It's Never Too Soon!

In an emailed statement, Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called the shooting “a senseless act” and said “this tragedy is our latest reminder that gun violence remains a crisis in our country and that our work to make every community safer isn’t done.” [More]

The immediate blood dance response is telling. So Garden State gun grabs still aren't enough? You never want to let a crisis go to waste, eh, Phil?

And here I was thinking an Obama appointee/Menendez endorsee, and New Jersey Democrats, probably the furthest thing from being prepared and trained gun owners...

Any bets when they find the killer he'll be the furthest thing from a rights advocate?

[Via Michael G]

This Just Bobbed Up

Senator Menendez Blocks Final Rules to Reform Export Controls for Firearms and Ammunition [More]

Forgive me if my spider-sense is tingling.

These folks were most helpful advising on a magazine export ban to Canada we talked about in Firearms News. If you follow such matters -- or know someone who should -- I'd recommend bookmarking the Reeves & Dola, LLP "Alerts" page to keep informed of breaking developments.

There's Something About Bob

Menendez Urges Twitter to Take Down Links to 3D Printable Gun Blueprints [More]

He tests more than tolerance for sleaze.

[Via Bear]

Giving Back to the Community

I guess any gun could be an "assault firearm" and "community firearm" means everybody can join in on the fun. [More]

I'm still trying to figure out how the Bob Menendez "solution" of throwing you and me in jail is going to solve any of this...

[Via Sons of Reagan]

Speaking of Trash...

And not just Bob Menendez, but anyone who would vote for him... [More]

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Aiding and Abetting Enough

NJ State Trooper Car Stolen, Along With Guns, Uniforms: Officials - The stolen weapons may have been used in an armed robbery, police said [More]

If this doesn't validate the Menendez Doctrine, nothing will.

[Via Roger J]

The Great Beyond

Menendez regarded it as part of his Senate work to look after the interests of people beyond his home state. [More]

You can say that again.

And far beyond.

[Via Steve T] 

Holder Confirmed

From the Senate Legislation & Records web page [More]

All Democrats voted for confirmation. So much for A grades and endorsements. Any bets on what they'll do when the party holds their feet to the fire on other anti-gun votes?

You can find GOA Senate ratings here. We should see an attendant reduction in grade for each "Yea" vote. NRA's grades are more difficult to acccess--you need to enter your membership number on the PVF site, find the election year for the senator in question and search by individual state.

See how your senators voted and react accordingly.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111^th Congress - 1^st Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Eric H. Holder, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Attorney General )
Vote Number:	32	Vote Date:	February 2, 2009, 06:15 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Nomination Confirmed
Nomination Number:	PN64-7
Nomination Description:	Eric H. Holder, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Attorney General

Vote Counts:	YEAs	75
	NAYs	21
	Not Voting	3

Vote Summary

By Senator Name

By Vote Position

By Home State

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Sessions (R-AL), Yea -	Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Alaska:	Begich (D-AK), Not Voting	Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:	Kyl (R-AZ), Yea	McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas:	Lincoln (D-AR), Yea	Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California:	Boxer (D-CA), Yea	Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado:	Bennet (D-CO), Yea	Udall (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Yea	Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Delaware:	Carper (D-DE), Yea	Kaufman (D-DE), Yea
Florida:	Martinez (R-FL), Not Voting	Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Georgia:	Chambliss (R-GA), Yea	Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Yea	Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho:	Crapo (R-ID), Nay	Risch (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:	Burris (D-IL), Yea	Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Indiana:	Bayh (D-IN), Yea	Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Yea	Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas:	Brownback (R-KS), Nay	Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:	Bunning (R-KY), Nay	McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:	Landrieu (D-LA), Yea	Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Maine:	Collins (R-ME), Yea	Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland:	Cardin (D-MD), Yea	Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting	Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:	Levin (D-MI), Yea	Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota:	Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Wicker (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Yea	McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Yea	Tester (D-MT), Yea
Nebraska:	Johanns (R-NE), Nay	Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Nevada:	Ensign (R-NV), Nay	Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:	Gregg (R-NH), Yea	Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
New Jersey:	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea	Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Yea	Udall (D-NM), Yea
New York:	Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea	Schumer (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina:	Burr (R-NC), Nay	Hagan (D-NC), Yea
North Dakota:	Conrad (D-ND), Yea	Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Ohio:	Brown (D-OH), Yea	Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:	Coburn (R-OK), Nay	Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Oregon:	Merkley (D-OR), Yea	Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania:	Casey (D-PA), Yea	Specter (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:	Reed (D-RI), Yea	Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:	DeMint (R-SC), Nay	Graham (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:	Johnson (D-SD), Yea	Thune (R-SD), Nay
Tennessee:	Alexander (R-TN), Yea	Corker (R-TN), Yea
Texas:	Cornyn (R-TX), Nay	Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Utah:	Bennett (R-UT), Yea	Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont:	Leahy (D-VT), Yea	Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Virginia:	Warner (D-VA), Yea	Webb (D-VA), Yea
Washington:	Cantwell (D-WA), Yea	Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Yea	Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:	Feingold (D-WI), Yea	Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:	Barrasso (R-WY), Nay	Enzi (R-WY), Nay

The War on Kids

Bob Menendez: You're Damn Right I'm Going to Take Your (Toy) AR-15 Away [More]

We never had a problem when I was a cub. Including with BB guns, and when I was a teenager, a shotgun.

Then again, we boys weren't very Spritely in those days...

[Via Michael G]

Captain's Log Supplemental

• An unexplored F&F connection?*
• More on F&F*
• Jose Menendez has a big "but"
• Greased lightning
• Pizzagate XV

* I've had people contact me over the years with the F&F/cartel alliance connection, but when I tried pursuing it never had one of my sources able to offer confirmation or even basic awareness. I'm not saying it never happened -- I'm just saying I have not been able to get any kind of corroboration, and the amount of traffic and the comparative handful of semiauto guns in question seem hardly enough to effect what is being claimed. Mike shared my opinion and my concern that this is used by some to discount what we do have sources for-- that F&F was intended to have U.S. guns found next to bodies to exploit for a new"assault weapon" ban. 

Do I believe U.S. agencies are covertly working with cartels and that all the manipulation being discussed is likely? Sure, that seems more than plausible.  And do I believe many of the same players could be involved in overlapping activities? Of course. 

As for a Hillary connection, regulars here know who the ones formally pressing for more information on the State/ITAR nexus have been been.

Cut from the Same Cloth

 Sunday night MSNBC went all out smearing parents in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Loudoun County as domestic terrorists. On Alicia Menendez’s American Voices, the MSNBC host and her far-left guest cruelly painted parents standing up to school boards, including a father whose daughter was allegedly raped by a transgender student on campus because of the schools' liberal policies, as radical rioters who were like the January 6 “insurrectionists.” [More]

Maybe I'm wrong thinking leftwing media won't give me a fair shake...?

[Via Michael G]

Much Ado about What, Exactly?

6% chance of being enacted... [More]

Yes, be aware, yes realize how odious this Menendez stool sample is, and yes, be angry that political conmen like him are in power rather than in cells.

But no, don't fall for all the faux desperate fundraising hype from rice bowl groups well aware that there are more immediate threats and lawsuits that require our attention and our resources.

I'd be more receptive if the appeals were more matter-of-fact and less hyped up. Then again, I can't say my own pleas recruiting help are based on any winning techniques. Maybe ya gotta act like the sky is falling with those inclined to be responsive -- which says more about "our side" than I care to admit.

That's One Option...

Menendez: Throw CCW Permit Holders Into Prison For A Long Time If They Enter Jersey [More]

Hey, if Lindsey says he's "an honorable man," who am I to argue?

Feds preparing criminal corruption charges on gun-grabber Democrat

Menendez is the latest in a long line of Democrats pushing for more edicts to disarm law-abiding Americans while appearing to be engaging in criminal activities. [More]

This afternoon's Gun Rights Examiner report notes someone who doesn't trust you.