Saturday, September 17, 2005
Catching the Idiots
A reader writes to GUNS Magazine to take me to task over my May Rights Watch column.
It's OK, He's a Cop
"Haymarket's acting police chief, Sgt. Gregory Breeden, got his gun back yesterday.
"Breeden had lost his right to carry a weapon two weeks ago after his wife accused him of breaking down their kitchen door with an ax and was granted a temporary restraining order. "
Who among us hasn't taken an ax (Stipulation, Your Honor--it was a sledgehammer) to a door from time to time?
The point here isn't to judge the guy's actions, though. We all know how restraining orders can be used as tools of vengeance, and how our rkba can be denied without any finding of guilt.
The point here is, if the guy wasn't a cop with connections, what do you think the chances for this outcome would have been?
Friday, September 16, 2005
GUNS Magazine: "The Black Arrow" Review
We hear the Second Amendment is the ultimate guarantor of liberty, but how many of us take those abstract words and comprehend their ultimate consequences? If the time comes when Americans must again take up arms against tyranny, how many will be able to set aside a lifetime of conditioning and initiate force against those in power?
This is the world of The Black Arrow, the first novel by syndicated columnist Vin Suprynowicz.
My review from the Sept. 2005 issue of GUNS is now online. Click here to read it.
This is the world of The Black Arrow, the first novel by syndicated columnist Vin Suprynowicz.
My review from the Sept. 2005 issue of GUNS is now online. Click here to read it.
It's For the Children
"The Dutch government plans to open an electronic file on every child at birth as a tool to spot and protect the troubled kids of the future.
"Beginning Jan. 1, 2007, all citizens will be tracked from cradle to grave in a single database — including health, education, family and police records — the health ministry said Tuesday."
Yeah, it's being done to everyone now so they can "protect the troubled kids of the future."
Right.
[Thanks to John Schaefer]
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]
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