See for Yourself

Author Gary Kleck debated former Brady Center CEO Paul Helmke about gun laws and self defense at a Soho Forum in New York City. Topics included background checks, printing 3D guns, arming school officials, and large capacity magazine clip bans. [Watch]

I'd mentioned it earlier.

Some things just aren't up for debate as far as I'm concerned. John Parker didn't offer to discuss things.

I Sense Something. A Presence I've Not Felt Since...

Would More Gun Control Lead to More Crime? Criminologist Gary Kleck debated Paul Helmke, the former president and CEO of the Brady Center. [More]

Glad to see Paul has completely recovered from his close encounter with one of "those people."

A Negative Personality

Taking the negative will be Paul Helmke, former president and CEO of the Brady Center/Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. [More]

He's the right guy for it.

[Via Felix B]

A Matter of Timing

Some call it "lousy."  [Read]

As a side note, I'm tickled to see the "legitimate media" giving increased notice to Vladd Everitt.  Better that attention goes to him than to someone from a group that could be, you know, effective at actually accomplishing something.  Plus, if it drains Astorturf funding from the Bradys, we'll all get to have a good laugh when the advertising guru they brought in to replace the failure Paul Helmke finally throws in the towel--maybe we can take bets as to when...

Speaking of timing, Jeez, Dan Gross, your latest video has been up for a week and has the gravitas of your main website and social media pages promoting it, and you've only gotten 1,369 views so far...?  And naturally, comments and ratings have been disabled...

How are we to believe your "hundreds of thousands" claim when less than one percent of that even care enough to watch your whiny YouTube self-validation piece? That's some public demand you've demonstrated there!

A Sneak Attack

Dan, your advertising background, you know, of being a professional liar is showing. [Read]

Right--openly introducing an amendment to a bill is a "sneak attack."

I like this new Brady head.  He looks like he's even more incompetent than Paul Helmke was, and that's a good thing.

Using Gross Logic

We can begin by making our voices heard to defeat the George Zimmerman Armed Vigilante Act. [More]

If we're going to do guilt by association (remembering no legal guilt for Zimmerman has been established at this time), then Minister King Samir "Kill Some Crackers and Their Babies" Shabazz is the Brady Campaign.

After all, just like Dan Gross & Co., the King's court rushes to judgment without all the facts under the promise that "No Guns" will "Stop the Killing!"

As an aside, if Gross is the best the Bradys can do, that's just wonderful.  So far their vaunted new advertising professional is making Paul Helmke look like the paragon of effectiveness.

Point/Counterpoint

I note Paul Helmke still will not demand Congressional investigations. [Watch]

Nope--the answer is to further restrict the innocent and further empower the guilty.

You know he doesn't really buy into that (could he possibly?), and so have to ask yourself what kind of idiot zealot truly believes the crap he's spouting, and if they do, just what the hell is wrong with them?

The Brady Wishlist

In which Paul Helmke and Dennis Henigan engage in a duet playing the same old song that could be titled "Dueling Flaccidity."

I read "Big Bullet-Blasting Boxes" and actually almost felt sorry for them--it's like they need to bring their arguments down to that level because, well, look at who their stupid arguments appeal to.  It actually reminded me of a line from a funny old Bruce Campbell flick I channel-surfed through the other night and hadn't thought of for a while:

This is my Boomstick!

Kurt further deconstructs those primates.

Anti-gun groups silent on ‘Project Gunwalker’

Since Henigan invoked Agent Terry’s name, let’s see if he’s capable of joining with some of those “courageous officers” he lauds who have put their necks on the block to do the man’s memory justice. I call on him and Brady Campaign President Paul Helmke to issue a public statement demanding full and public Congressional hearings... [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column asks a loudmouth why he being so's tight-lipped.

Also read a very good "Gunwalker" report from The Shooting Wire.

Shout, shoot or wire the link over to your friends?

Meanwhile, Over in Furious Mike Paradise...

Gelman is accused of stabbing three people to death...[More]

Are they sure they don't mean "spate" instead of "spree"?

The main thing to take away from this story: Furious Mike, Paul Helmke, Josh Horwitz, Josh Sugarmann, Carolyn McCarthy, Chuck Schumer, Dianne Feinstein, Frank Lautenberg, every member of the Congressional Progressive and Black Caucuses, et al., would all rather see you and your loved ones brutally, terrifyingly and agonizingly stabbed to death by a maniac than armed.

They really would.

[Via several of you]

Over the Topline

John Richardson notes Paul Helmke was "not let off easily." [Read]

Communist Dreams

More interesting to me than the main rant, which truly didn't interest me at all, are the comments. [Read]

Does anyone seriously think there can be peace with these nasty hive insects? Has their evil doctrine ever produced anything but genocide, killing fields, poverty and starvation?

Is it any wonder they host these subversives?

Maybe it's time to ask "Republicans" Paul Helmke and Sarah and Jim Brady why they happily partner with a site that openly promotes the destruction of capitalism...

I'm wondering if this entire disgusting lot doesn't qualify for the term "domestic enemies," who does?

Battle of Beliefs?

When a young man is pulled over carrying guns with filed-off serial numbers, Nick and Pete try to get the charges thrown out on the next episode of The Defenders.

EXPIRED PROMO REMOVED BY CBS. 

For the time, being, you can watch the complete episode here. Or maybe not--I couldn't load it.  You're not missing much.

Hollywood dramatizes "illegal guns" and RKBA?

Vigilantes? Heavily armed? Darn right I'm in.

Allow me to predict a smear job that makes pretenses at presenting sympathy for all sides. Something about guns killing federal agents--and knowing CBS is behind this--tells me there's an agenda.

Here's hoping I'm wrong and that I owe all concerned an apology.

I'll know tonight.

UPDATE: All you need to know--Helmke liked it.

A Faith-Based Initiative

Helmke to Pastor: Have More Concern For Fifth Commandment Than Second Amendment [Read]

Pastor to Helmke: Explain that to guys like these, will you?  In person?

And hope they're Catholic or Lutheran?

Uphold Sensible California Gun Law!

"The people of California have made the reasonable decision to keep people from legally carrying loaded guns in their streets, parks, and businesses, unless law enforcement determines someone has good cause to be armed,” said Brady Center President Paul Helmke. “The Constitution does not require people to be subjected to the grave risks of more loaded guns as they go about their daily lives. The Second Amendment should not be rewritten as a mandate for the gun lobby’s ‘any gun, anywhere, for anybody’ agenda." [More]

Hey, isn't that basically the same position this guy took when he had a say in such matters?

Helmke Loses Again

Resorts to name-calling.

It's all they have.

A Difference of Opinion?

Watch videos of the Vanderboegh/Helmke Match-Up here.

Real difficult finding common ground here.

So much for the beginning of a beautiful friendship...

Restore the Constitution Rally Videos

Click here.

There's even one of Helmke ducking out and letting a brainless harridan do his debating for him.

Helmke Admits 'Polite' Attendees at VA Armed Rally

Perhaps if the arm of friendship is extended we can all get along and Paul will learn to trust his fellow citizens, and stop demanding enforced obedience to his will? [More]

I thought this warranted a second Gun Rights Examiner column today...:)

Will you help me spread this link far and wide?

You Got Nothin', Paul Helmke

Nothin' but insults, and conflation. [Read]

And the thing is, you know it.

Do you listen to yourself?

Jeez, now it's not just OKC we "zealots" are celebrating, but somehow John Wilkes Booth and Virginia Tech are stirred into the mix you're trying to tar us with?

Too many in our country are fueled by hatred, resentment and guns.

Stop with your hatred, resentment and unhealthy fixation on our guns and your problem solves itself...