Too Late to Disassociate

Joe Manchin: Beto O’Rourke ‘Not Taking My Guns Away’ [More]

Says the guy working his damnedest to remove impediments and pave the way.

[Via bondmen]

This is My Shocked Face

Romney: I Might Vote For The Toomey/Manchin Background Checks Bill [More]

I'd be amazed if My Man Mitthead didn't.

[Via several of you]

I was Wondering Where They Were

Trump warned by NRA over background checks [More]

Good. About time they said something, and they're talking to the right guy.

What's not good, if you read the whole article, is that Republican infringement considerations are based on political calculation with no mention of principle and no concerted effort to educate constituents on why proposed measures are bad.

Fairfax then refusing to comment about "arguments against the bill's merits" does not help with that.

And any Republicans listening to Manchin about "standing tall," like he has their best interests in mind, makes you wonder just how dumb some of them are.

Mostly

PolitiFact: Only ‘Mostly True’ to Point Out Joe Manchin Has ‘D’ Rating from NRA [More]

Well shoot -- they could make the same claim about Kirsten Gillibrand and Tim Walz and Anitere Flores and Rick Scott and  (I could do this all day)...

Or make that night.

It Depends Upon What the Meaning of the Term 'Pro-Gun Democrat' Is

With the exceptions of perhaps Joe Manchin, Jon Tester, and Heidi Heitkamp, pro-gun Blue Dog Democrats are all but extinct.  [More]

I agree with the overall thesis that guns are the bigger objective. I just wish those advancing it would realize a fundamental truth.

[Via Mack H]

Leading with Your Manchin

Again promoting dual themes, this new ad showcases Manchin’s support for the health law that has repeatedly been threatened with repeal by Republicans who seemingly always fall short, as well as his continued support for the Second Amendment in an overture to gun-toting West Virginians who strongly seek to protect the right to bear arms. [More]

That must be why he endorsed Hillary.

Any West Virginian dumb enough to believe this con deserves every offensive stereotype thrown his way.

[Via William T]

And Who Made the Mess?

NRA Launches Ad Campaign Against West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin [More]

And who went all out to help him get power in the first place?

[Via Jess]

Can't Keep His Lies Straight

Manchin Repeatedly Said He Was Against Border Wall, Now Denies It [More]

Manchin saying one thing and doing another? Aw go on...

[Via Jess]

Taking It On the Manchin

Clips of Manchin’s tough talking campaign videos where he says he will take on the Obama White House are contrasted with him chuckling about losing his “A” rating with the National Rifle Association and his close relationship with Michael Bloomberg. [More]

I'll have to look into this Jenkins feller and see if he looks like he really means it. Back in a sec...

OK, "A" from GOA.That's good.

WTF is this?

And what happened to the GOA promise to score "immigration"?

I need to see some improvement and/or a credible explanation on why Numbers is wrong here.

[Via Mack H]

And Remember, with 'Progressives,' Every Day is Opposite Day

 It now appears that West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, who ran as a pro-life candidate and still calls himself pro-life, is following the party line. He is voting in favor of abortion and has posed for a picture holding an "I Stand with Planned Parenthood" sign. [More]

So that means when he say's he's "pro-gun"... ?

[Via Tom Skoch]

Don't Even Think About It

Later that month, Manchin went on “Morning Joe” — the one show on MSNBC that Trump has been known to watch — to discuss, on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the Newtown school massacre, the need to expand background checks on gun purchases. Within an hour after Manchin was offscreen, his cellphone rang. It was Trump. Manchin was not completely forthcoming about the conversation, but he did tell me that he envisioned “a complete opportunity” for new gun-safety legislation. Unlike with Obama, he said, “no one thinks President Trump would do anything that would take away your gun rights.” [More]

Some of us think he'd try, particularly if it were Fairfax-approved.

After Sandy Hook, a coalition of those primarily concerned with industry image advocated a preemptive surrender gesture under the false mantra that "we have to give them something!" and were testing the waters for consensus. I've alluded on occasion to some closed communications I was privy to at the time where a few of us did what we could to warn those hinting at the coward's way out that we would not stand for it.

Consider this a follow-up warning.

[Via Keith B]

But It Could NEVER Happen HERE...

Pro-Gun Control Democrat: “Due Process Is Killing Us” [More]

Manchin again.

Note how the conversation turns to confiscating guns once the list goes active.

[Via Keith B]

Like a Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone, which is on an anti-gun... uh... roll of late, takes on Larry Pratt and GOA, and while long on guilt by association and ad hominem, the author of this hit piece doesn't seem to realize that what he basically does is bolster everything that Pratt maintains about the proper role of guns and an armed citizenry. [More]

As usual, if "progressives' can't actually prove anything, they switch gears to imply you're a racist and a homophobe. And change the subject to bongs.  But flaws and deception noted, it's worth spending 10 - 15 minutes to read the entire piece -- there's some instructive history documented here, especially about NRA.

Even the most damning of charges, that Pratt lied about Manchin-Toomey being a part of a national gun registry, is deceptively couched.  Of course the bill "reiterated existing laws" -- but once those "laws" are changed -- and tell me with a straight face that isn't a goal...

I'll come up with a hundred damn proofs without breaking a sweat that registration is absolutely a goal, but the antis will take what they can get now to work toward it in increments.  Once you end private sales and create records of transactions, the data is there. It simply becomes a matter of compiling it.

Conspicuously absent is the one great warning embraced and promulgated by GOA, but avoided by other gun groups, and actually subverted by the largest: How illegal immigration leading to amnesty will result in an anti-gun Democrat majority, capable of enacting edicts, and upholding them via a Supreme Court where only one vote shift is needed.

I can't help but wonder if they intentionally avoided it because they don't want to call attention to accurate target acquisition. I don't believe for a minute that Alexander Zaitchik, who obviously did a ton of research, is unaware of GOA's singular leadership on this issue, meaning he didn't want to explore it. Why?

Why GOA continues to lag in membership reflects on "profiles in apathy" more than anything else.  I suppose if they came up with slicker packaging and a more savvy social media presence, that would help, but the reality is, if someone is capable of recognizing the truths they present, that shouldn't matter.

Should it?

A Form Reply from Sherrod

Dear Mr. Codrea: 

Thank you for expressing your views on firearms legislation. 

The Second Amendment makes clear that Americans have the right to own guns, and the Supreme Court over time has given meaning to this right. Americans know that with rights come responsibilities. And when our children and families are no longer safe at our schools, in our malls, and in our movie theaters, then we as a country must take action. 

Last year, the Senate considered bipartisan legislation that would have provided a reasonable approach to expanding background checks for gun sales. While individuals who purchase guns from licensed gun dealers are subject to background checks, those who obtain guns from other sources, such as the internet or gun shows, are not. Senators Manchin and Toomey introduced a bipartisan proposal that would have required background checks for all gun sales in commercial settings. Such a change would help ensure that guns stay out of the hands of criminals or the mentally unstable. Approximately 90 percent of all Americans supported this proposal, but it was blocked by a filibuster that required a supermajority for passage. I am disappointed that a minority of the Senate prevented action on this issue. 

Gun control is a complex issue and we must work together to uphold our Constitution while at the same time ensuring that our communities are safe. Should the Senate consider this issue in the future, I will be sure to keep your views in mind. 

Thank you again for being in touch with me. 

Sincerely, 

Sherrod Brown 
United States Senator 

So how did this weasel-wording fraud get elected to the Senate in the first place?

Easy. Look who the Republicans offered.

How the hell does anyone get fire in their belly for that?

The Party of the Workin' Man

Obama Administration’s EPA Chief Openly Declares War on 500,000 Jobs [More]

How do you like "pro-gun" Joe Manchin now, West Virginia Democrats?

Hey UMW: Obama doesn't need you any more. But Joe sure does.

Hey mine workers: Everyone you trusted sold you out.  Now turn in your guns.

Second Amendment Foundation's Money Bomb for Gun Rights

Donate here. [More]

I know a lot of you were steamed over CCRKBA supporting Manchin-Toomey. I made my views known too, and the reasons for them. And I know there's all kinds of criticism over perceived flaws of Heller.

I'm an absolutist. I want it all, I want it now and I want it delivered.

Thing is, I don't know how to make that happen.  If you do, make it so, Number One. Take the chair and tell us our course.

If you don't, the reality is, this is a fight of a thousand cuts.  And the legal cuts SAF has made have been deeper than anybody else's so far.

Fighting Toomey-Manchin Gun Registration

GOA put out an email alert that does not appear on their website. Since I don't copy and paste entire emails on this blog, and since if I just summarize it and can't link you to the original you'll miss key information, I took the liberty of creating a pdf file and posting it at my Scribd account.

I run into this with a lot of activist group emails, particularly state groups, and urge them to create a place on their websites or on document storage sites like Scribd so that those of us who wish to support them but don't want to post an entire email can simply give our readers a link to the complete message.

Click here to read the GOA alert.

See? Now it can be shared on blogs and posted on social media like Facebook and Twitter.

Now YOU can share it.

Senator Joe Manchin Steps up his Campaign of Lies

Manchin is obsessively lying in order to create a false sense of momentum. [Read and act]

Don't let him get away with it. 

And if your own reps are useless, pick anbother target you can influence.

Here's how.

Last Night, On Armed American Radio

Today was sidekick Seanto’s birthday as well as being AAR’s 4th year on the air. Happy birthday to Sean and AAR! Alan Gottlieb of the Second Amendment Foundation discusses his support for the Toomey/Manchin background check bill that failed in the senate, David Codrea analyzes the discussion and Scott Wilson of Connecticut Citizens Defense League talks CT. gun grabs and 2A politics.

• 4-21-2013 Hour 1
• 4-21-2013 Hour 2
• 4-21-2013 Hour 3

Manchin-Toomey Vote Underway

On CSPAN... [Watch]

Motion not agreed to.