Friday, September 16, 2005
LA Gun Sales Surge
Maybe some of these buyers will be curious enough to learn about the threat to their being able to own guns--and motivated enough to join with those trying to do something about that.
Nope, I Won't Be Seeing "The Lord of War"
"But nine out of 10 war victims are killed by guns. It's the AK-47 that's a weapon of mass destruction."
Yeah, this moron will be getting my money real quick.
High Praise for "The Black Arrow"...
...and a not-so-gentle verdict on Laissez Faire Books and their decision not to stock it.
"Don't Blame US"
"Canadians shouldn't blame their southern neighbour for the spike in gun-related violence in Toronto, says the U.S. ambassador in Ottawa."
Yeah--David Wilkins says we're doing everything we can.
First off, the bad guys are buying their guns illegally, he says, in violation of Canadian and US gun laws.
And because we've established that these laws are useless at stopping evil people from getting guns, but plenty good at harassing citizens, we've imported a BATFU field office. Plus we're going to bring in technology that costs a lot of money--but doesn't really tell us anything except who the last person in the chain of custody who obeyed the law was.
Good grief.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Bradys Celebrate Treason...
...at the French Embassy, naturally.
I remember posting on this earlier, and being surprised that humor columist Dave Barry was on the attendance list. I don't have time to look that up right now 'cause I'm on the road and doing a quick post...
Will get this blog back to normal day after tomorrow...
I remember posting on this earlier, and being surprised that humor columist Dave Barry was on the attendance list. I don't have time to look that up right now 'cause I'm on the road and doing a quick post...
Will get this blog back to normal day after tomorrow...
Monday, September 12, 2005
HCA Replies
Josh Manheimer of Handgun Club of America has commented on the concerns I posted. Others who vouch for the effort and Mr. Manheimer as being solidly pro-2A have also chimed in.
See their comments at the end of the linked piece.
See their comments at the end of the linked piece.
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Wal-Mart Halts LA Gun Sales...
...and some folks feeling vulnerable right now aren't very happy about it.
What, fluid as in there's water all over the place and looters and rapists are running around victimizing people?
Mike White, I can't believe someone as idiotic as you're coming off even exists. I suspect you know better, and you're quoting from the playbook to advance your wretched, liberty-hating agenda.
Here's why we can't all get along, Rodney, I mean, Mike. Because you won't let us.
We're perfectly willing to leave you alone to live out your beliefs. Gungrabbers, on the other hand, rely on JBTs with "obey or die" edicts to force their will on those who believe and live differently.
So we'll get along, Mike, when you and your kind stop making war on us.
"A Wal-Mart spokeswoman, Karen Burk, attributed the company's decision to pull guns from the shelves to 'some very fluid circumstances and changing situations...'"
What, fluid as in there's water all over the place and looters and rapists are running around victimizing people?
"Wal-Mart's decision to stop gun sales also earned it praise from several customers, who said police would protect them from any trouble.
"'Why can't we get along? This is a time of crisis,' said Mike White of Kenner, La. He said people who need guns for legitimate reasons, such as hunting, would not be buying now."
Mike White, I can't believe someone as idiotic as you're coming off even exists. I suspect you know better, and you're quoting from the playbook to advance your wretched, liberty-hating agenda.
Here's why we can't all get along, Rodney, I mean, Mike. Because you won't let us.
We're perfectly willing to leave you alone to live out your beliefs. Gungrabbers, on the other hand, rely on JBTs with "obey or die" edicts to force their will on those who believe and live differently.
So we'll get along, Mike, when you and your kind stop making war on us.
Claire Has a New Book Out
I haven't read it yet. Before visiting her site tonight, I hadn't even heard of it.
But some folks have established a track record that deserves our faith.
I'll bet it's excellent, as usual. I'll have to get a copy just so I can confirm my bias...:-)
But some folks have established a track record that deserves our faith.
I'll bet it's excellent, as usual. I'll have to get a copy just so I can confirm my bias...:-)
"One September Day..."
The Blognomicon has a picture series appropriate for today's date that you really ought to see.
Fathers Demanding Defenseless Families
Look, I'm a father myself.
I can't imagine what I'd do if something happened to one of my boys, I love them so damn much.
But when people manifest their grief destructively, they lose their claim to sympathy. These guys mean to leave people unable to protect their families. They mean for the state to have the monopoly of power.
Anybody who would embrace that solution was probably a fool before tragedy struck.
I can't imagine what I'd do if something happened to one of my boys, I love them so damn much.
But when people manifest their grief destructively, they lose their claim to sympathy. These guys mean to leave people unable to protect their families. They mean for the state to have the monopoly of power.
Anybody who would embrace that solution was probably a fool before tragedy struck.
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Citizen Militia Defends NO Neighborhood
"She said she still has 42 bullets to expend before she'll be forcibly evacuated."
Looks like that idiot P. Edwin Compass III has a math problem to solve.
Three cheers for the Algiers Point Militia!
[Thanks to Cornet Joyce II]
Check Out The Handgun Club of America!
Some of the gun blogs are mentioning a new group, Handgun Club of America, and encouraging us to check it out.
I just took a cursory glance at their site, and will need to learn more before I can recommend joining.
They say they’re not a “politically-charged grou[p] like the NRA and other firearm organizations.” Instead, they say they “are, if you will, a calm, rational alternative for the 60 million households who lawfully choose to own a handgun.”
Fine. Not everyone can be an activist. There is room for recreational/educational clubs, and they can do much good in promoting an interest in shooting handguns, which can result in an interest in defending the right to own one. But claiming to be a “calm, rational alternative” implies those fighting for the right to keep and bear arms are agitated (fair enough) and irrational (hey, wait a minute...).
This raises a flag for me. An unequivocal statement of support for the Second Amendment--along with some examples to demonstrate their understanding of "shall not be infringed"--would help alleviate concerns.
Just who is behind HCA? Who are the people who want us to send them money? A register.com WHOIS lookup identifies one Josh Manheimer of J.C. Manheimer & Company as the registrant—although it’s not clear if he’s the principal behind the effort or an agent of those who are. I’ve never heard of him—either in the gun rights community or as someone of note in the field of handgun expertise. A Google search on his name turns up nothing in terms of any kind of "street cred" in the firearms community—although I do note he raised $100 for Howard Dean in 2004.
Yeah, Dean used to have an NRA "A" rating (for what that's worth), but he's on record supporting the "assault weapon" ban, the Brady Bill, and ending the "gun show loophole." He also has no problem with states ignoring the Bill of Rights--at least as far as the Second Amendment goes. Manheimer's support--if he is a principal behind HCA as opposed to a paid pr guy-- raises another flag for me.
What Manheimer is is a direct mail copywriter, a pro at crafting words so that people in his target market will want to buy the product or service he has contracted to promote.
That's great. If you want to attract people, you have to know how to do it. His advertising expertise is impressive and the HCA site reflects this.
But that's all style--I have another concern--another flag--about substance: On their “Gun Safety Rules” page, HCA tells us to:
Well, sorry, but if I do that, it becomes useless for emergency defense. This seems to be the same advice we get from Andrew McKelvey’s Americans for Gun Safety, which tells us to: “Keep your ammunition as safe and inaccessible as your firearms.”
And it's the same position adopted by the Brady Center, which has initiated a Legal Action Project because they say “a majority of gun owners living with children do not store their guns locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition.”
We see that when applied uniformly in the real world, such one-size-fits-all policies can result in nasty, brutal things--like pitchfork murders--where minors couldn’t reach a gun to save their lives.
I think HCA needs to address this.
Bottom line: HCA may turn out to be a fine organization. Mr. Manheimer may turn out to be a handgun enthusiast who has created something that will benefit gun owners. He may turn out to be a hired marketing consultant for someone else.
But until we find out who is behind HCA and whether or not they really support the Second Amendment--and how they do so--I can’t recommend giving them any money. Some sport shooters almost got burned by the American Hunting and Shooting Association until some curious folks started checking up on them.
I'll go this far in joining the other gun bloggers who recommend checking out HCA:
Yes, by all means, do so.
I just took a cursory glance at their site, and will need to learn more before I can recommend joining.
They say they’re not a “politically-charged grou[p] like the NRA and other firearm organizations.” Instead, they say they “are, if you will, a calm, rational alternative for the 60 million households who lawfully choose to own a handgun.”
Fine. Not everyone can be an activist. There is room for recreational/educational clubs, and they can do much good in promoting an interest in shooting handguns, which can result in an interest in defending the right to own one. But claiming to be a “calm, rational alternative” implies those fighting for the right to keep and bear arms are agitated (fair enough) and irrational (hey, wait a minute...).
This raises a flag for me. An unequivocal statement of support for the Second Amendment--along with some examples to demonstrate their understanding of "shall not be infringed"--would help alleviate concerns.
Just who is behind HCA? Who are the people who want us to send them money? A register.com WHOIS lookup identifies one Josh Manheimer of J.C. Manheimer & Company as the registrant—although it’s not clear if he’s the principal behind the effort or an agent of those who are. I’ve never heard of him—either in the gun rights community or as someone of note in the field of handgun expertise. A Google search on his name turns up nothing in terms of any kind of "street cred" in the firearms community—although I do note he raised $100 for Howard Dean in 2004.
Yeah, Dean used to have an NRA "A" rating (for what that's worth), but he's on record supporting the "assault weapon" ban, the Brady Bill, and ending the "gun show loophole." He also has no problem with states ignoring the Bill of Rights--at least as far as the Second Amendment goes. Manheimer's support--if he is a principal behind HCA as opposed to a paid pr guy-- raises another flag for me.
What Manheimer is is a direct mail copywriter, a pro at crafting words so that people in his target market will want to buy the product or service he has contracted to promote.
That's great. If you want to attract people, you have to know how to do it. His advertising expertise is impressive and the HCA site reflects this.
But that's all style--I have another concern--another flag--about substance: On their “Gun Safety Rules” page, HCA tells us to:
"Store firearms and ammunition separately. When cleaning a firearm, put ammunition in a separate room or locked up out of reach.
"Stored firearms should be unloaded to prevent accidents when removing from their storage location. Ammunition, especially while cleaning a firearm, should be stored separately."
Well, sorry, but if I do that, it becomes useless for emergency defense. This seems to be the same advice we get from Andrew McKelvey’s Americans for Gun Safety, which tells us to: “Keep your ammunition as safe and inaccessible as your firearms.”
And it's the same position adopted by the Brady Center, which has initiated a Legal Action Project because they say “a majority of gun owners living with children do not store their guns locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition.”
We see that when applied uniformly in the real world, such one-size-fits-all policies can result in nasty, brutal things--like pitchfork murders--where minors couldn’t reach a gun to save their lives.
I think HCA needs to address this.
Bottom line: HCA may turn out to be a fine organization. Mr. Manheimer may turn out to be a handgun enthusiast who has created something that will benefit gun owners. He may turn out to be a hired marketing consultant for someone else.
But until we find out who is behind HCA and whether or not they really support the Second Amendment--and how they do so--I can’t recommend giving them any money. Some sport shooters almost got burned by the American Hunting and Shooting Association until some curious folks started checking up on them.
I'll go this far in joining the other gun bloggers who recommend checking out HCA:
Yes, by all means, do so.
The Lord of War
You've probably seen the commercials for the upcoming Nicholas Cage movie about an international arms dealer.
I'll probably see it--on the one hand, Cage is cool and the guns are cool, on the other, it will probably have no shortage of "evils that guns do" messages and may come up short on otherwise helpless people defending themselves from genocidal regimes.
Lion's Gate Films has set up a forum on their website. I literally don't have time to participate in forums, particularly one where much debate will be likely--but call it to the attention of the pro-2A community in case anyone has the time and inclination to make sure the truth doesn't get buried in the hype--for instance, one thread links to The Federation of American Scientists Arms Sales Monitoring Project, which is big on international agreements for global gun control. It might not hurt to have people on "our side" pointing out that tyanny can't be resisted if the people have nothing to resist with, that 100 million victims were murdered by their own governments in the last century, and stuff like that...plus a forum on a popular movie site ought to give some great exposure to activists who like to write.
I'd do it, but honest to God, my plate is beyond full.
I'll probably see it--on the one hand, Cage is cool and the guns are cool, on the other, it will probably have no shortage of "evils that guns do" messages and may come up short on otherwise helpless people defending themselves from genocidal regimes.
Lion's Gate Films has set up a forum on their website. I literally don't have time to participate in forums, particularly one where much debate will be likely--but call it to the attention of the pro-2A community in case anyone has the time and inclination to make sure the truth doesn't get buried in the hype--for instance, one thread links to The Federation of American Scientists Arms Sales Monitoring Project, which is big on international agreements for global gun control. It might not hurt to have people on "our side" pointing out that tyanny can't be resisted if the people have nothing to resist with, that 100 million victims were murdered by their own governments in the last century, and stuff like that...plus a forum on a popular movie site ought to give some great exposure to activists who like to write.
I'd do it, but honest to God, my plate is beyond full.
Heaven Forbid!
"Journalists in Michigan are reportedly being told by state legislators that bills introduced this week only relate to the use of deadly force in one's home, and don't create new legal justifications for expanded use of deadly force in public. That is not accurate," whines the Brady Center's Peter Hamm.
Heaven forbid you have the means and will to protect yourself or your loved ones if attacked in public! What kind of vigilante miscreant could even think of such a thing?
Heaven forbid you have the means and will to protect yourself or your loved ones if attacked in public! What kind of vigilante miscreant could even think of such a thing?
"Mothers Protest Against Gun Crimes"
I don't get it.
How can there be any "gun crimes" when guns have been effectively banned?
What, you mean gun control laws don't work?
How can there be any "gun crimes" when guns have been effectively banned?
What, you mean gun control laws don't work?
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