Playing TAPS over Liberty's Corpse

Here's a collection of related articles on a scary sellout by many Republicans who have been sold to us as "conservatives." In this case, it looks like what they're trying to conserve and expand on is government power and control, building a Chinese "social credit" enforcement apparatus on steroids.

This Crenshaw character is quickly emerging as the perfect Trojan Horse.

• Republicans and Democrats Want to Make Minority Report a Reality in America
• The Tyranny Of TAPS - Hunting Down 'Future Threats'
• Congress Considering National Threat Assessment Program to Predict If You Pose a Threat
• How Liberty Dies
• McCain 2.0 Strikes Again: Dan Crenshaw Supports Gun Confiscation
• Pre-Crime Is Here: Law Enforcement's New TAPS System 'Predicts' If You Pose A Future Threat
• RINO Texas Congressman and ‘ACT! for America’ are Championing Pre-Crime Legislation - Big League Politics
• Red Flag Laws & TAPS Act 
• Texas Rep Dan Crenshaw Floats ‘Red Flag’ Firearms Law
• Gun Control Group Supports TAPS

The safety excuse rings hollow when you look at how the same people who want to add new chains are the ones responsible for the "need" to.

[Via Felix B]

Playing TAPS for the Constitution

Don’t Exploit the COVID-19 Emergency to Push the Anti-Gun TAPS Act [More]

More pushback against sterile bee queen Amy Swearer and her Conservative, Inc. drones.

I just received more links than I know what to do with, so with the caveat that I may or may nor have even clicked on some of these,  let alone read them to see if I'm 100% with 'em, here ya go:

• Firearms Policy Conference HR 838
• Firearms Policy Conference TAPS
• Tenth Amendment Center
• Big League Politics
• GOA
• Crime Prevention Resource Center
• The Federalist Society
• The National Interest
• Ricochet

And you could always just go here and here...

[Via Felix B]

Enemy Intel

Received via email:

"FYI. Today I listened in on a 30-minute conference call sponsored by Everytown/MOMs GSAN.

They are HIGHLY organized. This is what we face: Elected representatives are bombarded with weekly calls from people using a script.

GSAN works three sub-committees.

1. Voter Outreach
  Volunteers call MOMs members, seeking their participation as volunteers. They use automated-dialing and provide scripts. They can re-connect the called person with the office of their own elected representative. They use something they call a Hub-Dialer, which taps into a database of members. Key is pushing back on NRA-supported legislation. 

Some of the information was misleading, such as alluding to NRA's proposed legislation "making us less safe". 
Against national CC recioprocity because it reduces us to the laws of the weakest states; no acknowledgement that a concealed carrier must obey the laws of the state in which s/he is. 
Silencers. You can't hear the shots (and then know to run.)

2. Welcome Outreach
  Volunteers call new members to welcome them, using automated dialers and scripts and try to call within two weeks of membership date. 

3. Hustle Team (Texting)
  An effort involving texting messages."

[By Gus P via Roger J]

It's a Big Club Car and You Ain't In It

 Biden Admin Taps School Board Association Honcho For Post In Wake Of Infamous Letter [More]

What's the point of driving the train if you can't reserve the seats for fellow travelers?

[Via bondmen]

Contradiction in Terms

 Teachers’ Union Taps Liberal Watchdog To Help Students Identify Misinformation [More]

I was originally going to title this post "Unclear on the Concept," but they know exactly what they're doing.

[Via WiscoDave]

A Youthful Outlook

2021 Crenshaw Youth Summit [More]

It's over and this is the first I've heard about it. I never have been in with the in-crowd.

I see some names I'm thoroughly unimpressed with.

Starting with the main one.

Let's hope Ms. Okafor moved on from dissing Michelle Malkin to letting him know his support for TAPs and "red flags" will kill him with "the no-compromise gun lobby."

Awful tough to get fire in the belly over "mediocre"...

Feet of Clay

Dan Crenshaw Threatens ‘America First’ Students at Campus Event: You are ‘Being Filmed’ and ‘You’re Going to Regret This’ [More]

I already do.

I started out wanting to like the guy and resenting attacks against him, but between "red flags," TAPS, immigration, and this latest arrogant meltdown, I'd say it's time for him to stand down.

[Via Jess]

Who Will Guard the Guard?

 National Guard taps military police units to be rapid response forces for civil unrest [More]

We're not going to see a repeat of last time,  are we?

[Via bondmen]

Et tu, Dan?

One of the biggest disappointments has to be Congressman Dan Crenshaw of Texas. Crenshaw, who for many was a shining star amongst conservatives, shocked gun owners when in a tweet after the El Paso shooting stated “Let’s start with the TAPS Act. Maybe also implement state “red flag” laws, or gun violence restraining orders.” [More]

His BS "due process" excuse not only doesn't hold water, but it would also be impossible to restrain states that Congressional action would fund. Add to that once this is passed it will be one less hurdle toward the goal of total "control" to overcome the next time evil visits, and you know it will, and something else will then be up for "reasonable compromise."

It's time to repeat what I said after Sandy Hook:

WE WON’T STAND FOR SCAPEGOATING

NO NEW GUN LAWS

DENY SUCCESS TO MASS MURDERERS BY ABOLISHING PHONY ‘GUN-FREE’ VICTIM / KILLER-ENABLING ZONES NOW

WORK WITH US OR WE WILL WORK TO RETIRE YOU

Or not, right, Molon Labeers?

[Via Jess]

We're the Only Ones Ready to Rumble Enough

Now San Francisco has two 2008 Ford F-450s equipped with the Rumbler, which consists of a slave amplifier, a timer that's activated when the driver taps the horn, two speakers that operate like subwoofers and a mounting bracket.

That slave the "Only Ones" are amplifying would be you...

[Via Plug Nickel Times]

Working Out as Expected

 Glenn Youngkin Taps Ed Secretary Deeply Linked To The Critical Race Theory Education Swamp [More]

And the other day he added a gun-grabber to the inner circle...

When are we going to hear about an abortionist for Health Commissioner?

[Via Michael G]

Playing TAPS for Freedom

At its core, the legislation is about taking the same strategies that we know work at a federal level to prevent targeted mass violence... [More]

What would those be?

And who decided Amy Swearer should be an "influencer"?

[Via Michael G]

The Golden Showers State

Recycled water from sewers coming to California taps [More]

Hey, gotta protect the Delta smelt...

I'm reminded of an old National Lampoon article where acceptable water pollution levels were measured in condoms-per-liter.