We're the Only...Uh...Scratch That Arrest Report...

South Park Pundit finds a candidate for the Officer Barbrady Award.

Police Find Assault Weapon Near High Court

Officials at the Supreme Court and Metropolitan Police Department would not identify the kind of gun found, but a senior federal law enforcement official said it was a loaded MAC-10 assault weapon. It is capable of firing many bullets over a wide area in a few seconds. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.

So is it semiauto or select fire?

Something about this isn't right. I've got nothing to go on here but instinct, so there's an excellent chance I'm all wet, but wouldn't it be interesting if the MAC-10 traces back to a department or agency, and it being left in a parking lot turns out to be another example of professionalism?

CITGO Follow-Up

Aside from a corporate-speak form letter, CITGO hasn't committed to actually doing anything about its Gary, Indiana station that refused to call 911 after a woman customer was robbed at knifepoint. I think they're hoping people will forget about it and the controversy will just quietly go away.

Not if I can help it. But I'm just one guy. If you agree that this should not die a quiet death from apathy, please send an email demanding to know why customers should put themselves at risk due to CITGO's refusal to take meaningful action--especially since we have so many other choices when it comes to where we can buy our gas. Please encourage pro-gun blogs to push this, and if you have a blog, please take up the cause and rally your readers.

Here's my follow-up email to "Customer Service Representative" Bruce McCall:

Dear Mr. McCall,

I see that Keith Olbermann gave your Gary, IN station manager an award of sorts on a recent MSNBC program, although I doubt being a candidate for "worst person" is the sort of press you folks covet:

Third on the list was the manager of a Citgo station in Gary, Ind., where a woman was robbed at knifepoint while filling a church van with gas. When she ran inside and asked the clerk to call the police, he advised her to use her cell phone because of a store policy that instructs clerks not to place such calls because they could anger the criminals.

You made noises about "de-branding the station" in the form letter you sent out to those of us contacting CITGO with our outrage, but you never really committed to doing anything about this. I replied to you 12 DAYS AGO asking when you would let the public know how this has been resolved. So I will again ask you, publicly this time:

When can we expect an announcement from CITGO on how this has been resolved?

David Codrea

When Pens Go Wrong

A 17-year-old student accused of rigging pens to explode as revenge for being expelled was charged with nine felonies Friday for blasts that injured three people, authorities said.

What is it with evil killer pens lately?

My Kid Sister notes we need to outlaw pens and sue Bic.

And just because I'm on the general subject, check out the url for Pen Island...

Finger Pointing

Vinzant persuasively suggests that, when one looks at gun manufacturers as a business rather than through a gauze of romanticism or a shroud of demonization, it becomes difficult to refute the proposition that the gun industry, like any other, should be held accountable for the foreseeable damage that it causes.

Like any other industry, it is, you dolt. If we buy a gun and it fails to perform or injures us due to defects, we have--and have always had legal recourse.

What you want is for the gun industry to be treated unlike any other industry, and subject to punishment when its products are intentionally or negligently misused.

What you want is to disarm your countrymen, and that makes you contemptible.

Oh, So THAT'S the Reason...

Criminals may be reluctant to turn in their newly banned handguns after police said tabs would be kept on owners.

Yeah. Otherwise, those gangbangers, robbers, drug dealers, rapists and murderers would be falling all over themselves to comply with another gun control law.

Why, Yes, That IS a Gun in My Pocket

And no, I'm not happy to see you.

It's Called "Projection"

Though a pacifist at heart, Dick is captivated by the pretty silver handgun. He names it Wendy and starts carrying with him [sic] wherever he goes. Ultimately, the gun becomes a part of his identity.

"Once he finds Wendy, he feels more powerful, more confident within his community...She's the one thing he needs and he clings onto her...

"He spends a night with Wendy, and the day after, he's glowing," the 36-year-old Vinterberg says, laughing. "It's about a Freudian, sexual attraction toward firearms that men have."

Good Lord.

But what a revealing insight into the minds of catty "men" who oppose gun ownership.

Activist Defies Proposed Canada Gun Ban

"I'm not obeying the Firearms Act, and I'm certainly not going to follow this ban.

"I certainly support that everyone should live in a safe environment, but the firearms registry and this additional ban does not do anything to make people safer," he said.

Brave man.

When he's persecuted, will his countrymen leave him twisting in the wind?

China Imports Kelo

Paramilitary police and anti-riot units here have opened fire with pistols and automatic rifles for the past two nights on rioting farmers and fishermen who have attacked them with gasoline bombs and explosive charges, according to residents of this small coastal village...

The long-simmering conflict in Dongzhou arose over disputed confiscations and what farmers here said were inadequate compensation payments. Authorities exercising the equivalent of eminent domain seized farmers' fields to build a wind-driven electric generating plant on a hillside overlooking the village...

"It is illegal to impede the progress of a key infrastructure project," a Shanwei spokesman, Li Min, told Radio Free Asia then. "As for whether the compensation is reasonable, it was in line with the usual standards."

Remember this the next time some asshat national socialist tells you the commies are all about peasant/worker rights.

Too bad the farmers are reduced to gasoline bombs. Maybe some of them will manage to get their hands on some guns and start conducting selective reprisals.

Welcome, Friend

Check out the comment in this post by Gregorscoff.

People can change. When they do, it's incumbent on us to welcome them into the fold, and not hold past differences against them.

WestConn Student Upset By Arrest on Gun Charge

Cruz was arrested and charged with breach of peace, a misdemeanor, for bringing a BB/pellet gun to his acting class. It was to be used as a prop in for his acting class.

We don't care why you did it. We don't care that no harm was done. We don't care that you're a productive member of society. We don't care if your record is clean.

You have displeased the Overlords. You must be punished.

Getting Your Gun Back Will Cost You

To the dismay of gun owners, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is now charging $54 to return firearms seized during arrests or searches - even if the gun was legally owned and not used in a crime...

In addition to the storage fee, the gun's owner must pay the U.S. Department of Justice another $20 for a background check, according to the text of AB 2431. Each gun after the first one is $3...

"I would say it's communism," said Gene Fister, 70. "But taking something that belongs to someone else and charging them to get it back -- it's worse. It's stealing."

Agreed, Mr. Fister.

We are ruled by criminals.

Dec. 7, 1941: A Day to Remember

It was my father's 21st birthday.

Quite a present the young man received, eh?

He joined the Marines and slogged it out on Guam. His older brother did the same at Guadalcanal.

Happy birthday, Dad. Thank you for your love and your wisdom, and for the example you always set of what it means to be a man. You never once failed to meet your own standards.

I've never needed any hero except one, and you've always been it.

New York Post's All-Out Assault on the Second Amendment

I've been asked by a WarOnGuns regular to call attention to the continued attacks on RKBA from The New York Post. Here are some examples of the vicious propaganda that has appeared in this despicable rag over just the last week (you'll need to use BugMeNot to bypass site registration--but first check if userid: bodge@dodgeit.com and password: password still work):

BLOODY LEGACY
KILLED BY OUR MANIA OVER GUNS
NO HELP FROM ALBANY
LET'S GET RID OF GUNS THAT STOLE MY SON AWAY
COP-SLAY GUN'S TRAGIC HISTORY STARTS IN FLA.
GET THESE GUNS OFF THE STREET, SLAIN KID'S MA WEEPS
'I WISH EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS HAD LOOKED INTO OFFICER STEWART'S WIFE'S EYES IN HOSPITAL'
GUN THAT SILENCED A GENIUS
HOW MANY MORE MUST DIE?

I have no actions to recommend. Just be aware of the level of fanatical commitment the anti-freedom blood dancers are willing to bring to bear to totally gut the Second Amendment--not content to disarm their own pathetic constituents, their goal is to spread their evil influence to disarm us all.

Ultimately, I suspect it will boil down to some of us saying "no" and meaning it. Because they just won't let us live in peace.

If you buy this birdcage liner, you're giving aid and comfort to your enemy-- people who would literally rather see you and your family dead than armed.

We're the Only Shooters...I Mean Shoppers Professional Enough...

A retired Kansas City area police officer shot himself in the knee Tuesday morning at Oak Park Mall in Overland Park when his .38 caliber handgun accidentally discharged, police said today...

“This is a very unusual,” said Weaver, who said he has not seen an accidental shooting like this in his 37 years with the Overland Park Police Department.

He's evidently not a WarOnGuns regular.

We're the Only ...Holy Krishna!

Major Randeep Singh Nakai (35) was critically injured when his private revolver went off "accidentally" at his residence in Sector 12 late last night...The doctors at the PGI said the bullet went through his temple...It, however, remains a mystery as to how the gun went off. While Major Nakai’s family is tightlipped on the issue, one of his friend’s said he was cleaning the revolver at that time.

Hey, maybe we're finally ready to start outsourcing our police work to India...?

We're the Only...Umm...Move Along, People, Nothing to See Here...

Cop’s gun goes off at Manila airport; 4 injured

FOUR women were injured after a policeman’s service firearm accidentally went off in the busy departure area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Wednesday morning.

More Proof That Total Gun Bans Work

Four inmates at Glades Correctional Institution on Tuesday were charged with smuggling a loaded pistol and other contraband into a state prison.

Uh...never mind.

That's Why They 're Called "The Po-Lease"

Handguns stolen from a police armoury in Kuala Terengganu was [sic] to have been leased to underworld elements, and returned to the facility before the monthly inventory check.

Yeah, making sure only the police have guns will sure stop crime alright...

You can't make this stuff up.