If real property can be taken away from its owner by a community based on the plunderer's definition of "public good," why can't tangibile property be similarly confiscated?
Things like guns...?
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Stupid Is As Stupid Does
Elected officials in West Palm Beach, FL, where people are too stupid to vote, are blowing tax revenues on more stupidity.
“Mayor Lois Frankel announced West Palm Beach's first gun buyback program Wednesday, the latest in a series of efforts to help curb the killing spree in the city's north end…
"‘This is like a cancer,’ Frankel said. ‘There is no instant cure.’"
Using Frankel’s impaired grasp of cause and effect, if it were cancer, she’d be hawking a carcinogen “buyback.”
“Within an hour of the buyback announcement, Gregg Stephens, owner of Gator Guns & Pawn in West Palm Beach, said he got a call from a man who wanted to buy all of his handguns under $60. The man wanted to turn them in for a profit.”
“Mayor Lois Frankel announced West Palm Beach's first gun buyback program Wednesday, the latest in a series of efforts to help curb the killing spree in the city's north end…
"‘This is like a cancer,’ Frankel said. ‘There is no instant cure.’"
Using Frankel’s impaired grasp of cause and effect, if it were cancer, she’d be hawking a carcinogen “buyback.”
“Within an hour of the buyback announcement, Gregg Stephens, owner of Gator Guns & Pawn in West Palm Beach, said he got a call from a man who wanted to buy all of his handguns under $60. The man wanted to turn them in for a profit.”
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
What's This "Plead"?
"Bloggers plead for freedom from election laws."
"Plead"?
I'll not plead.
This is my online journal. I write it for me, to reflect my thoughts and my opinions. As such, I will say whatever I damn well please, whenever I damn well please.
These fascists can pass whatever edicts they wish. I'll still say what I want.
I'll continue to do so until incapacitated. I will defy any attempts to silence me until I am incapable of defiance.
But I'll not plead.
I'll never plead.
"Plead"?
I'll not plead.
This is my online journal. I write it for me, to reflect my thoughts and my opinions. As such, I will say whatever I damn well please, whenever I damn well please.
These fascists can pass whatever edicts they wish. I'll still say what I want.
I'll continue to do so until incapacitated. I will defy any attempts to silence me until I am incapable of defiance.
But I'll not plead.
I'll never plead.
Shameless Plug: "Look Who’s Demanding Gun Control"
What do Robyn Anderson, Mark Manes, Barbara Graham, Annette Stevens and Amy Fisher have in common? Aside from their association with "gun crimes"?
They all think YOU can't be trusted with a gun.
"Look Who’s Demanding Gun Control" is my Rights Watch column for the August issue of GUNS Magazine, on sale now at demanding newsstands throughout the Republic.
They all think YOU can't be trusted with a gun.
"Look Who’s Demanding Gun Control" is my Rights Watch column for the August issue of GUNS Magazine, on sale now at demanding newsstands throughout the Republic.
So THAT'S Why They Call It "The PATRIOT Act"...
From the Liberty Belles:
"The Patriot Act is supposed to protect the United States from terrorists. Unfortunately, we don't always know how the term 'terrorist' will be defined. History shows that totalitarian governments fear an armed populace and are willing to take a pre-emptive strike at such a populace. Armed members of the populace who oppose a tyrannical government could easily be labeled as 'terrorists.' One can't help but wonder why this bill was named the 'Patriot Act' rather than the 'Anti-Terrorism Act.' Let's hope the bill wasn't actually intended to apply to Patriots."
"The Patriot Act is supposed to protect the United States from terrorists. Unfortunately, we don't always know how the term 'terrorist' will be defined. History shows that totalitarian governments fear an armed populace and are willing to take a pre-emptive strike at such a populace. Armed members of the populace who oppose a tyrannical government could easily be labeled as 'terrorists.' One can't help but wonder why this bill was named the 'Patriot Act' rather than the 'Anti-Terrorism Act.' Let's hope the bill wasn't actually intended to apply to Patriots."
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Why, Just Imagine!
"Imagine a police officer responding to a frantic call of someone running through a neighborhood with a gun in hand."
I don't have to imagine. When I was a kid, I used to run through my neighborhood all the time with my cowboy guns and holsters, or my submachine gun squirt gun ("Shoots 50 feet!") that Grandma bought me, or my kid brother's Johnny Seven O.M.A. ("One Man Army").
No one frantically called the cops. No cops frantically blew kids away for doing the same thing they used to do when they were kids.
I don't have to imagine. When I was a kid, I used to run through my neighborhood all the time with my cowboy guns and holsters, or my submachine gun squirt gun ("Shoots 50 feet!") that Grandma bought me, or my kid brother's Johnny Seven O.M.A. ("One Man Army").
No one frantically called the cops. No cops frantically blew kids away for doing the same thing they used to do when they were kids.
Who Let the Dogs Out?
"When asked whether he'd been drinking, Wilcox told Officer Bryon Dietzel, "Yes, I had one drink," the Baltimore Sun reported, quoting court records.
"After the officer called for backup, a nearby canine team arrived and Wilcox performed a field sobriety test, which he passed. But when the dog reacted to the car that Wilcox had been driving — which had California plates — the player was asked whether there was anything inside. Wilcox said there was a gun."
Lesson One: STFU
Lesson Two: If you do, they still have you, because they'll use that as an excuse to let the dogs out. And even if the dog hasn't been trained to react to certain stimuli like gunpowder residue, you can bet they've taught it to react to subtle cues so it will bark on command--thus providing "probable cause" to shuck that pesky Fourth Amendment aside.
"After the officer called for backup, a nearby canine team arrived and Wilcox performed a field sobriety test, which he passed. But when the dog reacted to the car that Wilcox had been driving — which had California plates — the player was asked whether there was anything inside. Wilcox said there was a gun."
Lesson One: STFU
Lesson Two: If you do, they still have you, because they'll use that as an excuse to let the dogs out. And even if the dog hasn't been trained to react to certain stimuli like gunpowder residue, you can bet they've taught it to react to subtle cues so it will bark on command--thus providing "probable cause" to shuck that pesky Fourth Amendment aside.
Monday, June 27, 2005
"The police are watching. And in Chicago, they're listening, too."
"City officials are using new technology that recognizes the sound of a gunshot within a two-block radius, pinpoints the source, turns a surveillance camera toward the shooter and places a 911 call. Officials can then track the shooter and dispatch officers to the scene."
Sounds like a job for The Black Arrow.
Sounds like a job for The Black Arrow.
Young Skulls Full of Mush
The Battle Creek Enquirer published " the winning entries in the Minority Health Partnership's 'Do the Write Thing' contest."
The topic was "ideas for ending gun violence."
Don't blame the kids. It's not their fault.
The topic was "ideas for ending gun violence."
Don't blame the kids. It's not their fault.
Banister Verdict Suppressed
Carl F. Worden has some observations about the lack of establishment media reporting of Joseph Banister's win in federal court against charges of conspiracy and defrauding the government.
This goes back to my point about the government assuming authority to decide who is and is not a "journalist."
This goes back to my point about the government assuming authority to decide who is and is not a "journalist."
Take a Dip in the Pool
Nicki advises me that she and some friends have started a new blog, the Constitution Death Pool.
Saturday, June 25, 2005
Everybody Loves Big Brother
The cops, the citizens, the news team...
Watch the video and see for yourself.
Don't you think it's time you asked Big Brother to watch you?
Watch the video and see for yourself.
Don't you think it's time you asked Big Brother to watch you?
How Do You Achieve a 44% Increase in "Gun Crime?
Tips from our friends across the pond...
My favorite line:
"Sir Ian winced as he was shown a .44 Magnum..."
My favorite line:
"Sir Ian winced as he was shown a .44 Magnum..."
A Beast of a Burden
Pennsylvania "authoritah" can't decide whether a crime of domestic violence occurred, and it has them in fits because they want to keep a man from owning a gun.
"State police spokesman Jack Lewis said the ruling places an increased burden on his agency when it wants to deny someone a gun because of a domestic violence conviction."
Oh, gee. Expecting the government to bear the burden of proof in a criminal case. What could we have been thinking?
Sorry, Jack. We'll get rid of that hurdle right away for you.
"State police spokesman Jack Lewis said the ruling places an increased burden on his agency when it wants to deny someone a gun because of a domestic violence conviction."
Oh, gee. Expecting the government to bear the burden of proof in a criminal case. What could we have been thinking?
Sorry, Jack. We'll get rid of that hurdle right away for you.
Friday, June 24, 2005
‘Last Gunshop’ Update
[Use BugMeNot to bypass registration.]
"The owner of the last gun shop in Minneapolis lost another zoning battle Thursday with the City Council, moving him toward closing his store."
Translation: “You are not authorized to use your property in a manner we disapprove of.”
"The owner of the last gun shop in Minneapolis lost another zoning battle Thursday with the City Council, moving him toward closing his store."
Translation: “You are not authorized to use your property in a manner we disapprove of.”
“I Suspect No One and I Suspect Everyone”
“$46,950…was seized from Ileana Valdez, 26, after a security check at a metal detector at Logan International Airport…Anthony Pettigrew, a spokesman for the DEA in Boston, said he could not comment on the lawsuit. But he said federal asset forfeiture laws allow agents to seize suspected drug profits.”
What the hell--it's not like we really own anything or control what we're permitted to possess.
What the hell--it's not like we really own anything or control what we're permitted to possess.
This Land Is Whoever’s Land We Say It Is
Nicki and Pathetic Earthling weigh in on Kelo.
I wish they wouldn’t mince words and would tell us how they really feel.
This will probably not be a tripwire, but it may be something better—the awakening and radicalization of previously detached property owners.
The monkey may have caught its fist in the jar.
I wish they wouldn’t mince words and would tell us how they really feel.
This will probably not be a tripwire, but it may be something better—the awakening and radicalization of previously detached property owners.
The monkey may have caught its fist in the jar.
The Propaganda Masquerading as Reporting Award…
…goes to Barbara Laker and Myung Oak Kim of The Philadelphia Daily News for claiming: “Because of weakened gun laws that give gun shops more freedom, these shops have escaped punishment from ATF, the federal agency that regulates the industry.”
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