We're the Only...Ahhh...That's Quite a Coincidence, Wouldn't You Say...?

A Waterloo police officer accidentally shot his gun while investigating a shots fired call Monday.

[Thanks to Benson]

The Doppelganger from Dimension X

There's only one explanation.

The Barry Campbell I referred to was obviously Evil Barry from a parallel universe.

Firearm Saved Us From Four Armed Hijackers

In this country orders are placed with hijacking syndicates for low-mileage luxury cars for sale in adjacent countries, information being obtained from motor dealer staff as to car types and names and addresses of purchasers.

Well, that would certainly make me eager to register my firearms, as is being demanded. Then orders could be placed for expensive guns, and the crime syndicates would know the names and addresses of their owners.

[Thanks to John Schaefer]

Well, They Selectively Edited My Response...

...to our old pal Katherine Letellier. You remember, the teacher who claimed quotes from the founders supported a collective rights theory of the Second Amendment, and then couldn't substantiate her position when I challenged her.

For reasons known only to the editors of The Free-Lance Star, they chose to omit the last two sentences, that is, the whole point of my letter:

Since she made a public claim, wouldn't it be appropriate if she provided some of those quotes that she says exist? Or issued a retraction if she cannot?

Why do you suppose they did that?

What's Wrong With This Picture?

No, I'm not pointing out that some sheep would rather have merchandise than freedom tools, or that cops and businesses are funding another pointless media-circus "buyback." We should have come to expect such nonsense by now.

What I find truly absurd about this article is this:

The two were among dozens of gun-toting residents who converged on a shopping center parking lot Saturday to anonymously [emphasis added--DC] swap firearms for gift certificates as part of a program aimed at reducing violence in this crime-plagued city.

Good job, Sandy Cohen of the Associated Press!

You've now announced the names of "Big Daddy" Willis, Charlene Watt and Ruther Daniels. But I suppose if these three had the acumen to withhold their names, they wouldn't be turning in guns for gift certificates.

Wonder what poor Charlene will do when she finds out she needs to turn in about 20 more shotguns to get that plasma TV?

We're the Only...HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

REGIONAL police director Prospero Noble has directed all policemen to seal the barrels of their service firearms with masking tapes starting December 30 to assure that no indiscriminate firing will welcome the New Year.

Noble said he would conduct an inspection on December 31 to check if all the policemen under his command followed his directive.

Uhh...Prospero?

They couldn't just take the tape off after your inspection?

"Please, Let Us Debate Gun Ownership Without 'Acrimony'"

Why become "very angry" at my merely expressing an opinion with which one disagrees?

Well, John Paul, maybe it's because you are free to ignore our opinions and no ninjas will come after after you.

Guess what happens to one of us when we ignore one of those evil citizen disarmament edicts you promote?

What Have We Been Saying All Along?

Wouldn't it make more sense to define the ultimate battle as one for a national ban on handguns...?

Sorry, Jenny Price.

You get the same answer I gave Sallie Tisdale.

[Thanks to GunShowOnTheNet]

Merry Christmas

May the meaning and joy of Christmas fill your heart with peace and gladness.

I'm taking a few days off to give those I love some undivided attention. I have the luxury of doing this because on a cold night in 1776, better men than me gave up their Christmas.

Count your blessings, love your loved ones, and I hope to see you back in a few days.

Merry Christmas.

[The Nativity, 1597, by Federico Barocci]

Pentagon Forced To Ship Ray Gun to Iraq

Boy, if I had a ray gun, nobody could force me to do anything.

Humor aside, it's an interesting read. I've questioned the non-lethality claims from the outset. And you can bet such technology will be withheld from the Constitutional militia.

I didn't have time to track down a photo of the beast. I'm wondering how big the dish is, and how hard it would be to hit at 500 meters...

Tow Firm Shooter Faces Gun Charge

A Jackson businessman who shot and killed a suspected burglar is facing a new charge because of a conviction more than two decades ago.

He defended himself against a burglar, but because he was on the wrong side of the law himself a quarter century ago, the LaPierre Center to Prevent Gun Violence (formerly National Rifle Control, Inc.) promotes this policy:

Any felon caught with a gun, no matter what he's doing, goes to jail for 5 years, period.

Too bad he didn't let his attacker hurt or kill him--then he wouldn't be facing charges. Plus, think how happy it would have made Wayne.

We're the Only...Ahhh, Shoot, They're Out of Paper...

The city's police chief left his loaded service pistol in a restaurant bathroom last month and didn't realize it until another officer returned the gun to him.

When he realized his mistake, Chief Bob Deutsch wrote an e-mail to the entire department stating what he had done. He then wrote himself a written reprimand.

Don't you wish you could write yourself up when you screw up on the job?

Bad me. Bad, bad, bad...

I do wonder what punishment the Chief would have gone for had one of his employers, that is, one of us tax cows, done the same thing. Think it would have resulted in a reprimand, with public endangerment charges waived...?

The New York Centurions

The state will hire 100 state troopers as part of a new effort to crack down on illegal gun trafficking, Gov. George Pataki said Thursday.

They'll partner with BATFU, and be deputized as federal agents "to go after the sources of the guns, often people in southern states..." That sounds like it will allow them to cross state lines, doesn't it? In any case, there's no danger in federalizing local police, is there?

Their leader describes guns in the parlance of those in the medical community who wish to see them banned, i.e., "an epidemic."

And what's not to like? I mean, our great pals the Republicans are for it, and the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association issued a press release that "applauded" it.

So this must be a great day for freedom, right?

We're the Only Ones Emotionally Stable Enough...

Eugene Victor Perry Jr., a police officer with a state agency who is accused of fatally shooting two Baltimore police officers Wednesday, had as recently as last week asked to join the city force.

And there are those who demand the death penalty if ordinary citizens lift a finger against such rabid dogs...

[Thanks to Bill Clark]

We're the Only Ones MATURE Enough...

Two sheriff's deputies have been transferred out of the Juvenile Court system after allegations that one of them pretended to draw his gun behind an 11-year-old boy as the other took pictures.

I suppose if I "pretended" to draw down on two deputies, I'd get some sort of transfer, too?

I'll Bet He Didn't Eat His Vegetables or Clean His Room, Either

Beatriz Roldan, mother of the victim, reminded her son not to play with the gun but he continued to do so.

The guy wasn't a child, he was a 38-year-old prosecutor...

Another Dangerous Gun Hits the Street

A car burglar made off with a Fontana police officer s department identification card and a firearm...

What did Mr. Good say?

State Trooper Shot With Own Gun

A state trooper killed earlier this month after an early morning highway chase was shot twice with his own weapon, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

"Takeaway" shootings like this were the stated rationale for the initial federal grant to Sandia Labs to develop so-called "smart guns." As predicted, cops quickly got themselves exempted from any such requirement, and if the damned things ever are put on the market, only citizens will be forced to jeopardize their lives with mandated gadgetry.

The most effective solution to such incidents (from my interview with Ken Good in the above-linked "smart gun" article):

"If a weapon is taken from an officer, I personally believe it is primarily a training issue. Most folks seem to try and solve most tactical problems through some sort of hardware improvement without looking at the core system. The human operator should be the primary system to be improved upon. Many departments are dangerously low in their delivery of ongoing advanced officer training. If an officer cannot be trusted to deploy and keep his or her weapon, please don't give them one in the first place!"

Albany Gun-Law Compromise

Interesting title, albeit a bit misleading, since the compromise involves the death penalty, not guns. But it does raise a question none in power seem to ever ask themselves--or be held accountable for:

How can someone legitimately compromise that which is not theirs?

"Gun rights groups" would do well to remember this when they negotiate infringements with legislators, and come back telling us its the best scrap we can get, and that "politics is the art of compromise."

We're the Only Ones Moral and Upright Enough...

Ja'nerra Carson-Slaughter testified Tuesday that during a business trip last year to Springfield, she delivered a cash bribe to former Police Chief Ron Matthews.

Carson-Slaughter said the money, including $800 to pay Matthews' girlfriend's overdue utility bill, had been requested by Matthews for his help in getting a .38-caliber handgun out of a locked police evidence room.

She said Matthews agreed to help make the pistol disappear before it could be used as evidence against Matthews' businessman friend, Ayoub "Dave" Qattoum, who had been arrested on an illegal weapons charge.

Why do I feel like I just read a 419 scam email?