.

JoJo Krako News Control

In their biggest threat yet to conservative media, Democrats on the Federal Election Commission are laying the groundwork to bar companies with even the tiniest foreign ownership from American politics... [More]

See, it says "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press..."

We're not Congress!

Who's interferin'?

We're takin' over!

The Feds...

We're the Only Ones Not Infringing Enough

"This is not about infringing on anyone's second amendment rights,” Baltimore Police Sgt. Jarron Jackson said. “It is not about taking a gun away from a person.  It is about making sure our citizens are safe and removing a potential threat that could cause someone to be a victim.” [More]

Or as Kirk said to Krako:

Who's inerferin'? We're takin' over.

[Via EB]

Lawful Gang Murders Up?

 Krasner: Philly doesn’t have a ‘crisis of lawlessness.’ It has a crisis of gun violence [More]

There's a Jojo Krako line in here somewhere...

Who's lawless? We're gun violent! 

 [Via Michael G]